and the rapt European Public (shilling-gallery especially) says,
with a sneer on its face, 'Pooh; ended, then!' Sulkily wending,
Maillebois and Saxe (October 30th-November 7th) get across the
Donau, safe on the southern bank again; march for the Iser Country
and the D'Harcourt Magazines,--and become 'Grand Bavarian Army,'
usual refuge of the unlucky." ...

OF SECKENDORF IN THE INTERIM. "For Belleisle and relief of Prag,
Maillebois in person had proved futile; but to Seckendorf, waiting
with his Bavarians, the shadow and rumor of Maillebois had brought
famous results,--famous for a few weeks. Khevenhuller being called
north to help in those Anti-Maillebois operations, and only
Barenklau with about 10,000 Austrians now remaining in Baiern,
Seckendorf, clearly superior (not to speak of that remnant of
D'Harcourt people, with their magazines), promptly bestirred
himself, in the Kelheim-Ingolstadt Country; got on march; and drove
the Austrians mostly out of Baiern. Out mostly, and without stroke
of sword, merely by marching; out for the time. Munchen was
evacuated, on rumor of Seckendorf (October 4th): a glad City to see
Barenklau march off. Much was evacuated,--the Iser Valley, down
partly to the Inn Valley,--much was cleared, by Seckendorf in these
happy circumstances. Who sees himself victorious, for once; and has
his fame in the Gazettes, if it would last. Pretty much without
stroke of sword, we say, and merely by marching: in one place,
having marched too close, the retreating Barenklau people turned on
him, 'took 100 prisoners' before going; [Espagnac, i. 166.]--other
fighting, in this line 'Reconquest of Bavaria,' I do not recollect.
Winter come, he makes for Maillebois and the Iser Countries;
cantons himself on the Upper Inn itself, well in advance of the
French [Braunau his chief strong-place, if readers care to look on