The many fatnesses and places of retreat were a shelter
to most of the flying Enemy; neverthelesse, the persuit
was so well managed, and closely, that Middleton himself
was very neere being taken. though he twice shifted horse.
His Clothes and Athol's, with both their Commissions
and Instructions and divers Papers and Letters from Charls
Stuart are taken, Our Generall retiring with his Army
towards Sterling. the Colonel is looking out after the dispersed
Enemy, many of whom he fines lurking in holes,
and under Clifts. We our selves lost many Horse in strange
Bogs and Quicksands, which were swallowed up quite
and nothing left to be seen of them; many of the
Enemies perished likewise in the same manner. It is supposed
the Enemy is so dispersed, that they will hardly get
together again this summer in any considerable body, nor
doe I believe they will have any stomack to it. We cannot
as yet have any more particular Account of this busines.
Brussels August 8 We have from Cambray, that upon
the 2 instant went from thence a Convoy to our Leagure,
and although the Enemy lye wait to prevent us, yet we
hear it is safely arrived, that the Enemy doe suffer much for
want of provisions, and were it not that they get some by
way of Lens and Vellervall where they keep Garrison, and
so receive provisions from Bethune and la Bassee: they
had sent yesterday their baggage to Bapaume, and thereupon
we thought they intended to breakup their quarter,
and come to set on our lines before Arras, but they have
not yet undertaken, although invited thereunto by the
besieged, We hear from our Leagure thus, The siedge
is followed with much progresse, notwithstanding the obstinate
resistants, who indeed doe far beyond what was
expected in the like occasion, our men have got the outworks
and the counterscarp, and at present are lodged there
only there is a small work which covers part of the wall on
that side but yesterday one of our batteries began to play
hard at it, so that we hope to have it shortly. The Leagure
[unr] in a very good condition, there being no want of any