Allimonde with some Dutch men of War arriv'd in the Downs 12th The King of England embark'd at Gravesend and arriv'd in Holland with a Convoy of 22 Sail of Men of War besides Fireships and Tenders 16th The General Assembly of the French Clergey met 17.18 19th The English men of War have taken several French Privateers with in these few weeks 20th Admiral Russell sailed from Cadiz towards the Coasts of Spain 30th The Mareschal de Villeroy is drawing his Army together at Leuzey between Conde Tournay and Aith June 9. The King of England arriv'd at Aerseele between Deynse and Thielt and as his Majesty pass'd through Gent the same Honours were done to him as are Customary at the Reception of a King of Spain The Elector of Bavaria left his Camp at Ninove where he had an Army of 40000 to come to wait upon the King A Party of the Allies upon the upper Rhine advanced very near Philipsburg and burnt there a Magazine of the the Enemies of 6000 Sacks of Wheat and 30000 of Oats Monsieur Cattinat the French General lies close in Dauphine Mareschal de Lorge is arriv'd at Landau where the French Army is encamp'd The Prince of Baden arriv'd in the Confederate Army on the Rhine which lies encamp'd at Gartach and is about 22000 Strong Mareschal de Lorge pass'd the Rhine with the French Army and have entrench'd themselves near Bruchsal being about 30000 Mâ—n The French Clergy gave the King but ten Millions of Livers which is not one English Million when 20 were expected from them The Mareschal de Noailles the French General is fallen sick in Catalonia and the Duke of Vendosme who Commanded in Province is sent to Catalonia to take the Command of the Army upon him The Armies in Flanders are in motion and a Body of 25000 of the Allies actually one the march to Namur 17th The Duke of Wirtemberg is marched with the Forces under his Command to invest the Fort of Kenoque where he arriv'd the same afternoon and in the Evening broke ground in order to attaque it Major General Churchil march'd with a considerable Detachment from his Majesties Camp to joyn the Duke of Wirtemburg The Lines and Reboubts were finish'd before Cazal and a Battery was raised from whence the Besiegers fir'd and did great Execution 18th The Blockade of Cazal was turn'd into a Formal Siege the Allies begin to attaque it vigorously and have already made a good progress The Grand Vizer disgrac'd and cast into Prison with all his Friends and Favorites and their Estates confiscated towards carrying on the War and the new Grand Viezr advanc'd by the Interest of the Sultana-Mother who is a young Man without any experience in Military matters and yet must command the Army under the Grand Signor who is preparing to march to Belgrade where the Sultans Palace is fitting up for his Highnesses Reception The Confederate Army upon the Rhine continues encamp'd near Gartach Steppach and Eppinghem are very advantageously posted and have fortified their Camp very strongly 19th The Troops of Hesse and Lunenburgh are on the march to joyn them when the Prince will advance towards the Enemy who have no other design than to destroy the Forage and then repass the Rhine the Forces of Munster are all coming up to the Allies Mareschal de Lorge is decamp'd from Bruchsal to Viseloch The Confederate Fleet under the Command of Admiral Russel appear'd before Toulon and took several small Vessels They detach'd 30 Men of War to Final to take in and Convoy some Spanish Soldiers thence to Catalonia The Inhabitants of Toulon and Marseilles removed their best Effects and were under great apprehensions of a Bombardment The Grand Prior Brother to the Duke of Vendosme Commands the Forces in these Parts being a Lieutenant General Mareschal de Villeroy marched with great precipitation to defend the Lines which he apprehended the Enemy design'd to force having detached 30 Squadrons to observe the Allies motions about Ipres A Brisque Action happned between the Allies and the French near Fort Kenoque many killed and wounded on both sides but the Allies entrench'd themselves and raised a Battery and fir'd upon the Enemy very warmly and were preparing two Batteries more 22d The Elector of Bavaria sent a Detachment under the Command of Brigadier Fagal to attaque 800 French who were posted on an Eminence on this side their Lines the only place from whence their works cou'd be discovered who repuls'd the French and forc'd them within their Lines 14th The Marquiss of Carmarthen sailed to the Westward with a Squadron of men of War The Garrison of Centa sallied out upon the Moors and beat them out of their Trenches and fill'd them up and kill'd a great number of them The French are at a prodigous Expence in fortifying the Coast of Province to prevent the Confederate Fleets burning their Ships and Towns The Radzians defeated a Party of Turks under the Command of the Bassa of Silestria Several Rencounters happen'd between Parties of the two Armies on the Rhine and the Hussars frequently bring in Prisoners but some of 'em going to near the French Camp were attackt by a party sent from thence and several of 'em kill'd The Forces of Hanover Zel and Wolfenbuttel being 3000 men are marching to joyn the Army commanded by Prince Lewis of Baden 23d Admiral Russel continues near the Isles of Hiores with a Fleet of 80 Sail from whence they saile to Toulon which allarmed the French who had posted 3000 Foot and 400 Horse near the Sea side and had received 24 Gallies from Marseills half maned to secure the Port the enterance whereof was likewise strengthened with Chains and Booms and Streets unpaved and the tops of houses uncovered and they had planted on Batteries 300 pieces of Canon and 34 Mortars the like care has been taken at Marseilles The Trenches are open'd before Cazal and the Batteries are finished and fired from with great fury 24th The Duke of Vendosme arrived in Catalonia and had taken upon him the Command of the French Army and had made a Review of them and found them mightily diminished by sickness and several rencounters with the Enemy and had sent to Court for a Reinforcement The Earl of Athlone marched from Lovain to joyn the Forces of Brandenburgh and Liege who are encamped near the Mehaigne 25th The French in Kenoque have 4 several times attempted to regain the Post the Allies made themselves Masters of upon their first coming before the place and were as often beat back with considerable loss They have made a new Line within the Former which cuts off Kenoque in case the Allies should open a Passage that way They have opened their Sluces which has hindred the Works Sept. 16. O. S. Lieutenant Admiral Allemonde arrived at Spithead with the Dutch men of War Bombvessels Fireships c. from Holland and joyned my Lord Berkeley 26th N. S. Mahomet Bey is returned to Tunis having rgain'd all the Places
the Algerines had taken from him and was preparing to carry the War into their Territories Monsieur Cattinat lies still having weakned his Army by great Detachments sent from thence to serve the Coasts of Province 29th O. S. My Lord Berkeley sailed with the English and Dutch men of War Bombvessels and Fireships under his command to the Coast of France 27th N. S. Two thousand Spanish Foot 500 Horse and 7000 Miquelets attackt 8 or 9000 French under the command of Mounsieur de St. Silvestre to convoy 200 Mules laden with Provisions to Castle Folet and after a Dispute of 6 hours forced the Enemy to retire in much disorder having killed many of their Men and taken all the Mules except 25 who got into the Town A Party of 600 French Horse and Foot were defeated who design'd to intercept the Allies Bread-Wagons and other Provisions coming to the Army 80 kill'd upon the place and diverse wounded 28th The King of England left the Army under the Command of the Prince de Vuademont and came with a Guard of Horse and Dragoons to Distleburg near Gent and from thence to Lovain and will joyn the Forces under the Command of the Earl of Athlone with those of â—randenburgh and Liege which are marched towards Namur as is likewise the Army commanded by the Elector of Bavaria the Siege of that place being design'd and the necessary preparations of Cannon Morters Ammunition and other Stores of War and Mouth being brought from Maestrich to Liege and Huy several thousands of Pioneers are summon'd in from the Country round about Mareschal de Lorge thought to have drawn Prince Lewis out of his strong Camp made a faint of a March but the Prince tho 10000 weaker than the French wou'd not stir and so disappointed de Lorge who return'd to his old Camp Rear Admiral Nevil arriv'd at Final with a Squadron of men of War and Transport Ships in which were embark'd 5000 Soldiers for Catalonia as also 1800 Bombs and 1600 Barrels of Powder The Elector of Saxony arriv'd at Viena and was receiv'd by the Emperor and the King of the Romans with all immaginable Honour Mareschal de Lorge fell Sick and Mareschal de Joyeuse took the Command of that Army upon him July 3d. N. S. Namur was invested by the Earl of Athlone on one side and by the Brandenburghers on the other side of the Sambre The King of England arriv'd in the Camp the same day about 5 of the Clock in the Evening the Pioneers began to work on the Lines of Circumvalation and Contravalation and lay Bridges over the Sambre and the Meuse 20 Battalions of English and Scots detach'd from the Army under the Command of Prince Vaudemont are on their march on joyn the Camp before Namur Mareschal de Boufflers threw himself into the place with several Regiments of Dragoons and commands in Chief Great numbers of Deserters come out of the Town of the Camp being Italians and Spaniards taken at the Battle of Martiglia in Piemont The Garrison consists of 19 Battalions of Foot and 8 Regiments of Dragoons 2 whereof are mounted the Horses of the rest being sent away The Marquis of Carmathen sail'd from Plymoth 1st O. S. The Fleet commanded by may Lord Berkeley arrived at Guernsey and sails to morrow towards St. Malo 7th NS The Confederate Army before Cazal consists of about 30000 men and push the Siege on with good success Prince Lewis of Badens Army decamp'd and came nearer the Enemy 8th The Duke of Savoy attaques the Town and Citidal of Cazal at the same time and hears no new of Monsiuer Cattinet whose Army is too weak to make head against him while his Forces continues on the Sea Coasts to secure them from Admiral Russel The Army before Namur consists of 90 Battalions of Foot The Horse under the Earl of Athlone are posted at Pioton 9th The Troops before Cazal are advanced within a 100 Paces of the Counterscarp of the Town their Batteries have dismounted several of the Enemies Cannon the Inhabitants murmur and would willingly capitulate the Spaniards have raised a Battery of 12 Mortars 10th The Imperial Army in Hungary is about 30000 strong and the Turkish Army at Belgrade about 20000 strong 11th The Prince of Baden having been reinforced with the Troops he expected decamped and advanced towards the Enemy to attaque them who in the Night without sound of Trumpet or beat of Drum repass'd the Rhine at Philipsburgh leaving several sickmen Tents and Baggage behind ' em The Besieged in Cazal who defended a Redoubt on the other side the Po withstood two assaults but finding the Allies were preparing for a third they abandoned it and retired into the Town The French Court look upon this place as lost and are in great pain for Namur which is vigorously attaqu'd 14th The Mareschal de Villeroy pass'd the River Lys near Courtray by 5 bridges and being reinforced by the Troops drawn out of all the French Garrisons in Flanders and the Count de Montal joyn'd him which made an Army of 90 Battalions of Foot and 150 Squadrons of Horse advanded towards the Army commanded by Prince de Vaudemont which consisted only of 42 Battalions and 48 Squadrons which however upon a signal by firing two pieces of Cannon put themselves immediately into Order of Battle the Prince chang'd his Camp posting his Right at Arselle and his Left between Gramme and Hottum having the Village of Woutergem in his Reer The Night following the whole Army continued in Arms and entrech'd themselves they thought the French would have attaqu'd 'em by break of day but they did nothing but amuse them whilst great part of their Forces filed off towards their Right which kept the Prince in suspence till 3 in the afternoon when he saw the Enemies Battalions begin to plant their Colours between Canege and his Right within 2 Musquet shot of his Entrenchments while their Horse and Dragoons moved towards the Village of Finck in order to get betwixt the Prince and Gent and then to attaque his Right wing in Rear and Flanke Whereupon the Prince of Vaudemont gave orders about 4 in the afternoon for a Retreat and having sent way the Artilery the whole Army marched off in very good order and made a most Excellent and Soldierlike Retreat and notwithstanding the Enemies numbers who by reason of the great detachments had been made from the Princes Army to Dixmude and Namur were stronger than he by almost 40000 men yet the Prince continued his march without any other disturbance than that some of the Enemies Troops charged 3 or 4 Battalions of his that were in the Rear of all but the French were soon forced to retire having severall kill'd and wounded on both sides The Prince march'd all night and came to Gent the next day about 7 in the morning and passing through that City encamp'd with the Schelde before him where he observes the Enemies motions and will march either to Brussels
before Cazal are marched in three Bodies towards Pignerol and Susa whither Mareschal Catinat has sent some Troops to reinforce those Garrisons and is himself encamped at Diblon where he fortifies all the Passes 20th The Grand Visier is advanced a far as Jagodin in his march to Belgrade with his Army which is believed to be about 60000 strong The Tartar Han to comply with the repeated Orders from the Grand Signior is on his march towards Hungary to join the Ottomans The Muscovites have taken several Places from the Tartars and are advanced far into their Country with a vast and numerous Army consisting of about 400000 men The Cossacks have also possessed themselves of several Castles belong to the Tartars on the River Nioper 21st The Confederate Army on the Rhine is decamp'd and marched towards Hailbron and pretended to advance toward the Enemy on the other side The French quitted Blanes in Catalonia after having plundered and demolished the Place 23d The Detachment from the Rhine has joined the Camp before Namur And the French Troops from their Coasts have likewise joined the Mareschal de Villeroy Several French Merchant Ships were taken Prizes by the English Cruizers and Dutch Privateers The Republick of Genoa has sent an Envoy Extraordinary to the King of England being the first time He is accompanied with several Persons of Quality 25th The Detachment from the French Army on the Rhine being about 7 or 8000 men has joined the Mareschal de Villeroy who has received Orders from his Master to advance towards the Allies and to endeavour to force their Campt at Mazy and by that means raise the Siege which now gives the Court some Pain it drawing near a Period one way or other 26th The Army before the Castle of Namur presses hard on the â—â—siâ—ged repulses their Sallies and attacks their Out works with great Courage and Bravery and has madâ— very considerable breaches in the Castle and Forts The King keâ—ps the Hessian and Lunenburgh Foot to assist at the Siege but has sent the Horse to reinforce the Army which is very advantageously posted the Camp being strong by Nature and Art All things are disposing for a general Assault on the Castle and Forts of Namur at one and the same time 16th O. S. The Confederate Fleet came to an Anchor before Calas and the next day about eleven in the Forenoon Colonel Richards began to bombard the Town which by one a Clock was on fire in several places The French came out with their half Gallies and armed Boats thinking to annoy the Bomb-Vessels but they were beaten back and put into Confusion and recover'd their Peer-heads with difficulty About two a Clock a Bomb fell into their Magazine and did great damage for after this they never fir'd from the Cannon or Mortars of which they had several Batteries There were about 600 Shells thrown in which did great Execution and has ruin'd great part of the Town The Spaniards in Ceuta have kill'd 2000 Moors and beat them out of the Outworks which they gain'd by surprize making use of a scaling Ladders The Garrison lost in this Action but 200 men with some Officers of Note who were kill'd and some few wounded 27th His Majesty left the Camp before the Castle and put himself at the Head of the Army at Mazy and observing the French Army to quit their Tents and march in Order of Battle as if they meant to come to Action the King also embattell'd his Army and was ready to receive them and lay all night under their Arms. But the French only appear'd before their Lines and attack'd an Out-Guard but were soon repuls'd and came on no more The Breaches in the Castle and in the Forts are now wide enough for an Assault which is resolv'd in a day or two and all things are disposing to that purpose The Grand Visier is arriv'd at Belgrade and has laid a Bridge over the Save The number of the Turkish Army is not yet certainly known but 't is confirm'd that the Cham of Tartary is return'd home to defend his own Country against the Moscovites The Elector of Saxony is arriv'd in the Imperial Camp at Fusack He came by Water from Buda and was receiv'd at his Landing by General Caprara and the Principal Officers with a Discharge of all the Artillery of the Army 30th A general Assalt was made upon the Castle of Namur the Cohorne and Cazotte Forts The English and Scots under the Command of my Lord Cuts attack'd the Countescarp and Breach of the Terra Nova being a Detachment of Grenadiers from the Army and four Regiments of Foot Three thousand Spaniards and Bavarians with Count Rivera a Major General at the Head of them attack'd the Cohorne on the side next the Terra Nova Two thousand Brandenburghers under the Conduct of Major General le Cave attack'd the Cohorne on the Right of the Spaniards Major General Swerin attack'd the Cazotte with 2000 Dutch and a Collonel with about 2000 men attacked the Lower Town The English and Scots advanc'd with great Courage and Resolution and gain'd the top of the Breach through abundance of Fire on both sides but found the Enemy so advantageously posted and intrench'd behind the Breache with the Ground on their side so very bad so that they could not advance in any Front and so thought sit to retire The Spanish Major General was kill'd upon approaching the Cohorne but the Bavarians took Post upon an Angle of the Counterscarp and maintain'd a hot Fire with the French who disputed hard to dislodge them And when most of the Bavarian Officers of the Guards were kill'd and wounded and that the other Regiments had suffer'd very much the Enemy continuing their Fire with a great deal of Obstinacy the English who had left the Terra Nova not being able to do any thing on that side supported the Spaniards and Bavarians with my Lord Cutts at the Head of them who at the same time order'd a Lieutenant of Collonel Mackay's Regiment with 30 men to pass the Palisades and attack a Battery of the Enemies which he successfully executed turning 7 of their own Cannon against them securing at the same time some of their Mines the English and Bavarians planting their Colours on the Palisades afterwards made a very god Lodgment During this Action Major General de Cave with the Brandenburghers and Major General Swerin with the Dutch each of them made a Lodgment which put the French upon thought of Capitulation which they now desire and Hostages are exchanged In this brisk Assault my Lord Cutts was wounded together with 54 Commission'd Officers and 682 private Centinels and 19 Commissions'd Officers and 319 private Soldiers kill'd being the whole that were lost and disabled of the Detachment which my Lord Cutts commanded in that Service The Besieg'd would have capitulated but for the Cohorn alone but being rerefus'd they agreed for the whole they demandâ—d to daies to expect Succours but were only
or Newport as there shall be most occasion The French being enrag'd at this baulk and unexpected disappointment took their Revenge on the Country People plundring and burning in their march without any regard even to Religious Houses The King of England Congratulated and Complimented the Prince of Vaudemont upon his Extraordinary Conduct and told his Highness by Letter that he had outdone the greatest General of the Age and his Retreat was more Glorious and more advantagious to the Common Cause than a Victory The Princes Army was reinforc'd with 9 Battalions and the Earl of Athlone sent towards him to be near at hand 18th The Siege of Namur goes on very successfully the Besiegers made themselves Masters of the Forts on the Hill and a great Retrenchment that leads to the Town being the most considerable outworks on that side The attack was made with great Bravery and Conduct for after a dispute of about 2 hours the French were beaten out altho they had 5000 men to defend them of whom there was a great slaughter made viz. 1600. The Besiegers had about 4 or 500 kill'd and wounded amongst which several Officers of the Guards English and Scotch 4. and 5th O. S. The Lord Berkeley with the Fleet under his Command came to an Anchor before St. Malo and it â—eing resolved immediately to Bombard the Fort on thâ— Quince Rock to the Westward and the Battery the Enemy had raised to the Eastward on point Danbour between which is the Channel to the Town Collonel Richards was ordered to send three English and two Dutch Bombvessels to the Quince Rock and 4 other Dutch to the point Danbour which accordingly was done with good success against the Quince Fort they fitting several Bombs into it The next day every thing being ready to attaque the Town the Lord Berkeley at 4 in the morning made the signal which Captain Bembo with the English and Dutch Frigats appointed to guard the Bombvessels from the attempts of the French Gallies and Boats stood into the Channel leading to the Town and came to an Anchor near the Rock which is about a mile and half from the Town at the same time Collonel Richards with 9 English Bombvessels anchored between Captain Bembo and the Town and by 6 a Clock began to Bombard all this while the Enemy fired very briskly from the shore and considering the Batteries on the great and little Bay Isle Danbour Fort Vaubon Fort Royal Quince Fort c. lay all round the damage they did was inconsiderable The Gallies and Boats were most troublesome in taking the opportunity of the Tides and rowing so near as to gall the Line of Bombships about 8 a Clock a Fire broke out to the Eastward of the Town which smoked in several places the Lord Berkeley Admiral Allemonde and Sir Cloudesly Shovel came in their Boats to encourage their Men and were very well pleased with the disposition of the bombarding and one English and a Dutch Fireship attackt the Quince Rock and lay so well too that they set fire to the Wooden fort on the top of it which continued about two hours and employed the Enemy all that time about 4 in the afternoon another great fire broke out to the Westward of the Town so that 't was easie to perceive the Town was extremely shattered the bombarding was continued till 7 a clock at night when having shot away all the Bombs and Carcasses that were brought in from their Store-ships being 900 and odd Captain Bembo who commanded the frigats and Brigantines c. got 'em under Sail and about 9 at night they all came to an anchor by the rest of the Fleet. The whole number of men killed and wounded were about 60. 6th Five English and 3 Dutch Bombships were ordered to Granville which was soon set on fire there having been 500 Bombs thrown in The bombarding was continued till 6 at night when 't was left all in flames the Enemy fired from 3 pieces of Cannon and two Mortars but did little harm 9th Admiral Russel was forced by bad weather into the Gulph of Palma in Sardinia 10th The Allies had advanced their approaches to the Counterscarp of the Citadel of Cazal and were preparing to attack it which the besieged would not expect but agreed with the Allies that it should be surrendered after being demolished the outworks by the Duke of Savoy and the Principal Fortifications by the French and to that end there was a Cessation of Arms for a month The Allies found great quantities of Provision Ammunition Cannon Mortars and all Warlike Stores which they divied among ' em The Trenches had been open but 13 days 11th Fort Pollard at Namur surrendred to the besiegers in which was a Garrison of 55 choice men under a Captain two Lieutenants an Ensign and Engineer and Surgeon who were made Prisoners of War The Counterscarp near St. Nicholas Gate was attackt very vigorously and a Lodgment made which cost of English and Dutch about 300 men Mr. Godfery Deputy Governor of the Bank of England was kill'd with a Cannon ball near the King The Duke of Bavaria attackt the Salsine in which was 400 men and carried it as also other Works and Retrenchments without the Cohorn Fort upon the Hill towards the Sambre Dixmude surrendred to the French The Venetians obtained a Signal Victory over the Turks in the Morea 12th Ibrahim Bassa had an Army of 20000 Horse and Foot and General Steinau but 12000 who after 5 hours fair battle defeated the Infidels and made a great slaughter of them viz. 4000 kill'd upon the place besides many wounded and Prisoners and took 10 pieces of Cannon and 4 Mortars all their Tents and Baggage 20th The French Army repass'd the Rhine with great precipitation The Germans being close in their Rear and wou'd have given them battle but they deeamp'd and sneak'd off in the night 24th The French demolish several Places in Catalonia not tenable 28th Mareschal Joyeuse sent a Detachment of 16 battalions and as many Squadrons towards Flanders and Prince Lewis of Badon has sent also from his Army a Detachment of 10 or 12000 Horse and Foot which will be at the Camp before Namur before the French having a short cut to march 30th The French give out the Dauphin will go to the Relief of Namur but 't is not credited Aug. 3d. Lodgments being made on the Counterscarp after a sharp dispute which cost 400 English and Dutch and all things being prepared for an Assault on the Town of Namur the Enemy hung out a White Flag and desired a Parly which was granted and Hostages exchanged and on the 4th the Capitulation was concluded and on the 6th the Garrison march'd out of the Town into the Castle having the usual Conditions Dixmuyde and Deinse were betray'd to the French by Major General Ellenberg a Dane who went away immediately to Paris and by Collonel O Farrel an Irish Man who commanded in the latter The Garrisons were contrary