"Weneedonlyadd，onthishead，that，fortenmonthsmore，BabyCarlosandMontemarwentaboutbesieging，Gaeta，Messina，Syracuse；andmakingtriumphalentries；——andthat，onthe30thofJune，1735，BabyCarloshadhimselffairlycrownedatPalermo。
　　[FastesdeLouisXV。，i。278。]’KingoftheTwoSicilies’
　　DEFACTO；inwhicheminentpostheandhiscontinue，notwithmuchsuccess，tothisday。
　　"ThatwillsufficefortheTwoSicilies。AstoLombardyagain，nowthatVillarsisoutofit，andtheCoignysandBroglioshavesucceeded:——
　　"JUNE29th，1734。Kaiser，rallyingdesperatelyforrecoveryoftheMilanese，hassentanArmythither，GrafvonMercyleaderofit:
　　BattleofParmabetweentheFrenchandit（29thJune）；——totallylostbytheKaiser’speople，afterfuriousfighting；GrafvonMercyhimselfkilledintheaction。GrafvonMercy，andwhatcomesnearerus，aPrinceofCulmbach，amiableUncleofourWilhelmina’sHusband，abravemanandAustrianSoldier，whowasmuchregrettedbyWilhelminaandtherest；hisdeathandobsequiesmakingamelancholyCourtofBaireuthinthisagitatedyear。TheKaiser，doinghisutmost，isbeatenateverypoint。
　　"SEPTEMBER15th。SurprisaloftheSecchia。Kaiser’speoplerally，——underaGeneralGrafvonKonigseckworthnotingbyus，——andaftersomemanoeuvring，intheGuastalla—Modenaregion，ontheSecchiaandPoriversthere，dexterouslystealacrosstheSecchiathatnight（15thSeptember），cuttingoffthesmallguard—partyatthefordoftheSecchia，thenwadingsilently；andburstinupontheFrenchCampinatrulyalarmingmanner。[Hormayr，xx。84；
　　Fastes，asitisliabletodo，misdates。]
　　SothatBroglio，incommandthere，hadtogallopwithonlyonebooton，somesay’inhisshirt，’tillhegotsomeforcerallied，andmanagedtoretreatmoreParthian—likeuponhisbrotherMarechal’sDivision。Artillery，war—chest，secretcorrespondence，’KingofSardinia’stent，’andmuchcheeringplunderbesideBroglio’soddboot，weretheconsequences；theKaiser’sonesuccessinthisWar；abolished，unluckily，infourdays！——
　　TheBrogliowhoheregallopsisthesecondFrenchMarechalofthename，sonofthefirst；amilitarygentlemanwhomweshallbuttoooftenmeetinsubsequentstages。Asonofthisone’s，athirdMarechalBroglio，presentattheSecchiathatbadnight，isthefamousWar—godoftheBastilletime，fifty—fiveyearshence，——
　　unfortunateoldWar—god，theTitansbeingallupabouthim。AstoBrogliowiththeoneboot，itisbutatriumphoverhimtill——
　　"SEPTEMBER19th。BattleofGuastalla，thatday。BattlelostbytheKaiser’speople，aftereighthours，hotfighting；whoarethenobligedtohurryacrosstheSecchiaagain；——andinfactdonotsucceedinfightinganymoreinthatquarter，thisyearorafterwards。For，nextyear（1735），MontemarissoadvancedwiththeTwoSicilies，hecanassistintheseNorthernoperations；
　　andNoailles，abetterMarechal，replacestheBroglioandCoignythere；who，withlearnedstrategicmovements，sieges，threateningsofsiege，sweepsthewrecksofAustria，toasatisfactorydegree，intotheTyrol，withoutfighting，oreventmentionablethenceforth。
　　"ThisistheKaiser’sWaroftwoCampaigns，intheItalian，whichwasthedecisivepartofit:acontinualBeingBeaten，asthereadersees；aBeingStript，tillonewasnearlybareinthatquarter。"
　　COURSEOFTHEWAR，INTHEGERMANPARTOFIT。
　　InGermanythementionableeventsarestillfewer；andindeed，butforonesmallcircumstancebindingonus，wemightskipthemaltogether。Forthereisnothingcomfortableinittothehumanmemoryotherwise。
　　MarechalDucdeBerwick，acautiousconsiderableGeneral（Marlborough’sNephew，onwhattermsisknowntoreaders），havingtakenKehlandplunderedtheSwabianoutskirtslastWinter，hadextensiveplansofoperatingintheheartofGermany，andruiningtheKaiserthere。Butfirstheneeds，andtheKaiserisawareofit，a"basisontheRhine；"freebridgeovertheRhine，notbyStrasburgandKehlalone:andforthisreason，hewillhavetobesiegeandcapturePhilipsburgfirstofall。StrongTownofPhilipsburg，welldowntowardsSpeyer—and—HeidelbergquarterontheGermansideoftheRhine:[Seemap]herewillbeourbridge。
　　Lorraineisalreadyoccupied，sincethefirstdayoftheWar；
　　Trarbach，strong—placeoftheMoselleandElectorateofTrier，cannotbedifficulttoget？ThusweretheRhineCountry，ontheFrenchside，securetoFrance；andsoBerwickcalculateshewillhaveabasisontheRhine，fromwhichtoshootforthintotheveryheartoftheKaiser。
　　BerwickbesiegedPhilipsburgaccordingly（SummerandAutumn）；
　　Kaiserdoinghisfeeblebesttohinder:attheSiege，Berwicklosthislife，butPhilipsburgsurrenderedtohissuccessor，allthesame；——Kaiserstrivingtohinder；butinamostparalyzedmanner，andtonopurposewhatever。And——andthisproperlyWAStheGermanWar；thesumofalldoneinitduringthosetwoyears。
　　SeizureofNanci（thatis，ofLorraine），seizureofKehlwealreadyheardof；then，priortoPhilipsburg，therewassiegeorseizureofTrarbachbytheFrench；and，posteriortoit，seizureofWormsbythem；andbytheGermanstherewas"burningofamagazineinSpeyerbybombs。"And，inbrief，onbothsides，therewasmarchingandmanoeuvringundervariousgenerals（ouroldrustySeckendorfoneofthem），tilltheendof1735，whentheItaliandecisionarrived，andTruceandPeacealongwithit；buttherewasnootheractionworthnaming，evenintheNewspapersasawonderofninedays，TheSiegeofPhilipsburg，andwhathungflickeringroundthatoperation，beforeandafter，wasthesum—totaloftheGermanWar。
　　Philipsburg，keyoftheRhineinthoseparts，hashadmanysieges；
　　norwouldthisonemerittheleasthistoryfromus；wereitnotforonecircumstance:ThatourCrown—PrincewasoftheOpposingArmy，andmadehisfirstexperienceofarmsthere。ASiegeofPhilipsburgslightlymemorabletous，onthatoneaccount。
　　WhatFriedrichdidthere，whichinthemilitarywaywasasgoodasnothing；whathesawandexperiencedthere，which，withsome"eightyPrincesoftheReich，"aPrinceEugeneforGeneral，andthreemonthsundercanvasonthefield，mayhavebeensomething:
　　this，inoutline，bysuchobscureindicationsasremain，wewouldfainmakeconceivabletothereader。Indications，intheHistory—
　　Books，wehaveasgoodasnone；butmustgatherwhatthereisfromWILHELMINAandtheCrown—Prince’sLETTERS，——muchstudyingtobebrief，wereitpossible！
　　ChapterX。
　　CROWN—PRINCEGOESTOTHERHINECAMPAIGN，TheKaiser——withKehlsnatchedfromhim，theRhineopen，andLouisXV。singingTEDEUMintheChristmastimeforwhatVillarsinItalyhaddone——applied，inpassionatehaste，totheReich。
　　TheReich，thoughFleurytriedtocajoleit，andapologizefortakingKehlfromit，declaresfortheKaiser’squarrel；
　　WaragainstFranceonhisbehalf；[13thMarch，1734（Buchholz，i。131）。]——itwasinthiswaythatFriedrichWilhelmandourCrown—PrincecametobeconcernedintheRhineCampaign。
　　TheKaiserwillhaveaReich’s—Army（wereitgoodformuch，asisnotlikely）tojointohisownAustrianone。AndifPrinceEugene，whoisReich’s—Feldmarschall，oneoftheTWOFeldmarschalls，gettheGeneralshipasmenhope，itisnotdoubtedbuttherewillbegreatworkontheRhine，thisSummerof1734。
　　UnhappilytheReich’s—Army，raisedfrom——multifariouscontingents，andguidedandprovidedforbymanyheads，isusuallygoodforlittle。NottosaythatoldKur—Pfalz，withaneyetoFrenchhelpintheBerg—and—Julichmatter；oldKur—Pfalz，andtheBavarianset（KUR—BAIERNandKUR—KOLN，BavariaandCologne，whoareBrothers，andofoldcousinshiptoKur—Pfalz），——quiterefusetheircontingents；protestintheDiet，andopenlyhaveFrenchleanings。
　　ThesearebadomensfortheReich’s—Army。AndinregardtotheReich’s—FeldmarschallOffice，therealsoisadifficulty。
　　TheReich，aswehinted，keepstwosupremeFeldmarschalls；
　　oneCatholic，oneProtestant，forequilibrium’ssake；illustriousPrinceEugeniovonSavoyeistheCatholic；——butastotheProtestant，itisadifficultyworthobservingforamoment。
　　OldDukeEberhardLudwigofWurtemberg，theunfortunateoldgentlemanbewitchedbytheGravenitz"Deliverusfromevil，"usedtobetheReich’s—FeldmarschallofProtestantpersuasion；——
　　Commander—in—ChieffortheReich，whenittriedfighting。
　　OldEberhardhadbeenatBlenheim，andhadmarchedupanddown:
　　IneverheardhewasmuchofaGeneral；perhapsgoodenoughfortheReich，whosetroopswerealwaysbad。ButnowthatpoorDuke，asweintimatedonceormore，isdead；theremustbe，ofProtestanttype，anewReich’s—Feldmasschallhad。OneCatholic，unequalledamongCaptains，wealreadyhave；butwhereistheProtestant，DukeEberhardbeingdead？
　　DukeEberhard’ssuccessorinWurtemberg，KarlAlexanderbyname，whomweoncedinedwithatPragontheKladrupjourney，he，aGeneralofsomeworth，wouldbeanaturalperson。UnluckilyDukeKarlAlexanderhad，whileanAustrianOfficerandwithoutoutlooksuponProtestantWurtemberg，goneovertoPapacy，andisnowCatholic。"TwoCatholicFeldmarschalls！"criestheCORPUS
　　EVANGELICORUM；"thatwillneverdo！"
　　Well，ontheotherorProtestantsidethereappeartwoCandidates；
　　oneofthemnotmuchexpectedbythereader:nootherthanFerdinandDukeofBrunswick—Bevern，ourCrown—Prince’sFather—in—
　　law；whomweknewtobeaworthyman，butdidnotknowtobemuchofasoldier，orcapableoftheseambitiousviews。HeisCandidateFirst。ThenthereisaSecond，muchmoreentitled:ourgunpowderfriendtheOldDessauer；who，tosaynothingofhissoldierqualities，haspromisesfromtheKaiser，——hesurelyweretheman，ifitdidnothurtotherpeople’sfeelings。Butitsurelydoesandwill。ThereisFerdinandofBevernapplyinguponthescoreofoldpromisestoo。Howcanpeople’sfeelingsbesaved？Protestantsthesetwolast:buttheycannotbothhaveit；andwhatwillWurtembergsaytoeitherofthem？TheReichwasinverygreatafflictionaboutthispreliminarymatter。ButFriedrichWilhelmstepsinwithahealingrecipe:"LettherebefourReich’s—
　　Feldmarschalls，"saidFriedrichWilhelm；"twoProtestantandtwoCatholic:won’tthatdo？"——Excellent！answerstheReich:andtherearefourFeldmarschallsforthetimebeing；nolackofcommanderstotheReich’s—Army。Brunswick—Beverntrieditfirst；butonlytillPrinceEugenewereready，andindeedhehadofhimselfcometonothingbeforethatdate。PrinceEugenenext；thenKarlAlexandernext；andinfacttheyallmighthavehadastrokeatcommanding，andatcomingtonothingorlittle，——onlytheOldDessauersulkedattheofficeinthisitsfourfoldstate，andneverwouldfairlyhaveit，till，bydeceaseofoccupants，itcametobetwofoldagain。ThisglimpseintothedistractedeffeteinteriorofthepooroldReichanditsPolitics，withfriendsofoursconcernedthere，letitbewelcometothereader。
　　[LeopoldivonAnhalt—DessauLeben（byRanfft），p。127；Buchholz，i。131。]
　　FriedrichWilhelmwaswithoutconcerninthisWar，orinwhathadledtoit。PracticalshareinthePolishElection（afterthatpreliminarytheoreticprogramoftheKaiser’sandCzarina’swenttosmoke）FriedrichWilhelmsteadilyrefusedtotake:
　　thoughconsiderableoffersweremadehimonbothsides，——offerofWestPreussen（PolishpartofPrussia，whichoncewasknowntous）
　　ontheFrenchside。[ByDelaChetardie，FrenchAmbassadoratBerlin（Buchholz，i。130）。]Buthisprimaryfixedresolutionwastostandoutofthequarrel；andheabidesbythat；suppressesanywishesofhisowninregardtothePolishElection；——keepswardonhisownfrontiers，withgoodmilitarybesominhand，tosweepitoutagainifitintrudedthere。"WhatKingyoulike，inGod’sname；onlydon’tcomeovermythresholdwithhisbrabblesandhim！"
　　ButseeingtheKaisergotintoactualFrenchWar，withtheReichconsenting，heisbound，byTreatyofolddate（dateolderthanWUSTERHAUSEN，thoughitwasconfirmedonthatfamousoccasion），"ToassisttheKaiserwithtenthousandmen；"andthisengagementheintendsamplytofulfil。Nosooner，therefore，hadtheReichgivensuresignsofassenting（"Reich’sassent"istheconditionofthetenthousand），thanFriedrichWilhelm’sorderswereout，"Beinreadiness！"FriedrichWilhelm，bythetimeoftheReich’sactualassent，orDeclarationofWarontheKaiser’sbehalf，hasbuttolifthisfinger:squadronsandbattalions，outofPommern，outofMagdeburg，outofPreussen，tothedueamount，willgetonmarchwhitherwardyoubid，andbewithyouthereatthedayyouindicate，almostatthehour。Captains，notofanimaginarynature，thesearealwaysbusy；andtheKinghimselfisbusyoverthem。Frombiggunsandwagon—horsesdowntogun—flintsandgaiter—straps，allismarkedinregisters；nothingiswanting，nothingoutofitsplaceatanytime，inFriedrichWilhelm’sArmy。
　　Fromanearlyperiod，theFrenchintentionsuponPhilipsburgmightbeforeseenorguessed:andintheendofMarch，MarechalBerwick，"inthreedivisions，"fairlyappearsinthatquarter；hispurposeevident。SothattheReich’s—Army，wereitintheleastready，oughttorendezvous，andreinforcethehandfulofAustriansthere。
　　FriedrichWilhelm’spartoftheReich’s—Armydoesaccordinglystraightwaygetonmarch；leavesBerlin，aftertheduereviewing，"8thApril:"[Fassmann，p。495。]eightregimentsofit，threeofHorseandfiveofFoot，GoltzFoot—regimentoneofthem；——
　　aGeneralRoder，unexceptionableGeneral，tocommandinchief；——
　　andwillarrive，thoughthefarthestoff，"firstofalltheReich’s—Contingents；"7thofJune，namely。Themarch，straightsouth，mustbesomefourhundredmiles。
　　BesidestheOfficialGenerals，certainhighmilitarydignitaries，Schulenburg，Bredow，Majestyhimselfattheirhead，proposetogoasvolunteers；——especiallytheCrown—Prince，whoseeagernessisverygreat，hasgotlibertytogo。"Asvolunteer"hetoo:
　　asColonelofGoltz，itmighthavehaditsunsuitabilities，inetiquetteandotherwise。FewvolunteersaremoreinterestedthantheCrown—Prince。WatchingthegreatWar—theatreuncurtainitselfinthismanner，fromDantzigdowntoNaples；andwhathisownshareinitshallbe:this，muchmorethanhisMarriage，I
　　suppose，hasoccupiedhisthoughtssincethatevent。HereoutofRuppin，datingsixorsevenweeksbeforethemarchoftheTenThousand，isasmallsign，oneamongmany，ofhisoutlooksinthismatter。SmallNotetohisCousin，MargrafHeinrich，theill—
　　behavedMargraf，muchhiscomrade，whoisalwaysfallingintoscrapes；andwhomhehasjust，notwithoutdifficulty，gotdeliveredoutofsomethingofthekind。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part2d，pp。8，9。]HewritesinGermanandintheintimatestyleofTHOU:——
　　"RUPPIN。23dFEBRUARY，1734。MYDEARBROTHER，——IcanwithpleasureanswerthattheKinghathspokenoftheealtogetherfavorablytome[scrapenowabolished，forthetime]:——andIthinkitwouldnothaveanilleffect，wertthoutoapplyforleavetogowiththetenthousandwhomheissendingtotheRhine，anddotheCampaignwiththemasvolunteer。Iammyselfgoingwiththatcorps；soI
　　doubtnottheKingwouldallowthee。
　　"ItakethefreedomtosendherewithafewbottlesofChampagne；
　　andwish"allmannerofgoodthings。
　　"FRIEDRICH。"
　　[Ib。xxvii。part2d，p。10。]
　　ThisMargrafHeinrichgoes；alsohiselderBrother，MargrafFriedrichWilhelm，——wholongpersecutedWilhelminawithhishopes；
　　andwhoisnowaboutgettingSophieDorothee，ajuniorPrincess，muchbetterthanhemerits:Betrothalistheweekafterthesetenthousandmarch；[16thApril，1734（Ib。part1st，p。14n）。]hethirty，shefifteen。Hetoowillgo；aswilltheotherpairofCousinMargraves，——Karl，whowasonceourneighborinCustrin；
　　andtheYoungerFriedrichWilhelm，whosefateliesatPragifheknewit。Majestyhimselfwillgoasvolunteer。Arenotgreatthingstobedone，withEugeneforGeneral？——TounderstandtheinsignificantSiegeofPhilipsburg，sum—totaloftheRhineCampaign，whichfilledtheCrown—Prince’sandsomanyothermindsbrimful；thatSummer，andisnowwhollyoutofeverymind，thefollowingExcerptmaybeadmissible:——
　　"TheunluckylittleTownofPhilipsburg，keyoftheRhineinthatquarter，fortifiedunderdifficultiesbyoldBishopsofSpeyerwhosometimesresidedthere，[Kohler，Munzbelustigungen，vi。169。]hasbeendismantledandrefortified，hashaditsRhine—bridgetorndownandsetupagain；beengarrisonednowbythisparty，nowbythat，whohad’rightofgarrisonthere；’nayFrancehassometimeshad’therightofgarrison；’——andthepoorlittleTownhassufferedmuch，andbeentumbledsadlyaboutintheSuccession—warsandperpetualcontroversiesbetweenFranceandGermanyinthatquarter。Inthetimewearespeakingof，ithasa’flying—bridge’（ofIknownotwhatstructure），withfortified’bridge—head（TETE—DE—PONT，’onthewesternorFrance—wardsideoftheRiver。Town’sbulwarks，andcomplexengineeringdefences，areofgoodstrength，allputinrepairforthisoccasion:ReichandKaiserhaveaneffectivegarrisonthere，andacommandantdeterminedondefencetotheuttermost:whattheunfortunateInhabitants，perhapsathousandorsoinnumber，thoughtordidundersuchavisitationofruinandbombshells，Historygivesnottheleasthintanywhere。’Quiteusedtoit！’thinksHistory，andattendstootherpoints。
　　"TheRhineValleyhereisnotofgreatbreadth:eastwardtheheightsrisetobemountainousinnotmanymiles。BywayofdefencetothisValley，intheEugene—MarlboroughWars，therewas，aboutfortymilessouthward，orhigheruptheRiverthanPhilipsburg，amilitarylineorchainofposts；goingfromStollhofen，aboggyhamletontheRhine，withcunningindentations，andlearnedconcatenationofbogandbluff，upintotheinaccessibilities，——LINESOFSTOLLHOFEN，thenameofit，——
　　whichwell—devisedbarrierdidgoodserviceforcertainyears。
　　Itwasnottill，Ithink，thefourthyearoftheirexistence，year1707，thatVillars，thesameVillarswhoisnowinItaly，’stormedtheLinesofStollhofen；’whichmadehimfamousthatyear。
　　"TheLinesofStollhofenhavenow，in1734，fallenflatagain；
　　butEugeneremembersthem，and，Icouldguess，itwashewhosuggestsasimilarexpedient。Atallevents，thereisasimilarexpedientfallenupon:LINESOFETTLINGENthistime；one—halfnearerPhilipsburg；runningfromMuhlburgontheRhine—brinkuptoEttlingenintheHills。[Seemap]Nearer，bytwentymiles；and，Iguess，muchmoreslightlydone。WeshallseetheseLinesofEttlingen，onepointofthem，foramoment:——andtheywouldnotbeworthmentioningatall，exceptthatincarelessBookstheytooarecalled’LinesofSTOLLHOFEN，’[Wilhelmina（ii。206），forinstance；who，orwhosePrinter，callthem"LinesofSTOKOFF"
　　even。]andtheingenuousreaderissentwanderingonhismaptonopurpose。"
　　"LinesofETTLINGEN"theyare；related，asnowsaid，totheStollhofenset。DukeFerdinandofBrunswick—Bevern，oneofthefourFeldmarschalls，hassomeineffectualhandfulofImperialtroopsdottedabout，withintheseLinesandontheskirtsofPhilipsburg；——eagerlywaitingtilltheReich’s—Armygathertohim；
　　otherwisehemustcometonothing。Willatanyrate，Ishouldthink，behappytoresigninfavorofPrinceEugene，werethatlittleheroonceontheground。
　　OnMayday，MarechalBerwick，whohasbeenawakeinthisquarter，"inthreedivisions，"foramonthpast，——veryimpatienttillBelleislewiththefirstdivisionshouldhavetakenTrarbach，andmadetheWesterninteriorpartssecure，——didactuallycrosstheRhine，withhisseconddivision，"atFortLouis，"welluptheRiver，wellsouthofPhilipsburg；intendingtoattacktheLinesofEttlingen，andsogetinupontheTown。Thereisathirddivision，abouttolaypontoonsforitselfagoodwayfartherdown，whichwillattacktheLinessimultaneouslyfromwithin，——thatistosay，shallcomeuponthebackofpoorBevernandhisdefensivehandfuloftroops，andastonishhimthere。AllprosperstoBerwickinthismatter:Noailleshislieutenant（notyetgonetoItalytillnextyear），withwhomisMauriceComtedeSaxe（afterwardsMarechaldeSaxe），anexcellentobservantOfficer，marchesuptoEttlingen，May3d；bivouacs"atthebaseofthemountain"（nogreatthingsofamountain）；ascendsthesameintwocolumns，horseandfoot，bythefirstsunlightnextmorning；formsonalittleplainonthetop；issuesthroughathinwood，——andactuallybeholdsthosesameLINESOFETTLINGEN，theoutmosteasternendofthem:asomewhatinconsiderablematter，afterall！HereisNoailles’sownaccount:——
　　"Theseretrenchments，madeinTurkfashion，consistedofbigtreessetzigzag（ENECHIQUIER），twistedtogetherbythebranches；
　　thewholeaboutfivefathomsthick。InsideofitwereasmallforlornofAustrians:thesesteadilyawaitourgrenadiers，anddonotgivetheirvolleytillweareclose。Ourgrenadiersreceivetheirvolley；cleartheintertwistedtrees，afterreceivingasecondvolley（totallossseventy—fivekilledandwounded）；
　　and——theenemyquitshispost；andtheLinesofEttlingenARE
　　stormed！"[Noailles，Memoires（inPetitot’sCollection），iii。207。]ThisisnotlikestormingtheLinesofStollhofen；athingtomakeNoaillesfamousintheNewspapersforayear。Butitwasausefulsmallfeat，andwellenoughperformedonhispart。Thetruthis，BerwickwasaboutattackingtheLinessimultaneouslyontheotherorMuhlburgendofthem（hadnotNoailles，nowvictorious，gallopedtoforbid）；andwhatwasfarmoreconsiderable，thoseotherFrench，tothenorthward，"uponpontoons，"arefairlyacross；liketobeupontheBACKofDukeFerdinandandhishandfulofdefenders。DukeFerdinandperceivesthatheiscometonothing；hastilycollectshispeoplefromtheirvariousposts；retreatswiththemthatsamenight，unpursued，toHeilbronn；andgivesupthecommandtoPrinceEugene，whoisjustarrivedthere，——whotookquietlytwopinchesofsnuffonhearingthisnewsofEttlingen，andsaid，"Nomatter，afterall！"
　　BerwicknowformstheSiege，athisdiscretion；investsPhilipsburg，13thMay；[Berwick，ii。312；23d，saysNoailles’sEditor（iii。210）。]beginsfiring，nightofthe3d—4thJune；——
　　EugenewaitingatHeilbronntilltheReich’s—Armycomeup。
　　ThePrussiantenthousanddocome，allinorder，onthe7th:
　　therestbydegrees，alllater，andallNOTquiteinorder。
　　Eugene，thePrussianshavingjoinedhim，movesdowntowardsPhilipsburganditscannonading；encampsclosetorearwardofthebesiegingFrench。"CampofWiesenthal"theycallit；VillageofWiesenthalwithbogs，ontheleft，beinghishead—qnarters；
　　VillageofWaghausel，downneartheRiver，afivemilesdistance，beinghislimitontheright。Berwick，infront，industriouslybatteringPhilipsburgintotheRiver，hasthrownupstronglinesbehindhim，stronglymanned，todefendhimselffromEugene；
　　acrosstheRiver，BerwickhasoneBridge，andatthefartherendonebatterywithwhichheplaysupontherearofPhilipsburg。
　　Heismuchcriticisedbyunoccupiedpeople，"Eugene’sattackwillruinusonthoseterms！"——andmuchincommodedbyoverflowingsoftheRhine；Rhineswolnbymeltingofthemountain—snows，asisusualthere。WhichinundationsBerwickhadwellforeseen，thoughtheWar—ministeratPariswouldnot:"Haste！"answeredtheWar—ministeralways:"Weshallbeinrighttime。Itellyoutherehavefallennosnowsthiswinter:howcaninundationbe？"——
　　"Dependsontheheat，"saidBerwick；"therearesnowsenoughalwaysinstockupthere！"
　　Andsoitproves，thoughtheWar—ministerwouldnotbelieve；
　　andBerwickhastotaketheinundations，andtotakethecircumstances；——andtotryif，byhisowncontinualbestexertions，hecanbutgetPhilipsburgintothebargain。Onthe12thofJune，visitinghisposts，ashedailydoes，thefirstthing，Berwicksteptoutofthetrenches，anxiousforclearviewofsomething；steptupon"thecrestofthesap，"aplaceexposedtobothFrenchandAustrianbatteries，andwhichhadbeenforbiddentothesoldiers，——andthere，asheanxiouslyscannedmattersthroughhisglass，acannon—ball，unknownwhetherFrenchorAustrian，shiveredawaytheheadofBerwick；leftotherstodealwiththecriticisms，andtheinundations，andtheoperationsbigorlittle，atPhilipsburgandelsewhere！Siegewenton，betterorworse，underthenextincommand；"Parisingreatanxiety，"saytheBooks。
　　Itisahotsiege，astiffdefence；PrinceEugenelookson，butdoesnotattackinthewayapprehended。SouthwardinItaly，wehearthereismarching，strategyingintheParmaCountry；GrafvonMercylikelytocometoanactionbeforelong。Northward，Dantzigbythistimeisallwraptinfire—whirlwinds；itssallyingsandouterdefencesalldrivenin；meretorrentsofRussiaubombsrainingonitdayandnight；Frenchauxiliaries，snaptupatlanding，areonboardRussianships；andpoorStanislausand"theLadyofQualitywhoshotthefirstgun"haveabadoutlookthere。
　　Towardstheendofthemonth，theBerlinvolunteerGenerals，ourCrown—PrinceandhisMargravesamongthem，aregettingontheroadforPhilipsburg；——andthatisproperlytheonepointweareconcernedwith。Whichtookeffectinmannerfollowing。
　　Tuesdayevening，29thJune，thereisBallatMonbijou；theCrown—
　　Princeandothersbusydancingthere，asifnothingspeciallayahead。Nevertheless，atthreeinthemorninghehaschangedhisball—dressforabetter，heandcertainmore；andisrushingsouthward，withhisvolunteerGeneralsandMargraves，fullspeed，salutedbytherisingsun，towardsPhilipsburgandtheSeatofWar。Andthesamenight，KingStanislaus，ifanyofuscaredforhim，isonflightfromDantzig，"disguisedasacattle—dealer；"
　　gotoutonthenightofSundaylast，Townundersucharainofbombshellsbeingpalpablytoohotforhim:gotout，butcannotgetacrossthemuddyintricaciesoftheWeichsel；liespainfullysquattedupanddown，inobscurealehouses，inthatStygianMud—
　　Delta，——amatteroflifeanddeathtogetacross，andnotaboattobehad，suchthevigilanceoftheRussian。Dantzigiscapitulating，dreadfulpenaltiesexacted，alltheheavierasnoStanislausistobefoundinit；andsearchallthekeenerrisesintheDeltaafterhim。Throughperilsandadventuresofthesortusualonsuchoccasions，[Crediblemodestdetailofthem，inaLETTERfromStanislaushimself（HistoryofStanislaus，alreadycited，pp。235—248）。]lStanislausdoesgetacross；andintimedoesreachPreussen；where，byFriedrichWilhelm’sorder，safeopulentasylumisaffordedhim，tilltheFates（whenthisWarends）determinewhatistobecomeofthepoorImaginaryMajesty。Weleavehim，squattedintheintricaciesoftheMud—Delta，tofollowourCrown—Prince，whointhesamehourisrushingfarelsewhither。
　　Margraves，Generalsandhe，intheirsmallstringofcarriages，goon，byextra—post，dayandnight；noresttilltheygettoHof，intheCulmbachneighborhood，agoodtwohundredmilesoff，——nearWilhelmina，andmorethanhalf—waytoPhilipsburg。
　　MajestyFriedrichWilhelmishimselftofollowinaboutaweek:
　　hehasgivenstrictorderagainstwasteoftime:"Nottopartcompany；gotogether，andNOTbyAnspachorBaireuth，"——thoughtheyliealmoststraightforyou。
　　ThislatterwasasoreclausetoFriedrich，whohadcountedallalongonseeinghisdearfaithfulWilhelmina，ashepassed:
　　therefore，asthePapa’sOrders，dangerouspenaltylyinginthem，cannotbeliterallydisobeyed，thequestionrises，HowseeWilhelminaandnotBaireuth？Wilhelmina，weakassheisandunfitfortravelling，willhavetomeethiminsomeneutralplace，suitablestforboth。Aftervariousshiftings，ithasbeensettledbetweenthemthatBerneck，alittletowntwelvemilesfromBaireuthontheHofroad，willdo；andthatFriday，probablyearly，willbetheday。Wilhelmina，accordingly，isontheroadthatmorning，earlyenough；Husbandwithher，andceremonialattendants，inhonorofsuchaBrother；morningisofsultrywindlesssort；dayhotterandhotter；——atBerneckisnoCrown—
　　Prince，intheHouseappointedforhim；hourafterhour，Wilhelminawaitsthereinvain。Thetruthis，oneofthesmallestaccidentshashappened:theGenerals"lostawheelatGerayesterday；"wereleftbehindtherewiththeirsmiths，havenotyetappeared；andtheinsolublequestionamongFriedrichandtheMargravesis，"Wedarenotgoonwithoutthem，then？Wedare；——
　　darewe？"QuestionliketodriveFriedrichmad，whilethehours，atanyrate，areslippingon！HerearethreeLettersofFriedrich，legibleatlast；which，withWilhelmina’saccountfromtheotherside，representasmallentirelyhumansceneinthisFrench—
　　AustrianWar，——nearlyallofhumanwehavefoundinthebeggarlyaffair:——
　　1。TOPRINCESSWILHELMINA，ATBAIREUTH，ORONTHEROADTOBERNECK。
　　"HOF，2dJuly[notlongafter4a。m。]，1794。
　　"MYDEARSISTER，——HereamIwithinsixleagues[sayeightormore，twenty—fivemilesEnglish]ofaSisterwhomIlove；andIhavetodecidethatitwillbeimpossibletoseeher，afterall！"——Doesdecideso，accordingly，forreasonsknowntous。
　　"Ihaveneversolamentedthemisfortuneofnotdependingonmyselfasatthismoment！TheKingbeingbutverysour—sweetonmyscore，Idarenotrisktheleastthing；Mondaycomeaweek，whenhearriveshimself，Ishouldhaveaprettyscene（SERAISJOLIMENT
　　TRAITE）intheCamp，ifIwerefoundtohavedisobeyedorders。
　　"……TheQueencommandsmetogiveyouathousandregardsfromher。Sheappearedmuchaffectedatyourillness；butfortherest，Icouldnotwarrantyouhowsincereitwas；forsheistotallychanged，andIhavequitelostreckoningofher（N’YCONNAIS
　　RIEN）。ThatgoessofarthatshehasdonemehurtwiththeKing，allshecould:however，thatisovernow。AstoSophie[youngSisterjustbetrothedtotheeldestMargrafwhomyouknow]，shealsoisnolongerthesame；forsheapprovesallthattheQueensaysordoes；andsheischarmedwithherbigclown（GROSNIGAUD）
　　ofaBridegroom。
　　"TheKingismoredifficultthanever；heiscontentwithnothing，soastohavelostwhatsoevercouldbecalledgratitudeforallpleasuresonecandohim，"——marryingagainstone’swill，andthelike。"Astohishealth，itisonedaybetter，anotherworse；
　　butthelegs，theyarealwaysswelled，Judgewhatmyjoymustbetogetoutofthatturpitude，——fortheKingwillonlystayafortnight，atmost，intheCamp。
　　"Adieu，myadorableSister:Iamsotired，Icannotstir；
　　havingleftonTuesdaynight，orratherWednesdaymorningatthreeo’clock，fromaBallatMonbijou，andarrivedherethisFridaymorningatfour。Irecommendmyselftoyourgraciousremembrance；
　　andam，formyownpart，tilldeath，dearestSister，"——
　　Your——"FRIEDRICH"
　　[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part1st，p。13。]
　　ThisisLetterFirst；writtenFridaymorning，ontheedgeofgettingintobed，aftersuchfatigue；andithas，asnaturalinthatmood，givenupthematterindespair。ItdidnotmeetWilhelminaontheroad；andshehadleftBaireuth；——whereitmether，Idonotknow；probablyathome，onherreturn，whenallwasover。LetWilhelminanowspeakherownlivelyexperiencesofthatsameFriday:——
　　"IgottoBerneckatten。Theheatwasexcessive；IfoundmyselfquitewornoutwiththelittlejourneyIhaddone。IalightedattheHousewhichhadbeengotreadyformyBrother。Wewaitedforhim，andinvainwaited，tillthreeintheafternoon。Atthreewelostpatience；haddinnerservedwithouthim。Whilstwewereattable，therecameonafrightfulthunder—storm。Ihavewitnessednothingsoterrible:thethunderroaredandreverberatedamongtherockycliffswhichbegirdleBerneck；anditseemedasiftheworldwasgoingtoperish:adelugeofrainsucceededthethunder。
　　"Itwasfouro’clock；andIcouldnotunderstandwhathadbecomeofmyBrother。Ihadsentoutseveralpersonsonhorsebacktogettidingsofhim，andnoneofthemcameback。Atlength，inspiteofallmyprayers，theHereditaryPrince[myexcellentHusband]
　　himselfwouldgoinsearch。Iremainedwaitingtillnineatnight，andnobodyreturned。Iwasincruelagitations:thesecataractsofrainareverydangerousinthemountaincountries；theroadsgetsuddenlyoverflowed，andthereoftenhappenmisfortunes。Ithoughtforcertain，therehadonehappenedtomyBrotherortotheHereditaryPrince。"Sucha2dofJuly，topoorWilhelmina！
　　"Atlast，aboutnine，somebodybroughtwordthatmyBrotherhadchangedhisroute，andwasgonetoCulmbach[aHouseofours，lyingwestward，knowntoreaders]；theretostayovernight。Iwasforsettingoutthither，——CulmbachistwentymilesfromBerneck；
　　buttheroadsarefrightful，"WhiteMayn，stillayoungRiver，dashingthroughtherock—labyrinthsthere，"andfullofprecipices:——everybodyroseinopposition，and，whetherIwouldornot，theyputmeintothecarriageforHimmelkron[partlyontheroadthither]，whichisonlyabouttenmilesoff。Wehadliketohavegotdrownedontheroad；thewatersweresoswoln[WhiteMaynanditsangrybrooks]，thehorsescouldnotcrossbutbyswimming。
　　"Iarrivedatlast，aboutoneinthemorning。Iinstantlythrewmyselfonabed。Iwasliketodiewithweariness；andinmortalterrorsthatsomethinghadhappenedtomyBrotherortheHereditaryPrince。Thislatterrelievedmeonhisownscore；
　　hearrivedatlast，aboutfouro’clock，——hadstillnonewsfartherofmyBrother。Iwasbeginningtodozealittle，whentheycametowarnmethat’M。vonKnobelsdorfwishedtospeakwithmefromthePrince—Royal。’Idartedoutofbed，andrantohim。He，"handingmeaLetter，"broughtwordthat"——
　　ButletusnowgiveLetterSecond，whichhasturneduplately，andwhichcuriouslycompletesthepicturehere。Friedrich，onrisingrefreshedwithsleepatHof，hadtakenacheerfulerview；andtheGeneralsstilllaggingrearward，hethinksitpossibletoseeWilhelmiuaafterall。Possible；andyetsoverydangerous，——
　　perhapsnotpossible？HereisasecondLetterwrittenfromMunchberg，somefifteenmilesfartheron，atanafterperiodofthesameFriday:purportstillofaperplexednature，"Iwill，andIdarenot；"——practicaloutcome，ofitselfuncertain，isscatterednowbytorrentsandthunderstorms。ThisistheLetter，whichKnobelsdorfnowhandstoWilhelminaatthatuntimelyhourofSaturday:——
　　2。TOPRINCESSWILHELMINA（byKnobelsdorf）。
　　"MUNCHBERG，2dJuly，1754。
　　"MYDEARESTSISTER，——IamindespairthatIcannotsatisfymyimpatienceandmyduty，——tothrowmyselfatyourfeetthisday。
　　Butalas，dearSister，itdoesnotdependonme:wepoorPrinces，"theMargravesandI，"areobligedtowaitheretillourGenerals[Bredow，SchulenburgandCompany]comeup；wedarenotgoalongwithoutthem。TheybrokeawheelinGera[fiftymilesbehindus]；
　　hearingnothingofthemsince，weareabsolutelyforcedtowaithere。JudgeinwhatamoodIam，andwhatsorrowmustbemine！
　　ExpressordernottogobyBaireuthorAnspach:——forbear，dearsister，totormentmeonthingsnotdependingonmyselfatall。
　　"Iwaverbetweenhopeandfearofpayingmycourttoyou。IhopeitmightstillbeatBerneck，"thisevening，——"ifyoucouldcontrivearoadintotheNurnbergHighwayagain；avoidingBaireuth:otherwiseIdarenotgo。TheBearer，whoisCaptainKnobelsdorf[excellentjudiciousman，oldacquaintancefromtheCustrintime，whoattendsuponus，actualCaptainonce，butnowtitularmerely，giventoarchitectureandthefinearts（Seyfarth（Anonymous），Lebens—undRegierungs—GeschichteFriedrichsdesAndern（Leipzig，1786），ii。200。OEuvresdeFrederic，vii。33。Preuss，FriedrichmitseinenVerwandten（Berlin。1838），pp。8，17。）]，willappriseyouofeveryparticular:letKnobelsdorfsettlesomethingthatmaybepossible。ThisishowIstandatpresent；andinsteadofhavingtoexpectsomefavorfromtheKing[afterwhatIhavedonebyhisorder]，Igetnothingbutchagrin。Butwhatiscrueleruponmethanall，isthatyouareill。God，inhisgrace，bepleasedtohelpyou，andrestoretheprecioushealthwhichIsomuchwishyou！……FRIEDRICH。"
　　[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。partlst，p。15。]
　　JudiciousKnobelsdorfsettlesthatthemeetingistobethisverymorningateight；Wilhelmina（whosememoryalittlefailsherintheinsignificantpoints）doesnottelluswhere:but，byfaintindications，IperceiveitwasintheLake—House，pleasantPavilionintheancientartificialLake，orbigornamentalFishpond，calledBRANDENBURGERWEIHER，acoupleofmilestothenorthofBaireuth:thereFriedrichistostop，——keepingthePaternalOrderfromtheteethoutwardsinthismanner。
　　Eighto’clock:sothatWilhelminaisobligedatoncetogetupontheroadagain，——poorPrincess，aftersuchadayandnight。
　　HerdescriptionoftheInterviewisverygood:——
　　"MyBrotheroverwhelmedmewithcaresses；butfoundmeinsopitiableastate，hecouldnotrestrainhistears。Iwasnotabletostandonmylimbs；andfeltliketofainteverymoment，soweakwasI。HetoldmetheKingwasmuchangeredattheMargraf[myFather—in—Law]fornotlettinghisSonmaketheCampaign，"——
　　concerningwhichpoint，saidSon，myHusband，beingHeir—Apparent，therehadbeenmucharguinginCourtandCountry，hereatBaireuth，andendlessanxietyonmypoorpart，lestheshouldgetkilledintheWars。"ItoldhimalltheMargraf’sreasons；
　　andadded，thatsurelytheyweregood，inrespectofmydearHusband。’Well，’saidhe，’lethimquitsoldiering，then，andgivebackhisregimenttotheKing。Butfortherest，quietyourselfastothefearsyoumayhaveabouthimifhedogo；forIknow，bycertaininformation，thattherewillbenobloodspilt。’——’TheyareattheSiegeofPhilipsburg，however。’——’Yes，’saidmyBrother，’buttherewillnotbeabattleriskedtohinderit。’
　　"TheHereditaryPrince，"myHusband，"cameinwhileweweretalkingso；andearnestlyentreatedmyBrothertogethimawayfromBaireuth。Theywenttoawindow，andtalkedalongtimetogether。Intheend，myBrothertoldmehewouldwriteaveryobligingLettertotheMargraf，andgivehimsuchreasonsinfavoroftheCampaign，thathedoubtednotitwouldturnthescale。
　　’Wewillstaytogether，’saidhe，addressingtheHereditaryPrince；’andIshallbecharmedtohavemydearBrotheralwaysbesideme。’HewrotetheLetter；gaveittoBaronStein[ChamberlainorGoldstickofours]，todelivertotheMargraf。
　　HepromisedtoobtaintheKing’sexpressleavetostopatBaireuthonhisreturn；——afterwhichhewentaway。ItwasthelasttimeI
　　sawhimontheoldfootingwithme:hehasmuchchangedsincethen！——WereturnedtoBaireuth；whereIwassoillthat，forthreedays，theydidnotthinkIshouldgetoverit。"[Wilhelmina，ii。200—202。]
　　Crown—Princedashesoff，southwestward，throughcrosscountry，intotheNurnbergRoadagain；getstoNurnbergthatsameSaturdaynight；andthere，amongotherLetters，writesthefollowing；
　　whichwillwindupthislittleIncidentforus，stillinahumanmanner:——
　　3。TOPRINCESSWILHELMINAATBAIREUTH。
　　"NURNBERG，3dJuly，1734。
　　"MYDEAREST（TRES—CHERE）SISTER，——Itwouldbeimpossibletoquitthisplacewithoutsignifying，dearestSister，mylivelygratitudeforallthemarksoffavoryoushowedmeintheWEIHERHAUS[HouseontheLake，to—day]。Thehighestofallthatitwaspossibletodo，wasthatofprocuringmethesatisfactionofpayingmycourttoyou。Ibegmillionsofpardonsforsoputtingyouabout，dearestSister；butIcouldnothelpit；foryouknowmysadcircumstanceswellenough。Inmygreatjoy，IforgottogiveyoutheEnclosed。Ientreatyou，writemeoftennewsofyourhealth！
　　QuestiontheDoctors；and"——andincertaincontingencies，theCrown—Prince"wouldrecommendgoat’s—milk"forhispoorSister。
　　Hadalready，whatwasnotedofhiminafterlife，atendencytogivemedicaladvice，incasesinterestingtohim？——
　　"Adieu，myincomparableanddearSister。Iamalwaysthesametoyou，andwillremainsotillmydeath。
　　"FRIEDRICH。"
　　[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。partlst，p。57。]
　　Generalswiththeirwheelmended，Margraves，PrinceandnowtheCampEquipagetoo，areallatNurnberg；andstartonthemorrow；
　　hardlyahundredmilesnowtobedone，——butonslowerterms，owingtotheEquipage。Heilbronn，placeofarmsorcentralstrongholdoftheReich’s—Army，theyreachonMonday:aboutEppingen，nextnight，ifthewindiswesterly，onemayhearthecannon，——notwithoutinterest。ItwasWednesdayforenoon，7thJuly，1734，onsomehill—topcomingdownfromEppingenside，thatthePrincefirstsawPhilipsburgSiege，blottingtheRhineValleyyonderwithitsfireandcounter—fire；andtheTentsofEugenestretchingonthisside:firstviewheeverhadoftheactualitiesofwar。
　　HisaccounttoPapaissodistinctandgood，welookthroughitalmostasatfirst—handforamoment:——
　　"CAMPATWIESENTHAL，Wednesday，7thJuly，1734。
　　"MOSTALL—GRACIOUSFATHER，——……WeleftNurnberg[nothingsaidofourBaireuthaffair]，4thearly，anddidnotstoptillHeilbronn；
　　where，alongwiththeEquipage，Iarrivedonthe5th。YesterdayI
　　camewiththeEquipagetoEppingen[twentymiles，aslowmarch，givingthefourgonstime]；andthismorningwecametotheCampatWiesenthal。IhavedinedwithGeneralRoder[ourPrussianCommander]；and，afterdinner，rodewithPrinceEugenewhilegivingtheparole。IhandedhimmyAll—graciousFather’sLetter，whichmuchrejoicedhim。Aftertheparole，Iwenttoseetherelievingofouroutposts[changeofsentriesthere]，andviewtheFrenchretrenchment。
　　"We，"yourMajesty’sContingent，"arethrowingupthreeredoubts:
　　atoneofthemtoday，threemusketeershavebeenmiserablyshot[GESCHOSSEN，wounded，notquitekilled]；twoareofRoder’s，andoneisofFinkenstein’sregiment。
　　"To—morrowIwillridetoavillagewhichisonourrightwing；
　　Waghauselisthenameofit[Busching，v。1152。][somefivemilesoff，northofus，nearbytheRhine]；thereisasteeplethere，fromwhichonecanseetheFrenchCamp；fromthispointIwillridedown，betweenthetwoLines，"Frenchandours，"toseewhattheyarelike。
　　"Therearequantitiesofhurdlesandfascinesbeingmade；
　　which，asIhear，aretobeemployedinoneoftwodifferentplans。Thefirstplanis，ToattacktheFrenchretrenchmentgenerally；theditchwhichisbeforeit，andthemorasswhichliesonourleftwing，tobemadepassablewiththesefascines。
　　Theotherplanis，ToamusetheEnemybyafalseattack，andthrowsuccorintotheTown。——Onethingiscertain，inafewdaysweshallhaveastrokeofworkhere。Happenwhatmay，myAll—graciousFathermaybeassuredthat"&c。，"andthatIwilldonothingunworthyofhim。
　　"FRIEDRICH。"
　　[OEuvres，xxvii。part3d，p。79。]
　　Neitherofthosefineplanstookeffect；nordidanythingtakeeffect，asweshallsee。Butinregardtothat"surveyfromthesteepleofWaghausel，andridehomeagainbetweentheLines，"——inregardtothat，hereisanauthenticfractionofanecdote，curiouslyfittingin，whichshouldnotbeomitted。AcertainHerrvanSuhm，SaxonMinisteratBerlin，occasionallymentionedhere，stoodinmuchCorrespondencewiththeCrown—Princeintheyearsnowfollowing:Correspondencewhichwasallpublishedattheduedistanceoftime；Suhmhaving，athisdecease，leftthePrince’sLetterscarefullyassortedwiththatview，andfurnishedwithaPrefatory"CharacterofthePrince—Royal（PortraitduPrince—Royal，parM。deSuhm）。"OfwhichPrefacethisisasmallparagraph，relatingtotheSiegeofPhilipsburg；
　　offeringusamomentaryglanceintoonefibreofthefutileWarnowgoingonthere。OfSuhm，andhowexacthewas，weshallknowalittlebyandby。Of"PrincevonLichtenstein，"anAustrianmanandsoldierofmuchdistinctionafterwards，wehaveonlytosaythathecametoBerlinnextyearonDiplomaticbusiness，andthatprobablyenoughhehadbeeneye—witnesstothelittlefact，——factcredibleperhapswithoutmuchproving。Oneratherregrettedtherewasnodatetoit，nodetailtogiveitwhereaboutandfixityinourconception；thatthepoorlittleAnecdote，thoughindubitable，hadtohangvaguelyintheair。Now，however，theabovedatedLETTERdoes，byaccident，dateSuhm’sAnecdotetoo；date"July8"
　　asgoodascertainforit；theSiegeitselfhavingended（July18）
　　intendaysmore。HerrvonSuhmwrites（notforpublicationtillafterFriedrich’sdeathandhisown）:——
　　"ItwasremarkedintheRhineCampaignof1734，thatthisPrincehasagreatdealofintrepidity（BEAUCOUPDEVALEUR）。Ononeoccasion，amongothers[toallappearance，thisveryday，"July8，"ridinghomefromWaghauselbetweenthelines]，whenhehadgonetoreconnoitretheLinesofPhilipsburg，withagoodmanypeopleabouthim，——passing，onhisreturn，alongastripofverythinwood，thecannon—shotfromtheLinesaccompaniedhimincessantly，andcrasheddownseveraltreesathisside；duringallwhichhewalkedhishorsealongattheoldpace，preciselyasifnothingwerehappening，norinhishanduponthebridlewastheretheleasttraceofmotionperceptible。Thosewhogaveattentiontothematterremarked，onthecontrary，thathedidnotdiscontinuespeakingverytranquillytosomeGeneralswhoaccompaniedhim；andwhoadmiredhisbearing，inakindofdangerwithwhichhehadnotyethadoccasiontofamiliarizehimself。
　　ItisfromthePrincevonLichtensteinthatIhavethisanecdote。"
　　[CorrespondancedeFredericII。avecM。deSuhm（Berlin，1787）；Avant—propos，p。xviii。（written28thApril，1740）。TheCORRESPONDANCEisallinOEuvresdeFrederic（xvi，247—408）；buttheSuhmPrefacenot。]
　　Onthe15tharrivedhisMajestyinperson，withtheOldDessauer，Buddenbrock，Derschauandaselectsuite；inhopesofwitnessingremarkablefeatsofwar，nowthatthecrisisofPhilipsburgwascomingon。ManyPrinceswereassembledthere，inthelikehope:
　　PrinceofOrange（honeymoonwellended[HadweddedPrincessAnne，GeorgeII。’seldest，25th（14th）March，1734；tothejoyofselfandmankind，inEnglandhere。]），avivaciouslightgentleman，slightlycrookedintheback；PrincesofBaden，Darmstadt，Waldeck:allmannerofPrincesanddistinguishedpersonages，fourscorePrincesofthembytale，theeyesofEuropebeingturnedonthismatter，andonoldEugene’sguidanceofit。PrinceFredofEngland，evenhehadanotionofcomingtolearnwar。
　　Itwasaboutthistime，notmanyweeksago，thatFred，nowfallingintomuchdiscrepancywithhisFather，andatalossforacareertohimself，appearedonasuddenintheAntechamberatSt。James’soneday；andsolemnlydemandedaninterviewwithhisMajesty。
　　WhichhisindignantMajesty，aftersomeconferencewithWalpole，decidedtogrant。PrinceFred，whenadmitted，madethreedemands:
　　1。TobeallowedtogoupontheRhineCampaign，bywayofatemporarycareerforhimself；2。Thathemighthavesomethingdefinitetoliveupon，afixedrevenuebeingsuitableinhiscircumstances；3。That，afterthosesadPrussiandisappointments，somesuitableConsortmightbechosenforhim，——heartandhouseholdlyinginsuchwastecondition。PoorFred，whoofusknowswhatofsensemightbeinthesedemands？Fewcreaturesmoreabsurdlysituatedaretobefoundinthisworld。Togowherehisequalswere，andlearnsoldieringalittle，mightreallyhavebeenuseful。PaternalMajestyreceivedFredandhisThreeDemandswithfulminatinglook；answered，tothefirsttwo，nothing；tothethird，aboutaConsort，"Yes，youshall；butberespectfultotheQueen；——andnow。offwithyou；away！"[Coxe’sWalpole，i。322。]
　　PoorFred，hehasacircleofhungryParliamenteersabouthim；
　　youngPitt，aCornetofHorse，youngLytteltonofHagley，ouroldSoissonsfriend，nottomentionothersofworsetype；towhomthisroyalYoungGentleman，withhisvanities，ambitions，inexperiences，plentifulinflammabilities，isimportantforexplodingWalpole。Hemayhave，andwithgreatjusticeIshouldthink，thedimconsciousnessoftalentsfordoingsomethingbetterthan"writemadrigals"inthisworld；infinitudeofwishesandappetitesheclearlyhas；——heisfullofinflammablematerials，pooryouth。AndheistheFireshipthoseolderhandsmakeuseofforblowingWalpoleandCompanyoutoftheiranchorage。Whataschoolofvirtueforayounggentleman；——andfortheelderonesconcernedwithhim！HedidnotgettotheRhineCampaign；
　　norindeedevertoanything，excepttowritingmadrigals，andbeingveryfutile，dissoluteandmiserablewithwhatoftalentNaturehadgivenhim。LetuspitythepoorconstitutionalPrince。
　　OurFritzwasonlyindangeroflosinghislife；butwhatisthat，tolosingyoursanity，personalidentityalmost，andbecomingParliamentaryFireshiptohisMajesty’sOpposition？
　　FriedrichWilhelmstayedamonthcampaigninghere；graciouslydeclinedPrinceEugene’sinvitationtolodgeinHeadquarters，underaroofandwithinbuiltwalls；preferredatentamonghisownpeople，andtookthecommonhardships，——withgreathurttohisweakhealth，aswasafterwardsfound。
　　Intheseweeks，thebigCzarina，whohassetaprice（100，000
　　rubles，say15，000pounds）upontheheadofpoorStanislaus，hearsthathisPrussianMajestyprotectshim；andthereuponsignifies，inhighterms，Thatshe，byherFeld—marschallMunnich，willcomeacrossthefrontiersandseizethesaidStanislaus。TowhichhisPrussianMajestyanswerspositively，thoughinproperDiplomatictone，"Madam，Iwillinnowisepermitit！"PerhapshisMajesty’sremarkablesttransaction，hereontheRhine，wasthisconcerningStanislaus。ForSeckendorftheFeldzeugmeisterwasherealso，onmilitaryfunction，notforgetfuloftheDiplomacies；whobusilyassailedhisMajesty，ontheKaiser’spart，inthesamedirection:
　　"GiveupStanislaus，yourMajesty！Howridiculous（LACHERLICH）tobeperhapsruinedforStanislaus！"Butwithouttheleasteffect，noworafterwards。
　　PoorStanislaus，inthebeginningofJuly，gotacrossintoPreussen，asweintimated；andtherehecontinued，safeagainstanyamountofrublesandFeldmarschalls，entreatiesandmenaces。
　　AtAngerburg，onthePrussianfrontier，hefoundasteadfastveteran，Lieutenant—GeneralvonKatte，Commandantinthoseparts（FatherofacertainpoorLieutenant，whomwetragicallyknewoflongago！）——whichveterangentlemanreceivedtbeFugitiveMajesty，[Militair—Lexikon，ii。254。]withwelcomeintheKing’sname，andassurancesofanhonorableasylumtillthetimesandroadsshouldclearagainforhisFugitiveMajesty。
　　FugitiveMajesty，forwhomtheroadsandtimeswereverydarkatpresent，wenttoMarienwerder；talkedofgoing"toPillau，forasea—passage，"ofgoingtovariousplaces；wentfinallytoKonigsberg，andthere——withaconsiderablePolishSuiteofFugitives，verymoneyless，andveryexpensive，mostofthem，whohadaccumulatedabouthim——setuphisabode。Thereforalmosttwoyears，infacttillthisWarended，theFugitivePolishMajestycontinued；FriedrichWilhelmpunctuallyprotectinghim，andevenpayinghimasmallPension（50poundsamonth），——France，theleastitcoulddofortheGrandfatherofFrance，allowingamuchlargerone；larger，thoughstillinadequate。FrancehasleftitsGrandfatherstrangelyinthelurchhere；with"100，000rublesonhishead。"ButFriedrichWilhelmknowsthesacredrites，andwilldothem；continuesdeafasadoor—postaliketothemenacesandtheentreatiesofKaiserandCzarina；strictlyintimatingtoMunnich，whattheLawsofNeutralityare，andthattheymustbeobserved。Which，byhisMajesty’sgoodarrangements，Munnich，willingenoughtothecontraryhaditbeenfeasible，foundhimselfobligedtocomplywith。PrussianMajesty，likeaKingandagentleman，wouldlistentonotermsaboutdismissingordeliveringup，orotherwise，failinginthesacredritestoStanislaus；
　　buthonorablykepthimtheretillthetimesandroutesclearedthemselvesagain。[Forster，ii。132，134—136。]Aplainpieceofduty；punctuallydone:thebeginningofitfallshereintheCampatPhilipsburg，July—August1734；inMay，1736，weshallseesomeglimpseoftheend！——
　　HisPrussianMajestyinCampatPhilipsburg——sodistinguishedavolunteer，doingusthehonortoencamphere——"wasaskedtoalltheCouncils—of—warthatwereheld，"saytheBooks。Andhedidattend，theCrown—Princeandhe，onimportantoccasions:but，alas，therewas，sotospeak，nothingtobeconsultedof。
　　Fascinesandhurdleslayuseless；noattemptwasmadetorelievePhilipsburg。OnthethirddayafterhisMajesty’sarrival，July18th，Philipsburg，afterastiffdefenceofsixweeks，growinghopelessofrelief，hadtosurrender；——FrenchthenproceededtorepairPhilipsburg，noattemptonEugene’sparttomolestthemthere。IftheytryulterioroperationsonthissidetheRiver，hecounter—tries；andthatisall。
　　OurCrown—Prince，somewhatofajudgeinafteryears，ismaturelyofopinion，ThattheFrenchLineswerebynomeansinexpugnable；
　　thattheFrenchArmymighthavebeenruinedunderanattackoftheproperkind。[OEuvresdeFrederic，i。167。]
　　Theirpositionwasbad；noroomtounfoldthemselvesforfight，exceptwiththeTown’scannonplayingonthemallthewhile；
　　onlyoneBridgetogetacrossby，incaseofcomingtotheworse:
　　defeatofthemprobable，andruintotheminevitableincaseofdefeat。ButPrinceEugene，withanArmylittletohismind（Reich’s—Contingentsnottobedependedon，thoughtEugene），durstnotventure:"SeventeenvictoriousBattles，andifweshouldbedefeatedintheeighteenthandlast？"
　　ItisprobabletheOldDessauer，hadhebeenGeneralissimo，withthissameArmy，——inwhich，evenintheReich’spartofit，weknowtenthousandofaneffectivecharacter，——wouldhavedonesomestrokeupontheFrench；butPrinceEugenewouldnottry。
　　Muchdimmedfromhisformerselfthisoldhero；agenow73；——
　　agooddealweariedwiththelongmarchthroughTime。AndthisverySummer，hisBrother’sSon，thelastmaleofhisHouse，hadsuddenlydiedofinflammatoryfever；lefttheoldmanverymournful:"Alone，alone，attheendofone’slongmarch；
　　laurelshavenofruit，then？"Hestoodcautious，onthedefensive；
　　andinthiscapacityisadmittedtohaveshownskilfulmanagement。
　　ButPhilipsburgbeingtaken，thereisnolongertheleasteventtobespokenof；theCampaignpassedintoaseriesofadvancings，retreatings，facing，andthenright—aboutfacings，——painfulmanoeuvrings，onbothsidesoftheRhineandoftheNeckar，——
　　withoutresultfarthertotheFrench，withoutmemorabilitytoeitherside。AboutthemiddleofAugust，FriedrichWilhelmwentaway；——healthmuchhurtbyhismonthundercanvas，amidRhineinundations，andmeredistressingphenomena。Crown—PrinceFriedrichandaselectpartyescortedhisMajestytoMainz，wherewasaDinnerofunusualsublimitybytheKurfurstthere；[15thAugust（Fassmann，p。511。）]——Dinnerdone，hisMajestysteptonboard"theElectoralYacht；"andinthisfinehospitablevehiclewentsweepingthroughtheBingerLoch，rapidlydowntowardsWesel；
　　andtheCrown—PrinceandpartyreturnedtotheirCamp，whichisupontheNeckaratthistime。
　　Campshiftsabout，andCrown—Princeinit:toHeidelberg，toWaiblingen，Weinheim；closetoMainzatonetime:butitisnotworthfollowing:norinFriedrich’sownLetters，orinotherdocuments，isthere，onthebestexamination，anythingconsiderabletobegleanedrespectinghisproceduresthere。
　　Hehearsoftheill—successinItaly，BattleofParmaattheduedate，withthenaturalfeelings；speakswithasorrowfulgayety，ofthemuddyfatigues，futilitieshereontheRhine；——hasthesense，however，nottoblamehissuperiorsunreasonably。
　　Here，fromoneofhisLetterstoColonelCamas，isapassageworthquotingforthecreditofthewriter。WithCamas，adistinguishedPrussianFrenchman，whomwementionedelsewhere，stillmorewithMadameCamasintimecoming，hecorrespondedmuch，ofteninafinefilialmanner:——
　　"ThepresentCampaignisaschool，whereprofitmaybereapedfromobservingtheconfusionanddisorderwhichreignsinthisArmy:
　　ithasbeenafieldverybarreninlaurels；andthosewhohavebeenused，alltheirlife，togathersuch，andonSeventeendistinguishedoccasionshavedoneso，cangetnonethistime。"
　　Nextyear，weallhopetobeontheMoselle，andtofindthatafruitfulerfield……"Iamafraid，dearCamas，youthinkIamgoingtoputonthecothurnus；tosetupforasmallEugene，and，pronouncingwithadoctoraltonewhateachshouldhavedoneandnothavedone，condemnandblametorightandleft。No，mydearCamas；farfromcarryingmyarrogancetothatpoint，IadmiretheconductofourChief，anddonotdisapprovethatofhisworthyAdversary；andfarfromforgettingtheesteemandconsiderationduetopersonswho，scarredwithwounds，havebyyearsandlongservicegainedaconsummateexperience，Ishallhearthemmorewillinglythaneverasmyteachers，andtrytolearnfromthemhowtoarriveathonor，andwhatistheshortestroadintothesecretofthisProfession。"["CampatHeidelberg，11thSeptember，1734"
　　（OEuvres，xvi。131）。]
　　Thisother，toLieutenantGroben，threeweeksearlierindate，showsusadifferentaspect；whichisatleastequallyauthentic；
　　andmaybeworthtakingwithus。GrobenisLieutenant，——IsupposestilloftheRegimentGoltz，thoughheislefttherebehind；——atanyrate，heismuchafamiliarwiththePrinceatRuppin；
　　wasringleader，itisthought，inthosemidnightpranksuponparsons，andtheotherescapadesthere；[Busching，v。20。]amerryman，eightyearsolderthanthePrince，——withwhomitisclearenoughhestandsonaveryfreefooting。Philipsburgwaslostamonthago；Frencharebusyrepairingit；andmanoeuvring，withnoeffect，togetintotheinteriorofGermanyalittle。WeinheimisalittleTownonthenorthsideoftheNeckar，adozenmilesorsofromMannheim；——outofwhich，andintowhich，thePrussianCorpsgoesshiftingfromtimetotime，asPrinceEugeneandtheFrenchmanoeuvretonopurposeinthatRhine—NeckarCountry。"HERDEK
　　TEREMTETEM"itappears，isabitofHungarianswearing；shouldbeORDEKTEREMTETE；andmeans"TheDevilmadeyou！"
　　MAPGOESHERE——————
　　"WEINHEIM，17thAugust，1734。
　　"HERDEKTEREMTETE！’Wentwiththem，gothangedwiththem，’
　　["Mitgegangenmitgehangen:"LetterisinGerman。]saidtheBielefeldInnkeeper！Sowillitbewithme，poordevil；forIgodawdlingaboutwiththisArmyhere；andtheFrenchwillhavethebetterofus。WewanttobeovertheNeckaragain[totheSouthorPhilipsburgside]，andtherogueswon’tletus。
　　Whatmostprovokesmeinthematteris，thatwhilewearehereinsuchawildernessoftrouble，doingourutmost，bymilitarylaborsandendurances，tomakeourselvesheroic，thousittest，thoudevil，athome！
　　"DucdeBouillonhaslosthisequipage；ourHussarstookitatLandau[othersidetheRhine，awhileago]。Herewestandinmudtotheears；fifteenoftheRegimentAlt—Badenhavesunkaltogetherinthemud。Mudcomesofawater—spout，orsuddencataractofrain，therewasintheseHeidelbergCountries；
　　twovillages，FuhrenheimandSandhausen，itswamaway，everystickofthem（GANZUNDGAR）。
　　"CaptainvanStojentin，ofRegimentFlans，"oneofoureightRegimentshere，"hasgotwoundedinthehead，inanaffairofhonor；heisstillalive，anditishopedhewillgetthroughit。
　　"TheDrill—DemonhasnowgotintotheKaiser’speopletoo:
　　PrinceEugeneisgrownheavierwithhisdrillsthanweourselves。
　　Heisoftenthreehoursatit；——andtheKaiser’speoplecurseusforthesame，atafrightfulrate。Adieu。IftheDevildon’tgetthee，heought。ThereforeVALE。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part3d，p。181。]
　　"FRIEDRICH。"
　　Nolaurelstobegainedhere；butplentyofmud，andlaborioushardship，——met，asweperceive，withyouthfulstoicism，ofthederisive，andperhapsofbetterforms。Friedrichistwenty—twoandsomemonths，whenhemakeshisfirstCampaign。Thegeneralphysiognomyofhisbehaviorinitwehavetoguessfromthesefewindications。Nodoubtheprofitedbyit，onthemilitaryside；
　　andwouldstudywithquitenewlightandvivacityaftersuchcontactwiththefactstudiedof。Verydidactictowitnesseven"theconfusionsofthisArmy，"andwhatcomesofthemtoArmies！
　　Fortherest，thesocietyofEugene，Lichtenstein，andsomanyPrincesoftheReich，andChiefsofexistingmankind，couldnotbutbeentertainingtotheyoungman；andsilently，ifhewishedtoreadtheactualTime，assureenoughhe，withhumanandwithroyaleagerness，didwish，——theywerehereastheALPHABETofittohim:importantforyearscoming。Nayitisnotdoubted，theinsightheheregotintotheconditionoftheAustrianArmyanditsmanagement——"Armyleftsevendayswithoutbread，"foroneinstance——gavehimafterwardsthehighlyimportantnotion，thatsuchArmycouldbebeatenifnecessary！——
　　Wilhelminasays，hischiefcomradewasMargrafHeinrich；——theILL
　　Margraf；whowascutbyFriedrich，inafteryears，forsomeunknownbadbehavior。MargrafHeinrich"ledhimintoallmannerofexcesses，"saysWilhelmina，——probablyinthelanguageofexaggeration。Hehimselftellsher，inoneofhisLETTERS，adayortwobeforePapa’sdeparture:"TheCampissoontobecloseonMainz，nothingbuttheRhinebetweenMainzandourrightwing，wheremyplaceis；andsosoonasSerenissimusgoes[LE
　　SERENISSIME，soheirreverentlynamesPapa]，Imeantobeacrossforsomesport，"[OEuvresdeFrederic，
　　xxvii。part1st，p。17（10thAugust）。]——nodoubttheIllMargrafwithme！WiththeElderMargraf，littleSophie’sBetrothed，whomhecalled"bigclown"inaLetterweread，heisatthisdateinopenquarrel，——"BROUILLEATOUTEOUTRANCEwiththemadSon—in—law，whoisthewildestwild—beastofallthisCamp。"[Ibid。]
　　Wilhelmina’sHusbandhadcome，inthebeginningofAugust；butwasnotsohappyasheexpected。ConsiderablycutoutbytheIllHeinrich。Hereisasmalladventuretheyhad；mentionedbyFriedrich，andcopiouslyrecordedbyWilhelmina:adventureonsomeRiver，——whichwecouldguess，ifitwereworthguessing，tohavebeentheNeckar，nottheRhine。FrenchhadafortifiedpostonthefarthersideofthisRiver；Crown—Prince，IllMargraf，andWilhelmina’sHusbandwerequietlylookingaboutthem，ridinguptheotherside:Wilhelmina’sHusbanddecidedtotakeapencil—
　　drawingoftheFrenchpost，andpausedforthatobject。