ANNO 1708."-- "UT FORTUNAM VIRTUTE, As his fortune by valor, SO he conquered this rugged rock by"-- Poor devil, only hear him:--and think how good Nature is (for the time being) to poor devils and their 354 bastards! [M.( agister) Wilhelm Lebrecht Gotzinger, _Schandau und seine Umgebungen, oder Beschreibung der Sachsischen Schweitz _( Dresden, 1812), pp.

145-148.

Gotzinger, who designates himself as "Pastor at Neustadt near Stolpen" (northwest border of the Pirna Country), has made of this (which would now be called a TOURIST'S GUIDE, and has something geological in it) a modest, good little Book, put together with industry, clearness, brevity.

Gives interesting Narrative of our present Business too, as gathered from his "Father" and other good sources and testimonies.] Bruhl and the Polish Majesty, safe enough they, and snug in the Konigstein, are clear for advancing: "Die like soldiers, for your King and Country!" writes Polish Majesty, "Thursday, two in the morning:" that also Rutowski reads; and I think still other Royal Autographs, sent as Postscripts to that.

From the Konigstein they duly fire off the two Cannon-shot, as signal that we are coming; signal which Browne, just in the act of departing, never heard, owing to the piping of the winds and rattling of the rain.