YEsternight when we opened the Trenches, we began to fire from one of our Batteries, and the rest will be ready this Week to Play upon the Place with 200 Cannon and 60 Mortars, some of them throwing Bombs of 700 Weight. We design to attack none of their Works, till the breaches be so great as the Defendants may have but little advantage of the Assailants. The Circumvallation of the Camp is about se­ven Leagues in Circumference, and so or­dered as that the French cannot hinder the Siege, tho' they had an Army able to attempt it. The King views the Enemies Works every day, and as he view'd one of their Works yesterday, they fired hard upon him, and one Bullet came very near him. Deserters come by 30 and 40 in a day from their Out-works, and tell us that the Garrison are very busie fortifying themselves. And it's thought by some that Boufflers who is still in the place with some Ingineers and a great number of Vo­lunteers, and the 1000 Dragoons that he brought with him, will quickly tire the Souldiers out, by the too great fatigue which he puts them too.

Our heavy Cannon, &c. is arrived from Mastrich tho' the French did all they could to prevent it, particularly by with-holding the Water by one of their Sluces at Dinant. Boufflers hath granted a Pass-port for the Count de Guiscard the Governour, to go and see his Lady, ready to Lie in. The Garrison is now said to consist of 15 Bat­tallions Regular Troops, 7 of Country Mi­litia, and 5 Regiments of Dragoons. The Pallisado's which they had in store in their Fortifications, were burnt on the 7th at night, but how we know not.

The French made a Sally upon the Brandenburgers on Sunday night, but were repulsed with the loss of 1000 Men as we are informed, and at the same time we became Masters of a small Out-work. The Prince de Vaudemont with the Allies, and Villeroy with the French, keep still in their old Posts. Some Incendiaries pre­tending to be Deserters, set fire to the Souldiers Hutts, and burnt a considerable number of them in the Prince's Camp, thinking the fire should have reached the Magazine, but were disappointed in that.

Pignerol. July 3. The Allies opened the Trenches before Casal on the 27th, and are already far advanc'd. We hear that the Garrison made a successful Sally, and kill'd abundance of men in the Trenches.

Paris. 11. It's said that the King or Dauphin will attempt the relief of Namurre being much surprized with that Siege. That 14000 men are ordered thitherward from Germany, and 12000 from the Sea­coasts. Castle-Follet is at the utmost ex­tremity for want of Provisions. Vauban hath rais'd a new Battery of 60 Guns at Brest.

Turin, July 2. The Allies have advan­ced 250 Paces nearer Casal with their ap­proaches, and fire on it from their Bat­teries. The D. of Savoy miss'd little of being kill'd by a Cannon Ball, some Of­ficers falling by his side; whereupon we have intreated him not to hazard his Per­son any more.

Hailbron, 9. Prince Lewis is march'd with the Army to Sintsheim to joyn the Munsterians, Hessians, &c. and will be near 50000 strong.

The French are now within an hour of Phillipsbourg, and de Lorge being better, prepares to repass the Rhine, and hold on the defensive; and it's not doubted but the Prince will follow him, his Army being weakned by detachment to the Ne­therlands, and Piedmont.

The Allies are now within 2 hours of the French, but they are posted advanta­giously.

Vienna, July 2. Our Army is still as­sembling at Baya. Letters from Poland to day say, that the Muscovites have Besieg'd Asoff, taken the two Forts at the Mouth of the Boristhenes, and that two Cosack Ge­nerals are marcht to Invade the Crimee.

Toulon, June 26. Yesterday Admiral Russel appear'd in sight of this place, and made as if he would have Landed some men, but is this day put to Sea again. And one of our Fishers who was carried on board, says, that many of their men are Sick, that they are in some want of Provisions, and had met with a great Storm on the 24th.