performed his journey with great difficulty. We met with two Saxon
under-officers here, who were recruiting for the regiment of guards
at Dresden. My six feet height and person pleased them, and they
immediately made themselves acquainted with me. I found them
intelligent, and entrusted them with our secret, told them who we
were, related the battle we had that day had with our pursuers, and
I had not reason to repent of my confidence in them. Schell had his
wounds dressed, and we remained seven days with these good Saxons,
who faithfully kept us company.

I learned, meantime, that of the four men by whom we had been
assaulted, one only, and the coachman, returned to Glatz. The name
of the officer who undertook this vile business was Gersdorf; he had
a hundred and fifty ducats in his pocket when found dead. How great
would our good fortune have been, had not that cursed coach and six,
by its appearance, made us take to flight; since the booty would
have been most just! Fortune, this time, did not favour the
innocent; and though treacherously attacked, I was obliged to escape
like a guilty wretch. We sold the watch to a Jew for four ducats,
the hat for three florins and a half, and the musket for a ducat,
Schell being unable to carry it farther. We left most of this money
behind us at Parsemechi. A Jew surgeon sold us some dear plaisters,
which we took with us and departed.

Feb. 15.--From Parsemechi, through Vielum, to Biala, four miles.

Feb. 16.--Through Jerischow to Misorcen, four miles and a half.

Feb. 17.--To Osterkow and Schwarzwald, three miles.