here in January, 1761."

Saldern's behavior in his retirement was beautiful; and after the Peace,
he was recalled, and made more use of than ever: being indeed a model
for Army arrangements and procedures, and reckoned the completest
General of Infantry now left, far and near. The outcries made about
Hubertsburg, which still linger in Books, are so considerable, one
fancies the poor Schloss must have been quite ruined, and left standing
as naked walls. Such, however, we by no means find to be the case; but,
on the contrary, shall ourselves see that everything was got refitted
there, and put into perfect order again, before long.

THERE ARE SOME WAR-MOVEMENTS DURING WINTER; GENERAL FINANCIERING
DIFFICULTIES. CHOISEUL PROPOSES PEACE.

February 15th, there fell out, at Langensalza, on the Unstrut, in Gotha
Country, a bit of sharp fighting; done by Friedrich's people and Duke
Ferdinand's in concert; which, and still more what followed on it, made
some noise in the quiet months. Not a great thing, this of Langensalza,
but a sudden, and successfully done; costing Broglio some 2,000
prisoners; and the ruin of a considerable Post of his, which he had
lately pushed out thither, "to seize the Unstrut," as he hoped. A
Broglio grasping at more than he could hold, in those Thuringen parts,
as elsewhere! And, indeed, the Fight of Langensalza was only the
beginning of a series of such; Duke Ferdinand being now upon one of
his grand Winter-Adventures: that of suddenly surprising and exploding
Broglio's Winter-quarters altogether, and rolling him back to Frankfurt
for a lodging. So that, since the first days of February, especially
since Langensalza day, there rose suddenly a great deal of rushing
about, in those regions, with hard bits of fighting, at least of severe
campaigning;--which lasted two whole-months;--filling the whole world
with noise that Winter; and requiring extreme brevity from us here. It
was specially Duke Ferdinand's Adventure; Friedrich going on it, as per
bargain, to the Langensalza enterprise, but no farther; after which
it did not much concern Friedrich, nor indeed come to much result for
anybody.

"Strenuous Ferdinand, very impatient of the Gottingen business and
provoked to see Broglio's quarters extend into Hessen, so near hand, for
the first time, silently determines to dislodge him. Broglio's chain of
quarters, which goes from Frankfurt north as far as Marburg, then turns
east to Ziegenhayn; thence