el　myself　in　a　sort　of　Stupefaction。
  〃The　French　have　just　laid　hold　of　Friesland　＇seized　Embden；　July　3d＇；　are　about　to　pass　the　Weser：　they　have　instigated　the　Swedes　to　declare　War　against　me；　the　Swedes　are　sending　17；000　men　＇rather　more　if　anything；　but　they　proved　beautifully　ineffectual＇　into　Pommern；〃will　be　burdensome　to　Stralsund　and　the　poor　country　people　mainly；　having　no　Captain　over　them　but　a　hydra…　headed　National　Palaver　at　home；　and　a　Long…pole　with　Cocked…hat　on　it　here　at　hand。　〃The　Russians　are　besieging　Memel　＇have　taken　it；　ten　days　ago＇：　Lehwald　has　them　on　his　front　and　in　his　rear。　The　Troops　of　the　Reich；〃　from　your　Plains　of　Furth　yonder；　〃are　also　about　to　march。　All　this　will　force　me　to　evacuate　Bohemia；　so　soon　as　that　crowd　of　Enemies　gets　into　motion。
  〃I　am　firmly　resolved　on　the　extremest　efforts　to　save　my　Country。　We　shall　see　（QUITTE　A　VOIR）　if　Fortune　will　take　a　new　thought；　or　if　she　will　entirely　turn　her　back　upon　me。　Happy　the　moment　when　I　took　to　training　myself　in　philosophy！　There　is　nothing　else　that　can　sustain　the　soul　in　a　situation　like　mine。　I　spread　out　to　you；　dear　Sister；　the　detail　of　my　sorrows：　if　these　things　regarded　only　myself；　I　could　stand　it　with　composure；　but　I　am　bound　Guardian　of　the　safety　and　happiness　of　a　People　which　has　been　put　under　my　charge。　There　lies　the　sting　of　it：　and　I　shall　have　to　reproach　myself　with　every　fault；　if；　by　delay　or　by　over…haste；　I　occasion　the　smallest　accident；　all　the　more　as；　at　present；　any　fault　may　be　capital。
  〃What　a　business！　Here　is　the　liberty　of　Germany；　and　that　Protestant　Cause　for　which　so　much　blood　has　been　shed；　here　are　those　Two　great　Interests　again　at　stake；　and　the　pinch　of　this　huge　game　is　such；　that　an　unlucky　quarter　of　an　hour　may　establish　over　Germany　the　tyrannous　domination　of　the　House　of　Austria　forever！　I　am　in　the　case　of　a　traveller　who　sees　himself　surrounded　and　ready　to　be　assassinated　by　a　troop　of　cut…throats；　who　intend　to　share　his　spoils。　Since　the　League　of　Cambrai　＇1508…1510；　with　a　Pope　in　it　and　a　Kaiser　and　Most　Christian　King；　iniquitously　sworn　against　poor　Venice；to　no　purpose；　as　happily　appears＇；　there　is　no　example　of　such　a　Conspiracy　as　that　infamous　Triumvirate　＇Austria；　France；　Russia＇　now　forms　against　me。　Was　it　ever　seen　before；　that　three　great　Princes　laid　plot　in　concert　to　destroy　a　Fourth；　who　had　done　nothing　against　them？　I　have　not　had　the　least　quarrel　either　with　France　or　with　Russia；　still　less　with　Sweden。　If；　in　common　life；　three　citizens　took　it　into　their　heads　to　fall　upon　their　neighbor；　and　burn　his　house　about　him；　they　very　certainly；　by　sentence　of　tribunal；　would　be　broken　on　the　wheel。　What！　and　will　Sovereigns；　who　maintain　these　tribunals　and　these　laws　in　their　States；　give　such　example　to　their　subjects？　。。。　Happy；　my　dear　Sister；　is　the　obscure　man；　whose　good　sense　from　youth　upwards；　has　renounced　all　sorts　of　glory；　who；　in　his　safe　low　place；　has　none　to　envy　him；　and　whose　fortune　does　not　excite　the　cupidity　of　scoundrels！
  〃But　these　reflections　are　vain。　We　have　to　be　what　our　birth；　which　decides；　has　made　us　in　entering　upon　this　world。　I　reckoned　that；　being　King；　it　beseemed　me　to　think　as　a　Sovereign；　and　I　took　for　principle；　that　the　reputation　of　a　Prince　ought　to　be　dearer　to　him　than　life。　They　have　plotted　against　me；　the　Court　of　Vienna　has　given　itself　the　liberty　of　trying　to　maltreat　me；　my　honor　commanded　me　not　to　suffer　it。　We　have　come　to　War；　a　gang　of　robbers　falls　on　me；　pistol　in　hand：　that　is　the　adventure　which　has　happened　to　me。　The　remedy　is　difficult：　in　desperate　diseases　there　are　no　methods　but　desperate　ones。
  〃I　beg　a　thousand　pardons；　dear　Sister：　in　these　three　long　pages　I　talk　to　you　of　nothing　but　my　troubles　and　affairs。　A　strange　abuse　it　would　be　of　any　other　person's　friendship。　But　yours；　my　dear　Sister；　yours　is　known　to　me；　and　I　am　persuaded　you　are　not　impatient　when　I　open　my　heart　to　you：a　heart　which　is　yours　altogether；　being　filled　with　sentiments　of　the　tenderest　esteem；　with　which　I　am；　my　dearest　Sister；　your　＇in　truth；　affectionate　Brother　at　all　times＇　　　　　　F。〃　＇　OEuvres　de　Frederic；　　xxvii。　i。　294；　295；　296…298。＇
  PRINCE　AUGUST　WILHELM　FINDS　A　BAD　PROBLEM　AT　JUNG…BUNZLAU；　AND　DOES　IT　BADLY：　FRIEDRICH　THEREUPON　HAS　TO　RISE　FROM　LEITMERITZ；　AND　TAKE　THE　FIELD　ELSEWHERE；　IN　BITTER　HASTE　AND　IMPATIENCE；　WITH　OUTLOOKS　WORSE　THAN　EVER。
  The　Prince　of　Prussia's　Enterprise　had　its　intricacies；　but；　by　good　management；　was　capable　of　being　done。　At　least；　so　Friedrich　thought；though；　in　truth；　it　would　have　been　better　had　Friedrich　gone　himself；　since　the　chief　pressure　happened　to　fall　there！　The　Prince　has　to　retire；　Parthian…like；　as　slowly　as　possible；　with　the　late　Kolin　or　Moritz…Bevern　Army；　towards　the　Lausitz；　keeping　his　eye　upon　Silesia　the　while；　of　course　securing　the　passes　and　strong　places　in　his　passage；　for　defence　of　his　own　rear　at　lowest；　especially　securing　Zittau；　a　fine　opulent　Town；　where　his　chief　Magazine　is；　fed　from　Silesia　now。　The　Army　is　in　good　strength　（guess　30；000）；　with　every　equipment　complete；　in　discipline；　in　health　and　in　heart；　such　as　beseems　a　Prussian　Army；probably　longing　rather；　if　it　venture　to　long　or　wish　for　anything　not　yet　commanded；　to　have　a　stroke　at　those　Austrians　again；　and　pay　them　something　towards　that　late　Kolin　score。
  The　Prince　arrived　at　Jung…Bunzlau；　June　30th；　Winterfeld　with　him；　and；　at　his　own　request；　Schmettau。　The　Austrians　have　not　yet　stirred：　if　they　do；　it　may　be　upon　the　King；　it　may　be　upon　the　Prince：　in　three　or　even　in　two　marches；　Prince　and　King　can　be　together；the　King　only　too　happy；　in　the　present　oppressive　coil　of　doubts；　to　find　the　Austrians　ready　for　a　new　passage　of　battle；　and　an　immediate　decision。　The　Austrians　did；　in　fact；　break　out；　seemingly；　at　first；　upon　the　King；　but　in　reality　upon　the　Prince；　whom　they　judge　safer　game；　and　the　matter　became　much　more　critical　upon　him　than　had　been　expected。
  The　Prince　was　thought　to　have　a　good　judgment　（too　much　talk　in　it；　we　sometimes　feared）；　and　fair　knowledge　in　military　matters。　The　King；　not　quite　by　the　Prince's　choice；　has　given　him　Winterfeld　for　Mentor；　Winterfeld；　who　has　an　excellent　military　head　in　such　matters；　and　a　heart　firm　as　steel；almost　like　a　second　self　in　the　King's　estimation。　Excellent　Winterfeld；but　then　there　are　also　Schmettau；　Bevern　and　others；　possibly　in　private　not　too　well　affected　to　this　Winterfeld。　In　fact；　there　is　rather　a　multitude　of　Counsellers；and　an　ingenuous　fine…spirited　Prince；　perhaps　more　capable　of　eloquence　on　the　Opposition　side；　than　of　condensing　into　real　wisdom　a　multitude　of　counsels；　when　the　crisis　rises；　and　the　affair　becomes　really　difficult。　Crisis　did　rise：　the　victorious　Austrians；　after　such　delay；　had　finally　made　up　their　minds　to　press　this　one　a　little；　this　one　rather　than　the　King；　and　hang　upon　his　skirts；　Daun　and　Prince　Karl　set　out　after　him；　just　about　the　time　of　his　arrival；　〃70；000　strong；〃　the　Prince　hears；　including　plenty　of　Pandours。　Certain　it　is；　the　poor　Prince's　mind　did　flounder　a　good　deal；　and　his　procedures　succeeded　extremely　ill　on　this　occasion。　Certain；　too；　that　they　were　extremely　ill…taken　at　head…quarters：　and　that　he　even　died　soon　after；chiefly　of　broken　heart；　said　the　censorious　world。　It　is　well　known　how　Europe　rang　with　the　matter　for　a　long　while；　and　Books　were　printed；　and　Documents；　and　COLLECTIONS　BY　A　MASTER'S　HAND。　＇　Lettres　Secretes　touchant　la　Deniere　Guerre；　de　Main　de　Maitre；　divisees　en　deux　parties　　（Francfort　et　Amsterdam；　1772）：　this　is　the　Prince's　own　Statement；　Proof　in　hand。　By　far　the　clearest　Account　is　in　　Schmettau's　Leben　　（by　his　Son）；　pp。　353…384。　See　also　Preuss；　ii。　57…61；　and　especially　ii。　407。＇　We；　who　can　spend　but　a　page　or　two　on　it；　must　carefully　stand　by　the　essential　part。
  〃JUNE　30th…JULY　3d；　Prince　at　Jung…Bunzlau；　in　chief　command。　Besides　Winterfeld；　the　Generals　under　him　are　Ziethen；　Schmettau；　Fouquet；　Retzow；　Goltz；　and　two　others　who　need　not　be　of　our　acquaintance。　Impossible　to　stay　there；　thinks　the　Prince；　thinks　everybody；　and　they　shift　to　Neuschloss；　westward　thirty　miles。　July　1st；　Daun　had　crossed　the　Elbe　（Daun　let　us　say　for　brevity；　though　it　is　Daun　and　Karl；　or　even　Karl　and　Daun；　Karl　being　chief；　and　capable　of　saying　so　at　times；　though　Daun　is　very　splendent　since　Kolin）；crossed　the　Elbe　above　Brandeis；　Nadasti；　with　precursor　Pandours；　now　within　an　hour's　march　of　Jung…Bunzlau；and　it　was　time　to　go。
  〃JULY　3d…6th；　At　Neuschloss；　which　is　thought　a　strong　position；　key　of　the　localities　there；　and　nearer　Friedrich　too；　the　Prince　stayed　not　quite　four　days；　shifted　to　Bohm　（BohmISCH）　Leipa；　JULY　7th；rather　off　from　Leitmeritz；　but　a　march　towards　Zittau；　where　the　provisions　are。　'A　bad　change；'　said　the　Prince's　friends　afterwards；　（change　advised　by　Winterfeld；who　never　mentioned　that　circumstance　to　his　Majesty；　many　as　he　did　mention；　not　in　the　best　way！'Prince　gets　to　Bohm　Leipa　July　7th；　stays　there；　in　questionable　circumstances；　nine　days。
  〃Bohm　Leipa　is　still　not　above