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Of Czernichef at Auras we shall hear farther on, were these Royal movements once got completed a little. MORNING OF AUGUST 12th, Friedrich has, in his bad lodging at Seichau, laid a new plan of route: "Towards Schweidnitz let it be; round by Pombsen and the southeast, by the Hill-roads, make a sweep flankward of the enemy!" and has people out reconnoitring the Hill-roads.
Seldom was there such a problem altogether! Friedrich's position, as we say, is Kunzendorf Heights, with Schweidnitz and his old ground of Bunzelwitz to rear, Czernichef and others lying there, and Wurben and the old Villages and Heights again occupied as posts: what a tale of Egyptian bricks has one to bake, your Majesty, on certain fields of this world; and with such insufficiency of raw-material sometimes!"
At Zorndorf, among the Russian Prisoners were certain Generals, Soltikof, Czernichef, Sulkowski the Pole, proud people in their own eyes: no lodging for them but the cellars of Custrin. Russian Generals complained, "Is this a lodging for Field-Officers of rank!"
Goltz and Gudowitsh are engaged on Treaty of Peace; Czar frankly gives up East Preussen, "Yours again; what use has Russia for it, Royal Friend?" Which again Czernichef, himself an admirer of this King, joyfully does; though, unhappily, not with all the advantage he expected to the King. I know not hardly of any War there has been with Sweden; ask Colonel Belling about it!"
This of the 500 Cossacks under Wied, if this were anything, was all of actual work that Friedrich had from his Czernichef Allies; nothing more of real or actual while they stayed, though something of imaginary or ostensible which had its importance, as we shall see. Friedrich, in the third week, recalls Wied: "Braunau clearly impossible; only let us still keep up appearances!"
It has at least shown Europe that it possesses fighting qualities: a changed Nation, since Karl XII. beat them easily, at Narva, 8,000 to 80,000, in the snowy morning, long since! Czernichef once come, and in his place in the Camp of Tintz, business instantly begins, business, and a press of it, in right earnest; upon the hitherto idle Daun.
For the Attack itself, which is to be Fourfold, our picked Officers are chosen, with the 20 best Battalions in the Army: Czernichef is apprised; who warmly assents, and offers every help: '800 of your Grenadiers, answers Loudon; 'no more needed. Loudon's arrangements for management of the ladders, for punctuality about the routes, the times, the simultaneity, are those of a perfect artist; no Friedrich could have done better.
He at once gave up East Prussia and other conquests, and recalled the Russian army. He not only did this, but he ordered his General Czernichef to march and join the king. The news caused absolute dismay in Austria, and hastened the Swedes to conclude a peace with Frederick.
The vehemency of Austrian Diplomacies at Petersburg; and the horror of Kaiserinn and Kriegshofrath in Vienna, who have just discharged 20,000 of their own people, counting on this Czernichef, and being dreadfully tight for money, may be fancied. But all avails nothing. The ardent Czar advances towards Friedrich with arms flung wide.
Russian main Army clean gone; already got to Jauer, as we hear; and Beck with a Division to see them safe across the Oder; only Czernichef and 20,000 being left, as a Corps of Loudon's. Who, with all Austrians, are quiet in their Heights of Kunzendorf again. And thus, on the twentieth morning, September 10th, this strange Business terminated.
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