OftheAttackitselfweproposetosayalmostnothing。ItconsistsofTwoParts，WiedandMollendorf，whichareintenselyReal；andofagreatmanymorewhichareScenicchiefly，——someofthemScenictothedegreeofDrury—Laneitself，asweperceive；——allcunninglydevised，andbeautifullyplayingintooneanother，boththerealandthescenic。EVENINGOFTHE20th，Friedrichisonhisground，accordingtoProgram。Friedrich——whohasnowhisMollendorfandWiedbesidehimagain，nearthisVillageofBurkersdorf；andhashiscompletelyscenicCzernichef，andpartlyscenicZiethenandothers，allintheirplacesbehindhim——quietlycrushesDaun’speopleoutofBurkersdorfVillage；andfurthermore，sosoonasNighthasfallen，burstsup，forhisownuses，BurkersdorfoldCastle，anditsobstinatehandfulofdefenders，whichwasanoisierprocess。Whichdone，hediligentlysetstotrenching，buildingbatteriesinthatpart；willhavefortyformidableguns，howitzersagoodfewofthem，readybeforesunrise。Andso，WEDNESDAY，21stJULY，1762，AllPrussiansareinmotion，farandwide；especiallyMollendorfandWied（VERSUSO’KellyandPrincedeLigne），——whichPairofPrussiansmaybedefinedratherasnearandclose；theseTwobeing，infact，thesoulofthematter，andallelsegarnitureandsemblance。About4inthemorning，Friedrich’sBatteryof40hasbegunraging；thehowitzersdiligentuponO’KellyandhisBurkersdorfHeight，——notmuchhurtingO’KellyorhisHeight，sohighwasit，butmakingaprodigiousnoiseuponO’Kelly；
——othersofthecannonshearinghomeonthosepalisadesandelaborations，intheWeistritzValleyinparticular，andquitetearingupaCavalryRegimentwhichwasdrawnoutthere；sothatO’Kellyhadinstantlytocallithome，inaverywreckedcondition。
WhyO’Kellyeverputitthere——exceptthathesawnoplaceforitinhisruggedlocalities，ornouseforitanywhere——isstillamysterytotheintelligentmind。[Tempelhof，vi。107。]
Thehowitzers，theirshellsburstingmostlyintheair，didO’Kellylittlehurt，norforhoursyetwasthereanyrealattackonBurkersdorforhim；butthenoise，thehorriddeath—blazewasprodigious，andkeptO’Kelly，likesomeothers，inanagitated，occupiedconditiontilltheirownturncame。
ForithadbeenorderedthatWiedandMollendorfwerenottoattacktogether:nottogether，butsuccessively，——forthefollowingreasons。TOGETHER；supposeMollendorftoprosperonO’Kelly（whomheistostorm，notbythesteepfrontpartasO’Kellyfancies，buttogoroundbythewesternflankandtakehiminrear）；supposeMollendorftobenearprosperingonBurkersdorfHeight，——unlessWiedtoohaveprospered，LudwigsdorfbatteriesandforceswillhaveMollendorfbytherightflank，andbetweentwofireshewillberuined；heandeverything！Ontheotherhand，letWiedtryfirst: