A. C. 1706. towards Raggiola and Tea. The 3d we follow'd the laft mention'd Detachment, and arriving before Carpi we found our Men had open'd the Trenches within 130 Paces of the Ditch. The following Night they were carry'd on within 50 Paces of it, 'with no more lofs on our fide than of 2 Men kill'd and fome wounded. The 4th the Count de Rocavione was detach'd with fonre Troops to take Poft at Reggio. The Night between the 4th and 5th the Trenches were advanced to the edge of the Ditch of Carpi; and a Defcent was made into the Ditch, in order to fet our Miners to work under the Wall. We received Advice at the fame time that the Enemy's Army was retir'd behind the Croftolo near Guastalla, and that they had 2 Bridges over the Po and another at Cremona. The 5th at 4 in the Afternoon, the Governor of Carpi beat a Parly and offer'd to capitulate; but Prince Eugene let him know he muft yield at Difcretion; which he Eugene, did foon after, with his Garrifon confifting of a Aug. 5. Battalion and 20 Dragoons. The Inhabitants of Corregio hearing of it, open'd their Gates to us, to exempt themfelves from being plunder'd. Carpi ta ken by Pr. N. S. The Duke of Orle ans's Motions. Upon this great Progrefs of Prince Eugene, the French gave out, That the Duke of Orleans having 44 Battalions, and 58 Squadrons in a very good Condition, his Defign was to preferve them by moving as the Enemy moved, keeping in the Plain along the Po, which he would cover, and which would furnish him with all manner of Neceffaries; and to fatigue the Imperialifts, by obliging them to pafs through difficult ways near the Mountains of the Appennine, as far as the Pavefan and the Tortoneze, where the rapid Rivers, and the Ribs of the Appennine, which jut out pretty near to the Po, render the Coun-try almost impracticable, and where they would meet with further Difficulties, by the Oppofition of the Troops detach'd by the Duke of La Feuillade from Piedmont, confifting of 33 Squadrons carried on. of Horfe, and two Regiments of Dragoons. In TheCover'd the mean time, the Siege of Turin was carried on Way of the Citadel ta with more Obftinacy than Succefs, infomuch that ken, Aug. it was the 5th of Auguft before the French attack'd 5. N. S. the Covered-way of the Citadel; which, after a Siege of ، Sharp fharp Difpute, they carried. Twelve Ingeniers lead- A. C. ing up the Pioneers, fet them at work to make a 1706. Lodgment by the Palifladoes; but the Befieged, what by their Firing with Cartridge fhot, what by fpringing of Mines, oblig'd the Workmen, and thofe that fuftain'd them, to abandon their Lodgment: Which, however, was re-taken the 7th of Auguft at night. In thefe Actions the Befiegers, by their own Confeffion, had three Ingeniers, 20 Othcers, and 400 Soldiers kill'd; befides three Ingeniers, 500 private Men, and a proportionable number of Officers wounded. After the taking of the Cover'd-way, the French employ'd many days in perfecting their Lodgments and Batteries: For the Belieged fprung fo many Mines, that the Befiegers had no Cannon ready till the 21st of Auguft, N. S. when they began to bat. ter a Half-Moon against their Áttack with 12 Pieces, and the Baftion on the fide of the Town with 6, and, at the fame time, continued their Sap, to make a Defcent into the Ditch. The 22d, at Daybreak, were stopp'd at the Bridge over the Po above Turin, feven Goat-Skins, partly fill'd with Powder, and partly blown up with Wind, which the Duke of Savoy had caus'd to be thrown into the Po in the night, hoping the Stream would carry them down to Turin, where they begun to be in great want of Ammunition. The night between the 22d and 23d, the French made Lodgments in the two Places of Arms of the Counterfcarp, where on the 23d two Batteries of 6 Guns each, were raised to batter the Curtain, and the two Baftions. Their Saps were perfected, and Apertures made for entring into the Ditch of the Counterguards, and of the Half-Moon but in the night between the 23d'and 24th, a great Storm retarded their Works very much; and on the 25th in the morning, the Befiegers fprung a Mine, which buried feveral Men, blew up nine Pieces of Cannon, and threw down three of the five Batteries that were on the Cover'd-way, and the Breaft-The French Works. On the 26th, in the beginning of the night, carry a the Half-Moon and Counterguards were attack'd, Half-Moon and carried by the Befiegers; but thofe who de-Counterfended the Half-Moon, retired into a walled Re-Guards, doubt at the neck of it, and from thence, and from Aug. 26. and two the N. S. Orleans A. C. the Flanks of the Bastions, made a great Fire for 1706. three hours together on the Beliegers. The 27th, at 8 in the morning, the Befieged made a vigorous They are Sally, regain'd the Half-Moon, attack'd the Coun driven terguards, and drove the French from thence with from thence fuch Slaughter, that the latter themfelves own'd, Aug. 27. they had, in thefe Attacks, between 4 and 500 Men N. S. kill'd: A fad Spectacle for the Duke of Orleans, The D. of who the next day, in the evening, arriv'd in the arrives in Camp, with 40 Squadrons, 11 Regiments of Drathe Camp goons, and 40 Battalions. Encouraged by these before Tu- Reinforcements, the Befiegers, on the 31st of August, rin, Aug. made a fecond Affault upon the Half-Moon and the 28. N. S. two Counter-Guards before the Citadel; but were reThe Befie- pulfed with greater Lofs than on the 26th, the Beliegers make ged making a terrible Fire with their fmall Arms, and Second pringing feveral Mines, with great Succefs. This Difappointment fo cowed the French Soldiers, that and are their Generals did not think it proper to hazzard a repulfed, Aug 31. third Affault; but contented themfelves with fetting their Miners to Work. Of Batteries, fome of 5, fome of 6 Pieces of Cannon, which the Befiegers had on the Cover'd-way, not one was left, the Mines of the Belieged having ruin'd them all, and deftroy'd above 100 of their Gunners; and of 48 Ingeniers they had at the beginning of the Siege, 13 had, by this Time, been kill'd, 18 were difabled by Wounds, and 9 or 10 Sick, fo that they had only 7 or 8 in a condition to ferve. Affoult, N. S. Notwithstanding thefe Repulfes, and Difadvantages on the fide of the Befiegers, and the admira ble Courage and Conftancy of the Belieged, who Prince Eu- difputed the Ground Inch by Inch, in order to gain gene ad Time, yet Turin muft inevitably have been loft, for vances to want of Ammunition, had not Prince Eugene, with the Relief indefatigable Diligence, come up feafonably to its of Turin. Relief His Highnefs's March, after the Taking of Carpi, is faithfully related in the following Jour nal of the Imperialists: THE 7th of Auguft, after having furnish'd Final and Carpi with all things neceffary, we decamp'd from the Neighbourhood of the laft Place, and marched to Sen Martino. The 8th we halted there, to wait for our Bread Waggons. The The 9th we continued our March, and encamp'd 'A: C. at San Profpero near Reggio. The fame day we re- 1706. 'ceived Advice, by an Exprefs from Captain Beve 6 relli commanding in Riva, that the Enemy had a bandoned the Lake of Garda, and retir'd to the Mincio, after having burnt the armed Barks they had on that Lake, as alfo 28 Barks belonging to the Venetians. The 10th, Prince Eugene held a Council of War, in which it was refolv'd to form the Siege of Reggio; whereupon the following night his Highnefs detach'd fome Troops, who took Poft before the Caftle of that Place, with the lofs of 6 Men killed, and 18 wounded. The 11, at Day-break, General Kriechbaum march'd with another Detachment, to form a fecond Attack against the Town; and Major General Zinzendorf pafs'd the Croftolo with fome Horfe, to prevent the carrying any thing in, or out of the Place. The following night the Befiegers of Reggio carried on their Approaches within 20 paces of the Ditch of the Town. The 12th, the Town offered to capitulate, but the Enemy refufing to include the Castle in the Capitulation, Prince Eugene rejected their Offer. The night between the 12th and 13th the French abandoned the Town of Reggio, and retir'd into the Caftle. The 13th the Befiegers entred the Town, and having rais'd Batteries againft 'the Castle, fummon'd the Governor to furrender forthwith, threatning otherwife to give him no Quarter. He anfier'd, 'twas Time enough, but the Beliegers beginning to batter the Caftle, Reggio 'he offer'd the 14th to capitulate; but all Terms farrenders 'being refus'd him, he yielded himfelf Prifoner of at Difere War, with his Garrifon, which confifted of one tion, Aug. Battalion of Mirabeau, and fome Companies of the 14. N. S. Italian Regiment of Rangoni. In the Caftle were found 26 Pieces of Brafs Cannon, 50 Quintals of Powder, and other Ammunition. The day before, Prince Eugene wrote the following Letter of Thanks, to the Managers of the Loan lately made, in England, to the Emperor, to enable his Highnefs to carry on the War with Vigour in Italy. Reg C, 1706. Reggio, August 13. N. S. Prince Letter to Gentlemen, 'SIN Eugene's CINCE I came to this Place,I receiv'd Bills for the Mana- for Your great Care in Remitting the feveral Sums the laft 50000 /. I give you my hearty Thanks fo punctually as You have done. The Lending of this Money was a great Service to the Common Caufe: And it fhall be my Care to apply it to the 'beft Advantage, &c. gers of the Loan made to the Em peror. Prince EUGENE of Savoy. The 15th the Army having decamp'd, pafs'd the Lenza, which was dry, and advanc'd within 2 Miles of Parma. M. Eben went with 200 Horfe 'to view the Camp, and obferve the Motions of the Enemy, who were near Guastalla. We lay still the 16th, because of the exceffive Heats, and to "wait for the tired Troops that were behind. M. Eben gave Advice, that part of the Enemy's Army had pafs'd the Po. An Exprefs was difpatch'd to the Prince of Heffe, with a Verbal Meffage, and Orders in Writing. The 17th the Army encamp'd at la Badia, where they found Water in abundance for their Refreshment. Baron Charee, who was come to the Camp from the Duke of Savoy, was difpatch'd back to him in the evening. The 18th "we continu'd our March to Chiaravalle. The 19th we arrived at Cade, our Left Wing being extended within 5 Miles of Piacenza: Prince Eugene going in Perfon to view the Po, obferv'd on the other 'fide of it, a Camp of the Enemy's in the Milaneze ; and was inform'd, that the French had made a hafty March up that River, and had left on the Oglio, the Generals Toralba and Medavi, to obferve the Heians. The continuance of the Heats, the want of Water, and the Difficulty of being well fupplied with Bread, having incommoded the Army in their March, it was refolv'd, that the Troops 'fhould reft the Day following: But General Kriechbem was order'd to march all night, with 8 Bat'talions, 3 Regiments of Horfe, and 6 Field-pieces, as |