A. C. land and Scotland, tending thereby to create Mifunder 1706 Standings between Her Majefty's Subjects; Her Majesty being Graciously enclined to prevent Her good Subjects from being misled by Inadvertency, is this Day pleafed, with the Advice of Her Privy-Council, to Order, That Publick Notice be given, That whosoever fall be concerned in any feditious Difcourfe, or Libel, or laying Wagers, or making or fubfcribing Policies of Affurance relating to the faid Union, fhall be Profecuted for fuch their Offence, according to the utmost Rigour of the Law: Whereof all Juftices of the Peace, and other Magiftrates, are to take Notice. And that this Her Majefty's Pleasure may be publickly known, it is ordered to be Printed in the Gazette. The Duke of The next day, Her Majefty and his Royal Highnefs returned to Windfor. Whilft thefe Nations were bleffed with the pleaMarlbo. fing Profpect of a happy entire Union at Home, her rough's Majefty's Arms,and thofe of herAllies, were crown'd Campaign with wonderful Succeffes Abroad. To begin with the in the Ne-Campaign in the Netherlands, it must be remembred, therlands. That the Duke of Marlborough, who arrived at the He fets out from May 9. N. S. Hague the 25th of April, N. S. continued there till the 9th of May, during which time he had frequent Conferences with the Deputies of the States, and their Generals, upon the neceffary Measures to be taken for Opening the Campaign. On the day laft mentioned, his Grace, accompanied by Velt-Maref chal d'Auverquerque, left the Hague, and arrived at the Hague, Macftricht the 12th. The fame night Monfieur d'Auverquerque, and the 13th my Lord Duke, went to the Army of the States, which was drawn together nearTongeren; and both repaired four days after to Liege, to view the Citadel, and the new Works about that Place. In the mean time the English Forces having receiv'd Orders to take the Field, arrived at Bilfen the 19th. of the fame Month. The 20th. the Army The Confe of the States march'd from Tongeren to Borchloen, and derate Ar- the fame day the English join'd them between that bles, May Place and Corf-Varem. my atm 20. The Court of France receiv'd on the 15th of May, N. S. the mortifying News of Count Toulouse's fudden return to the Coaft of Provence, by which they eafily judg'd, that the Siege of Barcelona, that had been undertaken fix Weeks before, had infallibly ་ mif A. C. 1706. mifcarry'd: Which was a moft fatal Blow, both to the Reputation of the Arms of France, and to the Duke of Anjou's Intereft, throughout the whole Monarchy of Spain. But on the other hand, they were informed, That the Confederate Army in the Netherlands was not yet compleat; That the Danes refufed to ftir from their Quarters, till their Arrears were paid; And that the Pruffians, for other Reafons, were yet fo far behind, as that they could not join the Duke of Marlborough in feveral Weeks: Whereas the Army of the Two Crowns, under the Command of the Elector of Bavaria, and the Marefchal de Villeroy, was entirely affembled. Hereupon they flatter'd themfelves, that they might keep up the The French finking Credit of their Arms, by a confiderable Court fends Action in the Netherlands; and, in that fond Imagi-pofitive nation, pofitive Orders were fent to the Marefchal Orders to de Villeroy to fight the Allies; fo that the Duke of the MareBavaria, who was then at Bruffels, had just time chal de enough to take Poft-Horfes, to go and join the Ar- to fight my, which paffed the Dyle the 19th of May, and the Allics. pofted themselves at Tirlemont, with the Gheet before them. On the other hand, the Confederates were no lefs eager for an Engagement, but did not hope to have fo foon an Opportunity for it: And the Duke of Marlborough being apprehensive, that the French would play the fame Game over again, and keep behind the Dyle, as they had done the Year before, had feveral Times exprefs'd his Concern and Uncafi'nefs about it, to thofe who had an Intimacy with his Grace, and, by a wife Fore-caft, was already laying Schemes to put the Enemy befides their cautious Measures, when Providence threw into his Hands an unexpected Occafion of Signalizing again Villeroy I have heard fome Perfons of Credit affirm, That the French King had Penfioners in the Courts of Denmark and Pruffia, who had promifed him to use their utmost Endeavours to retard the March of their refpective Mafter's Forces (in the Pay of England and Holland) to the general Rendezvous : Upon the Confidence whereof the French King fent pofitive Ora ders to Marefchal de Villeroy to fight the Duke of Marlborough: But the Reader is at his Liberty to lay what refs he thinks fit on this Story. The Batle A. C. again his Courage and Conduct. Upon the Enemy's 1706. paffing the Dyle, his Grace fent Orders to the Danish Horfe, who were coming from their Garrifons, to haften their March; Engaging his Promife, in Conjunction with the Field-Deputies of the States, that their Arrears fhould be duly paid: Whereupon they made fuch Expedition, that on Saturday the 22d. of May, N. S. they came up within a League of the Rear of the Confederate Army. The next day, being Whitfunday, about 4 in the Morning, the Conof Ramil federate Army march'd, in Eight Columns, towards lies, May 23. N. S. Rammelies, a Village near which the Gheet takes its Source; that they might avoid the Inconveniency of pafling that River. They foon had notice, that the Enemy's Army having decamp'd from Tirlemont were likewise on their March towards the Allies, whom the Duke of Bavaria and Marshal de Villeroy were fully refolv❜d to engage, either that, or the next day, being apprehenfive that the Duke of Marlborough had a defign to inveft Namur, and not in the leaft fufpecting, that his Grace had been join'd by the Danish Troops. A Little after Eight a-Clock in the Morning, the Advanc'd Guard of the Confederates, which confifted of 600 Horfe, and had been fent with all the Quarter-Mafters of the Army, to view the Ground, arriv'd at the Height of Merdorp, (or Merdau) from whence they perceiv'd, that the Enemy were in motion, and marched in the Plain of Mont St. André, extending themselves as far as the Tomb of Hottomont, towards the Mehaigne. Hereupon they halted, and fent Intelligence to the Duke Marlborough, and Monfieur d'Auverquerque, who being advanc'd, about Ten to view the Enemy, they could not, at first, judge whether thofe Squadrons they faw were only to cover their March into their Lines, or whether they were the Van of their Army, that came to offer Battle. His Grace, therefore, gave Orders for the Horfe to haften their March, refolving, if thofe he faw had been only covering Squadrons,to attack them with his Cavalry only; but finding the Enemy's whole Army approach with an apparent Refolution to fight, he made all the neceflary Difpofitions to prevent them. The Enemy, whofe Army confifted of 76 Battalions, and 132 Squadrons, feeing the Confederates |