COunt Lesly, in pursuance of the Orders of his Imperial Majesty, made a Review of his Army upon the Bor­ders of Croatia, the Twenty sixth of July, at Geszki-Sigeth near the Drave; And so drew toward Canisia, where he set fire to the Suburbs; And several Villages and Ca­stles, for Four Leagues about; And after that, March'd on, to Execute his Design upon the Bridge of Esseck: The Generals of the Militia of Croatia being in the mean time, to give the Turks a Diversion on the Other side; upon Agreement with the Venetian Generals. Upon the Third of August he Arriv'd at Ba­bosca, with Ten Regiments of Good Men, and was Joyn'd up­on the Fourth, by Three thousand Croats; Where he Caus'd his Cannon, Baggage, and Provisions to be Embarqu'd, that he might March with the more Expedition. He Departed from thence on the Fifth; And got within a League of the Bridge of Esseck upon the Fourteenth, without being taken Notice of, or Any sort of Alarum: He Dispos'd his Troups, at the same time, for the Attaque that he intended the Morning fol­lowing, by break of day, which was Executed with Great Bravery, and Success, by Four thousand Men: Insomuch that they Routed Seven hundr'd Janizaries, that Interpos'd to Hin­der them in their Enterprize; And having Gain'd the Point, they Charg'd Five hundred of them, that they found in the Marshes, and not One of them Escap'd. They began then to put Fire to the Bridge; And in an Instant put Twelve hundred Paces of it into a Flame; The rest of the Enemy that had fled, and [Page 2]now Gather'd together under Three Bassas to the Number of Three thousand Men, were so scatter'd, that they fled toward Belgrade, and not Fifty in a Company. General Lesly, at the same Time, made himself Master of the Town of Esseck, and put all to the Sword that they found there: And after the Pilla­ging of the Place, blew up the Magazine, and the Arcenal with Great Quantities of Provision both for the War, and the Mouth, and laid it all in Ashes.

The Consternation of the People, and the Neighbouring Towns, under the Ottoman Power, was so Great, that it is not possible to Express it. The Town of Walpo was likewise Ta­ken and sack'd: And 'tis Believ'd that the Army is now March­ing toward the Five Churches, some Four Leagues from the Famous Town of Zigeth. The Christians lost not above Fifty Men in this Great Action; Among which, was the Sieur Pa­troshi, a Captain of Horse, who is much Lamented. The Prince of Diedrichslein brought the News of This Great Victory to his Imperial Majesty and Presented him with Five Colours taken from the Enemy.

His Imperial Majesty has also Advice, that the Duke of Lorrain had sent a Detachment of some Thousands of Men, under the Command of Collonel Heusler, which he Caus'd to Pass over his New Bridges upon the Danube, near Gran, to learn how it stood with the Fortress of Novigrad; Which they found Quitted by the Garrison, the Magazines taking fire by Thunder, and Lightning, upon the same Day of the Action before Gran [...] and the taking of the Bridge of Esseck. This Ac­cident Ruin'd a Great Part of the Town, with the Tower, and made a Great Breach in the Rampards, which they Resolv'd to Repair, and to Garrison That Post for a Passage to the Con­quest that they Design'd the Rest of this Campagne.

There are Letters that speak Confidently of the taking of Esperies, by General Scultz; But the Particulars not being come, we must wait for the Confirmation. It is Current however, That General Scultz having had Advice of the March of Six hundred Janizaries for the succor of this Place, sent Eight hun­dred Horse to Intercept them, Who fell upon them, and gave them so Entire a Defeat, that scare Twenty of them 'scap'd, to Carry the News from Agria, whence they came.