foundtheycouldnot;whirledbackupontheirinfantry;setitalsowhirling:andinaword,thewhole200,000whirled,withoutblowstruck;anditwasauniversalpanicrout,anddeliriousstampedeofflight,whichneverpaused(theverygarrisonsemptyingthemselves,andjoininginit)tillitgotacrosstheDonauagain,anddrewbreaththere,nottorallyorstand,buttorunratherslower。AndhadleftWallachia,Bessarabia,Dniesterriver,Donauriver,sweptclearofTurks;allRomanzow’shenceforth。TosuchastonishmentofaninvincibleGrandTurk,andofhisMoslemPopulations,fallenonsuchasetofGiaours[\"ALLAHKERIM,Andcannotweabolishthem,then?\"NotweTHEM,itwouldappear!],——aseveryreadercanimagine。\"WhichshallsufficeeveryreaderhereinregardtotheTurkWar,andwhatconcernhehasintheextremelybrutishphenomenon。
TchesmefelloutJuly7th;ElphinstonehashardlydonehisteaintheDardanelles,when(August1st)thisofKaghulfollows:
bothwouldbefreshnewsblazingineveryheadwhiletheDialoguesbetweenFriedrichandKaunitzweregoingon。Forthey\"hadmanydialogues,\"Friedrichsays;\"andoneofthedays\"(probablySeptember6th)wasmainlydevotedtoPolitics,todeepprivateColloquywithKaunitz。Ofwhich,andofthegreatthingsthatfollowedoutofit,Iwillnowgive,fromFriedrich’sownhand,theoneentirelycredibleaccountIhaveanywheremetwithinwriting。
Friedrich’saccountofKaunitzhimselfisaltogetherlife—like:
asolemn,arrogant,mouthing,browbeatingkindofman,——embarrassedatpresentbythenecessitynottobrowbeat,andbytheconsciousnessthat\"KingFriedrichistheonlymanwhorefusestoacknowledgemyclaimstodistinction:\"[Rulhiere(somewhere)hasheardthis,asanutteranceofKaunitz’sinsomeplaintivemoment。]