A Regensburg newspaper of 8 October 1754 reported the arrival of the rhinoceros in Bielane, expecting to reach Warsaw shortly (source 7401).
Source 7401. Staats-Relation
Douwe Mout 1754. Altonaischer Mercurius, Dienstag den 8. Oktober 1754, no. 157, p. 2 No. 157 – Tuesday, 8 October 1754: 2.
Original text (German)
Das in der Welt so stark herum gereißte Rhinoceros wird nun auch ehestens daselbst eintreffen, indem sich solches schon in Bielane, eine Meile von Warschau, befindet.
English translation
The rhinoceros, which has been so widely admired throughout the world, will soon arrive there, as it is already in Bielane, a mile from Warsaw.
