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Sir London September the 20^th 1692
yesterday wee Receaued a holland
maile the moste Remarkable occurances It Brings
are as ffolloweth viz) that the Confederat Army
Continues aboute gapp in dauphine whear they
haue all ready ffound 100000 Crowns in seuerall
of the houses that weare deserted By the Inhabytants
aboute that plaice - as allsoe A Bundance of Corne
and wine all which weare hid in obscuer plaices the
people ffancying they should Returne and Injoy
the Same very Speedyly the ffrench officers
persuading them that the duebo of Sauoy wood not Be
able to mantayne his new Conquest -
They add that a Spanish man of warr of
48 guns has taiben ane Drought into the Groyne 2
ffrench frigotts won of 18 and the other of 24
guns
They ffurder Advertise that the Late Earthquabe
att middleburge in Zealand whear It was Soe
Terrable that they Beleiue It wood Proue as att
Iamacoe It Continuing A great while soe that
the Streets moued Libe the watters in the Sea and
the People was fforced to Catch hold of what was
next them or ffall Downe and many houses wear
much shattered thereby - - -
Paris the 16 of 7ber the King has
ordered great stores of Prouisions and ammunition
to be Lade vp att Byon and some fforces are
ordered thitherwards whearby Its veryly Beleiued
that his maiesty designes to maibe Some attempt
vpon the Spaniard this winter and It Is sayde that
that the Count de Estwes who Is sayled
ffrom Brest with a strong Squadron Is to ffauour
the Same
The designe of dunberbe Is wholy Lade aside By Reason of the Badness of the Season and
the Ammunition Bombs &c are retorne to ghent - These fforces which Came Last oute of
England haue orders to retorne home againe - They write from ffrance that his most
Xtian maiesty had sent an Able Phisition to the duebe of Sauoy: his royall
highness denyed the Complement -