'Reichenbach will assuredly be vigilant; depend on his answering Grumkow always by the first post.' Continues;--turning his rook-bill towards Majesty now.

Same date (14th March), same time, place and bird:-- TO HIS PRUSSIAN MAJESTY (from Excellenz Reichenbach).
'...

P.S.I had closed this Letter when a person of confidence came in [the fact being, my Grumkow's Missive of instructions came in, or figuratively speaking, my Grumkow himself], and undertook to give me in a few days a thorough insight into the intrigues which are concealed under the sending of this new Minister,' Hotham, 'to Berlin; which, and how they have been concocted, he says, it will astonish me to hear.

Of all this I shall immediately inform your Majesty in a letter of my own hand; being ever eager to serve your Majesty alone.' Hotham is now fairly gone, weeks ago; concluded to be now in Berlin,--to the horror of both rooks.

Here is a croak from NOSTI:-- TO THE HERR GRUMKOW AT BERLIN.
LONDON, APRIL, 1730.