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A90076 News from Germanie. Wherein is also related, how the emperours brother Arch-duke Leopold-William hath proceeded according to martiall law against those regiments that ran away in the late battell fought betwixt him and the Swedish generall Torstensohn, near Leipzigk the 23. of October last, 1642. 1642 (1642) Wing N959; Thomason E129_27; ESTC R16791 3,030 8

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NEWS FROM GERMANIE Wherein is also related how the Emperours Brother Arch-Duke Leopold-William Hath proceeded according to Martiall Law against those Regiments that ran away in the late Battell fought betwixt him and the Swedish Generall Torstensohn Near Leipzigk the 23. of October last 1642. December the 10 th Printed in the year 1642. Ersurd the 13.23 of November 1642. WE can heare no certain news how it stands with the Citie of Leipzigk only this we understand That the Besieged are now very quiet and shoot but little out of the Town they expected the Duke of Saxonies resolution Meane while the Swedish Generall Torstensohn hath removed his head-quarter from Steteritz into the Suburbs before St. Peters Gate and first of all shot with his Canons such breaches through the great steeple in the Castle and spoiled the same so much that the besieged can make no more use of it afterwards over against the two water-works he caused a very deep ditch to be digged against the great outworke neer the Castle and some demy-Canons to be planted very deep into the earth levell to the ground of the Castle Moat if he brings it to passe then the chiefest place of the Citie is lost there are likewise three Mines more made ready insomuch that the said Citie is in great danger The Swedish Cavallery lyes enquartered all along in the way towards Bohemia Assoon as Leipzigk is surrendred it is thought they will march that way The Weymarish Army is arrived about Halberstat to expell out of the sayd Citie and Bishoprick the new levyed Imperiall Troops and then to joyn with the Swedish Generall Major Coningsmarck The new levyed Imperiall Troops under Colonell Pentzen and Colonell Bothen which were routed lately by the Swedes in Luneburgland having recollected themselves again had order to march towards Magdeburg but not far by the custome Sconce there they were surprized again by a Swedish party and totally ruinated From the Swedish Camp before Leipzigk the 16.26 of November THe Siege before the Citie and Castle of Leipzigk is yet seriously continued the 7.17 and the 8.18 of this instant Generall Torstensohn made above 500. Canon-shots against the great steeple in the Castle so that the besieged made but a volly shot out of the Steeple and afterwards let down their Canons from the same the 9.19 and 10.20 of this instant they played again fiercely with their Canons against the Castle and into the Citie and battered down the stairs in the Castle steeple they flang also divers divers Granadoes into it especially one great one which fell into the Storehouse neare the Castle hard by Peters steeple which took such effect that the whole roofe of the house was taken off by it Mean while the Swedes continued in approaching towards the Citie and came to the very Moats of the same Whereupon the 11.12 of this instant a new Battery was raised Cannons planted upon it and the Walls battered whereby a great part of the Wall fell into the Moatt and fill'd up a great part of it the 12.22 dito he besieged viewed the breach in the Wall and about 10. of the clock at Noon sallied out unawares with a reasonable strength surprized and slew two Captains and two Lievtenants together with some few common souldiers nailed six Peeces of Ordnance standing upon the sayd Battery fired the Gunpowder and Watch-houses chased the Gunners from the Battery and afterwards retired into the Citie again the seventh Peece of ordnance that stood on the same battery they took not so much time to nayl it out of the two Peeces the nayls were presently taken again out of which the Swedes played into the Citiy out of the other four Peeces the nayls were likewise taken again and the same likewise used again against the Citie the same day about four of the clock in the Evening the besieged ventured again sallied out again through the same Breach where the wall was battered down fired the shelters and Cannon baskets near the battery and the powder upon it but they were beaten back again with the losse of many men that were both slain and taken prisoners and the same day the besieged undertook to shoot with Muskets and double Muskets out of the breach of the Castle steeple but they were presently hindered in their designe by the Swedish Cannons The 13.23 dito the Swedes begun to shoot a breach not far from the Castle hard by the Water-worke and continued the shooting all the next day long and spared no labour with approaching undermining and battering and cut off all the Mills from the besieged and the River of Pleisse flowing heretofore thorow the city they led another way and being the Swedes understood by the prisoners That about 1200 Imperiall souldiers fled in the last Battell into the city and that they have armed all young Trades-men and being the Swedes perceive also That the besieged intend to defend themselves to the last man and to expect the extremities wherefore the Swedes make all manner of preparations for a generall assault which the besieged are every day to expect the Swedes have planted yet 12 Cannons close to the wall to force thereby the yeelding of the city horses and cattell are sold very cheap in the Swedish Camp all the country thereabouts is wholly ruinated the Weymarish Army is arrived within two hours going from the Swedish Camp assoon as they are arrived in the Camp a generall Assault shall be given if Leipzigk doth not come to an Agreement Prague the 19.29 of Nov. From Rockezan the 16.26 of this instant we are certified That Arch-Duke Leopold William hath summoned to appear before him there the Piccolominish Pompeijch Bucheimish and Maudloish Regiments Assoon as they were come into the Town he caused the Gates to be guarded with a 1000 Muskettiers and 3 other Regiments arrested the 4 Lievtenant-colonells and signified unto them their faults Unto the Serjeant-Majors Captains of Horse and all other Officers he read likewise their sentence and thereupon caused them to be beheaded but the Corporalls and other Officers together with the tenth man of the ordinary horse-men to be hanged the rest he declared for Rebells made them a free Price caused the Generall Provost to tear off their Colours from the Standards before their eyes and to break the Standards in pieces From Alsatia the 18.28 of Nov. Generall Major Erluch Governour of Bryssack hath fetched from Hohenwiel 2 Demi-cannons and 4 Quarter-cannons wherewith he intends to march towards Zell or Villingen some write That Lievtenant-colonell Rosa with the Avantguard hath begird already Dudlingen wherein lie 100 Imperiall Horse and 50 Muskettiers At Stutgurt and Eslingen fell the 15.25 of this instant betwixt twelve and one of the clock at Noon an unusuall rain the water that was taken up in Vessels was like unto the colour of flesh notwithstanding any linnen cloth being put into the same it did not colour it in the least way and in the morning strange sights of fire appeared in the Ayr Generall Major Erlach intends to put the whole country of Wirtenberg under contribution like as he hath done unto the Marquisate of Baden An extract of a Letter from Franckford the 21 of Nov. the 1 Dec. The Arch-Duke Leopold William is at Pilsen appointing Quarters for his Horse-men and being at Rockezan in Behomia caused one of those Regiments that they say did run away in the last Battell to be put in order upon the Market-place of the Town and so environed them all about with other Horse-men and Muskettiers then caused their Cornets to be taken from them and all the Officers light from their horses and committed them as prisoners to the Generall Provost after this caused likewise all the ordinary Horse-men likewise to alight from off their horses and lay down their Arms all which together with their horses he hath given to other Regiments and pronounced sentence That all the Officers should be hanged and the ordinary Horse-men shall cast Dice and the tenth man shall likewise be hanged and the rest he declared Knaves and Rogues and that they shall be sent as slaves perpetually to work in the Fortifications of Hungaria all which hath been done the next day 14 Officers hanged and two shot to death which is a great example to all souldiers the Lievtenant-colonell and Major of the Regiment have been sent for Prague where their Colonell is whose name is Maudlo in prison where they will likewise be punished and many others of the other 3 Regiments but I believe not so severely as this Regiment for the like hath not been done these many yeers At this instant we understand of the Agent of the Bishop of Wurtsburg That the city of Leipzigk hath agreed with the Swedes to give 200000 Rixdallers for the plundering and take in one Regiment for Garrison The truth we shall know this afternoon by the Letters FINIS