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be no ftrangers to the advance of the Pruiliaii 

 army, a circumftance which would give an air 

 of truth to the Rufe de Guerre I meant to play 

 upon them. 



At day-light I approached the garrifon, and 

 fummoned it to furrenderto the Duke Frederic 

 of Brunfwick, for the King of PrufTia with the 

 ufual formalities. My fummons of courfe was 

 but little atte^nded to, but I had obtained all I 

 wanted, a knowledge of the out-pofts held by 

 . the enemy. It was now about feven o'clock in 

 the morning, and I returned to Bois le Due io 

 much fatigued, that, it was with difficulty I 

 could lit my horfe. I there found the Duke 

 preparing to follow his fecond column to the 

 village of Oij/^^TZt^^ about a league diftant, which 

 he had appointed for his head-quarters. I re- 

 ported to his Serene Highnefs the fuccefs of my 

 expedition; he was but juft fetting off, and de- 

 iired that I would dine with him' at his new 

 quarters. 



This invitation was a command which I could 

 not evade. I therefore haftened to my apart- 

 ments to change my drefs, which I had not been 

 able to do for three days before ; but my horfes 

 were no longer able to carry me, and my fer- 

 vants were fo much fatigued, that I found they 

 could not follow : I therefore borrowed a groom 

 belonging to the Chevalier d'Antras^ formerly a 



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