thern
Parts. 'Second Creatress of Russia,' second Peter the Great in a
sense. To me none of the loveliest objects; yet there are uglier,
how infinitely uglier: object grandiose, if not great."--We return to
Friedrich and the Death of Catin.

Colonel Hordt, I believe, was the first who credibly apprised Friedrich
of the great Russian Event. Colonel Hordt, late of the Free-Corps HORDT,
but captive since soon after the Kunersdorf time; and whose doleful
quasi-infernal "twenty-five months and three days" in the Citadel of
Petersburg have changed in one hour into celestial glories in the Court
of that City;--as readers shall themselves see anon. By Hordt or by
whomsoever, the instant Friedrich heard, by an authentic source, of the
new Czar's Accession, Friedrich hastened to turn round upon him with the
friendliest attitude, with arms as if ready to open; dismissing all his
Russian Prisoners; and testifying, in every polite and royal way, how
gladly he would advance if permitted. To which the Czar, by Hordt and
by other channels, imperially responded; rushing forward, he, as if with
arms flung wide.

January 31st is Order from the King, [In SCHONING, iii. 275 ("Breslau,
31st January, 1762").] That our Russian Prisoners, one and all, shod,
clad and dieted, be forthwith set under way from Stettin: in return
for which generosity the Prussians, from Siberia or wherever they were
buried, are, soon after, hastening home in like manner. Gudowitsh,
Peter's favorite Adjutant, who had been sent to congratulate at Zerbst,
comes round by Breslau (February 20th), and has joyfully benign audience
next day; directly on the heel of whom, Adjutant Colonel von Goltz, who
KAMMERHERR as well as Colonel, and understands things of business, goes
to Petersburg. February 23d, Czarish Majesty, to the horror of Vienna
and glad astonishment of mankind, emits Declaration (Note to all the
Foreign Excellencies in Petersburg), "That there ought to be Peace
with this King of Prussia; that Czarish Majesty, for his own part,
is resolved on the thing; gives up East Preussen and the so-called
conquests made; Russian participation in such a War has ceased." And
practically orders Czernichef, who is wintering with his 20,000 in
Glatz, to quit Glatz and these Austrian Combinations, and march homeward
with his 20,000. Which Czernichef, so soon as arrangements of proviant
and the like are made, hastens to do;--and does, as far as Thorn; but
no farther, for a reaso