The Confessions of the Celebrated Countess of Lichtenau, Late Mrs. Rietz: Now Confined in the Fortress of Gloglau as a State-prisonerHusen, Heinrich
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The Confessions of the Celebrated Countess of Lichtenau, Late Mrs. Rietz: Now Confined in the Fortress of Gloglau as a State-prisoner
Husen, Heinrich
Lichtenau, Wilhelmine Enke, Gräfin Lichtenau, 1752-1820; Prussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick William II, 1786-1797 -- Biography
Get my palace ready, for I shall set off for Berlin before the K--g.
He goes to South Prussia, and returns to Berlin by the way of Silesia;
L--sini and B--werder are his only attendants. There must have arrived
very important dispatches from Petersburg, for the cabinet is busy
without interruption. The K--g has this day signified, both to the army
and the different foreign ministers who are present at head-quarters,
that he means to leave the army on the Rhine, and to repair to South
Prussia. The Prince of Nassau has already waited on me several times,
and yesterday made me a present of a magnificent cloke, of the most
exquisite Russian fur.
* * * * *
A series of letters follow, very little interesting; such as
thoughts on the journey to Pisa, of the usual cast; a project for
marrying the Countess of the Mark, her daughter; letters to du Bosk,
Bauman, Wollner, Amelang, Schmidts, Rietz, Guldling, Granfort, &c.;
forged cabinet-papers, cypher-writing, and chemical receipts; some
Italian directions to use the aqua toffana, and other poisonous
preparations; love-letters from several fools, among which there is
even a _déclaration d’amour_ of the Prince of W----k, from Pyrmont;
intercepted letters, directed partly to the K--g and his ministers,
partly to other Sovereigns and great men; a project of a loan for the
K--g, to which, likewise, belong the shares in the administration of
the tobacco, that unfortunately miscarried; twelve blanks, with the
signature of the K--g and the cabinet-seal.
* * * * *
Pray, dear A----, enquire who has had the audacity to destroy my fine
furniture at Charlottenburg, and to throw all my plate into the Spree,
whilst I attended at the marriage of the hereditary Prince L----is.
You may well be surprised to hear of my being at Court; but who could
refuse the Countess of Lichtenau? I have a notion that the outrage has
been committed by officers, who were countenanced by the h----y P----,
for otherwise, how could the guard at the palace have permitted it,
without giving the alarm? The K--g has promised me satisfaction, and
the scoundrels shall run the gauntlet. May those female fools burst
with spite! I don’t care; the K--g is mine for ever!
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