A. C. for it. Thofe within, and about the Caftle, not 1706. knowing of this Accident, were in the greateft Cónfufion imaginable, wanting and calling out for Of'ficers to give them Orders; for nothing above a a Lieutenant or Enfign was to be feen, and not above three or four of them neither; in fine, had the Enemy, (who only propofed, taking what they already had) pufh'd as little farther, they had car'ried the Castle at once, with little Oppofition "That Night the Enemy made a Lodgement on the 'Breach, but, indeed, found ready to their hands a 'much better one under it in the Cover'd-Way of the Baftion, capable of fecuring three or four thoufand Men, which, no doubt, they threw into it. Next Morning, being the

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22. We perceived them throwing up a Line (in order to raise a Battery) on the Bastion, and had already advanced fo far, that they wrought next "Morning unexpos'd to the Caftle. This Morning, by an Order from the Palace, the Great Bell rung, as a Signal for all (that were not already upon Duty) to repair to Montjuich, in order to diflodge the Enemy. Abundance went out under the facred Banner of their Church, and made very fair Advances, but being under no Order (and we not having Regular Troops to make ufe of on that Occafion) they could not beat off the Enemy, who were too Numerous, and too fecurely Lodg'd to be baffled by a Rabble; yet though we made no great Slaughter by our continual firing, we kept them from working on the Baftion.

About Four in the Afternoon a Trumpet came into Town with fome Meffage from the Enemy; and we fent out a Drum to enquire after my Lord. Donnegal, &c.

23. This Morning our Drum return'd, and gave an Account, that his Lordfhip was Slain in Montjuich; that he would hear of no Quarter, which the Enemy that knew him, offer'd him; that he cut to Pieces half a Dozen Grenadiers, and an Officer that had perfonally ingaged him,and was attacking a Captain when an unhappy Bullet Shot him 'through the Heart, and he fell.

'The Drum tells us they took above Four Hundred Prifoners, and among them Collonel Ruffet of

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the Guards, and 20 other English Officers, who were put on Board their Fleet,in order to be carried to Eaft-France.

'The Enemy have now hemm'd us into the Castle with its Counterfcarp; and the Spaniards, who be'fore used to line the Out works, have quite left them, and in a great Meafure the Line of Commumunication too; we have but Fifty of our English do Duty in the Caftle, which the Enemy bombard 'with Eight Mortars.

24. Laft Night their Bombs from the Sea, (by a fmall Surge on the Shore) fell many of them fhort of the City, but deftroyed the Store-houfe belonging to the Cuftom-houfe, and Sunk Two Barks. About Three in the Morning there entered the Mole feveral Barks under Conduct of Two or "Three Half Gallies with Five Hundred Neopolitans, order'd by my Lord Peterborough from Matare, whereof the Enemy being aware they had laid many of their Boats, &c. along Shore to cut them off, but after a fmart Ingagement for an Hour with Small Arms upon the Water, we got in above Four "Hundred, and the reit, we hope, put back for Ma taro. This Day the Enemy having rais'd a New Battery upon Velafco's Baftion, from thence, and and another Battery together with their Bombs, they fo maul'd the Caffle, that by Eight in the Morning they made a Breach through the Curtain-Wall and by Five Afternoon beat down above half the 'Tower. The fame Evening my Lord Donegal was interr'd in a very decent Manner in the Levant Bastion.

25. Montjuich ftill withstands the Efforts of the Enemy, tho' the fmall Garrifon lyes expofed to all the Bombs, without any fhelter from them, which might eafily have been made in one Night (having Timber for the Purpofe,) had there been due Care taken. The Enemy laft Night threw in no 'Shells from the Sea; which makes us fuppofe they 'have no more left. About Six in the Evening hav'ing carryed all that we could from Montjuich, all that was left combustible was fet on Fire, and the Garrifon retired to the Town, being little molefted by the Enemy. We burnt all the Stakes upon the Line of Communication without Musket-fhot of

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1705. the City Walls, by the Advice of a Council of War A. C. of fome profound Heads, &c. but contrary to the O pinion of the Ingeneer, who, propofed clearing that Night the inconfiderable Breach, and to keep it out "Some Days longer; and a Spanish Captain offer'd to

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26. The Enemy laft Night threw in no Bombs from the Sea, and next Morning we found they had broke Ground in feveral Places, chiefly betwixt Santa Madrona, and the Road from Sanito Antonio At Night they renewed their Bombs from the Sea, &c.

26. We go on to make the Curtain Wall facing Montjuich as defenfible as may be, and have made a deeper Ditch within the old one before the Glacis. On the other Hand, the Enemy have brought down their Cannon they had against Montjuich, to the 'fide of the Hill, to beat off our Workmen from their Labour, and are carrying on their Trenches, for their lower Batteries, with all Expedition.

28. This Day the Enemy have mounted about 18 Guns to gaul our Work-men, befides Three or Four Mortars, and are come within Piftol-fhot of the Spur of Port Antonio with one of their Trenches; and tho' we have had finart Rains thefe two Nights paft, it has not hindred their Work. In the Afternoon they difimounted one of our Guns with a Random-fhot from their High Battery. This Evening a Trumpeter was fent in from the Enemy.

29. This Morning the Enemy run a Line as far as our leffer Breach, Parrallel with our Curtain, and almost within a Stone's Throw of it; fo that by their Works we may guefs their Delign is upon that Breach, and the Spur at Port Antonio. Their Guns that Yefterday played upon us from their Battery near the Line of Communication, they have this Morning partly removed to another Battery on that part of the Hill neareft the Town, and to which our Rampart and Ditch lyes most open, fo that by playing their Guns there now,we have scarce one Gun or Musket that fires from our Walls to moleft the Enemy that work just under our Nofes. We 'have wall'd up the Gate that leads out to Montjuich, 'fo the Enemy are fecure; we fhall, not falle out upon them that Way. They have Two or three

three Mortars in the fmall Battery we had on the A. C 'Line of Communication, which play chiefly at the 1706 Spur of Port Antonio. This Morning a Deferter affirms,the Enemy have not good Troops enough to 'make an Attack upon the Town when they have made the Breaches..

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30. Laft Night the Enemy ply'd us very warmly with Bombs from the Foot of Montjuich, and this Morning before Day Two Half Gallies got fafe into us with the Prince of Heffe, and 60 Soldiers, cutting through the Line of Boats, that each Night lye before the Harbour; but the Feluca that came with 'em was obliged to put back again. This Morning the Enemy had brought their Line (that is fo near to, and parrallel with our Curtain-Wall) as far as the large Breach, fo we perceive they de-. fign to make Three Breaches, and by their other 'Works we conclude they'll have Five Batteries. They play Four Guns already upon one of them against the Spur at Port Antonio; and their Guns on the Point of the Hill moleft our Rampart very much. Laft Night our Soldiers begun to throw up the Line of Defence that we defign within, against the Breaches. We disturb the Enemy as much as we can with our Guns that are mounted, and One or Two we play at the Mole Head, which gaul the Enemy that lye Intrench'd upon the Eaft fide of Mentjuich. The Baftion at the Tercenna too, disturbs them not a little, both there and in their Batteries. We have a Confirmation of my Lord Peterborough's being on the Neighbouring Mountains. May 1. The Enemy have carried the ' abovemention'd Line, along our late Line of Communication, by which it appears they defigned no other than a Line of that Nature betwixt their 'Forces on Montjuich and their other; as alfo that 'from that Line they might gaul our fmall Arms on our Curtain; This Day they open'd two other Batteries, both playing upon our Curtain, where our fmaller imperfect Breach was.

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2. We find their three Batteries, to contain about '28 Guns, two being of 11 and 12 Guns that view the Breach, and One of Five that plays against the Spur,belides their other Guns upon the Side of Montjuich, that play Part upon our Rampart and Inner

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Works, and Part upon the Mole and Rampart fa1706.cing the Mole. Their Bombs too by Land make 706. 'the Spur a very warm Station, but do no damage in the Gardens within the Curtain, the Ground being foft; thefe Three or Four Days they have thrown no Shells from their Ketches. This Night my Lord Peterborough fent the Court News of our Fleet's being near Altier Bay.

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May 3. This Day the Enemy have ply'd their Batteries very warmly, as well as Yefterday, and have 'made a fmall Breach, but of no Importance, which thefe Two Nights we have taken Care to clear "by our Soldiers. In the Night too we kept firing from the Spur upon the Enemy, who, we guefs'd, were making an Approach in order to undermine that Work, which next Morning we found true; for on the Fourth we perceiv'd that our firing had oblig'd them to turn off their Trench, by which they defign'd to have got under our Cover'dway and Ditch into a Vault adjoining to the Spur, which run under Ground a great Way: This Defign of theirs we are endeavouring to countermine. This Day they opened another Battery upon the neareft Line, and juft facing the Angle betwixt the Two late Breaches; but this Battery is fo low and near, that it will not have fo great Effect as their other. We are preparing the Inner Works in 'fuch Manner, that if we have time to finish them, we fhall be able to give the Enemy a vigorous Reception. We are drawing off our Guns from the Rampart facing the Enemy's Batteries; and because 'the News of our Fleet's being very near may occa fion the Enemies attempting fomething defperate, we have order'd all our Foot to be at the Breach this Night, and the Dragoons to repair thither upon firft Notice. They have ply'd their Battering Pieces very fmartly all Day, but 'twill take ano'ther before they can make a Breach worth Notice. This Day the Enemies Bomb-Ketches, and other Ships to the Eastward of the Mole, weighed, and 'went into their Fleet; upon which 30, or more of our fmall Craft, went out and got fafe along Shore to the Eastward.

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4. This Day the Enemy kept Firing at the 'Breach, but made no great Execution, by Reafon

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