Commands that all the money which had bin gathered and put in the
Princes house, during his sickness, should be brought to his Exchequer.
The Cardinall Pancirel is past danger, and Cardinall Pamphilia is
well recovered; It is hoped that at the first Consistory, the Pope
will create the Cardinalls of the Crownes, and receive the Embassador
of Portugall to the satisfaction of that Kingdome and France.
He takes it ill from the Spaniards, that they expressed themselves
disaffected to him in the time of his sicknesse, for the Ambassador
of that Kingdome made publique meetings, and Private councels,
as if the Sea had bin vacant, and still persists, saying, they doe nor
good nor harm. His Holiness came Thursday last to the Assembly of
the Cardinalls of the holy Office, and stayd but a little, its conceived he
will suddenly goe for change of air towards Frescati, and at his return
spend the winter at the Vatican, by the direction of his Physitians.
At Venice they make great joy for the Victory against the Turk: And
the last news from Dalmatia says, That there were a great many men
lost there. The Bassa of Bosnia had a designe upon the strong place of
spalatre, and marching through the plains of Dagapol with ten thousand
Horse, was met by the Morlaques, who charged him so stoutly,
that they killed almost all his men, and himself was left dead upon the
place.
From Turin 10. September.
The Enemy being strengthened with a supply out of Germany, which
make their Army 14000 men, have returned over the Po, without setting
down to any siege, or making any hasts, which sorely perplexes
the Duke of Savoy and his Mother. Who can hardly withstand such as
inundation, without some Relief out of France.
From Brussels the 24 of septemb, 1651. Stilo novo.
THe Spanish Army, which lyes now before the Town of Bergen,
have brought their approaches to the Counterscarps of the said
place, which are four, and made by four severall Nations: The Waloons
and Bourgonnois made that which is at the gate called Honscote:
the Spaniards that which is upon the hill near the Cloister of St Winox:
The Italians that next to the Chappel and the Dutch that which is at
the gate of St Omer. The poor Souldiers have had a most lamentable
time of it for wet and bad weather, which hath caused many of
them to fall sick and die, and many to leave the siege: Notwithstanding
these inconveniences, it is thought, that we shall have the news
of the taking of the said Town within a day or two: for they are not
able to hold out many dayes longer.