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Cursing his folly, he returned, mavellously discomfited, and deservedly censured, to Gertruydenberg. And thus had a most important enterprise; which had nearly been splendidly successful, ended in disaster and disgrace. To the recklessness of the general, to the cupidity which he had himself awakened in his followers, was the failure alone to be attributed.
Alexander besieges Bergen-op-Zoom Pallavicini's Attempt to seduce Parma Alexander's Fury He is forced to raise the Siege, of Bergen Gertruydenberg betrayed to Parma Indignation of the States Exploits, of Schenk His Attack on Nymegen He is defeated and drowned English-Dutch Expedition to Spain Its meagre Results Death of Guise and of the Queen Mother Combinations after the Murder of Henry III. Tandem fit Surculus Arbor.
Triumphal entrance of Don John into Brussels Reverse of the picture Analysis of the secret correspondence of Don John and Escovedo with Antonio Perez Plots against the Governor's liberty His desponding language and gloomy anticipations Recommendation of severe measures Position and principles of Orange and his family His private views on the question of peace and war His toleration to Catholics and Anabaptists censured by his friends Death of Viglius New mission from the Governor to Orange Details of the Gertruydenberg conferences Nature and results of these negotiations Papers exchanged between the envoys and Orange Peter Panis executed for heresy Three parties in the Netherlands Dissimulation of Don John His dread of capture.
His companion had gone on shore with secret orders to make the best of his way to Prince Maurice, to inform him of the arrival of the ship within the fortress, and of the important fact which they had just learned, that Governor Lanzavecchia, who had heard rumours of some projected enterprise and who suspected that the object aimed at was Gertruydenberg, had suddenly taken his departure for that city, leaving as his lieutenant his nephew Paolo, a raw lad quite incompetent to provide for the safety of Breda.
After a siege, Velasco, who was a marshal of the camp of considerable distinction, succeeded in driving the mutineers out of the forts; who, finding their position thus weakened, renewed their negotiations with Maurice. They at last obtained permission from the prince to remain under the protection of Gertruydenberg and Breda until they could ascertain what decision the archduke would take.
The States published a placard denouncing the men who had thus betrayed the cause of freedom, and surrendered the city of Gertruydenberg to the Spaniards, as perjured traitors whom it was made lawful to hang, whenever or wherever caught, without trial or sentence, and offering fifty florins a-head for every private soldier and one hundred florins for any officer of the garrison.
Yet it was now looking very differently, she continued, swearing with a mighty oath that if the States should cheat her in that way she meant to revenge herself in such a fashion that men would talk of it through all eternity." The French Government was in a similar state of alarm in consequence of the Gertruydenberg conferences.
Moreover, it is certain that he had been made aware of the scheme, at least, before the arrival of the Archduke in the Netherlands, for the Marquis Havre, on his way to England, as special envoy from the estates, had a conference with him at Gertruydenberg. This was in the middle of September, and before his departure for Brussels.
They ploughed and sowed and reaped at their pleasure, and no more striking example was ever afforded of the humanizing effect of science upon the barbarism of war, than in this siege of Gertruydenberg.
At a little later period, at the time of certain informal and secret conferences at Gertruydenberg, the queen threatened the envoy with her severest displeasure, should the States dare to treat with Spain without her permission.
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