Muscovites are still very hot in the besieging of Smolensko,
but as yet have made no great progress therein. There is a
report that the Muscovite hath sent party to force the
trenches of the Prince Radzivil his Camp, upon a false intelligence
they had that the said Prince had broke in into
their Country with 6000 horse; but that being otherwise,
they had been utterly cut off, being fallen into an ambuscado
of the said Prince; others on the contrary say the
said Prince hath been routed by the Moscovite: The
place being far maketh this variety of reports, but time will
manifest the truth of all. There are 9 ships from Sweden
arrived at Wismar, who have there landed 18 Companies
of Souldiers, each Company being above 100 men, they
are under the command of Gustavus Steinboeck; there are
also come from Gottenburgh 2000 more, and are all on
their march to go and joyn with Gen. Koningsmark, who
maketh great preparations for the besieging of Bremen,
where the Citizens are much affrighted since the near approach
of the said General who hath faced their City, and
with a party of horse come nearer then Canonshot of their
wals, coming to a place called the Burgers meadow at or
neer the Mint, notwithstanding the great obstructions
they had made to his march, not only by force of arms,
but by barring the highways, cutting down of trees, barracadoes,
and the like, which did not prevent his passage.
The Emperor hath sent to the five Circles next to that city,
that they fail not to their uttermost power and strength to
assist the Bremers against the attempt of the Swedish army,
and upon the 9 of this instant was published the Emperors
Ordinance to the Swedish General, enjoining him forthwith
to lay down his arms.
From the River of Rhine, Sept 15:
The Emperor having finished the solemnity of the King
of the Romans funerals at Vienna, is returned back to Ebersdorf:
He hath laboured hard at the Dyet in Hungaria,
that his son Leopoldus Ignatius may be crowned King of
Hungary either at Vienna or Nieustad, cannot obtain it.