This day the whole Court, and Chrstina Queen of Sweden,
intend to go together to buy Fairings. This Princess is
lodged at the Louvre is the Cardinals Lodgings.
It is believed, the King will now dispose of the great place
of first President of the Parliament, and that it will be conferred
upon Mouusieur De Nesmond.
His Majesty judging it not convenient, that the number
of the Marshals of France should be augmented, which are
now fix, in is said, that to recompence the merit of several of
his great Commanders, and to satisfie their expectations in
matter of Honor, he intendeth to creat some new Offices, instead
of those of Generals, whereby they shall be also admitted
to be Officers of the Crown, to be held up in succession,
as they dye out of their places, but not to pass by inheritance.
Those who are like to be this advanced, are the Mounsieuts
de Castelnau, Fabert, Uxels, L'Estrade, Sr. Andre Montbrun,
and St. Aunez, with others.
The King hath sent an order to the Sieur Durtnorr to
Command at Bourbourg in the absence of the Court of
Schomberg, and over those Ten Companies of the Guards
which are at Calais.
Our Forces gather together in Alsatia, and is conceived
his Majesty will have an Army there of near 20000 men. The
Confederate Forces will also be very considerable; for a
League will be betwixt the Prince Elector Palatine the Duke
of Wirtemberg. the Langrave of Hassia, the Due of Bruaswick,
Deux-Ponts, and other.
The Duke of Orleans, his Majesties Uncle, is expected
here at Court to pass this Lent and to give his advice in affairs
relating to the next Campaign.
From Riga, Jan. the 18.
We are blessed with a Victory for a new years giffe against
our Enemies, where by all the passages are opened. Our Govenor
marched out in a moonshine at 10. of the clock, having
with him 800 men, about Midnight they came to the Polo[unr]an
Campe, lying on the river Duaa over against this City, which
they sound fortified with Redul[unr]s, Mea[unr]es, and Breast works;