clear far in the distance. Of which sort, and of which only, the
reader is to have notice. Marechal de Saxe--King Louis oftenest
personally there, to give his name and countenance to things done
--is very glorious in the Netherlands; captures, sometimes by
surprisal, place after place (beautiful surprisal of Brussels last
winter); with sieges of Antwerp, Mons, Charleroi, victoriously
following upon Brussels: and, before the end of 1746, he is close
upon Holland itself; intent on having Namur and Maestricht;
for which the poor Sea-Powers, with a handful of Austrians, fight
two Battles, and are again beaten both times. [1. Battle of
Roucoux, 11th October, 1746; Prince Karl commanding, English taking
mainly the stress of fight;--Saxe having already outwitted poor
Karl, and got Namur. 2. Battle of Lawfelt, or Lauffeld, called also
of VAL, 2d July, 1747; Royal Highness of Cumberland commanding (and
taking most of the stress; Ligonier made prisoner, &c.),--Dutch
fighting ill, and Bathyani and his Austrians hardly in the fire at
all.] A glorious, ever-victorious Marechal; and has an Army very
"high-toned," in more than one sense: indeed, I think, one of the
loudest-toned Armies ever on the field before. Loud not with well-
served Artillery alone, but with play-actor Thunder-barrels (always
an itinerant Theatre attends), with gasconading talk, with orgies,
debaucheries,--busy service of the Devil, AND pleasant
consciousness that we are Heaven's masterpiece, and are in perfect
readiness to die at any moment;--our ELASTICITY and agility ("ELAN"
as we call it) well kept up, in that manner, for the time being.

Hungarian Majesty, contrary to hope, neglects the Netherlands,
"Holland and England, for their own sake, will manage there!"--and
directs all her resources, and her lately Anti-Prussian Armies
(General Browne leading them) upon Italy, as upon the grand