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Show N etherland Eaft-India-Company elick, o th » for th befs of t B g t e O , 's -_- 'S il CCame ¢ \{ 1 .\ _;‘_'fj .;m').m lu:h upon his | I0ri "ery much offe d 'n‘ ' cm Alfes After tha "0 the dtreet, o e of th s Secretary cac wig S when the Embafl doyy Walks of chis City ; an s I fent hima few P}eti nts ermatted to rec tve an cen and (aluted the Em r of w d rich f rrance ft w nrh --- R the other rare buildings which had been formerly in this City were totally de firoyed by the Tartars5 only thereis left ftanding one well builc Tower, asi expreft in the annexed Print The Fieldsabout this City are very fruitful, and well manured, which furnit the Cities and Towns reund about with all manner of Provifions and Corn The greateft deftruction which befel this City in the laft War, was occafione ' thus: one Kinns a tamous Commander born in the Province of Leaotung,was mad Governour by the Great Tartar Cham over this Province of Kiangfi; for th Tartars much truft the Leaotunger, becaufe they lye next to Tartary: but thi Kiunns revolted from the Tartar, with this whole Province of Kiangfz, and owne one Jungliens for Emperour The Tartar to ftifle in the Birth tbe defign and intention of this Commander and to reduce the {aid Province under his obedience, raifed aformidable Army lifted unde famou Captains In the mean while this Kinazs had fought feve ra] Battels with good {uccelsagainft the Tartars, and put to flight the chief Commander of the Southérn Provinces with his whole Army, whichwas{ent againf him : Hereupon this Kinus wentand befieged the City of Canchen, but when h underftood that the Tartar was coming againft him with-a powerful Army, h raifed his Siege, and marched toward the Frontires of the Northern Provinces, t hinder the inroad of the Tartar : And at firft Kinns fought with good condu and fuccefs, having a great Army with him that underftood well the Tarta Difciplin bu finding his Enem to b to ftron an read to over power him, he was neceffitated for his fafety to retreat into this City of Nunchang The Tartars though they had a very formidable Army, vet they durft not venture to Storm the City by clofe leagure, but coneluded to force an entrance by thei neceflities: The better to effelt this their defign, they commanded the neighbouring Villagess to aflift, and made them to dig a great Trench on the Landfide of che City 5 but the River wasblocked up with Veflels, to prevent all manner of. Provifion from coming by water to their relief This place was the exceeding full of Inhabitants, {o that Kinns after {ome four months Siege was reduced togreat extremity by Famine: And though f{everal daily {uffere death, yect they would not deliver up the City, ftll expelting that ?ungt'ie would comeand relieve them ; but when Kinns {aw himfeif brought as it wer 2nai tothe laft galp ; (they fay) he thus encouraged his Men, Mo§t waliant Fellow-Soul ¢ I)tag»;‘ diers, we are to expeCt no other belp then what onr Swords and Counrage will afford us (\\'hiCh ar :‘t.'b.E '-,' whic L oh ‘ 1o he J:;;Nn.lfl { D11 Likewife thef .v‘i ‘.:‘(r, did once over H having ended his {peech,and put himfelf into the beft pofture he wasable he {alli ed out immediately wich his Souldiers; but coming to the Trench/which was larg and deep) they began to fee the difficulcy of their attempt ; but being in defpair they at laft got over the Trench, notwithftanding all the oppofition of the Tar tars,and fought their way through the Army, with the {laughter of a great number of their Adverfaries : Kinns himfelf came off with his life; and hid himf(el among the Mountains He was no fooner gone out of the City, but the Inhabitants immediately fet open their Gatesto the fury of the Enemy, . who bein got in, never left deftroying till they had Ruined the whole Cicy ; and whe they had done with the.Buildings, they fell upon the Citizens, whom they put al to the Sword : It being a maxime amongf(t the Tartars, that {fuch Cities as revol againft them, and are {fubdued by force of Arms, to {erve them after this manner but fuch asyield without any oppofition, haveno hurt done unto them M'f..%io :?.‘;" we minft therefore force our way throughthe Tartars 5 make ready and follow me 1‘( { Un &, Ge Upo |