From Stockholme 18° Septemb. 1649.
The thirteen Shippes of this State that have been made ready here for
transporting the Generalls and chiefe Officers of this Nation out of Germany,
are ready to set sayle for that purpose. The Private Souldiers are
to be transported in Germanie shipping , which is to be hired there for
that purpose.
From Prague 4° Octobris 1649.
They write, That upon the twenty-ninth of September, the Keyes of
the Arsenall there were delivered to Collonell Conti the Imperialist by
Generall Wittenberg. The Same day was paid the Treasurer of the
Crowne of Sweed 44000. Rix dollars, at two of the clocke the same
day the Imperiall Regiment of Wallenstein tooke possession of that Citie
from whence the Sweeds retired themselves, the naturall Sweeds marching
toward Brandeis, and the Germaines, going the way of Egger. The
first of this Moneth the Moneys appointed for the Sweeds which were in
Silesia d Moravis, were also brought to this Citie, and were the same
day sent by the said Colonell Conti to the Generalls of the Sweeds that
were in those Countreys.
From Augsburgh the 7°. Octobris1649.
The fifth of this moneth the Garrison we[unr]t out of the Towne of Memmingen,
the Keyes of the Towne and of the Magazin were delivered to
the Magistrate, whereupon the Cannons were brought from the workes
into the Arsenall, and the Corps du guard pulled downe.
From Lubec 10° Octobris 1649.
Colonell Pentz the Sweede having before he would retire his Troupes
from the Quarters in the Neighbourhood of this Towne, demandeda
very great summe of money, beyond that which was the agreement, was
at last content with a present made him by this Towne, and hath drawne
his Regiment toward the Countrey of Mecklenburgh, the Horse being
forced to satisfie themselves with twenty-five Rix Dollars for each, instead
of vast summes of arreares which they pretended to, for recompence
of their twenty years service.
From Bremen 10° Octobris 1649.
The Troups of Sweeds which were in Holstein, and in the territory of
Hamburg are disbanding, who are to march to the Baltique Sea for their
transportation, where they of Wismar have given order that the vessells
appointed for their transportation should be fitted with victualls and all
necessaries, that for want thereof the Souldiers might not have any pretext
to continue any longer there, they being such guests as nothing
but extreame necessitie can bid them welcome to their friends : Dapacem
Dowine in diebus nostris.