3 of the Clock, Don John with his whole Army, and [unr]
Town together, fell upon that part of the French Army that
part of the French Army which was under the Command of
la Fente, which was the weaker half, the Army being divided,
from joyning by the River that parted them, the Damm and
Bridg over it made by the French was first broken down; In
so much that Tureine, who commanded the other, could not
succor his friends, only at the first drawing up of the Spaniard
he made shire to put over 3 Regiments of his best Foot
who were entirely cut off. At the first and second Attaque
the Spaniards were repulsed, at the third they entred the lines,
and between the Army and the Town made great slaughter;
they took la Fertes prisoner, killed and took three Lieutenant
Generals, and la Fertes whole Army, bag and baggage; a few
only saved themselves by swimming. In the mean time Marshall
Tureine marche away with his body, consisting of about
12000 Horse and Foot to meet their Convey, which should
that day have been brought into the Camp, of 6, or 7000
men, and so he met it near Quesnoy, where all the Army is retreated
for the present.
Another from Paris, July 18.
The business of the Queen of Swedens comming hither, is
now talked of in good carnest. The Sieurs de la Trevelliere,
and de Lessin are said to have received Orders from their Majesties,
to advertise [unr] the places through which she is to pass,
that they prepare for her reception answerable to her dignity,
They say she is to land at Marseilles, where the first Complements
are to be-passed on her by the Cardinal Grionalds; Then,
the Count of carees is to attend and defray her charges, till she
come into Dauphine, where the Du[unr] [unr] Ledisguieres is to
treat her in like manner in her passage through that Province
to Lyow, whether the Archbishop of that place is gone to bee
in a readiness there to doe [unr] or to this Princess. From
thence Monster de Guise, with the Officers of the King[unr]
Houshold is to conduct her to this City, where shee is [unr] to
have a magnificent reception.
This day, the Chancclor received unhappy news from our