en that the
Siege-Artillery, from Olmutz, could be ordered forward upon Glatz; not
for a fortnight more that the Artillery could come; and, in spite of
Loudon's utmost despatch, not till break of day, July 26th, that
the batteries could open. After which, such was Loudon's speed
and fortune,--and so diligent had the Jesuits been in those seven
weeks,--the 'Siege,' as they call it, was over in less than seven hours.

"One Colonel D'O [Piedmontese by nation, an incompetent person, known to
loud Trenck during his detention here] was Commandant of Glatz, and had
the principal Fortress,--for there are two, one on each side the Neisse
River;--his Second was a Colonel Quadt, by birth Prussian, seemingly
not very competent he either, who had command of the Old Fortress, round
which lies the Town of Glatz: a little Town, abounding in Jesuits;--to
whose Virgin, if readers remember, Friedrich once gave a new gown;
with small effect on her, as would appear. The Quadt-D'O garrison was
2,400,--and, if tales are true, it had been well bejesuited during those
seven weeks. [_OEuvres de Frederic,_ v. 55.] At four in the morning,
July 26th) the battering began on Quadt; Quadt, I will believe,
responding what he could,--especially from a certain Arrowhead Redoubt
(or FLECHE) he has, which ought to have been important to him. After
four or five hours of this, there was mutual pause,--as if both parties
had decided upon breakfast before going farther.

"Quadt's Fortress is very strong, mostly hewn in the rock; and he has
that important outwork of a FLECHE; which is excellent for enfilading,
as it extends well beyond the glacis; and, being of rock like the rest,
is also abundantly defensible. Loudon's people, looking over into
this FLECHE, find it negligently guarded; Quadt at breakfast, as would
seem:--and directly send for Harsch, Captain of the Siege, and even for
Loudon, the General-in-Chief. Negligently guarded, sure enough; nothing
in the FLECHE but a few sentries, and these in the horizontal position,
taking their unlawful rest there, after such a morning's work. 'Seize me
that,' eagerly orders Loudon; 'hold that with firm grip!' Which is
done; only to step in softly, two battalions of you, and lay hard hold.
Incompetent Quadt, figure in what a flurry, rushing out to recapture
his FLECHE,--explodes instead into mere anarchy, whole Companies of him
flinging down their arms at their Officers' feet, and the like. So
that Quadt is totally