Yesterdays Dutch post says, that before the duke of Marlborough left the Hague, it had been resolved in a conference there, that all the troops ready in England and Ireland (about 7000) should forthwith sail for Portugal, and that 3000 German foot and 2000 horse be shipt off from Italy for Barcelona, to enable king [...] »

Some letters say general Wetzell, who was in Arragon with 5000 men, has joined king Charles at Barcelona; and that if general Stanhope could have defended Brihuega but 3 or 4 hours longer, Staremberg had came to his assistance, which might have given affairs another turn. »

This days Dutch post sayes, duke de Noailles invested Gironne the 16th, and had sent a detachment towards Barcelona and the Segra. From the Hague, that they were in great fear for Catalonia, there being little or no garison in Barcelona, and but a small one in fort Montjuich; that the duke of Anjou intends to [...] »

Letters from general Staremberg’s camp at Balaguer say, that great sums of money having been lately brought by 7 British men of war to Barcelona, the same was remitted to the army, and all the officers and soldiers paid 7 months arears, which has so animated them, being 40,000, including Miquelets, that we speedily expect [...] »