Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-12
Lenf ron Rsslsrr.


I Frou ihe Lyuch5urg Fifg-nisu.l
I In she vsrY inssrssting aud hopeful letter o
4 Mr. Rivss, Published IL this paper d few days
siHcs, ths wfbsr TelsrTsd % ihs memorable seven
I years war In Hhish Easdsrick IT, commonly
[ called 'the Great,' sueesssfIily resisted the
Austriaus Russians. French and SWe.ies. eon-
I bined. and delivered his iitss kingdom Of Prus-
sia fT1Eu fste tHat 5ssInei 81 enc time 20 be in
I eFsaB.s- Slc1 disparity Of forces hsd scarcely
ever been arraysd against each Oiher--E we eZ-
ee7t the cslsbrabsd expedition Of XsEzss against
I eFfeees- whzc5 an army uanleriag uasrly SIX
1iit-ien7 Ea5 collected By tds Pa7sisa Monarch
--J-z r Ets1-rleE determined b. deliver bis conn
I ~ or peTish iu Lis all=mpE The same spirs
animated hi1 people, prompting thszn 70 th0gs
deeds Of laTcism tEat, tzkeu together. c0us-i-
/ tuta SEINE 9i ths m5st brilliant chspssrs louad
! ia human history
A. tha commencement Of lbs grssf struggle
IN 1857 Frederick had, i1eludirg bis HarCTeri-
sa allies. hus tWJ hun.irs5 th5u and msu for
field service, whilst bis eusmiss lad On foot pre-
pairing 30 march against hiEl- not less than 5sv-
5u huHatsd thousand men The Gnt encounter
az EfgIarlcE's .ro0ps was with the AusTiaHI at
R=icAsah9ry I'm which Ire latter were defeated
4 naEa decisive and important engagement took
place Eo1u afterwards 81 Prague. between sev-
su.y tive Thousand Ags.H2ns and sixty-eight
thousand P-ussisus ia which The latfer we're
successful -liIHg and EeHudlug. t9es-hsFi eight
Thousand Pussiaus, capturing nine thousand
psia7uers1 siriy s@nnsIs, aud eleven standards.
tGis victory lacked only one eszeetssI b make
it rsrfsc- an campls.s
Vsri5us mil0r successes sitsDled the Pfus-
siaU arms slti z5 Ee.ia, With y coo men
FredsIlek Etlacs5d ias Austrisas unsar Count
Dam, #eu posted az ta5 head Of 90 600 men.
Yict1rv be- one tone seemed TO be within the
grasp Of Fred-Jicl. whose troops hal defeated
Hfrs I-fF A -.
he csFa-r7 las attempted 20 1s.ent e but a.
accident changed the fortunes Of the day and
converted what hsi promised TO Be 3 victory
lao stunning 3551at Fradsricis loss ~ this
discs -ous 5sl55 geo neU7 fgrtF 5hrss can
uguG and 5wrU' y-tF0 standards. Bat lie ,vss
rot gr=s-sf ia victory thsa in defeat. and that
T1uierfui sgusHiniiy which sus. aimed him
sEidst the darkest hours Of She ardu0us
struggle bsGs bim take a ehesful view
even Of seeming misfortune. Yet the defeat Of
Fr derrick, ss K liza. ha7 The eE.et Of trousiuE
and stimulating t1s league against him This
French tU9k 1Cssszs.eE o; Wss-ph=lis; lss ka--
SLAMS iuvsle3 Pfussis tLe Pfincs Of S5abi5e
st 55a head 2s auoih=r Erspel army. Hui.sd with
tas Gsnal troops, iCr tHs paEpess OF entering
SsxDBY sli tHe oE7fzs rzssad The Baltic with
. visw Of stacking Plmeranis. The armies Of
Ffaderek bad been So much weakened By the
sword. BY disease, BY dessrti50, sad By tBe ne
slr HUHIai
that he had aut eighty thousand men '-tt On re-
sfst more than four hundred sh8ussud IF the a.
lies To aid 20 lhis extremity, Misfortune fol-
lowed misfortune. His brother. the Prince Of
Prussia sUi. req th5 loss Of the To vn Of Gzbei,
which cut communication with ZIttaE, where
were extensive u1agszinss fer provisioning
bic army. Then sucese3si the reverse at Hsst-
snbacs and shat series Of disasters 20 the Duke
Of Cumberland, who commanded tho Hau0ve.
rizu allies, Ehich ended Ia he disgraesful ca
BltUlad0u Of bis whole army 30 the French, ~
der tie DUE ST RieEsjeu. TIE snuIhiiation Of
this army was 3 terrible blow 30 Frederick, as Il
dsv9lvei upog h-s 0au tTe0ps, who wars lew Ia
number 5Ss defense Of ,h5 western portion Of
bis territories. His troops had b b moved
Hilh great ceisrity, non point 10 p0iat, 20 meet
and rzsist tda mssses that poured in rom every
quarter. This isvoivsI great haEdsiins upon
bis men, sad was az sElaus-iuz as the arms Of
lla eusnv. such ws5 tbs extremity Of Efa7e-
rick al 6Ei5 taa, shat. 90 meet sLs -0lc5 Of 40
600 Russians which hai collected on tae eastern
frontier q his d0mui5us, ne e0u'i Only despatch
- JvO men uHlsr tls heroic L=hvsld.
ELs disparity of numbers r3s fully appreciated
by the King. bus Gh8 necessity or chst King she
Russians, who were aivaEcing au1 layiuE
waste tho who. .e GluulTV- Wis So great. LIEt be
encCtlaz=l Lehwa.l fC hazard a battle whilst
be Left him free 90 act as his Judgment wus!l
dictate. Lf.IFall l1A GE-Fc4 EIa ---GtFi aua
notwiths fandiug the extraordinary odds against
him. lhs battle was a irawa one, the Russians
losing 500 men, and ths Prussians 8 zoo
Lshwsld ret-sated uupursus1, whilst the enemy
who had bean so roughly handled evacuated
Prussia with ths exception Of the fortress
of Gsmel- Lshwaij then turned his Gt
tendon 20 the Svadss, whom he drove
0us Of S.ralseni But the enemies Of
Frederick wsrs legion and whilst he was
driving them from one point, q fresh h1rds in
gsGed bis territory Sc another The Ausirisus
and Russians were making iuuBills ss this
very sus. With vary ing tJrtaHss on 1uta sides
the unequal conflict was keps % until. ls the
eaIrbrarsd hasaa Gi LISA $4,000 P-uBsIzuB de-
fes.el 10000 Au55r.aEs. Ihs less Of tIs PrUs
slams In this memorable engagement WAS 5000
killed and wCuldsi, Wa.'s shat Of the enemy
7vas IS T03. of whom 7t00 we've killsd and
wounded, and . 500 ine.uiirg tErss generals,
Tsrs. ta@su pr5lEera, lIT clnnJus and 81
standards iell into the hands Of the Pussians.
I'VE have not space 30 Iriug up this outline
further than the second year Of the way, which.
after seven long years of serrioie cafnags and
Esroic endurance Ga tbs par. Of Frederick aud
4 his people. resulted IN lis coaQueriug a peace.
Let those who sre inclined 20 despair Of our
success, sgsiHs. isr less odds thsa Frederick had
I 90 encounter, be encouraged by this narrative.
The armies of EfeteTick- under lEeg great
leader, sh5W2 what man c1gld J3 when con
/ tending or their homes AID the remembrance
Of such high acli5VsnsEts should make heroes
OF aIl who feel that the prieslsss heritage Of
freedom IS siaEs1 uP1u the issue OF battle.