. A. C. Tranfport Ships joined him likewife. The whole 1706. Fleet being now together (confifting of 39 ** English and 13 Dutch, Ships of the Line of Battle, befides **English Ships with Admiral Leake. French Flect under the Command of Count de Toulouse. Men Gurs Ranelaugh, 2 476 80 Bedford, Le Furieux, 355 Hampton Court, 3 Le Toulouse, Berwick, L'Invincible, Grafton, Le Neptune, Rupert, 3 365 64 Burford, Le Vainqueur, 445 Le Serieux, 380 Edgar, 70 Le Sage, Pembroke, L'Eclatant, Leopard, Le Trident, Panther, Newcastle, 70 Antelope, Le Parfait, Comte de FRIGAT S. Touloufe, Admiral Mary Gally, Le St. Louis, Fowey, Le Fendant, 5 Roebuck, L'Entreprenant, Faulcon, Garland, Newport, 2224 L'Ecueil, 32. Le Sceptre, Le St. Esprit, Captain Price's Squadron. Le Mercure, Somerset, Le Vermandois, Royal Oak, Le Bizarre, Refolution, Ipswich, Litchfield, 226 ፈደደ። Le Triomphant, 92 L'Admirable, 02 Le Phenix, 80 Hampshire, Parted from Ireland, under the Com mand of Captain Walker. Le Coupable, 60 La Piste, 60 Le Ferme, 3 446 Exeter, Cumberland, Newark, Dorsetshire, 70 L'Ambitieux, 60 60 80 80 Gone to Toulon in the late Storm much fhatter'd 80 Sir George Bing's Squadron. I 780 100 70 365 64. 4 2:6 48 316 505 80 L'Intrepide, Le Violent, L'Eclatant, Bomb-Veffel. Royal Ann, Devon, Effex, 3 Mary, Winchester, 3 440 Monk, 365 64 475 80 -Le Lion, St. George, FRIGAT S. La Silvie, Dover, La Parfaite, La Princefie, 13 Dutch Ships of 60 Guns each, uuder Admiral Waffenaer. A. C. 1706. 6 Frigats, and the Tranfports,) Sir John Leake en deavoured to proceed towards Barcelona, but was kept back 3 Days by contrary Winds or Calms. The 7th, the Earl of Peterborough came off from Tarragona with divers Barks, on board which were 1400 Land Forces. His Excellency went on Board the Prince George, and hoifted the Union Flag on the Main-top, taking upon him the Command of the Fleet as Admiral. Letters came that Day from King Charles dated the 4th, with very preiling Inftances for Relief. Within 2 Hours after the Receipt of His Majefty's Letters, arofe a very fair and freth Gale, and brought the Fleet with all the Forces and Recruits from England and Ireland, to an Anchor before Barcelona the 8th in the Afternoon, to the inexpreffible Joy of the Inhabitants. The King of Spain fent an Aid de Camp to defire the Admirals to fend him a Reinforcement, expecting the Enemy would have made an Affault; and accordingly moft of the Land-Forces and Marines were put on Shore. The Admirals went alfo on Shore the fame BarceloEvening, and attended the King of Spain, who receiv'd na relied them moft Gracioufly, and expreffed his great Sa- May 8. tisfaction with the Arrival of fo feafonable a Relief, N. S. and his gratitude for the Generofity and tender Care wherewith the Queen of Great-Britain, and the States General had fo effectually fupported and af fifted him. Immediately upon the Landing † of the Troops, Barcelona, May 12. N. S. I have only Time to fend you these nu merical Accounts. The French had at the Beginning of the Siege They loft in the Siege Left in the Trenches 22000 Men 6000 Men 2000 Men We Landed here on Saturday, the next Day we mounted at the Breach 4 Regiments, viz. Sir Charles Hara's, Lord Mohun's, Colonel Dun, ganon's and Briton's. We found in the City of Regular Forces Guards from England Succours brought by my Lord Peterborough Befides Inhabitants, Catalans, &c. 1000 Men 4000 900 300 1509 7700 A. C. the Earl of Peterborough order'd fome of them to march 1706. to the Breach, and Coupures to be made to baffle any Attempt that might be made by the Enemy, who notwithstanding thefe powerful Succours feem'd refolv'd to carry on the Siege, and fired against the Town as ufual. They continued the Attack the The French Ninth and Tenth, altho' they were much disturb'd raife the both by the Befieged, and the Miquelets without; Siege, May but on the Eleventh of May their Fire abated confide II. rably; and even, for fome Hours, they did not make one Shot, altho' the Befieged did not ceafe Firing upon them. In the Afternoon, the Befieged obferved a great Noife in the Enemy's Camp, from Montjuich to the Convent of Gracia, where they were already affembled, leaving the Paffage to the Sea entirely free; And that they advanc'd to poffefs themselves again of a Rifing Ground on the other fide of Gracia, which they had before abandon'd; and where they were reinforc'd by a great Body of Troops, which the Befieged judged to be their VanGuard, when about 5-a-Clock, they perceiv'd their Baggage moving towards the Eaft. In the mean time, great Numbers of Peafants and Miquelets came down the Mountain, and feveral Volunteers went out of the Town to diflodge the Enemy from their Poft, which occafioned great Skirmishing till ten at Night, when the French fired Two Guns from the Battery on the Hill of the Jews. This was the laft fhooting they made against the Town, and the fignal of their general Retreat, upon which they fet fire to all their Fafcines and Gabions, and fome Houfes in their Camp, where they had put their Stores of Provisions. Upon thefe certain Signs of the Enemies with drawing, which were confirm'd by the unanimous Information of many Deferters, the Young Prince of Heffe d'Armftad, who commanded at the Breach, fent out a Party to view the Attack; and this Party making their Report, That not one Man was left in the Enemies Camp, fome Men were immediately fent to view Fort Montjuick, and endeavour to difcover the Mines, which the fame Deferters affur'd the Enemy had made, in order to blow up that Fortrefs. This Care and Diligence was very feafonable; for the Men fent upon this Service, found the the Matches, that were to have fet Fire to the Mines, A. C. almoft confumed: But yet they mifs'd of Difcover- 1706 ing a Mine, which, on the 12th about Two in the Morning, blew up Part of the Fort. Some Peafants of the Neighbourhood obferving the Enemy's Retreat, came down to their Camp, and faved part of the Provifions which the French endeavour'd to destroy, by fetting the Magazines on Fire; and at the fame time feveral Miquelets and Soldiers Sallied out of the Angel Gate, and going directly to the Quarters of Sans, where the Enemy had a great Quantity of Powder, arrived foon enough to put out the Matches, At Break of Day, the Miquelets and Peafants, fupported by fome Horfe fent out of the Town, began to harrafs the Enemies Rear, with which they continued Skirmishing till 9 in the Morning, when a total Eclipfe of the Sun put a stop to A Total the Conflict. This Accident, tho' the Refult of Eclipfe of Natural Caufes, yet happening at the fame Inftant, the Sun when the French, (whofe Monarch has affumed the May 12. Sun for the Body of his Device) were lofing fight of Barcelona, did not a little encreafe their Confternation, and added fresh Courage to the Catalans; who as foon as the Obfcurity was over, fell on the Enemy with redoubled Alacrity and Vigour, took from them two Field-Pieces and fome Waggons, and con- Ammuni Artillery tinued Infulting their Rear. Whilft the Miquelets tion and were thus bufy, thofe of the Town went out to the Provisions Enemies abandon'd Camp, where they found 106 left by the Pieces of Brafs Cannon, being 40, 30, and 24 Poun- French ders; 27 Mortars; 5000 Barrils of Gun-powder; before Bar5co Barrils of Musket-fhot, with great Quantities of celona. Lead; 2000 Bombs: 10000 Great Royal Grenadoes; 40000 Canon-Balls; 8c00 Spades and Shovels; 13000 Sacks of Meal; vaft Quantities of Rye, Oats and Wheat; 10000 Pairs of Shoes; feveral IronMills; and other Warlike Utenfils; befides above 1500 Sick and Wounded Men, whom the Marefchal de Theffé recommended to the Earl of Peterborough's Generofity by the following Letter. A. C. 1706. in At the Camp before Barcelona, May 12. N. S. Marefchal My LORD, Thelle's Yor Serve me now, as I did, the laft Year, the Earl Letter to of Galway, at the Siege of Badajox: Tho' with Cirthe Earl of cumftances more Glorious to You, and more Mortifying to Peterbo my Self. You are fenfible of the unhappy Neceffity I am rough. King reduc'd to, of Raifing this Siege, by the Arrival of your Fleet, and the Retreat of ours. The prefent State of Af fairs hinders Me from carrying away a great many Woun ded; but Humanity, and Your Generofity, give me Hopes, that You will be pleas'd to order, that Care be taken of them. I befeech You, My Lord, to be fo kind as to fend a Guard to them, that they may receive no ill Ufage, either from the People or the Miquelets. I take the Liberty to fend you by this Trumpeter, what I beg of your Lordship to order to be deliver'd to thofe who take Care of the Hofpital, that the Sick may be look'd after; and afterwards more (Money) fhall be fent to them. The Fate of War makes Your Glory, and at prefent, my Misfortune. P. S. My Lord, I leave a Commiffary and Chirurgeon Your moft Humble, and The Marefchal de Theff. Befides the Letters to the Duke of Marlborough before mention'd, the King of Spain wrote the following to the States General. Moft Dear and Great Friends, Charles's E hope you have receiv'd our Letter of the first paft, Siege, to animate by our Prefence the Garrison and Inha- |