ey　came；　and　now　they　were　off；　wrong　side　foremost！　I　saw　how　it　was。　And　ever　after　him；　the　flood　of　them　ran；　Highroad　not　broad　enough；an　hour　and　more　before　it　ended。　Such　a　pell…mell；　such　a　welter；　cavalry　and　musketeers　all　jumbled：　our　King　must　have　given　them　a　dreadful　lathering。　That　is　what　they　have　got　by　their　bragging　and　their　lying；for；　your　Excellenz；　these　people　said　too；　'Our　King　was　forsaken　by　his　own　Generals；　all　his　first　people　had　gone　and　left　him：'　what　I　never　in　this　world　will　believe。〃　KING　（not　liking　even　rumor　of　that　kind）。　〃There　you　are　right；　never　can　such　a　thing　be　believed　of　my　Army。〃　LANDLORD　（whom　this　〃MY〃　has　transfixed）。　〃MEIN　GOTT；　you　are　our　GNADIGSTER　KONIG　（most　gracious　King）　yourself！　Pardon；　pardon；　if；　in　my　stupidity；　I　have〃　KING。　〃No；　you　are　an　honest　man：probably　a　Protestant？〃　LANDLORD。　〃JOA；　JOA；　IHR　MAJESTAT；　I　am　of　your　Majesty's　creed！〃
  Crack…crack！　At　this　point　the　Dialogue　is　cut　short　by　sudden　musket…shots　from　the　woody　fields　to　right；　crackle　of　about　twelve　shots　in　all；　which　hurt　nothing　but　some　horse's　feet；had　been　aimed　at　the　light；　and　too　low。　Instantly　the　light　is　blown　out；　and　there　is　a　hunting　out　of　Croats；　Lissa　or　environs　not　evacuated　yet；　it　seems；　and　the　King's　Entrance　takes　place　under　volleyings　and　cannonadings。
  King　rides　directly　to　the　Schloss；　which　is　still　a　fine　handsome　house；　off　the　one　street　of　that　poor　Village；north　side　of　street；　well　railed　off；　and　its　old　ditches　aud　defences　now　trimmed　into　flower…plots。　The　Schloss　is　full　of　Austrian　Officers；　bustling　about；　intending　to　quarter；　when　the　King　enters。　They；　and　the　force　they　still　had　in　Lissa；　could　easily　have　taken　him：　but　how　could　they　know？　Friedrich　was　surprised；　but　had　to　put　the　best　face　on　it。　＇In　Kutzen　（pp。　121；　209　et　seq。）　explanation　of　the　true　circumstances；　and　source　of　the　mistake。＇　〃BON　SOIR；　MESSIEURS！〃　said　he；　with　a　gay　tone；　stepping　in：　〃Is　there　still　room　left；　think　you？〃　The　Austrians；　bowing　to　the　dust；　make　way　reverently　to　the　divinity　that　hedges　a　King　of　this　sort；　mutely　escort　him　to　the　best　room　（such　the　popular　account）；　and　for　certain　make　off；　they　and　theirs；　towards　the　Bridge；　which　lies　a　little　farther　east；　at　the　end　of　the　Village。
  Weistritz　or　Schweidnitz　Water　is　a　biggish　muddy　stream　in　that　part；　gushing　and　eddying；　not　voiceless；　vexed　by　mills　and　their　weirs。　Some　firing　there　was　from　Croats　in　the　lower　houses　of　the　Village；　and　they　had　a　cannon　at　the　farther　bridge…end；　but　they　were　glad　to　get　away；　and　vanish　in　the　night；　muddy　Weistritz　singing　hoarse　adieu　to　their　cannon　and　them。　Prussian　grenadiers　plunged　indignant　into　the　houses；　made　short　work　of　the　musketries　there。　In　few　minutes　every　Croat　and　Austrian　was　across；　or　silenced　otherwise　too　well；　Prussian　cannon　now　going　in　the　rear　of　them；　and　continuing　to　go；such　had　been　the　order；　〃till　the　powder　you　have　is　done。〃　Fire　of　musketry　and　occasional　cannon　lasts　all　night；　from　the　Lissa　or　Prussian　side　of　the　River；〃lest　they　burn　this　Bridge；　or　attempt　some　mischief。〃　A　thing　far　from　their　thoughts；　in　present　circumstances。
  The　Prussian　host　at　Saara；　hearing　these　noises；　took　to　its　arms　again；　and　marched　after　the　King。　Thick　darkness；　silence；　tramp；　tramp：a　Prussian　grenadier　broke　out；　with　solemn　tenor　voice　again；　into　Church…Music；　a　known　Church…Hymn；　of　the　homely　TE…DEUM　kind；　in　which　five…and…twenty　thousand　other　voices；　and　all　the　regimental　bands；　soon　join：
  〃Nun　dunket　alle　Gott　　　　　　　　　　　Mit　Herzen；　Mund　und　Handen；　　　　　　　　　　　Der　grosse　Dinge　thut　　　　　　　　　　　An　uns　und　allen　Enden。〃　　＇Muller；　p。　48。＇
  〃Now　thank　God；　one　and　all；　　　　　　　　　　　With　heart；　with　voice；　with　hands…a；　　　　　　　　　　　Who　wonders　great　hath　done　　　　　　　　　　　To　us　and　to　all　lands…a。〃
  And　thus　they　advance；　melodious；　far…sounding；　through　the　hollow　Night；　once　more　in　a　highly　remarkable　manner。　A　pious　people；　of　right　Teutsch　stuff；　tender　though　stout；　and；　except　perhaps　Oliver　Cromwell's　handful　of　Ironsides；　probably　the　most　perfect　soldiers　ever　seen　hitherto。　Arriving　at　the　end　of　Lissa；　and　finding　all　safe　as　it　should　be　there；　they　make　their　bivouac；　their　parallelogram　of　two　lines；　miles　long　across　the　fields；　left　wing　resting　on　Lissa；　right　on　Guckerwitz；　andhaving；　I　should　think；　at　least　tobacco　to　depend　on；　with　abundant　stick…　fires；　and　healthy　joyful　heartspass　the　night　in　a　thankful；　comfortable　manner。
  Leuthen　was　the　most　complete　of　all　Friedrich's　victories；　two　hours　more　of　daylight；　as　Friedrich　himself　says；　and　it　would　have　been　the　most　decisive　of　this　century。　＇　OEuvres　de　Frederic；　　iv。　167。＇　As　it　was；　the　ruin　of　this　big　Army；　80；000　against　30；000；　＇〃89；200　was　the　Austrian　strength　before　the　Battle〃　（deduct　the　Garrisons　of　Schweidnitz　and　Liegnitz）：　Preuss；　ii。　109　（from　the　STAFF…OFFICERS）。＇　was　as　good　as　total；　and　a　world　of　Austrian　hopes　suddenly　collapsed；　and　all　their　Silesian　Apparatus；　making　sure　of　Silesia　beyond　an　IF；　was　tumbled　into　wreck；by　this　one　stroke　it　had　got；　smiting　the　corner…stone　of　it　as　if　with　unexpected　lightning。　On　the　morrow　after　Leuthen；　Friedrich　laid　siege　to　Breslau；　Karl　had　left　a　garrison　of　17；000　in　it；　and　a　stout　Captain；　one　Sprecher；　determined　on　defence：　such　interests　hung　on　Breslau；　such　immensities　of　stores　were　in　it；　had　there　been　nothing　else。　Friedrich；　pushing　with　all　his　strength；　in　spite　of　bad　weather　and　of　Sprecher's　industrious　defence；　got　it　in　twelve　days。　＇7th…19th　December：　DIARIUM；　&c。　of　it　in　　Helden…　Geschichte；　　iv。　955…961。＇　Sprecher　had　posted　placards　on　the　gallows　and　up　and　down；　terrifically　proclaiming　that　any　man　convicted　of　mentioning　surrender　should　be　instantly　hanged：　but　Friedrich's　bombardment　was　strong；　his　assaults　continual；　and　the　ditches　were　threatening　to　freeze。　On　the　seventh　day　of　the　siege；　a　Laboratorium　blew　up；　on　the　ninth；　a　Powder…Magazine；　carrying　a　lump　of　the　rampart　away　with　it。　Sprecher　had　to　capitulate：　Prisoners　of　War；　we　17；000；　our　cannons；　ammunitions　（most　opulent；　including　what　we　took　from　Bevern　lately）；　these；　we　and　Breslau　altogether；　alas；　it　is　all　yours　again。　Liegnitz　Garrison；　seeing　no　hope；　consented　to　withdraw　on　leave。　＇26th　December：　　Helden…Geschichte；　　iv。　1016。＇　Schweidnitz　cannot　be　besieged　till　Spring　come：　except　Schweidnitz；　Maria　Theresa；　the　high　Kaiserinn；　has　no　foot　of　ground　in　Silesia；　which　she　thought　to　be　hers　again。　Gone　utterly；　Patents　and　all；　Schweidnitz　alone　waiting　till　spring。　To　the　lively　joy　of　Silesia　in　general；　to　the　thrice…　lively　sorrow　and　alarm　of　certain　individuals；　leading　Catholic　Ecclesiastics　mainly；　who　had　misread　the　signs　of　the　times　in　late　months！　There　is　one　Schaffgotsch；　Archbishop　or　head…man　of　them；　especially；　who　is　now　in　a　bad　way。　Never　was　such　royal　favor；　never　such　ingratitude；　say　the　Books　at　wearisome　length。　Schaffgotsch　was　a　showy　man　of　quality；　nephew　of　the　quondam　Austrian　Governor；　whom　Friedrich；　across　a　good　deal　of　Papal　and　other　opposition；　got　pushed　into　the　Catholic　Primacy；　and　took　some　pains　to　make　comfortable　there；Order　of　the　Black　Eagle；　guest　at　Potsdam；　and　the　like；having　a　kind　of　fancy　for　the　airy　Schaffgotsch；　as　well　as　judging　him　suitable　for　this　Silesian　High…Priesthood；　with　his　moderate　ideas　and　quality　ways；which　I　have　heard　were　a　little　dissolute　withal。　To　the　whole　of　which　Schaffgotsch　proved　signally　traitorous　and　ingrate；　and　had　plucked　off　the　Black　Eagle　（say　the　Books；　nearly　breathless　over　such　a　sacrilege）　on　some　public　occasion；　prior　to　Leuthen；　and　trampled　it　under　his　feet；　the　unworthy　fellow。　Schaffgotsch's　pathetic　Letter　to　Friedrich；　in　the　new　days　posterior　to　Leuthen；　and　Friedrich's　contemptuous　inexorable　answer；　we　could　give；　but　do　not：　why　should　we？　O　King；　I　know　your　difficulties；　and　what　epoch　it　is。　But；　of　a　truth；　your　airy　dissolute　Schaffgotsch；　as　a　grateful　〃Archbishop　and　Grand…Vicar；〃　is　almost　uglier　to　me　than　as　a　Traitor　ungrateful　for　it；　and　shall　go　to　the　Devil　in　his　own　way！　They　would　not　have　him　in　Austria；　he　was　not　well　received　at　Rome；　happily　died　before　long。　＇Preuss；　ii。　113；　114；　Kutzen；　pp。　12；　155…160；　for　the　real　particculars。＇　Friedrich　was　not　cruel　to　Schaffgotsch　or　the　others；　contemptuously　mild　rather；　but　he　knew　henceforth　what　to　expect　of　them；　and　slightly　changed　this　and　that　in　his　Silesian　methods　in　consequence。
  Of　Prince　Karl　let　us　add　a　word。　On　the　morrow　after　Leuthen；　Captain　Prince　de　Ligne　and　old　Papa　D'Ahremberg　could　find　little　or　no　Army；　they　stept　across　to　Grabschen；　a　village　on　the　safe　side　of　the　Lohe；　and　there　found　Karl　and　Daun：　〃rather　silent；　both；　one　of　them　looking；　'Who　would　have　thought　it！'　the　other；　'Did　n't　I　tell　you？'〃and　knowing　nothing；　they　either；　where　the　Army　was。　Army　was；　in　fact；　as　yet　nowhere。　〃Croat　fellows；　in　this　Farmstead　of　ours；〃　says　De　Ligne；　〃had　fallen　to　shooting　pigeons。〃　The　night　had　been　unusually　dark；　the　Austrian　Army　had　squatted