Chapter VI.—VOLTAIRE VISITS FRIEDRICH FOR THE FOURTH TIME. FRIEDRICH VISITS BAIREUTH: ON A PARTICULAR ERRAND;—VOLTAIRE ATTENDING, AND PRIVATELY REPORTING. Chapter VII.—FRIEDRICH MAKES TREATY WITH FRANCE; AND SILENTLY GETS READY. Chapter VIII.—PERFECT PEACE AT BERLIN, WAR ALL ROUND. GLANCE AT THE BELLIGERENT POWERS; BRITANNIC MAJESTY NARROWLY MISSES AN INVASION THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS THE YOUNG DUKE OF WURTEMBERG GETS A VALEDICTORY ADVICE; AND POLLNITZ A DITTO TESTIMONIAL (February 6th; April 1st, 1744). TWO CONQUESTS FOR PRUSSIA, A GASEOUS AND A SOLID: CONQUEST FIRST, BARBERINA THE DANCER. CONQUEST SECOND IS OST-FRIESLAND, OF A SOLID NATURE. BOOK XV.—SECOND SILESIAN WAR, IMPORTANT EPISODE IN THE GENERAL EUROPEAN ONE.—15th Aug. 1744-25th Dec. 1745. Chapter I.—PRELIMINARY: HOW THE MOMENT ARRIVED. PRINCE KARL GETS ACROSS THE RHINE (20 JUNE-2 JULY, 1744). FRIEDRICH DECIDES TO INTERVENE. Chapter II.—FRIEDRICH MARCHES UPON PRAG, CAPTURES PRAG. Chapter III.—FRIEDRICH, DILIGENT IN HIS BOHEMIAN CONQUESTS, UNEXPECTEDLY COMES UPON PRINCE KARL, WITH NO FRENCH ATTENDING HIM. FRIEDRICH, LEAVING SMALL GARRISON IN PRAG, RUSHES SWIFTLY UP THE MOLDAU VALLEY, UPON THE TABOR-BUDWEIS COUNTRY; TO PLEASE HIS FRENCH FRIENDS. THE FRENCH ARE LITTLE GRATEFUL FOR THE PLEASURE DONE THEM AT SUCH RUINOUS EXPENSE. Chapter IV.—FRIEDRICH REDUCED TO STRAITS; CANNOT MAINTAIN HIS MOLDAU CONQUESTS AGAINST PRICE KARL. FRIEDRICH TRIES TO HAVE BATTLE FROM PRINCE KARL, IN THE MOLDAU COUNTRIES; CANNOT, OWING TO THE SKILL OF PRINCE KARL OR OF OLD FELDMARSCHALL TRAUN;—HAS TO RETIRE BEHIND THE SAZAWA, AND ULTIMATELY BEHIND THE ELBE, WITH MUCH LABOR IN VAIN. FRIEDRICH'S RETREAT; ESPECIALLY EINSIEDEL'S FROM PRAG. Chapter V.—FRIEDRICH, UNDER DIFFICULTIES, PREPARES FOR A NEW CAMPAIGN. OLD DESSAUER REPELS THE SILESIAN INVASION (Winter, 1744-45). THE FRENCH FULLY INTEND TO BEHAVE BETTER NEXT SEASON TO FRIEDRICH AND THEIR GERMAN ALLIES;—BUT ARE PREVENTED BY VARIOUS ACCIDENTS (November, 1744-April, 1745; April-August, 1745). STRANGE ACCIDENT TO MARECHAL DE BELLEISLE IN THE HARZ MOUNTAINS (20th December, 1744). THE KAISER KARL VII. GETS SECURED FROM OPPRESSIONS, IN A TRAGIC WAY. FRIEDRICH PROPOSES PEACE, BUT TO NO PURPOSE. Chapter VI.—VALORI GOES ON AN ELECTIONEERING MISSION TO DRESDEN. 1. FRIEDRICH'S POSITION TOWARDS SAXONY. 2. THERE IS A, "UNION OF WARSAW" (8th January, 1745); AND STILL MORE SPECIALLY A "TREATY OF WARSAW" (8th January-18th May, 1745). 3. VALORI'S ACCOUNT OF HIS MISSION (in compressed form). [Valori, i. 211-219.] MIDDLE-RHINE ARMY IN A STAGGERING STATE; THE BAVARIAN INTRICACY SETTLES ITSELF, THE WRONG WAY. Chapter VII.—FRIEDRICH IN SILESIA; UNUSUALLY BUSY. KING FRIEDRICH TO PODEWILS, IN BERLIN (under various dates, March-April, 1745). FRIEDRICH TO PODEWILS (as before, April-May, 1745). Chapter VIII.—THE MARTIAL BOY AND HIS ENGLISH versus THE LAWS OF NATURE. BATTLE OF FONTENOY (11th May, 1745).