News
from
Braband
:
Or
,
An
Account
of
divers
Passages
at
the
Siege
of
Mons.
Brussels
,
April
1.
N.
S.
1691.
YEsterday
the
whole
Leagure
of
the
Confederates
did
stand
in
a
full
Batallion
at
Hall
,
expecting
that
by
His
Majesty
of
Great-Britain
they
might
be
Rendezvouzed
.
'T
is
said
His
Majesty
is
expected
to
be
here
to
Morrow
in
the
Leagure
,
and
with
the
same
to
break
up
the
next
day
following
.
There
is
great
Courage
,
and
more
than
ordinar●
Audacity
to
be
seen
,
as
well
in
all
the
Officers
,
as
common
Souldiers
,
every
one
of
them
being
very
Willing
and
Resolute
to
meet
and
stair
the
French
in
the
face
.
At
Mons
there
is
a
very
sharp
Handling
,
for
the
Besieged
within
,
have
with
their
Canons
made
an
unspeakable
damnage
on
the
Enemies
Batteries
,
of
the
which
one
is
altogether
rendred
useless
;
and
likewise
,
by
their
Outfall
within
two
days
did
make
a
great
ruine
in
the
Enemies
Works
,
and
did
kill
a
great
number
of
the
French
,
of
the
which
,
as
it
is
said
,
there
are
many
great
and
principal
Courtiers
,
and
with
small
or
little
loss
returned
again
to
the
City
.
The
French
King
is
very
busie
to
block
up
and
strengthen
all
the
Passages
whereby
any
Succour
might
be
brought
to
the
Town
,
and
has
strongly
compassed
them
with
Bulwarks
and
Pallisadoes
.
Yesterday
the
French
with
18000
Men
did
Storm
upon
the
great
Horn-work
,
but
they
within
did
Defend
themselves
so
Manfully
,
and
Resisted
the
French
so
wisely
,
that
the
place
did
look
rather
like
a
Murdering
than
a
Fencing
place
;
and
after
the
French
had
lost
about
8
or
9000
,
were
forc'd
over
Head
over
Tail
to
Run
and
Fly
,
leaving
the
Victory
and
Blessing
to
the
Besieged
.
And
after
the
Besieged
had
Obtained
this
blessed
Victory
,
then
several
Hundreds
of
the
Garrison
,
with
very
many
of
the
Burgesses
and
free
young
Men
made
a
Sally
out
,
and
with
great
Courage
,
did
fall
on
the
Enemy
at
St.
Peter's
Mill
,
Beat
out
the
Enemy
,
and
recovered
the
Post
,
which
they
now
possess
.
Without
doubt
His
Majesty
of
Great-Britain
will
be
this
day
in
this
Town
,
for
several
of
his
Followers
and
Domesticks
are
already
arrived
here
.
The
Governour
of
Mons
,
by
a
Missive
to
His
Majesty
of
Great-Britain
has
signified
Him
,
that
the
City
is
very
well
provided
with
all
things
necessary
,
and
that
the
Courage
of
the
Inhabitants
is
rather
Augmented
than
Diminished
,
and
that
His
Majesty
needed
not
to
be
too
hasty
,
for
till
14
Days
he
stood
in
need
of
nothing
.