This morning came in two Dutch posts, which advise, From Paris, that they had letters from Barcelona, that the French entred fort Montjoui the 26th past, the garrison having quitted it for fear of a general assault; that they were preparing their attacks against the town, which still makes a stout defence: that conde do [...] »

No news from Barcelona since my last, more than what the Paris letters have mentioned, viz. that the French, after a sharp fight, took one of the forts of Montjoui, in which was 900 men, 500 of them killed, among them coll. Russell, of the English guards, and 300 taken prisoners, with the lord Donegall [...] »

Mr. England, aid de camp to the earl of Peterborough, is arrived here in 21 days from Barcelona, who says, that count Tholouze has but 25 men of war before that citty, and 15,000 land men; that they had made 3 attacks on fort Montjouy, and 4 on fort Angelo, but repulsed with great losse. That [...] »

From Paris, that their last accounts from Barcelona were kept private, but own their chief engineer Lapara was killed, and succeeded by brigadeer Villars. That the beseiged in a sally had cut off the regiment of Maine, and that provisions were dear in the camp, the Miquilets intercepting their foragers, and that they had taken [...] »

From Paris of the 24th, that count Tholouze, with 30 men of war, was before Barcelona, with ammunition and provisions for the French troops, who had beseiged it by land, and open’d the trenches the 6th on the side of Moutjoui; that the garison was 8000 men, had made 2 vigorous sallies, wherein the beseigers [...] »

Some Paris letters advise from Spain, that the French and Spaniards have past the river Segar, in order to form the seige of Barcelona, tho with great losse. The Dutch letters by way of Italy say they were twice repulsed, and that the allies did not doubt but to hinder their passing it till recruits came. That [...] »

The wagerers give 25l. to receive l00l., if the French are masters of Barcelona by the last of June. The captain of a ship arrived from Leghorn advises that he mett sir John Leake goeing into the Streights with 25 men of war, and was resolved to give the French squadron battle that designed to [...] »