of Tempelhof).--The "HISTORY," or Series of Lectures on the Battles
&c. of this War, "BY THE ROYAL STAFF-OFFICERS"--which, for the last
thirty or forty years, is used as Text-Book, or Military EUCLID, in
the Prussian Cadet-Schools,--appears to possess the fit
professorial lucidity and amplitude; and, in regard to all Official
details, enumerations and the like, is received as of CANONICAL
authority: it is not accessible to the general Public,--though
liberally enough conceded in special cases; whereby, in effect, the
main results of it are now become current in modern Prussian Books.
By favor in high quarters, I had once possession of a copy, for
some months; but not, at that time, the possibility of thoroughly
reading any part of it.] Other interest than military-scientific
the Action now has not much. The stormy fire of soul that blazed
that day (higher in no ancient or modern Fight of men) is extinct,
hopeless of resuscitation for English readers. Approximately what
the thing to human eyes might be like; what Friedrich's procedure,
humor and physiognomy of soul was in it: this, especially the
latter head, is what we search for,--had lazy Dryasdust given us
almost anything on this latter head! What little can be gleaned
from him on both heads let us faithfully give, and finish our sad
part of the combat.

Friedrich, with his Schwerin and Winterfeld, surveying these things
from the northern edge, admits that the Austrian position is
extremely strong; but he has no doubt that it must be, by some good
method, attacked straightway, and the Austrians got beaten.
Indisputably the enterprise is difficult. Unattackable clearly, the
Austrians, on that left wing of theirs; not in the centre well
attackable, nor in the front at all, with that stiff ground, and
such redoubts and points of strength: but round on their right