Much about this time we had a new Ceremony in our Climates. This[8] was the Erection of a Statue which the King caus’d to be set up in honor of his Father _Frederic-William_ the Great. ’Tis perfectly like that of _Lewis_ XIV. in the Square of _Vendôme_ at _Paris_. The Pedestal and Base are of white Marble. This Statue was set up _July_ 12, 1703; and the King in order to do the more Honor to the Elector his Father, caus’d the Ceremony to be perform’d with a magnificent Apparatus, in presence of the whole Court, and all the Benches of Justice. The following Year 1704 was happy to the Allies, by their Victories at _Donawert_ and _Hochstet_. The Troops that the King had sent into _Franconia_ and _Bavaria_, to the Emperor and the City of _Nuremberg_[9], which call’d for Help against the _Bavarians_, contributed not a little to the obtaining of those Victories. The King received the News of it by an Express that was dispatch’d to him from the Prince of _Anhalt_, under whose Command those Succours acted. This Express was follow’d some Days after by a second, charg’d with a Letter from Prince _Eugene_ of _Savoy_, who therein gave a sublime Encomium on the Valor of the _Prussian_ Troops. _I have been an Eye-witness, +said he in his Letter+, particularly with regard to the Infantry of the Right Wing, that all the Officers as well as the common Soldiers fought with the most intrepid Courage, and for several Hours check’d the Efforts of the Enemy, who at length not being able to resist their Bravery, and the continual Fire which they made, were put into such a Confusion, that they were oblig’d to fly with Precipitation, and to abandon the Field of Battle to us._ The Prince attributes this vigorous Action of the _Prussian_ Soldiers to the most exemplary Courage and Valor of the Prince of _Anhalt_ their Commander. _’Tis but Justice_, continu’d Prince Eugene, _to give the Prince of +Anhalt+ the Praise he has so well deserved. He hazarded his Person upon all Occasions, and not intimidated by the Danger to which he expos’d it, I always saw him at the Head of his Troops, leading them on to Battle, and encouraging them by his own Example; so that it may be said to his Honor, that he contributed the greatest Share to that Victory._ This was a Panegyric the more pleasing to the Subject of it, because it proceeded from the Mouth of a Prince, who was too great a Master of Courage to be mistaken. After the Campaign was over, my Lord _Marlborough_ came to _Berlin_, where he receiv’d all the Marks of Esteem from the King, which he could possibly have desired. Every Point that he negociated for the Operations of the Campaign was granted him, and he went away from Court highly satisfied. As soon as he was gone the Prince Royal set out for _Hanover_, from whence he went to _Holland_; and he intended to pass over to _England_, but an Event which happen’d to the Grief of him and the whole Court, oblig’d him to return to _Berlin_.