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RIG.733.005
22 Feb 1733:12 (19)
Paris, Sept. 16. N.S. In this barren time of news, our news
writers have luckily fallen upon exercising the Polish
troops, the journal of which has taken up near as much
paper, as the ground whereon they encamped; but the war
being now over on that side, a retreat has been sounded, and
the forces are march'd into winter quarters, not without
being attacked in their rear by a violent shower of rain,
which did them some damage. The troops under the Prince of
Tingry in Flanders, have been no more idle than those of
Warsaw: He has given them little rest, but what is most
severe in the life of a soldier, next to taking away their
bread, he abridged them of all the usual diversions of a
camp, by suffering no gaming houses, bawdy houses, or play
houses, for the use of those men of honour.
The camp upon the Somme are better provided, have more
pleasure and less fatigue, and are allowed all the liberty
in the world of throwing away their pay as soon as they earn
it, and oftentimes before they get it. This partial
indulgence gives the Tyngrians great discontent for the
present; but it is thought that the Cardinal will set these
matters right for the time to come, and help out what has
been wanting in the General.
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