The Scotch military discipline learned from the valiant Swede, and collected for the use of all worthy commanders favouring the laudable profession of armes: By Major Generall Monro, being novv generall of all the Scotch forces against the rebels in Ireland, communicates his abridgement of exercise, in divers practicall observations for the younger officers better instruction; ending with the souldiers meditations going on in service.

The first Dutie discharged in the Swedens service of our Expe∣dition by Water from Pillo in Spruce vnto the Coast of Pomerne at Rougenvalde.

THE twelfth of August, 1630. having received his Excellence Orders the Rex Chancellor, for to Ship my Souldiers at the Pillo, and from thence to transport them unto Dutchland, to∣wards Wolgast in Pomerne, in obedience to the orders, having divided the Companies at the Pillo, my owne Company, Captaine Hector Monro's, and Captaine Bullions Company, were put with my selfe in a Ship of his Maje∣sties called the Lilly-Nichol; The other three Companies, (viz.) Major Senotts, Captaine Iohn Monro's and Lermonds, were put on another Ship of his Majesties, called the Hound, our Horses and Baggage being put on a small Skoote or Boat, the winde favouring us, we being victualed for a weeke, we make sayle from the Pillo towards Pomerne, having calme weather for two dayes: The third day with a strong winde, and a great tempest from the West, wee were seve∣red from the Fleet, and our Ship striking a leake, we were driven unto Burne∣hollem Roade in Denmarke, where the tempest being past, wee goe a shore, to victuall our ship anew: the winde favouring us, we weigh Anchor againe, and setting sayle, we take our course to wards Wolgast, being neere the Coast, the winde contrary, wee were not able to double our Course, and our ship being leake, we durst not adventure farre from land, and putting forty eight Souldiers to pumpe continually by turnes, they were not able to keepe her dry, and being overcharged with much water, though there blew a great winde after us, wee made but a slow Course, our resolution was, being tur∣ned

backe, and before the winde, to make for Dantsick, as our best refuge: But keeping so neere the land, [ L] under night, wee bayed within lands, the winde blowing hard with a great tempest on the shore, being a shallow sandy Coast, all sayles being up, by Eleven a clocke at night, we struck on ground, our Ship old and weake breakes in the middest below, but kept fast above, our Souldiers comming all above hatches, they were pittifully drenched and wet with the waves, and being in danger of out-washing, they tye them∣selves with Ropes to the ship sides; yet two that tooke a pride in their swim∣ming, (a Dane, and a Scot, called Murdo Piper) thinking by swimming to gaine the shore, were both drowned, the Mariners setting out one Boate af∣ter another, were both broken, and they being feeble fellowes they lost cou∣rage; thus under the mercy of the raging Seas and waves, going higher then the Mastes over the ship sides, wee patiently attended the Lords mercy with prayers, till One of the clocke the next day, during which time, I forced the Mariners and Souldiers, that could best worke, having cut the Masts, and the ends of the Crosse yards, with Deales and the Deckes of the ship to make a floate; being made, it was tyed to the ship within with Towes, hanging at it, which the waves could carry ashoare, the floate thus ready, with strength of men was let downe by the Ships side, whereon foure of the most coura∣gious Souldiers did adventure to goe, some Boores a shoare having got hold of the Towes, that were bound to the Floate, with the helpe of the waves, drawe the Float ashoare, and being drawne backe to the ship, wee did conti∣nue in this manner ferrying out our souldiers, till at last the most part were landed, who being landed sought along the Coast, and finding a Boate, did bring it with Horses on a Waggon, whereof wee made use in landing the rest of our souldiers, whereof I remayned the last; till I saw our Armes landed. But our Amunition and Baggage being lost, we were in a pitifull feare, being neere unto our Enemies, and above Twenty Dutch miles from his Majesties Army, being without fixe Armes, and lacking Amunition, wee had nothing to defend us, but Swords, and Pikes, and some wet Muskets, the enemy be∣ing neere, our resolution behoved to be short, where having learned of the Boores, how neere the Enemy was unto us, I suffered none to goe from us, lest we might be discovered to our enemies.

After advisement I sent Captaine Bullion with a Guide, to the Captaine of the Castle of Rougenvalde, belonging to the Duke of Pomerne, offering if hee would furnish us some fixe Muskets, with some dry Amunition and Bul∣lets, wee would cut off the Enemy that lay in the Town, and defend Town and Castle from the enemy for his Majesty, till such time as his majesty might relieve us, the proposition so pleased the Captaine; that hee gave way to my suite, and withall, hee, for feare of such suspition, goes unto the Countrey, having sent a Gentleman with Amunition to me, to convey me a secret way unto the Castle, where I should receive Fifty muskets, my Captaine retiring to me, with the Gentleman and Amunition, I marched till I came safe to the Castle, and then from the Castle falling on the Towne, with commanded Musketiers, under the command of Captaine Bullion, I stayed my selfe with the reserve, my folkes entering the Towne, the Ene∣my a loft drew to Armes: thus service begun; my partie being strongest, some of the enemy shot, the rest got quarters and mercy, our Watch duely set, the Keyes of the Towne and Castle being delivered unto me, my grea∣test care was then, how to put our selves in safety against our Enemies, being

at Colberge within seven miles of us, I begun to learne from those on the Castle, what passes did lye betwixt us and Colberge, I was told of a little Ri∣ver did lye two miles from us, which was not passable but at one Bridge, where I went to Recognosce, and finding it was so, I caused them to breake off the Bridge, where I did appoint a company of Boores, with Armes, and Horses by them to watch the passe, and if in case the enemy should pursue them, they had Orders from me to defend the passe so long as they could, commanding them also at the first sight of the Enemy to advertise me, wher∣by they might be supplyed, and I put on my Guard.

Being retyred from the passe, immediately I did send a Boore on Horse∣backe, in the night, to acquaint his Majesty of Sweden (the Army then lying at Statine twenty Dutch miles from us) with the manner of our hard landing, and of our happy successe after landing; as likewise, disiring to know his Ma∣jesties will, how I should behave my selfe in those Quarters, the Enemy being strong, and I very weake, his Majesty returned for resolution unto me, that I should doe my best to fortifie, and beset the passes, that were betwixt me and the Enemy, and to keepe good watch, and good order over the Sol∣diers, and not to suffer them to wrong the Country people, whom I should presse to keepe for my Friends.

This Order being come, I begun with the Country Boores, first, to forti∣fie the Passages without me, and next to make Skonces and Redoubts with∣out the Towne, as also to repaire the Fortifications about the Castle, and in cleansing of the Mote, that it might be deeper of water; the other parts also without me, I brought under Contribution to his Majestie, by sending parties of Dragoniers athwart the Country, in Hinder Pomerne, betwixt me and Dantsicke, being twenty Dutch mile in length, which all in short time I did bring under contribution to his Majesty. As also the Enemy ha∣ving had a Magazin of Corne, at Rougenvalde, and Stolpe, by our landing here, was made good for his Majesties use and his Army.

Being thus busied for a few dayes, another ship of the same Fleet, being long beaten with the tempest at Sea, at last was forced for scarcety of victuals, to Anker on the same Coast, being foure hundred men, of Colonel Fretz Rossa his Regiment of Dutch, his Lieutenant Colonell called Tisme Howsne did come ashore, intreating me to supply him with victuals, which I did. In the meane time he asked my advice, if he might land his Soldiers there, I told him I had no counsell to give him, seeing there was no necessity of his landing, and which was more, his Orders were to land at another part, so that he had to advise whether he should follow his Orders, or for second respects if hee might neglect his Orders, so that on all hasards he landed his people also, which were quartered with me in the Towne: Shortly after, he would con∣rest with me for command, which bred a coldnesse betwixt us. Whereupon I again advertised his Majestie of our difference, defiring his Majesty might dis∣pose of the Command; his Majesty offended with the other, did send an ab∣solute warrant unto me, to command him, and the whole Garrison at my plea∣sure, for the well of his Majesties service, during our being there, where we remained nine weekes, fighting and skirmishing with the enemie, till Sir Iohn Hepburne with his Regiment was sent by his Excellence the Rex Chancellor from Spruce to relieve us.