being in the secret, gave the signal that all was discovered.
Nicholai only knew all the conspirators, several of whom that day
were on guard. He instantly formed his resolution, leaped into the
casement, crying, "Comrades, to arms, we are betrayed!" All
followed to the guard-house, where they seized on the cartridges,
the officer having only eight men, and threatening to fire on
whoever should offer resistance, came to deliver me from prison; but
the iron door was too strong, and the time too short for that to be
demolished. Nicholai, calling to me, bid me aid them, but in vain:
and perceiving nothing more could be done for me, this brave man,
heading nineteen others, marched to the gate of the citadel, where
there was a sub-officer and ten soldiers, obliged these to accompany
him, and thus arrived safely at Braunau, in Bohemia; for, before the
news was spread through the city, and men were collected for the
pursuit, they were nearly half-way on their journey.

Two years after I met with this extraordinary man at Ofenbourg,
where hue was a writer: he entered immediately into my service, and
became my friend, but died some months after of a burning fever, at
my quarters in Hungary, at which I was deeply grieved, for his
memory will be ever dear to me.

Now was I exposed to all the storms of ill-fortune: a prosecution
was entered against me as a conspirator, who wanted to corrupt the
officers and soldiers of the King. They commanded me to name the
remaining conspirators; but to these questions I made no answer,
except by steadfastly declaring I was an innocent prisoner, an
officer unjustly broken; unjustly, because I had never been brought
to trial; that consequently I was released from all my engagements;
nor could it be thought extraordinary that I should avail myself of