iful Country-seat of Polish Majesty,--only 10 miles to eastward,
should Friedrich take that road. Broschwitz is short way north of
Meissen, and lies on the road either to Grossenhayn or to Radeburg
(Radeburg only four miles northward of Lacy), as Friedrich shall see
fit, on the morrow. For the Meissen north road forks off there, in those
two directions: straight northward is for Grossenhayn, right hand is for
Badeburg. Most interesting to Lacy, which of these forks, what is quite
optional, Friedrich will take! Lacy is an alert man; looks well to
himself; warns Daun; and will not be caught if he can help it.
Daun himself is encamped at Reichenberg, within two miles of him,
inexpugnably intrenched as usual; and the danger surely is not great:
nevertheless both these Generals, wise by experience, keep their eyes
open.

The FIRST great Feat of Marching now follows, On Friedrich's part; with
little or no result to Friedrich; but worth remembering, so strenuous,
so fruitless was it,--so barred by ill news from without! Both this
and the Second stand recorded for us, in brief intelligent terms by
Mitchell, who was present in both; and who is perfectly exact on every
point, and intelligible throughout,--if you will read him with a Map;
and divine for yourself what the real names are, out of the inhuman
blotchings made of them, not by Mitchell's blame at all. [Mitchell,
_Memoirs and Papers,_ ii. 160 et seq.]

TUESDAY, JUNE 17th, second day of Friedrich's stay at Broschwitz,
Mitchell, in a very confidential Dialogue they had together, learned
from him, under seal of secrecy, That it was his purpose to march for
Radeburg to-morrow morning, and attack Lacy and his 30,000, who lie
encamped at Moritzburg out yonder; for which step his Majesty was
pleased farther to show Mitchell a little what the various inducements
were: "One Russian Corps is aiming as if for Berlin; the Austrians are
about besieging Glatz,--pressing need that Fouquet were reinforced in
his Silesian post of difficulty. Then here are the Reichs-people close
by; can be in Dresden three days hence, joined to Daun: 80,000 odd there
will then be of Enemies in this part: I must beat Lacy, if possible,
while time still is!"--and ended by saying: "Succeed here, and all may
yet be saved; be beaten here, I know the consequences: but what can I
do? The risk must be run; and it is now smaller than it will ever again
be."

Mitchell, whose account is a fortnight later than the