The Military History of Charles XII, King of Sweden (Volume 1) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1740. Excerpt: ... 1704. mies would not stop here, but proceed to the choice of a new King, resolved, with the Council of those Senators who still attended him, to consider the assembly at Warsaw as illegal, and consequently both to treat them as rebels, and declare all their resolutions null and void. The Czar, at the seme time, writ to the Cardinal, the Senators, and the Orders of the Republic in the most pressing terms, and even menaced them with the utmost rigour, if they persisted in their design of dethroning King Augustus. As Augustus suspected that Prince James Ssbiejki, son of the late King of Poland, would cabal for the-crown, and likewise knew he was both greatly savour'd by the Nobles, and esteemed by the King of Sweden, he thought it expedient to find out ways and means to arrest him. Prince James received notice in time j but, whether he did not believe it, or despised the danger, as not imagining they would dare to seize upon the Emperor's brother-in-law in Stlesia, the dominions of the Emperor, he continued quite at ease as before, and took no one measure to avoid the snare: so that one day, being in the road from Brejlaw to his castle at Wolaw, 30 Saxon horse, with certain officers under the command of Mr. Wrangel, who had lain perdue, arrested him, and, without loss of time, conducted him to Leipjkk, together with his youngest brother Prince Constantine, who would not leave him. They were both lodged in the castle, and were treated with all the honours due tq their rank. King Augustus did not sail to send the news to 1704. the Emperor, and ordered a memorial, at the lame time, to be laid before the Diet at Ratifbon, containing the reasons which induced him to proceed to this extremity: what effect it produced in Poland we shall fee presently. The King of S...