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barn* stigmata by the peer Tyrolesus tad
Verathemes% as the 'icing Gen is hailed by the
shepherd. Scarcely had they received the news of
the actual movements et the two'hostile nrqsiesibg.
• fore they mire is a mass. Their' hitset w i larilfiaid
beyond expectation. The treopc °lam mealy sent
agaiast them consisted of a 7,000 men, WhOna they
impolitely attacked on all pMnts. Their victory was
complete ; those of the enemy who escaped with
their lives, being either wounded or taken Fri-
genera. Among the latter were two Generals;. the
sharp.shoutens took, besides, a quantity o. cannon,
suumuuitioo, arms, and several stund of colours,t
• This memorable battle was fought on the 10th and
11th of April last. The merit of it belongs solely
to the valorous inhabitants of the ',nil and Voral-
berg ; for the eerily Austrian aiiy, hastening to
their relief, did nut krill them fore the 13th of
April; it was received by the conquerors with
Airtime beating and colours flying, while shouts of
and long live our beloved Emperor Francis, rent
the air.
" Those who know the mildness of Bonapartt's •
temper. will be able to conceive an idea of the int-
pressian which this news made upon him. lie in-
stantiy directed Marshal Lefebvre, supported by
the Bavarian Generals IVredeu,
Sib-
brio, at the head of 04,000 men, tt, march against
the Tyrolese, by the way of Salzburg. General
Et uses s with tintio men, was ordered to advance from
Italy, while General Ferron approached (ruin Ca-
rinthia, ctrl General Mumma from 'lnvert& and
Suable, with from six to seven thousand troops •
more. This was certainly a formidable farce.
which would have conquered, and even aonilitlated
any other two nations of equal munbers. The
coother, indeed, was obstinate and terrible. But
the enemies were defeated, all but Lefehvie, whose
force was too large, and whose devastatiims and
truelties were such as to spread terror every
wheie. He bUrnt loans and villages, and gave
quarter to no one. The aged were suspended
from trees, and then shot. The pregnant women
lied their bellies ripped up. and 'their breasts
cutoff, while their embryos wire crammed down
their throats, to put un end to the shrieks and moan-
ing. of the wretched victims. If a Tyrolese or V.-
valherger, bearing arms, had the misfortune to fall
Ago their hands, the/ immediately tore out his
tongue. The children were cut down without
mercy, and most frequently carried about, trans.
fixed with bayonets. A somber of these innocents
happening to return from school, were tnetweith,
and drives by these monsters intoKOMB basis, and
burnt alive.
" Lefebvre and his cantaiale imagined to be
able to intimidate the Tyrolese sod Vorelbergets
by such cruelties ; Lot they had the very opposite.
effect. The Tyrolese stoup-shooters new teem-.
bled blood-thirsty lions: they rushed upon Lefeb•
ere, and totally defeated him ; tliousais4s of the
nay were slain, and the Generals. aCcomponiveils
stay by a few remnants of his great force, suuXhbt
safety in an ignominious flight, directed tower&
'Vienna.
" The result of this complete victory was, that
the Tyrol sod Voralberg, beintattiv freed from their,,
invaders, served as an asylum to those Austrian ;mi.
sailers, who had been taken by thoff conch at [tidal':
bon. Asperu. and Esslingen. and who fomid,little
difficulty in snaking their escape. Abuut ten thou.
stud of them profited by this opportunity : thry
were nearly naked, and the expense of c;othing and
arming them anew. proved me snail burden to their
hospitable friends. • '
" Another advantage of this victory displayed
itself in the superior courage with which it inspired
the conquerors. They now salliid forth, beyond
their frontiers, to seek the enemy. In Bavaria they
aclvunced "tis far us :Munich, the capital city. In
Suable they took Kempten, pushing on beyond
Memming and fun. In Italy, they proceeded
taw within a few miles of Verona ; and tonic corps
overran Carinthia and Salzburg, then already its
the power of the enemy. so as to become to a great
degree, masters of those countrit3.
" Notwitlistendiog these successes, the conquer-
ors were guilty of no cruelties, or acts of oppression..
Net a single bowie was pillaged by them, not a bare
laid in ashes. No peasant was ever taken prisoner,
or insulted. The wounded enemies were particu-
lady teken care of. it was the usual practice to
carry them ow shonldcre into sonic house. The
Tyrolese and Voralbergers acted throughout, from
an honourable ambition, to shame their cruel ene-
mies, and convince them of the superior humanity
of poor German mountaineers. Neither France nor
any of her Allies, can adduce a single instance of
their prisoners having been ill-treated, either in the
Tyrol or Voralberg, though the primmer* from
either country, were tortured. murdered, or ill-
used by the French.
" All these glprious achievements, however,
quid oat arrest the prog,;ets of the enemy is other
quarters. In fine, au ermistice was again cot-1110..
ed. The corps of Austrian irony, left in the
Tyrol,•aud coasistinv, for the most put, of the
above-meritioaed refugees, was suddenly recalled,
sad carried away all the ordnance and ammunition
which the Tyrolese had taken. Thin the latter'
found themselves compelled to abandon their coo-
quests, Nod satisfy themselves with guardiug.,tiiete
own frontier*.
" Leirto:-c, IZ list Fnron, and o' her t.:ertevist•,
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poootrated ones sore as far as Insprock, the capital
of the Tyrol, repeating their former devastations
and cruelties. But the indignation excited by the
ro:appearance of those inhuman chiefs, was such,
that the very women, ebose business had hitherto
been contined to conveying the poisoners to places
of safety, assembled in numbers, and put to death
G4O enemies, near Landeck ; and though the whole
force of the enemy amounted to about 30,000, they
were attacked by the Tyrolese and Voralbergers,
who had risen en passe, with such irresistible fury,
that those who saved therustlvi;s by 'flight, were
pursued to a great distance, so as to Ise unable,
during the •uace of twenty-four hours, to allay
their thirst with * draught of water.
" It was in vain, that Bonaparte. on hearing this
new disaster of his arms, detached Marshals Mac-
donald and Beasieres, with picked troops, against
the Tyrolese. They were routed and obliged to
return. •

" Irma the concurring accounts in the Dutch,
German, and'Frencli papers, which are copied into
the daily prints of London, it is placed beyond all
doubt, that the Tyrolese and Voralbergers persevere
in their obstinate resistance to the French and their
Allies.

" They are, indeed, now free, bnt at the expense
of very uncommon sacrifices. Numbers of them
mourn their fathers, brothers, and eons, not slain
in battle, hut, for the enost part, murdered in
the most inhuman manner. Four towns and
twenty-six flourishing villages are reduced to herpes
of ashes..—not to mention the destruction' of a
large number of detachwl cottages. These ca-
lamities are felt more sensibly in a climate which is
very far from being mild. The mountains of
the Tyrol and Voralberg have, ever since the be-
ginning of October, been covered with snow uod ice.
The inhabitants, though aecustonied so animist
upon the hardest fare, can, after so many devasta-
tions, pillages, conflagrations, and hardships of
every kind, scarcely get wherewithal to satisfy the
craviags of nature. Multitudes at this moment
are happy in being allowed some liUle corner in a
CietVded barn, stable, Ot.hut. •
" In spite of alt these sufferings, they are fully
determined never to listen to any accommodation
vv h Vonaparte, or consent to be nail' governed
be the iron sceptre of Bavaria. This determination,
though it may appear rash, can be satisfactorily tic-
counted for, from the above stated cruelties, exac-
tions, and oppressions. All, to a man, trained to
the most skdfill use of the rise; inured to the in-
clemencies of the seasons ; defended by huge moun-
tains, accessible to cone but themselves; surround-
ad'lslOery direction by, and allied to mountaineers
thai are animated with the satne love of indepentl-
ener;; leered up and happy in poverty; religious,
virtuous from habit; utter strangers to luxury ;
preferring their barren mountains to the ino,t f uit-
ful soils—and, abort all, remembering the horrible
outrages coniasitted by t*.ie order of Bonaparte, to
how they have to oppose one hundred and fifty
thrisintd slierpshooterA, in a country where no
fig sr armies can act, cud where they, and
tiseVitT4e, know the paths to procure supplies.
J e4..ka re bat the means to purchase them.—.
Such 'hardy, stubborn and athletic race of men
are very formidable enemies. Such they hays
certainly proved to France, and nu peace which
their beloved Feiner in4y have been compelled to
enter into, will induce them to besoint a party to it.
"They are firmly resolved either to conquer or
die. D. Sentient:cute.

Plijur."
" Lox(loot, November 11, .1909."

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.

!AIM, NOV. 1.

Letters of the 40th October, from Vienna, con-
tain the following mews Yesterday, at the 'no-
ment we were announcing that the Empress of
Austria was dangerously ill at Peit, liar Majesty
had already breathed her last. We have also
been informed, that the Archduchess Carolina, the
Empress's second daughter, is dead."

We bear that the residence of the Court at Fou-
taiableau will be of some duration.

By an account which has just been published,
the cessions made by the treaty of Vienus amount
to 3.100,000 souls.

TRIFST6, OCT. 16.

The presence of a feeble !Willa in the
Adriatic Oulph does not inspire us with any fear.—
Our town is well provisioned.—The Russian squa-
dron is still anchored in our roads.
FONTAIMBLZAU, OCT.
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The.Emparor took an airing in an open chaise
to.drif with the Empress. The Emperor was re-

reivrd on hie return with loud seeloroanous. The

weather is delightful. and as fine as in the midst of
'mariner.

The Emneror k remarkably well, and an active,
:that voiltn he viewed the entrenchments at Kehl,
on his return, he mouuted the redoubts with an
agility which tow could equal.

"4,private !otter fr4fito Sividef dated 20th Octo-
ber. sa**-- It.il
" What with therein gram Cake. With ?Intl in this city,
and with open rehrlion to lime installished Councils in VACS.
CMS. HIV (iliartalpeSS IS completely sraral)sed. Nothing is
dose either is cossasasce or civil affairs. or even in military
coact:tit, incepting' trending-recruits to the srpies, whirls iv
attracted I. u Got saurespons cut be peuvided fur theta, and
Natant tar Ott oboe ter ti.eir subsistence."

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•'• Lai lame lest page.
THE )3RITISSI PRESS.

LONDON,
TUESDAY. Nov EMOZR 11.

We have received some numbers of the stuni-
teur, hut none of. a later dale than those for some
time in our mrssessitm. The Emperor of Av..•rata
is uuc•c more a widower., The Empress died at
Peg, on the tstli of October. His second daugh-
ter is also dangerously ill.

It was reported, yesterday, that the French Ge•
fiend, M.:LIAR:IIAR, had arrived in this city. He
is the officer who negociated the Convention of
Cintra, on -which occasion lie displayed AO much
address. The inference drawn was, of course, that
lie is come with a pacific proposition from BON
PARTE. %V believe, flowerer, that the rumour of
his arrival is destitute of foundation. •

Some of the evening papers or yesterdny, stopped
the press to state a report, that a ilkoriteur had been
received by a Mr. HVGIII•M, in the city, which
states, that six French line-of-battle ships have
been destroyed in a late action, in the Mediterra-
nean, in which the English lost four. We are cot
certain that any such Nomitesir has been received:
One of the report. of Saturday announced a simi-
lar result.upon 'the alleged authority of accounts to
that effect from Holland._

Vl'e have received a Copy of the Ofd rial State-
ment of the Tyrolese Deputies lately arrived is this
country.—lt is y'...en in our preceding columns.

Letters from Cadiz, to-the IPth, state, that Don
SAAVEDRA has been substituted fu: GARAY. as Se.
cretary to the Supreme Junta.. The nth was alga
fixed at Seville for the nomination isf a new ('rest-
dent. The Archbishop of Tut.ene,:the intended
Regret, was expected at Seville on the 30th.—
Eoutu has been unpainted to the command of the
army of La Mancha, !aiely wider Viisi:o4s. Mar-
quis WELLRELEY would probably defer his dep.ir-
tore until after the nomination of the new Presi-
dent. His Lordship was expected to embark in
the first week of this month at Cadiz, where the
Doaaegal had been some time waiting for him.—
We understand he has agreed to join the ',resent
Administration, as a Member in. the Cabinet. In
every other shape and quulity, Mr. PERCEVAL
already possessed the Nob!e Lord, his interest,
410 connections.. What wonderful change is to
be produced by the inetatuorphovis of an Am-
bassador into a Secretary of State, we are at a loss
to conjecture.

We have received The Nora Scotia Royal Ca-
vote, to the elute of October lo ; from which we
have extracted the following article, which exhibits
en act of the greatest piracy, attended with the
most horrid barbarities
HINGHAM, SIP!. 'l2, 1809.

" The schooner Elise, Simi:Kim Master, has
just arrived at this port. I:e picked up, at sea,
Capt. JOHN! STAIRS, who gives the following parti-
culars respecting himself: •
"On the 13th September, 1809, the schooner
. Vise Sitters, on her passage from the 13.iy of Cha-
leer Pa Halifax, was risen upon, by the mute, Julia
Kelly, and a passenger, by the name of Edward
Jordan, about three miles to the westward of Caps!.
Canso, and about foilr miles to the southward of
the laud ; they shot two of my crew, and I was
forced to jump overboard, to save my life ; and,
rery fortunately, picked up by Captain LEVI
STODDVIA, of the schooner Vizir, of Hingham.—
The schooner Three Sisters belongs to Messrs. Jo-
NATI' Aal and Joao TREIRAI N, of Ila 'ilex.

.. Jung Stamm."

After reviewing end discussing the late treaty of
penes between •Austat sod France, article by ar-
ticle, it is still deeessury to consider its aggregate
malts, aot only ai they operate on the Emperor.
FIANCIIII• himself, hut as they must affect Europe
immediately or remotely. We cannot too often
repeat. that BONAPAILTE has virtually inclosed his
enemy within as iron poling, where hii situation
forcibly reminds is of is story of AIDOVLIIAIIiAIf,
one of the Moorish Kings of fair;maila. This
Prince, it is said, presented to Ilia favourite a sheep
of great beauty uiid iii high condition; enjoining
him to prodnce the diurnal, at the end of forty days,
reduced to a mere skeleton, ttssugh, doling the
whole time, he sh..tild be supplied with prorendei
of every hind, iu the greatest prolusion. In order
to accomplish so ratr,itOldilltily • transformation,
the ingenious Coni tisc ins lo.ed tl.r sheep 1!I a cage
ser. den, where he wat plentifully prutidcd with
food; but lie took care to divide the cage by a
grating its the middle, and in the other ins.losore
lie placed a fierce and ravenous wolf, whom per.
petual, though fruitless, efforts to tear the sheep in
pieces, so terrified the unfortunate creature, as to
cause him to refuse all sustenance, and to pine
.away to skin and hone, in defiance of every endea-
vour to induce Lim to eat. hiarot.sois has realised
the story of ABDOULRAUM•II, except that, indeed
of one wolf, lie has stationed three route] mita N-
cts's cage. Saxony, Lavaria, and Russia must, IA
fact, patiorni the office of gsolers on their Imperial
captive, till the signal shall be given for Isis com-
plete extinction, by th-ic mutants arbiter and