Rome, Octob. 20.

he difference between the Cardinal Altieri, and the Ambassador, about the new imposition imported on Merchandise, hath not, yet been able to admit of a composure, though great endeavours have been used, in order to it; but on the contrary, is come to that point, that is said, the Ambassadors will not hereafter, upon meeting the Cardinal Altieri in the street, cause their Coaches to stop, a Respect which hath been always shown to the Cardinal Patron. The Spanish Ambassador here on all occasions, presses the Pope to employ his Power for the composing the disorders at Messina, and that failing of effect, to assist the Crown of Spain with the Forces of the Church, for the reducing that City, and preventing thereby the troubles all Italy may be involved in by means thereof.

Warsaw, Octob. 24. Our last Letters from the Frontiers advise, that the Troops of Lythuania were come up, and had joined those of this Kingdom, and that his Majesty had now an Army together of 30000 brave Combatants; that the King had been informed from good hands, that the Grand Signior was retreated towards the Donaw, intending, as was thought, to return to Constantinople, to give Orders about the affairs of Asia; and that the Grand Vizier was arrived at Caminiec to look after Matters in those parts. Our advices concerning the Moscovites are very uncertain, and vary every Post, so that we can hardly tell in what posture they are, in relation to the War, or what course they intend to take; They have indeed a great Army together, under the Command of an old experienced General Rodanowski, and according to the Treaty between the Czar and this Crown, he ought to join part of his Army with ours, and prosecute the War vigorously against the Common Enemy, but those People are by nature so jealous and distrustful, that they give credit to every report that is spread abroad, of a Peace being concluded between the Turks and us, and on that account, keep at a distance, as if they feared us more then the Turks.

Madrid, Octob. 24. The news we have this week from Catalonia does not at all please us, for our Letters tell us, That Lieutenant-Admiral Van Tromp having landed 1500 Men at Roses, the Duke of St. Germain, for whose reinforcement they were intended, had declared, that so small a number of Men was no way sufficient to enable him to keep the Field, and make head against the Enemy, that thereupon Lieutenant-Admiral Van Tromp had taken his Men on board again, and was sailed to the Westward, in order to his return home, he having, as he said, positive Orders from the States-General, not to winter abroad; That the Duke of St. Germain finding the Forces he had with him to be very dew, and besides, in no very good condition, had put them into winter Quarters, and was himself returned to Barcelona. We had promised our selves here, that this Squadron of Dutch Men of War, under the Command of Monsieur Tromp, would

Venice, Octob. 26. We have no advice from Legorne of the taking of St. Salvador by the Messincses, and their having put the same into the hands of the French, but we do not yet give an entire credit to it. We hear that twenty Spanish Men of War have appeared off of Trapani, being on their way towards Sicily, to be employed against Messina.

Hambrough, Nov. 6. General Wrangle is as we hear at present at Wismar in Pomerania, but our Letters speak not of the march of any Soldiers in those parts, however, here is much discourse, that the Swedes are about bringing an Army together, and that that Crown will very suddenly declare in favor of his most Christian Majesty, of which the King of Denmark seems to have great jealousies, and has sent several Officers towards these parts to raise Men. The Velt Marshall Wurts has put himself into the service of the Crown of Sweden, and as is said, pretends to the Government of Stacdt on the Elbe, the present Governor thereof, the Count de Horne being removed from thence, to serve his Majesty in Lythuania. Here is the Duke de Vitry, who goes in quality of Envoy Extraordinary from the most Christian King to General Wrangle at Wismar, to be present at the Rendezvous of the Troops which is to be held there. We have several Letters from Poland, which tell us of the death of the Grand Signior, and that the King of Poland had upon the news of it, ordered part of his Forces to march towards Podolia.

Vienna, Nov. 7. The 5 instant arrived here an Ambassador from the Czar of Moscovy with a Train of 50 persons, he brings with him several rich Presents for the Emperor and the Empress, and it is said, his business is to propose a Triple League, between the Czar, the Emperor, and the King of Poland, for the prosecuting the War against the Grand Signior. We are told that the affairs of Hungary begin to look with a better aspect then formerly, the Rebels finding themselves disappointed of the great assistance they expected from the Port, and besides, it is said there is no very good agreement among their Chiefs. On Monday last the Count Oxensterne, Ambassador Extraordinary of Sweden had a private Audience of the Emperor, who has appointed Commissioners to Treat with his Excellency on the subject of a Peace.

Francfort, Nov. 10. Our Letters from Strasburg of