Catalogue description SIR WILLIAM DRURY to LORD WILLOUGHBY.

--Yesterday the enemy gave us an alarm, his cavalry coming very near the gates, but when we made a sortie, he hastily retired, and we hear it was only a demonstration to cover the passage of his infantry towards Bossemer. This morning he tried to enter there, but being repulsed, is for the present prevented from making a fort opposite to that of Keernemelckpot, but is encamped all round about there, so that, at the request of Count Solms we are sending to his aid the companies of the Admiral, Broncsaulx and another Flemish captain, with 200 English, accompanied by Captains Basqueville and Paul [Bacx ?].

The Governor of Flushing has sent hither Capt. [Ant.] Wingfield with 150 harquebusiers.

Postscript.--As I have just heard that the enemy is marching here from Antwerp with 10,000 men and his battery, I am only sending to Ter Thole the companies of the Admiral and Broncsaulx. I enclose some intercepted letters of the Prince of Parma and others.