A MESSAGE SENT From the most illustrious, and High-born PRINCE, CHARLES By the Grace of God King of Sweden;

TO His most excellent Highness, OLIVER, Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Domi­nions thereunto belonging.

With the Letters of Credence sent from His Royal Majesty, to Monsieur Bonnel, Re­sident for the Crown and Kingdom, concern­ing the Articles of Peace and Union.

London, Printed for G. Mharton, 1654.

A Message sent from the most illustrious and high born Prince, Carolus Gusta­vus Adolphus, King of Sweden, to His Highness, Oliver, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scot­land, and Ireland, &c.

CArolus Gustavus Adolphus, by the Grace of God, King of Swe­den, &c. being invested in the Royal Seat of Majesty, by the free consent of the Nobility Gentlemen, and Bores, thought it requisite to congratulate His Highness the Lord Protector with a Mes­sage, in confirmation of the Articles of U­nion, agreed upon between the Common­wealth [Page 4]of England, and the Crown of Sweden: In order whereunto, his Majesty sent new Letters of Credence to Monsieur Bonnel his Resident; and thereupon his Lordship had Audience by his High­ness in White-Hall, being attended by Sir Oliver Fleming master of the Ceremonies, and divers other Gentlemen. And after a very grave and learned O­ration, he presented his Highness with the Royal Condescensions of his Lord and Master, To con­firm and maintain all things partieularly contained and specified in the Articles of Union, &c.

After which, the two Deputies from the Duke of Holdenburgh had both Audience by his High­ness; and then the Secretary from the States of Ve­nice.

Unto whose assistance, a gallant Fleet is prepa­ring for relief of the Christians against the Turk: Between whom there hath been two great Naval Fights: but in the first the Venetians lost the Gal­ley of Padua, Monsieur Moricini Captain of the Golf was killed, and his Galley blown up with powder; and the golden Eagle and an English Bot­tom were burnt; but after three dayes vigorous and lamentable engagement the Venetians because Vi­ctors.

In which memorable and Christian Dispute, the Turks lost 20 Galleys, five Mahones, and six men of war; and the rest were forced into the Isle of S [...]io, where the Venetians have had a second Victory, and again sunk six of their Gallies, and taken six ships, and three Mahones, with the loss of three of the Venetian Gallies.

By an Express from Hainant the 20 of July it is certified, That the King of Scots being gone from Peron towards the Spaw, was met within a League of Peron by by the marshal Thurenne, and de la F [...]rte, who conducted him as far as the Enemies Countrey; whence they returned with the Duke of York, who is now made Lieutenant Generalissimo. Soon after the Governor of Cambray of the Spani­ard, met the King of Scots, and conducted him to his Lodgings, and there feasted him like a Prince: Since which time he is gone to the Spaw.

An Abstract from the Navy.

ON the 8 of this instant July, divers of the Eng­lish Frigats having been upon the Coast of Dunkirk, to convoy a fleet of Merchant-men; up­on their return, they espyed the King of Scots fleet, unto whom they gave chace; and at last com­within shot, saluted them with several broad sides; Vice-admiral Bannister being in the Eagle, answerd them again; but after a sharp dispute, finding the Arguments too high to dispense withall from the mouthes of the English Canon, he tacked about, for Calis, and got under the command of the Roy­all Fort, where he presently hung forth a Flag of defiance; which Captain Benjamin Sacheverel per­ceiving, attempted with the Eagle to strand him; but the great Canon from the Fort and Block hou­ses played so fast upon him, that he was constrained to come off by the Leeward, his design proving unfeasible. However upon their putting forth to the main Ocean, they espyed another fleet, which proved French-men, and after 4 or 5 leagues chace, sunk one, and took another, without the loss of one man. We have also taken their New found land fleet, and divers ships coming from Malaga, which adds far more Tryumphant Victories, when we [Page 7]fought their great Armado. Yet notwith­standing, they fortifie the sea Coast, and say, that their Victories by Land will soon prove Conquests by sea: Indeed, the truth of it is, great has been their success since the making of the Duke of York Lieutenant General; and that upon his approach with­in a League of the Spanish forces before Ar­ras with the whole Army upon the way of Doway, where he intrenched upon a design to cut off all provisions from the enemy; the Prince of Conde at first represented his Opinion at a Council of Officers, that the enemy being but 14000 the best way wold be to engage them with hopes of success, but his advice was waved. Then the Duke gave them an alarum, and faced them with his horse, which the French perceiving, made a sally with some horse and foot with such vigor and resolution, that they routed the [Page 8]Spaniards at first; but the Prince of Conde coming in seasonably rallied them, and for­ced the French into the Town again with some loss; in which conflict his Highness fought half an hour somtimes on horseback and sometimes on foot, at the head of the Trench, where the valiant Knight de Cre­quy, who commanded the French, had his Arm broken to pieces, and was hardly got­ten off, and several other Officers and soul­diers were killed and taken.

FINIS.

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