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Prussians sacked the city, till at last hearing from their spies that Charles of Lorraine was approaching, they gathered in wild confusion and rushed out of the city through Jesuit street. But in spite of their great haste, their last lines were overtaken by the Emperor’s hussars, whom the people joined, and the whole body pursued the enemy, hurling volleys of stones at them, till they were far out of the city. On their way back the pursuers fell on the Jewish settlement, and ravaged and plundered there fully thirty hours, wreaking vengeance on the Jews for the trials they themselves had just endured, feeling convinced that they were the main cause of the conflict. The steward firmly believed the suspicion, and as a proof, explained that during the siege, when cannon-balls rained over the city, not one fell into the Jewish quarter, although shooting was done from a hill opposite that part of the city; and when every one had to work on the fortifications, the Jews were exempted from the duty. It was rumored that the Jews had offered the Prus-