NEAR YORK: King Charles declared his opponents traitors, named his generals, and marched forth from York toward Nottingham, where he intends to raise his standard and declare war against Parliament as early as next week.

Charles, who fled London for the North in March, said in a proclamation issued August 9 that the Earl of Essex, captain-general of the army of Parliament, and all who follow him are "traitors and rebels." The same proclamation named the Earl of Lindsay lieutenant-general of the King's army, and Sir Jacob Astley sergeant-major-general commanding the foot. The place of major-general of horse is said to be reserved for Charles’ nephew Rupert, Prince of the Rhine, who is reportedly en route from the Low Countries, where he'd been assisting Queen Henrietta in the purchase of munitions.

Lindsay was vice-admiral to the Duke of Buckingham on the disastrous La Rochelle expedition of 1627. Astley saw service against the Spanish in the Netherlands. He was also tutor to Prince Rupert, a veteran of campaigns in Germany against the Holy Roman Emperor.