leave, and therefore he may talk; but he would
seem to know much of your affairs in relation
to these parts, as Roterdam, Amsterdam, &c.
whither he is now gone, The English are wished
here not to come upon the Exchange, lest they
should be taken for Spies; for the humours of
men flie high against England and all English, about
your taking their ships in the Caribes Islands,
and other places.
From Barcelona the 7.of January.
The Spaniard continues his siege here still. Some few
dayes agoe arrived hereabouts for the Leaguer 20. Spanish
ships with all manner of visuals, which they were in great
need of. The Baron Alets having intelligence of some disagreement
in a little town some five miles from here, went
thither and surprized it: the one party did cry, Vive le Roy
de France; and the other, Vive le Roy d'Hispanie. Upon
which he did fall on, shot many of them, and took the rest
prisoners; in another rancontre hath slain about two
hundred Horse. The Spanish use all their Forces upon any
of our Forts, yet we trust they will quit the siege when Marshall
la Mote doth come to relieve us.
Rome the 13. ditto.
Notwithstanding that in the Spanish Leaguer before Barcelona
(which place hath much want of wood, for they have
chopt off all trees in their Gardens, and rifled them for burning)
are arived 2000 men from Valentia and Arragon, who
are daily aproaching, and have already made 8000 shot upon
it, where many houses are shot down, and they use all the
diligence they can; yet by a Northerly wind divers small
Boats are got in again. Also the new Viceroy Hauden-Court
with his French Troops arrived at Perpignan, hath
sent out divers Officers to view the Spanish Leaguer, and
given admonition to all French Garrisons to be ready for a
succour.