THE King parted from hence the 26th instant for Breda , where His Majesty intends to stay till Sunday next , and then to go on for Flanders , to Head the Army , which is drawing together for the Relief of Mons ; Ten Thousand Brandenburghers quartered in the Countrey of Liege , are already advanced as far as Leeuwe , and the rest of the Forces march with such Diligence , that they will be to morrow at their place of Rendezvous , between Louvain and Brussels , and together make a Body of 50000 Men , without reckoning the Scots Regiments that are newly arrived at Sluyce in Flanders .

In the mean time we have this Account of the Siege . On the 15th instant Mons was invested by the French Horse ; The next day part of their Foot came up , as the rest did the day following , and took their several Posts . On the 19th the Enemy began to work on their Line of Circumvallation , having for that purpose summon'd in several thousands of Countrey People . On the 22d the French King arrived in the Camp , and it was thought the Trenches would have been open'd that day , but it was not done till the 25th at Night , when the Enemy began likewise to play upon the Town from three Batteries , but one of their Batteries sunk and dismounted their Cannon . The French King did not stay in the Camp , but went to St. Guislain , where he has his Quarters ; and the Dauphin his at Maubeuge .

On the other side the Town is well fortified , and has in it a Garrison of 7000 Men , besides the Burghers , who make as considerable a Body , are most of them Men well Disciplined and experienced in War , and very resolute and active in the Defence of the Place , in order whereunto they have uncovered their houses , and unpaved the Streets , to hinder the effects of the Enemies Bombs . They are very well Stored with Provisions and Ammunition , and the Prince de Bergue , the Governor , has sent Word to the Governor of Flanders , that he wants nothing , and doubts not but to give the Enemy work enough . The Besieged have made two Sallies , in which , 't is said , they have killed 700 of the French , and very bravely repulsed the Enemy , in an Attack they made upon a Wind-Mill and a small Redoubt which lies at some little distance from the Town , and in this last Action the French lost almost a whole Regiment , and 't is very confidently reported that their Famous Enginier Monsieur Vauban was likewise killed here , Several Spanish Officers are got into the Town ; From whence in a word , we have as good an Account of things as can be expected .