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of all Ages and Conditions, from 12 Years old, to make a great Sally; but that when they should have march'd, that Multitude dispers'd themselves, except five Hundred. As the Enemy fired no longer from the Cover'd Way, we sent two Grenadiers to view it, who brought Word, that they saw no Person in it. The Artillery of the Besieged being dismounted, they had recourse to flinging of Stones.
The 31st, The Batteries continued firing to enlarge the Breach, and sixty Men were kill'd and wounded.
The 1st of August in the Night, the French Miners had carried their Work under the Bastion of the New Gate, and the Spaniards theirs under that of St. Claire. Four Batteries were begun for ruining the Faces of those two Bastions. In the Day, a Number of Men and Women of the Town placed in the Breach a Colours with a Death's Head in it.
The 2d in the Night, the Spaniards had wrought a Mine under the right Flank of the Bastion of St. Claire, though the French had made another under the left Flank. But the 3d at Seven in the Morning, the Besieged made a Sally, killed two Miners, and took the other four, who told them that Miners were also at Work under the Bastion of the New Gate. The Besieged proposing to seize thesee last, made a Sally with 400 Men: The great Bell rang out, and the Ramparts were lined with Inhabitants, who made a very great Fire.
The 4th, the Besiegers were employed in removing their Batteries, and fired only from two Batteries on the Left at the Breach.
The 5th at Six in the Morning, the Besieged made a Salley with 1000 Men, and stealing
