Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-20

been en- for ages. Such odds had never hnr 8.
OF IN war. The people whom FREDERICK ruled w.,
five millions. The popua ions which v,ra a.,
against hm amounted TO 100 millions The ~
portion II veal h was at least equally great b..
as was titderlIh hingd m, IL probably CU...
greater number OF dlsahscted subjects than w..
found Ia all The States Of bis enemies.
Some States have been enabled, bv the.c ...
cal position, to defend themselves with areat ...
against immense force. Seas, rivers mount.
served as barriers TO Invading arnfes; bnt r..
had DO such advantage. TIE form IF RI, -,.,..
situation, The nature Of the ground. were an
him. HIS long, scattered Struggling tegrilo-r
to have been shaped with en- express vi,w g.. r..
venience Of invaders, and was protected bv--
no chain of mountains.
Frederick, with wise temerity struck liz. g..
sixty thousand Prussian troops oveIsrrcad -.-..
few days Pervia was invested and DssE.- a..
Marshal Brown, with q large Austria a~3- i.-.
to the relief OF Pervla, was ags4ilel O. a. lq..
King, aud completely defeated Thus ,rr,..,
1856, the first years campaign OF Tie >.r.. v
War" Early IN 81 the King again ID. f.. 49,.
motion be fought and defeated Brown q. / ....-.
advanced upon Daun, who, too var e.
against the victorious Frederick, cstu0..l.l ....
a strong position at KoLi9. I.e rg-2l. g..
to bis cause FIR the time a. ha,had tor-...
henia. lie was terribly AFFECTED by TIL.
In November, 81, the net seemed t.
completely around him. Tb. Russians W.
devastation in his Eastern province. &.....
run by The AuStrians, great F.-n-. ...
vancng from the West under Marshal SIN =.
lin had been taken and pu d-rld by TIE ....
Such was the situation from which F-.1-l ..
ted himself with dazzling glory in The #..
thirty days
He marched against Soubi-e "a .5.
R9sback on tie oh Of November -,
: t>y,t 10
obtained a complete victory. Ak. l... $780,.
attention to Sliesia, where all Fg.iD.I 81 ..
lau had fallen, and CtaElCs OF Lorraine. ri.l al.
power, held the whole province. "a to- y F..
cember, Frederick, with 10000 mn, e..
the head Of not lGsG than 60 600, n.e, al l.u ..
by Breslau. Tie King convened has lri ..
dressed them with great force aE1 ,a.a...a. ..
them TO speak 10 their men as he had - ........
The result was the most complete Of any .
ries. Napoleon pronounced tie ba,lc I'D. ..
| rWentY-seven thousand AusLriars We. b.. .. .
cd or prisoners; fifty stand Of c3',.. 1911.
guns, 1900 wagons, fell il.O tie haca. q g..
! slams.
But close upon these ggea. successes ....
| ries OF disasters saCh as would have Jiga...
! and broken the heart OF almost any O,a.f Coca.
| Yet Frederick, in the midst Of his cu,ami les e.
au object of admiration to his subj .c.s, his a'.
his enemies. Overwhelmed by adversely, SICK .
he still maintained the contest, greater ,H q.
| fight, and what seemed hopeless .u.G, lh.. .. ..
OF lis proudest victories.
After having overthrow The Gu-.Us.
in the spring Of 1893, be FASTENED to Saxon. ..
the troops OF the enemy under Da3a ana IT,.
These Generals surpri7Cd his camp III
| Hochkarken the result was 4 d,i-&. 10 ..
| the King.
The fourth year Of the war opened villa D. .
! tiers at l. uneIsd0rt, Frederick attacked g.. t..
and 4 ustriaus, and after desperate co.aa.. w
| feeted and fed, completely dlsP,r,e3, 20 .a. G..
of 0, jlcring the R0y&! family to ave H.5,".
archives to be renewed 10 Potsdam. IL r...
plated suicide Bat disalfacti0n spraUg up ua.
allies Frederick had time to GcC organ 2 ..a..
be rallied all the resources OF his country, 81 #
| years of disaster, fortune again smiled o. b..
! He defeated I,andChD at IAgnitZ, and Dua.
| The nth year ciCScd la, tn2 country v.H
nuded and depOpulated IhosjRlh year g. a.. ..
country was so completely desoIatcd rnaf t.a F.
gan, by his own confession, to look @r'"u.
| blank DESPAIR, unable to mag inc WHERE rgu.
| or provisions were to be found. A his tw. B..
took place i'll foreign alliances, which cn"bEa
| to make peace with France aud Euasta
| threatened Austria; and hiaGia Tnl.ssa. g.. ,..
| Trainer o! the coalition and the ~al g2v. $50.
was restored, leaving the King 10 foil j.,...
| he had been struggling for.
This is brief synopsis CT the Cjiebla.I ... .
European war, ard is new cGsgcd 10 go-r read
| the view Of illustrating two or thr iGp.-...
! AS first, however dark, lowering, and a..-
aspect OF nations atfAirs, determined v,'.. ".
| unity OF purpose will, in the majority c,jrs'. ..
the tide Of disaster and eliminate in sunc r"n.
that, by combining ourselves 10 tie s..i". ..na "
fence, or only invading Our enemy wh." ADJ. .
with perfect assurance Of success, We no Only
ter enabled to concentrate cur Strength, h-.
Hict pTf1tTr Uiiimata rUID and discontinue
We say to our people, be Of good cheer throw
energies into tie cause faint roG but IT.
we must succeed