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Foreign News
July 15, 1737
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
From Berlin: Prussian King oversees troop exercises and cavalry remounts at Potsdam; receives Prince of Saxe-Gotha, brother to Princess of Wales, graciously.
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LONDON.
They write from Berlin, That his Prussian Majesty spends great Part of his Time in seeing his Troops perform their Exercise; that Numbers of Horses for remounting the Cavalry, arrive every Day at Potsdam, and such of them as are not of a proper Height are rejected; and that the Prince of Saxe-Gotha, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Hessian Service, and Brother to the Princess of Wales, repaired to Potsdam to pay his Respects to the King, who received him very graciously.
Her Majesty is making a Collection of the most valuable Manuscripts, &c. in Europe, in order to have them placed in her new Library in St James's Park.
They write from Shrewsbury, that a Child of 3 Years old was lately cut for the Stone, by Mr. Richard Pryce, Surgeon in that Town, the Stone exceeding the largest Nutmeg; and in Three Weeks Time, the Child was so well as to play with other Children, to the great Joy of the Inhabitants of those Parts, that there is one among them, that can assist Mankind that are afflicted with that miserable Distemper.
They write from Berlin, That his Prussian Majesty spends great Part of his Time in seeing his Troops perform their Exercise; that Numbers of Horses for remounting the Cavalry, arrive every Day at Potsdam, and such of them as are not of a proper Height are rejected; and that the Prince of Saxe-Gotha, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Hessian Service, and Brother to the Princess of Wales, repaired to Potsdam to pay his Respects to the King, who received him very graciously.
Her Majesty is making a Collection of the most valuable Manuscripts, &c. in Europe, in order to have them placed in her new Library in St James's Park.
They write from Shrewsbury, that a Child of 3 Years old was lately cut for the Stone, by Mr. Richard Pryce, Surgeon in that Town, the Stone exceeding the largest Nutmeg; and in Three Weeks Time, the Child was so well as to play with other Children, to the great Joy of the Inhabitants of those Parts, that there is one among them, that can assist Mankind that are afflicted with that miserable Distemper.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
Court News
What keywords are associated?
Prussian Troops
Cavalry Remounts
Potsdam Exercises
Prince Saxe Gotha
Royal Reception
What entities or persons were involved?
His Prussian Majesty
Prince Of Saxe Gotha
Where did it happen?
Potsdam
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Potsdam
Key Persons
His Prussian Majesty
Prince Of Saxe Gotha
Event Details
His Prussian Majesty spends great part of his time seeing his troops perform their exercise. Numbers of horses for remounting the cavalry arrive daily at Potsdam, with unsuitable ones rejected. The Prince of Saxe-Gotha, a lieutenant colonel in the Hessian service and brother to the Princess of Wales, visited Potsdam to pay respects to the King, who received him graciously.