heir king, but penetrated into the Austrian
division, reduced Jagerndorf, Troppau, Tretchen, and several other
places, and left the empress-queen scarce any footing in that country,
in which, a few days before, she reckoned her dominion perfectly
established.

HOSTILITIES of the SWEDES in POMERANIA.

The Swedes, after many debates between their king and senate, had at
length resolved upon an open declaration against the king of Prussia,
and, in consequence of that resolution, sent so many troops into
Pomerania, that by the end of August, their army in that country
amounted to twenty-five thousand men. Their first act of hostility was
the seizure of Anclam and Dem-min, two towns that lay in the way to
Stetin, against which their principal design was levelled. But before
they proceeded farther, general Hamilton, their commander, by way of
justifying the conduct of his master, published a declaration,
setting forth, "That the king of Sweden, as guarantee of the treaty of
Westphalia, could not help sending his troops into the upper part of
the duchy of Pomerania belonging to the king of Prussia; and that,
therefore, all the officers appointed to receive the public revenue in
that country must pay what money they had in their hands to him, who was
commissioned to receive it for his Swedish majesty; that, moreover, an
exact account was required, within eight days, of the revenues of the
country; but that no more than ordinary contributions would be demanded
of the inhabitants, who might rest assured that the Swedish troops
should observe the strictest discipline." After this declaration, they
attacked the little fortress of Penemunde, upon the river Pene, and on
the twenty-third of September, after a siege of nine days, obliged
the garrison, which consisted only of militia, to surrender themselves
prisoners of war. This alternative the commanding officer chose,
rather than engage not to serve for two years, observing, that such an
engagement was inconsistent with his honour, whilst his prince had so
much occasion for his service; and the Swedish general, touched with
this noble way of thinking, was, on his part, so generous as to give him
his liberty. On the other hand, general Manteuffel, who commanded the
Prussian forces then in Pomerania, amounting to twelve thousand men,
with whom he was encamped before Stetin, to cover that place, published
in answer to this a declaration, enjoining the inhabitants of Pomerania
t