]--and is of a naturally grateful turn. SECONDLY,
That in the profoundest secrecy, penetrable only to eyes near at hand
and that see in the dark, a celebrated Bourbon Family Compact was signed
(August 15th, 1761, ten days before the digging at Bunzelwitz began), of
which the first news to the Olympian man (conveyed by Marischal, as is
thought) was like--like news of dead Pythons pretending to revive upon
him. And THIRDLY, That, postponing the Catastrophe, and recommending
the above two dates, 15th JULY, 15th AUGUST, to careful readers, we must
hasten to Colberg for the present.

THIRD SIEGE OF COLBERG.

Readers had, some while ago, a flying Note, which we promised to take
up again; about Tottleben's procedures, and a Third Siege of Colberg
coming. Siege, we have chanced to see, there accordingly is, and
a Platen gone to help against it. Siege, after infinite delays and
haggles, has at length come,--uncommonly vivid during the final days
of Bunzelwitz;--and is, and has been, and continues to be, much in the
King's thoughts. Probably a matter of more concernment to him, before,
during and after Bunzelwitz (though the Pitt Catastrophe, going on
simultaneously, is still more important, if he knew it), than
anything else befalling in the distance. Let us now give a few farther
indications on that matter.

Truce between Werner and Tottleben expired May 12th; but for five
weeks more nothing practical followed; except diligent reinforcing,
revictualling and extraordinary fortifying of Colberg and its environs,
on the Prussian part,--Eugen of Wurtemberg, direct from Restock and his
Anti-Swede business, Eugen 12,000 strong, with a Werner and other such
among them, taking head charge outside the walls; old Heyde again as
Commandant within: while on the Russian part, under General Romanzow,
there is a most tortoise-like advance,--except that the tortoise carries
all his resources with him, and Romanzow's, multifarious and enormous,
are scattered over seas and lands, and need endless waiting for, in the
intervals of crawling.

This is the Romanzow who failed at Colherg once already (on the heel
of Zorndorf in 1758, if readers recollect); and is the more bound to be
successful now. From sea and from land, for five weeks, there is rumor
of a Romanzow in overwhelming force, and with intentions very furious
upon Colberg,--upon the outposts, under Werner, as first point. Five
weeks went, before anything of Romanzow was visible