A. D. fur'd, but the Author never ap1702. peared. The War being now begun, both Houfes of Parliament addreffed the Queen to prohibit all Correfpondence with France, and alfo to oblige her Alies to obferve the fame. The Lords addreffed her Majefty on the 23d of May, That the would be pleafed to grant Commiffions with fuch Powers as were proper, to fuch Perfons and Communities as her Majefty fhould think fit, to be Adventurers to make Acquifitions in the West Indies. On the 15th of May, the Queen came to the Houfe of Lords, and having paffed the Acts, made a Speech, wherein her Majefty declared her Satisfaction in the Proceedings of the Parliament, and expreffed her Thanks for the Supplies. The Supplies granted this Sef. fion, befides eftablishing the Royal Revenue, were, An Act for making good Deficiencies upon feveral Funds, which appear'd to amount to 2,338,628 1. befides what had been formerly provided for. To fupply this were given, the old Tonnage and Poundage till the ift of August, 1710; the Stamp Duty for the fame Term; the Duties upon Houfes; and the Duties upon Whalefins, and Scotch Linnen, for the fame Term, and the Overplus of the Salt Duty, beyond what was appropriated to the Bank, till August 1, 1706, And for the Service of the War this Year, a Land Tax of 4 s. in the Pound, and a Subfidy. It must be remembred a fo, that in this Seffion an Act paffed to empower her Majefty to name Commiffioners for an Union with Scotland. And then the Parliament was prorogued to the 7th of July On May the 16th, Sir Gorge Rock was made Vice Admiral of England. On the 21st of May her Majefty declared his Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark, Lord High Admiral of England and Ireland. And on the 23d his Royal Highness appointed Sir George Rook, Sir David Mitchell, George Churchill, Efq; and Richard Hill, Efq; to be his Council in the Admiralty. The feveral Foreign Princes and States of Europe had in the mean time made their Congratulations to her Majefty, on her happy Acceffion to the Throne. And her own Subjects prefented their Ac dreffes to her upon the fame Occa fion, from all the Parts of her Dominions. The Campaign abroad this Year was opened by the Siege of KevierSwaert, a fmall but ftrong Town on the Rhine, in the Electorate of Cologn, which was poffeffed by the French; this Town was invested on the 16th of April, and the Siege carried on with Difficulty by reason of the bad Weather, and the Relief the French were able from time to time to put into the Town. How ever on the 9th of June the Courterfcarp was taken by Storm, and fix Days after the Town capitolated. In the mean time the Frems under Marshal Bouffiers, made a bold Attempt. That General being joined by thofe two Bodies, under the Duke of Burgundy and Court Tallard, made a hafty March to wards Nimeguen, and proceeded in it fo far, that the Inhabitants of that Town looked upon themtelve as loft. But the more courage. among them fo animated the re, that while they wanted He and Carriages, they by man Labor haled the Cannon oct o the Arfenal, and planted 160 Piece on the Walls ready to fre again the Enemy. The Eand Dutch Army that lay eman, in Brabant under the Command of the Earl of Athlone, upon the firft Advice of this March broke up, and ook the proper Measures to interept the Enemy, which by their Expedition they effected, coming to the Neighbourhood of Nimeuen half an Hour before the French ould get up, and thereby faved the own, which, if taken, would have iven the French free Entrance into e united Netherlands. On the 16th of June, Prince ervis of Baden invefted Landau, e Siege whereof took up three lonths. At length on the 10th of ptember, the Belicgers being ready make a general Storm, the Gornor capitulated, and the Town as furrendered. The Earl of Marlborough being rived in Holland, was honoured the States with the chief Comand of the Army, and at the beaning of July, he put himself at e Head of it near Nimeguen, and on after obliged the French to it the Spanish Guelderland. VenRuremond, and Stevenfwaert, re feverally beficged and taken, d thereby the whole Spanish elderland, except the Capital, was de fubject to the Dutch. And ther, the City and Cattle of Liege re alfo befieged, and taken in is Campaign. All which being rformed, the Army feparated on e 3d of November, and the Earl Marlborough embarked on the aes to return to Holland; but a le below Venlo in the Middle of Night, the Boat was furprized, d taken by a Party of the Garon of Guelder, but their Bufinefs ing chiefly Plunder, and not knowg the Earl, they accepted a Pafs ich he happened to have, belongg to his Brother, and after rifling e Baggage, let the Boat pafs. The Emperor had the laft Year, purfuit of his Claim to the Crown Spain, fent an Army under Prince Eugene of Savoy into the Dutchy of In Germany the Elector of Bavaria The Proceeding of our own Fleet at Cadiz this Summer we will poftpone for the prefent; to fpeak of the Proceeding of the Parlia Ff ment A. D. 1702. A. D. ment in Scotland, and fome other very hand fome Speech enlarged p 1702 home Affairs. The Parliament affembled at Edinburgh on the 9th of June. Before the Queen's Commiffion was opened, Duke Hamilton defired to be heard, and altho' he was defired to wait the Reading the Commiffion, he would proceed, and declared it as his Opinion, that this prefent Parliament did not legally exit, forafmuch as by the ancient Conftitution of the Realm, the Parliament always expired with the King's Death, and that the Statute to the contrary was not fufficient Authority for them to meet and fit. Upon which he took Inftruments and withdrew, and was followed by 80 more, who adhered to his Opinion. The Duke of Queensbury the Queen's High Commiflioner prefented her Majefty's Letter to the Parliament, wherein her Majefty declared her Affection to that her ancient Kingdom, with affurance of maintaining them in the full Pofffion of their Religion, Laws, and Liberties, and of the Presbyterian Government of the Church; reprefented the exorbitant Power of the French King, and the Indignity he had offered to the Nation, in proclaiming the pretended Prince of Wales King. Which tending to the Subverfion of the Proteftant Religion, and the Rain of the Subjects, had caufed her to declare War, wherein the expected their Concurrence and Affittance; and accordingly recommended to them, the providing competent Supplies for fuch a Number of Foices as were receflary. Then recommended to them an Union of the two Kingdoms, declaring that the English Parliament having impowered her to name Commiflioners, the expeled they would do the fame on their Part. The Duke of Queensbury in a on the Queen's Letter, and the Chancellor the Earl of Marchet feconded him, and then the He adjourned to the 11th. Being met again they drew up a Letter to the Queen in moft grez ful and loyal Terms, and then p ceeded in the Bufinefs recommen to them. Thefe Acts foon pait, and received the Royal A namely, an Act recognizing is Majefty's Royal Authority. declaring this prefent Parliame be a lawful and free Meeting Parliament. And an A for ring the Proteftant Religion Presbyterian Church Gover And not long after an Act pare a Supply of Ten Months and Ceffment upon Land. Duke Hamilton fent up 20 drefs to the Queen upon the Sab of his Proteft, which her M would not admit; but on the cos trary by a Meffage to the Fa ment declared her Refentment of and required them to proceed w out regarding it. On the 25th of June an A enabling her Majefty to Commiffioners for an Union, ceived the Royal Affent. It was now proposed to the liament, that in regard Engi fettled the Succeffion on the H of Hanover, it would be prop Scotland to do the like; b.: met with fuch Oppofition, High Commiflioners thought adjourn the Parliament on th July. But to return to England. Grand Fleet under the Com Sir George Rook, having 10,0cla men on Board, lay ready e 19th of June to put to Sea. Admirals Fairborn and G with a Squadron of Dani, 30 Sail, were detached on upon a particular Service. An! the 25th Sir John Munden, who had been fent out against a Squadron of French under Du Caffe, returned without hindring them from getting into the Groyne, or fighting them there: With which her Maefly was fo difpleafed, that the ook away his Commiffion. The whole Fleet failed on the 1st of Ju, and proceeded on their Voyage owards Cadiz, but the Wind alterng, it was near a Month before hey got out of the Soundings. On the 2d of July, the Parliaent was diffolved by Proclamation, nd a new one called to meet on the oth of Auguft. On the 9th her fajefty declared the D. of Somerfet laiter of the Horfe, and the E. of embroke Prefident of the Council. His Royal Highnefs being adviby his Phyficians to use the Bath Taters againit the Afthma he was uch afflicted with, her Majefty folved to accompany him thither. nd the Parliament being proroguto the 8th of October, her Maty and the Prince fet out from. indfor on the 26th of August, id was pleased to take Oxford in Way, where the lodged the ft Night, in the Apartment proided for her in Chrift's Church. The Univerfity, fenfible of the great Ionour they received by her Majey's Prefence, entertained her with rations, Verfes, Conforts of Muk, a Splended Banquet, and the ual Prefents: With which her lajefty expreffed herfelf highly fafyed, and left that Place the next ay, to proceed on her Journey. The Earl of Abingdon, with the entlemen of the County, attened her Majefty to the Limits of xfordshire, and on the Borders of Lucefterfire, the High Sheriff and rentlemen of that County waited a her Majelty to Cirencefier, where e lay that Night. And the next Day was attended by the Duke of The Confederate Fleet confifting would A. D. 1702. 1702. A. D. would maintain the Poft he was in. On the 15th the Forces began to Land. The Grenadiers that firft got on fhore were attacked by a small Party of Spanish Horfe, whom they quickly defeated. So the Forces all landed, and the next Day took Rota, where they ftayed fome Days to put all Things in Order. On the 22d they took St. Catharine's Fort, and Port St. Mary, whence the Inhabitants being all fled, the Soldiers plunderd their Houfes, notwithstanding that the Duke of Ormond had very frickly forbidden all Plunderings. Terrible Havock was made, and great Offence thereby given to the Spaniards; which occafioned the Duke of Ormond to put Sir Henry Bellafis and Sir Charles Hara (who had not fufficiently withheld the Soldiers) under Arreft. On the 24th, a Council of War was held, where it was refolved to attack the Matagorda Fort, and then to fend in a Frigate or two to pass the Puntals. But the time that was loft in Plundering Port St. Mary, and confulting afterwards, gave the Enemy Opportunity to recover their Fright, and to put themfelves into fuch a Condition to refift, that the whole defign was fruftrated. The People of Cadiz came to their Wits, the Governor of Andalufia increafed his Army, the People that were ruined at St. Mary's, provoked their Neighbours to revenge. And in the whole, what with the ill Management on the Confederate fide, and the recovered Wildom on the Spaniards fide, fuch Oppofition was made, as rendered the Attack of the Town impracticable. Three Galleons were funk at the Entrance of the Puntals, which prevented the Shipping paffing it. And 8 Gallies with 7 Men of War, lay firing inceflantly upon the Trenches at the Matagorda. The Ground here, alio was fo boggy, that 'twas impracticable to dig Trenches deep enough, nor was it ftrong enough to fultain the Batteries of Cannon that were erected. Wherefore cu the Fifth of September, the Forces withdrew from before it, and foon after the Army found it neceffary to retire to the Ships. Accordingly they drew off in good Order to Rota, and on the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th of September, the Forces were fafely fhippea again. When they were shipped, the Q ftion was put, whether they should ftay and winter in Spain, or proceed Home? The Duke of Ormand was for the former, and Sir Georgi Rook for the latter, and a Council of War being held the latter Opinica prevailed, and accordingly on the 19th of September they left_Cadiz, and fet fail homeward; a Detachment being first fent off for the WejIndies. But what the Covetoufnefs of fome, and the Unskilfulness of other, had deprived the Nation of at Codiz, Fortune made up to it at Fig On September 21. fome Ships wer fent into Lagos to water, there on Mr. Beavoir Chaplain to the P broke, by the Advantage of fpess ing good French, fell into Conve fation with the French Coal, 2 whofe Houfe he and the Gera men that came afhore with hi lodged two Nights; during wh time, the Frenchman was full c his Vaunts of his Mafter's Pone. and among the reft gave broad h of the Arrival of the Galleons. Br fore they went aboard a Gentles from Lisbon came into the Town who wanted to go aboard the Cofederate Fleet, to him Mr. Bee* fent a Civil Meffage with an Oof taking him on Board, which accepting they went together to t Boals; and in the way the Chap asking for News, the Stranger to |