A. C. abfolutely free from Partiality) that that unpardon1706 able fault is wholly to be charg'd on the unhappy Counsel of King Charles's Progrefs to Saragoffa. Salaman- Whilft the Confederate Army lingred about Maca Loft drid, the City of Salamanca, which had fubmitted to King Charles, declared again for the Duke of Anjou, upon the Arrival of the Marquis de Bay with fome Troops from Fftramadura; and foon after, affifted in the Plundering a Convoy, which was fending from Portugal into Caftile, under the Con duct and Command of Major General O-Farel. And reta- Hereupon the Viscount de Fonte Arcada, drew token Sept. gether a Body of Troops at Ciudad-Rodrigo, confift17. N. S. ing of fome English, and the reft Portugueze, to the number of about 8000Men; and march'd directly to Salamanca.Hereupon,the Governor, whom the Marquis de Bay had left there, retired with his Small Spanish Garrifon to Penaranda, having engag'd the Inhabitants to defend themselves, upon Promife that he would return, with a greater Force, to their Relief. The Burghers made a weak Defence for three Days, and then furrendred; Redeeming themselves from being Plunder'd and Burnt by paying 100000 Pieces of Eight in ready Money, giving Hoftages for the like Sum to be paid in 4 Months, befides 2000 Piftoles paid down, which they had promised the Marquis das Minas, when he firft reduced that Place; by restoring fuch part of the Booty taken from the Convoy which MajorGeneral O-Farel commanded, as had been brought into that Place; by delivering up their Artillery, and other Arms, Ammunition and Provifions, for the Ufe of his Catholick Majesty, and the regular Troops in their Garrison to be Prifoners at Difcretion; and by making their Submiffion, and Swearing Allegiance a-new to King Charles III. The Vifcount de Fonte Arcada, defign'd to have proceeded as far as Madrid, in order to reinforce the Confederate Army; but being inform'd that King Charles was march'd for Valencia, he return'd from Salamanca to Ciudad Rodrigo, and the Convoy of Cloaths and Money he had under his Guard, was, afterwards fent by Sea to Valencia. When Sir John Leake had landed the Forces, he brought from Barcelona at Valencia, it was refolved in a Council of War, to proceed with the Fleet to Alicant Alicant; but being got the Length of Altea, two A. C. Gentlemen came off, and acquainted the Admiral, 1906. That the Inhabitants of Carthagena were fo difpos'd to the Intereft of their Lawful Sovereign, King Charles III. that upon the Appearance of the Fleet, they believ'd the City would declare for His Majefty. It was thereupon refolved to proceed to Carthagena; and the Fleet arriving there on the 12th of June, N. S. Letters were immediately fent to the Governor and Magiftrates to fummon them to furrender, and to encourage the Citizens to declare for King Charles III. In the mean time, the ne ceffary Difpofitions were made for Attacking the Place by Sea and Land: But about Eleven, the Carthagenext Morning, they fent Deputies to make their na furren Submiffion; and a Garrifon was put into the Town, ders, June confifting of 600 Marines, under the Command of 13. Major Hedges. This done, the Fleet failed from Carthagena on the 18th, and went to Water at Altea. While Sir John Leake was off of that Place, he received Information, That two Galleys belonging to Carthagena were to fail in few Days from thence to Oran, with Money to pay that Garrison; upon which he detach'd her Majefty's Ships the Hampton Court and Tyger to cruize off of that Place, in order to intercept them: They found them next Day at an Anchor off of Cape Palamos; and as foon as thofe on board the Galleys difcover'd the Ships were Two Gallies English, they came off, and declar'd for King declare for Charles. K.Charles On the 7th of July, N. S. Sir John Leake arriv'd with the Fleet before Alicant, where he found a different Reception from that he met with at Car thagena; Brigadier Mahoni, a brave Irish Man, who commanded in the Place, and had a numerous Garrifon with him, having declared that he would defend himself to the laft Extremity, As foon as the Marines on Board the Fleet were reinforc'd by a Detachment of English Forces, under the Command of Brigadier Gorges, Sir George Bing was fent in with fome Ships to cannonade the Town and the Caftle; and having made a Breach in the first, it was refolv'd to ftorm the fame, Sword in Hand, which was executed with Succefs. A Draught of 40 Seamen out of every Ship being made to affift the Land Forces, X Storm, Aug. 8. N. S. A. C. Forces, their innate Courage, and the Hopes of 1706. Plunder, carried them on to the Attack, with all the Chearfulness and Vigour imaginable. Major The Town of Rapin of the Lord Mohun's Regiment, who comAlicant manded the Grenadiers, marched on with a great taken by deal of Bravery, and hoped to be the first Man in the Town; but he was prevented by Capt. Passenger belonging to the Ship the Royal Anne, who had the Honour to be the firft Officer that mounted the Breach, and had five of his Boats Crew killed or wounded that helped him over: and with 20 or 30 Seamen, drove 4 or 500 Men of the Enemy before him, taking feveral Prifoners, and among them two Captains of Horfe. Major Rapin, with the Grenadiers under his Command, entering the Town immediately after, Brigadier Mahoni, with the greateft Part of the Garrifon, retired into the Caftle. The Allies had only 17 Men killed; and among them Lieutenant Colonel Petit, of Mohun's Regiment, who being Shot in the Market Place from a Window, after the Action was over, the House from whence the Piece was fired, was broke open, and five or fix Irish Men, that were found in it, put to the Sword. Of the Enemy a great many were kill'd and wounded, and among the latter Brigadier MaThe Cafle honi himfelf, who, at first made a fhew of Defendfurrenders ing the Caftle, but the Confederates having thrown on honoura-fome Bombs into it, he confented to furrender that ble Terms. Fortrefs on honourable Terms. Sir John Leake, having, according to his Orders, detach'd Sir John Jennings, with 12 Men of War for Lisbon; and water'd in Altea Bay, fail'd from thence the 6th of September, towards Ivica. He arrived there three Days after; and found the Governor and the Inhabitants of that Place, fo well difpofed for King Charles III. That upon the firft Ivica fub- appearance of the Fleet, they fent Deputies on Board, mits toKing to make their Submiffion to his Catholick Majefty. Charles. The 13th of the fame Month, the Fleet fail'd from Ivica, and was the next Day before Majorca, where ** pitulation, which was the next Day concluded. A. C. Sir John Leake having thus brought thofe two Iflands 1706. to Submit, and left a Garrifon in the Caftle of Porto Pin, and two Men of War to tranfport the Vice- Majorca roy, and the reft of the Difaffected Perfons, whoreduc'd, were defirous to remove, fail'd the 23d from Ma-* Sept. 7. jorca, país'd through the Streights the 2d of outcher: O. S. See The 4th, being off of the Southward Cape, he de-the Appenrach'd Sir George Bing with a Squadron towards dix Numb IX. p. 89. Lisbon, and with the reft of the Fleet, proceeded Sir John on his Voyage home; happily arriv'd on the 17th Leake reat St. Hellens; fome days after came up to London turns home. and having waited on the Queen and her Royal He is well Confort, receiv'd from them both, that gracious receiv'd by and generous Reception, which his long, Eminent the Queen and Successful Services, had fo well merited. and Prince. The Duke of Berwick oblig'd the Garrifon of Cu-Cuença ança to furrender Prifoners of War, on the 8th ofretaken by October, N. S. But finding it too hazardous, not the Duke of withstanding the great Superiority of his Forces, to Berwick. disturb the Confederates in their other Quarters, by reafon of the good Difpofitions, Care and Vigilance ufed by the E. of Galway,he turned his March towards Carthagena. This Place was invefted the 10th of November, N.S. by Major General Mahoni, who at tempted the next Day to reduce that Town by a Scalado; but his Grenadiers, fupported by the reft of his Forces, were fo well received by the Garrifon, who fired 70 Cannon, laden with Cartridge-fhot, upon them, that they were oblig'd to retire with great Lofs. They refolved afterwards to attack the Place in Form; and having open'd their Trenches, made a Battery of four Cannon; which being deftroyed by the Artillery from the Town, they made another the next Day; whereupon 50 Men fallied out to nail up the Enemy's Artillery, but were driven back. On the 15th an English Sergeant, and 15 Soldiers, got into the Place with a Quantity of Ammunition and other Warlike Stores: But not- 4alCarwithstanding this Supply, the Town furrendred thagena, three Days after, the Garrifon confifting of 800 N. S. Spanish Soldiers, a great many armed Peafants, and fome few English, being made Prifoners of War. Jurpriz'd On the other Hand, the Marquis de Bay having by the Marform'd a Design to furprize Alcantara, executed itanis, de the Bay. X 2 Nov. 18. Alcantara A. C. the Night between the 14th and 15th of December, 1705. tho' he had but 800 Foot and 200 Horfe. He committed the Conduct of this Enterprize to Don Fefeph d'Armendariz, who having with fome Soldiers fcal'd the Wall, and kill'd the Sentinels, found Means to feize a Gate, at which they let in the reft. The Portugucze who were almoft equal in Number with the Affailants, ran to their Arms, but after fome Refiftance, they yielded themfelves Prifoners of War. The Lofs of this Place, thro' the Supineness of the Governor, was a great Mortification to the Court of Portugal, whofe Counfels were then in a fluctuating Condition, by Reafon of the late Death of Don Pedro their King, who on the 4th of December, N. S. by fitting in the Air after a brisk Exercife, caught cold, which affected his Head, and caus'd a great Defluxion. The 5th he went to Lisbon to Chappel, and after Divine Service returned to his Palace of Alcantara, and found his Head very much out of order. The 6th in the Evening his Majefty fell into a fort of Lethargy, whereupon proper Medicines were adminiftred to him, which gave him Eafe in his Head; but the Defluxion falling upon his Lungs, he was let Blood in the Foot the next Morning, and in the Evening found himfelf much better; and all the following Night there were great hopes of his Recovery. The 8th his Majefty was let Blood in the Arm, but a great Quantity of Water came out with the Blood, and the King foon after fell into a more profound Lethargy The King of than before. He received the Extream Unction Portugal that Night; and his Diftemper increafing upon him, he fell into Convulfions about II the next Morning, and died in two Hours after; aged 57 Years and 3 Months. He was born in 1648, declared Regent of Portugal, on the Depofing of his Brother Alphonf in 1668, and fucceeded in the Throne in 1683. His Marri. He Married firft Maria Frances Elizabeth, Daughter Ages and to the Duke of Nemours, and had by her one Daughter, named Mary Elizabeth, born in 1669, who died in 1690. By his Second Queen, Mary Sophin, Daughter to the late Duke of Newburgh, and Elector Palatine, he had four Sons and one Daughter, viz. Don Juan, Prince of Brazil, born in dies. T |