90 PHEASANTS 



partridges and about 80 pheasants. I calculated 

 that at least 3000 shots were fired by the whole 

 party. Nine hundred and thirty peasants and 

 keepers were employed in this chasse, allowed to 

 be the finest thing of the sort given in Germany. 

 The signals for beginning, for notifying the arrival 

 of the Princess, and for dinner, were all made by 

 a field piece brought for that purpose. Waggons 

 were posted in our rear to carry off the game, 

 which I understood was sold at market. 



Upon the whole, it was for novelty and mag- 

 nificence one of the finest sights that I ever beheld, 

 tho' in point of sport it was little inferior to a 

 butchery. The following is the Official Return 

 given in of this day's chasse, and forwarded by 

 the Prince to all who were present at it : 



17xH OCTOBER 1799 



Killed on the spot 



Hares 197 



Pheasants .... 674 



Partridges .... 4 



Woodcocks .... 2 



Total . 877 



Found after it was over 



Hares 5 



Pheasants .... 40 



Partridges .... 2 



Total 47 



