According to Danckwardt, he had replied to the second letter, that even if he had been offered 300,000 ducats, he would rather have blown the fortress up, than abandoning it for money.
Ifølge Danckwardt skal han have svaret på det andet brev, at selvom han var blevet tilbudt 300.000 så skulle han hellere have sprængt fæstningen i luften, end opgivet den for penge.