A. C. 1706. Fleet and 1707. N. S. the neceffary Provifions of Straw and Barley for his Horfes might be continued. The Court of Portugal being either unable, or unwilling to comply with thefe Demands, the Confederate Fleet, with the Land-Forces on Board, failed the 18th of Fanuary, The Confe- N. S. from Lisbon for Alicant, where they arrived derate the 8th of the next Month, after having met with Land Forces feveral Difappointments by bad Weather. It is to arrive at be obferved, That in his Paffage Sir Cloudefly Shovel Alicant, left Watkins's Regiment in Gibraltar, but inftead of Feb. 8. it, he took up there, and landed at Alicant, the English Regiment of Colonel Caufield, and a Dutch Battalion; befides a Regiment of Caftilians and Catalans that had been taken on Board in Portugal. Sir Clou- The English Admiral, fome days after, failed for defly Sho- Lisbon, where he arrived the 20th of March, 1707. vel returns N. S. And as for the Earl of Rivers, whether his to Lisbon. Commiffion did determine in Spain, or whether he was unwilling, either to ferve under the Earl of Gal way, or to fhare with him the Command of an Army. fo ill provided, as he found the Confederate Forces Effex, and in Spain to be; his Lordfhip fail'd again for England, Brigadier accompanied by the Earl of Effex, and Brigadier Gorges to Gorges, and arrived in London on the 29th of April, England. 1707. O: S. And the Earl Rivers, the Earl of Affairs of Let us conclude the Annual Account of Foreign AfGermany. fairs, with a fhort Survey of thofe of Germany. The Emperor having in November last, erected the County The Duke of Mindelheim into a Principality of the Empire, and of Marlborough conferred the fame on the Duke of Marlborough; and Invested in her Majefty having been pleafed to allow Mr. Stepney, the Princi- her Envoy Extradinary, and Plenipotentiary at the pality of Imperial Court, to take Poffeffion thereof in his HighMindel- nefs's Name, the Ceremony was perform'd there in heim. the Town-Hall, on the 24th of May, N. S. and the next day by the Officers, Magiftrates, Burghers, and other Subjects of that Principality, to whom Count Konig feg, one of the Emperor's Privy Council, and his firft Commiflioner for this Act, declared,That his Imperial Majefty had transferred on the Duke, in confideration of his important Services, all his Right to the faid Principality; in Teftimony whereof, a Secretary of the Feudal Court read the Lehn-Brieff, or Letter of Inveftiture, and then a Patent, whereby the faid Officers and Subjects were first discharg'd from from the Obedience and Vaffallage which they fwore A. G. a year before to his Imperial Majefty, upon the Death 1706. of Maximilian, late Duke of Bavaria, and afterwards were directed to take a new Oath of Homage to the Duke of Marlborough, as Prince of Mindelheim, which was adminifter'd to them accordingly, by Mr. Stepney's Order, in the Prefence of Count Konigfeg, and two other Imperial Commiffioners, Baron Volmar and Baron Imhoff, who had lately the joint Administration of that Country. The whole Ceremony was perform'd with a great deal of Decency; and the People in general gave all demonftrations of their Satisfaction, in being under his Highness's Protection. Some time before, the Em- Mr. Step peror fent a Decree to the Diet of the Empire, im-ney the porting, That having thought fit to create the Duke Duke of of Marlborough, a Prince of the Empire, in confide- Marlboration of his Eminent Services, he had erected the rough's County of Mindelheim into a Principality, and Plenipoten given the fame to that Prince to qualify him to Sit mitted to tiary adand Vote in the College of Princes of the Empire, the Diet of ' and that therefore his Majefty recommended them the Empire. to admit his Plenipotentiary thereinto, without any delay, that the faid Prince might be encourag'd more and more, to continue his Services to Germany, and the Common Caufe. The unhappy Continuance of the Troubles of Hungary, and of the Distractions of Poland, together with fome reviving Embers of Rebellion in Bavaria, feem'd to afford a favourable Opportunity to the French to invade Germany, for which purpose, they succeffes of affembled early, a numerous Army under the Ma-the French refchals de Villars and Marcin. Upon notice of their on the taking the Field, Prince Lewis of Baden fet out the Rhine. 29th of April, from Radftat, for Haguenau, and the next Morning his Parties brought him word, That the two Marefchals being join'd,defigned to fall upon him with 92 Battalions and 150 Squadrons. That Prince, who had not one third part of the Number of Troops to oppofe them, thought fit immediately to retire, which he did in very good Order, tho' the French did whatever they could to overtake him. He left a Garrifon in Haguenau, and another in Drufenheim, but abandon'd Bifchweiler, and all the other Pofts in Alface, and pofted his little Army in the 1706. N. S. A. C. the Lines of Stelhoffen, on the other fide of the Rhine. The French marched to attack Drufenheim,and the Governor feem'd refolved to defend the Place to the laft Extremity; but this was only to give time for putting a Reinforcement into Landau, and as foon as he had Notice that it was done, he retired over the Rhine in Haguethe Night, and broke down the Bridge. The French nau taken, befieged Haguenau (whofe Garrifon to the number May 12. 1400 Men, belides 800 fick, furrendred Prifoners of War, on the 12th of May, N. S.) reliev'd Fort Lewis and fo, by their Activity, and the fatal flownefs of the Germans recovered in a Day all they had loft the former Campaign, on that Side. The Marefchal de Marcin having affifted in that Expedition, return'd towards the Mozelle, and march'd afterwards to the Netherlands And as for Marefchal de Villars, he made no other Exploit, than the poffefling himself of the Intrenchments of Lauterburg, and cafting up Lines to block up Landau, and fecure the Paffes of the Rhine. He was, indeed, preparing every thing for the further Profecution of his great Designs, but the unexpected News of the entire Defeat of the French Army in the Low Countries, and the Orders he receiv'd to fend a ftrong Detachment thither, put a stop to all his Projects; and obliged him to quit feveral Pofts about Landau, and retire to Haguenau. This feemd to give fair play to Prince Lewis of Baden to attempt the Regaining the Pofts he was forc'd to quit upon the fudden Approach of a Superior Enemy; but his Army was fo weakned, by Lewis of the Detachment of four of his beft Regiments which Baden dif-the Emperor fent from the Rhine to Hungary, and abled from which England and Holland did, in vain, endeavour to have recall'd from thence, that he was oblig'd to fit quiet, and to deplore his Condition, with this Reflection, That as Affairs were, at this Time, managed, the greatest Misfortune that could befalt a Man of Honour was to command an Imperial Army. Thefe Melancholy Thoughts, together with the undefervedReproach he was fenfible he lay under,of Favouring France, enclined him to retire to the Bath of Slangenbad; and, in all Probability, did not a little contribute to the lingring Sicknefs of which he died 'at Radftat on the 4th of January 1707. N. S. 'He was born at Paris, on the 8th of April 1655. and was Prince under:a. king any Thing. His Death, Jan. 4. N. S. 1707. Chri chriftened Lewis by the Name of the French King, A. C. who ftood his God-Father; which undoubtedly gave 1709. Birth to the falfe, Imputation of his being in that Monarch's Intereft. His great Actions, against the His Cha Turks, rais'd him to the firft Military Dignity of the rafter. Empire, being General-Lieutenant to the Emperor, which is fo high a Dignity, that thofe who are poffefs'd thereof pretend, That they are to obey no Body but the Emperor; and Prince Lewis would not yield to the King of the Romans himself, till he had a particular Commiflion from the Emperor to reprefent his Perfon. That Prince enjoy'd, for feveral Years, the Reputation of a Great General, but his Difputes with the Council of War at Vienna contributed very much to fink his Fame: For that Council crofled all his Projects,and did not fupply him with what was requifite to put them in Execution. And then Prince Eugene, and foon after the Duke of Marlborough appearing in the Martial Field with greater Luftre, all the World turn'd their Eyes upon thofe Two Heroes, and fo Prince Lewis was little regarded: Tho' after his Death, all impartial Men did him the Juftice to acknowledge, that he was inferior to none of his Cotemporaries in Military Skill. "Twas very happy for Germany, that the Slow- Affairs of nefs and Weakness of its Efforts on the Rhine was Hungary. made up by the Victories of the Allies every where elfe; But twas a great Misfortune, that the Peace of Hungary, which was thought fo near a Conclufion, met with the fame Obftacles that were formerly in its way, and which baffled the Care and Application both of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Ministers from England and Holland, fent to Vienna to mediate that long-wifh'd for Accommodation. The Ceffation of Arms agreed on between the Imperialists and Hungarians, and afterwards continued to the 12th of July, N. S. was religiously obferv'd; the Mediators improv'd that time to remove many Difficul ties; and tho' on the other Hand, the French Court left no Stone unturn'd, to prevent the Pacification of thofe Troubles, yet 'twas hoped that the News of the great Victory obtain'd by the Duke of Marlborough in the Netherlands, and the Raifing of the Siege of Barcelena, would have had a favourable Influence on A. C. on that Affair: The rather, because Prince Regotzi, 1706. the Head of 'the Malecontents appear'd well enclin'd to an Accommodation. That Prince's Confort having obtain'd Leave of the Emperor, to go to her Husband in Hungary, feem'd likewife to be a good Omen; but the Hopes of Peace, on that fide, were foon blafted by the Stifnefs of the Imperial Court. On the 6th of June, N. S. Mr. Stepney, the Queen of Great Britain's Envoy Extraordinary, and the Count de Rechteren, who had the fame Character from the States General, went from Tirnau to Newhaufel, where they had a Conference with Prince Ragotzi, and the other Chief of the Malecontents, who had been there affembled ever fince the 20th of May; and prevail'd with them to deliver Demands their Demands in Writing. Accordingly a Week of theMale-after, the Malecontents fent their Deputies to Tirnau, where they deliver'd their Demands to the Mediators, which contain'd in fubftance: contents. Poland. * Namely 1. That there be a fufficient Guaranty agreed theKings of upon on both fides, for the Performance of the Sweden, Treaty. 2. That the Principality of Transilvania and Pruf- be yielded to Prince Ragotzi and his Pofterity for fia, and ever, without any Dependance on Hungary. 3. That the Repub- the Refolutions of the Diets of Presburgh and Oedenlicks of Ve-burgh be vacated. 4. That all Foreign Troops be nice and order'd out of the Kingdom. 5. That the Palatine and other Magiftrates be restored to all the Ancient Prerogatives of their Refpective Dignities. 6. That an independent General be establish'd. 7. That the Chamber and the Royal Fifcal be Suppreffed, and a Treasurer eftablifh'd inftead thereof. 8. That the Crown of Hungary, and the other Regalia, be kept as formerly at Muram. 9. That 6 the Affairs of the Chancery be amended, and fet on a good Foot. 10. That all Places be given only to Hungarians. 11. That the Affairs of Religion be reftored on the Ancient Foot. 12: That Jefuits be Banifhed the Kingdom. 13. That good Regulations for the Speedy and Impartial Adminiftration of Juftice be agreed upon. 14. That fuch, who have been unjustly depriv'd of their Eftates be restored thereunto. 15. That the Demefnes of the Crown be not alienated to the Prejudice of the Kingdom. 16. That Copper Money 6 be |