history of friedrich ii of prussia v 17-第12章

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THE　KING　TO　DUKE　FERDINAND　OF　BRUNSWICK。

〃POTSDAM；　15th　August；　1756。

〃For　time　of　Field…Service　I　have　made　the　arrangement；　That　for　the　Subaltern　Officers　of　your　regiment；　over　and　above　their　ordinary　Equipage…moneys；　there　shall；　to　each　Subaltern　Officer；　and　once　for　all；　be　Eight　Thalers　＇twenty…four　shillings　sterling＇　advanced。　That　sum　＇eight　thalers　per　subaltern＇　shall　be　paid　to　the　Captain　of　every　Company；　and　besides　this　there　shall；　monthly；　Two　Thalers　be　deducted　from　the　Subaltern's　Pay；　and　be　likewise　paid　over　to　the　Captain：in　return　for　which；　He　is　to　furnish　Free　Table　for　the　Subalterns　throughout　the　Campaign；　and　so　long　as　the　regiment　is　in　the　field。

〃Of　the　Two　Baggage…carts　per　Company；　the　regiment　shall　take　only　One；　and　leave　the　other　at　home。　No　Officer；　let　him　be　who　or　of　what　title　he　will；　Generals　not　excepted；　shall　take　with　him　the　least　of　Silver　Plate；　not　even　a　silver　spoon。　Whoever　wants；　therefore；　to　keep　table；　great　or　small　（TAFEL　ODER　TISCH）；　must　manage　the　same　with　tin　utensils；without　exception；　be　he　who　he　will。

〃Each　Captain　shall　take　with　him　a　little　Cask　of　Vinegar；　of　which；　as　soon　as　the　regiments　get　to　Camp；　he　must　give　me　reckoning；　and　I　will　then　have　him　repaid。　This　Vinegar　shall　solely　and　exclusively　be　employed　for　this　purpose；　That　in　places　where　the　water　is　bad；　there　be　poured　into　it；　for　the　soldiers；　a　few　drops　of　the　vinegar；　to　correct　the　water；　and　thereby　preserve　them　from　illnesses。

〃So　soon　as　the　regiment　gets　on　march；　the　Women　who　have　permission　to　follow　are　put　under　command　of　the　Profoss；　that　thereby　all　plunderings　and　disorders　may　the　more　be　guarded　against。　If　the　Captains　and　Officers　take　Grooms　（JAGER）　or　the　like　Domestics；　there　can　muskets　be　given　to　these；　that　use　may　be　had　of　them；　in　case　of　an　attack　in　quarters；　or　on　march；　when　a　WAGENBURG　（wagon…fortress）　is　to　be　formed。　。。。　　　　FRIEDRICH。〃　＇Preuss；　ii。　6；　7。＇

SAME　TO　SAME　（Confidential；　this　one）。

〃POTSDAH；　24th　August。

。。。　〃Make　as　if　you　were　meaning　to　go　into　Camp　at　Halle。　The　reason　why　I　stop　you　is；　that　the　Courier　from　Vienna　has　not　yet　come。　We　must　therefore　reassure　the　Saxon　neighborhood。　。。。　I　have　been　expecting　answer　from　hour　to　hour；　cannot　suitably　begin　a　War…Expedition　till　it　come；　do　therefore　apprise　Your　Dilection；　though　under　the　deepest　secrecy。

〃And　it　is　necessary；　and　my　Will　is；　That；　till　farther　order；　you　keep　all　the　regiments　and　corps　belonging　to　your　Column　in　the　places　where　they　are　when　this　arrives。　And　shall；　meanwhile；　with　your　best　skill　mask　all　this；　both　from　the　Town　of　Halle；　and　from　the　regiments　themselves；　making；　in　conformity　with　what　I　said　yesterday；　as　if　you　were　a　Corps　of　Observation　come　to　encamp　here；　and　were　waiting　the　last　orders　to　go　into　camp。

FRIEDRICH。〃　＇Ib。　ii。　7；　8。＇


And　in　regard　to　the　Vienna　Courier；　and　Friedrich's　attitude　towards　that　Phenomenon；　read　only　these　Two　Notes：

　1。　FRIEDRICH　TO　THE　PRINCE　OF　PRUSSIA　AND　THE　PRINCESS　AMELIA　（at　Berlin）

POTSDAM；　〃25th　August；〃　1756。

〃MY　DEAR　BROTHER；　MY　DEAR　SISTER；I　write　to　you　both　at　once；　for　want　of　time。　I　will　follow　the　advice　you　are　so　good　as　give　me；　and　will　take　leave　of　the　Queen　＇our　dear　Mamma＇　by　Letter。　And　that　the　reading　of　my　Letter　may　not　frighten　her；　I　will　send　it　by　my　Sister；　to　be　presented　in　a　favorable　moment。

〃I　have　yet　got　no　Answer　from　Vienna；　by　Klinggraf's　account；　I　shall　not　receive　it　till　to…morrow　＇came　this　night＇；　But　I　count　myself　surer　of　War　than　ever；　as　the　Austrians　have　named　Generals；　and　their　Army　is　ordered　to　march；　from　Kolin　to　Konigsgratz〃Schlesien　way。　〃So　that；　expecting　nothing　but　a　haughty　Answer；　or　a　very　uncertain　one；　on　which　there　will　be　no　reliance　possible；　I　have　arranged　everything　for　setting　out　on　Saturday　next。　To…morrow；　so　soon　as　the　news　comes；　I　will　not　fail　to　let　you　know。　Assuring　you　that　I　am；　with　a　perfect　affection；　my　dear　Brother　and　my　dear　Sister；Yours；F。〃　＇　OEuvres　de　Frederic；　　xxvi。　155。＇

Answer　comes　from　Klinggraf　that　same　night。　Once　more；　an　Answer　almost　worse　than　could　have　been　expected。　〃The　'League　with　Russia　against　you'　is　nonextant；　a　thing　of　your　imagination：　Have　not　we　already　answered？〃　＇In　　Gesammelte　Urkunden；　　i。　217：　Klinggraf's　second　question　（done　by　Letter　this　time）；　〃18th　August；〃　Maria　Theresa's　Answer；　〃21st　August；〃＇　Whereupon；

2。　FRIEDRICH　TO　THE　PRINCE　OF　PRUSSIA。

POTSDAM；　〃26th　August；〃　1756。

〃MY　DEAR　BROTHER；I　have　already　written　to　the　Queen；　softening　things　as　much　as　I　could　＇Letter　lost＇。　My　Sister；　to　whom　I　address　the　Letter；　will　deliver　it。

〃You　have　seen　the　Paper　I　sent　to　Klinggraf。　Their　Answer　is　'That　they　have　not　made　an　Offensive　Alliance　with　Russia　against　me。'　The　Answer　is　impertinent；　high　and　contemptuous；　and　of　the　Assurance　that　I　required　＇as　to　This　Year　and　next＇；　not　one　word。　So　that　the　sword　alone　can　cut　this　Gordian　Knot。　I　am　innocent　of　this　War；　I　have　done　what　I　could　to　avoid　it；　but　whatever　be　one's　love　of　peace；　one　cannot　and　must　not　sacrifice　to　that；　one's　safety　and　one's　honor。　Such；　I　believe；　will　be　your　opinion　too；　from　the　sentiments　I　know　in　you。　At　present；　our　one　thought　must　be；　To　do　War　in　such　a　way　as　may　cure　our　Enemies　of　their　wish　to　break　Peace　again　too　soon。　I　embrace　you　with　all　my　heart。　I　have　had　no　end　of　business　（TERRIBLEMENT　A　FAIRE）。〃F。　＇　OEuvres；　　xxvi。　116。＇

THE　MARCH　INTO　SAXONY；　IN　THREE　COLUMNS。

Ahead　of　that　last　Note；　from　an　earlier　hour　of　the　same　day；　Thursday；　26th　August；　there　is　speeding　forth；　to　all　Three　Generals　of　Division；　this　Order　（take　Duke　Ferdinand's　copy｝：　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　｛not　in　original＇　^　＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋

〃I　hereby　order　that　Your　Dilection　（EW。　LIEBDEN）；　with　all　the　regiments　and　corps　in　the　Column　standing　under　your　command；　Shall　now；　without　more　delay；　get　on　march；　on　the　29th　inst。；　and　proceed；　according　to　the　March…Tables　and　Instructions　already　given；　to　execute　what　Your　Dilection　has　got　in　charge。〃F。

The　same　Thursday；　26th；　Excellency　Mitchell；　informed　by　Podewils　of　the　King's　wish　to　see　him　at　Potsdam；　gets　under　way　from　Berlin；　arrives　〃just　time　enough　to　speak　with　the　King　before　he　sat　down　to　supper。〃　Very　many　things　to　be　consulted　of；　and　deliberatively　touched　upon；　with　Mitchell　and　England；　no　end　of　things　and　considerations；　for　England　and　King　Friedrich；　in　this　that　is　now　about　to　burst　forth　on　an　astonished　world！Over　in　London；　we　observe；　just　in　the　hours　when　Mitchell　was　harnessing　for　Potsdam；　and　so　many　Orders　and　Letters　were　speeding　their　swiftest　in　that　quarter；　there　is　going　forward；　on　Tower…Hill　yonder；　the　following　Operation：

〃LONDON；　THURSDAY；　26th　AUGUST；　1756。　About　five　in　the　afternoon；　a　noted　Admiral　＇only　in　Effigy　as　yet；　but　who　has　been　held　in　miserable　durance；　and　too　actual　question　of　death　or　life；　ever　since　his　return：　〃Oh；　yes　indeed！　Hang　HIM　at　once〃；if　that　can　be　a　remedy！＇　was；　after　having　been　privately　shown　to　many　ladies　and　gentlemen；　broughtin　an　open　sedan；　guarded　by　a　number　of　young　gentlemen　under　arms；　with　drums　beating；　colors　flyingto　Tower…Hill；　where　a　Gallows　had　been　erected　for　him　at　six　the　same　morning。　He　was　richly　dressed；　in　a　blue　and　gold　coat；　buff　waistcoat；　trimmed；　&c。　in　full　uniform。　When　brought　under　the　Gallows；　he　stayed　a　small　space；　till　his　clergyman　（a　chimney…　sweeper）　had　given　him　some　admonitions：　that　done；　he　was　drawn；　by　pulleys；　to　the　top　of　the　Gallows；　which　was　twenty　feet　high；　every　person　expressing　as　much　satisfaction　as　if　it　had　been　the　real　man。

〃He　remained　there；　guarded　by　the　above　volunteers；　without　any　molestation；　two　hours；　when；　upon　a　supposition　of　being　obstructed　by　the　Governor　of　the　Tower；　some　sailors　appeared；　who　wanted　to　pull　him　down；　in　order　to　drag　him　along　the　streets。　But　a　fire　being　kindled；　which　consisted　of　tar…barrels；　fagots；　tables；　tubs；　&c。；　he　was　consumed　in　about　half　an　hour。〃　＇Old　Newspaper