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hath lately 1000 Men with two pieces of Cannon at Brusshall, and hath sent a Party of Horse to join the Duke of Lorrain. Yesterday the Troops of the Circles began to decamp, and to pass the Rhine, having their head-quarters at Mildeberg, and the rest of the Imperial Troops will follow them in a few dayes, in order to the taking their quarters in Suibi, Franconia, and Brisgovia; 100 Men are to be drawn out of each regiment of Horse, and 150 out of each Regiment of Foot, who are to remain in several Posts, for the blocking up the Garison of Philipsburgh. The Baron de Kilmansec who hath been some time Prisoner at Brisac, passed through this City yesterday on his way to the Imperial Army.
Cologne, Nov. 2. Our last letters from Brussels advised us, That the Pope, who is chosen for Mediator by the Roman-Catholick Princes engaged in this War, makes difficulty to fend his Nuncio to Nimeguen, or to any other place, where the Roman-Catholick Religion is not publickly professed, and that therefore Cleves had been proposed, where both the Roman and Protestant Religion are publickly tolerated, for the Popes Nuncio to reside at, between which place and Nimeguen, there may be a quick and easie communication. The Inhabitants of this Diocess complain extremely, that notwithstanding the War has already ruined them, such heavy Contributions are exacted from them as are at present demanded by the Imperialists. The Duke of Hoistein, with the Lunenburgh Troops, has pased the Rhine, and are gone into Winter-quarters. Our Letters from Alsitis tell us, That the Armies, as well the French as the Imperial, are upon the point of breaking up, and going into quarters. Metz, Nov.5. The Troops of Lorrain, and those of the other Confederates, under the command of the Duke of Lorrain, who were advanced towards Keyserlanterne and the Rhine, having been joined by 1200 Horse sent from the Imperial Army under the conduct of Colonel Gondola, and by 1200 Foot of the Garrison of Mayence, are returned again towards the Saar, having with them two pieces of Cannon; which made us apprehend, that the Duke designed to besiege Sarbrucke, and our Governor gave the Mareschal de Rochefort immediately advice thereof, who presently commanded the Sieur Villars to march with 200 Musketeers, and to put himself with them into Sarbrucke; but since we understand, that the Enemies finding the season too far advanced to begin a siege, are retired towards the Imperial Army, to take their quarters in Wetteravia. The Mareschal de Rochefort has quitted Fauquemont, and is gone to Boulas, where he expects the Troops he left at Moyenvic. Liege, Nov. 7. The hopes we had to seeing ourselves free from foreign Troops this Winter, from the overtures that were made by the French, are now quite vanished; and instead thereof, we must resolve with our selves still to bear that heavy burthen of quartering of Soldiers: for in place of being rid of the French, we have likewise got the Dutch among us, who have taken their quarters at Haffelt, St. Tron, Peere, &c. It is said that Deputies will be sent to the Hague, to represent to the States, and to the Prince of Orange, the miserable condition of this Country, which is so destroyed, that it is not able to produce wherewithall to feed its Inhabitants.
Hague, Nov. 8. We have not any farther particulars of the damage occasioned by the late great Inundation about Amsterdam, Haerlem, &c. But from North-Holland,
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we have the confirmation of their being in a much better condition than was expected. We are told, that the States have given orders to their Plenipotentiaries for the Treaty at Nimeguen, to hold themselves ready to part, they being willing that their Ambassadors should arrive there among the first, to manifest their disposition to a Peace, to which people in general are very much inclined. However this does not hinder but that there are discourses likewise of the continuance of the War, and, it's said, that at his Highnesses return from Soestdike, Consultations will be held concerning the making the necessary provision for the next Campaign. The Danish and Brandenburgh Ministers expect ere long to hear some great news from Bremen and Pomeren; as to the first, they promise themselves that the Confederates will, without any great difficulty, make themselves Masters of Stade, by the help of the disagreement among the Garison, of which great part are Germans: and for the rest, Wismar, it's thought, will not be long able to defend itself against the King of Denmark; but time must show.
Paris, Nov. 9. Our last Letters from Alsaiza are of the second instant; they advise, That the Imperial Army was decamped; That part had already passed the Rhine at Lauterburg, and was marching to Winter quarters; That a good Body of Men, drawn out of the several Regiments, remained for the guard of the Posts about Philipsburgh, under the command of General Vermuller; That these Troops were to be relieved, within a month, by fresh from the main quarters; That the Duke of Lorrain is likewise on his march with his Troops, whose Winter-quarters are assigned together with the Imperialist in Suabia. The Prince of Conde is expected here within few days; some have reported that the Mareschal de Montmorrucy, would go and command the Kings Force in Alsatia this Winter, but without any certainty. From Lisle they write, of the sixth instant, That the Army commanded this Summer by the said Mareschal, was gone into Winter quarters. Advertisments
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