Diligently scanning the Pandour stragglings and sputterings round him, which are clearly on the increasing hand.

Diligently corresponding with the King, meanwhile; who much discourages undue apprehension, or retreat movement till the last pinch.

'Edging backward, and again backward, you come bounce upon Berlin one day, and will then have to halt!'-- which is not pleasant to the Prince.

But, indisputably, the Pandour spurts on him do become Pandour gushings, with regulars also noticeable: it is certain the Austrians are out,--pretending first to mean the King and Leitmeritz; but knowing better, and meaning the Prince and Bohm Leipa all the while."-- By way of supplement, take Daun's positions in the interim:-- Daun and Karl were at Podschernitz 26th June; 1st July, cross the Elbe, above Brandeis (Nadasti now within an hour's march of Jung-Bunzlau); 7th July (day while the Prince is flitting to Bohm Leipa), Daun is through Jung-Bunzlau to Munchengratz; thence to Liebenau; 14th, to Niemes, not above four miles from the Prince's rightmost outpost (rightmost or eastmost, which looks away from his Brother); while a couple of advanced parties, Beck and Maguire, hover on his flank Zittau-ward, and Nadasti (if he knew it) is pushing on to rear.
"THURSDAY, 14th JULY, About six in the evening, at Bohm Leipa, distinct cannon-thunder is heard from northeast: 'Evidently Gabel getting cannonaded, and our wagon convoy [empty, going to Zittau for meal, General Puttkammer escorting] is in a dangerous state!' And by and by hussar parties of ours come in, with articulate news to that bad effect: 'Gabel under hot attack of regulars; Puttkammer with his 3,000 vigorously defending, will expect to be relieved within not many hours!' Here has the crisis come.

Crisis sure enough;--and the Prince, to meet it, summons that refuge of the irresolute, a Council of War.
"Winterfeld, who is just come home in these moments, did not attend;--not, till three next morning.