[day of month 19] On the 19. early the Enemy began to play their Cannon more warmly than before, which last∣ed but two hours only, they shoot∣ing afterwards as formerly, into the Town, upon the Emperors Palace, and throwing great quan∣ty of Bombes and Stones. In the night they finished the Bat∣teries wherein they had been hin∣dred the day before, and begun to make their approaches with double lines of Communication against the Bastions they attack't; whereupon we made a Sally to disturb them in their works, where Court Guido of Staren∣burgh and Captain Stambach had
Journal, or, A most particular account of all that passed in the late seige of Vienna written by a principal officer, who was in the town during the whole time of the seige, and sent by authority to the Imperial Commissioner at the Dyet of Ratisbonne ; translated out of High-Dutch by His Majestie command.
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- Journal, or, A most particular account of all that passed in the late seige of Vienna written by a principal officer, who was in the town during the whole time of the seige, and sent by authority to the Imperial Commissioner at the Dyet of Ratisbonne ; translated out of High-Dutch by His Majestie command.
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"Journal, or, A most particular account of all that passed in the late seige of Vienna written by a principal officer, who was in the town during the whole time of the seige, and sent by authority to the Imperial Commissioner at the Dyet of Ratisbonne ; translated out of High-Dutch by His Majestie command." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A46317.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
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the Command, with good suc∣cess. A Prisoner was then taken, who assured is that the Enemy had above 100000. Fighting men, amongst whom were 10000. Janisaries, and 20000. Volun∣tiers, who expected to be made Janisaries, and all the rest Ca∣valry; That they conti∣nued to block up Raab with 20000. Janisaries, and two Bas∣sa's, and did not doubt of ta∣king it, with Vienna and other Places. That they had no want of Ammunition, Forrage or. Pro∣visions. This night the Enemy had finished their Retrenchments on the side of the Water, and pla∣ced two Batteries, one upon the water near Count Berkas Garden, and the other cross the Streets, having secured the Traverses they had made there with two Can∣nons, and placed two Gabions near the water, to plant Cannon
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behind them, wherein neverthe∣less they were obstructed, as were also their Batteries warmly play'd upon, from the Piber and the dower port of the River. The Bastion of the Court was very much annoyed by the Ene∣mies Bombes, which they con∣tinued throwing all the Night, and in the Evening about eight a Clock set on fire with a Bombe, the Great Hall of Buchaim, which however went no further.
The Word was S. Anthony and Padua.