Without that, all siege of Schweidnitz is flatly impossible.
June 27th, Friedrich's Head-quarter is Tintz, Czernichef now nigh: [Tempelhof, vi.

76.] two days ago (June 25th), Czernichef's Cossacks "crossed the Oder at Auras,"-- with how different objects from those they used to have! JULY 1st, Czernichef himself is here, in full tale and equipment.

Had encamped, a day ago, on the Field of Lissa; where Majesty reviewed him, inspected and manoeuvred him, with great mutual satisfaction.

"Field of Lissa;" it is where our poor Prussian people encamped on the night of Leuthen, with their "NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT," five years ago, in memorable circumstances: to what various uses are Earth's Fields liable! Friedrich, by degrees, has considerably changed his opinion, and bent towards the late Keith's, about Russian Soldiery: a Soldiery of most various kinds; from predatory Cossacks and Calmucks to those noble Grenadiers, whom we saw sit down on the Walls of Schweidnitz when their work was done.

A perfectly steady obedience is in these men; at any and all times obedient, to the death if needful, and with a silence, with a steadfastness as of rocks and gravitation.