history of friedrich ii of prussia v 18-第19部分

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uld　come　back。　Arriving　there　himself；　he　could　see；　about　ten　in　the　morning；　behind　Kaurzim　and　Planian；　the　whole　Prussian　Baggage　fallen　into　such　a　coil　that　the　wagons　were　with　difficulty　got　on　way　again；　nevertheless　he　let　it；　under　cover　of　the　grenadier　battalion　Manteuffel；　go　in　peace。〃　＇Tempelhof；　i。　195。＇　A　man　that　for　caution　and　slowness　could　make　no　use　of　his　victory！

The　Austrian　force　in　the　Field　this　day　is　counted　to　have　been　60；000；　their　losses　in　killed；　wounded　and　missing；　8；114。　The　Prussians；　who　began　34；000　in　strength；　lost　13；773；　of　whom　prisoners　（including　all　the　wounded）；　5；380。　Their　baggage；　we　have　seen；　was　not　meddled　with：　they　lost　45　cannon；　22　flags；a　loss　not　worth　adding；　in　comparison　to　this　sore　havoc；　for　the　second　time；　in　the　flower　of　the　Prussian　Infantry。　＇Retzow；　i。　141　（whose　numbers　are　apt　to　be　inaccurate）；　Kutzen；　p。　144　（who　depends　on　the　Canonical　STAFF…OFFICER　Account）。＇

The　news　reached　Prag　Camp　at　two　in　the　morning　（Sunday；　19th）：　to　the　sorrowful　amazement　of　the　Generals　there；　who　〃stood　all　silent；　only　the　Prince　of　Prussia　breaking　out　into　loud　lamentations　and　accusations；〃　which　even　Retzow　thinks　unseemly。　Friedrich　arrived　that　Sunday　evening：　and　the　Siege　was　raised；　next　day；　with　next　to　no　hindrance　or　injury。　With　none　at　all　on　the　part　of　Daun；　who　was　still　standing　among　the　heights　and　swamps　of　Planian；busy　singing；　or　shooting；　universal　TE…DEUM；　with　very　great　rolling　fire　and　other　pomp；　that　day　while　Friedrich　gathered　his　Siege…goods　and　got　on　march。


THE　MARIA…THERESA　ORDER；　NEW　KNIGHTHOOD　FOR　AUSTRIA。

No　tongue　can　express　the　joy　of　the　Austrians　over　this　victory；　vouchsafed　them；　in　this　manner；　by　Lieutenant…Colonel　Benkendorf　and　the　Powers　above。　Miraculously；　behold；　they　are　not　upon　the　retreat　to　Suchdol；　at　double…quick；　and　in　ragged　ever…lengthening　line；　but　stand　here；　keeping　rank　all　night；　on　the　Planian…Kolin　upland　of　the　Kamhayek：behold；　they　have　actually　beaten　Friedrich；　for　the　first　time；　not　been　beaten　by　him。　Clearly　beaten　that　Friedrich；　by　some　means　or　other。　With　such　a　result；　too；　consider　it；drawn　sword　was　at　our　throat；　and　marvellously　now　it　is　turned　round　upon　his　（if　Daun　be　alert）；　and　welet　us　rejoice　to　all　lengths；　and　sing　TE…DEUM　and　TE…DAUNUM　with　one　throat；　till　the　Heavens　echo　again。

　There　was　quite　a　hurricane；　or　lengthened　storm；　of　jubilation　and　tripudiation　raised　at　Vienna　on　this　victory：　New　ORDER　OF　MARIA　THERESA；　in　suitable　Olympian　fashion；　with　no　end　of　regulating　and　inaugurating；with　Daun　the　first　Chief　of　it；　and　〃Pensions　to　Merit〃　a　conspicuous　part　of　the　plan；　we　are　glad　to　see。　It　subsists　to　this　day：　the　grandest　Military　Order　the　Austrians　yet　have。　Which　then　deafened　the　world；　with　its　infinite　solemnities；　patentings；　discoursings；　trumpetings；　for　a　good　while。　As　was　natural；　surely；　to　that　high　Imperial　Lady　with　the　magnanimous　heart；　to　that　loyal　solid　Austrian　People　with　its　pudding…head。　Daun　is　at　the　top　of　the　Theresa　Order；　and　of　military　renown　in　Vienna　circles；of　Lieutenant…Colonel　Benkendorf　I　never　heard　that　he　got　the　least　pension　or　recognition；continued　quietly　a　military　lion　to　discerning　men；　for　the　rest　of　his　days。　＇〃Died　at　Dresden；　General　of　Cavalry；〃　5th　May；　1801　（Rodenbeck；　i。　338；　339）。＇

Nay　once；　on　Dauu's　TE…DEUM　day；　he　had　a　kind　of　recognition；and　even；　by　good　accident；　can　tell　us　of　it　in　his　own　words：　＇Kutzen　（citing　some　BIOGRAPHY　of　Benkendorf）；　p。　143。＇

〃I　was　sent　for　to　head…quarters　by　a　trumpeter；〃Benkendorf　was；　〃when　all　was　ready　for　the　TE…DEUM。　Feldmarschall　Daun　was　pleased　to　say　at　sight　of　me；　'That　as　I　had　had　so　much　to　do　with　the　victory；　it　was　but　right　I　should　thank　our　Herr　Gott　along　with　him。'　Having　no　change　of　clothes；as　the　servant；　who　was　to　have　a　uniform　and　some　linens　ready　for　me；　had　galloped　off　during　the　Fight；　and　our　baggage　was　all　gone　to　rearward；　I　tried　to　hustle　out　of　sight　among　the　crowd　of　Imperial　Officers　all　in　gala：　but　the　reigning　Duke　of　Wurtemberg　＇Wilhelmina's　Son…in…law；　a　perverse　obstinate　Herr；　growing　ever　more　perverse；　one　of　Wilhelmina's　sad　afflictions　in　these　days＇　called　me　to　him；　and　said；　'He　would　give　his　whole　wardrobe；　could　he　wear　that　dusty　coat　with　such　honor　as　I！'〃yes；　and　tried　hard；　in　his　perverse　way；　for　some　such　thing；　but　never　could；　as　we　shall　see。

How　lucky　that　Polish　Majesty　had　some　remains　of　Cavalry　still　at　Warsaw　in　the　Pirna　time；　that　they　were　made　into　a　Saxon　Brigade；　and　taken　into　the　Austrian　service；　Brigade　of　three　Regiments；　Nostitz　for　Chief；　and　this　Benkendorf　a　Lieutenant…Colonel；　among　them；and　that　Polish　Majesty；　though　himself　lost；　has　been　the　saving　of　Austria　twice　within　one　year！



Chapter　V。

FRIEDRICH　AT　LEITMERITZ；　HIS　WORLD　OF　ENEMIES　COMING　ON。

Of　Friedrich's　night…thoughts　at　Nimburg；　how　he　slept；　and　what　his　dreams　were；　we　have　no　account。　Seldom　did　a　wearied　heart　sink　down　into　oblivion　on　such　terms。　By　narrow　miss；　the　game　gone；　and　with　such　results　ahead。　It　was　a　right　valiant　plunge　this　that　he　made；　with　all　his　strength　and　all　his　skill；　home　upon　the　heart　of　his　chief　enemy。　To　quench　his　chief　enemy　before　another　came　up：　it　was　a　valiant　plan；　and　valiantly　executed；　and　it　has　failed。　To　dictate　peace　from　the　walls　of　Vienna：　that　lay　on　the　cards　for　him　this　morning；　and　at　night？　Kolin　is　lost；　the　fruit　of　Prag　Victory　too　is　lost；　and　Schwerin　and　new　tens　of　thousands；　unreplaceable　for　worth　in　this　world；　are　lost；　much　is　lost！　Courage；　your　Majesty；　all　is　not　lost；　you　not；　and　honor　not。

To　the　young　Graf　von　Anhalt；　on　the　road　to　Nimburg；　he　is　recorded　to　have　said；　〃Don't　you　know；　then；　that　every　man　must　have　his　reverses　（MAIS　NE　SAVEZ…VOUS　DONC　PAS　QUE　CHAQUE　HOMME　DOIT　AVOIR　SES　REVERS）？　It　appears　I　am　to　have　mine。〃　＇Rodenbeck；　i。　309。＇　And　more　vaguely；　in　the　Anecdote…Books；　is　mention　of　some　stanch　ruggedly　pious　old　Dragoon；　who　brought；　in　his　steel　cap；　from　some　fine…flowing　well　he　had　discovered；　a　draught　of　pure　water　to　the　King；　old　Mother　Earth's　own　gift；　through　her　rugged　Dragoon；　exquisite　refection　to　the　thirsty　wearied　soul；　and　spoke；　in　his　Dragoon　dialect；〃Never　mind；　your　Majesty！　DER　ALLMACHTIGE　and　we；　It　shall　be　mended　yet。　'The　Kaiserin　may　get　a　victory　for　once；　but　does　that　send　us　to　the　Devil　（DAVON　HOLT　UNS　DER　TEUFEL…NICHT）！'〃words　of　rough　comfort；　which　were　well　taken。

Next　morning；　several　Books；　and　many　Drawings　and　Sculptures　of　a　dim　unsuccessful　nature；　give　us　view　of　him；　at　Kimburg；　sitting　silent　〃on　a　BRUNNEN…ROHR〃　（Fountain　Apparatus；　waste…pipe　or　feeding…pipe；　too　high　for　convenient　sitting）：　he　is　stooping　forward　there；　his　eyes　fixed　on　the　ground；　and　is　scratching　figures　in　the　sand　with　his　stick；　as　the　broken　troops　reassemble　round　him。　Archenholtz　says：　〃He　surveyed　with　speechless　feeling　the　small　remnant　of　his　Life…guard　of　Foot；　favorite　First　Battalion；　1；000　strong　yesterday　morning；　hardly　400　now；〃gone　the　others；　in　that　furious　Anti…Stampach　outburst　which　ended　the　day's　work！　〃All　soldiers　of　this　chosen　Battalion　were　personally　known　to　him；　their　names；　their　age；　native　place；　their　history　＇the　pick　of　his　Ruppin　regiment　was　the　basis　of　it＇：　in　one　day；　Death　had　mowed　them　down；　they　had　fought　like　heroes；　and　it　was　for　him　that　they　had　died。　His　eyes　were　visibly　wet；　down　his　face　rolled　silent　tears。〃　＇Archenholtz；　i。　104；　101；　Kutzen；　pp。　259；　138；　Retzow；　i。　142。＇

In　public　I　never　saw　other　tears　from　this　King；though　in　private　I　do　not　warrant　him；　his　sensibilities；　little　as　you　would　think　it；　being　very　lively　and　intense。　〃To　work；　however！〃　This　King　can　shake　away　such　things；　and　is　not　given　overmuch　to　retrospection　on　the　unalterable　Past。　〃Like　dewdrops　from　the　lion's　mane〃　（as　is　figuratively　said）；　the　lion　swiftly　rampant　again！　There　was　manifold　swift　ordering；　considering　and　determining；　at　Nimburg；　that　day；　and　towards　night　Friedrich　shot　rapidly　into　Head…quarters　at　Prag；　where；　by　order；　there　is；　as　the　first　thing　of　all；　a　very　rapid　business　going　on；　well　forward　by　the　time　he　arrives。

To　fold　one's　Siege…gear　and　Army　neatly　together　from　those　Two　Hill…tops；　and　march　away　with　them　safe；　in　sight　of　so　many　enemies：　this　has　to　be　the　first　and　rapidest　thing；　if　this　be　found　possible；　as　one　calculates　it　may。　After　which；　the　world　of　enemies；　held　in　the　slip　so　long；　will　rush　in　from　all　the　four　winds；unknown　whitherward；　one　must　wait　to　see　whitherward　and　how。

Friedrich's　History　for　the　remaining　six　months　of　this　Year　falls；　accordingly；　into　three　Sections。　Section　FIRST：　Waiting　how　and　towards　what　objects　his　enemies；　the　Austrians　first　of　all；　will　advance；this　lasts　for　about　a　month；　Friedrich　waiting　mainly　at　Leitmeritz；　on　guard　there　both　of　Saxony　and　of　Silesia；　till　this　slowly　declare　itself。　Slowly；　perhaps　almost　stupidly；　but　by　no　means　satisfactorily　to　Friedrich；　as　will　be　seen！　After　which；　Section　SECOND　of　his　History　lasts　above　two　months；　Friedrich's　enemies　being　all　got　to　the　ground；　and　united　in　hope　and　resolution　to　overwhelm　and　abolish　him；　but　their　plans；　positions；　operations　so　extremely　various　that；　for　a　long　time　（end　of　August　to　beginning　of　November）；　Friedrich　cannot　tell　what　to　do　with　them；　and　has　to　scatter　himself　into　thin　threads；　and　roam　about；　chiefly　in　Thuringen　and　the　West　of　Saxony；　seeking　something　to　fight　with；　and　finding　nothing；　getting　more　and　more　impatient　of　such　paltry　misery；　at　times　nigh　desperate；　and　habitually　drifting　on　desperation　as　on　a　lee　shore　in　the　night；　despite　all　his　efforts。　Till；　in　Section　THIRD；　which　goes　from　November　5th；　through　December　5th；　and　into　the　New　Year；　he　does　find　what　to　do；　and　does　it；in　a　forever　memorable　way。

Three　Sections；　of　which　the　reader　shall　successively　have　some　idea；　if　he　exert　himself；　though　it　is　only　in　snatches；　suggestive　to　an　active　fancy；　that　we　can　promise　to　dwell　on　them；　especially　on　the　First　Two；　which　lie　pretty　much　unsurveyable　in　those　chaotic　records；　like