Folio 140. Report of two French prisoners, dated at Louvain. Relates that 1) they...

Folio 140. Report of two French prisoners, dated at Louvain. Relates that 1) they crossed the Sambre with 1,500 horses (dragoons and cavalry) commanded by M la Valette; 2) they were followed by 500 horses but do not know where these stayed; 3) Bouffleur remained on the Sambre around Gemeppe with 5,000 men (infantry and cavalry) and some canon pieces; 4) the rumour amongst them was that they would besiege two places at once, one in Flanders and Namur or Charleroi, and their intention was to draw out a garrison to invest one other place; 5) the Duke of Luxembourg had an army of 50,000 men in Flanders; 6) all places between the Sambre and the Meuse were full of people and there would be a flying camp on the side of Dinant and one on the side of Maubeuge which together would comprise 35,000 men; 7) that they were extremely tired having marched four nights, only pausing to refresh their horses for a few hours a day.