AN EXACT ACCOUNT OF The Elector of SAXONY's passing the RHINE, with His Army, defeating several of the FRENCH, and rendering himself Master of several strong places Abandoned by them: Together with the raising of the Blockade of Mountmeli an in SAVOY.  
THE last Mail from Holland Dated the 17th of July, has brought us the welcome News of His Electoral Highness of Saxonies passing the Rhine with the Army under His Command. On the 26 and 27 of June; an Account of so great Importance and so little expected either by the Confederates or the Enemy, by reason of the great difficulty of the Enterprise, that it has as much rejoiced the First, as it has struck a terror amongst the Latter. The particulars of this great Action is as fallows.  
After the French that lay Entrenched on the other side of the Rhine near Manheim, had for severl days furiously played with their Cannon on this side of the River to hinder our Men to pass it: His Electoral Highness of Saxony accompanied by the Electoral Prince His Son, the vel Marshal Caprara and the General Schoning; went the 27 of June about One a Clock in the Morning towards the Bridge of the Neckar, to find out a passage over the Rhine; after they were a●…ved about a League below Manheim, they found an Island near a Ferry called the Sandhofer-Ferry; His Electoral Highness immediately sent some to take a view of it, and whereas it was observed that it was a very advantageous Post, and that near it there was still remaining part of the Bridge the Enemy had demolished; His Electoral Highness ordered instantly some Hundereds of men to pass over in Boats and to take possession of it, which before break of day was executed so secretly that the French, although in a manner done in their sight, had not the least notice of it, staying all the day following in the Fort only half a Mile distant from the said Island.  
The French that had possessed themselves of this Island were most put to the Sword. A Soldier of Oppau, called Christeffle Ruff, shot the French Sentenal like a Bird from a Tree, the rest were driven into the River, and their Cannon Seized, some of them getting over; and informing of this News, those that lay in the Fort on the other side of the River, they immediately abandoned the said Fort, the Foot retreating towards Philipsbourg, and the Horse towards Creutznak. And His Electoral Highness finding that he was like to have no opposition, immediately ordered a considerable Body of Men to pass the River, the Electoral Prince his Son was amongst the first that passed it; and in a little while 8000 of our Foot with two Regiments of Dragoons took Post on the other side of the River, under the Command of General Hedersdorf.  
A great Detachment of the French, furiously attact our Men, endeavouring to drive them back to the other side of the River; but they were put to the flight, leaving many killed behind them. In the mean time our whole Army past the River, and they being joined by 9000 of the Cercle of Franconia, and 10000 Men of the Cercle of Suabia; they will now enter immediately upon some considerable Action; And it's thought His Electoral Highness has a design upon Landaw, a very considerable Fortress, which is said to be very ill provided, and one of those places out of which the French have Drawn most of their Garrison to reinforce their Army.  
The French that are still in the Pelatinate are in the greatest terror in the world, they have abandoned most of the Places they were in possession of, amongst which there is Worms and Newstad, and all this in so great a hast they were not able to burn them. They have also abandoned the Castle of Leiningen which the Confederates have possessed themselves of. We have made a great many Prisoners and amongst them a considerable number of Officers. In Worms alone we have seiced four French Captains and a Quartermaster.  
This glorious expedition as it advances in a great measure the interest of the Confederates, so indeed 'twill be of great advantage to his Highness the Duke of Savoy, for the French must needs call hack all the Regiments that Marshal de Lorge has Ordered to march into Savoy, in case they will endeavour to make the least resistance. 'Tis said to the Glory of his Electoral Highness of Saxony, that by this strenuous Action he has gained no less honour than the great Gustavus Adolphus did near Opruheim.  
'Tis said that an Express has not only Confirmed all this News, but has also informed the Court; that his Electoral Highness was actually besiging Landaw, and that he had cut off 3000 men of the Rear of the French Army.  
From Savoy we have a full Confirmation of raising the Siege of Coni, and besides, we are told, that the French have been forced to raise the Blockade of Montmelian, in such a manner that it turns to their everlasting shame. The Governor of Monemelian sent a Trumpeter to the French commander of the Blockade, desiring him to grant him a pass port to pay his devotion to a Church out of the City, very famous amongst the Roman Catholics; The Commander readily granted it, but the Governor being sensible of the French faith, foresaw very well they would break their word, and indeed the whole business was contrived to surprise them. After he had laid a Considerable Body of his men into an Ambush, he went out in a Procession accompanied by his Guards. The French, against their promise did not fail to fall upon him; but he retreating with his men, drew them into the same Ambush, and 600 of the French were killed upon the spot: Whereupon the French Commander found himself forced to raise the Blockade.   

London, Printed for R. Bauldwin, near the Oxford-Inn, in Warwick-Lane. 1691.