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L.c.2110 London e 24th Sept r 1692 Yesterday wee rec ed a fforreigne Maile w ch brings an acc t t e Confederate Army in Daup hiney findeing e Season of e Yeare soe farr advanced haue thought fitt to returne within 3 houres of Ambrim in re way towards Pied mont haveing burnt e Towne of Gappw th: e adiacent villages for refuseing to pay Contribu c on & sent some Detachm ts of horse to doe e like on e ffrontiers of Province for nonpaym t: & have vndermined e Gates & Bastions of Ambr um as alsoe e Castle of [Inillestre] in order to blew m vp before they march out of Province & t e D : of Savoy was soe well recovered t hee Intended to sett forward for Turin about e 16th: Instant his Army being to follow some few dayes after Duke of Savoys invasion of France comes to nothing They write from Vienna t Prince ~ Lewis of Baden is verey advantagiously posed w th e Imperiall Army near Peter warraden where hee Intrench his Camp whereby tis beleiued hee will Continue re till he knows e Designes of e Turkes w ch as yett are ~ variously repported some Saying if e ~ Prince Visier has orders to give him battle & if victor forthwith to forme e seige of Esteck & others that hee is not in a Condicion but to act defensively The write from Paris t e K has taken a resoluc on to raise 4000 new forces & to build betweene 30 & 40 men of warr to add to his ffleet That e Count de Parvill went some dayes agoe for Brest to looke after the navall preparation And t 4 men
occasions for e Crowne = It's said t some of e Towns in ffland s declare for a ffree Trade w th ffr : otherwise they cannot pay re Imposts an Express of w ch is sent to Madrid Another to e K of England & e like to e Allyes to heare re Sentim t of it = Mr Henneleton Secretary of Scotland lyes verey dangerously Ill-
e next Spring when they say re would bee a Tryall of Skill ~2
of warr are Equiped in vpon e Coast of Irel vnder e Conduct of e Sieur de Laport French K raising 4000 new forces & building 30 or 40 men of War They add they have advice t e Bells & Cannon which were found in Ambrum are arrived at Turyn And if e D : of Savoys Army threaten vpon re returne to assist Gen ll Palfy in e Seige of Sufa They further add they have an acc t: from e Ryne t e Landgrave of ~~ Hoste Castell being fully resolved to beseige Eberemburgh has already Invested e same w th Severall thousand horse & Dragoones & Sent word to e Governour t if he suffer his Cannon to bee mounted vpon e Batteryes before hee Surrender hee should have no quarter given Hague e 28th e States Gen ll have an acc t t e Marquess Boufflers w th 16000 men & 30 peices of Cannon designed to surprize Lavayn in ffland s but the Confederates haveing reinforced it in time p vented him but hee put some p te of e Country Vnd Contribuc on alsoe Sacked & Pillaged Severall villages thereabouts & returned to Namur w th severall Hosta ges for paym t of e Contribuc ons - The K of great Brittan att arrived att Breda on ffryday last designing to bee at Loo on e 29th where his Ma ty designes to diverte himselfe a few dayes & then to come hither befor his returne for Engl The Army att Dixmude found ~ buryed above 5 thousand Semdors besides a great deale of slate which was hid by the Inhabitants Yesterday our Merchants had advice t 10: Virginia Shipps belonging to Bristoll
for by Mr Mountague re Secretary at re ware house in Abchurch Land = Two p sons are ordered to bee taken into Custody vpon e Affidavit made before a Iustice of peace t they offered .. p son money to lift himself in e Service of K Iames to be ready on al were in re way home lately taken by a ffr : Privatteer & Carryed into St Malo & Brest The K is Expected next weeke att Whitehall & att his Ma tyes returne wee heare t e E : of Clare will bee made D : of New Castle e L Montague Created a Marquiss And t e late D : of New Castles Youngest Daughter will bee marryed to e E : of Portland Pembrooke e 18 Instant a ffr : ~~ Privatteer was soe bold as to come Yesterday into this Harbour & take out an Engl M chant Shipp but a Dutch Caper meeting him fought him 2 houres & retooke e s d Prize w ch hee brought back againe w th e Privatteer & [...] are all 3 in this Harbour Dutch successe in taking a French Priv : off Pembr Harb r The Q has ordered all the Irish ~ Nobility here to repaire forthwith to t King dome in order to bee p sent att e opening of e Parliam t re Sr John Leneares Corpes is brought over fu ther from ffland s & will bee Interned in St: James Church The D of Richmond & some other Noblemen are arrived here since my last ~ from ffland s Mr Norton the Gent n menc oned in e Gazett roade 9 times from London to Ware backward & forward setting out about 12 a Clock on Thursday night & by 6 in e Morning had roade 5 times beeing 100 miles & after ~ some repose performed the rest by 5 att night whereby hee won 2000li & great wagers were layd on both Sides & e Same Gent has vnd taken to ride 200 Miles in 24 houres next weeke vpon Bomsteed Downes for e same money haveing a ffresh horse every Stage & performed e first 20 Miles in 3 quarters of an houre Mr Mortons Exploit riding 190 mile in a day & night
e disposeing of 200 shares at 14 pound each to be transferred in re booke keptThe D come to London & they are to bee quartered att Northampton as afores d = Wee are Credibly Informed t e Patent Granted to Nicholas Dupin Esq for e Solo makeing of writeing & printing paper in e K dome of Ireland goes Succesfully forwrd vpon w ch severall honorable p sons are Copartiners & this day proposiall in Print were distributed
: of Ormonds Troope of Guards are arrived from Holland some of whome are3
36 To The Ho ble S r Rich : Newdigate Bar t at Arbury 2 near Coventry
24 Sept D . of Savoys inv : of France at an ^end Fr . K . raising 4000 new men & buil ding 30 or 40 men of War. Duch Successe in taking a Fr . privateer off Pembr . Haven. Mr Morton rode 9 times from London to Ware being 180 mile in 17 houres 23 instant Making fire w th Paper in Irel d succeeds 2. Taken in Custody for listing men for K . James next Spring The Confederacy unnewes some townes in Flanders declaring for a free trade w th France.
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