HISTORY

OF THE

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UNITED NETHERLANDS:

FROM THE DEATH OF WILLIAM THE SILENT TO THE
TWELVE YEARS' TRUCE-1609.

BY JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY, D.C.L.,

CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE;
AUTHOR OF THE RISE OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC.'

IN FOUR VOLUMES.-VOL. IV.

1600-9.

WITH PORTRAITS.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

1867.

The right of Translation is reserved.

LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET

AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS OF VOL.

IV.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

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State of the

Military events - Aggressive movement of the Netherlanders

Archduke's provinces - Mutiny of the Spanish forces - Proposed invasion

of Flanders by the States-General — Disembarkation of the troops on the

Spanish coasts - Capture of Oudenburg and other places — Surprise of

Nieuport Conduct of the Archduke - Oudenburg and the other forts

re-taken Dilemma of the States' army - Attack of the Archduke on

Count Ernest's cavalry — Panic and total overthrow of the advance-guard

of the States' army - Battle of Nieuport - Details of the action — Defeat

of the Spanish army — Results of the whole expedition

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CHAPTER XXXIX.

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Effects of the Nieuport campaign — The general and the statesman - The

Roman empire and the Turk - Disgraceful proceedings of the mutinous

soldiers in Hungary - The Dunkirk pirates-Siege of Ostend by the

Archduke-Attack on Rheinberg by Prince Maurice Siege and capitu-

lation of Meurs — Attempt on Bois-le-Duc - Concentration of the war at

Ostend Account of the belligerents - Details of the siege - Feigned

offer of Sir Francis Vere to capitulate — Arrival of reinforcements from the

States Attack and overthrow of the besiegers

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CHAPTER XL.

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Protraction of the siege of Ostend - Spanish invasion of Ireland - Prince

Maurice again on the march-Siege of Grave - State of the archduke's

army-Formidable mutiny - State of Europe - Portuguese expedition to

Java - Foundation there of the first Batavian trading settlement - Exploits

of Jacob Heemskerk - Capture of a Lisbon carrack - Progress of Dutch

commerce - Oriental and Germanic republics - Commercial embassy from

the King of Atsgen in Sumatra to the Netherlands - Surrender of Grave

– Privateer work of Frederick Spinola — Destruction of Spinola's fleet by

English and Dutch cruisers - Continuation of the siege of Ostend - Fearful

hurricane and its effects The attack Capture of external forts -

Encounter between Spinola and a Dutch squadron-Execution of prisoners

by the archduke-Philip Fleming and his diary - Continuation of opera-

tions before Ostend - Spanish veterans still mutinous Their capital

besieged by Van den Berg - Maurice marches to their relief - Convention

between the prince and the mutineers - Great commercial progress of the

Dutch Opposition to international commerce Organization of the

Universal East India Company

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Death of Queen Elizabeth-Condition of Spain - Legations to James I.—

Union of England and Scotland - Characteristics of the new monarch -

The English Court and Government - Piratical practices of the English -

Audience of the States' envoy with King James-Queen Elizabeth's scheme

for remodelling Europe. Ambassador extraordinary from Henry IV. to

James-De Rosny's strictures on the English people - Private interview

of De Rosny with the States' envoy - De Rosny's audience of the king

Objects of his mission — Insinuations of the Duke of Northumberland

Invitation of the embassy to Greenwich - Promise of James to protect the

Netherlands against Spain - Misgivings of Barneveld - Conference at

Arundel House - Its unsatisfactory termination - Contempt of De Rosny

for the English counsellors - Political aspect of Europe - De Rosny's dis-

closure to the king of the secret object of his mission Agreement of James

to the proposals of De Rosny- Ratification of the treaty of alliance - Re-

turn of De Rosny and suite to France - Arrival of the Spanish ambas-

sador

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CHAPTER XLII.

Siege of Ostend

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- The Marquis Spinola made commander-in-chief of the

besieging army - Discontent of the troops-General aspect of the opera-

tions-Gradual encroachment of the enemy

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CHAPTER XLIII.

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Policy of the King of France Operations of Prince Maurice - Plans for a

Flemish Campaign - Passage into Flanders - Fort St. Catharine - Flight

of its garrison, and occupation by Maurice- Surrender of Ysendyke and

Aardenburg-Skirmish at Stamper's Hook-Siege of Sluys by Prince

Maurice Ineffectual attempt of Spinola to relieve the town - Its capitu-

lation and restoration to the States-Death of Lewis Gunther of Nassau -

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Operations at Ostend Surrender of the garrison- Desolation of the scene

after its evacuation

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