WHat I have certified you , is not onely confirmed , but we have likewise received here further intelligence , that the Swedes are already in the midst of our Kingdom , and have anew totally routed and defeated the rest of Gen: Marazini's forces , and about 1000 of them slain , obtained 28 Standards , and taken prisoner Gen: Marazini himself , together with his wife and children , the yong Count of Shlick , and other Officers , which causeth great fear , not onely in this City , but even at Vienna : Gen: Hatzfeld is comming with his troops , to succour Gen: Gallas , but the Swedish Gen: Major King followeth him upon the foot ; if this conjunction be hindred , our Kingdom will be in the highest danger ; and it is to be feared , that we shall not be rid again so soon of these guests : Gen: Gallas , Fieldmarshall Baron of Hoffkirck , the old Count of Shlick , Count of Furstenburg , and Count of Colleredo , are here in this City very much perplex'd , and their forces intrench themselves upon the White-Hill :

The Hatzfeldish troops , which are arrived hereabouts , and lye at Furt , are to break up again to morrow , or next day after , with whom certain Bavarian troops are to joyn , and go together into Bohemia , they have very bad weather to march , and are likely to come too late : At this instant we receive the Letters from Prague , it seemeth the poor people dare not write what they know , yet this they certifie , that the Swedes at their own pleasure straggle all the Country over , and play the master in the field ; the Imperialists , except the Hatzfeldish succour , which consists of brave horsmen , but the foot are not 1500 strong , and in all , both horse and foot , not above 5000 ; the Imperialists themselves begin already to pillage in the Cities of Prague ; the passage towards Dresden and Silesia is stopp'd , and it seemeth that the War will be very hot this yeer in Bohemia and Silesia ; if so be that Gen: Bannier gives one blow more to the Imperialists , he will go a great way : the Swedes go about to salute the Hatzfeldish troops , afore they come into Bohemia ; many of the said Hatzfeldish troops run away , insomuch that not above 4000 men will come into Bohemia .

Within this hour , I am to go by Post from Prague , but with small courage , because the danger is too great ; Gen: Bannier with his Army , is marching directly thitherwards ; he hath now in his possession Leutmaritz , and hath surrounded Tabor , where is such flying towards Vienna , and from thence towards Gratz into Stiria , that it is not to be expressed ; whole Bohemia will be lost within few daies : upon the White-Hill lye 10000 Imperialists to oppose the Swedes . The Imperial Court , together with the yong Prince , is going towards Gratz . At Vienna , all the names of the Townsmen are taken , he that doth not furnish his house with provision for 6 moneths must depart out of the City , insomuch that many are already going towards Hungaria .

It is certain , that the 8. 18 of this Moneth , the Bavarian Army hath kept its generall Randevouze about Guntzburg , betwixt Donawerth and Vlm ; the Duke of Bavaria himself hath propounded and assigned Gen: Gleen his Fieldmarshall , and Baron Mercy , Generall of the Artillery , the Army consists of 3000 horse and 4000 foot , which way they will take , is not yet known : At Augspurg 300 Vats with Meal are loaden upon Carts , which are to be carried to the Army .

As for News , none other , but that the Swedes have left the siege before the Castle at Pirna , but the City they have guarded with about 100 men , they took their way towards Leutmaritz , and so forwards into Bohemia ; on th' other side of the river of Elve they straggle as far as Bautzen , at Bishopswerda they used great cruelty , and committed all manner of insolences .

The Witzlebish and Ebersteinish Regiments have layn for 2 daies together in the little city of Schnallen , one league from hence , where they took away all the horses from the Inhabitants , and drove together in the Country great store of Cattell , and yesterday went with them towards Gera , Jehna , and Erford , they conduct the Ambassadours of the Duke of Luneburg , and from Erfurd they are to bring back to the Army certain Waggons loaden with Ammunition .

The Spaniards have taken , not far from Marsellies , a French ship with Cloth , amounting to the value of 20000 Crowns : the Neapolitan Galleys have likewise mastered 2 Turky ships , and made many Turks to be slaves . And a Florentine Galley hath mastered a Gallion of Algiers , slew all the Corsars upon it , obtained 32 peeces of Ordnance , and about 300 Christian slaves .

Certain daies ago , one Regiment of the new levied Hungarians went with 50 Waggons loaden with provision , a great sum of mony , and about 100 Musquetiers towards Prague ; in all the Austrian Countries , great forces are levied for His Imperiall Majesty .

This night lay here before this City , and in the next neighbouring Villages , about 3000 heads of Cattels , which the Swedes have brought out of Bohemia , they have 300 horse for a Convoy with them , they intend to drive them from hence to Altenburg , and so forwards into lower Saxony . At Shnallen lye likewise Swedish horsmen with a great number of Horses and Cows .

The Duke of Lorrain , with certain troops , is arrived again at Syrck and Reussel , where he kept his Randevouze , and is now marching along the River of Suar towards Suarbruck , which way he will take , time will shew .

Three daies ago , the Swedish Gener : Bannier commanded 5000 horsmen over the river of Elve , with order to assault this City from behinde , and to hinder that Gen: Hatzfeld may not joyn with Gen: Gallas , but a great showre falling , they were forced to retire without any expedition .

The 14. 24 of this Moneth , the Saxon Garrison at Leipzig , scaled and mastered the City of Weissenfels , the Swedes that lay in it , retired into the Castle , from thence they gave fierce fire upon the City , and flung many fire-balls into it , by which means the City was fired , and most part of it burned down ; whereupon the Duke Francis Henry of Saxon Lawenburg with his Regiment , that had retired into the said Castle , broke up from thence , & marched towards Naumburg , and from thence to Zeitz , and so forwards to the Swedish Army , and in their march they have likewise fired Asterfelden , and divers other places in Saxony . Three daies ago , 1200 Imp: horsmen , and 500 foot arrived in this Country , and pillaged Franckenhausen , Greussen & other places , and 50 Crabats straggled as far as Gotha , after which certain Swedish horsmen pursued and took 4 of them prisoners . Th' other day came strict order from Gen: Bannier , that all old and new levied horsmen , as also all Musquetiers , which hitherto hath layn in Duringen , shall march speedily without any excuse to the Army , it is thought , that he will assault the City of Prague from behinde , and hinder , that Generall Hatzfeld may not joyn with Gallas .

The Swedish Lieutenant Gen: Dorstenson with 3 Regiments of horse and 300 foot , hath forced the whole Country of upper Lusatia , as namely , the Cities of Camentz , Bautzen , Goerlitz , Loebenan , Sirtaw and Lauben , to pay unto him a great sum of mony ; the most part of the Swedish forces is gone out of these Countries into Bohemia , and lay the 11 : 21 of this Moneth , 3 Leagues from Prague , the Imperiall Souldiers run away in great number , and take pay under Gen: Bannier ; 3 Imperiall Regiments do mutiny and straggle over the whole kingdom of Bohemia ; At Prague they are in fear , and labour both day and night in the Trenches , the Jews themselves must help to it , and the Schollers and Citizens keep the walls ; the City of Molnick , which lyes 4 leagues from Prague , the Swedes have pillaged and forsaken again , and brought from thence great store of provision to Leutmaritz and Lawastits , and from thence commanded 5000 men towards Tabor , Rudolfs and Budweis .

In these parts lye now few Swedish Souldiers , they are all gone into Bohemia . Last Wednesday went from hence 600 Musquetiers , intending to surprise at Weissenfels , the Duke of Saxon Lawenburg , but being the said Duke had retired with his Regiment out of the City into the Castle , they were forced to return back again , with the losse of 40 dead and wounded . This day 250 men are to go again towards Moersburg , to drive away the Swedes from thence .

The 23 of May , 4 of June , Duke Bernhard of Weymar , with 400 horsmen , marched secretly from Bryssack towards the Lake of Constance , and surprised about Lindaw divers Imperiall quarters , and the 27 of May , came back again to Lauffenburg with above 1000 horses , which he had obtained of the Imperialists ; His Highnes is now comming back again into the French County , to draw together His troops , and to undertake his great march , it is thought , that he will first assault the City of Salines , which City , as also the City of Besanson , being they see that all passages towards Switzerland are cut off from them , offer now to come to a composition ; but the city of S. Claude , being it would neither swear to the French King , nor contribute to His Highnesse , Duke Bernhard of Weymar , and moreover , kept secret correspondence with the Enemy , was fired by the Weymarish and burned down to the ground , together with a great part of the Abby .