THE TRIBu NE.
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A SWISS SHAM FIGHT TURNED INTO REAL
OEE.-We find TIC following almost incredible
statemea, in the Pari. Commerce :-t One of our
subscribers, an officer AT the camp of Thoune, has
transmitted to us the following details of mill
tary fete, begun happily enough, but which tern,i-
mated in ,ragical rnsnner:-'Camp OF Thoune,
Aug. 26. For the last fortnight camp of 4,30o
men had been formed in the plain of Thoune, q
small town in the canton of Berne. under the com
mand of Colonel ict-Constaot, formerly IN the
Grand Army. There eight battaionS OF In M
fantry and four companies OF caroineeIs, afe.io
Ty, and cavalry of the several cantons. va .'u"
day last the Federal Diet, now assembled al
Bernc. passed in review this body OF troops IN
nresence of several foreign officers particularly
the Dixie de Raguese. An immense crowd was
,ros.,, :, ,bs review. which took place in spleE-
dd Ueatber. a, the foot of the majestic mountains
oe s,ocLhorn Wednesday mock fight took
,,I.ce The massage of the river Aar was effected
by means Of a flying bridge, and then the troops
divided into two bodies, and fought in the open
Ground. One body fell back to the foot of Mount
Cbasseral, the other turned its position by the pas
sage of the Niesscn, and, by sudden attack,
completely rou,e2 it, and pursued 1t to the village
of Grosse-Naar. There, unfortunately, the defence
y,s no longer mock one. The character OF the
Swiss. who would rather be killed than retreat,
ganed the mastery and dreadful combat ensued
Not less than six;v men were wounded, and eight
killed, By the sword only. horseman, who,
from being unable to hold his horse, had broken
into square, gave the signal of this disaster,
which, it is to be hoped, will be followed by no
other unpeas SAINT circumstances. The camp is to
be Immediately broken up, though It was to have
lasted q aonth !"