King of Sweden and to take in all necessaries of ammunition
and provision, to enable him and his to hold out a long siege:
in the meane while, we shall be upon some other designes to
oppose the Enemies. By order of the King of Sweden the
Town Dirshaw is dismantled, and severall other small Towns
are dismantled also, other Townes also are strengthned with
men and other necessaries.
From the English Camp neare la Capelle, July 27.
We continue united with the French Army, and in a good
condition of health. We have endeavored to engage the
Enemy by following him up and down, and in all our marches
the French shew us much friendship. The Boors every where
run away into the woods, where if they meet any stragling
Soldiers, they surely doe execution upon them. They leave
us nothing but their empty houses, which the Soldiery are
forced to pull down for firing; The Major part and better sort
of them secure themselves by flying into strong old Churches,
or Castles, and there, upon intreaty they are sometimes induced
to sell provision to the soldiery under the walls but at
most excessive dear rates, as provisions generally are throughout
the whole Country, by reason of the great spoile made
by Warr.
The Enemy continueth to decline fighting
From Dantzick, 28 July.
Hereabouts nothing hath fallen out worthy of communication.
It is confirmed from great Poland, that the Town
Pos[unr]n was taken by force; all such that were in Arms, Jewes;
Scots and others, were put to the Sword. The Swedish
Officer and a few soldiers retired into the Castle, which afterwards
was taken also. The people in Prussia are terrified with
the comming of our Kings, the Austrian forces, and General
Czarnecky his men, all which are marching directly against
Thoren: another party of the Polanders and Austrian Forces
have besieged Crackow. The Lord Lubomirsky followeth
after Prince Ragorzi. The Walls and Palisadoes at Dirshaw
are pulld down. The Swedish have raised a Fort near the