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powerful body of the Prussian states, 
His majesty has carried on a bloody 
‘war for three long years with a 
great and choice army, at a dis. 
tance from the Prussian states, in a 
foreign and almost exhausted ter- 
ritory, amidst the most extraor- 
dinary dearth of all necessaries— 
amidst the greatest possible obsta- 
cles of every kind, and subject to 
ai immense exportation of specie 
from his pwn dominions, in a con- 
test against an enemy, powerful on 
account of its forces and its suc- 
cesses in the war. 
-His majesty has employed every 
means, and exhausted every effort, 
in order to remove trom the Ger- 
man territories the devastating tor- 
rents, and the enierprizes of this 
dreadful enemy ; and at all times 
has direéted his efforts so as to de- 
serve to be considered as the proteétor 
and saviour of Germany. Posterity 
will undoubtedly shew itself thank. 
ful to the Prussian armies, for hav- 
ing saved the German empire, in 
the beginning of this war, from the 
first powerful and rapid invasion 
made by general Custine, before 
any declaration of war had been 
issued by the empire, or any hos- 
tile preparation had been made ; 
when, after that powerful enemy 
had rushed and. penetrated almost 
into the very heart of Germany, 
he courageous Prussian armies, 
with their wonted discipline and 
military skill, succeeded in driving 
them from the territories of the 
empire, in  re-conquering from 
them the fortress of Mentz and the 
opulent town of Frankfort, and in 
re- uniting and securing the German 
empire, which had.already been 
torn asunder. 
Posterity will be thankful to those 
troops, who, during three cam. 
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paigns, in which the armies of the 
allies, on the banks of the Rhine, 
on the right as well as on the left, 
met with the greatest misfortunes, 
have always persisted in defending 
the banks of that river, and have 
proved themselves the unshaken 
rampart of the heart of Germany, 
which they defended with the 
greatest courage and perseverance ; 
and who, when perverse fortune 
had lost to the allies the United 
Netherlands, and when the unde. 
fended north of Germany stood 
Open to the entrance of the vito. 
rious enemy, hastened to the places 
where danger threatened in the 
most formidable shape ; ; and at last 
succeeded in saving and securing, 
together with the Westphalian do- 
minions of his majesty, all the 
neighbouring circles, as well as in 
defending the countries of the em- 
pire, situated behind that new the- 
atre of the war. 
In this service of the common 
cause of all Germany, the Prussian 
blood was spilt in great abundance, 
and the states of Prussia totally 
drained of specie, even at a time 
when he king was partly involved 
in another war, and when the pro- 
vinces of the other extremities of 
his monarchy ‘were obliged to de- 
fend themselves against the insur- 
rections and incursions of the neigh- 
boaring Peles, in which defence 
his majesty was afterwards forced 
to employ the remainder of his 
armed torces. 
Every observer, well acquainted 
with the real power of the Prussian 
states and their resources, must, 
from the strained bravery of the 
troops in the hostilities. carried on, 
on both sides, in this depopulating, 
destruétive, and fatal war, princi- 
pally at such a distance from the 
Prussian 
