NeisseliesdeepenoughinPrussianenvironment；likeBrieg，likeGlogau，strictlyblockaded；ourpoststhereabouts，amongtheMountains，thoughttobeimpregnable。Nevertheless，whatnewthingisthis？HereareswarmsoflooseHussar—Pandourpeople，wildAustrianIrregulars，whocomepouringoutofGlatzCountry；
disturbingthePrussianpoststowardsthatquarter；anddonotletuswantforSmallWar（KLEINEKRIEG）socalled。GeneralBrowne，itappears，isgotbacktoGlatzatthisearlyseason，heandaGeneralLentulusbusythere；andthesearethecomplimentstheysend！Averytroublesomesetoffellows，infestingone’spurlieusinwingedpredatoryfashion；swoopingdownlikeacloudofvulturousharpiesonthesudden；fierceenough，ifthechancefavor；thentowingagain，ifitdonot。Communication，especiallyreconnoitring，isnotsafeintheirneighborhood。PrussianInfantry，eveninsmallparties，generallybeatsthem；PrussianHorsenot，butisoftenerbeaten，——notdrilledforthisrabbleandtheirways。Inpitchedfighttheyarenotdangerous，ratheraredespicabletothedisciplinedman；butcan，onoccasion，doagreatdealofmischief。
Thus，itwasnotlongafterFriedrich’scomingintotheseparts，whenhelearntwithsorrowthataBodyof\"500Horseand500Foot\"
（orsayitwereonly300ofeachkind，whichisthefact[Orlich，i。79；OEuvresdeFrederic，ii。68。]）hadeludedourpostsintheMountains，andactuallygotintoNeisse。
\"TheFootwillbeoflittleconsequence，\"writesFriedrich；