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"Comte de Belleisle was very civil; but apologized, in a courtly and kind way, for the hurry he was in; regretting the impossibility of doing the honors to the Comte de Reuss in this Country, his, Belleisle's, Journey into Germany, which was close at hand, overwhelming him with occupations and engagements at present.
But there was, as we hinted, a third plan, ardently favored by Belleisle, whose war-talent Friedrich much respected at this time: plan built on Belleisle's reminiscences of the old Tabor-Budweis businesses, and totally inapplicable now. Belleisle said, "Go southeast, not southwest; right towards the Austrian Frontier itself; that will frighten Austria into a fine tremor.
This diligent sowing in the Reich to judge by the 100,000, armed men here, and the counter hundreds of thousands arming has been a pretty stroke of dragon's-teeth husbandry on Belleisle's part. It was April 26th when Marechal de Belleisle, with his Brother the Chevalier, with Valori and other bright accompaniment, arrived in Friedrich's Camp.
And so, on January 24th following, the Election, long held back by Belleisle's manoeuvrings, actually takes effect, in favor of Karl Albert, our invaluable Bavarian Friend.
"Yes, a new ESSOR ere long, and perhaps surprise herself and mankind! The losses of men, money and resource, under this mad empty Enterprise of Belleisle's, were enormous, palpable to France and all mortals: but perhaps these were trifling to the replacement of them by such GLOIRE as there had been.
Sechelles cleared up the chaos of Accounts; which King Louis then instantly paid. "And Belleisle's Accident?" Patience, readers. This was a course to which, ever since the Exit of Broglio and the Oriflamme, they had been more and more tending and inclining, 'Nothing for us but loss on loss, to be had in Germany! and so they at last frankly gave up that bad Country.
As for the other still grander Army, Army of the Oriflamme as we have called it, which would be Belleisle's, were not he so overwhelmed with embassying, and persuading the Powers of Germany, this, since we last saw it, has struck into a new course, which it is essential to indicate.
Intrinsically, Prag is not a strong City: we have seen it, taken in few days; in one night; and again, as in Belleisle's time, we have seen it making tough defence for a series of weeks. The Vienna people are in the depths of amazement and discouragement; almost of terror, had it not been for a few, or especially for one high heart among them.
I have heard within these few days what, for your sake, I wish I could have told you sooner that there is in Belleisle's suite the Abbé Perrin, who published Madame Sévigné's letters, and who has the originals in his hands. How one should have liked to have known him! The Marshal was privately in London last Friday. He is entertained to-day at Hampton Court by the Duke of Grafton.
Alas, if a man sow only chaff, in never so sublime a manner, with the whole Earth and the long-eared populations looking on, and chorally singing approval, rendering night hideous, it will avail him nothing. And that, to a lamentable extent, was Belleisle's case.
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