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Haydn started on his journey to England on January 19, 1794,
Salomon having brought him, under a promise to return with six
new symphonies which be was to conduct in person. This time he
travelled down the Rhine, and he had not been many days on the way
when news reached him of the death of Prince Anton Esterhazy, who
had very reluctantly given him leave of absence. On the occasion of
the first London visit Salomon had been his travelling companion;
now, feeling doubtless the encumbrance of increasing years, Haydn
took his servant and copyist, Johann Elssler, along with him.
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