\"Sitdown，then，myboy，andwrite。Youwillfindpenandinkinthedrawerofyondertable。Takethem，andIwilldictatetoyou。\"
Andamidsttherespectfulsilenceofthemen，walkingupanddownslowly，andstrokinghislongbeardwithhisrighthand，AndreasHofercommenceddictatinghis\"openorder，\"whichwasasfollows:
\"Earlyinthemorningofthe9thofAprilGeneralHillerwillmarchfromSalzburgtotheLowerInnvalley，andGeneralyonChastelerfromCarinthiatothePustervalley。Onthe11thor12thofApriltheformerwillarriveatInnsbruck，andthelatteratBrixen。TheArchdukeJohnordersthattheMuhlbachpassbeoccupiedbypeasantsfromthePustervalley，andtheKunterswegbymountedmen。TheyaretoallowallforcesoftheenemymarchingfromBotzentoBrixentopass，andwillcutoffallcommunicationsonlysosoonastheydiscoverthattheBavarianciviliansandsoldiersaretryingtoescapefromBrixentoBotzen。Notamanmustbeallowedtopassthen。\"
WhileAndreasHoferwasdictatinghis\"openorder\"withafirmandthoughtfulair，thepeasantsstooddumfoundedwithadmiration，staringathimwithafeelingofawe，anddelightedwithhissagacityandunderstanding。ThatHofercastfromtimetotimeasearchingglanceatHormayr\'sletterdidnotdisturbtheadmirationtheyfeltfortheirchosenleader，andtheyweresilentandstaredathimlongafterhewasthrough。
\"So，\"saidAndreaswhenthewritingwasfinished，\"nowMartinTeimerandIwillaffixournamestothisopenorder;Ennemoserwillthencopyithalfadozentimes，andsixofyouwillcarrythecopiestotheotherleaderswhoarealreadywaitingforthem，andwhowillgivethesignaltotheirfriendsinthelowervalley。You，GeorgeLanthaler，willcarrytheordertoJosephSpeckbacheratKufstein;