New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS..
CARLYIEs FREDERICK THE GREAT.


The period comprised in the present volume o.
his Kaleidoscope biography extends from tho sec
cnd silessn war 174f-'45) 10 the first campaign Of
the Seven Years war 1756E57), including the cap
lure Of Prague and the battles Of Fontenoy and
Hohenfriedberg, the tTagi-comic visit Of VoltairC
20 the Prsssian Court, and the blockade of the
Saxons in Pirna. Brilliant sketches OF the course
Of events, sardonc derision Of the principal char.
scters brought upon The stage, cynical comments
on society aud tho world of that time, expressed III
language of much gravity, with the griInaces OF a
harlequin, and the sly malice of Mcphistopheles,
compose the staple of the volume. The perusal OF
rs pages has the same effect as an exhibition OF
fireworks. Displays Of wonderful beauty pass be-
fore the eye, the spectator is dazzed and beWil-
dered, but before he knows what heis admring, the
sparkling pageant dissolycs in smoke, and showers
Of fame, and many-colored lights We take one
OF the side scenes from grand exhibition Of phan.
tasmagoria at the commencement of the volume,
describing the last appearance of lannon's swssh-
kUokler, who has figured disagreeably on previous
occasions.
n" s..;;1mpt was made on Bdrenklau nor beyond
the alarming of the COignySecb people, did any
Thing occur In COwhead Isand-uncss it were the Inns
Of ugly bully and rutian, who Ias more tlah once
afflicted U.S. which may be worth one ~1 Pavac tT
Spy in Persia" and / know not whaD bad been at
she seizure Of KuhAopfi prominent man. Whom, on
the hh day aieF Jags s Prince Kan d9 cove SSSI
alley: Just received from Court, my Friend, On ae
count of your merits old and late - Ana said Bafen
flsu, cO6gratulsting warmly; Dine with me then
Herr Gehersi Ment,el this very day. The Prince him.
tef is 10 be there Hghuess OF HessesDarmstadt and
who NOT; all are impatient to drink yonr health
Mentzel had glorious dinner siill more glorious
drink,-Prnee ksTl Pnd the Others II Is said. egsng
him into much wild buster and easconado to season
their much vine. Eminent swil of drinking WIN me
ioud coarse talk suppOSaDle on The part Oh MeHyI ao
Ssorts did 20 on In this manner all afternoons In the
evening drunk Ment2el out for arr went sTs9'
ting and about s,ca eef SsSJ J g gH5 Y
2Oat OF the foggiest rising hoORhnd stood, looking
over into the lorraine County beching out storm
OF oatbs as 20 Ia taking IT, 10 bis doing this and
tbat and was even fourshng his sword By way of
compartment when, 10, whislng slightly through me
Summer air. rihobal from some sentry on tho French
aide writers saw it was French drummer, grown IN
patient and snstching sentTyS piece took lhe nIaih
Of him the belly Of him. end he rushed ooWn az once
atotaly collapsed monster and mere heap OF dead rum
neser 10 trouble mankind more" FOR which my reio
ers and i are rather thankful. Notai-e and perhaps
ether memorable persons sometimes mention ts Di ute
fniraculous 10 tie Pebs and Gaz ttoor); otherwise
eternal oblivion the best we could 90 with him.
Mr.. Carlyle has rather a summary way OF dispos-
ing Of celebrated historical myths, Of which neat
specimen occurs in his account Of the battle Of
Fontenoy.
The head of The English column comes to sight
ever the rising ground close by their officers DOH
therrhats politely salOng ours who return tie civil
ity ever such pOlteness seen oefore IL is facts
and among the nemorabest OF this Battle Nay certain
English Officer Of mark.-Lofd Charles Hay tie name
Of him. valued surely in the annals Of tho Hay and
Tweeddale House steps forward from the ranks as If
wishing something Toward whom says the accurate
Espagnae) Marquis d'AuterOche grenadier heuten,
ant with air of polite inteIroga1ionn not knowing what
he meant made step OF tWo Monsieur SAID LORD
Charles Lord ChcrlesGy) bid your people fire Cfdes
firer 1eRs) Non. Monsieur NJ froRs jamdis
Zee yrebgiers eve fire hrst) After y0u, Sirs is
not this bit of modern chiyary \ supreme polite
ness in that shifting pOcocurante kind; probably the
Highest point (or oves II ever went TO- Which have
II is almost pity 10 disturb elegant Historical
Passage Of this kind circulating round the world IN
some glory, for century past bat there has small
hreiTagabe Document come 20 me- which modihos 1t "A
good deal and reduces matters TO the business form
Lord Charles Hay, lieutenant Colonel" practical
Head of the First Regiment OF Foot guards, wrote,
about three weeks after (0r dictated in sad spelling not
himself able to write for wounds), Letter 10 his
1 TSths Ss s ., mS aere d" was our Regiment
shat attacked the French Guards and when we came
within twenty or thirty PAGES of them, advanced be
fore our Regiment drank 70 them" TO the French from
tie pocket pistol carries such OcCas0Ds) "and
sOld them that VIC the English Guards and hoped
that they would stand TIL We came quite up 10 them and
Rot-svim the Seheld as they did the Aayn az Detn'
gen" shameful third6rSdss not Of wood though car
peted with blue cloth theTe) upon which imme-
them, and made them huzzah"-I hope with viii An
Officer dAuteroehe) "esme out OF the ranks and tried
DO make his men hBzzah however there not above
three or four in'their Brigade that did"
Very poor oounterhuzzah. And not the least wills
ger OF that sublime After y0u, Sirs " but rather in
confused FORM OF quite the reverse Hay having been
himself fred into e. tire had begun my left; /" Hay
totally ignorant which side frst-fred into rather
5eeby and wounded by those dAuteroche people while
be was still advancing with sholldered arms ;-npon
which, and not till which, he did give il them. in
liberal dose; and quite blow them OFT the ground foi
that day From al Which, one has 10 infer, That The
mutual sglutatOn by bat probably fact; that
certain there was some slight preliminary talk and
gesculstion; but in the Homeric style by IN
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES chiValrous epigrsm at all,
rough banter, and what Is called Chatting and
An short that the French MessrOoms With their eO.
quent talent that wa) had rounded off tine thing into
the current epigranmatic reduction; the authentic
eusisessioIm Of Il being rGggedly WHIST Is now gwen
An old story of one of Frederichs ire-eaGng,
praying veterans is Wei told IN the description OF
the battle of Kesselsdorf.
Grim Old Dessauer having reconDoitered and rap
idly considered. decides h. try it--what else will
range himself The west side Of that TschOncnCFund
horse and foot; two lines wide as Rutowsk opposite
him; but means 10 direct his main and prime efF1t
against Kessolsdorf which clearly the key of the DO.
ston II il can be- taken. For which end tie Old Des.
saner lengtheIs h self out " gtward 60 as 10 ont
flank Kessesdorf neglectihg Crime (reusing Crime,
as the soldiers says "onr horse OF the right wing
reached from tho wood called Lerchenbnsch UarcI.
BssI) rightWard far freyberg road; foot all he.
tween that Lerchen busch and the big brchrce ON tha
road 10 Wilsdruf horse Of the left wing from there 10
RoitSch" IL was about p before the old man got
oil his deplOymens completed; what corps Of his De.
poying this way that within wind OF Kessels-
4orf were salnted with Cannon thirty pieces more,
which are IN battery, in three batteries, tho knol
there but Otherwise fighting az vet. At the Old
Deseouer Is complete; he reYcTcnty DOTS his hat a.
had always been his won't in pra yer 10 God before 90
ing IN. grim feror OF prayer ~ IN his hear doubt.
lees though the words reported are not very regular
or orthodox: q Herr Cor help me yet this c
not be disgraccd IN my old deys Or If thou wilt not
help don't help those HEHdsS6gte' damned sc0un