ncendiary　mischief　in　the　neighborhood；shoot　far　ahead　into　Prussian　territory：　Platen；　Hordt　with　his　Free…Corps；　are　beautifully　sharp　upon　them；　but　many　beatings　avail　little。　'They　burn　the　town　of　Driesen　＇Hordt　having　been　hard　upon　them　there＇；　town　of　Ratzebuhr；　and　nineteen　villages　around；'burn　poor　old　women　and　men；　one　poor　old　clergyman　especially；　wind　him　well　in　straw…roping；　then　set　fire；　and　leave　him；and　are　worse　than　fiends　or　hyenas。　Not　to　be　checked　by　Platen's　best　diligence；　not；　in　the　end；　by　Platen　and　Dohna　together。　Dohna　（18th　June）　has　risen　from　Stralsund　in　check　of　them；leaving　the　unfortunate　Swedes　to　come　out　＇shrunk　to　about　7；000；　so　unsalutary　their　stockfish　diet　there＇；these　hyena…Cossacks　being　the　far　more　pressing　thing。　Dohna　is　diligent；　gives　them　many　slaps　and　checks；　Dohna　cannot　cut　the　tap…root　of　them　in　two；　that　is　to　say；　fight　Fermor　and　beat　him：　other　effectual　check　there　can　be　none。　＇　Helden…Geschichte；　　v。　149　et　seq。；　Tempelhof；　ii。　135　&c。＇
  〃TSCHOPAU　（in　Saxony）；　21st　JUNE。　Prince　Henri　has　quitted　Bamberg　Country；　and　is　home　again；　carefully　posted；　at　Tschopau　and　up　and　down；　on　the　southern　side　of　Saxony；　with　his　eye　well　on　the　Passes　of　the　Metal　Mountains；where　now；　in　the　turn　things　at　Olmutz　have　taken；　his　clear　fate　is　to　be　invaded；　NOT　to　invade。　The　Reichs　Army；　fairly　afoot　in　the　Circle　of　Saatz；　counts　itself　35；000；　add　15；000　Austrians　of　a　solid　quality；　there　is　a　Reichs　Army　of　50；000　in　all；　this　Year。　And　will　certainly　invade　Saxony；though　it　is　in　no　hurry；　does　not　stir　till　August　come；　and　will　find　Prince　Henri　elaborately　on　his　guard；　and　little　to　be　made　of　him；　though　he　is　as　one　to　two。
  〃CREFELD　（Rhine　Country）；　23d　JUNE。　Duke　Ferdinand；　after　skilful　shoving　and　advancing；　some　forty　or　fifty　miles；　on　his　new　or　French　side　of　the　Rhine；　finds　the　French　drawn　up　at　Crefeld　（June　23d）；　47；000　of　them　VERSUS　33；000：　in　altogether　intricate　ground；　canal…ditches；　osier…thickets；　farm…villages；　peat…bogs。　Ground　defensible　against　the　world；　had　the　47；000　had　a　Captain；　but　reasonably　safe　to　attack；　with　nothing　but　a　Clermont　acting　that　character。　Ferdinand；　I　can　perceive；　knew　his　Clermont；　and　took　liberties　with　him。　Divided　himself　into　three　attacks：　one　in　front；　one　on　Clermont's　right　flank；　both　of　which　cannonaded；　as　if　in　earnest；　but　did　not　prevent　Clermont　going　to　dinner。　One　attack　on　front；　one　on　right　flank；　then　there　was　a　third；　seemingly　on　left　flank；　but　which　winded　itself　round　（perilously　imprudent；　had　there　been　a　Captain；　instead　of　a　Clermont　deepish　in　wine　by　this　time）；　and　burst　in　upon　Clermont's　rear；　jingling　his　wine…glasses　and　decanters；　think　at　what　a　rate；scattering　his　47；000　and　him　to　the　road　again；　with　a　loss　of　men；　which　was　counted　to　4；000　（4；000　against　1；700）；　and　of　honorwhatever　was　still　to　lose！〃　＇Mauvillon；　i。　297…309；　Westphalen；　i。　588…604；　Tempelhof；　&c。　&c。＇
  Ferdinand；　it　was　hoped；　would　now　be　able　to　maintain　himself；　and　push　forward；　on　this　French　side　of　the　Rhine：　and　had　Wesel　been　his　（as　some　of　us　know　it　is　not！）；　perhaps。　he　might。　At　any　rate；　veteran　Belleisle　took　his　measures：dismissal　of　Clermont　Prince　of　the　Blood；　and　appointment　of　Contades；　a　man　of　some　skill；　recall　of　Soubise　and　his　24；000　from　their　Austrian　intentions；　these　and　other　strenuous　measures；and　prevented　such　consummation。　A　gallant　young　Comte　de　Gisors；　only　son　of　Belleisle；　perished　in　that　disgraceful　Crefeld：unfortunate　old　man；　what　a　business　that　of　〃cutting　Germany　in　four〃　has　been　to　you；　first　and　last！
  〃LOUISBURG　（North　America）；　JULY　8th。　Landing　of　General　Amherst's　people　at　Louisburg　in　Cape　Breton；　with　a　view　of　besieging　that　important　place。　Which　has　now　become　extremely　difficult；　the　garrison；　and　their　defences；　military；　naval；　being　in　full　readiness　for　such　an　event。　Landing　was　done　by　Brigadier　Wolfe；　under　the　eye　of　Amherst　and　Admiral　Boscawen　from　rearward；　and　under　abundant　fire　of　batteries　and　musketries　playing　on　it　ahead：　in　one　of　the　surfiest　seas　（but　we　have　waited　four　days；　and　it　hardly　mends）；　tossing　us　about　like　corks；so　that　'many　of　the　boats　were　broken；'　and　Wolfe　and　people　'had　to　leap　out；　breast…deep；'　and　make　fight　for　themselves；　the　faster　the　better；　under　very　intricate　circumstances！　Which　was　victoriously　done；　by　Wolfe　and　his　people；　really　in　a　rather　handsome　manner；　that　morning。　As　were　all　the　subsequent　Siege…operations；　on　land　and　on　water；　by　them　and　the　others：till　（August　8th）　the　Siege　ended：　in　complete　surrender；positively　for　the　last　time　（Pitt　fully　intends）；　no　Austrian　Netherlands　now　to　put　one　on　revoking　it！　＇General　Amherst's　DIARY　OF　THE　SIEGE　（in　　Gentleman's　Magazine；　　xxviii。　384…389）。＇
  〃These　are　pretty　victories；　cheering　to　Pitt　and　Friedrich；　but　the　difficult　point　still　is　that　of　Fermor。　Whose　Cossacks；　and　their　devil…like　ravagings；　are　hideous　to　think　of：　unrestrainable　by　Dohna；　unless　he　could　cut　the　root　of　them；　which　he　cannot。　JUNE　27th　＇while　Colonel　Mosel；　with　his　3；000　wagons；　still　only　one　stage　from　Troppau；　was　so　busy＇；　slow　Fermor　rose　from　Konitz；　began　hitching　southward；　southward　gradually　to　Posen；a　considerably　stronger　Polish　Town；　on　the　edge　both　of　Brandenburg　and　of　Silesia；and　has　been　sitting　there；　almost　ever　since　our　entrance　into　Bohemia；　his　Cossacks　burning　and　wasting　to　great　distances　in　both　Countries；　no　deciding　which　of　them　he　meant　to　invade　with　his　main　Army。　Sits　there　almost　a　month；　enigmatic　to　Dohna；　enigmatic　to　Friedrich：　till　Friedrich　decides　at　last　that　he　cannot　be　suffered　longer；　whichever　of　them　he　mean；　and　rises　for　Silesia　（August　2d）。　Precisely　about　which　day　Fermor　had　decided　for　Brandenburg；　and　rolled　over　thither；　towards　Custrin　and　the　Frankfurt…on…Oder　Country；　heralded　by　fire　and　murder；　as　usual。〃
  Friedrich's　march　to　Landshut　is；　again；　much　admired。　Daun　had　beset　the　three　great　roads；　the　two　likeliest　especially；　with　abundant　Pandours；　and　his　best　Loudons　and　St。　Ignons：　Friedrich；　making　himself　enigmatic　to　Daun；　struck　into　the　third　road　by　Skalitz；　Nachod；　circuitous；　steep；　but　lying　Glatz…ward；　handy　for　support　of　various　kinds。　He　was　attempted；　once　or　more；　by　Pandours；　but　used　them　badly；　fell　in　with　Daun's　old　abatis　（well　wind…dried　now）；　in　different　places；　and　burnt　them　in　passing。　And　in　five　days　was　in　Kloster…Grussau；　safe　on　his　own　side　of　the　Mountains　again。　One　point　only　we　will　note；　in　these　Pandour　turmoilings。　From　Skalitz；　the　first　stage　of　his　march；　he　answers　a　Letter　of　Brother　Henri's：
  TO　PRINCE　HENRI　（at　Tachopau　in　Saxony）。　〃What　you　write　to　me　of　my　Sister　of　Baireuth　＇that　she　has　been　in　extremity；　cannot　yet　write；　and　must　not　be　told　of　the　Prince　of　Prussia's　death　lest　it　kill　her＇　makes　me　tremble！　Next　to　our　Mother；　she　is　what　I　have　the　most　tenderly　loved　in　this　world。　She　is　a　Sister　who　has　my　heart　and　all　my　confidence；　and　whose　character　is　of　price　beyond　all　the　crowns　in　this　universe。　From　my　tenderest　years；　I　was　brought　up　with　her：　you　can　conceive　how　there　reigns　between　us　that　indissoluble　bond　of　mutual　affection　and　attachment　for　life；　which　in　all　other　cases；　were　it　only　from　disparity　of　ages；　is　impossible。　Would　to　Heaven　I　might　die　before　her；and　that　this　terror　itself　don't　take　away　my　life　without　my　actually　losing　her！〃　＇　OEuvres　de　Frederic；　　xxvi。　179；　〃Klenny；　near　Skalitz；　3d　August；　1758；〃　Henri's　Letter　is　dated　〃Camp　of　Tschopau；　28th　July〃　（ib。　277）。＇　。。。
  At　Grussau　（August　9th）　he　writes　to　his　dear　Wilhelmina　herself：　〃O　you；　the　dearest　of　my　family；　you　whom　I　have　most　at　heart　of　all　in　this　world；for　the　sake　of　whatever　is　most　precious　to　you；　preserve　yourself；　and　let　me　have　at　least　the　consolation　of　shedding　my　tears　in　your　bosom！　Fear　nothing　for　US；　and〃　O　King；　she　is　dying；　and　I　believe　knows　it；　though　you　will　hope　to　the　last！　There　is　something　piercingly　tragical　in　those　final　Letters　of　Friedrich　to　his　Wilhelmina；　written　from　such　scenes　of　wreck　and　storm；　and　in　Wilhelmina's　beautiful　ever…loving　quiet　Answers；　dictated　when　she　could　no　longer　write。　＇〃July　18th〃　is　the　last　by　her　hand；　and　〃almost　illegible；〃still　extant；　it　seems；　though　withheld　from　us。　Was　received　at　Grussau　here；　and　answered　at　some　length　（　OEuvres；　　xxvii。　i。　316）；　according　to　the　specimen　just　given。　Two　more　of　hers　follow；　and　four　of　the　King's　（ib。　317…322）。　Nearly　meaningless；　as　printed　there；　without　commentary　for　the　unprepared　reader。＇
  Friedrich　had　last　left　Grussau　April　18th；　he　has　returned　to　it　August　8th：　after　sixteen　weeks　of　a　very　eventful　absence。　In　Grussau　he　stayed　two　whole　days；busy　enough　he；　probably；　though　his　people　were　resting！　August　10th　he　draws　up；　for　Prince　Henri；　〃under　seal　of　the　most　absolute　secrecy；〃　and　with　admirable　business…like　strictness；　brevity　and　clearness；　forgetting　nothing　useful；　remembering　nothing　useless；　a　Paper　of　Directions　in　case　of　a　certain　event：　〃I　march　to…morrow　against　the　Russians：