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L.c.2153

London March 18^th (92)

Sir//

A Master of a ship taken
by Iohn Dubart and Carryed into
Dunkirk haveing been there 2 Months
but nowe at Liberty up on his Parroll
arived yesterday at White hall & brought
an Exact an account of all the shipping
in that Port which are 125 Sail 74 of the
Danes and Swedes &c And that there
are two English Vessells which under pretence
of tradeing with our allyes have furnished
the Enemy with English Commodities viz
Lead Powder butter Cheese &c

He adds that 36 English Vessells
have been brought in there Prize
since xtmass last that Coales were
4^li: 5^s Per Chaldron that 9 Laden Colliers
being brought in last Month the price
was ffallen 10^s Per Chaldron he alsoe
gives an account. of the Number of the
Garrison being 7364 Men besides
Officers and that the ffrench haue begun
to demollish Dixmude and ffurness

On thursday Night a [General]
Councill was held at White hall
and it was Expected his Maiestie would
have nominated some of the Court Officers
but there being other particuler Business
the Matter was deferred till to Morrow

The discourse Revives that we shall make a discent on ffrance with 16000 Men from
England 10000 from fflanders & 6000 from Scotland & 4000 from Ireland
& when his Maiestie has disposed all things for the Operacion of the Campaign in fflanders
he will leave the Command of the fforces to the Duke of Bavaria- & Generall Talmaste and
Return to England & head the discent But I write not this as Authentick the Matter