Colombeia
strangers prevailed thro' the whole they seemed to be sociable amongst themselves, but not the least of it to us we were not presented to a single person, not even to the lady of the house—immediately after dinner we took our departure, with no favourable idea of the politeness and civility of the Prussian mercantile character in the militaryline great gentility prevails in the evening had my profile taken strolled in the promenade and supped with our friends.
8th.
On the 8th. Breakfasted at six went to the fieldattended the manoeuvres of 4000 men under General Moelendorf—the governor of this place the troops are superior to panegeric—they marched in platoons from the town to their ground on the word, the line was formed with the greatest perfection—they advanced in line advanced by platoon firing, then by regiment, and finally, on a supposition of being pressed by cavalry, they gave ground, retiring in eight detached lines of 500, each, in such a manner as to perfectly cover each other each line when it faced and marched had the flanks led by a pla
toon
hacia los forasteros prevaleció en todo momento; eran sociables entre sí, pero de ningún modo hacia nosotros. No fuimos presentados a nadie, ni siquiera a la dueña de la casa. Nos despedimos inmediatamente después del almuerzo, sin tener una favorable idea de la educación y cortesía de las personalidades mercantiles prusianas. Del lado militar predomina una gran amabilidad. Por la tarde me hicieron el perfil; deambulamos por el paseo y cenamos con nuestros amigos.
8 de septiembre.
El día 8 desayunamos a las seis, fuimos al campo y asistimos a las maniobras de 4.000 hombres bajo el mando del General Moellendorf, Gobernador de este lugar. Las tropas son superiores a todo panegírico; desfilaron por secciones desde la ciudad hasta su posición.