the men held their fire, and as my next thought was the King's pass I

reached under my coat-skirt for the document, but this motion being

taken as a grab for my pistol, the whole lot of them--some ten in

number--again aimed at me, and with such loud demands for surrender

that I threw up my hands and ran into their ranks. The officer of

the guard then coming up, examined my credentials, and seeing that

they were signed by the King of Prussia, released me and directed the

recovery of my horse, which was soon caught, and I was then conducted