suspected and talked off by severals little to his Commendation The defending of Londonderry so long by a meer Rable of undisciplin'd Men a few Gentlemen and Officers exceepted against a powerful Army of Train'd Men well furnished with all Warlike Engines Seige of Derry and other Provisions needful for such an undertaking and under the Command of skilful Generals and other Officers both French and Irish as it was matter of Admiration in this Age so it will seem altogether incredible by our posterity However it was resolutly defended by the good conduct of Collonel Henry Baker and after his Death by Collonel Mitchâ—iburn assisted by Mr. Walker a Minister who had the oversight and distribution of the Stores and who was afterward killed at the Battle of Boyn closs by the Duke of Shomberg and who before his death wrote a narrative of the Seige of Darry but there was onâ— written after by one Mr. John Mckeâ—zie a Mimster Six thousand Irish beaten by two thousand Iâ—â—skilliners Major General Maeharty taken Prisoner allowed generally to be more true and impartial that the other On the 30 of July the very day before the relief of Darâ—y about two thousand of the Iniskillineâ—s encountered Six thousand of the Irish commanded by Major General Mâ—kartie at a place called Newtounbutler routed them killed and drowned near three thousand of them and took Mekarty priâ—oner losing only twenty Men and about fifty wounded SECT 4. Sect. 4 This Summer the King ordered the raising of Eigâ—teen Regiments of Foot and Five of Horse for the Irish Service Duke of Shomberg Lands in Ireland And on the 13. of August The Dâ—ke of Shomberg Landed at Carrickfergus with those Men being about Ten thousand Horse and Foot On the 20. the Duke marched several Regiments towards Carrickfergus from Belfast to which place he had marched next day after his Landing and presently drawing the Trenches and raising some Batteries Takes Câ—â— rick serguâ— he played furiously upon the Town which so terrisied Mackarty-more the Governour as on the 26 he parlyed and agreed to march out with Arms and some Baggage Presently after this The Duke began his March to wards Dundalk Matches to Dundalk ordering the Train to be shipped and carryed about to the Bay of Carlinsoâ—ra eight Miles from Dundalk He Eucamped at Dundalk the 3. of September the Irish Army being Twenty thousand lay at Drogheda King James offers Battle On the 20th of September The Irish Army drew near Dundalk and on the 21. they drew all out Horse and Foot advanced the Standart Royal and approached toward the Dukes out-works Whereupon he ordered all to stand to their Arms but kept his Camp and made no advance towards the Enemy Reteirs who after a bravado for three or four Hours drew off and reteired towards Ardoe eight Miles off A Conspiracy is found out in the Army one Duâ—plâ—ssey a French Man being the cheif who with six more is hang'd and above 200 in the French Regiments being found Papists were disarmed and sent under a Guard to England Five thousand Iriâ—h defeated On the 27. of Sâ—ptember Collonel Lloyd with a thousand Iniâ—killâ—ners defeated five thousand Irish marching to Sligo Killed Seven hundred took Killie the Commander and Fourty other officers and eight thousand Cattle and all with the loss of fourteen Men. But within a short while after both Stiâ—o and Jamestoun fell into the hands of the Irish which loss was inconsiderable to the English being compared with the great Mortality that ensued in the Camp There dyed Sir Edward Deering Collonel Herry Wharton Sir Thomas Gower Captain Hungersooâ—a Mortality in â—he English Army and a great many moe brave Officers and of the Souldiers a thousand seven hundred dyed at Dunâ—alk 1970 Sick were shipt off to Belfast most of whom dyed on Shipboard and in short near one half of the Army which came from England Flanders dyed before February SECT 5. Sect. 5 The Confederaâ—e Army this Year in Flanders was commanded by â—rince Waâ—deck as was the French Army by Mareshal de Humtere between whom happened no considerable Action this Campaign French defeated at Forge Only on the 25. of August the Armies lying near to one another the Mareshal sent out a party to attack the â—rinces Foragers near the Village of Forge hereon ensued a sharp skirmish which lasted for some Hours Recruits coming in on both sides to the parties engaged at first at last the French râ—teired in great haste leaving their Cannon and near two thousand Killed and Wounded on the other side were Slain about three hundred and Leivtennent Collonel Grahame Keyseâ—wart taken by Brandenburg In Germany the Armies were early in the Feild on both sides In June Keyserwart in the Dutchy of Cleve is beseiged by Brandenburg and on the 29. it was surrendered on Honourable Conditions leaving in the Town Fifty eight peices of Cannon and Two Mortars Menta taken be the Duke of Lorrain In June the Duke of Lorrain with Twenty thousand Men. layes Seige to Menâ—z which was carryed on with a great deal of Courage and Slaughter of many Men on both sides till the 11. of September on which day the French marched out of it with Drums beating Cullors flying Six peices of Cannon and Two Mortars The modest computation of loss to the Germans make it above Six thousand amongst whom were Four Princes and the French lost Five thousand besides the Wounded about Six thousand marching out of the Town That Summer the French miserably ravaged the Palatinate and on the 4th of August Mareshal de Duras laid seidge to Hesà elberg and making one attack only wherein he lost 400 Men he retreated toward Philipsburg and a little while after he attackt Brushal and carryed it On the 25th of July the Marquess de Bouslers Cocheim taken by Bousleâ— sell in into the Electorate of Trâ—ves with Fire and Sword and marching to Cocheim he attackt it with great sury where being stoutly resisted for a while at last took it by Storm putting to the Sword Man Woman and Child but the fury being a little over Quarters was given to about three hundred Bonne taken by Brandenburg In July the Elector of Brandenburg laid seidge to Bonne but several things interveening retarded his progress till the 27. of September on which day the Dake of Lorrun came to him after which the Town was so hotly plyed as Baron de Hasstield the Governour fearing taking of the Town by Storm he Capitulate and on the 12 of October Surrendered leaving all his Cannon and Provisions as also all Count Mainard of Shombergs Baggage which the French had basely seized on a little before SECT 6. Sect. 6 The Emperour having employed the Duke of Lorrain Germany this Year in service on the Rhine he give the chief command of the Army in Hungary to Prince Lewis of Baden who well deserved it and as well managed
a recompence laid a design to reconcile the Emperour and France But all his endeavours could never bring the Emperour to relinquish the Allyance he had so solemnly entered into and so the project fell to the Ground Elector Palatine dyes This Year dyed the Elector Palatine in a good Old Age. The Princess of Portugal dyed also this same which we will conclude with some Remarks on five considerable Battles fought in cach of which there was something worth particular observation viz. The First in Transilvania where Treachery contributed as much to the Victory as Valour The Second In Flanders wherein Surprize had a great share The Third At Sea where only Number got the Advantage The Fourth In Ireland where Fortune declared in favour of true Merit and Prowess The Fifth In Savoy where want of good intelligence gave the Victory to the French CHAP. XVI Anno 1691. SECT 1. Now we come to the Year 1691 in the beginning whereof Congress at Hague King Williams there was at the Hague a famous Congress of the Confederats Thither came the King of great Britâ—ain who in an excellent speech to the Princes and all other concern'd Speech to the Pruncee encouraged and exhorted them all unanimously to concurr and speedily and effectually to prosecute that great Work which they were now so deeply engaged in promising his personal presence with a considerable force to assist them in that laudable Enterprise This Generous Speech did so animate the whole Assembly as they freely and solemnly promised to follow his advice and to contribute their Endeavours to that noble End The Frencâ—â— King knowing of all this resolved to be before hand with them three Garisens in Savoy taken by Catinat and in March he divides his formidable Army into two great Bodies one of which he sent into Savoy under the Command of Catinat who on the 13 of March invested Neice the French Fleet coming about at the same time Nice besâ—idged and lying before the City from whence he sent three Batallions who before the 26 of that Moneth took in Valla Franca St. Auspice and Mâ—ntalban all which surrendered without making any great Resistance On the 26. the Consuls of Nice most treacherously made a private Contract with Catinat for delivering up the City to him on Condition that the Citizens should not be damnified and should enjoy all their Priviledges and Immunities as formerly all which Catinat engaged to perform so as notwithstanding the Governours out most endeavours to the contrary the French got possession of the City An. 1691. that very Night but the Governour of the Castle stood our stoutly Betrayed and yeildded to Catinat till the 30. day when unhappily his Pouder Magazine took Fire and blowing up killed above five hundered of his Men so as he was forced to Capitulate and getting very Honourable Conditions he and his Men surrendered the Castle and marcht out on the 2d of Aprile The French King with the other Body of his Army formerly mentioned beseiges Mons whether he came in person on the 21 of March and the ' Trenches being presently opened he proceeded with such incessant and vigorous Application as he forced the Governour to Capitulate on the 8. of Aprile Mons yeilded to the French King being urged thereto by the Treacherous and Cowardly Inhabitants threatning if he refused to deliver both the Town and him also to the French so as he was necessitate to yeild and he and his Men marched out on the 10th of April SECT 2. Sect. 2 King William at this time made a step over to England Ireland where he gave all necessary orders for the Reduction of Ireland leaving the management thereof to Leivtenent General Ginkle and soon after he returned to Flanders to carry on the War there where we leave him and return to Ireland Both Armies there continued quiet without any great Action all the Winter and Spring In the beginning of June Ginkle Beseiged Baltimore which yeelded to him on the 10th From thence he Marched to Athlone and on the 19th his Vanâ—guard beat the Irish from several out Ditches into the English Town of Athlone on the North-East side of the Shannon and on the 20th they took it by Storm many of the Irish being killed and drowned in the River Then Bateries being planted on the 22d the Cannon and Mortars began to play on the Irish Town and the Castle The Seige was carried on with great Industrie to the 30th day The Beseiged all the while making a resolute defence Athlone taken by General Ginkle And then a General Assault was made The deepth and strength of the River together with whole vollies of great and small shot from the Castle and the Town Walls made the attempt amazingly dangerous and deserving a perpetual Memory all which difficulties the English passed through with invincible Courage and within less than an Hour made themselves Masters of the Town the Castle and all the Trenches Monsieur St. Ruth General of the Irish Army hearing of this said It was impossible for the English to attempt or pretend to take a Town and he so near with an Army to succour it But within a few dayes he found to his Greif and Ruine the English durst and could do much more for General Ginkle continuing at Athlone till the 10th of July for refreshing of his Men on the 11. Marched towards the Irish Army which was Encamped near to Aghrim and observing their posture and consulting Mackay Talmish and the rest of the General Officers resolved to give them Battle the next day which Saint Ruth understanding seemed forward enough to engage and that day made an encouraging Speech to his Army The Conclusion whereof was this He assured them of King James's loving and rewarding them of Lewis the Great his protecting them himself to lead them on of the Church to Pray for them of Saints and Angels to Carresse them and in short of their being made all Saints and Holy Mary to lay them in her bosom On Sunday the 12th of July the English Army advanced upon the Enemy but the way being rough and difficult and all the Approaches and out posts being well guarded by the Enemy the day passed away in skirmishes till near 5 Aclock and then so sowed a closs Engagement on all sides The Battle was managed by both Generals with all the Martial Policy and good Conduct Imaginable Battle of Aghrim and prosecuted with no less courage and bravery by the Souldiers this being without question the sharpest Fight that happened during the whole course of this War the Irish behaving themselves here with greater Gallantry then ever formerly and where the English Valour was extended to the greatest degree of Glory imaginable However over passing the various Actions during the Fight which were too tedious to relate here The Victory at last fell to the English The Irish râ—nted Of the Irish there were no less then
Plenipotentiaries yet they proceed on the Treaty The French Plenipotentiaries having several separat Conferences with the Embassadors of the States General gave Umbrage to the rest of the Allies Embassadors that the States were about making up a separat Peace as once formerly they had done which the States Embassadors hearing of declared aloud and with some sort of indignation that that report was unjust and false and that they might make there sincerity more apparent they oppenly disswaded the Ministers of the Allies from consenting to a Truce with the Freech which had been lately proposed by the French Ministers This giving satisfaction to rest of the Embassadors they go on in the Negotiation of the Peace Altercations about the Basis of the Treaty c. But there arose amongst them so many Disputes and Altercations about the Basis of the present Treaty and also so many intricat and thwarting overtures and propositions on all sides as took up a great deale of time before they could be composed or brought into any settlement all which were too tedious now to relate On the 20 of July The French gave in their project of Peace The Spanish Embassadors sâ—eming most to be satisfied with the Concessions of the French the Emperours least and the rest of the Allies not altogether disliking them On the 16 of August their was held an extraordinary Congress which lasted almost the whole day And not long after came the News of the taking of Barcelona by the French after one of the most vigorous Seiges that had happened almost in any former Age. This made the Spaniards very uneasy and very pressing to have the Peace signed upon the Conditions offered by France To which the French seemed rather to comply because of a Report generally spread Abroad that Sweden and Denmark threatned to denounce War against France unless they went more seriously on with the business and cut short all unnecessary difficulties This and the conferences hâ—ld between the Earl of Portland and the Mareshal de Boussiers wherein were concerted all the pretensions of the King of England so ripened and forwarded all matters as on the 20 of September the English Spanish and Dutch Pleniprotentiaries potentiaries after a long conference with those of France The Peace sign'd and having adjusted all matters in difference betwixt them mutually signed the Peace a little after Mid-night Emperors Embassadors Complain The Emperours and Empires Plenipotentiaries were in the Hall almost all the time but were so far from consenting to what was done as they required the Mediator to enter a protestation that this was a second time that a separte Peace had been concluded with France meaning that of Nimeguea for the first wherein the Emperour and Empire had been excluded and somewhat more to this purpose To which Don Bernardo de quires made so pertinent a Reply as tho it did not satisfie silenced them at that time The Articles of agreement between the 3 forementioned Confederates and the French King especially the advantagious and Honourable Terins King William made for himself and his Dominions are so extant every where and so universally known as I do not think it necessary to swell this Compend by inserting them Cessation of Arms on both sides Though the Imperialists seemed a little disatisfied with these proceedings yet they thought it the most advisible way to agree to a Cessation of Arms which was done two days after the Signing of this Treaty But before advice of this reached Prince Baden on the Rhine he had taken the Castle of Eremburg and was going to lay Seige to Kirn also But herein the Emperour was unfortunate for had the News of the Battle of Zenta come a little sooner in all probability those Powers who lately Signed the Treaty had not been so foreward till they had made the French King more compliant with the Emperours demands However passing that We come to give some account of that Memorable Battle the like whereof has not been fought in the whole course of this long and Bloody War SECT 2. Sect. 2 About the time of the Election of the King of Polaâ—â— a Rebellion broke forth in upper Huâ—gary which occasioned Prince Eugenius of Savoâ— to draw the Imperial Troops thitherward And though the head of this Hydra was quickly cut off yet the Grand Signior in person coming into the Feild on the Head of a formidable Army threatned to give life to this Monster again Prince Eugen lying with the Imperial Army a Bâ—le 〈◊〉 had intelligence on the 12 of September that the Turks had a design on Sâ—gedin and had deâ—aâ—câ—â—t out several Troops to ravage and burn all the Country about it And presently after one Captain Toben brought him word that the Turks were at Zenta and had detached a body of Horse to burn all the Countrey The Prince sends two parties of sixty Horse a peice as Scouts to make discovery and to bâ—ing him a certain account of what they could discover In the mean time the Army decamped before day and marched in twelve Columns six of Horse and six of Foot with the Artillery in the miâ—le And continued their March so all day The Hustars who were sent to from brought word that they met the Enemies Guards near Zent a Basha being taken informed the Prince That the Grandsignior had fully resolved to beseige Segedin but understanding that the Imperial Army was Decamped from Peter Waradin and was following closs at his Heels he stâ—pt at Zenta that he had laid a Bridge over the Thâ—ese which had been built at Belgrade by the advice of a French Man and brought along in Wagons intending to march in to Transilvania and Upper Hungary that the Grandsignior had passed the Bridge in Person with some Thousands of Horse that the Infantry and Baggage and a hundred peiceâ— of Cannon were on this side the River but he knew not if they would pass it or not This obliged the Prince to advance with the Caveâ—â—y and some Artillery within an Hours march of Zenta Battle of Zenta and there stayed for the Foot who being come up he drew up his Army in Battle array and advanceing near Zenta they perceived Two thousand of the Enemys Horse whereon the Prince took Three Regiments of Dragoons and two out of the 2d Line with some peices of Cannon and so advanced towards the Enemy with all the speed he could ordering the rest of the Army to follow in Battle array On the left wing he planted some Cannon which played incessantly on the Bridge as these did also on the right wing and the Army coming up the Battle began The Enemy had before them two Entâ—â—nchments besides a Barricado of waggons and all so strong as it was an Admiration how the Foot could force them which yet they did in half an hours time during which nothing could be heard or seen for Fire and Smoak on both sides The Horse advanced also to the very moat of
called a Council of War wherein he declared he was resolved to attack the Enemy the next Morning which the Duke of Shomberg disswaded but finding the King positive it was concluded and orders was given to all Men to be at their Posts and in readiness on a Minutes warning each Man to have a Green sprig in his Hatt the Enemies Sign being White-paper That Night the King Rod at 12 a Clock quite thorow the Army with Torch-light Battle of Boyne And on the next day being the 1st of July followed that Memorable and happy Battle whereof to my great satisfaction I was an Eye-witness and had better opportunity than any other to take notice of all the various passages that happened that day being tyed to no post but left at my own Liberty to Gallop to and again and to make particular observation of all occurrences my Employment and Duty at that time strickly obliging me thereto The circumstances of that Engagement were so various and numerous as a particular rehearsal would not only require a great dale of time of Writing but make my Compâ—nd swell above its proper bulk so as must referr the Reader either to such Narratives as he has formerly seen or to my Author when he comes abroad whose Information in that matter I own to be very good for he gives a very full and true account of that days proceedings and I can find nothing material wherein his Intelligence has failed except in that point relating to Leivtenent General Hamilton where he says the King asked him being then Prisoner if the Irish would Fight any more who Answered Yes an 't please Your Majesty upon my Honour I beleive they will c. Now to my certain knowledge there was no such Dialogue for when Major Cha. Butler Brother to the Duke of Ormond and I brought him to the King on his return from beating the left wing of the Enemies Horse all the King said to him was Sir I am sorry to see you there to which Hamilton made no Reply at all nor did he bow or pay the King the least Reverence but standing like a statue with an assured Countenance looked him earnestly in the Face and when the King was turning away from us I asked His Majesty what we should do with the Leivtenent General carry him up said he to my Horse-guards and order the commanding Officer to take care of him which we did accordingly and for Wounds in his Head he had none but a little scratch on his Nose which he told me he got when his Horse being killedâ— fell under him The Irish Army defeated This breif account I will only give when the Enemy were beaten from all their Posts on the River they made a Retreat of four or five Miles and indeed in better order than was expected for their Horse Marched on the Reer and still when our advanced parties came near them they made an halt faced about and with two or three small Guns they had carryed off Fired and put our Men to a stand till their Foot were got a pretty way off and then their Horse followed And I well remember that Leivtenent General Dougass was passionatly concern'd that the King would not suffer him to attack them with the Irisâ—killiners who were so furious as they would have fallen on them with their Swords or with Stones rather than fail but the King pursued them slowly contenting himself with driving them quite out of the Field and scising their Camp and all their Baggage and having followed them till Ten at Night he returned to Dewlâ—â—k and Encamped there Of the Enemy were killed a Thousand five hundred besides we know not how many were killed among Corn and in Houses Gardens and Backsidâ—s about Dewlâ—â—k of whom no certain account could be gotten And of Officers the Lords Dungan and Carlinâ—sord Sir Neal O'â—eal and many Inferiors On our side were killed about Four hundered which had not been so much noticed had not the renouned Duke of Shomberg been of the Number Duke of Shomberg killed who was unfortunatly killed on the very brink of the River presently after he had led the first Batallions through the Foord He was a Man of incomparable parts and dyed here the 81 Year of his Age Monsieur Callimâ—t Collonel of a French Regiment was killed also and was much bemoaned being a Religious good Man and an Experienced Old Souldier The King managed all Affairs that day to admiration which the very Enemy took so much notice of as they declared If the English would change Kings with them they would Fight the Battle overgain But Old England beg'd their Excuse King James fled that night to Dubline King James fled to Dubline thence to Waterford and then to France The Lady Iâ—â—connel asked what his Majesty would have to Supper said he I have got such a Breakfast as I have no great Stomack for Supper And next Morning he took Post for Waterfoord and within two days he went Aboard and so set Sail for France once again Drogheda yeilds Next day after the Battle the King rested allowing his Men some time to refresh themselves but withal sent Collonel Melonier with some Regiments to attack Drogheda which Surrendered on Articles to march out with their Baggage without Armes The King marches to Dubline The 3d. day after the Battle The King marched within two Miles of Dubline from thence he sent Leivtenent General Douglass with three Regiments of Horse two of Dragoons and ten of Foot towards Athlone Fifty Miles Northwest of Dubline where he arrived the 17 of July and presently Summond the Town but Old Collonel Grace the Governour fired a Pistol towards Douglass Leivtenent General Douglass to Athlone saying these were the Terms he was to Douglass made some attempts on the Castle which was very strong both by nature and Art but in vain for his Cannon were too small for such service and having advice that Sarsfeild was on his March towards him with Fifteen thousand Men On the 25th he marched off having lost about Thirty Men at the Town besides Three hundred lost by other Disâ—sters The King on the 11 of July marched the Army to Kâ—â—kulien Bridge Germany and so onward by easy marches to Carrick Waterfood and Duncanon Fort yeild where he arrived the 21 from thence he sent Major General Kirk with a party to Waterfoord which on the 25 the Irish Surrendered marching out with Armes and Haggage And a few days after the strong and regular Fort of Duncannon well furnished with Guns surrendered also The King goes to Dubline and returns On the 27 the King went towards Dubline in order for England but coming there he had account from England that Affairs were not so bad as he heard and feared he returned to the Camp then at Golden Bridge On the 22d of August And on the 27 he marched to Carrickae-Glâ—â—sh Douglass returns and joins the King where
particular Articles and Conditions between Spain and Savoy SECT 13. Sect. 13 The Prince Waldeck lying with the Dutch Forces at Pieton in Flanders having intelligence that the Duke of Luxemburg drew near the Sambre Flanders intending to cross the River between Namure and Charleroy in order to waste the Spanish Countreys Decamped from Pieton the 3d. of June and marched toward Fleurâ— Prince Weldick marches to Flreus or Flerus lying near the Sambre Prince Waldeck ordered off the Count of Berle with a thousand five hundered Horse to observe the Enemies motion and after him the Count of Flodorp with four or five Regiments of Horse The French beat his advanced Troops and after him the Count of Webennum with another detachment The French attack Berlo who was killed on the spot and his party forced to retire to Flodorp who being oppressed with numbers was driven back to Webennum where rallying they put a stop to the Enemy And so they all retreated to the Body of the Army which was by this time drawn up in Battle Aray The States Army consisted of about Twenty five thousand whom the Prince drew up in two Lines But the French were above Fourty thousand so as Luxemburg formed his Army in 3 Lines which was great odds The Armies advanceing and engaging â—â—ux â—â—beâ—g attacked first the left wing of the Princes Army Battle oâ— Florui observing them to be the weakest who received them with great Courage driving back the French Horse who assaulted them on their Infantry But fresh Batallions of French coming up the Dutch quite tired with the Brunts they had already sustained were forced to give ground The Princes Right wing engageing with the Enemy routed them several times and General Dupuy had gaâ—â—â—d ten of their Cannon but the French being still relieved with fresh Batallions the Dutch Cavalry were so dispersed and broke as they could never be rallyed again which has brought on them the bad Character of being the worst Horse in the Confederates Army but the Infantry stood stoutly to it chough aâ—andoned by their Horse suffering the French Squadrons to come up within Pistol shot and then let fly with such a sleddy aim that the whole Squadron seemed to sink altogether into the Ground And this they did so often as at last they laughed at their Enemies crying out Let them come on we wiâ—â— give them their Belly full on 't And the French were so dash't with the Execution done upon them Waldeck retreaâ—s as they durst no more attack them but suffered them to retreat in good order without pursueing them Luxemburg said It was fit for Prince Waldeck to remember the French Horse and for himself never to forget the Dutch Infantry The Battle was Bloody on both sides The Dutch owning they lost four thousand six hundred upon the place Loss on â—â—â—n sides computed a great many Wounded and near Three thousand Prisoners taken besides a part of their Cannon amongst the slain were the Prince of Saxâ—n Masqueâ—g the Count of Sâ—rum the Count. de â—erlo one of the young Counts of Nassaw the Baron de Heide and several Colâ—onels Captains and Inferior Officers The French loss was computed to be twelve thousand killed Wounded and taken Prisoners though themselves would never own near that Number The Dutch Recruited their Army with a great dale of Celerity Count â—â—lly General of the Forces of Leige joined them on the 22d of July with Ten thousand Men And soon after the Elector of Brandenburg jâ—ined them with his Forces which made up the Army to Fifty five thousand strong Luxemburg Recruited his Army also very speedily yet there was no more Ac tion this Campaign in Fâ—anders And so we will take notice how things went in Germany SECT 14. Sect. 14 The Emperour moves the Electoral Colledge to make his Son Arch Duke Joseph Germany and King of Hungary King of the Romans which with Vnantmous Consent was agreed to Duke of Lorrain dyes and the Dauphiness On the 18th of April the Brave and Famous Duke of Lorrain dyed suddenly of a Quinzie near Lintz And within two days after dyed the Dauphiness of France The Duke of Lorrain being dead the Emperour gives the Command of the Army to the Elector of Bavaria to whom the Duke of Saxony joynes his Forces heading them himself and his two Sâ—ns Soon after the Emperial Army Marched towards Mentz The Dauphin who Commanded the French Army on the Rhine Marches with forty Thousand Mon to the plain of Strotbission on the Rhine where he Eneamped on the 16th of August designing to open a passage into Wirtemberg which project the Duke of Bavaria intended to prevent and joyning the Saxons the two Electors March straight towards the Enemy and endeavoured to eâ—â—â—â—â— him to Fight but he could not be moved 〈…〉 their endeavours to hazard a Battle And so the time was trifled away betwixt them without any memorable Action that season 2. In the begining of this year happened a dangerous Insurrection in Catalonia Insurrection in Catalonia under pretence that they were affraied of being Invaded in their Priviledges and complaining of the intolerable Impositions lying upon them hâ—lding Correspondence in the mean time with the French who promised them asistance About two Thousand of them getting into a Body seized on three or four Troops near Barcelona and Committed several outrages in the Countrey about but the Duke de villa Harmoza the Vice roy sent out some Forces which defeated them and chased them to the Mountains from thence they sent to the Duke and begged his pardon which was granted so as all seemed to be prety quiet again but soon after this they broak out again with greater force then before and tho the Duke de Noailles made all the hast he could to joyn them yet before he came the Vice roy had so thresh't and dissipated them as they were not able to make any Body to joyn the French who had no other benefite by this revolt then that they were got earlier to the field then the Spainard which gave them the opportunity of taking some Castles and small Forts But by the Moneth of August the Vice-roy having got together ten or twelve Thousand Men Marched towards them and used all means to draw them to a Battle which they declined retireing safe by the way of Rousillon King of Spain Married and so ended this Campaign without any farther Action The Court of Spain being more taken up with the Jollities of the Kings Marriage with the Princess of Newburg then with the cares and fatigues of a Campaign Piedmont 3. The Duke of Savoy having now actually ingaged with the Confederats joyns his Troops with the Milanese Forces and so makes up an Army near as strong as Monsieur Catinats and on the 17th of June he Encamped at Calalarga near to Catinat the Po being betwixt them French beaten at Carignon On the 16th of July
Count Caraffa from Buda also Segedin beseiged by General Wallis with a strong to Detatchment to lay Seige to Segedin at which place he arrived on the 5th of October but he being recalled by the Duke the Seige was carryed on by General Wallis who being reinforced by some Horse and Dragons from the Duke commanded by General Veterans carryed on the Seige resolutely the Garison making a stout resistance Veterani Defeats the Turks at Scinta Twice But hearing that the Grand Visier had detatched two thousand Turks and four thousand â—artars to relieve Segedin and that they were within four Hungarian Miles of his Camp he sends Veterani with about five thousand Men to attack them who marches that night and by break of day next Morning fell into their Camp at Scinta and routed them totally Killed many took many Prisoners and all their Baggadge But on his return to Segedin he is attackt by twelve thousand Turkish Horse and five hundered Janisaries on foot the Grand Visier himself commanding And finding it impossible to avoid fighting he attacks them with incredible courage and after an obstinate fight for two hours he routed them killed above two thousand took all their Baggadge and Cannon many fine Horses four hundered Mules and five hundered Camels all Loadned with Ammunition and Provision for the relief of Segedin Segedin yeilded which was so daunted with this defeat as it surrendered the 23. of October and this concluded the Campaign all Hungary over SECT 4. Sect. 4 This last spring the Turks were earlier in the feild than the Venetians Venetians The Captain Basha lays seige to Chialapha with ten thousand Foot and three thousand Horse The Turks beseige Chialapha the Captain General Morosim hearing of this sailed with the Fleet to Porto Vitulo and on the 30th of March landed five thousand Men who that night attackt an outpost near the Turks Camp The Seidge raised and possest themselves of the place which so frightned the Beseigers as they marched off before day but the Venetians pursued them killed five hundered and took all their Cannon And so Chialapha was relieved From Porto Vitulo the Captain General Sailed to old Navarino Old Navarino surrendered to the Captain General Morosini which surrendered June 23. from hence General Coningâ—mark marched to new Navarino and invested it and hearing the Serasquier Basha was on his march with ten thousand Turks to relieve it he left a competent number to guard the Works and on the 14th of June marched to meet him and three times endeavoured to engadge hun but the Turks retired and passing over a River posted themselves on very advantagious Ground The Serasquier Basha rooted and new Navarino surrendered Coningâ—mark being reinforced with fourteen thousand Men from the Fleet pursues passes the River attackes their Camp and after two Hours hot dispute defeats them totally kills near a thousand takes many Prisoners and all their Baggadge After this he returns to the Seige where a Bomb setting Fire in their Magazine blew up a hundered and fifty of the Garison and the Basha who commanded in it and they surrendered on the 17th of June in the Town they found sixty three peices of Cannon and much Ammunition c. Modon surrendered to the Captain General The Captain General his and Men encouraged with this good success lay seige to Modon a conside Garison in the Morea in which were three thousand men a Basha being Governour The Seige began the 22d of June and continued till the 6th of July with a great dale of Courage on both sides when the besieiged hearing nothing of the Succours which the Serasquier promised to send them Capitulated and Surrendered both the Town and Castle leaving near a hundered peices of Cannon thirteen Mortars with a great quantity of all Provisions The next place attacked by the Captain General is Napols de Romania the ancient Nauplia in which was Mustapha Basha Governour and two thousand three hundered Men the seige was laied the 14. of July and carryed on resolutely till the 29th in which time the Serasquier Basha made three several attempts on the beseigers but was still repulsed with loss losing in the last Action a thousand five hundred of his best Men and a hundered and twenty taken Prisoners Napolide-Romania surrendered the Governour despairing now of any releif and not daring to abide a general Assault which the beseigers had resolved on capitulated and surrendered much on the same terins as Modon had done This Victory occasioned a great joy in Venice that Garison being very considerale About the latter end of this Campaign Signior Cornaro Providitor-General in Dalmatta and the Prince of Parma drew together near Scalona a thousand Horse and three thousand Foot of Regular Troops and five thousand Morlaques commanded by the Chivalier Janko and march towards Sign Sign taken by storm to which they laid seige on the 23d of September which continued till the 26. only for the Beseigers having in two dayes made a considerable breach on the third made a general Assault and took the place by Storm putting all to the Sword save some few Women and Children the taking of this made the Venetians Masters of the fertile Province of Zeâ—tina SECT 5. Sect. 5 Having run through English Hungarian and Venetian Affaires this last year 1686 King of Polands expedition into Moldavia it remains to give some Account of Affairs in Poland the last year there passing without any Memorable Action The King having made Alliance Defensive and Offensive with the two Czars of Muscovy Marchces Poland in July on the Head of his Army towards Moldavia and it was the midle of August before he reached Iassi the Capital City of that Countrey Where he expected the Hospodar of Moldavia should have Joyned him as he had promised but the Hospodar had retired from lassi before the King came and sent his excuse for not Joyning him his Children being then in the Turks hands as Hostages Though the King was a litle troubled at this yeâ— he Marched on as far as Falsun where eight Thousand Tartars suddenly attacked the Van-guard of his Army and after a hot dispute for near two hours they were repulsed with the loss of eight Hundred Men as many moe prisoners being taken and one of the Cham sown standards from this the King advanced to Falxin with an intention to continue his March to Budzâ—â—ck but being informed he had great Mountains to pass over that the Towns were burnt and the forradge destroyed by the Tartars he Marched back to Iasâ— in 6 days time but the Enemy gave him no rest there vexing him with continual Allarmes at last understanding that the main Body of the Tartars Fights and defeats Sultan Nuradin Commanded by Sultan Nuradin was come near to his Camp and that a party of four Thousand Men were advanced before the main Body he sent the Court Marshal
Battle which presently began very hot on both sides The Body of the Imperial Army advancing in 2 Columns the Turks detaches against them twelve thousand Scuderbeegâ—â—'s on Horsback being a sort of people who usually run upon the hottest of the fire and Fight like mad-men in hopes of great rewards which the Sultan is wont to give them after the Battle it over these Men after they had forced the Calthropt of the Imperialists broak into the first line 2. Batalions bein constrain'd to give way to their furie but they were soon repulsed by the Imperial Horse and so the line was closed again The Fight was very feirce and pushed on with various success on both sides somtimes the one and by and by the other party having the advantage and continued so till the evening at which time Caprara's and some other fresh Reâ—gments making a furious onset the Turks were driven back to their Trenches and behind their Barricadoes The Turks retire But night coming on the Elector thought not fit to attack them in their Trenches but kept his Army on the Field of Battle in their Armes all night and early next day offered the Grand-Signior Battle again which he declined And so ended this Battle which was fought with more resolution and bravery than any in this age and seemed to be like a drawn Battle A drawn Battle the loss on both sides differing little for the Imperialists computs the Enemies loss to be four thousand and their own three thousand so granting some smal deduction for partiality the difference will not be great General Heidersheim killed in this Battle The only person of note lost by the Imperialists was the brave General Heidersheim In Croatia Count Barthiant Governour there took the strong â—astle of Vranogratz and the Fort of Tinderaw which proved good Barriers against the Incursions of the Turks which often formerly they had made that way SECT 4. Sect. 4 Of the Venetiens Venice there is not much to relate this year of any great remark Only the Basha Laberachâ— borne in the old famous Leuctra and said to be descended of the ancient Kings of Sparta abandond'd the Turks and came over to the Venetian interest Delfino active in Dalmatia he takes Duleigno In Dalmatia General Delfino laied Seige in August to Duleigno routed five thousand Turks who came to releive it and at last took the Town but the Castle being very strong held out still and the Bashâ— of Scutart attempting thâ— releif of it was â—pulsâ—d with a great slaughter yâ—â— for all this the Castle stood out so resolutely as Delfino was forced to leave it and the Town also and ravaging all the Countrey about marched safe ofâ— General Molino beats the Turks at Sea And general Molino engaged Mezzomorto the Turkish Admiral and his Fleet near Castello-roflâ— fought him a whole day and at last forced him to bear away with all the Sail he could make to the port of Seto having severals of his Ships sore shattred and six hundred of his Men killed King of Poland dies 2. On June 17 died John Sobiesks King oâ— Poland being above 70. years old 3. We have heard little of the Moscovites actions hitherto But this Campaign the Czar Peter Alâ—xowitz marched in person on the Head of a vasâ— Army and lays Seige to Asoph a place of great strength and Importance on the mouth of the Riveâ— Tanats and having defeated at Sea some Turkisâ— Vesells coming to supplie the Town with provisions he carried on the Seige so vigorously An. 1321. that the Gariâ—on almost starved were forced to surrender on Articles the 28 of July Asoph taken by the Czar of Moscoâ—â—a And next day they marchâ—d out being three thousand Turks besides Tartars â—n the Town they found 90 peice of Cannon a great deal of Ammunition but very little other provisions which hastened the surrendry of the place On the Kings return to Englanâ— which this year was somewhat sooner then ordinar He gave the Parliament an account of the Negotiation set on foot towards a General Peace telling them withal that the proper and safe way to Treat was with Sword in hand which he desired them seriously to consider and make preparations accordingly Death of the Queen Mother of Spain This year on the 7 of May dyed Mary Anne of Austria Queen Mother of Spain CHAP. XXII Anno 1697. SECT 1. Sect. 1 Now we are come to the last of these one and twenty Remarkable years And the first thing Material is the concerting of the Preliminaries Preliminaries of the Peace Signed in order to the Peace which were agreed on in Holland and Signed the 10 of February The particulars whereof I omitt being only matters of formality Reswick is agreed on by all parties to be the place of Treaty and on the 9. of May the Conferences began in which there was but a slow progress made for a while The French having made a Peace with Savoy last year made their Forces more numerous and powerful this year both in Flanders and Catalonâ—a Aeth taken by the French so as they Beseiged and in a short time reduced Aeth in the former and Beseiged Barcelona in the latter which they did not with a design to retard but rather to quicken the Spaniards pace towards a Peace so that the Conferences between their Plenipotentiaries and the Allies went on under the Mediation of the young King of Sweden whose Father Charleâ— the 11 dyed on the â—7 of April by the intervention of the Baron de Lilliearot his Embassador An. 1697. who went between the one and the other for the said purpose King of Sweden Mediator in the Peace That which Embarrassed the proceedings of the Plenipotentiaries for a while was the expectation of news all of them had from divers parts which might favour their respective Interests and by which they might take their proper measures but more especially from Poland the French being very confident that the Prince of Conti would carry that Crown while the Confederats had all their eyes turned upon Prince James But in the mean time in comes a third person whom no body dreamt of and ran away with the bone Elector of Saxony chosen King of Poland The Elector of Saxony who having with great Celerity and Secrery Concerted that project with his Imperial Majesty and having privatly reconcealed himself to the Church of Rome all of a sudden Musters up his Troops and Marches towards Silesia and the Frontiers of Poland And the next news they hear at Reswick was his being chosen King of Poland on the 26 of June by a great majority of Voices above the Prince of Conti who was also Proclaimed King by the other party tho the Expedition he made into that Countrey proved little to his or the French Kings satisfaction Saxony having gained his point before Conti's arrival Tho this news was a great Mortification to the French
the Entâ—â—nchments where they stood the Enemies Fire and charged in the same manner as the Foot which perhaps was hardly ever seen before they alighted from their Horses and passed the moat on the bodies of the slâ—in Mâ—n In the meâ—n time the Germans on the left wing cut off the Turks way to the Bridge whereon followed a most horrible slaughter A terriâ—le slaughter as well in the Trenches as upon the Bridge and a great many were drowned in the River endeavouring to escape the Sword the Germans giving no quarter no not to Basha's nor General Officers though they offâ—red grâ—at ransoms for their Lives so eagâ—â— the Souldâ—ers were on Hood from whence it came to pass so few were taken â—â—isoners The Night put an end to the Battle The gallant Conduct of the Officers and the Courage of the Soldier cannot be express nor sufficiently praised But above all the great skill and dexterity of Prince Engenius is to be highly extolled who being far inferior to the Enemy in number was so critically watchful of his opportunity falling upon them whilst divided so as the one part could not relieve the other The Grandsignior fled in great consternation to Temeswaer being pursued thither by a Body of Horse within half a Mile of the Town A great many were killed in the next dayes pursuit The computation of the slain being at last made besides the Grandvisier the Aga of the Jâ—nisaries Twenty seven Basha's and many other Officers there were said to be killed above Twenty thousand Men Grandvisier Aga and 27 Baâ—ha's killed and Ten or Twelve thousand drowned in the Thyâ—sse Six thousand Wounded and but few taken â—risoners In the Camp they got the Grandsigniors Tent and all the rest 160 peices of Cannon 5â—0 Drums as many Cullors 47 pair of Ketâ—le Drums Account of Men sâ—ain a Coach with six Horses wherein were Ten Women of the Seraglio All their Baggage and Provisions 6000 Wagâ—ns loaden with Amunitiâ—n c. 6000 Camels 6000 Horses 12000 Oxen And of the Spoil with a great number of other Rich Spoiles The Grandsigniors Tâ—nt being valued at 40000 Florins Next Morning a Transilvanian Commissary brought to the â—rince the Grandsigniors Seal a curious peice of Workmanship which confirmed the Grandvisiors Death he being bound to cary the Seal always about his Neck This Victory was the more Glorious and happy to the Imperialists because they got it with the loss of so few Men as they did not so much as condescend upon a definite number The Battle was fought on the 13th of September 1697. The only unhappiness of the Imperialists was that this Victory fell so late in the year as they had not a convenient opportunity of following the blow and all they could do the short remainder of the Campaign was to make an incursion into Bosnia from whence they returned with a considerable Booty And so we shall return to make a Conclusion of the Negotiations of the Peace SECT 3. Sect. 3 About the time the late Treaty wâ—s Signed several Embassadors of the Alies Princes and States of the Empire waited upon our King at Loo where notwithstanding the Conclusion of the foresaid Treaties an Offensive and Defensive Alliance was whispered to be entered into or rather renewed between the Allies Here again the Emperours Embassadors begin to complain how they were injured by an immature Treaty To which it was Answered that it was much their own fault by delaying to put in their Complaints in time Emperors Embassadors sign the Peace whereto they had so often been advised and withal the thing being done it could not be done overagain So the Imperialists seing it in vain to complain applyed themselves to adjust the remaining points in controversie with France And after several altercations and fruitles strugles of the Imperialists at last they accorded and on the 30 of October being but 2 days before the time limited by France to accept her offers the Treaty was Signed The Protestant Princes mâ—ve for favour to the Protestants The particulars whereof if the Reader know them not or be curious to know â—e may find them as easily as these of the rest of the Confederats Towards the Conclusion of the Negotiation the Protestant Princes shewed their Zeal in moving earnestly by the Mediator that some favour should be shown and priviledges and Immunities granted to the Protestants of Strasâ—urg and other Cities of Allatia Took no Effect which belonged to the French King how the matter was managed amongst them is not well known but the motion was so little regarded as it took not the effect wish't for SECT 4. Sect. 4 My Author reflecting on the whole Negotiation and the Conclusion thereof and taking notice of the vast Concessions and Surrendre is the French King has made determines the advantages of the Peace very great on the Confederats side And so he returns to King William in Holland who stayed there till the whole work was perfected and having justly and Honourably payed off all the Forreign Troops who are now on their March towards their Respective Homes after the fatigue of this tedious War He returned to England and upon the 16 of November at the Citizens request he made his publick entry through London King William returns to England being attended by all the Men of quality in very great state And never in one day in all his Life His solemn Reception in London saw so many People and all his own Subjects And in whose affections â—e triumphed as much as ever he had done at any time over his Enemies And may he alwayes do the first and never have occasion for the second but may we long live under the benigne influence of his happy Reigne who hath rescued our Religion and Liberties out of the Jaws of Hell and Destruction has lo intrepidly fought our Battles for us And at lengh restored unto us the Comforts and Blessing of a Firm and Honourable Peace Postscript HAving given a breif account of the Articles of agreement betwixt the Emperour and his Confederates on the one part and the French King and King of Sweden c on the other Concluded at Nimeguen in Anno 1676 I thought it fit to subjoin the Heads of the Articles betwixt the King of Great Brittain c. and the French King Concluded on at Reysweck in Anno 1697 for the Readers greater satisfaction which are as follows Article I. AN universal perpetual Peace is Concluded betwixt these two Mighty Princes their Hebs and Successors and all their Subjects on both sides II. That all Acts of Hostility by Sea and Land between the saids Princes and their Subjects shall cease after the Signing of the Articles of Peace III. That an Act of Oblivion shall presently be made of all damnages mutually sustain'd by the Subjects on either part dureing the late War and no Act of Hostility to be done or offered by either Party on that account