From Genoa, that sir John Leake, with 47 men of war and frigats, was come to Barcelona, having taken about 130 French barks, with provisions, &c, and one of their convoys, goeing from Thoulon to Catalonia. »

This days Holland post advises, from Genoa, that general Staremberg the first night he lay in Barcelona, hearing an assassine under his bed, called out, and his gentleman entring sword in hand took his master for the villain, and wounded him in his hand and body; but more servants comeing, the rogue was taken: this [...] »

There are some letters which say the lord Gallway was arrived at Barcelona in his way to Lisbon; so that the French account of his dyeing at Terragona must be false. »

Genoa, 17 Dec., 9000 Palatines are sailed hence for Barcelona. [...] There is advice, that 17 French men of war were sailed lately from Thoulon, given out to meet the Spanish galleons; but feared to intercept the German troops bound for Barcelona, which place tis believed the French design to beseige, by reason of their making great [...] »

From Paris, that the duke of Orleans having forced the earl of Gallway to repasse the mountains, had with 25,000 men invested Lerida, which place is well provided, and has a garison of 4000 men; that the duke of Noailles was to make a diversion towards Girone to favour that seige; and that the forces [...] »

This morning captain Delavall came expresse from the earl of Peterborough, with a letter dated the 12th, N. S., which says, sir George Bing joined sir John Leak the 1st, and commodore Walker the 3d, making 50 sail of men of war in the line of battle; that they arrived the 8th at Barcelona, and [...] »

From the Hague, that all the letters from Franca confirm the raising the seige of Barcelona, and the duke of Anjou’s retiring to Perpignan. »

We hourly expect an expresse of raising the seige of Barcelona, and routing count Tesse’s army. »

Yesterday the lord treasurer sent a letter to the lady Peterborough, which he received from France, advising that her husband had so harassed the French camp, that they were forced to quitt the seige of Barcelona by sea and land; and that our fleet were landing their troops, and our rear pursuing the rear of [...] »

Yesterday we had a Dutch post, which brought letters from the duke of Marlborough to tho lord treasurer, as also several other letters, advising that the French king had an account from Barcelona of the 4th of May, N. S., which say that count Tholouze, having taken on board the marines, sailed from before that [...] »