1 ^^'^A-aijr. pa^e 22 7 U^^r^-^e-t^-f^ ^^0-41^" T! 'AGVYi a 'oA ro lisiorv o"?^ -t'nrz ' \a-T&... wcKr m Tine. •?xbdl't;r!?^c"t- c4' +he • Treaty of Utreahr . COMPLEAT HISTORY O F T H E CAMPAIGN, ANNO, MDCCVIII. ■*¥ 211 1^ K COMPLEAT HISTORY O F T H E r Campaign In the Year, 1708; HE Campaign in the Year 1708 (of^NNO which I fliall now Endeavour to give 1708. an Impartial Account) has been fo Re- [,y>/^ markeable in all its Circumftances, and the Events are fo exceeding Glorious to the Confederates, that the like can hardly be paialell'd in HISTORY. The French carried on feveral Tow'ring Projedts, and being fpirited by the Advantages they Obtained in 1707, refolv'd to make ftill greater Efforts to regain their for- mer Superiority, and indeed, the King's Forces feem'd to be more Numerous than ever ('efpecially in the NB~ t H E [{^LA N D S) where it was thought, that the Duke of Vendofme, and the Eledor of Bavaria were to Com- j^^^ ^ f c"o^ mand as laft Year. But, an unexpedred Alteration was Ji^f^Zlont fuddenlv made, and his Majefty declar'd the Duke oiintheCom- Burgundyj GeneralilTimo of his Forces in Flanders { and ^^^J^^ */^ *''* appointed % 112 A Compleat history ' ANNO appointed the Duke of Berry, the Pretender, and the 1708. Duke of Vendofme to ferve under him. The Elcdor of ly^NJ BatTaria was to Command on the Bj^ine, and the Duke of Bervcicl^ to ferve under him. Marefchal Villars Cto whofe Care the War in Germany feem'd particularly committed j was recalTd, and Appointed to Command in Dnufhine. Thefe Proceedings of the French King, were very furprizing on all fides; and, no doubt, but his Majefty conceiv'd great Hopes from the Alterations he had made in the Command of his Army. tOn the 'f nT"^ other Hand, the Duke of Marlborough, andJPfince £«- rougl"nrf g^>ie of Savoy, arriv'd at the Hague in the beginning of FrtnceEa- April, to concert with the States-General, the Pro- Vhh X i^^s of the enfuing C A M P A I G N ; and afterwards, States-Gene- they fet out for Hannover, to take Meafures with his "'• EleAoral Highnefs (with whom Prince Eugene had con- ferr'd before he came to the Hague) for purring the Pro- jeAed Defigns in Execution ; the Refult of which, was a Myftery, and afforded Matter of Speculation to all Europe for fome time : But, it appear'd afterwards, That it was therein Refolv'd, That moft of rhe Imperialifisy cmploy'd the Year before on the Vpper-I^ine, with the Saxons and HeJJians, in the Pay of Great-Britain and Holland, and the Troops which the Elector Palatine was to furnilh, in Confideration of his Imperial Majefty 's reftoring him to the Poffeffion of the Upper Palatinate, with the Prerogatives enjoy'd by his Anceftors, fliould march into the Netherlands, to AA there under Prince Eugene, in concert with the Britijh and Dutch Forces, commanded, in chief, by x.]:it'D\ik&o( Marlborough, and Velt-Marcfchal D' Auverquerque. According, to this Difpofition, the Army of the Empire on the t^hine, was to be very Inconliderable ; but, the Eledlor rcfigning, in favour of the Common Caufe, the Lawrels which he might juftly promife himfelf, had he been enabled to Adt Offenfively, repair'd to the [{lyine, and wirh an Ar- my compos'd of very indifferent Troops, did not only dilappoint the Defign the Eledtor of Bavaria had form'd to Penetrate into Germany, but hinder'd him from mak- ing any Detachments, to Re-inforce the Duke of Bur^ gundy in the Netherlands, where was to be the main Scene of ACTION. rfcf-Confedc- ACCORDING to the Projed above-mention'd, rate and j^g Duke of Marlborough ('on the nth of May) repair'd KM^Focni'd. to Biujjelsj and there alfembkd the Confederate Army ; Cwhich of the ^Ititnt WAR. i23 (which confifted of i8o Squadrons, and 112 Battalions) ANNO while Prince Eugene drew together the Forces under his 1708. Command between the Ulnne and the Mo:{elle. The L^^/'nJ French Army likewife took the Field about the fame time, (which was Superiour in Number to the Confederates, as being 197 vSquadrons, and 124 Battalions^ and en- camp'd about Soignois, and Brfiin-U-Lsevp, under the Command of the Duke of Burgundy, Several Marches and Counter-Marches pafs'd, and there were daily Ex- pedlations of a Battle. The Confederates daily expect- ed, large Re-inforcements from the I{hine, which were to be coftduAed into the Netherlands, by Prince Eugene^ and therefore lay more quietly in their Camp, exped:- ing them : Which the Enemy being appris'd of, ventur'd to make a Detachment, of a large Number of their Troops on the 5 th of July, who advanc'd towards {^) GHENT, znd{b)BliVGES. The EkAor of Bavaria (who by his Profufe Way of Living and Popularity while Governor of the Netherlands) had ingratiated him- felf, fo much with that People, as to Preferve, if not Encreafe the Intereft he had formerly gain'd, among Perfons of all Ranks. So ths , the Count De Bergheycl{_, and other Sticklers for the Houfe of Bourbon, found Means to work upon the Levity and reftlefs Spirits, of the Inhabitants of thofe two Places : And the French 'Army, headed by the Princes of the Blood, and the Duke (a) GHENT, is a vaji large City atid Cafile, One of the Principal of the Low-Countries, the Marquifate of the Earldom of Flanders, and Ter- ritory of Ghent ; a Bijhoprick under the ^rch-Bijhop of Mechlin, and Sub- je5f to the King of Spain. It was furpriz'd by, or rather betrayed to the French the beginning of this CAMPAIG iJ ; but Befteg'd, and recover d by the Duke of Marlborough towards the End of the TEAR. It flan ds on the River Scheld and Lys, {which divide it Into 16 I/lands) 27 Miles almojl South-Weft 0/ Antwerp, 30 North-Weft of Bruflels, 94 almoft South of Amfterdam, and 1$^ North-Eaft 0/ Paris. Longitude. 22, 58. Latitude. SI. 6. (>) B R U G E S, is a Fair, ftrong, and Noble City of the Low-Coua- trles, in the Earldom of Flanders, the Head of the Territory of Bruges, a. Bift)oprick urtder the Arch-Bljhop of Mechlin, SuhjeEi to the King of Spain. This Town made its Subtnlftion to the Duke of Marlborough, after the Fa- mous Battle of RAMILLIES, theVrenchfurprlzdit, or rather had it betray d to them the beginning of this CAMPAIGN , hut Abandon d it upon the Approach of the Confederates, towards the end of December, the fa?ne YEAR. It ftands 24 Miles North-Weft of Ghent, 11 E.tft of Oftend, 34 North. Eaft 0/ Dunklikj /rW 40 Wfft fl/Aotwern. Longitude, zi. 24. Latitude, 51. 17. 2 24 A Compfeat HISTORY ANNO Duke of Vendofme, having by fudden and puzzling 1708. Marches and Counter-Marches, got between the Con- ^^"Y"^^ federate Army (then Inferiour to them) and thofc two CITIES, they were eafily Surpriz'd, or-rather Betray- ed into their Hands, after the following Manner. On Ghent /«r- the 5th of July (N. S.) A Party of the Enemy's Troops tfc" Fr7n!h (commanded by the Brigadiers La Faille and Pnfieur) Ad- vanc'd, before Break of Day, towards GH£ NT; and at the Opening of theGates, Five or Six Soldiers that were fent before (pretending to be Deferters) were Admitted into the Town, by the Watch of Burghers, who where no more Numerous than themfclves, and whom they A- mus'd with Stories of the March of the French Army, and their own Defertion. Immediately after, another fmall Company of pretended Deferters appear'd, and entertai- ned the Watch with the like Frivolous Relations ; till Bri- gadier La Faille (who had fome time before been High- Bailiff of that City, and had ftill a great Interell there) coming in Perfon j commanded the Burghers that Guar- ded the Gates, to lay down their Arms, and admit the French Troops. This was accordingly done without any Refiftance; and the Brigadier march'd dired:Iy to the Town-Houfe, where having fummon'd the Magiflrates and chief Burghers to meet, he caus'd the following PA R D O N to be Read to them. The EUaor MA XIM I LA N BMANVEL. ©/"Bavaria'i ^h^'i'hF " \-\^^ Eledoral Highnefs entertaining Hopes, before tantsof '' " ihis Departure for the I^nne, that the JDuke of* CHtNT. "Burgundy, by the Superiority of his Forces, would ob- " tain fome good Succefs, in the Courfe of the C AM- " P A IG N, and deliver the chief Towns of Flanders, *' from the Oppreflion, which they have fufFcr'd fince ** they have been in the Hands of the Enemy ; thought " fit to leave his Orders, for fignifying to the Magiftrates " of GH E NT, and to all the Inhabitants of the fame, " hew highly fatisficd he is with the Zeal, Fidelity, and " Adherence, which they have always fliewn, for the " the King, their Lawful Sovereign, and prefcrv'd du- " ring the time they have been in PofTefllon of the Ene- " my : And, alfo for afTuring them, that if, by the good " Succefs of the Army of the two Crowns, they be again " recover'd to the Obedience of his Catholick Majefty^ " he will not only ProteA and Maintain them in their " Ancient Privileges, Rights, and Cuftoms. but alfa enlarge of the ^ttfmt W A ft. 22^ ** enlarge them with fuch as they fiiall Judge to conduce j1 NNO ** moft to their common Benefit. And, for the Satis- 1708. ** fa<5lion and-Security of thofe, who may not have be- Kyy^^J '* hav'd themfeiyes as good Subjecfts, his Majefty has ** Granted, and Grants, by this A C T, a General Par- ** don to all, who in any Manner whatloever, have been ** wanting in their Duty. Alfo, his Electoral Highnefs,' ** in Confideratibn of fuch happy Succefs, promifes all ** Thofe, who arc in the Magiftracy of GHENT, that ** They fliall continue in their Offices for two Years to *' come. His Eledloral Highnefs, commands all whom " this may concern, to Govern themfelves according to ** it. Done at Mons, the 12th of Maji. 1708. ,- Sign'd^ M. EMANVELl And Underneath, The Count DB BEI^GHErClC THE Enemy having thus made themfeltes Mafters of the Town, fummon'd the Governor of the Ca- ftle to furrender : Bur, Major De Lnbcne fof Sir I{ichard Temples Regiment) who commanded in that Fortrefs with about 300 Men, reply 'd that he would defend it , to the laft Extremity. Whereupon, the French began their Attacks againft it, and Major-General Murray, who was pofted at Marienkirk_, with xwo Englijh, and one Sftinijh Battalions, endeavoured to throw a Re-in- rbeCiA\^ forccment into the Caftle, but was repuls'd in his Dc- Capitulates. fign, and Oblig'd to Retire : So that the Governor he- ing altogether Unprovided for Defence againft fo Pow- erful an Army, obtain'd an Honourable Capitulation. Soon after the Surrender of GHENT, Count De La Moite appear'd with a ftrong Detachment before Bruges, which furrender'd without making the leaft Oppofition, only fome Ceremonies in the Matter were Obferv'd, and Bruges certain Conditions agreed upon, refpeding the Sieur^^J^"^^^^^" Briel, the Receiver of their Contributions, and his Comptroller : Bur, the whole Air of that Tranfadlion demonftrated, that the Articles had been fettled long be- fore, by other Perfons than they that pretended to Ex- ecute them. Q. THE 125 A Compleat history I .^-n^nIj the Confederates were not a little Surpriz'd at ^"^^f^ thele Events, which happcn'd fo contrary to the common Expectation ; and to prevent fuch Difafters for the fu- ture, they concerted proper Meafures, to put the Fron- tiers in a better Pofture of Defence, and for fecuring fuch Pofts as fccm'd moft Expos'd. However, the Ca- ftlc of GH£NT not being immediately deliver'd up, and the Governors infifting upon Articles (which took up fome time) had this good Effcd:, that it amus'd the Ene- my 3 or 4 Days, and that Delay, prov'd of moft fatal Conlequence to them. For, the French Generals, ha- ving Notice that Prince Eugene of S^voy, was bringing up with all pofliblc Celerity, a Re-inforccment of above 30000 Imperinlijis and Palatines, from Germany into Brabant ; and that his Highnefs was arriv'd at BruJfclSy frJwceEu- bethought thcmfelvcs of retiring towards their Lines f^cnt Arrives ^n^ Fortified Places, before the Conjunction of the Con- derateAr-^'f*^'^^^^^^ Forces: Hoping that being Re-inforc'd with a my. good Body of Troops, that were coming up to then! from Alface Ctho' not with equal Speed with the Ger- mans) under the Command of the Duke of Berwlcl^ they might afterwards be abie to Cope with the Confe- derates, or, at leaft, to Preferve their late eafy Con- quefts. Bur, the Duke of Marlborough^ and Prince Eugene, who acftcd with the grcateft Unanimity, hap- pily fruftrated the Enemy's Dcfigns : For, having by a wonderful fwift March, gain'd the Advantageous Camp of Lejfnes, and then, with all imaginable Diligence, pafs'd the Dender, and the Sc/je/J, ztOVDEKAR^D, met the Enemy near this laft Place, which they fondly thought either to have Surpriz'd, or Reduc'd in their Retreat, before the Confederates could give them any Difturbance. Hereupon, the French Generals were ftrangely puzzled, whether to avoid, or hazard an En- gagement J but the Majority declaring for the latter ("depending on the Advantage of the Ground, and Su- periority of their Numbers) there enfu'd a Memorable BATTLE, on ff^'ednefday the nth of July (N. SJ in which the Troops of France, loft both the Reputation of their Courage, and Military Judgment. hmfied by BUT, to givc a Regular Account of this Glorious ihiliizch. Conqueft, 'tis to be obferv'd, that two Days before the Engagement of the ^tttttlt WAR. 227 Engagement, the French Invefted (n) OVDENAI^D ANNO in Form. Whereupon, the Duke of Marlborough, and 1708. Prince Eugene, order'd Brigadier Chanclos, to throw L^V^"^ himfelf into the Town, with Seven Hundred Men de- tached from Aeth, Courtray, and Menin, and Walejf\ Dragoons, which was accordingly perform 'd. The fame Day, the Place was invefted, the Confederate -Army (which was encamp'd at Afche) march'd early in the Morning, with all polTible Expedition, and Advanc'd as far as Herfelingen fabove 5 Leagues from Afche) before 1 1 a Clock. The Dulce of Marlborough gave Orders for the Army to pitch their Tcnis, jult in their March about Herfelingen, fronting towards the Enemy ; who being far from expeAing, that the Confederate Army was able to make fuch a fwift March, did not beat their General till ^ a Clock in the Afternoon, reckoning themfelves fure of the Camp of L E S S I N E S, in Or- der to cover the Siege of Oitdennrd, from which, their Artillery lay ready at Hournny. Prince Eugene, having rejoyn'd the Army at Herfelingen, the Duke of Marlbo- rough about 4 in the Afternoon, dctach'd Major-Generai Cadognn, with 8 Squadions, and as many Battalions, td take Pofleffion of the Camp of Lejfines : And accor- dingly, 800 Men of his Derachmcnr, enter'd the Town of that Name about Midnight, and the reft having paf- fed thro' at 4 in the Morning, pofted themfelves on this fide the River Dender. On the other Hand, the fignal for ftriking the Tents, being beat at 7 in the Evening before, in the Camp at Herfelingen, the whole Army march'd immediately, and continuing in Motion all Kight, pafs'd i\\Q Dender zhout 11 in the Morning, and march'd to the Camp of Lejfnes on the other )ide. The Enemy thus finding themfelves difappoinred of a Camp ivhich they thought could not have been poflefs'd by the Confederates, abandon'd the Siege of Oudennrd, and Tk^y Ahan- bent their March towards Gnvrc, in Order to pafs the ^^''^'^^ Scheld there. On the i ith of July, The Duke of Mnrl- ° ' Q_ 2 borough . {a) OUDENARD, is a Hich^ and "ocry fxron% Town of the Low- Countries, hi the Earldom cf Flanders, the Marcfu'fate of the Territory of Oudenard, StibjeEi to the King of Spain : It furrenderd to the Duke of Marlborough /?; 1736. The French laid Siege to it the hegi?!?iing of this J fatal Ovcrthroro to them. It jit...... ~ .^. „., „. ^„, ,j ^.^...^ „„„.,. •/Ghent, 13 North-Weft of Aeth, 3$ P^y? c/ BrufTels, and ^^i almoft- '^mb of '^om^ Longittide. 2:, 48 Latitude. 50, 54. 2i8 A compleat history ■jdNNO borough having rcceiv'd the agreeable Ncws> that the 1708, French h:id quitted OV D ENA ^D. and were purfu'd , no Obftacle but a fmall Rivulet dividing them. Behind- the Village were Moraflcs, Woods and Defiles; fo that an Army had no other Way to March, but thro' the High-Road. This Difpofition of the French, made it Uncertain whether their real Defign, was to hinder the Duke of MnrlboYcugh's, paiTing the Scheld, or to gain their own Linrs between LiJIe and Tourr.ny, which they thought they might eafily have done, not imagining that fo conliderable a Body as that of the Confederates, could March 5 Leagues in a clofe Countrey abounding in PafTes and Defiles, have their Roads levell'd, crofs a preat River, and make an Attack upon them the fame bay. Ou"'oard ABOUT 3 in the Afternoon, the Fr/?«c/j Cavalry bc^an t©difappear,- dircding their March towards their owit of the ^;tefettt WAR. ai9 own Right. This Motion gave Major-GenemI C^Jogan ji4NNQ ^n Opportunity of falling' upon the feven Battalions 1708. Polled in the Village of Heyncm. Brigadier Snhin, at ^/''Y'Sj the Head of his Brigade began the Attack, and being feconded by la of General Cadognns i6. Battalions, they utterly defeated the Enemy, taking 3 of the 7 Battalions entire, and making many of the Officers and Private Men Prifopersthat belong'd to the other Four. IMMEDIATE LY after, Major-General ^nm: j^aWy at the Head of the 8 Squadrons, with the Quar- ter-Mafters, pafs'd the Rivulet, and Advanc'd into the Plain where the French Horfe had been drawn up. A great many Squadrons of their Rear-Guard, being ftill pafling thro', that Plain, the 8 Squadrons, with the Quarter-Mafters, attack'd them with great Vigour, and drove them into the clofe Ground, and the High- Way, that led into the March of their own Army. Here in was, that the Ele(5toral Prince of Hannover (who had pbtain'd leave to make the CAM PA I G N in Flanders^ f nd had Arriv'd a few Days before) fignaliz'd himfelf, and gave Illuftrious Proofs of his Youthful Valour. That Prince charg'd with Sword in Hand as a Volun- teer, at the Head of his Fathers Dragoons (commanded by Licutenant-General Bul^u) His Highneffes Horfe was fliot under him, and Colonel Luskey^ who comman- ded the Squadron where he charg'd, was Kill'd in his Prcfence. Licuf^nanc-General Schuylenherg likewife particularly dillinguifh'd himfelf upon this Occaiion. In the Acftion fevcral French Regiments were entirely broken ; the Colonel who commanded them was "Woun - ded and taken Prifoner, and his whole Party defeated, with the Lofs of feveral Officers, iz Standards, and 2^ Kettle-Drums, I N the Mean time, the Confederate Troops conti- nued to pafs the Bridges with great Diligence : The PruJJInn Horfe form'd themlelves upon the Right, in the, fame Plain where the advanc'd Guard was, and the reft of the Horfe as they pafs'd follow'd the PruJJinns^ thro' the Village of Heurne, into the Plain ; but the. Foot by reatbn of the length of the March, arriv'd later at their Bridges : So that, till five a Clock^ there were but tl\c 1 6 Bjattalions before mentioo'd. 0.5 THE, 250 A Compleat history ANNO 1708. ^ THE Duke of Marlborough, with Prince Eugene'^ \^ Y"nJ being paCs'd into the Plain, to the Head of the Horfe, where they were forming, and perceiving the great Need there was of Infantry, fent Orders to the Foot that had been cmploy'd in the Attack of the Village, ro leave their Poll there, and fling themfeives into the Hedges on the other fide of the Plain, towards which, the Enemy fcem'd to be Marching with great Diligence. There were then on that fide of the Plain, but the two Battalions of Major - General CoFiier, and Brigadier Grur77cl{an, which were Atrack'd with great Fury, but maintain'd their Poft with equal Bravery, till more Foot came up to fuftain them : Whereupon, the Duke of Marlborough fent repeated Orders to ihe Foot, to prefs their March, the French being then Forming, and ready to Attack the Foot with very unequal Numbers. In this Interval, the Duke of Argyle arriv'd with 20 Battalions ; which were hardly Polted, when the French Attack'd them very briskly, driving fome Prujjian Bat- talions from their Poft.: Bur, notwithftanding the In- equality of Numbers, they retook the fame Sword in • Hand, about Six in the Evening. Count Lottum, by this time, was coming up with the reft of the Foot of the Right to fuftain this Attack; And, the Duke of Marlborough finding the great Effort, was like to be made on the Right, fent to the Left for 20 Battalions. The left Wing, which had pafs'd their Horfe thro' Ou- clennrd, and the Foot, on Bridges below the Town, ar- riv'd fome time later than the Right, had Form'd them- feives in two Lines, with the Village of Moreghem be- Jhind them. A S foon as the Confederate Foot arriv'd, they form'd . themfeives in two Lines before the Horfe, and then Attack'd in very good Order, the Inclofures and Vil- lages in their Front, wherein the French were Pofted .• So that about 7 a Clock, the Fire grew Univerfal both on the Right and Left ^ and tho' in moft Places the Enemy gave Way, yet being fuftain'd with Frefli Troops, the AAion was maintain'd very obftinatcly a good while after. Before the Left of the Left- Wing, there was a kind of an Opening, thro' which run a Road that Jed into the Plain on the Top of the HilJ, and which the Prince of Najfnu clear'd, at the Head of the Dutch Foot, with great Vigour and Refolution : > And, of the j^^efent war. 231 And, at the fame time, the Duke of Marlborough fent ANNO Orders to Velt-Marefchal D" Auverquerque, and the 1708. ■ Count De Tilly on the Top of the Hill, to prefs the Ky^'sf^ French on that fide, as much as poiTible. Accordingly, Monfieur D' Auverquerque order'd Major-General Weeck,^ to march with the Brigades of Wajfcnaer, and Ouden-. burgh, which being fupported by the Dnnijh Cavalry; (uiider the Command of Count Tilly) pafs'd thro' a nar- row Delilce into a Field, where ail the French Houf- hould were drawn up. At the Approach of the Confe- derate T'-cops.. rhe French retir'd, and flielter'd them- felvcs under rhe Hedges, between Wertegem and the CaHrle of Bevcren, towards the main Body of their Ar- my, where che Fire was very Hot: But, the Prince of Ornnge-Nnjfnu, commg up with 4 Brigades of Infantry,' led them on with the utmoft Refolution, attack'd the Enemy in Flank, and obiig'd them to give^ Way. Thofe that were retiring, were forc'd back into the Inclofures, in great Diforder ; and it growing Dark, feveral Bat- talions and Squadrons, being in the utmoft Confufion, were cut in Pieces^ and others defir'd to Capitulate for their whole Regiments. While this happen'd on the Left, the Duke of Marlborough arriv'd there, having left rhe Care of the Right to Prince Eugene, who had the Pleafure and Satisfadlion to lead on the Englijh, who behav'd themfelves v/ith admirable Bravery : So that at laft, the Enemy finding themfelves charg'd, and born down on all Sides, by the Confederate Forces, retir'd with the utmoft Precipitation, leaving many Prifoners behind them. Their Dragoons favour'd theii* Retreat, and to fave the Troops of the Houfliold, re- ceiv'd feveral Difcharges of the Infantry of the Allies, and were moft of them either flain or taken. Night xhe Confe- coming on, and the Fire being direAed fo many diffe- derates ^rfm, rent Ways at once, that it was impofTible to diftinguifli ^^^ Viftory. Friends from Foes j pofitive Orders were given to the Confederate Troops to leave off Firing, and rather to let the Enemy efcape, than venture putting themfelves into Diforder. This put an End to the Memorable Battle oi OV D ENA\D, and fav'd the Remaining Part of the French Army ; For, had there been but two Hours more Day -light, in all probability, their whole Body of Foot, and their Right-Wing of Horfe, had been entirely cut off/ being almoft Surrounded on all Sides. Q.4 DURING 232 A compleat history ANNO 1708. DURING this remarkeable Adion, the Condu(^ ^^„-'y>»J and Valour of the Duke of Marlborough, and Prince Eu- 7 heir }i cannot fufficicntly be fet forth. The Young Pi^ince Praifc of Orange-Najfnu (Stadt-holder of Fri:(ela7id) was the Wonder of his Age. The Brave Monficur D' Auver- ^uerijue ("tho' almoit worn out by the Fatigues of above 30 Campaigns^ dcfcrvcs the higheft Encomium. Count Tilly, the Prince of fVirtemberg, Licutenant-Gcneral I{ant:^eiu, and Nfit:{r)i(ir : Major-Gcneral fVeib and Cs, and Captain Dean of ;he Guards were reckon'd among the Slain .- Major- General Meredith receiv'd a Shot in the Cheek ; and Colonel Groves, and Colonel Pcnyfeather were Wounded : Which Difadvantages were abundantly repair'd, by a great Number of Deferters, who Voluntarily lifted themfelvcs into the Service of the Allies, Tbe French B Y the Favour of the Night, the Enemy retir'd by Tuulir ^^^*^ ^^^^ ^^'^^^ So^s i^hro' the Village of Huyfe, from Ou- dcnnrd to Ghent, leaving only fome Foot, and 25 Squa- drons for their Rear-Guard, while the Allies continued under Arms, expcdiing to renew the Engagement the nexc of the i^^tefent war. 2^3 next Morning. In order to that, as leon as it wais ANNO light, the Duke of Marlborough order'd 40 Squadrons 1708. from the Right, commanded by Lieutenant-General ^•Y^ Bulau and Lumley, with a confiderable Body of Foot, to Attack the Enemy's Rear-Guard, which they did with great Vigour : But, feveral Companies of French Grenadiers, being advantageoufly Pofted along the High-Way, Kill'd and Wounded feveral of the Con^ federate Officers and Private Men, and obJig'd them to give over the Purfuit j there being but one Road, fe- cur'd by Hedges and Ditches, lin'd with the Enemy's Grenadiers, and no Place for the Cavalry of the Allies ro Form in. THIS Account is the beft that has been Publickly tranfmitted of that Glorious Conqueft ; but to furniflii the READER with all the Satisfadlion that can be •procur'd in Relation to that Matter, I fhall incert here fome LETTERS, which will clearly fliew to whom the Vidtory ought to be Attributed. HIGH and MIGHTY LORDS. " p Y Reafon of the fhorcnefs of Time, we could FicTS"* ** ^ only let your High-Mightine0es know, Yefter- ties Xemr ** day, that we Engag'd the Enemy about 4 in t^he^^^^^^^^j*^^** ** Afternoon. Wherefore, we give our {elves the Hp- " nour of fending your High-MightinefTes farther Ad- " vice. That our Army having March'd on Sunday " Night from y^fche, took the Rout of Leffines, in Or- " der to pafs the Dender at that Place, without Oppofi- *' tion from the Enemy, whom we had prevented by a " fudden March ; and arriving there on Tuefday Even- " ing, we Underftood, That the Enemy were March'd '^ " from Alo^ towards Gavre, where they caus'd Bridges " to be made in order to pafs the Scheldt which made " Us believe, they defign'd to Poll themfelves upon the "Height of OVDENAB^D, and hinder Us from " pafling the Scheld : And, tho' our Army was very ** jnuch Fatigu'd by the fore-going March, yet we re- " fblv'd to proceed on our March Yefterday, and, if *^ poflible, to prevent the Enemy. We detach'd, there- " fore, i<5 Battalions in the Night, to take Poft on the " other fide the Scheld, near Oudenard, and to lay the ** Bridges neceflary for our PalTage. Yefterday Mor- ^* ning about 9, we receiv'd Advice, that the Enemy ^34 A Compicat HISTORY ANNO '' had pafs'd the Schcid, and were Marching towards 1708. " OVDE NA li^D, which made Us haften our March {yy^sj " as much as poUible, for fear our Detachment, that " was fent over, (hould be defeated, and our felvcs ^ prevented in our Deiign of palling the Scheld: But, " by that time the Enemy were come near OV D E~ " NA I{^D, they (iiw we had already taken Poft over *' the Scheld, which made them refolve to ftrike off to " the Right ; but to cover their March againft Ours, " they thought fin to throw Troops into the Hedges, " and into a Village upon the Scheld, below OV D E- ** NA B^D. About 3 in the Afternoon, as fbon as our ** Foot began to come up, it was judg'd advifeable to ** Attack the Village, and thereby oblige the Enemy to ** go no farther, but ftop their March. This Attack ** was made with fo much Vigour and Succefs, thar ** the Enemy were immediately driven out of the Vil- " lage, our Men falling upon them with their Bayonets " in the Muzzels of their Muskets, and not firing a ** Piece, fo that they prcfently threw down their Arms, " and a whole Brigade, together with the Brigadier, " furrender'd Prifoners. The few Horfe that had pafs'd " with the Detachment, Attack'd likewife the French " Squadrons, pofted behind the Village, with fo much " Succefs, that they were put into Diforder, and Pufli'd ; ** our Men taking from them 8 or 10 Standards, and ** fome Horfes. Hereupon, the Enemy were forc'd to " Face about to Us, and Form themfelves about Four " a Clock, when moft of our Foot being over and " Form'd, the general Engagement began, firft on the " Right, and afterwards on the Left-A\''ing, The Fight " was properly between the Foot, and was Obftinate ; " but our Men got Ground, and drove the Enemy from " one Hedge to another, till Night put an End to the " Combat. The Horfe, who by reafon of the brokea ** Ground, could not Ad:, were detach'd to the Right ** and Left Wing, and advanc'd fo far, that they At- " tack'd the Enemy in Flank and Rear, which when " they perceiv'd, they fell, in the Night, into the ut-r ** moft Confufion, and part of them retir'd, with the " Baggage and Artillery, towards Ghent and Deynfe ; " another part towards the Road of Courtray ; and, ac- " cording to Computation, 6 or 7000 furrender'd them- ** fclves Prifoners, with 3 or 400 Officers at their Head : " among whom, are feveral Dukes and General-Offi- ** cers. Had not the Night come tp their Afliftance,' "we of the ^tttmt WAR. 235 ** we believe they would have fav'd very little of their ANNO ** Army. We therefore congratulate Your High-Migh- 1708. " tinefles upon this Compleat Vidory, which GOD [y>f\J *' Almighty has fo gracioufly Vouchfafd, and which ** gives us an Opportunity, with this Vidorious Army, " and that of Prince Eugene, who was prefent at this " Adion, to extend the Frontiers farther, and bring the ** Enemy to Reafon. Each General made fo good a *' Difpofition, and every Regiment attack'd the Enemy " fo well, and with fo much Intrepidity, that it was ** impoflible for any one to fignalize himfelf in a parti- ^* cular Manner. Ouf Lofs (GOD be thanked) is fb ** fmall, that there is not, as we know of our Regiment " out of a Condition, to make the reft of the C AM- " PA I G N. Among the Horfe our Lofs is nothing at " all : Nor do we yet know, that we have loft any Head^ ;* Officer of the State, with which, High and Mighty Lords, €^cJ OVDENAI{^D, July I z. 1708. ** /^N Monday laft we broke up (as I have already " ^^ the Honour to Acquaint your Lordfhip) with the Monfiiut ** Army from Herfelingen near Enghien. We march'd D' Auver- " the whole Day, and the next Night, pafs'd the Dender,^"^'^^fg\g^ " at, and above Lejjines. Yefterday Morning we march- g{/?er Fag^l. ** ed again from Lejfmes towards OV D E NA i^D, where *' we arriv'd about Noon. We had receiv'd Intelligence " that the Enemy broke up on Tuefday, from the Neigh- ** bourhood of Aloji, and were encamp'd at Gavre, and. " that they alfo pafs'd the ScheldYe^erdzy at that Place j ** which indeed we found to be True, perceiving, upon ** our Arrival at OV D ENAI^D, the Enemy upon a ** full March towards Tournay. We laid the Bridges ** over the Schcld in their fight, and our Troops pafs'd " the River, with an Unlpeakable Speed and Courage* *' About 1 a Clock, the greateft part of our Army had ** pafs'd, with which, the Duke of Marlborough, and " Prince Eugene, form'd the Right- Wiqg near Broan-C/t" " Jlle, about half a League from the Town, and began ** to Engage the Enemy in a Battle, 'UN 236 jiNNO 1708. A compleat history "IN the mean time, I march'd likewife with the Troops of the States, which compos'd the Left-Wing, in order to Attack the Enemy, which I did about 5 a Clock, having been Oblig'd to make a great Round to come at them j and GOD has been pleas'd fo to Blefs the Arms of the High Allies, that we have en- tirely beaten the Enemy, and forc'd them to retire in great Confuiion : Some towards Courtrny^ and Other* towards Ghent. " I G I V E my felf the Honour to Congratulate their " High Mightineflcs upon this Important Vidtory. We *' fliall endeavour, all we can to make our Advantage " of it. The Enemy will have much ado to bring their " Army into the Field again this Year, in a good Con- " dition. The Lofs of the flain on their fide is very " Conliderable, belides a great Number of Officers " (Ibme of whom are of Diltindion) and common Sol- " diers Prifoners. We have alfo taken feveral Colours ** and Standards, of which I will fend their High-Migh- ** tinefles a Lift by the next Courier. "THE Bravery and wife Condu(5t of the Duke " of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, cannot be enough " Commended ; nor the Zeal and Courage of the other " Generals of the State, who did all which their Duty " and Regard for the Service requir'd of Them. All the " Officers and Troops, without Diftindirion, did all that *' could be expected from Brave Men and good Soldiers. " We fent out a Body of Horfe and Foot this Morning, " to purfue the Run-away Enemy, and fcarter them yet " more : But, they were got too far by Favour of th>J " blifh'd. Of 4 Regiments of the King's Houfiiold, ac " leaft, half are taken Prilbners, and among them are " feveral Perfons of Note. The Chevalier Ds LongvillCf " and 1 5 other Officers were mortally Wounded, and 2, " of them are Dead fince the Battle. The Regiments " of Pfiffer and Villars are quite ruin'd, and almoft all " their Officers are taken, with all their Bdggage, &c. THE Day after this Memorable Battle, the Princes of the Blood, with the Pretender, retir'd with their lliat- ter'd Troops in the ucmoft Confufion towards Ghent ; and reach'd that City by 5 in the Morning : But, the Duke of Vendofme was oblig'd to ftay behind to bring up the Rear, and fo did not arrive there till about 5 or 6 Hours after. Immediately, upon his coming, he com- manded the Troops to March thro' the Town, without making any halt, to Lovendegen, on the Canal not far rfcf Trench from that City. They had the good Fortune to fave Ihmreitesat^^^^^ Cannon and light Baggage, having left them at Lovendegen. Gavre, the Day on which the Fight commenc'd ; fo they Planted their Artillery on the Intrenchments which they caft up for their Security on the Banks of the Canal,- and there ftay'd to confider what Methods to make uf^ of in order to repair their late Difadvantages. On the other hand, the Confederate Troops, being return'd to their Camp (which was in the Field of Battle) they reft- cd the 12th and 13th, whilft the Duke of Marlborough, Vnnce Eugene, Yek-lS/Ls.reichzl D'yluver^ue7que, and the Deputies of the States-General, debated in a Council. of WA R, what was neceffary to be done for the Profe- cution of the good Succefs which had fo fignally atten- Refolutions ded the Confederate Arms. The Refult was, that the diraucl^e-^^^^y under the Duke of Marlborough, fliould immeii- jals. ately March towards Menhi, pafs the Lys, level the Lines between fVarneton and Tpres, and hinder any De- tachment from getting into the laft of thofe Places. Prince Eugene was to March at the fame time towards Brujfels, in Order to aHcmble the Army which he was to Command, to obferve the Duke of Berwick_(w[\o had alfo drawn together a confiderable Body made up of Detachments from the I^Jjine and other Places) and to hinder the French from retiring into BraOant by the fame "Way they came. According to thefc Rcfolutions, Count Lof£«w ('General of the PruJJians) march' d the 13th at Night; If of the ^tttmt WAR. a;9 Night with 30 Battalions, and 40 Squadrons, the next ANNO Day advanc'd towards the French LINES, and took 1708. feveral fmall Places. The fame Day, the Army took \yW\) ' their Rout towards Menin, pafs'd the ^js near chat Place, and encamp'd a fmall diftance from the Town. Whilft a Detachment from our Army demolifli'd the FI{^ENCH LINES between Tpres a.nd the L^s, an- rfc^ Allies other was fent to raife Contributions as far as Anas ; ^^^^l^ ^^' the Deputies of which, not being able to «gree con-Ljnej. cerning the fame, return'd back again. Hereupon, our Generals had recourfe to Military Execution ; and a Party of the Allies fet on Fire two of the Suburbs belonging to that Town. Another Party would have done the lame at Lens^ but that the Inhabitants had fo much Prudence, as to give Hoftages for the Sums of Money which were demanded of rhem. WHILE thefe Affairs were in Agitation, our Troops expected their Heavy Cannon, in order to Un- dertake an Important S E I G E ; and the French con- tinued in their Polls along the Canal of Bruges, with- out giving our Army any Difturbance. The only Me- thod they pitch'd upon, as moft proper to be put in Execution, was to harrafs the Dutch Flanders with fmall Parties. This they did, and whilft our Army rais'd vaft Contributions in Picardy, and elfe-^vhere, the French plunder'd a few Boors under the Govern- ment of the States. Their next Attempt, was againft the Forts of the I(^ED-HOVS E, and Fort P LA S-Fort-Plafcn- SEN DA L E, which they made themfelves Matters ofda.\etaienf>y Sword in Hand. But, whilft the French were endea-^^'^"'"' ' Vouring to Amufe the Confederates by thefe Proceed- ings, feveral Detachments of the Allies plunder'd the Countries of Picardy and Arms. Count Tiliy. the Lieu- tenants-General Orkjiey, I{ant:{avo, and Hompefch :, the Majors-General Wehh, ^ant:(aw, and Count D'Arbach, with 40 Squadrons, i2 Battalions, and 1000 Grena- diers, advanc'd into Picardy, to lay the fame under Contribution, or to put that Province under Military Execution. This Detachment about the 26th, fell in with 800 Horfe, near La Bajfee, and Lens, (part of the Cavalry belonging to the Duke of Berwick^s Army) of which, a confideraWe Number were Kill'd, and a Co- lonel, a Major, a Captain, and 200 Troopers taken Prifoners. Our Troops purfu'd the Enemy to the C^lQioi Lftifi 5fvhereiq ^hey had Pofted 1400 Foot, which ^40 A compleat history 'ANKO which abandon'd the Place upon the Approach of ouY I7c8 Infantry. After this, the aforefaid Generals raisd con- O^V^ fiderablc Sums in the Province of Picardy, burnt the Su- burbs of DSlirlens, and return'd with Hoftages for the Contributions they had agreed on to be paid to the Allies, without any manner of Oppofition. the French SOME time after, a Detachment from the French mdke an Jr- Army at Lovendegen, (under the Command ot the Che- tKutcr valier Dtf iro XV. "THE Major-General, which is to Relieve th'e ** Trenches, fliall go in the Morning, with rhe Majors *' of the Regiments, into the Trenches, to examine the *' Scituation thereof, and to inform themfelves of the " Battalions, which they are to Relieve, and to make ^ Infpecftion into every thing. XVI. "THE Officers are immediately fo perform what- " ever the Dired:ors of the Trenches fliall require. If " it be to make an Attack in hafte, they fliall give " Notice to the General of the Trenches afterwards : *' But if it be an Affair which is nor in hafte, the O0i- " cers and Diredors fliall give Notice to the General " before-hand. The Tren- ALL Matters being thus put into a proper Pofture ^'fferf^I'ilfe ^^^ ^ Vigorous SIEGE, the Trenches were open'd 'before LISLE, on the aid of Augujty between 7 and 8 in the Evening, on the Right and Left of the Lower- Deule ; the former againfl the Gate of St. Andrevc, un- der the Diredlian of Monfieur Des Kogues ; and the other againft St, Magdalen Gate, under the Care of Monfieur Du Mey. Four Thoufand Workmen were commanded for this Service, cover'd by 10 Battalions of the Imferial, Fnlatinc, and Hejfiayi Troops, com- manded by Lieutenant-Gcneral M^ilkf, and Major-Ge- heral Voll[erP:oven. Ten Battalions, and 600 Horfe, were ready to fuftain them ; but the Trenches were carried on with fo good Succcfs, that the Allies had above two Hours time to cover themfelves, before they were perceiv'd by the Enemy, who thereupon, made a terrible Fire from the Tcwn ; tho' with fo little Execu- tion, that the Confederates had not above 3 or 4 Men The s'ieos KiU'd, and about 15 tVoundcd. On the asd, Lieute- Trojecuud. nant-General Pettevfdorf (in the Service of the Elcvflor Palatine) and the Majors-General Sackpn and Soble, re- liev'd the Trenches, with 4 Imperial, and Six Hejfian Battalions, and loco Workmen at each Attack : But, fhe former going from one Attack to the other, and inilTing his Way, in the Night, had the Misfortune to be taken Prifoncr, and carried into the Town. The J4th, Lieuteoant-Gcneral Spanr, reliev'd the Trenches, with Major-General Collier, the Brigadiers VVnJfana^t and of the l^^fent WAR. 2,41; and Ksppely and the JBm//fe Batralions of Go^^/r*?)' and ANNq Jngoldsby ; tw6 Prujjian, the Dnnijh Guards, and the 1708. Batta'ions of Orange, Bellem, Swans, and M^^, The [y^'SJ fame Night, 320 Genadiers were commanded to At- tack the Chapel of St. Magdalen, wherein the^ Enemy- had 120 Grenadiers, with two Captains, and feme Subaltern Officers, who having loft one of their Cap- tains, and about 20 Men, the reft furrender'd : The Bcfiegers had in this Atftion near 30 Men Kill'd and Wounded, feme Officers, and Monfieur De Mey (Di- redtor of the Attacks) receiv'd a fmall Contufion. The 26th, the Befieg'd retook the aforefaid Chapel, having made a Sally with moft of the Grenadiers, and two Squadrons of Dragoons : Bur, the Prince of Orange- NaJJau, being in the Trenches, caus'd two Battalions to Advance, who retook it, and caus'd the Enemy to retire with Precipitation into the Counterfcarp. The 27th in the Morning, the Befiegers fir'd 50 Pieces of Cannon, and 20 Mortars upon the Town, with fo good Succefs, that they beat down one of the Enemy's Bat- teries. On the 29th, early in the Morning, the Confe, derate Troops ftorm'd a Fortified Mill on the Right- near the Gate of St. Andrew, with 300 Grenadiers, beat the Enemy from that Poft, afid took fcveral Prifo- ncrs : But, at the lame time, the Enemy made fo ter- rible a Fire from the Ramparts, that the Bcfiegers were oblig'd to quit it. The next Day, 300 Grenadiers were commanded to re-take the Mill aforefaid, but the Enemy fct it on Fire, and abandcn'd that Poft. On the laft of Augu^f the Prince of Holjlein-Beck^ reliev'd the Trenches ; and each Battalion was order'd to fur- nilh Six Waggons, to carry Stones near the Batteries, to throw the fame with Mortars into the Enemy's Works. The ift of September at Night, the Imperia- lifts reliev'd the Trenches, and the Befiegers carried ou the -Sap, towards the Saliant Angle of the Counter- fcarp of the Horn-work, within 50 Paces of the Pali- fado's. And a vaft Quantity of Fafcines and Gabions were prepar'd for making their Lodgment on the Coun- terfcarp. At the fame time, the Breach being very wide, and the Dirch almoft fiU'd up with the Ruins of the Walls, Marefchal Boufflers was apprehenfive that the Town would fall into the Confederates Hands ; and therefore order'd feveral of the largeft Pie'ces of Cannon to be remov'd into the Citadel. On the 4tl!, fhc Prince of Holfiein-Beck. reliev'd the Trenches, as R 3 . did 24'^ A compleat history '^NNO did alfo Licutcnann-General Spaar the next Day, and 1708. the Approaches were carried on fo fuccefsfully, that it ^^^^Y'Nj was judg'd, the Counterfcarp would be ftorm'd the fame Evening, but that Enterprifc was put off till the 7rh. WHILST the Siege of LIS LS was thus vigo- roufly carried on, the Dukes of Burgundy, Vcndofmey and Bcrxvick^y made 2 or 3 feint Advances, as if they dcfign'd to Attack the Duke of Mnrlborough, who upon thcfe Motions, gave Orders for his Army to be ready to March upon the firft Occafion ; and in the mean time, dctach'd the Earl of Athlone, with i 50c Horfe, to Obferve the Enemy. That GENERAL advanc- cing towards Leuje, his Van-guard fell in with loo Horfe, detach'd from the Duke of Berwlcl^s Army, whom they charg'd, defeated, and took 30 Prifoners. The Enemy made feveral Marches and Countermar- ches, whereby it was Apparent, that they defign'd to Tte ^rench attempt the raifing of the SIEGE. The Duke of "^ ""iT be' ■Bw^ww^)' likcwife, fent a SPY to endcav^our to get Eciief of into LISLE, and acquaint the Marefchal De Boufflers, Lis LB, that their Army being on this fide Toi^rw^rj, he might depend upon being Relieved : But, that Meflcnp;er hap- pen'd to be difcover'd, and Siez'd by the Allies. Here- upon, the Duke of Marlborough, in Expedtation of an Engagement, ordcr'd the Confederate Army ('on the 5th of September) to March to the Ground mark'd out for them, in order to give the Enemy Battle : And, being fcafonably Re-inforc'd by Prince Eugene, with 72 Squadrons, and 26 Battalions from the SIEGE (with which Troops came alfo King Augujlvs, and the Landrgrave of Hejfe, as Volunteers) and Lieutenant- General Fngel, having march'd with incredible Speed out of Dutch-Flanders and Brabant, and join'd the Con- federate Army with 7 Battalions, and as many Squa- drons, they continu'd till Ten- a- Clock in Order of Battle. Bur, the Enemy declin'd coming to an En- gagement • fo that the Confederate Generals ordcr'd the Tents to be pitch'd again, and the Detachment of Prince Eugene return'd to the Camp before LISLE, - except fome Imperial and Hejjian Squadrons. The Ge- nerals concluding that the Enemy had no other De- fign than to give them frequent Alarms to retard the The Confe- SIEGE, and ftreighten them in their Forragc, with- ^InlThthm-^'^^ venturing an Engagement, 100 Men out of each jl^cs. Battalion vvcffe ordcr'd to caft up an Intrenchment in the of the J^^efeitt W A R. 247 the Front of their Army, which would both fecure the j^NNO Troops from any fudden furprize, and leave the BeRe- 1708, gers at Liberty to carry on their Attacks without Inter- Kyy"^ ruption. THE Confederates thus finding it Impradticable to bring the Enemy to a Battle, thought fit to ftorm the Countcrfcarp of LISLE, which had been delay 'd by thefe Movements^ and on the 7th of Sej>tember, in the Morning, they made the Neceffary Difpofitions for that Enterprife : The Particulars of which, are exadlly con- tain'd in the following LETTER from the Prince of Orange Nnjfau, to the States-General. HIGH and MIGHTY LORDS. " "P H E Difpofitions for the Attack of the COUN- TieFmce ** A T E R S C A R P, were made fome Days ago, but ffa^JJ^f " " by Reafon of the Neighbourhood of the Freyich Army, Utt'er to the " and the great Detachment made for the Grand Army, ^^^^^^^^f*"'^ " the Attack was put off till laft Night, when we ':zcei' c-omferffarp ** ved a Reinforcement from the Grand Army, of 700 o/i-ille, " Grenadiers, and the like Number of Fufileers, and *^ 600 Workmen. Eight Hundred Grenadiers, fuppor- ** ted by the like Number of Fufileers, 30 Carpenters, " aiid 2000 "Workmen, were commanded for the Attack " of the Right, between the lower Deule, and the Gate ** St. Andrew, under the Dired:icn of the Sieur Des /^o- *^ ques', and 1600 Grenadiers, fupported by the like " Number of Fufileers, 30 Carpenters, and zooo Work-! " men, were commanded for the Attack of the Left, " between the faid River, and the Gate of Si. Mngdnhn, *' under the Dirediion of the Sieur Du Mey. Our Bat-. '* teries made a continual Fire before the Atr^ick on all " the Baftions, to difturb the Enemy; and after the fig- ** nal of 3 Guns, and a General Difcharge of all the ** Artillery, we made our Arrack about 8 in the Evening, ** with fo much Order and Courage on the part cf the " Officers and Soldiers, that the COUNTERSCARP " was taken in a fliort time, notwithftanding it was " Defended by 200 Men of each PvCgiment in the Gar-^ ^ " rifon; and we lodg'd our felves on the Cover'd Way. ** But, th,c Enemy made fuch a terrible Fire from their ** Out-works, with their Cannon, Mortars, and fmall- *' Arms, and fpriing 3 Mines in the Cover'd- way, that " we loft many Men. I cannot give your High-Migh- R 4 " tincifcs :J48 A contpleat history ANNO " tincflcs, an exaA Account of the Slain and "Woun- 1708, " ded, but they cannot be much lefs than 1000 Men. ^•"V^Si^ " I fliall caufe a Lift to be made, and fcad it to Your " High-Mightineffes by the next Poft. The further " NecefTary DiiVofitions, are made to carry on the "SIEGE, with all poffible Vigour, and 1 hope GOD '* will be pleas'd to Blcfs the fame. From the Army before LISLE, S^jx^f^l^er 8. 170? I am &c. I. 'W. F. Prince of ORANGE ^nd NASS/lU. Tn-o Eng- y\(h Battali- ons repulsed at Enncve. Ijn. nr H E Confederates having made themfclvcs Matters -*- of the Counterfcarp, endeavour'd to perfect their Works with all poffible Application. The Night, be- tween the 9th and loth, the Enemy made a Sally, but were repuls'd with ccnfiderable Lofs. On the i ith, the Iwperialilts reiiev'd the Trenches, and an Adju! ant came from the Grand Army, to acquaint Prince Eugene, chat the French were advanc'd within fight of the In'rench- ments, and fcem'd to have a Dcfign tf> At:ack them : "Whereupon, his Highnefs march'd with 15 Battalions, and the Cavalry, to Rc-inforce the Duke of KIa)lhri,u^h. His Grace being at Dinner, receiv'd Advice, that the French Foragers were advanc'd within a Quarter of a League of the Confederate Camp, and were fuftain'd by fevcral Regiments. Lieutenaot-Gencrai ffhod (wvho hap- pcn'dtobc at Tabic) dcfir'd his Grace's Pcrmilficn, that he might charge them with 2 Battalior.sonly. His Grace granted his Rcqueft, and having dcrach'd the Regiment of 5/r Richard TetJiple, and another i£?/^/7y7: Battalion for xhat Enterprife; they fell upon the Enemy, whom they repuls'd as far as Ennevelhi, where they had pofted fome Forces in a Caftle, which was furrounded with Ditches. The Englijh endeavour'd to Diflodge them from whence, and charg'd the French with abundance of Bravery : But, the Duke of Vendofnie eaus'd all his Grenadiers, and the Piquet of 6 Brigades, ('which were encamp'd in the Front of his Army, near Pont-a-Mtirque) to fupport his Troops in the Caftle aforefaid : "Whereupon, the x Bat-* talions were oblig'd to retire, after a very ftout Refift- ance, and retreated in good Order, with the Lofs of about 6 or 7 Officers, and near loo Men Kill'd or Wounded. of the 10^tfmt WAR. i49 Wounded. The next Morning, the French Troops be- ANNO gan to be in Motion, and about z in the Afternoon, the 1708. Allies faw the Head of their Army, confifting of feve- UOT^ ral Battalions and Squadrons, with their Workmen, who levell'd the Ground, between them, and the Allies Intrenchments. The Confederate Generals now thought the Enemy were in good earneft for an Attack, fo than the Troops were immediately order'd to their Arms, and the Regiments commanded to their Rcfpedtive Pofts behind the Intrenchments. Prince Eugene likewife joy- ned the Army, and at the fame time. Orders were fenc to the Earl of Albemarle (who was then between Oude- nard and Menin with 30 Squadrons, to guard a Convoy from Brujjels) to return to the Camp with the utmoft Expedition: Accordingly, his Lordfliip on the 12th, an break of Day, arriv'd with his Detachment. About 4 in the Afternoon, the Enemy began to Cannonade the Confederate Camp, direding their Fire chiefly ^Z^^"^^ cannlnadf^ the Village of Entiers (where the Brigadiers Evans and r^e contedc- TVertmuller were pofted with '^ Brigades of Foot) and *'f'?*'" were anfwer'd by the Artillery, planted on the Intrench- ^^^ *"'^' ments, which continued till it was Dark. The Confe- derate Troops (which lay upon their Arms all Night) were the next, Day form'd in Order of BATTLE ; and early in the Morning, the Enemy renew'd their Canno- nading, with between 3-0 and 40 Pieces, moft 24 Poun- ders, and the Allies did the like, with almoft equal Ex- ecution on both fides. At length, the Enemy withdrew their Heavy Cannon, and the Duke of Marlborough^ and Prince £tt^?«ff, perceiving, that they had no other Defign, than by frequent Alarms, to delay the ftorming of the Out- Works of LIS LE, the Troops were order'd to encamp in fuch a Manner, as to be immediately rea- dy to receive the French, provided they fliould make any- farther Attempts, and the Works about the Village of Entiers, were Repair'd and Augmented, for the greater Security of that Poft : So Prince Eugene being fatisfied that the Confederate Camp was fufficiently fecur'd, his Highnefs return'd on the 13th of September \mi\\h\% Troops to the S I E G E, DURING thefe Tranfadions in the Confederate' c>ffti» Camp, on the 12th, about 9 in the Morning, the Befie- Lj^e conti/ ged came out of the Town in great Numbers, with 4"W"« Colours, and attack d the Trenches on the Left, in 6 different Places 3 having at the faixie rime, another Body of X50 A Complcat HISTORY ANNO of Troops in the cover'd-Way ready to fuftain them : 1708. But before they could do any other Damage, than the V^V^**^ overturning a few Gabions, they were engag'd by the next Battalions in the Trenches, and oblig'd to Retreat in great Diforder, having had above 60 Men Kill'd, and among them feveral Officers j and cf the Confederates, 14 Alen were Kill'd, and near 30 Wounded. Lieute- nant-General Arnnm continued that Night in the Tren- ches, which were reliev'd the Night between the 13th and 1 4th by the Prince of Holjleln-Beck^; but the Works were not advanc'd very much, becaufe the Troops which had joyn'd the Grand Army with Prince Eugene, were not return'd to their Refpe(itive Pofts: However, they arri- ved the 14th, a little before break of Day. The fame Night, the Trenches were reliev'd by Lieutenant-Gene- ral Spa/ir, with 10 Battalions as Ufual, and the Befie- gers began to Work upon fome Mines, in order to fill up the Ditch of the Tendille, and they plac'd a great many Gabions on the Palifadoes. On the 1 5th, Prince Eugene thought fit to altcs the former Difpofitions for re- lieving the Trenches, and order'd that all the Lieute- nants-General of his Army, fliould Roll according to their Turns : That one of them fliould Mount the Tren- ches every Day, with a Major-Gcneral: That the for- mer fhould take his Poft at the Attack on the Left, and the latter on the Right; and that 12 Battalions inftead of 10 (liould Mount the Trenches. Vt\. Five Imperin- lijls, Palatines, and Hejjians ; and 7 detach'd from the . Troops of the Prince of Najfau. Accordingly, on the lyrh in the Evening, Lieutenant-Gcncral ^///y reliev'd the Trenches with ii Battalions; and the fame Night, Diredor Du Mcy, attack'd with 50 Grenadiers, and the like Number of Fufileers, a Traverfe in the Cover'd- Way, from which he beat the Enemy with confiderable Lofs. From the r 7th to the 20th, the Befiegers made their Advances with all polTible' Diligence; and on the 2 1 ft, the Neceffary Difpofitions were made for attack- ing the Enemy's Works : And as the Beficg'd feem'd re.» folv'd to make a Vigorous Defence, all imaginable Pre- cautions were taken for fucceeding in that Enterprife. In Order thereto, iioo Grenadiers, fupported by 1200 Fufileers, under the Command of a Colonel, a Lieute- Tk Bcfic- nant-CoIonel, and a Major, with 1700 Work-men, %T^lm^s ^^^^ order'd for each Attack, under the Diredions of Works. the Generals in the Trenches. The Attack began be- tween 6 and 7 in the Evening, and was very Hot, eve- of the p0mt WAR. 251 ry Foot of Ground being difputed with a great deal of ANNO Obftinacy; but at laft, the Befiegers, made a good 1708. Lodgment on the Tenaille on the Right, and took a Ky>^*\J Place of Arms on the Counterfcarp on the Left. During the Heat of the Adtion, our Grenadiers were Repuls'd, by a great Number of frefli Troops that came out upon, them : Whereupon, Prince Eugene ('whofe Prefence was highly Neceflary to Animate the Soldiers) rally 'd them himfelf, and led them on again to the Charge. In which Brave Attempt, his Highnefs was Wounded by a Musket-Ball, which grazing on his Forehead, above Pri«ceEu« his Left-Eye,' made no Fradture, and only beat off his |e"e iVeua- Hat, In this A6tion, the Befiegers loft near 1000 Men, to fupply which, the Duke of Marlborough fent, the next Day, a Re-inforcement of 400 Britljh and PruJJian Gre- nadiers from his Army to the SIEGE. The fame Mor- ning, his Grace, and King Augujius went to make Prince Eugene a Vifit, and finding him ready to Mount on Horfe-Back, they prevail'd with his Highnefs to conti- nue a few Days in his Chamber, till he was perfectly Recover 'd : During which time, his Grace fuftain'd the Weight of the Command, both of the Siege, and his own Army : For he forthwith went into the Trenches, vifited the Works, and adled all what Prince Eugene would have done, had he not been prevented by his Wounds. ON the 22d, Major-General Cadogan fet out for. Ojiend-, to view a confiderable Number of Troops, which were landed there from England f under the Com- mand of Lieutenanr-General Earl) and to concert the Neceflary Meafures, for fecuring a great Convoy they exped:ed from Ojiend. Thefe Troops had been Embar- ked on Board the Fleet for fome time, made a Feint of Landing in Bologne Bay, and afterwards, alarm'd the The Du^e French Coaft of Normandy, to the great Terror and Ex-»/"Marlbo- pence of the Inhabitants : And, at length returning to ^2^fd Vnb' our own Coaft, the Duke of Marlborough defir'd they Troops from might be Landed at Ojiend, and they prov'd a very^^^^"<^' fedfonable Re-inforcement to the Grand Army, in that critical Conjundture. The fame Day, the 400 Grenadiers that were detach'd from the Duke's Army, and 550 Fufileers, were to Poft themfelves that Evening in the Tenaille on the Left; but the Grenadiers arriving too late, the Attack was put off till the next Day. So that, on the 23d, all things being in a Readii^efs, the Duke of 25^ A Compfeat HISTORY ANNO oi Marlborough (who was in the Trenches) caus'd a fignal 1708. to be given for the STORM to begin, which was car- Kysf^ ricd on with all imaginable Succefs. The Troops beat the Enemy quite from the Tenaille on the Left (that on tTie Right, being taken the zift at Night j and made a great Lodgment, along the Cover'd Way, without any confiderable Lofs, except fome Inginecrs and Officers that were Wounded. It was obfcrv'd on this Occafion, that the Enemy did not defend thefe Pofts with the like Vigour, as they formerly Exerted ; from whence it was conjeCiur'd, that either the Garrifon had been much Weakcn'd, in the hot Difputes they had fuftain'd, or that they began to want Ammunition, which afterwards prov'd very Apparent. For, the SIEGE having been protracted to an unufual Length, and the Garrifon ha- ving fuftain'd feveral AfTauks, and made all the while a Prodigious Fire j Marcfchal Bouffiers found Means to Acquaint the Duke of Vendofnif, that he had fcarce Am- munition fufficient for 4 Days ; which prefling Necefli- ty oblig'd the Enemy, to Venture upon a bold Attempt of fupplying the Place. In Order to that, the Duke of VendofmCj detach'd the Chevalier De Luxeynbourg, and rfc^Frcnch under him Monficur De Tournefort, with 400 Horfe 'Iuwa7up- ^^^ ^^^ Van-Guard ; z6i Horfe-Grenadiers ; 2 Squa- ■plyTf Men drons of Dragoous ; 2 of Burgundy ; i of St. Agnan ; and Amniu- 2 of Morteville ; x oi Ln Fountaine j i of Breteche 5 2 iHle? "'^° ^^ Ternnu ; and, 2 of Forceaque ; to endeavour to fup- ply the Befieg'd : Each Man having a Bag of 40 Pound Weight of Powder behind him. They advanc'd the 28th at Night, along the Cawfey from Doveay to Lijle^ and were met by an Out-Guard of 100 Horfe, comman- ded by Count Scblick^, who had been encamp'd at Pont- a-Tre£in with 30 Squad rcm<;. This Out-Guard chal- Jeng'd them, and they declar'd that they belong'd to the Allies Grand Army, and were conducting fome Prifoners to the Camp. But, a fohaltern Officer having a Mis- truft, advanc'd to Examine them ; who thinking it im- fioffiblc to conceal themfelves any longer, rode full Gal- op along the Cawfey, and got into the Line of Circum- vallaiion. The Guard and Centinels having fir'd at them, the Camp in General took the Alarm, and feveral Falntine Dragoons getting on Horfe-back with the ut- moft Expedition, fell upon the Enemy, and purfu'd them to the Barrier of the Town, which the Befieg'd were at firft cautious of Opening, and left their Men fometime cxpos'd : By which Means, a great many were Kill'd, of the ^tttmt WAR. 255 Kiird, and feveral return'd back again into the Confede- ANNO rate Camp, and endeavour'd to fave themfelves by Fa- 1708. vour of the Night. The Infantry made feveral Difchar- V/VNJ ges at them, and the Powder they had in Baggs taking Fire, did abundance of Mifchief. Thofe who made their Efcape, threw away their Powder, which was fet on Fire by their Horfes ftriking againft the Paventcnr. The Allies took 7 Officers, and about 40 Prifoners, hut what Numbers were Kill'd and Blown up, could not eafily be found out. After this unexpeded Accident, the Hereditary Prince of HeJJe-CaJfel. gave the following ACCOUNT of it to the States-General. « HIGH and MIGHTY LORDS. *' np H E 27th Inftant, I did my feif tixe Honour to The Prince *' ■■- acquaint your High-Mightineifes, how far the ^J^(]^^l["^2et- *' "Works againft this City were advanc'd ; there has ter to the " been no Alteration fince : Our Men continue working, states. " to perfedt the Mines in the Tenai/les, and to carry on " the Saps to the Cover'd-way. "YESTERD AY towards the Evening, we heard " a great Blow, which we fuppos'd to be a Mine ; half *' an Hour after , another Crack was heard, and at " Midnight fnch a Biaft, that the Ground fliook with it. " This alarm'd the whole Army ! I went to the Right, " from whence the Noife came, (having firft given Or- " der to all the Cavalry under my Command, to Saddle " and Mount^ and found that a great Detachment of *' the Enemy, coming from Dervay^ had endeavour'd to " break thro' at the Aperture of the Line of Circum- " valla tion, on the High- Way between Downy and Lijle, " where the Palatine Horfe are encamp'd. Part of them " having pafs'd, and our Men putting themfelves in a ** Pofture to Oppofe them, the Baggs of Powder, which " moft of the French Horfe and Dragoons had behind " them (of about 50 Pound Weight eachj took Fire, " which made a terrible Noife. The foremoft of them *' upon this Accident, rode full Gallop towards the ** Town : Neverthelefs, before they could reach it, the " fame Difaftcr befell them a fecond time, juft as they " came up to the Barrier, which might in all probability," ** be occafion'd by the Horfes flioes ftriking upon the " Pavement, or by the Sparks of the firft Fire, that fell *' upon their Men, who were ros aware of it, 'Tis faid, * ' '/that 2^4 A compleat history ANNO " that, atleaft, an Hundred Men Perifli'd in this Man- 1708. " ncr, near the Gate ; and, 'tis likely, this is the laft \^^^Y"^sj " Noife we heard. Between Fifty and Sixty Troopers '' were Kill'd upon the Place, where they pafs'd the " Line ; and 'twas a dreadful Spedtacle to fee the " "Way ftrew'd with dead Carkaffes, Horfes, Heads, " Arms, and Legs, half Burnt ! The Others who were ** behind, Retir'd as faft as they could. I caus'd them ** to be Purfu'd, but it was impoirible to Overtake them. " They found, however, upon the Road, for two " Leagues beyond the Camp, Sacks of Powder, Swords, " Piftols, and loofe Powder, which fiicws the Precipi- " ration with which they made their Retreat. Our " Hejfinn Huflars fet Fire to a great many Sacks which " they found in the Road, as they return'd from the " Purfuit. "We reckon that about 300 Men got into " the Town, but carried too little Powder with them, " to ballance their Lofs. On the other Hand, 'tis ** plain, that AMMUNITON, which is fo ne- ** ceflary for their Defence, begins to fall fliort in the " Place. "YOUR High-Mightinefles will, no doubt, have " had dired: Advice, of the Advantage which the Troops, ** lately arriv'd from England^ fuftain'd by thofe, Ge- " neral Cadognn carried with him from the Army, have " obtain'd near the Canal that goes from Oftend to " Nevfiport, over the Duke of Bervpicl(s Troops that At- *' tack'd them. The great Convoy is arriv'd at Mentn. ** I congratulate Your High-Mightineffes upon both " thefe Accounts, and am, with much Refpedr, ^c. From the Camp before LI S LE, Sign'd, September 29. 1708. FF^EDEKJCKy Prime of HESSE. \T7 H I L E thefe things were tranfadling before *' LISLE, the Dake of Marlborough (who on the 25th of September return'd to the Camp at Lanoy) was ta-ken up in making Detachments, and taking other Meafures for fccuring a great Convoy of Ammunition, that was expedlcd from Ojlend. His Grace had order'd 6 Battalions, and 800 Horfe, under Brigadier Lands- hrg, I o Squadrons under Brigadier Starl^rbergh, and 6 Battalions undef General Els^ to Guard that CON- VOY. of the ^^efent war. z$s VOY. But, his Grace having receiv'd Advice^, ANNO that the EngUjh Troops under Lieucenant-General Earl, 1708. had advanc'd to Leffingen, on the Canal between Bruges LOP^ and Nevyfort j and that the Count De la Motte^ had been Re-inforc'd with feveral Brigades from the French Army, to Intercept him ; he concluded that the afore- faid Detachment would not be fufficient to Oppofe the Enemy : And therefore. Major - General M^ebb, and The French Brigadier Count Najfnu TVoudenburgh (Son to the Velt- ^J J;'^^^^";;^; Marefchal D'Awverquerque) March'd the 26th, by Break confederate of Day, with 12 Battalions more, to join the Detach- Co"voy yrew ments aforefaid, on the Road between Menin and Cjiend, and were order'd to Advance as far as Ichtegem, in the Countrey call'd Le Franc de Bruges, which is about 4 Leagues from Leffinghen. Major-General Ca- dogan march'd in the mean time, with a Detachment of Horfe and Foot, to meet the Convoy aforefaid, upon their palfmg the Canal of Bruges. Notwichftanding, it was impolTible to take other Precautions for fecuring that Convoy, than thofe that were taken, yet the Confederates were under great Uneafinefs for it, upon Advice that the Body of Troops the Enemy had about BruJJels, were march'd by Ninove to Ghent, to join the Count De la Motte 5 and that the Intercepting of that Convoy, was judg'd (o Important, that the Duke of Berwick^ was gone to Bruges to Command the Army afTembled there. The French having concerted all the Necelfary Meafures for difturbing the Allies, and de- priving them of any Supplies, the Count De la Motte march'd from Ghent, with above 2200c Men, and cam.e up with 6000 of the Confederate Troops, that were order'd to Guard the Convoy, which occafion'd one of the moft Glorious and Remarkeable Actions that has been recorded in Hiftory. Of which, there cannot be - a better Relation, than what is given by Major-Gene- ral fVebb ( now Lieutenant-General ) it being on the I ith of OBober, publifli'd by Authority, in the follow- ing Manner. " AFTER that the Detachments which were fent BmU of ** ^^ to cover the March of the "Waggons from Ojiend, ^^^^ ^* " to the Siege of L I S L E, had join'd at Turout the " 27th of September, General M^ebb (who as eldeft Ma- " jor-General, commanded in Chief) receiv'd Advice, . " that Major Savery, of the Regiment of Get hem, had . •* polfefs'd himfelf of the Poft at Oudenhurgh, where- " upon Hk. 2^6 ACompIeat history ANNO " upon, he fenc 600 Grenadiers, under the Command 1708. " of Colonel Prejion, a Battalion of Orkjiey's, under the iX^V^^ " Command of Colonel Hamilton, with that of Fune, " commanded by Colonel Foogt ; the whole under the " Diredlion of Brigadier Lnnsberg, to Re-inforce that " Poft. The 28rh, at 8 in the Morning, all the Horfe "(under the Command of Major -General Cadogati) " were order'd to Hoglede, to wait the Arrival of the "CONVOY there, except 150 Horfe, which were " fent the Night before, under the Command of Count " Lottiiniy to Oudenbourg, with ' Orders to the two Bat- " talions and 600 Grenadiers, to Guard the CONVOY " to Cocklaer, and afterwards, to rejoin the Foot at " Turout. About Noon, Count Latum return'd to " Turout, with advice, that in his Way to Ichtegem, " he met with an Advanc'd-Guard of the Enemy, ** which he pufli'd into the Plain, where he obferv'd 16 " Squadrons mounting in great haftc, en the Alarm, " which their Advanc'd Guard gave them ; whcrenp- " on, he thought it neceffary to return in all halte, to " give the General an Account of it- On this Advice, " all the Foot, confifting of 22 Battalions, Count Lot- ** tuffi, with his 150 Horfe, making the Advanc'd " Guard, with the Quarter-Mafters and Grenadiers; " that were not detach'd, were Order'd to March im- " mediately to gain the Village of Ichtegem, by the " Way of (a) fVTN E N DA L £. As foon as the Ad- ** vanc'd Guard got to TVynendnle, they perceiv'd the " Enemy in the Opening of the Plain ; whereupon, ** the Quarter-Mafters and Grenadiers were drawn up ** in Order of Battle. Major-General Tf'E B B, and ** Count Ndjfnu Vf^oudenbourg, at the Head of the 150 " Horfe, advanc'd to I{econnoitre, the Enemy giving *' Orders at the fame time to the Foot to advance, and " Form themfelves as faft as poffible in the Plain. " The 150 Horfe were left at the Opening of the Plain, ** under the Command of Count Lottum, to amufe the " Enemy ; and, to Embarrafs them the more, the " Quarter-Mafters and Grenadiers were Pofted in a *' low Coppice on that fide of the Plain, where the E- " nemy' C^) W Y N E N D A L E, is art inco7ifiderahle Place hi Spanifli Flanders, adioynintr to a WO O D, caWd the WO O D of Wynendale, Subject to the King 0/ Spain ; but not worth taking Notice of, only upon the ytccoimt of the Memorable BATT LE ahovi'meiitioiid. It is il Mihs SQUth'ti'cfi of Bruges, a7td 28 iltrth vf Lifle. of the ^tttmt WAR. 257 * nemy were expected to Pafs. As (bon as our Troops AlsiNQ * paft ouc of the Defile into the Plain, Major-General 1708. ' PVEBB drew them up in Order of Battle, polling them ^•V**^ in the Opening between the Wood of fVTNENDALEy and the Coppice on the other fide, where the Quar- ter-Mafters and Grenadiers were Pofled. We had fcarce got fix Battalions into the Opening, when the Enemy began to Cannonade Us with 40 Pieces of Cannon, whereof i o were of 3 Bores : But, not- withftanding the great Fire of the Enemy, the 150 Horfe kept their Ground j which produc'd the de- fir'd Effed, in giving the General time to Form his Foot in two Lines. The Left Wing was extended beyond the low Coppice, as well to prevent the Ene- my from paffing that Way, as to cover our Flank. On our Right Wing was Polled in the Wood of PFTNENDALE, the Regiment of Hukelom -, and on our Flank on the Left, the'Regiment of the He- reditary Prince of Prujfia (commanded by Colonel lihader) with Orders not to difcover themfelves, nor Fire, till they could take the Enemy in Flank. Some Plottoons of Grenadiers, were advanc'd 40 Paces upon the Right and Left, with the fame Orders, and the Quarter-Mailers were alfo Polled in a Road on the Left, that crofs'd thro' the foremention'd low Coppice. The Enemy, after 3 Hours Cannonading, advanc'd towards Us on the Plain in 12 Lines, whereof Six were Foot, and Six Horfe : Whereupon, Count Lottum was order'd to Retire, and Poll him- felf 300 Paces behind the Foot, which he did in very good Order. The French continuedjo March llreighu up to Us, with 40 Battalions and 60 Squadrons : But the General perceiving they extended themfelves to their Right in the Coppice, he lent Count Najfau to obferve their Motion, who immediately order'd thither the Regiment of Grumkow, commanded by Colonel Beschefer : And, Brigadier Eh:(, being come up with the lall Regiment, was polled on the Right, in the Wood of fVTN EN DALE. About half a Quarter of an Hour before the Engagement began. Brigadier Lansherg, with the two Battalions and 600 Grenadiers that had been detach'd, having Advice that the Enemy advanc'd to Attack Us, rejoin'd Us jull time enough to form a third Line. Some Mi- The Enemy nutcs after, the Enemy began the Attack, marching '^^^'"/*^ within 150 Paces of our Flank on the Right, where' 2 58 ACompleat history A N N O " the Battalions who hid themfelves, according to the 1708. " General's Ord/>sJ Colonel Caulfield, with the reft of his Troops, to furren- j.effingbcn der Prifoncrs at Difcretion. futfendt.r'd' T H IS eafy Conqueft, was not an Equivolcnr, for the great Lofs the Enemy fuftain'd 2 Days before, by the Surrender of the Town of LISLE. For, the Batteries of the Beficgers (confifting of about 50 Pieces of Can- non, and 25 Mortars) began to Fire on the 21ft of Octo- ber, with fo much Succefs, that on the 22d, the Garri- fon beat a Parley, and offer'd to Capitulate for the TOWN. Whereupon, Hoftagcs were Exchang'd, and it was Agreed, that Marefchai Boufflers, fliould Ca- pitulate for whatever related to the Garrifon, with Prince Eugene of Savoy ; and that the Magiftrares, and Coun- cil of the Tow'n ftiould propole their own Terms for themfelves, and the Caftellary of LISLE, and agree about the fame, with the Field-Deputies of the States- General, which was done accordingly. The 23d, in the Morning, the Capitulation was concluded and lign'd, containing in Subftance, " That, the French fliould that The Confe- « Afternoon, furrender the Mngdalen Gnte, and all ■pl^.ffun of " Magazines of Provifions and Ammunition in the %Towno/ " Town. That all their Sick and Wounded, fliould ei- Lme. It jj^gj. i^g tranfported to Dovo/iy, or remain in LISLE^ " till their Recovery, at their own Charge. That, the " Horfe who had enter'd the Town, fince the S I E G E^ " might be fenc to Dow/iy, with the Wives and Families. ** of the Officers and Soldiers, G?c. That, all Prifoncrs *' taken, during the SIEGE, be reftor'd on both fides: *' And, that the Troops of the Allies Ihould not enter the "Town, before the 25th of OBoher ; by which time, " the Erench Garrifon was to withdraw into the Citadel. Thefe Articles being agreed upon, and al! things difpos'd for the Performance of the Capitulation, the Cavalry which got into the Place, under the Command of the Chevalier De Luxemburg!}, march'd out of it the Twen- ty Fifth, for Dovpajf. with the other Pcrfons than were allow'd by the Capitulation : And, at the fame time, the Prince of Holjlein-Beck^ i^who was appointed to be Governor of the Townj march'd in with 2 Evglijh and 13 other Battalions, and a Detachment of Horfe. 'Tis difficult to determine the Lofs on either fide, from the ^„^^^^,^^-°J^^ Thirteenth of yJugufi. ^N. S.) when LISLE was Inverted, cojnt'itici. to the 23d of Othler, the Day on which the Town fur- render'd; of the l^^efcnt WAR. 265 rendcr'd. But, according ro the Frfwc/j Accoi^nr, they had ^NNO iiooo Men in Garrifon, when the Confederates broke 1708. Ground againft them, befides Three thoufand Burghers, ^X'V'nJ who did conftant Duty with the Regular Troops ; of which, 4500 Men only retir'd with Marefchal Bo«^erj into the Citadel, and 'tis computed, that about 2000 more were S'ck or Wounded at the time of the Capitula- tion : So that the French loft between 6 or 7000 Men up- on areafonable Computation, and, theAllies near 8000. THE Ceflation of all Ads of Hoftility, between The siege of "" , . ^. , . ... . .1 - jjjjjgj eFro- the Town and the Citadel, which was to expire the ^^'' citadef - •-^L -- -.J- _ __ .u^ A_-;_ 1 . 1.- r^._;^..(,.; of L\[ 26th, according to the Articles of Capitulation, was^^^/^^^^ continu'd till the 29th : During v lich time, the Inha- bitants (who were very much afraid, that the French would not have fo much Regard to their Houfes as the Allies had) us'd their utrnolt Endea\ ours to perfuade Marefchal Boufflers to Capitulate. The Enemy made Extravagant Demands of Money, and pretended to March out with all their Cannon, a' id that the Allies fhouid fet at Liberty Marefchal Tn'iard, with forae other unreafonable Pretenlions. v-hich the Allies rejed:ed with Scorn. ThefeNegociarions being broke off, the Hofti- lities began at 5 o'th Clock; but during the CelTation, the Beliegers had caft up Intrenchments, and drawn a Parallel from one end of the Efplanadc to the other : They had alfo made feveral Coupures, on the Walls near the Citidei, to the Right and Left. The Heredi- tary Prince of Hejfe-Cnjfel, pofted himfelf at La Bajjee, and Oraeis were given to Fortify that Place. The Duke of Mt-.r I borough continued at [{oujfelaer, for the more eafy Suoiutence of the Confederate Troops- From xhcnct The Earl of he derach'd the Earl of Stnirs, to provide Corn for the stairs'i «n- Anny in the Diftridls of Fumes and Dixmuyde. T^^^'^ II^q^\i\qq^ Detachment had the good Fortune to furprize Four Companies of French Grenadiers at the Bridge be- tween Dixmuyde and Nevpport. On the other Hand, they met v.'irh the great Mortification to have 4 of their Squadrons undergo the fame Fate. Thofe Troops were all Prujpans, and defended themfelvesfor fome time with abundance of Bravery ; but finding that all the Avenues were clos'd, and that there was no Poflibility of forcing their Way thro' the Enemy's Troops, they were oblig'd to furrender Prifoners of WA R. S 4 WHILE, 1^4 A compleat history | 'ANNO WHILE, thefe Matters were tranfadcd, the Brave i 1708. V^elt-Marefchal D'Auverquerque, departed this Life on U^S/*"^"^ the 1 8th, in his Quarters 2X It^uJfeUer, ih'tfie 67th Year Monftcur of his Age: Whereby, the Command of , the Dutch qneniue Ttoops fcU of Couffe, on the Count De Ti/I/i as the El- Diii. dclt General in their. High-Mightinelfes Service. On the 29th, about "5 in the Afternoon, the Belieg'd in the Citadel of LISLE, began the Hoftilities by the Dif- charge of 5 Pieces of Cannon, which they continued to ; Fire the reft of the Evening, without doing the Belie- i gers any confidcrabic Damage. On the other Hand, ( the Allies contraviled the Lines of Circumvaliation, e- redicd Batteries of Cannon, Mortars, which they were ready to Fire upon the CITADEL by the i ith of Novem' her. The Belicgers carried on their Approaches by the Sap, and the Befieg'd, fparing their fmall ftock of Am- munition, as well as the Befiegers; the Attack of that Fortrcfs was maintain'd with inconfiderable Lofs. On the 13th, the Confederates lodg'd themfelves by the Pal- iifadoes of the firft covcr'd Way; and, the next Day, they made themfelves Maftcrs of the whole Counter- fcarp, except 2 Places of Arms, which the Enemy A- bandcn'd the i5ih. Hereupon, the Allies eredled two Batteries on that Work, but did not defign to play their Artillery from thence, till they had lodg'd themfelves on the 2d Counterfcarp: For, which purpole, they prepar'd a vaft Quantity of Fafcines, continued to drain the Ditch, made feveral Openings into it, pafs'd the fame the 7th in the Night, and lodg'd themfelves on the Glacis of the Second cover'd Way, without any Lofs. Four Days before, the Prince D' Auvergne was detach'd from La ?t. Venant Bnjfcs, to Attack the Fort of St.Vennnt upon rhe Lys (on fumndcr'd. ^^^ Frontiers of yjrtois) in which, the Enemy had Ported 100 Men ; who upon the Approach of that Prince, made only one Difcharge, and retir'd towards ylire. WHILST the Siege of the Citadel of LISLE was carrying on with all the Vigour that is confiftent xvirh the cautious Method of Sapping, both out of a juft Regard for the Lives of valiant Men, who had already gone thro* incredible Fatigue, and innumerable Dangers, and for want of fufficienr Stores of Ammunition ; the '' Enemy thought to have taken fuch infallible Meafures for diftreffing the Allies, both by their Inundations be- tween Bruges and Nevcport, and their Intrenchments aJon^ the ScbclJ, that their publick Minifters in i(pw^ and ^ J j-OAi^rr/i o-f> S'Nick olas S -^ate (^ Hall 6-^ct£ o/:^ Auderleckt j -yate o£ Flanders 8 -Sate cr^ Colen g -"fate ^Lovain uTde Irmt C/Uariet i6 -Ai' chkilkop s A^^" /?»?^.f 2^^. i<$6 A compleat history jiNNO " few Troops he has 5 wherefore, if he obliges his £Ied:o- 1708. " ral Highncfs, to begin the Attack, he fliall have no Ca- '^•^'"^ " pitulation for himfelf, or his Garrifon. Let not the ** Commandant flatter himfelf that he can retire with ** his Garrifon to Antveerp, if he delays to fnrrcnder^ for *' he is to know, that he will foon find Troops pofted to 1* hinder his Retreat. HEREUPON, the Governor (who had 9 Batta- lions, and 1000 Horfe, under him) return'd the follow- ing Anfwer, by the fame Trumpeter, MONSEIGNEUR, the Cover- '* T"" H E Commandant of Brujjeh, is very Unfortu- por'j An- " -*• nate, in not having the Honour to be known to fver. « ypyj, Eledoral Highnefs. He dares alfure you, that "he will do all that a Man of Honour ought to do : " That he is fatisfied with his Garrifon, and, that he " has the Honour to be, with Profound ReffCtft, MONSEIGNEUR, Your Eledoral Highnefs's Moft humble Servant, paschal: The Euaar 'TT H E Eledof of IBav/trta, was not a little furpris'd vitwc^"'* ^'^ "^his Refolute Anfwer ; and fo, on the 26th of Bruflcls. November, in the Morning, the Enemy began to Fire from their Batteries againft the City, but with little Succefs. Towards the Evening, they began to Fire with their Small-Shot, againft the Men in the Ouc-r Works, and about 9 at Night, they Artack'd the Coun^ teij(barp with great Fury, bcv^ccn the Gates of Lou- ^Tit and Namur. The Fire was Terrible on both fides, and lafted till 5 the next Morning ; during which Time, the Enemy made 9 Attacks, and at. iaft lodg'd themfelves on the Glacis of the Countcrfcarp, But, about Six-a-Clock, the Bcficged made a Sally from the Cover*d-Way, Sword in Hand, with fuch Succefs, that the Enemy were beaten out of their "Works, after a moft Furious, Obftinate, and Bloody Engagement. The Adlion ceas'd the 27th, about lo in the Morning, and the Allies expedred to be Attack'd a fecond Time at Night j for their Spies unanimoufly Reported of the ^ittmt WAR. 267 Reported, that the Enemy had a. Defign, not only to ANNO jnake a General Aflault, but would alfo Fire with Red- 1708. hot Bullets, to excite the Burghers to Sedition : And lb, V^'V'nJ the Befieg'd difpos'd all things as well as poiTible, for refitting the Enemy's Attacks. But, in the Afternoon, inftead of renewing the Engagement, the Eledior of Bavaria demanded a Sufpenfion of Arms, in Order (as he pretended) to Bury the Dead, and draw off the Wounded ; which prov'd but a Stratagem to raife the SIEGE with lefs Difadvantage. For, upon the Ar- rival of two Couriers from Mons, with Intelligence that the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene had pafs'd the Scheld, in Order to relieve B I^V S SELS; his Eledioral Highnefs, fent away his Baggage, and in He raifistk^ the Night March'd off with his Troops, without ^'^se. Sound of Trumpet, or Beat of Drum j and with fuch ♦ Precipitation, that the Enemy left in their Camp, iz Pieces of Cannon nail'd up, x large Mortars, and about ao Barrels of Powder. They alfo left about 800 Men Wounded in the adjacent Villages j and, the Dragoons ana Huffars, who, the next Morning, went out in purfuit of the Enemy, brought in a great many Prifo- , ners, and fome Baggage: So that it was computed, TheioTsM that what with their Kill'd, Wounded, Prifoners, or toth sides Deferters, this Fruitlcfs Expedition coft them above""'^"^^ * 3000 Men ; whereas the Lofs of the Allies did not a- mount to above 5 or 600 Kill'd or Wounded. FOR this Brave and Refolute Defence of the City General VaC- oi BI^VSSELS, Lieutenant - General Pafchal ^^^f^^/'^^ff juftly advanc'd by King Charles III. to the Honour and** Dignity of a Marquifs. However, it had not been poflible for that GENERAL to defend himfelf much longer, with a Garrifon fcarce 5000 Men StrongMyi fo Great and Unfortified a Place : The PrefeP^ByDn whereof, was therefore principally owing to the WMc of Marlborough, and Prince Eugene, who with Incredi- ble Secrecy and Expeditioii, pafs'd the Scheld the 27th of November, in the Morning, with very little Oppofi- tion : The French in a Panick Fear and Diftradtion, and to their Eternal Reproach, abandoning thofe Lines and Inrrenchments, which they had been calling up for 3 Months paft. This Affair was manag'd with fo much Prudence and Precaution, that it will redound to the Immortal Glory of the Confederate Generals. For, the Duke of Marlborough^ being early acquainted with the 2 68 A Compfcat HISTORY ANNQ the Exticmiiy the City of BruJJels was in, rccall'd the 1708. Troops which were in the DiftriA of Fumes (comman- U«''VNJ ded by Licutcnant-Gcncral Favel) which join'd the Army at I{pujfelaer on the iio, and alfo the Detach- ment which was at Lens and L/i Bnffee. The fame Day, they recciv'd Advice, that the Dam which the Enemy had been making near Gavre, to ftop the Courfe of the Scheldy was broke and carried away by the Rapidity of the Stream, which very much facilitated their Palling that River. The Army arriv'd the 25th, at Harlebeck^^ and continued there till Four in the Afternoon, for giv- ing time to Prince Eugene ro come up to the Place ap- pointed. TVicafuccs THE Meafures were concerted thus. That, the tai'7hf ^° Pfince of Savoys Army lliould pafs the River be- Scheld. tween Eskenajfe and Hauterive ; the Duke, of Marlbo- • rough, and Count Tilly, at JKjrkJjoven ; and Count La- turn, with the Earl of Orkney between Gavre and ylfj>e- ron. Major - General Cadogan, and Brigadier Evans were fent before to lay the Pontoons over the Scaeld, who not only perform'd their Orders, but pafs'd the River, and pofted themfelves, and their Detachment on the other fide, and put to Flight a Body of the French, which lay Intrench'd thereabouts. The Ccnfe- dcrate Troops were therefore order'd to March with all poffible Expedition, and as they pafs'd the River, they The T>u\e Form'd thcmfelves in Order of Battle, Prince Eugene */^|^'^'^^: having Advice of thefc Proceedings, pafs'd diredlly .-ieScheld. over the River, and joyn'd the D-uke of Marlborough at }\erk}joven. Upon their Conjunction, they advanc'd to Berchem, in Order to dillodge the Enemy from that Poft ; but Monlieur Souteron (who commanded there) retii^j^ith the utmoft Precipitation. The Dutch Ca- vaJ^Pirfu'd them, and happen'd to fall in with a Par- tfjir Grenadiers, who had lin'd feme Hedges and Ditches, in order to fecure the Retreat of the reft. In this Adtion, the Allies had al^out 60 Men either Kill'd or "Wounded ; among the latter. Brigadier Baldwin (in the Service of the States) was fliot thro' the Body .- And, the Earl of Albemarle, Prince William of Hejfi^ and Count Maurice of NaJJ'au, had their Horfes Kill'd under them. The Confederates purfu'd the Enemy till 'twas Dark, and encamp'd on the Hills near Qudenard^ to the Joy of the whole Army, who expecfted to have met with great Difficulties in palling the SC HELD - and of the ^^efent war. 2^9 and to the Surprife of the Generals themfelves, who 4NN0 could not have Imagind that the Enemy would have{b 1708. ealily abandon'd Pofts fo advantageous by Nature, and V'VNJ which they had fortified with fo much Application and Labour. In the feveral Purfuits, the Confederate For- ces took great part of the Enemy's Baggage, their Bread-Waggons, feveral Colours, Standards, 2 or ^ Pair of Kettle-Drums, and KiU'd and made Prifoners near 1000 Men. THE Duke of Marlborough, upon his Arrival ac Oudenanl, took the Neceffary Meafures for advancing towards Brujfels ; and in his March, he was inform'd at Alo^, that the Eledtor of Bavnria, upon the firft No- tice that he had of the PafTage of the Scheld, quitted the SIEGE, with great Precipitation and Confufion, leaving all his Artillery and Wounded Men behind him. Whereupon, his Grace came to Brujpls the 29th jnd Arrives in the Morning, to take proper Meafures for fending a ^t Bruffels. Supply of Ammunition and Stores to the Siege of the Citadel of L I S L £, and to thank the Garrifbn for their Vigorous Defence. His Grar^ was receiv'd with great Acclamations of Joy, and complimented by the States of Brabant, and the Magiftrates of the City up- on their Deliverance, which they juftly Attributed to his Conduct, and Expeditious March. The Day be- fore. Prince Eugene, with his Troops, and a Detach- ment of 8 Battalions, and 30 Squadrons from the Grand Army, return'd to LiJIe ; and the 1 6 Battalions under Count Lotfum, march'd back again to the Camp : But, the fame Morning, Lieutenant - General Dompre, with 40 Squadrons, advanced towards AloSt, being or- der'd to encamp between that Place and Afche, in Or- der to Relieve Brujfels. The Duke of Marlborough, with King Augujius, and feveral other Perfons of Di- ftindlion, having been entertain'd at Dinner by Gene- ral Pafchal, and given the Neceffary Dircdions, re- turn'd in the Evening to his Camp at AloH:, where the Troops reftcd the 30th. The Day following, the Con- federate Army mov'd from thence, and ei\camp'd with the Right at Oudenard, and the Left near Bierleghelm. At the fame time, Lieutenant-General Dedem, was or- der'd to Advance with 20 Battalions, and to pals the Scheld at Oudenard, where he encamp'd on the other fide the River, to aflift at the Works that were order'd to be made for the Security of that Place, and to be near 270 A (tompleat history ANNO near at hand to join Lieutenant-General Hompefchy who 1708. with 38 Squadrons, and 8 Battalions, were Encamp'd Vy'V'VJ near Menin : By which Difpofitions, a Communica- tion was maintain'd with Prince Eugenes Forces in LISLE. The Siege of THE Siege of the Citadel of Lijte^ was all this of\^ne'cw-^^^^^ carried on with great Diligence ^ and in the Ab- iinuid. fence of Prince Eugene, the Befiegers had lodg'd thcm- fclves on the fecond Counterfcarp, and began on the I ft of December to raife Batteries thereon, which b'Jing finiftied in Six Days, his Highnefs fent a Summons toi* Marefchal Boufflers, offering him an Honourable Capi- tulation, if he would Surrender before the Batteries had begun to Fire, othcrwife to expedl no other Tcniis than for him and his Garrifon to be made Prifoncrs of WAR. Hereupon, the Governor, whole Stock of Ammunition was almoft Exhaufted, and bemg infonr/d that the Communication between the two Cities of BruJJels and Lt'JIe was Free and Open, thought fit to prevent the Confequences of a Breach being made irt The Citadel the Body of the Citadel, by beating a Parley the 8th ef Lifle 6«r. of December (N.S.) Hoftages being exchang'd, the ren ers. Articles were Sign'd the Day following : And, on the loth, Marefchal Boufflers with the whole Garrifon, march'd out with all the ufual Marks of Honour, and was condudled to Dow/iy. ^Whereupon, the Prince of Ornnge-Najfnu wrote the following Letter to the States- General. Prince of Orange- Naflku'i Letter to the States upon the .'surren- der of the Citadel of HIGH and MIGHTY LORDS. * A LL the Lodgments before the Citadel having *-^ been join'd, and all things being ready to make * the Defcents into the Cover'd Way, and to finifli the Batteries on the Left, in order to batter in Breach ; * the Enemy beat a Parley Yefterday Morning, at 7 ' o'th' Clock. The Hoftages on both fides being * Exchang'd, Prince Eugene went with thofe of the * French, to the Abbey of Loos -y but, the Capitulation * was not fign'd till this Day at 4 in the Afternoon : ' And, I thought it my Duty to fend it by Major Thi- ' lo-van-Thilau, my Adjutant - General. I moft hum- ' bly congratulate Your High- Mightinefles on this ' new Conqucft, which is fo much the more confide - * rable, t)ecaufc the Enemy had been oblig'd to Sur- ** render of the ^^titnt W A R. zyi *'' render in a Seafon of the Year fo far advanc'd ; and ANNO " that we have not on our part fir'd a Gun, and have 1708. ** loft very few Men. I pray G O D to blefs more\,^'Y>^ ** and more the Arms of your High-Mightineffes, and ** thofe of your Allies ; fo that after a Series of Glo- " rious and Happy Succeffes, there may refult from ** thence a firm and lafting PEACE: And, that the ** Luftre and Glory, which this State has attain'd to, by ** the particular Favour of the Almighty, under the ** moft wife Government of Your High-Mightinefles ** may be long preferv'd. I am, ^c. From the Camp before Sign'd, LISLE, December c). 1 7e8. I. W. F RI S O, Prime of ORANGE and NASSAU. T F the Difficulties of an Enterprife increafe the Glo- •*■ ry thereof, the taking of LIS LE, muft be one of the moft Glorious Performances that ever was. The Place . was in it felf as ftrong as Art could make it, on the Fortifications whereof, the Igte Celebrated Engi- neer Monfieur De Vauban, had exerted his utmoft Skill. It was defended by a Numerous Garrifon, under the Command of a Marefchal of France, and feveral other Experienc'd Generals ; provided with all manner of Necelfaries, and encourag'd to a vigorous Defence, by the Approach of a Powerful Army, which was as Nu- merous, if not Stronger, than the Forces of the Allies : And yet, the latter, without having any Communica- tion with their own Territories, ever fince the Duke of Vendofme, took the Village of Leffinghen after a Siege of 8 Days, reduc'd LISLE, found means to fubfift about it, till the' ReduAion of the Citadel, and got Corn from the Territories of the Enemy. The French thought this beyond the Power of Man, and therefore boafted, that without ftriking a Blow, they would Oblige the Allies to abandon the SIEGE. And in- deed, the Difficulties the Allies had to ftruggle with, ■were fo Many, and {o Great in themfelves, that the Confidence of the Enemy did not appear altogether Unreafonable. Bur, what would have been impracti- cable by the Duke of Vendofme, and other French Ge- nerals, was happily accomplifli'd by Prince Eugene of SfivDy, and the Duke of Marlborough, who after the Rcdufitioa 272 A contpleat history 'anno Rcdudlion of the Town and Citadel of LISLE, were 1708. rcfolv'd to Crown their Conqucfts before the end of the V'^/^nJ Campaign, with the Recovery of G H E 1)1 T znd B f(V^ The vrcnch QES. The French Generals not imagining that the rates'. '^*'' " Confederates would have attempted any thing, after the Jaft Important Conqucft, fcfpccially at this advanc'd Seafon of the Yearj lepcratcd their Army, and return'd to Paris. But, upon Advice, that the Allies had invert- ed GHENT, on the iSch of December (N. S.) Monfieur De Chamill/ird (the French King's Prime Minifter) by his rnoft Chriftian Majcfties Dirciftions, wrote the follow- ing Letter to Count De Ln Motte. SIR, ^, THE Prefervation of GHENT, is of fo great tm- .r.„,v...w portancc, that you can never take too many Pre- l^^du^Ltt " cautions, in concert with the Baron De Cnfres, Monfieur to Count De " De-ln-Fnyc, the Brigadiers, and other chief Officer's, for la Mr>tte a- " a long and Vigorous Defence, \n cafe the Enemy re- ftuceof'^'' " ^olve to BcHcgc it in Form. Notwithftanding, the ciienr. " Place in it felf is not ftrong, yet it cannot be Attack'd, " but by narrow and difficult Places. You have a great " Number of Troops, which are more than fufficient ta " defend a Covcr'd-Way, and fell dear to the Allies the " Conqucft of that Place, if they pcrfift in their Dcfign, " 10 make thcmfelves Mailers thereof. I cannot forbear " to tell You, that to a great deal of Courage and good " Inclination, it is nccelTary to add a great Calmnefs and " vScdarencfs of Mind, and Patience, in Order to make " ufe of all the Difficulties which may dillurb the Enemy, " and retard the Siege. Do not take upon your felf alone, " all the Motions which are to be made ; for there arc " fevcral Officers, who are capable to Advife and Aflift " You. You know how much I intereft my fclf, in eve- " ry thing wherein you are Pcrfonally concern'd ; tho* " Reafons of State Oblige me to explain my Thoughts " to You, on fuch things, which, in my Opinion, may " moft contribute to a long Defence. I think, however, " my felf oblig'd to tell You, (as relating to You alone) *' that after having had the Misfortune to Command in " OST END, which the Enemy rcduc'd ni a very few ■ " Days, and of having not fncceeded in the Fight of " IVTNENDALE; it is of the Higlielt Concern to " Your felf, as well as to his Majefty, that the Oppor- " tunicy you have now, may give him fo good an Opi- " nion of You, as may obtain from his Majefty, thofe "Marks > < or the ^^efent WAR. 275 *• Marks of Diftindlion, for v^ich you have fo Jr. .f )a- ANNO " bour'd. I do not know whither You want an} I ' ;- 1708. *' jors-General of the King's Trqgps ; But as all the For- l^V^sJ " ces which are to be from Ghegt to Ipres^ with thofc in " Bruges and Newport, and all nt!t.jpcneral Officers, and " Others, are to obey your Orders; You may fignify to '.' thofe, who are to Command there this Winter, what " you fhall think fit to be done for the Service of his *' Majefty. According /to the. Repartition of the Win- ** ter Quarters, which I fend You with this Letter,' " you will find that feveral Regiments which were de- " fign'd for Ghent and Bruges, are march'd towards N- l fort and Ifres; for the firft Difpoficion of the Troops, / was made in VieilV of "Winter-Quarters^ and not for ' continuing the C A M P A I G N, and maintaining Sie* ' ges. However, his Majefty has commanded me to let " you know, that it is not fitting to change any thing as ' to the Garrifon of GHENT. He is pleas'd to fend " Orders to Monfieur De Puiguion, to leave in Bruges 14 " Battalions, and 9 Squadrons, as Monfieur Gtimaldi " has dcfir'd it .- Bur, the reft of the Forces, are forch- '* with to return toVi'ards the Frontiers of the Kingdom. "IF you are Beficg'd, you muft ufe all pofliblc Means ' to protrad; the SIEGE ; infomuch, that it may coft ' the Allies very Dear: And, difpute the Ground Inch * by Inch, as Monfieur the Marcfchal of Boufflers has ' done at LiJIe. I know the Difference between the For- ' tifications of Li/le, and thofe of Ghent ; but there is in 'the latter, a good Cover'd-Way, which is equally good ' every where ; And, after 6 Weeks time, the Enemy ' were not entirely IVtafters of that of LiJIe, the' the Garrifon of that Place was not fo ftrong as Yours. I ' write to Mefiicurs the Baron De Capres and De La Fayc, ' to defire them to Adt in concert with You, in eve^y * thing that may contribute to the good of the Service, ' and content the Burghers of GHENT, which dcfcrve, ' and fhould have had a happier Fate. I tell you no- ' thing as to the Prefervation of the Troops : You have, ' in my Opinion, a long time before You ought to think ' of their Prefervation; and, I have Reafon to Believe, ' that they vvill ferve with much Diftindtion and Affeift- * ion under your Command. I am, ^c CIiAMlLLAI{D, f t Ath 174 A compleat history jiNNO ALL the neceflary Preparations being made for the 1708. Siege of GHENT, that City was Invefted on the 20th 1>^V'V) of December (N. S.) in the following Manner. Count ''*«"/< '"* Lottuyn, with 39 Battalions, and 36 Squadrons, were ^ ^ ' Pofted between the Vpper—Scheld, and the Lysi The Hereditary Prince of Hejfe, with 40 Squadrons, and 20 Battalions, between the Ljis and the Canal of Bruges, and from thence to the Canal of Sas : The Duke of f^^ir- temburgh between Mulejiein, and the lower Scheld, with Twenty five Squadrons, and 26 Battalions : Count Til- ly with 30 Squadrons, and 30 Battalions, between the Upper and Lower Scheld: And, the Duke of Mnrlborough encamp'd at Mcerlebeck^, that he might be near the Cen- tre of the fevcral Attacks. On the 24th, in the Eve- '^Y^'^cmnH. "i"?' ^^^ Trenches were Open'd, at the Attack Com- manded by General Lottum ; and 2000 Workmen cover'd by 7 Battalions, and 2 more in Refervc, with 600 Horfe, • were ordcr'd for that Service, under the Command of Lieutenant- Geocral Fngel, Major-Gcneral tVeeke, and the Lord 'Ncrth and Grey. The Men work'd about half an Hour before the Enemy difcover'd them ; and then they made fuch a terrible Fire, that the Allies had near 30 Men Kiird, and about 70 "Wounded. They carried on their Works with good Succefs, from St Peter's Gate towards ¥ on Monterey, and finifli'd a Parallel of 1000 Paces from the Right to the Left, within 200 Paces of the Counterfcarp. On the 25th, at Night, the Tren- ches were open'd at the Duke of Wirtembergh's Attack, with 4 Battalions, and 600 Horfc, commanded by Major- General A^w^r/T)-, which cover d 1400 Pioneers, and this Attack was direcfted againft the Caftle. The fame Night, they open'd the Trenches before the Brujfels Gate, between the Upper and Lower Scheld, with Four • Battalions,, and Six Hundred Workmen commanded by Brigadier Evans, who earned on their Works with a great deal of Succefs, and made a Communication with- out any Lofs : But, the Works on the Right, being ve- ry Difficult, and time as well as Fafcines being wanting to finifii the fame, the Garrifon made a Salley with ten Companies of Grenadiers, who put the lirft Troops in- to fome Confulion ; and whilft Brigadier Evans was bringing up the next Battalions to fupport them, he was taken Prifoner with Colonel Grove, of the Lord Nor^^ and Greys Regiment : They had likcwife about 20 Offi- cers and Soldiers Kill'd or Taken; but the Enemy reti- red upon the lirft firing of the Troops, and had noi^time to 1 of the j^^efent w a r. 17 ^ to level the Works. On the a6th, the Batteries began ANNO to Fire upon the RE D-F O RT, and the Garrifon (con- 1 708. fifting of zoo Men) furrender'd Prifoners of WA R. ^^'V'X^ The following Days, the Approaches were carried on I^^.^^*^' -. with a great Deal ofSuccefsj and the Batteries being 4^'^^, rea,dy to Fire, on the Both, at Six in the Morning, with Red-Hot Bullets, and the Mortars to throw Bomb^ and Carcafes into the Town, the Count De La Motte, fent out a Trumpet to the Duke of Marlborough^ and de- manded an Honourable Capitulation, which was Gran- ted him : Purfuant to w^hich, one Gate of the City, and Ghent Ca^ another of the Caftle, were deliver'd to the Troops of f'^"'''''^^^* the Allies, on the 31ft oi December (N. SJ and 2 Days after Count De La Motte, m irch'd out with his G.-.rri- fon, vvhich eonfifted of above 30 Battalions, and 16 Squadrons, in order to be condudled to Hournny : The Duke of Argyle, with 6 Britifj Battalions, immediate- ^ ly after took PofTeffion of the Town and Citadel. THE Redudion of Ghiyit fthe laft great Effort of the Confederates in the NET HE I^^LANDS) occafion'd a great Surprize at the French Court; and was indeed in it felf very Wonderful, conlidering the Scituation and Largenefs of the Place, its Numerous Garrifon, the hard Seafon of the Year, and the Fatigue the Troops had al- ready undergone, in this extraordinary Long and Diffi- cult CAMPAIGN. The Confequence of furren- dring that Important City, was the Enemy's quitting of rfce French BI{VGES, P LA SEN DALE, znd LE FFING HE N, Abandon and retiring into their own Territories. The Duke of '^"^^** Marlborough and Prince Eugene, having thus Gloricufly finifli'd this CAMPAIGN, and fetled the Wmter- Quarters for the Forces of the Allies, let out the 9th of January from Brujfels for the Hague ; having left all the Confederate Troops, under the Command of Count TiU ly, General of the Dutch Forces. T 4 A ^77 COMPLEAT HISTORY O F T H E Campaign In the Year, 1705'. 9 HE French, in the Year 1708, having ANNO Mifcarried in almoft every thing they 1709. Undertook, and the Confederate Arms, L^^y'-VJ having, that C A M PA I G N, been The French attended with many Great and GIori-^''''^''/^i;*' ous SuccefTes ; the Court of France, be- p e'ace. gan to Entertain very Serious Thoughts of PEACE i and thereupon, made fome plaulible Overtures, which were generally thought to be the more Sincere, in that the whole Kingdom of France was then reduc'd to the utmoft Extremities, by the great Scarcity of Money and Corn, In the begiiMiing of the Year, the Prefident De Bouille (who was per- mitted by the Allies, to come into the Netherlands, to treat of PEACE) came to Antveerp-^ where Monfieur Bfiys (Penfionary of Amfierdam) and Monfieur Vander- dujjen (Penfionary of Goude) on the part of the Confe- ^T 3 • derates. 173 A compleat history 'anno derates, Ticld a Conference with him. The States-Ge- 1709. neral gave immediate Advice to the Emperor, and the \^V'x*' Queen of Great-Britain, of what had been Propos'd ; and Prince Eugene arriv'd at the Hague, March the 27th (N.S.) on the part of the Emperor, and the Duke of Marlhoroughy on the 8th of April, on the part of Her Majcfty. The Confederates having made their De- mands, the Prefident De I{puiile communicated them to the French Court, and recciv'd Orders to agree to them. The Duke of Marlborough return'd to England to in- form Her Majefty what Steps had been taken in this great Work, and to receive her further Commands. The French Court feem'd fo much in earneft, that the King difpatch'd the Marquifs De Torcy (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) who arriv!^ at the Hague, May 9th, to finifli the Negociation. The Duke of Marlborough being return'd, his Grace with the Lord Tovpnff^end, were conftituted Her Majefty 's Plenipoten- tiaries ; and feveral Viiits, Interviews, and Conferen- ces having pafs'd between the Minifters of France, and thofe of the Allies, the following A RTI C LE S (Pre- liminary to the Treaties of a General PEACE) were at laft Agreed on, and Concluded, vi:{. preliminary \ GOOD, Firm, and Lafting Peace, Confederacy, p"'a cp"^ ^"*^ perpetual Alliance and Amity, fliall be forth- with Treated and Eftablifti'd, between his Imperial Ma- jefty, with all and each of his Imperial Majefty's Al- lies, ('principally, the Kingdom of Great-Britain, and the Lords, the States-General of the United Provinces) on the one Part ; and his moft Chriftian Mai?fty, and his Allies on the other Part. And, feeing the prefenc Ccnjundiures have not permitted his Imperial Majefty, to take previoufly the Approbation and Confent of the Empire, upon all that relates to it, in feveral Articles contain'd in thefe Preliminaries; his Imperial Majefty fliall endeavour to Procure, according to the Ufage eftablifli'd in the Empire, as foon as poifible, the Con- fent and Ratification of the fa id Empire, before the Execution of the Articles, which particularly concern the Empire. n. A N D, to attain this good End fpeedily, and to enjoy it as much as poifible, from this time, Prelimi- « nary of the J^^efcnt W A R. 179 nary Articles are agreed, to ijrve for a Foundation of u^NNO the Treaties of a GENERAL PEACE. 1709. III. U-'Y^O FIRST, in Confideracion, and in Confequence of the faid good Peace, and fincere Union of all the Par- ties , the moft Chriftian'King fliall, from this Time, Acknowledge Publickly and Auchentickly, as alfo after- wards, in the Treaties of Peace to be made, King CHAIiLES III. in the Quality of King o( Spain, the Indies, Naples and Sicily, and generally of ail the Territories dependent, and comprehended under rhe Name of the Monarchy of Spnin, in y^^^t Part of .he "World foever Scituate, ('except what is to be given to the Crown of Portugal, and the Duke of Savoy, pur- fuant to the Treaty between the High Allies, and the Barrier in the Netherlands, which the faid King C HA B^LE S III. is to put into the Hands of the faid Lords, the States-General of the United Provinces, ac- cording to the Tenor of the Grand-Alliance, in the Year 1701 j except alfo what fliall be hereafter men- tion'd, touching the Upper Quarter of Guelderland ; ^ and alfo except the Agreements yet to be made with the faid King C HA I^LE S IIL without excepting any thing more) Together with all the Rights which the late King C HA ^LESll. did polfefs, or ought to have pofTefs'd, as well for himielf, as his Heirs and Succefibrs, according to the Will of Philip IV. and the CompaAs eftablifli'd, and receiv'd in the moft Se- rene Houfe of Aujiria. IV. AND, whereas the Duke of Anjou, is at prefent in PofTeflion of a great part of the Kingdoms of Spain, of the Coaft of Tufcnny, the Indies, and part of the Ne- therlands, 'tis reciprocally agreed, that for the fure Exe- cution of the faid Articles, and of the Treaties of Peace to be made, the faid Treaties fliall be finifli'd within the Term of tv;o Months, to begin from the firft Day of the enfuing Month of June, if poflible ; du- ring which Time, his moft Chriftian Alajeft-y fliall fo Order it, that the Kingdom of Sicily {]iall be put inro the Poffeirion of his Catholick Majefty C HA BJ.E S IIL And, the faid Duke of Anjou, fhall depart in full fafety and Freedom, out of the Limits of the Kingdoms of Spain, with his Confort, the Princes his Children, thek EffeAs, and generally all Perfons who are willing to follow them. And if, before the faid Term expire, T 4 the V ijf ±2o A Compkat HISTORY 'ANNO the faid Duke of jinj'ou 3o not confent to the Execution 1709. of the prefent Agreement; the moft Chriftian King, \tfi'^y^'s^ and the Stipulating Princes and States, fliall, by Con- cert, take propel Meafures, that it may have entire Eifed:, and that "all Europe may, by the full Perfor- mance of the faid Treaties 'of Peace, fpeedily enjoy perfed Tranquility. , T O facilitate the Eftablifhment of that Tranquili- ty, his moft Chriftian Majefty ftiall, within the Term of the two Months, withdraw the Troops and Officers he now has in Spain, and alfo thofe he now has in the Kingdom of Sicily, as well as in the other Countries and Territories depending on the faid Monarchy in Europe, and from the Indies, as foon as poffible ; pro- mifing on the Faith and Honour of a KING, not to fend henceforward, to the Duke of Atijou (if he refufe to Acquiefce with this) or to his Adherents, any Suc- cour, whether of Troops, Artillery, Ammunition, or Money, dire(5tly or indiredtly. • VI. THE Monarchy of Spain, fliall remain entire in the Houie of Auflria, in the manner above-mcntion'd. None of its Parts (hall ever be difmember'd ; neither fliall the faid Monarchy, in whole, nor in part, be united to that of France ; nor fhall one and the fame King, or a Prince of the Houfe of France, ever become Sovereign thereof, in any manner whatfocvcr, either by "Will, Le- gacy, Succelfion, Marriage-Compad:, Donation, Sale, ConrraA, or any other Way whatever. No King who fliall Reign in France, nor any Prince of the Houfe of France, Ihall ever Reign in Spain, or acquire within the Extent of the faid Monarchy, any Towns, Forts, Places or Countries, in any Part of it (efpecially in the Nether- lands) by Virtue of any Donation, Sale, Exchange, Marriage-CompacH:, Inheritance, Legacy, SuccefTion by a "Will, or in default of a Will, in whatever kind or manner foever, either for Himfelf, or for the Princes his Sons, or Brothers, or their Heirs and Defen- dants. VII. PARTICULARLY, and efpecially, France ftiall never become poffefs'd of the Spanijh H^e^-Indies, nor fend Ships thither to excrcife Commerce, under any Pretext whatfoever. VIILHIS of thc^lttmt WAR. z8i VIII. ANNO HIS moft Chriftian Majefty being willing to give fure i7o9' Proofs of the Intention he has to maiptain a firni and i^\'N^ lafting PEACE, and to put an End tcfall Umbrage of any clandeftine Defigns, confents to deliver up to his Imperial Majefty, and the Empire, the Ciry and Citadel of Strasbourg^ in the Condition they are now in, the Fort of I^^ehl, and its Dependencies and Appur- tenances, fcituate on either fide of the I{hine, without any Demand of Coft or Expences, under what Pretext foever ; with loo Pieces of Brafs Cannon of different Sizes : vi\. 5 o Pieces, ibme 24, fome 1 2 Pounders ; and 50 Pieces, fome of 8, fome of 4 Pound Bail, and Ammunition in proportion ; to be Re-eftablifli'd in the Rank, Prerogatives, and Priviledges of an Imperial City, which it enjoy *d before it came under the Domi- nion of his moft Chriftian Majefty : Which faid City of Strasbourg, and its Forts, Ihall be deliver'd up and evacuated immediately, after the Ratifications of the Emperor and Empire, fliall be exchang'd at the Hague - and on the Appearance, at the Gates of the faid City, and Forts of Strasbourg, of fome Perfon Authoriz'd by a full Power from his Imperial Majefty, and the Em-5 pire in the ufual Form, to take PoflefTion of them. IX. THAT, the Town of Brifac^ with its Territory,' fliall be evacuated by his moft Chriftian Majefty, and by him reftor'd to his Imperial Majefty ; and the Houfe of Aujiria, with all the Cannon, Artillery, and Stores of \VA R that fliall be found in it by the end of June at fartheft, to be henceforward enjoy 'd by his Impe- rial Majefty, as his own Propriety, fo as his Imperial Majefty has enjoy 'd, and ought to have enjoy 'd it, in execution of the Treaty of Peace concluded at fyfwicli, with the Cannon, Artillery and Warlike Stores now in it. X. HIS moft Chriftian Majefty fliall from Jienceforth poffefs Alface in the literal Sence of the Treaty of Munfler ; fo that he fliall content himfelf with the Right of Prefediure over the ten Imperial Towns of the faid Alface, yet without extending the faid Right to the Prejudice of the Prerogatives and Rights be- longing to them in comnaon with other free Towns of the Empire ; and he fliail enjoy his faid Right, together with the Prerogatives, Revenues, and Demefnes, in fuch 2.82 A CompiCat HISTORY ANNO fuch manner as his faid Majcfty ought ro have enjoy 'd 1709. them from the time of the Conclufion of the faid Trea- V^'V^ ty, putting the #orcifications of the faid Towns into the fame Contlitidn they were in at the fame time ; ex- cepting the Town of Landau, the PofleiTion and Pro- priety of which, fhall belong for ever to his Imperial Alajefty and the Empire, with Power to Demolifli the faid Place, if the Emperor and Empire lliall think fit. XI. I N confequence of the faid Treaty of Munjler, his moft Chriftian Majefty, fliall within the time a- greed, caufe to be demoiifli'd at his own Expence, the fortify 'd Places he has at prefent on the I{hine, betvi^ecn Bnfil and Pbilipshourg : vi:{. Hunningen, New BrifaCy • and Fort Louis ; with all the Works belonj^ing to the faid Fort, on each lide of the J{hinc, fo that they may never be Rebuilt hereafter. XII. THAT the Town and Caftle of I{J}ynfelt, with their Dependencies fliall be poffefs'd by the Landtgrave of HeJJe-CaJfel, till it fnall be Agreed otherwife. XIII. THE Queen of Great-Britain, and the Lords the States-General, Affirming, That the Claufe incerted m the 4th Article of the Treaty of Hefmck,, relating to Religion, is contrary to the Tenour of the Peace of Muvjier, and confequently, ought to be rcpeal'd ; 'tis thought fit, that this Affair fhall be referr'd to the Ne- gotiation of the G E N E RA L P E A C E. XIV. A S to Great - Britain, his moft Chriftian Majefty fliall, from this Time, and in the Negotiation of the Treaties of Peace to be made, Acknowledge the Queen of Great-Britain in that Quality. XV. HIS faid Majefty fliall alfo Acknowledge the SuccefHoru of the Crown of Great-Britain in the Pro- tdtaht Line, as 'tis letled by Ads of the Parliament of Great-Britain. XVI. THE moft Chriftian King, fhall deliver up to the Crown of Great-Britain, what France poffcfTcs in the Ifland of Newfoundland ; and on the part of the Qiieen of Great-Britain, as well as on the parr of his moft Phriftiaa Majefty, all the Countries, Iflauds, Forts and of the ^^efent war. 285 iand Colonies, which have been taken and poflefs'd on ANNO both fides, during the Prefent WAR, in what part 1709, foever of the Indies fcituate, fhall . be mutually re- <^\r^ ftor'd. XVIf. HIS faid Majefty promifes, to caufe all the Fortifi- cations of the Town of Dt^NjR;;/^^^, its Harbour and Rys-banks, with what belongs thereto, to be De- molifti'd at his own Expence without Exception : So that one half of the faid Fortifications fliall be Demo- lifh'd, and one half of the Harbour fill'd up within the Space of two Months ; and the other half of the For- tifications fliall be raz'd, as well as the other half of the Harbour- fill'd up, in the Space of two Months more, to the Satisfadtion of the Queen of Great-Bri- tain, and of the Lords the States-General of the United Provinces : Nor fhall it be permitted ever to Rebuild the Fortifications, or make the Harbour Navigable again, Diredly or IndireAly. XVIII. THE Perfon who pretends to be King of Great- Britain, having defir'd to depart the Kingdom of France, and fo to prevent the Demand which the Queen of Great-Britain, and the Britijh Nation have made, Ihall retire into fuch a Country, and in fuch Manner, as | by the next enfuing Treaty of a GENERAL PEACE, fhall be agreed, as to the Means of his retiring. XIX. I N the Principal Negotiation of the Treaties to be made, Care fhall be taken to fettle a Treaty of Com- merce with Great-Britain. XX. A S to the King of Portugal, his moft Chrifllan Ma- jefty fliall co-nfent that he fhall enjoy ail the Advanta- ges flipulated in his Favour, by the Treaties made be- tween him and his Allies. XXI. HIS Majefty fliall Acknowledge the King of Pruf- fia in that Quality, and promife not to difturb him, in the Poffeflion of the Principality of Neufchatel, and of the County of Valengen. XXII. A N D, as to the Lords, the States-General, his Ma- jefty fliall Yield and Make over to them, in the rnoft exprefs Terms that fhall be judg'd proper, the Place of FurneSf 284 A Compleat history 'ANNO FurtieSf with its Diftrid (the Fort of Kjioc/fue- hcmg 1709. therein included) Menin with its Verge 3 Ipres, with V'V'nJ its Caftellany arid Dependencies, which from hence- forward fliail be Baillcu, fV/irneton, Comities, Werveicli^, Poferingen, and what depends en the Places above- mention'd (the Town and Caftellany of Cajfel, remain- ing to his moft Chriftian Majefty) Lijle, with its Ca- ftellany (the Town and Government of Doxvay to be ex- ceptedj Conde and Maubeuge, with all their Dependen- cies, the whole in fuch Condition as the fa id Places are at prefent, and particularly, with the Cannon, Artille- ry, and Stores of W A R therein ; to ferve with the reft of the Syanijh Netherlands, for the BARRIER of the faid Lords, the States-General, upon which they may agree with the faid King Charles, according to the Tenour of the Grand-Alliance, as well with re- gard to the Garrifotis, which the faid Lords the States- General fliall maintain therein, as to all other things ia the Spanijh Netherlands, and. particularly, as to their having in Propriety and Sovereignty the IJpper Quar- ter of GuelderUnd, according to the 5 id Article of the Treaty of Munfier, in the Year 1648, as from Time ta Time they fliall think fit. But, 'tis Underftood, that if there is a General Magazine in Tournay, the Quanr^ tity and Quality of the Artillery and Ammunition ta be left in the fame Place, fliall be agreed. XXIIL HIS moft Chriftian Majefty fhall alfo deliver up all the Towns, Forts, and Places which he fliall have pofTefs'd himfelf of in the SpaniJJj Netherlands, in the Condition they are now in ; with their Cannon, Artil- lery, and Warlike-Stores. But, Vis Underftood, that if (fince the Troops of the moft Chriftian King entcr'd Namur) any Magazine has been ere(5ted, or Stores of Artillery and Ammunition laid up, in that Town and ' Caftle, more than for their Defence, they fhall be re- mov'd by the Officers of his moft Chriftian Majefty, iji concert with thofe of the States-General, at the time of the Evacuation, which fhall not on this Ac- count be retarded, but fhall be done within the Time that fhall be limited ; the whole on this exprefs Con- dition, that the Roman - Catholick Religion fliall be maintain'd in all the faid Places to be deliver'd up, and in their Dependencies, in the fame manner as 'tis rjowr eftablilh'd there , except, that the Garrifons of the of the l^tttmt W A R. 285 the States may exercile their own Religion, as well lii ANNQ the Places yielded, and made over for enlarging the 1709, Barrier, as in the Places of the Sfnnijh Netherlands txSr'SJ chat are to be reftor'd. XXIV. AND, to the end than this Agreementr may have its full EfTed: ; his moft Chriftian Majefty promifes not to cauie to be remov'd from this time, any Cannon, Ar- tillery or Ammunition, out of the Towns and Forts which are to be reftor'd and yielded up by Virtue of ihiCk Articles. XXV, HIS Majefty Ihall grant to the faid Lords the States-General, in Relation to their Commerce, what is Itipulated by the Treaty of I{efwic/{ ; the Tarif (or Book of Rates) of 1664, the SupprelTion of the Tarlfs made fince, the Revocation of the Edids, Declara- tions, and Arrefts pofterior to them, contrary to the faid Tarif of 1 664, and alfo the Abolition of the Ta- rif made between Trance, and the faid Lords the States: General the 29th of May, i6^^. So that, with Tefped to them, the Tarif of the Year 1664 only fliall be of Force: And, all Dutch VefTels trading in the Ports of France, fhall be exempted from paying the ' Tonnage-Duty of 5 o Sols per Ton. XXVI. AFTER the Signing of the Treaties of PEACE,' his Majefty fhall Acknowledge the Ninth Eledorate eredled in Favour of his Eledoral Highnefs of Han- nover. XXVII. THE Duke of Savoy fhali be Re- inflated in the PoflefTion of the Dutchy of Savoy, the County of Nice, and of all the other Places and Countries, hereditarily belonging to him, and of which his faid Majefty (hzll have pofTefs'd himfelf by his Arms during the 'Courfe of this prefent "WA R, without any Refervation : His * Majefty confenting befides, that his Royal Highnefs fliall enjoy all the Countries, Territories, and Places, which have been Yielded and Made over to him, by; the Emperor and his Allies. XXVIII. T H AT, the King make over to the Duke of Savoy the Propriety and Sovereignty of the Towns of Exilleff FefiefireHes, and Chaumont, now poflefs'd by the Arms of his Royal Highnefs, together with the Valley of Pragelas^ 285 A Compleat history ANNO Prngeldi ; as alfo whatever lies on this fide the Genevre^ 1709. and other Mountains : So that from henceforward, the {^\\J faid Mountains may ferve for a Barrier and Limits, between the Kingdom of France, and the Principality of Piedmont. XXIX. A S to the late Electors of Cologn and Bavaria, their Demands and Pretenfions (hall be refer'd to the Nego- tiation of the Treaties of PEACE: And the Difpo- fitions atid Degrees of his Imperial Majcfty and the Empire, made and ilTued during this WA R, fhall be maintain'd, with refpecfb to his Eledoral Highnefs Pa- latine, who fliall remain in Pofleffion of the Upper- Palatinate, the County of Cham, and the Rank and Dignity with which he has been Invefted by his Impe- rial Majefty ; as alfo with refped: to what has been done in Favour cf the Imperial Towns of Donawert, and to feveral other Difpoficions of that Nature. And, for what relates to the Garrifons, which on part of :he Lords the States-General, may be plac'd in the Town of Huy, the Citadel of Liege, and the Town of Bonn, they fliall remain there, till an Agreement otherwife be made, with his Imperial Majefty, and the Empire. XXX. AND, for removing all Doubts, touching the Exe- cution of the faid A RTI C LE S, and to haften the Execution of them, upon which depends the Re-efta- blifliment of the General Tranquility, and of Reci- procal Confidence, and Amity between the Parties. XXXI. I T is Agreed, that the further Demands, which the Emperor, the Queen of Grent-Britain, and the faid Lords the States-General, may make in the Negotia- tion of the GENERAL PEACE, as well as the moft Chriftian King, (hall not interrupt the Ceffation of Arms, which will be mcntion'd in a Sublequent Ar- ticle. XXXII. A S for the Empire, the Four affociated Circles, the King of Portugal, the King of PruJJia, the Duke of Savoy, and other Allies, they fliall be free to make, in the faid General Congrefs fuch Demands (bcfides what is above granted to them) as they think convenient. XXXIII. THE General Negotiation (liall be finifti'd, if pof^ lible, within Two Months, as is aforefaid. XXXIV. of the ^Itttnt WAR. 287 XXXIV. ANNO AND to the End the faid Negotiation may be i7o9« the better terminated within the Space of the faid two v^'YNj Months ; and that, upon the Execution of the faid ARTICLES, the PEACE may immediately be made : 'Tis agreed, that there fliall be a Ccflation of Arms, between the Armies of all the Parties who are an WA R, to commence every where, as foon as the Con- clulion of the faid Articles (liall come to the Knowledge of the faid Parties at prefent in WA R. XXXV. THE moft Chriftian. King, to give Prooft of his Defire and Inclination to put a fpeedy End to this Bloody WA R, promifes immediately after the Conclu- fion and Ratification of the faid Articles, to evacuate, in the Netherlands, the Towns of Neimur, Mons, and Charlerqy, before the I'jthofjune next: Luxembourg^ Conde, Tournay, and Maubeuge, within 15 Days after ; and before the Mth oi July, the Towns of Nen7/>or/-, Fumes, with Fort Kjiocque, and Ipres : And, before the Expiration of thofe two Months, to raze, and fill up (as is above Stipulated) the Fortifications and Harbour of Dunkirk^: The delivering up of Strasbourg, and the Fort of Kshl, being refer'd to the Stipulation of the 8th Article. XXXVI. HIS moft Chriftian Majefty promiies likewife, from the Time of the faid Conclufion, and before the Expi- ration of the two Months after it, to execute all that has been formerly ftipulated, with refpedt to the other Allies. XXXVII. AND, in cafe the King of France executes all that is above-mention'd, and that the whole Monarchy of Spain be deliver'd up, and yielded to King CHAI{LES III. as is ftipulated by thefe Articles, within the limited Term ; 'tis agreed that the Ceffation of Arms, between the Parties in WA R, fhall continue till the Conclufion and Ratification of the Treaties of PEACE which are to be made. XXXVIII. ALL this, fliall ferve for the Bafis and Foundation of the Treaties of Peace to be made, which fliall be drawn up in the moft ample Forms, that have ufually been Obferv'd in Treaties of PEACE, with refped: to Ceflions, Succeflions, Renunciations; Pependencies, and ^88 A (tontpfeat H I S T O R V 'ANNO and Appendages, Evacuation of Cannon, Artillery^ 1709, and Stores of WA R, Galleys, Crews ferving in Gal- \^/^ysj leys, without Coft and Charges, and the like Things. XXXIX. THE Ratification of the Preliminary Articles a- bove Specify 'd, fliall be finifli'd and exchang'd, on the part of the moft Chriftian King, the Queen of Great-Bntain^ find the Lords the States-General, before the 15 th of June next: On the part of the Emperor, by the ill of July following : And of the Empire as foon as Poflible. And, upon the Delivery of the faid Rati- fications of the Queen of Great-Britnin, and the Lords the States-General, the Execution of what is ftipulated^ touching the Evacuation of Places, which his moft Chriftian Majefty is to reftore, and yield up in the Netherlands ; as alfo touching the Demolition of the Town of Du?iktrl{_, and the filling up of its Harbour, and every thing granted to the faid Potentates, fliall immediately be Set about, and Pcrform'd without De- lay. The like Execution fli^ll take Place, with refpedl to what is ftipulated in Favour of the Emperor, and King CHAl^LES III. after his Imperial Majefty 's Ratifica- tion j and all that relates to the Empire fliall be Exe- cuted, after the Ratification of the faid Empire be ex- chang'd : As to the other Allies, the Articles that con- cern them fhall be Executed, after they have Acquiefc'd with, Sign'd and Ratify 'd the faid A RTI C LE S, XL. A N D to haftcn the Conclufion of the Treaties oC a G E N E RA L - P E A C E, 'tis agreed, that on the" 15th of June next, the Congrefs fliall begin in this Place of the Hngue. And all Kings, Princes, and States, in the Alliance, and Others, fliall be Invited to fend hither their Minifters Plenipotentiaries. And to prevent all Difficulties and Difputes, about the Cere- monial, and to forward as much as pofTible, the Con- clufion of the General Peace ; thofe of the faid Mini- fters, who fiiall have the CharaAer of AmbafTadors, fhall not declare it till the Day of Signing, the Trea- ties of the faid P E A C E. DONE, Concluded, and Sign'd by the Plenipo- Centiaries of his faid Imperial Majefty ; of Her Majefty the Queen of Great - Britain ; ^nd of the Lords the States- of the ^^tefent war. 2^9 States-General of the United Provinces, with the Mi- A N NO nifters Pienipo'centiaries of his moft Chriftian Majefty, 1709. in the Hague, the z8th of M^y, 1709. U''V'>0 Eugene Prince of Savoy, Philip Lems Count The Prince and Duke (De Sin:{endorf. of Marlborough. Bonima. Baron De B^ed. Townjhend. Van F(enfmoude, Gojlinga, A. Heinfius. Itterjum, PV^ichers^ Welder en. Will. Buyj. ^Van Dujfen, AFTER the Imperial, Britijh, and Dutch Plenipo- tentiaries, had fign'd the aforefaid Preliminary A RT I C L E S, the French Minifters refus'd to fet their Hands to them, pretending they had not full Inftruc- tions to proceed fo far. However, the Marquis De Tor- cy told the Allies, that he would immediately fet out for Paris, to lay the whole Traniacflion before the moft Chriftian King, and endeavour to procure his Ratifica- tion : And at the fame time, promis'd Prince Eugene, that he would acquaint him with his Majefty's Refolu- tion by the 4th of the next Month. Accordingly, he took leave of the Confederate Minifters, and that Af- TbeMarqwjs ternoon left the H^^«e, and proceeded on his Journey. i^eTorcy At the Expiration of the Time limited, the Marquifs^'^^}""''^'"' fent a Letter to Prince Eugene, importing, " That he " had communicated to the French King, the Projed: " of P E A C E ; but that his Majefty having examin'd " the fame, found it impoffible for him to accept it ; and " therefore, had fent Orders to the Prefident De B^uille, '^x.o notify the fame to the Potentates engag'd in the "WAR. On the 5th, that Minifter having receiv'd an Exprefs from France, acquainted the Confederate Minifters, that his Mafter could not ratify fome Arti- cles agreed to in the Conferences held with the Mar- quifs De Torcy, and concluded on the 28rh paft ; and ybe French that the moft Chriftian King, particularly excepted K///^Re/«Ai againft the loth, nth, 28th, 29th, and B 7th Articles rjf^^jj'^fij'^ And withal, he oiFer'd fome Reafons, which had been Ankles. alledg'd in feveral Conferences, endeavouring to per- fuade them, that thefe Terms were fo hard, that it could not rcafonably be expeAed, that his Mafter fliould ever comply therewith. Whereupon, the Con- federate Minifters, in a Conference among themfelves, fame to a Rcfolution, That no Alteration ought to be V admit- 290 A compleat history ANNO admitted in the Articles Preliminary, efpecially in thofe 1709. excepted againft by Frayice, which were the moft Elfen- ^.^^'^^g* rial. And fo they told the Prelident De B^uille^ Thar, they would not recede from any of the A RT I- CLES agreed to, and that if his Mafter did not think fit to comply therewith, the Allies would not think rhcmfelvcs bound by the faid Articles, or reftrain their Pretenfions to the Contents thereof, after the 15th of that Month, the Tnne allow'd by the faid Articles. rke Confe- f^e French Minifter faid he had no Orders to make rcncesfTfiJ^^^y farther Declaration. So, on the 9th in the Mor- ning, he fet out from the Hague, to embark at potter- ditm for Antwerp, from whence he continued his Jour- ney to Parii, The French King, in order to raife in his Subjed:s, an Indignation againft the Exorbitant De- mands of the Allies, and thereby encourage them to •bear fome time longer the Burthen and Calamities of the WA R, caus'd the following Circular Letter, to be written to all the Governours of his Provinces. cjr. 'T'' H E Hopes of an approaching Peace were (b ge- -■• nerally fpread in my Kingdom, that out of Re- COVSIN, The French « Kiiig^s Ma- nildto. " gard to the Loyalty my People have exprefs'd during ** the whole Courfe of my Reign, I think my felf o- " blig'd to give them the Comfort of acquainting them " with the Reafons, which ftill hinder their enjoying ** the Repofe I defign'd to procure them. "IN Order to reftore the fame, I would have ac- " ccpred Conditions very Oppofice to the Security of my " Frontier Provinces ; but the more Facility and Defire " I have fliewn to difTipate the Umbrages which my Enc- " mies affed: to entertain of my Power and Defigns, the " more have they multiply'd their Pretenfions; infomuch, " that by Degrees, adding new Demands to the firft, and *' making Ufc, either of the Duke of Stivoys Name, or *' of the Intercft of the Princes of the Empire ; They " have at once let me fee, that they had no other In- " tention, than to cncrcafe at the Expcnce of irxy Crown, " the States bordering upon France, and to open to " iheinfelves enfy Ways to penetrate into the Heart of " my Kingdom, as often as it would fuit with their In- " tercft to begin a New WAR. Nor would the Waf " I no 'i"' Surpris'd to fee the Town Invcftcd, which was unpro- AlUes., vided with Neceflarics for a long Siege, rifled great part of the Corn of the Inhabitants, and fent out a Party of French Dragoons, to fetch in the large Cattle cut of the Neighbourhood j who were moft of them cut off, or taken Prifoners, and the Cattle ( to the Number of above 700) were generoufly reftor'd ro the Pcafants. At the fame time, Marefchal Villnrs being fcnfible of his Miftake in weakening the Garrifon of Tournny^ order'd 7 or 800© Horfc from Mons and Conde to advance, and endeavour to throw thcmfelves into the Town j but Meafures were taken to prevent them, that they were forc'd to retire, without attempting any thing. ON the 1^0^ July (N.S.) The Prince of 'Nnffau, having left looc Men, under the Command of a Bri- gadier, at Si. Ania7id ; and a Colonel with 700 Men, at Mortngne, return'd to the Camp before Tournay, with the Earl of Orkney, General Hotiipefch, and the reft- of their Troops. The next Day, a French Briga- dier, and a Captain, were taken in the Confederate Camp, in the Habit of Pcafants. On the 3d, all the Troops appointed for the Siege, had taken their Polls round the Town, from Cerque above the Town, to the Caftle of Conjlnntlne below it : And the next Day, the Line of Circumvallation was begun on this fide the Scheld. In the Interim, upon Advice that a Detach- ment of 10000 Men from the Ememy's Army, was ■y-oofthe ir.arch'd towards fVameton ; Licntcnant-Gencral IVillis Ailiesta^^rn was detach'd thither with 2500 Grenadiers, and 30 '*'^'*^"^'^""' Squadrons : But, before he could arrive, a Lieutenant- Colonel, a Alajor, and about 700 Men, had yielded themfelves Pnfoncrs of WA R. All the NecelTary Di(- pofitions being made for opening the Trenches, and the Bridges of Communication being laid over the Scheld, the GENERALS made the following Dif- pofition for the Attacks of the City and Citadel. "THERE fliall be 3 Attacks: One againft the Citadel, and On? on each fide the River, againft the Town ; r of the p^ttmt WAR. 29^ " Town J of which, the Principal fliall be commanded jiNNO ** by General (n) Lottum, againft the Citadel, on the 1709, ** fide of the Gate of ynlencienncs. The Second, by L^VNj " General {b) Fngel, againft the Gate of M^m/Ze- .- And, Difpofitions "the Third, by (c) General Sc/jw^/ewW^, againft the '"'^"^^/^''^^ " Horn-Work of the Gate of the 7 Fountains. Sixty ^j^L^ur- ** Battalions are appointed for the Trenches : vi:(. 3 nay. " Imperialijls, 7 EngUjh, 3 Danes, 7 PruJJians, 3 Saxons, " 23 Dutch, 5 Hannoverians, 3 Palathies, 4 HeJJians, *' 2 fVirtemhurghers : And, 6 Squadrons of the Troops " of the feveral Nations likewife, are to attend the " afual Services of Horfe in a S I E G E. The Regu^ " lations for the Attacks, are as follow. I. ** /^ F the 60 Battalions, 10 fhall enter the Trenches, T^egulations " ^^ out of which 10, and alfo of the 10 that are ^^^°^ u^^ fjla " Mount next, no Detachment fliall be made. But, as Touinay? ** for the other 40 Battalions, from 50 to 100 Men of ** each Battalion, iliall be commanded out to Work. II. "THE Generals, and General-Officers fliall keep at " their Refpetftive Attacks : But, the Battalions fliall " relieve, and Roll from one Attack to the other. Ac " each Attack, a Lieutenant - General, a Major-Gene-^ *' ral, and a Brigadier, fliall be in the Trenches every " Night. At the Attack of the Citadel, 4 Battalions " are to be employ'd in the Trenches, aad 6 Battalions " at the other two Attacks, with the Workmen, are " Neceflary. {a)THECe7ievd Officers at Count 'LOT TXi Ws Attacl. Wi- thers, Fing, and Heyden {Lieutenants-General). Sir Richard T;;mple. DenhofF, a7td Vegelln (Majors-General.) (b) A T General F A G E LV Attack. Dedem, Oxenftlem, and Spaar (Lietttcna7its-Ge7icral.) Hamilton, WafiTenaer, and Kcppel {Majors-Ge- neral.) {c) A T General S C H UYLE M B U R G*/ Attack. The Duke of Ar- gyie, Wackerbaert, and Week (Lieutenants - General) Hondorf, Dal- bergne, aTid Naflau-Woudenbourg (Majors-General.) THERE are alfo to be 4 Brigadiers, at each Attach, to he taken as they rife in Se7iioritj, of the E7igli(i->, Primrofe aizd Sabin. Each Gencr.il is to chufe the Major of the Trenches at his oton Attack. V4 III. "THE 19^ A compleat history ANNO III. 1709. "THE Trenches fhall Ufually be reliev'd at 4 in ^/Y^VJ " the Afternoon, to the end that the General-Officers " who relieve, may have Day enough to View at Ici- " furc the M^'orks made, and to examine what is to be " done in the Night while they are there. IV. ** I N extraordinary Attacks and Cafes, the Grena- " dicrs, and detach'd Men, out of all the 60 Battalions, " fliall be employ 'd. V. "IF there be a Neceffity to place a Refcrve of fome " Battalions at the Entrance of the Trenches, they (hall " be fuch Battalions as have been 14 Hours out of the ** Trenches. VI. "ACCORDING to the Scituation of the *' Ground j Referves of Cavalry Ihall be Pofted behind ' " the Efpaulements at the Entrance of the Trenches, " either on the Right or Left, or on both Sides, as the " General of the Attack lliall judge convenient for Se- " curity and Service. VII. "THE three Majors of the Trenches, fliall' be *' charg'd with all that is Neceffary for the Trenches, " and fliall take Care that the General-Officers who ** enter the Trenches, may find every thing ready for ** carrying on the Works, as they fliall be mark'd out " by the Directors of the Approaches or Engineers. VIII. <* T H E Diredors of the Approaches, fliall every ** Morning draw up a Lifl, of what they fhall want in " the Evening, and fliall give it to the Majors of the ** Trenches in due time, before the Trenches are re- " liev'd, that there may be time enough to §et all things " in readinefs. IX. "THE Fafcines and Gabions fliall be brought to " the Entrance of the Trenches, by the CommifTary of -^. " the Fafcines ; who for this Service is to be furnifti'd " with at leaft 100 Waggons, that the Horfes and Car- " riages may be Reliev'd. X. "THE Carrying the Fafcines to the Head of the " Trenches, fliall be perform'd by the Workmen of the " Tienches. XL "THE of the ^ttttnt WAR. 297 XL ANNO "THE Colonel and Officers of the Artillery, fhall 1709- " be charg'd with making the Batteries, after they are UOT^**^ ** inform'd by the Generals and Dirediors of the Ap- ** proaches what Works are to be Atrack'd, whether *' for Ruining the Enemy's Defences, or Battering in " Breach. XII. "THE Miners are to be well Inftruded in what ** manner to carry on their Works, to examine with ** their Spits the Ground as they go on, and to be pro- " vided with Materials for fupporting the Ground over " them, where that is requifite. XIII. "THE Workmen at each Attack, fliall be com- " manded by a Lieutenant-Colonel, with a Major, a " Captain, a Lieutenant, and Enfign, 4 Serjeants, and "150 Men. XIV. "THE Majors - General that are to relieve the " Trenches, fliall with the Majors of the Regiments, " go in the Morning into the Trenches, to examine and " inform themfelves what Condition and Forwardnefs ** things are in. XV. _ "THE Directors and Engineers belonging to the " Trenches, fhall be there likewife in ' the Morning, " when the Generals are there, to inform ihem of their ** Defigns, that the Generals may the better make the " proper Difpofitions for advancing the Works, and for " the Security of the Trenches. ON the 4th of July fN. S.) the Enemy endeavour'd r^b? French to pofTefs themfelves of Commznes, and Fort I^puge, in abandon the former of which Places, was a Major, with j 5 q '^^'^'^"^'°°* Men, and in the latter, a Captain with 50, who were twice attack'd with great Vigour; but they defended themfelves fo bravely, that the Confederate Troops coming up in time to their Relief, the Enemy not only retir'd with Precipitation from thofe two Places, but abandon'd the Poft of fVarneton. On the 7th, at Nighr, the Trenches were Open'd before TOvk^NAY, at t^e T-^^Tfe^nches 3 Attacks, with the Lofs of about 30 Men Kill'd, ^^^-iQ^xaAs, as many Wounded. The next Day, the Trenches were reliev'd about 4 in the Afternoon, but the Violent Rains which fell in the Nighr, very much incommoded the Belieger§, 19S A Conipleat history - uiNNO Beficgers, and retarded rhc Works, The <>rh, the Be- 1709. fiegers began to ercA a Battery: The fame Day, two 'L'i^'Vv*^ F^'sncb Ofliccrs (who acrempf^d to get into the Townj were taken Prifoucrs; and in the Night, the Trenches were carried on (aotwithftanding the wet Weather, and the continual Fire of the Beficg'dj with the Lofs of near 40 Men, Kill'd or Wounded. The lorh, 30 VefTels laden with Artillery and Ammunition, arriv'd near the Bridges of Communication. The fame Day ; the Be- lieg'd made a Sally with 500 Men, but immediately re- tir'd at the Approach of the Confederates. The izth, they made another Sally by the Valenciennes Gate ; but General Lottum had difpos'd all Things at his Attack with fuch ReguLirity„ that the Enemy were immediate- ly repuls'd with the Lofs of near 20 JVIen. On the i gth. The Aftacks ^he Befiegers began at the Attack of Count Lottum, and came on. £^>^ from two Batteries of 1 1 Pieces of Cannon each, with fo much Succefs, that they foon difmounted the Guns of the Enemy on that fide j and beat down a Wind-mill, from which they had very much difturb'd our Men in the Trenches. The 14th, they began at the fame Attack to Fire from another Battery to break open Sluices; and the fame Day, the Batteries at the Attack of General Frf^f/, began to Fire, as did the i5tb, thofe at the Attack of General Schuylemhurgh : The refl: of the Cannon and Mortars, to the Number of i co Guns, and 60 Mortars were Mounting on feveral Batteries, and were in a Condition to Fire the i6th. The fame Day, the Bciiegcrs at Count Lottwn's Attack, began td batter the Wall, which made the Communication be- tween the Town and Citadel. On the 19th they fir'd from a Battery of 1 1 Pieces of Cannon, at General Fa- gel's Attack, in Order to enlarge the Breach at the At- tack of Count Lottum, and into the Cover'd-Way, on the fame fide, from the Scheld to the Citadel, which would very much facilitate the Succefs of that Attack: And, on the 2i{V, they made themfelves Mafters ot the whole Counterfcarp, at General FageCs Attack, and Fir'd into the Cover'd-Way on the other fide of the 5c/7^/^ before the Attack of Count L■^/J, was like wife by this time very forward; for they made fuch an incelTant Fire ffom their Batteries, that on the lad, the Breaches in the Horn-work, the Ravelin, and the Wall of the Town, were almoft in a Condition to be Mounted, and at of the p^tttnt WAR. 299 at the fame time, the Saps were carried to the "Wall of ANNO the Ditch. However, they continu'd to Fire from all 1709- the Batteries to enlarge the Breaches, infomuch, that L^^'"S<> General Schuylemburgh, on the 27th, caus'd the Ravelin and Half-Moon at his Attack to be ftorm'd : And, not- withftanding, the Vigorous Refiftancc of the Enemy, and their prodigious Fire, the Allies lodg'd themfelves thereon, and perfeded their Lodgment, by favour of the continual Fire they made from the Cannon and Mortars. On the 28th, in the Morning, the Befieg'd made a Vigorous Sally, in order to retake the Works they had lolt the Night before; but met with fo warm a Reception, that they were forc'd to retire with conli- derable Lofs : And, in the Evening, the Befiegers ha- ving made the neceflary Difpofitions for a General Storm and the Enemy fearing to be taken Sword in Hand ; they beat the Chamade, and defir'd to Capitulate for the TOWN. Whereupon Hoftages were exchang'd, ^^jJ^own^< and after fome Debates, the Capitulation ('confifting o( pl'^uiates, 22 Articles, propos'd, by the Garrifon, and 4 added by the Befiegers) was agreed to, containing in Subftance, " THAT, the Roman-Catholicks, with the Bifliop and " Clergy, fhould be maintain'd in all their Privileges. ** That the L//?e-Gate fliould be deliver'd up, the 30th *' in the Morning, and the Garrifon to retire into the " Citadel the 31 ft, at which time the Town was to be "deliver'd up. That the Sick and Wounded which ** were in a Condition to be remov'd, to go to Vnlenci^ ** ennes or Dovtxiy at their own Charge, 6 Days after the ** figning the Capitulation : But, thofe who were unable ** to go, might ftay in the Town till their Recovery. ** There were feveral Articles for the Payment of Debts; ** for the Inhabitants, or Officers withdrawing them- " felves. Families, and EfTecls; and for Regulating " other particular Points, which are Ufual in Capitula- ** tions. The Befieg'd defir'd leave to fend an Officer to ** Marefchal Fi/lars, in order to receive his moft Chrift- *' ian Majefty's Orders, before they furrender'd the *' Town; but that was refus'd them. On the part of ■ ' the ALLI E S, it was demanded, that Hoftages fliould , ** be left, for the Payment of the French King's Debts. *' ' " That the Keys of the Magazines fliould be deliver'd ** up, and the Mines faithfully difcover'd: And, that ** the Inhabitants of Tournny, might have leave to with- •' draw their Effeds out of France. The Articles rela- ^* ting to the Capitulation for the Inhabitants of Tournay " in 30O A Complcat HISTORY ^NNO " in particular, were Jefc to the Management of the De- 1709. '' puties of the States. Thus after 21 Days of Open- \y~Y^\^ Trenches, the Vnftorious Arms of the Allies rcduc'd a Place which the French thought Impregnable, and thac in the fight of a numerous Army of the Enemy, who made no Attempt to Relieve it: And, the Conqueft was fo much the more Advantageous ft ill, that the Lofs of the Allies before it, was lefs than could have been ex- ped:ed, confidering the Strength and Importance of the Place. Andjurreti. THE French (according to the Capitulation) furren- der'd one Gate the 3onh of Ju/j (N. S.) The next Day, the Marquifs De Surville (the French Governor) was en- tertain'd at Dinner by Prince Eugene ; and in the After- noon, retir'd into the Citadel, which his Garrifon had al- ready enter'd to the Number of about 4000 Men. At the fame time, the Enemy's Sick and Wounded, to the Num- * ber of 800, march'd out to be condudlcd to Dowav • and the Earl of Albemarle, who was appointed Governor of Tournay, took PofTeiTion of the Town. The time agreed to for evacuating the fame, expiring that Night, the Al- lies began to work again on the A pproaches to the Citadel : Jhec'nide/ Count Lottum continuing the Command of his Attack, •/Tournay. with 4 Lieutenants-Gcneral, 4 Majors-General, as ma- ny Brigadiers-General, 30 Battalions, and 10 Squa- drons, including the Garrifon of the Town. On the ift oi Augufv, about 6 in the Evening, the French began the firft AA of Hcftility, and fir'd from the Citadel, with Cannon and Small-fliot, upon Count Lottum's Trenches and Batteries ; from whence, they were im- mediately anfwcr'd, and the Fire continued very hot on both fides, the whole Night. The fame Day, the Dif- pofitions were made for a Second Attack, the new Lines of Circumvaltation about the Citadel almoft finifli'd, and Orders given for levelling thofe about the Town. I N the mean time the Marquifs De SurviSe, having propos'd to the Confederate-Generals, the appointing z Perfons to treat about the Surrender of the CITADEL; Prince Eugcm, and the Duke of Marlborough, nomina- ted the Sicur De Lnlo (a Brigadier in the Briti/h Troops) on their Part: And, the Marquifs De Surville, nam'd the Marquifs De Ravigvan (a Brigadier in the. French Service) who having conferr'd, drew up, and Subfcrib'd the following Agreement. L THAT of the ^itfmt WAR. 301 I. ANNO THAT the Citadel of Tournay fliall be evacuated, 1709. and deliver'd up to the Allies, on the 5th of September L^;-Y'VJ next, at Noon : But, in cafe the King's Army, Obliges ff^'j^f^^^f the 30 Battalions, and 10 Squadrons (amounting to'Time%ffur. about 18000 Men) employ *d in the SIEGE, to vzi^trendnngthe ir, the Capitulation fliall be Void. Tournayf THAT the Garrifon of the Citadel, as well Offi- cers as Soldiers, fliall March out with Arms and Bag- gage, and the Honours of WA R, on the 5 th of Septem- ber next at Noon, and fliall be condudied in Safety by the fliorteil Way, to the neareft Town, or to the Army of France, at the choice of the Marquifs De SurviHe, or of the Perfon who fhall command. III. ON the Sth of Augujl, provided the Marquifs De ^avignan, brings the Ratification of the Court, fuffi- cient Hoftages fliall be given on both fides; and a Gate fliall be deliver'd, after the Capitulation fliall be fign'd by the foremention'd Principals, the Eighth or Ninth of Auguft. IV. THAT the Guard which the Allies fliall place, at Gate of the Citadel, fliall not exceed the Number of 300 Men : In the mid ft of which Gate, a Barrier fhall be made in the ufuai Manner. V. THAT CommifTaries fliall be appointed to See that the faid 30 Battalions, and 10 Squadrons, fhall remain before the faid Citadel, till the Day ftipulated, which is the 5 th of the Month of September next; and that none of thofe Troops fliall be employ 'd otherwife than Inveft- ingthe Citadel, or in keeping the Town of Tournay, till after the time that the Citadel fhall be evacuated and deliver'd up to the Allies. yi. THAT the Hoftages given on the part of the Allies, fhall be Authoriz'd by the Marquifs De SurvlUe, to view the Magazines, Artillery, Ammunitions of WAR, Provifions, and other Things, that are to be left in the Citadel after the. Evacuation, in the Condition they are in on the Sth of Auguji: But, 'tis Underftood, that ufe fhall be made of the Things necefTary for the daily Sub- fiiftance of the Garrifon, till the Day of the Evacuation ; aad the Marquifs De Sumlle-i\i^U promife, that the Sur- plus ^01 A compleat history 'anno plus of the faid Ammunitions, 8cc. fliall not be difllpa- 1709. red, nor Damag'd, during the time the Garrifon fhall ^•VN«^ remain in the Citadel. VII. THAT the 8th or 9th of Augujl next, the Gate fhall be put into the Poffeflion of the Allies ; and from the Signing of the Capitulation, there fliall be a CefTation of Arms on both fides. DONE and Concluded in two INSTRUMENTS of the lame Tenour, the 4th oi Augufi, 1709. If one ,W"ord be alter'd in them, the Agreement to be Null. Signdf LALO. I{AVIGNAN. 'X* H E S E Articles were fcnt to the French Court for -"- their Approbation, and an Anfwer was to be re- turn'd the 8th : But, upon this Occafion, the French gave a frefh Inftance of their Inlincerity, and manifeftcd to the World, that their Propofals for delivering up the Citadel of Tourndy, was but an Artifice to gain Time, and Amufe the Allies. For, the French King, would Tfce French not Ratify thefe Articles, but upon Condition that fof/nthi'' the^e fliould be a CefTation of Arms in General , in the Aniclet. Netherlands, till the 5th of September, which the Allies « would not confent to : And fo the SIEGE was carried on with all poiFible Vigour, notwithftanding the great Difadvantages the Confederate Troops lay under, by Rcafon of the Vaft Number of the Enemies Mines. To give an Account of every particular Circumflance that Occurr'd during this Difficult Siege, would be both tirefomc to the Reader, and inconfiftent with my defign'd Brevity. It will be fulficient to take Notice, that from the 8rh of Augu§i (the Day whereon the Marquifs De B^vignan, return'd from the French Court) to the 20th of the fame Month, the Enemy fprung 16 Mines, which coft the Beliegers a great Number of Men, and very much retarded their Approaches. On The Siege of x.\\e 2oth, the Belieg'd fprung a Mijie, with fo great i^c Citadel Execution, that part of the AVall from the Town to the carried on. Citadel, two Branches of the Trenches, a Parallel, two Saps, and two of the Befiegcrs Mines were ruin'd ; and of the ^Jtitnt WAR. 305 and a Captain, two Enfigns, a«d 19 Soldiers Kill'd. AI^NO The 22d, the Miners of the Allies difcover'd the 1708. Branch of another Mine, and as they were bufy in fin- ^•'V'^ ding out the Mine it felf^ they heard the Enemy work- ing on a great Gallery : "Whereupon, a Lieutenant, and Sixteen Grenadiers, were order'd to diflodge them ; but the Lieutenant being Kill'd at the firft Onfet, his Men were diflieartned and retir'd. Immediately after, another Officer with a frefli Detachment, was order'd to go upon that Service j but the Enemy throwing a great Number of Grenado's, and making a terrible Smoak, the Befiegers were forc'd to retire, to prevent being Suffocated. The iid, the Miners, fupported by a Lieutenant, and ii Grenadiers, were at Work* to pierce thro' a Traverfe, crofs the Gallery they had dif- cover'd ; but the Enemy threw in a great Quantity of Straw, Hemp, and Powder, which being fet on Fire, Occafion'd fuch a Smoak, that the aforefaid Officer, with 8 Grenadiers were ftifled. All this while the Mi- ners of the Befiegers, frequently met with thofe of the Enemy, and engag'd them with Piftol and Bayonet. On the 26th, the Enemy fprung a Mine, which Kill'd above 40© of the Confederate Troops, who notwithftan- ding that Lois, and the prodigious Fire of the Befieg'd, lodg'd themfelves that Night near the Pallifadoes, a.t Monfieur tin General Schuy kmburgh\ Aii^ck. On the a 9th, Mon- ^^e^^^^^ijaj- fieur Du Mey (the chief Diredlor of the Attacks) was mortally Wounded. That Day, and the next, the Be- fiegers made a moft tetrible Fire upon the C I TA DEL, and threw abundance of Bombs which did great Exe- cution. O N the 30th, at 6 in the Morning, the Enemy heziThe citadel a Parley, defiring to Capitulate ; and Hoftages being fJ.y^toU- exchang'd on both fides, Monfieur Dolct^ and the Mar-pl/a/rffe. quifs De I{nvignnn (both Majors - General) and 4 other Officers, came out of the Citadel ^ and Major-General Hondorff, with 5 Officers more on the Befiegers fide were fent in. Monfieur Doletf and his Company, were brought to the Earl of Albemnrles Houfe, where the Duke of Marlborough^ and Prince Eugene were met to . receive their Propofals. They ofFer'd to Surrender the Place, and deliver'd a Projedl of a Capitulation, con- fifting of 1 1 Articles, the chief whereof were : " That *' the Chapel fhould not be made Ufe of, for the Exer- ** cife of any other Religion, but the ^mdn-CathcUck^ "upon: 304 A Compleat history WNJVO "upon any Pretext vvhatfoevcr : That, they fliould 1709. " have 12 Pieces of Cannon, and 6 Mortars, with Vx'Y^J " Ammunition for 20 Charges, and Horfes and Wag- " gons, and other Neceflaries for that Purpofe, to be " furnifli'd by the Befiegcrs : That, the Garrifon Inould " march out, Drums beating, and Colours flying, v;ith " the other Ufual Marks of Honour : That, they fhould " have 4 Cover'd Waggons : And, that the Prifoners *' fhould be return'd on either fide, and no Deferters " ftopp'd. MONSIEUR Dolct, and the other French Ho- ftages having made thefe Offers, were defired to with- dra^^ ; and after feme Confultation, they were call'd in again, and were told by the Duke of Marlborough, and Prince £«^e«p, that they could not allow any other Conditicns, hut that the Garrifon Ihould furrender The iirticksthemfelves Prifoners of WA R. So they return'd into rejeaed. ^^^ Citadel, and about 3 o'th' Clock in the Afternoon, the Hoftilities were renew'd. The Confederate Gene- rals infifted upon having the Garrifon made Prifoners of TVA^, as well for the Honour of the Arms of the Al- lies, as in return for the French King's having refus'd to agree to the former Capitulation, which was declar'd to the French Ouicers aforefaid : Moreover, during the Ceffation, the Allies had confirm'd Accounts, that the Enemy own'd they were Oblig'd to Surrender for want of Provifions ; which they did accordingly, in lefs than 3 Days time, upon the following Conditions : " That, " all the Officers and Soldiers fliould retain only their " Swords and Baggage, and leaving their Colours and " Arms behind, were permitted to return to France, *' upon Condition that they lliould not Serve, until '* they were adlually exchang'd, againft the like Num- " ber of Officers and Soldiers of the Allies ; and thofe " taken at PVameton were immeditately to be fent back " a:s part of that Exchange. According to this Capitu- Tibe Citadel lation the Garrifon deliver'd a Gate of the CITA- ^ttT^T"^ DEL, the 3d of September, in the Afternoon, and march'd out the 5 th, to be condudied to Conde. AFTER this Important Conqueft, the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene, refoiv'd to leave no- thing unattempted, that might tend to the Improve- ment of their late Succeffes ; and therefore, concerted the NecefTary Mcafures for Bcfieging M N S. In or- der of the ptttttXt WAR. ^05- fjer thereto, the Grand Army, on September 3d, de- ANNO camp'd from Orchtes, paiVd the Scheld, joyn'd in their 1709. March, and encamp'd the 4th at Brifoiil : The Here- \^S/~N?* ditary Prince of HeJfe~CaJJel, ( who was detach'd the Day before with 4000 Foot, and 60 Squadrons) en- camping at fome Diftance. The 5th, the Troops con- tinu'd their March, nocwithftanding a violent Rain^ The Prince of Hejje pafe'd the Haifne in the Afternoon^ and the Grand Army encamp'd at Siraut, within a League of that River. The 26th, in the Morning, the Army was again i!i Motion ; and in the March, the Duke of 'Marlborough receiv'd Advice, that the Prince of Hejfe^ having made the Difpolition for Attacking the French Lines, from the Haifne to the Samhre, 3 Re- giments of Dragoons had abandon'd the fame. The French defign'd to defend thofe Lines ^ for the Cheva- lier De Luxemhourgh, with a great Detachment, arriv'd foon after to fuftain the Regiments of Dragoons, and was follow'd by Marcfchal Villars in Perfon : But, fee- ing that their Troops had quitted their Poft, they march'd back to Quicvrain, whither the whole French Army march'd from their Lines behind the Scarpe. On the other Hand, the Prince of Hejfe^ having taken Pofleflion of the other Lines already mention'd, en- camp'd with his Right to Jenappc, and his Left to Tre- miers, whereby MO N S was in a manner block'd up ; and the Army under the Duke of Marlborough, encam-p'd at Havre, and that under Prince Eugene at St. Denis. ON the I "jth of September, Marefchal Boufflers ar- Motions of riv'd in the French Camp, and joyn'd Marefchal Villars. ^"^ Comede- Thc fame Day, the Duke of Marlborough receiv'd Ad- p^enc^h / , * Humble Servant. September iu/j 1709, MA K^LB O K^OV G H. P.S. I HAD almoft forgot to tell You, that we took St. GVISLAIN Yefterday Sword in Hand, and made the Garrifon ('confifting of 200 Menj Prifoners of ."WAR. (oionel Cra- " C\^ ^ Army being joyn'd by the Troops which ham'iRdrf- " v-^ wcre expe(flcd from T<5«r«<7/, ftoodwich their Front Battle If " ^° ^lie Woods of Blaugies, Sart and Sanfart ; the Im- Elaregnies. " perial Troops on the Right, the Forces of the States " on the Left, and the Subje come f,' , i /-■ r l toGeertruy- States, who were to manage the Lonterences on the denberg. part of the Allies. They had the fame Day a Confe- rence together ; but inftead of an Equivolent for the 37th Article of the Preliminaries, as it was promis'd by their Court, for fecuring the Reftoration of the Spa- nijh Monarchy to the Houfe of Aujhin, they propos'd a Scperate Treaty for Frnnce, with a Promifc that they would not AlTill the Duke of Anjou. This Propo- fal of the French,, being communicated to the Mini- fters of the High- Allies, at the H/igue • they were im- mediately fcnfiblc, that the French had no other Deiign in thefe Negotiations, than to divide them ; and that thefe Conferences would break up without any Succefs. However, it was refolv'd to continue them, that the French might not have a Pretence to charge the Allies with the Continuation of the WA R, as they had often attempted, in order to encourage their own People, and create fome Uneafinefs amougft the Subjeds of their Enemy's, which was certainly their Intention, as it e\ I'icntly appear'd fome time afcer. The faid Pleni- potentiaries and Deputies, had feveral other Conferen- ces together, which would be too tedious to inccrt here; and we mulV content our felves to Obferve, that the Partition of the Speinijh Monarchy, which they reduc'd to Sicily and Sardinin, in Favour of the Duke cf Anjou, and the Subfidics they oftcr'd towards the Charges of the WAR, for obliging that Prince to quit the Sfr.ni/h Throne, of the ^itttnt WAR. 313 Throne, fuppofing all along a Seperare PEACE with ANNO France, and the continuation of the WA R to conquer 1710. Spain and the Indies, contrary to the firft Foundation of U^^VsJ the Negotiations, which was the Reft oration of the pyopsfals for fame to the Houfe of Aufiria; the Allies infifted upon 3. "/f"'"'^'^" Pcfitive Declaration of France, about that effential ,,{,^1 Monar- Point : "Without which, they judg'd it to no Purpofe tochy rejiSeA continue the faid Conferences. The French being thus^-^'^*'^^ ""' brought to a Ncceiriry to declare their Mind, broke off the Conferences, and their Plenipotentiaries wrote ^Tbe Confe- long Letter to the Pcnfionary Heinjiw, dated the 20th '■'^'^^* '"^"^^ of July, 1 7 10. Wherein they endeavour'd to juftiiie the Condud: of their Court, and the Negotiations ; and boldly charg'd the ALLIES (narncularlv the Dutch) with the continuation of the WAR j telling their Pen- fionary in plain Terms, That, their longer Stay at GEERTRUYDENBERG, would be to no Pur^ fofe ; feeing, that thofe who Govern d the Fiepublick^^ thought it their IntereH to make the l-VA R^ defend upon ■ an impojjible Condition : And, that their Kjng left it to the Judgment of all the World, and even of the People of England and Holland, to dijlinguifio who were the true Authors of the Continuance of fo Bloody a H^A i^. Vv'^hich Obviates ( as hath been already obferv'd) that the chief , Defigns of the French, was to create Uneafinefs, if not an Infurredtion, amongft the Subjedls of the Mari- time Powers, who has contributed fo large a Share to the Charges of the /^^ i^. But this, and their other difhonourable Intentions, together with their falfe Arguments, to throw a Veil over the fame, were clear- ly dilcover'd in a Refolurion of the States - General (dated July 27th) wherein they laid open all the j^gpjiufiojj fecret Steps of the faid Negociations, the Artifices of of j^e statcj the French to divide the Allies; and in (liorr, that it un^Q- thertufon, niably appear'd, by the Succcfs of the faid Conferences, that the Enemv had no fincere Lntention to Treat ear- neftly of P E A C E, nor to reftore Spain and the In- dies : And that having broken off the Conferences, the Allies were under an indifpenfib'c Neceifity to continue the WAR, till they had obtain'd the Aim they had propcs'd to themfelvcs. Thus vanifli'd away the Con- ferences of G £ £ I^TRJJ YD EN BE I{G, which was fet on Foot at the earncft Defire of the French, not in Order to procure a P E A C E, but only to try whether i: would be polfible to divide the Allies, and at the fame time, to difpofe their own People patiently to n Y X bear 324 A compleat history ANNO bear with ihe additional heavy Taxes they did then in- i7i<^' tend to lay upon them, as they have adualiy done Wx'V^sJ lincc. The Ditlie of THESE Conferences did not Retard the Prepara- rmoh'and ^'°"^ °^ ^^^ Allies, which was doubtlefs another Defign prince Ell- of the French in the Inlincere Negotiations of PEACE: ?«"c /ft oju Buf^ on the contrary, the Necelfary Difpolitions being 'I^J/ ' ^' made for taking the Field before the Enemy, the Duke o^ Miirlboroiigh and Prince Eugene, fct out the 15 th of y^pril for Tournay ; near which Place, the Confederate Troops (Quarter'd on theMrftf;;;^:, Brabant, and FUtiders) were order'd to Rendezvous. The Day before, the Earl of Albcmnrlc (Govcrnour of Tournny) in concert with Lieutenant-Gcncral Cndogan, caus'd an Attack to MoTtaigr.ebe made on the Caftle of M O I{^T/1 1 G N E, which ^'•'■'"'f''^^' ^^ was pcrform'd with fo much Succefs, that the Garrifon (confifting of a Captain, 4 Subalterns, 5 Sergeants, and ■Retaken hy 65 Private Men) furrender'd Prifoners of WAR : But, '""'''• the next Morning, the Enemy retook that Polf, with about 60 Men. Whereupon, the Earl of Albemnrlc, and General Cadognu, were rcfolv'd to make thcmfelves Mafters of it a fccond time ; and caus'd it to be At- tack'd the i8th, by 600 Men of the Garrifon of Tout' nny : And, tho' the French Garrifon ( which con- lifted of 4 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, feveral Serjeants, and 200 Grenadiers) were allifted in the Defence of the Place, by 12 or 15 Galliots from CoK^d. fhe North fide of the Scarpe, between the Gates of Ocre and Efrjuerchien, with fo much Precaution and Regularity, that the Men were cover'd before they were perceiv'd from the Town ; fo that all the Fire the Enemy then made prov'd Ineffectual. The Siege was carried on in the ufual Methods ; till the 7th, when about 10 at Night, the Bcficg'd, to the Number of :5oco Foot (moft Grenadiers) and 2co Dragpons, made a Vigo- of the ^Ittmt WAR. 517 a Vigorous Salley, under the Command of the Duke of ANNO Mortemar, againft the Left Attack, commanded by the 1710, Prince of Najptu j put the Workmen into great Difor- L»^'V"sJ der, and levcli'd fome Paces of the Paralell. Colonel J^^^^^g'^ Sutton's Regiment fuffcr'd very much, being the firft that i^J^ lupported the Workmen ; but Mackartne/s, and fome other Regiments coming up to their Relief, the Enemy were repuls'd with confiderable Lofs, and purfu'd to their Counterfcarpe. The Befiegers had above 300 Men Kili'd or Wounded upon this Occafion, and among the latter Lieutenant- Colonei GledhiL who was taken Prifoner. BY this time, the Enemy's Troops began to aflemble The Fruicli in different bodies, nezr Be thune, Bnfaume, Arras, Cam- '^.^"'■^^"^' bray, Landrecy, and behind the River Sowwjff ; and Ma- refchal Villars fwhom the French Court had appointed to command their Forces in the Netherlands) being arri* ved at Percnne, on the 14th of May, The Confederate Generals recciv'd Advice, that he defign'd to pafs the Scheld, between Bouchatn and Denain, in Order to ad- vance rewards the A I lies. Hereupon, Prince Eugene and the Dake oi Marlborough, gave Dire6t:ions the 15th, for the marking a Field of Battle on the Plains towards Va- lenciennes-j provided the Enemy fliould attempt to relieve Doveay on that fide. On the 17th of May, in the Mor-T^^Bcficg'd ning, the Befieg'd made a fecond Salley, with 9 Covii^2i- make fiver ^1 nies of Grenadiers, and a Detachment of Dragoons up-"*^ ^^** on the Left : But Colonel Prejlon (who commanded there) gave them fo warm, a Reception, that upon the i ft firing of his Men, theEnemyretir'd with Precipitation. The lift, at Night, the Befieg'd made another Salley on the Left, wherein fevcral Men were Kili'd on both fides ; and not- withftanding they were difappointcd, they made a 4th At- tempt on the Trenches the 23d at Night : But, the Befie- gers who had Notice of it, having Kili'd about 2c of their Men, upon the firft Difcharge, the reft retir'd in great Confufion. During thefe Tranfadions before Dowayy Marefchal Villars, fet out from Peronyie zhc 19th o( May, and arriv'd the fame Day at Cambray, where he held a 71;? French. Grand Council of WAR, in which it was refolv'd, ^^^^^'^^'J forthwith to allemble the French Army, in Order to at- eft of.\>iiLA^ tempt the Relief of Doway. Accordingly, Marefchal Vil- lars, fcnt ExpreiTes to fome Reinforcements, that were commanded to joyn him from the Vpper-'Rjnne, to ad- >'ance with all poflible Expedition 3 and having drawn Y 4 together 'ANNO 1710. The Trench ad7'a':.:^ to yitcacl{, the Confede- rates. But 'Retire upon their Approach. A compleat history rogether all his Troops, pafs'd the Scheld the lid, and cncamp'd with his Right near Bouchain, and his Left at Bjbecour. Upon Advice of this Motion, the Duke of Mnrlborough and Prince Eugene, thought fit to alter the Difpoficion of their Forces, except 30 Battalions left ac the Siege, and 12 Squadrons at Pont-n-R^che. The 24th, all the Cavalry of my Lord Duke's Army, march'd over the Scnrp, and took their former Camp near Goulef- Jin; and, the next Day, the Infantry mov'd the fame Way, encamping u'irh the Right, over againll Vitry, and the Left ne^ Arleux. At the fame time, Prince Eugene made a Motion with his Army, placing his Right at Ife-les-Efquerchien : By which Scituation, the Confederate Troops were ready to repair immediately to either of the Fields of Battle already mark'd out, ac- cording to the next Motions of the Enemy ; for which Pmpofe, Roads v/ere made for the Armies to March in 4 Columns cither Way. The 25th, Bridges were laid in feveral Places over the Scnrpe, which parted the two Armies, for the more eafy Communication ■ of the Troops; and the fame Day, upon Advice that the Ene- my were in Motion, all the Troops were order'd to be in a Readinefs to March. From the 25 th, to the 29th, both Armies made feveral Motions, and on the 30th, the Dutch Infantry, under Count Tilly, was order'd to joyn the Duke of Mnrlborough' s Army ; which was by this time Re-inforc'd, by the Arrival of the PruJJinns^ Pnlntlnes, and HeJJians, and the recalling of feveral De- tachments. Upon Intelligence, that Marefchal Villnrs^ had pofitive Orders from Court to venture a Battle, the Exped:aiion of a fudden Engagement encreas'd on both fides, and that General (who was encamp'd with his Right at I{pfjuelincourt, near Arms, and his Left at Si. Eloy) advancing with his Troops in Order of Battle, the Confederate Generals repair'd to their Refpedtive Pofts : The Cannon was pjac'd en the Batteries that defended the Avenues to their Camp, and ail other Neceflary Dil^ pofitions were made to receive them. Marefchal Villars, with a great Detachment advanc'd fome time after within Musket-fliot of the Confederates Grand-Guard, and took a view of the Army, and its Scituation : But, inftead of attacking them, (as he had fo confidently given out in the Morning) he march'd Back, and joyn'd the Centre of his Army, and encamp'd between Noyelles Scus Lens, and the Heights of St. Laurenes: So the Confederates judging thereby that he did not defign to Attack of the Jl^efcnt WAR. 319 Attack them, but only to retard the SIEGE, fent the ANNO Troops back which they had drawn from before Z)0- 1710. fVAT; and thofe under General Fagel, return'd into ^/VNJ the Lines on the other fide of the Scarpe. And to pre- vent any Surprize from the Enemy, Orders were given to joyn the feveral Redoubts in the Front of the Camp, by a Line to extend from Montignon to Vitri, which was finifh'd on the laft of May. THE Siege of DOPFAT, fwhich by all thefe Mo- The siege of tions, had been Retarded) was carried on with all ima- ^i^^ed^ "^' ginable Vigour; notwithftanding, the many Obftacles the Allies met with in their Approaches, both from the Difficulty of the Ground, and the Refolute Defence of the Garrifon. On the 29th of May, the Befieg'd made a 5 th Sally on the Right Attack, and penetrated into the Trenches ; But, after an Obftinate Engagement, they were repuls'd with the Lofs of 25 Officers, and about 100 Private Men. The next Day, a Party of the Gar- rifon of FoH-Scarfe, made a Sally, and advanc'd to Ponf- a- ^ache, with a Defign to Intercept the Bread- Waggons of the Allies : But, Colonel Caldvpel, (who Commanded there with ^00 Dragoons) Vigoroufly repuls'd them, tho* he had the Misfortune of being Wounded in one of his Arms. The laft Day of May, the Befieg'd made a Vi- gorous Salley ; burnt feveral Villages ; took part of the Equipage of General Fagel, and return'd into the Town, with a good Number of Cattle, THE Befieg'd continued to defend their Out-works with the utmoft Obftinacy : But, notwithftanding their frequent Salley s and Mines, on the 'ythofjune, the Al- lies made two Lodgments on the Glacis of the Counter- fcarpe at the Right Attack ; as alfo Lodgments on the Right and Left of the Left Attack of the Counter- Icarpe of the Ravelins, and fir'd briskly from the Bat- teries of Cannon and Mortars, to drive the Enemy from their Traverfes. The loth, in the Morning, the Allies fir'd from 5 Pieces of Cannon into the Cover'd-Way, and continued the Saps, which went on but flowly, by Reafon of the Prodigious Fire of the Enemy : However the Befiegersin the Night, between the 14th and 15th, perfected a Lodgment on the Cover'd-Way at the Right- Attack, and repair'd the Damages their Works receiv'd. at the Left, by the great Number of Bombs that were thrown into them. On the 1 6th at 4 in the Morning, the 3 50 A compleat history Ar^NO the Befiegers began to Fire againft the Ravelins from ai 17 lo. Battery of 7 Pieces of Cannon, and made a Line of ^'Y^^ Communication on the Left Attack : They fprung like- wife z Mines that Night at the Right Attack, with Co much Succefs, that the Enemy abandon'd all their Pla- ces of Arms, and the Befiegers made good Lodgme;nts at both Attacks. After this, they brought fevcral Pieces of Cannon on their Batteries, and lir'd fo effedlually, that the Breaches in the Ravelins being judg'd wide enough, and all things being in a Readinefs to Storm both of them, by the 19th, the Troops commanded for the Aflaulr, perform'd that Service with abundance of Bravery; but met withfo Vigorous a Refiftance, that a great many Men were Kiil'd on both fides. On the i3d, at Night, the Prince o{ Anhalt, having caus'd the Neceflary Difpofitions to be made for attacking the z Ravelins at the Right Attack, they Storm'd the fame the 24th, at 3 in the Morning, and lodg'd themfelves thereon, after a fmall Refiftance. Soon after, the Ene- my fprung % Mines, under the Ravelin of the Right, whereby the Befiegers loft fome Workmen : However, they enlarg'd the Lodgments and Communication at the Left. At length the Garrifon being brought to the laft Extremity, on the 25 th, at 2 in the Afternoon, beat a Parley, and offer'd to Capitulate for the Town only, without including FO I^T-SCAB^P E: But this being refus'd, they fent Hoftages to both Attacks, who were conducted to the Duke oi Mnrlborotigh'sQvi^iVtQrs ; where being again told, that no Capitulation could be granted TheGArtifonio the Town, without including Fort-Siarpe, on the «/Doway 26th, in the Morning, MonCiexiv j^lbergotti figniCy'dth^t ley, ' he was willing to furrendcr that FORT with the Town, provided he m.ight have Liberty to remove all the Pro- vifions and Ammunition that were therein. This Pre- tenfion Occafion'd a Conference in Prince Eugenes Quar- ters, where it was agreed that the Garrifon of Forf^ ScarfCy fhould be allow'd to March out, with z Cannon, 2 Ccver'd-Waggons, 20 Others, and 2 Days Provifions : TbeCapitu- But, they were to leave their Muskets in the Magazine. lationyi^n'd.^Qjj^^ Capitulation for the TOWN ^ndiFOt(T-SCA!{PE^ were fign'd on the 26th, by the Princes of Snvoy and Marlborough, and the Field-Deputies of the States on one Part; and Monfieur Albergotti on the other, after 52; Pays Open Trenches. PURSUANT of the ^;tefent WAR. ^3' PURSUANT tothisCapitulation,*kGateofthe diNNO Town call'd Morel, and the Out-wcrks of Fort-Scarf e, ilio. were deliver'd up to the Confederate Troops, on the U^'V^^ 2,7th of ?««e. the Commilfioners appointed to take Pol- Dowayyje, and took PofTeiTion of it at the fame time. The Allies found in the Place, 40 Pieces of Brafs-Cannon, 200 of Iron, 8 Mortars, with Ammunition and fmallArmsj but a very flendcr ftock. of Provifions. When the Confederate Generals went into the Town to view it, the Duke of Marlborough, Prince Eugene, and the Deputies of the States, were fe- verally Complimented by the Univerfity in a Body, af- ter the following Manner. MY LORD ** \^ 1/ E come to AfTure your Highnefs of our moft hum- 'r ^^chan- " "^ ble Refpecfls, and of the Inviolable Fidelity, we c^iioro/tfc? ** fhall have towards our new Sovereign. 'Tis withunivcriityo/ '* much Joy and Juftice that we pay You our Devoirs. We ^y^Dub of ** cannot fufficiently rcfped: a Sovereign Prince of thcMarlbo- ** Empire, a Duke, a Generalijfimo of the Annies of'°*^S^' ** Great-Brttain : A Heroe whofe Vidlories and Con- ** quefts have amaz'd the World ! Germany, and the Ne- ** therlands, are MY LORD, Eye-Witneffes of your ** Heroick Adtlons. You have beaten your Enemies at ** Hochjlet, liamilltes, Oudenard, and Blaregnies : You " have forc'd Lines in Germany, which feem'd Impene- *'' trable j and in Brabant, you have broken into Others ** by a fingular Conducft, in the fight of a Powerful Ar^ " my which you put into Confufion : You have con- ** quer'd the Countrey of Liege, the Spanijh Giffilderland, * Brabant, Flanders, and part of Hamault. You go ** from Conqueft to Conqueft, and the leaft Step you * advance farther, you Subdue a whole Kingdom! We * do nor compare You, MY LO R D, with Heroes of * Antiquity, whofe Great Avftions were Sully'd with all ** Manner of Vices. You are a Heroe, Wife, Mode- ?'r^te, Juft, Gracious, Generous, and equally averie 331 A compleat history '^ANNO *'to Cruelty «ind Debauchery. No wonder then, thai 17 1 c. "the EMPEROR has made You a Prince of the ^-»^V^^ " Empire: That the QUEEN oi' Great- Britain hs.s * conferr'd the higheft Honours, and Mukiply'd Fa- 'vours upon You: That Her PARLIAMENTS ' have given You all polfible Proofs of Eftcem and Af- ' fcdrion : And, that the Fi^£ A'Cif themfeives, have, ' upon a Thoufand Occafions, proclaim'd Your Praifes, ' We fliould never have done, MY LORD, fliould ' w^e enter into a more particular Survey of all your ' Heroick Actions, and Your admirable Qualifies ^ but ' we muft confider that we ought not to detain too long, ' a Prince, whofe Moments are fo Precious. Give Us ' Leave only to defire the Proted:ion of your Highnefs 'for our UNIVERSITY, which ftands in great ' Need of it. We might in a Revolution, be expos'd ' to fome Storm, inconfiftent with that Peace and Tran- ' quility, which are lb Neceflary to make the SCI- ■ E N C E S fiourifh : But, we (lull have no Caufe to entertain any Fear, if you are pleas'd to grant Us the Favour we moft humbly Ask. We fliall be infinitely Oblig'd to You, MY LORD, for it; and fhall Of- fer up our Prayers to G O D, for the Queen of Greats Britain, Your Highnefs, and Happy Succefs to ali Your Enterprizcs. The Speech cellor efthe « V r Univerhty of Doway to Trince Eu- gene. MAY it pleafe Your moft Serene HIGHNESS of SAVOr. come to make our humble Submiflion to your moft Serene Highnefs, and to aflure you " of the inviolable Fidelity, which we fliall have for " our new Sovereign. Our Fathers (of whom feveral " are ftill alivej have been very Faithful to the Houfe ** of Auflria: We have been fo to the moft Chriftian " King, and it fhall bq the fame with Refped to pur " new Mafter. " WE fhould with Pleafure have fet forth the Rea- " fons, MY LO RD, which induce Us to pay our Re- " fpeds to You, Your Royal Biith, Your Vidrories, " Your Conquefts, and all your good Qualifies, which " are Famous all the World over, had been our "THEME: We had reprcfentcd You, without Flar- " tery, as an Incomparable Heroe ; but we Underftand, " Your moft Serene Highaefs, cannot endure either Ha- " rangue or Complement, wherein Your Praifes are fet "forth of the i^^efent war. :^55 «' forth. Suffer Us, at leaft, to Demand the Honour ANNO « of Your Protedion for our UN IVER S ITY, which 1710. *' was founded by one of the Greateft Kings in the V^''Y^O ** World, from whom You are defcended, MY LORD, ** by Catherine Michaele of Auftria, the Daughter of ** Philip 11. King of Spain. We hope you will be *' pleas'd to Grant it Us ; the rather, becaufe we know, ** that you take an extraordinary Delight in the Scien- *' ces, and that there are fcarce anv good Books, of HIS- *' TORY or R E LI G I O N, but You have Read them " with Pleafure. We fliall be infinitely Oblidg'd to *' You, MY LORD, for it. We fliall put up Prayers *' to Heaven for Your Health, for that of the Emperor, *' and for the happy Succefs of all Your Enterprizes. MY LORDS. " nrH E more the Univerfity of Doway confiders the ^l^/P"han- ** *■ Birth and Happy J*rogrefs of your Triumphant ^{iioroftfce ** Republick, the more \ve find our felves engag'd to Univeriity of " Admire, the Superiour Genius, that Governs it, with ^^^^I^q, ^ ** fo much Glory and Succefs. Who would have belie- puties. " ved, MY LO R D S, that your Republick was Efta- *' blifh'd, to be one Day the moft Powerful Support of " the moft Auguft Houfe ofAuJlria, and to fecure to her " the great Number of tottering Crowns, which fhe has " always worn with Diftindlion ? So great a Work, ** cannot receive its finifliing Stroke, but by Men of fo *' rare a Merit as Your Excellencies. The Town of *' DO WA r, has been fome time under another Mafter : " But, the U NIVE RS I TY has never forgot, even "' for one Moment, the infinite Advantages it receiv'd " from Phili-p II. King of Spain, its Glorious Founder. ** Your Excellencies will eafily judge by thefe Dedara- *' tions, that You may promife Your felves any thing, " from the Inviolable Fidelity and Affedion of the Uni- ** verfity, for their High-Mighrinelfes Service. We hope " Your Excellencies will not refufe it, the Honour of " your Powerful Protedion, which it makes bold to de- ** mand of you, but with the SubmilTion and Refped: " due to Illuflrious Perfons, who render their Republick ** fo Venerable for its Juftice, Valour, Moderation, and " Plenty, that it may juftly be called the Wonder, and "the ROME of our Age. THE French (according to their ufual Cuftom) veryr^b^Lofso/' much magnified, the Lofs the Allies fuftain'd in the J^J^f^^'^J^f ** Siege Doway. pa^ 334^- of the ^;tefent war. 35 ^ Schuytemhurgh (General of the Saxons) and the other, by ANNO Baron F/igel (General of the D«fc/> Infantry J and the 1710. Cavalry were commanded by Lieutenant-General fVood, L/'"Y"nJ The Trenches were open'd on the 23d of July, at Night ; ^^^^^^"',j and the Works conliderably advanc'd without any Lofs. ^ On the 24th, the Garrifon made a Vigorous Sailey, which Occafion'd a fliarp Difpute, that ended in the Lofs of about 100 Men, on each fide, and about the fame Number "Wounded. The Artillery being Arriv'd, began to Play the firft of AuguH ("the Befiegers having found means to drain the Innundation, in which the chief Strength of the Place confiftedj till the zyth ; when having taken the Counterfcarp Sword in Hand, and made every thing ready for a General Storm, Monfieur Du Puy Vaubnn fNephew to the late famous Engineer of that NameJ who commanded there, beat a Parley on the 28th, and defir'd to Capitulate. Ho- Bethune c*- ftages being exchang'd, an Officer was fcnt to the^"^"'^^"* Grand Army, to give Notice of it to the Duke of 'Mnrlboroughy and Prince Eugene. Whereupon, thole Princes went to the Camp of the Befiegers on the 29th, on which Day the Articles were Sign'd, and a Gate deli- ver'd up to the Allies the fame Day. On the 31ft, the And Sunen* Garrifon March'd out, with the Ufual Marks of Ho- ''^"* nour, to the Number of about 700 Men, to be con- duvSted to St. Omer, having loft near 2000 during the Siege ; and the Allies put 3 Battalions into the Town, under the Command of Major-General Keffel j Bro- ther to the Earl of Alhemarle. D U RI 1^ G the Siege of Bethune, on the 31ft of The French July, Marefchal Villnrs, with his Army, march'd owipretendto of their Intrenchments, and pofitively declar'd that he f [fjes. ' * would Attack the Confederates, and endeavour to raife the Siege. Hereupon, the Princes of Savoy and Marl- borough form'd their Armies in Order of Battle, and recall'd the Hereditary Prince of HeJJe-CaJJel, who with a ftrong Detachment, was Pofted between Lens and La-BaJ}ee, to fecure the Convoys from LiJIe and "Tournay : And, on the ift of AuguH, the Duke o^Butdidnoi 'Marlborough advanc'd with a Detachment to Obferve Attemptu, the French Army, who, inftead of making Preparations for a Battle, were induftrioufly cafting up a new Line and Intrenchments, for the better Security of thein Troops. On the 24th of AuguB, in the Morning, the Kight-Wing of Prince Eugenes Army, Forag'd in the Front 336 A compleat history jiNNO Front towards St. Pol, near the Enemy's Camp, under 17 JO. a Guard of 500 Horfc, and 1000 Danijh and HeJJlan U^'V'Nj Foot. Marefchal Villars having Notice of it the Nighc before, detach'd 30 Squadrons under the Command of the Count De Broglio, to Attack the Foragers, and in Order to be an Eye~Witnefs of that Enterprize, he fol- lowed in Perfon, and arriv'd on the Mount of St. Pol, where he Order'd 4 Squadrons of Carabineers to Attack the Foragers on that (ide, while fome other Squadrons The French were advancing to Attack them another "Way. They Attack fell upon 3 Squadrons of the Allies, which gave Way ; gene'if For'a- ^ut the Foragers joyuing with their Guard, beat the gers. Enemy back with great Slaughter. However, the French growing too Numerous, the Allies retir'd in very good Order to an Adjacent Village, from whence the Danijh and Hejfian Infantry made fuch a Fire upon the Enemy, that they loft a great many Men. Marefchal Villars advanc'd in Perfon, and having in a Manner Surrounded that Poft, fummon'd the Infantry to Sur- render, and upon their Refufal, order'd part of his Horfe to Difmount and Attack them ; bur, they were fb warmly receiv'd, that they retir'd in Diforder : And in the mean time, the Picquet-Guard of the Army ad- vancing, and the Prince of Savoj^ marching with part But are Re- "^^ ^^^ Cavalry ; Marefchal Villars thought fit to make a fuh'd vpitb precipitate Retreat, leaft this Skirmifli fliould Occafion ^ofs. a General Engagement ; having loft a great many Men in this Fruitlefs -Attempt, beiides a Colonel, 2.0 other Officers, with 300 Private Men, that were made Pri-' foners, and a Booty of 150 Horfes, THE Confederate Generals; refolv'd to enlarge their Conquefts by another Siege, fince the Enemy would give them no manner of Opportunity of coming to a dccilive Battle : So they bent their Efforts againft (a) St. VENA NT, and (h) AIJ^E, at the fame time. In order to the Reduction of thofe tvtro Places, both Armies (it) St. VE NANT, is a Town of the Low-Countries, /?/ the Earl~ dom of Artois. It fiands by the Borders of Flanders, about 4 Miles Eafi of Aire, 26 South of Dunkirk, a7id as many North of Arras. Longitude 21.39. Latitude ^6. /^^. {b) AIR E, is a large and handfome City of France. It flands upm the Lys, 25 Miles South of Dunkirk, 28 North-Weft of Arras, and 26 Eaft of Boulogne. Longitude 17. 49. Latitude 43. 47. A Ow-'LeAy B TsPetef "^ D i/ze Capucines E . fA^ QrayKusxi G 6^ C!onceptionifl;S H //id'Bedttiues 1 f/irClnriils ^A-zSaft o/''^Iollm orencv P®^/iySPetel- S dreen^ a/lzari mJ^rtdiy ^ Xagotts I I""' i»i» ^■4£c:ale <7/Mat}iams i5^. of the ^tttmt W A R. 537 Armies on the 2d of September, March'd from their re- ANNO IpeAive Camps of Villers-Brulin, and B^brcve, and on rhe 17(0. 3d, a Detachment was made to fecure feveral Po.fts <,^YNJ about Aire, v^hich took in the Caftle of Isbergue, where a Captain, a Lieutenant, and 70 Private Men were made Prifoners, befides a whole Company of Grena- ;diers in the Village of Lnmhre. The 4th, a Detach- ment of aooo Horfe, and 6 Battalions march'd from the Camp to make Bridges over the Lys at St. Quintin ; pafs'd that River, and block'd up Aire on that fide : And the Armies march'd nearer the Place, Encamping, the Right of the Prince of Snvoy to the Lys, and the Left of the Duke of Marlborough to Lillcrs : And, the Forces employ'd in the Siege of Bethune, join'd the Grand Army in their March. THE Troops delign'd for the Siege of St. V E- St. Venan» NANT and A II^B, march'd the 5th of September, ^'J-^-^^^^' and Invefted thofe Places on the 6th; ao Battalions * being appointed to Befiege the Firft, under the Com- mand of the Prince of Najfau-Fri;{eland (who had un- der him, 2 Lieutenants - General, 4 Majors - General, and 4 Brigadiers) And, 40 Battalions for the Latter, under the Command of the Prince of Anhnlt (who had under him, 4 Lieutenants-General, 8 Majors-General, and 8 Brigadiers) The Horfe for the Service of thole two Sieges, confifted cf 46 Squadrons, commanded by the Earl of Albemarle ( one of the Generals of the Dutch Cavalry^ having under him, 2 Lieutenants-Ge- neral, 4 Majors-General, and 4 Brigadiers. The hea- vy Artillery and Ammunition to be made TJfe of in thofe Sieges, were Order'd to be brought up the Lys to Merville, near St. Venant, and a good Guard of Horfe and Foot appointed for the Security of the Boats. NOTWITHSTANDING the great Precau: tlon of the Allies for the Security of their Artillery and Ammunition, the Enemy form'd a Defign of Surprifing a Convoy of feveral Boats coming up the Lys from Ghent, under a Guard of 1200 Men, who were to be Re-inforc'd by another Detachment : But, Monfieur De K^vignan, with 4000 Men from Jpres, attack'd them Agreatcon- the i^th rt September, at St. Eloy Vive (not far from ^'^y °f t^^^ Courtray) Beat the Guard; Kill'd about 200 Men ; Took ^i^'dfylbf 600 Soldiers ; Blew up fome Boats laden with Ammuni- Vrcnch. tion 3 Sunk others laden with Cannon-Bail, and Bomb- Z Shells, 3^8 A Com^Ieat history AKNO Shells, to inrcrrupc the Navigation of the Lj/s ; and 17 lo. then retir'd with fo much Diligence and Precaution, (.X^/"^ that a Detachment of the Allies, fent out to cut otF his Retreat, could not ctfei^L if. There was no Time loft in repairing the Damages Occafion'd by this Misfor- tune ; and to prevent the like Attempt for the future, zi Squadrons and 9 Battalions, were oider'd to en- camp at St. Eloy Vive, and the Country People were immediately Summon'd to weigh up the Boats, which the Enemy funk in the Ljrs, and clear the Paifagc of that River. THE Approaches of St. VE NA NT being very difficult, the Befiegers could not break Ground before that Place till the i6th of September ; but then the At- St.venant tack was carried on with fo much Succcfs, that on the Surrenders. 29th, the Garrifon beat the Chamade, and the next Day deliver'd up a Gate, and march'd out with Anr.s and Baggage, and other Ufual Marks of Honour (but no Cannon J to be condudled to Arras. For which (len- der Defence, the Governor '^ upon his Arrival at F(?r- fnilles) was committed to the Bajiile j and the Sieur Bruyn ("one of the States-General's Engineers^ who had the Diredion of the Siege, had the Government of the Place. The Tren- THE Trcnchcs before 4 I ^E were Open'd on the dies opiTi'd J 2j;h of Sej>tewhr, at two Attacks : One on the fide of tjore . g^^ Quinthi, and the other on the fide of the Village of Lnmbre, which were carried on with the utmoft Dili- renceand goodSuccefs, notwithflanding the Difficulty of the Ground, and the Vigorous Defence of the Garrifon. On the 20th, the Allies attack'd a Redoubt, on the Right, and took it after a very fliort Refiflance, and inconfiderab'e Lofs. The Enemy fent a Body of Troops the fame Day to Retake it ; and a great many Officers,, v-ho were then at Dinner V'ith Monfieur Goesbri/int fthc Governor^ cam.e out with them as Voluntiers: But as they pafs'd under the Fire of the Allies Batteries, the greateft part of them were either Kill'd or Woun- ded, and a Colonel of Dragoons was taken Prifoner. ON the 2 9d, the Befiegers having lodg'dthemfelves in-the Fore-Ditch on the Left, and within a few Paces of it on the Right j the Enemy Sallied out with 400 FuziicerS; and 200 Workmen^ but were repuls'd with the of the ^Ittznt WAR. 339 tihe Lofs of about 40 Men Kill'd on the Spot, and did ANNO the Allies no manner of Damage. The fame Day, there 171 o. happen'd a Vigorous Skirmiih, near the Village of I^e- ^•^■'Vj* leck^, on the other fide of the L;>s, the Enemy having A Party of advanc'd with 1000 Horfc, to beat up the Quarters of "^'^°''^''''^^ the General - Officers of the Right in the faid Village, y^^t^^, were fo warmly receiv'd by the Guard, that about 450 of the Enemy were Kill'd upon the Spot ; 1 2 Officers, with 220 Troopers (all Mounted) made Prifoners : And tiear 300 Hories were taken, without any other Lofs on the Allies fide, than about 40 Men Kill'd and Wounded. On the 26th of September, the Chevalier De Luxem-' hburgh form'd a Defign to furprife Fort-Scarfs • and ia Order thereto, march'd from Bouchain, with a ftrong Detachment to Pont-a-P^r.che ; fent 200 Men in the Night, into the Wood of Bellifon0tes, near the Fort, and had 2 Waggons loaded with Hay, in which feveral Grenadiers were Conceai'd. Thefe Waggons were dri- ven by fome other Soldiers difguis'd as Boors, who were to feize the Barrier, and upon a Signal, to be» fupporced by the Others, and then by the Chevalier De Luxemhourgb himfelf. But, Major- General Amnma, coming at the fame time to Vifit General Homfefch, rhe Eneinyfs who having fome Sufpicion of the Defign of the Ene- Difi^n in my, was gone into the Fort, to give the Neceffary Or-^"7t-to"fis ders for its Security, left his Guard without the BsLVvicr, fru/irated, who walking their Horfes, and following the Waggons by meer Chance, the Enemy believ'd they were difco- ver'd, and fo ran away, leaving the Captain, and one of their Men Prifoners. ALL this while, the Befiegers before^ 1 2^ £, car- The^itgcef ried on their Approaches with the utmoft Diligence, Aire csnti- tho' the Enemy defended themfelves with no lefs Obfti-""^ nacy. On the 5th of OBober, the Allies made them- felves Mafters of a Redoubt, which covers the Cawfey of Bethune, Sword in Hand, a'.;d began the 8th, to batter the Baftion of Anas, with 8 Pieces of Cannon. From the 8th to the 19th, the Allies advanc'd their Works with great Danger and Difficulty ; and on the 20th made a Lodgment on the Angle of the Cover'd- Way, with the Lofs of 300 Men. On the 21ft, at Night (notwichftanding abundance of Rain that fell) they finifli'd 5 Bridges, over the Fore-Ditch at the At- 340 A contpleat H i s T o r Y ANNO tack of Si. Quint in, at the Gate of An at, but they had 1710. in than Service 160 Men KiU'd and Wounded, befidcs V^-OT'O 8z Wounded in the Trenches, and 36 Kill'd. They loft likcvvifc 18 other Men, by the Blowing up a Quan- tity of Powder, belides a Major of a Brigade was Wounded, with a Captain, and an Engineer. At li at Night, the Prince of Anhnlt went into the Trenches, to make the Neceffary Difpofitions for Attacking the Covcr'd- Way, and had his Hat ftruckoff by a Cannon- Bali ; but it was thought proper to put otf the Attack to another Day, and go on farther with their Approa- ches by the Sap. On the 23d, the Enemy faliied out upon the Beliegers with all the Dragoons of the Garri- fon ; and having levell'd feme of their Works, retir'd into the Place, with the Lofs of 60 Men KiU'd, and 25 taken Prifoners , tho' the Lofs of the Allies Was Confiderable upon this Occafion. On the 16th, at Night, after a Prodigious Fire, and another Salley from the Enemy, which coft the Bcliegers many Brave Men (among whom were feveral Prujjinn Officers of Note) they ceas'd at the Attack of the Gate of Anai all Hoftilities on both fides, as if it had been by Con- fent : But, on the 27th in the Morning, the Fire began again at 9 o'th' Clock, with as great Fury as ever. The 30th at Night, 500 Grenadiers and Fuzileers, were commanded to fignalize their Courage at the At- tack of a Fletche, on the Arrai Gate fide, and out of that Number, not ico return'd to bring the News of their Defeat : However, the Confederate Generals were rcfolv'd to carry the Poft, and they made a good Lodgment for 150 Men, on the ift of November, after an Obftinate Refiftance from the Enemy, who difpu- puted every Inch of Ground with them. THE 2d of November, at Night, the Neceffary Difpofitions were made for Attacking the two Angles of the Cover'd Way, and the Place of Arms, and 8co Grenadiers, and 400 Fuzileers were appointed for that Purpufe, who Attack'd the £nemy with a great deal of Bravery ; and tho' they were twice Re^iuls'd, gain'd thofe Pofls, and began to lodge themfelves therein : But the Enemy fpringing a Mine over againft the Ra- velin, which blew up 100 Men, and (allying out at the fame time, with the grcateft part of the Garrifon, ftheir Workm^cn were put into Diforder, and the Men were oblig'd to quit thofe Pofts. Pn jhe ^d, they Attack'd the of the P^tfmt W A R; 541 the Saliant Angle before the Baftion of Thtenne, with ANNO the like ill Succefs ; for the Enemy made fo terrible a 1710. Fire, that the Allies were oblig'd to defift from that V./^V%i Attack. The Beliegers advanc'd by the Sap till the 7th, when the Enemy quitted the Saliant Angle of the Counterfcarp, before the Ravelin of the Gate of Arroi j and the other Saps being fo far advanc'd, as to oblige the Enemy to quit that part of the Counterfcarp, which they were ftill poflefs'd of^ the Befiegers ered:ed a Bat- tery to enlarge and finilh the Breach in the Ravelin. And on the 8th, at Night, all the Saps being joyn'd, and the Befieg'd obferving, that the Bridges were al- moft finifli'd in order to Storm the Place, they thought fit to prevent it by a timely Capitulation. Accordingly, Monfieur Goesbriand ( the Governor ) order'd the Cha- made to be beat at Six in the Evening, and Hoftages were exchang'd about Ten. The Beffeg'd fent out a Brigadier, a Colonel, a Lieutenant-Colonel, and aMa-Aire CrffJ/n* jor : And, the Prince of Anhalt fent into the Town'^^'"^* Four Officers of the like Quality. The former went the next Morning, to the Duke of Marlborough's Quar- ters, where the Capitulation was fign'd in the Evening j by which the Town, and Fort Si. Francis was to be de- liver'd to the Allies, and a Gate of each to be put into \ their PolTeilion the fame Night, and the Garrifon to March out the 1 1 th, to be conduced to St. Omers. .»' THE Terms agreed on for the Surrender of A II^E, were in Subftance : That, the Gate of Arras, Jkould be Articles •/ deliver d to the Allies, imrnediately upon figning.the ^ i^- CrfpitMtoita; TICLES. That, all Hojlilities Jhould Ceaje, and that Care Jhould be ttken to prevent any Diforder, from the Offcers and Soldiers on cither fide. That, the Garrifon floould March out on the 1 1 th, and be conducted to St. O- mcr, vcith the Vfual Marks of Honour, Four Pieces of Cattnon, &c. That, the Sicl{_ and PVbunded Jhould remain in the Town, till their B^covery. That, the Garrifoa Jhould be allow d Six Cover d iVaggons, Deferters Jhould be deliver'd up, and Prifoners Exchang'd. That, Hofta- ges Jhould be left for the Payment of the Garrifon'j Debts. And, that Faithful Difcovery Jhould be made of all the Milies J and the Ksys of the Maga:^ines Jhould be deli- ver'd up to the Allies. The Garrifon of AI H^B ha- ving., been (upon the Solicitation of the Governor) al- low'd a Day more than was agreed to by the Capitula- tion, to provide Carriages, and other Neceifarics, Z 3 march'd 34^ A Compleat history ANNO March'd oat the I2th of November, in the MorningI 1710. The whole Body confifted of 15 Battalions, and 3 X^^'^'V'vJ Squadrons of Dragoons, amounting to no more thaa f^^'^J^^^L^' 3620 Men, their Numbers being much diminifli'd du- put. f^ng the S I E G E J and befides thofe that were Kill'd, there were above 1500 Wounded left behind m the Town. As foon as the Enemy had evacuated the Place, the Count De NaJJau fj^'oudenbourgb (Son to the late Velt-Marcfchal D'Juverquer^ue) March'd into it. with 8 Battalions appointed for the Winter- Garriion ; and Directions were immediately given for LevelUng the Trenches, Repairing the Breaches, and Putting the the Armies Town into a Pofture of Defence. Thus ended, to the iiliuer'"'" ^^^'■y of ^h^ -^-'■'^^s of the Allies, this CAMPAIGN Quarters, in the Netherlands ; and the Confederate Troops march'd towards the feveral Places, allign'd them for their Winter- Quarters, the French having gone to Theirs. fome time before. 34i COMPLEAT HISTORY CK. \ OF THE Campaign, In the Year, 171 !• H E Advantages obtained in the Prece- ANNO ding Campaign in the Nethcrlnnds, by 171 1. the talcing of DO WAY, BETHVNE, (./y^ AI^E, and St.VENANT, were fo- coniiderable , that the Confederates were re{«lv'd, if poflible, to Improve "* their late Conquefts, and to profecute the WA R with the utmoft Vigour. In order thereto, the Duke of Mar/borough, on the 1 8th of February, em- The Duk? bark'd for Holland,' znd arriv'd at the Hague, the 4th of ^^Jjf'J^^" March; where he was daily in Conference with the bar\s for tbs Deputies of the States, to concert the Operations of Hague, the enfuing CAM PA I GN. And, it being judg'd a Matter of the higheft Importance to be in the Field before the Enemy ; it wasrefolv'd to caufe Detachments from all the Garrifons, to Canton along the Scarpe, and Z 4 between V- 344 A Ccnipfeat HISTORY ANNO between that River and the Canal of Doxvay, whereby 171 1, a great Body might in a few Hours be Form'd, and be ^./"V"*"^ in a Readinefs to March ; which was with great Dili- gence put in Execution, under the Direction of Lieute- iiant-Gencral Cndognn ; and fuch Care was taken to conceal the Numbers of thcfe Detachments, that the Enemy could have no Account of it. At the fame time, vaft Magazines were providing at Tournay, from •whence Provifions, and other Neceflaries, v/ere to be fcnt up the Scheld, and the Scnrfe^ to Doway, for the Subfiftancc of the Troops : And, on the other Hand, the French Forces began about the middle of yij)ril, to affcmble near Cnmhrny and Arras. The Duke of Marl- borough, having Advice that Marefchal Villars was ex- peded at one of thofe Places, on the 25 th of April (N. S.) he fet out from the H^gue, the 23d of the fame Month, and arriv'd at Tournay the 26th, near which Place, the Troops were encamp'd in feveral Bodies. His Grace having held a^ Council of WA R with the Deputies of the States, and the Generals, it was re- folv'd, that thofe Troops fliould join, and Form the Army; which was done accordingly on the 30th ac The Confc- Orchies, between Lifle and Dovony. The next Day, the French T/- Dukc of Marlborough pafs'd the Sc^rpe, and encamp'd miesFomVi. between Downy and Bouchnin, and found that the Ene- iny had aflembled a Numerous Army behind the Snn- fet, in a molt advantageous Poll, which was judg'd InaccefTible. Nothing Material happened till the 9th of May, when 3000 French detach'd from Valenciennes 'A Convoy of and Conde, attack'd a Convoy of 45 Boats, laden with Hay aii4 j^^y and Oats for the Confederate Army, which fee tackjd^ythe^''^^ from Tournay, under a Guard of two Battalions, Jrench. commanded by Brigadier Chnmhrier: But, the Garri- fon of St. Amand, advancing to the Aiiiftance of the Guard, the Enemy retir'd, having firfb fet on Fire i% of the Boats, with the Lofs of about 100 Men Kill'd and Wounded ; and the Allies loft about the fame Number. The Duke of Marlborough continued in his Camp, where he expedled the reft of the Troops which were to Form his Army, and the Arrival of Prince Eugene of Snvoy, who had been detain'd at Vienna^ and in the Empire, by rcafon of the Death of the Em-. ^, ^j^^^peror JOSEPH, who departed this Life, the 17th rot Dies/ of April (N.S.) This difmal and unexpected Accident, cblig'd the Prince of Savoy to ftay iome Days about Trankfart, to concert with the Elcdtor of Ment:{, the Necelfary of the ^tttmt WAR. 34; Neceffary Meafures for the Security of the Empire, and ANNO to view the Lines, and other Pofts. His Highnefs ha- 171 1. ving given fuch Direcftions as he thought convenient, \.y\^^ proceeded to the Court of the Eledtor Palatine, to re- gulate feveral Matters with that Prince, who, as one of the Vicars of the Empire, was to have the chief Admi- niftration thereof during the Interregnum, and arriv'd at the Hague the 5 th of May, where he was Oblig'd rp continue for fome time, fo that he did not joyn the P>''nce lu- Grand Army, till the 23d of the fame Month ; on which ^Tconfede. Day, having Din'd with the Duke of Af cafion. The States Deputies Letter to ibeir High HIGH and MIGHTY LORDS. TH E Baron De Hompefch, Lieutenant-General, took Poft Yefterday Morning at 4 o'th' Clock at Paine, ^nd Bac-a-Bachcul, with about 8000 Foot, and ^ightincfles." 2000 Horfe, partly drawn out of the Garrifons of Do- ** xvay, Lijle, and Sr.Amajidi and partly confifting of the " Detachment which cover'd the Baggage near Bethune. " The Enemy had a little before withdrawn the Troops " ihey had in thofc Pofts to Re-inforce their Army, " wherefore of the l^^ttmt W A ft. 547 *' wherefore ours found no Refiflrance. In the Precaii- yiNNO ** tion for Succefs in this Enterprifc, Orders were given 171 1. " at 6 in the Evening, for the Army to be in a Readi- O'^Y^v^ " nefs to March, which they began accordingly at ic in ** 4 Columns, and took the Way by Viler-au-Bois : And, " the Army having afterwards fil'd off by Neufvi/ie and " Telu diredly to Vitry, pafs'd the Scnrpe there, and the " next Morning, by ten o'th' Clock, the Van-Guard " w-ere advanc'd as far as Arleux, and Bnc-a-Bacheuli " This March was made with fuch Diligence, that the " like has hardly ever been Known. The Foot, in that *' fliort time, march'd 10 Leagues, without halting, to *' which the Moon-light and the fair Weather which "GOD Almighty gave Us that Night, contributed " nor a little, Marefchal ViEars was inform'd of our " March about 11, but was fo ftrongly perfwaded by ** the Feint we had made for feme Days, that our De- *' fign was to Attack his Lines near Avefnes le Comte, *' that he waited till next Day at i in the Morning, to ** be fuliy afTur'd of our March. Then he gave Orders " to his Army to March immediately; but feeing that " our Army was already too far Advanc'd for his to be *' able to come up with Us, he himfelf advanc'd with *' the King's Houfliold-Troops, with Hopes to arrive " time enough to difpute with Us the PafTage of the S/tfi- ^ fit. But, hefoundthat 50 or 60 of our Squadrons, had *' already pafs'd at 11, and particularly thofe of General ** Hompefch : Upon which, Marefchal Villars retir'd to *' the main Body of his Army, which was by that time *' advanc'd to the high Road between Arras undL C/^mbray^ *' In the mean time, our Troops advanc'd with all pofli- *' ble Diligence : But, as the Paflage could only be ** made by Bac-a-Bejcheul and Paine, our Rear could not ** get over till Midnight. Our Army is encamp'd upon ** the Scheld, between Oify and EJlritn. This Morning, ** at 8 o'th' Clock, we faw the Enemy's Army file off in: ** 4 Columns towards the Scheld, either to pafs that Ri- ** ver, or to Intrench themlelves, between it and a Marfii " that lies near Mar^uion. Our Generals did not think ** fit to Attack them in their March, but have refolv'd *' to pafs the Scheld this Evening to invcft BOVCHAIN. From the Camp We are, &c. cf L'Angloh^ A Van Cafelle. G. Hoofti jiugujl.6. 171 1^ S.VanGoJlingn. DeClaerhergen. THE 34^ A Compleat H I S T O R v jiNNO 17IU V/VXJnrHE Confederates having pafs'd the French Lines^ demes"^^' ^""^ ^^^ ^^^^^ o( BOV CHAIN being refolv'd on, makcvrepa. the 9th of //wj^/v/?, 30 Battalions (W;^. 17 from the Right, rat'ionsfor and 1 3 from the Left) and 12 Squadrons were appointed jJoucbiin- ^"^^ ^^^'^ Service, under the Command of General Fngel, with the Lieutenants-General Collier, and the Lord North andGr^,;; the Ala jors-Gencral Gotten, Sybourg, Jvoy, and Hujfel -^ and the Brigadiers JL<7 i^oc/^ir, Lebec, Schmeling, And Sch/jvonne. On tiie 10th, the Troops defign'd for the SIEGE, under General F^gel, march'd to Inveft the Place, and General Bulnit^ was detach'd with 40 Squadrons from the Right, and pafs'd the Scheld^x. Neuf-^ ville. The fame Morning, very early, the Duke of Marlborough went in Perfon with that Detachment, to view the Approaches of (^i) BOVCHAIN, and order'd the Lines of Circumvallation to be made : But, upon Advice that the French Army had pafs'd the Scheld, as if they defign'd to attack him, his Highnefs return'd to the Camp, order'd !iis Troops to take up Arms, and ad- vanc'd towards the Enemy. The Armies came very vltlTrs'^/df- "^^^' ^^^ '^^ ^^^ impoflible to come to any Adion, by fignto At- Reafon of the difficult hollow Ways and Defiles, by tackthe which they were parted. So the Enemy return'd to r^tesffttfira- their Camp, and the Confederate Troops march'd back ted, again: But, for preventing any further Alarm, the Duke of Marlborough order'd feveral Lunettes and Re- doubts to be made in the Front of his Camp, which might be joyn'd by Lines in cafe of Need. The Town of Bouchahi could not be invefted every where on the loth, becaufe the Enemy had thrown up an Intrenchment,. from the Hill of Marquete, to the Inundation of Bou- chain, which they had furnifli'd with Cannon, and had Polled 3c Battalions behind it. The nth, Lieutenant- General Pf^lthers, with 20 Battalions, and Sir Richard. "FbeDuheof "Temple with 2o Squadrons, march'd to Rc-inforce Ge- Marlbo- neral Fagel, on the other fide of the Scheld. The fame rough /om- £)ay^ iiiie Confederate Troops began to Work on the Camp. Lunettes which the Ingiucers had inark'd out in the Front' (a) BOU CHAIN, a Fortified Town of the Low-Countries, in the Province of Hainault, and Marqnifnte of the Territorj of Oftervant, fub- jeB to the French. It (lands on the River Scheld, 9 Miles N'orth of Cam- bray, 10 South' Weft of Valenciennes, and 28 (tlmoji Weji o/Mons. Lonn gitude. 27. 12. Latit'Udi, 50. 23. of the ^itftnt W A R. 549 Front of the Army, between the Scheld and the Selle, ANNO and were fo far pcrfedled, that they w-ere all mounted 171 1. ■with Cannon the fame Afternoon, and were afterwards Kyy^ joyn'd together by Lines, for the better Security of the Camp, whilft great Numbers of the Men were employ 'd on the other fide of the Scheld. The 1 2th, at ^ in the Morning, the Duke of Marlborough, with 50 Battalions, and 52 Squadrons, pafs'd the >S"c/;e/^, and having vicw'd Bouchain^ and the Intrenchmcnrs made by the Enemy, from Bac-Au-Vafne to PP'nvrechin, gave Orders for ma- king the Lines of Circumvallation from the Scheld, over againft Neufville to the Snnfet. Marefchal Vilinrs, with about 100 Hujfars, came out of their Lines to Obferve thefe Motions, and the like Number of our HuJJars were order'd to Attack them ; upon which, 4 Squadrons of their Carabineers who were near at Hand, apprehen- ding their General to be in Danger, advanc'd to his Relief; but 4 of ours coming up at the fame time, charg'd them with fo much Bravery and Refolution, that they immediately broke their Squadrons, Kill'd fe- veral, and took a Brigadier, a Major, and 2 Captains Prifoners : the Marefchal himfelf narrowly efcaping. Marefchal On the 13th, in the Evening, the Enemy having begun y'"^J^'"/- 3 Redoubts, between Bouchain a.nd fVavrechin, as well^j;;|f4^e« for preferving a Communication with the Town, as for Prilbncr. preventing the Befiegers carrying on their Line of Cir- cumvallation to the Sanfet, the Difpofition was made for Attacking them the 14th, with the Troops on the other fide, and 20 Pieces of Cannon with which the Duke of Marlborough march'd at 3 in the Morning, and coming before the Redoubts at break of Day, the Enemy immediately quitted them, and retir'd to their Lntrench- ments. This Succefs very much facilitated the carrying on the Line, and to prevent any Interruption for the Fu- ture, the Troops on that fide, were Re-infoi c'd to 1 00 rt? French Squadrons, and 70 Battalions, which had that good?"''3Re- Effed:, that by Night, the Line was brought too near ^" *' the Redoubts, for the Enemy to think of retaking them ; and the 15th, the Confederates took them into the Cir- cumvallation, which by Night, was carried quite thro' to the Sanfet. Marefchal Villars, not a little difatisfied with his ill Succefs, having ftill another Projcdr in Re- ferve, attempted to make a new Communication with the Town, between 2 Rivers, which Space is a great Morafs, or rather an Inundation, and is in moft Places ot a pretty good Depth : But, thro' them iddleof it; there runs 350 ANJ*J Men ; which the Garriion miftrufting, and at the fame time/ hearing fome Firing from the Out-Pofts, they fir'd Ukewife upon the Boats : So that the Enemy find- ing themfelves difcover'd, retir'd immediately. Thofe But retire [^ jhe Innundation, left their Boats behind, and made xohbTnci- ^^^^ ^^^^ jj^gy ^Q^\^ to join their main Body, which ''"''^"'"' March'd back, and Re-pafs'd the Sanfet, with great Precipitation, having loft a confiderable Number of their Men by Defertion. The Duke of Mnrlborough having Advice of thefe Proceedings, fent Lieutenant- General Cndognn, with Orders for. the Troops on the other fide the Scheld, under the Command of General Dopft, and Lieutenant-General Withers, to March, and enileavour to Attack the Enemy. Thefe Troops were in Motion before it was Day ; but in their March, the Huifars, who were fent before, to get Intelligence of the Enemy's Motions, came back with feveral Prifo- ners, and brought Notice of the^ Enemy's Precipitate Retreat j whereupon, they return'd to the Camp. The siege i>f AIL this while, the Siege of Bouchnin was carried SnS'".« on with great Vigour and Succefs, and the Allies ha- ' vine diflodg d the Befieg d from feveral Traveries, and other Out-Works, they attack'd on the i ith of Seftem^ her the Baft ion on the Right of the Lower-Town, and took it with inconfiderable Lofs : Bur, in making the Lodgment, the Befiegers had a Lieutenant - Colonel, and 10 Private Men KiU'd, and about 30 Wounded. The Befieg'd abandon'd at the fame time, the Baftion on the Left, where the Allies likewife lodg'd themfl-lves. By this time, the Breaches at the two Attacks againft the Upper-Town were very Wide, fo that all things beinf' prepar'd for a General STORM, the Garrifon rfc^Garrifon thought fit to prevent it by a Capitulation; and having beat a Parly. ^^^^ a Parley the 12th about Noon, the French Hofta- ees were conduded to the Quarters of General Fcgel, where the Duke of Marlborough, the Deputies of the States, and feveral other Generals repair'd ; and his Grace having conferr'd with them, the Hoftages were call'd in : But, when they otFcr'd to deliver their A R- TICLES, the Duke told them, " That, he would " not have them Read, for feeing that they had waited *' to the iaft Extremity, they had no other Terms to ** Expect, of the ^^efent war. 55-3 *' Exped, than to be Prifoners of WAR : OrJeririg A UNO "them at the fame time, to acquaint their Comman- 171 1. *' der with it, and fend back the Hoftages that were in L*''V'>J " the Place on the fide of the Allies, if he would not ** accept this Condition. The Hoftages being return 'd into the Town, the Governor refus'd to furrender upon thefe Terms, and fo the Befiegers renew'd the Hoftili- ties with more Fury than ever, and made fuch a terri- ble Fire, from their Cannon, Mortars, and fmall Shot, that the Enemy hung dut a White Flag at all the At- tacks, and beat a Parley a fecond time. New Hofta- ges being exchang'd, they propos'd to furrender Prifo- ners of WAR, upon Condition, that they fliould be allow'd to March out with the Ufual Marks of Ho- nour, and be condudted into France ; where they fhould do no manner of Service, till they were Ex- chang'd : Pretending, they defir'd this Favour, becaule of the Mifery the Prifoners were reduc'd to in Holland, where they feem'd abandon'd by their Court, which took no care for their Subfiftance. This Requeft being alfo rejected, the Governor agreed at iaft to furrender upon the Terms propos'd by the Duke of Marlborough ; j,,^ surren* and the Allies took Poffefllon of one of the Gates the der prifo- 13th in the Morning. The 14th, the Garrifon having "^''■^ "^ ^*'"* deliver'd 24 Colours, and all their Arms, march'd our, to the Number of about 2000 Men, with Meflieurs De I{avtgna and St. Luc, being at the Head of them j and the Soldiers were condudled to Marchienne, in or- der to be fent to Holland ; but the Officers continu'd in BOVCHAIN, till further Orders: And, Major- General Grovejlein being appointed Governor in the Place, took Poffeffion of it with a Detachment of the Troops that Form'd the SIEGE. The Garrifon, which confiftcd at firft of 8 Compleat Battalions, and , . ^ - a Detachment of 600 Smt^ers, befides another of Dra-f/,^ carnioa goons, loft a great many Men in the Defence of iht during the Place, being reduc'd to the Number of 2 Majors-Ge-^^^^'^* neral, 2 Brigadiers, 8 Colonels, 4 Lieutenant-Colonels, 3 Majors, 76 Captains, 83 Lieutenants, 51 Under-Lieu- tenants, and 2717 Private Men! Thofe Officers and Soldiers, who by Rcafon of their Wounds and Sick- nefs^ were not able to march out with the reft, v^^ere fent to Cambray, to be accounted for as Prifoners. The French Governor pretended, that he was in a Condition to have defended himfelf foiue Days longer, but that A a the 354 AConiplcat HISTORY ANNO the Soldiers finding MarcfclKil Vi 1 1 J to Capitulate. The Field - Deputies difpatch'd imme- diately after the Redudion of BOVC HAIN, the following Letter to the States-General. HIGH and MIGHTY LORDS. ne Field- « rp j-j £ Enemy having beaten a Parley Yeftcrday, Lefurtotbe** the Capitulation was agreed to this Morning, by suteb-Gene- " which the Garrifon are made Prifoners of WAR. ^'"^ " It is with the utmoft SatisfaAion, that we give our " felvcs the Honour to congratulate your High-Mighti- " neffes, on the Conqueft with which GOD Almighty " has been pleas'd to blefs the Arms of the State, and *' your High Allies. This Place is of fo G R E AT I M- " P O RTAN C E, in refpedt to i:s Scituation, which *' opens a Way to penetrate farther into the Territories *' of the Enemy, and even into the very Heart of " their Country ; that in order to prevent it, they have ** thought neceflary to confume by Fire theJForage in *' their own Territories. If the Circumllances that ** l\ave attended this Conqueft arc duly coiilider'd, as " the Paffing of the LINES, which the Enemy and " all the World thought impoHible ; and the SIEGE " carried on with fo much Speed, and in fo Glorious a " Manner, in Sight, and within the Reach of an Ar- *' my, which, if not Superiour, was at leaft of an " equal Strength : If all thefe things arc rightly confi- *' der'd, it will appear, that the Conduct, Firmnefs and ' " Valour, which the Duke of Marlborough, and Count " Tilly, have exprefs'd in the Profecurion of this Glo- " rious Entcrprife, cannot be fufficienrly Prais'd. That ** we may likewife do Juftice to General Fagel (who " commanded the S I E G E) we find our felves oblig'd *' to fay, that his Courage, and indefatigable Care, *' has very much contributed to the Speedy Conqueft of " this Important Place : But above all, we return ** Thanks to Almighty GOD, who has made Ufe of " thefe Generals as happy Inftruments for the Accom- ** plifiiment cf his AVill and Mercies. AVe pray GOD ** that he will continue his BlelTings on the Arms of *' Ycur High-Mightiritfles ; that this Bloody and Ex- "penfiveV/AR, may be chang'd jnro a Happy and *' Lailing PEACE. Wc take the Liberty to propofc " Major- • of the ^Itttnt WAR. 2SS " Major-General Grovejiein for Commander, and Cap- ANNO " tain K^pfelj for Major of the Place, who are to take 171 1. ** Pofleflion thereof; and hope that Your High-Mighti- V/SOn,> " nefles, will be pleas'd to approve the fame, and re- " m>ain with the utmoft Refpe(5l, High and Mighty Lords,- G?<^. Prom the Camf before A. Van. CAPELLE. W. HOOFT. BOVCHAIN. Sep. I yh, 1711. S. Van. GOSLINGA. P.F.VegelinVan.CLAEIiBEI{GEN. THE Sucfcefs of this memorable Siege, fo difficult Difficuitlei in all its Circuxnftances, improv'd the Bravery and ^^-ly^Q^j^zh^l, folution of the Confederate Troops ; infomuch, that they never exprefs'd fuch Eagernefs for coming to a fair Engagement with the Enemy. The Stratagem of the Allies, in paffing the French Lines without the Lofs of a Man,, the cutting off the Communication of the Enemy with Bouchaih, the Manner of their Inveftfng the Town with an Inferiour Army, their calling up Lines, making regular Forts, railing Batteries, laying Bridges over a River, making palfable a Morafs, and providing for the Security of their Convoys, againft a . Superior Army on one fide, and the Numerous Garri- fons of Conde and Valenciennes on the other, are Enterpri- fes truly Heroick : And after all, their forcing a ftrong Garrifon to deliver up fo important a Place, and to furrender Prifoners of WA R, is returning moft effectu- ally the NE PLVS VLTI{A of Marefchal VlUnrs upon himfelf, and his 1 00000 Men. That General had form'd a Projeil to furprifc Aire, and Monfieur Goeshriand, march'd with the Garrifon of St.Omer, and fome other Troops for that Purpofe ; but had the fame Succefs as Monfieur Albergotti had upon Dovoay, which he was likewife to Surprife : So that thofe two Gene- rals mifcarried, in the Defign they had to regain their former Governments. AFTER the Redudion of Bouchain, the French, to extenuate their Lofs, pleafantly gave out. That the taking of that Place, was but equivalent to the taking • " A a 2, of ; 5 ^ A compleat h i s T o p. Y jl N K of a p OYE -HOUSE: Bur, the Number of the 171 1. Garrlfon, and the many Attempts mace by Marefchal {•'V'Sj F/Zi'rtJj to prefervc it, fliew, that this was a DOVE- HOUSE of an extraordinary Nature. The Enemy, however, were fo much Mortified, to fee that Monfieur De ^rrcl^nnn, who commanded there, and the other Principal Officers of that Garrifon, reprefcnted to the French Court, that the Conditions promis'd them du- ring the Parley, were not made good to them, infifting that they were only to be deem'd Prifoners, to be con- duced Home, and to be accounted for in Future Ex- changes. And the faid Reprefenration having been tranf- mitted to the Duke oi Mnr thorough y by Marefchal Villnrs, his Grace in anfvver to it, return'd him Atteftations fign'd by General F^rgel, who commanded the Siege, and Colonel Pngnies, one of his Hoftages, who they pretend made them that Offer, in the Name of Mon- Heur Fflgel ; whereby it plainly appear'd, that their Complaint was altogether Groundlefs, and that they never had the leaft Encouragement given them, to hope for any other Conditions, than to be made Prifoners of WAR. The Fortifications of BOV CHAIN being repair'd, and the Place put into a Pofture of Defence, it being not thought fit to expofe the Infantry to the Fatigues of a new SIEGE in the late Seafon of the Year, the Duke of Marlborough feperated the Forces The Qoc.U- under his Command, and quarrer'd great part of them derate For- on the Frontiers, that they might be able to hinder the inio7vm:cT-^^^'^y from making new Lines in the Winter, and ^rurs. Form their Army early in the Spring, without being harrafs'd with long Marches. On the 23d of Ofio^er, his Grace went to Vific the Fortifications cf BOVCHJIN, and order'd the Battalions appointed for the Garrifon of that Place to march in, and the Detachments that were there bclcnging to the fcveral Regiments that made the SIEGE, to joyn the RefpcAive Bodies to which they belong'd. The fame Day, Monfieur D'Al- Icrgotti, with the Troops encamp'd near TVavrechln, under his Command, pafs'd the Sanfct, and having join'd Marefchal Villnrs, they march'd the 25th, and Th: Trench (Operated their Army likewile, in Order to put them tales. "*^^'^'into Winter-jQuarters. The Duke of A/'??-//'orow^/;, ha- ving given all the Neccflary Orders, left the Army the a 7th, went that Day to Tournny, where he was nobly £nterLaiii*-d by the Earl of Albemarle (Govenor of that Fortrefs) of the ^Ittmt WAR. ^57 Fortrefs) arriv'd the 3d of November at Antveerp, and ANNO on the 5th, fetout tor the Hague, where he arriv'd the 171 1. next Day ; and having had feveral Conferences with V^'V^^ the States Deputies, if not about PEACE, at leaft about the Profecution of the WA R, his Grace fet out the 13 d, for the Brill, in order to Embark for Englnnd, ana Th i on the i8th of November {O.S.) arriv'd at London. ^^^ ^i' lus ended this CA M PA IG N in the Netherlands, rbuoif ^,jr^ which has produc'd variety of Strange and Memorable nveidtLon. Events, and given a new Turn to the Affairs and Mear '^°"" fures of Great-Britain, as will fully appear in the en- fuing part of this HISTORY. A a 3 3S9 COMPLEAT STOR O F T H E ampamn, In the Year, 1 7 1 2. I^^^^^^TiHE Campaign of 17 iz, is fo remarkable ANNO -**' -'^'^'^^-^^^ in all its Circumftances, and has pro- lyix. duc'd fuch a concinu'd Series of "Wonder- t,^*ApsJ ful Events, that they will be one of the brighteft Parts of the Hiftory of thefe Times j but it will be a very difficult Task to difcover the Secret Springs,' which have Occafion'd new and unexpeAed Motions in feveral Councils of Europe : And, as this Year be- gun and concluded with the Negotiations of P EACE, I fliall give a particular Account of them, after having related the chief Adions of fVA !{. THE Queen having been pleas'd to remove thcj^^ ^'^k^^f Duke of Marlborough from the Command of her Army, xakes upon appointed the Duke of Ormond to Command her Forces 't'-''"'^'-"'-^'"^* abroad, as her Captain General, with the fame Autho-'^^l^'!,''^''' A- a 4 rity 560 A compleat history ANNO rity and Commiffion as his PredecefTor had, and the 17 1 2. time of Opening the CAMPAIGN, drawing near, KyY"^ the Duke of Ormond repair'd to the Hague^ to concert the Operations of "WAR, and from thence went to Tournny^ where Prince Eugene of Savoy was already arriv'd. On the 6ih of May^ thofe two Generals were nobly enrcrtain'd by the Earl of Albemarle ^Governor of that CityJ with the Sieurs De Clnerbergen and Deputies of the States, and fome other Pcrfons of Note. The next Day, General Lumley came to Com- plement his Grace, and in the Evening, return'd to Befieux, where the Britijh Troops were encamp'd, ha- ving aiTiftcd in a long Conference, held between Prince Eugene, the Duke of Ormottd, the Deputies of the States, the Earl of Albemarle, and feveral other Gene- rals. On the lift, the Duke of Ormcnd, and Prince Eugene left Tourney^ being at their Departure, faluted with a tripple Difcharge of the Cannon. They went lirft to Doway, to view the Fortifications of that Place, and came in the Evening to the Camp of Mnrchiennes j ''And arrives h^i^ Grace taking his Quarters at the Abbey of that vitbc Con- ]sJame, and Prince Eugene at that cf Anchin. The Z3d, Camp.^* his Grace Review'd the Right-Wing of the firft Line of his Army, confifting of all the BritiJIs Troops then in the Camp, and 16 Squadrons of Dragoons, of the Auxiliary Troops in her Majefty's Pay, which made a very Splendid Appearance. After the Review was over, his Grace entertam'd Prince Eugene, and the General Officers of both Armies at Dinner. On the 24th, the Duke of Ormond went to Boucbain, to view the Forti- fications of that Place, and General Fagel's Camp on the other fide the Scheld ; and the Difpofitions were made for the two Armies to pafs that River the next Day. The Propofals made in a Council of WA R, to Attack the Enemy, having not been confentcd to, it The Siege ofwus refolv'd to Beficge (a) QJU E S N O T; and accor- Quefnoy re- ^[^^ly^ tj^g ^^q Armics made a Motion, the 7th of Jo V upon, j^^g^ ^^^ pafs'd the River Selle, the Duke of Ormond extending his Left to Chnteau-Cambrefis, and Prince Eu- gene his Right to Hafpre, all along the faid River, which {a) QU E S N O Y, afmall, but flrong Town of the Low-Countries, /« the Earldom of Hainault, a7jd Territory of Valenciennes, fubjeH to f/j^ French. It Jlijuds Seven Miles South-aij} of Valenciennes, 18 South- W^Jl of Mens, mid 18 almoft North-Eaf of Cambray. Longitude 22. $3, Latitude 50. 17. f of the j^jefent war. 361 ivhich they had ih Fronr. In the mean time, General ANNO Fagel was detach'd with 30 Battalions, and as many 17 12. Squadrons to Inveft QJJ E S N OT, which was done ^•''V'^ the 8th of June, but thro* many Difficulties ('which would be too tedious here to incert^ the Trenches were not Open'd till the 19th at Night, when the Siege was carried on with fo much Vigour and Succefs, that on the I ft of 7«/y, the Counterfcarpe was taken Sword in Hand : "Whereupon, the Garrifon beat a Parley the ^^^ Town 3d, and Surrender'd the 4th, as will more fully appear "^"'■'■^"'^^''•'• by the following Authencick Letter. HIGH and MIGHTY LORDS. " T H A D the Honour moft humbly to acquaint your General Fa- " -*- High - Mightinefles the 27th paft, what ProgrefsSf'/^'^^^^f/^'; " we had made in this SIEGE, as alfo that we were General. " preparing to Attack the Counterfcarp ; which we did '* Succefsfully the ift Inftanr, when, as we had pro- ** pos'd, we drove the Enemy out of the Cover'd-Way. ** In the mean time, we continued to enlarge and level " the Breaches with Inceffant Firing of our Artillery, " and to Day, they are made fit to Mount, and our " Saps are brought near to the Edge of the Ditch over " againft them, in Order to filling it. The Garrifon ** not daring to ftay till that be done, beat a Parly at " Three to Day, and defir'd to fend out a Brigadier, " and two Colonels to Capitulate, which I have Granr- " ed ; yet with Intimation, that the Garrifon muft " Yield themfelves Prifoners of WA R, as I fignified to " the Governor, at the beginning of the Siege, that he ** was to expedt no other Ufage, if he waited to the *' laft Extremity. I would not delay fending your " High-Mightinefles immediate Information of this, ** by my Aid-de-Camp { the Count De Bcrlo ) moft hum- ** bly congratulating Your " High-Mightinefles on this ** good News, and that with the greater Reafon, be- " caufe QV ES NOT is a Place very well Fortified, * and has above 70 Villages dependent on it, G?cr. ■frowi the Camp before Sign'd, flVESNOr, July^d, 11 iz. F.N Baron Van PAGE Li THE f 56x A Compleat history ANNO IT 11. THE Garrifon of QVESNOY, confifting of V^'V'"^ 1662 Private Men, embark'd at Marcbiennes, and pro- rrifoncrs ta- cecded to Ghent, in order to be condudicd into Hollayid, iicn in Quef- ggfjjes thefe, there were feveral Perfons of a Superior ^^^' Rank, made Prifoners of WA R, ^'/:^. Monfieur Laba- die (Lieutenant-General, and Governor of the Place) the Sieur Damas (Major-Gencral) 3 Bri gadiersrThe Major of the Town, and his Aiilftant : z Captains of the Guard; i CommifTaries of WAR; A Treafurer: A Commifrary of the Artillery, with 7 others in Extraor- dinary : 5 Officers of the Artillery : i Lieutenant of the Bombardiers : 4 Cadets : 1 2 Bombardiers: 8 Offi[- cers of the Ordnance : 70 Gunners : 6 Ingineers : 5 Colonels : 4 Lieutenant-Colonels : 6 Majors : 52 Cap- tains: 121 Lieutenants : And 53 Enfigns : Befides, 528 Private Men Sick or Wounded, who could not be re- mov'd. The Confederates put a good Garrifon into the Place, under Major - General Ivoy, and all polTible Expedition was us'd to repair the Breaches, and Ieve{ the Works. Th Duhe ef THE Confederate Armies continued about Qucf- ormond in-noy, till the i6i\i oi July, and during that time, the fifis upon ri Generals had feveral Conferences, in which the Duke Arms'/Jr °^ Ormond infifted (on the part of the Queen) on a txfo Months. CelTation of Arms for two Months, in order to facili- tate the Conclufion of a Treaty for a General PEACE, then on Foot. At the fame titne, his Grace told Prince Eugene, and the Field Deputies of the States, that he had receiv'd Politive Orders to agree with the French for a CefTation of Arms for two Months, by which time, it was hop'd, a General PEACE would be concluded ; and that in the mean time, he had Direct- ions to fend Ten Battalions to take PoflefTion of DZJN- I<^I^^I^, which the French had offer'd to put into the Hands of the Queen his Miftrifs, for the Security of the Performances of the Offers they had made. The The BritiCh Allies could not agree upon this Subjed: ; and fo Prince Forces f^Pf" Eugene decamp'd the i6th from the Neighbourhood of Auxiliary Qif^faoj} and Encamp'd at Hartre near Landrecy, being Troops. joyn'd in his March, by all the Auxiliary Troops of the Princes of the Emprire, that were in the Army of the Duke of Ormond, whofe Generals declar'd they had Orders from their Refpedive Matters, not to fe- derate themfclves from the Forces of the Emperor, and the of the pjttmt WAR. ^6^ the States; and fo none remain'd with the Engh'/h^ but ANNO fome Battalions of Hoijieni Gottorf, and the Regiments 171a. of Dragoons of fV/ileff. This was the fatal Day of the O^'Y'sJ Srperation of the Forces of the Allies, which having been invincible, while they continued United, were foon after fenfible-that they could not be an equal Match for the French after their Separation. Prince Eugene made Preparations for the Siege of Landrecy, and on the 'J7th, the Duke of Ormond having caus'd a SnipenCion The Duke ef of Arms, for two Months, to be Publifli'd in his Camp,^JjJ^™^Ccr. as the Marefchal De ViHnrs had done in his; his Grace ration of march'd back to Avefnes le Sec^, repafs'd the Scheld and p'^^-of,^; the Scarce and came to Ghent, where the Briti/h Forces/,," camp^ continued, all the reft of the C A M PA I G N. SOON after the Troops of Grent^Britain fepera- ted from the Allies, General Cadogan^ went to Prince Eugene with a Complement from the Duke of Ormond, and told him, that his Grace was forry for this Sepera- tion, and wifli'd him a Profperous CAMPAIGN, in which he fhould have no hindrance from him. The fame Day, in the Afternoon, Count Nnjfnu TVoudenhurgh (Son to the late Velt-Marefchal D'Auverguer^ue) came to the Duke of Ormond from Prince Eugene, and the De- puties of the States, to acquaint his Grace, " that upon ** hearing that the Commandants of Bouchain and Doveay, Mutual civU *' refus'd to admit Ibme of his Officers into thofe Peaces, ['^'^^^^f^^yr " upon the March of his Army, they had thought them- ormopd and " felves Oblig'd to declare, that the fame was not done Prince ^m- " dire(ftly nor indirectly by their Orders; and that the^^"fy^^^Jy^. " faid Commandants fhould be feverely reprimanded :riun. " Defiring his Grace not to impute to them what the faid " Commandants had done without Orders ; and aifur'd " him they were ready to give all pcflible AfTiftance to ** the Troops in their March, and to do every thing that *' could be defir'd of them, towards the prefcrving a good " Underftanding and Union between the Queen and ** their Matters. The fame Evening, Count Hmnpefch (Governor of Doxv/iy) waited likewife en his Grace, to excufe himfelf, as having no part in the Commandants refufing entrance to his Officers. In the mean time, the Allies made the NecelTary Preparations for the Siege of LWNDi^£Cr and on the 17th of July, that Place was In- vefted by 34 Battalions, and 30 Squadrons, under the Co.mmand of t.be Prince of Anhnlt Deffnu, who had un- der him, 3 Lieutenants-General 6 Majors-General, and 8 Brigadiers. 364 A CTomplcat HISTORY ANNO Brigadiers. He was fupported by the reft of the Army^ 1711. commanded by Prince Eugene, the Lefc of which, joyn- ^^^/'A^'-N^ ed the Camp before LAndrecy, and the Right extended along the Scheld towards Denain, where the Allies had an Intrench'd Camp, to cover the bringing up by Wa- ter, ofthe Artillery, Ammunition, and Provifions, which they drev^ from the Magazines of the Places in the 0^al- loon Flanders. Marefchal Villfirs, who had Orders to re- lieve Lnndrecy, caus'd Bridges to be laid over the Scheld, the 1 8th oi July, which he pafs'd the 19th and 28th, encamp'd on the Selle towards Chntenu-Cnmhrefis, and the 21ft and 22d, order'd 1500 Men to widen and level the Roads towards the Snmbre, and to lay Bridges over that River. Upon thefe Motions, Prince Eugene caus'd a great Intrenchment to be made before his Left, and Poftcd behind it General Fagel, with 40 Battalions, and caus'd his Right, to move up nearer about 3 Leagues, that he might be in a Condition to maintain the Siege with all his Forces. Matefchdl \ N the mean time Marefchal Vittnrs, who had form- 7Defigl''of' ^^ the Important Defign of poflefTmg himfelf of the fojfilfinp Camp of Denain, and of the Magazines of the Allies, ^T^c f ^commanded the Count De Broglio, the 23d in the Eve- Denatn. ning> ^^ advance along the Selle with 40 Squadrons, caufing all the PalTages of that River to be Guarded, to the end that none of the Parties of the Allies might . pafs over it, to obferve the Motions of the French Army, At the fame time, he Order'd the Marquifs De Vieux- font fLieutenant-GencralJ to March with 30 Battalions of the Left, fome Artillery and Pontons, and lay Bridg- es at Neufville over the Scheld, between Bouchain]and De- nain. He caus'd him to be follow'd by Count Albergot- ti, with 20 other Battalions, and by all the Army, in 4 Columns, and a 5th of Artillery, having fome Days before, fent the heavy Baggage to St. Quintin. Notwithftand- ing, the Marquifs De Nieuxpont made all poflible Ex- pedition, he could not reach Neufville, till the 24th ac 8 in the Morning, where he prefcntly caus'd Bridges to be laid over the Scheld. The Count De Broglio arriv'd about 9, with his 40 Squadrons, as did likewife Ma- refchal Villars, who order'd him to pafs over before the Infantry, which he did with great Difficulty, by Rea- fon of a Morafs which was beyond the Bridge, which the Horfc and Dragoons were forc'd to March, thro' Four a-brcaft. THE of the i^^iefent w a R. i^^ THE Allies had made Lines, which began at the ANNO Schcld, and ended at the Scnrpe, in Order to cover their 1712. Convoys againft the Garrilbns oiCn^nbr^y and Valencien- LOT^ 7ies. The Count De Broglio, attack'd thofe which be- gan between Ncufville and Denntn, and finding them weakly Guarded,, he forc'd them almoft without Refift- ance. He found on the other fide of them, 500 Waggons loaden with Bread for the Army of the Allies, guarded by 5ooHorfc, and the fame Number of Foot, who were fur- rounded and molt of them either Kili'd or Taken. The Troops at Denain came out, in feveral Columns, to defend their LIKES, and their Convoy; but feeing the French Infantry advancing, they return'd into their Camp. It was defended by 17 Battalions, cover'd by an Intrench- ment of between 1 5 and 20 Foot high, and about half a Quarter of a League in Extent. Thefe Troops were commanded by the Earl o^ Alhemnrle, 4 Lieutenants-Ge- neral, feveral Majors-General and Brigadiers, with 12 Pieces of Cannon. THE French Infantry having pafs'd the Scheld, and the Line which the Count De Broglio had gain'd, Ma- refchal VilUrs made the Difpofitions for the Attack in 8 Columns, diftant 200 Paces from each other; the Gre- nadiers at the Head of the Battalions, with a Referve of 6 Battalions marching in a fecond Line, and the Ca- valry behind. Marefchal VilUrs put himfelf at the Right of the Infantry, as did the Marefchal De Montefquiou, and Count Alhergotti at the Left. The fignal being giv- en, the whole Line advanced, and march'd 7 or 800 Paces, towards the Intrenchment, without Firing once. When they were come within half a Musket-fliot, the Troops of the Allies, who lin'd the Rampart, made a Difcharge of their Cannon loaded \.virh Carrridge-fliot, and 3 Difcharges of their Muskets, without difordering any one Battalion. The Enemy coming up within 50 Paces of the Intrenchment, the Piquets, and Grena- diers leap'd into the Ditch, follow'd by the Battalion?, and after a long Refiftance, they enter'd the Camp, cut- ting down all who made Head againft them. The reft retir'd into the Village and the Abbey, where they were forc'd and purfu'd fo clofe, that entire Battalions threw themfelves into the Scheld-, by which Means, the Con- federate Troops were entirely defeated, before Prince ^«'^^'^e"'^' Eugene could come up to their AfTiftance : For, the ^^^^-'co^^i^lzmz cautions which Marefch;.! Vihrs had us'd, to conceal Lines.. ■ ' ■ ■ ' his -^66 A compleat history ANNO his Dcfign, and his March from the Allies, had fucceed- 1711. ed fo well, that Prince Eugene had no Intelligence till I^V'X^the a4th in the Morning, when the Enemy were laying Bridges over the Scbeld, and fo was not able to arrive with his Troops, till the end of the Engagement. This was a very unfortunate Adiion, wherein the Dutch loft feveral Brave Commanders, and after which, the Field- Deputies wrote the following Letter to the States-Gene- ral. HIGH and MIGHTY LORDS. The Field. *' 'T^HE Marefchal De Villars, decamp'd Yefterday in toeputiei " -*- the Evening, at Sun-fet from Chateau-Cambrejis, sut^Genc-" ^nd march 'd with fuch Diligence, that early this Mor- tal ^ftfr ffce " ning, he pafs'd the Scheld in 8 Colnmns at Sourche^ Mlienof " znd aiNeufvillc. As foon as Prince £«^ewe of Srfi'^V"*0 ** have not yet any certain Advice of the Count of Naf- ** fau-M^oudenburgh. Among the 17 Battalions, were 8 " Imferialiiis, or Palatines, and 3 of this State : Vi:{. *' Thofe of Albemarle, PVeUeren, and Douglas ; the reft " being Auxiliary Troops. We are oblig'd to defer to ** another Opportunity, the fending to your High- " Mightinefles the Particulars of our Lofs ; 'tis but lit- *' tie, the great Fire confider'd, and without the Acci- *' dent of the Breaking of the Bridge, would have been ** yet lefs : For, the Enemy durft not Penetrate to the ** Scheld, to avoid the Fire of our Infantry, who were "Polled on this fide of that River. Brigadier Bnen, and Grecl^ ; and Lieutenant - Colonels ^./'^yxJ Donnely, Herhjhnufen, Heuske, Brnkel, Munnik^^ and Eh ; and the Majors H^inck^l, ¥nbrit:{, Btdomo, TiU, and Moors • 44 Captains, 109 Lieutenants and Enfigns ; as alfo 58 Horfe of the Camp-Guard, befides four Atds- de - Cnmfy and the CommilTary of the Artillery T««- rinus. THE Vnnccoi Snvoy had caufed 14 Battalions ta advance ro the Bank of the Scheld, where they fVood drawn up, ready to Pafs j but they could not do it in ( Time, becaufe the Bridge that was left (the other ha- ving fome Days before, been fcnt by exprefs Order to the Grand Army^ was embarafs'd by the Cavalry and the Baggage, and afterwards unluckily broke ; the Bridge of Timber was not finiflied : So thofe Troops could ferve only to favour the Retreat of the Remains of our Battalions, who crowded to the Bridge. THE Enemy's Army confifted of 133 Battalions, ^nd 250 Squadrons. THE following Letter, about the Earl of Albemarle's ConduA in the Adlion at Deneiin, was Written by Prince Eugene to an eminent Minifter. SIR, "JAM Surpriz'd and Troubl'd, to hear of the In- " -*- jufticc People do my Lord Albemarle, and all the TrixicetM- gent's Let- ter ahcut . - . , -!/(«• 43/on cf" impertment Diicourles that have been vented touch- Dcnain. « j,-,g j^jg ConduA in the Adtion at Denain. I have *' long been fcnfible, that the ill-inform'd Vulgar, judge " by Events, and that the Unfortunate are always cen- " fur'd by them ; but I wonder that fuch Slanders " fhould have found Reception among Men of Figure, " as could only have been broach'd by his Enemies. ** Lfliould think my felf wanting in the Duty of a " Man of Honour, if I did not teftify the Truth, of " w^hich I vvas an Eye-Witnefs. He perform'd on that " Occafion, all that a Couragious, Prudent, and Vigi- " lant General could do ; and had all the Troops done " their Duty, the Affair would not have gone as it did : " Bur, when they run as foon as they have given onq *'Fire^ of the ^^ttmt WAR. ^77 ** Fire, arfd cannot be Rallied, no General in the World ANNO " can help it : And therefore, S I R, I doubt not that 17 12. " you will contribute to the Dilabufing thofe of the U'''^V>*I " Regency, who may have been Mis-inform*d ; and " that you will b^ Perfuaded, none can have more ** Efteem for you than, SIR, Your, ^c. Sign'd, EVGENE de SAVOT. THE States having appointed fbme Deputies of their Own ; and the Council of State, fome Members of their Body, to examine the Reafons of the Earl of Albemarle : They ask'd him the proper Queftions to come to the Knowledge of the Matter ; which his Lordfliip having anfwer'd to their Satisfad:ion ; their High- MightinefTes, upon the Report thereof, refolv'd not on- ly to Declare, that the Earl of Albemarle had behav'd himfelf in that unfortunate Ad:ion, with Prudence and Bravery ; but alfo to return him Thanks for his Con- dudt therein. THE Adion of D £ NA I N being over, Marefchal The Frcncb Villars order'd the Count De BrozUo to March, and Inveft ^'^k? '^/w- MAH^CHIENNE on the Scarpe, where the Alliesy^^rj o//e*f- Principal Scores were lodg'd, with above 150 Belanders,rai Impor- laden with Artillery, and all forts of Ammunition, and ^'^"^ ^'^'**' Provisions for a whole Campaign. At the fame time, he commanded Count Albergotti, to £o and Attack St. AMAND; ordering other Detachments ro poffefs themfelves of the reft of the Pofts on the Scarpe. The 26th of y«//, loo of the Troops of the Allies, whoi, were in the Abby of Anchin, and at Pont-a-I{ache, yielded themfelves Prifohers of WA R. The fame Day, the Count De L'Efparre made himfelf Mafter of the Ab- by of HASNON, where he took 100 Prifoners. Count Albergotti poffefs'd himfelf that Day likewife of MO i^- TAGNE, at the Mouth of the Scarpe, where he took ico Men ; and then of St. ^M^ND, which was defended by 800 Men, who yielded themfelves Prifoners of WA R. In this laft Place were found 6 Brafs Cannon, Ammunition, feveral Horfes, and 40 Belanders ladea with Provifions, which were fent to Conde and Valen^ cienneSy with the 6 Cannon, and the 800 Prifoners; and alfo thofe taken in Mortagne, Anchin, -and Hafnon. After 37^ A compleat history ANNO After thefe SuccelTes, Count Albergotti gave Order 17 1 2. for demolifhing the Fortification of the Poft of St. A- V^^/X; MAND. Marchienne I N the mean time, the Count De Broglio Invefted thTiicnth. ■^^'^^CHJENNB, and having view'd it the 25 th, ia the Morning, he found the Enterprife much more Dif- ficult than he at firft imagin'd ; that Poft being encom- pafs'd with Morafles and Ditches full of Water ; forti- fied with feveral Works 3 defended by Brigadier Ber- kpffsr, with 6 Battalions, and 500 Men, detach'd from the Garrifon of Downy, and by the Regiment of Schel- larty confifting of 3 Squadrons of Curafliers of the E- ledlor Palatines Troops. Thefe Difficulties, oblig'd Marefchal Villars to defire the Marquis De Montefquiou to take upon him the Care of the SIEGE, who re- _pair'd thither the fame Day, and having review'd the Place, he gave Notice to the Marefchal, that 'twas ne- ceflary he fliould fend him Artillery and Ingineers to Befiege the Place in Form. Accordingly, the Artillery arriv'd the 27th : Whereupon, Men were immediately fet to Work to raife Batteries, and Trenches were open'd at two Attacks. On this Occafion, Monfieur Villars De Luff an (Brigadier of Ingineers) was Kill'd with a Cannon-Bail, which likewife Wounded 3 other Ingineers. The 28th, 20 Cannon began to batter to make Breaches, and Marefchal Villars came to the Siege, and view'd the Trenches, which by that time The Befieged were confiderably Advanc'd. The fame Day, the Be- f>£/tt a Par- {]eg'd beat a Parley, and ofFer'd to furrender, upon **•'• Condition that they might be permitted to March out with their Arms and Baggage, and other Ufual Marks of Honour. This Propofal was rejeAed by Marefchal Villars, who would allow the Garrifon no other Terms than to be Prifoncrs of WAR. So Hoftilities were re- new'd, and on the 29th, one Battery having made a confiderable Breach, and the Principal Trench being advanc'd far enough. Preparations were made for gi- ving the Affault t'le next Day. But the Befieg'd beat a Parley again, and ofter'd to Surrender upon the the Place Terms propos'd : So on the 31ft, in the Afternoon, the Surrenders. Garrifon fto the Number of about 5000, without in- cluding 8 or 900 Sick or Wounded at the Siege of Quefnoj;) march'd our, and were conducted to Valen- ciennes. The Lofs of this Poft was of difmal Confe- quencc to the Allies ^ for they had there a General Magazine of the ^^tefent war. ^79 Magaiinte of all forts of Artillery, Ammunition, and ANNO Provifions, defign'd for the further Operations of the 1712, CAMPAIGN. On the other hand, the Advanta- V./^y^ ges that the Enemy obtain'd by it, were io confiderable, that the French King wrote the following Account to the Arch-Bifhop of Paw. COV S I N, ii »-p Y{ E Steps I have taken to effedl a General The French " ■* PEACE, and the Sufpenfion of Arms which I J^;^"8^^^Jf * " have agreed on, with the Q^ecn of England^ have not cardinal De *' avail'd to determine the other Allies to enter into the Noyelles. " fame Sentiments. On the contrary, they form'd a " Defign to pufh on their Concuefts, and Befiege Lan- " drecy. The Importance of that Place (the taking of ** which, would have open'd to the Enemy an Entrance " into my Kingdom) determin'd Me to give my Orders *' to the Marefchals De Villars and De Montefquiou fwho *' command my Army in Flanders) to Attack, and JFighc " the Enemy, to oblige them to raife the SIEGE. " They have AAed with fo much Condud: and Prw- ** dence, and the Succefs has been fo Happy, that the " Camp which was poffefs'd by the Enemy at DENAIN *' (notwithftanding the Strength of its Intrenchments) " was Forc'd and Defeated, with the entire Lofs of 17 ** Battalions which defended it, and of a Convoy of " about 500 Waggons, who were at the fame time on ** the March towards the Camp before Landrecy. The " Defeat of thefe Troops encamp'd at D £ NA I N, was " follow'd by the Taking of the Poft of Marchienne,, " where the Enemy had 6 Battalions, 500 Foot detach'd " from the Garrifon of Dovpay, and 3 Squadrons of " Horfe, who were all made Prifoners of WA R : And " being added to thofe taken in the Camp at Denain, " and in fome other Pofts along the Scnrpe, make the ** Number of above 7000 Men, and upwards of 400 "Officers Prifoners i among Whom are feveral of their ** General-Officers. My Troops, who in thefe two Ad:- *' ions fhew'd all poflible Valour, took 37 Colours, and 3 " Standards. The Enemy loft with Marchienne, a great ** Number of Cannon, and Stores of all forts of Am- ** munition, and Provifions laden in above 150 Belan- " ders ; and their Army being weaken'd by fo confide- " table a Lofs, having no longer Communication with " the Places they are poffefs'd of towards the Scarce, "have 380 A conipleat history jiN NO " have been forc'd to ralfe the Siege of Landreey, iS 17 12. "retire towards Mons. And, as fuch an Event, is a t^^Vxi^ " vilible Mark of the Protedion of GOD, who " knows the Rcdlitude of my Intentions, I hold my " felf oblig'd to render to Him, moft humble A(Sts of ** Thahkfgiving. I defire therefore that you will caufc ** TE D EVM to be Sung in the Metropolitan ** Church of my good City of Pnris, ^c. THE Confequences of the Forcing of the Intrench-" ments of Denain, and the Taking of MarchiennCy ap- pear ftill more favourable to the Enemy j who on the The Trench 1 2th of AuguH, March'd and Inverted D O WA T-y and Inveji Do- e^camp'd in two Lines, their Right at Carvin, and their Left at I{jbaucourt, The next Day, they prepar'd Fafcines, and feveral Batteries ; and the Trenches were open'd in the Night, between the 14th and 15th, under the Diredtion of Monfieur Valori, as chief Ingineer. This oblig'd Prince Eugene to abandon the Defign of Befieging Landrecy, to March ro the Relief of Dovoay : But, when he arriv'd, he found the Avenues to the French Camp fo well Intrcnch'd, that the Deputies of the States could not be induc'd to confent to the At- tacking of them ; and fo they carried on their Ap- proaches againft the Town and F O I{T-S CAH^P E, with all pofTible Diligence. They Attack'd the latter, with 80 Pieces of Cannon ; and, notwithftanding the Garrifon confifted but of 400 Men, they defended themfelves 14 Days, and furrender'd Prifoners of Fort-scarpc ^A R the 28th, having repuls'd the French in feveral Surrenders. Attacks. AFTER the Taking of that FORT, the Ene^ my redoubl'd their Fire againft the Town ; and altho* the Garrifon was but weak, General Hompcfch (the Go- vernor) contrary to the Expe(ftations of the Allies, or TheGarri-^^Q French, held out till the 8th of September in the E- fon of Do- vening, when he beat a Parley, and furrender'd Prifo- Tnfonmof rise's of WA R : His brave Defence, having not been "WAR. able to obtain any other Terms than thofe that were granted to the French Garrifon of Quefnoy. The Enemy in this SIEGE, were repuls'd in feveral Attacks, and loft a great many Men ; (efpecially the 7th at Night, when they took the Counterfcarpe, and a Half-Moon, which they were oblig'd to abandon) and had the Gar- yilbn been Numerous enough, in proportion to the Ex- i of the ^^efent war. 581 tent of the Place, 'tis very probable that the French ANNO would not have Retaken it. 171 2. THE Mareichal De VlUars, who was march'd to obferve the Motions of Prince Eugene^ encamp'd along the River Honneau, and took fuch advantageous Pofts, that the Allies who were advanc'd to Belinn, on the other fide of Mens, found it impoilible to advance any farther, and fo the Enemy on the i oth of Septembei-^ Inverted (IVES NOT. The Trenches were open'd the 1 8th at Night, and General Ivoji (who commanded therein^ finding that there was no probability of faving the Place, and being unwilling to Sacrifice the Garrifon, furrender'd the 4th of OSioher, upon the fame Condi- The Frcock tions that General Hom-pefch had obtain'd. On the i orh ^^^^ ^^^" of OHober, the French being refclv'd to lofe no time in °'^^* eniarging their Conquefts, open'd the Trenches before BOVC HAIN I •which. Place was fo indifierently provided, and the GarrifiDn fo Weak, that they made but a flcnder Refiftance : For, the French took Poffef^ fion of the Cover'd-Way the iSrh, and as they had ^^^ gg^ made the Difpofitions for Storming the Body of the chain. Place next Day, the Garrifon beat a Parley, and fur- render'd at Difcretion. HAVING thus particularly related the gr''at Lof^ fes and Difadvantages the Allies fuftain'd this prefenc YEAR (the only one fince the WA R commenc'd, wherein the Fre7ich could juftly claim any Advantage) I muft not omit a very remarkable ACTION, v/hich happen'd the beginning of the Campaign, and Alarm'd the Court of France in an extraordinary Manner. Prince Eugene of Snvoy, refolv'd to put C HA MPAIG N and Mjjor-Gene^ other Countries under Conrribudon ; and, to get an \[Qia^l°Ex'pe. exadt Intelligence of the Country of France in their duion to Frontiers, between his Camp and ParK ; and the De- Champaign, puties of the States havinr approv'd his Refolution, his Highnefs detach'd 1500 choice Troopers, Dragoons, and HuJJars, under the Command of Major-General Crovefiein (an Officer of great Merit) wjrh Orders to penetrate into France as far as pofiible. Thofe Troops were detach'd with the utmoft Privacy from the Camp ^z Hafpre, the i oth of June. The nth. they met at Night at Groufelle, within 3 Leagues of Neufchatel en the River Aifne, which they pafs'd the lith, and ad- yanc'd at Night to Suipe in Champaign. The 13th they pafs'd 38^ A compleat history ANNO pafs'd the River Noire, near Si.Menehold: The next 1712. Day, they palVd the Mnc;{e at Seneri, near St. Mi hel, \y^/^\J got into Lorrain j and the 15th, pafs'd the Mos^e I le a.t Pont-a-Moufon. The 1 6th, they came before Met:^ ; and the 17th, pafs'd the Snnr, and retire leifurely to- wards Traarbnch, carrying off with them a vaft Booty, and a great Number of Hoftages for the fecurity of the Payment of the Contpibutions they had demanded from the Countries thro* which they pafs'd, amounting to fome Millions. They Burnt feveral Villages and little Towns ; and at Met:{, Major-General Grove/lein, fent a Letter to the Marquifs De I^fuge ('Governor thereof) and another to the Intendant, to lummon them to fend Deputies to agree about Contributions. The Governor anfwer'd him, that he had nothing to fend but Fire and Ball ; and that inftead of Contributions and Hoftages, he would only fend him Ibme Guides, to condud: him whither he deferv'd to go. General Groveftein being exafperated at this Anfwer, caus'd about 30 or 40 Vil- lages, and about 20 Caftles (or Gentlemen's SeatsJ to be burnt in fight of Met:{, after having plunder'd them, and retir'd fafe with his Booty : For, Marefchal Villars not being inform'd of this Detachment, till 24 Hours after they were March'd, the Troops he fent after them, could not overtake them. 'Tis impolTible to exprefs the great Surprife that this Expedition caus'd in the Adja- cent Parts, and even in the Suburbs of Paris ; it being Reported, that the Detachment aforefaid were advan- cing dircdly to that Capital City. The King himfelf \ was not thought fafe at Verfnilles with his ufual Guards ; and therefore, all the Troops quarter'd in and about Paris, were order'd to repair immediately to the King's Palace : But, Major-General Groveftein making his Re- treat, foon put an End to the Alarm. Major-Gene. THE Fre«c/» were refolv'd to revenge this Excurfion rj/ Paikurv of General Grovejiein, and entrufted Major-General Exfc itm. p^j}gj^.f. ^^ Famous Partifan) with the Execution of their Defign, which he manag'd with all imaginable Dili- gence and Difpatch : For, notwithftanding he had 1 5 or 1600 Men with him, the Allies had not the Icaft Notice of his March, till he was advanc'd farther than Bergen-Op-Z^oom, and had plunder'd Tortole, an Ifland belonging to :^ealand, with the Town of that Name, and feveral other Places. Whereupon, 30 Squadrons were detach'd from the Confederate Army, and all the Garrifons of the ^tttmt WAR, 383 Garrifons were drawn our, to Intercepr the Enemy In ANNO their Retreat ; But, Monfieur Pnfieur took fo well his 17 rz. Meafures, that he recurn'd fafe to Namur with a great ^x'^yNj Booty, and feveral Hoftages for Contributions. T O Conclude the Affairs of the Netherlands, du- ring the Year 171a, I Ihall only add, that while the < French were before Boucheiin, the Allies Surpris'd. FOi<^T-K^OC.QJC^£, after the following Manner. Brigadier Caris, (Commander of Ojiend) and the Sieur Bruel (Receiver of the Contributions in Flanders and Artois) having receiv'd certain Intelligence, that the Garrifon of Fort-JQioc^ue (a ftrong Poft, fcituate at the Jund:ion of the Canals of Tpres and Fumes, above Dix- muyde) was very Weak, and moft of the Soldiers Sick, j they refolv'd to attempt the Surprifing of it ; And ac- cordingly. Brigadier Caris, on the 4th of O^ober in the Morning, detach'd 280 Men of the Regiment of Salablanca, and of a Battalion of Swit:(ers, command- ed by 3 Officers, and 6 Serjeants, and all under the Direction of Captain De i^«e (a Famous Partifan j who having march'd with the utmoft Privacy, found Means the 5 th at Night, to hide themfelves in 3 little Houfes, and in the Garden of the Governour of the Fort, {lan- ding between 4 Draw-Bridges, where they lay clofe all that Night. The 6th in the Morning, at the open- ing of the Gates, fome of the Detachment advanc'd on a fudden, and made themfelves Mafters of the Bridge neareft the Fort, having Kilfd the Guard. Captain De I^e divided his Men into 4 Bodies, and with one of them fiez'd one of the Gates, while two other Di- vifions ran to the other two Gates, and the 4th drew up near the Cazerns, to hinder the Garrifon from draw- ing together : Which fucceeded fo well, that with the Foft- Lofs of only two Men Kiil'd, and one Wounded, that^;!",^;^ ^^ Important FORT was taken. The French Governor, the Allies. hearing the Noife, leap'd out of Bed, and looking out of the Window cry'd, QUA RTF R! And with the Garrifon, was made Prifoner of WA R ; which con- (ifted of 3 French Companies, and one of Sveit^^^ers, but a great Number of them were Sick. Captain De I^uc having fecur'd that Poft, font out immediately part of his Men, to feize all the Provifions in the Neighbour- ing Villages, and to bring the fame into the Fort, before the Garrifon of Tpres could be inform'd of the Lofs of the Place. He difpatch'd alfo an Exprels to Brigadier Carx 384 A compleat history ANNO Cam of this Succefs, who detach'd 40 Men to Re-inforc 1712. the Garrifon of that Place. The Precautions made ufc ^^^^>sJ of by Captain De i^ar , were not ufelefs j for the taking of that Poft occafion'd the Motion of a great Body of Troops on each fide towards the Lju, as if the French defign'd to Retake it : But, they found the Allies too quick for them, and that Fortrefs was fo weli, and Co feafonably Provided, that the French entirely ab'andon'd the Defign of Attacking it. The Cam- paiga ends in the Ne- tberlaods. THESE are the chief Tranfadions of the Year 17 1 2, between the Allies and France in refpeA to WA R : I will now proceed to give fome Account of the other chief EVE NTS, that have render'd the Year fo Remarkable in Relation to PEACE. THE il f A N ABSTRACT Of the TREATY of PEA E Concluded at UTRECHT The ^ Day of ^? 1713. 387 ^1 1 1 ^^M ^ ^ i ^Mi A N ABSTRACT,&c. H E inoft Chriftian King having 3.c-Tke Queen'j quainced Us, wirh his Dcfire to fee circuiarUt- che Quiet of Europe reftor'd, by ii j>,[\\es vpon Safe and Honourable PEACE for the enfuhi^ Us, and for all our High-Allies ; and J'f^^c i having Offcr'd fome Propoiirions to induce Us to fet on Foot Conferen- " ces for that End, which Propoficions have been com-: " municated to all the Allies ; and the States-General " having thereupon declar'd, That they were inclin'd ** and ready to enter into a Negotiation for a Good and ** General PEACE; and to join with Us to. Invite " the Potentates concern'd with Us in the Prefenc. "WAR, to fend their Minifters and Plcaipotenciaries " to the Congrefs, the Place and Time of which, have ** been concerted with the Minifter of the States-Gene- ** ral : ♦Ve have judg'd it proper to give you Notice, " without Lofs of Time, that we have agreed to fix " the Opening the faid Congrefs to the izth of January *' next (N. S.) in the City of VT£(,ECHr. As we " have no other View, than to put an End to this " WAR, by a firm PEACE, in which every one of " the Allies may find their reafonable Satisfaiflion .: We " doubt not, you will like wife agree to contribute to " the forwarding of fo Pious and Wholefome a Work, *' Wherefore, we defire you to fend forthwith the Mi- " niftefs vvhom you fhall chufe for this Purpefe, that ^ C c i " bv 388 An abHract of the " by the Time above fpecified, they may repair to the ''faidCity of t^Ti^£CHT. " W E think it further convenient to acquaint You, ** thar We, with the Lords -States -General, ha^e una- " nimoufly agreed to fend our Minifters to the Congrefs, " in the Quality only of Plenipotentiaries, and that " they Ihall not take on them the Characfter of Ambafla- " dors, till the Day of the iigning of the PEACE; " thereby to avoid, as much as poilible, Difpures about " the Ceremonial, and the Delays that the fame might " occalion, ^c. TheVhn'ifo. THE Quecn "having been pleas'd to appoint the Ore""Bri-''-^^^^'^0P °^ ^"-^'^ ^^^^^ Privy-Seal) to alfift at the Con- tain and ferences at VT ^EC HT, as one of Her Majefty's Holland or- Plenipotentiaries ; the beginning of January^ his Ex- tr«hT. ' cellency embark'd for Hollandy and on the 14th, arriv'd at the Hr.gue, had a fliort Conference with the Penfio- nary, and return'd the fame Day to I{ptterdam, from whence he went direcflly for VT I{^EC HT, where he arriv'd the 15th. The Earl of Strafford (the other Ple- nipotentiary of Great-Britain) arriv'd there the 17th, as did the i8th, Me/iieurs Buys and ^enfwoude, two of the Plenipotentiaries of the States. The French THE Marefchal D'Huxelles, the Abbot of Polignac^ Mimllcrs ^^^ ^ht Sieur Mefnr.ger (the Plenipotentiaries of Frayice) Vi'tlihu ^^^ o^'^ from Paris, the 6th and 7th of January ; and were receiv'd by the Dutch Commanders, of Mens, Brujjels, and other Places, with all the Refped due to their Characters. They arriv'd at VTI^EC HT the 19th; and immediately after, the Bifliop of Brijiot, and the Earl of Strafford, made a Vifit to them at the Marefchal D'Huxelles Houfc, where they were all toge- ther : The fame Day, the French Plenipotentiaries re- turn'd the Vilit to thofe of Great-Britain. THE Day after, the French and Dutch Pleaipotcn- . tiaries, made their refped:ive Vifits, and the Magi- ftratcs complimented all of th^m. Thofe Minifters had a Conference together, to concert proper Regulations for preferving Peace between their refpeAive Servants, and the Manner of holding the Conferences : And ha- ving agreed in thofe P >?nts, and refolv'd that the Con- ferences fl;ould be hctii for the Future, twice a Week [vi:^ TREATY at Gltrccl^t 389 {'jt;(. TVednefdnys and Saturdays) without any Ceremo- nies ; the Congrefs was open'd the 29th of January, and the firft: Conference was held about ic in the Mor- r^if Congrcis ning, wherein nothing happen'd but Compliments, and opin'd, mutual Affurances and Exhortations to avoid all Dif- ptttes, and every thing that might retard the Conclu- fion of the Great and Good Work, the Providence of GOD had truftcd to their Management. The Aflcm- bly was not very Numerous, when the Congrefs begun j for the Emperor not having fent any Plenipotentiaries thither, and no Prince of the Empire having thought fit to fend Theirs, till his Imperial Majefty had declar'd his Mind as to the Negotiations, there were but Eigh: Plenipotentiaries on the fide of the Allies : {Vi:{.On the Part of Great-Britain, the States, and the Duke of Sa- Tt:e Plenipo- voy) and Three for France, when the Conferences were ^^^'''i)['|^ open'd. The Names of thofe appointed by the States, rfce state*, are as follow : Monfieur I{andvfick.y for the Province of Gelderland i MefTieurs Buys and VanderduJJen for Holland ^ Monfieur Meermont for ^ aland i Monfieur De J^enf- rvoude for Vtrecht ; Monfieur D€ Gojlinga for Friefand i the Count De I^chteren for Overyffel j and the Count De Tu and Kjiiphuyjfen for Groningen. In the mean time. Count ]^in:{endorf CPlenipotentiary of the Em-i perorj arriv'd at the Hague, and had immediately a. long Conference with the Penfionary j wherein he us'd his utmoft Endeavours to have the opening of the Con- grefs put off, till he had receiv'd Letters from Prince Eugene of Sr.voy, with an Account of the Progrefs of his Negotiations at the Britijh-Court, but could not fucceed in his Dcfign. When the Plenipotentiaries of the Allies, and thofe of France were affembled, the Lord Bifhop of Brijlol made a fliort SPEECH, di- rev5led to the French Minifters, to this Effcdl. M ES S I EV B^S, *' \T7 E are this Day met together in th# Name of J^-'.^'^'^ " ^'^ GOD, to lay the Foundation of a General fJ^J^Tat "PEACE, between the High- Allies, and the King tie open/r.^ *' :.cur Mafter. We bring finccre Intentioas, and alfo ^^^^^"^"^ " Pofitive Orders from our Pnncipa's, to concur ineve- " ry thing on their Part, which may tend to the fur- " therance and happy Conclufion of fo Advantageous ** and Chriftian a Work. On the. other Hand, we are " in Hopes f M E S S I E U R S^ that you are in the C c 3 " fame 390 An abaract of the ^' fame Difpofition ; and chat your Inftrudions are fo " full, as to enable you to Anfwcr, without Lofs of " Time, the Expectation of the Allies, in explaining *' your felves clearly upon the Points which are to be " treated of in the Conferences j and that you will do. " it in fo Plain and Particular a Manner, that All, and ** every One of the Confederate Princes and States, may ** find a fuft and reafonabJc Satisfadion, upon their. ** refpedive Pretenfions. THE Marefchal D'Huxelies (firft Plenipotentiary of Fr/tfjce) anfvyer'd in a very few ."Words, that it was their Mafter's Intention fo to do : And afterwards, the Ab- bot of Polignnc made a pretty long Speech, which was very Eloquent. The £arl of Strafford, and the Pleni- potentiaries of the States and Savoy, having alfo made. Speeches on the fame Subjed, the Affembly broke up. The Day following, the Plenipotentiaries of the Allies met by themfelves, becaufe the French Minifters, had in their Speeches, promis'd to deliver up a Scheme, or t*lan of the Intentions of their Court ; fo it was re- folv'd to deliver them in the next Conference, a Decla- ration upon that Head, which was done accordingly, the 3d of February: At which time, the French Mini- fters promis'd to deliver their Oifers for a G E N E RAL P E A C E J but dcclar'd, that they lliould have been very glad, if all the Minifters of the Allies had been prefect,' that they might at the lame time, receive a Cbuntcr-Projed, or Anfwer, from all the Members of r/be rruffian the Grand- Alliance. The 4th, the Count De Metier- end \m^ex\-nich (Plenipotentiary of the King of PruJJia) arriv'd at a» plenipo- ZJTB^F.CHT , and foon after, the Imperial Plenipo- ^aniwdt t'entiaries, and feveral Others being arriv'd, there was Utrecht. a General Conference held the nth, in which the French Plenipotentiaries deliver'd their PROPOSALS, under the Title of A partiatlar Explication of the OFFERS of France for a GENERAL PEdCE^ to the Satisfa&ion of aU the Parties concerned in the Frefcnt jrAR. rropoCtU <'/'-|-'HE King will Acknowledge, at the Signing of gS " ^ the PEACE, the Queen of Great-Britain in that, VLhC E. Quality ; as alfo the Succcflion of that Crown, accor-; TREATY ^tmmi}t 391 ding to the prefent Settlement, and in the Manner Her Britanick. Majefty fliall think fit. HIS Majefty will caufe all the Fortifications of Dunkirk^ to be Dcmolifa'd, immediately after the PEACE; provided an Equivolent be given him to his Satisfad:ion. THE Ifland of St. Chripphers, Hudfoyis Bay, and Streight of that Name, fliall be Yielded up entire to Great-Britnin : And Ac/idin^ with Port-I^pjal, and the Fort, fliall be reftor'd entire to his Majefty. A S to the Ifland of Newfoundland, the. King offers to Yield up that alfo to Grent-Britain ; referving only to himfelf the Fort of Placentia, and the Right of Catching and Drying Fifli, as before the "WAR. I T fliall be agreed to make a Treaty of Commerce before or after the PEACE, as England {h^W chufe ; the Conditions of which, fhall be made as equal be- tween the two Nations, as they can pofTibly. THE King will confenr, at the Signing of the PEACE, that the Sfanijh 'Netherlands, which ar© made over and given to the Elecflor of Bavaria, by the King of Sfain, fliall ferve for a Barrier to the United Provinces ; and to Augment it, he will join thereto Fumes, and its Diftrid; ; Fort-IQiocque, Iprcs, and the Caftellany of Menin, with its Verge : In Exchange," his Majefty demands, to Form the Barrier of Frayice^ Aire, St. Venant, Bethune, Doway, and their Depen- dencies. I F the States-General are defi'rous to keep Garrifbns in the Fortified Places of the Barrier, fo form'd of the Dominions transferr'd to his Eledoral Highnefs, and of what France adds rbcrero of its own : His Majefty confents, that they fliall put their Troops into them, ia as great Numbers as they Pleafe : And befides, that they fliall be maintain'd at the Expence of the Courv? try. I N confideration of this CefTion, and of this Con\ fent, the King on his fide demands, as an Equivolent for the Demolifliing of Dunkirk^, the Towns and Ci- C c 4 cadek 392' An abftract of the tadels of Lijle and Tournay, with their Caftellanies and Dependencies. THE Barrier thus regulated between France and the Stiitcs-GfCnerAl ; the King will Grant, for augment- ing the Commerce of their Subjeds, what is ftipulated by the Treaty of B^fveickj and the Advantageous Tarif of 1664, with an exception only of Six Sorrs of Mer- chandife, which fhali be agreed on, and fliall remain charg'd with the fame Duties that are paid at this time ; as alfo the Exemption of 50 Sols fer Ton on the Dutch Shipping, that come into France^ from the United Pro- vinces, and Foreign Countries. A S to the Commerce of Spnln and the Indies, the King will Engage, not only to the States-General, but likewife to Her Britanic^ Majefty, and to all the other Potentates, by Virtue of the Power he has in this Par- ticular, that the faid Commerce fhall be allow'd exavfl- ly, and carried on in the very fame Manner as it was, under the Reign, and till the Death oiCHAI^LES II. And will Promife, that the French fliall fubmit, as all the other Nations, to the Ancient Laws and Regula- tions made by the Kings his Catholick Majefty's Prede- celTors, with refpedl to the Commerce and Navigation of the Sfnnif^'Indies. HIS Majefty further confents, that all the Poten- tates of Europe, may enter into the Guaranty of this Pro- mife. His Majefty Promifes, that the King his Grand- ion fliall Renounce (for the fake of the P E A C E) all Pretenfions to the Kingdom of Naples and Sardinia, as well as to the Dutchy of Milan ; in whofe Name, he will confenr, that the part of that Dutchy which is made over to the Duke of Savoy, fliall remain to his Royal Highnefs :. Provided, that in Confideration of this CeiTion, the Houfe of Aujlria do in like manner, defift from all Pretenfions to the other Parts of the Mo- narchy of Spain, from whence that Houfe fliall with- draw their Troops immediately after the PEACE. THE Frontiers on both fides upon the I^nne, fliall be fctlcd in the fame Condition, as they were before the Prcfcnt WA R. IN TREATY at etrecftt, 395 I N Confideration of all the Terms above-fpecified, the Kmg demands, that the Eledors of Cologn and Ba- varia, fliall be Re-eftablifh*d in the full and entire Pof- feflion of their Dominions, Dignities, Prerogatives, Goods Moveable and Immoveable, which they enjoy *d before the Prefent WA R : And reciprocally, his Ma- jefty will Recognize in Germany and in Pruffia, all the Titles which he has not yet Acknowledg'd. THE King will reftore to the Duke of Savoy, what he has taken from him during this "WA R 3 as in like manner, his Royal Highnefs fliall reftore to him what he has taken from France : So that the Limits on both fides fliall be the fame they were before the Declaration of the WA R. ALL things as to Portugal, fhall be Re-eftablifh*d,' and remain on the fame Foot in Europe, that they were before the Prefent WA R, as well with regard to France, as to Sjfain : And as to the Dominions that Crown has in America, if there be any Differences to fettle, En- deavours fhall be us'd to agree them Amicably. THE King will confent freely, and Bona Fide, to take in concert with the Allies, all the moft jufl Mea- fures, for hindring the Crowns of France and Spain, from ever being United on the fame Head ; that is to fay, that one and the fame Prince, (hall never be at once King of both. ALL Preceding Treaties (that is, thofe of M«w- Jler, and others that have been made fince) fhall be Re- peated and Confirm'd, to remain in their Force and Virtue ; excepting only fuch Articles, from which the Treaty of PEACE now to be made fhall derogate, or alter fomething. Sign'd, HVXELLES^ THESE 594 A" abHtatt of the THESE Offers of the French, highly incens'd the Dutch, and occafion'd feveral Conferences between the Plenipotentiaries of the Allies, who on the 5 th of Marchf deliver'd to the Plenipotentiaries of France^ The Specif cl DEMA ND S of Her Majeffy the ^leen of Great-Britain, for what relates to France. Her Maje- T H E moft Chriftian King fhall Acknowledge in the fi"? n^"' cleared and ftrongeft Terms, the Succeflion to the mands.^ Crown of Great-Britain, accordmg as it is limited by AAs of Parliament (made during the Reign of the late King TVILLIAM III. of Glorious Memory, and of Her Majcfty now Reigning) to the Proteftant Line in the Houfe of Hannover. THE moft Chriftian King ftiall promife befides, as well for Himlelf, as for his Heirs and Succeflbrs, never ro Acknowledge any Perfon for King or Queen of Great-Britain, other than Her MAJESTY now Reigning, and thofc Kings or Queens who ftiall fucceed her by Virtue of the aforefaid Ads of Parliament. THE moft Chriftian King fliall likewife oblige himfelf, to caufe the Perfon who pretends to the afore- faid Crown of Great-Britain, to depart forthwith the Territories of Frayice. THE moft Chriftian King ftiall promife for Him- felf, his Heirs and Succclfcrs, never to difturb the Queen of Great-Britain, her Heirs and Succeflbrs of the aforefaid Proteftant Line, in the peaceable Poflef- lion of the Crown of Great-Britain, and of all depen- ding thereon : As alfo, never to grant any Aid or Afli- ftancc, diredlly or indiredlly, by Sea or Land, in Mo- ney, Anns, Ammunition, Ships, Mariners, Soldiers, or Otherwifc, to any Perfon or Perfons, who hereafter would attempt, under any Pretext, or under any Caufe whatfoevcr, to Oppofe the aforefaid Succeflion, or to FaA'our thofe who fliould Oppofe it, diredily or indirect- ly, by open WA R, or by Fomenting Seditions or Con- fpiracics, againft fuch Prince or Princefs, who ftiall be on the Throne of Great - Britain, by Virtue of the aforcmention'd Acls, or againft Her or Him, on whom. the. TREATY atOtml^t, 39S the Succeflion to the Crown of Great-Britain (hall de- " volve, conformably to the aforefaid A(5ts. THE Plenipotentiaries of Trance^ ihall forthwith enter into Negotiation with thofe of Great-Britain, to inake a Treaty of Commerce between the two King- doms. THE moft Chriftian King fhall caufe all the Forti- fications of Dunkirk^ to be demolifti'd, as alfo that Pore to be fiU'd up, and the Sluices which ferve to cleanfe it, to be deftroy'd ; the whole at his Expence, and within two Months after the Signing of the PEACE: And, his faid Majefty (liall likewife be oblig'd, never to caufe the faid Fortifications, Port, or Sluices to be Repair'd. HIS moft Chriftian Majefty fhall remit to Her Ma- jefty the Queen of Great-Britain, on the Day of Ex- changmg the Ratifications of the P E A C E to be made, Authentick Adts and Formularies of the Ceflion of the Iflands of St. ChriJioj>her, and of Newfoundland ; with the Town of Placentia, and the other Iflands Scituate in the Sea round the fame : As alfo Acadia, with the Town of Port-Hoyal (otherwife call'd Annafolis B^yal) and fuch pan of the faid Country as depends thereon. THE moft Chriftian King fliall reftore to the Queen and Kingdom of Great-Britain, Hudfon s-Bay, and Streights ; together with all the Countries, Seas, Coafts, Rivers, Places and Forts belonging thereto ; and {hall confent that the Limits, betwixt the faid Hudfon's-Bay, and the Pofleffions of the French on the fides of the River of St. Lawrence, ftiall be regulated, and the Subjedls of Great-Britain and of France, pro^ hibited from ever paffing the faid Limits, or going by Land or Sea one to the other. THE moft Chriftian King ftiall likewife caufe juft and reafonable Re-imburfements to be made to the Englifo Hudfon s-Bay Company, of all the Lofles which the faid Company has fuffer'd by the Invafion and De- predation made by the French, in Time of P E A C E, to their Colonies, Ships, Perfons, and EfF€(5ts, THE 39^ An abftract of the THE SubjedVs of Vrance who are Inhabitants of (panada, and Others, fhall for the Future, forbear to hinder the reciprocal Traffick, between the Subjedls of Great-Britain, and the Natives of the Country of A' merica j as alfo to difturb the 5 Indian Nations, or Cantons, or other? who are under Obedience. HER Majefty, conformably to her Alliances, in- fills, that the moft Chriftian King fhall caufe juft and rcafonable Satisfadlion to be given, to all and every one of the High-Allies, upon what they Demand of France. A LT H O' it be found convenient, that every one of the High-Allies ftiould make their own particular Demands ; yet, becaufe the Minifters of his Electoral Highnefs of Hannover are nor yet Arriv'd, and for other Conliderations ; Her Majefty's Plenipotentiaries infift, that France fhall own the Eledloral Dignity^of his faid Highnefs, with all the Rights and Prerogatives there to appertaining. HER Majefty the Queen referves to the Allies (whofe Minifters could not yet come to the Congrefs) the Priviledge of delivering in hereafter their Preten- fions and Demands, which fhall be receiv'd and confi- der'd in the fame Manner as if they were now prefen- ted : It being Her Majefty's Intention, that the fame Regard fhall be had thereto, and juft Satisfadion gi- ven them. THE Queen demands likewife, that the better to prcferve Tranquility in the Empire, the Claule added to the 4th Article of the Treaty of ^fwick^, fliall be ' Abolifli'd ; and that France fliall not in any Manner Oppofe the Setling of all Affairs of Religion in the Empire, conformably to the Treaties of ^Vefiphalia, WH AT Her Majefty thinks her felf oblig'd to De- mand, in Favour of the Reform'd Proteftants of France^ of thofe who are in, or condemn'd to the Galleys, de- tain'd in Prifbns 01? other Places, or arc Refugees, fliall be explained in the Courfe of the Negotiation, in con- cert with thofe of the Allies who concern themfeives therein. HER TREATY at catmint 397 HER BrUanick. Majefty demands further, that the moft Chriftian King caufe good and fpeedy Juftice to be done to the Houfe of Hamilton for the Dutchy of Chafiderauhy to Colonel Charles Douglas, for the Lands taken from him by France^ and others of her Subje(5ts. HER Majefty demands befides, that France caufe juft and equitable Satisfaction to be given to her Friends, who fhall be named in the Progrefs of the Negotiation, for the Lofles and Damages they have fufFer'd by France^ with the Re-eftablifliment of the Liberties, and Privi- ledges which they have Right to claim. ALL the Members of the Grand Alliance, having likewife given in their Refpedtive Demands Cwhich would be too tedious here to incertj the French Pleni- potentiaries promis'd to Explain themfelves on the De^ mands of the Allies, the 9th of March (N.S.) In or- der thereto, there was a General Conference held that Day ; but thofe Minifters declared, that the faid De- mands being very Extcnfive, they could not give in the Explanation they had Promis'd, till they had receiv'd new Liftrudlions from the Courts of Verfailles and Ma- drid : And lb defir'd a further time of 3 "Weeks ; which being agreed to, tijey promis'd to deliver the ^oth of March, their Anlwer or Explanation. Accordingly, the Differences Plenipotentiaries met on the Day appointed ; and arife be tmen thofe of France deciar'd, That as they had communica-[^^jj^|.^jg'^'^°^ ted in Writing, the Specifick Offers of the moft Chri- tbe General ftian King ; and that the Allies, likewife, had given Conferences. theirs in Writing, it was needlefs to continue to Treat in Writing : But, that they were ready to Treat with the Plenipotentiaries of the Allies by way of Confe- rence. The Minifters of the Allies deciar'd thereupon, that they expecfted an Anfvvrer in Writing, as they had Promis'd : On which they infifted again, in another Conference, held the 2d of ^pril ; wherein they de- ciar'd", that they were Unanimous in the fame Opinion^ The French return'd the fame Anfwer as they had done before : And when, in another Conference, held the 6th of ylfril, the Allies infifted again upon a Specifick An- fwer in Writing ro their Specifick Demands, which had been deliver'd in Writing ; the French Minifters de- ciar'd, That as they had Pofitive Inftrudions, not to Engage themfelyes jnjo a Negotiation in Writing, they could 398 An abffiract of the could not do it without New Orders from their Court. We muft not Omit, that as in thefe Conferences, the Allies infilled upon a Promife made by the French Pleni- potentiaries, that they would return an Anfwer in "Wri- ting : This was deny 'd by the Latter, which Occafion'd a warm Debate, and amongft other Arguments, the Allies produc'd the Refolution agreed upon in the firft Conference, declaring, That all Propofals on both fides, fliould be fign d by one of the Plenipotentiaries ; which Refolution they faid would have been necdlefs, if both Parties had not then dcfign'd to Treat in Writing. The French pretended, that this related only to the Spe- cifick Offers they had made, and the Specifick Demands of the Allies. 71,? General THIS Difficulty, fufpended the General Conferen- conferences ^.^g^ which were to be held twice a Week, till the 13th fufpended. ^^ ^^^.^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^ French declar'd, that they had not yet received any new Inftrudions, on the Matters de- bated in the former Conferences, at which, moft Perfons feem'd very much furpriz'd. For, as the French Court was under an inexpreflible Grief for the Death of the Dauphin, who Died the i8th of February, Six Days af- ter the Death of the Daufhinefs ; and the Lofs of his Eldeft Son, the Dauphin, Duke of Britany, who depar- ted this Life the 8th of March : It was believ'd, that the difmal Profpedt of a Minority (the laft Dauphin be- ing but about two Years old^ would have oblig'd the Minifters of Frajice, to pafs over feveral Difficulties and Formalities, in order to conclude a PEACE: Efpecially, feeing that the Grief for fo many LofTcs, had fo impair'd the Health of the moft Chriftian King, that they were much afraid of his Life, However, they pcrfiftcd in their Refufal to give an Anfwer in Writing : Whereupon, the General Conferences were" ftill fufpended ; and the Publick knew nothing of the further Steps made towards a Treaty, till the 6ch of June (O.S.) when Her Majefty the Qiicen of Great-Bri- tain, was pleas'd to communicate to her Parliament, the Terms upon which aGENERAL PEACE might be Made. My TREATY at mutf^t 399 My LORDS and GENTLEMEN, TH E making Peace and PVar, is the undoubted P^e-^^^^JJajcfty rogative of the Crown : Yet, fuch is the juft Con-^aTJ^ to'the fidence that I place in You, that at the Opening of this Parliament SefTion, I acquainted You that a Negotiation for ^aCenSy^ GENE RA L PEACE was begun, and afterwards peace, by Meflages, I promis'd to Communicate to You the Terms of PEACE, before the fame fliall be Con- cluded. I N purfuance of that Promife, I now come to let You know upon what Terms a G E N E RAL PEACE may be made. I NEED not mention the Difficulties which arife from the very Nature of this Affair ; and it is but too Apparent, that thefe Difficulties have been increas'd by other Obftrudiions A RT FULLY contriv'd to hinder this Great and Good Work. NOTHING however, has mov'd me from ftea- dily purfuing in the firft Place, the true Intereft of my own Kingdoms j and I have not Omitted any thing which might procure to all our Allies what is due to them by Treaties, and what is necefiary for their Se- curity. THE afluring of the Proteftann Succeflion, as by Law Eftablifh'd, in the Houfe of Hannover to thefe Kingdoms, being what I have neareft at Heart ; parti- cular Care is taken, not only to have that Acknowledg'd in the ftrongeft Terms ; but to have an additional Se- curity, by the Removal of that Perfon out of the Do- minions of France, who has pretended to diilurb this Settlement. THE Apprehenfion that Sj/ain and the fVeil-Indtes might be United to France, was the chief Inducement to begin this WA R ; and the effeAual preventing of fuch an Union, was the Principle I laid down, at the Commencement of this Treaty. FORMER Examples, and the late Negotiations," fufficiently flicw how difficult it is to find Means to Ac- complilli 400 An attract of the complifli this "Work ; I would not content my (elf v^ hK fuch as arc Speculative, or depend on Treaties only : I infifted on what is Solid, and to have at Hand, ihe Power of executing what fhould be Agreed. 1 C A N therefore now tell You, that France at laft is brought to Offer, that the Duke of Anj'ou fliall, for Himfelf, and his Defccndants, renounce for ever all claim to the Crown of France : And, that this Impor- tant Article may be expos'd to no Hazard, the Perfor- mance is to accompany the Promife. AT the fame time, the Succefllon to the Crown of France, is to be declar'd, after the Death of the prefenr Dnufhin, and his Sons, to be in the Duke of Berr^, and his Sons ; the Duke of Orleans, and his Sons ; aqd fo on to the reft of the Houfe of Bourbon, A S to Sfain, and the Indies, the Succefllon to thofe Dominions, after the Duke of Anjou, and his Children is to defcend to fuch Prince as fliall be agreed upon at the Treaty J for ever excluding the reft of the Houfe of Bourbon. FOR confirming the Renunciations and Settle- ments bcfore-mention'd, it is further offer'd, that they fliall be Ratified in the moft Strong and Solemn' Man- ner, both in France and Spain ; and that thofe King- doms, as well as the other Powers engag'd in the Pre- fent WA R, fliall be Guarantees to the fame. THE Nature of this Propofal is fuch, that it Exe- cutes it felf. The Intereft of Sfain is to Support it ; and in France, the Perfons to whom that Succefllon is to belong, will be Ready and Powerful enough to Vin- dicate their own Right. FB^A NC E and S PAIN are now more efFecfhially divided than Ever. And thus, by the Blefling of G O D, will a real Ballance of Power be fix'd in Europe, and remain liable to as few Accidents, as Humane Nature fan be exempted from. A TREATY of Commerce between thefe King- doms and France, has been enter'd upon ; but the ex- <-cfrive Duties laid on fome Goods, and the Prohibitions of TREATY at OitmlElt 40c of Others, make it impofTible to finilli this Work fo fboa as were to be Defir'd. Care is therefore taken, to efta- blifh a Method of fetling this Matter j and in the mean time, Provifion is made, that the fame Privileges and Advantages, as lliall be Granted to any other iS^ation by France^ fliall be Granted in like Manner to Us. THE Divifion of the Ifland oi: St.ChriJlofher between Us and the French, having been the Cauie of great In- conveniency and Damage to my Subjects j I have De- manded to have an abfoiute Ceffion made to Me of that whole Illand, and France agrees to this Demand. OUR Intereft is fo deeply concern'd in the Trade of North America, that I us'd my utmoft Endeavours to adjuft that Article in the moft Beneficial Manner. France confents to rcftore to Us, the whole Bay and Streights of Hudfon : To deliver up the liland of NeW" foundlatid with Plncentia, and to make an abfoiute Cef- fion oiAnnafolps, with the reft of Nova Scotia or Acadia, THE Safety of our own Trade, wilfbe better Pro-^ vided for by the Demolition of Dunkjlrl{. OUR Mediterranean Trade, and the Britijh Intereft: and Influence in thefe Parts, will be fecured by the Pof- feffion of Gibraltar and Port Mahon, with the whole Ifland of Minorca, which are OfFer'd to Remain in mj Hands. THE Trade to Spain, and to the fVeJi-Indies, may in in General be fetled, as it was in the Time of the late King of Spain, CHAIiLES II. And a particular Pro- viflon be naade, that all Advantages, Rights, or Privi- leges, which have been Granted, or which may here- after be Granted by Sp/iin, to any other Nation, fliall be in like Manner Granted to the Subjects of Great- Britain. BUT, the Part which we have Born in the Profecu- tion of this WAR, entitling Us to feme Diitimilion in the Terms of P E A C E, I have infifted and Obtain'd, that the Ajjlento or Contrad: for fumiOiing the Spanijh fVeJ}-Indies with Negroes, ihall be made with Us for the Term of 30 Years, in the fame Manner as i: has been enjoy 'd by the French for 10 Years pad. Dd I HAVE '40i An abttt:act of the I H A V E not taken upon Me to determine the In- terefts of our Confederates ; thefe muft be adjufted in the Congrefs at VTI^ECHT, where my beft Endea- vours fhall be Employ 'd, as they have hitherto conftantly been, to procure to every one of them all Juft and Rea- fonable SatisfaAion. In the mean Time, I think it proper to acquaint you, that France offers to make the I^jine the Barrier of the Empire ; to yield Brifacl{, the Fort of Hehl and LandaUy and to Raze all the FortrefTes, both on the other Side of the £{hine, and in that River. A S to the Proteftant Intereft in Germany y there will be, on the Part of France^ no Objediion to the Re- fetling thereof on the Foot of the Treaty of H^efi- THE Spani/h Low-Countries may go to his Imperial Majefty : The Kingdoms of Naples and Sardinia^ the Ducchy of Milan, and the Places belonging to Spain on the Coaft of Tufcany, may likewife be yielded by the Treaty of P E A C E to the Emperor. A S to the Kingdom of Sicily, tho' there remains no Difpute concerning the Ceflion of it by the Duke of jinjou, yet the Difpoiition thereof is not yet Deter- min'd. THE Interefts of the States-General, with refpedt to Commerce, are agreed to, as they have been de- manded by their own Minifters, with the Exception only of fome very few Species of Mcrchandifes, and the Entire Barrier, as demanded by the States, in 1709, from France, except two or three Places at molt. A S to thefe Exceptions, fcveral Expedients are Pro- pos'd ; and I make no doubt, but this Barrier may be fo fetled, as to render that Republick perfedtly fecure againft any Enterprife on the Part of France, which is the Foundation of all my Engagements upon this Head ■with the States. THE Demands of Pom/^/?/ depending on the Dif- pofiuon of Spain, and that Article having been long in Difpute, it has not baea yet poflibie to make any confi- derable TRE ATYat^trecl^t 403 (ierable Progrefs therein : But, my Plenipotentiaries will now have an Opportunity to aflift that King in his Pre- tenfions. T H O S E of the King of Vruffia are fuch as, I hope^ will admit of little Difficulty, on the Part of France : And, my utmoft Endeavours fliall not be Wanting, to procure all I am able to fo good an Ally. THE Difference between the Barrier demanded for the Duke of Savoy in 1709, and the Offers now made by France^ is very Inconfiderable : Bur, that Prince ha- ving fo fignally diftinguifhed himfelf in the Service of the Common Caufe, I am endeavouring to procure for him ftill farther Advantages. F FRANCE has Confented, that the 'Ek^ ; " .: ■....' ^^ ,^^>--^2><»w -^-aL^^' ,,. ■ ••■..;-3 -I -^n^ ■■ ' -' =•<3^.■.,.- ■-.."■•■f.- \ ■■! -/3fc.' .. ., r .-■:^' ■■■■ ■■■'■■■■::>.- - ?f^' A . Th£ Gi-eat Chi irch . — B. 5^ Carmelites .-^-^ >- C . Jefukcs D. T;^^ White Sifters.-^-' E . Z^Tbwn Houfe. — ^ F. 2^ Inteudant .— ^ G .2;%^MininieS orMonkS. H.?^^ Englilh 1 .5%^GoodDaughters.- K.2^ ** Mightinefles were willing to Yield Lijle to France, " and Recede from their Pretenfioris to have Don>ny, Va- ** ienciennes, and Mauheuge, which they had hirherrd E e " infiftcd- 41 8 An abfftact of the " itififtcd upon ; provided Conde and Tournay were inclu- *' ded in their Barrier; the Tariffs of 1664 Reftor'd : " And, that Sicily be yielded to the Emperor, and Stras- *' hurg to the Empire. This PROPOSAL was im- mediately tranfmitted to the Court of Great-Britaiyi^ by the Earl of Strafford, where it was favourably entcr- tain'd, and look'd upon as more reafonable than any of the former SCHEMES. A Siifperfton I N the mean time, the Affairs of Portugal being re- ^f -"^^'^^f ^^" duc'd to great Extremities, and their Forces being not fn-a H Portu- able to make Head againil the Sfaninrds, being de- gal and priv'd of the Ailiftance of the Britijh Troops ; there trance. ^^^ ^ Treaty of Sufpenllon of Arms, for Four Monrhs» concluded at Vtrecht, between the Minifters of the mofl: Chriftian King, and thofe of Portugal, which was fign'd the 7 th of November, ijii. Tfcf EtfW of THE Earl of Strajford continu'd in EngUnd till the ^Emba\s fcr^^^'^^^ End of November ', and having procur'd a New Holland. ' Plan, containing Her Majefty's laft Intentions about PEACE; His Excellency embark'd for Holland, and arriv'd at the Hague, the 6th of December (N.S.) and the next Day, made a Vifit to the Grand Penfionary : And, having communicated to the States, the New Plan of PEACE, he defir'd a Pofltive Anfwer there- unto, as being the urmoft Conceflions that were to be expected from France ; and which Her Majefty had Obrain'd with much Difficulty. What pafs'd in that Memorable Conference is fully related in the following Particulars. jn Account "THE Deputi&s of their High-Mightineffes, being ''^^nie^w'if^" with the Earl of Strafford, at his owh Houfe, his Ex- rl^swtes- *' cellcncy firft of all affur'd the Deputies, in very Peputie.s " Obliging Terms, T H A T he never was more pleas'd ** with being here, and with meeting the faid Deputies, ** than on this Occafion ; as wifliing nothing more than " to fee the ancient Friendfliip, and good Correfpon- " dcnce between Her Majefty and this State, Reviv'd ; " and flattering himfelf, that as he was charg'd with ** Orders and Inftrudlions from Her Majefty, which ** tended to procure a GOOD PEACE for all £«- " rope, and the firm Security and Augmentation of this " State, fo a Good, Solid, and Lafting Friendfliip and *' Correfpondence might thereby be eftablifli'd, between Her tRE ATVatatrec^t 41; ** Her Majefty and her Succeflbrs, and this State!! He ** added, that he could not forbear faying, he wifb'd " the Love of "WA R, and the Private Interefts of fomc ** Perfons, had never given Occafion for a Coldnefs in ** that Friendfliip, which might have prov'd Fatal to ** this State ; and may yet Prove fo, if the laft Offers, ** now to be made on the part of Her Majefty, for Re- " eftablifliing a perfed: Union with this Stare fliould " not be Accepted. That Refle(ftion on what had pafs'd " might ferve to prevent Inconveniences for the Future 5 ** feeing the Refufal to agree to the Sufpenflon of Arms, " prppos'd on the Part of Her Majefty, might have ** brought Ruin on this State, and had adlually coft " them fo dear : And, that there Was Caufe to Fear " much greater Evil, in cafe their High-MightinelTes !" Ihould now Refufe to come to a Refolution, to con-^ * elude the P E A C E jointly with Her Majefty. *'' T H E faid Earl of Strafford further reprefented,' ** that he was commanded by Her Majefty to return aii " Anfwer to the laft Propofitions (or Overture) made by •** their High-Mightinefles touching PEACE: That jS* the faid Propofitions ( or Overture ) contain'd one '** Point, which is contrary to the Engagements where- '* into Her Majefty had before enter'd, as their High- " Mightineffes had been before inform'd, vii^. That " Sicily ftiall be given to the Duke of Savoy : That, as " to fome other Points, there are at prefent infurmount- ** able Obftacles rifen, which might have been got over, " had not fo Strong Oppofition been made to Her Ma- ** jefty's Mcafures ; and had not Her Majefty been *' conftrain'd to agree feparately to a Sufpenflon of ** '^rms. " T H A T, every one muft needs be fenfible, that *' the Irrefolution of this State, had been attended with " very Unhappy Accidents ; an.^ that therefore. Her ** Majefty was very defirous, they would at length " come to fix upon fome Propofitions, which might be " reafonable in themfelves, and of fi:ch a Nature, that ** in the unlucky Conjundlure, wherein Affairs now ** ftand, they might be obtain'd of Fr/ince. "THAT, what is above-mention'd, being the An- :?* fwer which Her Majefty thought fit to make to their ** Vligh-Mightineffes laft Propofitions (or Overture) Her E e X " Majefty 42.0 An abttfact of the " Majcfty had given him, the faid Earl of Strajford, " pcmiiirion to Declare further, that he well knew Heir *' Majefty was determin'd to infift upon, and even to ** procure from France, the Celfion of Teurnny, to *' Strengthen the Barrier of this State, with a Place of *' fo great Importance : Bur, that he (the faid Earl) *' knowing This to be Her Majefty 's Firm Intention, " knew like wife, that Her Majefty's Condudl in this ** Matter, would wholly depend upon that of this *' State ; and that after making fo conliderable a Step, *' in Favour of this State, it was exped:ed, that this *' State, on their Part, fliould forthwith concur with *' Her Majefty in concluding the PEACE, without " feeking new Objcdlions, and without making other ** Demands. And, that as foon as this State ftiall De- *' clare tbemfelves in an Authentick Manner, fo that Het *' Majefty can depend upon it ; then Her Majefty will ** caufe a Declaration to be made in full Congrefs, that *' the Article of the Ceffion of Hournay, fhall be one of ** the Conditions of P E A C E, and a Condition Sine ** ^a. Non. " T H A T, he was likewife to Inform their High- " Mightinefles, that his Majefty the King of France, " had made very Strong Inftances for his Ally, the *' Eled:or of Bavaria ; and that the leaft which his faid ** Majefty pretended to Ask for him, was. That the *' faid Eledror fhall continue in Pofleifion of Luxemhurgh, *' Na??iur, and Charleroy, Subje(St, however, to the ** Terms of the Barrier for this State, till the faid " Elcvftorate be reftor'd to the Eledorate of Bavaria, '* exclulive of the Vpper-Palatinate, and be plac'd in *^ the Rank and Dignity of Ninth Elcdlor. "THAT beiides, the King of France will propofe, "Thar the Kingdom of Sardinia be given to the faid " Elecflor, for Etfacing, by the Title of King, the Dif- " grace and Mortification, of being Degraded from his " Rank of Eledor. That Her Majefty judg'd that " this, Point may be Granted, that fo the PofTeflion of ** Tournay may be fccur'd to this State, and a PEACE " made which will be Safe and Lafting. "THAT, he was alfo to reprefcnt to their High- " Mightineffts, in Her Majefty's Name, that Her Ma- *' jcfty was not only delirous to Re-eftablifli, but like- " wife T R E A T Y at muc^t 41 1 ** wife to maintain an entire Union between Her Ma- " jefty and this State ; and that Her Majcfty hop'd, " and afluredly believ'd, that their High-Mightinefles " were of the fame Sentiments with Her in this Mat- ** ter : That it was therefore" NcccfTary, without any ** Lofs of Time, to rem.ove all that this State may feem • ** to have Gain'd, either to the immediate Prejudice, or " to the future Danger of Her Majefty's, or her King- " dom's Intereft. . * "THAT, he had Order to inform their High- " MightinefTes on this Occafxon, that he had broughc " with him a Plan of a New Treaty of Succeflion and "Barrier; and muft infift, that this Treaty might be " Sign'd, before the Conclulion of the P E A C E. "THAT, upon a Difcuflion of the feveral Articles " of the now-exifting Barrier Treaty, he would make " appear to the Minifters of this State, that therein ** many things are inferted, which in England are " look'd upon as Difadvantageous to Her Majefty's *' Subjedis ; and which certainly cannot be Reconcil d " either to the Letter, or to the Defign of the Grand ** Alliance ; nor are conformable to any Principles, up- " on, which the Prefent Confederacy was made, and "the Prefent WAR begun. That he would further " (hew, that the Alterations, Additions, and Omiffions " now propos'd, are no other than fuch as are NecelTa- " ry to Redlify the Miftakes, and to Explain what is " Dubious in the aforefaid Treaty, and to fill up fome " Articles, which in the faid Treaty were left open,, " and were to be fetled by further Agreement, which. " further Agreement was never yet made : And laftly, to " take away fome Obftrucflions thence arifing to the " Commerce of Great-Britain, and to remedy yet greater " Evils, which there was but too much Reafon to Appre- " hend. Thar befides, the particular Guaranty of the, " Succeiflion and Barrier being thus Explain'd, and made " better, will not only be an Additional Security for both " Nations, and be cordially executed at what time foever " the Occafion fliall happen; but will more than ever. ** Unite the two Nations in Friend fhip and Affedliono ** Whereas, on the other Hand, this State cannot bun " expedl a flow Execution of a Treaty, which accor- ,, "ding to the Sentiments of the Britijh Nation, has *' been declar'd Difhonourable, and Difadvantageous E c 3 ** to k. 4ii An abffract of the " to it. That to pretend to hold the laid Nation under " an Engagement of fuch a Nature as this, can have ** no other EtFe6t, than to Nourifh Jealoufy and Mi{^ *' underftanding, which, one time or other, may break ** out in an open Rupture. "THAT, among the Terms of the New Plan, the *" 4th Article of the Treaty of Barrier, imported. That ** Her Majefty confented to the States putting Garrifons, ** Providing, Changing, Augmenting, or Diminifliing " them, as they fhould think fit, into the following ** Places, Vi:{. Fumes, Fort-Kjioc^ue, Ifres, Menin, the *' Town and Caftle of Tournay, Mons, Charleroy^ the ** Town and Caftle of Namur, the Caftle of Ghent, the ** Forts Pearle, Philip, and Damme ; that Fort St. Dho- " na being join'd to the Fortifications of Sluyce, ihall be *' yielded in Propriety to this State, and that the Fort ^' of I{odenhuyfen on this fide of Ghent, fhall be Raz'd. " That, in the Ninth Article 'tis Stipulated, that all ** the Revenues of the Places to be yielded up by France^ " which did not belong to the Crown of Spain, at the " time of the Death of King CHAB^LES II. fliall *' be given to this State, towards maintaining the Bar- "' rier, except only To much as is Neceflary for the Ci- *' vil Government of the faid Towns, Places, and Ca- ** ftcllanies ; as alfo a Million of Guilders Yearly out *' of the cleareft Revenues of the reft of the Spanijh- ** Netherlands. "THAT, what relates to Bonne, Buy, and Liege^ '^^ fhall be fettled with the Minifters of the Emperor '^* and Empire : But, that Her Majefty 's Sentiment was, *^' that the firft of thofe Places fhould be Garrifon'd by *' the Imperialists, and the other two by this State. "THAT laftly, notwithftanding all the Provoca- *' tions, and all the Inlays on the Part of this State, ^^ the Queen had hitherto kept the Negotiations open : " That Her Majefty thought fhe had now retarded it " long enough, and poffibly too long in good Policy. " That therefore, the Offers which Her Majefty now " made by Him (the Earl of Strafford) in Quality of her . " AmbafTador and Plenipotentiary, were her Ultimate ** Refolutions. And that this was the laft Time She " would Addrefs Her felf to their High-MightinefTes, ''in TREATY SLtmvtO^t 413 ** in cafe they fliould Form new Delays, and not anfweir ** Her Majefty's good Intention, for this States own ** Interefts. "THAT, in the mean while, Her Majefty had " Order 'd him ("the Earl of Strafford) in Teftimony of " the entire Confidence which She has in their High- ** MightinelTes, to Reprefent, that Her Majefty had " judg'd Her felf Oblig'd, not only in good Policy, but •* iikewife in Confideration of the great Services which ** the Duke of Savojf has done for the Common Caufe, " and of the Danger to which he was expos'd by his " Firm Adherence thereto, to take Care, not only for " his Security, but Iikewife for hi« Grandeur, by procu- " ring for him Sicily, and the Tradls of the Couatrey " on this fide the yllps, which are necelfary to fecure " Exi/les and Fenefirelles, and to cover Piedmont. That, " his SuccefTion after that of King Philif is Ackncw- ** ledg'd by the Renunciation. That, Her Majtfty de- *' fir'd the Concurrence of this State, in all that has *- been promis'd to his Royal Highnefs : And, that Her " Majefty defir'd Iikewife, that this State fliould join *' with Her to Oblige the Emperor to a Neutrality for " Italy, and to withdraw his Troops from Catalonia ; "^ And, that Her Majefty was refolv'd to make thac " Neutrality a Cpndition of Tranfporting the faid ** Troops, which Her Majefty would do at her own " Expence : Seeing, without that Neutrality, the Em- '* peror might difturb all Italy, and particularly the ** Duke of Savoy, on Account of his Treaty of the Year ^ 1703 ; one of the Imperial Minifters having already " threatncd a Minlfter of the Duke of Savoy therewith, ^* which would certainly engage the Queen and this " State in the Troubles and Wars of Italy. Then the " faid Earl of Strafford, communicated to them, the ** faid Deputies, an Anfwer, on the part of Her Ma- *' jefty, to the laft Memorial of tjje Emperor's Minifter* *' in England, by which Her Majefty's Sentiments in, " this Matter were Confirm'd. "THE faid Earl of Strafford further Reprefented,' ** that Her Majefty being inform 'd of the prefent Dif- ** orders *in the Spanijh Netherlands, had fent ever the " Earl of Orrery hither to Redrefs theirt, to Conferc " thereupon, with the Deputies of this Stare, and to " refume the Adminiftration in common with their E e 4 " High- t{ 414 An abttract of the '' High-Mightinefles Deputies, and to keep the famej ** till the Emperor fhall accept the faid Netherlands, on " the Conditions which the Queen, and their Higfa- *' MightinefTes fliall agree upon for yielding them up to " him : Adding hereto, that the Earl of Orrery had " Order not to do any thing in this Affair, but accor- " ding as he fliculd find a Difpofition here, to Adk in " concert with the Queen. "AFTER this, the faid Earl of Strajford repeated " briefly the Subftance of his Difcourfe, preffing for a fpeedy Refolution, whether this State, or not, is wil- " ling to Sign the P E 4 C E joyntly with Her Ma- '* jefty immediately and without any Delay ; for other- " wife, Her Majefty would be Qblig'd to Sign Her "PEACE, without waiting for this State to come " into it longer than a Fortnight, or Three Weeks at " furtheft. That Her Majefty, affuring Her {e\{, that " this State will not Delay to conclude rhe P E A C E " with Her, will procure Tournay for them ; which, " with many ether Places, were not to be cxpedled ** from Frcince, if the Queen fliould Sign her PEACE " feperatelv. That the Plan of P E A C E was very " near the fame with that contain'd in Her Majefty's " Speech : Adding thereto, that Her Majefty had judg- " ed it Ncceffary for the better Security of the Barrier, " that this State ftiould have a Garrifon in Mons^ as *' well as in other Places of the Barrier. "THAT, Her Majefty had endeavour'd to Prevail " with France to yield up Conde, but that her Efforts to " that End had prov'd Ineffedtual. "THAT, as to the Empire, there would be no AU '* teration in what was contain'd in rhe faid Speech " relating thereto 5 nor in any thing with refpedfc to the *' Emperor, only that Sardinia fliall be given to the " Elector of Bavaria ; and that the Duke of Savoy fliall " have SicHy. That Her Majefty is very defirous to " have the Concurrence of this State, in all that relates " to that Duke, as well as to the Elecftor of Bavaria, *' and to Oblige the Emperor to confcnt to the Neutra^ ** lity of Italy, and to withdraw ;his Troops from CatA^- *' Ionia, *'that; T R E AT Y at mtttt)t 415 "THAT, She farther defir'd, that the Plenipoten- f* tiaries of this State at Vtrecht, might be furnifli'd " with full Powers, to conclude forthwith the new " Treaty of Barrier : And, that above all, Her Maje- " fty requir'd their High-Mightineffes Speedy and Pofi- " rive Refolution and Anfwer, for bringing this Great " Negotiation to an End : Setling a Good and Firni "PEACE, and renewing a perpetual Friendfliip " and Union between Her Majefty's Kingdoms and *' this State. "IN Conclufion, the faid Earl of Sf afford, gave " into the Hands of the Regifter Fagel, a Copy of the " Projf (ft of the New Treaty of Succeilion and Barrier, " mention'd in his Propofitions, faying, that tho' he " was' commanded to Communicate it jointly with the " Lord Bifliop of Brljiol to their High - Mightineifes "Plenipotentiaries at VTR^ECHT, yet he was wil- ** ling to deliver it hefe, that thereby Time might be " fav'd ; and that their High-Mightineffes might the " fooner give Inftrudtions to their Plenipotentiaries " thereupon. THIS New Plan of P E A C E, was communicated The states to the Refpedive Provinces of the Republick, and rhf%%'%x^^^f States-General were inclinable to come into the Queen's peace. IVIeafurcs ; but infilled upon fome Explanations and Reftridlions. This Affair was warmly Debated by the States of Holland, who met feveral Times before they could come to a Refolution, thro' the Divifions amongft the Cities of that Province, The Majority were for Rejeding the P LA N, as difadvantageous to the Re- publick, and for continuing the WA R : Bur, Amfier- 4am being of another Opinion, and the Sentiments of that City, being always of great Weight with the States : The Wifeft Members of that Affembly propos'd, that the Deputies fhould return Home, and advife with their Principals, in Order that the Refolution of their Province, might be Unanimous if PoiTible. During this Interval, the Earl of Strafford took a Tour to Amjier- dam, where he had feveral Succefsful Conferences with the leading Magiftrates of that City. And, on the Tf^ih of December (N.S.) the States came to a Refolution '' ■ ■ - • ■■ CQ 4^6 An abflract of the to comply with the Queen's Meafures, and accordingly^ wrote the following LE T TE R to Her Majefty. MADAM, The Letter ** T p we haVe taken fome Time to Deliberate upon &vTto' ][ ^ the Propofal which the Earl of Strafford ^your the Queen " Ambaffador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary) made 4thutthe " J.Q Us, after his Return hither, we hope, the Confti- NtTV Plan of,, ■ r c hut ri. PEACE, tution or our btate, as well as the Importance of the " Affairs in Queftion, will ferve to Excufe Us : And "that the fmall Delay, occafion'd by our Confultations, " will be abundantly made up, by the Uprightnefs of ** our Sentiments, and by the Relolution we have taken *' juft now, of adhering more than ever to Your Ma- *' jefty. In the firft Place, we think our felves Oblig'd *' to return Your Majefty Thanks, for the Overtures " You have caus'd the Earl of Strafford to lay before " Us ; and for the Aflurances, no lefs Obliging than *' Strong, he has added to them, both of Your Maje- ** fty's Defire to procure a Good PEACE for all £«- " rope ; and to provide for the Safety, and even Aug- " mentation of our State, and of Your Majefty 's Inten- *' tion to fettle a Good, Firm, and Lafting Friendfliip *' and Correfpondence for Your Self, and Your Succef- •' fors, with Our Republick. Thefe Aflurances have *' been extreamly Acceptable to Us j fince We only " Wifli for fuch a P E A C E, as may be Enjoy 'd by all *' Europe, by the Reftoration of the Security of its Re- " pofe. We have nothing in View for our State, but " the Prefervation of our Rights, and our Safety ; with- " out any other Increafe, or Acceflion of Strength, than *' what is Neceflfary for the faid Prefervation and Secu- " rity. And fince, above all Things, We have nothing " fo much at Heart (as We have formerly exprefs'd it • *' often to Your Majefty, and ftill repeat here) as to- " Knit as faft as pofTible, the Ties of Good Intelligence, " Friendfliip, and Union between Your Majefty, Your '* SuccefTors, and this Republick ; in order to render ** the fame Indiffolublc, and Perpetual ; We thought " We could not give a more Solemn and Solid Proof " of it, than by Declaring, as we do hereby Declare, " That we are refolv'd to join with Your Majefty, to •• enter into the Meafures You have taken for the "PEACE, and to Conclude and Sign it jointly, and *' at the fame Time with You, as alfo to enter into " New TREATY ata[tvec^t. ^^7 •* New Engagements with Your Majefty aboiic the " Succeflion and Barrier ; to make a New Treaty of " it ; and to Conclude, and Sign ic before the I'PEACE. "WE doubt not, but after this Solemn Declaration,' " Your Majefty will be convinc'd of the Sincerity of " our Intentions, both with refped to the P E A G E, *' and the Ties that may more Strongly Unite Us to VYour Majefty. However, We Hope, MADAM, f You will allow of Ibme Obfervations and Remarks *? We have made, both on the Projecfi of the New '^'Treaty of SucceiTion and Barrier, and on the Condi- " tions of the enfuing PEACE: Which we think " neceflary ; the one to Explain fome Things, and the " other to make the PEACE Solid and Lafting, and *' for our own Security. We have Order *d our Pleni- ** potentiaries, at the Congrefs of Vtrecht, to comniu- " nicate our Obfervations and Remarks, to Your Ma- *' jefty's Minifters, to confer with them about *em, and " to adjuft the Matter with them, as far ^s they can. ** But, as it may happen, that YourvMajefty's Plenipo- '* tentiaries be not fufficiently Inftrudled, or Authoriz'd ** to Determine, in fuch a Manner as we defire, all thofc " Points upon which We have made our Remarks, and *' which we think neceflary : And as, in the mean " while. We have a Mind to fave Time, as much as ** poflible, and to Adt, in all RefpeAs, openly with " Your Majefty ; We thought We could not do better, *' than to fend our Obfervations, and Remarks upon ** this whole Matter, to the Sieur De Borfelen (our En- " voy Extraordinary) both, that he may have the Ho- " nour to Communicate the fame to Your Majefty, or '* to fuch Commiffioners as You fhall pleafe to Appoint. " And that Your Majefty may be Perfuaded, that We, ** by no Means, defign to Delay, much left] to Hindei " the Conclufion of the P E A C E, by Starting Diffi- " culties. And that, at the fame Time, we may fhew " the Great and Entire Confidence we repofe in Your *' Majefty ; We fubmit cur Sentiments in thefe Affairs *' (how Important, and of what Confequence foever *' they may be) to thofe of Your Majefty : Committing " our Interefts into Your Hands ; and moft humbly " Praying Your Majefty, to be pleas'd to Examine our " Obfervations and Remarks, and to tranfmit your Or- ^ ders, and Inftnjdions thereupon, to your Plenipoten- " tiaries 4i8 An abtttact of the " tiaries at VTIiECHT, as foon as pofTxble, in Cafe " they fhould not be yet fufficien^Iy Inftruded, about " feme of the Points and Articles, that are the Subjcdt *' Matter of our Remarks. "AND, fince we entirely Truft in Your Majefty's ** Great "Wifdom, in Your Zeal for the Publick Good, " and Ygur Affedion to Us and our Republick ; We " will conform Our Selves to Your Majefty's Senti- " ments upon thofe Points, as foon as Your Pienipoten- "• tiaries fliall Communicate them to Ours. "AFTER this Proof of the Confidence We place '* in Your Majefty, We cannot doubt but Your Maje- ** fty will take our Interefts to Heart. We think it " were needlefs to renew to Your Majefty, the AlTuraji- ** ces of our Ardent Defire for PEACE; of our Sin- " cere Intentions to join with You, and to enter into " Your Meafures ; and of our Firm Refolution to U- " nite Our Selves to Your Majefty by an unalterable *' Tie, fince 'tis our Defign to Demonftrate the whole •' by Deeds. "IN the mean time, We Pray GOD, Madaml " to pour His BlefTings on the Meafures Your Majefty " has taken, and on thofe We defign to take with You ; *' and to Compleat the Happinefs and Glory of Your' " Reign, by Preferving, many Years, Your Sacred Per- " fon in Health, and Profperity, ^c. WHEREUPON, Her Majefty ( on the 25th of Janunry) was plcas'd to fend the following Anfwer. HIGH and MIGHrr LOS^DS, Our Good ALLIES, EI{1ENDS and CONFEDEF^ATES. Ti'f ^"een'i " ny the Real and Solid Proofs We have given of f^" Letter of" o^r Friendfliip for Your State ; by the continu'd the States. " EfForcs We have made, to Defeat the Intrigues of Qeneral. » t-j^Qfg^ who, either thro* Private Paffion, or Intcrcft, " have endeavour'd to Divide You from Us : And laft- " ly, by the Grief We have been afFeifted with, when " any Attempt has been made to Break the Good In- " telligence, that was between Us and Your Repubhck, " it will be eafy for You to Judge of the Satisfaction " which Your Letter of the 29th paft has giv.en, Us. ''OUR T R E A T Y at ^tttti)t 419 "OUR Condud: has ever run upon the Conftant *' Principle of a fincere Defire of preferving the Bal- " lance of Europe ; and to procure, not only the Safety, " but alfo the Augmentation of Your State ; and has " been the Principal Motive that has induc'd Us to " carry on fo long, and fo Burthcnfom a War, as that " which We hop'd to be near extricating Our Selves " from, when by the Events, which the Wifdom of a " Divine Over-ruling Providence has brought about, " We thought it moft proper to hearken to the Over- " tures made, on the Part of France, for a GENERAL- • " PEACE. The fame Defire enclin'd Us, before all " Things, to Communicate Our Defign to You ; and ** ro endeavour, in fo Critical a Conjundure, to Knit *' fafter, if poffible, the Ties of Our Union. " T H E R E F O R E, the Aflurances You have lately " received from the Earl of Strafford, and which have " been fo acceptable to You, are no more than a Repe- " tition of thofe, which the fame Minifter has given *' You, on fo many other Occafions, from Us. Thefe " Aflurances never have, nor will ever deceive You ; " fince they proceed from the Heart of a True Frieod, '* who places Her own Intereft, and that of Her Reli- " gion, in maintaining Yours j and who is equally un- " capable, either of Inviting You to P E A C E, or ex- ** citing You to WA R, upon any other VIEW. "YOUR Refolution to enter with Us into New " Engagements about the Succeffion, and Barrier, to " make a New Treaty thereupon, and to Conclude, " and Sign it before the PEACE, cannot but be at- " tended with the befb Confequences : And, when all " Occafions of Difpute about the Reciprocal Interefts " of the Two Nations will be remov'd. We fhall then " be in a Condition to concert with You, the providing " for thofe of Our Allies ; and to Treat mere effecflual- " ly with the Potentates, againft Whom We have made : WAR. "THE Seafon of the Year, and the prefent Jun- *' d:ure of Affairs (the Difficulties of which, are to be " afcrib'd to the Inadlicn, in which the Congrefs of " VTI^BC HThzs remain'd, while the Armies Aded *' io the Field) allow but very little Tinie for the fet* > " tJing 43^ Afi abttract of the '* ding of fuch Points, as are to be Adjuftcd, befor? " the Conclufion of the P E A C E. Wherefore our Mi- ** nifters have been Inftnidted to propofe to You, the " bare Projed of a New Treaty ; which contains only," *' Articles often Difculs'd, and about which, the Senti- " ments on both Sides are fully Explain'd. As We *' thought the fame might have been Accepted, and " Approv'd, without any Contefts ; 'tis for the fame ** Reafon, that in the Anfwers which our Minifters are " Order'd to give to the Obfervations on that Plan o^ " the Treaty of Succeflion and Barrier, We have ♦ *' thought fit to refer to another Convention all the " Points which appear to Us to admit of too long a ** Difcuflion, to be inferted in this, with which, We *' hope. You will be Satisfy 'd : For, as We do npt " Doubt, that You are fincerely refolv'd to entertain for * " the Future, a Perfed: Intelligence, Friendfliip, and ** Union with Us ; fo You need not Queftion, but We " fhall ufe all Our Endeavours to adjuft what relates to ** Your Barrier in the moft Reafonable Manner, and "moft Agreeable to Your Interefts. "THE Declaration You have lately made. That *' You are refolv'd to join with tJs, to enter into the ** Meafures We have taken for a PEACE, and td ** Conclude and Sign it Jointly, and at the fame Time ** vpith Vs, will, in fome Meafure, make Amends fot *' the Misfortunes, that have been occafion'd by the ** D I S U N I O N of the Allies, and prevent thofe " that were to be Fcar*d for the Future* , " O N Our Part, We defire You to be firmly per- " fuadcd. That We have ever in Our Eye, the Exam- " pie and Wife Conduct: of that GREAT QUEEN, ** Our Prcdeceflbr ; Who contribiitcd fo much to the ** Support of Your Common- Wealth, at the Time " when Your Brave Anceftors laid the firft Foundation ** of it. And that. We look upon it as One of the " Greateft Glories of Our Reign, that We have not ** only Imitated, but even Surpafs'd whatever that ** Princefs did for the Eftablifhment of Your State, and *' the Increafe of Your Power. "THIS is alfo what We fliall continue to do : We '* fhall take Your Interefts to Heart equally with Our •* Own : And We (hall be ready to do all that lies in TREATY at ^tecllt 43 1 ** Our Power, to Advance Them ; being Sorry that " We are not in a Condition to Support both Yours, and " thofe of our Common Allies, as efFedtually as We " could have done, the laft Spring. So We pray God -to have You, High and Mighty LOB^DS, our Good ^-ALLIES, FI{IENDS, and CONFEDEI{ATES, in his • ' Holy and Worthy Keeping. Done at our Court at St. JamesV ANNA I^egina. ^'HER Majefty's Letter contributed very much ^o^^'^uJ^^on the Succefs of the Negotiations j infomuch, that the^^j^^Bsurlct Britijh and Dutch Minifters had feveral Conferences 6;g»'rf, together, to make a New Treaty for the Guaranty of the SucceiTion of the Crown in the Proteftant Line of Hannover, and the Barrier to be Granted to the States, which was Concluded and Sign'd on the 30th of Ja- nuary (N.S.) and fent to England for its Ratification, and to the Refpecftive Provinces of the Republick. After the Signing of this Treaty, the Negotiations of PEACE were carry 'd on with greater Expedition than before, and made Way for the Setling feveral impor- tant Preliminaries, which had Obftru(fted the Conclu- fion of a General Treaty. The Minifters of the Em- peror and France, enter'd into a Negotiation for the Evacuating of Catalonia, and the Neutrality of Italy. The States-General were (by the Mediation 01 the Bri- tijh Minifters) prevail'd with to grant Pafports for the Minifters of Sfain, which their High-Mightineffes had ri-e Dutch all along declin'd to comply wirh, for fear of difobii-'^o^"syj,r tie ging the Emperor, with whom it was their Intereft to f lenipotea- keep ftridly United. The Pafports which the French'l^'^^^^ */ Plenipotentiaries demanded alfo for the Elediors of Co- logn and Bavaria, were Granted with little Difficulty. The Affair of Monfieur Mefnager and Count ^echteren was Adjufted : And, in fliort, all the Difficulties which Obftrud:ed the General Conferences were Remov'd. So that on the 13th of Ai^zrc^ (N.S.) the Lord Bifliop of Briflol made a Speech to the Minifters of the Allies ; wherein, he put them in Mind, " That the Congtefs The Bliliop " had been Open'd Fourteen Months, and therefore, it^^^^H^^i^ " was high Time to bring that Great Work to a Con- ^^,gl\ag the * clufioa. That Her Majefty had Obfery'd with Dif-'pEACi. V fatisfai^ion, 43 i An abflract of the " fatisfadion, the Slownefs and Delays with which* " they had Proceeded in the Negotiations ; fo that She " was Refolv'd to Conclude Her PEACE without any " further Delay, being perfuaded that the other Allies " would follow Her Example, that fo the PEACE " might be General : And, that in Cafe any of them " were not yet reajdy, a convenient Time (hould be Re- " fcrv'd for Them. Count Sin:{endorf (one of the Im- ** perial Plenipotentiaries) reply 'd, That, the Propofal " made by the Briti/h Plenipotentiaries, was of fo great " Importance, that it requir'd fome Time to confider " of it, and to be Prcpar'd to Declare on this Subject *' in the following Conferences, at leaft on the Part of *' the Emperor, and the Empire : And, that it were to " be wifli'd, the PEACE might be General ; to which " the Allies, by the Advances they had made, and their " Facilitating of Things, had fufficiently fhewn their " Inclination. Hereupon, the Briti/h Minifters fix'd the Z5th of March, as the laft Day to which they were Inftrudted to defer the Signing of the PEACE. 7hein\}ta- In the mean time, the feveral Inftruments relating to ments jor ^]^q Evacuation of Catalonia, and Neutrality of Italy rion o/cata- (to which the Queen was Guaranty) were Sign'd, be- lonia and tween Her Majefty's Plenipotentiaries, and thofe of the ?f lufy"^ E^feror, France, and Savoy, Sigii'd. The Di\Us of THESE Difficulties being Remov'd, the French Berry and Court agreed, that, the Dukes of Bcrrj/ and Orleans Orleans re- f]iouId make a Solemn Renunciation to the Crown of p're'taifions Spain, in the Parliament of Parr}, in the like Manner to the Crown a.s P HI LI P V. had Renounc'd the Crown of France c/ Spain, jj^ j.j^g Corte:^ of Spain ; which was perform'd according- ly with great Ceremony : And which was infilled upon by rhe Court of Great-Britain, as the moft Effediual Means to prevent the XJnion of France and Spain under one Sovereign. THE Imperial Minifters ftill refufing to corne into the Meafures propos'd, and, the laft Courier the French Plenipotentiaries had fcnt to their Court, being re- ' turn'd (on the 6th of yipril, N.S.) with' his moft Chri- ftian Majefty's frefli InftruAions, by which they were - Impower'd to remove fome Difficulties that Principally .Obftrudtcd the Signing of the PEACE, on the Side of the States-General. The next Day, the French Ple- nipotentiaries had a long Conference with thofe of Great* TREATYattTtml^t 43 j Oreat-Britain ; after which, the latter were alfo in Con- ference with the Minifters of the States, and thofe of the Emperor, and told them, that as a Sufficient Time had been ailow'd them to receive Iaflru(5lions from their Court, they hop'd they were ready to Sign their Refpe- <5kivc Treaties the Tuefday following (being the i ith of A- fil) on which they had refolv'd to Sign THEIRS. Whereupon, Count Sin^endorf declar'd, that the Pleni- potentiaries of the Emperor, and the Empire, were nor ready ; nor could they confent to the PEACE, with- ^]['^ i^^P^rial out the Reftoration of Strasburgh, nor admit feveral ti^^'es n^Ve Pretenfions of the French^ in Relation to the Electors o^o sign the Cologn znd B/ivaria. The Minifters of Portugal, Pruf-^ ^^^ ^' fin and Savoy faid nothing, havirig agreed before with the French, to Sign at the fame time with the Britijh : And, thofe of the States, Declared, That they would Acquaint their Refpedtive Matters therewith. At the fame time, the Imperial Minifters made a further De- claration, that they were Order'd to Proteft againft the PEACE, on the Foot it was Projected . THE Dutch Plenipotentiaries having conferr'd a- mongft themfelves, deputed three of their Members to the Hague, who immediately upon their Arrival, had a Conference with the Penfionary, and afterwards with the Deputies of the States, to whom they Communica- ted the Declarations made by the Britijh Minifters, and the State of the Negotiation. This Report was the fame Day Communicated by the Penfionary to the States of Holland (which were Extraordinarily Alfem- bled) and they Declar'd for PEACE, and that their JJ^-j states «/ Plenipotentiaries fliould have full Power to Sign i^.D%!arefoT The next Morning, the InftruAions drawn up for the? £^4c £o faid Plenipotentiaries, were Communicated to the States of Holland i and being Approv'd by them, were deli- ver'd to the Plenipotentiaries, who immediately rc- turn'd to VT\ECHT. • COUNT Sin^endorf went in the mean Time to the Hague, where he Us'd all poflTible Means to per- fuade the States to put off the Signing of the P E A C E, till he had receiv'd an Anfwer to the Exprefs he had difpatch'd to Vienna ; and declar'd, that if the Stated Sign'd before his Mafter, his Imperial Majefty would Count sin- immediately withdraw his Troops out of the N An abttract of the of Great-Britain, and the moft Serene the moft Chri-' ftian King, engage to each other Solemnly, and on their Royal Words, that nothing ever fhall be done by Them, or their Heirs and Succeflbrs, or allow'd to be done by Others, whereby the aforefaid Renuntiations, and the other Tranfadtions aforemention'd, may not have their full Effed: : But rather on the contrary, their Royal Majefties, with joynt Councils and Forces, will always fincerely take that Care, and ufe thofe Endea- vours, that the faid Foundations of the Publick Safety may remain Unfhaken, and be preferved Untouch'd for ever. MOREOVER, the moft Chriftian King confents and engages. That he will not, for the Intereft of His Subjed:s, hereafter endeavour to Obtain, or Accept of any other Ufage of Navigation and Trade to Spain, and the Spanijh Indies, than what was pracStifed there in the Reign of the late King Charles the Second of Spain, or than what fhall likewife be fully Given and Granted at the fame time to other Nations and People, concern'd in Trade. " VII. THAT there be a free Ufe of Navigation and Commerce between the Subjeds of both their Royal Majefties, as it was formerly in time of P E A C E, and before the Declaration of this laft WA R j and alfo as it is Agreed and Concluded by the Treaty of Com- merce this Day made between the two Nations. VIII. T H A T the Ordinary Piftribution of Juftice be Re- viv'd and Open again thro' the Kingdoms and Domi- nions of each of Their Royal Majefties, fo that it may be free for all the Subjeds on both Sides, to Sue for, and Obtain their Rights, Pretendons, and Adlions ac- cording to the Laws, Conftiiutions, and Statutes of each Kingdom. IX. T H E moft Chriftian King fliall take Care that all the Fortifications of the City of DVNKJ^J{^ be Rarcd, that the Harbour be filled up, and that the Slucies or Moles wl]ich ferve to clcanfe the Harbour be Levelled, and that ai iJie faid King's own Expence, within the Space ef TREATY atmmfit 44 1 ©f Five Months after the Conditions of PEACE are Concluded and Signd : That is to fay, the Fortifica- tions towards the vSea, within the Space of Two Months ; and thofe towards the Land, together with the faid Banks, within Three Months ; on this expre{s Condition alfo, that the faid Fortifications, Harbour, Moles or Sluices, be never Repaired again. All which ftiall not however be begun to be Ruined, till after that every thing is put into His Chriftian Majefty s Hands, which is to be given him, inftead thereof, or as an Equivalent. X. THE faid moft Chriftian King fhall reftore to the Kingdom and Queen of Greaf- Britain, to be poffeflrcd in full Right for ever, the Bay and Streights of Hudfon, together with all Lands, Seas, Sea-Coafts, Rivers, and Places fituate in the faid Bay, and Streights, and which belong thereunto ; no Trad:s of Land or ot Sea being excepted, which are at; prefent Pcifefs'd by the Subjedts of France. All which, as well as any Buildings there made, in the Condition they now are, and likewile all Fortreffes there ereiiled, either before or lince the French feiz'd the fame, fliall, within Six Months from the Ra- tification of the Prefenr Treaty, or fooner, if polTible, be well and truly deliver'd to the Britifh Subjeds, ha- ving CommifTion from the Queen of Great-Britain to demand and receive the fame, entire and undemolifli'd, together with all the Cannon and Cannon-Bail which are therein, as alfo with a Quantity of Powder, if it be there found, in Proportion to the Cannon-Bali, and with the other Provifion of WA R ufually belonging to Cannon. It is however provided, that it may be intire- ly free for the Company of Quebec^ and all other the Subjeds of the moft Chriftian King whatfoever, to go by Land, or by Sea, whitherfoever they pleafe, out of the Lands of the faid Bay, together with all their Goods, Merchandizes, Arms, and Elfe(5ls, of whan Na- ture or Condition foever, except fuch things as are above referved in this Article. But it is agreed on both fides, to determine within a Year, by Commiffaries to be forthwith named by each Party, the Limits which are to be fixed between the laid Bay of HudfoHy and the Places appertaining to the French j which Limits both the Britijh and French Subjedts fhall be wholly forbid to ms over, or thereby to gO' to each other by '■: , Sea 441' An abttract of the Sea or by Land. The fame Commiflaries fhall 4lfe have Orders to Defcribe and Settle in like Manner the Boundaries between the other Brittjh and French Colo- iiies in thofe Parts. XI. ' THE .above-mentioned moft Chriftian King fliall take Care that Satisfadion be given, according to the Rule of Juftice and Equity, to the Englijh Company Trading to the Bay of Hudfon, for all Damages and Spoil done to their Colonies, Ships, Perfons, and Goods, by the Hoftile Incurlions and Depredations of the French, in time of PEACE, an Eftimate being made thereof by Com.mifTaries to be named at the Requifition of each Party. The fame Commiffaries fliall moreover inquire as well into the Complaints of the Britijh Subjcds con . cerning Ships taken by the French in time of Peace, as alfo concerning the Damages fuftain'd laft Year in the Ifland called Montferat, and Others; as into thofe Things of which the French Subjeds complain, relating to the Capitulation in the Ifland of Nevu, and Caftle of Gambia : Alfo to French Ships, if perchance any fuch have been taken by Britijh Subjeds in Time of PEACE. And in like Manner, into all Difputes of this Kind, which fliall be found to have arifen between both Na- tions, and which are not yet ended ; and due Juftice fhall be done on both Sides without Delay. xir. THE moft Chriftian King fliall take care to have delivered to the Queen of Great-Britain, on the fame Day that the Ratifications of this Treaty fliall be ex- chang'd, Solemn, and Authentick Letters, or Inftruments, by Virtue whereof it fliall Appear, that the Ifland of St. Chrijlopher, is to be poflefs'd alone hereafter by Bri~ tijh Subjeds ; likewife all Nova Scotia, or Acadia, with its ancient Boundaries ; as alfo the City of Port F^pyal, now call'd Annapolis R^yal, and all other Things in thofe Parts, which depend on the faid Lands and Iflands ; together with the Dominion, Propriety, and PofleiTion of the faid Iflands, Lands, and Places, and all Right whatfoever, by Treaties, or by any other Way Obtain'd, which the moft: Chriftian King, the Crown of France, or any the Subjeds thereof, have hitherto had to the faid Iflands, Lands, and Places, and the Inhabitants of the fame, are yielded and made over to { T R E A T Y at ^trecl^t, 445 © the Queen of Gre/tt-Britain, and to Her Crown for ever, as the moft Chriftian King doth at Prefent yield, and make over all the Particulars abovefaid ; and that in fuch Ample Manner and Form, that the Subjedts of the moft Chriftian King (liall hereafter be Excluded from all kind of Fifliing in the faid Seas, Bays, and other Places, on the Coafts of Nova Scotia ; that is to fay, on thofe wich lye towards the H^if, within Thirty Leagues, beginning from the Ifland commonly called Sahle, inclufively, and thence ftretching along towards the South'fVeif. xiii: THE Ifland called Newfoundland, with the adjacent Iflands, fliall, from this Time forward, belong of Right wholly to Britain ; and to that End, the Town and Fortrefs of Pldcentia, and whatever other Places in the faid Ifland, arc in the PofTeiTion of the French, fliall be yielded and given up, within Seven Months from the Exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty, op fooner, if poflible, by the moft Chriftian King, to thofe who have a Commifliion from the Queen of Great-Britain, for that Purpofe. Nor fliall the moft Chriftian King, His Heirs and Succeflbrs, or any of their Subjeds, at any time hereafter lay Claim to any Right to the laid Ifland, and Iflands, or to any Part of it, or them. Moreover, it fliall not be Lawful for the Subjedis of France to Fortify any Place in the faid Ifland of New- foundland, or to Ere(5t any Buildings there, befides Sta- ge's made of Boards, and Huts, neceflary and ufual for. Drying of Fifli j or to Refort to the faid Ifland, beyond the Time neceflary for Fifliing, and Drying of Fifli. But it fliall be allow'd to the Subjedls of France^ to Catch Fifli, and to Dry them on Land, in that Part only, and in no Other befides that, of the faid Ifland of Newfoundland, which ftretches from the Place call'd Cape Bonavijia, to the Northern Point of the faid Ifland, and from thence running down by the TVefterrt' fide, reaches as far as the Place call'd Foint I^iche. But the Ifland called Cafe Breton, as alfo all others, both in the Mouth of the River of St. Lawrence, and in the Gulph of the fame Name, fliall hereafter belong of Right to the French ; and the moft Chriftian King iliall have all manner of Liberty to Fortify any Place^ or Places there. 444 ^° abttract of the XIV. ' I T is exprefsly Provided, that in all the faid Places and Colonies to be Yielded and Reftor'd by the moft Chriftian King, in purfuance of this Treaty, the Sub- jects of the faid King may have Liberty to remove themfelvcs, within a Year, to any other Place, as they fliall think fit, together with all their Moveable Effe(its, But thofe who are willing to remain there, and to be Subjecft to the Kingdom of Great-Britain, are to enjoy the Free Exercife of their Religion, according to the Ufage of the Church of I{pme, as far as the Laws of Great-Britain do allow the fame. XV. THE Subjeds of France Inhabiting Canada, and Others, fliall hereafter give no Hindrance or Molefta- tion to the Five Nations or Cantons of Indians, Sub- ject to the Dominion of Great-Britain ; nor to the other Natives of America, who are Friends to the fame. In like manner, the Subjeds of Great-Britain, fliall behave themfelves Peaceably towards the Americans^ who are Subjeds or Friends to France ; and on both Sides, they fliall enjoy full Liberty of going and com- ing on Account of Trade. As alfo the Natives of thofe Countries fliall, with the fame Liberty, Refort, as they-' pleale, to the Britijh and French Colonies, for Promo- ■' ting Trade on one Side, and the other, without any Moleftation or Hindrance, either on the Part of the Britijh Subjeds or of the French. But it is to be Exad- ]y and Diftindly fettled, by CommilTaries, who are, and who ought to be accounted the Subjeds and Friends. of Britain or of France. XVI. THAT all Letters, as well of Reprifal, as of Marque and Counter-Marque, which have hitherto on any Account been Granted on either Side, be, and re- main Null, Void, and of no Effed : And that no Let- ters of this Kind be hereafter Granted by either of Their faid Royal Majefties, againft the Subjeds of the other, unlefs there fhall have been plain Proof before- hand of a Denial, or wrongful Delay of Juftice ; and uniefs the Petition of him, who defires the Grant of Letters of Reprifal, be exhibited, and fliown to the Minifter, who Rcfidcs there in the Name of that Prince, ' againft TREATY at atmftt 445 againft whofe SubjeAs thofe Letters are demanded, that he within the Space of Four Months, or fooner, may make enquiry to the contrary, or procure that Sa- tisfaction be forthwith given to the Plaintiff by the Par- ty Accufed. But in cafe no Minifter be Refiding there from that Prince, againft whofe Subjedls Reprifals are Demanded, that Letters of Reprifai be not Granted till after the Space of Four Months, to be Computed from the Day whereon the Petition was Exhibited and Prefented to the Prince, againft whofe Subjecibs Repri- fals are defired, or to his Privy-Council. xvn. WHEREAS it is exprefly Stipulated among the Conditions of the Sufpenfion of Arms, made between the above-mention'd Contracting Parties, the t? Day of Augu^ laft paft, and afterwards, prolong'd for Four Months more, in what Cafes Ships, Merchandizes, and other moveable Effe<5ts, taken on either fide, fliould either become Prize to the Captor, or be Reftor'd to the former Proprietor : It is therefore agreed, that in thofe Cafes, the Conditions of the aforefaid Sufpenfion of Arms fhail remain in full Force, and that all things relating to fuch Captures, made either in the Britijb and Nortbern-Seaiy or in any other Place, Ihall be well and truly executed according to the Tenor of the Same. XVIIL . B U T in cafe it happen thro' Inadvertency, or Im- prudence, or any other Caufe whatfoever, that any Subject of Their aforefaid Royal Majefties do, or com-^ mit any thing by Land, by Sea, or on Frefh "Waters, in any Part of the World, whereby this prefent Treaty be not Obferved, or whereby, any particular Article of the fame, hath not its Effed, this PEACE and Good Correfpondence between the Queen of Great-Britairtf and the moft Chriftian King, fhall not be therefore In- terrupted or Broken, but fliall remain in its former Strength, Force, and Vigour. But that Subject alone fhall be anfwerable for his own FaCt, and fhall fuffer the Punifiiment, which is infiiCted by the Rules and Diredions of the Law of Nauons. XIX. HOW-- 44<5 An abttract of the XIX. H OWE VE R, in cafe (which God Almighty for: bid) the Diflenfions which have been laid afleep, ftiould at any time be renew'd, between Their faid Royal Majcftics,- or Their Succeflbrs, and break out into Open WAR, the Ships, Merchandizes, and all the Efiedls, both Moveable and Immoveable, on both Sides, ■which fliall be found to be and remain in the Ports, and in the Dominions of the Advcrfe Party, fliall not be Confifcated, or any wife Endamaged: But the in- tire Space of Six Months, to be reckon'd from the Day of the Rupture, fliall be allowM to the faid Subjedls of each of Their Royal Majefties, in which rhey may Sell the aforefaid Things, or any part elfe of their Effedls-* or carry and remove them from thence, whither they fleafe, without any Moleftation, and retire from thence thcmfelves. XX. JUST and reafonable SatisfaAion fliall be given to All and Singular the Allies of the Queen of Great-BrU tain, in thole Matters which they have a right to de- mand from France. XXI. THE moft Chriftian King will, in confideratlon of the Friendfliip of the Queen of Great-Britain, Granr, that in making the Treaty with the Empire, all things concerning the State of Religion in the aforefaid Em- pire, fliall be fettled conformable to the Tenor of the Treaties of I4^ejifhalia, fo that it fliall plainly appear, that the mofl: Chriftian King neither will have, nor would have had any Alteration made in the faid Trea- ties. XXII. MOREOVER, the mofl: Chriflilan King engages,' that he will forthwith, after the P E A C E is made, caufe Juftice to be done to the Family of Hamilton, concerning the Dukedom of Chatelaraut, to the Duke of I{ichmond, concerning fuch Requefts as he has to make in France, as alio to Charles Douglas, concerning certa,in Lands, to be reclaimed by him, and to Others. ^ xxiiL B \; TREATY at mreclie. 447 XXIII. B Y the mutual Confent of the Queen of Great-Bri- tain, and of the moft Chriftiaft King; the Subjeds of each Party, who were taken Prifoners during thp WA R, Ihall be fet at Liberty, without any Diftindion or Ranfom ; paying fuch Debts, as they fhall have Con-^ traded in the Time of their being Prifoners. XXIV. I T it mutually Agreed, That All, and Singular the Conditions of the PEACE made this Day, between His Sacred Royal moft Chriftian Majefty, and His Sa- cred Royal Majefty of Portugal, be confirm'd by this Treaty : And Her Sacred Royal Majefty of Great-Bri- tain takes upon Her felf the Guaranty of the fame, to the end that it may be more Firmly and Inviolably ob* ferved. XXV. THE Treaty of P E A C E made this Day betweenr His Sacred Royal moft Chriftian Majefty, and Hi$ Royal Highnefs, the Duke of Savoy, is particularly in- cluded in this Treaty, as an Effential Part of it ; and \» confirm'd by it, in the fame Manner as if it were Word for Word inferred therein : Her Royal Majefty of Great-Britain declaring exprefly that She will be bound by the Stipulations of Security and Guaranty promis'd therein, as well as by thofe, which She has formerly taken upon Her felf. XXVI. THE moft Serene King of Sweden, with His King- doms, Dominions, Provinces, and Rights ; as alfo, the Great Duke of Tufcany, the Republick of Genoa, and the Duke of Parma, are in the beft manner included in this Treaty. *^ XXVII. THEIR Majefties have alio been pleafed to com- prehend in this Treaty the Hans-Towns, namely L«- tecli, Bremen, znd Hamburg, and the City o{ Dant;{ic^, with this EfFed, that as foon as the General PEACE " fliall be concluded, the Hans-Towns, and the City of Dant:^icli, may for the future, as Common Friends, en- joy the ancient Advantages which they have heretofore 44^ An abttract, &c. had in the Bufinefs of Trade, cither by Treaties, or by old Cuftom. XXVIII. THOSE fliall be comprehended in this prefenc Treaty of PEACE, who (hall be nam'd by common Confent, on the one Part, and on the other, before the Exchange of the Ratifications, or within Six Months after. XXIX. LASTLY, folemn Ratifications of this prefent Treaty, and made in due Form, Ihall be exhibited on both Sides at Vtrecht, and mutually and duly exchang'd within the Space of Four Weeks, to be computed from the Day of the Signing, or fooner if poflible. XXX. I N Witnefs whereof, WE, the Under-written Am- bafladors Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiaries of the QUEEN of Great.Britain, and of the moft Chriftian KlNG» have put our Seals to thefe prefent Inftruments, Subfcribed with our own Hands, at Vtrecht the |f Day - March . , -r (L.S.) Joh. BKJSrOL. C.P.S. (L.S.) HVXELLES. (L.S.) STIiAFFOlip. {L.S.) MESNAGEFi: AU L i A N Alphabetical INDEX O F T H E ^^ittcipal • Contained in this A ADDI^ESS of the Lords and Commons to Her Ma- jefty, Pag. 5. AIRE bejiegd by the Confede- rates, 338. Capitulates, 341. The Garrifon marches out, 342. AETH bejiegd by the Confe- derates, 175 ; And furren- der'd, ibid. Defer ipt ion of the Place, ibid. ALBEMARLE (Earl of) his illation of the A£lion of De- nain, 3^7- A I. M A N Z A, the Battle there, 191. The Allies defeated, i^Af. The fatal Confequences of that Engagement, 196, & feq. ALLIES furpi:{e St. Amand and Mortagne, 294. A great Convoy of theirs fur pri:(d by the French, 3 37. ALLIES force the French Lines in Flanders, 71. A L O S T declares for JC-Charles after the famous Battle of Ra- millies, 163. ANNE (Queen) Proclaimed, 3J Her Speech to the Privy-Coun- cil, 4. Her firji Speech to the parliament, 5. Her Letter to the States-General, 8. Her De- claration ofH^aragaiyjJl France /z«i/ Spain, 16. Her Meffage to the Commons, 57. She aug- ments her Forces in Flan- ders, 58. She communicates to the Parliament the Terms of a General Peace, 399. ANTWERP capitulates with the Allies after the Battle of Ramillics, 165. A R T I C L E S /or the Surrsn: dtr cf Keylcrfwacrc, 32. Por G g the J A '% The INDEX. the Surrender of Landau, Pag. '38. For the Surrender o/MotlS, 3iJi. For the Surrender of Aire, 341. AUGSBOURG befJeged by the Eleilor of Bavaria, 88 ; ■ Afidfurrender'd, ibid. T/je Ba- varians (juit it, 123. AtJGUSTUS (Prince) de- clnrd Mtijor-Geiiernl of the Confederate Army, 40. B EAVARIA ( EleBor cf) Jur- Vri:ies Ulm, 45. The PUce defer ib'd, ibid. He comes before Ratisbonne, 645 And tnkfs Pojfejfon of the Place, ibid. Ratisbonne defer ib'd, 63. He invades Tirol, 8z j And ii de- feated after fever al Qonquefis, 83. He abandons Tirol. 84; And fat Is in his Defign on Augs- bourg, 85. He at lafi becomes Mafier of it, 89.' He is fru- Jlrated in his Defign of at- tacking Marefchal D'Auver- querque, 131. His Letter to the French Kjng about the Battle of Ramillies, 157. His Pardon to the Inhabitants of iJhenr, 224. His Defign upon Bruirels, 265. His Summons to the Governor, ibid. The Go- vernor s Anfvcer,l66. He attacks BrufTcls, ibid. And is obliged to raifc the Siege, 267. B AVA KIAN and Confederate Armies fafs the Dtinube, 106. BATTLE cf Fridlinguen, 47. 0/Luzara, 51. 0/Scardigen, 62. 0/Schwcmminccn,67. Of Spirebach, 88. c/SchelJen- berc, 98. Of Hochftct, 107. 0/ Ramillies 150, 0/ Tu- rin, 183. 0/Aln:ian2a, 191. 0/Oudcnard, 228. 0/ Wy-' neridalc, 255. 0/ Blaregnles, 306. BERRY 4w^ Orleans (Dukes of ) renounce their Pretenfiont to the Crown 0/ Spain, 432. BERSELLO takpn by ihe French, 90. '^ BETHUNE invejled by the Confederates, 334. The Town capitulates and furrenders, 335. Defer iption of the Place, 334. B L A R E G N I E S ( Battle there) 306. The Allies gain the ViEiory, 338. Collonel Gra- hamV Account of that Memo- rable ASlion, 310. Lofs of the Confederates, 311. BONNE befieged by the Con: federates, 67. The Place de- fer Ib'd, ibid. The Fort takfn by Storm, 68. The Town fur- render d, 69. BORGOFORTE taksn by the French, H- B O U C H A I N, //jff Allies make Prefarations for the Siege of that Place, ^^S. TheTrenches ofcn'd, 350. The Garrifon beat a Parley, 352 ; Andfurrender Pr if oners of fVar, 353. The Lofs cf the Garrifon during the Siege, ibid. Difficulties of the S'^i'f 35 5* Defcriftion of the Place, 348. Betaken by the French, 381. BOUFFLERS (Marefchal) Marches to the Relief of Key- ferfwaert, 12. Defeated by Ge- neral Dompre, 33. Decamps from Zanten, 34 j And is nn- fuccefsful in his Attempt on Nimigucn, ibid. BRANDENBURG HAN- S P A C H ( Prince of) Slain, 63. BRI* .The INDEX, B R I S A C (OU) befieged by the French, Pag. 87 ; And fur- render'd, ibid. The Place de- fcrib'd, ibid. BRUGES bombarded by Baron Spaar, 130. Submits to the ConfedcKiites after the Battle of .Ramillies, 165. Surrenders to '''.'■ the French, 225 ; And aban- don d after the Memorable Siege o/Lifle, 275. BRUSSELS declares for Kjng Charles III. 159. The Eleftcr ef Bavaria attacks that City^ 266 ; And is obliged to B^ife the Siege, 267. Defcription of the Place, 265. BUCCELLINI {Chancellor) his Speech to the States of Auftria, 59. r" O E H O R N (General) de. ^*' motijhes the Lines in Flan- ders, 33. CONFEDEl^ATESforce.the French Li«f 5 />^ Flanders, 137. Take D.rufenheim, 147 ; ^nd Hagucnaw, 148. Take a Con- voy 0/800 loaded Mules at the Battle of T mm, 183. Defeat fl Party of loop French Horfe, 339. Make Preparations, for the Siege of hc\xchz.\n, 348. C U T T S {Lord) takes Fort, St. Michael ty Storm, 42. •r\'AUVERQ.UERQ.UE •*^ (Marefchal) bombards Na- mur, 130. Dies,i6if. Dc fi A R R E {the Sieur) prefents a Memorial to tko States- Gene: cly 1 1. DEC L ABLATION (the Em^ peror's) agalnfl the French Kjng and ^ Duk? of Anjoii, 1 3. The Queen's againfi France and Spain, 16. DENAIN, the ABicn there, 364. The Lord Albemarle'^ Account of the AHion of De- uain, 367. DENDERMOND bejleged by the Confederates, 173. DIACK (Paul) hisl{emark^.bh Expedition, 52. D I E S T taken by the French, D OM P R E (Major.General) defeats 600 French HorH.*, 33. D'OSSUNA {Duke) takes Serpa and IAqv.x.z, 198. D O N A W E R T abandon d by the Bavarians, 99. The Plfics defcrib'd, ibid, D O WAY invejled by the Con- federates, 326. The Trenches opend, ibid. The Befieged make feveral Sallies, "ill. T/jeFri*nch advance to attack, the Confedcr rates during the Siege, but re- tire up en their Approach, :ji8. The Siege ccntinud, 329. The Garrifon beats a Parley, 33Q. The Place furrenders, '^'^i.Lofs of the Confederates before Do- way, 33.3. Defer iption of ttf Place, 3^5. D OWAY invejled by the French,' 380. Fort Scarp furrenders, ibid. The Garrifon made Pri- feners of War, ibid. DRUSENHEIiM taken, by the Confederates,! ti^T. The Place defcrib'd, ibid. DU MEY (Monficur) mortal- ly vpounded at the Siege of ths Citadel o/Tournay, 303, Z, DUN- The INDEX. DUNKIRK taken Pofeffim of by the Britifh Forces, Pag. ' 416. Defcription of the Place, ibid. -rCKEREN (Battle of) ji. ^ Defcriftion of the Place, 7 1 . Numbers of the KjU'd and iVoundcd, 78. £ JVl P £ i^O i^, his Declaration againf the French Kjng and Duke of Anjou, 13. He aug- ments his Forces, 58. Dies, 344. E N N E V E L I N, Trro EngljOi Battalions reflusd there during the Siege of Lifle, 248. EUGENE (Prince) goes to Vienna, 54. Arrives in the Ar- my in 1704, 96. Joins the Duke c/ Savoy, 182. fVounded at the Siege o/Lifle, 251. Hw Speech /ibout early Maga:(ines, 3 1 9. His Letter about the A^ion of Denain, 376. EXPEDITION (I{emarkr able) 52. FOI^^CES ( Britifh) feparats from the Auxiliary "Troops, FORT-KNOCQ.UE fur- pri^d hy the Allies, 383. FRENCH King, hts Dccla. ration of iVar againjl thelim- pcror,England, and f/jc States- General, 27. His Letter to the Cn-.dinr.l Dc 'KoyzW^S about the Battle cf Almanza,! 95. Makes Alteraticns in the Ccjnmand of his Army, 111. t(efufcs tofign the Pjeitmlnary Articles for a Gericral Peace, 289. His Mani- fcjio thereupon, 290. B^fufes to fign the Articles fffi- fcttlini the Time of furrendring the Citd- del of Tournay to the Allies, 301. FRENCH prepare for the Siege of Turin, 178. A De- fcription cf the City. They make an Irruption into the Dutch Flanders, 240. They reinforce the Garrifon of Lifle, 241 3 And Cannonade the Con- federates in their Camp during the Siege of that Place, 249. The Meafures they took, to throw a Supply of Men and Ammuni- tion into Lifle, 252. Their En- deavours to intercept the Confe- derate Convey from Oftend frufirated, 255. Propofe to treat cf Peace, ^jy. Advance to at-r tack, the Confederates, but retire upon their Approach, "ii^. At- tack. Prince EugeneV Foragers, and are repuls'd, 336, Their Dejign to furfri:^e Fort Scarp frufirated, 339. ^e-inforce their Army on the Upper Rhine, 345. obliged to retire from their Pofl /if Wavrechin, 350. Vigoroujly repuls'd at the Poji cf Hordain, 351. They ad- 'vance to furpri:{e Doway,3 5 1 5 And retire with Precipitation, 252. Attack, the Confederate Lines, 365. Make themfelves Majlers cf feveral important Pojls after the A^ion of De- nain, 377- FRIDLINGUEN {Battle ef) 47. The Tovon defer ib'd, ibid. The French defeated, 48. D r'^E E RTRUYDEN B E RG, ^^ the Conferences there broke off, 3^3. G eA'£- The INDEX. "CENE I{^A L S {Confederate) re~ folve to attack, the French, Pag. 306. GHENT Surrenders to the Confederates after the famotti Battle of Ramillies, 164. Be- tray d to the French, 224. The Place defcrih'd, 223. Invejled by the Confederates after the memorable Siege of Lifle, 274, The Trenches open'd, ibid. The Ked-¥on furrenders, 275. Th^ City fur renders, ibid. GOVERNUOLO taken by the French, 54. GRAHAM (Colonel) his Ac count of the Battle o/Blareg- nies, 31C. GROVESTEIN (Major^ General) Im Ex f edition to Champagne, 381. GUASTALLA takenby the French, 53, G U E L D EjR S Surrender d to the Confederates, 82. H HAG U EN AW taken by the Confederates, 148. The Place defcrib'd, ibid. HOCHSTET (Battleof) 107. The Place defcrib'd, 106. Lofs of the French and Bava- rians, 109. Lofs of the Con- federates, no. H O. L L A N D, Rejoicings there for the Succefs of the Campaign in the Tear 1702, 55. HOMBURG taken by the French, 146, HOMPESCH (General) Ins Letter to the States about the Battle of Schellenberg, 101. H U Y invejied by the Confede- rates, 79. The Place defcrib'd. ibid. The Garrifon furrender Prifoners ofPFar, 80. Betaken by the French, 135 ; But fur - render d to the Confederates in rMPEI^IALISTS defeat * three Companies of French Grenadiers, 53. INSTI{^VMENTS for the Evacuation of Cararonia atid Neutrality of Italy, Signd,\-iz, ISABELLA (Fort) demo- lifh'd, 130. ITALY, Proceedings there in 1701, 49. K ]ZE H L (Fort) befieged by the ^^ .French, 60 ; And furren- der d, ibid. The Place de- fcrib'd, ibid. KENTZINGEN taken by Marefchal Villars, 60. KE Y SERS WA E RT (Sieg9 of) ir. Defcription of the Place, ibid. The Siege carried on, 29. The Difficulties which attended it, 30. The Count er- fcarpejiorm'd, ibid. The Place furrenders, 2 i' Articles for the Surrender 0/ Keyferfwaert, 32. KH N G of the Romans, his Ar- rival in the Confederate Camp, 36. ht^TiklJ invejied z-^. The -' Place defcrib'd, ibid. The Counterfcarp tak^n, 37. The Citadel taken by Storm, ibid. The Town furrenders, ibid. Be- fiegd The INDEX. fieg-d by the French, Pag. 87. And furrender'd, ^. B^ta- kfn by the Confederates after the famous Battle of Hoch- ftec, 127. LIEGE attached, 44. The Tottw furrcnders to the AllieSy ibid. Defer iftion of the Place, ibid. The Citadel attacked, ibid. And taken by Storm, 45 . The Charter- Houfe furrsnders, ibid. The French befiege it in 1705,155 ; hut Abandon the Siege upon the A f preach of the Allies, 136. LEFFINGHEN attaclidby the French, i5r \ And furxen- der'd, l6z. L E T T E R <)/ General Slan- genbourg to the States about the Battle o/Eckeren, 72. Of the Duks of Marlborough to the States about the Battle of Schcllenberg, 99. Of General Hompcfch to the States about the fame, 101. Of the Dukj; ef Marlborough to Mr. Secre- tary Harley about the Battle of Hochftcc, III. Of the Duke of Marlborough to the States n- hout the fame, 113. Of Baron Hompcfch to the States about the fame, 114. His fecond Let- ter to the States, 125. Of a French General to Monfieur De Chamillard about the fame, 117. Of tl}« Duke of Marl- borough to the States about forcing the French Lines, 139. 0f Marefchnl D'Auverquerque to Monfieur Fagcl upo7i the fame, 140. Of Count NoycIIe to Monfieur Fagel, 144. Of the Duke of Marlborough to the States about the Battle of Ramillies, 155. Of Monfieur D'Auverquerque ffl the St/ites upon the fame] 156. Of thi EleHor of Bavaria tc the Fr. Kjng upon the ftme, 157. Of the Field-Deputies to the States upon the Submijfion of Bruflels, 160, Of the Duke of Marl- borough to the States about the Surrender o/Ghent, Bruges,C?c. 166. Of General Salifch to Monfieur Fagel about the Sur- render o/Mcnin, 172. Of the Duke of Marlborough to the States about the Siege of Den- dermond, 173. Of the Statet- Deputies to their Principals ti- hout the Surrender of Dender- ircnd, 174. Of Marefchal D'Auverquerque to Mr. Secre- tary Fagel about the Surrender of Aeth, 176. Of the Baron De Hohendorf to the States- General about the Battle ef Turin, 182. Of the French Kjng to the Cardinal De Noy?,- illes about the Battle of Al- manza, 195. Of the States- Deputies to their Principals a- hout the Battle of Oudenard, 233. Of Marefchal D'Auver- querque to R^gifier Fagel a- bout the fame, 235. Cf a French Officer about the Loji at Oudenard, 236. Of the Prince of Orange-Naffau to t}:e States about taking the CounterfcarpofL\([Q, 270. Of the prince of Hefle CafTel t^ the States About the Meafures the French took, tofupply Lille xvith Men and AmmunitioH during the Siege, 1')'). Of the Prince of Orange-Naffau ta the States about the Surrender of the Citadel of Lifle, 270. Of Monfieur Chamillard to Cour4 YX% la Moctt about the. De- fence The INDEX. ./«;ce*/ Ghent, Pag. 271. 0/ the Duke of Marlborough fo Mr. Secretary' Boyle about the £<7f//etf/Blaregnies,3o9. Ano- ther very remarkable upon the fame SubjeFl^ 313. Of the Statci. Deputies to their Prin- cipals about cntring the French Lines, 346. Of the Ficld-De- fufiej to the States-General a- bout the Surrender of Bou- chain, 354. Of General Fa- gel to the States about the Sur- render of Quefnoy, 361, Of the Field-Deputies to the States- General after the A^ion ofDe- nain, 366. Of Prince Eugene about the ABion of Denain, 376. Of the French King to the Cardinal De Noyelles About the Surrender cf Mar- chienne, 379. Of the Queen to Her Allies upon the Treaty tf Peace at Utrechc, 387. Of the States-General to the Queen in relaticyi to n General Peace, 405. Of Her Majejiy in An- jveer thereto, 414. Another of the States-General to the Queen about the Keve Plan of Peace, 416. Of Her Majefiy in An- /wer thereto, At'^%. LIE RE abandon 4 py theYt&nch^ 164. LIMBOURGH invejledby the Confederates, 81. Defer ipti- cn of the City, ibid. The Place furrenderd, ibid. LINES {French) forced at Ha- guenaw, 147. Dernolifh' d af- ter the Battle of Oudenard, LISLE invejled by the Gonfede^ rates, 2^1. The City defer ib'd, ibid. Orders to /•? clferv'4 by the Officers at the Siege, 1^1, The Trenches cpend, 244. T/^ Siegeprofccutcd, 2^"). The De- figns of the French to relieve the Place frujlrated, 246. The Counterfcarp Jlcrm'd, 247. The Siege continued, 249. The Be- fiegcrs attack. the Enemy's TVorkf, 250, Prince Eugene voounded at the Siege, 251. The Duke of Marlborough re-inforcd xvith Troops from Oftend, ibid. The French endeavour to throve ti Supply of Men and Ammuniti- on into Lifle, 252. The French endeavour to intercept the Con- federate Convey from Oftend, 25 5; fVhich occfifjoned the re- markable AHion c/ Wynendale, 256. The Enemy defeated, 258. The great Co'avoy from Oftend arrives fafc at RoufTeiaer, 259. The Siege profecuted, ibid. The Befiegers take Pcffejficn of the Counter-Guards and B^velin, ibid. The Confederates take Pof- ficn of the Town 0/ Lifle, 262. The Lofs on both Sides com- puted, 263. The Siege of the Citadel of ]J\i[e profecuted, ibid. The Citadel furrenders, 27c. LO ^D S and Commons Addreft the Queen, 5 . Their fecond Ad- drefs, 7. L O V A I N abandon d by the French after the Battle of Ra- millies, 154. The Scituaticn of the City defcrib'd, ibid. L U Z A R A (Battle of)^u The Frencli defeated, ibid. The Lofs Ccmputed, ibid. MANTUA The INDEX. M M A N T U A relievd by the Duke of Vcndormc, Pag. MARLBOROUGH (Earl of) fent into Holland, 9. His Sfeech to the Stntes-General , ibid. Puts himfelf nt the Hend of the Army, 39. ^turns to London, and is made a Duke, 55. UAKLBOKOVGH(Duk.e of) embarkj for Holland, 95. And proceeds in his Journey to Germany, ibid. He gains a Vi^ory at Schellenberg, 98. And at Hochfter, icS. He makes a Tour to Berlin, Han- nover, &c. after the famous Battle of Hochfter, 128. He arrives in England, a7zd re- ceives theThankj ofhoth-Houfes cf Parliaynent, 129. He em- bar kj for WoWz^d. in 1705,139. Marches to the Mofelle, 134 ; And encamps in fight of the French Army, ibid. He fails in his Defign on Saar-l,ewis, 135; And marches back, fo the Netherlands, ibid. He forces the French Lines, 137. His Defign of attacking the French oppos'd by the Dutch, 142. He receives Deputations from the States of Brabant after the Bat- tle of KamWlies, i$S. His Or- ders thereupon, 159. He goes to the Hague to concert Meafures about the Government of the Cities and Towns conquered af- terthe Battle of K^.\-n\\\'ic^,i6^. He is re-inforcd with Troops from Oftend during the Sieg6 cf Lifle, 251. He puffe; th& Schcid, 268 J And arrives at Bruirels, 269. Advances to Villcrs-Brulin, and Enters the French Lines, 346. IvI A R C H I £ N N E invefled by the French, 378 ; And fur- render d, ibid. MECHLIN declares fer K.. Charles rt/f^r the famous Bat- tle of K3.mi[lie$, 163. MEMO I^IAL from the Siear De Barre to the States-General, II. Of the Imperial Envoy to the Queen, 93. ME N I N befiegd by the Confe- rates, 171. The Tovpn defer ib'd, ibid. Surrender d upon Articles, in- M E R C I {Count) defeats a Bo- dy of French Horfe, 201. AI O N S, the Trenches open d te-^ fore it, 3 1 6. The Befiegd make a Sally, ibid. The Allies take the firji and fecond Counter- fcarpf'ii']. The Garrifon capi- tulates, 318. The Place fur- renders, 319. Defer iption there- of ^ 16. M O R TA I G N Efurrenders to the Allies, 324. B^-taken by the French, ibid. And taken a fe- cond time by the Allies , ibid. N "MA M U R bombarded hyMa^ *-^ refchal D' Auvcrquerque, 130. NEUBOURG taken by the French, 47. The Place de- fcrib'd, ibid. I^-takfn by the Allies, 103. ORMOND The INDEX. O 0KM01 tie of) 66. SIEGE of Keyferfvvaerc, 1 1, 29. Of Landau, 35,87. Of Venio, 41, & feq. 0/ Rurc- mond, 4w«i Stevenfwaerc, 43. Of Liege, 44. Of Fore Kehl, 60. Of Bonne, 67. Of Huy, 79. O/Limbourg, Si. 0/Bri- fac, 87. Of Ausburg, 89. Of Souc Leu we, 1 42. Of Sanc- vliet, 144. Of Oftcnd, 169. 0/Menin, 171. Of Dender- mond, 173. 0/Aeth, 175. 0/ Turin, 179. Of Lifle, 241. O/BrufTels, 266. Of Ghenr, 274. Of Tournay, 293. Of Mons, 316. Of Doway, 326. O/Bethune, 334- OfSt.Ve- nant, 337. O/ Aire, 338. Of Bouchain, 350. Of Quefiwy, 360. SL'ANGENBOUROrGf- neral) his Letter to the States about the Battle of Eckeren, 72. Their J{efolution there^ upon, 77. SOUT LEU WE hefiegdby the Confederates^ 142 5 And furrenderd J 143. S P A A R ( Baron) Bombards Bruges, 130. Hk memorable Expedition, 141. S P I R E B A C H (Battle of) 88." SPEECH of the Chancellor of the Vniverfity of Doway to the Dukp 0/ Marlborough, 331.0/ the Chancellor of the Vniverfity of Doway to Prince Eugene, 332. Of the Chancellor of the 'Vniverfity of Doway to the States Deputies, 333. Of the Bifoop of Briftol at the Open- ing of tl)e Congrefs at Utrechr, 389. Of Her Majcfiy in reUti~ on to Peace, /^I'j.Of the Bijhop of Briftol about Jigning the Peace, 43 1 . STATES-GENERAL,^y&«V Manifefo, containing their The I N D E X. I{eaf mark, ibid. And Amberg, 6i. Makes himfelf Mafter of Vry- ftadc, and NewfcalTel, 63. Defeats the Marquifs D'UlTon, 86 ; But at laji is Obliged to I{etreat, ibid. S T RA F F O KTy(Earl of) Em^ barkj for Holland, 418. An Account of his Conferences voith the States Deputies, 419, & feq. SV SPENSIOK of Arms de- clard between England and France, 363. Between Portu- gal and France, 418. TO N GE RE N taken by the French, 69. They quit it upon the Approach of the Confe- derate Army, 70. Defcrvption of the Place, 69. T O U R N A Y invefled by the Confederates, 293. Defer iption ef the City, ibid. Difpofitions made for the Attacks againfi the Place, 295. Regulations for the Attack}, ibid. The Trenches epen'df 297. The Attacks car^ ried on, 298. The Toven capi- tulates, 299 ; And furrenders, 300, The Siege of the Citadel carried on, ibid. Articles for fetling the Time of furrendring the Citadel cf Tournay, ibid. The French K^ing refufes tofign the Articles, 302. The Siege of the Citadel carried on, ibid. The Citadel offers to Capitulate, 303. The Articles rejeEied, 304. The Citadel furrenders. ibid. TRAERBACH taken by the French, 49 -, But furren- ders to the Confederates after the glorious Battle of Hoch- ftet, 129. TF^EATY of Refwick, i. Of Geertruydenberg, 322, OfU- trecht, 387, 8c feq. Mew Trea- ty of Succeffion and Barrier fign'd, 43 1 , Treaty of Peace concluded at Utrecht, 437, 8c feq. T R Y E R S taken by the French; 136. TURIN invefled by the French," 179. The Duke of Sa.voy leaves the City, and js purfued by the Enemy, j8o. The firft Coun- terfcarp taken, i8r. The Half- Moon and Counter-Guards Ta- ken andB^-taken, ibid. An Ac- count of the Battle of Turin, 1 82; The French Army de- feated, 184. The Siege of Tu» rin abandon d by the Enemy, ibid. The Valour of the Con- federate Generals and Soldiers in that Memorable ASion, 185. The Duke of Savoy and Prince Eugene enter Turin, ibid. The Lojs of the French in the Bat- tle, 186. Particulars of the Beoty taken, ibid. Lofs of the Con* The INDEX. Confederates, Pag. 187. T/>ff Confequences of that A^ion, ibid. TTENDOSME (Duke of) ^ Mnrches to the Relief of Mantua, 5 c. He Invades the Trentinc, and Difarms the Troops (?/ Savoy, Qo. V E N L O invefied, 41.- De~ fcription of the Place, ibid. • Fort St. Michael taksn by Stcrm, 42. The Tcven furren^ ders, 43. VILLA RS (Mnrcfchal) at- tacks the Imperial Lines at Stolhoficii, 65 ; And is %- fuls'd, ibid. He forces the Val- ley cf Kintziger, ibid. And ^oinsjhe Ele'clor cf Bavaria, 66. Forces the German Lines, 199 ; Ayid raifes great Con- tributions, ibid. Defeats a Bo- dy of Germans near Lorch, 200. His Defigfi to Attack, the Confederates frufirated, 348. In Danger of being taken Pri- foner, 349. Forms a Defign of foffeffing himfelf of the Camf o/Denain, 364. VISCONTI (General) «/r- feated, 5 o, 9 1 . U L M furpri^d by the EleHor of Bavaria, 45. The Place de- fcrib'd, ibid. But furrendcrs to the Confederates after the fa- mous Battle of Hochftet, 1 24. UTRECHT, the^ Britim; Dutch, and French Plenipoten" tinrics Arrive there, 388. Tht Names ofthofe appointed by the States, 389. The Pruflian atid Imperial Plenipotentiaries ar- rive there, 390. Proceedings there, Vid. PEACE. W \ rT'y^ ^ againft Fra^ice and " Spain declar'd by the Em- pire,\^6. WARNETON, 700 of the Allies takpn there, 294. Aban- don d by the French, 297. WYN E N DAL E [Battle there) 255. Defer iption of the Place^ 256. The Enemy begin the Attack,, 257 ; But are entirelj defeated f 258. FINIS. ^ % '$ 4