once so famous and beautiful (though shattered and battered by
the French, under Turenne, in the late war), where his grandsire had
served the beautiful and unfortunate Electress-Palatine, the first King
Charles's sister.

At Mindelsheim, the famous Prince of Savoy came to visit our commander,
all of us crowding eagerly to get a sight of that brilliant and intrepid
warrior; and our troops were drawn up in battalia before the Prince,
who was pleased to express his admiration of this noble English army. At
length we came in sight of the enemy between Dillingen and Lawingen, the
Brentz lying between the two armies. The Elector, judging that Donauwort
would be the point of his Grace's attack, sent a strong detachment of
his best troops to Count Darcos, who was posted at Schellenberg, near
that place, where great intrenchments were thrown up, and thousands of
pioneers employed to strengthen the position.

On the 2nd of July his Grace stormed the post, with what success on our
part need scarce be told. His Grace advanced with six thousand foot,
English and Dutch, thirty squadrons, and three regiments of Imperial
Cuirassiers, the Duke crossing the river at the head of the cavalry.
Although our troops made the attack with unparalleled courage and
fury--rushing up to the very guns of the enemy, and being slaughtered
before their works--we were driven back many times, and should not have
carried them, but that the Imperialists came up under the Prince of
Baden, when the enemy could make no head against us: we pursued them
into the trenches, making a terrible slaughter there, and into the very
Danube, where a great part of his troops, following the example of their
generals, Count Darcos and the Elector himself, tried to save themselves
by swimming. Our army entered Donauwort, which the Bavarians evacuated;
and where 'twas said the Elector purposed to have given us a warm
reception, by burning us in our beds; the cellars of the houses, when we
took possession of them, being found stuffed with straw. But though the
links were there, the link-boys had run away. The townsmen saved their
houses, and our General took possession of the enemy's ammunition in the
arsenals, his stores, and magazines. Five days afterwards a great "Te
Deum" was sung in Prince Lewis's army, and a solemn day of thanksgiving
held in our own; the Prince of Savoy's compliments coming to his Grace
the Captain-General during the day's religious ceremony, and concl