in this City, that since the rendition of Cracovia, the Cosacks
have professed a great willingnes to submitt to him, and that
are long the Treaty made with them will be signed.
That the Moscovites being content to retain only the
three Palatinates of Smolensko Vitebsko, and Polosko, on
the other side of the River Boristhenes, are willing to abandon
the rest of the great Dukedom of Lithuania to the Swedes,
who by this means will become Masters of all Poland.
That the Swedes, for the mainteining of their new Acquests,
are very diligent in Fortification in all Parts, particularly at
the two Capitall Cities of Cracovia and Warsovia.
That the King of Poland is still at little Glogau in S[unr]lesia,
where he hath been in expectation of some of his Senators to
come to him, who would fain excuse themselves, by reason
of the present Juncture of Affairs in that Kingdom, they enclining
rather to treate with the Swede for their own Security.
About 60-of the Polish Officers are gone to offer him their
service, and among them Major generall Henderson, who
could no be brought over by any of the Emperors Ministers
that were sent to Court and Oblige them.
This week Colonel Strozzi went hence for Inspruck, to complement
Christina Queen of Sweden, in the name of their Imperiall
Majesties.
From Hamburgh, November 16.
Since the reducement of Cracovia, from whence the garrison
marched out with 600 Cart-loads of rich moveables ( most
part belonging to the Jews ) all care and skill is used in
strengthning the place, and the King of Sweden hath given
order for bringing the River Weyssel round about the Cay,
so that it will by this means become very strong.
Since that his Majesty of Sweden hath bent his March towards
Lublin, where the Cossacks and there Generall lay
incamped; wherein he hath a double designe; partly, to make
an Agreement with them, and partly to be near Prussia, the
better to feel the Pulse of the Duke of Branden burgh, having