Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-22

OF AB I5alm he gave 6hem battle at Lornd JTf,
near Frankfort, on the Oder. Tie fight was
/ long and bloody. Quarter was neither given
nor taken for The Germans and Seythians re-
garded escb oihsr with bitter aversion, sud the
sight of TIE ravages committed 5v the half-sav
age invaders, bad iacensed the King and bis
army. Tee Russians WUEe overibrOWn with
great slaughter, and for q few months no further
danger was to be spPTehended from the East.
A day Of Thanksgiving was proclaimed by
the KiaF and was celebrated with prids and de-
light BIZ his people. This may be selected as
he point of time ct which the military glory Of
fredafitk reached the zenith. In the short space
Of three quarters of year be had won three
s-eas battles over the armies of three mighty and
warike mOnarchies-France, Austria and Rus
sia
But it vas dscresd that the temper ef that
strong mind should be tried By both extremes
Of fortune in rspid succession. Close upon this
bright series Of triamphs came series Of disss-
teTs such - would have blighted the fame and
broken the heart Of almost any other command
er. Yet Frederic, in the midst Of his csamities,
vas stil an object Of admiration to his subjects,
his allies, and his enemies. OVerHhslmed by
sdye.si.ies, sick Of lfe he still maintained the
contest, greater in defeat, in fight and in what
seemed hopeless ruin, than on the field Of his
proHiest victories
Having vRnquished the Russians, be hsstsned
into SaxOny to oppose the troops Of the Empress
Queen, commanded by Daun, the most cautious,
snd Landohn, the most inventive and eater
prising Of her generals These two celebrated
commanders agreed on a scheme in which the
prudence Of the one and the vigor Of the other
sem to have happily eOHsbined. At dead Of
niPh they surprised the King in his camp At
HOchErcEsn. His presencs Of mind saved his
troops from destruction, but nothing could save
them nom defeat and severe lass.
Ths misfortune was serious. Bat, Of al geH-
erals Frederick understood best how 60 repair
defeat and DaBa understood least how to in-
Prsve victory. In a few days the Prussiaa army
was ss formidable as before tha battle The
prospect was, however, gloomy An Austrian
army under General HsrEch had invaded
Slesia, and invested the fortress of Nsisse.
DaUn, after tho success at Hschkirchen, ha1
written to Harsch ia very confident terTRs: GO
oE with y0ur operations agsinss Aeisse. Be
quito at ease as to the King. I viii give you a
esoa account Of him" In ruth, tie position
CT the Prussians was full of difficulties. Bstweea
them and Sliesis lay the victorious army Of
DaUa. It was not easy 20 reaeh Silesis at all
II they did reach it, they left Saxony exposed 70
the AastrisnJ. Bat the vig1r and activity Of
EredericI surmounted every obstacle He mads
8 circutou5 march Of extraordinary TaDidity,
passed Dsun, hastened into Silesia, raised the
siege OF hasss, and drove Harsch into Bohemia.
Daan svsiles himself Of the Kings advance TO
attack Dresden. The Prassisns defended it
desperately. The inhabitants Of that wealthy
and polished capital begged in vain for mercy
fem he garrison within, sHd from the besiegeTs
without. The beautiful suburbs were burned
TO sSo ground. Il was clear that the town, if
won at all would be won street By street blythe
hsyonet At this conjuneiure came news that
Frederick, after clearing Silesis Of his enemies,
was returning By forced marches into S7xony.
Dsun retired from before Dresden. snd fellbsck
into the Austrian territories. The King, over
heaps Of ruins, made his triumphant entry into
t5e unhappy metropolis, which had so cruelty
expatialsd the weak aud psrfdjous policy Of its
ssveTegns. It was now the 20th Of November.
Tho cold weather suspended military operations,
ans TIE Kiag again took up his wiateT quarters
at Brosl.u
TIE third of the seven terrible years was
over; snd Frederick still stood his ground. The
tou-th campaign, the most disastrous Of all the
campaigns Of this fearful war, had now opened.
The AustTisns Sled SlL0ny, and menscsd Bar
liz. The Russians defeaisd the Kings generals
on the Oder, threatened Siesia, Affected june
son y n Laudohn, and eBirenchsd themselves
strongly at KaneTsdcTf Frederick fastened
i0 attack them. A great battle was fought
During the earlier part Of the day everything
yielded 70 the impstu0sity of the Prussians, and.
to the skill of their chief The lines were forced
Half the Russian gHns we're tskea. The King
ssat OF 8 courier 50 Berlin with two lines, an
nau1eing complete victory. BIT, in the mean
time, the stubborn Russians, defestsd yet IN
broken, hal takBa up thair stsad aia an almost
imPregneble position, on an eminencs where the !
jews OF Frankfort were went 10 barry their dead. [
Here the battle recommended. The Pussisn IN
faHtry, exhausted sy siI hours Of hard fighting I
under san which eqHaled the tropical heaf, /
vet nrnrf Nf ny 70 fha
but in vain. The King led these charges in /
person. Two horses were killed under him /
TIE etdeeTs of his staff fell sll around him. His |
cost was pierced By several bullets All was in 1
vain His infantry Was driven back with /
frigstful slaughter. Terror began to spread |
fast from mas to nan. At that moment the /
hery cavalry Of LaUdOhn, still fresh, rashed on /
tas waveTiug Tanks. Then followed a uHiver- |
sal rout Frederick himself was on the point Of /
falling inte the hands Of the eouquerors. and /
was with difficulty saved by a gallant officer, /
who, at the head Of a handful Of Hussars, made |
good diversion Of q few minutes. Shattered |
iE body, shattered in mind, the King reached |
shat night q village which the Cossseks had
pluR1ersd; ard there, in a ruined and deserted
fsra-bouss, aaug himself on a heap Of strsw
He had sent to Berlin 3 dispatch very different
from his 6rsi: Let the royal family leave Ber-
In. Send the archives to Potsdam. The town
nay L-llnE haLll1 VIII blE GuGulF.
Tie defeat was, in truth, overwhelming OF
fly thousand men, who had that morning.
marched ander the black eagles, hut three thou I
sand remained together. The King wrote to /
hid sdieu to his friends, and 20 give directions as
to the measures to be taken in the event of bis /
deathi " have no resource isft'-such is the 4
language Of one Of bis letters" eli is lest. /
viii not survive the ruin Of my country. Fare i
vel forever"
pat N, ,-,-.t, 81 ;--l,.--.-, n A.. -. Z I -. Z
prevented them from following up their victory. i
They lost fen days in lettering aud squabbling;
and few days improved by Frederick, Fsrs /
worth more than the years Of other aaa. On /
tss EleTnng alter the battle, he had got together I
eighteen thousand Of bis troops Very soon bis j
fores amounted 10 thirty Thousand. Guns were
procured from tho neighboThood fortresses, snd /
there was again an army. Berlin was for the 4
present safe; bat eslRmities came pouring on /
ths King in uninterrupted succession. Oas of /
his generals, With large body Of troops. was I
taken e. Mazeni another was defeated at Mais 4
son; and when at length the campaign Of 1859 |
closed, IN the midst of g rigorous winter, the 4
situation Of Prussia appeared desperate Tho 4
only nsoliag circumstance was, that, in the 4
vest. Ferdinand OF Brunswick had bsen more
fortunate than bis master and by a series Of 4
EXPLOITS, Of which the battle OF Minden was the /
most glorious, hsd removed al apprehension Of /
dsH ger on the side OF Francs
The fifth year was now about to eommsuce.
Il seemed impossible thst TIE Prussisn terrific I
riss, repeatedly devastated by hundreds of thoa- /
sands of invaders, could longer support ths con
test. But the King carried On war as no Eure- /
pssn power bas ever carried on war, exesUs the /
committee Of public safety during the great /
agony ef the French revolution. He governed 4
bis kingdom as be would have governed be-
sieged town, not caring to what extent property
was destroyed, or the pursuits Of civil life sus-
ssnded, 50 that be did but make head against
the enemy. As long as there was q man left in
Prussis, that N A night carry a musket-ss
long as there was : BE left, that horse might
draw artillery The coin was dabassd. she civil
functiouaries were left unpaid; in soma provinces
civil government altogether ceased 70 exist. But
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