[12] He died suddenly in August 1734, at Malchau, aged 57, being born the 4th of May 1677, O. S. He was not married.
[13] The King thought fit some time ago, to confer this Regiment of Horse upon his second Son, Prince Augustus-William, and to give the Prince Royal a Regiment of Foot.
[14] M. de Lopel died the beginning of 1735, in his Government of Custrin.
[15] The first and the last have been dead some Years, and their Places supply'd by Messieurs Bork and Poddewitz, who have a just Title to the intire Possession of the King's Confidence.
[16] Since the writing of this, he is dead, and succeeded in the Management of Foreign Affairs by M. de Borck, Lieutenant-General of the King's Forces, Knight of the Black Eagle and St. John, Governor of Stetin, and Colonel of a Regiment of Foot. This Gentleman is descended from a very good Family in Pomerania, and served with Distinction in the Army in Flanders. Since the Peace of Utrecht, he has been twice charged with the King's Affairs at the Emperor's Court, where he was highly esteemed, especially by Prince Eugene of Savoy. Those Foreign Ministers who have to do with him, and who knew M. d'Ilgen, observe a great Contrariety in the Characters of the two Ministers. The one was a Man of Intrigue, Craft, and Mystery, the other, of Candour, Sincerity, and a noble Frankness. M. de Tuhlmeier, Nephew to the late M. d'Ilgen, who is Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was, as it were, born to the Business; having been trusted from his Youth by his late Uncle. The Foreign Ministers speak well of him: he is very assiduous in his Office, and indeed suffers no Business to sleep in his hands.
The Person who has the Affairs Criminal in his Cognizance, is M. de Vieban, Minister of State, and Auditor-General of the Army. He succeeded M. de Catsch; is a Native of Cologn; and as he was at Berlin without Relations or Friends, his Advancement is only to be ascribed to his own Merit and Abilities.
[17] He fell into Disgrace, after this Account of him was written, and died at his Commandery.
[18] M. de Creutz died the beginning of An. 1733, leaving only one Daughter, who is married to M. de Hacke, a Gentleman of a good Family, and his Majesty's Aid-de-Camp and Favourite. This Marriage was solemnized with a great deal of Pomp, and honoured with the Presence of their Majesties, the whole Royal Family, and the Duke of Lorrain.
[19] This Resolution was taken by his Majesty in 1725, on account of a Recoinage, which the Hamburghers thought necessary, partly in order to hinder their Silver from being carried out of their City to Denmark. This Dispute had considerable Consequences; so that the King of Denmark not being able to bring the Hamburghers to his Terms, push'd Matters so far as to fit out a couple of Frigats to cruise at the Mouth of the Elbe, which seized all Merchant Ships bound for that City. But in March 1736, the Affair was happily accommodated.
[20] It was set up, carried on, and directed by some of the Foreign Ministers residing at Hamburgh, who had each his particular Province; so that M. d'A—— presided at the Rehearsals, M. de W—— regulated the Dances, and M. S—— had the ordering of the Clothes, the Head-dresses, the Paint and the Patches of the Actresses.