o　the　Reich　and　its　bluster　about　Execution…Army；　and　teach　certain　persons　who　it　is　they　are　thundering　against　in　that　awkwardly　truculent　manner！　Errand　shiningly　done　by　Mayer；　as　perhaps　we　may　hear；and　certainly　as　all　the　Newspapers　loudly　heard；in　the　course　of　the　next　two　months。
  At　crossing　of　the　Eger；　Friedrich's　Column　had　some　chasing　of　poor　D'Ahremberg；　attempting　to　cut　him　off　from　his　Bridges；　Bridge　of　Koschlitz；　Bridge　of　Budin；　but　he　made　good　despatch；　Browne　and　he；　and；　except　a　few　prisoners　of　Ziethen's　gathering；　and　most　of　his　Magazines　unburnt；　they　did　him　no　damage。　The　chase　was　close　enough；　more　than　once；　the　Austrian　head…　quarter　of　to…night　was　that　of　the　Prussians　to…morrow。　Monday；　May　2d；　Friedrich's　Column　was　on　the　Weissenberg　of　Prag；　Browne；　D'Ahremberg；　and　Prince　Karl；　who　is　now　come　up　to　take　command；　having　hastily　filed　through　the　City；　leaving　a　fit　garrison；　the　day　before。　Except　his　Magazines；　nothing　the　least　essential　went　wrong　with　Browne；　but　Konigseck；　who　had　not　a　Friedrich　on　his　heels；Konigseck；　trying　more；　as　his　opportunities　were　more；was　not　quite　so　lucky。
  2。　〃Column　SECOND；　to　the　King's　left；　comes　from　the　Lausitz　under　Brunswick…Bevern；18；000　foot；　5；000　horse。　This　is　the　Bevern　who　so　distinguished　himself　at　Lobositz　last　year；　and　he　is　now　to　culminate　into　a　still　brighter　exploit；the　last　of　his　very　bright　ones；　as　it　proved。　Bevern　set　out　from　about　Zittau　（from　Grottau；　few　miles　south　of　Zittau）；　the　same　day　with　Friedrich；　that　is　April　20th；and　had　not　well　started　till　he　came　upon　formidable　obstacles。　Came　upon　General　Konigseck；　namely：　a　Konigseck　manoeuvring　ahead；　in　superior　force；　a　Maguire；　Irish　subordinate　of　Konigseck's；　coming　from　the　right　to　cut　off　our　baggage　（against　whom　Bevern　has　to　detach）；　a　Lacy；　coming　from　the　left；or　indeed；　Konigseck　and　Lacy　in　concert；　intending　to　offer　battle。　Battle　of　Reichenberg；　which　accordingly　ensued；　April　21st；〃of　which；　though　it　was　very　famous　for　so　small　a　Battle；　there　can　be　no　account　given　here。
  The　short　truth　is；　Konigseck　falling　back；　Parthian…like；　with　a　force　of　30；000　or　more；　has　in　front　of　him　nothing　but　Bevern；　who；　as　he　issues　from　the　Lausitz；　and　till　he　can　unite　with　Schwerin　farther　southward；　is　but　some　20；000　odd：　cannot　Konigseck　call　halt；　and　bid　Bevern　return；　or　do　worse？　Konigseck；　a　diligent　enough　soldier；　determines　to　try；　chooses　an　excellent　position；at　or　round　Reichenberg；　which　is　the　first　Bohemian　Town；　one　march　from　Zittau　in　the　Lausitz；　and　then　one　from　Liebenau；　which　latter　would　be　Bevern's　SECOND　Bohemian　stage　on　the　Prag　road；　if　he　continued　prosperous。　Reichenberg；　standing　nestled　among　hills　in　the　Neisse　Valley　（one　of　those　Four　Neisses　known　to　us；　the　Neisse　where　Prince　Karl　got　exploded；　in　that　signal　manner；　Winter；　1745；　by　a　certain　King）；　offers　fine　capabilities；　which　Konigseck　has　laid　hold　of。　There　is　especially　one　excellent　Hollow　（on　the　left　or　western　bank　of　Neisse　River；　that　is；　ACROSS　from　Reichenberg）；　backed　by　woody　hills；　nothing　but　hills；　brooks；　woods　all　round；　Hollow　scooped　out　as　if　for　the　purpose；　and　altogether　of　inviting　character　to　Konigseck。　There；　〃Wednesday；　April　20th；〃　Konigseck　posts　himself；　plants　batteries；　fells　abatis；　plenty　of　cannon；　of　horse　and　foot；　and；　say　all　soldiers；　one　of　the　best　positions　possible。
  So　that　Bevern；　approaching　Reichenberg　at　evening；　evening　of　his　first　march；　Wednesday；　April　20th；　finds　his　way　barred；　and　that　the　difficulties　may　be　considerable。　〃Nothing　to　be　made　of　it　to…night；〃　thinks　Bevern；　〃but　we　must　try　to…morrow！〃　and　has　to　take　camp；　〃with　a　marshy　brook　in　front　of　him；〃　some　way　on　the　hither　side　of　Reichenberg；　and　study　overnight　what　method　of　unbarring　there　may　be。　Thursday　morning　early；　Bevern；　having　well　reconnoitred　and　studied；　was　at　work　unbarring。　Bevern　crossed　his　own　marshy　brook；　courageously　assaulted　Konigseck's　position；　left　wing　of　Konigseck；　stormed　the　abatis；　the　batteries；　plunged　in　upon　Konigseck；　man　to　man；　horse　to　horse；　and　after　some　fierce　enough　but　brief　dispute；　tumbled　Konigseck　out　of　the　ground。　Konigseck　made　some　attempt　to　rally；　attempted　twice；　but　in　vain；　had　fairly　to　roll　away；　and　at　length　to　run；　leaving　1；000　dead　upon　the　field；　about　500　prisoners；　one　or　two　guns；　and　I　forget　how　many　standards；　or　whether　any　kettle…drums。　This　was　thought　to　be　a　decidedly　bright　feat　on　Bevern's　part　（rather　mismanaged　latterly　on　Konigseck's）；　＇Tempelhof；　i。　100；　　Helden…　Geschichte；　　iii。　1077　（Friedrich's　own　Account；　〃Linay　　in　Bohmen；　24th　April；　1757〃）；　&c。　&c。　There　is；　in　Busching's　italic》　Magazin　　（xvi。　139　et　seq。）；　an　intelligible　sketch　of　this　Action　of　Reichenherg；　with　satirical　criticisms；　which　have　some　basis；　on　Lacy；　Maguire　and　others；　by　an　Anonymous　Military　Cynic；who　gives　many　such　in　BUSCHING　（that　of　Fontenoy；　for　example）；　not　without　force　of　judgment；　and　signs　of　wide　study　and　experience　in　his　trade。＇much　approved　by　Friedrich；　as　he　hears　of　it；　at　Linay；　on　his　own　prosperous　march　Prag…ward。　A　comfortable　omen；　were　there　nothing　more。
  Konigseck　and　Company；　torn　out　of　Reichenberg；　and　set　running；　could　not　fairly　halt　again　and　face　about　till　at　Liebenau；　twenty　miles　off；　where　they　found　some　defile　or　difficult　bit　of　ground　fit　for　them；　and　this　too　proved　capable　of　yielding　pause　for　a　few　hours　only。　For　Schwerin；　with　his　Silesian　Column；　was　coming　up　from　the　northeast；　threatening　Konigseck　on　flank　and　rear：　Konigseck　could　only　tighten　his　straps　a　little　at　this　Liebenau；　and　again　get　under　way；　and　making　vain　attempts　to　hinder　the　junction　of　Schwerin　and　Bevern；　to　defend　the　Jung…Bunzlau　Magazine；　or　do　any　good　in　those　parts；　except　to　detain　the　Schwerin…Bevern　people　certain　hours　（I　think；　one　day　in　all）；　had　nothing　for　it　but　to　gird　himself　together；　and　retreat　on　Prag　and　the　Ziscaberg；　where　his　friends　now　were。
  The　Austrian　force　at　Reichenberg　was　20；000；　would　have　been　30　and　odd　thousands；　had　Maguire　come　up　（as　he　might　have　done；　had　not　the　appearances　alarmed　him　too　much）；　Bevern；　minus　the　Detachment　sent　against　Maguire；　was　but　15；000　in　fight；　and　he　has　quite　burst　the　Austrians　away；　who　had　plugged　his　road　for　him　in　such　force：　is　it　not　a　comfortable　little　victory；　glorious　in　its　sort；　and　a　good　omen　for　the　bigger　things　that　are　coming？　Bevern　marched　composedly　on；　after　this　inspiriting　tussle；　through　Liebenau　and　what　defiles　there　were；　April　24th；　at　Turnau；　he　falls　into　the　Schwerin　Column；　incorporates　himself　therewith；　and；　as　subordinate　constituent　part；　accompanies　Schwerin　thenceforth。
  3。　〃Column　THIRD　was　Schwerin's；　out　of　Schlesien；　counted　to　be　32；000　foot；　12；000　horse。　Schwerin；　gathering　himself；　from　Glatz　and　the　northerly　country；　at　Landshut；very　careless；　he；　of　the　pleasant　Hills；　and　fine　scattered　peaks　of　the　Giant　Mountains　thereabouts；was　completely　gathered　foremost　of　all　the　Columns；　having　farthest　to　go。　And　on　Monday；　18th　April；　started　from　Landshut；　Winterfeld　leading　one　division。　In　our　days；　it　is　the　finest　of　roads；　high　level　Pass；　of　good　width；　across　the　Giant　Range；　pleasant　painted　hamlets　sprinkling　it；　fine　mountain　ridges　and　distant　peaks　looking　on；　Schneekoppe　（SNOWfell；　its　head　bright…white　till　July　come）　attends　you；　far　to　the　right；　all　the　way：probably　Sprite　Rubezahl　inhabits　there；　and　no　doubt　River　Elbe　begins　his　long　journey　there；　trickling　down　in　little　threads　over　yonder；　intending　to　float　navies　by　and　by：　considerations　infinitely　indifferent　to　Schwerin。　'The　road；'　says　my　Tourist；　（is　not　Alpine；　it　reminds　you　of　Derbyshire…Peak　country；　more　like　the　road　from　Castletown　to　Sheffield　than　any　I　could　name；'we　have　been　in　it　before；　my　reader　and　I；　about　Schatzlar　and　other　places。　Trautenau；　well　down　the　Hills；　with　swift　streams；　more　like　torrents；　bound　Elbe…wards；　watering　it；　is　a　considerable　Austrian　Town；　and　the　Bohemian　end　of　the　Pass；　Sohr　only　a　few　miles　from　it：　heartily　indifferent　to　Schwerin　at　this　moment；　who　was　home　from　the　Army；　in　a　kind　of　disfavor；　or　mutual　pet；　at　the　time　Sohr　was　done。　Schwerin's　March　we　shall　not　give；　his　junction　with　Bevern　（at　Turnau；　on　the　Iser；　April　24th）；　then　their　capture　of　Jung…Bunzlau　Magazine；　and　crossing　of　the　Elbe　at　Melnick；　these　were　the　important　points；　and；　in　spite　of　Konigseck's　tusslings；　these　all　went　well；　and　nothing　was　lost　except　one　day　of　time。〃
  The　Austrians；　some　days　ago；　as　we　observed；　filed　THROUGH　Prag；　Sunday；　May　1st；　not　a　pleasant　holiday…spectacle　to　the　populations；and　are　all　encamped　on　the　Ziscaberg　high　ground；　on　the　other　side　of　the　City。　Had　they　been　alert；　now　was　the　time　to　attack　Friedrich；　who　is　weaker　than　they；　while　nobody　has　yet　joined　him。　They　did　not　think　of　it；　under　Prince　Karl；　and　Browne　and　the　Prince　are　said　to　be　in　bad　agreement。
  Chapter　II。
  BATTLE　OF　PRAG。
  Monday　morning；　2d　May；　1757；　the　Vanguard；　or　advanced　troops　of　Friedrich's　Column；　had　appeared　upon　the　Weissenberg；　northwest