A GREAT VICTORY OBTAINED BY THE King of France AGAINST THE PRINCE of CONDE; WITH The particulars of the Fight; and the manner how Collonell JAMES STUART (ſecond Son to the late King of England) with a Brigade of Horſe, charged the Prince of Conde's own R•giment, with a Reſolution to fight either to Death or Victory; and after a bloudy Conflict totally routed them; and with the aſſiſtance of Gen. Turein, put 6000 to the flight, killed above 800, took priſoners about 1200, and 100 Colours; with all their Ordnance, Arms, Ammunition, Bag and Baggage.
Alſo, a List of the Names, of the chief Officers, ſlain, taken, and wounded on both ſides; Likewiſe, the Prince of Conde's Letter to the Parl. of England; And the Declaration, and Meſſage, of the King of Scots; with his granting forth new Commiſsions, to make War with the Engliſh; the ſetting forth of a new Fleet under the command of Sir George Carteret; the number of the Ships; and their taking of a rich Prize bound from England, laden with Gold and Silver.
Imprinted at London, for George Horton, 1652.
THe King of Scots hath reſumed the way of mediation for peace and union between his Royall Majeſty, and the Prince of Conde; propoſing (as an Expedient) that Cardinal Mazarin might be ſent away as a Commiſſioner to treat about the general peace of Europe; but the Duke of Orleans ſeemed to wave it at preſent, until ſuch time, that2 by the advice and counſel of the Prince of Conti, he was moved to accord thereunto; in purſuance whereof his royall Highneſs gave his aſſent, That young Charles ſhould be permitted to perſue his mediation. Whereupon He immediatly ſent the Lord Montague with a Meſſage to K. Lewis, wherein he declared himſelf as followeth:
WHereas by ſad experience (in theſe our late diſtempered and unhappy Times) We are ſenſible of the great Miſeries and Calamities that are incident both to Prince and People, upon the diſtempers ariſing between the Head and Members, occurring chiefly from the flames of thoſe, who are frighted with mortal apprehenſions, and retain unto themſelves diverſity of fears and jealouſies, at the remembrance of thoſe dangers, which wiſe Counſels, and great Favourites, may ſuddenly involve them in: Therefore, having ſeriouſly weighed the ſad effects thereof, and the great devaſtation that doth befall both Crown & Kingdoms thereby, which with grief of heart I ſpeak it, I humbly offer to your Majeſty this Expedient, for preventing of theſe inevitable Ruines, That your Majeſty will be pleaſed to conſider upon ſome convenient way for the expelling of the Cardinal (though it were but a limitation of time prefixed within your Royal Breaſt) and to ſatisfie the deſires of the people; without which, little ſafety can be expected, and all hopes of Reconcilement utterly fruſtrated and taken away.
The King having received this Meſſage, or Declaration, returned thanks to his Couſin Charles; but withall deſired him not to intermeddle any further therein giving aſſurance that he was reſolved to keep and protect the Cardinal.
Whereupon the Citizens of Paris were exceedingly exaſperated3 in ſpirit, offering to raiſe 20000 men for the Pr. of Conde againſt the King: but its probable, that upon receit of the unwelcome tydings of the great blow given to the Princes forces by Gen. Turein, and valiant James Stuart, they may change their reſolutions: for, indeed, the Defeat was great, being managed by a ſurpriſal; the exact Relation whereof, take as followeth:
The King drawing near Paris, Marſhal Turein, Generall Hocquincourt, and Col. Stuart being to attend the march of the Court with their Armies, came along the Rivers of Yonne and Seine: And Turein perceiving that if he got betwixt the Princes Army and Paris, he might be able to interrupt their communication with the Pariſians, marched with ſuch care and expedition, that he arrived at Chartres, while the ſame time the Princes army removed from Montargis to Eſtampes: And being reſolved to ſet upon the enemy, he marched all night, and found them daawing up their army near Eſtampes; who ſpying the Kings army, immediatly retired into the Town, placing their Foot within the Works and Fortifications; but cauſed their Horſe to paſs the River.
Hereupon the two Generals drew up near the Walls of the Town; and perceiving a good ſpace of ground not wel guarded betwixt the outmoſt Suburbs and the Town, where they might cut off that part of the Suburbs, they attempted that place, and began the aſſault with much reſolution, and the Town was well maintained by the Defendants; but the Kings Ordnance having the advantage of a commanding Hillock, did ſo annoy the Princes party in the Town, and made a breach in the Wall, ſo that the Kings forces entred; and after a ſharp diſpute, became Maſters of the Town, ſeizing upon the Magazine, and putting divers to the ſword: during this diſpute, the titular Duke of York, brake in with the horſe, doing great execution.
4The Princes party were almoſt all killed, or taken, and his own Regiment totally cut off; for they denyed quarter. The Horſe ſtood all upon a Hill, on the other ſide of the River, as Spectators of this bloudy Tragedy, and never attempted to relieve the Foot. The occaſion of the Princes Army drawing out thus, was to welcome Madamoiſelle from Orleans, whence ſhe came to ſee them. This action was the more obſervable, in that the Kings party conſiſted onely of 2000 Foot, and 500 Horſe, againſt 6000 of the Princes; notwithſtanding they had the advantages of a deep Trench, a ſtrong Wall, and the Town it ſelf. The Duke of York (for ſo he is called here) commanded the Kings horſe, who charged ſo puiſſantly, that his very firſt Onſet ſufficiently teſtified he fought either to Death or Victory; for after the firſt Volley, he brake in upon Wirtemberg, and the Princes own Regiment, doing great execution, and making the field reſound with ſhrill ecchoes: In this fight was ſlain Mounſieur de Bloin, a Gentleman of irreſiſtable courage: Yet notwithſtanding, the loſs whereof, could not damp the general rejoycing for ſo important a Victory: Which was purſued with ſuch eagerneſs of ſpirit by the aforeſaid Duke, that the Kings party were in half an hours time exceedingly tranſported with exceſs of gladneſs.
The King hearing of this Victory, ſent an Expreſs to young James, to haſten to the Court, where he was triumphantly entertained, and is now in great eſteem amongſt the French; Immediatly after his reception, he preſented the King with a Narrative of the whole buſineſs, and a particular Liſt of the Officers and Souldiers killed and taken on both ſides: a Copy whereof I have hereunto annexed.
Since this great Defeat, we hear, that the Prince of Conde hath taken the field with his new Auxiliaries; and that He hath ſent a Letter to the Parliament, inviting over the Engliſh to his aſſiſtance: Indeed, they are as much deſired by the one party, as dejected by the other: but that which cauſeth the moſt admiration, is, their drawing towards the Seacoaſt, whoſe deſign is ſaid to be for the Port of Bordeaux. Several Commiſſions are given forth by the Scots King to raiſe forces againſt England; but amongſt the reſt Sir Geo. Carteret, late Governor of the Iſle of Jerſey hath broken his Articles with the Parl. by his actuall engagement againſt them, for the King; having already got 7 Frigats at Sea, & a Commiſſion to fight and plunder the Engliſh: He hath lately been abroad with the Francis, Patrick, and Michael, which carry 44 pieces of Ordnance, and hath taken a gallant ſhip bound for Newfound Land, wherein was great ſtore of Gold and Silver. He hath taken ſeveral other prizes, and hath brought them to St. Mallows: from whence he hath ſent a Preſent of Gold to his Maſter.
Paris,May the 1. 1652.
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