From the Polish Leagure near Dantzick 22 Novemb. The
intention of our King is this, to stay in this posture all the
Winter season, and to weary out the Swedish with continual
on sets and surprisings. His Majesty of Poland hath written
to the Prussian States, to have a categorical answer from
them, whether they will be friends or foes to Poland, and
to the Republick thereof. The States of Prussia having had
sameting about it, and consulting a good while, resolved
[unr] thus. That they would be true according to their art[unr]t
[unr]th of fidelity made to the Crown of Poland, of which
(it is said) they made the Elector of Brandenburg acquainted,
and declared to him their opinion, that they finde it to be
most necessary, that his Electoral Highness should be reconciled
with Poland, for if the Swedish King should have ill
success and the Moscovite should continue with his wars, then
his reputation would be laid flat, and revenge would be had
for all these broyls and ruins of Prussia and Polonia; for in
the end he must stand to the defence of his own land, and cannot
look for any other but the uttermost ruin of his territories
if the Swedes fail.
From Colen 3. Decemb.
Some Troops of Munster are sent toward the Country of
Luyck: The Train Bands and some new leavied Souldiers, of
the P. Electors of Mentz, and of the P. Elector of Heydelberg
are in the field, marching one against another. At Vienna
great leavying of forces are still by order continued. Archduke
Leopold is still at Olmitz, and is chosen Generalissimo
over all the Imperial Forces, and Lord Harzfield is chosen
Lieutenant General. The German Officers in Milanois are
reformed, and the common Souldiers are mingled among
the Spanish Forces.
From the Hague 7. Decemb.
The Baggage of the Princess Royal of Orange is arrived.
Our Letters here from Dantzick speaks thus, The Polonian
Camplieth still one league off this City as a swarm of Cossacks,
Turks, Tartars and Pagans. The King of Poland is
perplext, that the Postpolite Russenie are not minded to