Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-22
VOL. XIV, NO. 215

] but still there were left zen and beasts, aims
I and fsOd, and still Frederick fought on IN
/ truth ho had bow been baitsd into savazsnsss.
HIS heart was liberated with hatred. The i'm
4 Placable resentment witH which bis enemies per-
secuted him, though originally provoked By bis
own uuprinciplsd ambidon, excited il him
| thirst for vengeance Which he did not even A.
t tempt 70 conceal. " il is hard, he says 10 Ona
Of bis letters, "for nan 10 bear Whist I bear. I
/ begin TO feel that, ihs Italians say, revenge
is pleasure for the gods Ny philosophy IS
{ worn cut 5y suffering I am 70 saint Ike these
I OF whom Te read In the legends: aud I viii own
I that / should Be cortsat II only could frst IL
/ diei portion Of The misery which I en5urs.''
I Borne up BY such feelings, he struggled with
various success bat constant glory, throagh he
/ campaign Of lz6l On The whole, the result Of
/ this campaign was disa5tsous % Prussia. No
| great battle was gained By the enemy; but IN
spite Of the desperate bogRds Of the huu.sd tiger
the circle Of pUr5ueIs Was fast closing around
him. Lsua0hn bad surprised TIE important for
tress OF SchWeidnit5s With that fertrass, half
Of Silssia, and the commsnd Of the most impor-
taRs doflss through the ne Mains hsd been
transferred to the AusiriaHs. The Russians had
eyerHOWsrsd the Kings generals IN Psmsrania-
TEE country was SO completely ydesoisted that be-
began, By his own confession, to look aH0uud
him with blank despair, unable 70 inagiHe Whera
EecYaits horses or provisions were to Be f9uAd.
JEEt a. this tins two great events brought on
: complete charge in the relations Of almost all
the powers Of Europe.
Scarcely had tie dsfsst Of f'lTf Pitt deprived
Prussia Of her cid friend, when tie death Of
Elizabeth produced an entire revolution In TIE
politics Of the North The GTaHl Duke Peter.
her nephew, who now ascended the Russian
throne, was sot merely free frsm the Preiudicss
which his sUH. bad entertained agsisss Ffsde-
rick, bat was = worshiTe-, a ssTviis imitaisr, q
Rnr--nm rfs I~-- So
new Cars Government were few and evil, bus
suthcieat 10 prosues a change in the whole state
OF Christerd0m. He set the Prussian prisoners
ct liberty, f ted them out dccently, aRd sent
them back TO their master he withdrew his
troops irOm the provinces which Eizsbsth had
decided on Incorporating with her d0minious.
and abs0lved al tha Prussisn subjects who had
been compelled to swear fealty to Rassias nom
their engagements.
Not content with concluding peace on terms
favorable te Prussia, he solicited Tsak ID the
Pfussisn service, sent f teen thousand exealleut
troops 10 rsinflTcs the shattered army of Fred
erck. Thus strengthened, the Kirr speedily
repaired the losses Of the preceding year, recon
quered Silssa, defeated Dsun at BaekeIsdOrf,
Invested and retook Schweidnitz, and, a. the
elsse Of the year. presented 70 ths forces Of
Maria Ihsr6sa a front as formidable as before
the great reverEes Of 1853. Before The end of
the campaign, BIS friend the Emperor Peter
having by g ssTis5 of absurd insults to the in
stitution8, manners and feelings Of bis people,
united hem IN hostility 70 mis- person and Gov
eTRment, was depOsed and mnTderel. The En-
press, who, under the title Of Catheriae the Sec
Ond, now assumed the suproms power, was, A.
the commencement Of her administration, By no
means partial 10 Frederick and refused to pef-
mis- her troops 70 renain under his command
But she obseTved the peace made by her hus-
band and Prussia vas 10 loBgsr threatened by
dangers from the Esst
England and France at the sslas timo psirsd
of toga.her They concluded a treaty, by
which they bound themselves to observe neu-
trality with respect 20 TIE German var. ThuE
the coalitions on both sides were dissolved, 8nd
the original enemies, Austria AID Prussia, re-
mained alone confronting each other.
Austria bad undoubtedly By fGf grsstsr means
than Prussia, aad vas less exhausted By hostili-
ties Yet it seemsd hardly p0ssibls that Austria
could eject s'sns what she lad in vain attempt
cd to effect when supported b. France Oh the
one side and by Russia on TIE other. Danrsr-
also began to menace the imperial house from
another auarter. The OaoHan Porte held
threatening language, and a. hundred thousand
Turks were mustered on the frontiers Of Hun
gary. TIE proud aRs rsvsDgoful spiIit Of the
Empress Queen S. length gave way; and, in
February, 1858, the peace OF Hul5erisb1Tg put
su esd to the conflict which, during seven years,
devastated GeTmsny. Tue King ceded nothing.
The Wh0ls continent in arms had proved unable
% tear 3ilesia frOu that iron ersgD.