Nextday,Saturday,26th,Fermor,againbroughtintosomekindofrank,andsafebeyondthequaggyZabernground,sentoutaproposal,\"ThattherebeTruceofThreeDaysforburyingthedead!\"——Dohna,whohappenedtobeGeneralincommandthere,answers,\"ThatitiscustomaryfortheVictortotakechargeofburyingtheslain;thatsuchproposalissurprising,andquiteinadmissible,inpresentcircumstances。\"Fermor,inthemeanwhile,haddrawnhimselfout,frontinghislatebattle—fieldandthemorningsun;andbegancannonadingacrosstheZabernground;
toofaroffforhitting,butasifstillintendingfight:towhichthePrussiansrepliedwithcannon,anddrewoutbeforetheirtentsinfightingorder。Inbotharmiestherewasquestion,ortalk,ofattackinganew;butinboth\"therewaswantofammunition,\"wantofreallikelihood。OnFermor’sside,thatof\"attacking\"couldbetalkonly,andonFriedrich’s,besidesthescarcityofammunition,allcreatures,footandespeciallyhorse,weresowornoutwithyesterday’swork,itwasnotjudgedpracticallyexpedient。Awhilebeforenoon,thePrussiansretiredtotheirCampagain;
leavingonlytheartillerytorespond,sofarasneedful,andbow—wowacrosstheZabernground,tilltheRussianslaydownagain。
Friedrich’sHussarsknewoftheRussianWAGENBURG,orgeneralbaggagereservoirs,atKleinKamin,bythistime。TheHussarshadbeeninit,lastnight;rummagingextensively,atdiscretionforsometime;andhadbroughtawaymuchmoneyandportableplunder。
WhyFriedrich,wholaydirectbetweenFermorandhisWagenburg,didnot,thisday,extinguishsaidWagenburg,Idonotknow;butguessitmayhavebeenafaultofomission,inthegreatwelterthiswasnowgrowntobetothewearymind。Beyondquestion,ifonehadblownupFermor’sremaininggunpowder,andcarriedofforburnthismeal—sacks,hemusthavecoweredawayallthefastertowardsLandsbergtoseekmore。OrperhapsFriedrichnowjudgeditimmaterial,andaquestiononlyofhours?