Nevertheless, that it will be impossible for him to make
good the possession, without very considerable; Supplies, in
regard the grand Seignior is engaged in great preparations to
march against him.
From Stettin, Dec.4.
General Wurtz, our Governor, lately made as alley forth
upon the, Imperial Quarter, wherein he ruined one of their
Batteries, and flew above sixty of the besiegers, among whom
was Lieutenant Col. Slesbusch, and several other Officers:
But advancing too far, he lost also some of his own.
The next night he issued forth again by water, but with
more advantage, because surprising a village wherein their
Magazin lay, he brought away good store of warlick Provisions
and Victual, which we had great need of.
This wrought so far upon the besiegers, that this loss, considered
with the inconveniences which their soldiery suffered
in the Trench, caused the night following to throw down
their Batteries and set fire on their Leagure, and draw away
towards Grieffenhagen, in some confusion: Which being
observed by ours, they sallied forth and fell on the Reer;
but being too forward, fell into an Ambuscade of the enemies
horse, and were several of the slain, others taken prisoners.
Part of the Confederate forces are yet blocking up this
place at a distance.
Another from Hamburgh, 9 Dec.
Divers Letters from Lubeck did intimate, That the Swedish
fleet consisting of 34 ships, was seen at Sea under Femeren[unr],
but the confirmation thereof being expected by Letters
that came this day, it is not believed, because they make no
mention at all of it; and that the Holland fleet under the
command of Vice Admiral de Ruyter did lie still on the road,
and himself was in Lubeck on the last Thursday, and on Friday
returned to his fleet.
We hear from Holstein, that General Field-Marshal Eberstein