Great News from Germany; OR, A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF A Treacherous Design To BETRAY the CITY of MENTZ To the FRENCH. With a LIST of the Confederate Army near the RHINE.  
LICENCED, July 1. 1691. J. F.  
ONE Consbruk, Commissary-General in the City of Mentz, having kept a secret Correspondency with the French King, in order to betray that City into his hands, the Plot was discovered in this following manner:  
The French sent a Trumpeter into the City of Mentz, under pretence to ransom some Prisoners of War, but in effect to deliver secretly some Letters to the Commissary-General. The Trumpeter staying at the said place somewhat longer than was expected, the French General was very uneasy about it, and sent the Marquis de Villacart, Maistre de Camp of the Regiment of Horse of Berry, Commander of the Carabines, and Nephew to Monsieur de Louvois, together with Monsieur Belleviere, Major of the Royal Regiment of Horse, and Mr. Fellinier, Captain of a Troop of Horse, towards the City, to try if they could hear any news of the said Trumpeter; but unluckily for them, they were all made Prisoners by a Troop of Dragoons, who being sent by the Governor to go in pursuit of a French Party, met these three abovementioned Officers on their return. At the Entrance of the Gate of the City they met the Trumpeter; and one of the Officers that was taken, told him in a great passion, That he was the cause of their being made Prisoners; and that they would not fail to get him to be hanged, as soon as they were set at liberty. The Trumpeter did not like the Proposals; and being besides, a Germane, he thought it safest for him to return into the City; and going strait to the Governor, acquainted him with what had past. General Count Thungen, the Governor of the City, being extremely surprised at it, sent immediately for the Commissary-General, and ask him about the Letter, and the Commissary denying that ever he had received one, the Governor sent for Six Hussares, who after having stripped him of all his  to his very shirt, in the General's presence, several Letters of dangerous concern were found about him, hidden in some secret places of his Body. It was plainly discovered by them, that he had betrayed to the French King all the Measures that were taken in the City; and that he was to set the City on fire, as soon as the French were come near to Bombard it. There was a Letter found about him, writ by the French King's own hand; and another written by him to the French King; wherein he thanks him for the exact and regular payment of his Pension, which has been Two hundred French Pistoles; a Month: He tells him, that a great many are ready to assist him in all his undertake for the French King's Service; and it is said, he will in few days be put to the Rack, in order to discover the said Traitors He himself is put into Iron Chains and an Express is sent to seize his Brother, who is Secretary to the Emperor; his own Secretary, who was secured with his Master, has since Poisoned himself in the Prison The Governor-General, Count Thungen, has ordered all his Goods to be seized at Costheim, where the said Commissary did reside; amongst which, there was found a Trunk full of French Money, and a Silver Service, if thi● dangerous Conspiracy had not been so opportunely discovered, the City of Mentz, the taking of which cost the Duke of Lorain so much pains, and the Germans so much Blood, had been now all in Ashes. The French have fent a Trumpeter into the City, to let the Governor know, That in case he did not surrender the three Officers, they would destroy the City: But the Governor has answered them, That upon the throwing of the first Bomb into the City, he would immediately Hang the said three Officers upon the Rampart.   

A List of the Confederate Army near the Rhine. The Forces of the Elector of Saxony.  
FOOT. THE Regiment of Guards, 1500. General Schoning's, 1600. Count Reise's, 1000 Sintzendof's, 1000 Duke Christiana's, 1000 Dusterradts, 1000 Two Regiments of Granadiers 800. HORSE. The Regiment of Guards, 500 Schoning's, 500 Brauns, 500 Haubitz's, 500 Lifeguard,  Braunitz, 500 Two Regiments of Dragoons 1000 Foot of Gotha. Bibra's, 1000 Neitsch, 1000 The Dragoons of Ramsdorf. 500 Total 13900. The Troops of the Circle of Franconia, 1000 The Troops of Suabia, 10000 The Duke of Wirtenberg's, 6000. Two Regiments of Hussars, 1200. Two Bavarian Regiments.  Three Regiments of Saltzburg.  The Regiments of Ziebelsdorf and Swanenfeld, 3000. The Regiment of Ottingen, 1600. Total 3180●. In all, 45700.   

ADVERTISEMENT.  
The Congress at the Hague, giving a succinct account, 1. Of His Majesty's Entrance into the Hague, and the Triumphal Arches erected on that occasion. 2. What was Transacted by His Majesty in the Assembly of the States-General, first for the Common, and then their Particular Safety; and especially things relating to the Fleet; with is lively Character of Admiral Tromp, and his Expeditions. 3. An exact List of the Electors and Princes that waited on His Majesty at the Hague; with the Personal Character of each of them, their Qualities, and their Forces. 4. An exact, List of the Foreign Ambassadors, and Plenipotentiaries, the manner of their Introduction, with Reflections on their Speeches. 5. Some Remarks on other Persons of Quality, and especially some Foreign Generals. 6. The Figure that the English Noblemen made at the Hague; with some Observations about the humour of the English and the Germans. 7. The Diversions at the Hague; together with a Letter addressed to my Lord Marquis of Carmarthen. Printed for Richard Baldwin.   

London: Printed for Richard Baldwin, near the Oxford-Arms-Inn, Warwick Lane. 1691.