APRIL18th。\"……LordStratford[tomeanunknownLordship}andheadsofOppositionwouldliketoascertainwhatHotham’soffertotheKingofPrussiaIS。\"
Truly，yes；theymeantoaskinParliament（aspoorgamblersinthatCockpitarewont），’Andwhydidnotyoumaketheoffersooner，then？FriendshipwithhisPrussianMajesty，lastyear，wouldhavesavedthewholeofthatlargeWaterspoutabouttheMeadowsofClamei！Nayneedwe，afewmonthsago，havespentsuchloadsofgoldsubsidizingthoseHessiansandDanesagainsthim？
ThetreasuresofthisCountrygoastrangeroad，Mr。Speaker！
Whatistheuseofourindustriesandriches？’Heavens，yes，what！
Butwecontinuetoexcerptandinterpret:——
Reichenbach\"hassaidnothingofthistohisPrussianMajesty，Reichenbachhasnot；toodangerousinownpresentdown—pressedstate:——thoughamazinglyexactalwaysinnews，andattachedtohisPrussianMajestyasmortalseldomwas。NeedhefeartheirnewHotham，then？DoesnotfearHotham，nothehim，beingamansocarefuloftruthinhisnews。Darenot，however，nowsendanyintelligenceabouttheRoyalFamilyhere；PrussianMajestyhavingorderedhimnottowritegossiplikeaspitefulwoman:Whatishetodo？Instructhim，OmyAmiable。
\"Knowfortherest，andbeawareofit，OAmiable，thatQueenCarolinehereisofopinion，TheAmiableGrumkowshouldbeconciliated；andthatQueenSophieandHothamareunderstoodtohavebeentryingit。Donotabandonme，OAmiable；nayIknowyouwillnot，youandSeckendorf，never，thoughIamapoorman。
\"Havefoundoutacuriousstory，HISTOIREFORTCRIEUSE，——aboutoneofPrinceFred’samourettes。\"StorywhichthisEditor，inthenameofthewholehumanspecies，willtotallysuppress，andsweepintothecesspool，toheraldReichenbachthither。ExceptonlythatthiscorollarybytheDuchessofKendalmaybeappendedtothething:——
\"DuchessofKendal[Hop—poleEMERITA，nowgonetodevotion，whomweknow，piouslyturnsuphereyesatsuchdoings]，thinksthePrincessWilhelminawillhaveabadlifeofitwithFred，andthatshe’willneedthewisdomofSolomontogetonhere。’Notagoodbargain，thisPrinceFredandhisSister。Adissolutefellowhe，notlikedbythePublic\"（Ishouldhope）。’ThenastoPrincessAmelia，she，whowasalwayshaughty，beginstogiveherselfairsuponthePrince—RoyalofPrussia；sheisasill—temperedasherFather，andstillmoregiventobackbiting（PLUSRAILLEUSE），andwillgreatlydispleasethePotsdamMajesty。’
Thesearecheeringthoughts。\"ButwhatistobecomeofNosti？
FaithfultohisGrumkow，tohisSeckendorf——tohispairofsheep—stealers，poordog。Butiftroublerise；——oh，atleastdonothangme，yeincomparablepair！\"——
THEHOTHAMDESPATCHES。
SlaveNosti’sterrors，couldheseebehindthescenes，arewithoutfoundation！thetremendousHothamNegotiation，allablazeatthatCharlottenburgDinner，issunklowenoughintothesmokingstate，threateningtogooutaltogether。Smoketheremaystillbe，perceptiblevestigesofsmoke；whichindeed，foralongtime，fitfullycontinued:but，atthetimewhileNosti，quakingineveryjointofhim，writestheseterrors，Hothamperceivesthathiserrandisvain；thatproperlytherehasasgoodasextinctionsupervened。April3dwastheflame—point；whichlastedinitsbrightnessonlyforafewdaysorhours。Aprilisnotgone，orhalfgone，whenflaminghasquiteceased，andtheuseofbellows，neversojudicious，isbecomingdesperate:andlongbeforetheendofMay，noredistobeseenintheaffairatall，andtheverybellowsarelaiddown。
Here——aretheepochs:riddledoutofsuchamassofextinctrubbishashumannatureseldomhadtodealwith；——herearecertainextractsinagreatlycondensedstate，fromtheauthenticvoluminousHothamDespatchesandResponses；——whichmayconvenientlyinterrupttheNostiBabblementatthispoint。
TOMYLORDTOWNSHENDATLONDON:
ExcellencyHothamLOQUITUR（inagreatlycondensedform）。
BERLIN，12thAPRIL，1730。\"……OfoneortwonoteworthypointsIhavetoappriseyourLordship。SosoonashisMajestywassober，hefoundthathehadgonetoofaratthatgranddinnerofMonday3d；andwasinverybadhumorinconsequence。Crown—PrincehaswrittenfromPotsdamtohisSister，’NodoubtIamleftherelesttheEnglishwindgetatme（depeurqueleventanglaisnemetouchat）。’SawKingatParade，whowasalittlevague；’isgivingmattershisconsideration。’MajestyhassaidtoBorckandKnyphausen，’IftheywanttheDouble—Marriage，andtodetachmefromtheKaiser，letthemproposesomethingaboutJulichandBerg。’Sitsthewindinthatquarter？Kinghassaidsince，tooneMarschall，aPrivate—Secretarywhoisinourinterest:’IhatemySon，andmySonhatesme:wearebestasunder；——letthemmakehimSTATTHALTER（Vice—regent）ofHanover，withhisPrincess！’
CommissionmightbemadeoutinthePrincessAmelia’sname；
properconditionstied，andsoon:——Knyphausensuggestsitcouldbedone。Knyphausenistruetous；buthestandsalone[notalone，butcannotmuchhelp]；doesnotevenstirintheNOSTIorST。—MARY—AXEAffairasyet。\"
PrinceFriedrichtobeSTATTHALTERinHanoverwithhisEnglishPrincess？ThatwouldsavetheexpenseofanEstablishmentforhimathome。ThathasbeensuggestedbytheKnyphausenorEnglishparty:andnodoubtitlookedflatteringtohisPrussianMajestyformoments。ThismaybecalledEpochfirst，afterthatgrandCharlottenburgDinner。
ThenastotheNOSTIAffair，inwhichKnyphausen\"doesnotstirasyet，\"——thefactis，itwasonlyputintoKnyphausen’shandsthedaybeforeYESTERDAY，aswesoondiscover；andKnyphausenisnotsosureaboutitassomeare！ThatHothamDespatchisofWednesday，12thApril。AndnottillyesterdaycouldGuyDickensreportperformanceoftheotherimportantthing。CaptainGuyDickens，abriskhandymilitaryman，SecretarytoDubourgaythisgoodwhilepast，\"HasdulyreceivedfromHeadquartersthesuccessiveNOSTI—GRUMKOWdocuments，caughtupinSt。MaryAxe；
hasnowdeliveredthemtoKnyphausen，tobelaidbeforehisPrussianMajestyinagoodhour；andwouldfain（Tuesday，April11th）hopesomeresultfromthisstep。\"NotforalmostamonthdoesHothamhimselfsayanythingofittothePrussianMajesty，goodhourforKnyphausennothavingcome。Butnow，inregardtothatHanoverStatthaltership，hearTownshend，——condensed，butnotnearlysomuchso，myLordbeingasuccinctmanwhosticksalwayscreditablytothepoint:——
TOTHEEXCELLENCYHOTHAMATBERLIN（fromLordTownshend）。
LONDON，27thAPRIL。\"Yes，youshallhavetheHanoverVice—regency。
WewillsetuptheCrown—PrinceFriedrichinHanoverasdesired；
butwillgivetheCommissiontoourownPrincess，thatbeingmoreconvenientforseveralreasons:Crown—Prince，furthermore，mustpromisetocomeovertoEnglandwhenwerequirehim；ITEMmayrepayusourexpenseshereafter，AstoMarriage—Portions，wewillgivenonewithourPrincess，noraskanywiththeirs。
Bothmarriagesornone。\"Annsoenough。
Alas，nothingcameofthis；PrussianMajesty，inspiteofthrift，perceivingthat，forseveralreasons，itwouldnotdo。
MeanwhileGrumkow，welearnfromasecretsource，[NOSTI，supra（18thApril），p。185；infra，p。101。]hasbeenconsiderablycourtedbyBothamandherPrussianMajesty；QueenCarolinehavingsignifiedfromEngland，Thattheyoughttogainthatknave，——whatpricedidhechargeforhimself？Butthisalsoprovesquiteunavailing；nevercametoPRICING。Andso，——hearHothamoncemore:——
TOLORDTOWNSHENDATLONDON（fromExcellencyHotham）。
BERLIN，18thAPRIL。\"……Grumkowisathorninmyside:onewouldliketodohimsomeserviceinreturn。\"’CannotyoustopanORIGINALLetterofhis’（wehaveonlydecipheredCopiesasyet）tothatReichenbachorNOSTI，’strongenoughtobreakhisback？——
Theywilltry。HothamcontinuesinnextDespatch:——
BERLIN，22dAPRIL。\"DinedwiththeKingagain；Crown—Princewaspresent:dreadfullydejected，——’atwhichonecannothelpbeingmoved；thereissomethingsoengaginginthePrince，andeverybodysayssomuchgoodofhim。’\"HearHotham！Whoagain，threedaysafter，saysofourFritz:’IfIamnotmuchmistaken，thisyoungPrincewillonedaymakeaveryconsiderablefigure。’\"WishwecouldmanagetheMarriage；butthisGrumkow，this\"——CannottheycontrivetosendanORIGINALstrongenough？
Alas，fromthesamesecretsourcewelearn，withinaweek，thatGrumkow’sbackisverystrong；theTobacco—Parliamentinfullblastagain，andSeckendorf’sCouriersgallopingtoViennawiththebestnews。NayhisMajestylooksexpressly\"souruponHotham，\"
ordoesnotlookatall；willnotevenspeakwhenheseeshim；——
forareasonweshallhear。[NOSTI，infra（29thApril），p。191。]
canit，bethoughtthatanyliberalityinuseofthebellowsorotherfire—implementswillnowavailwithhisMajesty？
SECONDANDLASTPEEPINTOTHENOSTI—GRUMKOW
CORRESPONDENCECAUGHTUPINST。MARYAXE。
ButatthispointletourTwoRooksrecommencealittle:Nosti，onthe18th，weleftquakingineveryjointofhim；——andgoodnewswasalmostatthedoor，hadafflictedNostiknownit。Grumkow’sstrain（suppressedbyushere），allthiswhile，isingeneral，almosteversincetheblazeofthatHothamDinnerwentoffintorepentantheadache:’Pshaw，don’tfear！’Nayafterafortnightorso，itisagain:’Steady！weareallright？’Tobacco—ParliamentandtheRoyalImaginationmakingsuchprogress。ThisisstillbutthethirdweeksincethatgrandDinneratCharlottenburg:——
TOTHEEXCELLENZREICHENBACHATLONDON（fromGrumkow）。
BERLIN，22dAPRIL。’KingwantstogetridofthePrincess’
Wilhelmina，’whoisgrownlean，ugly，withpimplesonherface（quiestdevenuemaigre，laide，couperosee，’
[ThisisoneofthesentencesWilhelminahasgotholdof（Wilhelmina，i。234）。]——dog:willnobodyhorsewhipthatlieoutofhim！）——’judgewhatatreatthatwillbetoaPrinceofWales，whohashisamourettes！’Allisright，Nosti，isitnot？
BERLIN，25thAPRIL。\"KingdeclaredtoSeckendorfyesterdayagain，HemightwritetotheKaiser，Thatwhilehelived，nothingshouldeverparthisMajestyfromtheKaiserandhisCause；thattheFrenchdarenotattackLuxembourg，asisthreatened；andiftheydo——！UponwhichSeckendorfdespatchedaCouriertoVienna。
\"AstoHotham，heexplainshimselfuponnothing，\"——stalksaboutwithhisnoseintheair，asiftherewerenothingfarthertobeexplained。\"IspokeyesterdayoftheSingleMatch，WilhelminaandPrinceofWales；Kinganswered，evenoftheSingleMatch，Devilflyawaywithit！\"——orastillcoarserphrase。
’MeanwhiletheQueen，thoughattheendofhereighthmonth，ischeeryasafishinwater；[Wilhelminahasthistoo，inadisfiguredstate（i。233）。]andalwaysformsgrandprojectoftotallyruiningSeckendorf，byKnyphausen’sandotherhelp。’
\"Hothamyesterday，glancingatNostinodoubt，saidtotheSIEUR
DEPOTSDAM[cantphrasefortheKing]，’ThatgreatPrinceswereveryunluckytohaveministersthatdurstnotshowthemselvesingoodsociety；fortheresultwas，theysentnothingbutfalsenewsandrumorspickedupincoffee—houses。’\"
\"Coffee—houses？\"answersReichenbach，byandby:\"ReichenbachisinEnglishsocietyofthefirstdistinction，andreceivesvisitsfromLordsandDukes。Thisalltheworldknows\"——tobenothinglikethecase，asTownshendtoohasoccasionallymentioned。
Atanyrate，continuesGrumkow，\"theQueen’sHusbandsaid，aside，toNosti’sFriend，’IseeheisglancingatReichenbach；buthewon’tmakemuchofthat（cynicallyspeaking，neferaquedel抏auclaire）。’Hothamisbynomeansamanofbrilliantmind，andhismannersarerough:butGinkel，\"theDutchman，\"iscleverer（PLUSSOUPLE），andmuchbetterlikedbyNosti’sMaster。\"
ANTISTROPHEsoonfollows；LondonRavenishimselfagain；
——NostiLOQUITUR:——
LONDON，25thAPRIL。\"……Kinghaswrittentome，IAMtoreporttohimanytalktheremaybeintheCourthereabouthisMajesty！
MyAmiableandhisSeckendorf，needtheyaskifNostiwill，andinawaytogivethempleasure？\"……
STROPHE（allegrobytheBerlinRavenorRook，whohasnotyetheardtheabove）；——GrumkowLOQUITUR:——
BERLIN，29thAPRIL。\"……WrongnottowriteentertainingnewsoftheEnglishCourtasheretofore。Kinglikesit。
\"WhatyousayofthePrince—RoyalofPrussia’swritingtotheQueenofEngland，isverycurious；andyoudidwelltosaynothingofittotheFather；thethingbeingofextremedelicacy，andtheproofdifficult。Butitseemslikely。AndIinsinuatedsomethingofittohisMajesty，thedaybeforeyesterday[27thApril，1730，therefore？OnemomentaryglanceofHansardintotheTobacco—Parliament]，asofathingIhadlearnedfromaspy\"（suchmypretence，ONosti）——spy\"whoistheintimatefriendofKnyphausenandplaystraitor:youmayfancythatitstruckterribly。\"Yes！\"AndhisMajestyhaslookedsouruponHothameversince；andpassedaboveanhourincolloquywithSeckendorfandme，insightbothofEnglishHothamandDutchGinkelwithoutspeakingtothem。
\"ItwastrueenoughwhatNostiheardoftheQueen’sfairspeeches，andHotham’s，totheFriendofNosti。Butitisallended:
theQueen’s，weeksago，beinginvain:Hothamtoo，aftersomecivilities，seemsnowindifferent。’ENFIN[’Afin’healwayswritesit，copyingtheindistinctgurgleofhisownhorse—dialect]——AFIN
FILOUTERIETOUTPURE’（wholeofitthimblerig，ontheirpart）。
\"Admirablestory，thatofPrinceFred’samourette[senttothecesspoolbyus，heraldofReichenbachthither]:lethisMajestyknowit，byallmeans。WhattheDuchessofKendal[leantallfemaleinexpensivebrocades，withgiltprayer—books，visibleinthebodytoNostiatthattime]，whattheDuchessofKendalsaystoyouisperfectlyjust；andasthePrincessWilhelminaisveryill—looking[LAIDE，——howdareyousayso，dog？]，Ibelieveshewillhaveabadlifeofit，thePrinceofWalesbeingaccustomedtodaintiermeats。Yestruly，shewill，astheDuchesssays，’needtobewiserthanSolomon’toconciliatethehumorsdownthere（LA
BAS）withthegeniusofhisPrussianMajestyandQueen。——’AsforyourPrincessAmelia，dependuponit，whiletheCommandantofPotsdamlives，shewillnevergetholdofthePrince—Royal，thoughheissofuriouslytakenwiththeBritannicMajesties。’\"
[Continues；inauswertoaNosti\"Caw！Caw！\"whichweomit。]
BERLIN，2dMAY。——\"WishyouhadnottoldtheKingsopositivelythattheEnglishsay，itshallbeDoubleMatchornone。
HothamsaidtotheSwedishAmbassador:’Reichenbach，walkinginthedark，wouldgivehimselfafineknockonthenose（auraitunfurieuxpieddenez），when，’orIF，’thethingwasdonequiteotherwise。’Haveacautionwhatyouwrite。\"
Pooh，pooh！Hothammusthavesaid\"if，\"not\"when；\"Swedeisquiteastray！——Andindeedwewillhereleaveoff，andshutdownthismagazineofrubbish；rightgladtowashourselveswhollyfromit（inthreewaters）forevermore。PossiblyenoughthePrussianDryasdustwill，oneday，printitINEXTENSO，andwiththatlucidityofcommentandarrangementwhichispeculiartohim；
exasperatedreaderswillthenseewhetherIhaveusedthemILLornot，accordingtotheopportunitytherewas！——Here，atanyrate，myreadershallhefreeofit。Indeedhemayperceive，thenegotiationwasbythistimecometoasafepoint，theNosti—Grumkowstriumphant，andtheinterestofthemattermainlyout。Farthertransientanxietiesthisamiablecouplehad，——
traceableinthatlastshortcroakfromGrumkow，——lesttheEnglishmightconsenttothatofthe\"Single—Marriageinthemeantime\"
（whichtheEnglishneverdid，ormeanttodo）。Forexample，thisotherscreechofNosti，whichshallbehisfinallast—screech:——
LONDON，12thMAY。——\"LordTownshendalarminglyhintedtome:
BetterhavedonewithyourGrumkow—and—Seckendorfspeculations:
theill—intentionedareperfectlysuretobefoundoutattheendoftheaccount；andtheirtoolswillgetruinedalongwiththem。
Nostiendeavoredtotalkbiginreply:butheshakesinhisshoesnevertheless；andwithaheartfullofdistractionexclaimsnow，Saveyourselves，saveme！——IfHothamspeakoftheSingle—Marriageonly，itiscertainthePrince—Royalmustmeantorunaway，\"andsomakeitaDoubleoneintime。
Yes，indeed！Buttheseweretransientterrors。Thedayisourown，myGrumkow；yes，ourown，myNosti:——andsoourColloquyofRookeriesshallbesuppressiblehenceforth。
HISMAJESTYGETSSIGHTOFTHEST。—MARY—AXEDOCUMENTS；
BUTNOTHINGFOLLOWSFROMIT。
WehaveonlytoaddwhatHothamreports（Berlin，May6th），Thathe\"hashadaninterviewwithhisMajesty，andspokenoftheSt。—Mary—Axeaffair；KnyphausenhavingfoundamomenttolayitbeforehisMajesty。\"SothattheaboveExcerptsfromSt。MaryAxe（allbutthelasttwo），——theabove，andmanymoresuppressedbyus，——areinhisMajesty’shands:andheisbusystudyingthem；
will，itislikely，producetheminanamazedTobacco—Parliamentoneoftheseevenings！——
Whattheemotionsoftheroyalbreastwereduringtheperusalofthisextraordinarydialogueofbirds，whichhascometohimthroughSt。MaryAxe——？Manifoldprobably:manifold，questionable；
butnottragical，ornotimmediatelyso。Certainlyitisdefinableasthepaltriestbabble；notreasonvisibleinit，norconstructivetreason；butitpainfullyindicates，werehisMajestycandid，ThathisMajestyissubjecttospiesinhisownHouse；
naythatcertainpartiesdoseemtofancytheyhavegothisMajestybythenose，andarepipingtuneswithaneyetohisdancing，thereto。Thisisapainfulthought，which，Ibelieve，doesmuchagitatehisMajestynowandafterwards。——Apainfulthoughtorsuspicion，risingsometimes（inthattemperamentofhis）tothepitchofthehorrible。Ibelieveitoccasionally，everhenceforth，keepshauntingthehighlypoetictemperamentofhisMajesty，noreverquitshimagainatall；stalkingalways，nowandthen，throughthevacantchambersofhismind，inwhatwemaycallthenight—season（ortimeofsolitudeandhypochondriacalreflection），——thoughinbusytimesagain（indaylight，sotospeak）heimpatientlycastsitfromhim。PoorMajesty！
ButfigureGrumkow，figuretheTobacco—ParliamentwhenMajestylaidthesePapersontheTable！AHANSARDofthatnightwouldbeworthreading。ThereisthunderousnoteofinterrogationonhisMajesty’sface；——whataglimmerinthehardpuckeryeyesofFeldzeugmeisterSeckendorf，\"JARNI—BLEU！\"Nodoubt，anexcessivelyastonishedParliament。NothingbutbrassoffacewillnowservetheprincipalHonorableGentlemanthere；butinthathappilyheisnotwanting。
OfcourseGrumkowdeniestheLetterspoint—blank:Mereforgeries，these，oftheEnglishCourt，plottingtoruinyourMajesty’sfaithfulservant，andbringinotherservantstheywilllikebetter！MayhavewrittentoReichenbach，nayindeedhas，thisorthattriflingthing:butthoseCopyistsinSt。MaryAxe，\"deciphering，\"——garbling，manufacturing，tilltheymakearomanceofit，——alas，yourMajesty？Nay，atanyrate，whataretheLetters？GrumkowcanpleadthattheyarethefoolishestinsignificantrubbishofCourt—gossip，nottendinganybadroad，iftheyhaveatendency。Thattheyareadaptedtothenatureofthebeast，andofthesituation，——thishewillcarefullyabstainfromremarking。
WehavenoHANSARDofthisSession；allisconjectureandtobacco—smoke。Whatweknowis，nottheleasteffect，exceptaninternaltrouble，wasproducedontheroyalmindbytheSt。—Mary—AxeDiscovery。SomeQuestiontheremightwellbe，inarticulatelyasyet，ofGrumkow’sfidelity，atleastofhisdiscretion；seedsofsuspicionastoGrumkow，whichmaysproutupbyandby；resolutiontokeepone’seyeonGrumkow。Butthefirstpracticalfruitofthematteris，fiercejealousythattheEnglishandtheircliquedoreallywishtointerfereinourministerialappointments；sothat，forthepresent，Grumkowisfirmerinhisplacethanever。Andprivately，weneednotdoubt，themattercontinuespainfultohisMajesty。
Onethingiscertain，preciselyaweekafter，hisMajesty，——muchfluctuatinginmindevidently，fortheDocument\"hasbeenchangedthreeorfourtimeswithinforty—eighthours，\"——presentshisfinalanswertoHotham。Whichrunstothiseffect（\"outrageous，\"asHothamdefinesit）:——
\"1。ForHanoverandyourgreatliberalityonthatscore，muchobliged；butuponreconsiderationthinkitwillnotdo。
2。MarriageFIRST，PrinceofWalestoWilhelmina，——Consentwithpleasure。3。MarriageSECOND，Crown—PrinceFriedrichwithyourAmelia，——forthatalsoweareextremelywishful，andtrustitwillonedaytakeeffect:butfirsttheseSeville—Treatymatters，anddifferencesbetweentheKaiserandalliedEnglishandFrenchwillrequiretobepulledstraight；thatdone，wewilltreataboutthetermsofMarriageSECOND。Oneindispensablewillbe，——ThattheEnglishguaranteeourSuccessioninJulichandBerg。\"[Hotham’sDespatch，18thMay，1730。]
\"Outrageous\"indeed！——Crown—Princesends，alongwiththis，alovingmessagebyHotham，ofearnestlydeprecatingtenor，totheBritannicMajesty；\"begshisBritannicMajestynottorejecttheKing’sProposals，whatevertheymaybe，——thisforpoorSisterWilhelmina’ssake。’Forthoughhe，theCrown—Prince，wasdeterminedtolosehislifesoonerthanmarryanybodybutthePrincessAmelia，yetifthisNegotiationwerebrokenoff，hisFatherwouldgotoextremitiestoforcehimandhispoorSisterintootherengagements。’\"——Which，alas，whatcanitavailwiththeBritannicMajesty，inregardtosuchoutrageousPropositionsfromthePrussian？
BritannicMajesty’sMinistry，asalways，answersbyreturnofCourier:——\"MAY22d。BothMarriagea，ornone:Sevillehasnoconcernwithboth，morethanwithone:DITTOJulichandBerg，——ofwhichlatterindeedweknownothing，——nor（ASIDETOHOTHAM）meantoknow。\"[Despatch，Whitehall，11thMay（22dbyN。S。]。
WherebyHothamperceivesthatitisasgoodtothrowawaythebellows，andoonsiderthematterextinct。HothammakesreadyforanExcursionintoSaxony，toathingcalledCAMPOFRADEWITZ，orENCAMPMENTOFRADEWITZ；aMilitarySpectacleofnever—imaginedmagnificence，tobegivenbyAugusttheStrongthere，whitheralltheworldiscrowding；——andconsidersanyBusinesshehadatBerlintobeasgoodasdone。
EvidentlyFriedrichWilhelmhasnotbeenmuchwroughtuponbytheSt。—Mary—AxeDocuments！Oneweektheyhavebeenrevolvingintheroyalmind；partofaweekintheSmokingParliament（weknownotwhatdaytheywerelaidonthetablethere，butitmusthavebeenagrandoccurrencewithinthosewalls！）——andthisalready（May13th）istheresultarrivedat:Propositions，changedthreeorfourtimeswithinforty—eighthours，anddefinableatlastas\"outrageous；\"whichinduceHothamtolaydownthebellows，andpreparetogohisways。OurSt。—Mary—Axediscoveryseemstohavenoeffectatall！——
Oneotherpublicresultthereisfromit，andasyetoneonly:
Reichenbach，\"fromcertaincausestheretomovingUs（ausgewissenUnsdazubewegendenGrunden），\"getsaformalLetterofRecall。OstensibleLetter，datedBerlin，13thMay，andsignedFriedrichWilhelm；whichtheEnglishmayreadfortheircomfort。Onlythatalongwiththis，ofthesamedateandsignature，intendedforReichenbach’scomfort，thesameLeatherBagbringsaPrivateLetter（whichDickensoranotherhascontrivedtogetsightofandcopy），apprisingReichenbach，That，unostensibly，hisproceedingsareapprovedof；thatheistocontinueathisposttillfurtherorders，allthesame，\"andkeepwatchontheseMarriages，aboutwhichthereissuchdebatingintheworld（wovoninderWeltsovieldebattirtwird）；thingsbeingstillinthesamestateashalfayearago。
Thatistosay，IamreadyformyDaughter’sMarriagewiththePrinceofWales:butformySon，heistooyoungyet；undhatesdamitkeineEile，weilichGottlobnochzweiSohnehab（noristhereanyhaste，asIhave，thankGod，twoothersons，\"——andathirdooming，ifIknewit）:——\"besidesoneindispensableconditionwillbe，thattheEnglishguaranteeJulichandBerg，\"whichperhapstheyarenotintheleasthurryfor，either！——
WhatdoestheEnglishCourtthinkofthat？Dated\"Berlin，13thMay:\"itisthesamedaywhenhisMajesty’smaturedProposals，\"changedthriceoroftenerwithintheforty—eighthours，\"werehandedtoHothamfortransmissiontohisCourt。AninterestingLeatherBag，thisOrdinaryfromBerlin。Reichenbach，weobserve，willgethisshareofitsometendaysafterthatalarmingrebukefromTownshend；anditwillrelievethepoorwretchfromhisworstterrors:\"Goonwithyoureavesdroppingsasbefore，youalarmedwretch！\"——TheredoesoneDegenfeldbyandby，amanofbetterquality（andonspecialhaste，asweshallsee）comeandsupersedepoorNosti，andsendhimhome:——theretheygiveNostisomeexiguousPension，withhinttodisappearforevermore。Whichhedoes；leavingonlytheseSt。—Mary—AxeDocumentsforhisLifemarkintheHistoryofMankind。
WhattheEnglishAnswertohisMajesty’sProposalsofBerlin，May13th，was，wehavealreadyseen；——dated\"London，22dMay，\"
probablyfewhoursaftertheCourierarrived。Hotham，wellanticipatingwhatitwouldbe，hadalready，aswephrasedit，\"laiddownthebellows；\"lefttheNegotiation，asessentiallyextinct；——andwaspreparingforthe\"CampatRadewitz，\"BritannicMajestybeinganxioustohearwhatFriedriohWilhelmandAugusttheStronghaveonhandthere。
\"TheKingofPrussia’sunsteadinessandwantofresolution，\"
writesHotham（Berlin，20thMay），\"willhinderhimfrombeingeitherveryusefultohisfriends，orveryformidabletohisenemies。\"Andfromthesameplace，justaboutquittingitforRadewitz，hewritesagain，exactlyaweekafter（\"Berlin，27thMay\"），toencloseCopyofaremarkableLetter；remarkabletousalso；——butwhich，heknowsandwe，cannotinfluencetheEnglishAnswernowcloseathand。HereisthecopiedLetter；copiedinGuyDickens’shand；fromwhichwetranslate，——andalsowillgivetheoriginalFrenchinthisinstance，forbehoofofthecurious:——
TOHISEXCELLENCYTHECHEVALIERHOTHAM。
[POTSDAM，EndofMay，1730。]
\"MONSIEUR，——Jecroisquec’estdeladerniereimportancequejevousecrive；etjesuisasseztristed’avoirdeschasesavousdirequejedevroiscacheratoutelaterre:maisilfautfranchircemauvaispasla；etvouscomptantdemesamis，jemeresoudsplusfacilementavousledire。C’estquejesuistraited’unemaniereinouieduRoi，etquejesaisqu’apresentilssetramentdeterribleschosescontremoi，touchantcertainesLettresquej’aiecritesl’hiverpasse，dontjecroisquevousserezinforme。
Enfinpourvousparlerfranchement，lavraieraisonqueleRoiadenevouloirpointdonnerlesmainsaceMariageest，qu’ilmeveuttoujourstenirsurunbaspied，etmefaireenragertoutesavie，quandl’envieluienprend；ainsiilnel’accorderajamais。
Sil’onconsentdevotrecotequecettePrincessesoitaussitraiteeainsi，vouspouvezcomprendreaisementquejeseraiforttristederendremalheureuseunepersonnequej’estime，etderestertoujoursdanslememeetatoujesuis。Pourmoidonejecroisqu’ilvaudroitmieuxfinirleMariagedemaSoeurainsiauparavant，etnepointdemanderauRoiseulementdesassurancessurmonsujet，d’autantplusquesaparolen’yfaitrien:
suffitquejereiterelespromessesquej’aidejafaitauRoimonOncle，deneprendrejamaisd’autreepousequesasecondefillelaPrincessAmelie。Jesuisunepersonnedeparole，quipourrafairereussircequej’avance，pourvuquel’onsefieamoi。Jevouslepromets，etapresentvouspouvezenavertirvotreCour；etjesauraitenirmapromesse。Jesuistoujourstoutavous，FREDERIC。\"
[State—PaperOffice:PrussianDespatches，vol。xli。（enclosedinSirCharlesHotham’sDespatch，Berlin，27th—16thMay，1730）。]
\"Monsieur，——IbelieveitisofthelastimportancethatIshouldwritetoyou；andIamverysadtohavethingstosaywhichI
oughttoconcealfromalltheearth。Butonemusttakethatbadleap；andreckoningyouamongmyfriends，Ithemoreeasilyresolvetoopenmyselftoyou。
\"Thecaseisthis:Iamtreatedinanunheard—ofmannerbytheKing；andIknowthereareterriblethingsinpreparationagainstme，touchingcertainletterswhichIwrotelastwinter，ofwhichI
believeyouareinformed。Inaword，tospeakfranklytoyou，therealsecretreasonwhytheKingwillnotconsenttothisMarriageis，Thathewishestokeepmeonalowfootingconstantly，andtohavethepowerofdrivingmemad，wheneverthewhimtakeshim，throughouthislife；thusheneverwillgivehisconsent。IfitwerepossiblethatyouonyoursidecouldconsentthatyourPrincesstooshouldbeexposedtosuchtreatment，youmaywellcomprehendthatIshouldbeverysadtobringmiseryonaPersonwhomIesteem，andtoremainalwaysinthesamestateasnow。
\"Formyownpart，therefore，IbelieveitwouldbebettertoconcludemySister’sMarriageinthefirstplace，andnot，eventoaskfromtheKinganyassurancesinregardtomine；theratherashiswordhasnothingtodowithit:itisenoughthatIherereiteratethepromiseswhichIhavealreadymadetotheKingmyUncle，NevertotakeanotherwifethanhissecondDaughterthePrincessAmelia。Iamapersonofmyword；andshallbeabletobringaboutwhatIsetforth，providedthereistrustputinme。
Ipromiseityou；andnowyoumaygiveyourCourtnoticeofit；
andIshallmanagetokeepmypromise。Iremainyoursalways。\"
TheCrown—Prince，forWilhelmina’ssakeandeverybody’s，isextremelyanxioustheyshouldagreetotheSingleMarriageintheinterim:buttheEnglishCourt——perhapsfornodeepreason，perhapschieflybecauselittleGeorgehadthewhimofstandinggrandlyimmovableuponhisfirstoffer——neverwouldhearofthat。
WhichwasanangrythoughttotheCrown—Princeinaftertimes，aswesometimesnotice。
Here，tothelikeeffect，isanotherFragmentfromhisRoyalHighness，copiedintheDickenshand，andenclosedinthesameDespatchfromHotham；——givingusaglanceintotheinnerworkshopofhisRoyalHighness，andhishiddenassiduitiesandendeavoringsatthattime:——
\"……Vouspouvezcroirequejeferaitoutcequejepeuxpourfairereussirmonplan；maisl’onn’enremarquerarienemdehors；
——quel’onm’enlaisseagirensuite，jeferaibienmoiseulreussirlereste。Jefinislaparvousassurerencore，Monsieur，quejesuistoutavous。
\"FREDERICPRINCER。\"
\"……YoumaybelieveIwillexertallmyresourcestosucceedinmyplan；buttherewillbenooutwardsignvisible:——leavemetoactinthisway，Iwillmyselfsuccessfullybringitthrough。
Iendbyagainassuringyou，Monsieur，thatIamyoursalways。\"
——Whichagainproducesnoeffect；theEnglishAnswerbeingsteadily，\"BothMarriages，ornone。\"
Andthis，then，iswhattheHothammissioniscometo？
GoodDubourgayishome，recalledaboutamonthago，\"forthesakeofhishealth，\"[Townshend’spoliteDespatchtohim，Whitehall，21stApril，1730。]——goodoldgentleman，nevertobeheardofinDiplomaticHistorymore。DubourgaywentinthefirstdaysofMay；
andthemonthisnotout，whenHothamisofftotheCampofRadewitz；leavinghisNegotiation，asitwere，extinct。TothevisibleregretoftheBerlinpublicgenerally；tothegrievousdisappointmentofQueenSophie，oftheCrown—Princeandsomeothers，——nottospeakofWilhelmina’sfeelings，whichareunknowntous。
RegretfulBerlin，WilhelminaandMammaamongtheothers，had，byaccident，inthesedejectedcircumstances，astrangeSignfromtheHeavensprovidedthem，onenight，——ifwemaybepermittedtonoticeithere。Monday，29thMay；——andpoorQueenSophie，weobservewithal，isinthehandsoftheMONTHLYNURSEsinceTuesdaylast！[\"PrinceFerdinand（herlastchild，FatherofhimwhosefatelayatJenzseventy—sixyearsafterwards），born23dMay，1730。\"]
ST。PETER’SCHURCHINBERLINHASANACCIDENT。
Monday29thMay，1730，FriedrichWilhelmandtheCrown—PrinceandPartywereatPotsdam，sofarontheirwaytowardsRadewitz。
AllispeaceableatPotsdamthatnight:butitwasanightofwildphenomenaatBerlin；orratherofonewildphenomenon，the\"BurningoftheSANCT—PETERSKIRCHE，\"whichheldthewholeCityawakeandinterrorforitslife。DimFassmannbecomesunusuallyluminousonthisaffair（probablyaneye—witnesstoit，pooroldsoul）；andenablesustofishuponeoldNightofBerlinCityanditsvanishedpopulationsintoclearviewagain，ifwelike。
FortwoyearsbackBerlinhadbeendiligentlybuildinganon—plus—ultraofSteeplestothatfineChurchofSt。Peter’s。
HighestSteepleofthemall；oneoftheSteeplesoftheWorld，inamanner；——andBerlinwasnownearendingit。Tower，orshaft，hasbeencompletesometime，interiorfittingsgoingon；andisjustabouttogetitsultimateapex，a\"Crown—Royal\"setonitbywayoffinis。ForhisMajesty，thegreatAEdile，wasmuchconcernedinthething；andhadgivenmaterials，multifarioushelps:
ThreeincomparableBells，especially，werehisgift；melodiousoldBells，ofdistinguishedtone，\"biggerthantheGreatBellofErfurt，\"thanTomofLincoln，——or，asbriefpopularrumorhasit，thebiggestBellsintheWorld，atleastofsuchaTONE。
TheseBellsarehung，silentbutreadyintheirupperchamberoftheTower，andthegiganticCrownorapexistogoon；thenwillthebasket—workofscaffoldingbepeeledaway，andtheSteeplestretch，highandgrand，intotheair，foragesitishoped。
Farotherwise。OnMondayevening，betweeneightandnine，theregatheredthunderoverBerlin；wildtumultoftheelements:
thunder—bolt\"thriceinswiftsuccession\"strucktheunfinishedSteeple；inthe\"hood\"ofwhichmenthereuponnoticedalight，asofastar，orsparkleofthesun；andstraight—way，inspiteoftherain—torrents，thereburstoutblazesofflame。
Blazesunquenchable；grandyetperiloustobehold。Thefire—drumsbeat，thealarm—bellsclanged，andceasednot；allBerlinstrugglingthere，allnight，invain。Suchvolumesofsmoke:
\"theheavenswereblackasifyouhadhungthemwithmortcloth:\"
suchroaringcataractsofflame，\"youcouldhavepickedupacopperdoitatthedistanceof800yards。\"——\"Hiss—s—s！\"whathissingfaraloftisthat？ThatistheincomparablebigBellsmelting。Theretheyvanish，theirfinetonesnevertobetriedmore，andoozethroughthered—hotruin，\"Hush—sh—sht！\"thelastsoundheardfromthem。AndthestemforholdingthatimmenseCrown—royal，——itisabarandbarsofiron，\"weighingsixteenhundred—weight；\"downitcomesthundering，crashingthroughthebellyofSt。Peter’s，thefallofitlikeanearthquakeallround。
Andstillthefire—drumsbeat，andfromallsurvivingSteeplesofBerlingoestheclangorofalarm；\"nonebuttheveryyoungchildrencanhavesleptthatnight，\"saysourvigilantoldfriend。
Windwasawake，too；kindlingtheneighboringstreets；——
stormingtowardsthePowder—Magazine；wherelaborinnumerableArtillerymen，\"busywithhidesfromthetan—pits，withstable—dung，andothermaterial；\"speedtothem，wewillsay！
Fortydwelling—houseswent；butnotthePowder—Magazine；
notBerlinutterly（sotospeak）bythePowder—Magazine。
OnthemorrowSt。Peter’sandneighborhoodlayblack，butstillinwardlyburning；notforthreedaysmorecouldtheruinsbecompletelyquenched。
ThatwasthenewsforFriedrichWilhelm，beforesunrise，onthepointofhisdepartureforMuhlbergandKingAugust’sscenicexhibitions。\"HM；——butwemustgo，allthesame！Wewillrebuildit！\"saidhe。——Andtrulyhedidso。AndthepoliteKingAugust，sorrytohearofthePeterskirche，\"gavehimexcellentsandstonefromthequarriesofPirna，\"says:Fassmann:\"greatblockscameboatingdowntheElbe\"fromthatnotableSaxonSwitzerlandCountry，notabletoreadershereintimecoming；andaretobefound，asashlar，inthemodernSt。Peter’satBerlin；afactwhichthereader，tillPirnabebetterknowntohim，mayrememberifhelikes。[Fassmann，pp。406—409。]
AndnowletustoRadewitzwithoutdelay。
ChapterIII。
CAMPOFRADEWITZ。
TheCampofMuhlberg，calledmoreproperlytheCampofRadewitz，towardswhichFriedrichWilhelm，withEnglishHothamandmanydignitariesarenowgone，wasoneofthesublimestscenicmilitaryexhibitionsinthehistoryoftheworld；leavingallmannerofimitationtournaments，modern\"tin—tournaments，\"outofsight；andperhapsequallingtheFieldoftheClothofGold，orBarbarossa’sMainzTournamentinancienttimes。Itlastedforamonth，regardlessofexpense，——Junemonthoftheyear1730；——andfromfarandwidetheidleofmankindran，bythethousand，toseeit。
Shallthethingbeabolishedutterly，——asperhapswereproper，hadnotourCrown—Princebeenthere，witheyesveryopentoit，andyetwiththoughtsveryshut；——orshallsomeflyingtraceofthebigZerobegiven？Riddlingorscreeningcertaincart—loadsofheavyoldGermanprintedrubbish，[ChieflytheterriblecompilationcalledHelden—StaatsundLebens—Geschichtedes，&c。FriedrichsdesAndern（HistoryHeroical，PoliticalandBiographicalofFriedrichtheSecond），FrankfurtandLeipzig，1759—1760，vol，i。firstHALF，pp。171—210。Therearetenthickandthinhalf—volumes，andperhapsmore。OneofthemosthideousimbroglioseverpublishedunderthenameofBook，——withoutvestigeofIndex，andonpaperthathasnomarginandcannotstandink，——yetwithmanycuriousarticlesstuffedblindlyintotheawfulbellyofit，likejewelsintoarag—sack，orintoTEN
rag—sacksallinone；withfarmoreauthenticitythanyoucouldexpectinsuchcase。Letuscallit，forbrevity，Helden—Geschichte，infuturereferences。]toomittheHothamDespatches，weobtainedthefollowingshovelfulofauthenticparticulars，perhapsnotquiteinsupportabletoexistingmankind。
TheexactsizeoftheCampofRadewitzInowherefindmeasured；
buttojudgeonthemap，[Atp。214。]itmusthavecovered，withitsappendages，sometenortwelvesquaremilesofground。AllontheElbe，rightbankoftheElbe；TownofMuhlberg，chiefTownoftheDistrict，lyingsometenmilesnorthwest；then，notmuchbeyondit，Torgau；andthenfamedWittenberg，allonthenorthwest，fartherdowntheRiver:andontheotherside，MeissenwithitsPotteriesnotfartothesoutheastofyou，uptheRiver，ontheDresdenhand。Nayperhapsmanyofmyreadershaveseentheplace，andnotknown，intheirtouringexpeditions；whicharenowblinderthanever，anddonebysteam，withouteveneyesight，nottosayintelligence。PreciselywheretherailwayfromLeipzigtoDresdencrossestheElbe，——there，ifyouhappentohavedaylight，isaflat，ratherclayeycountry，dirty—greenish，asifdepasturedpartlybygeese；withabigfullRiverElbesweepingthroughit，banksbarishforamileortwo；Riveritselfswift，sleekandofflint—color；notunpleasanttobehold，thusfaronitsjourneyfromtheBohemianGiant—Mountainsseaward:preciselythere，whenyouhavecrossedtheBridge，isthesouth—mostcornerofAugusttheStrong’sEncampment，——vanishednowlikethelastflockofgeesethatsoiledandnibbledtheselocalities；——and，withoutknowingit，youareactuallyuponmemorableground。
Actually，wemaywellsay；apartfromAugustandhisfooleries。
Forherealsoitwas，onthegroundnowunderyoureye，thatKurfurstJohannFriedrichtheMagnanimous，havingbeensurprisedthedaybeforeatpublicworshipintheabovementionedTownofMuhlberg，andcompletelybeatenbyKaiserKarltheFifthandhisSpaniardsandDukeofAlba，did，onMonday25thApril，1547，rideforthasPrisonertomeetthesaidKaiser；andhadtheworstreceptionfromhim，poorman。\"Takepityonme，OGod！Thisiswhatitiscometo？\"themagnanimousbeatenKurfurstwasheardmurmuringasherode。AtsightoftheKaiser，hedismounted，pulledoffhisiron—platedgloves，knelt，andwas:forhumblytakingtheKaiser’shand，tokissit。Kaiserwouldnot；
Kaiserlookedthunderoustornadoonhim，withhandsrigidlyintheverticaldirection。ThemagnanimousKurfurstarosetherefore；
doffedhishat:\"Great—mightiest（GROSSMACHTIGSTER）all—graciousKaiser，IamyourMajesty’sprisoner，\"saidhe，confininghimselftothehistorical。\"IAMKaisernow，then？\"answeredthesullenTornado，withablackbrowandhangingunder—jaw。——\"Irequestmyimprisonmentmaybeprince—like，\"saidthepoorPrince。\"Itshallbeasyourdesertshavebeen！\"——\"Iaminyourpower；youwilldoyourpleasureonme，\"answeredtheother；——andwasledaway，tohardduranceandperiloflifeforfiveyearstocome；hisCousinMoritz，havingexpertlyjockeyedhisElectoraldignitiesandterritoriesfromhimintheinterim；[DeWette，
KursgefassteLebensgeschichtederHerzogezuSachsen
（Weimar，1770），pp。I，33，73。]——aswastoldabove，longsince。
ExpertCousinMoritz:invirtueofwhichsameMoritz，orratherperhapsinVICEofhim，AugusttheStrongisevennowElectorofSaxony；Papist，Pseudo—PapistApostateKingofPoland，andNon—plus—ultraof\"gluttonousRoyalFlunkies；\"doomedtodothesefooleriesonGod’sEarthforatime。Forthesinsofthefathersarevisiteduponthechildren，——inwayslittledreamtofbytheflunkyjudgment，——tothesixthgenerationandfarther。
Trulyenoughthisismemorableground，littleasKingAugust，thinksofit；littleastheidletouriststhink，orthedepasturinggeese，whohappentobethere。
Thetensquaremileshavebeenindustriouslypreparedformanymonthspast；shaved，sweptbythebestengineerscience:
everyvillageofitthoroughlycleaned，atleast；thevillagesallletlodgingsataCalifornianrate；inonevillage，Moritzbyname，[Mapatpage214。]istheslaughter—house，killingoxennightandday；andthebakehouee，with160mealybakerswhoneverrest:inanothervillage，Strohme，istheplayhouseoftheregion；
inanother，Glaubitz，thepost—office:nothingcouldexcelthearrangements；muchsuperior，Ishouldjudge，tothosefortheSiegeofTroy，andotherworld—greatenterprises。Worthyreallyofadmiration，hadthebusinessnotbeenzero。ForeignCourts:
EuropeanDiplomacyatlarge，wonderedmuchwhatcunningschemelayhiddenhere。Noschemeatall，norpurposeonthepartofpoorAugust；onlythatofamusinghimself，andastonishingtheflunkiesofCreation，——regardlessofexpense。ThreetemporaryBridges，threebesidestheregularferryofthecountry，crosstheElbe；
forthehighofficers，dames，damoselsandlordshipsofdegree，andthousandfoldspectators，lodgeonbothsidesoftheElbe:
threeBridges，oneofpontoons，oneofwood—rafts，oneofbarrels；
immenselylong，madefortheoccasion。ThewholeSaxonArmy，30，000horseandfootwiththeirartillery，allinbeautifulbrand—newuniformsandequipments，liesbeautifullyencampedintentsandwoodenhuts，nearbyZeithayn，itsreartotheElbe；
thisisthe\"ARMEELAGER（CampoftheArmy）\"inouroldRubbishBooks。Northwardofwhich，——withtheHeathofGorischstillwellbeyond，andbluishtoyou，inthefartherNorth，——rises，onfavorableground，ahigh\"Pavilion\"elaboratelybuilt，elaboratelypaintedandgilded，withbalconystagesroundit；fromwhichthewholeground，andeverythingdoneinit，issurveyabletospectatorsofrank。
Eastwardagain，orfromthePavilionsoutheastward，attherightflankoftheArmy，whereagainrisesakindofHeight，hardbyRadewitz，favorableforsurvey，——there，builtofsublimesilktents，orsolidwell—paintedcarpentry，thegeneralcolorofwhichisbrightgreen，withgiltknobsandgiltgratingsallabout，isthe:HAUPT—LAGER，\"Head—quarters，MainLAGER，HeartofalltheLAGERS；wherehisPrussianMajesty，andhisPolishditto，withtheirrespectivesuites，arelodged。Kinglikewholly，inextensivegreenpalacesreadygiltandfurnished；suchdrawing—rooms，suchbedrooms，\"withfloorsofdyedwicker—work；\"thegiltmirrors，pictures，musicalclocks；noteventhefinebathing—tubsforhisPrussianMajestyhavebeenforgotten。Neverdidmanorflunkyseethelike。Suchimmensesuccessfulapparatus，withoutandwithin；
noendofmilitaryvaletaille，chiefly\"janizaries，\"inTurkcostume；improvisedflower—gardenseven，andwalksofyellowsand，——thewholeHillofRadewitzmadeintoaflower—gardeninthatway。Nay，intheArmyLAGERtoo，manyoftheCaptainshavemadelittleimprovisedflower—gardensinthatCampoftheirs，upanddown。ForotherCaptainsnotofapoeticalturn，therearebilliards，coffee—houses，andplentyofexcellentbeerandotherliquor。Butthemountainsofcavalryhay，thatstandguardedbypatrolsintherearwardplaces，andthegranariesofcavalryoats，arenottobetold。Eastward，fromtheiropenporticosandprecincts，withimitation\"janizaries\"pacingsilentlowerdown，theTwoMajestiesoverseetheArmy，atdiscretion；cansurveyallthings，——evenwhiledining，whichtheydodaily，likeverykings！
Fritzislodgedthere；hasamagnificentbed:pooryoungfellow，healonenowmakesthebusinessofanymeaningtous。Heiscuriousenoughtoseethephenomena，militaryandother；
butoppressedwithblackcare:\"MyAmeliaisnothere，andthetyrantFatheris——tyrannouswithhisrattan:yegods！\"
Wecouldinsistmuchonthenotablepeoplethatwerethere；
fortheListsofthemaregiven。ManyhighLordships；someofwhomwillmeetusagain。Weissenfels，Wilhelmina’sunfavoredlover，howbusyishe，commandinggallantly（intheterrificSham—Battle）
againstWackerbarth；GeneralWackerbarth，whosehousewesawburntonaDresdenvisit，notsolongago。OldLeopoldofAnhalt—Dessauisthere，theOldDessauer；withfourofhisPrinces；instructedinsoldiering，leftwithoutotherinstruction；withoutevenwriting，unlesstheycanpickitupforthemselves。Likelyyoungfellowstoo，withagoodstrokeofworkinthem，ofbattleinthem，whencalledfor。YoungAnspach，latelywedded，comes，inwhatstatehecan，pooryouth；lodgeswiththePrussianMajestyhisFather—in—law；shouldkeepratherquiet，hisshareofwisdombeingsmall。SeckendorfwithhisGrumkow，theyalsoarehere，inthetrainofFriedrichWilhelm。GrumkowshovesthebottlewiththeirPolishandPrussianMajesties:injollyhours，thingsgoveryhighthere。IobservetheycallKingAugust\"LEPATRON，\"theCaptain，or\"Patroon；\"afinejollitydwellinginthatManofSin。
OrdoesthereadernoticeHolstein—Beck，PrussianMajor—General；
PrinceofHolstein—Beck；asoliddullman；capableofliquor，amongotherthings:notwiserthanheshouldbe；soldallhisApanageorPrinceship；forexample，andboughtplatewithit，whereforetheycallhimeversince\"Holstein—VAISSELLE（HolsteinPLATE）\"insteadofHolstein—Beck。[Busching’sBeitrage，iv。109。]HisnextBrother，herelikewiseIshouldthink，beingMajor—GeneralintheSaxonservice，isstillmorefoolish。He，poorsoul，isjustabouttomarrytheOrzelska；
incomparablePrincessknowntous，whohadbeenherFather’smistress:——marriage，aswasnatural，wentasunderagain（1733）
afteracoupleofyears。——Butmarkespeciallythatmiddle—agedheavygentleman，PrinceofAnhalt—Zerbst，PrussianCommandantofStettin。Notoverrich（wouldnotevenberichifhecametobereigningDuke，ashewilldo）；attentiveathispostinthoseparts，eversincetheSiege—of—Stralsundtime；hasdonehisorders，fortifiedStettintoperfection；solid，heavytaciturnman:——ofwhomthereisnothingnotablebutthisonly，ThatlastyearhisWifebroughthimalittleDaughter，Catharinethenameofher。HisWifeisafoolishrestlessdame，highbornandpenniless；
lethernursewellthislittleCatharine:littleCatharinewillbecomeabundantlydistinguishedinathirtyyearshence；
EmpressofalltheRussiasthatlittlegirl；theFateshavesoappointedit，mockingthepropheciesofmen！HeretooisourpoorunmentionableDukeofMecklenburg:poorsoul，hehaslefthisquarrelswiththeRitterschaftforaweekortwo，andisherebreathingtheairoftheElbeHeaths。HiswildRussianWife，wildPeter’snieceandmore，wearerelievedtoknowisdead；forherwaysandPeter’shavebeenverystrange！TothisunmentionableDukeofMecklenburgshehasleftoneDaughter，aPrincessElizabeth—Catherine，whowillbecalledPrincessANNE，oneday:
whosefortunesintheworldmayturnouttobetragical。
PotentialheiressofalltheRussias，thatlittleElizabethorAnne。Heiressbyherwilyaunt，AnneofCourland，——Annewiththeswollencheek，whomMoritz，capableofmanythings，andofbeingMARECHALDESAXEbyandby，couldnotmanagetofallinlovewiththere；andwhohasnowjustquittedCourland，andbecomeCzarina:
[PeterII。，herCousin—german，diedJanuary，1730（Mannstein’sRussia）。]——ifAuntAnnewiththebigcheekshoulddiechildless，asislikely，thislittleNiecewereHeiress。WASTHUT’S，Whatmatter！——
InthetrainofKingAugustarelikewisesplendorsofasort，ifwehadtimeforthem。DukesofSachsen—Gotha，DukesofMeiningen，mostoftheDukesthatputSachsentotheirname；——Sachsen—Weimarforone；whoisGrandfatherofGoethe’sFriend，ifnototherwisedistinguished。TheLubomirskis，Czartoryskis，andothersofPolishbreed，shallbeconsideredasforeigntous，andgounnoticed。
NorarehighDameswanting，aswesee:vastflightsofairybright—huedwomankind，Crown—Princessattheheadofthem，wholodgesinTiefenauwithherCrown—Prince，——andthoughplain—looking，andnotofthesweetesttemper，isaveryhighLadyindeed。NieceofthepresentKaiserKarl，DaughterofthelateKaiser，Josephofblessedmemory；——forwhichreasonAugustneveryetwillsignthePragmaticSanction，hisCrown—Princehavingherebyrightsofhisowninoppositionthereto。Sheisyoung；
toherisTiefenau，northward，ontheedgeoftheGorischHeath，probablythechoicestmansioninthesecircuits，givenup:
alsosheisLadyof\"theBucentaur，\"frigateequaltoCleopatra’sgalleyinamanner；andcommands，sotospeak，bylandandwater。
SupremeLady，she，ofthissublimeworld—fooleryregardlessofexpense:sohasthegallantryofAugustorderedit。OurFriedrichandshewillmeetagain，onoccasionsnotlikethis！——WhattheotherPrincessesandCountesses，presentonthisoccasion，weretoCrown—PrinceFriedrich，exceptageneralflower—bedofhumannature，——asknot；norevenwhethertheOrzelskawassomuchashere！TheOrzelskawillbemarried，sometwomonthshence，[10thAugust，1730（SirT。Robinson:DespatchfromDresden；
inState—PaperOffice）。]toaHolstein—Beck；nottoHolsteinPLATE，buttohisBrothertheunfortunateSaxonMajor—General:
amansurelynotofnicetastesinregardtomarriage；——andI
wouldrecommendhimtokeephislightWifeathomeonsuchoccasions。Theyparted，aswesaid，inayearortwo，mutuallyindignant；andtheOrzelskawenttoAvignon，toVeniceandelse—whither，andsettledintoCatholicdevotionincheapcountriesofagreeableclimate。[SeePollnitz（Memoirs，&c。），whoeveriscuriousabouther。]
Crown—PrinceFriedrich，doubtless，lookingatthisflower—bedofhumannature，andtherewardofhappydaringpaidbyBeauty，hasvividimagesofPrincessAmeliaandherVice—regencyofHanover；
brightPrincessandVice—regency，dividedfromhimbybottomlessgulfs，whichneedsuchaswimasthatofLeanderacrossthematerialHellespontwasbutatrifleto！——InwhichofthevillagesHothamandDickenslodged，Ididnotlearnorinquire；noraretheircopiousDespatches，chroniclingthesesublimephenomenafromdaytodayforbehoofofSt。James’s，otherthanentirelyinanetousatthistime。Butonethingwedolearnfromthem:
OurCrown—Prince，escapingthepaternalvigilance，wassecretlyinconsultationwithDickens，orwithHothamthroughDickens；
andthisinthemosttragichumoronhisside。Insucheffulgencesofluxuryandscenicgrandeur，howsadanattendantisBlackCare，——nayfoulmisusage，nottobebornebyhumannature！
AccurateProfessorRankehasreadsomewhere，——doesnotcomfortablysaywhere，norcomfortablygivetheleastdate，——thispassage，orwhatauthorizeshimtowriteit。\"InthatPleasure—CampofMuhlberg，wheretheeyesofsomanystrangersweredirectedtohim，theCrown—Princewastreatedlikeadisobedientboy，andonetimeevenwithstrokes（KORPERLICHMISSHANDELT），tomakehimfeelhewasonlyconsideredassuch。TheenragedKing，whoneverweighedtheconsequencesofhiswords，addedmockerytohismanualoutrage。Hesaid，’HadIbeentreatedsobymyFather，Iwouldhaveblownmybrainsout:butthisfellowhasnohonor，hetakesallthatcomes！’\"[Ranke，NeunBucherPreussischerGeschichte（Berlin，1847），i。297。]EINMALKORPERLICH
MISSHANDELT:whydidnottheProfessorgiveustime，occasion，circumstances，andnameofsomeeye—witness？Forthefact，whichstandsreportedinthelikefashioninallmannerofHistories，weshallotherwisefindtobeabundantlycertain；anditproducedconspicuousdefiniteresults。Itis，asitwere，theonefactstillworthhumanremembranceinthisexpensiveRadewitzanditsfooleries；andisitselfleftinthatvagueinertstate，——
irremediableatpresent。
Beatenlikeaslave；whilelodged，whilefiguringabout，likearoyalhighness，inthissumptuousmanner！ItappearsclearlythepoorPrincedidhereupon，inspiteofhiswordgiventoWilhelmina，makeuphismindtorun。IngeniousRanke，forgettingagaintodate，knowsfromtheArchives，thatFriedrichwentshortlyafterwardstocallonGrafvonHoym，oneday。SpeakingtoGrafvonHoym，whoisSaxonFirst—Minister，andFactotumofthearrangementshere，hetookoccasioncursorilytoask，CouldnotaglimpseofLeipzig，amongallthesefinethings，behad？OrderforhorsestooratLeipzig，for\"acoupleofofficers\"（LieutenantKeithandself），——quietly，withoutfussofpassesandthelike，HerrGraf？——TheHerrGrafglancesintoitwitheyeswhichhaveatwinkleinthem:SCHWERLICH，RoyalHighness。Theyareverystrictaboutpasses。Donottryit，RoyalHighness！[Ranke，ib。；
Forster，i。365，andmoreespeciallyiii。4（Seckendorf’sNarrativethere）。]AndFriedrichdiddesist，inthatdirection，pooryouth；buttrieditthemoreinothers。Verybusy，indeepsecrecy，correspondingwithLieutenantKatteatBerlin，consultingtragicallywithCaptainGuyDickenshere。——WhetheranyhintorwhispercametothePrussianMajestyfromGrafvonHoym？
LieutenantKeithwas，shortlyafter，senttoWeseltomindhissoldieringthere，fardowntheRhineCountryintheGarrisonofWesel；[Wilhelminatolduslately（supra，p。149），KeithHADbeensenttoWesel；butshehasmisdatedasusual。]bettertherethancolleaguingwithaFritz，andsuggestingtohimidletruanciesorworse。
WithKatteatBerlinthedesperatePrincehasconcoctedanotherschemeofFlight，thisHoymonebeingimpossible；schemeexecutablebyKatteandhim，werethisRadewitzonceover。AndasforhisconsultationswithGuyDickens，theresultofthemis:
CaptainDickens，onthe16thofJune，witheyesbriskenough，andlipswellshut，setsoutfromRadewitzexpressforLondon。ThisiswhatIreadasabstractofHOTHAM’SDESPATCH，16thJune，1730，whichDickensistodeliverwithallcautionatSt。James’s:
\"Crown—PrincehascommunicatedtoDickenshisplanofescape；
’couldnolongerbeartheoutragesofhisFather。’IstoattendhisFathertoAnspathshortly（JOURNEYTOTHEREICH，ofwhichweshallhearanon），andtheyaretotakeaturntoStuttgard:
whichlatterisnotveryfarfromStrasburgontheFrenchsideoftheRhine。ToStrasburghewillmakehisescape；staysixweeksoracoupleofmonths（thathisMotherbenotsuspected）；andwillthenproceedtoEngland。HopesEnglandwilltakesuchmeasuresastosavehisSisterfromruin。\"Thesearehisfixedresolutions:
whatwillEnglanddoinsuchabstrusecase？——CaptainDickensspeedssilentlywithhisDespatch；willfindLordHarrington，notTownshendanymore；[Resigned15thMay，1730:DespatchtoHotham，asfarewell，ofthatdate。]willcopiouslyopenhislipstoHarringtononmattersPrussian。Abriskmilitaryman，intheprimeofhisyears；whomightdoasPrussianEnvoyhimself，ifnothinggreatweregoingon？Harrington’sfinalresponsewilltakesomedeliberating。
Hotham，meanwhile，resumeshisreport，aswetoomustdo，oftheScenicExhibitions；——and，wecanwellfancy，isgettingwearyofit；wishingtobehomerather，\"ashisbusinesshereseemsended。\"
[PrecedingDespatch（of16thJune）。]Onedayhementionsarumor（inanehighrumorsbeingprevalentinsuchaplace）；\"rumorcirculatedhere，towhichIdonotgivetheslightestcredit，thatthePrince—RoyalofPrussiaistohaveoneoftheArchduchesses，\"
perhapsMariaTheresaherself！Whichmightindeedhavesavedimmensitiesoftroubletothewholeworld，aswellastothePairinquestion，andhavemadeaverydifferentHistoryforGermanyandtherestofus。Fancyit！Butformanyreasons，changeofreligion，hadtherebeennoother，itwasanimpossiblenotion。
\"Maybe，\"thinksHotham，\"thattheCourtofViennathrowsoutthisbaittocontinuetheKing’sdelusion，\"——orasnufflefromSeckendorf，withouttheCourt，mayhavegivenitcurrencyinsoinaneanelementasRadewitz。
OftheterrificSham—Battles，conductedbyWeissenfelsononesideandWackerbarthontheother；ofthechargesofcavalry，playofartillery，threateningtoendinaverydoomsday，roundthePavilionandtheLadiesandtheRoyaltiesassembledonthebalconiesthere（whoalwaysgotodinnersafe，whenvictoryhasdeclareditself），Ishallsaynothing。Norofthatsupreme\"attackontheintrenchments:\"blowing—upoftheveryBridges；
cavalrypostedinthewoods；hostdoingitsveryuttermostagainsthost，withunheard—ofexpenditureofgunpowderandlearnedmanoeuvre；inwhich\"theFleet\"（ofshallopsontheElbe，riggedmostlyinsilk）tookpart，andtheBucentaurwithallitscannon。
Wordsfailonsuchoccasions。IwillmentiononlythatassiduousKingAugusthadarrangedeverythingliketheKingofPlayhouse—Managers；wasseen，earlyinthemorning，\"drivinghisowncurricle\"allabout，invigilantsupervisionandinspection；
crossedtheTub—bridge，orperhapstheFloat—bridge（notyetblownup），\"inaWURSTWAGEN；\"givinghimself（whatprovedwellfounded）
theassuranceofsuccessforthisgreatday；——andfinallythat，onthemorrow，thereoccurredanilluminationanddisplayoffire—works，thelikeofwhichisprobablystilladesideratum。
FortheBucentaurandFleetwereallhungwithcoloredlamplets；
Headquarters（HAUPT—LAGER）andArmy—LAGERdittoditto；gleamingupwardswiththeirgoldenlightintothesilveroftheSummerTwilight:——andallthisisstillnothingtothescenethereisacrosstheElbe，onoursoutheastcorner。YoubeholdthatPalaceoftheGenii；wings，turrets，mainbody，battlements:itis\"agiganticwoodenframe，onwhichtwohundredcarpentershavebeenbusyforabovesixmonths，\"eversinceChristmaslast。
Twohundredcarpenters；andhowmanypaintersIcannotsay:
buttheyhavesmeared\"sixthousandyardsoflinencanvas；\"whichisnownailedup；hungwithlamps，begirtwithfire—works，noendofrocket—serpents，catherine—wheels；withcannonandfield—music，nearandfar，tocorrespond；——andisnow（eveningofthe24thJune，1730）shiningtomenandgods。Pinnacles，turrets，tablatures，tiptwithvariousfiresandemblems，allisthere:
SMALLMAPINHERE——————
symbolicPainting，sixhundredyardsofit，glowingwithinnerlight，andlegibletotheveryowls！Armsnowpileduseless；
Pax，withherAppurtenances；Marsresting（inthatcanvas）ontrophiesoflaurelhonorablywon:andthereisanInscription，doneinlamplets，everylettertallerthanaman，wereyoucloseuponit，\"SICFULTAMANEBIT（Thussupporteditwillstand），\"——
theitbeingeitherPAX（Peace）orDOMUS（theGenii—Palaceitself），asyourweakjudgmentmayleadyoutointerpretdelicateallusions。Everyletterbiggertbanaman:itmaybereadalmostatWittenberg，Ishouldthink；flamingasPICAwrittenonthesky，fromthesteeple—topsthere。THUSSUPPORTEDITWILLSTAND；
andpiousmortalsmurmur，\"Hopeso，Iamsure！\"——andthecannonsfire，almostwithoutceasing；andthefield—music，guidedbytelegraphs，burstsoverallthescene，atduemoments；andtheCatherine—wheelsflyhissing；andtheBucentaurandsilkBrigantinesglideaboutlikelivingflambeaus；——andinfactyoumustfancysuchasight。KingAugust，tiredtothebone，andseeingallsuccessful，retiredaboutmidnight。FriedrichWilhelmstoodtillthefinale；SaxonCrown—Princeandhe，\"inawindowofthehighesthouseinPromnitz；\"ouryoungFritzandtheMargrafofAnspach，theyalso，inaneighboringwindow，[24th—25thJune:
Helden—Geschichte（abovespokenof），i。200]
stoodtillthefinale:twointhemorning，whentheverySunwasnotfarfromrising。
Orisnottheultimateclosingdayperhapsstillnotabler；adayofuniversaleating？DebaucheeKingAugusthadatouchofgenuinehumangood—humorinhim；poordevil，andhadthebestofstomachs。
Eightyoxen，fatasChristmas，wereslainandroasted，subsidiaryviandsIdonotcount；thatalltheworldmighthaveonegooddinner。Thesoldiers，dividedintopropersections，hadcuttrenches，raisedflatmounds，laidplanks；andso，bytrenchingandplanking，hadmadeatoncetableandseat，woodwellsecuredonturf。Attheendofeverytableroseatriglyph，twostrongwoodenpostswithlintel；onthelintelstoodspikedtheox’shead，ox’shidehangingbeneathitasdrapery:andonthetwosidesofthetwopostshungfreethefourroastedquartersofsaidox；fromwhichthecommonmanjoyfullyhelpedhimself。
Threemeasuresofbeerhehad，andtwoofwine；——which，unlessthemeasuresweremiraculouslysmall，wemaytaketobeabundance。
Thusthey，intwolongrows，30，000ofthembythetale，dinejoyfullySUBDIO。ThetwoMajestiesandtwoCrown—Princesrodethroughtheranks，asdinnerwenton:\"KingofPrussiaforever！\"
andcapsintotheair；——atlengththeyretiretotheirownHAUPT—QUARTIER，where，themselvesdining，theycanstillseethesoldiersdine，oratleastdrinktheirthreemeasuresandtwo。
Dine，yeadineabundantly:letallmortalshaveonegooddinner！——
Royaldinnerisnotyetdonewhenanewmiracleappearsonthefield:thelargestCakeeverbakedbytheSonsofAdam。DrawnintotheHead—quarteraboutanhourago，onawoodenframewithtentoverit，byateamofeighthorses；tentcurtainingit，guardedbyCadets；nowthetentisstruckandoff；——sawmortalseverthelike？Itisfourteenells（KLEINEELLEN）long，bysixbroad；
andatthecentrehalfanellthick。Bakedbymachinery；
howotherwisecouldpeelorrolleractonsuchaCake？Therearefivethousandeggsinit；thirty—sixbushels（Berlinmeasure）ofsoundflour；onetunofmilk，onetunofyeast，onedittoofbutter；crackers，gingerbread—nuts，forfilletortrimming，runallround。PlainlythePrinceofCakes！ACarpenterwithgiganticknife，handleofitrestingonhisshoulder，——HeadoftheBoardofWorks，givingwordofcommand，——enterstheCakebyincision；
cutsitupbyplan，bysuccessivesignalfromtheBoardofWorks。
Whathighpersonwouldnotkeepforhimself，tosaynothingofeating，somefractionofsuchaNonpareil？Thereiscutandcomeagainforall。Carpenteradvances，bymaintrenchandbysidetrenches，steadilytowordofcommand。