this is to hold in force, from the twenty fifth Instant, to the
first of October, so that the Cavalier Madams are like to be
lost, now that their Servants are constrained to give over
their Chamber-practise, to entertain new Clients in the Country.
Saturday, July 20.
Brought Letters out of Holland, which certifie by Intelligence
from Lisbon, of the Truth of my last; how that our
Ships let pass a small vessell of Portugall, which might have
served (after they had done the work) to pay them their
Wages. It came from the East-Indies, manned with forty
men, whereof twenty were sick, and was richly laden, to
the value of three hundred and fifty thousand Ducats in Diamonds,
Musk, Ambergrise, and many other precious Commodities,
which would have proved excellent prize, and
made his slender Majesty of Portugall as bank-rupt as his clipt
Majesty of Scotland.
From Rome, July 15. new stile, it is certified; That the
sixteenth of this Moneth, the Earl of Conversano took the
Town of Piombino by storm, where they found good store
of Plunder, twelve hundred thousand Crowns in money,
eighty Frenchmen were found dead. There were two hundred
Prisoners, among whom was the son of Governor Rouyson,
and 16 other officers, with the chief Engineer, Vatoperg, who
had fortified Portolongone. The nineteenth Instant, the Castle
of Piombino was surrendred upon Articles to the Earl Ognato.
There marched out of the Castle four hundred and eighty
Frenchmen, which were sent with a Convoy to Monaco, but
all the Neapolitans found among them, were hanged up as Rebels.
The said Governor hath put into the Castle three Companies
of Foot, and three of Horse.
Before Portologone, the Spanish have made themselves Masters
of a Fort which was undermined. The Bandities and male-contents
have made themselves 3000. strong in Abruzzo, expecting
the Fleet from Toulon to divert the Spaniards.