From General Blakes Fleet, November. 17.
I having this Opertunity, I could not but discharge my
duty in giving you account of our proceding; the 30 of
October we came to Ancor in Cadisroads but it being a
fresh Gaile of wind, so that there was no good riding, for
us there, without going under Command, the General
thought good to goe for Gibralter, the 3 of November
we came to Gibralter where we have provided our selves
with those things wee wanted; the 35 of October one of
our victualling ships was taken by the French, but released
againe, the 27 we took one of their fire ships; we are still
at Gibralter, we lie here expecting the French fleete, but
we here they are in Lisborn, Sir this is all the accompt
I can give you of our procedings at present.
From Naples November 4.
This disorders of this Kingdom increase through the
number of discontents, by reason of the approach of the
French Navy, a Feloque, from Sicily came hitherto advertise
us that they were within sight of Trapans, and made
themselves ready to Land in this Countty, Which hath
so much surprized our Viceroy, who thoug not the
danger so nigh, that immediatly he gave order to those
who command our Troops to take an especial care of those
places trusted to them, and courted the chief amongst the
Nobility nor to forsake him in this important occasion. But
since they are still sensible of the late abuses which most of
them have received from his Predecessors, it is to be
believed, that he cannot expect much assistance from
them.
From Rome November, 17:
This morning news comes hither that the Naval Army of
France after a long tempest at Sea, and pretending for
Pouille thereby to oblige the Viceroy of Naples to cause
the best part of his Fores to march that way, sodainly
landed nigh Castle Mare the 13 of this Moneth; that the
duke of Guise the next day seized that place which is not
distant from Naples about 5 or 6 leagues notwithstanding
the resistance of a 1000 Souldiers which kept it. That the