〃In　several　Villages　belonging　to　the　Royal　Electoral　privy　Councillor　von　Bruhl　＇who　is　properly　the　fountain　of　all　this　and　of　much　other　misery　to　us；　if　we　knew　it！＇　the　plundering　likewise　had　begun；　and　a　quantity　of　about　a　hundred　swine　＇so　ho！＇　had　been　cut　in　pieces：　but　in　the　midst　of　their　work；　the　Allies　heard　that　these　were　Bruhl　estates；　and　ceased　their　havoc　of　them。　These　accordingly　are　the　only　lands　in　all　this　region　whose　fate　has　been　tolerable。
  〃The　appellation；　every　moment　renewed；　of　'Heretic！'　was　the　courteous　address　from　these　people　to　our　fellow…Christians；　'heretic　dogs　（KETZERISCHE　HUNDE）'　was　a　PRADICAT　always　in　their　mouth。
  〃In　Weischutz；〃　a　mile　or　two　from　us；　up　the　Unstrut；　〃a　French　Colonel　who　wanted　to　ride　out　upon　the　works；　made　the　there　Pastor；　Magister　Schren；　stoop　down　by　way　of　horse…block；　and　mounted　into　the　saddle　from　his　back。　＇Messieurs；　you　will　kindle　the　wrath　of　mankind　some　day；　and　get　a　terrible　plucking；　with　those　high　ways　of　yours！＇
  〃Churches　are　all　smashed；　obscene　songs　were　sung；　in　form　of　litany；　from　the　pulpits　and　altars；　what　was　done　with　the　communion…vessels；　when　they　were　not　worth　stealing；〃is　hideous　to　the　religious　sense；　and　shall　not　be　mentioned　in　human　speech。
  3。　THE　BROGLIO　REINFORCEMENT　COMING　ACROSS　TO　JOIN　SOUBISE；　AND　　　　　PERFORM　AT　ROSSBACH　（Humble　Petition　from　the　Magistrates　of　　　　　　　Sangerhausen；　To　the　King　of　Poland's　Majesty）：
  SANGERHAUSEN；　23d　OCTOBER；　1757。〃Scarcely　had　we；　with　profound　submission　（ALLERUNTERTHANIGST）；　under　date　of　the　13th　current；　represented　to　your　Royal　Majesty　and　Electoral　Translucency　how　heavily　we　were　pressed　down　by　the　forage　requisitions　and　transits　of　troops；　and　the　consequent；　expenditure　in　food；　drinking；　in　oats　and　hay；　which　no　one　pays；when　directly　thereafter；　on　the　14th　of　October；　a　new　French　party；　of　the　Fischer　Corps；〃Fischer　is　a　mighty　Hussar；　scarcely　inferior　to　Turpin；；　and　stands　in　astonishing　authority　with　Richelieu；　and　an　Army　whose　object　is　plunder；　＇Ferdinand's　Correspondente；　SOEPIUS　（　Westphalen；　　i。　40…127）；　&c。　&c。＇〃new　party　of　the　Fischer　Corps；　of　some　sixty　men　and　horse；　arrived　in　the　Town；　demanded　meat；　drink；　oats　aud　hay；　and　all　things　necessary；　which　they　received　from　us；and　not　only　paid　not　one　farthing　for　all　this；　but　furthermore　some　of　them；　instead　of　thanks　to　their　Landlord；　Rossold；　forcibly　broke　up　his　press；　drank　his　brandy；　and　carried　off　a　TOUTE　（gather…all）　with　money　in　it。　From　a　Tanner；　Lindauer　by　name；　they　bargained　for　a　buckskin；　and　having　taken；　would　not　pay　it。　In　the　RATHSKELLER　（Town　Public…house）　they　drank　much　wine；　and　gave　nothing　for　it：　nay　on　marching　off；because　no　mounted　guide　（REITENDER　BOTE）　was　at　hand；　and　though　they　had　before　expressly　said　none　such　would　be　needed；they　rushed　about　like　distracted　persons　（WIE　RASENDE　LEUTE）　in　the　market…place　and　in　the　streets；　beat　the　people；　tumbled　them　about；　and　lugged　them　along；　in　a　violent　manner；　using　abusive　language　to　a　frightful　extent；　and　threatening　every　misfortune。
  〃Hardly　were　we　rid　of　this　confusion　and　astonishment　when；　on　October　21st；　a　whole　swarm　of　horses；　men；　women；　children　and　wagons；　which　likewise　all　belonged　to　the　Fischer　Corps；　and　were　commanded　by　First…Lieutenant　Schmidt；　came　into　our　Town。　This　troop　consisted　of　80　men；　part　infantry；　part　cavalry；　with　some　80　work…horses；　10　baggage…wagons；　and　about　100　persons；　women；　sick　people　and　the　like。　They　stayed　the　whole　night　here；　made　meat；　drink；　corn；　hay　and　whatever　they　needed　be　brought　them；　and　went　off　next　day　without　paying　anything。
  〃Our　Inns　were　now　almost　quite　exhausted　of　forage　in　corn　or　hay；　and　we　knew　not　how　we　were　to　pay　what　had　been　spent；when　the　thirty　French　Light　Cavalry；　of　whom　we；　with　profound　submission；　on　the　13th　HUJUS　gave　your　Royal　Majesty　and　Electoral　Translucency　account；　renewed　their　visit　upon　us；　came；　under　the　command　of　Rittmeister　de　Mocu；　on　the　22d　of　October　＇while　the　baggage…wagons；　work…horses；　women；　sick；　and　so　forth；　were　hardly　gone＇；　towards　evening；　into　the　Town；　consumed　in　meat　and　drink；　oats　and　hay；　and　the　like；　what　they　could　lay　hold　of；　and　next　morning　early　marched　away；　paying；　as　their　custom　is；　nothing。
  〃Not　enough　that；besides　the　great　forage…contribution　（LIEFERUNG）；　which　we　already；　with　profound　submission；　notified　to　your　Royal　Majesty　and　Electoral　Translucency　as　having　been　laid　upon　us；　and　that；　by　order　of　the　Duc　de　Broglio；　a　new　requisition　is　now　laid　on　us；　and　we　have　had　to　engage　for　sixty…　four　more　sacks　of　wheat；　and　thirty…two　of　rye　（as　is　noted　under　head　A；　in　the　enclosed　copy）；there　has　farther　come　on　us；　on　the　part　of　the　Reichs　Army；　from　Kreis…Commissarius　Heldorf　＇whose　Schloss　of　Grost；　we　perceive；　they　have　since　burnt；　by　way　of　thanks　to　him　＇Supra；　No。　2。＇＇；　the　simultaneous　Order　for　instant　delivery　of　Forage　（as　under　head　B；　here　enclosed）！　Thus　are　we；　at　the　appointed　places；　all　at　once　to　furnish　such　quantities；　more　than　we　can　raise；　and　know　not　when　or　where　we　shall；　either　for　what　has　been　already　furnished；　or　for　what　is　still　to　be；　receive　one　penny　of　money：　nay；　over　and　above；　we　are　to　sustain　the　many　marchings　of　troops；　and　provide　to　the　same　what　meat；　drink；　oats；　hay　and　so　on；　they　require；　without　the　least　return　of　payment！
  〃So　unendurable；　and；　taken　all　together；　so　hard　（SIC）　begins　the　conduct　of　these　troops；　that　profess　being　come　as　friends　and　helpers；　to　appear　to　us。　And　Heaven　alone　knows　how　long；　under　a　continuance　of　such　things；　the　subjects　（whom　the　Hail…storm　of　last　year　had　at　any　rate　impoverished）　shall　be　able　to　support　the　same。　We　would；　were　a　reasonable　delivery　of　forage　laid　upon　us　even　at　a　low　price；　and　the　board　and　billet　of　the　marching　troops　paid　to　us　even　in　part；　lay　out　our　whole　strength　in　helping　to　bear　the　burdens　of　the　Fatherland；　but　if　such　things　go　on；　which　will　soon　leave　us　only　bare　life　and　empty　huts；　we　can　look　forward　to　nothing　but　our　ruin　and　destruction。　But；　as　it　is　not　your　Royal　Majesty's　and　Electoral　Translucency's　most　gracious　will　that　we；　your　Most　Supreme　Self's　most　faithful　subjects；　should　entirely　perish；　therefore　we　repeat　our　former　most　submissive　prayer　once　again　with　hot　（SIC）　sorrow　of　mind　to　Highest…the…Same；　and　sob　most　submissively　for　that　help　which　your　Most　Supreme　Self；　through　most　gracious　mediation　with　the　Duc　de　Richelieu；　with　the　Reichs　Army　or　wherever　else；　might　perhaps　most　graciously　procure　for　us。　Who；　in　deepest　longing　thitherwards；　with　the　most　deepest　devotion；　remain〃　＇　Helden…Geschichte；　　iv。　688…691。＇　（NAMES；　unfortunately；　not　given）。
  How　many　Saxons　and　Germans　generallyalas；　how　many　men　universallycry　towards　celestial　luminaries　of　the　governing　kind　with　the　most　deepest　devotion；　in　their　extreme　need；　under　their　unsufferable　injuries；　and　are　truly　like　dogs　in　the　backyard　barking　at　the　Moon。　The　Moon　won't　come　down　to　them；　and　be　eaten　as　green　cheese；　the　Moon　can't！
  4。　DAUPHINESS　AFTER　ROSSBACH。　〃Excise…Inspector　Neitsche；　at　Bebra；　　near　Weissenfels　＇Bebra　is　well　ahead　from　Freiburg　and　the　burnt　　Bridge；　and　a　good　twenty…five　miles　west　of　Weissenfels＇；　writes　　　　To　the　King　of　Poland's　Majesty；　9th　NOVEMBER；　1757：
  〃May　it　please　your　Royal　Majesty　and　Electoral　Translucency；　out　of　your　highest　grace；　to　take　knowledge；　from　the　accompanying　Registers　SUB　SIGNO　MARTIS　＇sign　unknown　to　readers　here＇；　of　the　things　which；　in　the　name　of　this　Township　of　Bebra；　the　Burgermeister　Johann　Adam；　with　the　Raths　and　others　concerned；　have　laid　before　the　Excise…Inspection　here。　As　follows：
  〃It　will　be　already　well　known　to　the　Excise…Inspection　that　on　the　7th　of　November　（A。　C。）　of　the　current　year　＇day　before　yesterday；　in　fact！＇；　the　French　Army　so　handled　this　place　as　to　have　not　only　taken　from　the　inhabitants；　by　open　force；　all　bread　and　articles　of　food；　but　likewise　all　clothes；　beds；　linens　（WASCHE）；　and　other　portable　goods；　that　it　has　broken；　split　to　pieces；　and　emptied　out；　all　chests；　boxes；　presses；　drawers；　has　shot　dead；　in　the　backyards　and　on　the　thatch…roofs；　all　manner　of　feathered…　stock；　as　hens；　geese；　pigeons；　also　carried　forth　with　it　all　swine；　cow；　sheep　and　horse　cattle；　laid　violent　hands　on　the　inhabitants；　clapped　guns；　swords；　pistols　to　their　breast；　and　threatened　to　kill　them　unless　they　showed　and　brought　out　whatever　goods　they　had；　or　else　has　hunted　them　wholly　out　of　their　houses；　shooting　at　them；　cutting；　sticking　and　at　last　driving　them　away；　thereby　to　have　the　freer　room　to　rob　and　plunder：　flung　out　hay　and　other　harvest…stock　from　the　barns　into　the　mud　and　dung；　and　had　it　trampled　to　ruin　under　the　horses；　feet；　nay；　in　fact；　has　dealt　with　this　place　in　so　unpermitted　a　way　as　even　to　the　most　hard…hearted　man　must　seem　compassionable。〃Poor　fellows：　CETERA　DESUNT；　but　that　is　enough！　What　can　a　Polish　Majesty　and　Electoral　Translucency　do？　Here　too　is　a　sorrowful　howling　to　the　Moon。　＇　Helden…Geschichte；　　iv。