2. Anton Ulrich; named after his august Great-Grandfather;
does not write novels like him. At present a young gentleman of
eighteen; goes into Russia before long, hoping to beget Czars;
which issues dreadfully for himself and the potential Czars he
begot. The reader has heard of a potential "Czar Iwan," violently
done to death in his room, one dim moonlight night of 1764, in the
Fortress of Schlusselburg, middle of Lake Ladoga; misty moon
looking down on the stone battlements, on the melancholy waters,
aud saying nothing.--But let us not anticipate.
3. Elizabeth Christina; to us more important than any of them.
Namesake of the Kaiserinn, her august Aunt; age now seventeen;
insipid fine-complexioned young lady, who is talked of for the
Bride of our Crown-Prince. Of whom the reader will hear more.
Crown-Prince fears she is "too religious,"--and will have "CAGOTS"
about her (solemn persons in black, highly unconscious how little
wisdom they have), who may be troublesome.
4. A merry young Boy, now ten, called Ferdinand; with whom
England within the next thirty years will ring, for some time,
loud enough: the great "Prince Ferdinand" himself,--under whom the
Marquis of Granby and others became great; Chatham superintending
it. This really was a respectable gentleman, and did considerable
things,--a Trismegistus in comparison with the Duke of Cnmberland
whom he succeeded. A cheerful, singularly polite, modest,
well-conditioned man withal. To be slightly better known to us,
if we live. He at present is a Boy of ten, chasing the
thistle's beard.
5. Three other sons, all soldiers, two of them younger than
Ferdinand; whose names were in the gazettes down to a late
period;--whom we shall ignore in this place. The last of them was
marched out of Holland, where he had long been Commander-in-chief