The New York herald., 1875-09-19

The Muscovtes here committed horrible atrocities and
Frederick ordered Lehwald to stand up TO them,
although he had only 25 900 TO $4,000 men. The Rus
sian General Apraxin, hearing that the Empress
Elizabeth dead retreated, and left Frederick to
deal with the Swedes. These he quickly disposed Of.
He next had to attend to the Austrians and French
His allies the English got beaten by the French under
D'Estrees and magnanimously made treaty OF peacs
for themselves leaving the whole of Fredercks vest
frontier OPEN Frederick wanted to go to Slesia,
but the attentions OF the French pressing. Hd
accordingly met them at Rossbach west Of the
Ssale Merseburg the 5th of November, 1851
The day of Leuthen came and found Frederick with
AZ 600 men, confronting mmeasurably superior rorcs
OF Austrians under Prince Charles of Lorraine.
A SERIES VICTORIES
This battle a complete discontinue to the Aus
trans Before the end Of the year he had driven them
out of Sesia and covered himself with glory England
took more prominent part in the contest Fred
erick OF Brunswick made commander Of the English
and Hanoveran forces He scattered the French undel
Clermont On the 23d of June he defeated them al
Clerfeld. French army, under Soubise crossed the
Rhine and the country could be protected the west
far the Weser Frederick retook Schweidntz.
He then invaded Moravia in order prevent the juno
ton Of the Russians and Austrians Meanwhile the
Russians had advanced with frighful ravages through
Pomcrania and Neumark to the Oder and laid Kuestru
in ashes Frederick enraged this of warfare
forbade quarter to be given. The Russians thus
embttered On the 25th of August, 1858, Frederick
met the enemy. They were so, 900 strong They werS
drawn up in a great square or phalanx in the ancient
half-barbarous manner. The fight terrible Tho
Russians would not yield They do Seidlitz
the conqueror of Rossbach led his cavalry on captured
the Russian artillery crushed their right wing and won
tho day. Onethrd Of the Prussian force renamed on
the 6eld but the day won The Russians retreated
from Prussia.
CLOSING SCENES.
Frederick then went to Saxony Daun the Genera
commanding he despised. In eleven days he disposed
OF him, and was again in slesiA Here he relieved
Neisse and KoseL Frederick now wanted peace and
negotiated for it, but failed
In 1859 the Russians and Austrians formed juno.
ton so as to deprive him of sesia Frederick 1rsi
sent Dohexa against the Russians, then wedel. Tho
overwhelming number OF the Russians at Kai gained
the day. Leaving small army under Prince Henry to
observe Daun he attacked the enemy so 900 strong,
with 49, 900 He len the field with 5000 men, The
disagreement between the allies saved him. The Rus.
slams did not want Austria to become supreme in Ger.
many; they returned to Pomerania Laudon
marched into siiesia Prussia supported by England
and France. tried to negotiate a peace, but failed
Frederick had but little money and the best ofhis
troops had fallen But he still wanted to protect
slesa 1t is needless to go through the alterations oil
a campaign well known to the whole reading world
selfnerest among his enemies, the ndomitable spiris
Of his soldiers, and measure Of good luck, enabled
this commander reenter his capital, with treasury
exhausted, his soldiers barefoot, but his cnemicz
vanqushed or deferred There are few examples in tina
history OF the world Of such proud stubborn nghtng-
down Of fobstaces The Prussans are right calling this
King the Great aud the men engaged in these autumu
mannuvres Of 1875 are likely TO remember him as they
encounter one another in bloodless fields upon the
ground which "a Snzn with the hanas of THAR tAihars