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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63413	A true and just relation of Maj. Gen. Sir Thomas Morgan's progress in France and Flanders with the six thousand English, in the years 1657 and 1658, at the taking of Dunkirk and other important places as it was deliver'd by the general himself.	Morgan, Thomas, Sir, d. 1679?	1699 (1699)	Wing T2509; ESTC R12042	14,043	22

of cold Meats and Sweet-meats Within two hours after Sun-rising a Drum beat a Parley and a white Flat was seen over the Walls The Major-General ordered a Lieutenant with a file of Musquetiers to go and receive the Drummer and to Blindfold him and carry him streight to Mareschal Turenne in his Approaches Mareschal Turenne came immediately with the Drummer's Message to the Major-Teneral and was much troubled he would not receive the Message before it came to him The Major-General reply'd that that was very improper his Excellency being upon the place The Message was to this effect That whereas his Excellency had offered them honourable Terms in his Summons they were now willing to accept of them provided they might have their Charter and the Priviledges of the City preserved That they had appointed four of their Commissioners to treat farther with four Commissioners from his Excellency Mareschal Turenne was pleas'd to ask the Major-General whether he would be one of the Commissioners but the Major-General begg'd his Pardon and desired that he might abide at his Post till such time as the City was Surrendered up Immediately then his Excellency sent for Count Schomberg and three other Commissioners and gave them Instructions how to treat with the four Commissioners from the Enemy Just as Mareschal Turenne was giving the Commissioners Instructions Major-General Morgan said that the Enemy were Hungry so that they would eat any Meat they could have whereupon his Excellency smil'd and shortn'd their Instructions and sent them away Within half an hour the Commissioners had concluded that they Should have their City Charter preserv'd and that they were to receive a French Garrison in and the Prince de Ligny was to march out with all his Forces next Morning at nine of the Clock with one Piece of Cannon Colours Flying Bullet in Mouth and Match Lighted at both ends and to have a Convoy to Conduct him into his own Territories Mareschal Turenne was in the Morning betimes with several Noblemen and Officers of the Army and Major-General Morgan attending near the Gate for the Prince de Ligny's coming out The Prince having Notice that Mareschal Turenne was there came out of his Coach Mareschal Turenne being alighted off from his Horse and Major-General Morgan at both their meeting there was a great Acclamation and Embracing one another After a little time Mareschal Turenne told the Prince he very much admired that he would expose his Person to a Garrison before a Conquering Army The Prince de Ligny reply'd that if Mareschal Turenne had left his English in England he durst have expos'd his Person into the weakest Garrison the King of Spain had in Flanders and so they parted and his Excellency march'd into the Town with a French Garrison and the Major-General with him So soon as the Garrison was settled Mareschal Turenne writ his Letters to the French King and his Eminence the Cardinal how that the City of Ipres was reduc'd to the Obedience of his Majesty and that he was possess'd of it and that Major-General Morgan was Instrumental in that Service and that the English did wonders and sent the Intendant of the Army with his Letters to the King and Cardinal Monsieur Tallon the Intendant return'd back from the King and Cardinal to the Army within eight Days and brought a Complement to Major-General Morgan that the King and his Eminence the Cardinal did expect to see him at Paris when he came to his Winter-Quarters where there would be a Cupboard of Plate to attend him Major-General Morgan instead of going for his Cupboard of Plate went for England and his Majesty of France had never the Kindness to send him his Cupboard of Plate So that this is the Reward that Major-General Morgan hath had from the French King for all his Service in France and Flanders Kill'd at the Battle of Dunkirk Lieutenant-Collonel Fenwick two Captains one Lieutenant two Ensigns two Sergeants thirty two Soldiers and about twenty wounded Kill'd at the Storming of Ipres One Captain one Sergeant eight private Soldiers about twenty five Officers of thirty five and about six Soldiers slightly wounded after they were lodg'd upon the Counterscarp Sir Thomas Morgan himself slightly hurt by a Shot in the calf of his Leg. The END * Part II. p. 135. † Part II. p. 561. * Part II. p. 139. † Part II. p. 496. The Siege of St. Venant St. Venant taken by the Major-General Mardike taken and the Major-General quartered there Dunkirk besieged by the French and English The Prince of Conde c. coming to relieve it with 30000 Men. Upon which the King and Cardinal retire Mareschal Turenne calls a Counil of War without the English Where 't was agreed upon not to fight Maj. Gen. Morgan sent for to the second Council of War And persuade them to Fight The Battle of Dunkirk The Spanish fly Dunkirk taken several Towns taken The Siege of Ipres Don Juan of Austria coming to relieve it The Storming of Ipre The Counterscarp taken by the English The French repuls'd The Town beat a Parley The Conditions The Town delivered