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"This is my way of thinking. Had I been born a private man, I would yield everything for the love of Peace; but one has to take the tone of one's position. This is all I can tell you at present. In three or four weeks the ways of correspondence will be freer. No. 4. TO PRINCE FERDINAND. Two days later: has got on foot again, end of his first march upon Soltikof again:
Easy for Soltikof to have seized this key-point, key of the real road to Glogau; easy for Loudon and the new 10,000 to have rendezvoused there: but nobody has thought of doing it. A few Croats were in the place, who could make no debate. From Sagan Friedrich and Henri are at length in free communication; Sagan to the Landskron at Gorlitz is some fifty miles of country, now fallen vacant.
This is one of Friedrich's famous labors, this of the Haddick-Loudon junction with Soltikof; strenuous short spasm of effort, of about a week's continuance; full of fiery insight, velocity, energy; still admired by judges, though it was unsuccessful, or only had half success. Difficult to bring home, in any measure, to the mind of modern readers, so remote from it.
Nor was the Russian loss much lighter; of Russians and Austrians together, near 18,000, as Tempelhof counts: "which will not surprise your Majesty," reports Soltikof to his Czarina; "who are aware that the King of Prussia sells his defeats at a dear rate."
Monsieur, my ammunition is in Posen; my bread is fallen scarce; in Frankfurt can you find me one horse more? Indignant Soltikof is not to be taken by chaff; growls now and then, if you stir him to the bottom: 'Why should we, who are volunteer assistants, take all the burden of the work? I will fall back to Posen, and home to Poland and East Preussen, if this last much longer.
My people cannot eat money!" growled Soltikof, getting more and more angry; threatening daily to march for Posen and his own meal-stores. What a time of it has Montalembert, has the melancholy Loudon, with temper so hot! At Sophienthal, October 10th, Friedrich falls ill of gout; absolutely lamed; for three weeks cannot stir from his room.
"One hour of personal interview with Excellency Daun," urges Montalembert; "one more!" "No," answers Soltikof. "Alas, then, send your messenger!" To which last expedient Soltikof does assent, and despatches Romanzof on the errand.
Pay it you must. 'Cannot; simply impossible. 'Possible, we tell you, and also certain; we will burn your Leipzig if you don't! And they actually, these Collector fellows, a stony-hearted set, who had a percentage of their own on the sums levied, got soldiers drawn out more than once pitch-link in hand, as if for immediate burning: hut the Leipzigers thought to themselves, 'King Friedrich is not a Soltikof! and openly laughed at those pitch-links.
Soltikof has falleu sick, and, indeed, practically vanishes from our affairs at this point; Fermor, who has command in the interim, finally consents: "Our poor siege of Colberg, what an end is come to it! What an end is the whole Campaign like to have! Let us at least try this of Berlin, since our hands are empty."
The utmost of money that could be raised was 6,000 pounds; nothing but some little of plate, and our Bill for the remainder. Soltikof, a high kind of gentleman, saw at last how it stood; let the Magistrates out of ward; sent back the plate 'Nothing of that! nay, Czarish Majesty was herself generous; and FORGAVE the Bill, on our petition, next Year.
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