history of friedrich ii of prussia v 18-第49部分

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mills；　riddled　to　pieces；　have　to　be　abandoned；　the　Prussian　left　wing　rushing　on　with　bayonets；　will　not　all　of　you　have　to　go？　Lucchesi；　with　his　abundant　Cavalry；　seeing　this　latter　movement　and　the　Prussian　flank　bare　in　that　part；　will　do　a　stroke　upon　them；and　this　proved　properly　the　finale　of　the　matter；　finale　to　both　Lucchesi　and　it。

The　Prussian　flank　was　to　appearance　bare　in　that　leftward　quarter；　but　only　to　appearance：　Driesen　with　the　left　wing　of　Horse　is　in　a　Hollow　hard　by；　strictly　charged　by　Friedrich　to　protect　said　flank；　and　take　nothing　else　in　hand。　Driesen　lets　Lucchesi　gallop　by；　in　this　career　of　his；　then　emerges；　ranked；　and　comes　storming　in　upon　Lucchesi's　back；entirely　confounding　his　astonished　Cavalry　and　their　career。　Astonished　Cavalry；　bullet…storm　on　this　side　of　them；　edge　of　sword　on　that；　take　wing　in　all　directions　（or　all　except　to　west　and　south）　quite　over　the　horizon；　Lucchesi　himself　gets　killed；crosses　a　still　wider　horizon；　poor　man。　He　began　the　ruin；　and　he　ends　it。　For　now　Driesen　takes　the　bared　Austrians　in　flank；　in　rear；　and　all　goes　tumbling　here　too；　and　in　few　minutes　is　a　general　deluge　rearward　towards　Saara　and　Lissa　side。

At　Saara　the　Austrians；　sun　just　sinking；　made　a　third　attempt　to　stand；　but　it　was　hopelessly　faint　this　time；　went　all　asunder　at　the　first　push；　and　flowed　then；　torrent…wise；　towards　all　its　Bridges　over　the　Schweidnitz　Water；　towards　Breslau　by　every　method。　There　are　four　Bridges；　Stabelwitz　below　Lissa；　Goldschmieden；　Hermannsdorf；　above；　and　the　main　one　at　Lissa　itself；　a　standing　Bridge　on　the　Highroad　（also　of　wood）；　and　by　this　the　chief　torrent　flows；　Prussian　horse　pursuing　vigorously；　Prussian　Infantry　drawn　up　at　Saara；　resting　some　minutes；　after　such　a　day's　work。　＇Archenholtz；　i。　209；　Seyfarth；　　Beylagen；　　ii。　243…252　（by　an　eye…witness；　intelligent　succinct　Account　of　the　Battle　and　previous　March；　ib。　252…272；　of　the　Sieges　&c。　following）；　Preuss；　ii。　112；　&c。；　Tempelhof；　i。　276。＇

Truly　a　memorable　bit　of　work；　no　finer　done　for　a　hundred　years；　or　for　hundreds　of　years；　and　the　results　of　it　manifold；　immediate　and　remote。　About　10；000　Austrians　are　left　on　the　field；　3；000　of　them　slain；　prisoners　already　12；000；　in　a　short　time　21；000；　flags　51；　cannon　116；〃Conquest　of　Silesia〃　gone　to　water；　Prince　Karl　and　Austria　fallen　from　their　high　hopes　in　one　day。　The　Prussians　lost　in　killed　1；141；　in　wounded　5；118；　85　had　been　taken　prisoners　about　Sagschutz　and　Gohlau；　in　the　first　struggle　there。　＇Kutzen；　pp。　118；　125。＇　There　and　at　Leuthen　Village　had　been　the　two　tough　passages；　about　an　hour　each；　in　three　hours　the　Battle　was　done。　〃MEINE　HERREN；〃　said　Friedrich　that　night　at　parole；　〃after　such　a　spell　of　work；　you　deserve　rest。　This　day　will　bring　the　renown　of　your　name；　and　of　the　Nation's；　to　the　latest　posterity。〃

High　and　low　had　shone　this　day；　especially　these　four：　Ziethen；　Driesen；　Retzow；and　above　all　Moritz　of　Dessau。　Riding　up　the　line；　as　night　fell；　Friedrich；　in　passing　Moritz　and　the　right　wing；　drew　bridle　for　an　instant：　〃I　congratulate　you　on　the　Victory；　Herr　Feldmarschall！〃　cried　he　cheerily；　and　with　emphasis　on　the　last　word。　Moritz；　still　very　busy；　answered　slightly；　and　Friedrich　repeated　louder；　〃Don't　you　hear　that　I　congratulate　you；　Herr　FELDMARSCHALL！〃a　glad　sound　to　Moritz；　who　ever　since　Kolin　had　stood　rather　in　the　shadow。　〃You　have　helped　me；　and　performed　every　order；　as　none　ever　did　before　in　any　battle；〃　added　the　grateful　King。

Riding　up　the　line；　all　now　grown　dusky；　Friedrich　asks；　〃Any　battalion　a　mind　to　follow　me　to　Lissa？〃　Three　battalions　volunteering；　follow　him；　three　are　plenty。　At　Saara；　on　the　Great　Road；　things　are　fallen　utterly　dark。　〃Landlord；　bring　a　lantern；　and　escort。〃　Landlord　of　the　poor　Tavern　at　Saara　escorts　obediently；　lantern　in　his　right　hand；　left　hand　holding　by　the　King's　stirrup…leather；King　（Excellency　or　General；　as　the　Landlord　thinks　him）　wishing　to　speak　with　the　man。　Will　the　reader　consent　to　their　Dialogue；　which　is　dullish；　but　singular　to　have　in　an　authentic　form；　with　Nicolai　as　voucher？　＇　Anekdoten；　iii。　231…235。＇　Like　some　poor　old　horse…shoe；　ploughed　up　on　the　field。　Two　farthings　worth　of　rusty　old　iron；　now　little　other　than　a　curve　of　brown　rust：　but　it　galloped　at　the　Battle　of　Leuthen；　that　is　something！

KING。　〃Come　near；　catch　me　by　the　stirrup…leather　＇Landlord　with　lantern　does　so＇。　We　are　on　the　Breslau　Great　Road；　that　goes　through　Lissa；　are　n't　we？〃　LANDLORD。　〃Yea；　Excellenz。〃　KING。　〃Who　are　you？〃　LANDLORD。　〃Your　Excellenz；　I　am　the　KRATSCHMER　＇Silesian　for　Landlord＇　at　Saara。〃　KING。　〃You　have　had　a　great　deal　to　suffer；　I　suppose。〃　LANDLORD。　〃ACH；　your　Excellenz；　had　not　I！　For　the　last　eight…and…　forty　hours；　since　the　Austrians　came　across　Schweidnitz　Water；　my　poor　house　has　been　crammed　to　the　door　with　them；　so　many　servants　they　have；　and　such　a　bullying　and　tumbling：they　have　driven　me　half　mad；　and　I　am　clean　plundered　out。〃　KING。　〃I　am　sorry　indeed　to　hear　that！Were　there　Generals　too　in　your　house？　What　said　they？　Tell　me；　then。〃　LANDLORD。　〃With　pleasure；　your　Excellenz。　Well；　yesterday　noon；　I　had　Prince　Karl　in　my　parlor；　aud　his　Adjutants　and　people　all　crowding　about。　Such　a　questioning　aud　bothering！　Hundreds　came　dashing　in；　and　other　hundreds　were　sent　out：　in　and　out　they　went　all　night；　no　sooner　was　one　gone；　than　ten　came。　I　had　to　keep　a　roaring　fire　in　the　kitchen　all　night；　so　many　Officers　crowding　to　it　to　warm　themselves。　And　they　talked　and　babbled　this　and　that。　One　would　say；　That　our　King　was　coming　on；　then；　'with　his　Potsdam　Guard…Parade。'　Another　answers；　'OACH；　he　dare　n't　come！　He　will　run　for　it；　we　will　let　him　run。'　But　now　my　delight　is；　our　King　has　paid　them　their　fooleries　so　prettily　this　afternoon！〃　KING。　〃When　got　you　rid　of　your　high　guests？〃　LANDLORD。　〃About　nine　this　morning　the　Prince　got　to　horse；　and　not　long　after　three；　he　came　past　again；　with　a　swarm　of　Officers；　all　going　full　speed　for　Lissa。　So　full　of　bragging　when　they　came；　and　now　they　were　off；　wrong　side　foremost！　I　saw　how　it　was。　And　ever　after　him；　the　flood　of　them　ran；　Highroad　not　broad　enough；an　hour　and　more　before　it　ended。　Such　a　pell…mell；　such　a　welter；　cavalry　and　musketeers　all　jumbled：　our　King　must　have　given　them　a　dreadful　lathering。　That　is　what　they　have　got　by　their　bragging　and　their　lying；for；　your　Excellenz；　these　people　said　too；　'Our　King　was　forsaken　by　his　own　Generals；　all　his　first　people　had　gone　and　left　him：'　what　I　never　in　this　world　will　believe。〃　KING　（not　liking　even　rumor　of　that　kind）。　〃There　you　are　right；　never　can　such　a　thing　be　believed　of　my　Army。〃　LANDLORD　（whom　this　〃MY〃　has　transfixed）。　〃MEIN　GOTT；　you　are　our　GNADIGSTER　KONIG　（most　gracious　King）　yourself！　Pardon；　pardon；　if；　in　my　stupidity；　I　have〃　KING。　〃No；　you　are　an　honest　man：probably　a　Protestant？〃　LANDLORD。　〃JOA；　JOA；　IHR　MAJESTAT；　I　am　of　your　Majesty's　creed！〃

Crack…crack！　At　this　point　the　Dialogue　is　cut　short　by　sudden　musket…shots　from　the　woody　fields　to　right；　crackle　of　about　twelve　shots　in　all；　which　hurt　nothing　but　some　horse's　feet；had　been　aimed　at　the　light；　and　too　low。　Instantly　the　light　is　blown　out；　and　there　is　a　hunting　out　of　Croats；　Lissa　or　environs　not　evacuated　yet；　it　seems；　and　the　King's　Entrance　takes　place　under　volleyings　and　cannonadings。

King　rides　directly　to　the　Schloss；　which　is　still　a　fine　handsome　house；　off　the　one　street　of　that　poor　Village；north　side　of　street；　well　railed　off；　and　its　old　ditches　aud　defences　now　trimmed　into　flower…plots。　The　Schloss　is　full　of　Austrian　Officers；　bustling　about；　intending　to　quarter；　when　the　King　enters。　They；　and　the　force　they　still　had　in　Lissa；　could　easily　have　taken　him：　but　how　could　they　know？　Friedrich　was　surprised；　but　had　to　put　the　best　face　on　it。　＇In　Kutzen　（pp。　121；　209　et　seq。）　explanation　of　the　true　circumstances；　and　source　of　the　mistake。＇　〃BON　SOIR；　MESSIEURS！〃　said　he；　with　a　gay　tone；　stepping　in：　〃Is　there　still　room　left；　think　you？〃　The　Austrians；　bowing　to　the　dust；　make　way　reverently　to　the　divinity　that　hedges　a　King　of　this　sort；　mutely　escort　him　to　the　best　room　（such　the　popular　account）；　and　for　certain　make　off；　they　and　theirs；　towards　the　Bridge；　which　lies　a　little　farther　east；　at　the　end　of　the　Village。

Weistritz　or　Schweidnitz　Water　is　a　biggish　muddy　stream　in　that　part；　gushing　and　eddying；　not　voiceless；　vexed　by　mills　and　their　weirs。　Some　firing　there　was　from　Croats　in　the　lower　houses　of　the　Village；　and　they　had　a　cannon　at　the　farther　bridge…end；　but　they　were　glad　to　get　away；　and　vanish　in　the　night；　muddy　Weistritz　singing　hoarse　adieu　to　their　cannon　and　them。　Prussian　grenadiers　plunged　indignant　into　the　houses；　made　short　work　of　the　musketries　there。　In　few　minutes　every　Croat　and　Austrian　was　across；　or　silenced　otherwise　too　well；　Prussian　cannon　now　going　in　the　rear　of　them；　and　continuing　to　go；such　had　been　the　order；　〃till　the　powder　you　have　is　done。〃　Fire　of　musketry　and　occasional　cannon　lasts　all　night；　from　the　Lissa　or　Prussian　side　of　the　River；〃lest　they　burn　this　Bridge；　or　attempt　some　mischief。〃　A　thing　far　from　their　thoughts；　in　present　circumstances。

The　Prussian　host　at　Saara；　hearing　these　noises；　took　to　its　arms　again；　and　marched　after　the　King。　Thick　darkness；　silence；　tramp；　tramp：a　Prussian　grenadier　broke　out；　with　solemn　tenor　voice　again；　into　Church…Music；　a　known　Church…Hymn；　of　the　homely　TE…DEUM　kind；　in　which　five…and…twenty　thousand　other　voices；　and　all　the　regimental　bands；　soon　join：

　〃Nun　dunket　alle　Gott　　　　　　　　　　　Mit　Herzen；　Mund　und　Handen；　　　　　　　　　　　Der　grosse　Dinge　thut　　　　　　　　　　　An　uns　und　allen　Enden。〃　　＇Muller；　p。　48。＇

　　　　　　　　　〃Now　thank　God；　one　and　all；　　　　　　　　　　　With　heart；　with　voice；　with　hands…a；　　　　　　　　　　　Who　wonders　great　hath　done　　　　　　　　　　　To　us　and　to　all　lands…a。〃

And　thus　they　advance；　melodious；　far…sounding；　through　the　hollow　Night；　once　more　in　a　highly　remarkable　manner。　A　pious　people；　of　right　Teutsch　stuff；　tender　though　stout；　and；　except　perhaps　Oliver　Cromwell's　handful　of　Ironsides；　probably　the　most　perfect　soldi