The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-12
French Campaign i'm the Tyrol.

Inc bravery and patriotism Of the Tyrolese. ha We
ever been proverbial and never did they disnlav
these distinguishing qualities more than durine the
INVASION oi Austria in 1909, by Bonaparte In the
large army entered the Tyrol, when the following
STRIKING scene took plack 1t is related by Saxon
Major who escaped the destruction which over
whelmed so many of his comrades
We had penetrated to Inspruck without great
resistance; and although much was every where
talked OF about the Tyrolese, stationed on and
round the Brenner, yet gave little credit to it,
thinking the rebels had been dispersed by short
cannonadei and we were already considering our
selves as conquerors. Our entrance into the passes
oil the Brenner was only opposed by small corps.
which continued falling back, after smart resist
ance. Among others, | perceived a man, full so
years old, posted against the side of rock. and
sending death among our ranks with every shot
Upon the Bavarians descending from behind to
make him prisoner, he shouted aloud. hsrrnh
killed the fr-t, seized the second by the collar. and
WIN the elaculaton, an the name Of God pre-
clpitated himself with him into the abyss below
Marching onwards, we heard resound from the
summit Of high rock Stephen! shall I cl,oD Il
of get r to which loud Mo- replied from the
opposite side. This was reported to the Duke of
Dantzc, who, notwithstanding. ordered Us to ad-
vance; but at the same time he prudeutly with
drew from the centre to the rear. The van con-
slstlng OF 1000 Bavarians, had Just clambered up
deep ravine, when again heard halloed over
our heads In the naneofth the most Holg Trinity
Our terror was completed by the reply that i'm
mediately followed In the name of the most HoLv
TRINITY! Cat all loose aboret Ere minute had
elapsed were thousands of my comrades in arms
crushed, buried, and overwhelmed, by an Ilcredi
BILE heap OF broken rocks, stones and trees, hurled
down upon US from the top of the mountains All
OF US were petrtfed. Every one fled as he could .
but at that moment shower OF balls from the
Iyrolese, who now rushed FROM the surrounding
mountains, in immense numbers, and among them
| boys and girls Of ten and twelve years Of aye.
| killed or wounded great many of u.s. 1t was moi
lll we had left these fatal mountains six leagues
behind us, that we were re-assembled bv the
Duke, and formed into six columns Soon after
appeared the Tyrolese, headed by Hofer, the inn
keeper. After short address from their chief
they gave general fire, flung their rifles aside
and rushed upon bayonets with only their
clenched fists. Nothing could withstand their i'm
Petuosity:. They darted at our feet, pushed us
down, pulled us down, strangled us, wrenehed the
arms from our hands and, like enraged lions
killed all-French, Bavarians, and Saxons. that
did not cry for quarter! By doing so, |, with 300
men, was spared, AID set at liberty
hen all lay dead around and the victory was
complete, the Iyrolese, as if moved by one simul-
taneous impulse, fell upon their knees, axd poured
forth the thanks Of their hearts to Heaven, in the
open ara scene awful, so solemn, that il will
never fade from remembrance. l could not but
join their devotion, and never in nv life. SUM-
pose, did pray more fervently"