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13. Let us now return, in order to take leave 

 of Narva y which at prefent, (with all the reft of 

 Livonia^ that was then looked upon by all E//- 

 rope^ as one of the faireft Jewels belonging to the 

 SwediJJ: Crown) is in a6lual pofl'effion of the Em- 

 prefs of Rnjjia^ being conquered by the Czar 

 Peter the Great, quickly after his fuccefs at the 

 memorable Battle oi Pultowa, I continued there 

 Vv'ith pleafure the whole Summer, till the near 

 approach of his Army, which being within a 

 Day's March of us, obliged all Rnglijhnen to 

 haften down the River on board our Ships, that 

 rode in the open Bay oi higria^ where we found 

 every thing in a readinefs for our departure. Next 

 Morning about Sun-rifing we weighed Anchor, 

 and had not been under fail an hour, before we 

 obferved the Suburbs at Narva to fend up a pro- 

 digious Smoak, which was occalioned by fetting 

 them on fire, the Governour having previoufly 

 determined fo to do, as foon as their Enemies 

 came in fight. The Town of Gam^ a day's di- 

 ftance from Narva^ was taken by Storm, and the 

 Miifcovites put all to the Sword, viz. Men, 

 Women, and Children. The Corn and Cattle in 

 the adjacent Country, were either brought into 

 the Town, or fent off towards Revel, after which 

 the remainder was pillaged and burnt by the 

 Swedijh Maroders, in order to diftrefs the Muf- 

 covites, for want of Forage and Provifions. In 



K fhort. 



