ThisPiece，itwouldseem，wastranslatedsixteenyearsago；
somefourorfiveyearsbeforeanypartofthepresentHISTORYOF
FRIEDRICHgottopaper。TheintercalatedbitsofCommentarywere，asisevident，allormostlywrittenatthesametime:thesealso，thoughtheyarenowbecome，inparts，SUPERFLUOUStoareaderthathasbeendiligent，Ihavenotthoughtofchanging，wherenotcompelled。Hereandthere，especiallyintheIntroductoryPart，someslightadditionshavecreptin；whichtheabovekindofreaderwillpossiblyenoughdetect；andmayevenhave，forfriendlyreasons，somevestigeofinterestinassigningtotheirnewdateandcomparingwiththeold。（NOTEOF1868。）
ADAYWITHFRIEDRICH。
（23dJuly，1779。）
\"OBERAMTMANN（HeadManager）Fromme\"wasasister\'ssonofPoet，Gleim，GleimCanonofHalberstadt，whowrotePrussian\"grenadier
songs\"in，orinreferenceto，theSevenYearsWar，songsstillprinted，butworthlittle；whobeggedonce，afterFriedrich\'sdeath，anOLDHATofhis，andtookitwithhimtoHalberstadt（whereIhopeitstillis）；whohada\"TempleofHonor，\"orlittleGardenhousesonamed，withPortraitsofhisFriendshunginit；
whoputJeanPaulVERYSOONthere，withagreatexplosionofpraises；andwho，inshort，seemstohavebeenaverygoodeffervescentcreature，atlastratherwealthytoo，andabletoeffervescewithsomecomfort；OberamtmannFromme，Isay，wasthisGleim\'sNephew；andstoodasakindofRoyalLandBailiffunderFredericktheGreat，inatractofcountrycalledtheRHYNLUCH（adreadfullymoorycountryofsandsandquagmires，allgreenandfertilenow，sometwentyorthirtymilesnorthwestofBerlin）；
busytherein1779，andhadbeenforsomeyearspast。HehadoriginallybeenanOfficeroftheArtillery；butobtainedhisdischargein1769，andgot，beforelong，intothisemployment。
Amanofexcellentdispositionandtemper；withasolidandheavystrokeofworkinhim，whateverhemightbesetto；andwhointhisOBERAMTMANNSHIP\"becamehighlyesteemed。\"Hediedin1798；andhasleftsons（nowperhapsgrandsonsorgreatgrandsons），whocontinueestimableinlikesituationsunderthePrussianGovernment。
OneofFromme\'susefulgifts，theusefulestofallforusatpresent，was\"hiswonderfultalentofexactmemory。\"Hecouldremembertoasingularextent；and，wewillhope，onthisoccasion，wasunusuallyconscientioustodoit。Foritsohappened，inJuly，1779（23dJuly），Friedrich，justhomefromhistroublesomeBavarianWar，[HadarrivedatBerlinMay27th（Rodenbeck，iii。201）。]andagainlookingintoeverythingwithhisowneyes，determinedtohaveapersonalviewofthoseMoorRegionsofFromme\'s；totakeaday\'sdrivingthroughthatRHYNLUCHwhichhadcosthimsomucheffortandoutlay；andheorderedFrommetoattendhimintheexpedition。
Whichtookeffectaccordingly；FrommeridingswiftlyattheleftwheelofFriedrich\'scarriage，andloudlyansweringquestionsofhis，allday。Directlyongettinghome，Frommeconsultedhisexcellentmemory，andwrotedowneverything；aconsiderablePaper，ofwhichyoushallnowhaveanexactTranslation，ifitbeworthanything。FrommegavethePapertoUncleGleim；who，inhisenthusiasm，showeditextensivelyabout，andsosoonastherewasliberty，hadit\"printed，athisownexpense，forthebenefitofpoorsoldiers\'children。\"[\"Gleim\'sedition，broughtoutin1786，theyearofFriedrich\'sdeath，isnowquitegone，theBookundiscoverable。ButthePaperwasreprintedinanANEKDOTEN
SAMMLUNG（CollectionofAnecdotes，Berlin，1787，8tesSTUCK，whereIdiscoverityesterday（17thJuly，1852）inacopyofmine，muchtomysurprise；havingbeforemetwithitinoneHildebrandt\'sANEKDOTENSAMMLUNG（Halberstadt，1830，4tesSTUCK，aratherslovenlyBook），whereitisgivenoutasoneoftherarestofallrarities，andashavingbeenspecially\'furnishedbyaDr。W。
Korte，\'beingunattainableotherwise！Thetwocopiesdifferslightlyhereandthere，notalwaystoDr。Korte\'sadvantage，orratherhardlyever。Ikeepthembothbeforemeintranslating\"
（MARGINALEOF1852）。
\"TheRHYN\"orRhin，isalittleriver，which，nearitshigherclearersources，wewerealloncewellacquaintedwith:
considerablelittlemoorlandriver，withseveralbranchescomingdownfromRuppinCountry，andcertainlakesandplashesthere，inasouthwestdirection，towardstheElbevalley，towardstheHavelStream；intowhichlatter，throughanotherplashorlakecalledGULPERSEE，andafewmilesfarther，intotheElbeitself，itconveys，afteracourseofsay50Englishmilescircuitouslysouthwest，theblackdrainingsofthosedrearyandintricatePeatbogandSandcountries。\"LUCH，\"itappears，signifiesLOCH（orHole，Hollow）；and\"RhynLuch\"willmean，toPrussianears，thePeatbogQuagmiredrainedbytheRHYN。NewRuppin，wherethisbeautifulblackStreamfirstbecomesconsiderable，andofsteadilyblackcomplexion，liesbetween40and50milesnorthwestofBerlin。
TenortwelvemilesfarthernorthisREINSBERG（properlyRHYNSBERG），whereFriedrichasCrownPrincelivedhishappiestfewyears。Thedetailsofwhichwerefamiliartouslongago，andnodoubtdwellclearandsoft，intheirappropriate\"palemoonlight，\"
inFriedrich\'smemoryonthisoccasion。SometimeafterhisAccession，hegavetheplacetoPrinceHenri，wholivedtheretill1802。Itisnowfallenalldim；andthereisnothingatNewRuppinbutaremembrance。
TothehitheredgeofthisRhynLuoh，fromBerlin，Iguesstheremaybefiveandtwentymiles，inanorthwestdirection；
fromPotsdam，whenceFriedrichstartstoday，about，thesamedistancenorthbywest；\"atSeelenhorst，\"whereFrommewaitshim，Friedrichhasalreadyhad30milesofdriving，rate10milesanhour，aswechancetoobserve。Notablethings，besidestheSpade
husbandriesheisintenton，solicithisremembranceinthisregion。OfFreisackand\"HeavyPeg\"withherdidacticbatteringsthere，Isupposehe，inthosefixedtimes，knowsnothing，probablyhasneverheard:FreisackisonabranchofthissameRhyn，andhemightseeit，toleftamileortwo，ifhecared。
ButFehrbellin（\"FerryofBellEEN\"），distinguishedbytheshiningvictorywhich\"theGreatElector，\"Friedrich\'sGreatGrandfather，gainedthere，overtheSwedes，in1675，standsontheRhynitself，aboutmidway；andFriedrichwillpassthroughitonthisoccasion。
GeneralZiethen，too，livesnearitatWusterau（aswillbeseen）:
\"OldZiethen，\"alittlestumpyman，withhangingbrowsandthickpoutinglips；unbeautifultolookupon，butpious，wise，silent，andwithaterribleblazeoffightingtalentinhim；fullofobedience，ofendurance，andyetofunsubduable\"silentrage\"
（whichhasbrookedeventhevocalrageofFriedrich，onoccasion）；
areallycuriousoldHussarGeneral。HeisnowakindofmythicalordemigodpersonageamongthePrussians；andwasthen（1779），andeveraftertheSevenYearsWar，regardedpopularlyastheirAjax（withadashoftheUlyssessuperadded），Seidlitz，anotherHorseGeneral，beingtheAchillesofthatservice。
Thedateofthisdrivethroughthemoorsbeing\"23dJuly，1779，\"weperceiveitisjustabouttwomonthssinceFriedrichgothomefromtheBavarianWar（whattheynowcall\"POTATOWAR，\"sobarrenwasitinfighting，soripeinforaging）；victoriousinasort；andthatinhisprivatethought，amongthebigtroublesoftheworldonbothsidesoftheAtlantic，theinfinitesimallysmallbusinessoftheMILLERARNOLD\'SLAWSUITisbeginningtorisenowandthen。
