173, 174 (with a much more satirical paraphrase than the above), and Friedrich's Answer adjoined,--after the events had come.] He is getting instructed, this young King, as to alliances, grand combinations, French and other.

His third Note to Villiers intimates, "It being evident that his Polish Majesty will have nothing from us but fighting, we must try to give it him of the best kind we have." ["Bautzen, 11th December, 1745" (UBI SUPRA).] Yes truly; it is the ULTIMATE persuasive, that.

Here, in condensed form, are the essential details of the course it went, in this instance:--General Grune, on the road to Berlin, hearing of the rout at Hennersdorf, halted instantly,--hastened back to Saxony, to join Rutowski there, and stand on the defensive.

Not now in that Halle-Frontier region (Rutowski has quitted that, and all the intrenchments and marshy impregnabilities there); not on that Halle-Frontier, but hovering about in the interior, Rutowski and Grune are in junction; gravitating towards Dresden;--expecting Prince Karl's advent; who ought to emerge from the Saxon Switzerland in few days, were he sharp; and again enable us to make a formidable figure.

Be speedy, Old Dessauer: you must settle the Grune-Rutowski account before that junction, not after it! The Old Dessauer has been tolerably successful, and by no means thinks he has been losing time.