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A38874 An Exact and compleat journal of all the considerable actions of the confederate fleets and armys from the opening of the campaigne, for this present year, 1695, untill the conclusion thereof. 1696 (1696) Wing E3594; ESTC R21208 17,362 38

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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 ●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
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 ●eing resolved immediately to Bombard the Fort on th● 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