The Sun.
London, England, 1809-11-10 00:00:00

THE TYROLESE.

[rbe following particulars.of LEFEBVRE'S' Expe-
dition against the Tyrol, in August last, have been
transmitted to us by a Correspondent, to whom they
were communicated. by a Saxon Major, who escaped
from the destruaion of those terrible days.]
We had penetrated to Inspruck without great
resistance ; and although much was ,every where
talked of the Tyrolese stationed upon and round the
Brenner, we gave little credit to it, thinking the
rebels to have been dispersed by a short cannonade,
and already considering ourselves as conquerors.—
Our entrance into the passes of the Brenner Was
7only opposed by small corps, which continued fall-
ing back, after an obstinate though short resistance.
Among others, I perceived a man, full eighty years
old, posted against the side of a lock, and sending
death amongst our ranks with every shot. Upon
the Bavarians descending from behind to make him'
prisoner, he shouted aloud, hurrah ! struck the first ty
man to the ground with a ball, seized hold of the
second, and with the ejaculation, in God's name!
precipitated himself with him into the abyss below.
" Marchirg onwards, we heard resound 'from the
summit of a high rock—Steeven, shall I chop it Of
yet! to which a loud nay reverberated from the op-
posite side. This was told to the Duke of DANTZIC,
who, notwithstanding; ordered us to advance ; at the
same time he prudently withdrew from th'e centre
to the rear. The van, consisting of 4000 Bavarians,.
had just stormed a deep ravine, when we again
heard 'halloo'd over our beads—Hans ! for the most
Holy Trinity ! Our terror was. completed by the're-
' ply that immediately followed :—ln the name of the
Holy Trinity !—Cat all loose above.! and 'ere a
minute had elapsed were thousands of my comrades,
in arms crushed, buried, and 'overwhelmed, by an
incredible heap of broken rocks, stones, and trees,
hurled down upon us. All of us were petrified.
Every one fled that could; but a shower of balls
from the Tyrolese, who now rushed from the sur-
: rounding mountains, in . immense numbers, and
among them boysan.d girls of ten or twelve years of
age, killed or wounded a great many. of us. It was
not till we had ;got these fatal. mountains six leagues
behind us, that we were re-assembled by the Duke,
and fortried into six columns. Soon after the Ty-
rolese appeared,
.headed by HOFER, the innkeeper'.
After a short address from hiM, .they gave a general
.fire, flung their rifles 'aside, and rushed up6ti our
bayonets with only their clenched fists. Nothing
could withstand their impetuosity. They darted at.
our feet, threW or Palled us 'down, strangled us,
'wrenched the arms from our hands ; and, like en-
raged lions, kill,d all—French, Bavarians, and
' Saxons, that did not cry for 'quarter ! By doing so,
.1,-with three hundred men, was spared, and set at
liberty.
• " When all lay dead around, and the viaory was
completed, the Tyrolese, as it moved by one im-
'pulse, fell upon their knees, and-poured forth the
einotions of their hearts in prayer, under the canopy
.of Heaven ; a scene so awfully solemn, that it will
ever be present to my remembrance: I joined in
devotion, and never in my life did I pray more
4 fervently."

SMItHIi4ELD-MARKET, Nov. io.

This day's Market had- a pretty good supply of
different kinds of Cattle; Beef and Pork gold at last
priceS ; Mutton is dearer ; Veal is cheaper; and
the trade in general was not over brisk.—The busi-
ness done in the Hay • Market was trifling ; Hay,
Straw, and Clover, fetched last prices. The under-
mentioned prices and numbers are an accurate state-.