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Foreign News
January 30, 1761
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Prussian King Frederick thanks M. Verelst, envoy from the States-General, for his intercession that helped preserve Berlin and its inhabitants from enemy cruelties during the city's recent capture.
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Leipzig, (in the Upper Saxony.) October 25.
M. Verelst, Envoy Extraordinary from the States-General to the Court of Berlin, who was in that City at the Time of its being taken, at whose Intercession it was in a great Measure preserved, has received the following Letter of Thanks from his Prussian Majesty,
"Monsieur de Verelst,
Though I have been informed of your kind Offices during the Disaster which lately happened to my good City of Berlin, only by vogue and uncertain Reports, yet as these acquaint me that you have been the Means of preserving the Inhabitants from the Hardships and Cruelties the Enemy intended to inflict upon them; I cannot help returning you my Thanks immediately, and letting you know how sensible I am of the Humanity you discovered on this Occasion. I assure you it will ever be fixed in my Memory, and that upon all Occasions which may offer, I shall make it my Business to shew the high Sense I have of the Obligation. I pray God, Monsieur de Verelst, to take you under his Holy Protection.
FREDERICK."
M. Verelst, Envoy Extraordinary from the States-General to the Court of Berlin, who was in that City at the Time of its being taken, at whose Intercession it was in a great Measure preserved, has received the following Letter of Thanks from his Prussian Majesty,
"Monsieur de Verelst,
Though I have been informed of your kind Offices during the Disaster which lately happened to my good City of Berlin, only by vogue and uncertain Reports, yet as these acquaint me that you have been the Means of preserving the Inhabitants from the Hardships and Cruelties the Enemy intended to inflict upon them; I cannot help returning you my Thanks immediately, and letting you know how sensible I am of the Humanity you discovered on this Occasion. I assure you it will ever be fixed in my Memory, and that upon all Occasions which may offer, I shall make it my Business to shew the high Sense I have of the Obligation. I pray God, Monsieur de Verelst, to take you under his Holy Protection.
FREDERICK."
What sub-type of article is it?
Diplomatic
What keywords are associated?
Berlin Capture
Prussian Thanks
Dutch Envoy
Verelst Intercession
What entities or persons were involved?
M. Verelst
Frederick
Where did it happen?
Berlin
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Berlin
Event Date
Lately Before October 25
Key Persons
M. Verelst
Frederick
Outcome
berlin preserved in a great measure from hardships and cruelties intended by the enemy
Event Details
M. Verelst, present in Berlin during its capture, interceded to preserve the city and its inhabitants; he received a letter of thanks from Prussian King Frederick acknowledging his humanitarian efforts.