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taken care of. In Profecution of thefe Orders a dreadful Slaughter was made; Mac-Donald and all his Family were murdered in their Beds, their Houfes fired, and their Cattle driven away. Duncanson, who was Major of the Regiment, produced his Orders from Colonel James Hamilton; and Captain Campbel, who was the Commanding Of ficer at Glenco, produced Duncanfon's Order. Upon Examination of the Matter, it did not appear that the King had given any Orders that could warrant this Execution, as the House voted June the 18th, when they declared it to be a Murther. Colonel Hill appeared, and was cleared, but Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton, although fummoned, would not appear; and was therefore ordered to be apprehended, and Iwas voted guilty of the Murther of the Glenco Men. The Earl of Broadalbin was this Seffion impeached of High Treafon, but it came not to Tryal. And Process of High Treafon was brought againit the Earls of Middleton and Melfort, and Sir Adam Blair, the Indictment found, and Sentence paffed in the House against them, And finally, on the 17th of July the Parliament was adjourned to the 7th of November.

To turn to the Actions of the Campaign. His Majefty made no long Stay in Holland, but proceeded to Flanders, and arrived at Ghent, June 5. N.S. And having fpent three Days in making a Review of his Army, he proceeded and put in Execution his concerted Projects. The Confederate Army being now fuperior to the French in Number, and proper Magazines erected, his Majelly refolved to make some Coup d'Eclat this Summer. To this purpofe he formed the Army into two great Bodies,

one in Flanders and the other in Brabant; the King commanded the former, and the Duke of Bavaria the latter. A Siege in Flanders being in the common Judgment a more feafible Undertaking than any Attempt upon the Maese, made the French accordingly more induftrious in covering themfelves with Lines, and taking all Precautions for fecuring that Country more than the other. After divers Decampments which the King made in Flanders to amufe the Enemy, he fuddenly gave Order to the Earl of Athlone and the Baron de Heyden, with the Troops they commanded in Flanders, and Count Tilly with his Troops and Reinforcements from the Elector of Bavaria's Army, to inveft Namur. Which they effected in excellent Order; but fome Detachments of Brandenburgbers, that were ordered to compleat the Circumvallation on the other fide the Maefe, coming not in quite Time enough, gave Opportunity to Marshal Boufflers to throw himself into the Town with feveral Regiments, Voluntiers, and Ingineers, which increased the Garrifon to 15,000 Men. The Inveftiture being compleated, the King came to the Cattle of Falife the zd of July, N. S. and was the next Day attended by the Elector of Bavaria and the Army he commanded. And the

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Days were spent in difpofing the Encampments in fuch Manner as the better to cover the Siege. The Place was as ftrong as Art, which had been much employed on it fince the French took it, added to Nature, which left it a craggy Rock, could poffibly make it. The Garrifon, as we have faid, was 15,000 Men, and thofe too the Flower of the French Army, with Ammunition and Provifions in full

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A. D. Plenty. And fuch was the Condi1695. tion of it, that as the French were as first in the most fanguine Security that the King would be baffled in his Undertaking, fo the Intrepidity of the Affailants, and the fupendious Performance at last in reducing it, ftunned them. And from that Hour to his Death, King William was honoured by all the Men of Bravery in France.

The Lines of Circomvallation were no footer finifhed, than his Majefty received Advice from Prince Vaudemont, who commanded the Army in Flanders, that Marfhal Villeroy, who commanded the French Army was come out of his Lines, and, as it might be expected, intended to attack his Highness. But as a Defeat of that Army would have much difturbed our Af fairs, it was of the laft Importance to prevent it; which Prince Vaudemont accomplished in the handfomet Manner; for after three Days Obfervance of the Enemies Motions, being confirmed that their Defigns were against him, on the 14th of July he at the fame time made a fhew of standing a Battle, when the Enemy was come in fight of him, and retreated under the Smoak of his own Cannon which he played against them. He defiled towards Deynfe, brought off his Cannon, and encamped in a fafe Ground while the Enemy all the while believed he was making on ly the ordinary Movements for a Battle. The next Day he continued his March, and encamped under the Walls of Ghent. And fent a fufficient Force to fecure Newport, which Place the French purpofed to befiege.

The Siege of Namur then was carried on with incredible Valour and Activity. The Particulars of it are too large to have Place here,

We can only fay that the beft De fence being ineffectual, the French were forced to furrender the Town by Capitulation on the 4th of gust, and retired into the Cafile; which being by Situation and Ferti cation exceffive ftrong, took up another Month to reduce.

In the mean time Villorey fought by all poffible Means to raise te Siege, which directly he was not ftrong enough to attempt, and there fore thought by Diverfions to do t He was difappointed, as we have faid, in his Defign against N port, and could only take Dixmy and Deynse.

At this Time our Fleets at Sea were bufy in bombarding the Towns on the Coafts of Frant, St. Malo's felt the effect of it the 4th and 5th, Granville the 6th, Dunkirk and Calais foon after, but these two laft Towns were not much hurt by 'em. This gave Pretext to a Blow Villeroy ftruck upen Bruffels, for Prince Faudement to one fide, and the Earl A with Count Naffaw on the other, being obliged to keep their St ons, to prevent the Encinies adver cing towards Namur, Marshal Vi leroy came before Bruffels on the 14th of Auguft, and by a Lere: fent in Word, that the Engli nav ing bombarded the Towns on the Coaft of France, he was obliged a revenge it, by ferving that City 4 the fame Manner; but that as as he should be affured that he English would no more bombard the Towns of France, he fhould more attempt the like Practice. A cordingly on the 15th he began throw in Bombs and red hot E les, which continued for two Da and Nights, and did vaft Dami in the Town.

Villeroy being afterwards forced, and his Army thereby

creafed to 90,000 Men, he marched towards Namur, Prince of Vaudemont, the Earl of Athlone, and the Prince of Heffe Caffel, with all their Troops immediately marched and got before him to the advantageous Camp of Mazy, but 5 Miles diftant from Namur, where they lay to expect the Enemy. The French advancing to Florus gave a Signal of Relief to the Garrison, which being returned by them, the King found it neceffary to leave the Conduct of the Siege to the Elector of Bavaria, and repair to he Army Auguft the 26th. On he 29th, Villeroy came up to atack the Confederate Army, but hey were fo well pofted, that he urft not attempt it, but retired in he Night. Marches and Counternarches were all the French could o afterwards, for they were fo rell obferved by the Confederates, hat they could not diftrefs us eough to hinder the King's fending f 3000 Grenadiers to affift in the General Affault of the Caftle of Vamur, which was concerted for e 30th of Auguft.

On that Day the Batteries havg played all the Morning, and e Breaches being now practicale, Terms were offered to the Beeged before the Affault began, for reventing Effufion of Blood, but o Answer being returned, the Afult began at Noon, and was cared on till the Evening with great laughter on both Sides. But the ravery of the Affailants, who reewed their Attacks from Time to ime with incredible Courage, oercame all Difficulties, and Lodgents were made on the Breaches: Which the next Day were perfect 1, and Preparations made for a cond General Affault: But the nemy prevented it. For firft, delanding a Ceffation to bury their

Dead, it was granted. And in that A. D. Interval the Marquifs de Guifcard 1695. the Governor made a Propofal of furrendring the Coebarn Fort, but being told that nothing less than a Capitulation for the whole would be liftened to, it was at laft agreed to by Boufflers. Advice whereof being fent to the King, he returned to the Siege, and Hoflages being exchanged, the Treaty commenced, and that Night, August 31, was concluded.

The two Armies in the mean Time faced one another, but on the 2d of September, the Grand Salvo's in that of the Confederates having let Marshal Villeroy know that the Catle of Namur was furrendered, he retired with the Army he commanded, and attempted nothing further.

On the 5th of September, the French marched out of the Caftle, the Confederates making a Lane for them to pass through. The King in private in his Coach, and the Elector of Bavaria in publick on Horfe back, with all the principal Officers were prefent. The Marfhal de Boufflers with Monfieur de Guifcard rode at the Head of as good a Party of Dragoons as the Siege had left, when on a fudden Mr. Dyck-velt came up to Bouffilers and in his Majelly's Name arrefted him for Reprizal of the Garrifons of Deynfe and Dixmuyde, which the French had, contrary to the Capitulation, either forced into their Service, or fent into Catalonia, upon a knavish Conftruction of the Letter of the Capitulation, which faid they fhould remain in one of the Towns laft taken by the French from the Confederates (meaning in Flanders) till they could be redeemed, but it feems the laft Towns taken by the French were thofe in Catalonia, and for

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A. D. want of expreffing Low-Countries 1695. in the Treaty, they fent them thither. The Marthal was fain to obey, altho' he uttered fome bluftring Words, and not thinking fit to give his Parole that thofe Men (which were 6,000 in Number) fhould be restored upon the Redemption Money, which had been tendered according to the Cartel, he was led back Prifoner to Namur, and from thence fent to Maeftricht. But eight Days after, upon the Return of a Meffenger fent to Court, he gave his Word that it fhould be performed, and then was fet at Liberty. Nothing more was tranfacted in Flanders this Campaign. The King returned into Holland, and the Armies on both Parts feparated about the End of September.

In Catalonia the Spaniards had the better in feveral fmall Rencounters, but fucceeded not in their two Sieges of Caffle Folet, and Palamos.

The Duke of Savoy with the Confederate Forces, among which were a Body of English under the Lord Galway, this Campaign took Caffel. And the Confederate Fleet in the Mediterranean kept the Coafts of Provence in continual dread of Invafion, which made a Diversion that favoured the Operations in Pi

edmont.

In Germany little happened this Year of publick Concern.

In Ireland the Lord Lieutenant (Lord Capel) held a Parliament, which affembled Auguft the 27th, and fat till the 12th of October. Divers Acts paffed, and the Tranf actions were carried on with Unanimity.

The King returned to England, and arrived at Kensington, October the 12th. He foon after called a Council, wherein it was refolved to

diffolve the prefent Parliament, and call another to meet the 22d of November.

While the Elections were ma king, the King took the Divertie ment of a Progrefs in the Country, he went first to Newmarket (Oāv ber the 17th) to fee the Horie Races, where he was complimented by the Vice Chacellor and Doctors from the Univerfity of Cambridge, From thence he went to the Earl of Sunderland's Seat at Althorp in Northamptonshire, and made Vifits to the Earl of Northampton, and the Earl of Montague. Oober the 28th, he came to Stamford, and took a View of Burleigh Houte; and went thence to Lincoln, and thence to Welbeck, the Duke of Nervcafle's Seat. November the 34, he vifited the Earl of Stamford at Broadgate; and the next Day the Lord Brook at Warwick-Caftle. On the 5th, he dined with the Dake of Shrewsbury at Eyefort. And E nally, on November the 9th, he came to Oxford, where he was complimented by the University, and entertained in the Theatre, with fine Musick, an elegant Ontion, and a noble Banquet. The King feemed to be marveloufly etertained with the Belle-Affemble of various forts, the Vice-Chancellor, Proctors, Doctors, &c. in their Robes, the feveral Orders of Gra duates in their refpective Gowrs and Hoods, the Circle of Ladies that appeared in the Galleries, and the neat Difpofition of the Banq. in the Area; which with the Fort and beautiful Structure of that to ble Room, might jftly raise the Admiration of a judicious Strapger. His Majefty, I fay, feemed wondrously pleafed, and looked a bout him in that lively Mare peculiar to himself. And when Colonel Coddrington, a Gentlemen be

had known in the Army, mounted the Roftrum, and accofted him with an Oration, he feemed delighted with his Eloquence. But the Abfence of the Univerfity Orator, whofe Place this Gentleman extempore fupplyed, was not agreeable to him. The ufual Prefents being made, the King rofe from his Seat, and inftead of taking the other, placed for him at the Table, paffed out of the Theatre, without taking Notice of the Banquet. What his Majefty's Reasons were for putting that flight upon o confiderable a Body was never known.

On the 22d of November the Pariament met, and the Commons aving chofen for their Speaker Paul Foley, Efq; the next Day his Majefty made a Speech to both Houfes, wherein he applauded the Courage the English Troops had hewn laft Summer, intimated that s large Supplies were neceffary for he next Year's Service, and that n Augmentation of Shipping was eedful, declared that the Funds roved deficient, and that the Civil Lift was in that Condition, that he ould not fubfift without fome Proifion for it. Recommended again he Encouragement of Seamen; the Confideration of the bad Eftate of he Coin; Relief of French Proeftants, and Unanimity and Difatch in their Deliberations.

Both Houfes prefented Addreffes > the King, congratulating the Sucefs of his Majesty's Arms, and afaring him of their Affiftance in the 'rofecution of the War.

November 26th, The Bill for Resulating Trials in Cafes of Treaon was again brought in, the Conents whereof were, That all Perons indicted for Treafon fhall have a Copy of their Indictment Eve Days, and of their Pannel two

Days, before their Trial; that they fhall not be convicted but upon the Oaths of two Witneffes to OvertActs of the fame Treafon; that they fhall have Council to plead for them, and that they fhall not be triable unless the Indictment be found within three Years after the Fact, except in the Cafe of attempting to affaffinate or poifon the King: That they fhall have Pover to compel Witneffes to appear for them; and that in cafe of the Trial of a Peer, all the Peers fhall be fummoned 20 Days before-hand, and be allowed to fit and vote in fuch Trial, firft taking the Oaths required by Law. This Claufe was added by the Lords, and now paffed by the Commons; and the Bill received the Royal Affent on January the 21ft following.

December 6th, the Commons voted for Sea Services for the Year 1696, the Sum of 2,500,000 l. And on the 14th, they voted for the Land Service, the Sum of 2,524,853 4 for 87440 Men, befides two Regiment of Marines.

The Ways and Means were, The 4 Shillings in the Pound on Land; the Continuation and Additions of Duties at the Cufton-Houfe, which was a Fund of Credit for a Million and half; by Contributions for Annuities; by Continuation of the Salt Duty; for erecting a Land Bank, intended to raife Two Millions and five Hundred fixty four Thoufand Pounds.

But the Monies brought in upon thefe Funds, being all clipped Money, was recoined and produced not above half in the Tale, and the Tallies given out were paid at vaft Difcount. And at the fame time, the Land Bank proved a total De ficiency, for nothing was fubfcribed upon it, and Tallies upon that Fund were paid inftead of Money. So

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