HISTORY

OF THE

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.'

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

AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

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Military events - Aggressive movement of the Netherlanders - State of the

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.

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 sicge-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.

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

CHAPTER XLI

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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 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.

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-

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

after its evacuation

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