Description | Includes references to the conduct of the King of Prussia; the taking up of a deserter from the Dutch in his territories, his transport to Venlo and Monsieur D'Arnon's answer; the passage of detachments of Dutch troups [in] the last campaign through the King's territories without permission; the Prince's sending of a minister to the Pope desiring him to send him a certain French Jesuit; the nomination of the Prince of Schaffgotsch [Coagjutour]to the Archbishop of Breslaw; the nomination of the Prince of Waldeck to continue in the command of the Republics troops; news from Paris about the King's choice of the Count de St Severin to go to Breda as Plenipotentiary Minister of France; Marshall Belisle's march with his army towards Count Brown, to oblige him to repass the Varr, which will delay the departure of Count St Severin for the Congress; the arrival of the Duke of Cumberland in England; the recruitment of six Dutch Battallions in Scotland and precautions to stop hinder rebels from escaping under pretext of enlisting in the Scots Brigade; Paris, 20 January, accounts from Aix and Marseilles of the 10th of the Spanish troops, their composition and the officers of the Batallions, who have gone to Spain for recruits; the Marquis de la Mina; the relationship between France and Spain; Petersburg 13 Dec 1746 - the peace between the Turks and the Persians; news from the Russian minister in Persia about the Schach Nadir and his propositions of peace, including the promise of a Turkish princess in marriage to the youngest son of the Schach, her portion being all the frontiers places between Turkey and Persia and the delivering up of the Pretender to the throne of Persia, the liberty of Persians to visit the Tomb of Mahomet with the same privileges with the Turks; complaints against the Magistracy of Frankfurt and their taxes to defray expenses for two coronations |