ink, still in 1729), the irrational Duke, having got
money out of Russia, came home again from Dantzig; to notable increase
of the Anarchies in Mecklenburg, though without other result for
himself. The irrational Duke proved more contumacious than ever, fell
into deeper trouble than ever;--at length (1733) he made Proclamation
to the Peasantry to rise and fight for him; who did turn out, with their
bill-hooks and bludgeons, under Captains named by him, "to the amount of
18,000 Peasants,"--with such riot as may be fancied, but without other
result. So that the Hanover Commissioners decided to seize the very
RESIDENZ Cities (Schwerin and Domitz) from this mad Duke, and make the
country clear of him,--his Brother being Interim Manager always, under
countenance of the Commissioners. Which transactions, especially
which contemplated seizure of the Residence Cities, Friedrich Wilhelm,
eventual heir, could not see with equanimity at all. But having no
forces in the country, what could he do? Being "Joint-Commissioner"
this long while past, though without armed interference hitherto, he
privately resolves that he will have forces there; the rather as the
poor Duke professes penitence, and flies to him for help. Poor soul,
his Russian Unique of Wives has just died, far enough away from him this
long while past: what a life they have had, these two Uniques!--

Enough, "on the 19th of October, 1733, Lieutenant-General
Schwerin,"--the same who was Colonel Schwerin, the Duke's chief Captain
here, at the beginning of these troubles, now Lientenant-General and a
distinguished PRUSSIAN officer,--"marches into Mecklenburg with
three regiments, one of foot, two of horse:" [Buchholz, i. 122, 142;
Michaelis, ii. 433, 437.] he, doubtless, will help in quelling those
Peasant and other Anarchies? Privately his mission is most delicate. He
is not to fight with the Hanoverians; is delicately but effectually to
shove them well away from the Residence Cities, and fasten himself
down in those parts. Which the Lieutenant-General dexterously does.
"A night's quarter here in Parchim,"--such is the Lieutenant-General's
request, polite but impressive, from the outskirts of that little Town,
a Town essential to certain objects, and in fact the point he is aiming
at: "night's quarter; you cannot refuse it to this Prussian Company
marching under the Kaiser's Commission?" No, the Hanoverian Lieutenant
of Foot dare not take upon him to refuse:--but next morn