THE Impartial Account Of the Taking of LUXEMBURG BY THE FRENCH, After a long and doubtful Siege.  
Together with a Brief Relation of what Remarkably happened During the Siege thereof.  
OUr last advice from Flanders, bearing date, May the 30th Instant, stilo novo, was as followeth, viz. That the Besiegers being advanced to the Corner of the capel, from thence attacked an Old Redoubt,( where the Besieged were Lodged) and in a short time made themselves Masters of it, and forced those that were Lodged within to Retreat, who then Sprung a Mine, and made the Besiegers Retire, and that immediately after the Besiegers with a second attack repossessed themselves thereof; Lodging therein another Batallion, and raised a Buttery; but were to the number of 200 blown up by the Spring of a Second Mine, insomuch that the Besieged placing themselves upon the Ruins, the Besiegers durst not attack it at present, for fear the Besieged should Spring a Third M●… e. Whereupon they resolved strongly to possess themselves of other works which before they had slighted, the better to recover breath, and amuse the besieged, whom they found resolutely bent to hold out to the last Extremity, as having encouragement so to do, by reason of the forwardness of the Spanish Army, which they every day expected to Advance to their Relief; so that Lodging themselves upon the covered way of the second Counterscarp, they fixed the Miners to the Counter-guard of the Bastion of Paffendal, resolved with the springing of that Mine which they expected would do great Execution to make another attack upon the Old Castle, but it proved not so successful as they wished, for the besieged Sall●ing, and at the same time Springing another Mine which did considerable Execution, again driven them out of their Works, but the besiegers being hourly supplied with fresh recruits and the besieged Weak, and much Harrazed through extraordinary Duty; Sickness and Wounds, within Twelve hours they recovered their former Station, and placed a Calivar against the said Castle, casting at the same time many Bombeys into the City, by that means setting it on Fire in divers places, which employing the Inhabitants and part of the Garrison( which by this time was reduced to a small number) in quenching thereof; the besieged with less Molestation then before, Advanced especially by way of Mining, but not so secretly, but in one of them, with which they had nearly reached the Weymures, they were Countermined, so that a sharp encounter happened under Ground, and by the Springing of a small Side-Mine, many of the besiegers were over-whelmed, and such escaped as forced to Retire, which occasioned great dismay amongst them, but being promised great rewards, and animated by their Commanders, after the Town had been Battered for the space of six hours without intermission, and the Weymures rent in divers places, and at the same time a false alarum given that the Miners might proceed with the less interruption. Three Batalions of Foot made an other attack upon the Springing of a Mine that overthrew a part of the Wall, but were so bravely resisted by the besieged, that leaving about 60 Dead bodies in the breach, they were( although seconded by another Commanded) Party obliged to Retire, yet having repaired a Ruined bastion within half a muskets shot of the Wall, they Lodged there that Night, notwithstanding, the Cannon from the Castle beat so furiously upon them, killing not only divers Souldiers but some Officers of Note, but being recruited once more with another commanded party of Picardy, again a furious attack was made e're the breach could be repaired or Countermured, so that again it came to push of Pike, yet such was the bravery of the besieged, that bendinding divers Pieces of Cannon that lay as flanckers, they so gavled the besiegers that they were forced to Retreat, and as they retired fell upon a Mine, which as it is supposed, apcidentally took fire, and did considerable Execution, but in conclusion, the French Pioneirs under the favour of these attacks and the several false Alarum, having placed their Mines under the wall, and part of the Castle; being hard at work within the City, and the besieged not capable of Countermining by reason of the small number they were reduced to, and the governor being out of all hopes to be succoured, in time finding his Magazine of Powder near wasted, began to hearken to the cries and entreaties of the Poor Inhabitants, who feared the worst of extremity if the City should be taken by Storm, and perceiving the besiegers preparing for another resolute Atacque, and the City almost destroyed with their Bombeys.  
And bravely having done all that Man was capable of doing, against so powerful an Enemy, after a parley it was agreed that the City with the Cannon and Magazine should be delivered up to the French King's use, and the Garrison to March out with bag and baggage, to be conducted to what place they should nominate; and the Citizens not to be molested in any thing, with many other advantageous Terms,( the particular whereof, more at large you may expect by the next) which being Signed and Ratified, the City was put into the hand, of the Marshal, D'Creque, or his order, and the Garrison accordingly Marched out. In this Siege it is conjectured the French lost 3000 Men, with many prime Commanders, and volunteers, and the besieged no less then 1000.   

LONDON, Printed for A. banks, 1684.