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A90074 News from Braband:, or, An account of divers passages at the siege of Mons. Brussels, April 1. N.S. 1691. 1691 (1691) Wing N950A; ESTC R180923 863 1

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News from Braband Or An Account of divers Passages at the Siege of Mons. Brussels April 1. N. S. 1691. YEsterday the whole Leagure of the Confederates did stand in a full Batallion at Hall expecting that by His Majesty of Great-Britain they might be Rendezvouzed 'T is said His Majesty is expected to be here to Morrow in the Leagure and with the same to break up the next day following There is great Courage and more than ordinar● Audacity to be seen as well in all the Officers as common Souldiers every one of them being very Willing and Resolute to meet and stair the French in the face At Mons there is a very sharp Handling for the Besieged within have with their Canons made an unspeakable damnage on the Enemies Batteries of the which one is altogether rendred useless and likewise by their Outfall within two days did make a great ruine in the Enemies Works and did kill a great number of the French of the which as it is said there are many great and principal Courtiers and with small or little loss returned again to the City The French King is very busie to block up and strengthen all the Passages whereby any Succour might be brought to the Town and has strongly compassed them with Bulwarks and Pallisadoes Yesterday the French with 18000 Men did Storm upon the great Horn-work but they within did Defend themselves so Manfully and Resisted the French so wisely that the place did look rather like a Murdering than a Fencing place and after the French had lost about 8 or 9000 were forc'd over Head over Tail to Run and Fly leaving the Victory and Blessing to the Besieged And after the Besieged had Obtained this blessed Victory then several Hundreds of the Garrison with very many of the Burgesses and free young Men made a Sally out and with great Courage did fall on the Enemy at St. Peter's Mill Beat out the Enemy and recovered the Post which they now possess Without doubt His Majesty of Great-Britain will be this day in this Town for several of his Followers and Domesticks are already arrived here The Governour of Mons by a Missive to His Majesty of Great-Britain has signified Him that the City is very well provided with all things necessary and that the Courage of the Inhabitants is rather Augmented than Diminished and that His Majesty needed not to be too hasty for till 14 Days he stood in need of nothing Edinburgh Re-printed in the Year 1691.