Numb[er]. 1. An abstract of some special forreigne occurrences, brought down to the weekly newes, of the 20 of December. Or, The severall passages and novels which have happened in Germany, France, Spaine, Italy, and other places some few moneths since

Antwerp the 30 of September, the tenth of October.

FRom Lisbon the eighteenth or twenty eight of August is written, that in the harbour at Vien∣na and Porta Port, arrived the fourth or four∣teenth, and fifth or fifteenth of the said moneth, 23 ships, with nine or ten thousand chests of Sugar, and two hundred thousand Rials, with other commodi∣ties, which came from Rio dell Genuo. It was two yeares growth of the Sugar: five thousand Chests more are expected from the Bahie Todos los Santos within few dayes. And they write, that the fleet ap∣pointed for Brasile, shall goe to Sea within two or three weekes, being 38 Sayle, amongst which are five and twenty or sixe and twenty well manned ships, but how many souldiers they are to carry thi∣ther, is diversly spoken of: some write of five thou∣sand, others eight thousand Souldiers and Mariners, but esteemed unexpert men. As soone as the Fleet is gone to Sea, all the ships that are stayed there, shall be set free againe. The Spanish Army in Italy hath laid a bridge over the River of Sesia, neere Bremio, and an∣other over the River of Poe. The halfe of the Spanish Army lyes about Pomaro, and the rest is gone towards Aigni to besiege Alba.