was just putting those French troops in motion towards Julich, when Ravaillac, the distracted Devil's-Jesuit, did his stroke upon him; so that another than Henri had to lead in that expedition.

The actual Captain at the Siege was Prince Christian of Anhalt, by repute the first soldier of Germany at that period: he had a horse shot under him, the business being very hot and furious;--he had still worse fortune in the course of years.

There were "many English volunteers" at this Siege; English nation hugely interested in it, though their King would not act except diplomatically.

It was the talk of all the then world,--the evening song and the morning prayer of Protestants especially,--till it was got ended in this manner.

It deserves to rank as SYMPTON SECOND in this business; far bigger flare of dull red in the universal smoke-continent, than that of Donauworth had been.