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 In spite of all my pains and efforts, I found impossible to obtain the enjoyment of my inheritance. Those who had the administration of fortune my cousin had left me, were too powerful for me to make them relinquish their hold. the mean time, the Empress Queen gave me company of Cavalry in the regiment of Cuirassier of Cordora. This small favour was the only mitigation of all the injuries I had suffered.

Discontented with my situation, and cursing my fate, I went to join my regiment in Hungary where I proposed to wait till fortune was tired persecuting me.

In the month of March, 1754, I received news of the death of my mother, and asked the Board of War for six months leave of absence to go Dantzick, in order to concert with my brother and sister the steps necessary to be taken,  to any possessions that had been confiscated in Prussia. I obtained it: and in the month of May set off for that city, where I fell a second time the hands of the Prussians.

The people of Vienna concerned in my cousins effects, by several base schemes, and false insinuations, endeavoured to get me again into the hands of the Prussians, that they might quietly enjoy fortune which was justly my due.

My brothers and sister came to me as Dantzic in May. We passed a fortnight together, and shared my mother's fortune.

"The Baron's pleasures were short lived; Magistracy of Dantzick, intimidated or  by the King of Prussia, whose revenge was  unsatisfied, when he was on the very eve of  from their city arrested and  him into the hands of that despot: and with {{continues|"strong"