NEWS FROM GERMANY. Wherein is also related, how the Emperor's Brother Archduke Leopold-William Hath proceeded according to Martial Law against those Regiments that ran away in the late Battle fought betwixt him and the Swedish General Torstensohn, Near Leipzigk the 23. of October last, 1642.  
December the 10 th'. Printed in the year, 1642.   

Ersurd the 13.23. of November, 1642.  
WE can hear no certain news how it stands with the City of Leipzigk; only this we understand, That the Besieged are now very quiet, and shoot but little out of the Town, they expected the Duke of Saxonies' resolution; Mean while, the Swedish General Torstensohn hath removed his head-quarter from Steteritz into the Suburbs before St. Peter's Gate, and first of all, shot with his Canons such breaches through the great steeple in the Castle, and spoiled the same so much, that the besieged can make no more use of it: afterwards, over against the two water-works, he caused a very deep ditch to be digged against the great outworke near the Castle, and some demy-Canons to be planted very deep into the earth level to the ground of the Castle Moat; if he brings it to pass, than the chiefest place of the City is lost, there are likewise three Mines more made ready, insomuch that the said City is in great danger. The Swedish Cavalry lies enquartered all along in the way towards Bohemia; Assoon as Leipzigk is surrendered, it is thought they will march that way. The Weymarish Army is arrived about Halberstat, to expel out of the said City and Bishopric the new levied Imperial Troops, and then to join with the Swedish General Major Coningsmarck: The new levied Imperial Troops under Colonel Pentzen, and Colonel Bothen, which were routed lately by the Swedes in Luneburgland, having recollected themselves again, had order to march towards Magdeburg, but not far by the custom Sconce there, they were surprised again by a Swedish party, and totally ruinated.   

From the Swedish Camp before Leipzigk the 16.26. of November.  
THe Siege before the City and Castle of Leipzigk is yet seriously continued, the 7.17. and the 8.18. of this instant, General Torstensohn made above 500 Canon-shots against the great steeple in the Castle, so that the besieged made but a volley shot out of the Steeple, and afterwards let down their Canons from the same, the 9.19. and 10.20. of this instant; they played again fiercely with their Canons against the Castle, and into the City, and battered down the stairs in the Castle steeple, they flung also divers divers Granades into it; especially one great one, which fell into the Storehouse near the Castle hard by Peter's steeple, which took such effect, that the whole roof of the house was taken off by it; Mean while the Swedes continued in approaching towards the City, and came to the very Moats of the same: Whereupon, the 11.12. of this instant, a new Battery was raised, Cannons planted upon it, and the Walls battered, whereby a great part of the Wall fell into the Moatt, and filled up a great part of it, the 12.22. dito, he besieged viewed the breach in the Wall, and about 10. of the clock at Noon, sallied out unawares with a reasonable strength, surprised and slew two Captains, and two Lieutenants together with some few common soldiers, nailed six Pieces of Ordnance standing upon the said Battery, fired the Gunpowder and Watch-houses, chased the Gunners from the Battery, and afterwards retired into the City again, the seventh Piece of ordnance that stood on the same battery, they took not so much time to nail it, out of the two Pieces the nails were presently taken again, out of which the Swedes played into the Citiy, out of the other four Pieces the nails were likewise taken again, and the same likewise used again against the City; the same day about four of the clock in the Evening, the besieged ventured again, sallied out again through the same Breach where the wall was battered down, fired the shelters and Cannon baskets near the battery, and the powder upon it, but they were beaten back again with the loss of many men, that were both slain and taken prisoners, and the same day the besieged undertook to shoot with Muskets and double Muskets out of the breach of the Castle steeple, but they were presently hindered in their design by the Swedish Cannons. The 13.23. dito the Swedes begun to shoot a breach not far from the Castle, hard by the Waterwork, and continued the shooting all the next day long, and spared no labour with approaching, undermining and battering, and cut off all the Mills from the besieged, and the River of Pleisse flowing heretofore thorough the city, they led another way; and being the Swedes understood by the prisoners, That about 1200 Imperial soldiers fled in the last Battle into the city, and that they have armed all young Tradesmen; and being the Swedes perceive also, That the besieged intent to defend themselves to the last man, and to expect the extremities, wherefore the Swedes make all manner of preparations for a general assault, which the besieged are every day to expect: the Swedes have planted yet 12 Cannons close to the wall, to force thereby the yielding of the city; horses and cattles are sold very cheap in the Swedish Camp; all the country thereabouts is wholly ruinated; the Weymarish Army is arrived within two hours going from the Swedish Camp; assoon as they are arrived in the Camp, a general Assault shall be given, if Leipzigk doth not come to an Agreement.   

Prague the 19.29 of Nou.  
From Rockezan the 16.26 of this instant we are certified, That Archduke Leopold William hath summoned to appear before him there the Piccolominish, Pompeijch, Bucheimish, and Maudloish Regiments: Assoon as they were come into the Town, he caused the Gates to be guarded with a 1000 Musketeers; and 3 other Regiments arrested the 4 Lieutenant-colonells, and signified unto them their faults: Unto the Serjeant-Majors, Captains of Horse, and all other Officers, he read likewise their sentence, and thereupon caused them to be beheaded; but the Corporals, and other Officers, together with the tenth man of the ordinary horsemen, to be hanged, the rest he declared for Rebels, made them a free Price, caused the General Provost to tear off their Colours from the Standards before their eyes, and to break the Standards in pieces.   

From Alsatia, the 18.28 of Nou.  
General Major Erluch, Governor of Bryssack, hath fetched from Hohenwiel, 2 Demi-cannons, and 4 Quarter-cannons, wherewith he intends to march towards Zell or Villingen: some writ, That Lieutenant-colonell Rosa, with the Avantguard, hath begird already Dudlingen, wherein lie 100 Imperial Horse, and 50 Musketeers: At Stutgurt and Eslingen, fell the 15.25 of this instant, betwixt twelve and one of the clock at Noon, an unusual rain; the water that was taken up in Vessels, was like unto the colour of flesh, notwithstanding any linen cloth being put into the same, it did not colour it in the least way; and in the morning, strange sights of fire appeared in the Air: General Major Erlach intends to put the whole country of Wirtenberg under contribution, like as he hath done unto the Marquisate of Baden.   

An extract of a Letter from Frankford, the 21 of Nou. the 1 Dec.  
The Archduke Leopold William is at Pilsen, appointing Quarters for his Horsemen; and being at Rockezan in Behomia, caused one of those Regiments that they say did run away in the last Battle, to be put in order upon the Marketplace of the Town, and so environed them all about with other Horsemen and Musketeers, than caused their Cornets to be taken from them, and all the Officers light from their horses, and committed them as prisoners to the General Provost; after this, caused likewise all the ordinary Horsemen likewise to alight from off their horses, and lay down their Arms; all which together with their horses, he hath given to other Regiments, and pronounced sentence, That all the Officers should be hanged, and the ordinary Horsemen shall cast Dice, and the tenth man shall likewise be hanged, and the rest he declared Knaves and Rogues, and that they shall be sent as slaves, perpetually to work in the Fortifications of Hungaria; all which hath been done the next day, 14 Officers hanged, and two shot to death, which is a great example to all soldiers; the Lieutenant-colonell, and Major of the Regiment, have been sent for Prague, where their Colonel is, whose name is Maudlo, in prison, where they will likewise be punished, and many others of the other 3 Regiments, but I believe not so severely as this Regiment, for the like hath not been done these many years. At this instant we understand of the Agent of the Bishop of Wurtsburg, That the city of Leipzigk hath agreed with the Swedes, to give 200000 Rixdallers for the plundering, and take in one Regiment for Garrison: The truth we shall know this afternoon by the Letters.  
FINIS.