to that of the Guard of the deceased Prince of orange;
which is supposed to be done for their own security.
From Paris September 4. stilo novo.
The French Court is expected here on Friday next to
improve this great victory obtained against the Spaniards
before Arras, where the booty and plunder is said to be
extraordinary rich, there being taken about five thousand
Wagons, and as many horses and furniture, twenty five
Coaches, all the plate of the Prince of Conde, Archduke
Leopold, Fuensaldagne and the rest of the chief Commanders
to the value of a very great sum of money: the prints
Speak of some 8000 prisoners besides the Commanders,
who are said to be a very great many, their names are not
yet known. The French army is said to be marcht hence
towards Cambray and Doway, where the Spaniards are
rallying and mustering their disordered Forces together,
to make what resistance they can to keep the French from
making in roads into their Country.
The Cardinall de Retz hath for certain imbarqued himself
at Bell Isle aboard of an Holland Vessell, and is gone
for Dunkerk, which many are glad of here that he is got
away. All his friends, adherents and domesticks are to be
gone out of this City within twenty four hours, and not
to approach Within twenty miles of this place.
It is said of a certain here, that Barcelona is revolted
from the Spaniards, and that the Prince of Conti is quartered
in the Town at present with two thousand horse:
the occasion of their revolt is said to be through the cruelty
of Don Jean d' Austria, who is said to have plundered
the treasures of their Churches, and taken all what he
could from the Inhabitants, and afterwards to have forsaken
and abandoned the place with his troops. The Inhabitants
giving notice thereof to the Prince of Conti, he
presently came and took possesion of the town. Thus the
French Armies seem to prosper very much this Summer in
their Armies, and if some new troubles at home do not