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A True Relation or Journal OF THE Siege and Taking by Storm, The Famous CITY of Belgrade, BY THE Christian Army, Under the Conduct of the Victorious Elector of BAVARIA.  
On the 6 th'. day of September. 1688.  
With an Account of its Situation, Fortifications, etc. And also of the great Victory gained by Prince Lovis of Baden, over the Turkish Army, Commanded by the Bassa of Bosnia.  
LONDON, Printed for Richard Baldwin; And are to be Sold by most Booksellers. 1688.   

A True Relation Of the Siege of BELGRADE, With the Taking it by Storm, etc.  
BElgrade is a City of Ancient standing and great Fame, Situate on the Confluence of the Rivers Saw or Save, and the Danube, and hath gone under divers Names; being at first, as far as can be gathered from History, called, Taururum, or Tauranum; after that, Alba Graeca; by the Dutch accordingly, Greichs-Wessemburg; but by the French and Modern Latinists, Belgrade, and Belgradum; a Name given to this Important place for its Beautiful Situation, as being Hemmed in upon the North with the Danube, on the East with the Saw or Save, and on the other parts strongly secured with Walls, Bulwarks, Ramports, and deep Ditches, anciently belonging to the Despots or Princes of Servia, though lying on the very Frontiers of Hungary, and by many Attributed a City of that Kingdom, and may properly be divided into City and Suburbs; the Former having standing in it a very high and strong Castle, encompassed with double Walls, and what other Fortifications may contribute to its Defence. The Latter Replenished with many goodly Fabrics, and curious Buildings, intermixed with pleasant Gardens, and has a prospect of the Country's round it, almost from Buda to Adrianople; and of such Importance was it in times past, That in Anno 1440. Amurath the Second Emperor of the Turks, after he had wasted Hungary, and seized upon Servia (during the Discontents and Intestine Broils of those Countries) found nevertheless a check or stop to the progress of his Arms before this City; for having lain before it Seven Months, and lost in the several Attacques and Sallies of the Besieged 30000 Men; finding all hopes of taking it vain, he in a great Rage raised the Siege, and returned to Adrianople; so that the place had rest till Anno 1456, at what time Mahomet the Great being Emperor of the Turks, he upon the Death of George the Despot or Prince, seized upon Servia, which Amurath had permitted to be held by that Prince as Tributary to the Ottoman Emperor; and passing on with a powerful Army, all the Cities and Towns but this opening their Gates, he laid Siege to it by Land and Water, and brought down a great many Vessels and Galleys of War upon the Danube; though at that time the great Hunniades having been Elected King of Hungary, and not well brooking to have so powerful a Neighbour, set out from Buda with many armed Vessels, and falling suddenly upon the Turks Naval Forces, Burned, Sunk, and took most of them; upon notice whereof, Mahomet in a great Rage gave order for a general Assault, Vowing not to spare, nor give Quarter to any, if the City of Belgrade fell into his Hands; and after Six hours obstinate Attempts, in which were lost 4000 Men, one whereof was Curaizis Bassa his Lieutenant in Europe, who was slain with a great Shot, he found himself constrained to sound the Retreat; and in the End, after many unsuccessful Assaults, finding his Army weakened by the loss of 40000 Men, he raised the Siege. From which time we find nothing Memorable relating to this City, till the Year 1520, at which time Solyman the Magnificent succeeding Solyman his Father in the Ottoman Throne, quarrelling with the Hungarians, (into whose Protection Belgrade was taken, consigned by the Despot of Servia to King Sigismond, as best able to Maintain it, in consideration of Lands and Territories more remote) he laid Siege to it, being but weakly Garrisoned, and worse provided with Stores and Ammunition; and the King of Hungary, by reason of Intestine Divisions, being in no Capacity to raise an Army sufficient to Relieve it, the Besieged found themselves (after a short Resistance) constrained to deliver up the place that had so long stood the Bulwark of Christendom, and has ever since been very advantageous to the Turks, by being made their chiefest Magazine or Store in the Western parts of their Empire; and although the Christians had many Consultations about Recovering it, yet soon after Buda being seized by the same Solyman, and other places of strong Importance, the Turks possessed it quietly till this present year 1688, when on the Sixth of September after, having sustained a Siege very Bloody and Resolute, it was taken by Storm by the Imperial Forces, under the Command of the Victorious Elector of Bavaria. A True and Impartial Account of which take as followeth.  
The Duke of Lorain, by reason of his Indisposition, not being capable to take the Field so early as the occasion of business required, his Electoral Highness of Bavaria, offered his Service to the Emperor to lead the Army, which being accepted and approved, after the Forces were drawn out of their Winter Quarters and united, the Elector Arrived at Vienna; and there making a short stay, proceeded to his Command, when in a Council of War it was resolved, That seeing Buda was already reduced, and Heaven signally favoured the Christian Arms, it was not convenient to omit the opportunity of Besieging so Important a place the Infidels held, viz. Belgrade; whereupon the Army had order to March towards the Saw or Save; so that on the Fourth of August New Style, they set forward from Salankamen to Zemon, where they stayed the next day; and the Sixth Encamped at Semlyn; on the Seventh they came within Sight of the River, where it makes the considerable Islands of Zingari; when coming to the hither Bank, they perceived by reason of the Works the Turks had cast up in the Islands, where Teckely was said to be in Person, and on the further Shore, it was a matter of great difficulty, if not impossible, to pass there, as had been before designed, being much broader than it had been Represented; so that some time being spent about viewing, and further consulting what was to be done, another place was fixed upon, and accordingly (the next day) a great number of Boats that had been brought thither upon Wheels, were put into the Water, and the Regiment of Staremberg, the Electors Guards, and four Thousand Men, Detached out of other Bodies, were ordered to Waft over, under the Command of the Valiant, and truly Heroic, Count Serini, General of the Bavarian Forces; when about Nine at Night, the Drums and Hautboys of the Janissaries were heard in the Camp, as seeming to approach the place of passage; but it so little discouraged the Imperialists, that about Eleven at Night, the Foot were Embarked, and the Elector directed that 500 Men, under the Command of a Lieutenant Colonel, should Land first to observe the place; but scarce were they in the Middle of the River, but about 300 Turks appeared on the further Shore, and discharged a Volley of Shot, but without doing any damage to the Christians; who, after this discharge, hastened to Land under the favour of the Cannon Planted to Annoy the Enemy; so that thereupon the Turks quitted their Post; where the Landing place and ground was found as well as could reasonably be wished, being very Commodious, by reason about four paces from the Bank of the River were almost Inaccessible, by reason of the Bushes and Woody places; so that the Boats left those they carried over in Security, and returned; when about Four in the Morning, 3000 were got over, covering and Entrenching themselves, to prevent any Attempt or Surprise the Evening might make upon them, who now approached in considerable Numbers; and whilst the Foot thus continued to pass over in Boats, the Bridge was laid for the Horse; however, before it could be Finished, 6000 of the Enemy's Foot, and some Horse, Attacked the Christians on the further Shoar, on the Right and the Left; but, after several Assaults, were Repulsed with a considerable Loss; the Christians losing a Major of the Regiment of Staremberg, with divers Granadeer that were too far advanced; when about Eleven of the Clock, 10000 Men had effectually passed the River; and then the Enemy appeared again with a greater force, within Musquet-shot, but made no farther attempt; and soon after, a Hungarian Dissenter, Informed the General, That the Enemy the Night following, intended to make an Attacque with their whole Power; but about Five in the Evening (the Bridge being entirely finished) a Regiment of Dragoons passed it, and after them, the Foot that remained, and about Midnight, the rest of the Horse, etc. so that on the Ninth of August, the whole Army, with the Artillery and Baggage, Encamped on the further Shore, within four Leagues of Belgrade; where his Electoral Highness was Informed, That there was a Garrison of 12000 Turks, and 3000 Tartars in the City, but without any certainty; and that Yeghen Bassa lay Entrenched with the rest of the Ottoman Forces, between the Save and the Danube, to cover the place; but being nothing dismayed at this Report, his Electoral Highness Commanded the Army on the Tenth to March towards the City, in order to Battle, resolving to Attack the Enemy in their Camp; when, contrary to expectation, they found it abandoned, and the Suburbs or lower Town on Fire, the Turks that Inhabited it, having saved themselves in the Boats belonging to the City; yet four of them were taken with a considerable Booty, and the Hussars being sent out in a flying Party after the Retreating Enemy, took much of their Baggage, and some Thousands of great and small Cattle; when upon the near approach of the Army, 4000 Greeks and Rascians, with their Wives and Children, came to meet them, and to Implore his Electoral Highness' Protection, which they obtained; strict Orders being given throughout the Camp, that none under great Penalties and Punishment, should presume to disturb or molest them; however, the Soldiers having quenched the Fire, after it had Burnt several hundred Houses, found a considerable Booty the Turks in their haste and confusion had left behind them.  
The Imperialists thus uncontrolled approaching the Walls of Belgrade, Scouts were sent out to learn the Motion and Intent of the Enemy, who returned with an Account, That Yeghen Bassa, the Serasquier of Hungary, together with Yeckley, was retired to Sendrovia, about Eight Leagues further, with 20000 Men under his Command: And upon further Inquiry, it was confidently reported, That no more than 4000 Men were left in the Castle or upper Fortress, under the Command of a Governor, who had lately been a common Soldier: And further, That Yeghen would have Fought the Army, but was dissuaded from it by the Bassa of Erla or Agria, and some other Principal Officers; Three of which (in a great Fury) he cut in pieces with his own hand, and caused the Bassa of Agria to be Strangled in his presence; the former Bassa, Governor of Belgrade, making his Escape, to avoid his Fury; as also did Hassan Bassa, his Competitor.  
Upon the day of Arrival before the place, the Elector of Bavaria caused the Trenches to be opened against the Upper Town and Castle, and dispatched the Sieur Dietrick, Captain of Horse, and Adjutant to General Caprara, with Letters to Vienna, giving the Emperor an account of the Success, and lodged himself in the Pleasure-House, built without the Town, for the Reception of the Deposed Sultan Mahomet, when he came to View the Muster of his Army that (under the Leading of Cara Mustapha the Grand Vizier) Besieged Vienna, Anno 1683. where he had News, that the Prince of Baden, after Three hours obstinate Fight, had overthrown the Bassa of Bosna's Army, composed of between 12 and 14000 Men, posted to hinder his Passage over the River una, Killing Four Thousand on the Place; upon which, Constantowitza had Surrendered, a Place of considerable Importance on that side.  
Things being at this pass, Preparations were made (with much caution and diligence) to Attack the Castle; the Management or Conduct of which, was left to Count Serini, Lieutenant General to His Electoral Highness, the Walls whereof the Elector had Viewed, and given Orders, where he perceived it most advantageous for the Attacks, etc. And although the Turks Sallied at the same time, yet were they beaten back, with the loss of but One Man on the part of the Christians.  
The next day, being the Twelfth, in the Evening the Troops' began to Approach the Castle, and to take their Posts; to hinder which, the Enemy made a Vigorous Sally, so that the Skirmish continued Three or Four hours, but at last they were Repulsed; and in this Action Eighty of the Christians were Killed and Wounded, the Turks losing a greater Number: And so successful it proved, that the former secured, under the favour of this Action, their Posts, and opened the Frenches within Musquet-shot of the Walls, and began to work on Two Batteries.  
The Thirteenth in the Morning, the Besieged made another Sally in a greater Body than the former, breaking on upon the Besiegers, and came to Handy-blows, in which Dispute Count Rabntine, General of the Battalia, was shot in the Arm, Count Tassis, Serjeant Major of the Regiment of Bavaria, in the Body, and several other private Soldiers were Killed and Wounded; but the Besiegers being presently reinforced, the Besieged were beaten back, many of them being Slain and Wounded, of which 500 were left behind Dead, and two taken Prisoners; who Reported, That there were Ten Thousand Persons in the Garrison, but many of them Women and Children, which was confirmed by a Christian Slave, who had been there since the Siege of Vienna, and now made his escape to the Army; when the same day, News came, That Yeghen Bassa had set the Famous City of Semandra on Fire, which was about seven Leagues from the Camp, and carried the Inhabitants to Nissa, continuing his Retreat in great disorder towards Sofia.  
The Fourteenth of August the Enemy's Cannon Played suriously, and they threw a great many Granado's and Bombs, but did no considerable Execution; and after that, made another Sally, though with no better success than the former; and the same day a Detachment of the Garrison of Temesware got by the help of Boats into the Castle, on that part that stands to the River Danube, though the number was not considerable.  
The Fifteenth of August, the Besieged had finished a Battery of three Mortars, and shot a great many Carcases and Bombs into the place, doing considerable Execution; and the Elector ordered, that a Lieutenant General, a Serjeant-Major, and Two Colonels, with 800 Horse, and 3000 Foot should Nightly Guard the Trenches; where, the better to Encourage the Workmen, His Electoral Highness continued frequently till One or Two in the Morning.  
On the Sixteenth, the Duke of Mantua arrived, and made his Entrance into the Camp with a numerous Train, and splendid Equipage, having with him above 500 Men on Horseback, including his Guards, 40 lead Horses, 24 Mules, and 25 Wagons with Baggage, and a Coach of State drawn by Six Horses, and followed by many other Coaches, and a great many Servants in Liveries; and upon his approach, was met by the Elector of Bavaria, accompanied by the Chief Officers, about a Mile from the Camp, and thence conducted to the Head Quarters, where they Dined together, and afterward went to visit the Trenches, when in the mean time, his Tents to the number of 104, some of them very Rich, were pitched between the Electors Quarters, and that of General Caprara; and in the Evening the Besieged made a Sally with a greater Body than formerly, but found the Trenches so strongly Guarded, that they were obliged to Retreat with a considerable loss.  
On the Seventeenth, by break of day, the Besiegers began to Batter the Walls of the Castle with Six Pieces of Canon, and understood by a Deserter, that the Enemy were hard at work in their Mines; and in the Evening, General Caprara, being with his Electoral Highness in the Trenches, to give necessary directions, and encourage those that were working, a Musquet-shot passed through his Hat and Peruke, without doing him any further damage.  
On the Eighteenth the Enemy's Cannon and Smallshot played very smartly, so that Count Gallenfells, a Colonel of Bavaria, being in the Trenches, received a Wound in the Body with a Musquet-shot, and Lieutenant Colonel Count Lambert, another in the Head, and the young Count De Traun had his Arm shot off, and under the favour of their Canon the Enemy Sallied, but were soon beaten back.  
On the Nineteenth, the Trenches were carried on with great diligence, insomuch that the Workmen run them within ten paces of the Ditch, though not without some considerable opposition, and great loss of Men, but not any of Note; so that now they began to raise two new Batteries, and the Elector of Bavaria, Count Serini, and General Caprara, continuing all Night in the Trenches, the better to encourage so important a Work.  
On the Twentieth, the Besiegers possessed themselves of a Mosque or Turkish Church, on the brink of the Ditch, which the Besieged upon their approach abandoned, and hastened to the Castle with great precipitation; however, one less nimble than the rest was taken, who declared upon Examination, there were 5000 Janissaries in the Town and Castle, and that the Commanding Bassa encouraged the Garrison with assurance of Relief, promising at the same time, not to suffer things to come to Extremity, though no great stress was laid upon this Report; so that the Canon and Bombs continued to play furiously on both sides, where by one of the Shells the Prince D'Comercy received a Contusion or Bruise on the Arm, and the Sieur Claudio Martelli, Adjutant General to the Army, a Wound in the Head; and although many others of lesser Note were Wounded, yet but one Man was killed.  
On the One and Twentieth, two Parallel Lines were drawn on the Right and the Left, to compass a greater space of Ground, as well on the side of the Castle, as the Town, and two Redoubts made to support the Heads of them, which were performed in spite of the opposition the Enemy made, doing all they could with their Canon and Bombs, to endamage the Workmen, and hinder the Proceed.  
On the Twenty Second, the Besiegers having perfected the Works, the great Canon and Mortars Arrived from Buda; upon which, Orders were given to Batter the Castle from Two Batteries, one of Fourteen Pieces, and the other of Twelve: And a Deserter that came into the Camp, reported, That the Bassa had caused a considerable Officer to be Hanged, on the Fifteenth, for offering to speak of a Surrender: And that he gave, for their better Encouragement, a Duccate to every Man that would venture to make a Sally: And about this Time other Scouts that had been sent out to observe the Motion of Yeghen Bassa, returned, having been as far as Sendrovia, and made their Report, that the Castle and Town were quite destroyed by Fire, but the Walls are standing; and that the Turks left Twenty Pieces of Canon behind them for haste, or want of conveniency to carry them off. They likewise brought with them a Christian, who had made his Escape out of the Ottoman Army, confirming, That Yeghen Bassa was retired to Nissa, about Twenty Leagues from Belgrade, burning the Country, and carrying the People along with him; so that care was taken to fetch off the Canon left at Seudrovia; And than it was Rumoured, that a great many Families of Rascians had offered to Re-edify and Inhabit that Ancient City, if they might be Protected by an Imperial Garrison.  
On the Twenty Third, the Besiegers battered the Castle very suriously, which is Built after the Ancient way of Fortifying, with Towers, Battlements, Double-Walls, and considerable Ditches; however, the Canon made divers Breaches, and beat down part of the Fortifications; and although the Besieged Sallied, with an Intent to Attack the Redoubts, they were beaten in again, leaving a considerable number of their Party dead behind them. And about this Time it was further confirmed, that the Prince of Baden had routed the Bassa of Bosna, and Killed 3000 Men. Moreover, Debitza, Jessuewitz, and Gradiska being first set on Fire, were Abandoned by the Turks, who were retired towards Banyalucca, whither the Imperialists followed them: As also that General Veterani had Taken Carausebes, and the strong Castle of Salancar: And now the Canon Playing suriously from the Batteries; the Engineers (though they were raised as high as they could bare) found some Obstruction, by reason of the Ruinous Houses that had been consumed by the Fire, or shattered by the force of the Bombs and Canon; whereupon the Miners received Orders to Overthrow them: in which they were so Expeditious and successful, that the Besieged were laid more open to the force of Twenty Six Pieces of Canon, though the Besieged were not Idle but made very Vigorous Sallies, as long as they could, Playing their Canon, Bombs, and small Shot without Intermission; so that many were Killed on both sides, and some Wounded; amongst the latter was Count D' Ligneville, Colonel of Foot, and Adjutant General, wounded by a Shot in the Trenches, whither he was come to give necessary Orders; and although he was carried off, yet soon after he Died of the Wound.  
These being the Actions passing the Twenty Third and Twenty Fourth, and the heavy Canon being all mounted on the Batteries; whilst they were Thundering against the Walls, a Letter was brought and Presented to the Duke of Bavaria, from Osman Bassa of Aleppo; the Tenure of which, together with His Electoral Highness' Answer, take as followeth:  
The Letter.  
Honour of Princes, Believing in Jesus, Chosen among the most Noble of the Christian Nation, Pattern of Magnificence, Possessor of all Splendour, Duke of Bavaria, and Chief General of the Roman Empire, Maximilian, whose ways be Prosperous; after Salutation, Be it Known unto You, That the most Serene, Great and Mighty Ottoman Emperor, Monarch of the World, Our Lord, having sent with His Serene Letter, to the greatest of the Christian Kings, the most Serene Emperor, One of His Well-deserving Servants Sulficar Effendi, Adorned with several High Degrees of Honour, whose Praise be Increased, and the Present Drugerman of the Renowned Port, a Mirror of the Nobles of the Christian Worship, Alexander, whose ways end Happy. They are Arrived here, and because they are going to You, and according to Ancient and Laudable Custom, have need for Themselves, and a Hundred Persons, of Passports and Safeguards to be sent from your Army, this Our present Letter is Written and Dispatched to You. After the Receipt whereof, We hope that Passports, and some People for a Safeguard; will be sent hither, that the  may, as They are Commanded, Repair to You. They will, upon Their coming near, (God willing) send again to You, to the End a Convoy may come from your Army to Meet and Receive Them from the Bassa, sent with some Troops from hence, that so the Respect and Safety of Ambassadors, observed by all Nations, as is fit and necessary, may remain in its Ancient Lustre; therefore You know how careful both Sides ought to be of their safe Passage: For the rest, Prosperity be to those that shall follow the True Direction.  
Given in Our Army near Nissa. Signed, Osman Bassa of Aleppo.  
To this Letter, the Elector of Bavaria, after some consulting the Matter in Council, with the Chief Officers of the Army, returned the following Answer:  
Maximilian Emanuel, etc. To Osman, Bassa, Greeting, etc.  
WE have Received the Letter You sent Us from the Camp near Nissa, wherein You give Us to understand, That an Ambassador, by Name Sulsicar Effendi, and the first Druggerman, have Orders from your Emperor to come to Our Army; Now, although we being Inclined to Military Actions, might well refuse their coming hither; or which, none could take amiss, in the present Juncture of Affairs, might put it off till another time, since We do judge their Proposals will little agree with Our present Intentions; yet, being moved by a Christian Compassion, We do grant that They may come to Our Army, and We will favourably Hear what Your Emperor has Commanded them to Propose unto Us; for which purpose, We have Commanded that a Passport be prepared for Their security, and delivered to the Person that brought Us your Letter: We have likewise given Order to the Commandant of Semendria, that in the manner directed him, and with a sufficient number of Troops, he Conduct them safely to Our Army, upon which they may firmly Rely.  
Given in our Camp before Belgrade, etc.  
Upon the return of this Answer to the Bassa of Aleppo's Letter, General Caraffa received Orders to go to Titul, to meet the Turkish Ambassadors, and to hear what they had to Propose; and in the mean while the Elector of Bavaria sent to Vienna, to acquaint the Emperor that a Chiaux was Arrived in the Camp, and what he had done in Answer to the Letter received, desiring further Advice on this occasion; upon which, he received Directions to suffer the Ambassadors to pass on with their Train: So that the Chiaux was sent back with a Passport for the Ambassadors, under the Convoy of Twenty Horse: And thereupon the Count de Lodron Marched with a Regiment of Croats, to strengthen the Garrison a little before put into Semandria, lest the Turks should return, upon second Thoughts, and Repossess it.  
On the Twenty Fifth, the great Canon being Arrived, and the Batteries were Entirely fixed, the Besiegers possessed themselves under the favour of them of another Mosque, very advantageously Scituate, to shelter them in the advancing their Works, whilst the Miners Lodged themselves at the Foot of the Wall, and made Lodgments for their Powder.  
On the Twenty Sixth, the Batteries against the Castle Playing furiously, beat down the Top of the Round-Tower, which fell into the Ditch, doing damage to the Battlements, and other Works in its Fall; and the better to forward this good Success, Fifteen Mortars were placed most advantageously on the sides of the Batteries that were the most advanced, in order to cast Bomb●●nto the Castle and Town.  
On the Twenty Seventh the Canon and Mortars Played very furiously, by whose continual Thundering, a considerable Breach was made in the Wall, at what Time the Besieged sprung a Mine near the Mosque, of which the Besiegers made themselves the last Masters; which, though it did not Blow up, yet rendered it useless, and Wounded divers Men that were in and near it.  
On the Twenty Eighth, The Besieged sprung another Mine, designing thereby to Ruin the main Advance Battery of the Besiegers; but Blowing up short, it only shook it, without any Demolishment; yet the Thundercrack was so great, that it occasioned a considerable Disorder, and was Increased by one of the Besieged's Bombs, setting Fire to several Quintals of Powder, which blew up Seven or Eight Men that were on the Battery; which the Besieged perceiving, made a Sally with about an Hundred Men, coming on the Right and Left of the Head of the Trenches, but found the Guards there in so good a Posture, that being warmly received (after some Dispute) they were beaten back, with the loss of Twelve of their Men, who were Killed at the first Volley of Shot discharged upon them: And this day Two Christians made their Escape out of the Place, to the Camp; and declared, That the Garrison was between Three and Four Thousand strong, that they were very diligent in Mining, to meet the Approaches of the Besiegers; and that the Governor, whose Name was Ibraim, assured them there was a Powerful Army coming to their Relief; Encouraging them, in the Expectation thereof, to make a resolute Defence.  
On the Twenty Ninth, His Electoral Highness sent a Captain, with an Interpreter, to Summon the Besieged to a Surrender of the Town and Castle, seeing they could have no hopes, or the least expectation of Succour; which the Governor so highly resent●● that (contrary to the Rules or Articles of War) he caused the Interpreter, who was a Grecian, to be Hanged, and Imprisoned the Captain. The Night following, the Besiegers Engineers set Fire to the Besieged's Palisado's, and thereupon a Detachment of not Men were ordered to advance, and make a Lodgement in the Ditch; but the Besieged, by the light of this Fire, so well directed and leveled their Shot, that 100 of the Party were Killed, a great many Wounded, and the rest obliged to retire, notwithstanding the Fire so ruined the Palisado's, that being within the reach of the Shot from the Trenches, the Besieged could not Repair them.  
On the Thirtieth, The Fury of the Canon had very much enlarged the Breach; but however, it was not judged open enough for an Assault, and the Miners having run a Mine to the Corner of one of the largest Towers on the Wall, and heightening Themselves in expectation of the great use they might make of it, found themselves disappointed by a Countermine made against them by the Besieged, into which they unadvisedly fell, and were so annoyed with Granado's and combustible Matter that was Fired, to put a stop to their Progress, that to avoid the danger and the stench, they found themselves constrained to retire towards the opening of their own Mine, with some Loss: And the same day the Prince of Savoy was Wounded in the Thigh with a Musquet-shot; and some time before, Major General Aspremont, with the fall of an Old Wall, and several others of lesser Note.  
On the Thirty First, The Canon continued to Play on both Sides very furiously, with very good Effect on the part of the Besiegers; nor were the Besieged Idle, but proceeded with great Endeavours, and indefatigable Industry, with Earth, Faggots, and other Materials to make up the Breaches, and to Entrench themselves within them; however, the Besiegers so far Advanced, that they, in a manner, form their Gallery, and appeared every where desirous to give the Assault, though about this time (without any just Ground) the Camp was Alarmed by the Country People, through a Report spread abroad, that there were Powerful Armies of Turks approaching; but whilst every Body was wondering from whence they should come, all that could be gathered was, that Teckley, who with small Parties was wand'ring about the Neighbourhood of Semendria, had bribed some, and deceived others into this Opinion; whereupon a Body of Horse was sent out in search of him; and the Scouts that came in brought a certain account, that Osman Teghen remained at Nissa with his Horse, most of his Infantry having, upon Discontents, want of Pay, and for other Reasons, deserted him; however, he continued to destroy all the Forage, and Burn the Towns for above Forty Miles in circumference; yet, so great was the Plenty in the Imperial Camp, that a Fat-Oxe might be bought for a Duccate; and even at Vienna itself Provisions could not be Purchased at so cheap a Rate; one main Reason for it being the Three Bridges, that gave free Forage and Communication on all sides, viz. One over the Save, Another over the Thysse, and a Third over the Danube, a little above Belgrade: And now, upon the News of the Duke of Lorain's Arrival at Peter Waradine, His Electoral Highness sent thither to Compliment him upon His coming into Hungary, since the Recovery of His late Indisposition.  
On the First of September, the Canon from Six Batteries and Thirty Two Mortars, Played upon the Castle, widening the Breach, and doing considerable Execution; under the favour of which, the Besiegers began to fill up the Ditch, preparing several Mines to be useful towards a general Assault: And Major General Dunwalt Marched out with Twelve Regiments of Horse towards Semendria, to seize upon, and secure such part of the Country as remained Unharrased, or not Destroyed by the Turks.  
On the Second, the Canon ruined the Besieged's Batteries, and the Defences they had made within the Breaches, by way of Reintrenchments, so that the Breach was conceived wide enough to Enter; yet the Besieged continued Obstinate, refusing to return any Answer to the Summons sent them, on the Twenty Ninth of August; and seemed rather to expect the last Extremity, than think of terms of Agreement by way of Capitulation, and timely Surrender; whereupon it was concluded, that the Town and Castle being made Saultable, no time should be lost in carrying it on with the utmost Courage and Vigour; so that the Third, Fourth, and Fifth days being spent in Battering the yet remaining Works, Springing some Mines, and filling the Ditch to facilitate the Ascent, and giving necessary Orders as to what was intended in the Execution, without any great disturbance from the Besieged, though several were Killed and Wounded.  
On the Sixth, the day appointed for the General Assault, (encouraged by their Commanders) after some Dispute, in which many were Killed and Wounded, the Soldiers mounted the Breach, where the Besieged, with great Resolution, made an Obstinate Resistance, and defended it with so much Vigour, (Fight like Men in Despair, for the last Refuge and defence of their Lives) that the Besiegers were twice beaten off: But the Elector himself, not sparing his Person in places of Eminent danger, being at hand, and animating the Officers and Soldiers upon the Third Assault, the Besieged finding all their Effort and Opposition vain, began to lose Courage, and, by degrees, to Retire; so that perceiving the Breach, and all their Retrenchments, on that part, entirely won, they abandoned the Fight, and fled to the Castle, as the place of their last Retreat; but the Besiegers now entering like a Torrent, pressing on with great Fury, entered pellmell with them, putting all (in the first heat, without distinction of Age and Sex) to the Sword, nor could the Riches they offered prevail to the saving their Lives; which the Bassa perceiving, and finding no hopes of making any long Resistance, he caused Three Hundred Christian Slaves to be brought, Chained together, which he placed before the retiring Turks, in such manner as they must have received the Shot made at the Enemy; in compassion to whom, the Soldiers stopped in the heat of Blood, and the Elector Commanded that Quarter should be given; whereupon, about Five Hundred Turks, that (under the favour of this Stratagem) had saved themselves, together with the Bassa Governor, and Two other Bassa's, submitted, and were made Prisoners of War, with many that were not in Arms; when as the Bassa Governor being brought to the Presence of the Elector of Bavaria, he fell prostrate before him, and made it his earnest Request, that he might not be made a Prisoner; (the Hungarians, and Rascians, returning him extraordinary Thanks for saving their Lives); to which humble Request, His Electoral Highness, replied, That he should experience, the Christians use their Prisoners better than the Turks do; adding withal, That he should be immediately sent to the Emperor, at which he seemed extremely pleased; and thereupon General Carraffa, who had it in charge to carry the Proposals made by the Turks, was Commanded to take charge of him, and Guard him to Newstadt.  
The greatest Prizes that were gained in the Sack of this Important Place, fell to the share of the Christian Slaves, who knew where their Masters had hid their Treasure, during the Siege; of which, there were found about Six Hundred, the greater part of them Austrians, who had at sumdry times been taken by Turkish Parties, and brought or Sold to the Turks, Inhabitants of the City, and now found their delivery from a long and cruel Bondage, by the prevailing Arms of their fellow Christians: here were found likewise Seventy Pieces of Canon, great and small; and although the Town and Castle was extremely defaced by Fire, yet the Houses being many of them ruinous before, and the greater part built with Timber, will, upon their Rebuilding, render them more Famous; which will not long be wanting, by reason of its Commodious Situation for Trade, and confluence of People that are soon expected thither from their Neighbouring Parts.  
This Action lasted Four hours, with much Bloodshed and Slaughter on both Sides, most of the Turkish Garrison Soldiers being Killed, a Thousand dead Bodies being afterward found, and thrown into the River, and Three Thousand made Prisoners; nor was the number of the Christians slain in the Assault, inconsiderable, among whom, of more particular Note (in relation to their Characters and Quality) fell Lieutenant General Count D' Schariffenburg; the Count Emanuel d' Frustemburg, Colonel of Foot; and the Young Count d'Staremberg; so unto the Governor of Vienna, many likewise of Note were Wounded, amongst whom, the Elector of Bavaria himself slightly in the Cheek, as he exposed his Person in places of danger, to Encourage the Assailants, and give necessary Orders.  
And thus in the space of Twenty Two days the Famous City of Belgrade, fell into the Hands of the Christians, and by its Reduction, opened them a way into all the Turkish Dominions that are considerable in Europe; there being no Place of great Importance between it and Constantinople, the Metropolis of the Ottoman Empire, which (if the Intestine Commotions of the Christian Princes hinder not) may undoubtedly, in a short time, follow the Fortune of this strong City; as also their other places got, and unjustly detained from the European Christians, to the shaking, if not the Overthrow of that Bloody Empire, which (for upward of Two Hundred Years) has been so terrible to Christendom.  
Three B 's, of which Two are already won,  
Will Crown the Glory of the Work begun.  
Buda, Belgrade, Bizantum once obtained,  
The rest will be but sport, and quickly gained.   

POSTSCRIPT.  
SInce the Rendition of this Important Place, more particular News came of the Defeat of the Bassa of Bosnia, which, for the extraordinary and unexpected success of the Christians, I conceived might be acceptable, and not improper to be added: Prince Lovis of Baden on the Fourth of Septemb. having notice that four or five Thousand Turks were Encamped about Six Miles from Brod, he Marched to Encounter them with 3000 Horse and Dragoons, Marching with great diligence all Night, but in the Morning (to his no small Surprise) he found himself greatly mis-inform'das to the Number, which amounted to Fifteen Thousand Horse and Foot; under the Command of the Bassa: however, calling the Officers about him, he told them, it was to no purpose to think of Retreating, as being too late, by reason of their too far Engagement amongst the Enemy, but that they must now fight for their Lives and Victory, which was cheerfully consented to; but before they had well put themselves into a Posture to Fight, the Turks had surrounded them, and vigorously charged four or five times, which was sustained with so much Bravery, and such vigorous Returns, that the Enemy's Horse perceiving themselves over-set, fell first into Disorder, and then to open Flight, leaving the Foot to shift for themselves, whose Ranks being forced (by the Imperial Horse breaking in upon them) they were miserably Beaten down and Slain, those that Fled, crying out for Quarter; so the Prince becoming entirely Master of the Field, 5000 of the Turks were found killed, 2000 taken Prisoners, 36 Colours taken, and all the Baggage; for which extraordinary Success, (in which the hand of God so signally appeared) Thanks were sent up to Heaven in most of the Capital Cities of the Empire. We are further assured, that of the 1000 Boats that fled from Belgrade, before and after it was Invested, not above 200 of them Arrived in places of Safety, the rest being either Stranded, bedded in the Mudd for want of Water, or Deserted by such as were in them, out of a fear they were Pursued, and by that means most of the Deserters with their Baggage fell into the hands of the Country people, or such parties as were abroad to scour the Coast, and gather the Spoil,   
FINIS.