his vast Army to receive them, he being (as some say) one hundred
and fifty thousand (as others say) one hundred and twenty
thousand strong. At first there passed only some light skinmishes
betwixt the Forlornes on both sides; afterwards, more
of them were engaged till night parted their fury, in which
first Encounters the Swedes had the worst; however, they
gallantly raused a Body of Tarrars that had been sent to fall
upon their Reare.
The next day, being the 9, of July, a grand Battel Began
in good carnest, and at first one of the wings of the Swedish
Army seemed to be declining, but others being sent to succour
them, they recovered their wonted courage, not with standing
the Poles came on very numerous and furious upon them, and
kept their Ground. They fought all this day, and the Battell
continued till the next, which was the 30 of July, and in
conclusion the Swede, and the Elector (who behaved himself
gallantly in this Action) had a marvelous victory.
The Polish King lost a great part of his Foot, all his great
guns and Biggage, and leaving the City of Warsovia open to
the Swedes, fled, with a few in his Company, after his horse
into Podlachia.
By this days Letters hither from Dantzick, wee perceive
they are much troubled to hear of this great success, doe rage
against the Elector of Brandenburgh, and begin to suspect the
Hollanders may make the town Termes with the Swede, and
leave them to shift for themselves.
We have nothing of certainty concerning the Moscovite;
and by this Post no letters are come out of Liestand.
We are expecting the Particulars of this Swedish Victory.
From aboard the Nasclay Frigate, in Cadiz
Buy, July 31.
About the time that the Bristol and those other Frigats
were dispatched for England, the Generall had intelligence of
some ships of the Enemies which lay at Malaga; whereupon on
the 8 instant they sent thither the Lime, Newbury, Maidstone,
Rubie, and Nantwich Frigats; and the Fox fireship, to endeavour
the destroying of them as opportunity should present