CHARLES II.

of the German army was sent to the siege ofTreves: An enterprise, in which the Imperialists,the Spaniards, the Palatine, the duke ot Lorraine,and many other princes passionately concurred.The project was well concerted, and executedwith vigor. Mareschal Crequi , on the otherhand, collected an army, and advanced with aview of forcing the Germans to raise the siege.They left a detachment to guard their lines, andunder the command of the dukes of Zell andOsnaburgh, marched in quest of the enemy. AtConsarbric, they fell unexpectedly, and withsuperior numbers, on Crequi, and put him to rout.He escaped with four attendants only; and throw-ing himself into Treves, resolved, by a vigorousdefence, to make atonement for his former erroror misfortune. The garrison was brave, but notabandoned to that total despair, by which theirgovernor was actuated. They mutinied against hisobstinacy; capitulated for themselves; and becausehe refused to sign the capitulation , they deliveredhim a prisoner into the hands of the enemy.

It is remarkable, that this defeat, given toCrequi, is almost the only one, which the Frenchreceived at land, from Rocroi to Blenheim, duringthe course of above sixty years; and these too,full of bloody wars against potent and martialenemies : Their victories almost equal the numberof years during that period. Such was the vigorand good conduct of that monarchy! And suchtoo were the resources and refined policy of theother European nations , by which they were

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