it is said that the Forts were battered, but whether the Danish
were able to resist, we shall know hereafter.
The Lord Thou the French Ambassador, and Monsieur
Downing Resident for England, and some of the Lords States
General have had a meetings, to consule which way the Northern
Kings may be reconciled, and to have a free tradeing on
foot. The fifth of March is set for a meeting of the Lords
States General to del berate about matters of importance.
Another from Hamborough Feb. 23.
It is confirmed, that the Swedish mattered the Island Funen,
on the tenth of February, and have totally defeated the
Danish power, having taken prisoners five Rix Senators, General
Goldenleuw, four Colonels, and four Lientenant Colonels,
and sixty pieces of Ordnance. The Swedish have gotten
on Langeland 450 horse.
From Zealand some people came toward Funen over the
Ice, whereupon the King of Sweden commanded several parties
thither ward. We have news from Koningsberg, that
General Gonziewsky was beaten and defeated near Pernaw by
the Swedish, and wounded; two dayes aster, he was brought
to the Ketkholmer [unr]conce: We hear from Poland that they
greatly desire a Peace, to which end a meeting is to be appointed
at Frank ford on the Oder, to which place the Swedish
Ambassadors are gone already, and those Ambassadors which
were at Berlin are gone to the same place.
His Electoral Hugeness of Brandenberg caused 2000 prices
of Cloth to be bought, for to put the Souldiers into Liveries.
The news from Riga is, that the Moscovites draw again a
strong body together, which maketh Riga feat; however
since they beat away the Polanders our of their Trenches
they opened many passages, arid store of all forts of provision
is brought to them out of the Country; and things may be
brought at as cheap a rate there, as they were before the siege.
From Naples, Jan. 31.
The Messenger sent from Madrid to out Vice-Roy, had