The late history of Europe being a narration of all remarkable actions and other various affairs, both civil and military, that have happened in the several kingdoms and republicks : from the Treaty at Nimiguen in anno 1676 to the conclusion of the late peace at Res-Wick in September 1697 : which makes up a history of one and twenty years : accuratly and succinctly abridg'd / by Captain David Kennendy.

CHAP. XII. Anno 1687.

SECT. 1.

[Sect. 1] We left off Affaires in England last year, taking notice of the Kings kindnes to his Ro∣man Catholick Subiects in Scotland, by his Letter to the Council, in their Favours, but now follows a more Generall Act of his to that end, for on the 12th. of February he Issues out his Proclamation, for a Tolleration of Religion unto all. But for all this his trusty Tirconnill, now cheife Governour in Jreland, would scarce allow the benesite of this Proclamation, to the Protestant Subjects there; for he (Succeeding the Noble Earl of Clarenden) exerted his Authority to the hight, in his Procla∣mation, the letter end of February, he promised to defend the Laws, Liberty and Established Religi∣on; yet he left out the preservation of the Act of Settlment and explanation, resolving speedily to re∣possesse the Irish of their forfeited Estares.

The King goes on, without any stop, in making Popish Judges, Justices, Magistrats, and deputy Leivrennants, all England over, The privy Council is filled up with Papists. Popish Schools Encoura∣ged in London, and through all the Kingdom, and four Forreign Popish Bishops, as Viccars apostoli∣cal are allowed in Ecclesiatickal Jurisdiction, over all England and Wales. And further, the Earl of Castle∣main

is sent Embassador to Rome, to Tender the Kings Obedience to the Holy Apostolical See, with great hopes of extirpating the Northern Pestilent Heresie, in a short time. And to secure the dis∣pensing power, Tirconnel sends him over a conside∣rable Detachment of Irish Papists to strengthen his Army, who are now become intollerably insolent.

SECT. 2.

[Sect. 2] In Hungary, this Campaign, The Imperial Army Consisted of sixty two Thousand nine Hundred Fighting Men, a third part whereof was to Act in upper Hungary, under the Duke of of Bavarta; a nother third part in lower Hungary, under the Duke of Lorrain; and the third on the Frontiers of Cr••a••ta, under General Dunewald, The whole Army Rendevouzed near Barkin, where the Duke of Lorram arrived on the thirteenth of May: on the seventeenth of June the Duke of Lorrain advanced towards Esseck continuing there about for near three Weeks, without any Considerable Action, on the thirteenth of July, he passed the Drave, where the Duke of Bavaria Joy∣ned him with his Forces, as Dunewald had done (a Week before) with three or sour Thousand of his party, so as a review of the Army being taken, it was found to consist of fifty five Thousand Men.

The Duke being informed that the Grand Visier (with near eighty Thousand Men) was Encamped near Mohatz, repassed the Drave, and Marched to∣wards him, the Dukes Army being Joyned (on his March) with eight Thousand Swabian Troops, so he came near to Mohatz on the 29 of July, where he spent some days indeavouring to draw the Turks to a Battle, and finding them to decline an ingadge∣ment, he made a show of retireing towards Syclo••, on purpose to draw them after him, which had the wished effect, for the Grand Vasier being animated with the Dukes Retreat, on the 12 of August ad∣vanced, and ordered ten Thousand Spaht's and five

Thousand Janisaries to attack the Imperialists left Wing, which they did, with great furie: but were bravely repulsed by General Dunewald, and so both Armies intirely engadged, the Turks observing better order in that Bartle then ever formerly, the Fight continued for a long time, with great courage on both sides: But by little and little, the Turks began to loss ground, and at last took themselves to open flight.

The Christians persued closs, and entered pel mel with them in their very Camp, making a horrible slaughter, in which Action the Christians lost not a∣bove seven Hundered Men, but of the Turks, there were killed on the spot, and drowned in the Morasses and River, few less then sixteen thousand.

The Christians got a very rich Booty in their Camp, with a Hundered and sixteen peice of Can∣non. The Duke of Bavaria had for his share, the Grand Visiers Tent, which resembled a Castle for bulk, enriched wi••h Gold, Pearles, and Precious stones, he got also all the I late, Jewels, and forty thousand Du••kats in Cash.

From Mohatz, the Duke detached General Dune∣wald, with Forces to attack Butschin, which lay between the Drave and the Save, to which he laid Seige the 11th of September, and followed it so vigorously. as on the 14th the Aga who Commanded, surrende∣red at discretion; this strong Fortress being gained, brought above a Hundered Villages about it; under Contribution, it covered Virovitz••, and hindered the Turke of sending any succours to Sigeth and Camsia.

The Garison of Ess••ck being allarum'd and daun∣ted with the lofs of this Important place, abandoned it on the 29th. of September, which General Dune∣wala hearing of, sent Count de Lodion with a de∣tachment thither, who entered the same without

any opposition, finding in it fifty two peices of Cannon, four Mortars, and a vast quantity of Am∣munition and other provisions.

After this, the Turks surrendered Walpo at dis∣cretion, and abandoned Possega, the Capital City of Sclavon••a, and some other smal Garisons.

To return to the Duke of Lorram he understand∣ing that Abafit Prince of Trans••invama had declared in favour of the Port notwithstanding of his Treaty made with the Emperour, (about the 15th. of Sep∣tember) passed the Theysse, and Marched his Army directly towards Transilvama which he presently reduced under the Emperours Obedience, and con∣cluded an advantagious Treaty with Prince Abasts and the States of Transilvama, And from thence he went to Presburg, the Capital City of upper Hungary where the Emperour then was, and who, by this time had so settled all Affaires with the States of the Countrey, as they were willing to accept of Arch-Duke Joseph, the Emperours eldest Son; for their King, whose Coronation was performed on the 9th, of December following, with the greatest Pompe and Solemnity.

To all this good success, is added the surrendry of Agria to Count Caraffa, which was kept by Rustem Basha, and four thousand Turks, who were starv∣ed out of it, only by a Blockade. An. 1596 it was taken by Sultan Mahomet with an hundred and fifty thousand Men.

SECT. 3.

[Sect. 3] The great overthrow at Mohatz, with the loss of Butschin, Esseck, and Agria, caused a great deal of discontent amongst the Turks, both in the Army, and at the Port. Which was increas∣sed by an irreconciliable feud between the Grand Visier and Osman Basha, the latter getting the Ascendant of the former, in the Affections of the Souldiers, gets the Army to Mutinee against the Grand Visier, who

thereupon fled to Costantinople, after whom, Os••an sent four Deputies, who informed the Grand Seig∣ni••r of many Malversations of the Grand Visier, and p••••vails so far as to get Osman advanced to that Com∣mand: however, the Mutinous Army Marches on towards Constantinpole, and the Grand Seignior being ass••a••ed of their rage, and designing to ap••••••ase them sends them the head of Solyman the late Grand Visier together with many fair ••romises of full satisfaction, notwithstanding this, they advance: The Sultan Mahomet ••earing his being deposed, designes to cut off his brother Solyman, and his own Sons also supposing this the surest way ••o continue himself in the Goverament, when there was none left of the Royal Lyne to set on the Throne; but this his wicked and Bloody project being discovered by the Caimacan, the Musti, the Caydelesker, and several ot••ers of the Grand Ministers, they clap him up in prison, and set his brother Solyman on the Throne, which presently brought all maters into a tolerable Setlement.

SECT. 4.

[Sect. 4] The Turks were early in the feild this Spring, in Dalmat••••, and two Bal••a's laid S••ige to Sign, which was stoutly defended by the Marquis de Borrs and seven hundred Men, till the 22d. of Aprile at which time, the Seige was ••aised by the aproach of General Carnaro, who soon also saved the Fertresse of O••usch beseiged by the Ba••••••a of Erzegovina.

General Carnaro, having joyned the Auxiliary Gallies, and ••ade other necessary provisions he came in sight of Cas••••enovo on the 1s. of S••ptember, where he Landed his Forces, tho with some dissioulty and opposition, he made himself Master of the Enemies first Trenches, and the next day he took the second Trenche•• also, tho with consideral le loss on both sides, the Town being hotly plyed with Cann••n,

Eombs, &c. till the 28th. the Christians made a sharp assault, but were beaten off, with the loss of two hundred M••n▪ but on the first of October They made a fresh Assault, wherein they had so good success, as the beseiged came to a Parly, and yeilded upon condition to march out with their Armes, unmolested. After which, Winter com∣ing on, he dispersed the Troops into their Win∣ter Quarters.

But General Morosini•••• success in the Morea was far more considerable, for on the 23d. of July he sets Sail for Patras••, where being arrived, he landed a part of his Troops, and hearing the Serasquter was encamp∣ed near that place with Eight or Nine thousand Men, he ordered Count Con••••smark to advance and attack him, and after an obstinate Fight, the Turks were defeated, with the loss of Five hundred Men, and the Basha of Va••••ona, the Count losing near a hun∣dred. Presently after this loss, the Turks abandon∣ed Patrass, the Castles of La. Morta and Romalia, and the City and Castle of Lepanto. From thence the Captain General made Sail to Corinth, and when he came there, he found it abandoned, and set on sire by the Turks, which he took care in all hast, to ex∣tinguish. After which the Castle of Fornesse yeilded and all the Villages about Corinth submitted, as did also the ancient and renowned City of Sparta, and the Cities of Cartena and Drobloghina, sent him their Keyes and voluntarly submitted; And after this, on the 20th. of September, he Arrived at the old sa∣mous Atheus, which presently capitulated and sur∣rendered. And now, the Season growing Stormy, and his Forces being much weakened by supplying so many Garisons, lately fallen in his hands, he thought fit to ly by a while, and give his Men so••ere∣pose, till he should receive farther orders from Ventre,

SECT. 5.

[Sect. 5] Now (for forms sake, and method on∣ly

We come to Poland, who did very little Memo∣rable, last Cam••aign, and, for any thing I find, little more in this. For tho they made a great noise about their preparations to Bombard Caminieck made no great matter of it, tho Prince James was at the head of the Enterprise, And the King himself in the Feild, to cover the Attempt.

Nor is there much more to be said of their Allies, the Moscovites, who returned home, without doing any more, then threatning the Tartars.

And whose General Gallitzen, to save his own credit, charged all the miscarriages upon Samu Blo∣witz, General of the Cossaeks, on which pretence, he took both him and his Son Prisoners, and sent them to Moscow, and we do never hear any thing of them afterwards, and so ended this mock Campaign, on that side.

Notes

• England.
• Tollerati∣on of Re∣ligion.
• Tirconnels proceed∣ings in Ire∣land.
• And King James's in England.
• Earl of Castlmain sent Em∣baslador to Rome.
• Hungary.
• Duke of Lorrain marches towards Esseck.
• Passes the drave.
• Turks de∣feated at Mohatz. 16000 kil∣led.
• Butschin yealded
• Esseck a∣bandoned by the Turks.
• Transil∣vanta re∣volts.
• Reduced by Lorrain.
• Joseph Arch Duke elect∣ed King of Hungary and crown∣ed.
• Agri•• sur∣rendered.
• The Grand Viser be∣h••••ded.
• Sul••an Mah••met depos••••. and his brother So••••man set on his Throne
• Venetians.
• Calilen••••o 〈◊〉〈◊〉 en by Gen••ral Carnaro.
• Mor••sini takes Co∣rinth, Sparta, and Athens.
• Peland,
• An. 1688.