Lobkowitzheardofit，inspiteoftheshutgates；forallPragisagainstBelleisle，anddoesspy—workforLobkowitz。’Lethimforage，’thoughtLobkowitz；’hewillnotgrowrichbywhathegathers；’andsatstill，leavinghispontoonshighanddry。SothatBelleisle，ontheafternoonofDecember16th，——between12and14，000men，near4，000ofthemcavalry，withcannon，withprovision—wagons，baggage—wagons，goodsandchattelsinmass，——hasissuedthroughthetwoSouthwesternGates；andfindshimselffairlyoutofPrag。OnthePilsenroad；aboutnightfalloftheshortwinterday:earthallsnowand’VERGLAS，’ironglazed；hugeolive—
coloredcurtainsoftheDuskgoingdownupontheMountainsaheadofhim；shuttinginascenewhollygrimforBelleisle。
BrigadierChevert，adistinguishedanddeterminedman，withsome4，000sick，convalescentandhalfable，isleftinPragtomantheworks；theMarechalhastakenhostages，twentyNotabilitiesofPrag；andneglectednoprecaution。HemeanstowardsEger；has，atleast，gotonemarchahead；andwilldowhatisinhim，heandeverysoulofthose14，000。Theofficershavegiventheirhorsesforthebaggage—wagons，madeeverysacrifice；thewordHomewardskindlesastrangefireinallhearts；andthetroops，saymyFrenchauthorities，areunsurpassable。TheMarechalhimself，victimofrheumatisms，cannotrideatall；buthashislightsledgealwaysharnessed；and，atamoment’snotice，ispresenteverywhere。
Sleep，duringthesetendaysandnights，hehaslittle。
\"Egeris100milesoff，bytheshortestHighway:therearetwobadHighways，onebyPilsensoutherly，onebyKarlsbadnortherly，——withtheirbridgesallbroken，infestedbyHussars:——westrikeintoamiddlecombinationofcountryroads，intricateparishlanes；