Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1798-06-15

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merely declining TO march to the al
Eliance Of Berne.
The movements OF the Swiis arm
were iuch as to give coun.enance I,
theie notions among the people
from the lecond they we've (neceHmily
perhaps, and invitably after havinl
nii!ed the ti'if opportunity of attacking,
one continued retreat.--Thsy foug b
however, in retreating, On the I'd, 3d
and 9TH, there were rePested and des-
parate engage nents, in every one oil
which the Swifs folders fought, in The
h'it lnltanCe. with the greateR fury a
saintt the French, and afterwards, when
they were obligedto fall back, turned
their arms againii their officers, whom
they utSe6ted Of 11ckneis or treacherv
The Council Al Rerne in the mean
Inc continued faithful TO the fyltem of
co~aIdice and leif betrayal, with witch
they had let oat. They fill continued
rsiormlng and negotiaiing--a Proyi.
'lonal government was ere6ed: and
there remained hit one article left 10
di!Pute with The enemy, which was the
Immediate dilbandinf of all their troops.
Yet however, the ipirit of patrioliln
was not extingui!hed nor fuppreGed
mong the people of the Country. Thar
par OF the troops which we're Al Berne
demanded loudly to be led agairlt the
Preach Army under Schauenbouyg.
which Vas now rapidly advancing from
Soieurc towards the CITY. The pToviG.
onal government, though it might have
I the Tt.l, wanted the Pow.r, TO reliG the
enthulaim Of the troops. The veDers
Ole Avoyer De SIsisaer put hin!clf a,
Ihelg head, and, if vye are to credit { " bicb
"e are unwilling TO TO, whilc there is
yet hope that o.. other account, nav
&c true) the Intelligence chat we in,part
ed with 10 much foFrow in our frG 3c-
count Of the ba:tle OF the 9Th u!s, aud
Of which we have fublequently receiy-
ed confirmation, thi. admirable man
perifhed Under the walls of Bsrne. true
to rsiointioR winch de iad long che
riihed, and often exprensd ID the conrie
0! Che diicuiiioas tl.ar preceded the fur.
render o. SN ize,land 10 French nsgo-
CATION, that i: an honorable death we've
to De found, be would NOT furyiye the
ennapement OF bis country.
al his fide perilhcd in the fame BATH,
ne flower Of the Pairician youth of
nerne, who, from the age of fourteen,
bad formed tbemieIves into CORPS, and
fought al! the ish individual amopea
them was Gain. Not a family of diainc-
non 10 berue boa has 10 record tie fer
vices and iacTs6ccs of fou or a brother,
on tht memorable and caIamitnus day.
Va tbis point at leaf, amiia h nor
foT9 and misfortnnes, the foliies and the
cT,n ca I" mich wc sVe contemplating-on
this we dwell with compIacsncy az well
as regret, and on this would 6x the at
tentlon OF our contrymen. We have OF
Ten heard tse Patrician blood OF Bernie
nndervalu-d and derided. Ii has pro
we'd liielf not incapable of high fentiment
and heroic a2icn, Such condu9 mpf
!eicae them from contempt. we truR
VIII recommend them TO imitation.
After the lofs Of this battle, all was
terror and confuGons The Swis troops
enraged at their defeat, confident that
they mad done all that courage could
DO, and Taught to impu.e to their
'eAders want OF zeal ia the caufs
OF their country, if not an nnderRaad-
ing with the enemy, Roaded g iofsmed
BY the agents of the Directory. who
Polntsd cut as the inGruments Of their
diigrace and defeat, thofe men who bad
been croiied in their bef endeavours 20
fave the country, wreaked their difap
pointmeDt upon their leaders ard &C.
! neral DErlzcb, With his whole AaH.
q iuch members of the cid Government
as were mott marked for their kcfiiliiv
to France, fell lacrafce 20 their miaa
ken fury.
From this period, when the French
| took pcf Zion Of Herne. uatljne Ger
tain 10 known rcfpeetine the rate ~
Switzerland. Except what Is the n,,,,,
raj coneiuhon, from the iuccefs Of the
Fieneh'-ihst the hole Of the country
round Bcrne--a country heretofore
psaeeable, GouriIhine aud happy beyond
The ordinary lot OF nations has been
abandoned 10 a mercilsfs piliape, accom-
panied With eircumRancea Ct cruelty
and brutality OF which any individual
inasnee ~ooId form a picture too Gck
ening, too foil Of dilguG aud horror. 70
DC offered to the view Of civilized peo..
From ihis date, whatever letters come
from seFne, mu6 have psged undes t6e
! 'aipetiien Of the French. They a,,e
/ That Bsrnr, Fribroug, ard Seizure, have
pcen completely reyolu,ionized-tbs,
me French were marching sesiaa Ln-
oes" ana NsrIeh aud that lhs ihaite,.