From Dunkirk Jan. 21.
The king hath granted a licence, that all those that will,
might set themselves to go out to sea. Our Governour the
Marquess de Leda is daily at Brussels with his Highness, and
the Marquess of Caracena, for to reinforce this Haven and
Fort, and the setting forth of many ships, because they will
be armed against the many threatnings of the English and the
French.
From Flushing Jan. 21.
Many Merchant ships are safely arrived from Bourdeaux,
Rochel; and other places, and the Fleet from London also is
arrived. The Commander Cornelius Everson, and Captain
Francis Mangelar, is arrived also, with other Spanish ships
laden with wool, sack; and some ships are also come from
Bilboa. Captain Blick hath sent up his Portugal Pinnace of
130 runs, it being a vessel of six pieces, of ordnance, laden with
200 Pipes of Madera wine, seventy half hogsheads of salles
oyl, thirty fats of meal, Brandewines and other goods. The
Court of Zealand went away yesterday for the Indies. The
18th of January there arrived a ship from the Canaries, laden
with Tobaco, Sugar, Hides, and other Commodities,
bringing this news; that the English being joyned with the
Portugals, had faln on the Canatian Islands, and mastred
them. But this is not to be credited.
From Antwerp, Jan. 24.
There is a great Person that came out of France gone from
Rocroy to Mechelen, to stand gossip with his Highness
to the child of the Prince of Conde: The Senator Brondel,
Lord Comte of the privy Council, the Senator of Wickel,
and of Bruges, of the Brabant Senate, are arrived here, to
fetch the lest resolve of this City, for to give content unto his
Highness: in refusal whereof, we are threatned with heavy
troubles, by quartering of souldiers upon us.
Another from the Hague, Jan. 25. S.N.
We have news from Prussia, that the Holland and French
Embassadors and other Mediators, have been at a conference
with the King of Sweden and the Prince Elector [unr]