Schilderung des Hetzamphitheaters in einem Brief vom 11. März 1776:

Let me describe it in a little more detail, for from this you will be able to draw conclusions about the taste of a part of the populace. The amphitheatre is built of wood and has three storeys. In the middle is a covered water pit or basin. Beside this is a tall tree which … the attendants can climb to save themselves in an emergency. … All around there are twenty-one trap-doors, and three large main gates; from the former emerge the animals, and from the latter the oxen and the dogs. One mounts via very narrow steps, takes a box or sits in the round, where one thinks to have the best view of the contest. On the second floor sits a troop of soldiers, all dressed in red coats, who are obliged to entertain the spectators with wretched music (called ‘Turkish’) until the spectacle starts. … I was all eyes to see the first beast spoiling for a fight – and what was it? A scrawny, emaciated Hungarian ox. … The dogs tore at the ox’s ears pitifully, the poor beast roared in pain almost a quarter of an hour, until at last the attendants looped a rope around his horns, released him and led him back. After that a dancing bear appeared …. Throughout spectacle I noted various expressions and grimaces on peoples’ faces. … Even the gentler sex watched in greedy anticipation for the poor animals to be torn to pieces. … So, now you have a good idea of the whole thing here …