Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-01-07

'''''' III - - I al NlF'N IL, VI 10
anH 81 ener atn NOW lcaIn a~o. where
lore ilns hhrQltlY inirud, 90 laGr del5er-
ailoHS. n" sacred ground If NerdeuOrrs
iransh'H, d Ia u,r lhrnugh a long line oi
/ anrr.tar-. whose II. " "nl personal vanr
were sftli Ir'l'!"r monuments thanih,ir pos
sessions. a. been seized by Austrian IA
fa"i;y. HE nr9iruiapuIs of w:.osn n bhrrv.
ar" 40" noting II In" lail uf my t.ihcrs
Strip Of my nhcri'anre. have nothing
lett bVt fin' sword at W"tdeuhrlg, aud ny
inr orrnpiihie fanh !; these tf,rr you. with
h"ait waim IN Your tansr, and an
arm pf'par'd to sccnnd YOU in ercrv en-.
lrrpiI>e. Win you rrocp,c me as IA free
te!"w 'nizsn;"
One glance at the hl!h carncstncss Of
his look. had becii.au assurance uf bis faith
in'"ry s'rangef,; bn! these knew hir. woli,
aud knew HAT the w0id oi RudoIgh had
never been broken.
We viii We will! ~ cried all. in ono
glad, echnng shout, or which Rudolph
threw down his ca,Gur, stripped himself Of
his arnor, ana the insignia If his npbility
AID aFfaN'ng himself in the humble dress Of
IA mountain shepherd, exclaimed ~
. Now ] am freed indeed! and wearing
the 9Arh u! ircrmen hencelur,h vii, Weld
only the sword Of freedom. and live OF die
IN ~ cause :"
a second stunning acclaim greeted This
glorious avowaI. Gu the spot ne WAS elect
ed their gcneta.a"d to him was committed
the rnndnc, oi ihe war. linda bad been
sent in,o HE Businesses Of Tic interior, I'M
der the esro,t Of the hnrsetnpn, AID i.e de.
voted himself al once la the great work
for'lflca'ions "ete tlrown mp along the
frontier; troops were enrolled aud banded,
a e. sh league WAS entered into with 81.
Gall, aud all uas ready for the invaders
! Hope MIS- h'nh-hjah a. nnial'ering re-
solve, for Rudolph of Werdeube,g was
their general, aud their war-csy was Free
dom and ApPenzel" ~
Tue freedom fight approached. One
badly Of the AusirlanS c,oSsrd the bnunda-
| ~ on ii driZZy day il June and began the
ascent 1T the An-drH-stoss They nadr
,l"m ard l'borieuS progress, for the grass
was short, and the path was rendered slip
perry by the. Iain. The retnrlnbeta;ce al
the most dr"adlnl arms cf the shepherd
Warriors IN DAYS gone by-day> Of victory
10 he unirained men OF llr mnuutails, thu
trees that grew upon, and the rocks that
ltofWt! pa't the "yc'i"pping r,ags--"as
al" upon iitrif soul. ind imprinted II Hence
"t stang" lear. rs they slowly n"nnttd The
steep: those wai-I:alurd men, hn. on the
optn piaiA We ~ bIarrfto ihe last IN Nlcl"ly
ar defeat. Bat here was unired .,nk nnun
action h"lc WERE f,rs, y o could GgM as
sell on ;hc mountain SIDE IL in the open
pi''n, and nhn came, too, with burst Ike
, The thunder slf"k"
So II was non once we'll upnn il,r strc9
and DOWN caliie h9yf MASSES ui rock, and
hogs of ,nnber into their midst, rrn.Ling IA
h"rIid de>Il"cll"n, aud Inspiring the trtpf
which Danger 81 APPALLING, - nnatnld blt
! by any elfn't--n.lsrrn, uncertain as II WIS
- c"nii not save, bni create. Yet The
tn"ps laughed "a over the bodies of The
slaiI. Bot when tney had attained hall
the accent, Rudolph gave The signal 10
chr,gr. 8 Freedom and Apprnz"ll -
shonird four handrrd vnicrs. aud With the
shout iii" y prnzrIlcrs rushed forth, baie-
footed dor ~ they could tread firmly the
! slippery gcpmnl and t, Il upon he GlSurder-
I'd ranks. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. loo, ard
VIII manly v,re aud vigorous action, when
The ti4ht was tie ihlckest--urgrd his fol-
! lowers on! The Auslrians threw aside llicir
| bows. for ihe rain had relaxed and render
e.l The ,lrngs useless. aud with sword aud
] sptnr !nnIh, bravey to maintain Thea:
ground. They were mnun down in dread
! lnI havoc but their numbers were cor
j >,au,!Y increased, and ,hr places of those
who ie! immediately supplied BY he ,hous-
and, is the rear Thus they were but kept
ii, bay. and yielded not an inch. But Rn-
doIph of Wcrdenbcrg had planned the fight
aud HOW at the critical moment. fresh
i body Of Apprnzrlle's, unseen rs YET, came
rushing Itom the wood, and made as il 10
! fail upon the cnemy'S rear aud cnt on its
retreat Then the terror was complete
then the panic struck Aus,ria,is turned,
every man for himself, and fed down the
steep. For six hours they wcte pursued
along the Rhenthal like frightened herd,
j. and WHEN they were left 10 rally at last
their hravrst were not Of them Cor they
were sleeping on bloody pillows on the
sleeps of the An-den-st and along the
reeking Wiley! ...
Thus far one body Of the Wanting foe .
The sky is clearer for AppenzeI Ell
In the mean time. the Other division ol
the Anstriaus. with whom was he Duie in
person, spread desnlatiun through ali The
country rs it advanced, ravaging and bur,,-
ing, and surrounded in their marshal and