\"Weneedonlyadd，onthishead，that，fortenmonthsmore，BabyCarlosandMontemarwentaboutbesieging，Gaeta，Messina，Syracuse；andmakingtriumphalentries；——andthat，onthe30thofJune，1735，BabyCarloshadhimselffairlycrownedatPalermo。
[FastesdeLouisXV。，i。278。]’KingoftheTwoSicilies’
DEFACTO；inwhicheminentpostheandhiscontinue，notwithmuchsuccess，tothisday。
\"ThatwillsufficefortheTwoSicilies。AstoLombardyagain，nowthatVillarsisoutofit，andtheCoignysandBroglioshavesucceeded:——
\"JUNE29th，1734。Kaiser，rallyingdesperatelyforrecoveryoftheMilanese，hassentanArmythither，GrafvonMercyleaderofit:
BattleofParmabetweentheFrenchandit（29thJune）；——totallylostbytheKaiser’speople，afterfuriousfighting；GrafvonMercyhimselfkilledintheaction。GrafvonMercy，andwhatcomesnearerus，aPrinceofCulmbach，amiableUncleofourWilhelmina’sHusband，abravemanandAustrianSoldier，whowasmuchregrettedbyWilhelminaandtherest；hisdeathandobsequiesmakingamelancholyCourtofBaireuthinthisagitatedyear。TheKaiser，doinghisutmost，isbeatenateverypoint。
\"SEPTEMBER15th。SurprisaloftheSecchia。Kaiser’speoplerally，——underaGeneralGrafvonKonigseckworthnotingbyus，——andaftersomemanoeuvring，intheGuastalla—Modenaregion，ontheSecchiaandPoriversthere，dexterouslystealacrosstheSecchiathatnight（15thSeptember），cuttingoffthesmallguard—partyatthefordoftheSecchia，thenwadingsilently；andburstinupontheFrenchCampinatrulyalarmingmanner。[Hormayr，xx。84；
Fastes，asitisliabletodo，misdates。]
SothatBroglio，incommandthere，hadtogallopwithonlyonebooton，somesay’inhisshirt，’tillhegotsomeforcerallied，andmanagedtoretreatmoreParthian—likeuponhisbrotherMarechal’sDivision。Artillery，war—chest，secretcorrespondence，’KingofSardinia’stent，’andmuchcheeringplunderbesideBroglio’soddboot，weretheconsequences；theKaiser’sonesuccessinthisWar；abolished，unluckily，infourdays！——
TheBrogliowhoheregallopsisthesecondFrenchMarechalofthename，sonofthefirst；amilitarygentlemanwhomweshallbuttoooftenmeetinsubsequentstages。Asonofthisone’s，athirdMarechalBroglio，presentattheSecchiathatbadnight，isthefamousWar—godoftheBastilletime，fifty—fiveyearshence，——
unfortunateoldWar—god，theTitansbeingallupabouthim。AstoBrogliowiththeoneboot，itisbutatriumphoverhimtill——
\"SEPTEMBER19th。BattleofGuastalla，thatday。BattlelostbytheKaiser’speople，aftereighthours，hotfighting；whoarethenobligedtohurryacrosstheSecchiaagain；——andinfactdonotsucceedinfightinganymoreinthatquarter，thisyearorafterwards。For，nextyear（1735），MontemarissoadvancedwiththeTwoSicilies，hecanassistintheseNorthernoperations；
andNoailles，abetterMarechal，replacestheBroglioandCoignythere；who，withlearnedstrategicmovements，sieges，threateningsofsiege，sweepsthewrecksofAustria，toasatisfactorydegree，intotheTyrol，withoutfighting，oreventmentionablethenceforth。
\"ThisistheKaiser’sWaroftwoCampaigns，intheItalian，whichwasthedecisivepartofit:acontinualBeingBeaten，asthereadersees；aBeingStript，tillonewasnearlybareinthatquarter。\"
COURSEOFTHEWAR，INTHEGERMANPARTOFIT。
InGermanythementionableeventsarestillfewer；andindeed，butforonesmallcircumstancebindingonus，wemightskipthemaltogether。Forthereisnothingcomfortableinittothehumanmemoryotherwise。
MarechalDucdeBerwick，acautiousconsiderableGeneral（Marlborough’sNephew，onwhattermsisknowntoreaders），havingtakenKehlandplunderedtheSwabianoutskirtslastWinter，hadextensiveplansofoperatingintheheartofGermany，andruiningtheKaiserthere。Butfirstheneeds，andtheKaiserisawareofit，a\"basisontheRhine；\"freebridgeovertheRhine，notbyStrasburgandKehlalone:andforthisreason，hewillhavetobesiegeandcapturePhilipsburgfirstofall。StrongTownofPhilipsburg，welldowntowardsSpeyer—and—HeidelbergquarterontheGermansideoftheRhine:[Seemap]herewillbeourbridge。
Lorraineisalreadyoccupied，sincethefirstdayoftheWar；
Trarbach，strong—placeoftheMoselleandElectorateofTrier，cannotbedifficulttoget？ThusweretheRhineCountry，ontheFrenchside，securetoFrance；andsoBerwickcalculateshewillhaveabasisontheRhine，fromwhichtoshootforthintotheveryheartoftheKaiser。
BerwickbesiegedPhilipsburgaccordingly（SummerandAutumn）；
Kaiserdoinghisfeeblebesttohinder:attheSiege，Berwicklosthislife，butPhilipsburgsurrenderedtohissuccessor，allthesame；——Kaiserstrivingtohinder；butinamostparalyzedmanner，andtonopurposewhatever。And——andthisproperlyWAStheGermanWar；thesumofalldoneinitduringthosetwoyears。
SeizureofNanci（thatis，ofLorraine），seizureofKehlwealreadyheardof；then，priortoPhilipsburg，therewassiegeorseizureofTrarbachbytheFrench；and，posteriortoit，seizureofWormsbythem；andbytheGermanstherewas\"burningofamagazineinSpeyerbybombs。\"And，inbrief，onbothsides，therewasmarchingandmanoeuvringundervariousgenerals（ouroldrustySeckendorfoneofthem），tilltheendof1735，whentheItaliandecisionarrived，andTruceandPeacealongwithit；buttherewasnootheractionworthnaming，evenintheNewspapersasawonderofninedays，TheSiegeofPhilipsburg，andwhathungflickeringroundthatoperation，beforeandafter，wasthesum—totaloftheGermanWar。
Philipsburg，keyoftheRhineinthoseparts，hashadmanysieges；
norwouldthisonemerittheleasthistoryfromus；wereitnotforonecircumstance:ThatourCrown—PrincewasoftheOpposingArmy，andmadehisfirstexperienceofarmsthere。ASiegeofPhilipsburgslightlymemorabletous，onthatoneaccount。
WhatFriedrichdidthere，whichinthemilitarywaywasasgoodasnothing；whathesawandexperiencedthere，which，withsome\"eightyPrincesoftheReich，\"aPrinceEugeneforGeneral，andthreemonthsundercanvasonthefield，mayhavebeensomething:
this，inoutline，bysuchobscureindicationsasremain，wewouldfainmakeconceivabletothereader。Indications，intheHistory—
Books，wehaveasgoodasnone；butmustgatherwhatthereisfromWILHELMINAandtheCrown—Prince’sLETTERS，——muchstudyingtobebrief，wereitpossible！
ChapterX。
CROWN—PRINCEGOESTOTHERHINECAMPAIGN，TheKaiser——withKehlsnatchedfromhim，theRhineopen，andLouisXV。singingTEDEUMintheChristmastimeforwhatVillarsinItalyhaddone——applied，inpassionatehaste，totheReich。
TheReich，thoughFleurytriedtocajoleit，andapologizefortakingKehlfromit，declaresfortheKaiser’squarrel；
WaragainstFranceonhisbehalf；[13thMarch，1734（Buchholz，i。131）。]——itwasinthiswaythatFriedrichWilhelmandourCrown—PrincecametobeconcernedintheRhineCampaign。
TheKaiserwillhaveaReich’s—Army（wereitgoodformuch，asisnotlikely）tojointohisownAustrianone。AndifPrinceEugene，whoisReich’s—Feldmarschall，oneoftheTWOFeldmarschalls，gettheGeneralshipasmenhope，itisnotdoubtedbuttherewillbegreatworkontheRhine，thisSummerof1734。
UnhappilytheReich’s—Army，raisedfrom——multifariouscontingents，andguidedandprovidedforbymanyheads，isusuallygoodforlittle。NottosaythatoldKur—Pfalz，withaneyetoFrenchhelpintheBerg—and—Julichmatter；oldKur—Pfalz，andtheBavarianset（KUR—BAIERNandKUR—KOLN，BavariaandCologne，whoareBrothers，andofoldcousinshiptoKur—Pfalz），——quiterefusetheircontingents；protestintheDiet，andopenlyhaveFrenchleanings。
ThesearebadomensfortheReich’s—Army。AndinregardtotheReich’s—FeldmarschallOffice，therealsoisadifficulty。
TheReich，aswehinted，keepstwosupremeFeldmarschalls；
oneCatholic，oneProtestant，forequilibrium’ssake；illustriousPrinceEugeniovonSavoyeistheCatholic；——butastotheProtestant，itisadifficultyworthobservingforamoment。
OldDukeEberhardLudwigofWurtemberg，theunfortunateoldgentlemanbewitchedbytheGravenitz\"Deliverusfromevil，\"usedtobetheReich’s—FeldmarschallofProtestantpersuasion；——
Commander—in—ChieffortheReich，whenittriedfighting。
OldEberhardhadbeenatBlenheim，andhadmarchedupanddown:
IneverheardhewasmuchofaGeneral；perhapsgoodenoughfortheReich，whosetroopswerealwaysbad。ButnowthatpoorDuke，asweintimatedonceormore，isdead；theremustbe，ofProtestanttype，anewReich’s—Feldmasschallhad。OneCatholic，unequalledamongCaptains，wealreadyhave；butwhereistheProtestant，DukeEberhardbeingdead？
DukeEberhard’ssuccessorinWurtemberg，KarlAlexanderbyname，whomweoncedinedwithatPragontheKladrupjourney，he，aGeneralofsomeworth，wouldbeanaturalperson。UnluckilyDukeKarlAlexanderhad，whileanAustrianOfficerandwithoutoutlooksuponProtestantWurtemberg，goneovertoPapacy，andisnowCatholic。\"TwoCatholicFeldmarschalls！\"criestheCORPUS
EVANGELICORUM；\"thatwillneverdo！\"
Well，ontheotherorProtestantsidethereappeartwoCandidates；
oneofthemnotmuchexpectedbythereader:nootherthanFerdinandDukeofBrunswick—Bevern，ourCrown—Prince’sFather—in—
law；whomweknewtobeaworthyman，butdidnotknowtobemuchofasoldier，orcapableoftheseambitiousviews。HeisCandidateFirst。ThenthereisaSecond，muchmoreentitled:ourgunpowderfriendtheOldDessauer；who，tosaynothingofhissoldierqualities，haspromisesfromtheKaiser，——hesurelyweretheman，ifitdidnothurtotherpeople’sfeelings。Butitsurelydoesandwill。ThereisFerdinandofBevernapplyinguponthescoreofoldpromisestoo。Howcanpeople’sfeelingsbesaved？Protestantsthesetwolast:buttheycannotbothhaveit；andwhatwillWurtembergsaytoeitherofthem？TheReichwasinverygreatafflictionaboutthispreliminarymatter。ButFriedrichWilhelmstepsinwithahealingrecipe:\"LettherebefourReich’s—
Feldmarschalls，\"saidFriedrichWilhelm；\"twoProtestantandtwoCatholic:won’tthatdo？\"——Excellent！answerstheReich:andtherearefourFeldmarschallsforthetimebeing；nolackofcommanderstotheReich’s—Army。Brunswick—Beverntrieditfirst；butonlytillPrinceEugenewereready，andindeedhehadofhimselfcometonothingbeforethatdate。PrinceEugenenext；thenKarlAlexandernext；andinfacttheyallmighthavehadastrokeatcommanding，andatcomingtonothingorlittle，——onlytheOldDessauersulkedattheofficeinthisitsfourfoldstate，andneverwouldfairlyhaveit，till，bydeceaseofoccupants，itcametobetwofoldagain。ThisglimpseintothedistractedeffeteinteriorofthepooroldReichanditsPolitics，withfriendsofoursconcernedthere，letitbewelcometothereader。
[LeopoldivonAnhalt—DessauLeben（byRanfft），p。127；Buchholz，i。131。]
FriedrichWilhelmwaswithoutconcerninthisWar，orinwhathadledtoit。PracticalshareinthePolishElection（afterthatpreliminarytheoreticprogramoftheKaiser’sandCzarina’swenttosmoke）FriedrichWilhelmsteadilyrefusedtotake:
thoughconsiderableoffersweremadehimonbothsides，——offerofWestPreussen（PolishpartofPrussia，whichoncewasknowntous）
ontheFrenchside。[ByDelaChetardie，FrenchAmbassadoratBerlin（Buchholz，i。130）。]Buthisprimaryfixedresolutionwastostandoutofthequarrel；andheabidesbythat；suppressesanywishesofhisowninregardtothePolishElection；——keepswardonhisownfrontiers，withgoodmilitarybesominhand，tosweepitoutagainifitintrudedthere。\"WhatKingyoulike，inGod’sname；onlydon’tcomeovermythresholdwithhisbrabblesandhim！\"
ButseeingtheKaisergotintoactualFrenchWar，withtheReichconsenting，heisbound，byTreatyofolddate（dateolderthanWUSTERHAUSEN，thoughitwasconfirmedonthatfamousoccasion），\"ToassisttheKaiserwithtenthousandmen；\"andthisengagementheintendsamplytofulfil。Nosooner，therefore，hadtheReichgivensuresignsofassenting（\"Reich’sassent\"istheconditionofthetenthousand），thanFriedrichWilhelm’sorderswereout，\"Beinreadiness！\"FriedrichWilhelm，bythetimeoftheReich’sactualassent，orDeclarationofWarontheKaiser’sbehalf，hasbuttolifthisfinger:squadronsandbattalions，outofPommern，outofMagdeburg，outofPreussen，tothedueamount，willgetonmarchwhitherwardyoubid，andbewithyouthereatthedayyouindicate，almostatthehour。Captains，notofanimaginarynature，thesearealwaysbusy；andtheKinghimselfisbusyoverthem。Frombiggunsandwagon—horsesdowntogun—flintsandgaiter—straps，allismarkedinregisters；nothingiswanting，nothingoutofitsplaceatanytime，inFriedrichWilhelm’sArmy。
Fromanearlyperiod，theFrenchintentionsuponPhilipsburgmightbeforeseenorguessed:andintheendofMarch，MarechalBerwick，\"inthreedivisions，\"fairlyappearsinthatquarter；hispurposeevident。SothattheReich’s—Army，wereitintheleastready，oughttorendezvous，andreinforcethehandfulofAustriansthere。
FriedrichWilhelm’spartoftheReich’s—Armydoesaccordinglystraightwaygetonmarch；leavesBerlin，aftertheduereviewing，\"8thApril:\"[Fassmann，p。495。]eightregimentsofit，threeofHorseandfiveofFoot，GoltzFoot—regimentoneofthem；——
aGeneralRoder，unexceptionableGeneral，tocommandinchief；——
andwillarrive，thoughthefarthestoff，\"firstofalltheReich’s—Contingents；\"7thofJune，namely。Themarch，straightsouth，mustbesomefourhundredmiles。
BesidestheOfficialGenerals，certainhighmilitarydignitaries，Schulenburg，Bredow，Majestyhimselfattheirhead，proposetogoasvolunteers；——especiallytheCrown—Prince，whoseeagernessisverygreat，hasgotlibertytogo。\"Asvolunteer\"hetoo:
asColonelofGoltz，itmighthavehaditsunsuitabilities，inetiquetteandotherwise。FewvolunteersaremoreinterestedthantheCrown—Prince。WatchingthegreatWar—theatreuncurtainitselfinthismanner，fromDantzigdowntoNaples；andwhathisownshareinitshallbe:this，muchmorethanhisMarriage，I
suppose，hasoccupiedhisthoughtssincethatevent。HereoutofRuppin，datingsixorsevenweeksbeforethemarchoftheTenThousand，isasmallsign，oneamongmany，ofhisoutlooksinthismatter。SmallNotetohisCousin，MargrafHeinrich，theill—
behavedMargraf，muchhiscomrade，whoisalwaysfallingintoscrapes；andwhomhehasjust，notwithoutdifficulty，gotdeliveredoutofsomethingofthekind。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part2d，pp。8，9。]HewritesinGermanandintheintimatestyleofTHOU:——
\"RUPPIN。23dFEBRUARY，1734。MYDEARBROTHER，——IcanwithpleasureanswerthattheKinghathspokenoftheealtogetherfavorablytome[scrapenowabolished，forthetime]:——andIthinkitwouldnothaveanilleffect，wertthoutoapplyforleavetogowiththetenthousandwhomheissendingtotheRhine，anddotheCampaignwiththemasvolunteer。Iammyselfgoingwiththatcorps；soI
doubtnottheKingwouldallowthee。
\"ItakethefreedomtosendherewithafewbottlesofChampagne；
andwish\"allmannerofgoodthings。
\"FRIEDRICH。\"
[Ib。xxvii。part2d，p。10。]
ThisMargrafHeinrichgoes；alsohiselderBrother，MargrafFriedrichWilhelm，——wholongpersecutedWilhelminawithhishopes；
andwhoisnowaboutgettingSophieDorothee，ajuniorPrincess，muchbetterthanhemerits:Betrothalistheweekafterthesetenthousandmarch；[16thApril，1734（Ib。part1st，p。14n）。]hethirty，shefifteen。Hetoowillgo；aswilltheotherpairofCousinMargraves，——Karl，whowasonceourneighborinCustrin；
andtheYoungerFriedrichWilhelm，whosefateliesatPragifheknewit。Majestyhimselfwillgoasvolunteer。Arenotgreatthingstobedone，withEugeneforGeneral？——TounderstandtheinsignificantSiegeofPhilipsburg，sum—totaloftheRhineCampaign，whichfilledtheCrown—Prince’sandsomanyothermindsbrimful；thatSummer，andisnowwhollyoutofeverymind，thefollowingExcerptmaybeadmissible:——
\"TheunluckylittleTownofPhilipsburg，keyoftheRhineinthatquarter，fortifiedunderdifficultiesbyoldBishopsofSpeyerwhosometimesresidedthere，[Kohler，Munzbelustigungen，vi。169。]hasbeendismantledandrefortified，hashaditsRhine—bridgetorndownandsetupagain；beengarrisonednowbythisparty，nowbythat，whohad’rightofgarrisonthere；’nayFrancehassometimeshad’therightofgarrison；’——andthepoorlittleTownhassufferedmuch，andbeentumbledsadlyaboutintheSuccession—warsandperpetualcontroversiesbetweenFranceandGermanyinthatquarter。Inthetimewearespeakingof，ithasa’flying—bridge’（ofIknownotwhatstructure），withfortified’bridge—head（TETE—DE—PONT，’onthewesternorFrance—wardsideoftheRiver。Town’sbulwarks，andcomplexengineeringdefences，areofgoodstrength，allputinrepairforthisoccasion:ReichandKaiserhaveaneffectivegarrisonthere，andacommandantdeterminedondefencetotheuttermost:whattheunfortunateInhabitants，perhapsathousandorsoinnumber，thoughtordidundersuchavisitationofruinandbombshells，Historygivesnottheleasthintanywhere。’Quiteusedtoit！’thinksHistory，andattendstootherpoints。
\"TheRhineValleyhereisnotofgreatbreadth:eastwardtheheightsrisetobemountainousinnotmanymiles。BywayofdefencetothisValley，intheEugene—MarlboroughWars，therewas，aboutfortymilessouthward，orhigheruptheRiverthanPhilipsburg，amilitarylineorchainofposts；goingfromStollhofen，aboggyhamletontheRhine，withcunningindentations，andlearnedconcatenationofbogandbluff，upintotheinaccessibilities，——LINESOFSTOLLHOFEN，thenameofit，——
whichwell—devisedbarrierdidgoodserviceforcertainyears。
Itwasnottill，Ithink，thefourthyearoftheirexistence，year1707，thatVillars，thesameVillarswhoisnowinItaly，’stormedtheLinesofStollhofen；’whichmadehimfamousthatyear。
\"TheLinesofStollhofenhavenow，in1734，fallenflatagain；
butEugeneremembersthem，and，Icouldguess，itwashewhosuggestsasimilarexpedient。Atallevents，thereisasimilarexpedientfallenupon:LINESOFETTLINGENthistime；one—halfnearerPhilipsburg；runningfromMuhlburgontheRhine—brinkuptoEttlingenintheHills。[Seemap]Nearer，bytwentymiles；and，Iguess，muchmoreslightlydone。WeshallseetheseLinesofEttlingen，onepointofthem，foramoment:——andtheywouldnotbeworthmentioningatall，exceptthatincarelessBookstheytooarecalled’LinesofSTOLLHOFEN，’[Wilhelmina（ii。206），forinstance；who，orwhosePrinter，callthem\"LinesofSTOKOFF\"
even。]andtheingenuousreaderissentwanderingonhismaptonopurpose。\"
\"LinesofETTLINGEN\"theyare；related，asnowsaid，totheStollhofenset。DukeFerdinandofBrunswick—Bevern，oneofthefourFeldmarschalls，hassomeineffectualhandfulofImperialtroopsdottedabout，withintheseLinesandontheskirtsofPhilipsburg；——eagerlywaitingtilltheReich’s—Armygathertohim；
otherwisehemustcometonothing。Willatanyrate，Ishouldthink，behappytoresigninfavorofPrinceEugene，werethatlittleheroonceontheground。
OnMayday，MarechalBerwick，whohasbeenawakeinthisquarter，\"inthreedivisions，\"foramonthpast，——veryimpatienttillBelleislewiththefirstdivisionshouldhavetakenTrarbach，andmadetheWesterninteriorpartssecure，——didactuallycrosstheRhine，withhisseconddivision，\"atFortLouis，\"welluptheRiver，wellsouthofPhilipsburg；intendingtoattacktheLinesofEttlingen，andsogetinupontheTown。Thereisathirddivision，abouttolaypontoonsforitselfagoodwayfartherdown，whichwillattacktheLinessimultaneouslyfromwithin，——thatistosay，shallcomeuponthebackofpoorBevernandhisdefensivehandfuloftroops，andastonishhimthere。AllprosperstoBerwickinthismatter:Noailleshislieutenant（notyetgonetoItalytillnextyear），withwhomisMauriceComtedeSaxe（afterwardsMarechaldeSaxe），anexcellentobservantOfficer，marchesuptoEttlingen，May3d；bivouacs\"atthebaseofthemountain\"（nogreatthingsofamountain）；ascendsthesameintwocolumns，horseandfoot，bythefirstsunlightnextmorning；formsonalittleplainonthetop；issuesthroughathinwood，——andactuallybeholdsthosesameLINESOFETTLINGEN，theoutmosteasternendofthem:asomewhatinconsiderablematter，afterall！HereisNoailles’sownaccount:——
\"Theseretrenchments，madeinTurkfashion，consistedofbigtreessetzigzag（ENECHIQUIER），twistedtogetherbythebranches；
thewholeaboutfivefathomsthick。InsideofitwereasmallforlornofAustrians:thesesteadilyawaitourgrenadiers，anddonotgivetheirvolleytillweareclose。Ourgrenadiersreceivetheirvolley；cleartheintertwistedtrees，afterreceivingasecondvolley（totallossseventy—fivekilledandwounded）；
and——theenemyquitshispost；andtheLinesofEttlingenARE
stormed！\"[Noailles，Memoires（inPetitot’sCollection），iii。207。]ThisisnotlikestormingtheLinesofStollhofen；athingtomakeNoaillesfamousintheNewspapersforayear。Butitwasausefulsmallfeat，andwellenoughperformedonhispart。Thetruthis，BerwickwasaboutattackingtheLinessimultaneouslyontheotherorMuhlburgendofthem（hadnotNoailles，nowvictorious，gallopedtoforbid）；andwhatwasfarmoreconsiderable，thoseotherFrench，tothenorthward，\"uponpontoons，\"arefairlyacross；liketobeupontheBACKofDukeFerdinandandhishandfulofdefenders。DukeFerdinandperceivesthatheiscometonothing；hastilycollectshispeoplefromtheirvariousposts；retreatswiththemthatsamenight，unpursued，toHeilbronn；andgivesupthecommandtoPrinceEugene，whoisjustarrivedthere，——whotookquietlytwopinchesofsnuffonhearingthisnewsofEttlingen，andsaid，\"Nomatter，afterall！\"
BerwicknowformstheSiege，athisdiscretion；investsPhilipsburg，13thMay；[Berwick，ii。312；23d，saysNoailles’sEditor（iii。210）。]beginsfiring，nightofthe3d—4thJune；——
EugenewaitingatHeilbronntilltheReich’s—Armycomeup。
ThePrussiantenthousanddocome，allinorder，onthe7th:
therestbydegrees，alllater，andallNOTquiteinorder。
Eugene，thePrussianshavingjoinedhim，movesdowntowardsPhilipsburganditscannonading；encampsclosetorearwardofthebesiegingFrench。\"CampofWiesenthal\"theycallit；VillageofWiesenthalwithbogs，ontheleft，beinghishead—qnarters；
VillageofWaghausel，downneartheRiver，afivemilesdistance，beinghislimitontheright。Berwick，infront，industriouslybatteringPhilipsburgintotheRiver，hasthrownupstronglinesbehindhim，stronglymanned，todefendhimselffromEugene；
acrosstheRiver，BerwickhasoneBridge，andatthefartherendonebatterywithwhichheplaysupontherearofPhilipsburg。
Heismuchcriticisedbyunoccupiedpeople，\"Eugene’sattackwillruinusonthoseterms！\"——andmuchincommodedbyoverflowingsoftheRhine；Rhineswolnbymeltingofthemountain—snows，asisusualthere。WhichinundationsBerwickhadwellforeseen，thoughtheWar—ministeratPariswouldnot:\"Haste！\"answeredtheWar—ministeralways:\"Weshallbeinrighttime。Itellyoutherehavefallennosnowsthiswinter:howcaninundationbe？\"——
\"Dependsontheheat，\"saidBerwick；\"therearesnowsenoughalwaysinstockupthere！\"
Andsoitproves，thoughtheWar—ministerwouldnotbelieve；
andBerwickhastotaketheinundations，andtotakethecircumstances；——andtotryif，byhisowncontinualbestexertions，hecanbutgetPhilipsburgintothebargain。Onthe12thofJune，visitinghisposts，ashedailydoes，thefirstthing，Berwicksteptoutofthetrenches，anxiousforclearviewofsomething；steptupon\"thecrestofthesap，\"aplaceexposedtobothFrenchandAustrianbatteries，andwhichhadbeenforbiddentothesoldiers，——andthere，asheanxiouslyscannedmattersthroughhisglass，acannon—ball，unknownwhetherFrenchorAustrian，shiveredawaytheheadofBerwick；leftotherstodealwiththecriticisms，andtheinundations，andtheoperationsbigorlittle，atPhilipsburgandelsewhere！Siegewenton，betterorworse，underthenextincommand；\"Parisingreatanxiety，\"saytheBooks。
Itisahotsiege，astiffdefence；PrinceEugenelookson，butdoesnotattackinthewayapprehended。SouthwardinItaly，wehearthereismarching，strategyingintheParmaCountry；GrafvonMercylikelytocometoanactionbeforelong。Northward，Dantzigbythistimeisallwraptinfire—whirlwinds；itssallyingsandouterdefencesalldrivenin；meretorrentsofRussiaubombsrainingonitdayandnight；Frenchauxiliaries，snaptupatlanding，areonboardRussianships；andpoorStanislausand\"theLadyofQualitywhoshotthefirstgun\"haveabadoutlookthere。
Towardstheendofthemonth，theBerlinvolunteerGenerals，ourCrown—PrinceandhisMargravesamongthem，aregettingontheroadforPhilipsburg；——andthatisproperlytheonepointweareconcernedwith。Whichtookeffectinmannerfollowing。
Tuesdayevening，29thJune，thereisBallatMonbijou；theCrown—
Princeandothersbusydancingthere，asifnothingspeciallayahead。Nevertheless，atthreeinthemorninghehaschangedhisball—dressforabetter，heandcertainmore；andisrushingsouthward，withhisvolunteerGeneralsandMargraves，fullspeed，salutedbytherisingsun，towardsPhilipsburgandtheSeatofWar。Andthesamenight，KingStanislaus，ifanyofuscaredforhim，isonflightfromDantzig，\"disguisedasacattle—dealer；\"
gotoutonthenightofSundaylast，Townundersucharainofbombshellsbeingpalpablytoohotforhim:gotout，butcannotgetacrossthemuddyintricaciesoftheWeichsel；liespainfullysquattedupanddown，inobscurealehouses，inthatStygianMud—
Delta，——amatteroflifeanddeathtogetacross，andnotaboattobehad，suchthevigilanceoftheRussian。Dantzigiscapitulating，dreadfulpenaltiesexacted，alltheheavierasnoStanislausistobefoundinit；andsearchallthekeenerrisesintheDeltaafterhim。Throughperilsandadventuresofthesortusualonsuchoccasions，[Crediblemodestdetailofthem，inaLETTERfromStanislaushimself（HistoryofStanislaus，alreadycited，pp。235—248）。]lStanislausdoesgetacross；andintimedoesreachPreussen；where，byFriedrichWilhelm’sorder，safeopulentasylumisaffordedhim，tilltheFates（whenthisWarends）determinewhatistobecomeofthepoorImaginaryMajesty。Weleavehim，squattedintheintricaciesoftheMud—Delta，tofollowourCrown—Prince，whointhesamehourisrushingfarelsewhither。
Margraves，Generalsandhe，intheirsmallstringofcarriages，goon，byextra—post，dayandnight；noresttilltheygettoHof，intheCulmbachneighborhood，agoodtwohundredmilesoff，——nearWilhelmina，andmorethanhalf—waytoPhilipsburg。
MajestyFriedrichWilhelmishimselftofollowinaboutaweek:
hehasgivenstrictorderagainstwasteoftime:\"Nottopartcompany；gotogether，andNOTbyAnspachorBaireuth，\"——thoughtheyliealmoststraightforyou。
ThislatterwasasoreclausetoFriedrich，whohadcountedallalongonseeinghisdearfaithfulWilhelmina，ashepassed:
therefore，asthePapa’sOrders，dangerouspenaltylyinginthem，cannotbeliterallydisobeyed，thequestionrises，HowseeWilhelminaandnotBaireuth？Wilhelmina，weakassheisandunfitfortravelling，willhavetomeethiminsomeneutralplace，suitablestforboth。Aftervariousshiftings，ithasbeensettledbetweenthemthatBerneck，alittletowntwelvemilesfromBaireuthontheHofroad，willdo；andthatFriday，probablyearly，willbetheday。Wilhelmina，accordingly，isontheroadthatmorning，earlyenough；Husbandwithher，andceremonialattendants，inhonorofsuchaBrother；morningisofsultrywindlesssort；dayhotterandhotter；——atBerneckisnoCrown—
Prince，intheHouseappointedforhim；hourafterhour，Wilhelminawaitsthereinvain。Thetruthis，oneofthesmallestaccidentshashappened:theGenerals\"lostawheelatGerayesterday；\"wereleftbehindtherewiththeirsmiths，havenotyetappeared；andtheinsolublequestionamongFriedrichandtheMargravesis，\"Wedarenotgoonwithoutthem，then？Wedare；——
darewe？\"QuestionliketodriveFriedrichmad，whilethehours，atanyrate，areslippingon！HerearethreeLettersofFriedrich，legibleatlast；which，withWilhelmina’saccountfromtheotherside，representasmallentirelyhumansceneinthisFrench—
AustrianWar，——nearlyallofhumanwehavefoundinthebeggarlyaffair:——
1。TOPRINCESSWILHELMINA，ATBAIREUTH，ORONTHEROADTOBERNECK。
\"HOF，2dJuly[notlongafter4a。m。]，1794。
\"MYDEARSISTER，——HereamIwithinsixleagues[sayeightormore，twenty—fivemilesEnglish]ofaSisterwhomIlove；andIhavetodecidethatitwillbeimpossibletoseeher，afterall！\"——Doesdecideso，accordingly，forreasonsknowntous。
\"Ihaveneversolamentedthemisfortuneofnotdependingonmyselfasatthismoment！TheKingbeingbutverysour—sweetonmyscore，Idarenotrisktheleastthing；Mondaycomeaweek，whenhearriveshimself，Ishouldhaveaprettyscene（SERAISJOLIMENT
TRAITE）intheCamp，ifIwerefoundtohavedisobeyedorders。
\"……TheQueencommandsmetogiveyouathousandregardsfromher。Sheappearedmuchaffectedatyourillness；butfortherest，Icouldnotwarrantyouhowsincereitwas；forsheistotallychanged，andIhavequitelostreckoningofher（N’YCONNAIS
RIEN）。ThatgoessofarthatshehasdonemehurtwiththeKing，allshecould:however，thatisovernow。AstoSophie[youngSisterjustbetrothedtotheeldestMargrafwhomyouknow]，shealsoisnolongerthesame；forsheapprovesallthattheQueensaysordoes；andsheischarmedwithherbigclown（GROSNIGAUD）
ofaBridegroom。
\"TheKingismoredifficultthanever；heiscontentwithnothing，soastohavelostwhatsoevercouldbecalledgratitudeforallpleasuresonecandohim，\"——marryingagainstone’swill，andthelike。\"Astohishealth，itisonedaybetter，anotherworse；
butthelegs，theyarealwaysswelled，Judgewhatmyjoymustbetogetoutofthatturpitude，——fortheKingwillonlystayafortnight，atmost，intheCamp。
\"Adieu，myadorableSister:Iamsotired，Icannotstir；
havingleftonTuesdaynight，orratherWednesdaymorningatthreeo’clock，fromaBallatMonbijou，andarrivedherethisFridaymorningatfour。Irecommendmyselftoyourgraciousremembrance；
andam，formyownpart，tilldeath，dearestSister，\"——
Your——\"FRIEDRICH\"
[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part1st，p。13。]
ThisisLetterFirst；writtenFridaymorning，ontheedgeofgettingintobed，aftersuchfatigue；andithas，asnaturalinthatmood，givenupthematterindespair。ItdidnotmeetWilhelminaontheroad；andshehadleftBaireuth；——whereitmether，Idonotknow；probablyathome，onherreturn，whenallwasover。LetWilhelminanowspeakherownlivelyexperiencesofthatsameFriday:——
\"IgottoBerneckatten。Theheatwasexcessive；IfoundmyselfquitewornoutwiththelittlejourneyIhaddone。IalightedattheHousewhichhadbeengotreadyformyBrother。Wewaitedforhim，andinvainwaited，tillthreeintheafternoon。Atthreewelostpatience；haddinnerservedwithouthim。Whilstwewereattable，therecameonafrightfulthunder—storm。Ihavewitnessednothingsoterrible:thethunderroaredandreverberatedamongtherockycliffswhichbegirdleBerneck；anditseemedasiftheworldwasgoingtoperish:adelugeofrainsucceededthethunder。
\"Itwasfouro’clock；andIcouldnotunderstandwhathadbecomeofmyBrother。Ihadsentoutseveralpersonsonhorsebacktogettidingsofhim，andnoneofthemcameback。Atlength，inspiteofallmyprayers，theHereditaryPrince[myexcellentHusband]
himselfwouldgoinsearch。Iremainedwaitingtillnineatnight，andnobodyreturned。Iwasincruelagitations:thesecataractsofrainareverydangerousinthemountaincountries；theroadsgetsuddenlyoverflowed，andthereoftenhappenmisfortunes。Ithoughtforcertain，therehadonehappenedtomyBrotherortotheHereditaryPrince。\"Sucha2dofJuly，topoorWilhelmina！
\"Atlast，aboutnine，somebodybroughtwordthatmyBrotherhadchangedhisroute，andwasgonetoCulmbach[aHouseofours，lyingwestward，knowntoreaders]；theretostayovernight。Iwasforsettingoutthither，——CulmbachistwentymilesfromBerneck；
buttheroadsarefrightful，\"WhiteMayn，stillayoungRiver，dashingthroughtherock—labyrinthsthere，\"andfullofprecipices:——everybodyroseinopposition，and，whetherIwouldornot，theyputmeintothecarriageforHimmelkron[partlyontheroadthither]，whichisonlyabouttenmilesoff。Wehadliketohavegotdrownedontheroad；thewatersweresoswoln[WhiteMaynanditsangrybrooks]，thehorsescouldnotcrossbutbyswimming。
\"Iarrivedatlast，aboutoneinthemorning。Iinstantlythrewmyselfonabed。Iwasliketodiewithweariness；andinmortalterrorsthatsomethinghadhappenedtomyBrotherortheHereditaryPrince。Thislatterrelievedmeonhisownscore；
hearrivedatlast，aboutfouro’clock，——hadstillnonewsfartherofmyBrother。Iwasbeginningtodozealittle，whentheycametowarnmethat’M。vonKnobelsdorfwishedtospeakwithmefromthePrince—Royal。’Idartedoutofbed，andrantohim。He，\"handingmeaLetter，\"broughtwordthat\"——
ButletusnowgiveLetterSecond，whichhasturneduplately，andwhichcuriouslycompletesthepicturehere。Friedrich，onrisingrefreshedwithsleepatHof，hadtakenacheerfulerview；andtheGeneralsstilllaggingrearward，hethinksitpossibletoseeWilhelmiuaafterall。Possible；andyetsoverydangerous，——
perhapsnotpossible？HereisasecondLetterwrittenfromMunchberg，somefifteenmilesfartheron，atanafterperiodofthesameFriday:purportstillofaperplexednature，\"Iwill，andIdarenot；\"——practicaloutcome，ofitselfuncertain，isscatterednowbytorrentsandthunderstorms。ThisistheLetter，whichKnobelsdorfnowhandstoWilhelminaatthatuntimelyhourofSaturday:——
2。TOPRINCESSWILHELMINA（byKnobelsdorf）。
\"MUNCHBERG，2dJuly，1754。
\"MYDEARESTSISTER，——IamindespairthatIcannotsatisfymyimpatienceandmyduty，——tothrowmyselfatyourfeetthisday。
Butalas，dearSister，itdoesnotdependonme:wepoorPrinces，\"theMargravesandI，\"areobligedtowaitheretillourGenerals[Bredow，SchulenburgandCompany]comeup；wedarenotgoalongwithoutthem。TheybrokeawheelinGera[fiftymilesbehindus]；
hearingnothingofthemsince，weareabsolutelyforcedtowaithere。JudgeinwhatamoodIam，andwhatsorrowmustbemine！
ExpressordernottogobyBaireuthorAnspach:——forbear，dearsister，totormentmeonthingsnotdependingonmyselfatall。
\"Iwaverbetweenhopeandfearofpayingmycourttoyou。IhopeitmightstillbeatBerneck，\"thisevening，——\"ifyoucouldcontrivearoadintotheNurnbergHighwayagain；avoidingBaireuth:otherwiseIdarenotgo。TheBearer，whoisCaptainKnobelsdorf[excellentjudiciousman，oldacquaintancefromtheCustrintime，whoattendsuponus，actualCaptainonce，butnowtitularmerely，giventoarchitectureandthefinearts（Seyfarth（Anonymous），Lebens—undRegierungs—GeschichteFriedrichsdesAndern（Leipzig，1786），ii。200。OEuvresdeFrederic，vii。33。Preuss，FriedrichmitseinenVerwandten（Berlin。1838），pp。8，17。）]，willappriseyouofeveryparticular:letKnobelsdorfsettlesomethingthatmaybepossible。ThisishowIstandatpresent；andinsteadofhavingtoexpectsomefavorfromtheKing[afterwhatIhavedonebyhisorder]，Igetnothingbutchagrin。Butwhatiscrueleruponmethanall，isthatyouareill。God，inhisgrace，bepleasedtohelpyou，andrestoretheprecioushealthwhichIsomuchwishyou！……FRIEDRICH。\"
[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。partlst，p。15。]
JudiciousKnobelsdorfsettlesthatthemeetingistobethisverymorningateight；Wilhelmina（whosememoryalittlefailsherintheinsignificantpoints）doesnottelluswhere:but，byfaintindications，IperceiveitwasintheLake—House，pleasantPavilionintheancientartificialLake，orbigornamentalFishpond，calledBRANDENBURGERWEIHER，acoupleofmilestothenorthofBaireuth:thereFriedrichistostop，——keepingthePaternalOrderfromtheteethoutwardsinthismanner。
Eighto’clock:sothatWilhelminaisobligedatoncetogetupontheroadagain，——poorPrincess，aftersuchadayandnight。
HerdescriptionoftheInterviewisverygood:——
\"MyBrotheroverwhelmedmewithcaresses；butfoundmeinsopitiableastate，hecouldnotrestrainhistears。Iwasnotabletostandonmylimbs；andfeltliketofainteverymoment，soweakwasI。HetoldmetheKingwasmuchangeredattheMargraf[myFather—in—Law]fornotlettinghisSonmaketheCampaign，\"——
concerningwhichpoint，saidSon，myHusband，beingHeir—Apparent，therehadbeenmucharguinginCourtandCountry，hereatBaireuth，andendlessanxietyonmypoorpart，lestheshouldgetkilledintheWars。\"ItoldhimalltheMargraf’sreasons；
andadded，thatsurelytheyweregood，inrespectofmydearHusband。’Well，’saidhe，’lethimquitsoldiering，then，andgivebackhisregimenttotheKing。Butfortherest，quietyourselfastothefearsyoumayhaveabouthimifhedogo；forIknow，bycertaininformation，thattherewillbenobloodspilt。’——’TheyareattheSiegeofPhilipsburg，however。’——’Yes，’saidmyBrother，’buttherewillnotbeabattleriskedtohinderit。’
\"TheHereditaryPrince，\"myHusband，\"cameinwhileweweretalkingso；andearnestlyentreatedmyBrothertogethimawayfromBaireuth。Theywenttoawindow，andtalkedalongtimetogether。Intheend，myBrothertoldmehewouldwriteaveryobligingLettertotheMargraf，andgivehimsuchreasonsinfavoroftheCampaign，thathedoubtednotitwouldturnthescale。
’Wewillstaytogether，’saidhe，addressingtheHereditaryPrince；’andIshallbecharmedtohavemydearBrotheralwaysbesideme。’HewrotetheLetter；gaveittoBaronStein[ChamberlainorGoldstickofours]，todelivertotheMargraf。
HepromisedtoobtaintheKing’sexpressleavetostopatBaireuthonhisreturn；——afterwhichhewentaway。ItwasthelasttimeI
sawhimontheoldfootingwithme:hehasmuchchangedsincethen！——WereturnedtoBaireuth；whereIwassoillthat，forthreedays，theydidnotthinkIshouldgetoverit。\"[Wilhelmina，ii。200—202。]
Crown—Princedashesoff，southwestward，throughcrosscountry，intotheNurnbergRoadagain；getstoNurnbergthatsameSaturdaynight；andthere，amongotherLetters，writesthefollowing；
whichwillwindupthislittleIncidentforus，stillinahumanmanner:——
3。TOPRINCESSWILHELMINAATBAIREUTH。
\"NURNBERG，3dJuly，1734。
\"MYDEAREST（TRES—CHERE）SISTER，——Itwouldbeimpossibletoquitthisplacewithoutsignifying，dearestSister，mylivelygratitudeforallthemarksoffavoryoushowedmeintheWEIHERHAUS[HouseontheLake，to—day]。Thehighestofallthatitwaspossibletodo，wasthatofprocuringmethesatisfactionofpayingmycourttoyou。Ibegmillionsofpardonsforsoputtingyouabout，dearestSister；butIcouldnothelpit；foryouknowmysadcircumstanceswellenough。Inmygreatjoy，IforgottogiveyoutheEnclosed。Ientreatyou，writemeoftennewsofyourhealth！
QuestiontheDoctors；and\"——andincertaincontingencies，theCrown—Prince\"wouldrecommendgoat’s—milk\"forhispoorSister。
Hadalready，whatwasnotedofhiminafterlife，atendencytogivemedicaladvice，incasesinterestingtohim？——
\"Adieu，myincomparableanddearSister。Iamalwaysthesametoyou，andwillremainsotillmydeath。
\"FRIEDRICH。\"
[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。partlst，p。57。]
Generalswiththeirwheelmended，Margraves，PrinceandnowtheCampEquipagetoo，areallatNurnberg；andstartonthemorrow；
hardlyahundredmilesnowtobedone，——butonslowerterms，owingtotheEquipage。Heilbronn，placeofarmsorcentralstrongholdoftheReich’s—Army，theyreachonMonday:aboutEppingen，nextnight，ifthewindiswesterly，onemayhearthecannon，——notwithoutinterest。ItwasWednesdayforenoon，7thJuly，1734，onsomehill—topcomingdownfromEppingenside，thatthePrincefirstsawPhilipsburgSiege，blottingtheRhineValleyyonderwithitsfireandcounter—fire；andtheTentsofEugenestretchingonthisside:firstviewheeverhadoftheactualitiesofwar。
HisaccounttoPapaissodistinctandgood，welookthroughitalmostasatfirst—handforamoment:——
\"CAMPATWIESENTHAL，Wednesday，7thJuly，1734。
\"MOSTALL—GRACIOUSFATHER，——……WeleftNurnberg[nothingsaidofourBaireuthaffair]，4thearly，anddidnotstoptillHeilbronn；
where，alongwiththeEquipage，Iarrivedonthe5th。YesterdayI
camewiththeEquipagetoEppingen[twentymiles，aslowmarch，givingthefourgonstime]；andthismorningwecametotheCampatWiesenthal。IhavedinedwithGeneralRoder[ourPrussianCommander]；and，afterdinner，rodewithPrinceEugenewhilegivingtheparole。IhandedhimmyAll—graciousFather’sLetter，whichmuchrejoicedhim。Aftertheparole，Iwenttoseetherelievingofouroutposts[changeofsentriesthere]，andviewtheFrenchretrenchment。
\"We，\"yourMajesty’sContingent，\"arethrowingupthreeredoubts:
atoneofthemtoday，threemusketeershavebeenmiserablyshot[GESCHOSSEN，wounded，notquitekilled]；twoareofRoder’s，andoneisofFinkenstein’sregiment。
\"To—morrowIwillridetoavillagewhichisonourrightwing；
Waghauselisthenameofit[Busching，v。1152。][somefivemilesoff，northofus，nearbytheRhine]；thereisasteeplethere，fromwhichonecanseetheFrenchCamp；fromthispointIwillridedown，betweenthetwoLines，\"Frenchandours，\"toseewhattheyarelike。
\"Therearequantitiesofhurdlesandfascinesbeingmade；
which，asIhear，aretobeemployedinoneoftwodifferentplans。Thefirstplanis，ToattacktheFrenchretrenchmentgenerally；theditchwhichisbeforeit，andthemorasswhichliesonourleftwing，tobemadepassablewiththesefascines。
Theotherplanis，ToamusetheEnemybyafalseattack，andthrowsuccorintotheTown。——Onethingiscertain，inafewdaysweshallhaveastrokeofworkhere。Happenwhatmay，myAll—graciousFathermaybeassuredthat\"&c。，\"andthatIwilldonothingunworthyofhim。
\"FRIEDRICH。\"
[OEuvres，xxvii。part3d，p。79。]
Neitherofthosefineplanstookeffect；nordidanythingtakeeffect，asweshallsee。Butinregardtothat\"surveyfromthesteepleofWaghausel，andridehomeagainbetweentheLines，\"——inregardtothat，hereisanauthenticfractionofanecdote，curiouslyfittingin，whichshouldnotbeomitted。AcertainHerrvanSuhm，SaxonMinisteratBerlin，occasionallymentionedhere，stoodinmuchCorrespondencewiththeCrown—Princeintheyearsnowfollowing:Correspondencewhichwasallpublishedattheduedistanceoftime；Suhmhaving，athisdecease，leftthePrince’sLetterscarefullyassortedwiththatview，andfurnishedwithaPrefatory\"CharacterofthePrince—Royal（PortraitduPrince—Royal，parM。deSuhm）。\"OfwhichPrefacethisisasmallparagraph，relatingtotheSiegeofPhilipsburg；
offeringusamomentaryglanceintoonefibreofthefutileWarnowgoingonthere。OfSuhm，andhowexacthewas，weshallknowalittlebyandby。Of\"PrincevonLichtenstein，\"anAustrianmanandsoldierofmuchdistinctionafterwards，wehaveonlytosaythathecametoBerlinnextyearonDiplomaticbusiness，andthatprobablyenoughhehadbeeneye—witnesstothelittlefact，——factcredibleperhapswithoutmuchproving。Oneratherregrettedtherewasnodatetoit，nodetailtogiveitwhereaboutandfixityinourconception；thatthepoorlittleAnecdote，thoughindubitable，hadtohangvaguelyintheair。Now，however，theabovedatedLETTERdoes，byaccident，dateSuhm’sAnecdotetoo；date\"July8\"
asgoodascertainforit；theSiegeitselfhavingended（July18）
intendaysmore。HerrvonSuhmwrites（notforpublicationtillafterFriedrich’sdeathandhisown）:——
\"ItwasremarkedintheRhineCampaignof1734，thatthisPrincehasagreatdealofintrepidity（BEAUCOUPDEVALEUR）。Ononeoccasion，amongothers[toallappearance，thisveryday，\"July8，\"ridinghomefromWaghauselbetweenthelines]，whenhehadgonetoreconnoitretheLinesofPhilipsburg，withagoodmanypeopleabouthim，——passing，onhisreturn，alongastripofverythinwood，thecannon—shotfromtheLinesaccompaniedhimincessantly，andcrasheddownseveraltreesathisside；duringallwhichhewalkedhishorsealongattheoldpace，preciselyasifnothingwerehappening，norinhishanduponthebridlewastheretheleasttraceofmotionperceptible。Thosewhogaveattentiontothematterremarked，onthecontrary，thathedidnotdiscontinuespeakingverytranquillytosomeGeneralswhoaccompaniedhim；andwhoadmiredhisbearing，inakindofdangerwithwhichhehadnotyethadoccasiontofamiliarizehimself。
ItisfromthePrincevonLichtensteinthatIhavethisanecdote。\"
[CorrespondancedeFredericII。avecM。deSuhm（Berlin，1787）；Avant—propos，p。xviii。（written28thApril，1740）。TheCORRESPONDANCEisallinOEuvresdeFrederic（xvi，247—408）；buttheSuhmPrefacenot。]
Onthe15tharrivedhisMajestyinperson，withtheOldDessauer，Buddenbrock，Derschauandaselectsuite；inhopesofwitnessingremarkablefeatsofwar，nowthatthecrisisofPhilipsburgwascomingon。ManyPrinceswereassembledthere，inthelikehope:
PrinceofOrange（honeymoonwellended[HadweddedPrincessAnne，GeorgeII。’seldest，25th（14th）March，1734；tothejoyofselfandmankind，inEnglandhere。]），avivaciouslightgentleman，slightlycrookedintheback；PrincesofBaden，Darmstadt，Waldeck:allmannerofPrincesanddistinguishedpersonages，fourscorePrincesofthembytale，theeyesofEuropebeingturnedonthismatter，andonoldEugene’sguidanceofit。PrinceFredofEngland，evenhehadanotionofcomingtolearnwar。
Itwasaboutthistime，notmanyweeksago，thatFred，nowfallingintomuchdiscrepancywithhisFather，andatalossforacareertohimself，appearedonasuddenintheAntechamberatSt。James’soneday；andsolemnlydemandedaninterviewwithhisMajesty。
WhichhisindignantMajesty，aftersomeconferencewithWalpole，decidedtogrant。PrinceFred，whenadmitted，madethreedemands:
1。TobeallowedtogoupontheRhineCampaign，bywayofatemporarycareerforhimself；2。Thathemighthavesomethingdefinitetoliveupon，afixedrevenuebeingsuitableinhiscircumstances；3。That，afterthosesadPrussiandisappointments，somesuitableConsortmightbechosenforhim，——heartandhouseholdlyinginsuchwastecondition。PoorFred，whoofusknowswhatofsensemightbeinthesedemands？Fewcreaturesmoreabsurdlysituatedaretobefoundinthisworld。Togowherehisequalswere，andlearnsoldieringalittle，mightreallyhavebeenuseful。PaternalMajestyreceivedFredandhisThreeDemandswithfulminatinglook；answered，tothefirsttwo，nothing；tothethird，aboutaConsort，\"Yes，youshall；butberespectfultotheQueen；——andnow。offwithyou；away！\"[Coxe’sWalpole，i。322。]
PoorFred，hehasacircleofhungryParliamenteersabouthim；
youngPitt，aCornetofHorse，youngLytteltonofHagley，ouroldSoissonsfriend，nottomentionothersofworsetype；towhomthisroyalYoungGentleman，withhisvanities，ambitions，inexperiences，plentifulinflammabilities，isimportantforexplodingWalpole。Hemayhave，andwithgreatjusticeIshouldthink，thedimconsciousnessoftalentsfordoingsomethingbetterthan\"writemadrigals\"inthisworld；infinitudeofwishesandappetitesheclearlyhas；——heisfullofinflammablematerials，pooryouth。AndheistheFireshipthoseolderhandsmakeuseofforblowingWalpoleandCompanyoutoftheiranchorage。Whataschoolofvirtueforayounggentleman；——andfortheelderonesconcernedwithhim！HedidnotgettotheRhineCampaign；
norindeedevertoanything，excepttowritingmadrigals，andbeingveryfutile，dissoluteandmiserablewithwhatoftalentNaturehadgivenhim。LetuspitythepoorconstitutionalPrince。
OurFritzwasonlyindangeroflosinghislife；butwhatisthat，tolosingyoursanity，personalidentityalmost，andbecomingParliamentaryFireshiptohisMajesty’sOpposition？
FriedrichWilhelmstayedamonthcampaigninghere；graciouslydeclinedPrinceEugene’sinvitationtolodgeinHeadquarters，underaroofandwithinbuiltwalls；preferredatentamonghisownpeople，andtookthecommonhardships，——withgreathurttohisweakhealth，aswasafterwardsfound。
Intheseweeks，thebigCzarina，whohassetaprice（100，000
rubles，say15，000pounds）upontheheadofpoorStanislaus，hearsthathisPrussianMajestyprotectshim；andthereuponsignifies，inhighterms，Thatshe，byherFeld—marschallMunnich，willcomeacrossthefrontiersandseizethesaidStanislaus。TowhichhisPrussianMajestyanswerspositively，thoughinproperDiplomatictone，\"Madam，Iwillinnowisepermitit！\"PerhapshisMajesty’sremarkablesttransaction，hereontheRhine，wasthisconcerningStanislaus。ForSeckendorftheFeldzeugmeisterwasherealso，onmilitaryfunction，notforgetfuloftheDiplomacies；whobusilyassailedhisMajesty，ontheKaiser’spart，inthesamedirection:
\"GiveupStanislaus，yourMajesty！Howridiculous（LACHERLICH）tobeperhapsruinedforStanislaus！\"Butwithouttheleasteffect，noworafterwards。
PoorStanislaus，inthebeginningofJuly，gotacrossintoPreussen，asweintimated；andtherehecontinued，safeagainstanyamountofrublesandFeldmarschalls，entreatiesandmenaces。
AtAngerburg，onthePrussianfrontier，hefoundasteadfastveteran，Lieutenant—GeneralvonKatte，Commandantinthoseparts（FatherofacertainpoorLieutenant，whomwetragicallyknewoflongago！）——whichveterangentlemanreceivedtbeFugitiveMajesty，[Militair—Lexikon，ii。254。]withwelcomeintheKing’sname，andassurancesofanhonorableasylumtillthetimesandroadsshouldclearagainforhisFugitiveMajesty。
FugitiveMajesty，forwhomtheroadsandtimeswereverydarkatpresent，wenttoMarienwerder；talkedofgoing\"toPillau，forasea—passage，\"ofgoingtovariousplaces；wentfinallytoKonigsberg，andthere——withaconsiderablePolishSuiteofFugitives，verymoneyless，andveryexpensive，mostofthem，whohadaccumulatedabouthim——setuphisabode。Thereforalmosttwoyears，infacttillthisWarended，theFugitivePolishMajestycontinued；FriedrichWilhelmpunctuallyprotectinghim，andevenpayinghimasmallPension（50poundsamonth），——France，theleastitcoulddofortheGrandfatherofFrance，allowingamuchlargerone；larger，thoughstillinadequate。FrancehasleftitsGrandfatherstrangelyinthelurchhere；with\"100，000rublesonhishead。\"ButFriedrichWilhelmknowsthesacredrites，andwilldothem；continuesdeafasadoor—postaliketothemenacesandtheentreatiesofKaiserandCzarina；strictlyintimatingtoMunnich，whattheLawsofNeutralityare，andthattheymustbeobserved。Which，byhisMajesty’sgoodarrangements，Munnich，willingenoughtothecontraryhaditbeenfeasible，foundhimselfobligedtocomplywith。PrussianMajesty，likeaKingandagentleman，wouldlistentonotermsaboutdismissingordeliveringup，orotherwise，failinginthesacredritestoStanislaus；
buthonorablykepthimtheretillthetimesandroutesclearedthemselvesagain。[Forster，ii。132，134—136。]Aplainpieceofduty；punctuallydone:thebeginningofitfallshereintheCampatPhilipsburg，July—August1734；inMay，1736，weshallseesomeglimpseoftheend！——
HisPrussianMajestyinCampatPhilipsburg——sodistinguishedavolunteer，doingusthehonortoencamphere——\"wasaskedtoalltheCouncils—of—warthatwereheld，\"saytheBooks。Andhedidattend，theCrown—Princeandhe，onimportantoccasions:but，alas，therewas，sotospeak，nothingtobeconsultedof。
Fascinesandhurdleslayuseless；noattemptwasmadetorelievePhilipsburg。OnthethirddayafterhisMajesty’sarrival，July18th，Philipsburg，afterastiffdefenceofsixweeks，growinghopelessofrelief，hadtosurrender；——FrenchthenproceededtorepairPhilipsburg，noattemptonEugene’sparttomolestthemthere。IftheytryulterioroperationsonthissidetheRiver，hecounter—tries；andthatisall。
OurCrown—Prince，somewhatofajudgeinafteryears，ismaturelyofopinion，ThattheFrenchLineswerebynomeansinexpugnable；
thattheFrenchArmymighthavebeenruinedunderanattackoftheproperkind。[OEuvresdeFrederic，i。167。]
Theirpositionwasbad；noroomtounfoldthemselvesforfight，exceptwiththeTown’scannonplayingonthemallthewhile；
onlyoneBridgetogetacrossby，incaseofcomingtotheworse:
defeatofthemprobable，andruintotheminevitableincaseofdefeat。ButPrinceEugene，withanArmylittletohismind（Reich’s—Contingentsnottobedependedon，thoughtEugene），durstnotventure:\"SeventeenvictoriousBattles，andifweshouldbedefeatedintheeighteenthandlast？\"
ItisprobabletheOldDessauer，hadhebeenGeneralissimo，withthissameArmy，——inwhich，evenintheReich’spartofit，weknowtenthousandofaneffectivecharacter，——wouldhavedonesomestrokeupontheFrench；butPrinceEugenewouldnottry。
Muchdimmedfromhisformerselfthisoldhero；agenow73；——
agooddealweariedwiththelongmarchthroughTime。AndthisverySummer，hisBrother’sSon，thelastmaleofhisHouse，hadsuddenlydiedofinflammatoryfever；lefttheoldmanverymournful:\"Alone，alone，attheendofone’slongmarch；
laurelshavenofruit，then？\"Hestoodcautious，onthedefensive；
andinthiscapacityisadmittedtohaveshownskilfulmanagement。
ButPhilipsburgbeingtaken，thereisnolongertheleasteventtobespokenof；theCampaignpassedintoaseriesofadvancings，retreatings，facing，andthenright—aboutfacings，——painfulmanoeuvrings，onbothsidesoftheRhineandoftheNeckar，——
withoutresultfarthertotheFrench，withoutmemorabilitytoeitherside。AboutthemiddleofAugust，FriedrichWilhelmwentaway；——healthmuchhurtbyhismonthundercanvas，amidRhineinundations，andmeredistressingphenomena。Crown—PrinceFriedrichandaselectpartyescortedhisMajestytoMainz，wherewasaDinnerofunusualsublimitybytheKurfurstthere；[15thAugust（Fassmann，p。511。）]——Dinnerdone，hisMajestysteptonboard\"theElectoralYacht；\"andinthisfinehospitablevehiclewentsweepingthroughtheBingerLoch，rapidlydowntowardsWesel；
andtheCrown—PrinceandpartyreturnedtotheirCamp，whichisupontheNeckaratthistime。
Campshiftsabout，andCrown—Princeinit:toHeidelberg，toWaiblingen，Weinheim；closetoMainzatonetime:butitisnotworthfollowing:norinFriedrich’sownLetters，orinotherdocuments，isthere，onthebestexamination，anythingconsiderabletobegleanedrespectinghisproceduresthere。
Hehearsoftheill—successinItaly，BattleofParmaattheduedate，withthenaturalfeelings；speakswithasorrowfulgayety，ofthemuddyfatigues，futilitieshereontheRhine；——hasthesense，however，nottoblamehissuperiorsunreasonably。
Here，fromoneofhisLetterstoColonelCamas，isapassageworthquotingforthecreditofthewriter。WithCamas，adistinguishedPrussianFrenchman，whomwementionedelsewhere，stillmorewithMadameCamasintimecoming，hecorrespondedmuch，ofteninafinefilialmanner:——
\"ThepresentCampaignisaschool，whereprofitmaybereapedfromobservingtheconfusionanddisorderwhichreignsinthisArmy:
ithasbeenafieldverybarreninlaurels；andthosewhohavebeenused，alltheirlife，togathersuch，andonSeventeendistinguishedoccasionshavedoneso，cangetnonethistime。\"
Nextyear，weallhopetobeontheMoselle，andtofindthatafruitfulerfield……\"Iamafraid，dearCamas，youthinkIamgoingtoputonthecothurnus；tosetupforasmallEugene，and，pronouncingwithadoctoraltonewhateachshouldhavedoneandnothavedone，condemnandblametorightandleft。No，mydearCamas；farfromcarryingmyarrogancetothatpoint，IadmiretheconductofourChief，anddonotdisapprovethatofhisworthyAdversary；andfarfromforgettingtheesteemandconsiderationduetopersonswho，scarredwithwounds，havebyyearsandlongservicegainedaconsummateexperience，Ishallhearthemmorewillinglythaneverasmyteachers，andtrytolearnfromthemhowtoarriveathonor，andwhatistheshortestroadintothesecretofthisProfession。\"[\"CampatHeidelberg，11thSeptember，1734\"
（OEuvres，xvi。131）。]
Thisother，toLieutenantGroben，threeweeksearlierindate，showsusadifferentaspect；whichisatleastequallyauthentic；
andmaybeworthtakingwithus。GrobenisLieutenant，——IsupposestilloftheRegimentGoltz，thoughheislefttherebehind；——atanyrate，heismuchafamiliarwiththePrinceatRuppin；
wasringleader，itisthought，inthosemidnightpranksuponparsons，andtheotherescapadesthere；[Busching，v。20。]amerryman，eightyearsolderthanthePrince，——withwhomitisclearenoughhestandsonaveryfreefooting。Philipsburgwaslostamonthago；Frencharebusyrepairingit；andmanoeuvring，withnoeffect，togetintotheinteriorofGermanyalittle。WeinheimisalittleTownonthenorthsideoftheNeckar，adozenmilesorsofromMannheim；——outofwhich，andintowhich，thePrussianCorpsgoesshiftingfromtimetotime，asPrinceEugeneandtheFrenchmanoeuvretonopurposeinthatRhine—NeckarCountry。\"HERDEK
TEREMTETEM\"itappears，isabitofHungarianswearing；shouldbeORDEKTEREMTETE；andmeans\"TheDevilmadeyou！\"
MAPGOESHERE——————
\"WEINHEIM，17thAugust，1734。
\"HERDEKTEREMTETE！’Wentwiththem，gothangedwiththem，’
[\"Mitgegangenmitgehangen:\"LetterisinGerman。]saidtheBielefeldInnkeeper！Sowillitbewithme，poordevil；forIgodawdlingaboutwiththisArmyhere；andtheFrenchwillhavethebetterofus。WewanttobeovertheNeckaragain[totheSouthorPhilipsburgside]，andtherogueswon’tletus。
Whatmostprovokesmeinthematteris，thatwhilewearehereinsuchawildernessoftrouble，doingourutmost，bymilitarylaborsandendurances，tomakeourselvesheroic，thousittest，thoudevil，athome！
\"DucdeBouillonhaslosthisequipage；ourHussarstookitatLandau[othersidetheRhine，awhileago]。Herewestandinmudtotheears；fifteenoftheRegimentAlt—Badenhavesunkaltogetherinthemud。Mudcomesofawater—spout，orsuddencataractofrain，therewasintheseHeidelbergCountries；
twovillages，FuhrenheimandSandhausen，itswamaway，everystickofthem（GANZUNDGAR）。
\"CaptainvanStojentin，ofRegimentFlans，\"oneofoureightRegimentshere，\"hasgotwoundedinthehead，inanaffairofhonor；heisstillalive，anditishopedhewillgetthroughit。
\"TheDrill—DemonhasnowgotintotheKaiser’speopletoo:
PrinceEugeneisgrownheavierwithhisdrillsthanweourselves。
Heisoftenthreehoursatit；——andtheKaiser’speoplecurseusforthesame，atafrightfulrate。Adieu。IftheDevildon’tgetthee，heought。ThereforeVALE。[OEuvresdeFrederic，xxvii。part3d，p。181。]
\"FRIEDRICH。\"
Nolaurelstobegainedhere；butplentyofmud，andlaborioushardship，——met，asweperceive，withyouthfulstoicism，ofthederisive，andperhapsofbetterforms。Friedrichistwenty—twoandsomemonths，whenhemakeshisfirstCampaign。Thegeneralphysiognomyofhisbehaviorinitwehavetoguessfromthesefewindications。Nodoubtheprofitedbyit，onthemilitaryside；
andwouldstudywithquitenewlightandvivacityaftersuchcontactwiththefactstudiedof。Verydidactictowitnesseven\"theconfusionsofthisArmy，\"andwhatcomesofthemtoArmies！
Fortherest，thesocietyofEugene，Lichtenstein，andsomanyPrincesoftheReich，andChiefsofexistingmankind，couldnotbutbeentertainingtotheyoungman；andsilently，ifhewishedtoreadtheactualTime，assureenoughhe，withhumanandwithroyaleagerness，didwish，——theywerehereastheALPHABETofittohim:importantforyearscoming。Nayitisnotdoubted，theinsightheheregotintotheconditionoftheAustrianArmyanditsmanagement——\"Armyleftsevendayswithoutbread，\"foroneinstance——gavehimafterwardsthehighlyimportantnotion，thatsuchArmycouldbebeatenifnecessary！——
Wilhelminasays，hischiefcomradewasMargrafHeinrich；——theILL
Margraf；whowascutbyFriedrich，inafteryears，forsomeunknownbadbehavior。MargrafHeinrich\"ledhimintoallmannerofexcesses，\"saysWilhelmina，——probablyinthelanguageofexaggeration。Hehimselftellsher，inoneofhisLETTERS，adayortwobeforePapa’sdeparture:\"TheCampissoontobecloseonMainz，nothingbuttheRhinebetweenMainzandourrightwing，wheremyplaceis；andsosoonasSerenissimusgoes[LE
SERENISSIME，soheirreverentlynamesPapa]，Imeantobeacrossforsomesport，\"[OEuvresdeFrederic，
xxvii。part1st，p。17（10thAugust）。]——nodoubttheIllMargrafwithme！WiththeElderMargraf，littleSophie’sBetrothed，whomhecalled\"bigclown\"inaLetterweread，heisatthisdateinopenquarrel，——\"BROUILLEATOUTEOUTRANCEwiththemadSon—in—law，whoisthewildestwild—beastofallthisCamp。\"[Ibid。]
Wilhelmina’sHusbandhadcome，inthebeginningofAugust；butwasnotsohappyasheexpected。ConsiderablycutoutbytheIllHeinrich。Hereisasmalladventuretheyhad；mentionedbyFriedrich，andcopiouslyrecordedbyWilhelmina:adventureonsomeRiver，——whichwecouldguess，ifitwereworthguessing，tohavebeentheNeckar，nottheRhine。FrenchhadafortifiedpostonthefarthersideofthisRiver；Crown—Prince，IllMargraf，andWilhelmina’sHusbandwerequietlylookingaboutthem，ridinguptheotherside:Wilhelmina’sHusbanddecidedtotakeapencil—
drawingoftheFrenchpost，andpausedforthatobject。