eternall renown of their republike, this Victory, considering the shortness of the time
of fight, with the difference in the number of Vessels, speake it more admirable then
the Battail of Lepanto. The Venetians staid three dayes after within view of the Port,
(which cleers up the Victory to be absolute) to put in order their own affairs sufficiently
after a Battell confused, as they who know anything in fighting can say.
The Slaves gave information that 17 English Vessels lay in Smyrna, to be employed
by the Turks to carry their Souldiers into Candia, whereupon they failed that way, and
after diverse conferences with them, had promises that they would not serve the Turks.
From Dantzie, the 15 of June, 1649.
The King of Polomia is not, untill the 20th. of this Moneth, to go unto Lemburt, the
Rendezvous generall of this Army; which now consisteth of 18000 men, resolved, notwithstanding
their small number, to march against the Cosaques, who 'tis said, are already
pasted neer constantinow, to enter into Polonia. Chimelnisks, their Generall, finding that
he receives no assistance from the Turks, nor Tartarians had sent to his Majesty of Poland,
for a polonging of the Cessation of arms between them; which hath not been held
fatting to accord unto him; because he had denied it unto the Palonians, when they were
not so able to withstand him as now they be: And therefore he hath again written unto
the Grand Kam of Tarteria, that untill he can furnish him with the great supplys he promised,
he would send him forthwith what for the present he can; offering to mount all ho
sent; whereupon, tis reported, that 4000 Tartarians are on their way to joyn with him;
which is all the succour he is like to get at this time; and we believe it the rather, because
an intercepted Letter assures us, that the Plague hath swept away above two thirds
of the Tartarian army, and almost all their horses. Besides, the Great Turk hath sent
order to their Generall to make no stricter Allyance with the Cosaques; fearing that his
Estates being, as they are, full of Divisions, he shall not be able, without their help, to
continue his War against the Venetians. The Sieur Podotki, a Polonian Generall, having
[unr]arly been released by the same Tartarians, after the payment of 10000 Crowns for his
Ransome, is come unto Lembeag. A few days ago the Lord Viscber, the Duke of [unr]lands Embassadour, did Homage to his Majesty of Poland, between the hands of the Lord
high Chanceleur, to whom he made a most neat Latine Oration; which both the Chancelour,
and King answered readily, and compleatly in the same language.
From Naples, the 17. of June.
The Cardinall Trivaltia is gone from Palermo in Sicilia, to be Viceroy of Sardi[unr],
untill th'arrivall of the Duke of Ossona, furnished with that Dignity by the King of
Spain; who has with all sent by him new Letters Patents of the Principalitie of Saleras
in the Kingdom of Naples, to Prince Ludovisio; with the discharge of a Tribute of 16000
Crowns a yeer, which he pays for the Principality of Venosa: and the Title of the first
Prince of that Kingdom; without being any whit beholden for it unto the Vice-roy: who
it seems hath taken some pett at it, as being very jealous of his Authority, which he full
maintains by violence; having lately sent Forces against the Duke of Matalone; who,
with many Banditi is retired among the Mountains, being almost the onely Noble Neopolitan
that would, neither by the threats nor promises of that Vice-roy, be drawn to submit
himself; as lately the Marquis of Vaslo, the Count of Conversano, the Duke delle
Noci, his Son, the Duke of Andria, and Gravina, and many other Grandees of this Kingdom
have done. But the Count of Conversano is used every day worse and worse; they
having deprived him of th' onely Groom of his Chamber that remained unto him in prison,
where likewise he is now more strictly shut up then ever, Four of the Brotherhood of
the Company of Death were, this week, delivered, on condition, that they go, and serve