There are at present five gallant new Frigots building, which be the blessing of
God will be ready by the Spring, Whose service we doubt not will be of speciall use
to purge the sea of that Pyraticall seum that so much infest it.
This Weeke hath brought us but little from Scotland of any transaction there,
the committee of estates not being together. Onely they say in letters from Edinburg
of the nineth of october. That they have now information that their King is not
come to carrick fergus in Ireland as they had heard the Weeke before, which had been
there reported with such consideence by a Scot one Stuart an Officer in the Laird a Lawyer
his regiment as most men believed it, and they have now put him in Prison for
abusing them and they are like to give him the Strapadoe for his labour. They say
they are very glad he is not come because of the successe of Cromwells Forces in the
North, as they are informed from the honest partie there (that is the Scottish Rebells)
that some that come thither the Thursday before said they were come to
lesmgarvy which was surrendered to them. And they did believe also that Belfast
was surrendered by that time, for that they had removed thence their cannon, and
all Artillery to Carrick-fergus, which they take as an argument that they intend not
to hold out long: The Lord Libberton Went aboard this afternoon; we feare some
Forces are landed in the North of Scotland, if it be so, its probable too man will
joyne with them, there is so great a discontent against their honest Govenoursy both
in the Kingdome and in this City, besides the Forces that are already on foot are a
burthen so intollerable to the poore condition of this country, as they can by no
meanes under goe the payments; and them those Forces will either disband, or joyne
with the Malignant party, there being little regard had of their Covenant amongst
them. That Letters were come thither from Holland, that say Montrosse intends shortly
for the north of Scotland; but other Letters say that Montrosse had Orders from
the King not to goe into Scotland, but to come from Hamburg with what Forces he
could make, and to land in wales, for that he was resolved to march from thence
with the help of his Army, from Ireland into Scotland, whither he would come in the
head of his own Army, but the late ill successe of his affaires in Ireland, have certainely
altered that Course, but by in we fee what his affections then were to the cause of God,
and to the good party amongst us, there things put us into great doubts, and men
cannot well tell what to hope or what to resolve.
Bremen, 5. octobris, 1649.
I Have this week little to add to my last weeks information: On all sides the agreement
for the German Warre is put in execution, and in all places. The Emperour
hath restored Anshurgh and Regensburgh, and other places. The Swedes have quirted
Pragne, and most pleces in Bohemia, Moravia, and Franconia; Heidelbergh and Manheim
in the Palatinare are also surrendered, the Palsgrave of Hassia is also surrendring and
dishanding: And tis certain all the natural Swedes shal be transported to their Country,
and ten thousand Dutch Foot and some Horse shal be put into the Swedes Territories in
Germany and the Emperour keeps in pay a like number of Foot.
Likewise the Swedes are to keep Gresgloyan and Erford till the Emperour can perswade
Spaine to surrende Franckendall, and the French are also upon the same account
to have exenbreitstem secured for them: There hath already beene exceeding Tryumphing
and Feasting by the Emperiall Princes and great Personages, for this happy
conclusion. In all the Provinces neer us, all the swedes Souldiers are Dishanded,
and most returned to their homes; onely the Swedes keep most of their Foot. And