ing, he is
himself invited to withdraw, the Prussians having orders to continue
here in Parchim! And so with the other points and towns, that are
essential in the enterprise on hand. A dexterous Lieutenant-General this
Schwerin:--his two Horse-Colonels are likewise men to be noted; Colonel
Wreech, with a charming young Wife, perhaps a too charming; Colonel
Truchsess von Waldburg, known afterwards, with distinction, in London
Society and widely otherwise. And thus, in the end of 1733, the
Mecklenburg Residence Cities, happen what may, are secured for their
poor irrational Duke. These things may slightly ruffle some tempers at
Hanover; but it is now 1733, and our poor Double-Marriage is clean out
of the game by that time!--

The irrational Duke could not continue in his Residence Cities, with the
Brother administering over him; still proving contumacious, he needed
absolutely to be driven out, to Wismar or I know not whither; went
wandering about for almost twenty years to come; disturbed, and stirring
up disturbance. Died 1747, still in that sad posture; Interim Brother,
with Posterity, succeeding. [Michaelis, ii. 434-440.] But Hanover and
Prussia interfered no farther; the brother administered on his own
footing, "supported by troops hired from Hamburg. Hanover and Prussia,
400 Hanoverians, 200 Prussians, merely retained hold of their respective
Hypothecs [Districts held in pawn] till the expenses should be
paid,"--million of THALERS, and by those late anarchies a new heavy
score run up.

Prussia and Hanover retained hold of their Hypothecs; for as to the
expenses, what hope was there? Fifty years hence we find the Prussian
Hypothecs occupied as at first; and "rights of enlistment exercised."
Never in this world were those expenses paid;--nor could be, any part
of them. The last accounts were: George III. of England, on marrying,
in 1761, a Mecklenburg Princess,--"Old Queen Charlotte," then young
enough,--handsomely tore up the bill; and so ended that part of a
desperate debt. But of the Prussian part there was no end, nor like to
be any: "down to this day [says Buchholz, in 1775], two squadrons of
the Ziethen Hussars usually lie there," and rights of enlisting are
exercised. I conclude, the French Revolution and its Wars wiped away
this other desperate item. And now let us hope that Mecklenburg is
better off than formerly,--that, at least, our hands are clear of it in
time coming. I add only, with satisfaction, that