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Movements of the Emperor Rudolph Marquis Spinola's reception at the Hague Meeting of Spinola and Prince Maurice Treaty of the Republic with the French Government The Spanish commissioners before the States-General Beginning of negotiations Stormy discussions Real object of Spain in the negotiations Question of the India trade Abandonment of the peace project Negotiations for a truce Prolongation of the armistice Further delays Treaty of the States with England Proposals of the Spanish ambassadors to Henry of France and to James of England Friar Neyen at the court of Spain Spanish procrastination Decision of Philip on the conditions of peace Further conference at the Hague Answer of the States-General to the proposals of the Spanish Government General rupture.
Movements of the Emperor Rudolph Marquis Spinola's reception at the Hague Meeting of Spinola and Prince Maurice Treaty of the Republic with the French Government The Spanish commissioners before the States-General Beginning of negotiations Stormy discussions Real object of Spain in the negotiations Question of the India trade Abandonment of the peace project Negotiations for a truce Prolongation of the armistice Further delays Treaty of the States with England Proposals of the Spanish ambassadors to Henry of France and to James of England Friar Neyen at the court of Spain Spanish procrastination Decision of Philip on the conditions of peace Further conference at the Hague Answer of the States-General to the proposals of the Spanish Government General rupture.
The opportunity had at last arrived for the stadholder to strike a blow before the season closed. Bankruptcy and mutiny had reduced his enemy to impotence in the very season of his greatest probable success. On the 24th October Maurice came before Lochem, which he recaptured in five days. Next in the order of Spinola's victories was Groll, which the stadholder at once besieged.
That his force in that November week before Groll was numerically far superior to the enemy is certain, but he had lost confidence in his cavalry since their bad behaviour at Mulheim the previous year, and a very large proportion of his infantry was on the sick-list at the moment of Spinola's approach.
There were even grave remonstrances made to the magistracy and to, the States-General against the effect of such ostentatious and immoral proceedings upon the popular mind, and suggestions that at least the doors should be shut, so that the scandal might be confined to Spinola's own household.
That his force in that November week before Groll was numerically far superior to the enemy is certain, but he had lost confidence in his cavalry since their bad behaviour at Mulheim the previous year, and a very large proportion of his infantry was on the sick-list at the moment of Spinola's approach.
Already, before the close of the summer, the agent Aerssens had written from Paris that his Majesty was very much displeased with Spinola's prosperity, ascribing it to the want of good councils on the part of the States' Government that so fine an army should lie idle so long, without making an attempt to relieve the beleaguered places, so that Spinola felt assured of taking anything as soon as he made his appearance.
More than a thousand men had fallen in Spinola's fleet, inclusive of the miserable slaves, who were tossed overboard as often as wounds made them a cumbrous part of the machinery, and the galleys, damaged, discomfited, laden with corpses and dripping with blood, rowed off into Sluys as speedily as they could move, without waiting until the coming wind should bring all the sailing ships into the fight, together with such other vessels under Haultain as might be cruising in the distance.
More than a thousand men had fallen in Spinola's fleet, inclusive of the miserable slaves, who were tossed overboard as often as wounds made them a cumbrous part of the machinery, and the galleys, damaged, discomfited, laden with corpses and dripping with blood, rowed off into Sluys as speedily as they could move, without waiting until the coming wind should bring all the sailing ships into the fight, together with such other vessels under Haultain as might be cruising in the distance.
It was not probable that Albert, who now thoroughly admired and leaned upon the man of whom he had for a time been disposed to be jealous, would interfere with his liberty of action. There had also been thanks to Spinola's influence with the cabinet at Madrid and the merchants of Genoa much more energy in recruiting and in providing the necessary sinews of war.
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