. A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . will to the Prussianson every occasion. York, Grawerts successor, was, however, too inde-pendent for the French, and it came to such a pass that the Prussiangeneral offered his resignation. But in another direction, also, Yorksa^v himself involved in difficulties. On September he had iiadan interview with General Essen, the governor of Riga, at the gov-ernors request, but the proud personality of the Prussian generalproved so imposing to the Russian that he omitted to explain himselffurther. Not unti
. A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . will to the Prussianson every occasion. York, Grawerts successor, was, however, too inde-pendent for the French, and it came to such a pass that the Prussiangeneral offered his resignation. But in another direction, also, Yorksa^v himself involved in difficulties. On September he had iiadan interview with General Essen, the governor of Riga, at the gov-ernors request, but the proud personality of the Prussian generalproved so imposing to the Russian that he omitted to explain himselffurther. Not until he had given to York information of the retreatof the Grand Army (November 1) from , and its commencingdissolution, did he propose that York should the French. Thesame proffers were renewed on the 14th by Paulucci, Essens suc-cessor. Wittgenstein, also, sent Prince Repnin with a letter to York(Fig. 46) near Riga, but Paulucci, who was not willing to sec the issueof so important a matter snatched from him, became more urgent. In Vol. XVII.—14 MO THE FALL OF Fio. 46. — Brouze statue of General York at Berlin; by Christian Eaiich. CHANGED ATTITUDE OF AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. 211 response to all these solicitations, Yorks course was elusive and procras-tinating. AVhen a trusted officer sent by him to Yilna confirmed thenews of the destruction of the Grand Army, on December 5 he dispatchedhis adjutant, Seydlitz, to Berlin to ask instructions from the king. Butthere also the situation was not such as to allow the adoption of inde-pendent decisions. To shake olf the French yoke at tlie first opportunity tliat offeredwas for King Frederick William and his chancillor of state the objectever held steadfastly in view, and Hardenberg had rightly presumed thatthe Russian campaign might prove such an opportunity. But it wasalso plain that this object was attainable only in league with , at the Dresden meeting of primes, had Hardenberg approachedCou
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