Saturday, 3 March. [...] Last night came in 3 Dutch mails, which advise, from Leghorn of the 16th ult., that admiral Norris had met with a violent storm, and lost near the coast of Barcelona a ship of 72 guns; after which sail’d for Roses to form a design against that place. That count Staremberg with his army, [...] »

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 [...] »

Saturday night came in a Dutch post, and yesterday another, which advise, from Barcelona, of the 2d past, that the troops of the allies in Catalonia will be soon in motion, and king Charles resolved to go in person into the feild, the reinforcements he expects, with those he has already, will make his army [...] »

Yesterday’s Dutch post advises, from Genoa, that the duke de Telesa’s secretary was lately hanged and quartered at Barcelona, for corresponding with the duke of Orleans, who gave him a daily pension of 25 pistolls. That general Stanhope was sail’d from Barcelona, with 2 men of war, for Port Mahone, to conferr with admiral Bing, and [...] »

From Leghorn, that admiral Whitaker, with 13 English and 3 Dutch men of war, 2 fireships, 3 bomb vessells, &c. arrived there, and were providing things necessary to transport 10,000 men to Barcelona. »

From Leghorn, of the 7th instant, that a courier brought a packet, with orders for the British men of war there to sail forthwith for Barcelona; and from Genoa, of the 16th, that commodore Whitaker was sailed accordingly. »

Letters from Leghorn, of the l0th, say sir John Leake was sailing from Barcelona, with 30 men of war and 20 transports, to reduce Sardinia, an island in the Mediterranean, for king Charles. »