A. C. arriv'd at Turin from Quieri, and was pofted in 1706, the Redoubts on the other fide of the Po. At the fame time,the German Horfe march'd from St. Mich ael near to Quieri, and the next day came to Montcalier. A Regiment of Foot arriv'd there alfo from the Vallies of Lucerne, and a Bridge was order'd to be made there over the Po. The 16th the Baron de Regal. General of Battalia, having by the Duke of Savoy's Orders, got four Field-Pieces ready on the other fide of the Po, began by break of Day, to fire upon the Enemy, and continued near an Hour with fuch Succefs, that he put the Enemy into great Confufion, and kill'd feveral of their Men. His Royal Highnefs was the fame Day early on Horfeback, and went to Colin, to fee if it were poffible to hinder the Enemy's Pailing the Doria; but finding it too hazardous to difpute the Paffage, he fent Orders to the Imperialists who were encamp'd at Montcalier, to march to Colin, and to keep in thofe Parts as long as poffible, as well to deftroy the Forrage, as to favour the Bringing in Stores of Provifions into Turin.

On the 21st of May, the Duke of la Feuillade pafs'd the Doria,with his Army over 3 Bridges, having left 15 Battalions extended from the Old Park to Lucento, to guard his Lines and Redoubts: Whereupon his Royal Highnefs caus'd his Horfe to draw nearer Turin to the Bridge of the Stura. The 22d at Day-break, the Enemy drew out into Order of Battle, with defign to attack the Duke of Savoy's Cavalry, but the Odds being too great, his Royal Highness order'd them to retire ftill nearer the City; fo that there pafs'd only fome Skirmishes between fome of the Enemies Squadrons and the advanc'd May 23. Guards. The next day the Duke of Savoy's Horfe pafs'd the Po, and march'd in good order towards Montcalier, notwithstanding they were purfued by a Turin in- Detachment of Grenadiers and Carabiniers. The weftedMay fame Day the Enemy's Army, extended themfelves further, taking up the Ground from the Doria to the Po, within Cannon-fhot of Turin, three Parts in four of which was thereby invefted. The fame Night they began their Lines of Circumvallation and Contravallation, and made a fhew as if they would advance by a Trench to the Po, behind the Park of

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the Valentine, there to lay a Bridge: Whereupon A. C. his Royal Highnefs order'd a Battery of thirty Can- 1706.. non to be made in that Place; and the 24th at Day-break, four Pieces of that Battery began to fire upon the Workmen, and on 2000 Men that cover'd them, which oblig'd them to quit their Work, and retire with Lofs. The 25th in the Morning 16 Cannon of the fame Battery play'd upon the Right Wing of the Enemy's Army, which, after having fuftain'd the Fire, fome time, was oblig'd to decamp, and march to a further Distance from the Po. By this time, the French Army, was given out to confift of 66 Bartalions, and 88 Squadrons; and the Troops in Turin, were reckon'd to amount to Large Of about 10000 Foot, and 5000 Horse. fers made

The Raifing of the Siege of Barcelona gave a no-to the Duke table Check to the Exultation and Confidence of the of Savoy, Court of France upon their pretended great Victory May 25. at Calcinato; and made them apprehenfive that the May 10. Siege of Turin might be attended with no better Succefs. Hereupon they refolv'd to tamper with the Duke of Savoy, and endeavour to perfwade him to forfake his Allies, by an Offer of the Government of the Milaneze for his Life,and of feveral Millions of Livers for repairing his fortified Places that had been demolish'd: Which Offer, according to the French King's Orders, the Duke of la Feuillade made to his Royal Highness on the 25th of May. But the Duke of Savoy, having about a Fortnight † before receiv'd Letters from Prince Eugene, with a full Account of the Action of Calcinato, which the French had notorioufly mifreprefented; and which Prince Eugene affur'd him, would cause no Alteration in the Projects that had been concerted to affift his Royal Highness; who May 19. had likewife receiv'd certain Information of the N. S. Raifing of the Siege of Barcelona, and of Count which his Touloufe's Return to Toulon, with the French Fleet, in Royal High great Diforder: His Royal Highnefs, I fay, rejected nefs rejects. that alluring Offer, and declared his Refolution The Trenfirmly to adhere to the Intereft of his Allies. Here- ches open'd upon the Duke of la Feuillade caus'd the Lines of before Tu Circumvallation and Contravallation to be carried in, the Night be on; and the latter being finifh'd by the 30th of May, N. S. and the other the 2d of June, the 2d and 3d Trenches were open'd the fame Night, both against of June,

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A. C. the Town and Citadel. His Royal Highness ha 1706. ving the next day view'd the Enemies Works, order'd the Guards in the Citadel, and at the Gate of Suza, to be doubled; and gave other neceffary Directions for the Defence of the Place: The Marquis de Lufinge, Governor of Turin, being Old and Infirm, and not in a condition to do Service, his Royal Highnefs beftow'd his Place on the Marquis de Carail who had fome Months before diftinguifh'd himfelf in the Defence of the Town of Nice, of which he was Governor.

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The Duke of Anjou's inglorious Retreat from Catalonia, having foon been followed by the entire Defeat of the Army of the Two Crowns in Brabant, all found States-men expected, That the French King would have caus'd the Operations against the Duke of Savoy to be fufpended, that he might the bet ter prevent the Confequences of thofe two Signal Difgraces. But fuch was the Inveteracy of that Monarch against his Royal Highnefs, that, contrary to the Rules of true Policy, the Duke of la Feuillade receiv'd Orders to carry on the Siege of Turin by the fame Exprefs, that brought him Advice of the Duke of Marlborough's Victory, of which the Duke of Savoy had Intelligence the 5th of June, N: S. the Day after the Arrival of that Exprefs. The 6th his Royal Highnefs gave Orders for the planting of 60 Pieces of Cannon on the Bastion de la Confolare, near the Citadel, and upon fome other Works. The 7th in the Afternoon, the Duke de la Feuillade fent Monfieur de Marignan, his Quartermafter General, with a Trumpet: He defir'd leave to speak to the Duke of Savoy, who fent one of his Adjutants to tell him, He might deliver his Meffage in Writing, or by word of Mouth, to the Adjutant, for that he could not fee his Royal Highnefs. He faid, That the Duke de la Feuillade had receiv'd Orders from Court, to form the Siege of Turin, and at the fame time, to have all imaginable Regard to the Royal Family there, and to offer them Paffports with a Guard before the Siege was begun, or even during the Siege. His Royal Highnefs fent Word, That he was very much obliged to the King for the Offer his Majefty had been pleas'd to make him; That he did not think as

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yet, of removing his Family; That whenever he "Thould remove them, he fhould have no occafion for a Pafs or a Guard, and that the Duke de la 'Feuillade might execute his Master's Orders, and begin the Siege when he thought fit. Monfieur de Marignan own'd the Defeat of the Duke of Bavaria and the Marefchal de Villeroy; and gave the Befieged to understand, that the Duke of Marlborough had, by this Victory, made himself Master of Brussels, Mechlen, and Louvain.

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The 8th of June, at Night, the Befiegers began to bombard the Citadel and Town, and continued the three following Days, without doing any confiderable Damage; And, at the fame time, the Be fieg'd made great Fire from their Mortars, Cannon, and fmall Arms, which very much disturb'd the Enemy in their Works. The Duke of Savoy having Intelligence,that the Enemy were preparing to pass the Po, his Royal Highnefs was on Horfe-back the next morning by break of Day,to view the Pofts along that River, and fome new Works he had order'd to be made at Montcalier. The 14th came feveral Deferters into the Town,who all agreed, ThatOrders were given for a great Detachment of Horfe and Foot to march to Chivas, and to pass the Po there; and towards Evening, the Befieged difcover'd a great Body of Troops that paffed the Doric at Lucento, and marched towards Setto. The 15th his Royal Highnefs was abroad all the Morning to obferve the Enemy's Troops that had paffed the Po at Chivas, by break of Day, and were marching towards Quieri; which his Royal Highnefs was obliged to change the Difpofition of his Troops. He order'd 5 German, and 9 Piedmontefe Battalions to encamp on the Mountain at Lirremont, which was fomewhat above The Dut the Works, and difpofed of the reft in the feveral chefs of SaPofts round the Town. That Night the Enemy voy, the began to fire on, the Beficged with red-hot Bullets, Young most of which fell near to the Duke's Palace; but Prince and Princess reno body receiv'd any hurt, and only one Houfe was tire from fet on Fire in the Town, which was foon put out. Turin, The 16th in the Morning, the two Dutcheffes, with June 16. the Young Prince and Princeffes, left Turin, and N. S. went to Quierafco. Two Days* after the Befiegers* June 18. attack'd the Line from the Hermitage to Montcalier, N. S and drove the Befieged from thence.

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The Duke of Savoy having receiv'd Advice, That 1706. the Enemy were marching towards Montcalier, in order intirely to furround Turin; and that General Feltz, who commanded the Horfe, and was to have kept open the Communication of that City with the Country, was retired from Montcalier to Carmagnole: His Royal Highness, by a prudent Forefight, refolv'd to take the Field, that he might, the better, be able to give his Orders every where; and endeavour to oblige the Duke of la Feuillade to draw off part of his Forces from before Turin. He entrufted Count Daun, General of the Emperor's Forces, and under him the Marquis de Carail, the Count de la Roque, and Monfieur de la Roche Dallerie, all brave and experienc'd Officers, with its Defence; leaving with them a numerous Garrifon, very well provided with Ammunition and Stores of all kinds. His The Duke Royal Highnefs accordingly march'd from Turin of Savoy, the 17th in the afternoon, and came to Carmagnole where he put himfelf at the Head of his Horfe, and fent back 600 of them, under the Command of General Marigni to Montcalier, who kept the Communication open with the Town till the 20th; when the Enemy's Forces, confifting of twenty Battalions and forty fix Squadrons, advancing to Montcalier, he was obliged to retire. His Royal Highness receiv'd Advice, at the fame time, that as foon as the Enemy had pofted their Troops about Montcalier, a Detachment of them would come and attack him at Carmagnole; and that the Spanish General Colmenero, with 3000 Regular Troops of that Nation, and a Body of Militia drawn out of the Milaneze, the Country of Alexandria and the Montferrat, was marching to befiege Afti. Mr. Methuen, Envoy Extraordinary from her Majefty of Great Britain to the Duke of Savoy, who arrived a,day or two before at Quierafco, being come from Barcelona, but laft from Genoa, by the way of Oneglia, came the 21ft to Carmagnole, where he had Audience of his Royal Highnefs; after which he return'd to Quierafco. They receiv'd Advice that. night, That the Enemy had laid a Bridge over the Po at Montcalier, and intended to march the next Je by the morning; whereupon Orders were given for DeDuke of la camping by break of day, when they had Intelligence, that the Duke of la Feuillade was advancing

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