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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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The Countess of Sternbach, daughter of a butcher and wife of Count Von Sternbach, fought with Tyrolese insurgents against Bavarian troops in Innthal. Known for her robust figure and Tyrolese habits like drinking schnapps and smoking, she was captured and is being escorted to Strasburgh with a Tyrolese clergyman.
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AUGSBURG, Sept. 17.
The noted Countess of Sternbach, who was brought here in custody from Munich, fought in the ranks of the insurgents against the Bavarians. She is the only daughter of a butcher. The Count Von Sternbach fell in love with her noble countenance, and her robust and handsome figure, and gave her his hand. She regales herself in the morning with a glass of schnapps, in the Tyrolese fashion, and occasionally smokes her pipe of tobacco. She was taken prisoner in an action with the Bavarian troops in Innthal, & is proceeding under an escort to Strasburgh, with the Tyrolese Clergyman taken at the same time.
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Innthal
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Sept. 17
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countess of sternbach and tyrolese clergyman taken prisoner
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The Countess of Sternbach fought in the ranks of the insurgents against the Bavarians and was taken prisoner in an action with the Bavarian troops in Innthal. She is proceeding under an escort to Strasburgh with the Tyrolese Clergyman taken at the same time.