history of friedrich ii of prussia v 19-第27部分

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ve　capitulated！'　conclude　they；　and　withdraw　in　the　night…time；　still　thunderous　if　molested；　bivouac　at　Grossenhayn；　after　twenty…　four　hours　of　continual　march　and　battle；　not　time　even　for　a　snatch　of　food。　＇BERICHT　VON　DER　ACTION　DES　GENERAL…MAJORS　VON　WUNSCH；　BEY　REICHENBERG；　DEN　5　SEPEMBER；　1759　in　Seyfarth；　　Beylagen；　　ii。　606…608。＇

〃Resting　at　Grossenhayn；　express　reaches　Wunsch　from　his　Commandant　at　Torgau：　'Kleefeld　is　come　on　me　from　Leipzig　with　14；000；　I　cannot　long　hold　out；　unless　relieved。'　Wunsch　takes　the　road　again；　two　marches；　each　of　twenty　miles。　Reaches　Torgau　late；　takes　post　in　the　ruins　of　the　North　Suburb；　finds　he　must　fight　Kleefeld。　Refreshes　his　men　'with　a　keg　of　wine　per　Company；'　surely　a　judicious　step；　and　sends　to　Wolfersdorf；　who　has　the　rear…guard；　'Be　here　with　me　to…morrow　at　10。'　Wolfersdorf　starts　at　4；　is　here　at　10：　and　Wunsch；　having　scanned　Kleefeld　and　his　Position　＇a　Position　strong　IF　you　are　dexterous　to　manoeuvre　in　it；　capable　of　being　ruinous　if　you　are　not；part　of　the　Position　of　a　bigger　BATTLE　OF　TORGAU；　which　is　coming＇；flies　at　Kleefeld　and　his　14；000　like　a　cat…o'…mountain；　takes　him　on　the　left　flank：Kleefeld　and　such　overplus　of　thousands　are　standing　a　little　to　west…and…south　of　Torgau；　with　the　ENTEFANG　＇a　desolate　big　reedy　mere；　or　PLACE　OF　DUCKS；　still　offering　the　idle　Torgauer　a　melancholy　sport　there＇　as　a　protection　to　their　right；　but　with　no　evolution…talent；　or　none　in　comparison　to　Wunsch's；and　accordingly　are　cut　to　pieces　by　Wunsch；　and　blown　to　the　winds；　as　their　fellows　have　all　been。〃　＇HOFBERCHT　VON　DER　AM　8　SEPTEMBER；　1759；　BEY　TORGAU；　VORGEFALLENEN　ACTION：　in　Seyfarth；　　Beylagen；　　ii。　609；　610。　Tempelhof；　iii。　219…222。＇

Wunsch；　absolute　Fate　forbidding；　could　not　save　Dresden：　but　he　is　here　lord　of　the　Northern　regions　again；nothing　but　Leipzig　now　in　the　enemy's　hand；and　can　await　Finck；　who　is　on　march　with　a　stronger　party　to　begin　business　here。　It　is　reckoned；　there　are　few　more　brilliant　little　bits　of　Soldiering　than　this　of　Wunsch's。　All　the　more；　as　his　men；　for　most　part；　were　not　Prussian；　but　miscellaneous　Foreign　spirits　of　uncertain　fealty：　roving　fellows；　of　a　fighting　turn；　attracted　by　Friedrich's　fame；　and　under　a　Captain　who　had　the　art　of　keeping　them　in　tune。　Wunsch　has　been　soldiering；　in　a　diligent　though　dim　miscellaneous　way；　these　five…　and…twenty　years；　fought　in　the　old　Turk　Wars；　under　disastrous　Seckendorf；Wunsch　a　poor　young　Wurtemberg　ensign；　visibiy　busy　there　（1737…1739））　as　was　this　same　Schmettau；　in　the　character　of　staff…officer；　far　enough　apart　from　Wunsch　at　that　time！fought　afterwards；　in　the　Bavarian　service；　in　the　Dutch；　at　Roucoux；　at　Lauffeld；　again　under　disastrous　people。　Could　never；　under　such；　find　anything　but　subaltern　work　all　this　while；　was　glad　to　serve；　under　the　eye　of　Friedrich；　as　Colonel　of　a　Free　Corps；　which　he　has　done　with　much　diligence　and　growing　distinction：　till　now；　at　the　long　last；　his　chance　does　come；　and　he　shows　himself　as　a　real　General。　Possibly　a　high　career　lying　ahead；a　man　that　may　be　very　valuable　to　Friedrich；　who　has　now　so　few　such　left？　Fate　had　again　decided　otherwise　for　Wunsch；　in　what　way　will　be　seen　before　this　Campaign　ends：　〃an　infernal　Campaign；〃　according　to　Friedrich；　〃CETTE　CAMPAGNE　INFERNALE。〃

Finck；　whom　Friedrich　had　just　detached　from　Waldau　（September　6th）　with　a　new　8　or　6；000；　to　command　in　chief　in　those　parts；　and；　along　with　Wunsch；　put　Dresden　out　of　risk；　as　it　were；Finck　does　at　least　join　Wunsch；　as　we　shall　mention　in　a　little。　And　these　Two；　with　such　Wolfersdorfs　and　people　under　them；　did　prove　capable　of　making　front　against　Reichsfolk　in　great　overplus　of　number。　Nor　are　farther　SIEGES　of　those　Northern　Garrisons；　but　recaptures　of　them；　the　news　one　hears　from　Saxony　henceforth；　only　that　Dresden　is　fatally　gone。　Irrecoverably；　as　turned　out；　and　in　that　unbearable　manner。　Here　is　the　concluding　scene：

DRESDEN；　SATURDAY；　SEPTEMBER　8th；　EXIT　SCHMETTAU。　〃A　thousand　times　over；　Schmettau　must　have　asked　himself；　'Why　was　I　in　such　a　hurry？　Without　cause　for　it　I；　only　Maguire　having　cause！'The　Capitulation　had　been　ended　in　a　huddle；　without　signature：　an　unwise　Capitulation；　and　it　was　scandalously　ill　kept。　Schmettau　was　not　to　have　marched　till　Monday；　10th；six　clear　days　for　packing　and　preparing；but；　practically；　he　has　to　make　three　serve　him；　and　to　go　half…packed；　or　not　packed　at　all。　Endless　chicanes　do　arise；　'upon　my　honor！'not　even　the　800　wagons　are　ready　for　us；　'Can't　your　baggages　go　in　boats；　then？'　'No；　nor　shall！'　answers　Schmettau；　with　blazing　eyes；　and　heart　ready　to　burst；　a　Schmettau　living　all　this　while　as　in　Purgatory；　or　worse。　Such　bullyings　from　truculent　Guasco；　who　is　now　without　muzzle。　Capitulation；　most　imperfect　in　itself；　is　avowedly　infringed：　King's　Artillery；which　we　had　haggled　for；　and　ended　by　'hoping　for；'　to　Maguire　that　rainy　evening：　why　were　we　in　such　a　hurry；　too；　and　blind　to　Maguire's　hurry！King's　Artillery；　according　to　Durchlaucht　of　Zweibruck；　when　he　actually　signed　within　the　walls；　is　'NICHT　ACCORDIRT　（Not　granted）；　except　the　Field　part。'　King's　regimental　furnishings；　all　and　sundry；　were　'ACCORDIRT；　and　without　visitation；'but　on　second　thoughts；　the　Austrian　Officials　are　of　opinion　there　must　really　be　visitation；　must　be　inspection。　'May　not　some　of　them　belong　to　Polish　Majesty？'　In　which　sad　process　of　inspection　there　was　incredible　waste；　Schmettau　protesting；　and　above　half　of　the　new　uniforms　were　lost　to　us。　Our　80　pontoons；　which　were　expressly　bargained　for；　are　brazenly　denied　us：　'20　of　them　are　Saxon；'　cry　the　Austrians：　'who　knows　if　they　are　not　almost　all　Saxon；'upon　my　honor！　At　this　rate；　only　wait　a　day　or　two；　and　fewer　wagons　than　800　will　be　needed！　thinks　Schmettau；　and　consents　to　18　river…　boats；　Boats　in　part；　then；　and　let　us　march　at　once。　Accordingly；

〃SATURDAY；　8th；　at　5　in　the　morning；　Schmettau；　with　goods　and　people；　does　at　last　file　out：　across　Elbe　Bridge　through　the　Neustadt；　Prussians　five　deep；　a　double　rank　of　Austrians；　ranged　on　each　side；　in　'espalier'　they　call　it；espalier　with　gaps　in　it　every　here　and　there；　to　what　purpose　is　soon　evident。　The　march　was　so　disposed　（likewise　for　a　purpose）　that；　all　along；　there　were　one　or　two　Companies　of　Prussian　Foot；　and　then　in　the　interval；　carriages；　cannon；　cavalry　and　hussars。　Schmettau's　carriage　is　with　the　rear…guard；　Madam　Schmettau's　well　in　the　van：in　two　other　carriages　are　two　Prussian　War…and…Domain　Ministers。　＇ANONYMOUS　OF　HAMBURG；　III。　376。＇　'Managers　of　Saxon　Finance；'　these　Two；who　will　have　to　manage　elsewhere　than　in　Dresden　henceforth。　Zinnow；　Borck；　they　sit　veritably　there；　with　their　multiform　Account　Papers：　of　whom　I　know　absolutely　nothing；　except　（if　anybody　cared）　that　Zinnow；　who　'died　of　apoplexy　in　June　following；'　is　probably　of　pursy　red…nosed　type；　and　that　Borck；　for　certain；　has　a　very　fine　face　and　figure；　delicacy；　cheerful　dignity；　perfect　gentlemanhood　in　short；　written　on　every　feature　of　him；　as　painted　by　Pesne；　and　engraved　by　Schmidt；　for　my　accidental　behoof。　＇　Fredericus　Wilhelmus　Borck　（Pesne　pinxit；　　1732；　　Schmidt；　sculptur　Regis；　sculpsit；　Berolini；　　1764）：　an　excellent　Print　and　Portrait。＇　Curious　to　think　of　that　elaborate　court…coat　and　flowing　periwig；　with　this　specific　Borck；　'old　as　the　Devil'　（whom　I　have　had　much　trouble　to　identify）；　forming　visible　part　of　this　dismal　Procession：　the　bright　eye　of　Borck　not　smiling　as　usual；　but　clouded；　though　impassive！　But　that　of　Borck　or　his　Limners　is　not　the　point。

〃The　Prussians　have　been　divided　into　small　sections；　with　a　mass　of　baggage…wagons　and　cavalry　between　every　two。　And　no　sooner　is　the　mass　got　in　movement；　than　there　rises　from　the　Austrian　part；　and　continues　all　the　way；　loud　invitation；　'Whosoever　is　a　brave　Saxon；　a　brave　Austrian；　Reichsman；　come　to　us！　Gaps　in　the　espalier；　don't　you　see！'　And　Schmettau；　in　the　rear；　with　baggage　and　cavalry　intervening；nobody　can　reach　Schmettau。　Here　is　a　way　of　keeping　your　bargain！　The　Prussian　Officers　struggle　stoutly：　but　are　bellowed　at；　struck　at；　menaced　by　bayonet　and　bullet；　none　of　them　shot；　I　think；　but　a　good　several　of　them　cut　and　wounded；the　Austrian　Officers　themselves　in　passionate　points　behaving　shamefully；　'Yes；　shoot　them　down；　the　（were　it　nothing　else）　heretic　dogs；'　and　being　throughout　evidently　in　a　hot　shivery　frame　of　mind；　forgetful　of　the　laws。　Seldom　was　such　a　Procession；　spite；　rage　and　lawless　revenge　blazing　out　more　and　more。　On　the　whole；　there　deserted；　through　those　gaps　of　the　espalier；　about　half　of　the　whole　Garrison。　On　Madam　Schmettau's　hammercloth　there　sat；　in　the　Schmettau　livery；　a　hard…featured　man；　recognizable　by　keen　eyes　as　lately　a　Nailer；　of　the　Nailer　Guild　here；　who　had　been　a　spy　for　Schmettau；　and　brought　many　persons　into　trouble：　him　they　tear　down；　and　trample　hither　and　thither；at　last；　into　some　Guard…house　near　by。〃　＇The　Schmettau　DIARIUM　in　ANONYMOUS　OF　HAMBURG；　iii。　364…376　（corrected　chiefly　from　TEMPELHOF）：　Protest；　and　Correspondence　in　consequence；　is　in　Seyfarth；　　Beylagen；　　ii。　611…621；　in　　Helden…Geschichte；　　&c。　&c。＇

Schmettau's　protest　against　all　this　is　vehement；　solemnly　circumstantial：　but；　except　in　regard　to　the　trampled　Nailer　（Zweibruck　on　that　point　〃heartily　sorry　for　the　insult　to　your　Excellency's　livery；　and　here　the　man　is；　with　a　thousand　apologies〃）；　Schmettau　got　no　redress。　Nor　had　Friedrich　any；　now　or　henceforth。　Friedrich　did　at　once；　more　to　testify　his　disgust　than　for　any　benefit；　order　Schmettau：　〃Halt　at　Wittenberg；　not　at　Magdeburg　as　was　pretended　to　be　bargained。　Dismiss　your　Escort　of　Austrians　there；　bid　them　home　at　once；　and　out　of　your　sight。〃　Schmettau　himself　he　ordered　to　Berlin；　to　idle　waiting。　Never　again　employed　Schmettau：　for　sixteen　years　that　they　lived　together；　never　saw　his　face　more。

Schmettau's　ill…fortune　was　much　pitied；　as　surely　it　deserved　to　be；　by　all　men。　About　Friedrich's　severity　there　was；　and　still　occasionally　is；　controversy　held。　Into　which　we　shall　not