9th Sept., 1741. Hill-Country), on that march toward Woitz, for crossing the Neisse upon Neipperg, which proved impracticable-" and that he could with pleasure tell me that the King agreed to this last trial, although he would not, nor could appear in it. ** Then this person read to me a Paper, but I could not see whether it was the King's hand or not; for when I desired to take a copy, he said he could not show me the original, but dictated as follows:

“Toute la Basse Silésie, la rivière de Neisse pour limite, la ville de Neisse à nous, aussi bien que Glatz; de l'autre côté de l'Oder l'ancien limite entre les Duchés de Brieg et d'Oppeln. Namslau à nous. Les affaires de religion in statu quo. Point de dépendance de la Bohème; cession éternelle. En échange nous n'irons pas plus loin. Nous assiégerons Neisse pro formâ: le commandant se rendra et sortira. Nous prendrons les quartiers tranquillement, et ils pourront mener leur Armée où ils voudront. Que tout cela soit fini en douze jours.' That is to say:

"The whole of Lower Silesia, Neisse Town included; Neisse River for boundary; Glatz withal. Beyond the Oder, for the Duchies of Brieg and Oppeln the ancient limits. Namslau ours. Affairs of Religion to continue in statu quo. No dependence' (feudal tie or other, as there used to be)' on Bohemia; cession of Silesia to be absolute and forever. We, in return, will proceed no farther. We will besiege Neisse for form; the Commandant shall surrender and depart. We will pass quietly into winter quarters, and the Austrian Army may go whither it will. Bargain to be concluded within twelve days.' Can his Excellency Hyndford get Vienna, get Feldmarschall Neipperg, with power from Vienna, to accept: Yes or No? Excellency Hyndford thinks Yes; will try his very utmost!

"He (Goltz) then tore the Paper in very small pieces; and he repeated again, that if the affair should be discovered, both the King and he were determined to deny it. **But how about engagements with regard to my Master's German Dominions; not a word about that?" He answered, 'You have not the least to fear from France;' protested the King of Prussia's great regard for his Majesty of England, &c. I told him these fine words did not satisfy me; and that, if this affair Yes; should succeed, I expected there should be some stipulation."14 and came, about a month hence, "waylaying his Majesty" to get one, as readers saw above.

Prussian Dryasdust (poor soul, to whom one is often cruel!) shall glad himself with the following Two bits of Autography 13 Coxe (iii., 272) gives this Translation, not saying whence he had it. 14 Hyndford Papers, fol. 115.

4th Oct., 1741.

from Goltz, who had instantly quitted Breslau again, and to us they will serve as date for the actual arrival of Excellency Hyndford in those fighting regions, and commencement of his mysterious glidings about between Camp and Camp.

Goltz to the Excellency Hyndford at Breslau (most Private).

"Au Camp de Neuendorf, 16me septembre, à 9 heures du soir. (1.) "Milord,-Vous savez que je suis porté pour la bonne cause. Sur ce pied je prends la liberté de vous conseiller en ami et serviteur, de venir ici incessamment, et de presser votre voyage de sorte que vous puissiez paraître publiquement lundi” (18th)“ vers midi. Vous trouverez 6 (sic) chevaux de postes à Olau et à Grottkau tout prêts. Hâtez-vous, Milord, tout ce que vous pourrez au monde. J'ai l'honneur." Meaning in brief English,

“ Be at Neundorf here, publicly, on Monday next, 18th, toward noon,' things being ripe. "Haste, Milord, haste!"

"Ce 18me à 3 heures après-midi.

(2.) “Je suis au désespoir, Milord, de votre maladie. Voici le courrier que vous attendiez. Venez le plutôt que vous pourrez au monde; si non, dites au Général Marwitz de quoi ui s'agit, afin qu'il puisse me le faire savoir. * * Le courrier serait arrivé quatre heures plutôt, si nous ne l'avions renvoyé au Comte Neuberg (sic) à cause de votre maladie."—"GOLTZ."15 That is to say:

"Distressed inexpressibly by your Lordship's biliary condition. One can not travel under colic; and things were so ripe! Courier would have reached you four hours sooner, but we had to send him over to Neipperg first. Come, oh come !" which Hyndford, now himself again, at once does.

This is the Mystery which, on October 4th, had arrived at that stage indicated above: "Tush! Follow me: Dinner is already falling cold, and there are eyes upon us!” Five days after that Dinner-But we shall have to take the luggage with us, what minimum of it is indispensable.

14th Sept.-9th Oct., 1741.

CHAPTER V.

KLEIN-SCHNELLENDORF: FRIEDRICH GETS NEISSE, IN A FASHION. WHILE these combined Mysteries and War-movements go on in Neisse and its Environs, the World-Phenomena continue in Upper Austria and elsewhere, of which take these select summits, or points chiefly luminous in the dusk of the forgotten Past:

Linz, September 14th. Karl Albert, being joined some days ago at Schärding by the first three French Divisions, 15,000 men in all (the other Four divisions of them are still in the Donauwörth-Ingolstadt quarter, making their manifold arrangements), has pushed forward sixty miles (land-marches, south side of the Donau, which makes a bend here), and this day, September 14th, appears at Linz-pleasant City of Linz, where, as readers may remember, Mr. John Kepler, long ago, busy discovering the System of the World (grandest Conquest ever made, or to be made, by the Sons of Adam), had his poor Camera Obscura set out, to get himself a livelihood in the interim: here now is Karl Albert's flag on the winds, and, as it were, the Oriflamme with it, on a singularly different adventure. Open gates!" demands Karl Albert with authority: "admit me to my Capital of Upper Austria !" Which can not be denied him, there being nothing but Town-guards in the place.

Karl Albert continued there some weeks in a serenely victorious posture, doing acts of authority, getting homaged by the Stände, pushing out his forces farther and farther down the Donau, post after post-victorious Oriflamme-Bavarian Army may be 40,000 strong or so in those parts. Friedrich urged him much to push on without pause, and take opportunity by the forelock; sent Schmettau (elder of the Two Schmettaus, who is much employed on such business) to urge him; wrote an express Paper of Considerations pressingly urgent; but he would not, and continued pausing.

Vienna, all in terror, is fortifying itself; citizens toiling at the earthworks, resolute for making some defense; Constituted Authorities, National Archives even, Court in a body, and all manner of Noble and Official people, flying elsewhither to covert-chiefly to Presburg, where her Majesty already is. The Archives were carried to Grätz; the two Dowager Empresses (for there are two, Maria Theresa's Mother, and Maria Theresa's Aunt, Kaiser Joseph's Widow) fled different ways

14th Sept.-9th Oct., 1741.

-I forget which. An agitated, paralyzed population. Except the diligent wheelbarrows on the ramparts, no vehicle is rolling in Vienna but furniture-wagons loading for flight. General Khevenhüller with 6000, who presides with fine scientific skill, and an iron calmness and clearness, over these fortifyings, is the only force left.1 Neipperg's, our only Army in the world, is hundreds of miles away, countermarching and manœuvring about Woitz, and Neisse Town and River, pretty sure to be beaten in the end, and it is high time there were a Silesian bargain had, if Hyndford can get us any.

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Dresden, September 19th (Excellency Hyndford just recovering from his colic in Breslau), Kur-Sachsen, after many waverings, signs Treaty of Copartnery with France and Bavaria, seduced by "that Moravia,” and the ticklings of Belleisle acting on a weak mind. His troops are 20,000, or rather more; said to be of good quality, and well equipped. In February last we saw him engaged in Russian, Anti-Prussian Partition schemes. In April, as these suddenly (on sight of the Camp of Göttin) extinguished themselves, he agreed to go, in the pacific way, with her Hungarian Majesty for friend (Treaty with her signed 11th April), but never went (Treaty never ratified); kept his 20,000 lying about in Camp, in an enigmatic manner, first about Torgau, latterly in the Lausitz, much nearer to the Erzgebirge (Metal-Mountains), Frontier of Bohemia; and now signs as above, intent to march as soon as possible. Is to have Four Circles of Bohemia, imaginary Kingships of Moravia, and other prizes. Belleisle has tickled that big trout: Belleisle could now have the Election as he wishes it, would the Electors be but speedy; but they will not, and he is obliged to push contiually. "Moriamur pro Rege nostro Mariâ Theresiâ,” in the Poetic, and then also in the Prose Form.

Presburg, September, 21st. This is the date (or chief date, for, alas! there turn out to be two!) of the world-famous "Moriamur pro Rege nostro Maria Theresia," of which there are now needed Two Narratives, the generally received (in part mythical) going first, in the following strain:

"The Queen has been in Presburg mainly, where the Hungarian Diet is sitting, ever since her Coronation-ceremony. On the 11th September" (or 11th and 21st together) "the afflicted Lady makes an ap

1 Anonymous, Histoire de la Dernière Guerre de Bohème (à Francfort, 1745-47), i., 190. A lively, succinct little Book, vague, not false; still readable, though not now, as then, with complete intelligence to the unprepared reader. Said to be by Mauvillon Père, though it resembles nothing else of his that is known to me. 2 Adelung, ii., 469, 304, 503.

21st Sept., 1741. pearance there which, for theatrical reality, has become very celebrated. Alas! it is but three months since she galloped to the top of the Königsberg, and cut defiantly with bright sabre toward the Four Points of the Universe, and already it has come to this. Hungarian Magnates in high session, the high Queen enters, beautiful and sad, and among her ministers is noticeable a Nurse with the young Archduke, some six months old, a fine thriving child, perhaps too wise for his age, who became Kaiser Joseph II. in after time.

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“The Hungarian Session is not on record for me; Hall of meeting, Magyar Parliamentary eloquence unknown; nor is any point conspicuously visible, exact and certain, except these" (alas! not even these): "That it was the 11th of September, that her Majesty, coming forward to speak, took the child in her arms, and there, in a clear and melodiously piercing voice, sorrow and courage on her noble face, beautiful as the Moon riding among wet stormy clouds, spake, as the Hungarian Archives still have it, a short Latin Harangue, in substance as follows: 'Hostile invasion of Austria; imminent peril to this Kingdom of Hungary, to our person, to our children, to our crown. Forsaken by all—ab omnibus derelicti' (Britannic Majesty himself standing stockstill-blamably, one thinks, the two swords being only at his throat, and a good way off!)—'I have no resource but to throw myself on the loyalty and help of Your renowned Body, and invoke the ancient Hungarian virtue to rise swiftly and save me!' Whereat the assembled Hungarian Synod, their wild Magyar hearts touched to the core, start up in impetuous acclaim, flourish aloft their drawn swords, and shout unanimously in passionate tenor-voice, 'Moriamur (Let us die) for our Rex Maria Theresa !' which were not vain words. For a general · Insurrection' was thereupon decreed; what the Magyars call their 'Insurrection,' which is by no means of rebellious nature; and many noblemen, old Count Palfy himself a chief among them, though past threescore and ten, took the field at their own cost; and the noise of the Hungarian Insurrection spread like a voice of hope over all Pragmatic countries."

A very beautiful heroic scene, which has gone about the world, circulating triumphantly through all hearts for above a Century past, and has only of late acknowledged itself mythical-not true, except as toned down to the following stingy prose-pitch:

Presburg, September 21st. Maria Theresa, since that fine Coronation scene, June 25th, has had a mixed time of it with her Hungarian Diet, soft passages alternating with hard: a chivalrous people, most

3 Maria Theresiens Leben (which speaks hypothetically), iv., 44; Coxe, iii., 270 (who is positive, "after examining the Documents").