The Virginia Gazette

Belgrade, August 12. The Enemy continues firing from their Batteries; and tho' they have not yet opened Trenches, make Preparations of Scaling Ladders, of Sacks filled with Wool, and Bags of Sand, as if they designed to make an Assault. An Armenian, who has stole hither from the Enemy's Camp, reports, that according to the common Rumour there, their Army consists of 100,000 Men, their Artillery of 100 Pieces of small Cannon, 22 Demi Culverines, 30 large Mortars, and several Haubitzes: That our Artillery has done great Damage to their Batteries, and rendered useless five of their Cannon, and as many of their Mortars: That Bashaw Ali was expected at the Camp with a Reinforcement of several Thousand Men from Bosnia, after whose Arrival, 'twas talked, the first Assault would be made. By other Intelligence we learn, That the great Scarcity of Provisions and Forage in the Turkish Camp, occasions frequent Deserions of Numbers of Men from thence: That by this Scarcity, the Grand Vizir perceives he cannot lie long before the Place; and the Janissaries being very clamorous for an Assault, he probably may be induced to venture one. On our Part, all proper Dispositions are making for a vigorous Defence; but Garrison consists of 12,000 Men; we have 13,000 Quintals of Powder, 500 Brass Cannon, 150 Mortars, 8000 Bombs, and Bullets proportionable to the Powder; and we shall be under no Dread, as long as we can keep up a Communication with Semlin.