wise abandoned. De Harsche
retired to Bohemia, and De Ville hovered about Jagernsdorf. The fortress
of Neiss was no sooner relieved, than the king of Prussia began
his march on his return to Saxony, where his immediate presence was
required. At the same time, the two bodies under the generals Dohna and
Wedel penetrated by different routes into that country. The former had
been left at Custrin, to watch the motions of the Russians, who had
by this time retreated to the Vistula, and even crossed that river at
Thorn; and the other had, during the campaign, observed the Swedes, who
had now entirely evacuated the Prussian territories, so that Wedel was
at liberty to co-operate with the king in Saxony. He accordingly marched
to Torgau, the siege of which had been undertaken by the Austrian
general Haddick, who was repulsed by Wedel, and even pursued to the
neighbourhood of Eulenbourg. Wedel, being afterwards joined by Dohna,
drove him from thence with considerable loss, and then raised the siege
of Leipsic. Meanwhile, the king prosecuted his march towards the capital
of Saxony, driving before him the body of Austrian troops under Laudohn,
who retreated to Zittau. On the tenth day of November count Daun retired
from Dresden, and with the army of the empire fell back towards Bohemia;
and on the twentieth the king arrived in that city, where he approved
of the governor's conduct. The Russian general foreseeing that he should
not be able to maintain his ground during the winter in Poinerania,
unless he could secure some sea-port on the Baltic, by which he might
be supplied with provisions, detached general Palmbach, with fifteen
thousand men, to besiege the town of Colberg, an inconsiderable place,
very meanly fortified. It was accordingly invested on the third day
of October; but the besiegers were either so ill provided with proper
implements, or so little acquainted with operations of this nature,
that the garrison, though feeble, maintained the place against all
their attacks for six-and-twenty days; at the expiration of which they
abandoned their enterprise, and cruelly ravaged the open country in
their retreat. Thus, by the activity and valour of the Prussian monarch,
his generals and officers, six sieges were raised almost at the same
period, namely, those of Colberg, Neiss, Cosel, Torgau, Leipsic, and
Dresden.

INHABITANTS OF SAXONY OPPRESSED.

The variety of fortune which the king of Prussia experienced in the
co