therefore went back to Cartemund, for the prosecuring of
his designe there, where the Shallops and Scutes getting on
ground, Monsieur Buat a French Gentleman, having been
formerly in service in these Countries going Voluntier, was
the first which leapt in the water, the rest followed, standing
in the water to the middle; the Swedish horse seeing it, fired
upon them mainly, but the Danish and ours stood to it, and
from our Shalops, they gave fire upon the Swedish, some
whereof being wounded and killed, the rest fled to Cartemund;
whereupon ours made a strong assault upon that place
the Swedish quitted, giving way to ours to become Masters
of the place: on our side were lost seven men, and 20 were
wounded. The further success hereof must be expected with
the next.
Those in stettin issued forth with 1200 men, and fell upon
the Quarter of the Imperialists, where they took divers boats
laden with Provision, whereby thus much is caused, that the
siege is now become but a Blockquado, and so is like to continue
till Demin can be taken.
Whitehal, November 25.
This Week, General Moncks three Commissioners received Letters from
him, wherein he gives further ground to beleeve, that he will acquiesce in
the agreement made here by his said Commissioners, when it shall be presented
to him; but he makes not the least mention of any such Letter as was delivered
to the Common-Council of London on Wednesday last, in his name, and
as sigre by himself; which circumstance being compared with some other,
gives cause to su[unr]pect, that the said Letter may be a Fiction: For, the same pretended
Letter being brought hither to Whitehal on Thursday last, was examined
in the Council of Officers by his own three Commissioners, and by them
compared with seven or eight other Letters of his, who perceiving that the
body of the Letter was not written in the hand of Mr. Clarke, his usual Secretary,
as also that the signing George Monck differed somwhat from his hand
in those other Letters, and that the Seale appeared not so exact and clear as
the other falings, they thereupon declared themselves of opinion, that it
was a counterfeit Letter, and some underhand contrivance of the common
Enemies, to abuse both him and the City, that by embroiling so wealthy and
populous a place, they might expose it for a Prey, and defeat that desired
issue of the late Treaty concluded by the Commissioners, which is so fairly
conducing to the prevention of bloodshed among them that have been engaged
in one common cause : And to this their opinion they added a more then
ordinary confidence, that their General would make good what they had
done; it not entring into their hearts to imagine, that he who hath always
approved himself a man of honor in other things, should be so dishonorable
in this, as to send them with full powers to conclude an agreement, and at