privately a great deal of Protestant humor. Of all which,
Friedrich, it is not doubted, has notice more or less distinct;
and quickens his march the more.

General Browne is at present in the Southern parts; an able active
man and soldier; but, with such a force what can he attempt to do?
There are three strong places in the Country, Glogau, then Brieg,
both on the Oder river; lastly Neisse, on the Neisse river, a
branch of the Oder (one of the FOUR Neisse rivers there are in
Germany, mostly in Silesia,--not handy to the accurate reader of
German Books). Browne is in Neisse; and will start into a strange
stare when the flying post reaches him: Prussians actually on
march! Debate with them, if debate there is to be, Browne himself
must contrive to do; from Breslau, from Vienna, no Government
Supreme or Subordinate can yield his 8,000 and him the least help.

Glogau, as we saw, means to defend itself; at least, General Wallis
the Commandant, does, in spite of the Glogau public; and is, with
his whole might, digging, palisading, getting in meal, salt meat
and other provender;--likewise burning suburbs, uncontrollable he,
in the small place; and clearing down the outside edifices and
shelters, at a diligent rate. Yesterday, 15th December, he burnt
down the "three Oder-Mills, which lie outside the big suburban
Tavern, also the ZIEGEL-SCHEUNE (Tile-Manufactory)," and other
valuable buildings, careless of public lamentation,--fire catching
the Town itself, and needing to be quenched again.
[ Helden-Geschichte, i. 473-475.] Nay, he was
clear for burning down, or blowing up, the Protestant Church,
indispensable sacred edifice which stands outside the walls:
"Prussians will make a block-house of it!" said Wallis. A chief