two whole Companies of them were cut off. By which disgrace the Poe was forced to
hasten his new Leavies, and raise thereof an Army of six thousand men, thereby to compell
the said Duke to do him right: which Duke disposes himself to march in person,
at the head of his Troopes, with a Resolution throughly to defend his Estate: having
as 'tis reported, siezed on Bondeno in the Countrey of Ferrara; the which he causes to
be fortified. In the mean while the Great Duke of Tuscanie, after he had, in vain, attempted
to procure an Agreement between them, hath also raised Souldiers, whom he appoints
to march towards Pitig[unr]ano and Serane, with in the marches of Siéna, upon the
Frontires of Castro and Piombino, as well to observe the countenance of the Spaniards,
who assemble together about the latter place (thereby to compell that Duke to declare
himself on their side) as also because th' Ecclesiastical Forces march so neer his Frontires.
From Venice, the 13th. of May.
Our High Admirall Moccénigo fearing to be forced in his Quarter before the Dardanelles,
by the great number of Turkish Ships, now near unto him, hath entrenched himselfe
with the Island of Tonedos, with thirty great Ships, four Galeasses, and twenty
Galleys, to stop the passage unto th' Enemies Fleet; having at the same time appointed
another Body of two Galleyasses, ten Ships, and twelve Galleys, (which is to be reinforced
by our Galleys of Dalmatia, three Ships of Ligorno, and five of Corfu) to make
head unto the Fleet of Barbaria, when prepares it selfe to saile into the Levant: from
whence they write, that the Garrison of the Town of Candia continues the demolishing
of their Houses, to imploy the Materials thereof in the fortifications of the Walls, and
Forts of Martinengo, and G[unr]su, which were much indamaged by the lat0e Assaults upon
them. But th' arrivall of four Ships loaden with mcale, and other provisions, hath
much rejoyced th' Inhabitants; for whom be also appointed five others, which are to
set saile very speedily thither; whether 'tis said, that twelve Galleys, and five an twenty
Affrican Ships be arrived, and thereupon entred into Canéa; furnishing it with great
store of Ammunition and Provisions (whereof that Fortresse had much need) with a Resolution
to come from thence towards our Gulfe, and hinder th' issuing out of our
Ships, which are to bend their course that ways in the mean while, Generall Foscols
prepares the Galleys, Loredana, Ottobona, Gozzi, Vidmane, Padovane and Véronoise,
to be dispatched away to joyn with the bulk of our Fleet in Candia, whil'st that, he disposes
himselfe to put his Forces into such a Condition, as may enable them to withstand the
Turkes, who are ready to fall upon Dalmatia, the Bassa of Bosnia having already brought
his Artillery as far as Clivane, where he assembles all the Soudiers with he hath raised
in that Province. Our Cavalerie hath likewise their Randezvous at Spalatro, to be
sent from thence to Salone, clissa, and other Frontire Townes.
From Milin, the 14th of May.
The Duke of Machéda, is gone from hence for Trento, with all th' other Officers belonging
to the Queen of Spain; whom the Cardinall Ludovisio goes to attend, as Legaee
unto the Pope, from whom he brings the golden Rose; and the Cardinall Montalte,
to receive her in the Name of his Catholick Majesty, and to conduct her into Spain.
From Genoa, the 16th. of May.
The Sieur Gregorio Lèguia Don Iüan d' Austricbe principall Secretarie, hath againe
obtained of this State two hundred thousand Crowns for the furnishing of the Ships of
Spain, (which being thirty in number are still at Messine in Sicilia,) over and be sides
the hundred and fifty thousand formerly granted towards the furnishing of the Galleys,
to bring them, with the soonest, into the Seas of Tuscanie; where 'tis said that the Lieutenant
Generall Pimiento, shall command in stead of Don Jüan, who will stay, and governin
in Sicilia.