by its antic leaping between my legs. It is worthy of remark that it had been taken away blindfolded. The guard room was a hundred paces from my dungeon-how then did it find its master? Did it know, or did it wait for the hour of visitation? had it remarked that the doors were daily opened?

All were desirous of obtaining this mouse, but the major carried it off for the lady; she put it into a cage, where it pined, refused all sustenance, and in a few days was found dead.

The loss of this little companion made me for some time quite melancholy, yet on the last examination I perceived it had eaten away the bread, by which I had concealed the crevices I had made in cutting the floor, that the examiners must be all blind not to discover them. I was convinced my faithful little friend had fallen a necessary victim to its master's safety.

I have already related horses were to be kept ready on the first and fifteenth-and I only suffered the first of August to pass because I would not injure the worthy major Psubl, who had treated me with more compassion than his comrades, and whose day of visitation it was.On the fifteenth I determined to fly. This resolution formed, I waited in anxious expectation of the day, when a new and most remarkable succession of accidents happened.

An alarm of fire had obliged the major of the day to repair in haste to the town; he therefore committed his keys to the lieutenant. The latter coming to visit me, with a look of compassion asked-" Dear Trenck, bave you never, during seven years that you have been under the guard of the militia, found a man like Scheli !""Alas!" answered I, "such friends are indeed rarethe will of many has been good each knew I could make his fortune, but none had courage enough for so desperate an attempt! Money I have distributed free. ly, but have received little help."

65 Money how do you obtain money in this dungeon?" "From a secret correspondent at Vienna, by whom I am still supplied. If I can serve you, command me-1 will do it willingly, without asking any return." So say. ing I immediately took fifty ducats from between the

pannels, and gave them to the lieutenant. At first he refused, but at length accepted them with fear-He left me, promised to return, pretended to shut the door, and kept his word. He now avowed debt obliged him to desert, that this had long been his determination, and that could he assist me, to shew him how this might be effected.

We continued two hours in conference-a plan was soon formed and approved, almost a certainty of success demonstrated, especially when I told him I had two horses in waiting. We vowed eternal friendship, I gave him fifty ducats more-he had never before been so rich.

He was to prepare four keys that were to resemble those of my dungeon: the latter were to be exchanged on the day of flight, being kept in the guard room, while the major was with general Walrabe. He was to give the grenadiers on guard leave of absence for some hours, or send them in the town on various pretences. The centinels at the gate he was to call from their duty, and those placed over me were to be sent into my dungeon to take away my bed; while encumbered with this I was to spring out and lock them in, after which we were to mount our horses, kept ready, and ride full speed to Gummern. Every thing was to be prepared within a week, when he was again to mount guard. We had scarcely fully formed our project before the centinels called the major was coming: he accordingly hastily barred up the doors, and the major passed to general Walrabe.

No man now was happier than myself-my hopes of escape were trible: the mediation at Berlin, the mine I had made, and my new friend the lieutenant.

Intoxicated with hope and joy then, when most my mind ought to have been cool and clear, I seemed to have lost my understanding. I came to a resolution which will appear to every reasonable man extravagant, absurd, pitiful. I was vain enough to form the design of casting myself on the generosity and magnanimity of the Great Frederick! Should this fail, I still thought my lieutenant a certain saviour.

Having heated my imagination with this lamentable

scheme, I expected the hour of visitation with anxiety. The major entered: I spoke to him thus. "I know sir the great prince Ferdinand is again in Magdeburg; (my new friend had told me this,) be pleased to inform him that he may first examine my prison, double the centi nels, and afterwards give me his commands, stating at what hour it will please him I should make my appear. ance in perfect freedom on the glacis of Klosterbergen. If I prove myself capable of this, I then hope for the protection of prince Ferdinand, and that he will relate my proceedings to the king, who may thereby be convinced of my innocence, and the perfect clearness of my con science"

The major was astonished, supposed my brain turned --the proposal he held to be ridiculous, and performance impossible. I however persisted; he rode to town, and returned with the sub-governor Richman. The answer they delivered was-that the prince promised me his protection, the king's favour, and a certain release from my chains, should I prove the truth of my assertion. I required they would appoint a time; they ridiculed the thing as impossible, and at last said that it would be sufficient could I prove the practicability of such a scheme; but, should I refuse, they would immediately break up the whole flooring, and place centinels in my dungeon night and day; adding, the governor would not admit of any actual breaking out.

After the most solemn promises of good faith, I immediately disencumbered myself of my chains, raised up my flooring, gave them my arms and implements, and also two keys that my friend had procured me to the doors of the subterranean gallery. The gallery I desired them to enter, and sound, with their sword hilts the place through which I was to break, which might be done in a few minutes. I further described the road I was to take through the gallery, informing them that two of the doors had not been shut for six months, and to the other they had already the keys; adding I had horses at the glac's, that would be immediately ready.

They went, examined, returned, put questions, which I answered with as much precision as the engineer could have done who built the Star Fort. They left me with

seeming friendship, continued away about an hour, came back, told me the prince was astonished at what he had heard, that he wished me all happiness, and then took me unfettered to the guard-house. The major came in the evening, treated us with a sumptuous supper, assured me every thing would happen to my wishes; and that prince Ferdinand had already written to Berlin.

The guard were reinforced next day; two grenadiers entered the officer's room as centinels. The whole guard loaded with ball before my eyes, the drawbridges were raised in open day, and precautions were taken, as if it were supposed I intended to make attempts as desperate as those I had made at Glatz.

I now saw numerous workmen employed on my dungeon, and carts bringing quarry stones. The officers on guard behaved with great kindness, kept a good table, at which I ate, but two centinels and an under officer never quitted the guard-room. Conversation was very cautious, and this continued five or six days; at length it was my new friend, the lieutenant's turn to mount guard; appeared to be as friendly as formerly, but conference was difficult; he however, found an opportunity to express his astonishment at my ill-timed discovery; told me the prince knew nothing of the affair, and that the report propagated through the garrison was, I had been surprised in making a new attempt.

I now saw my error, but alas! too late. I assured my friend this step had been occasioned by my reliance on his promise. He lamented my mistake, but affirmed himself still the same. My strength returned, and I vowed vengeance against the mean conduct of the subgovernor.

My dungeon was completed in about a week: the townmajor and the major of the day re-conducted me to it.-My foot only was chained to the wall, but with links twice as strong as formerly: the remainder of my irons were never after added.

Instead of flooring, the dungeon was paved with huge flag stones. The prison was made impenetrable. That part of my money only was saved which I had concealed in the pannels of the doors, and the chimney of the stove;

some lois-d'ors hidden about my clothes, were taken from me

While the smith was riviting my chains, I addressed myself to the sub-governor. "Is this the consequence of the pledged honour of the prince? Has the magna aimity of my conduct deserved such treatment? But think not you deceive me, I am acquainted with the false reports that have been spread; the truth will soon be found out, and the unworthy be put to shame. Nay, I now foretell you, Trenck shall not be much longer in your power for were you to build your dungeon of steel, it would be still insufficient to contain me.'

It is here necessary farther to explain this affair → When I had obtained my liberty I visited prince Ferdi. nand, at Brunswick. He informed me the majors had not made a true report, beng afraid of reprimand for their own carelessness. Their story was they had caught me at work, and had it not been for their extreme diligence I should certainly have made my escape. Prince Ferdi nand heard the truth some time after, and informed the king, who, from that time only waited a favourable opportunity to restore me to liberty.

Such is the way of the world! Such the manner in which the most generous, the most noble acts are often painted! I was, in this case, the silly sacrifice of my own vanity. Those who guarded me were ashamed of their neglect, and to avoid reprimand, which would not effectually have injured any of them, was I again led to my slaughter house Such has been the issue, through life, of many noble undertakings; where others have ta ken advantage of my too great openness of heart, and procured reward to themselves by my labours.

Once more was I immured, cursing in my heart, the cruelties of kings and governors: this time, however, they were innocent, because deceived.

I waited in xious hope for the day when my deliverer was to m guard. What again was my despair, when, instead of him, I saw.another lieutenant. I buoyed myself up with the expectation that accident was the oc casion of this, but I remained three weeks in the same suspense, and saw him no more. Ask I durst not, but heard, at length, he had left the corps of grenadiers, and