L.c.2161: Newsletter received by Richard Newdigate, Arbury, 1693 April 6

L.d.2161

London: 6th Aprill 93

Sir/

The Merchants had yesterday an accountt from Cadiz that the french Tholoun squadron had Intention if they had Not been seperated by a storme to haue attacqued the Spanish port of Gebralter being in the Month of the strates - which had they hapned to haue taken woulde hinder the English & Dutch Trade to the Levant Its said they had many land men onboord but a discouery being made by one of their vessells driuen into Leghorne the Spaniards haue reinforced the place./

the Lord President with some other persons of Quallity saw yesterday the performeance of shooteing 10 seuerall Times a bullett out of a Muskett New invented tho with a single Barrell with one discharge & prine as fast as a Man can prime and cock ..

The Warrant to Constitute - Sir Iohn Trenchard one of his Maiestys

Soldier was shott to death on Tower hill for deserting his Colloures aboue 20 vessells are ladeing at Tower wharfe with Materialls for the Discent. This weeke 800000^l hath been Issued out of the Exchequer to pay of the army Navey and Transport shipps for the Discent.

Principall secretarys of state was yesterday sent to be sealed

Captain Iames Hamilton Men cioned in my last to be taken unto Custody of a Messenger was yesterday discharged but the other Hamilton continued in Newgate

One Mr Lettice was last Nigt seized for dispursing seditious Libells & warrants are abroad to take up diuers others.

The Queen yesterday had News from Reer Admirall Mitchell who was returned from Convoying the King that his Maiesty landed on sunday last at 4 in the afternoone & that all the Horses & recruites were putt safe onshoare

That afrench Priuateere [fell..] the Reer of them -

and tis beleiued will be of great seruice in Throwing bombs into the french Maretime Townes for that they will Carry a shell of [200.. 10..] a Mile and 3 quarters Yesterday asoldier

and boorded and tooke one of our Transport shipps butt one of our - Convoys Made after & reprised her butt the Priuateer Escaped./

Yesterday a Notorious highway man was seized att the Sun Tavern in Holbron & Comitted to Newgate & Likewise William Moorton the head or Captain of the House breaking Crew & is found to be one of Those who robbed the Lady dartmouth & sir Ino ffreinds houses-

The Lord Maior and Court ofAldermen Came yesterday to whitehall & Complemented her Maiesty upon her takeing the Gouermentt upon her./-

5700 Beaves are ordred forthwith to be Killed for the service of the Discent which goes powerfully forward - Two Bombarding Vessells are gott ready

& they are to haue onboord 4 Morters of a New Invention weiging 4 Tuns each The Morters and what itt is fixed upon being an Intire peece of Bras att a fixed Ellevation -

To the Honourable Sir Richard Newdigate Baronett att Arbury neere Coventrey