y; and is now out of a considerable personal jeopardy, which is
still celebrated in the Anecdote-Books, perhaps to a mythical extent.
'Two Uhlans [Saxon-Polish Light-Horse], with their truculent pikes, are
just plunging in,' say the Anecdote-Books: Friedrich's Page, who had got
unhorsed, sprang to his feet, bellowed in Polish to them: 'What are
you doing here, fellows?' 'Excellenz [for the Page is not in Prussian
uniform, or in uniform at all, only well-dressed], Excellenz, our horses
ran away with us,' answer the poor fellows; and whirl back rapidly." The
story, says Retzow, is true. [Retzow, ii. 215.]

This is the one event of July 7th,--and of July 8th withal; which day
also, on news of Daun that come, Friedrich rests. Up to July 8th, it is
clear Friedrich is shooting with what we called the first string of his
bow,--intent, namely, on Silesia. Nor, on hearing that Daun is forward
again, now hopelessly ahead, does he quit that enterprise; but, on the
contrary, to-morrow morning, July 9th, tries it by a new method, as we
shall see: method cunningly devised to suit the second string as well.
"How lucky that we have a second string, in case of failure!"--

TUESDAY, 8th JULY. "News that Daun reached Gorlitz yesternight; and
is due to-night at Lauban, fifty miles ahead of us:--no hope now
of reaching Daun. Perhaps a sudden clutch at Lacy, in the opposite
direction, might be the method of recalling Daun, and reaching him? That
is the method fallen upon.

"Sun being set, the drums in Bautzen sound TATTOO,--audible to listening
Croats in the Environs;--beat TATTOO, and, later in the night, other
passages of drum-music, also for Croat behoof (GENERAL-MARCH I think it
is); indicating That we have started again, in pursuit of Daun. And in
short, every precaution being taken to soothe the mind of Lacy and
the Croats, Friedrich silently issues, with his best speed, in Three
columns, by Three roads, towards Lacy's quarters, which go from that
village of Godau westward, in a loose way, several miles. In three
columns, by three routes, all to converge, with punctuality, on Lacy.
Of the columns, two are of Infantry, the leftmost and the rightmost, on
each hand, hidden as much as possible; one is of Cavalry in the middle.
Coming on in this manner--like a pair of triple-pincers, which are to
grip simultaneously on Lacy, and astonish him, if he keep quiet. But
Lacy is vigilant, and is cautious almost in excess. Learning by his
Pandour