have united themselves again, and sworn to revenge it.
At present we under and from Candia that the [unr] is
stain, after he had stormed the Fort Sceleno, but was forced
to retreat with loss of some of his stain.
Weenen the tenth ditto.
'Tis said his Majestie intends to go to Prague about May,
hath sent word to all the Electors, that the great Meeting of
the Empire (or Ryxdagh) shall certainly be kept this year,
which many do wish for. The Turks do increase and fortifie
themselves in Hungarie, and therefore many Troops
are sent to the Frontier places. The Lord Earl of Lemburgh,
or General Piccolominie, shall go to Spain for Ambassador,
to reside in the place of the deceased Marquis
Grana.
Elsas the 15 ditto.
There is a great Alarm in these Quarters of the approach
of the Lorrainers Army, being 3000 strong. The
General Rosa hath got 3000 men together: hath writ to
Strasborgh, as also to the Bishop and Gentry of Elsas, to
assist him against the Lorrainers, and so he will fall upon
them; but if they refuse him their assistance, that he himself
will deal with them as Enemies: The Governor of Brisacke
hath also declared, and by his Patents published, That whosoever
shall assist the said Lorrainers, shall be held as Enemies
of the Crown of France. The Switzers also take up
Arms, and will not suffer any Lorrainers to come about their
Frontiers.
From Rotterdam February 2. stilo loci.
All our expectation at present is to know the result of the
Ambassie of our Ambassadors with you, who we hear have
not as yet effected any thing of consequence, notwithstanding
their humble Request to the Parliament, that their
Act for prohibition of Commerce in Dutch Bottoms might
be revoked; we finde here cannot be obtained: this makes
many hereto doubt, that the English and Wee are not like
to agree in hast; many here are much troubled to think that
their Ships laden with Merchandizes should be seised upon,