——Enough。
Aboutfourmonthsbeforethistime，Elliothaddoneafeat，notintheDiplomaticlineatall，orbyhisownchoiceatall，whichhadconsiderablyastonishedtheDiplomaticworldatBerlin，andwasdoubtlesswellintheKing’sthoughtsduringthisintroductionoftheDozen。TheAmericanWarisragingandblunderingalong，——adelectableLordGeorgeGermaine（ALIASSackville，nootherthanouroldMindenfriend）managingasWar—Minister，othersequallyskilfulpresidingattheParliamentaryhelm；allbecomingworseandworseoff，asthematterproceeds。TherevoltedColonieshavetheirFranklins，Lees，busyinEuropeanCourts:"Helpusinournoblestruggle，yeEuropeanCourts；，nowisyourchanceontyrannousEngland！"TowhichFranceatleastdoesappeartobelendingear。
Lee，turnedoutfromVienna，isatworkinBerlin，thiswhilepast；
makingwhatprogressisuncertaintosomepeople。
IknownotwhetheritwasbymyLordSuffolk’sinstigation，orwhathadputtheBritannicCabinetonsuchanidea，——perhapsthestolenLettersofFriedrich，whichshowsoexactaknowledgeofthecurrentofeventsinAmericaaswellasEngland（"knowseverystepofit，asifheweretherehimself，theArch—Enemyofhonestneighborsinatimeofstress！"）——butitdoesappeartheyhadgotitintotheirsagaciousheadsthatthebadneighboratBerlinwas，ineffect，theArch—Enemy，probablymainspringofthewholematter；
andthatitwouldbeinthehighestdegreeinterestingtoseeclearlywhatLeeandhehadonhand。OrderthereupontoElliot:
"Doit，atanyprice；"andfinally，asmerepricewillnotanswer，"Doitbyanymethod，——STEALLee’sDespatch—Boxforus！"
PerhapsfewExcellencieslivinghadlessappetiteforsuchajobthanElliot；buthisOrderswereperemptory，"Leeisarebel，quasi—outlaw；andyoumust！"Elliotthereupontookaccuratesurveyofthematter；andrapidlyenough，andwithperfectskill，thoughstillanoviceinBerlinaffairs，managedtodoit。Privilyhired，ormadehisservanthire，thechiefHousebreakerorPickpocketintheCity:"LeelodgesinsuchandsuchaHostelry；bringushisRed—Boxforathirtyhours；itshallbewellworthyourwhile！"
AndinbriefspacetheRed—Boxarrives，accordingly；ascoreortwoofready—writerswaitingforit，whocopyallday，allnight，atthetopoftheirspeed，tilltheyhaveenough:whichdone，theLeeRed—BoxisleftonthestairsoftheLeeTavern；Boxlockedagain，andcomplete；onlytheFriedrich—LeeSecretscompletelypumpedoutofit，andnowrushingdayandnighttowardsEngland，toilluminatetheSupremeCouncil—Boardthere。
ThisastonishingmassofpapersisstillextantinEngland；[IntheEDEN—HOUSEARCHIVES；whereanaturaldelicacy（unawarethatthequestionableLegationaryFACTstandsinprintforsomanyyearspast）isproperlyaversetoanypromulgationofthem。]——theoutsideofthemIhaveseen，bynomeanstheinside，hadIwishedit；——butamabletosayfromothersources，whichareopentoalltheworld，thatseldomhadaSupremeCouncil—Boardprocuredforitself，byimproperorproperways，aDiscoveryoflessvalue！DiscoverythatLeehasindeedbeenurgentatBerlin；andhasraisedinFriedrichthequestion，"HaveyougottosuchaconditionthatIcan，withsafetyandadvantage，makeaTreatyofCommercewithyou？"——ThathisMinisterSchulenburghas，byOrder，beeninvestigatingLeeonthathead；andhasreported，"No，yourMajesty，LeeandPeoplearenotinsuchacondition；"thathisMajestyhasreplied，"Well，lethimwaittilltheyare；"andthatLeeiswaitingaccordingly。
Ingeneral，ThathisMajestyisnotlessconcernedinguidanceorencouragementoftheAmericanWarthanheisindittooftheAtlanticTidesoroftheEast—Wind（thoughhedoeskeepbarometersandmeteorologicalapparatusbyhim）；andthatweoftheCouncil—
Boardarea——whatshallIsay！NotsincethecaseofpoorDr。
Cameron，in1753，whenFriedrichwastohavejoinedtheHighlanderswith15，000chosenPrussiansforJacobitepurposes，——andtheChamofTartarytohavetakenpartintheBangorianControversy，——wasthereamoreperfectplatitude，oradeeperdepthofignoranceastoadjacentobjectsonthepartofGoverningMen。Forshame，myfriends！——
ThissurprisingbitofBurglary，sofarasIcangatherfromthePrussianBooks，musthavebeendoneonWEDNESDAY，JUNE25th，1777；
Box（withessencepumpedout）restoredtostaircasenightofThursday，——Policealreadybusy，GovernorRaminandJustice—
PresidentPhilippialreadyapprised，andsuspicionfallingontheEnglishMinister，——whoseServant（"ArresthimwecannotwithoutaKing’sWarrant，onlyprocurableatPotsdam！"）vanishesbodily。
Friday，27th，RaminandPhilippimakereport；Kinganswers，"greatlyastonished:"a"GARSTIGESACHE（uglyBusiness），whichwilldotheEnglishnohonor:""Servantfled，sayyou？Traceittothebottom；swift！"ExcellencyElliot，seeinghowmatterslay，ownedhonestlytotheOfficialPeople，ThatitwashisServant（Servantsafegone，ChiefPickpocketnotmentionedatall）；SUNDAYEVENING，29th，Kingordersthereupon，"Letthematterdrop。"TheseOfficialPieces，signedbytheKing，byHertzberg，Raminandothers，wedonotgive:hereisFriedrich’sownnoticeofittohisBrotherHenri:——
"POTSDAM，29thJUNE，1777……TherehasjustoccurredastrangethingatBerlin。Threedaysago，inabsenceoftheSieurLee，EnvoyoftheAmericanColonies，theEnvoyofEnglandwent[sent！]totheInnwhereLeelodged，andcarriedoffhisPortfolio；itseemshewasinfear，however，andthrewitdown，withoutopeningit，onthestairs[alas，no，yourMajesty，nottillafterpumpingtheessenceout]。AllBerlinistalkingofit。Ifoneweretoactwithrigor，itwouldbenecessarytoforbidthismantheCourt，sincehehascommittedapublictheft:but，nottomakeanoise，Isuppressthething。Sha’n’tfail，however，towritetoEnglandaboutit，andindicatethattherewasanotherwayofdealingwithsuchamatter，fortheyareimpertinent"（say，ignorant，blindasmoles，yourMajesty；thatisthecharitablereading！）。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvi。394。InPREUSS，v。（hecallsit"iv。"
or"URKUNDENBUCHtovol。iv。，"butitisreallyandpracticallyvol。v。）278，279，arethevariousOfficialReports。]
ThiswasnotExcellencyElliot’sBurglary，asreaderssee，——amongalltheExcellenciesgoing，Iknownotthatthereisonewithlessnaturalappetiteforsuchajob；butsometimeswhatcananecessitousExcellencydo？ElliotisstillrememberedinBerlinsociety，notforthisonly，butforemphaticthingsofabettercomplexionwhichhedid；amanmorejustlyestimatedthere，thangenerallyhereinourtime。HerehischieffamerestsonawittyAnecdote，evidentlyapocryphal，andmanufacturedintheLondonClubs:"WhoisthisHyder—Ali，"saidtheoldKingtohim，oneday（accordingtotheLondonClubs）。"Hm，"answeredElliot，withexquisitepromptitude，politenessandsolidityofinformation，"C’ESTUNVIEUXVOLEURQUICOMMENCEARADOTER（Anoldrobber，nowfallingintohisdotage），"——lethisdotardMajestytakethat。
Alas，myfriends！——Ignorancebyherselfisanawkwardlumpishwench；notyetfallenintoviciouscourses，nortobeuncharitablytreated:butIgnoranceandInsolence，——theseare，forcertain，anunlovelyMotherandBastard！Yes；——andtheymaydependuponit，thegrimParish—beadlesofthisUniverseareoutonthetrackofthem，andoakumandthecorrection—houseareinfalliblesoonerorlater！
ThecleverElliot，whoknewahawkfromahernshaw，neverflounderedintothatplatitude。This，however，isajokeofhis，betterorworse（Ithink，onhisquittingBerlinin1782，withoutvisibleresourceoroutlook）:"IamfarfromhavingaSans—Souci，"
writeshetotheEdens；"andIthinkIamcomingtobeSANS
SIX—SOUS。"——HerestillaretwosmallFractions，whichImustinsert；andthenrigorouslyclose。KaiserJoseph，inthesemonths，istravellingthroughFrancetoinstructhisImperialmind。
ThefollowingisfiveweeksanteriortothatofLee’sRed—Box:——
1。ABITOFDIALOGUEATPARIS（Saturday，17thMay，1777）。
AftersolemnSessionoftheACADEMIEFRANCAISE，heldinhonorofanillustriousCOMTEDEFALKENSTEIN（privately，KaiserJosephII。），whohascometolookatFrance，[MinuteandratherentertainingAccountofhisproceduresthere，andespeciallyofhistwoVisitstotheAcademy（firstwasMay10th），inMayer，ReisenJosephsII。（Leipzig，1778），pp。112—132，147etseq。]——ComtedeFalkensteinwasgraciouslypleasedtostepuptoD’Alembert，whoisPerpetualSecretaryhere；andthislittleDialogueensued:——
FALKENSTEIN。"IhaveheardyouareforGermanythisseason；
somesayyouintendtobecomeGermanaltogether？"
D’ALEMBERT。"IdidpromisemyselfthehighhonorofavisittohisPrussianMajesty，whohasdeignedtoinviteme，withallthekindnesspossible:but，alas，forsuchhopes！Thebadstateofmyhealth——"
FALKENSTEIN。"ItseemstomeyouhavealreadybeentoseetheKingofPrussia？"
D’ALEMBERT。"Twotimes；oncein1756[1755，17th—19thJune，——ifyouwillbeexact]，atWesel，whenIremainedonlyafewdays；
andagainin1763，whenIhadthehonortopassthreeorfourmonthswithhim。SincethattimeIhavealwayslongedtohavethehonorofseeinghisMajestyagain；butcircumstanceshinderedme。
I，aboveall，regrettednottohavebeenabletopaymycourttohimthatyearhesawtheEmperoratNeisse，——butatthismomentthereisnothingmoretobewishedonthathead"（Don’tbow:theGentlemanisINCOGNITO）。
FALKENSTEIN。"ItwasverynaturalthattheEmperor，young，anddesiringtoinstructhimself，shouldwishtoseesuchaPrinceastheKingofPrussia；sogreataCaptain，aMonarchofsuchreputation，andwhohasplayedsogreatapart。ItwasaScholargoingtoseehisMaster"（thesearehisverywords，yourMajesty）。
D’ALEMBERT。"IwishM。leComtedeFalkensteincouldseetheLetterswhichtheKingofPrussiadidmethehonortowriteafterthatInterview:itwouldthenappearhowthisPrincejudgedoftheEmperor，asalltheworldhassincedone。"["D’AlemberttoFriedrich[inOEuvresdeFrederic，xxv。75]，23dMay，1777。"Ib。xxv。82；"13thAugust，1777。"]
KINGTOD’ALEMBERT（threemonthsafter。Kaiserishome；
passedFerney，earlyinAugust；anddidnotcallonVoltaire，asiswellknown）……"IheartheComtedeFalkensteinhasbeenseeingharbors，arsenals，ships，manufactures，andhasn’tseenVoltaire。
HadIbeenintheEmperor’splace，IwouldnothavepassedFerneywithoutaglanceattheoldPatriarch，wereitonlytosaythatI
hadseenandheardhim。Arsenals，ships，manufactures，theseyoucanseeanywhere；butitrequiresagestoproduceaVoltaire。
BytherumorsIhear，itwillhavebeenacertaingreatLadyTheresa，veryOrthodoxandlittlePhilosophical，whoforbadeherSontovisittheApostleofTolerance。"
D’ALEMBERT（inanswer）:"NodoubtyourMajesty’sguessisright。
ItmusthavebeentheLadyMother。NobodyherebelievesthattheadvicecamefromhisSister[QueenMarieAntoinette]，who，theysay，isfullofesteemforthePatriarch，andhasmorethanoncelethimknowitbythirdparties。"[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxv。84。]
AccordingtoFriedrich，Joseph’sreflectionsinFrancewereverygloomy:"ThisisalloneCountry；strenuouslykneadedintoperfectunionandincorporationbytheOldKings:mydiscordantRomishReichisofmanyCountries，——andshouldbeofone，ifSovereignswerewiseandstrenuous！"[OEuvresdeFrederic，vi。125。]
2。ACABINET—ORDERANDACTUAL（fac—simile）SIGNATUREOF
FRIEDRICH’S。——Afterunknowntravelsovertheworld，thispoorbrownBitofPaper，withaSignatureofFriedrich’stoit，haswanderedhither；andIhavehaditcopied，worthyornot。ARoyalCabinet—
Orderonthesmallestofsubjects；butperhapsallthemoresignificantonthataccount；andaSignaturewhichreadersmayliketosee。
Fordan，orFordon，isintheBrombergDepartmentinWestPreussen，——Brombergnolongeraheapofruins；butalively，new—built，paved，CANALLEDandindustrioustradingTown。AtFordanisaGrain—
Magazine:Bein（"Leg，"DERBEIN，astheyslightinglycallhim）isProviant—Masterthere；andmustconsiderhisways，——theKing’seyebeingonhim。Readerscannowlookandunderstand:——
ANDENOBER—PROVIANTMEISTERBEIN，zuFordan。
"POTSDAM，den9tenApril，1777。
"SeinerKoniglicherMajestatvonPreussen，UnserallergnadigsterHerr，lassendemOber—ProviantmeisterBeinhiebeydieGetraide—PreistabelledesBrombergschenDepartmentszufertigen；
WorausderselbeersiehetwieniedrigsolcheaneinigenOrthensind，unddasszuInovraclawundStrezeltnowderScheffelRoggenum12
Groschenkostet:dasolchesnunhiersowohlfeilist，somussjaderPreisinPohlennochwohlgeringer，undistdahernichtabzusehenwarumdiePohlenaufsohohePreisebestehen；derBeinmusssichdahernunrechteMuhegebem，unddenEinkaufsowohlfeilalsnurimmermoglichzumachensuchen。"
"HisRoyalMajestyofPreussen，Ourmostall—graciousLord，letsherewith，totheHeadProviant—MasterBein，theGrain—PricesTableoftheBrombergDepartmentbedespatched；WherefromBeinperceiveshowlowinsomeplacestheseare，andthat，atInovraclawandStrezeltnowtheBushelofRyecostsabout14Pence:now，asitissocheapthere，thepriceinPolandmustbestillsmaller；
andthereforeitisnottobeconceivedwhythePolesdemandsuchhighprices，"asthesaidBeinreports:"Beinthereforeischargedtotakeespecialpains，andtrynottomakethepurchasedearerthanisindispensable。"
FRIEDRICH’SSIGNATUREHERE——PAGE390，BOOKXXI————————
OriginalkindlyfurnishedmebyMr。W。H。Doeg，BarlowMoor，Manchester:whoseitnowis，——purchasedinLondon，A。D。1863。
TheFRHofGermanCURSIV—SCHRIFT（currenthand），whichthewoodcutterhasappended，shutoffbyasquare，willshowEnglishreaderswhattheKingmeans:an"Frh"doneasbyaflourishofone’sstick，inthemostcompendiousandreallyingeniousmanner，——suitableforaneconomicKing，whohastorepeatitscoresoftimeseverydayofhislife！
ChapterVI。
THEBAVARIANWAR。
Attheverybeginningof1778，thechronicquarrelwithAustriapassed，byanaccidentjustfallenout，intotheacutestate；
rosegradually，and，inspiteofnegotiating，issuedinathingcalledBavarian—SuccessionWar，whichdidnotendtillSpringofthefollowingyear。Theaccidentwasthis。AtMunchen，December30th，1777，MaxJosephKurfurstofBaiern，onlyBrotherofourlivelyfriendtheElectress—DowagerofSaxony，died；suddenly，ofsmall—poxunskilfullytreated。Hewasinhisfifty—secondyear；
childless，thelastofthatBavarianbranch。HisHeirisKarlTheodor，Kur—Pfalz（ElectorPalatine），whoisnowtounitetheTwoElectorates，——unlessAustriacanbargainwithhimotherwise。
Austria’sdesiretogetholdofBaiernisofveryoldstanding；
andwehaveheardlatelyhowmuchitwasanobjectwithKaunitzandhisyoungKaiser。WithKarlTheodortheydidbargain，——infact，hadbeforehandasgoodasbargained，——andweregreatlyastonished，whenKingFriedrich，aloneofallTeutschlandortheworld，mildly，butperemptorily，interfered，andsaidNo，——witheffect，asiswellknown。
Something，notmuch，mustbesaidofthisBavarian—SuccessionWar；
whichoccupied，atapitchoftensionandanxietyforeigntohimforalongtime，fifteenmonthsofFriedrich’soldage（January，1778—March，1779）；andfilledallEuroperoundhimandit，inanextraordinarymanner。Something；bynomeansmuch，nowthatwehaveseentheissueofsuchmountainsallintravail。NobodycouldthensaybutitbadefairtobecomeaFourthAustrian—PrussianWar，assanguinaryastheSeven—Yearshadbeen；forineffecttherestoodoncemoretheTwoNationsrankedagainsteachother，asifformortalduel，nearhalfamillionmeninwhole；parleyingindeed，butbrandishingtheirswords，andeverandanongivingmutualclashoffence，asiftheworkhadbegun，thoughtherealwaysintervenednewparleyingfirst。
Andnoweverybodyseesthattheworkneverdidbegin；
thatparleying，enforcedbybrandishing，turnedouttobealltheworktherewas:andeverybodyhasforgottenit，and，exceptforspecificpurposes，demandsnottobeputinmindofit。
Mountainsinlaborwerenotsofrequentthenasnow，whenthePennyNewspaperhasgotchargeofthem；thoughthenasnowtopracticalpeopletheywereanuisance。Mountainsallinterrifictravail—
throes，threateningtooversetthesolarsystem，havealwaysacharm，especiallyforthemorefoolishclasses:butwhenoncethebirthhastakenplace，andthewretchedmouseduckspastyou，orevennothingatallcanbeseentoduckpast，whoistherebutimpatientlyturnsonhisheel？
ThoseTerritories，whichadjoinonitsowndominions，wouldhavebeenextremelycommodioustoAustria；——asAustriaitselfhaslongknown；andbyrepeatedlyattemptingthemonanychancegiven（asin1741—1745，togonofartherback），hasshownhowwellitknows。
Indeed，thewholeofBavariafairlyincorporatedandmadeAustrian，whataninfiniteconveniencewoulditbe！
"DobutlookontheMap[thisNoteisnotbyBusching，butbysomebodyofAustriantendencies]:youwouldsay，AustriawithoutBavariaislikeaHumanFigurewithitsbellybelongingtosomebodyelse。BavariaisthetrunkorbellyoftheAustrianDominions，shuttingoffallthelimbsofthemeachfromtheother；makingforcentralpartahugechasm。
"Ober—Pfalz，——whichusedtobeKur—Pfalz’s，whichisBavaria’ssincewetookitfromtheWinter—Kingandbestoweditinthatway，——Ober—Pfalz，thecountryofAmberg，whereMailleboisoncepleasedtomakeinvasionofus；——doesnotitadjoinontheBohemianForest？
TheRIBSthere，Bohemianall，uptotheshoulder，areours:buttheshoulder—bladeandleftarm，whosearethey！AustriaProperandHungary，thesemaybetakenassitting—partandlowerlimbs，ampleandfleshy；butsee，justabovethepelvis，onthesouthside，howBavariaanditsTyrolsticksitselfinuponAustria，whofanciedshealsohadaTyrol，andfarthemoreimportantone。OurTyrol，ourStyria，Carniola，Carinthia，——Bavariablocksthesein。ThentheSwabianAustria，——Breisach，andthoseUpper—RhineCountries，fromwhichweinvadeFrance，——wecannotreachthemexceptthroughBavarianground。SwabianAustriashouldbeourrightarm，fingersofitreachingintoSwitzerland；Ober—Pfalzourleft:——andastothebroadbreastbetweenthesetwo；leftarmandbroadbreastareBavaria’s，notours。OftheNetherlands，whichmightbecalledgeographicallytheheadofAustria，alas，thelongneck，Lorraine，wasonceours；butwhoseisit？Irrecoverableforthepresent，——
perhapsmaynotalwaysbeso！"
TheseareKaunitz’sideas；andtheyoungKaiserhaseagerlyadoptedthemastheloadstarofhislife。"MaketheReicharealityagain，"
thinkstheKaiser（good，ifonlypossible，thinkwetoo）；
"makeAustriagreat；AustriaistheReich，howelsecantheReichbereal？"
Inpracticalpoliticstheseareratherwildideas；buttheyarereallyKaunitz’sandhisKaiser’s；andwerepersistedinlongafterthisBavarianmattergotitscheck:andasawhole，theygotrepeatedchecks；beingimpossibleall，andfarfromthemeaningofaTimebigwithFrenchRevolution，andwithquiteotherthingsthanworld—greatnesstoAustria，andrejuvenescenceonsuchoronanytermstothepooroldHolyRomanReich，whichhadbeenawiggerysolong。NobodycouldguessofwhatitwasthatFranceortheworldmightbewithchild:nobody，tillthebirthin1789，andevenforagenerationafterwards。Franceisweaklyandunwieldy，hasstrangeenoughlongingsforchalky，inky，visionary，foolishsubstances，andmaybeinthefamily—wayforaughtweknow。
ToKaunitzitisprettyclearthatFrancewillnotstandinhispathinthisfinelittleBavarianbusiness；whichisallhecaresforatpresent。EnglandinwarwithitsColonies；RussiaattentivetoitsTurk；foreignNations，whatcantheydobuttalk；
remonstratemoreorless，astheydidinthecaseofPoland；
andpermitthethingwithprotest？OnlyfromoneSovereignPerson，andfromhimIshouldguessnotmuch，doesKaunitzexpectseriousopposition:fromFriedrichofPrussia；towhomnoenlargementofAustriacanbematterofindifference。"Butcannotweperhapsmakeitworthhiswhile？"thinksKaunitz:"Tush，heisoldandbroken；
thoughttobedying；hasanabsolutehorrorofwar。Hetoowillsitquiet；orwemustmakeitworthhiswhile。"InthiscalculationKaunitzdeceivedhimself；wearenowshortlytoseehow。
Kaunitz’sCase，whenhebringsitbeforetheReich，andgeneralPublicofmankindanditsGazetteers，willbynomeansprovetobeastrongone。HisLaw"TITLE"isthis:——
"ArchdukeAlbertV。，ofAustria，subsequentlyKaiserAlbertII。，hadmarriedElizabeth，onlyDaughterofKaiserSigismundSUPER—
GRAMMATICAM:Albertishewhogotthreecrownsinoneyear，Hungary，Bohemia，RomishReich；and’wehopeafourth，’saytheOldHistorians，’whichwasaheavenlyandeternalone，’——died，inshort（1439，ageforty）。FromhimcomethenowKaisers。
"In1426，thirteenyearsbeforethiseventoftheCrowns，SigismundGRAMMATICAMhadinfeoffedhiminathingstillofshadowynature，——
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