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From ^astirOap September 8. to SCUCsDap September u*. 171*6.

Madrid, Auguft 31, learn also, that the Morlacks having made In-
cursions into the Country belonging to the

O N the 14th Instant the Marquess de Lou-

ville set out on his Return to the Court
of Frapce, pursuant to Orders from
thence, without having been admitted to an
Turks, had brought off a great Number of
Cattle. Some Neapolitan Ships had passed
by Zara, going to thc Coast belonging to the
House of Austria with Troops that are to
Audience of the King. On the 25th, being join the Army in Hungary. The 17th at
St. Lewjui's Day, the' Archbishop of Toledo Night, a Courier who came by the way of
performed with great Solemnity the Cere- Otranto brought Dispatches from the Cap-
mony of Baptizing and Confirming the three taip General, and private Letters of the 3d
Infantes Don Philip, Ferdinand, and Charles. of this Month, which had the following
On the 3.6th arrived a Courier, with Advice News: The Turks having taken a View of
that the Flota from New Spain was come in Corfu,caused their Land-Forces to advance, and
Sight of Cadiz t On the 28th in the Night invested it. Having worked some Days in
•arrived two Gentlemen express, with a cer- making Lines of CircumvalUtion and Con-
tain Account that the said Flota had entred travallation, they attacked the Post of Mount
the Port of Cadiz. It consists of 10 Ships Abraham, which was vigoroufly defended five
commanded by' the General Pintado, and of Days, but was then carried, and afterwards
two with, which Don Ferdinand Chacon was they possessed themselves td the Post of St.
sent to fetch what could be recovered Salvador?- They raised on that Eminence
out of the former Flota that was lost in the two Batteries, with which they began to
Canal of Bahama. The Value of thc re- cannonade the Place, and in the mean time -
gistred Effects brought by this Flota, is com- carried on their Works towards the Pallifades.
puted at 11 Millions of Piece!* of Eight, and General Schulenbourg having caused Collonel
thc unregistred is valued at half as much Sala to make a Sally with 900 Men, he fell
more. Orders are sent for unlading the immediately upon the Workmen and put them
Ships \yith i\\\ Expedition) and for levying into Disorder ; and pushed with such Vigour
by way of lndulto for the King's Profit the Troops which advanced to support them,
•7 per Cent, on the whole Cargo ofthe Flota5 that he put them to the Rout, and caused
hut not to demand any lndulto of the Effects fart of their Works to be ruined. 'Twas
brought by Don Ferdinand Chacon, in Consi- reckoned the Enemy had 3000 Men killed
deration of the Loss suffered by the Persons or wounded in this Action, and the Besieged
concerned therein. lost 300. The Garrison of the Place consist-
Ven'ut, Auz. 28. On the 17th Instant ar- ed of 5000 Men, and wat to be reinforced
rived a Veiss-1 from Dalmatia, with Letters by 3000-. The Fleet waited only for a fa-
from General Emo. They advised, that the vourable Wind to offer Battle to that of
Captain-General Pifani had sent a Courier the Turks, which had not altered its Sta-
with Orders sor all the Gallies, Galliots and tion. The Chevalier de Langon, who com-
Brigantines which were in the Ports of Dal- mands the Pope's Squadron, having desired
matia to hasten to the Fleet* with iopo a Ship of greater Force than that he was
Soldiers of the Regiment of Waldeck. Ge- in, the Sr. Lorenzo Justiniano was given him,
neral Emo was gone to Cattaro, thete to the Crew of which was put into Corfu, and
fee to the Imbarkation of 2000 other Ger- his own Ship's Company wa; reinforced by
mans, which were to be sent to the Fleet the Men of two imall Vessels, designed to
for reinforcing the Garrison of Corfu. Six, be used for Firefhips. We are getting rea-
Transports which with three others went dy with all/ Expedition a new Convoy of
under the Convoy of Sig. Gritti, and were Provisions and Ammunition, on which will
separated by a Stor-m, haad rejoyned, aad pur* be imbarked tooo Mm that are at the Li-
sued their Voyage towards the Fleet. We d o ; and two Bomb-Vessels are fitting out,
which

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