the Spittelwald (where Seidlitz
was sublime), and about the roots of St. Michael's Mount (the TOP of
it Stollberg, or some foolish General of Stollberg's, had left empty;
nobody there when we reached the top),--down from which, Freyberg now
lying free ahead of us, and the Spittelwald on our left now also ours,
we take Stollberg in rear, and turn him inside out. The Battle lasted
only three hours, till Stollberg and his Maguires, Campitellis and
Austrians (especially his Reichsfolk, who did no work at all, except at
last running), were all under way; and the hopes of some Saxon
Victory to balance one's disgraces in Silesia had altogether vanished.
[_Beschreibung der am 29sten October, 1762, bey Freyberg vorgefallenen
Schlacht_ (Seyfarth, _Beylagen,_ iii. 365-376). Tempelhof, vi. 235-258;
_Helden-Geschichte,_ vii. 177-181.]

Of Austrians and Reichsfolk together I dimly count about 40,000 in
this Action; Prince Henri seems to have been well under 30,000.
["29 battalions, 60 squadrons," VERSUS "49 battalions, 68 squadrons"
(Schoning, iii. 499).] I will give Prince Henri's DESPATCH to his
Brother (a most modest Piece); and cannot afford to say more of the
matter,--except that "Wegfurth," where Henri gets on march the
night before, lies 8 or more miles west-by-north of Freyberg and
the Spittelwald, and is about as far straight south from Hainichen,
Gellert's birthplace, who afterwards got the War-horse now coming into
action,--I sometimes think, with what surprise to that quadruped!

PRINCE HENRI TO THE KING (Battle just done; King on the road from
Silesia hither, Letter meets him at Lowenberg).

"FREYBERG, 29th October, 1762.

"MY DEAREST BROTHER,--It is a happiness for me to send you the agreeable
news, That your Army has this day gained a considerable advantage over
the combined Austrian and Reichs Army. I marched yesternight; I had
got on through Wegfurth, leaving Spittelwald [Tempelhof, p. 237.] to
my left, with intent to seize [storm, if necessary] the Height of St.
Michael,--when I came upon the Enemy's Army. I made two true attacks,
and two false: the Enemy resisted obstinately; but the sustained valor
of your troops prevailed: and, after three hours in fire, the Enemy was
obliged to yield everywhere. I don't yet know the number of Prisoners;
but there must be above 4,000:--the Reichs Army has lost next to
nothing; the stress of effort fell to the Austrian share. We have got
quantities of Cannon and Flags; Lieut