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Therefore, when we have anticipated the approach of the enemy, we have always besieged the commandant of our garrison with entreaties and representations, until he has consented, in order to save us from increased misfortunes, to retire with his garrison from the city, and to march out to Spandow or Brandenburg until the enemy again had taken their departure.
To this entertainment he had bidden Colonel Goldacker from Mecklenburg; the commandants of Spandow and Berlin, with their officers, were also invited, and already, in the early morning, they were preparing the table in the great hall for the magnificent collation to be served at noon.
With unseemly haste they rushed into the cabinet, unceremoniously thrust out the lackey, and closed the door behind him. "Most gracious sir, do you know it?" screamed Rochow, the commandant of Spandow. "Do you know, your excellency, what things are going on?" growled Kracht, the commandant of Berlin.
"Two hours ago such a cursed fellow came to me at Spandow, and when he had delivered me his message I left the fool standing there without any answer, threw myself on my horse, and galloped off to confer with your excellency." "And such a confounded popinjay has been with me, too!" growled Herr von Kracht. "He also imparted to me his Electoral message command, the fellow called it.
"And I," said Herr von Rochow, "will forthwith dispatch a courier to Spandow, to tell my lieutenant that he must send the commissioner out of the fort, and tell the garrison that they are put on summer allowance. It will stir up a fine hub-bub, I am sure of that." "I, too, believe that the end will not be perfect peace," said the Stadtholder, smiling.
Several of them dropped down, either dead or wounded. When I saw how untenable their position was becoming I sent in a flag of truce, asking them to surrender, so as to avoid unnecessary bloodshed. One of the officers sent word that, seeing Captain Spandow had already fallen, and their losses were so great, he considered further resistance useless.
Tell him that the time for hesitancy and delay has passed, that the hour of action has come. He has hitherto manfully refused to give in his oath to the Elector, and therefore the fortress of Spandow belongs to the Emperor, the sworn lord of its commandant, rather than to the Elector of Brandenburg.
I am commandant of Spandow, and have sworn to serve the Emperor, and him alone." "Colonel von Rochow, in the name of the Elector and in the name of the Stadtholder in the Mark, I command you for the last time to open the gate!" "The Elector is not my master to command me, and as to the Stadtholder in the Mark, here he is at my side.
At Spandow and Berlin the Commandants von Kracht and von Rochow declared themselves ready to place garrison and fortress entirely under his direction; Colonel von Goldacker, commandant of Brandenburg, had betaken himself to his post, and only awaited the count's word to sound the tocsin of war.
Tell me what you want, and I will give it to you!" "Give me Rebecca! I want her and her alone! Tell me where she is or I will kill you!" "She is in my house at Spandow," said the count hastily. "Come, we will go away. You shall have your Rebecca again. Come, let us go! Rebecca is longing for you! Come!" "You are deceiving me!" laughed Gabriel Nietzel. "I see it in your eyes, you are deceiving me.
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