Account of the raising the siege of Esseck

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Vienna^ November 12. \
N Officer, difpatched by the Duke die Crof from BJfeck , If
arrived here, with Advice, That on the 29th of the Jail
/ Month the^Xurksi, to the Number of about i6g6c^ Com«
manded by the Bafla of Bo[nia% add Muflapha Bacm, ^the
Grand Vifier remaining himfelf at Belgrade) appeared before that Place*
That on the jbth the £nemy advanced, and attack’d the Counter frarp 5
but finding the Befieged in a better Condition than they expe£ted3 they*
retired, and began to open Trenches in order to a regular Attack. That
On the Second of this Month the Enemy raifed two Batteries, and began
tdplay two Mortar-pieces. The fame day the Duke of Qroy^ to take
a ftrifter View of the Enemy, made a Sally with 200 Foot, arid 100
Horfe, and beat the Enemy out of their Trenches , and took,a great
many Prifbners, who declared, That the Turks being informed that fe-
veral Imperial Troops were on their march to reinforce the Garifbn of
E/seck9 they had relblved to make a general Aifault, in order to pof*
dels themfelves of the place at once, before the (aid Succors arrived.
Whereupon, on the 6m of Novembery the Duke of Croy drew up
the forces he had with him in two Lines on this fide the River, Com¬
manding them to make all the noiie they could with their Drums,
Trumpets, and Kettle-Drums, which fb difturbed the Enemy, who
imagined that the Succors the Enemy expected were arrived, that they
immediately ceafedto Work in their drenches, and the next morning
in great Confufion, quitted their Camp, and marched away, leaving
behind them four Pieces of Cannon, two Mortar-pieces, (which was
all they brought before the place ) ibme Ammunition, and great part
of their Baggage.
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Printed by Edvard Jones in /he Savoy. 1690