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So that, alas, 'within a week, on the 5th of May, Barenklau is back upon the poor City; exacts severe vengeance for the Tolpatch business; and will give them seven months more of his company, in spite of D'Harcourt, and 'the Army of Bavaria' as he now called himself:" new "Army of Bavaria," when once arrived in those Countries, and joined with poor Thorring and the Kaiser's people there.
But, after all, what could Seckendorf do? He is now of weight for Barenklau and Bavaria, not for much more. 'Adieu, my dear Seckendorf, your Officer will tell you how we did the Siege of Prag. "Prince Karl had crossed the Rhine unmolested, in the clearest moonlight, August 23d-24th; Seckendorf was not wholly got to Heilbronn, September 8th: a pretty way behind Prince Karl!
Thus Munchen City, in the last days of April, D'Harcourt advancing, terrible as a rumor, rejoiced exceedingly to see the Austrians march out, at their best pace. And the exultant populace even massacred a loitering Tolpatch or two; who well deserve it, think the populace, judging by their experience for the last three months, since Barenklau and Mentzel became King here.
Under Khevenhuller, with Barenklau, and the Mentzels, Trencks, poor D'Harcourt merely storing victual, Bavaria lies safe enough. And the Oriflamme caged in Prag: Have at the Oriflamme! "Prag is begirdled, straitened more and more, from this day.
This is the excuse Karl Albert makes to an indulgent Public; and would fain make to himself, but cannot. Barenklau and Khevenhuller are too indisputable. Karl Albert writes to Friedrich, and again writes; conjuring him, for the love of God, To make some thrust, then, some inroad or other, on those man-devouring Khevenhullers; and take them from his, Karl Albert's, throat and his poor Country's.
"No attempt was made on Barenklau; nor, beyond the alarming of the Coigny-Seckendorf people, did anything occur in Cowhead Island, unless it were the finis of an ugly bully and ruffian, who has more than once afflicted us: which may be worth one word.
The active General Barenklau, active Brigadier Daun under him, pushes rapidly across into Kuhkopf; rapidly throws up intrenchments, ramparts, mounts cannon, digs himself in, greatly to Coigny's astonishment; whose people hereabouts, and in all their lines and posts, are busy shooting FEU-DE-JOIE for those immortal Dutch victories, at the moment, and never dreaming of such a thing.
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