several times with their Enemies, taking at Culm,
by a small party 5 companies of Dragoons and two troops of
horse which yielded upon discretion. At Marienwerder, a
Brandenburghish Captain with 60 commanded Soldiers yielded.
The Officers taken at Culm, among which was Colonel
Lieutenant Korf, two Starosts, some Captains and inferior
Officers, were at Graudentz dismissed freely without any
ransom, but the common men are Kept prisoners in Graudentz.
A Polonian Captain born of Tartaric Parents, who conducted
the sick from Thoren to Marienburgh, fell also into the hands
of our forces, as he was scouting with a party. Our army is
in a good state, they intend to march next for Marienwerder
and Riesenberg.
Colonel Drake came with a Party back, fetching from
hence Morter-pieces, Balls, Handgranadoes, and other ammunition,
and is gone back to the army which lyeth near Rysenburgh,
we hope to hear this day some good news from thence.
Another of a later date.
We Suppose that the army under our Generalissimo advancing
toward Koningsberg stands now about Braunsberg: We
long to hear whether the Brandenburghish will stand to it:
some say, that they are retreated a great way, that they may
have Koningsberg in their fight, in which they may take
their refuge upon occasion.
We hear nothing yet of the Dyet at Warshow, but thus
much is said, that the Polanders in general are inclined to
treat for peace with the Crown of Sweden. The Moscovites
are still advancing and they stand all ready in Samoiten, seeking
to joyne with a party of the Swedish. The Great Duke
of Moscovie is in person broke up with a great army from
Stolmiz to punish the rebelling Cossacks.
From Elbing, March 5.
We hear that our Generalissimo passed by Riesenberg, and
having taken out the Garrison in Preusmark, is marched directly
to a place called Holland.