That which troubles most here is, that you have gotten so
many considerable prizes from our Merchants; who say by
that means you maintain the war with their losses. Of late
we hear, that some of our Free-booters have fetched sheep
from your shore. We brag here of our Western sleets lying
before Plymouth, and feed our selves with discourse, That
Ruyter keeps, Ayscue there within the harbor.
The news of the surrender of Dunkirk, and of Generall
Blakes falling upon the French fleet, causeth the making of
many constructions thereupon; this they generally conceit to
be don in favor of the Spaniard, fearing that the Spaniard
hath gotten in with you, and means to break with us; for our
guilty consciences make us fear every phantsy.
Our East-Indy Company talk of setting our 29 ships: giving
forth, that they will beat you out of those parts; whither
they are sending a small ship before to give advice. After
all the great ado Holland & Zealand are at length agreed
to have no Princely Stadtholder as yet.
From Brussels Septemb: 22
I told you in my last according to the agreement made between
Estrade and his Highness the Archduke Leopold, that
the Garison marcht out of the Town the 16 of this month,
with their Arms and Baggage, Drums beating, Colours flying.
4 pieces of Ordnance, and one Mortar-piece; together
with 120 Waggons with Baggage, wounded and sick men;
The French Regiment marched out in the Front, consisting
of 1200 men in very poor Equipage: the Swisses were about
400 men; with whom the Governor himself marched ont,
being laid all along in the Prince of Ligny his Coach; and
the Regiment of his Guard brought up the arrear; making
in all about 2000 men that marcht out of the Town:
They were conducted all along the sea-Coast as farr as Calice
by the Spanish horse, having given good sufficient Hestages
that they should suffer no prejudice by the French in
their return. His Highness the Archduke gave order immediatly
before he entred into the Towne, that the Souldiers
should no wayes injure any of the Inhabitants upon pain of