that now no man can get in or come out without great danger of being taken or slaine Fresh men are sent from the Duke of Longeville and more are expected daily the Imperiall Field-Marshall Goetzs lyes now at Villenghen and the Duke de Savelly at Heilbrun Duke Bernard hath taken the Village of Pisen into his trenches because the Crabats that last got into Brisacke came that way The head quarter of the Imperiall Field-Marshall Goetz is at Eshingen four leagues from Brisack where he doth intrench himselfe for feare of being surprized by Duke Bernard The most part of Duke Bernards Horse lay in the Munster Valley foure leagues from Brisacke and have brought great store of provision from the Swartzwold alias Blackwood and laid it into Fryburg Saint German 22 of Sept. 2 of October THe Spanish forces have taken the Castle of Pomara not farre from Cassell and have besieged Rosigeau The Dutchesse of Savoy hath desired ayde and assistance of his Majesty the King of France or else she should be forced to come to an agreement with the Spaniard wherefore his Majesty the King hath sent her in money 400000 pound The Duke Charles of Lorraigne makes preparations for the reliefe of Brisacke wherefore order is given by his Majestie the King that divers troops shall be sent to Duke Bernard of Weymar to reinforce his Army Monsieur Belleford with 400 horse and 1200 foot is marching toward the French County And Colonell Gassion with foure Regiments towards Lorraigne Monsieur Hallier as soone as Chastilett is fortified and the workes repaired with 6000 horse and foot is to follow him and by the way is to cleare the Dukedome of Lorraigne and to succour Duke Bernard of Weymar In a word the most part of the French forces are going towards Brisgow Paris the 22 of Septemb 2 of Octob. DVke Bernard of Weymar hath sent one of his Pages to his Majestie the King and desires succour The Cardinall Richelieu is at Saint Germains and hath saluted the Queene and her Son and this day he is expected here The other day Count Henry of Nassaw arrived here to congratulate their Majesties the King the Queen in the name of his Highnesse the Prince of Orange The Lord of Bredrode is likewise expected to congratulate their Majesties the King and the Queene in the name of the Lords States Yesterday the Ambassadors of the Crowne of Sweden Genoa and the Popes Nuntio have congratulated the Queene The Lord Knyt is treating here with the King concerning the Lords States Antwerp the 30 of September the tenth of October FRom Lisbon the eighteenth or twenty eight of August is written that in the harbour at Vienna and Porta Port arrived the fourth or fourteenth and fifth or fifteenth of the said moneth 23 ships with nine or ten thousand chests of Sugar and two hundred thousand Rials with other commodities which came from Rio dell Genuo It was two yeares growth of the Sugar five thousand Chests more are expected from the Bahie Todos los Santos within few dayes And they write that the fleet appointed for Brasile shall goe to Sea within two or three weekes being 38 Sayle amongst which are five and twenty or sixe and twenty well manned ships but how many souldiers they are to carry thither is diversly spoken of some write of five thousand others eight thousand Souldiers and Mariners but esteemed unexpert men As soone as the Fleet is gone to Sea all the ships that are stayed there shall be set free againe The Spanish Army in Italy hath laid a bridge over the River of Sesia neere Bremio and another over the River of Poe. The halfe of the Spanish Army lyes about Pomaro and the rest is gone towards Aigni to besiege Alba. Flushing the 1 or 11 of October SInce my last letter Captaine Iohn Williams hath brought in hither a Caravell which came from Bahie Todos los Santos which hath in her two hundred and sixty chests of Sugar a great number of Hides a good quantity of Brazill wood with other commodities Lower Saxony the 3 or 13 of October HIS Excellencie Generall Bannier lies about Drubensea with the greater part of his army His troupes are to take their Winter quarter in the lower Pomerania The Brandenburgish forces have plundred of their owne Cities Betzaw Bernaw and Landsberg Those of Berlin fearing they should be served in like manner cause every night an hundred and sixty soldiers to watch The Sicknesse is hot in the Brandenburgish campe and in the countrey there is great misery The seventeenth or twenty seventh of September his Imperiall Majesty went from Brundis to Leutmaritz to conferre there with the Elector of Saxony The Prince Elector Palatine with his and the Swedish troupes lies now before Lemgow which he fiercely batters and hath brought before it foure Morter pieces and it is thought that the city will not be able to hold out long Amsterdam the sixth or sixteenth of October IN the Texell lye ready foure shippes which are bound for Brasile which carry over with them foure hundred and fifty land souldiers and two great shippes likewise which are bound for Ginny The army of his Highnesse the Prince of Orange is broken up this weeke from the Grave and gone into garrison And the other day his Highnes the Prince of Orange is safely arrived at the Hague The valiant Ritmaster Crook while that the Cardinal Infant lay about Venlo hath don great harme to the Spaniards and brought many horses into our Campe. From Frankfort the seventh or seventeenth of October it is written THat the Weymerish Generall Commissioner going from the Campe towards Basill is taken prisoner by an Imperiall party that was abroad that way The Dunkirkers are now at sea the Hollanders are pursuing after them and hath already taken two of their ships Venice the one and twentieth of September or first of October DOn Francisco di Melo with the Spanish army intended to passe the river of Poneor Villagio to make an invasion into Montferrat but the French and Savoy troupes lay in waite for them in an advantagious place and gave them such entertainement that they were forced to retyre and leave their bridge behind them The Gallies of Malta have met with six Turkish Gallies of Rhodes sunke foure of them and taken two but two of the Maltaza Gallies were sunke likewise in the fight Basill the two and twentieth of September or second of October DVke Bernard of Saxon Weymar causeth the Labourers to worke hard about the circumvallation before Brisacke and hath cut downe a great part of the wood on this side the Rhine and to secure the bridge he hath raised neer unto it two Ravelins and likewise a royall sconce The circumvallation is three houres going in the round with deepe moats and breast workes which in some places are sixteene foot thicke Sixe dayes agone the Cannons were mounted upon all the batteries and played fiercely upon the besieged His army is victualled from
Swedish troopes have made an invasion into the Dukedome of Luneburg they shew as yet no hostility but seeke only the passage ward the River of Elve Last Sunday the Swedish Colonell Slaugh with certaine troopes is likewise arrived at Boytsenburg and passed yesterday morning with 15 great boats at Lawenburg over the River of Elve to joyne with the rest of the Swedish troopes there they are all going towards the Werber Sconce where the Magazine of the Imperialists is insomuch that the aforesaid Generall Bannier persues after the Imperialists on both sides of the River of Elve which retiring in great confusion pillage all the places wheresoever they come yea their Generalls owne Baggage Colonell Yersdorff is sent by Generall Gallas to the Emperour to certifie him of the miserable state and condition of his troopes desiring withall a speedy aide and assistance because he hath not above 8000 men more of his owne Army and the Brandenburgish Army is so much consumed that it is not strong above 1000 horse and 150 foot and more then 1000 of the Brandenburgish souldiers are come over to the Swedes and have taken service under Generall Bannier A Relation of the Battell betwixt the Prince Elector Palatine and the Imperiall Generall Hatzfeld fought the 7.17 of Octob. neere Vlota on the River of Wesar HIs Highnesse the Prince Elector Palatine and his brother Prince Robert being joyned with the Swedish Generall Major King they brought together an Army of 5000. men and came before the City of Lemgow the Metropolitane of the Earledome of Lippe but after they had straitly continued the Siege for certaine dayes together the Imperiall Generall Hatzfeld drew together an Army of 6000 men and went to relieve it wherupon the said Prince Elector Palatine thought it best to leave the siege and sent before him all his Baggage towards Vlota in the Earldome of Ravensperg to be transported thence towards Minden The Imperiall Generall Hatzfeld having received intelligence of it by some prisoners marched in all haste to cut off the passage from them and overtook the said Prince Elector about 2 of the clocke in the afternoon neere Valdorp The Palatine and Swedish troopes fought in the beginning most valiantly and put the Imperialists to flight and with their horsemen pursued close after them whereupon the Duke of Luneburg who had not shewed the least hostility against them heretofore came with 1000 horse and 1000 foot betwixt the Swedish and Palatine horse and foot and separated them that they could not get together againe and immediately thereupon the Imperialists turned again and assaulted the Prince Elector and Swedes horse and the Duke of Luneburg the foot and so kept them off that they could not succour the horse insomuch that the horse being entrapped were at last totally routed and many of them slaine and taken prisoners and many of the foot were chased into the River of Wesar and drowned and the Imperialists obtained 8 pieces of Ordinance 2 mortering pieces 20 ensignes and 4 Standards The certaine number of those that were slain and taken prisoners is not yet known the report goes of fifteene hundred that were both slaine and drowned and about 800 taken prisoners Among the chiefest of the prisoners these are known namely Prince Robert Lieutenant Generall Ferars the Lord Craven Colonell Boy Lieutenant Colonell Berovo of Wenge Colonell Busaid Colonell Mulard Lieutenant Colonell Loke the younger King and others The Prince Elector Palatine himselfe and Generall Major King escaped and fled into Minden On the Imperiall side is slaine the Generall Serjant Major Count Peter Goetz Colonell Tyrelly and others Prince Robert is shrewdly wounded and the Lord Craven hath received 5 wounds The last letters from Italy bring no other news but that the French and Savoyish troops have routed and defeated upon the borders of Savoy 3000 Spanish souldiers From Saint Germaine the 13. 23 of Oct. THe Queen of Spaine is brought to bed of a daughter His Majesty the King of France hath sent a new supply of money unto his Highnesse Duke Bernard of Weymar and upon the frontiers he provideth for thee maintaining of the Armies and hath likewise laid up in store a great summe of money for the continuation of the warre Avisoes of Holland Alsatia the 17. 27. of Octob. DUke Charles of Lorraine is arrived on this side of the Rhine with five or six thousand men passed Thun carying along with him a great store of Provision and Ammunition with a full resolution to bring it into Brissack and to relieve the said Towne But his Highnesse Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weymar for the preventing of his designe broke up in all haste with certaine 1000 men and went to meet him and at last lighted upon him in the valley betwixt Enfishem and Thun where he assaulted the said Duke of Lorraine furiously totally routed and defeated his Army slew many of the Lorrainers took from them all their Canons Baggage and Ammunition and obtained in a short time a glorious victory Whereupon the aforesaid Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weymar returned immediately back againe into the Camp before Brissack and by a succesâ—efull enterprise without the losse of any man took the great Sconce together with the outmost bridge which those of Brissack had on this side of the Rhine In the meane time the Imperiall field-marshall Goetz Generall Major Lamboy and Goetz with a strong Army consisting of 14000 fighting men thought likewise to try their fortune on the other side of the Rhine towards Brisgaw and to relieve the said City and Fort of Brissack and with great fury assaulted 4 severall times our Sconces and in the 5 assault they brought it so far that they tooke not only one Sconce but also under favour of their Cannons brought a whole Regiment into the same But his Highnesse Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weymar assaulted the Enemy immediately with such a fury and courage that the Imperialists were presently beaten againe out of the Sconce insomuch that the Imperiall General Major Lamboy lost the most part of his forces there at which he took great distaste against Field marshall Goetz because the said Lamboy gave the first onset and thought to get great honour by it and the other Field-marshall Goetz did not in due time second him and by that meanes both the Generalls are now at variance insomuch that the said Generall Major Lamboy will give none other assault their faire and brave Cavallerie comes quite to nothing they runne away in great numbers for want of forrage and victualls and their horses die likewise in great numbers The prisoners relate that in 5 dayes they have not seen a piece of bread in their Campe and it is certaine that their pockets were found full of crabs The rest of the Lorrain foot forces run dayly away in great numbers and come over unto us Benfeld the 14. 24. of Octob. Since the overthrow of the Duke of Lorraine upon the Oxenfield the 5. 15. of this moneth
the Command of a Portugall Don Ferdinando Massas who hath been Vice Roy of Goa and their Admirall Francisco d' Amello a stout Souldier There is brought into Zealand a Prize with 200. pipes of Canary wine The Turks have taken two ships which were going from Holland to Saint Lucars and another is burnt by mischance Last Munday 4. ships arived in the Texell from Fernambouck by name the Spoel-Iacht the Black-Beare the Tigre and Empresse which brought about 3000. Chests of Sugar with them Two dayes before arived in the Texell the ship Crom-steven which came from Rio Grande with 26000000 l. of Brazile-wood and brings news that in the Capitania of Fernambouck 16. Seignors d' Ingenios and a Burgomaster of Pariba are taken prisoners which held correspondence with the Count d'Baniola and that they have erected a great private Magazine to succour the Spanish forces in time of neede Basill 5.15 Octob. Last Friday Colonell Shmitberger took the half moone before the bridge at Brissack and burnt downe a great part of the bridge maugre the garrison which in vaine played fiercely upon him with their Demi-Cannons Yesterday was sevennight when Duke Bernhard went to prayers an Eagle flew round about the Camp and the Dukes tent as if it would have pearched there yet afterwards it flew to the mountains this was seen by all the Camp The Imperial Fieldmar Gotz is passed the Rhine at Drusenheim and the Duke Savelly and Colonell Cappaun who are to joyne with him at Germesheim to make a new adventure upon the Camp on this side the Rhine The French succours consisting of 4000 horse and 2000 foot is arived at Dudell In Brissak there is said to be so much treasure that if the Imperialists should loose it they would esteeme the losse greater then the losse of a Kingdome Hamburgh Octob. 30. Novemb. 9. The Duke of Luneburgh having conferred with the King of Denmarke at Gluckstadt is returned to Hildesheim his troops are sent to Gallas his Army The City of Vecht though the report was otherwise holds out still The Prince Elector and Generall King rally their forces and resolve a revenge Leipsich Novemb. 2. 12. The Diet of the circle of upper Saxe is this day begun Both Armies in Pomerania lie still The City of Witstock is fired in divers places and burnt downe to the ground Collen Novemb. 1. 11. The Hollanders are still levying new forces But the Prince of Orange resolveth not to goe to field without absolute power to manage the war and to fight a battell if there be opportunity From the Camp before Brissak Oct. 25. No. 4. Duke Bernhard hath intercepted letters dated at Brissack Oct. 9. 19. in which the Governor complaines that he hath not bread but for two dayes and flesh but for few that the most part of his men the officers especially are sick dead run away and discontented that Aug. 26. he was promised reliefe within sixe weeks which time was expired above three weeks since desiring that if things did not go well with him he might not be blamed he being already brought to extremity that he durst not write that which most troubled him yet notwithstanding he would do his best to hold the place and not shew himselfe of lesser courage then those of Hermenstein From the Camp before Brissack No. 9. new stile Duke Bernhard hath sent a Trumpet to the Governour and offered him honourable Conditions adding That if he stood out against reason he could not take it well nor would he deal with him as with an honest Cavaliere The answer we expect By all apperance the Duke will assault the Eckelsberg for which all the officers importune him promising to doe their best indeavours Inclingen Novemb. 10. new stile Monsieur Feuquieres having blocked up Luneville and understood that the Duke de Savelle was on his way to march by Inclingen Octo. 26. old stile marched thitherward to meet him But the Duke having intelligence of it tooke his way towards Blaumont whither Feuquiers followed him enquartering betwixt Arrecourt Blaumont Octob. 28. into which place Savelly's Infantrie and some troops of horse were laid Feuquieres immediately charged routed and defeated them made them yeeld upon discretion tooke their waggons 80 in number loaden with Ammunition and 3 barrels of money and presently surrounded the small City and Castle of Blanckenbourg wherein Savelly and the rest of the horse lay So that now the Duke is in a trap there being no succour to be expected no provision there for his horse and men and the place of no strength But at this instant we receive avisoes that the Duke with 30 horse is got out of the Towne and escaped narrowly From the Bishoprick of Bremen Nov. 10. 20. 700 Souldiers English Scots and of other Nations taken up by Colonell Valkener for the Prince Elector Palatine thought to have marched through the City of Bremen but the Magistrate would not suffer them yet he granted them passage below the City over the Wesar Our Bishop understanding it charged his subjects to let no man passe who thereupon took up Armes and beat them backe to the gates of Bremen where they lay two dayes without victuals and at the last were faine to runne away and shift for themselves And now both the Bishop and the Magistrate require the Princes Colonels to bring no more forces that way and to Countermand such as be upon the way Minden Novemb. 11. 21. The Prince Elector Palatine is here still and by all appearance will winter here Lieutenant Generall King hath rallyed his troops and put them into Garison to refresh themselves with order to give no rest to the Enemy Colonell Coningsmark hath done something already He hath assaulted and defeated the Imperiall Reare-ward taken divers officers and common men which he hath brought into this City with some Enfignes other parties are abroad which so fill our prisons with Imperialists that it is thought they will not be able to abide long amongst our Garrisons From the Bishoprick of Munster Nov. 11. 21. Hatzfeld hath taken Cloppenburg and now battereth Vecht but by reason of the raine he cannot come neere it His Souldiers in the Approaches stand above the knees in water His greatest peece is broken All the Swedish horsemen which lay about Osnabrugge are gone to Minden to joyne with other troops there Hamburgh Nov. 16. 26. Nothing hath yet passed betwixt Banniere and Gallas only they lye close together and it is thought will not part without blowes Banier hath given money to his Cavaliers to buy new horses many of his old horses having died within few weeks A VISOES FROM NORIMBERG A full declaration of the Battell betwixt Duke Bernhard and the Duke of Lorrain From Basill the 12. 22. Oct. DUke Bernhard of Weymar having received intelligence that the Duke of Lorrain Generall Sergeant Major Passampiere and Generall Major Mercy the 3. 13 of this moneth with 6 Regiments of horse 5 peeces of Ordnance among which are 2
taken up which the Imperiallists had throwne away By all mens judgement Duke Bernhard by his owne strength could not have bin able to beat the enemy againe out of the Sconces which they had taken and therefore his Highnesse and all the Colonells give the praise next unto God to the French which fought like Lions and gave quarter to none but onely to seven or eight Captaines Our high-Dutch have spared the lives of many Officers Three chiefe Commanders whose names are not yet knowne are slaine Last night we thought the Enemy would have againe assaulted our Campe but he departed suddenly in the night and tooke his way toward Freybury forsaking the other Sconce which he had yesterday in his possession Our Horsemen are this day to follow him Wee hope now to be shortly masters of Brissack This day above eight hundred dead Souldiers have bin thrown into the River of Rhine and in divers places many lie yet in the field unburied Strasburg the 19. 29. of Octob. The Imperiall Field-Marshall Goetz for want of provision is retiring with his Army towards Offenburg The report goes very strong that hee is to receive a succour of 6000. men which are taken out of the Garrisons in Bavaria and other Countries and is resolved to trie his fortune once more Besides that the D. of Savelle takes great paines to reforme the Duke of Lorraines Armie and to relieve Brissack on the same side In the last assault are presented unto Duke Bernhard 28 Captaines together with Colonell Suyter which are taken prisoners Paris the 20. 30 of October From Italy is written That both Armies are gone into Garrison The young Duke of Savoy is recovered againe of his sicknesse The great Turke threatneth the Venetians with warre yet the same Seigniory laboureth to compose the differences and to appease them with Presents The French Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea is gone towards Touton and Marsellies to Winter there and in the Ocean towards Rochell and Brest The Duke of Longueville with twelve hundred Horse and three thousand Foot is gone towards Brissack and the Count of Arpenyan with two and twentie Companies of Horse and sixe old Regiments of Foot is gone towards Lorraine to joyne with Monsieur Belliford The Prince of Lorraine brother to Duke Charles lyes with two thousand men about Vicy and hath summoned Noyen The succour under the command of Monsieur Roquenseniriere consisting of two thousand men is speedily marching towards Duke Bernhard of Weymar Monsieur Haliere with his troops lye about Castilet and Marshall De la Foru about Guyse Prince Thomas and Picolomini about Buvay Monsieur Benedesire hath presented to His Majestie the King 21. Standards which Duke Bernhard of Weymar hath taken from the Duke of Lorraine about Than Osnabrug the 27. of October and the 6. of November In the Circle lyes two Swedish Regiments which straggle continually abroad and bring in daily many Imperiall Souldiers which they take prisoners The dispersed Palatine Cavallarie sallieth againe about this Citie and at Minden and there are not so many missed as it was thought The Palatine and Swedish Officers which were taken Prisoners in the last Battell are brought into Han Munster Warendorp and other places Prince Robert the Lieutenant Generall Ferentz and two English Lords are at Warendorp Prince Robert is within few dayes to be carried to Vienna The Prince Elector Palatine himselfe Generall Major King and the Officers are at Minden onely Generall Major King is hurt in his shoulder and one of his cheeks but not dangerously After the taken of Witlacken the most part of the Hatzfieldish Horsemen arrived about Vecht to besiege the same place Foure or five dayes agoe the Citie of Munster hath sent five Peeces of Ordnance to Generall Hatzfeld Doubtlesse he will use them in the siege Duke George of Luneburg hath sent certaine troops of horse and foot from the River of Wesar towards Blekede Colonell Slaugh with his commanded troops lyes yet at Lavenburg and Boytzenburg on the River of Elue of which the Imperialists have surprised five hundred horsemen and totally ruinated them Lower Saxony the 29 of October and 8. of November The two and twentieth of October his Excellencie Generall Bannier with his whole Army arrived at Lawenburg and hath arrested all Ships to lay a Ship-bridge over the River of Elve and to make an invasion into the Dukedome of Luneburg The Imperiall Generall Gallas with his Army lyes about Rupin Generall Klitsing about Berlin and the Saxon troops about Wittenberg The Palatine and Swedish troopes under Generall Major King gather themselves againe very strong and get great Succors The peace with Hessen as is beleeved will goe forward because the Emperour will suffer the reformed Religion in Hessen At this present the Citie of Vecht is strongly besieged by the Imperiall Generall Hatzfeld and from Munster two Morter-Peeces are brought into the Campe. Those of Osnabrug have taken prisoner the Count Spar who had about him eighteen thousand Rixdollars in ready money and certaine Standards and was to command as Master of the Artillerle of the Hatzfeldish Army Luneburg the 23. of October and 2. of Nomember Yesterday one thousand horse and one thousand foot marched through this Citie and some Regiments by it they make up in all foure thousand men belonging to Duke George of Brunswick and Luneburg They are brave and stout Souldiers and are all going towards the River of Elve to oppose the Swedes which have threatned this Countrey The Swedes master all strong places in the Dukedome of Mecklenburg They have lately taken Botzow which lies three leagues from Gustraw and sixe leagues from Rostock wherefore the same Duke will trust them no farther but is gone with his Dutchesse to Brunswick Basel the 23. of October and the 2. of November One part of the Duke of Lorraines troops had made a false alarum in one place of the Citie of Ensisheim into which part of the Lorraine foote Forces had retired by that meanes to amaze the Weymarish which had given an assault upon the said Towne that in the meane time the said Lorraine foot Forces might save themselves by flight But Colonell Rosa perceiving their plot prevented them immediatly with his troops and lay in wait for them about Cwittelsback neere a wood where hee fell upon them totally routed and defeated them slew many and tooke prisoners two hundred horse and foure hundred foot also Which willingly take service under Duke Bernhard of Weymar Generall Major Mercy with no more but thirty horse-men fled to Than Colonell Cuelyers Lieutenant Colonell and two and twenty other Lorraine Officers are taken prisoners Colonell Rosa pursued the rest into the wood The Imperiall Field-Marshall Goetz with his Army did the like and made a shew as if hee would goe to this side of the Rhine towards Colmar but now wee heare that hee is seeking already his winter Quarters in the countrey of Wirtenburg towards Tubingen It seemeth that he hath no great mind
Regiments of horse and foot which immediately with boords and other materials repaired the Bridge again and although the Goetzish Muskettiers gave fierce fire upon them yet at last they were beaten backe many of them were drowned in the moat and the rest almost all slaine and taken prisoners insomuch that of those 1600 men very few escaped In the meane time the Weymarish forces under the command of Monsieur de Guebrian did beat the Goetzish Muskettiers out of the next Sconce that lay in the Wood and recovered againe the lower Sconce but the upper Sconce the Goetzish forces kept strongly guarded till night but when Duke Bernard of Weymar commanded against it at night a Lievetenant with certaine troops of horse and foot He found the Sconce open and forsaken insomuch that the Goetzish at night leaving behinde them 1600 dead and certaine 100 wounded prisoners amongst which are said to be 26 Captaines broke up and marched towards Freyburg which place they summoned yet they would not stay there but marched towards Offenburg Colonell Golling together with many other Officers was slaine in this assault on the Weymarish side Colonell Lesle is either slaine or taken prisoner Colonell Shonbeck was shot through the shoulder and many of the souldiers were likewise slaine yesterday Duke Bernard of Weymar hath likewise taken the Iacobs Sconce and Mill Sconce insomuch that Brisack is now in extreame danger out of which they shoot very fiercely Venice the 29 of Octob. and 9 of Novemb. AT Constantinople upon the command of the great Turke the Venetian Ambassadour there is arrested and is watched at Pera by 200 Ianitsars because the Venetians have assaulted the Barbary Gallies in the harbour at Valona wherefore this Signory is preparing making ready against the next Spring above 100 Galleyes besides the Gallions and other ships Leipsig the 27 of Octob. or 7 of Novem. FRom the Marquisate of Brandenburg is written that the Imperiall Army is marching againe towards Domitz the Ship-bridge is likewise carried thither from Werben and the Luneburgish troops about 4000 strong are likewise gone towards Domitz and certaine Saxon Regiments under the command of Field-marshall Marazini are likewise marching to the Gallashish Army insomuch that the said Army will be reinforced with nine or ten thousand fresh souldiers to oppose Generall Bannier who is gone again from the River of Elve towards the Dukedome of Mecklenburg where hee mastereth all the strong places Colonell Slangh hath likewise summoned the Warmunder Sconce but the Governour in it refuseth to surrender it Collen the 25 of Octob. the 4. of Novemb. LAst Sunday a great fire happened in the City of Orsoy which burned down almost halfe the City and did great harme and about 39000 Cheeses which belonged to shippers all the matches for the garrison was burned insomuch that they were to be provided againe from Rhinberck in all haste The Hatzfieldish troops lay yet still in the Bishopricke of Osnabrugge and refresh themselves Generall Major King hath commanded abroad 1000 horse to dâ—sâ—ry them which lighted upon foure Imperiall Companies totally routed and dispersed them and tooke from them two Standards In the Bishopricke of Bremen have been taken up 2000 souldiers for the Prince Elector Palatine which are already marching towards Minden From the Camp before Brisack the 18 or 28 of Octob. MOnsieur de Turenne and Colonell Shmidberger have taken by assault from the Brisackers a head Sconce on which the chain hangeth which is a great losse to the Brisackers insomuch that the besieged do shoot so fiercely no more one that came out of the City had about him bread that was baked of branne and Acron shels who being strictly examined confessed that they had generally no other bread in the town except the high Officers The 16. 26. of this moneth the Lorraine troopes mastered the City of Ensisheim but the Castle holds out yet and is well provided The Weymarish horsemen are gone against them to beat them out againe Field-marshall Goets intends to lay a bridge over the Rhine at Drusenheim The other day an Eagle flew thrice about Duke Bernard of Weymars campe as also over Duke Bernards own Tent but at last he flew towards Freyburg the meaning of it God knowes Collen the 26 of Octob. the 5 of Novem. The Palatine Swedish troops gather themselves again very strong about Minden and Osnabrugge and they are already stronger then they have been before the battell there come daily more fresh forces un◠〈…〉 THE AVISOES OF HOLLAND Venice the 5. 15. of Octob. FIve Spanish Gallies with many military instruments are arived at Savona The Governours of Antybo Saint Margaretta Villa Franca are put in prison by the King of France because they kept correspondence with the King of Spaine Certaine dayes since Ducca di Saint Georgia with 33 companies of Horse surprised 600 French horse-men at Rocca Civalera slew 150 of them tooke 60 prisoners among which are many officers got 500 horses and 80 Mules with 12000 crownes in ready money the rest fled to Felizzano The next day after the Count Galeazzo Trizze who intended to surprise another French quarter was beaten off with losse of 200 men and himselfe was greatly wounded The Duke of Savoy is deceased at Turino and his brother of 8 yeers of age is very sicke The Turkish Prince lyes now before Babilonia where the primo Vezier a great enemy to the Christians is lately dead Strasburg the 5. 15. Oct. At this instant we received avisoes that Colonell Rosa Callenback and others with 7. regiments are gone against the Duke of Lorraine in the meane time Duke Bernhard of Weymar keepes a watchfull eye towards the Imperiall Army which intends to assault him unawares wherefore bread is given for 6 dayes to be given to the Souldiers Berlin the 6. 16. of Oct. We have been here in great danger because Generall Gallas did send his Baggage on this side of Vierbellin and the Swedes lay about Furstenlerg but generall Gallas with his Army set himselfe before the Dam neere Rubin upon the high ground and entrenched himself there and having behinde him the River of Nien the Enemy cannot well come at him except he doe assault him in his advantage Since it was feared that the Enemy would go towards Berlin but now we receive Avisoes that Generall Gallas is going away from Vierbellin and that he takes his way towards Werbin Our Brandenburgish troopes stay behinde and lye yet entrenched neere Vierbellin Hamborough the 10. 20 of Oct. The Imperiall Generall Gallas with his Army is retiring towards Havelberg and takes his way towards Kluckaw and so towards the Werber Sconce where a Ship-bridge is laid over the River of Elve The Swedish Generall Bannier followeth him upon the foot and hath left behinde him all his Baggage and carrieth along with him the provision upon horses and Asses and being he marched so swiftly no doubt is but he will overtake the Imperiall Generall Some other
more to assault our Sconces We hope now that Brissack in which the besieged are in great distresse by the helpe of God will shortly be surrendred Alsatia the 26. of October the 5. of November It is certaine that the Duke of Lorraine de Novo is routed and defeated neere Ensisheim by the Weymarish Colonell Rosa who commanded one thousand horse and two thousand foot the most part of the Lorrainers have taken service under Duke Bernhard the report goes of neere upon one hundred Officers that were taken prisoners Last Friday Duke Bernhard of Weymar caused the Citie of Brissack to bee summoned by a Trumpeter the Governour Reinacher bestowed a quart of Rhinish wine upon the Trumpetter and sent him word that hee as an honest Souldier expected the promised reliefe and sixe dayes hence hee should come againe St. Germaine the 27. of October the 6. of November The Armies in Italie lie yet on both side in Garrison the Spanlsh Forces lie partly in the Dukedome of Millaine and partly in Montferat the French Foot-forces lie likewise in some part of Montferat and the Horse-men in Delphinate His Majestie the King hath sent for divers Colonells which have beene this yeare in the field to come to the Court some are beleeved will not fare well Bremen the 1. 11. of Novemb. The Prince Elector Palatine together with Generall Major King is yet at Minden and drawes together his Troopes from all places Heere are passed by this Citie seven hundred new levyed souldiers for the sayd Prince Elector all foot which are marching towards their Randevouz fifteene hundred more are daily to follow them with certaine peeces of Ordnance a certaine summe of Money and great store of Ammunition Hamborough the 3. 13. of Novemb. His Excellency Generall Bannier hath his Head quarter a league from Swerin being eight leagues from the River of Elve The Imperiall Generall Gallas lyes at Grabau both Armies approach one to another insomuch that many beleeve that within few dayes it will come to a pitch'd battell Generall Hatzfeld hath order to joyne with the aforesayd Generall Gallas to which end a Bridge is to bee layd over the River of Elve at Domitz The Inhabitants of the Dukedome of Mecklenburg write of great misery which they endure in the sayd Countrey Franckford the 11. 21. of Novemb. As for Newes we have none other at this time but that the same which I wrote unto you last weeke is confirmed namely that Duc de Savelly is totally routed At this instant wee receive Avisoes from Vlin that Bryssack is surrendred The like they write from Lyon Paris and other places An Abstract of the NOREMBERG Curranto Basill the 25 of October 5 of Novemb. WHen yesterday was seven-night Duke Bernehard of Wymar went to Prayers a great Eagle flew about the Weymarish Campe and about Duke Bernehards Tent as if he would sit upon it afterwards he flew againe into the Mountaines which was seene by all those that were in the Campe. After that the Lorraine troopes had taken the City of Ensisheim and guarded it with 500 men the Sweedish garrison that lay in it retired into the Castle from whence they shot fiercely into the City whereupon the Lorraine Generall Major Mercy of whose troopes 400 Horse had likewise taken the little City of Munster in St. Georges vallie and obtained Colonell Callenbuchs Baggage and afterward fired the said City with 500 horse and 500 Foot together with two pieces of Ordinances went likewise towards Ensisheim to master the Castle wherefore Duke Bernehard of Weymar commanded thitherwards Colonell Rosa with five regiments of horse to keepe the same place block'd up till the fifteene hundred commanded Musquetiers and six pieces of Ordinances did follow him to relieve the Castle but Generall Major Mercy being loath to expect him betooke himselfe with his troopes together with the garrison out of Ensisheim and thought to escape through the wood neare Wildeshim but Colonell Rosa lay in wait for him there assaulted him and totally routed and dispersed his troopes that Generall Major Mercy onely with thirty horsemen fled into Than foure hundred Foot and two hundred Horse of his troopes together with their Officers tooke willingly service under the Weymarish the rest were knocked downe in the wood and Colonell Rosa hath taken prisoner Generall Maior Mercy 's Lieutenant Colonell and twenty two other Officers and obtained two pieces of Ordnances insomuch that now the whole Lorraine Armie is ruinated The Prince Elector Palatine and the Swedish Generall King recollect their forces as much as they can and are resolved to seeke their revenge Leipzig the 2. 12. of Novemb. The Diet of the Circle of upper Saxonie takes 〈…〉 here is beginning to which end yesterday are arrived here Imperiall Electorall and Princely Deputies as also other Peeres of the circle of upper Saxonie and thereupon yesterday and this day in the forenoone they have met together in the Towne-hall what they will conclude time will shew Both Armies in Pomerania lay now still only Generall Gallas causeth the ship-bridge to bee laid againe over the Elve at Domitz and all the provision that lyes at Maideburg Tangermund as also at Hamberough is carryed thither it seemeth that they intend to march againe into the Dukedome of Mecklenburg and we heare that Bannier is already marched towards Wismar The City of VVitstocke is fired in divers places burn'd down to the ground From the Campe before Bryssack the 25. of Octob. the 5. of Nov. Certaine dayes agoe Duke Bernhard of Weymar summoned Bryssack unto whom the Governour made a gracious answer Duke Bernhard hath intercepted Letters being dated the 9. 19 of of October in which the Governour Reinacher writes that he hath no more but for two dayes bread and for some few dayes yet flesh and that the most part of his souldiers yea above the halfe part especially the Officers are sicke dead runne away discontented and that they have set him time from the 26 of Aug. 6 weekes to relieve him which were expired above halfe if so bee it did not goe well he would be blamelesse because all things were now brought to extreame what troubled him most he durst not write and that he dissembled so much that he hopes that the enemy will not perceive it and that notwithstansting he will doe his best indeavour and yeeld in nothing to the Hermersteiners c. From the Campe before Bryssack the 30. of Octob. the 10. of Nov. Yesterday the besieged did forsake their mill Sconce against which we have approached these 2 dayes together the mill they have fired in severall places the night thereupon following Duke Bernhard of Weymar commanded Viscount de Turenne Monsier de Rogue services against a Hill called Eysenberg which they tooke by assault and tooke prisoners one Captaine and 30 souldiers of the Wymarish souldiers were but 2. hurt insomuch that the besieged have now no out-workes more yesterday Duke Bernehard hath sent againe a Trumpeter
into the City and hath offered to the Governour Reinacher very honourable conditions and withall warned him that if so be he did stand out longer against all reasons and conscience He would not take it ill if his highnesse here fter did not deale with them as an honest Cavallier An Extract of a Letter from Imlingon the 30. of October 10. of November After that the French Army under the command of Monsieur de Feuguieres had blocked up the City of Luneville and received intelligence that the Duke of Savelly with his Army was in the way to march by Imlingen to joyn with the Duke of Lorraine the said Monsieur de Feuguieres immediatly broke up from before Luneville and the 26. of October about evening with 16. or 1700. horse tooke his quarter in the foresaid Towne of Imlingen wherefore the Duke of Saville having received intelligence of it marched towards Blamount whereupon Monsieur de Feuguieres in the evening an houre before night broke up againe and tooke his quarter in the village of Singrichen the next day after being the 28. day of October hee quartered betwixt Airecourt and Blaumont into which namely Blaumont all the Savellish foote forces together with certaine troopes of horse and all their Baggage came where Monsieur de Feugieres immediately routed and defeated all the foot and made them yeeld upon discretion and obtained all their Wagons that were loaden with the Baggage and ammunition about 88. together with three barrels with mony and immediately thereupon surrounded the little City and Castle of Blanckenburg in which the Duke of Saville with all rest of horsemen layes insomuch that no man can get in or out In the meane time the Duke of Longueville with certaine 1000. men hath likewise joyned with Monsieur de Feugieres insomuch that the Duke of Saville together with all those that are about him are in a trap because they have not to looke for any succour or relieve much lesse have they any provision either for men or horse and besides the said place is not strong at all At this instant wee receive avisoes that the said Duke of Savelly with 30. horse men by a stratageme hath got out of the Towne and saved himselfe by flight very narrowly From the Bishoprike of Bremen the 10. 20. of November Certaine dayes agoe arrived at Veyhsack in this Bishoprick 700. Souldiers both English Scots and other nations taken up by Colonell Valekener for the Prince Electour Palatine which thought to march through the City of Bremen but the Magistrate of the said City refused and granted them onely passage below the City over the River of Wesar Our Bishop having received intelligence of it summon'd with all speed all his subjects and strictly charged every one to let no man passe which they did accordingly and drove the said Palatine troops to the very gates of the City of Bremen where they lay two days together without victuals atlast they were faine to run away and to shift for themselves as well as they could Minden the 11. 21. November The Prince Elector Palatine is yet here and by all appearance will continue here this Winter Lieutenant Generall King hath recollected his troopes both of horse and fooâ— â—ut first of all they will be laid into garrison to refresh themselves with order to leave no rest to the enemy in all wherof Colonell Coningsmarck hath done already a proove assaulted and defeated the Imperiall Reereguard and taken diverse Officers and common Souldiers prisoners together with certaine standards Hee hath brought hither into the City Other parties are at this present likewise in the field insomuch that the prisons are made full and the Imperialists will not be able to lay long betwixt our garrisons From the Bishoprike of Munster the 11. 21. November The Imperialists have forsaken the siege before Witluken the Imperiall Generall Hatzfeld hath taken Cloppenburgh and batters now fiercely the City of Vecht but by reason of the continuall raine he cannot approach because the said place is by nature morish and waterie his Souldiers stood in the approaches above the knees in the water Colen the 11. 21. of November We have received certaine Avisoes that the Imperiall Fieldmarshall Goetz is strictly change d by the Emperour to relieve Brysiack although hee should consume and ruinate the whole Army others write that hee is to expect first the comming of Piccolomeni whose troopes are marching towards the River of Mosell He himselfe in person was with the last letters yet at Brussells Vlessing the 17. 27 of Nov. From hence are gone to Sea diverse ships towards England and France they have along with them for a convey 3 men of Warre as namely Bastian Thys of the Veere Abraham Corunis and Captaine Holuert the said Holuert and Corunis are to crosse the Sea when they have brought their ships into safety In the same Fleet went a Prince of Polen and the Sonne of Marshall de Chatillion A partie of our souldiers in the Sconce of Philippina have beene abroad whereof some did swimme over the River of Ley amongst which was one who could well play his part with lamenting groaning that he got a Priest out of his house in a certaine village to make his confession to his Father as he cal'd him because he was a dying And although the Priest did not doe it willingly because it was night yet notwithstanding out of compassion as also by intercession of the Maid was moved to goe along and when they had him without his dore they made him keep silence by threatnings and tied a towell about him and hailed him along with them over the River and thus brought him into Philippina Sconce He is a very rich Priest Vienna the 30 of October the 10 of November THis weeke his Imperiall Majesty hath beene a Hunting and kill'd above 100 wild Boares and in the hunting hath escaped a great mischance because the great wind tore out a great tree with the rootes which fell downe close by his Imperiall Majestie yet without any hurt to him At Prague the sicknesse begins to be very briefe many Spirituall and Laymen betake themselves into the Country About the said City are likewise growne strange wormes which have almost eaten up all the sowne corne From Hungary wee are certified that the Turkish Army before Babilon about 300000 strong is totally routed and defeated insomuch that the Turkish Emperour saved himselfe onely with few men who hath charged now all the Bassas in Hungarie to give no cause or occasion to the Christians to warres Basil 2. 12. of November FRom the Campe before Brisack we are certified that the 29. of October many skaling ladders have beene brought into the Campe and the same day the besieged for want of Souldiers have forsaken the Awemill fired it and carryed the Canons into the towne which Mil is now guarded by the Weymarish the night thereupoÌ„ following the French have taken the Moas hill and obtained upon it
Numb 1. AN ABSTRACT OF SOME SPECIALL Forreigne Occurrences brought down to the weekly Newes of the 20 of December OR The severall passages and novels which have happened in Germany France Spaine Italy and other places some few moneths since LONDON Printed for Nathaniel Butter and Nicholas Bourne By permission 1638. The Currantiers to the Readers GEntle Readers this Intelligencer the Curranto having been long silenced and now permitted by Authority to speake again presents you here at first with such things as passed some months since not because we conceive that they are absolutely Novels unto you but first because there is fraud in generalities we thought fit to acquaint you with each particular and secondly that by these Antecedents you may the better understand the Consequents which wee shall now publish weekely as heretofore Amongst other speciall Avisoes these THe famous battell betwixt D. Bernard Weymar and Generall Gotz at the black Wood in Iuly last past The battell of the Prince Palatine and Generall Hartzfield in Westphalia neere Minden where Prince Robert and the Lord Craven were taken prisoners A PRODIGIOVS Eruption of Fire which exhaled in the middest of the Ocean sea over against the Isle of Saint Michael one of the Tercera's and the new Island which it hath made It tooke beginning the third of Iuly of this present yeare 1638. BEtwixt the Tercera's Islands so known to those who saile to the East and West Indies and to Brasile there is a site of water in the midst of the sea distant two leagues from the Island of Saint Michael which the adjoining inhabitants call Ferraria so abounding with fish that it is doubtfull whether there bee any place more plentifull in all the seas In this place nature hath wrought the most portentous case that the ages have seen it was thus On the third of the last Iuly within the bottome of the sea which in the sayd place is one hundred and fifty fadomes deepe like the springing of a mine with a horrible noyse and great horror a space of earth separated it self which would take the sowing of halfe a bushell of wheate with the vehemencie and force of an impetuous fire against which all the waters of the ocean sea it selfe could make no resistance casting up to the clouds the water and earth in severed parts as it were burning torches and very great stones some whereof ascending while others descended and so encountring each other returned by vertue of the new impulse to fly up more than three pikes high others dissolved in pieces did fly as if they had sailed large distances and the broken pieces beeing handled dissolved into blacke ashes and all that circuit of water changing its nature like withered and dry wood ministreth matter if not aliment to the fire which without ceasing doth continue burning A fatall wonder which is so much the more to see that with the multitude of stones which the fire hath cast up there is composed and formed a new Island which takes up a league and a half in length and is threescore fadomes high and it did continue its augmentation and burning until the tenth day of the sayd Iuly as appeareth by an assured relation which was sent to his Majesty whom God protect and is in the registry of State belonging to Portugall All the fish which were within more than eight leagues distance round about died consumed and made worth nothing and the sea cast forth upon the shores of the Island of Saint Michael so great a quantity that it would have filled many of those ships which saile to the East Indies and lest the aire should bee infected they made great pits in which they buried them All the sea boyled for many leagues the smell of the brimstone was felt by the most remote of those Islands the smoake and the ashes filled the aire and hid the light of the Sunne to the admiration of all the inhabitants of those Islands Before this fire there preceded an earthquake which continued more than eight dayes perceived in all those seas and Islands and with a greater noise in that of Saint Michael so that the inhabitants terrified confounded and astonished lest they should perish amidst the ruines of the buildings fled into the fields where they remained for some days confessing fasting and making processions of bloud and other acts of penance as those who feared to to die either drowned with the Islands themselves or consumed and burned with another equall fire Our Lord God was pleased that the wind should be from the land for had it beene from sea it had burned all the townes of the neighbouring Islands and would have occasioned another cineration like that which hapned in those parts in the year 1630. There went many persons to sound the depth of that place and they have found that it hath of depth in the sea more than one hundred and fifty fadoms Let the Speculative ponder and the philosopher search out the cause of so portentuous an effâ—ct in as much as the Mathematician seekes rects for his judgement and the Historian knowledges for his discourse Madrid the eighth of September 1638. With Licence in Madrid In the Imprimierie of Francisco Martinez in the year 1638. AA The places where the fire burst out BB. The length of the Island C. The Island From Basill A TRVE AND PARTICVLAR RELAtion of the famous and bloudy battaile fought the 30 day of Iuly old stile in this present yeare 1638. neare the Village of Witten-weyer in the County of Brisgaw on the River of Rhyne how it was first begunne and how it ended according to Gods good will and pleasure AFter that Duke Bernhard of SaxoÌ„ Weymar had kept his general Randevouze the 27 of Iuly or 6 of Aug. at Langendentalingen not farre from Fry-burg in the Countie of Brisgaw and the next day therupoÌ„ following directed his march towards Kentzingen and pitched his Campe neare the said City His Highnes received intelligence by the parties which he had sent abroad that the Imperiall and Bavarian Armies with a great number of Wagons laden with corne meale and other victuals were arrived neare the Cloister of Shutteren his Highnes broke up again the same evening with his whole Army marched the whole night till unto the dawning of the day to meet them and on Sunday morning being the 29 of Iuly or 8 of Aug lighted upon both the Generall Field-marshals the Duke of Savelly and Iohn Count of Goetz with all their forces not far from the aforesaid Cloyster of Shutteren neare the Village of Friesenheim assaulted immediately their Sentinels consisting of commanded Horsemen tooke prisoners a Lieutenant with eight horsemen slew some more of theÌ„ and the rest he pursued to the maine Imperiall Army and by the helpe of certain commaÌ„ded troops of foot coÌ„sisting for the most part of French took two passages which the Imperiallists had strongly guarded and slew there about 60 of the Imperial souldiers wherefore the
Colmar Benfield Strausburg and the wood Cities and from the blacke Forrest the forrage and cattell are brought into the Campe. The most part of the French troupes are taken out of the campe and put into garrison into Freyburg and other places and the high-Dutch are brought out of the garrisons to supply their places Many houses and butts are built in the quarters and a great Magazine is erected whereby some guesse that Brisacke will hold out yet a long time Colonell Rosa with sixe Regiments is gone through the wood towards Newstat and Villengen to visit the Imperialists in their quarters Colonell Berenhalt is freed from his imprisonment by redemption and the Marquesse of Dourlach and Paderburg is freed from this world by death at Strausburg Of the French succours two thousand men are arrived in this Bishoprick and in Delsperger valley the old garrisons of Mompelgard follow insomuch that Duke Bernard of Weymar as it is thought will receive an accrue succor of 12000 men Villingen the 26 of September or sixth of October THe Imperiall field Marshall Goetz with his Army lies round about Ravensbergh and hath drawne together in haste all his horse and foot and hath brought together ten regiments Generall major Lamboy and Colonell Wael with foure thousand men which will be here within ten or twelve dayes are to joyne with him The twentieth or thirtieth of September the Dutchesse of Bavaria was brought to bed of another sonne who was christened Maximilian Philippus Ieronimus Saint Germaine the 29 of September or ninth of October THe Admiral of Burdeaux for want of provision hath betaken himselfe to Belsle The Duke de Valetta Monsieur Grammont and others are expected here to bring the information who was in the fault that the siege before Fontarabie was raised The government of Guyen is given to the Prince of Conde and hath now absolute authority to dispose of the warres in those parts His Majesty the King hath sent from Paris to Guyenne foure hundred thousand pound The Duke of Longueville hath order and command to hinder the victualling and reliefe of Brisacke from Lorraine side and to send all needfull assistance to Duke Bernard of Weymar foure Regiments consisting of two thousand men are passed through the dominion of Berne and Delspenger Vallie under the command of Monsieur Roque and gone to the Camp before Brisack His Majestie the King hath likewise sent to Duke Bernard Weymar foure hundred thousand pound Frem the Camp before Brisack the 30 of September or 10 of October THe circumvallations about this City was finished seven dayes agone consisting of twenty royall Sconces and a great many of Redouts with deep and wide Moats and double Palisadoes in such a form the like was hardly ever seen in Germany in any siege Of victuals we have no want bread we have in abundance a pound of flesh is sold in the Campe for three pence a quart of wine for foure pence Geese all sorts of fowle Salt Bacon Cheese and other provisions for the mouth are bought at a reasonable rate The first of this moneth Colonell Rosa went from the Blackwood into Vibres valley and the Count of Nassaw towards the Munster valley to visit the Imperialists in their quarters which intrench themselves betwixt Hohenwiel and Waldshut it seemes that they ayme at Lauffenberg to make a diversion The City of Kentzingen Duke Bernard of Weymar hath burned downe pulled downe the wals and brought the materials of the said City into the Campe to build houses and huts it seemes as if a new City were built about Brisacke The Duke of Longeville hath taken by assault Chamnitz The third of this moneth Monsieur le Motte with 6000 foot and 4000 horse is marched through the Bishopricke of Basill and is expected here to morrow Colonell Shonbeck with 200 Muskettiers hath taken the little sconce before Brisack which lyes upon an Iland in which hee found two pieces of Ordnance each carrying a bullet of 6 pound and three pieces of 12 pound bullet the besieged in two dayes made upon it above 200 Cannon and demy-cannon shot upon which we made a false alarum to draw them out of the towne made shew as if we would forsake the Sconce but the besieged found the contrary for they were in great confusion chased into the Rhine The great Sconce neare the City is at this present likewise fiercely battered as soone as we have mastered the same then we can with ease ruinate the bridge before Brisacke Duke Bernard of Waymar is resolved to fight againe another battell if the Duke of Lorraine who is at Than with some thousands of his owne men and assisted with the Imperialists to assault the Duke Bernard on both sides of the Rhine Here at this present are the French Ambassadour Monsieur Molliand the English Resident Fleminge Generall Major Erlach a Lord of Rhelingen which treat upon weighty matters with Duke Bernard Lien the 30 of Septemb. 10 of Octob. THe Prince of Conde hath accused the Marshall de Valette to be the occasion of the losse at Fontarabie alledging that hee did not assault the Spanish Succours rather obeying his father the Duke of Espernons cōmand then the service he should have done and this because he was discontented that the generall command which the Prince of Conde had was not given unto him wherefore his Majesty the King hath commanded Espernon to retire to his house and the Marquesse de Valette summoned to appeare at the Court. SOME PASSAGES OVT OF THE NOremberg Avisoes of the moneth of October from Basil From the Camp before Brisack THat the Imperiall Field-Marshall Goetz and Generall Major Lamboy the 11 or 21 day of this moneth with 5000 horse and 8000 foot and 12 pieces of Ordnance broke up from Kirckhosen and marched towards Brisack and presented themselves about the length of two Canon shots from the Weymarish Campe made three shots out of demy-Canons whereupon those of Brisacke with three Canon shots answered on Friday morning the Imperialists with their Artillery approached and at night 1000 foot and certaine 100 Currassiers carrying along with them great canon baskets intended to assault a Sconce below Brisacke but being there was a cleare Moone-shine night they were beaten off with small shot Vpon Sunday being the 14 or 24 of this moneth the Goetzish Army assaulted the two upper Sconces whereof one lay in the wood and the other about Duke Bernards Rhine-bridge and they were faine to wade through a moat and ditch above the middle afore they could come neere the Sconce yet at last they mastered it and put all the Scots that lay in it to the sword and thus mastered the first bridge which lay over an arme of the Rhine and thereupon two Imperiall squadrons about 1600 strong passed upon the head bridge of the Rhine and threw off a part of it lest they should be surprized and over-hastened notwithstanding Duke Bernard of Weymar commanded thitherwards Colonell Shonbeck with certain