Those of the Waldecks extended from the day the regiment was completed at Corbach, where it was reviewed by the widowed Princess of Waldeck, and her court ladies, on May 9, 1776, up to the return of its small remnant in 1783. The princess entertained them, and furnished them besides 100 guelden for a jollification—doubtless out of the hire she received for the hapless creatures. The remark of a courtier, that he would see “all those who came back riding in carriages,” indicates the delusive hopes with which it was sought to inspire them. Nevertheless, it was thought prudent by the Princess, that the departing mercenaries should, to prevent desertion, be guarded during their journey to the _Weser_, where they were to embark, by the Green Regiment of Sharpshooters. The regiment consisted of 640 men, under the command of Colonel Von Hanxleden. Stuernagel was the Field Preacher, or chaplain, to whose journey Von Elking makes many references. Footnote 27: Von Elking, Vol. II, p. 142. Footnote 28: Sparks, Vol. 6, p. 542. Footnote 29: Von Elking, Vol. II, pp. 144-5. “It proved a horrible march. It almost continually rained. The men were forced to wade up to their ankles through the soft ground, or through mud. It was only possible to cross the greatly swollen streams by means of the trunks of the trees. The men could only pass singly on them, and the one who missed his footing, and stept into the water below was irretrievably lost.” Footnote 30: Von Elking, Vol. II., p. 152. Footnote 31: Von Elking, Vol. II., p. 140. Footnote 32: Von Elking, Vol. II., p. 146. Footnote 33: Id. 147. Footnote 34: Von Elking, Vol. II., p. 149. Footnote 35: Von Elking, Vol. II., p. 148. Footnote 36: Von Elking, Vol. II., p. 148. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAPTER XIV. Fort San Bernardo—Siege of Fort George—Explosion of Magazine—The Capitulation—The March Through the Breach—British Troops Sail from Pensacola to Brooklyn. The Spanish operations against Fort George were conducted with extreme caution. What, in the beginning, was one of a circle of intrenchments, developed into a fort as extensive and strong as the former. Like Fort George, it was built of earth and timber. Its position was about one-third of a mile to the northward of the latter. During its construction it was hidden from observation by a dense pine forest and undergrowth, which, after its completion, were cleared to give play to its guns. It was named San Bernardo, for the patron saint of the Spanish commander.