I have told you, that the Pleasures of the Court of _Brussels_ are not very gay, and I’ll assure you those of the City are much of the same dull Taste. There’s a very fine Theatre here, but the Comedy acted on it is horrible. The Assemblies here are very melancholy, and will be more so when the Countess _de Visconti_ is gone, since, were it not for that Lady, there would be no such Pleasures here. Whoever saw _Brussels_ in the Time of the War, and sees it now, scarce knows the Place again. Every thing falls to decay, and it has hardly any Trade stirring, but in Lace, Camblets and Tapestry; the Fabric of which is, indeed, brought to very great Perfection. _Lenir_’s Manufacture of Tapestry excels all the rest for the Beauty of its Colours, and he furnishes _England_ and _Italy_ with it. _Devos_, who works for _Germany_, made the fine Tapestry of Prince _Eugene_ of _Savoy_, and the History of _Charles_ V. for the Emperor _Charles_ VI. _Vermillon_ sends a great many of his Works to _Portugal_, _France_, and _Muscovy_. _Van der Borg_ the Son has lately made a fine Piece of Tapestry for the Archduchess, representing the _Israelites_ worshipping the Golden Calf, and _Moses_ receiving the Tables of the Law. The Father of _Van der Borg_, who is as good a Workman as the Son, has made magnificent Tapestries for the Chamber of the States, which represent the joyful Entry of _Philip the Fair_, Duke of _Brabant_. They are in the Town-house, and worth seeing. Here lives the Marshal _de Zumjungen_, who commands the Emperor’s Troops in this Country. He is a Person of very great Merit, and has been raised by his Valour and Services to the chief Military Employments[85]. He is descended of an ancient _Patrician_ Family of _Francfort_, and professes the _Lutheran_ Religion. He was at first but a common Soldier, and has gone thro’ all the Degrees of Preferment. He is a General of very great Experience, and is very well beloved by the Officers. He makes Foreigners very welcome, and lives very handsomely, without being at extraordinary Expence. The Governor of _Brussels_ is the Marshal _de Wrangel_, a venerable old Man, and much respected. He is a _Sweed_, and, like M. _de Zumjungen_, has gone thro’ all the Military Employments from a Dragoon. He is not very rich, but lives handsomely upon what he has, and always keeps a very good Table. The Prince _de Rubempré_ is of the Family of _Merode_, one of the most distinguished in the _Netherlands_. He is Master of the Horse to the Archduchess, and Knight of the Golden Fleece, a very courteous Nobleman, and one of the richest in the _Low Countries_.