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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.
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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 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