The writer reports that the King of Prussia is inviting eighteen families of watchmakers from Geneva to relocate, offering them free accommodation and apprenticeships. He laments that these families, mostly of French origin, are leaving their homeland, but expresses hope that they will prosper in their new circumstances. He also expresses scepticism about rumours of a recent naval battle against the Turks and describes a visit by serfs belonging to the clergy of St Claude, who are reportedly mistreated.