Communication, especially reconnoitring, is not safe in their neighborhood.

Prussian Infantry, even in small parties, generally beats them; Prussian Horse not, but is oftener beaten,--not drilled for this rabble and their ways.

In pitched fight they are not dangerous, rather are despicable to the disciplined man; but can, on occasion, do a great deal of mischief.
Thus, it was not long after Friedrich's coming into these parts, when he learnt with sorrow that a Body of "500 Horse and 500 Foot" (or say it were only 300 of each kind, which is the fact [Orlich, i.

79; _OEuvres de Frederic,_ ii.

68.]) had eluded our posts in the Mountains, and actually got into Neisse.