off the City three [unr] and keep it onely blocked
up.
The ship called the Black Eagle, coming from Guienna
richly laden, is arived in the Texel, she hath lost all her Anchors,
and had all her tacklings spoiled and torn, and was in
danger to be lost.
From Mittaw in Curland, Nov. 5.
In these parts the Swedish forces have no good luck, they
are often driven to retreat by the Polonian and Brandenburgish
forces : Most of the Swedish are gone to Liesland over
the Duna, in the mean while the Polanders and Brandenburgers
do their endeavors to subdue this Town and Castle,
which is like to be lost, because there is want of Provision
and Fewel in both.
Another from the Hague, 27 Novemb. S.N.
The Lords States of Holland and West-Friesland goe on
in their serious Consultations. This day was an Edict published,
whereby all such Inhabitants of the United Provinces
as are perhaps in the Swedish service, be called home, within
3 moneths, and required to for sake that service, upon pain
of Confiscation of their Goods.
This week is arrived on the Maas Don Henry de Susa,
Count of Miranda, Ambassador of Portugall, who came
from Lisbon in 30 days, he is at Delph with a Train of 30
persons, where he maketh ready to come hither with the first
opportunitie, to make propositions to their Lordships for an
accommodation: whether he will propose more reasonable
conditions we expect to hear.
The Lord Coyet Swedish Ambassador extraordinary had
Audience two days agoe before their Lordships, and intimated
that the King of Sweden would willingly have the extra-vagancies
remedied which have occured on both sides, and
the old friendship renewed or restored.
We hear that Lordships have received Letters from
Vice Admiral de Auyter from Funen, dated Novemb. 13.
in which he relateh that he intended to attaque Newburg,
with the forces under his command, but had no success in it,