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Mercurius politicus, Number 393, 3rd-10th December 1657 E.747[12]

From Hamburgh, Novemb. 23
The King of Poland is arived at Posen, and
the Prince Elector of Brandenburgh is come to
Berlin. Czarnecky is returned with his Forces into
Poland. The King of Sweden is still at Wismar
Several Forces of the Swedish march by
Lubeck to Wismar, there to form an Army.
Riga is still besieged by the Sisters, with Whom
the Moscovie Forces joyn. Thoren is blocked up.
We hear no news, where Magnus de la Garde is
with his Forces. The King of Denmark is gone
to Funen, to try whether he may recover Fredericks
Ode. We hear from Lubeck that 4 Swedish
ships went to Sea from Wismar, which were
pursued after by 5 Danish ship: but no news from
them as yet.
Since Some of the French went to their Winter-quarters,
our forces begin to draw into a Body,
to make a new attempt against Mardike that
they may not keep the place this Winter.
If is confirmed that some passengers, being
Citizens of Flushing, are drowned in a Vessel
which was overturned by a Storme, as they were
going to sluys.
From Riga Novemb. 9.
The Enemy being 8000 men, sate down in a
Sconce by Richolm, 100 of them, horse and Dragoons,
made a Sconce at Marienmul: our Governor
was told of it by some prisoners, who thereupon
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