Cyprus 1. with Silk, Mohair, Mohair-yarn, and Cottonwooll.
From wismar, Aug. 8:
General Wrangle, who commands the Swedish fleet, hath
weighed Anchor, streering his course towards Pilavia, a Port
(as I take it) commonly called Pilton.
About four days ago, 400 English came to Stettin; it is
Commonly believed here, that more are to follow day by
day, by the connivence of the protector, and that the Lord
Fleetwood (Brother to the Deputy of Ireland) was sent a
while since on purpose into England, by the King of Sweden,
to get forces, who (they say) is to return with some thousands
of English, and some ships.
The Swedish King being ready to take warsovia into his
protection, flies rather then marcheth towards it with his
Army: On the other side, the Swedish Field Marshal-general
Wittenberg is said to be at the very gates of Cracovia or
Cracow, which we are apt to believe, though there come no
Post this week to Stettin from the Army. But this Night we
Expect a further account from Stettin.
From Hamburgh, August 14 touching Mr. Rolt's vayage
by Sea.
We put to Sea Wednesday the First of August, at which time
we had good weather, which continued till Friday morning that
we had set on shore Col. Cromwel on the Hollands coast, nigh
Echevelin. We then putting to Sea again, were that night
overtaken with so great a Tempest, that the seas and Winds
had shipwracked us, had not we for our preservation cut the
main Mast by the Board, and thrown divers Guns overboard.
But this not prevailing, we endeavored to anchor, but we lost
both cables and anchors the best in the ship, and were then left
at drift to be carried at the pleasure of the Winds and the
Waves; and we all expected the loss of our lives, together with
the Frigot. But God (whose mercy is most apparent in the
greatest extremities) was pleased so to guide our Vessel in that
storm, that on his own day, very early in the morning we discried
Land, Whereto we made, it being our Goast, onely with a
fore-sail; and there we had again been lost, had not his mighty