And on the same Sunday we remark farther, what is still more
important: Herr von Gotter, Friedrich's special Envoy to Vienna,
has his first interview with the Queen of Hungary, or with Grand-
Duke Franz the Queen's Husband and Co-Regent; and presents there,
from Friedrich's own hand, written we remember when, brief distinct
Note of his Prussian Majesty's actual Proposals and real meaning in
regard to this Silesian Affair. Proposals anxiously conciliatory in
tone, but the heavy purport of which is known to us: Gotter had
been despatched, time enough, with these Proposals (written above a
month ago); but was instructed not to arrive with them, till after
the actual entrance into Silesia. And now the response to them
is--? As good as nothing; perhaps worse. Let that suffice us at
present. Readers, on march for Glogau, would grudge to pause over
State-papers, though we shall have to read this of Friedrich's at
some freer moment.

Monday, 19th, before daybreak, the Army is astir again,
simultaneously wending forward; spread over wide areas, like a vast
cloud (potential thunder in it) steadily advancing on the winds.
Length of the Army, artistically portioned out, may be ten or
fifteen miles, breadth already more, and growing more; Schwerin
always on the right or western wing, close by the Bober River as
yet, through Naumburg and the Towns on that side,--Liegnitz and
other important Towns lying ahead for Schwerin, still farther apart
from the main Body, were Glogau once settled.

So that the march is in two Columns; Schwerin, with the westernmost
small column, intending towards Liegnitz, and thence ever farther
southward, with his right leaning on the high lands which rise more
and more into mountains as you advance. Friedrich himself commands