THURSDAY, July 31.
Came these two following from Scotland.
SIR, I am now come over into Fife by my L General's order to Maj.
General Lambert, with to Regiments. Last night we had intelligence,
that the Enemy with their whole body are drawing down on this side the
River towards us, both Horse and Foot, and we are getting in readiness
with all possible speed to draw out into the Field to entertain them: we
hope, and pray for the assistance of our good Father, according to his
wonted mercy. From the Camp, near North-Ferry, on
Fife side, July 26. 1651:
SIR, Inchy-garvey became ours on the 24 of July, upon easy terms.
Upon the late victory it pleased God to give us against the Scots on Fife
side, the Alarm went so strong to St. Andrews, immediately routed the
General Assembly sitting there, thought clothed with their new Royal
Majesty; so that they and the Governors of the Town ran away a full
Career, in dreadful confusion, and are retreated to Dundee.
My Lord General is here at Leith, for a week to take physick, and refresh
himself, if the Armies drawing neer together do not call him away
We have 20000. men of Fise side, so that the Enemy will be hard put to
it, and their late projects of delay be utterly spoiled and prevented.
Leith, July 26. 1651.
From Brussels, the 6 of August. 1651.
Order is given here that a day be set apart for the singing of Te Deum
Laudamus, in this City for joy of the birth of the Insanta of Spain.
We have received since my last, God be thanked, the confirmation
of all what is past in the last victory of the Poles, against the Cosacks
and their adherents, which are Turks and Tartars, with some other
heathenish people; whereof we are certified from divers places, that
there were killed and wounded of them upon the place at least eight and
forty thousand, and of the Polanders some twelve or fourteen thousand,
High-dutch and Poles together, who have behaved themselves
most gallantly in this last action; so that the number of al that were killed,
wounded, and taken prisoners on both sides, do amount to no less then
fourscore thousand men. Thus it hath pleased God so to bless the Army
of the King of Poland, that the General of the Cosacks chimeniskie
was saint to betake himself to the mountains and hogs, where he was pursued
by the Polanders, and is now besieged in those forts they had built
in case of any bad success, as it hapned, where they will be saint to die of
hunger, or by a desperate attempt make their way through the Polanders
Army. They have sent twelve Commissioners to the King of Poland
who have presented unto him some favorable conditions of Peace, but
he would not accept of them, or give them audience, by reason they
have formerly so much slighted his civilities and discretion. Since this,
other Commissioners have been sent to the King from them, who have