AN ACCOUNT OF THE Imperial Proceed Against the TURKS: With an exact DIARY of the Siege of Newheusel, And its Taking: As also a Relation of all the noted Performances of the Imperialists in all Parts, from the beginning of this Summer's Campagne, till the 27th of August.  
As it was taken by Mr. Travestin, an English Gentleman, who was all the while Resident in the Army at Newheusel, and now in the Imperial Army; and by him sent by way of Letter to a Person of Honour of this Kingdom.  
With an exact MAP of the Town, and the Works of the Besiegers.  
This may be Printed.  
Sept. 15. 1685. R. L. S.  
LONDON: Printed for Sam. Crouch at the Flower-de-luce in Cornhill, and John Laurence at the Angel in the Poultry, over against the Compter. 1685.   


Explanation of the Letters & Figures  


A. The works begun and carried on by e Impertalists.  
B. The works carried on by the Lunenburghers.  
C. The works and entrenchments of the Bavarians.  
D. Several of the first raised Batteries.  
E. The Bastion chiefly attacked by e Imperialists.  
H. The bridge & Curtain heaven the Bastion E and the Bastion 27.  
g. h.i.k & l to w.w. are Several trenches & Batteries of the Christians.  
X. A little plain on east side the Town where anetable battle was fought.  
Z. The other Chief attacked Bastion by the Lunenburghers.  
1.2.3. Several Redoubts and Batteries.  
4. the left hand Northern Bastion near 〈◊〉 they let water out of the Ditch.  
5.6. Entrenchments and Batteries of the Bavarians.  
7. Several Galleries made over the ditch in order to place the Miners.  
10.18. the canal that carried the water out of ditch.  
11. A Battery of 16 pieces of Cannon.  
17.18.19. the 3 Southern Bastions attacked by the Bavarians  
13. The 2 bridges and gates.  
14. 3 Trees on which were heads of Christians.  
15. The River Hewtra.  
16. Several gardens on the East side the town.  
20. Draw bridges.    
NEWHEUSELL as it was besieged by the IMPERIALISTS july 7. 1685. And taken by assault Aug. 1685.    

AN ACCOUNT OF The Siege of Newheusel, etc.  
Honoured Sir,  
I Have received your last, wherein you were pleased to command me to give you an exact account of the Proceed against the Turks, and the Siege of Newheusel: my ambition to serve your Honour had put me upon it before, though the sense of my weakness for such a Performance, made me proceed with a great deal of caution and fear, especially it being to be presented to your Honour, who has so admirable an insight into all Warlike Affairs; but your Commands gave new life to my Proceed, not questioning but your Native Goodness would pardon those Faults your Commands were the occasion of. I therefore humbly present these my rude Observations to you, being an account of the Siege, the manner of its taking, with a Map of the place, and the Besiegers Entrenchments, as performed. In my last, 
June.  I acquainted you of the Imperial Armies Encampment between Newheusel and Barkan, and of the Duke of Lorrain's arrival at the Camp, on the 13th of June; after which, having called a Council of War, they began to think of a method for their Proceed: and at first it was resolved to attack Novigrad, to cut off by that means the Communication between Buda and Newheusel; and afterwards, formally to besiege Newheusel. On the 17th Col. Heusler venturing as far as Pest with 1000 Horse, met a Party of Turks of about 500 Horse, who upon sight of him, retired in great haste and disorder. The Duke of Lorraine could not yet proceed to action, for want of the Artillery and the great Carriage of Provisions, which he expected every day. In the mean time the command of the Army was thus ordered, the Duke of Lorraine being General, and having absolute power to proceed in the War as he pleased.  
Prince Waldeck was made Commander of the Foot, as Marshal the Camp General, and had under him the Duke de Croy, who was constituted General of the Artillery; the Prince of Newbourg Great Master of the Teutonick Order, the Count de Souches, and the Count de Scherffenberg, to be in quality of Major-Generals.  
The Count de Caprara to command the Horse as Marshal the Camp General, and under him Prince Louis of Baden one General of the Horse, and the Count de Dunewaldt as another; the Count de Palfi to be Lieutenant-General; Count Taff, the Baron de Mercy, the Count de Lodron, and the Count de Stiram, Major-Generals.  
The Prince de Salms to command the Cavalry in Croatia; and the Marquis de Lavergne, the Infantry under General Leslie.  
The Emperor's Forces that are in Upper Hungary to act against the Rebels, are commanded by General Schultz.  
We had an account at the Camp, that a Party of Hussars being abroad towards Buda, had met 200 Janissaries, whom they defeated, killing the greatest part of them upon the place, and taking the rest, with the Aga that commanded them, Prisoners: That this Officer had Letters from the Visier of Buda to the Bassa of Newheusel, wherein he exhorted the said Bassa, in case he be attacked, to defend the place to the last, and assured him of Relief.  
We had also an account, that General Schultz had made himself Master of the Fortress of Casnahauka, and that most of the Hungarians of that Garrison were now in the Emperor's service.  
Whilst these things were doing abroad, the Duke of Lorraine every day advising with his Council of War, at last changed his former resolution of attacking Novigrad, thinking it to be of little advantage towards the Siege of Newheusel, and that it would take up vast time, being so far off: Besides, not hearing any certainty of the Turks being abroad in any considerable Body, and finding his own Forces able to repulse a greater Army than the Turks could probably bring into the Field, and continue the Siege at the same time, he resolved immediately to attack Newheusel.  
However, on June the 28th the Duke of Lorraine took with him 3000 Horse, and went to observe the situation of Novigrad; out of which a small Party, without his Highness' order, advancing too near the place, they were attacked by some Janissaries, who were ambuscaded in an Enclosure, and several of them wounded, among which were two French Volunteers.  
Immediately upon his return, in pursuance of his foresaid Resolution, he commanded the Forces that form the Blockade; to begin the Lines of Circumvallation.  
June the 30th there was taken several Persons that came out of Newheusel; and amongst the rest, an Officer who in the disgnise of a Peasant was going to Buda with Letters from the Bassa of Newheusel, who therein tells the Visier of Buda what distress the Garrison was in; that they had eaten the Flesh of Horses, Dogs, etc. since the beginning of the month and that they could not defend the place without a speedy Relief.  
This day also an Officer, who came from Buda with 100 men, endeavoured to put himself into Newheusel; but he and most with him were taken.  
On the first of July two Christians who got out of the Town, 
July 1.  were brought to the Duke of Lorraine, who assured him that the Garrison consisted not of above 1500 men at most, and that they were in want of all manner of Provisions.  
July the 4th our Army began a slow march towards Newheusel; which it had done sooner, but that the Ordnance was wanting. However, the Lines of Circumvallation and Contravallation went on apace.  
July the 5th the Duke of Lorraine sent Order to the several Troops, to march up to us from Barkan, Lewentz, and Newtra.  
July the 6th we encamped all together on the fide of a little River called Sohit, that falls into the Danube near Comorra; which we passed on the 7th, and the same day came before Newheusel.  
The true ancient name of this place is Oywar, though the Germans call it Newheusel; it is a large Fort; and seituated upon a firm foundation, though the Plain about it is full of Moras, and Fenny Grounds, which makes the Town almost inaccessible, as its strength is invincible, having six Bastions lined with very good Stone work, without which there is a vast Ditch of about ten foot deep, and twenty broad. The River Newtra is on the East side, not above a Pistol-shot from it: On the South it has the Danube, at about two furlongs distance; and on the West it has the River Schit.  
This City, after a long Siege, was surrendered to the Turks upon fair Terms, Anno 1663., and has continued in their hands ever since.  
In May 1683. the Duke of Lorraine being General of the Imperial Forces, resolved upon the Siege of this place at that time, with the approbation of the other Generals, and particular assistance of Count Staremberg, than Master-General of the Ordnance, who thereupon venturing very far to view the situation of the Town, was in great danger of a Shot from the Turks, who played very warmly upon the Imperialists. However, the Attack was carried on by him with so much Vigour and Success, that the Imperialists made themselves Masters of part of the Suburbs, and of a Building that had formerly been made use of for a Church; into which Count Staremberg having ordered fifty men with a Lieutenant, and Count of Herberstein, Major of the Regiment of Scherffenberg, bringing with him, by mistake, 150, filled the Church so full, that they could not turn themselves in it, much less use their Arms, so that they were forced to break down the Benches and Seats to make room for themselves; which occasioning a great Noise and Confusion, it happened that some of the Imperialists that came to strengthen the Party, hearing Noise and Disorder in the Church, and believing the Enemy to be there, made several Discharges upon their own men; by one of which, Captain Silberberg was killed, as were several others by the Shot of the Turks. In which Action Captain Craus of the Regiment of Staremberg, who served as Adjutant to the General, and Count Taxis, were also killed; and Count Kobb Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of Beck wounded, whereof he soon after died at Presburg. The Grand Visier's coming with so numerous an Army, with which he soon after besieged Vienna, was the occasion of the raising of the Siege at that time.  
But now we resolved to pursue it closer, and to that end to have three Attacks: one by the Imperial Troops, under the Duke of Lorraine; another by the Bavarian Troops, commanded under the Duke of Lorraine by the Count de Serini; and the third by the Troops of Lunenburg, commanded by Monsieur Chauvet.  
This day we took several Prisoners, who assured us that the Garrison consisted yet of Eighteen hundred or Two thousand resolute men, and that they had a great many Cannon in the place. This Evening the Duke of Lorraine, accompanied with divers Prince and General Officers, went very near the place to observe it; which the Besiege observing, fired very fiercely upon them with their Cannon, but to very little purpose; only a Servant of the Princes de Conti was killed, who being a little distant from the rest of the Company, had his head taken off by a Cannon-Bullet.  
This night we took another Deferter, who told us, that the Besieged had broke one of their greatest Pieces of Ordnance, which had killed John de Souches, who was formerly a Christian, and now their chief Cannonier, with five more. He told us further, That they wanted Provisions, and that the Bassa kept his Soldiers in heart, by assuring them, that the Serasquier is marching with a hundred thousand men to relieve them.  
July the 8th the Troops of the Princes of Lunenburg, commanded by Monsieur Chauvet, came up to us with their Artillery; these were in all about Twelve thousand men, and by the Duke of Lorrain's order were encamped on a Line on the left hand the Imperialists, being on the North part of the Town, towards the River Newtra at (B) the Imperial Army designing to proceed with their Attack at (A).  
July the 9th the Bavarian Troops arrived here, commanded by the Count de Serini; these were in all about Ten thousand men, and were by the Duke's order placed on the right side the Imperialists, towards (C); and now having so brave an Army round the Town, we could not question but we should be Masters of it in a short time; our Lines of Circumvallation and Contravallation being finished, we were beginning to raise several Batteries, as at (D); and this Evening arrived in our Camp part of our Artillery from Comorra.  
This day the besieged made a Sally of Two hundred men, with a design to hinder our Works; but finding Five hundred of the Bavarians ready, to receive them, were forced immediately to retire; and the Bavarians pursuing very desperately, took three of their men, without any loss on our side; one of these, in hopes of better usage, told us, that the Garrison contained yet Eighteen hundred men; that there had been great want of Provisions, but that the Bassa had now opened the great Magazine which he had reserved for the Siege.  
July the 10th, about eight a clock in the morning, the Besieged made another Sally with Three hundred Foot, and Two hundred Horse, thinking to spoil the Batteries we were raising at (D) or to draw our men under the fire of their Ramparts; upon which the Princes de Roch-sur-Yon, and de Conti, accompanied with several Volunteers, went presently to charge them; but the Count de Serini, with the General Officers, caused them to retire, perceiving the danger by which many might have been lost. The Prince de Roche-sur-Yon was in great danger, a Cannon-bullet, having taken off one of his Horses legs, but he was presently remounted. The Prince de Wirtemberg, Colonel of the King of Denmark's Guards du Corpse, received a dangerous Wound, by a Musket-bullet, in the head; the Prince de Commercy was wounded in the thigh; and four other brave Volunteers were hurt. However, the Salliers were obliged, without any more effect, to retire; the Baron de Rosencrans was also dangerously wounded on this occasion.  
The same day the Duke of Lorraine observed the place very near, and appointed the chief Attack to be about the Bastion at (E) and the Western Gate (F) which is in the same place where the Turks made theirs, when they took this Fortress from the Christians Anno 1663. The following night Colonel Beck, with two Lieutenant-Colonels, two Majors, twelve Captains, with Lieutenants and Ensigns, and Twelve hundred men, were detatched to take several Posts: The Enemy fired upon them very warmly, but with little effect, there being only three killed, and four slightly wounded.  
July the 11th the rest of our Cannon and Mortars arrived in the Camp, being in all a hundred Pieces of Cannon, and twenty six Mortar-pieces.  
This day the Duke of Lorraine sent to the Inhabitants of Newtra, commanding them to provide a hundred thousand Faggots for the filling up of the Ditch, and to bring them to the Camp.  
This night the Trenches were opened by Three thousand Foot; the besieged fired upon them, but did very little execution: One of the chief Commanders in this Action was the Baron de Beck, who posted himself very advantageously about (G) though he was fired upon so fiercely, that he had much ado to maintain that Post.  
This day arrived here the Count de Rabata Commissary-General of the Army, who took such care that Provisions coming down the Damibe every day, we never had amongst us the least scarcity. Besides, other money from the Emperor, he brought with him a hundred thousand Florins, which were given towards this Siege by Cardinal Bonvisi the Pope's Nuncio at Vienna.  
July the 12th little passed this day worthy of remark, only the Trench was carried on at night a great length, from the right to the left at (H) and we began to raise two Batteries at (I) and (K) to ruin the Defences of the place. Mean while they within fired so thick upon us, that Colonel Beck was fain to retire a little into the Trenches; notwithstanding which, there was a Lientenant and three common Soldiers killed, and five wounded.  
July the 13th, This night we finished the Redoubt at (K) and carried on the Trenches within fifty paces of the Ditch; they were made narrower than the night before, and the Soldiers covered themselves so well from the Enemy's fire, that there was not a man killed this night. There was also a Redoubt doubt made at the head of each Trench, to secure them from the Enemy's Sallies.  
July the 14th, the besieged as soon as it was day, began to fire upon us with their Cannon, and continued it most part of the day, by which they somewhat disobliged our Battery at (I) killed John Martin Trach, a Captain of Foot, one Corporal, and three common Soldiers, and the Duke de Croy's Page, besides some few that were wounded. But we in the mean time stood not idle; for from the foresaid Battery, and that at (K) we dismounted several of their Cannon from the Bastion at (E) and by the Carcases and Bombs, of a new invention, made by Don Risco a Spaniard, which we now began to cast into the Town, we perceived some part of the Town that was next us on fire; but it was soon extinguished by the care of the besieged.  
Towards evening, about One hundred and twenty Horse came out of the Town, and with great sury made towards a Guard of the Bavarians at (L) which consisting of only about Thirty Horse, retired; but Colonel Soyer, with about Three hundred, immediately horsed themselves, and approaching the Enemy, with great bravery soon beat them back into the Town, with the loss of four or five on the Enemy's side.  
July the 14th, at night we finished another Redoubt on the left at (M) and the Line of Communication between the Trenches, in the middle whereof at (N) we began to raise a Battery of ten Pieces of Cannon  
This night we also began a false Attack at (O) on the South side opposite to the true one, which diverted the besieged that way; so that we had the greater liberty to make our approaches to the Ditch, which was carried on with all the expedition imaginable; and all this night we had only one man wounded.  
July the 15th, this morning we played from a Battery of three great Pieces of Cannon, new raised, which did as much service, notwithstanding the Enemy played upon us all day without intermission, but effected little to our disadvantage, only a presumptuous Fellow, out of a bravado standing on the Mould between the Trenches, was deservedly for his impudence taken off by a Cannon-bullet.  
This night we got to the Ditch at several places at (O) both on the right and left, which was a very desperate Attempt, but was favoured by the darkness of the night; notwithstanding which, the besieged behaved themselves so briskly, that we had above fifty men killed and wounded; amongst which, the Baron de Asty, Lieutenant-Colonel, was one, two Engineers, and two Ensigns; also John Colalto a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of Grana, was likewise killed; and Joshua Pentz, a Captain of the Regiment of Baden, was wounded: We had in all fifteen killed. We also this night tried the Ditch with long Sticks, but to little purpose, by reason of the Enemy's Fire, and a Party of Turks that sallied out upon us, but were soon forced to retreat.  
July the 15th, we had advice sent us by our Scouts abroad, that the Turkish Troops that assembled at Novigrad, had passed the Danube at Pest, and had joined with a Body encamped near Buda, making together an Army of Sixty thousand men, and that they had provided all things necessary for a Siege; which made us suppose they had a design upon Vicegrad, or Gran. In which case the Duke of Lorraine resolved to march with the Imperial Army, only leaving about Fourteen thousand here to maintain the Siege; to which end the Duke had before provided three Bridges for passing the Army over the Danube near Comorra.  
July the 16th, as I was for curiosity amongst the rest in the Trenches, we observed about seven a clock in the morning, a Christian-slave who was got upon the Bridge endeavouring to escape; but three Turks observing him, followed and took him, and cut off his head: upon which, I cannot but observe the ingenuity of one Rummel, a Relation to the Major-General of that name, who from our Trenches at (R) at two shots with his Musket killed two of the Turks, and perhaps the third had not escaped, but that he got so nimbly into the Town.  
This day we began a new Battery against the Pallisadoes before the Gate at (S) which had so good effect, that we made them abandon that place, and set fire on the Pallisadoes, on which there were three or four hundred heads of Christians. We observed them also making Retrenchments, and raising Batteries within the two attacked Bastions, which we had almost ruined.  
This night the Enemy made a continual fire upon us, and shot a great many Arrows which much annoyed us, and threw Stones; by all which means they killed us twenty men, and wounded about twice so many.  
This day we intercepted a Younster who was slily getting away with Letters from the Bassa to the Visier of Buda, telling him, That without Relief, it was impossible to hold out a fortnight longer.  
July the 17th. This day we continued our Works, and prepared things in order to fill up the Ditch; to which end the Duke ordered the Lunenburg Forces on the left to cut a Canal to let the water out of the Ditch at (T) from whence it may fall into the River Newtra, which is much lower.  
This day the Duke of Lorraine received advice, that the Turkish Army marched towards Gran; upon which he 〈◊〉 out Colonel Heusler with about seven hundred Horse, and one thousand Hussars, commanded by the Count de Zabor, with orders to pass the Bridge of Barkun, and to march towards Vitegrad to learn in what posture the Enemy was, and at the same time he sent the Count de Stirum with a Body of five hundred Dragoons, to pass one of the Bridges near Comorra, and post himself near Grun.  
In the mean time the Duke of Lorraine bestirred himself here with wonderful activity, being every day himself in the Trenches and upon the Batteries, to give the necessary orders, and to push on the Siege with the greatest expedition imaginable, mightily desiring to be Master of this place before he be forced to meet the Turkish Army.  
We had no great mischief done us this day, only there was about ten killed and wounded of those that were working about the Canal.  
July the 18th, we battered the place with eighteen Pieces of Cannon from two Batteries at (V) by which we dismounted many of their Cannon; besides fourteen more, of which eight beat against the Gate, and six against the Bastion (E) and a Mosque which is a little behind it, and which was formerly a Church.  
We plied them so close this day with our Bombs and Carcases, that we set their new Pallisadoes on fire, and ruined the aforesaid Mosque, and put that part of the Town on such a flame, that it continued on fire for Sixteen hours together; they within having little water to quench it, and the water out of the Ditch began to vanish apace.  
July the 19th proved a very fatal day to us, by the death of the Prince de Wirtemberg, who died of the Wounds he had received on the 10th, to the lamentation of the whole Army, being a man of such Courage, Prudence, and Generosity, that perhaps he has left few of his Equals behind him. We lost also this day the Sieur Mengers, one of our principal Engineers, who raising his arm in managing a Mortarpiece, was surprised by a Cannon-bullet which took off his arm, and likewise dashed out his brains.  
This day we had a very brisk and handsome Encounter, about one hundred and fifty Turks issuing out of the Town at the East side at (X) thinking to surprise us on that side, lying pretty quiet; but de Craus a Captain in the Regiment of Steinau, being at a Post thereabouts, mounted about as many of our Party, who met the Turks with a great deal of Courage, charging one another thorough and thorough, the Engagement lasting almost two hours, till a greater Party of the same Regiment making towards them, the Turks were obliged to retire. We had in this Encounter betwixt thirty and forty killed and wounded, and the Turks came scarce off so well.  
We could now advance our Trenches no farther, till we had either filled the Ditch, or let the water out, which we were employed about; only we made our Trenches deeper, and by that means so well secured ourselves, that the besieged could do us but little injury. We were well provided with Faggots, which were now brought in from Newtra, with other necessaries for filling up of the Ditch.  
July the 20th, we played so warmly upon them from all parts, that not a man durst show himself upon the Walls; we quite battered down the right side of the Bastion at (E) and the Curtain on the right side between that and the Bridge, and made large Fractions in the Bastion at (Z) as also in the Curtain between it and the Bastion at (E) so that that part of the Town lay open to us, and we wanted nothing but the filling of the Ditch for a general Assault.  
This night the besieged, as well as they could, repaired the breaches made in the day, remounted several Cannon upon new Batteries, from whence they played so effectually upon us at the Redoubt (1) that John Ludovic Braun, a Captain of the Regiment of Gondola who commanded there, had much to do to maintain that Post, the Earth being beaten in upon them, and lying open to the Enemy's Fire.  
July the 21st. we made a retaliation for the foresaid mischiefs with our Carcases and Bombs, together with a Battery of six Pieces of Cannon from (2) with which we again dismounted some of their Cannon, set fire to their Pallisadoes and the Town, after such a manner, that it appeared almost all in a flame.  
This night we began to lodge ourselves in the Ditch, which the Enemy perceiving, fired upon us continually: Nevertheless, we proceeded in it on the right and the left, and notwithstanding it was so dangerous a Work, yet we lost only a Captain of the Regiment of Metternich, and Velus Henry another Captain of the Troops of Brunswick, with about ten Soldiers wounded.  
The same night we finished the Lines of Communication along the Ditch from one Battery to the other.  
July the 22th. The Dragoons of Bavaria and Brunswick, together with the Imperial Dragoons, making in all about five thousand men, were sent under the command of the Count de Lodron, towards Comorra, to cover the Bridges which the Duke of Lorraine had caused to be laid there over the Danube.  
This day the Duke of Lorraine wrote a Letter to the Bassa of Newheusel, telling him, That in what manner soever he Treated the Christian Slaves now in his hands, he and his Garrison must expect to be Treated, if the place be taken; but when the Messenger went to deliver it, he refused to admit him, bidding his men fire upon him.  
This night we raised two new Batteries of eight Pieces of Cannon each, very near the Ditch at (3) and a thousand men were commanded to pursue the Work very close towards the Bastion (4) to let the water out of the Ditch into the River Newtra; which they did to such effect, that they let out five foot of the water, but not without loss: for we had five men killed, and near twenty wounded. However, it had so dried the Ditch on the side where our chief Attack was, that there was not above four foot of water left.  
July the 23th, we saw a great number of Christian Slaves upon the Ramparts, and heard the noise of their Chains; they were employed to repair the Works ruined by our Cannon, and we supposed the Turks made them appear there to excite our compassion, and make us forbear firing.  
This day the Prince of Conty coming out of the Trenches was lightly wounded in the head.  
This night we attempted to fix our Miners, and to that end made a Trench to the Ditch for two covered Boats to enter into it, in which some persons were to pass with Planks and Rafters to the foot of the Bastion, to make a Lodgement there for the Miners; but one of these Boats sunk presently, and the other had little better success: the Lieutenant of the Miners being wounded, we were fain to desist from that design.  
This night our Bombs and Carcases had such success, that the whole Town appeared for twenty four hours in a flame.  
July the 24th, the besieged made a Sally with five hundred men at the Eastern Gate, and surprised a Redoubt at (6) where the Sieur Peickhard, Lieutenant-Colonel, was chief Commander of about three hundred Suabian Troops, who were all cut to pieces, with the Colonel and Daniel Rumlingen, and Cornelius Fockius, Captains.  
We now finding the forementioned way of passing the Ditch by Boats, to fix our Miners, to be useless and of no effect, began to think of Galleries, the first of which we began at (7) they were contrived with some covering of boards for a defence against the Enemies small Shot; but these proved to be very desperate and dangerous Attempts: and the besieged were so fierce upon us, that by this means we lost a great many men.  
July the 25th, we finished two new Batteries on the edge of the Ditch, and with these dismounted all the Cannon on this side the Town, that was before left. We also now began to fill the Ditch with Faggots, and Sacks of Wool; but not without loss: for the Sieur Rose, a Colonel in the Bavarian Troops, was killed, and above a hundred more killed and wounded.  
This day also a barrel of Powder took fire near (8) by which there was thirty men killed and wounded.  
This day Colonel Heusler and Colonel Zabor, who were sent out to observe the Enemy, came back; they had met with a sinal Party of Turks near Gran, and had killed about thirty, and taken several Prisoners. They gave the Duke of Lorraine an account, that the Ottoman Army commanded by the Serasquier Bassa, was marching towards Gran; that his Army consisted of about fifty or sixty thousand men; that his resolution was, if possible, to relieve Newheusel; and that some Prisoners they had taken, informed them also, that there were twelve thousand Tartars at Novigrad ready to join the Turks.  
July the 26th, Prince Waldeck arrived in the Camp, and this day and night he and the Duke of Lorraine were almost perpetually in the Trenches, giving necessary Orders, and encouraging their men, who were now a little dejected, and proceeded with a great deal of caution, having so many lately killed. The chief Work was making the Gallery, and filling the Ditch, in which work we had this day, the Count de Buckheim, Lieutenant Colonel of the Regiment of Souches, killed, with about fifty more, and near a hundred wounded.  
July the 27th, the besieged made a Sally with about three hundred men; these rushing suddenly on our Workmen at (9) forced them from the Works, and then had an opportunity of doing us great mischief, by ruining our Works that let the water out of the Ditch; but Colonel Schenick, being at the next Redoubt, made towards them with about six hundred, upon which they soon retired into the Town, though they had before killed and wounded near a hundred of our men: the Works they had ruined were repaired in some few hours. And they then set upon making a new Redoubt for security from any more such Sallies.  
We fired our Cannon, and cast Carcases and Bombs all this day, without intermission, hoping by this means to keep the besieged from obstructing our Workmen about the Galleries; these had no greater effect than that we could perpetually observe the Town on fire in one place or other; but the besieged from under the Walls so pelted us with Stones and Hand-Granado's, that they killed a hundred of our men, and wounded many more.  
July the 28th, the besieged made another Sally, and with great vigour made up to our Gallery, so that they beat most of our men from it, killed two Captains, and sixty common Soldiers, and set the Gallery on fire, besides wounded near a hundred more; besides, this was not all the injury they did us, for they fought with such desperation and courage towards what they had done before, that we were persuaded they questioned not having relief very shortly; and all their aim was only to keep us out of the Town till then: and for this reason, whilst we battered them remotely, they valued us not, and so made little defence; but perceiving us come so near them, it was time to look to themselves: they got to two of our Batteries, beat our men away, and disinounted several of the Cannon, till the Duke of Lorraine and Prince Waldeck came up with a strong Body, and forced them to retire.  
This day the Duke of Lorraine receiving advice that the Serasquier Bassa made immediately towards Gran, sent five hundred Foot under the command of Major Rummel, to reinforce that Garrison.  
July the 29th, we repaired the Batteries and the Galleries which the besieged had fired the day before, and worked so briskly with our Cannon, that we almost ruined the Flanks of the attacked Bastions. We made a pretty good Lodgement in the Ditch, and were ready to fix our Miners; but the besieged with their small Shot, Hand-Granado's, and other artificial Fire, killed and wounded vast numbers of our men.  
This day the Elector of Bavaria arrived in the Camp, and was received with the discharge of all the Cannon and Mortars against the place.  
The Duke of Lorraine sent an Express to the Auxiliary Troops of Cologne and Franconia, with Orders to hasten their March to Comorra and halt there, staying for the Imperial Army which should pass the Danube there, in case they went to fight the Ottoman Army.  
This night the besieged made a Sally by a covered way which had a Communication into the Ditch near (9) and filled up part of the Canal that let the water out of the Ditch. They likewise filled up some other of our Works, and burned some Galleries that we had begun to make that way at (10) being the Attack of the Troops of Brunswick, and assaulted our men that defended the Work, with such courage, that they almost got to our Powder and Ammunition; they killed us above a hundred men, and wounded near two hundred.  
July the 30th, the besieged made another Sally, and set fire to the Gallery, which had almost quite ruined it; the fire ran so swift, that it got to one of our Batteries, whereupon those about it retired in some disorder, till the Duke of Lorraine coming there, with his Sword killed one or two that were running away, and set the Officers back to the Posts they had quitted, and left them not till the fire was put out; though in the mean time he was continually exposed to the Enemy's fire, and many persons were killed about him.  
Also about midday the besieged made another Sally on the other side of the Town, and notwithstanding what opposition our Forces there could make, they quite filled up the Canal which let the water out of the Ditch.  
July the 31th, we began to dig a new the Canal that the Enemy had filled up, we had also quite repaired our Galleries, and advanced them to the Walls. We also finished the Lines of Circumvallation, from one Gallery to another, notwithstanding the opposition of the Enemy, which was very great; and with our Cannon we so ruined the attacked Bastions, that we quite disabled them for making any farther use of their Cannon.  
This night the Turks came out in great numbers on the West side, and killed Captain John Dupigne, and two Lieutenants, and near a hundred Soldiers that had the Guard, and Sibert Kucklander, a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Regiment of Gallenfels, was dangerously wounded. The Turks endeavoured to have proceeded farther, but were repulsed by the Regiment of Picolomini, most part of which were at the next Post.  
We perceived this day new Retrenchments raised within the attacked Bastions by the besiegers, where they had remounted their Cannon, and played upon one of our Batteries so fierce, that they set fire to it, which put those about it into a great consternation, so that no one offered to put out the fire, till the Duke of Lorraine came and began himself to shovel upon it.  
August the first, 
August.  the Duke of Lorraine received advice from Gran, that the five hundred men that he had sent there under the command of Major Rounkel, had got into the Town on the 30th of July, and that the same day the Serasquier Bassa, with between fifty and threescore thousand men, began to besiege the place, immediately falling upon Intrenchments, which the next day they opened, and began to batter upon the place with seven Pieces of Cannon, and four Mortars, from the Hills of St. Thomas and St. George. Upon this the Duke of Lorraine immediately called a great Council of War to advise upon Affairs, where many moved, that the Governor of Gran being so well provided that he could easily secure the Town for two months: therefore it was the best way vigorously to pursue the Siege of Newheusel, and not meddle with the Turkish Army, till they had something weakened themselves before Gran. But the majority concluded to march with the greatest part of the Army to meet the Turks; upon which the Count de Lamberg was sent to Vienna to acquaint the Emperor herewith.  
In the mean time the Siege was pursued with all possible vigour, having made several Galleries, and fixed the Miners in many places, the Ditch on this side being half filled up, and but little water left in it.  
This day the besieged made a Sally with four hundred men; but lighting upon a Post where General Souches kept the Guard, they prevailed but little, being driven back into the Town, though with the loss of fifty men on our side, and the General himself received a wound by an Arrow.  
August the second, the Duke of Lorraine, in order to secure the Camp before Newheusel, when he was gone with the greatest part of the Army to fight the Ottomans, fearing they should be surprised by a Body of the Turks, who lay near Novigrad, with design to attack us in the Duke of Lorrain's absence, began to make several Retrenchments about the Camp, resolving not to leave us, till we were secure from such an Attempt. In the mean time our Attacks being carried on with all imaginable Vigour, we so disinayed the besieged, that they desired a Parley, wherein the Bassa offered to surrender it upon Condition he might march out of the Garrison with their Arms, all sorts of Ammunition, and Cannon, and take with him all the Christian Slaves, with Drums beating, Colours flying, etc. But to these Conditions the Duke of Lorraine would by no means yield.  
This night the Enemy came into the Ditch in small Boats, on the Eastern side; but finding all Posts so well guarded, and the Redoubts so well manned, they durst not enterprise any thing of moment, and were therefore forced to retire.  
August the third, we sounded the Ditch, and found on the East side four foot of water yet left.  
This day the Count de Lamberg arrived in the Camp again from Vienna, with an account from the Emperor to the Duke of Lorraine, That he approved of the Resolution he had taken, and ordered him to pursue the same with all expedition; upon which all things were disposed for a March as soon as possible.  
This night we raised on the edge of the Ditch at (11) a now Battery of eighteen Pieces of Cannon, which much disturbed the Town on that side. But Colonel Burgsdorff, Governor of Dusseldorf, who was but just arrived in the Camp, had the misfortune to be killed by a Musket-bullet: we had besides this day about fifty killed and wounded.  
August the 4th, we betimes received advice from Gran, that on the first instant the besiegers wonderfully advanced their Trenches; but the besieged had so good luck, as from the Castle to dismount several of their Cannon.  
On the second, the besieged made a Sally, which had so good effect, as to kill above two hundred of the Turks, with the loss of very few on our side. The same day the Turks attacked the Lower Town; but with little advantage: for after they had lost about three hundred men, they were obliged at that time to desist.  
This day we began to undermine on the side attacked by the Troops of Brunswick; but the Work proceeded but slowly, we were so molested by the small Shot of the besieged, which was poured upon us continually, and killed many of our men. However, the Work was carried on to the Line of Communication in the new Works; and we raised a new Battery of four Mortars in the turn of one that was newly beat down.  
August the 5th, we had proceeded so far in our Retrenchments, that they were now almost finished, and the Duke of Lorraine resolved upon his March next day. The whole Army being thus composed, the Imperial Army in all was about twelve thousand Horse, and ten thousand Foot; the Lunenburgers were eight thousand Foot, and four thousand Horse; the Bavarians six thousand Foot, and three thousand Horse; the Elector of Cologne's Forces three thousand five hundred Foot, and two thousand Horse; the Franconians about two thousand Foot, and fifteen hundred Horse. These in all made an Army of about two and fifty thousand men; whereof eleven thousand Foot, and five thousand Horse being of the Imperial and Lunenburg Troops, were left with fifty eight Pieces of Cannon, and eighteen Mortars, to continue the Siege of Newhousel, under the command of the Count de Caprara Marshal de Camp General, and the Duke de Croy, General of the Artillery.  
This day the besieged fired so warmly from a new Battery they had raised within, that they much disordered our Workmen, and ruined part of the last-mentioned Gallery; they killed and wounded near a hundred of our men, so that we were obliged to discontinue the Work till night, at which time we repaired the foresaid Breaches, and got good covert for our Workmen.  
August the 6th, the Duke of Lorraine, with the Elector of Bavaria, and Prince Waldeck, began to march from the Camp towards Comorra, designing there to pass the Danube and go fight the Enemy with their Army, which consisted of about six and thirty thousand men, besides many Illustrious Volunteers.  
The besieged observing our Camp to move in so vast a Body, presently concluded that we were all running away. However, they durst not venture a Sally, but confined themselves within at present, being all Rapture upon so unexpected a happiness, which they expressed by loud Shouts and Acclamations, after their wont way; which we permitted for some hours, having by that means a more safe opportunity of carrying on our Galleries and other Works. But at last we diverted this Cry by our more than usual Volleys of small Shot, and a continued fire from our Batteries.  
August the 7th, we had an account by a Messenger, who got through the Turkish Camp before Gran, That the Turkish Army there, was not above forty thousand strong, and that they were most of them new-raised Forces, and that they had been repulsed in several Attacks they had made upon that place; and that though their chief Attack was upon the Lower Town, yet they had prevailed but little there.  
This day we had carried our Galleries so near the place, that the Miners began to work safely; the Flanks of the two attacked Bastions were so beaten down by our firing, which had now continued almost two days without intermission, that they almost filled the Ditch in those places; and we made use of the Stone which did us a great kindness about the Galleries. We had also now so battered the Walls of the Town in all parts, that there was not a place strong enough to support a Cannon left; but the besieged continually laboured about Retrenchments within the Bastions, from whence they played with their Cannon.  
August the 8th, about seven a Clock, the besieged, I suppose, thinking us now a little more remiss in our business than usual, which opinion might be also confirmed by the peaceableness of our Cannon, made an issue on the East side, with a strong Body of men; but the Duke de Croy, who took it upon him to manage Affairs at this time on that side the Town, had so well provided for reception, that after a short Skirmish they were forced to retire, having killed about thirty of our men, and wounded twice the number; with the loss of about as many on their Party.  
This night a Gallery near the Bridge, on the West side the Town, being almost finished, so much distasted the besieged, that they not only issued out upon it, but also threw Hand-Granadoes, and other artificial Fire upon it, till they had put it on fire; which so frighted our men there, that had not Ernest Pentz, a Noble and Resolute Captain, quickly come, it had been burnt to Ashes.  
August the 9th, we repaired the foresaid Gallery, and fixed our Miners under the Curtain near (F) where we designed to spring a Mine as soon as it could be got ready. We were endeavouring the same by several Galleries about the attacked Bastions on the North side the Town, and had now let as much water out of the Ditch, as the height of it above the River Newtra would permit; notwithstanding, there was yet on some parts between three and sour foot water left.  
August the 10th, arrived here a Gentleman with a private Message from the Duke of Lorraine to General Caprara; he told us, that the ninety three Squadrons and forty Batalions that went from hence on the 6th, had on the 8th been joined with four thousand five hundred Hungarians, under the command of the Count de Esterhasi, and that on the same day they had passed the Bridges near Comorra, which the Duke of Lorraine had before caused to be laid there. That on the 9th they marched to Dotis, and that the Count de Rabata, who took care for Provisions, had sent a vast number of Boats down the Danube, laden with all Necessaries for the Army, which were to go forward as the Army advanced.  
This day there happened with us nothing worthy of remark, being employed about mining altogether; and we had so well ordered our affairs, that they within could not at all injure us.  
August the 11th, the Count de Caprara being of opinion that we might easily break down the West Bridge and the Gate, and entrench ourselves so that the besieged could neither sally out there, nor do us any injury from thence, we accordingly set about it; but in the end found it to be very hot service: for the Enemy had so advantageously placed their Cannon about the Gate, both within and without, that there was no coming near them. Colonel Heister and Captain Some, who were the foremost in this Attempt, were killed, and a hundred common Soldiers either killed or wounded. However, we prevailed so far, that the little Fortification before the Bridge was ruined to all intents and purposes; and we raised a new Battery of Cannons and Mortars at (12) which beat full upon the Gate.  
This night Colonel Brecy being upon the Guard, took a Turk who in a Christian habit was endeavouring to escape; he, in hopes of pardon, told us the condition the Town was in, that their Wall had not been useful, as to supporting of their Cannon, for many days, and that their chief defence was from new-raised Batteries: That as to the number of their men, they yet consisted of eighteen hundred Soldiers, but that at least five hundred were sick and wounded, and of no use: That the Garrison was quite out of heart, but that the Bassa endeavoured to animate them with hopes of Relief every moment; and 'twas only upon this hopes that they now relied, and therefore made so vigorous a defence.  
August the 12th, we began to fill up the Ditch on the other side the Town, having already pretty well leveled the Walls; we hoped also to levelly the Ditch in a short time, and then designed a General Assault.  
Some small Scouts we had abroad came in this day; they had by chance in their progress met with about twenty of the Enemy, and killed and taken them all: One of the Prisoners told us, that the Visier of Buda and three other Bassa's were encamped with a Body of men, with a design to relieve Newheusel; but hearing what a strong Guard was left about the place, they durst not attempt it, till they were reinforced by the Serasquier for that purpose, which they expected every day.  
August the 13th, at seven a Clock this morning we sprang a Mine at the corner of the Bastion (E) which somewhat broke the Wall, and dismounted some of their Cannon from their new-raised Batteries just within it. At the same time we fired from all quarters, not only with our Cannon, but with our Mortars, which had been idle many days. This put the besieged into such a consternation, that they presently hung out a Flag for a Parley; which being granted, they offered to surrender, if so be the Garrison should have liberty to walk off with their Cannon and all Ammunition that was left; but it seems these Terms did not please our Party, and therefore the Parley signified nothing. Upon this we fell to hotter Disputes on both sides; and they within being a little desperate, plied us with a vengeance from all parts, so that they killed or wounded us this day near a hundred and fifty men. One Accident is remarkable of a Noble Turk, who by accident, in the heat of this days work, tumbled from one of their new-raised Fortifications, over a broken place in the Wall, down into the Ditch, where soon recovering himself without injury, notwithstanding he was to oppose our whole Party, bravely drew his Cymiter and with it laid about him so briskly, that he killed five upon the spot, before a Musker-bullet came, which hitting him on the head, he immediately expired.  
August the 14th, there passed nothing of any note, our chief Forces being employed in filling the Ditch and Mining, upon which we settled all our Expectations. However, the besieged, who now wanted not for industry, had again put in order the late despoiled Battery, and from thence beat so effectually upour greatest Battory at (13) that they dismounted us six Cannon, and heat the Earth so about, that they almost leveled the Trenches near it.  
The 15th of August, in the morning we sprang three Mines at the same time, which had all pretty good effect, and Captain Hasner immediately entered the greatest Breach with about a hundred and fifty men; but as it happened, the Turks chief Post was just within, so that many hundred rushing upon our Party, forced them to retine into the Ditch, though the Captain first lost above sixty of his men, and before he got off, was himself mortally wounded by a Musquet-bullet. In this Engagement a Christian being singly engaged with a Turk, they by chance closed, and both tumbled together into the Ditch, where the Christian getting the Turks Cymiter, soon cut off his head.  
This day a Cannon-bullet from the besieged sell upon one of our Demi-Cannon, and breaking the Carriage, turned it over; and it suing at the same time, killed the Cannoneer and it we more men that were near it.  
The 16th of August, we had an account that General Scultz, who had begun to besiege Esperkes on the 19th of July, had proceeded against the place with great advantage, that he had finished many Batteries; and notwithstanding, the besieged as yet made a resolute defence, in hopes of Teckiley's coming to relieve them, who was assembling Forces for that purpose at Caschaw, yet they questioned not taking the Town in a short time. We had at the same time advice, that General Leslie understanding that the Turks had left but four thousand men to defend the Bridge of Esseck, the rest being gone with the Serasquier Bassa to fight the Imperialists, decamped from the place of his Rendezvouz near the Drove, on July the 28th, with a resolution, if possible, to burn the Bridge of Esseck.  
In the mean time we continued to push on the Siege of Newheusel with all Vigour imaginable, and were now preparing some more Mines, which when finished, we resolved on a general Assault; but these Mines proved more tedious than we expected for they within so pestered our Workmen with fired Pitch and Tar, and Hand-Granadoes, that they made our men very cautious, and consequently tedious.  
On the 17th of August, we had an account from the Duke of Lorraine, That on the 12th instant they had come in view of the Turkish Army before Gran, and that upon sight of him the Serasquier Bassa had left Gran, and that the two Armies stood in view of each other for two days, without any Action; and that on the 14th a Renegado-Christian who had for some time served the Turks, came into the Imperial Army, and told them, That the Turks thinking themselves stronger in men and Arms, had resolved to attack the Christians; whereupon the Duke of Lorraine retreated a little that night for a more convenient Station; which confirming the Turks in the foresaid Opinion, they presently decamped, thinking to surprise the Imperialists in their Retreat: but this proved a great Error, the Imperialists being drawn up in good order. However, with their usual Shouts they charged the Imperialists, but were very firmly received, first by Colonel Heusler, who had the Vanguard, and the Elector of Bavaria who commanded the right Wing, and afterwards by the Duke of Lorraine, who had the left Wing; so that the Fight continued not long upon equal Terms: for the Duke of Lorraine having before ordered all his Cannon, which were about forty two, in a good posture, and charged with small Shot, made his men open to the right and left, and fired upon the Enemy with a full Volley, which killed vast numbers; and having repeated the same once more, the Enemy presently betook themselves to their heels, and fled to their Camp. He could give us no more account, by reason of his quick departure after the Battle.  
This day we sprang a Mine on the right side the Bastion at (4) but to our own prejudice: for it not being well stopped, broke out upon our men, of which it killed five, and set fire to the Gallery that was near; so that we had enough to do to put it out.  
August the 18th, we began to play very warmly with our Guns and Mortars from all parts which had before been idle for some time, and about ten this morning we sprang a new Mine under the Bastion at (4) which had so good effect, that it leveled that place with the Ditch which was filled up, and the Breach was so broad, that three men might go in a breast. We had also three more Mines about the Bastion at (Z) which were ready almost. And things being in so fair a posture, General Caprara and the Duke de Groy having called a Council of War, resolved next day upon a general Assault, and sent their Commands into all Quarters to provide accordingly.  
In the moan time they within, though they were weak, were not idle; for they continually fired so warmly from their Batteries, that this day they dismounted many of our Cannon; so that we had business enough to repait them against the next day. They also killed us Captain Feluck of the Regiment of Caprara, and above forty common Soldiers.  
Upon the 19th of August, about eight a Clock in the morning, having before prepared all things for the purpose, we first sprang the forementioned Mines about the Bastion at (Z) and the Curtain between that and (E), which though they had not their wished for effect, which was to ruin some Retrenchments of the besieged, yet they did us the kindness much to facilitate our Assault, by opening us a Gap twelve foot wide, and of pretty easy ascent. We immediately fired upon the Town from all Quarters, which put them within into such a consternation, that for a while scarce a man durst appear: We played also with our Carcases and Bombs, and made use of all things possible to annoy the besieged. During which Tempest, the Count de Scherssenberg was the first that entered the Town on the right side the Bastion (E); the Sieur Rummel about the same time pushing in at the new Breaches, a little on the left; and the General Dumont, who commanded the Lunenburghers, backed the Assault. In the mean time the besieged, the first thing they did, set up two white Flags upon their Retrenchments, intimating thereby, that they would surrender upon Condition. But our men were now so eager, that there was no bridling them: They immediately mounted the new Retrenchments, and there found a little opposition, but it was soon quelled; and the rest of the Turk's housing themselves, our men rushed all into the Town, and put all they could find to the Sword; only Hassan the Bassa was brought by Captain Trash to General Caprara, though wounded desperately in the head and breast; about ten more of the chief Officers were saved: And there was in all killed at the taking of the place, two thousand men. Of our side there was not one man of Note killed, only two Lieutenants, and about a hundred common Soldiers. They had in the place vast quantities of Ammunition and Provisions, and seventy five Pieces of Cannon, which we had all dismounted but six. They might have held out longer, but their Spirits were damped by having no prospect of relief. We understood that the Garrison at first consisted of three thousand five hundred men, and that besides these, there had been slain fifteen hundred of the Inhabitants. And truly I believe that from the beginning of the Siege, we lost near as many. We released very many Christian Slaves from their Imprisonment and Irons, and gave all the Riches of the place for Pillage to the Soldiers.  
The Count de Scherffenberg was immediately sent to acquaint the Emperor herewith: and this day the Prince of Comercy arrived here, going also to acquaint the Emperor with the Defeat of the Turkish Army near Gran.  
August the 20th, Several Gentlemen that were Volunteers in the Duke of Lorrain's Army, arrived here, and gave us a more full account of the Turks Defeat, and of the Siege of Gran, which cost the Turks between three and four thousand men, in fifteen days; and that the Garrison had not lost a thousand. That the place was battered in many places, about which they were now employed in the repairing. That after the great Fight with the Serasquier, in which there was near six thousand. Turk's killed, the Christians pursued them very close, cutting all Opposers in pieces, and immediately entered their Camp, which was soon abandoned by the Enemy. That in the Camp all their Baggage and Artillery, being twenty five Pieces of Cannon, and six Mortars, was left by the Enemy for a Prey to our Conquering Army: And that in this notable and wonderful Victory, the Christians lost not two hundred men; amongst which was no Person of Note, only the Sieur Van Dingen, General of the Troops of Franconia, received a slight Wound. The Baron de Mercy, Colonel Heusler, and Count Stirum, were sent in pursuit of them; with the Hungarians, who were commanded by the Count de Esterhast; and the Croats, who had a great part in the honour of this great Action. There was also sent in pursuit of the Turks, a Detachment of Cuirassiers and Dragoons, under the command of the forenamed Persons.  
They told us moreover, that whilst the Turks besieged Gran, the Serasuier had sent twelve thousand to attack our Garrison of Vicegrad, in which Garrison there was but three hundred, yet they withstood this great Force for some time; but upon the loss of many of their men, they were forced to capitulate, and agreed to relinquish the Garrison, and take with them their Arms and Baggage, and thereupon came over the Danube to the Imperial Army. They likewise advised us, that the Turks being beaten, the Duke of Lorraine was making towards us with a design first, if possible, to take Newheusel, (in which we had prevented him) and afterwards, to march against the Serasquier, who had passed the Danube at Buda.  
August the 21st. in the morning some of our Soldiers who were wandering about the Town, discovered five Soldiers of the Turks, who when the Town was taken, got into a Cellar together to hid themselves, whose entrance was stopped up by the Rubbish of some Houses that were burnt; but now the Soldier's fury being over, they were only made Prisoners.  
This day Hassan the Bassa of this place, who was a Renegado Native of Bohemia, though a man of great Parts and Resolution, having been always serviceable to the Turks, died of his Wounds, that in his head, which was by a Musket-bullet, proving mortal.  
Our Pioners had now fuller employment than ever in filling up the Trenches which they had before made, though it was more secure. The Country hereabouts was also summoned in by Count Caprara, to repair the Walls and Houses, above two hundred of which had been ruined by our Bombs and Carcases during the Siege.  
The 22th day of August, the General Caprara, and the Duke de Croy, having given the necessary Orders for repairing the Fortifications ruined during the Siege, and demolishing the Trenches, as also for burying the Dead which lay in vast heaps, and having left a Garrison of three thousand five hundred men, at present under the command of General Dumont, till the Emperor should please to give the government of the place to another (which he afterwards did to Count Scherffenberg, who commanded the chief Attack, and first entered the Town with his Sword in his hand when it was taken) marched with the rest of their Forces to join the Imperial Army, which they did on the 24th near Comorra, where the Imperial Army repassed the Danube that day.  
We are advised from Upper Hungary, that upon the general Pardon which the Emperor has sent there, wherein Count Teckeley and too more only are excepted; the Count's Party decreases daily, and the Count Sizmay, amongst the rest, has accepted the Pardon. That at Esperies the besieged make a very resolute defence, but yet it was no question but the Town would be gained in a short time: That Count Teckeley had sent five hundred men to reinforce that Garrison; but General Scultz having notice of it, sent out a Detachment of a thousand men under Count Raster, who meeting them, killed three hundred upon the place, and took near a hundred more Prisoners, with little loss on the Imperial side.  
The Princes de Conty, and de la Roche-sur-Yon, parted from the Imperial Army, in which I now am, near Barkan, on the 25th instant, in order to their return home.  
The 26th instant our Scouts brought us in several Turkish Prisoners, who told us, that the Serasuier being reinforced with about five thousand men and Ammunition, as also with Artillery from Buda, fearing to return home with so ill success, resolved upon a second Battle. They told us moreover, that there had been a great bustle in the Turkish Camp, arising upon Disputes about the ill management of Affairs in the late Battle, which was the reason that some of the chief Officers were strangled.  
From General Leslie we have an account that he has proceeded with all the success imaginable in all his Attempts: That he has taken Michalowitz, and the Town of Esseck, and had burnt the Bridge of Esseck, from the Town to the Drove, which is near eleven hundred paces in length. And all these great Actions were performed with the loss of less than a hundred and fifty men. So that the Emperor's Forces in all parts have hitherto had wonderful success this Summer; which if it be not confined by a Peace with the Turks, which is much suspected by the Soldiers, there is no question but in a short time the Emperor, having so many brave Commanders, and well experienced Soldiers, by the Blessing of Almighty God, may be more Absolute in Hungary than either He or any of his Ancestors have been for some Ages. Neither may he be confined there, but to his eternal Honour, may extend his Arms much farther, and by that means, with the assistance of his Allies, extirpate that Wicked and Diabolical Religion of Mahomet even out of Europe, and so reduce this most famous part of the World wholly to Christianity.  
From the Imperial Camp wear Barkan, August the 27th 1685.  
FINIS.   

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