to the month of the Dardanelles, under the command of
Girolamo Contarini, to whom the Captains of the other
ships, about 22, have taken the oath of Fidelity to assist him
upon occasion in all Sea-sights against the Turkish power.
From Coppenhagen, 23 May.
All is well in this City; the English fleet lieth still on the
other side of the Sound, acting no hostilities at all against us.
The Danish and Holland ships move up and down about Laland,
using means to relieve Nascow, but are not like to
have any success in their attempts, because the Swedish guard
all passages very strongly, having raised divers works on
them; and they have placed strong guards of horse, as well
as foot. What the issue of it will be, time must shew.
From Dantzick, 28 May.
The Dyet at Warsovia holds on still; on the 22 of May
the Deputy of the Cossacks made Oath of Fidelity to the
King and Crown of Poland. Among other points, they
bound themselves, that they would not enter into confederacy
with any forein Princes, nor keep correspondence with
them.
The French Ministers put using good hopes of a peace with
Sweden; to which end, Monsieur Trelon went from hence
to Stettin on Sonday last, carrying to the Swedish Commissioners,
Letters of safe conduct from the Polnish Court;
he had from hence also a Declaration of our City Magistrate,
assuring the said Commissioners thereby, that they need not
to fear any danger by us intended, as they in this Declaration
do warrant. The said Trelon promised to be here with the
Swedish Commissioners within three weeks; for it is said,
that the treaty of peace shall be kept in this City, but that
we little believe, and should less approve.
The Cossacks have obtained great priviledges, being admitted
for a third Member of Poland in all affairs, which
doubtless will conduce to the advantage of the Protestant
Religion, whose Professors, notwithstanding the opposition
of the Jesuites, have made firm the Liberty of their Conscience
in points of Religion.