CHAP. I.

THE late King James, sometime after his Accession to the Impe­rial Crown of these Kingdoms, sending the Earl of Tyrconnel, his Deputy, [Page 2]into Ireland (an Irish Papist, and one who was known to be a mortal Hater of the English Interest) the Protestants in that Kingdom soon groaned under the Fears of approaching Miseries, for he was scarce warm in his Place, before the Protestants in general were Disarm'd and Displac'd; many of them, after the most signal Ser­vices of their Fathers and themselves to the Crown; and the Arms put into the hand of the Off-spring of the Bloody Mur­therers of Forty One; nay, not only the Off-spring, but many of the very hands that committed those Massacres, were Arm'd by Authority, at the same time that Protestants were thrust out of the Ar­my, on pretence that some one or other of their Relations had ingaged with the Usurpers; tho' themselves had served the King to their utmost Extremities; and many were cashiered, against whom even that pretence could not be found, and who had bought their Places with the King's License, and laid out all they had upon it; till at last, being a Protestant, was given for the reason: And they were discouraged by all the Artifice of Jesuit or Irish, and even threatn'd another Massacre, by many of their lesser Polititians. All the Bishop­ricks [Page 3]and Livings that fell in the King's Gift, were kept Vacant, and the Revenues given to the Popish Clergy. Their Bishops kept publick Visitations in the Vacant Di­ocesses, and assumed even the Title; one of whom was made Secretary of State, and signed himself by the Name of his Bishopricks in all his Warrants and Dis­patches, that none might plead Ignorance of the King's Intentions towards us. And we were told by some of the prime Mini­sters of State, That the King would fill no Protestant Vacancies in the Church; so that we saw great part of the Churches in their Possession, and nothing interpose for the remainder, but the Lives of the present Clergy. And for our Civil Rights, our Judges, Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, and even Constables, were, for the most part, made of Papists: And the Act of Settlement was then doom'd in every Coffee-House to the same condemnation under which it has fall'n since. And the Army being intirely in these worst of Popish Hands, the most Barbarous Irish, who had thrown off Humanity it self, our prospect was all black and dismal.

In this condition we were in, when the news came that the late King James had [Page 4]voluntary thrown up his Government, Disbanded his Army, and was retired, some said, to a Monastry, some to Rome, and some Dead, as every Man's Fancy led him; and which to believe we knew not.

At this very time Lord Tyrconnel Armed the Rabble of Irish Papists, to the number of 50 or 60 Thousand, and to live upon the Country without Pay; whence ensu­ed miserable Depredations, open Noon­day Robberies, and an inevitable and sud­den Ruine of the British and Protestant In­terest in Ireland; for many of these New­raised Men were so transported with the glorious Prospect they had before them, that they had not the Continence, no, not their Priests, to refrain telling us, That they were now our Masters, and we must submit to new Laws. Then it was that we thought our selves no longer obliged to be active in our own Destruction.

Now London-Derry and Inniskilling be­ing the only Places (of any consideration) in the Possession of the English; the for­mer occasioned by the Lord Tyrconnel's being so infatuated, as that when the 3000 Men were sent to England, to the Assistance of his Master, against the Inva­sion of the Prince of Orange, He took [Page 5]particular care to send away the White Remiment, Quartered in and about that City; but seeing his Etror, he endeavour­ed to repair it, by commanding the Lord Antrim to Quarter there with his Regi­ment, consisting of a numerous swarm of Irish and Highlanders, on the 6th of De­cember 1688. this Regiment being on their March, the Citizens receiving ad­vice of it by one Colonel George Philips; they, after several Consultations resolute­ly shuts up their Gates, and chose the said Colonel their Governor; and dispatches Mr. D. Kermes to England, to give an ac­count of their Proceedings. News being brought to Dublin of this Revolt (as they term'd it) the Lord Mountjoy, and Lieu­tenant Colonel Lundy, with Six Companies, are sent down to reduce the place, who appearing before the Town, they let Mountjoy and Lundy in, on the Conditi­ons that only Two Companies of the Re­giment (and they all Protestants) should enter with them, and that the Town Com­panies, being Eight in number, should be allowed to keep their Arms; the Lord Mountjoy made Lieutenant Colonel Lundy their Governor.

While these Affairs were carrying on [Page 6]at Derry for their own Defence, the Men of Inniskilling were not Idle. On the second of December, 1688. there came a Letter from Mr. Secretary Ellis, by the Lord Tyrconnel's Order, to the Provost of Inniskilling, to provide Quarters for Two Foot Companies. Upon Saturday the 15. of December the Two Foot Companies came to Mac Guires Bridge, within Eight short Miles of the Town; and upon Sun­day, about Ten a Clock, word was brought us, that they were within Four Miles, at which time most of the Men were at Church, but they soon came out and Armed themselves; being drawn out, they were about 200 Foot, and 150 Horse, and having consulted Matters, they sent some of their Number to perswade them by fair means to return: And at the same time Gustavus Hamilton, Esq our present Go­vernor, came with about 100 Horse, within a Mile of the Town, to support it if there should be occasion; Our Horse, under the Command of Captain Browning, and Lieutenant Carleton; and the Foot under the Command of Captain Catheart, advancing towards the Enemy, they no sooner came within View, but the E­nemy immediately fled, and the next [Page 7]day got to Cavan, 24 Miles from Innis­killing. About the 18th of December, the Men of Inniskilling, and their Adherents, seeing Tyrconnel Arming the Irish on all Hands, thought it advisable to put them­selves into some Posture of Defence; and at a full meeting, unanimously chose Gu­stavus Hamilton their Governor, a Gen­tleman of a great Family, and as great Courage, he consented to take the charge upon him, who (besides Two Foot Com­panies to be raised in and about the Town) formed a good Troop of Horse, and a Foot Company, out of his own Estate, and the Country adjoyning. Sometime be­fore, the Men of Inniskilling hearing that Derry had denied Entrance to the Lord Antrim's Regiment, and were putting themselves into a posture of Defence, a­gainst any Irish Garrison to be sent there, which clearly resembled their own case. On the 20th of December, they sent Capt. Cathcart, and Lieutenant Mac Cormick, to acquaint the Garrison with what they had done, craving their advice and as­sistance in case of any Trouble, promising the same to them, if they stood in need of it; to which Message the Men of Derry sent a very kind return by those Gentle­men [Page 8]that were sent. The Month of Janu­ary was spent at Inniskilling in raising more Troops and Companies. The Month of February was spent in Consultations with Colonel Lundy, and the leading Men in the Counties of Derry, Dunegal, Tyrone, Ca­van, and else-where.

March 11. King William and Queen Mary were Proclaimed with much Joy.

March 20. Upon the Lord Gilmoy's coming with part of the Irish Army into the County of Cavan, the several Garri­sons there, with all the Protestants (being ordered by Colonel Lundy) left the places, and came running to Inniskilling; the same Colonel Lundy did endeavour to perswade the Governor of Inniskilling to do the like.

CHAP. II.

ON the 21st of March, Captain J. Hamilton Arrived from England, in the Lough of Derry, with Ammunition and Arms, 480 Barrels of Powder, and Arms for 2000 Men, and assurance of more Supplies; he likewise brought a Com­mission from the King and Queen for Lundy to be Governor.

March 23. Colonel Philips is sent from [Page 10] Derry to England, to solicite a speedy Supply.

April 15. 1689. Colonel Cunningham and Colonel Richards came into the Lough from England, with Two Regiments, and other Necessaries for Derry.

April 17. Upon the News of K. James's Army being on their March towards Lon­don-Derry, Colonel Lundy immediately calls a Council and that Colonel Richards and Cunningham should be Members of it, accordingly they met; but being Gentle­men wholly unacquainted with the con­dition of the Town, they make an Order that the Two Regiments that Richards and Cunningham had brought with them should not be Landed: That the Gover­nor and principal Officers should private­ly withdraw themselves from the Town, that the Inhabitants, by a timely Capitu­lation, may make the better Terms with the Enemy.

After this Resolution, an Instrument was prepared to be sent to King James, who was advanced in Person with his Army as far as St. John's-Town; but ma­ny Gentlemen of the Garrison did not on­ly refuse to subscribe, but exprest them­selves with threatnings to Hang the Go­vernor [Page 11]and his Council; but yet the Council sent one Captain White to the late King.

Upon the 18th of April, the late King advanced with his Army before the Walls of Derry, with Flying Colours: And Or­ders were given by the Council, That none should dare Fire till the King's De­mands were first known; but the Men on the Walls wondring to see Lieutenant General Hamilton (contrary to his En­gagement with White, not to come within Four Miles) approach their Walls, they imagined they were Betrayed, thought it reasonable to consider their own Safety, and so immediately Fired the Guns on the Enemy.

The Enemy being great Strangers to this sort of Exercise, ran away: A great many were Killed: King James, in some disorder, retired with his Army to St. John's Town; in the mean time the Town-Clerk informed the Inhabitants of the whole Proceeding of the Council of War, which very much enraged them.

The Governor and his Council thinking themselves in danger, from the Citizens, make their private escape to the Ships in the River at Kilmore, tho' not without hazzard.

April 19th the Garrison seeing they were Deserted, and left without a Gover­nor, and having unanimously resolved to defend the Town against the Enemy, they unanimously chose Mr. Walker, and Major Baker, their Governors, who having ac­cepted the Government of the Garrison; these Gentlemen chose Eight Colonels, and Regimented the Men, which, on the Muster, were 7020 Men, 341 Officers; they then viewed the Stores, and gave all necessary Orders.

But to return again to the Men of In­niskilling, the Lord Gilmoy thinking to perswade the whole Country to do as those about Cavan had done. On the 21. of March he came to Belturbet, and the next day sent a Party to Crom, to Be­siege it with Two Mock Cannon made with Tin; He Summons the place, but to no purpose; and the next day being the 22. he sent a Letter to the Governor of Inniskilling, in the nature of a Sum­mons; but the Governor and Garrison resolved not to submit to any but King William and Queen Mary. The 24th of March the Governor sent 200 of his best Men to relieve Crom, who, after some Opposition, got into the Castle by Water; [Page 13]and having joyned those that were within, Sallied out, and raised the Siege, beating them from their Trenches, Killed between 30 and 40, took many Arms, with their Two Mock Cannon.

March 25. 1689. Having Intelligence that Captain J. Hamilton was Arrived at Derry with store of Ammunition and Arms, the Governor of Inniskilling sent Two Gentlemen, with a Guard, with Letters to Colonel Lundy and Capt. Hamilton for a supply of Arms and Ammunition the latter was very willing to supply us, but Colonel Lundy having the whole Com­mand, would not give us one fixed Arm.

April 13. By the Procurement of Mr. Hamilton, Instructions were ordered on both sides, That if at Inniskilling it was reported that Derry was Taken, they should not believe it, unless they receiv'd it from Colonel Walker's own Hand; and if at Derry it was reported, at any time, That Inniskilling was Taken, they should not believe it, unless it came from under Governor Hamilton's one Hand; and this was very happily concluded on, for there was scarce a Week, after the Siege of Derry began, but the Irish got means to spread a Report, That Derry or Inniskil­ling [Page 14]were taken, a Stratagem to dishearten the Garrison of both places.

April 24. Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd, with a Party of Horse and Foot, march'd out of Inniskilling to Angher, where the Garrison fled before he came there: He caused the Castle to be Burnt, least the Irish should return: He returned by the way of Moneghan to Inniskilling, with a very great Booty of Cows and Sheep, &c. which came very seasonably. At this time there came to Inniskilling from Bel­lishany, some Troops and Foot Companies of excellent Men, of the Lord Kingston's: And then Governor Hamilton raised a Fort on the common Hill, next the Stone-Bridge, which is now of very considerable strength, and great security to the Town.

May 4. The Governor had an Express sent him from Captain Falliot, Governor of Bellishany, acquainting him that a con­siderable Party of Men were come to Besiege that place, and desired Relief: Governor Hamilton immediately drew out of the several Garrisons under his Command, what Men he could spare; and the next day sent Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd with 12 Foot Companies, and some Troops of Horse, towards Bellishany, who [Page 15]meeting the Enemies Horse near Baleek, a Village three Miles nearer Inniskilling than Bellishany, and after an Engagement, soon put them to the Rout, Killed about 120 of them, and took 60 Prisoners: All their Foot fled away over the Bogs, to­wards Sligoe, and got off safe, except some few that were taken in the Fish-Islands near Bellishany, with their Captain Mack Donagh.

In the latter end of May, Information came to Inniskilling, that Red-hill and Bellinacareg, in the County of Cavan, were Garrison'd by the Irish; Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd was immediately dispatch­ed against them; but he no sooner set out with about 1500 Horse and Foot; but the News of his March was brought to the County of Cavan before him; upon which all the Irish Fled, and he no sooner came to Red-hill, but the Garrison held a sign for a Treaty, and having Conditi­ons immediately Surrendred the Place, with all that was in it; from thence they marched to a very strong place, called Bellinacareg; but the news of the Taking of Red-hill, struck so great a Terror in those of the Castle, that, in a little time after we came before it, they held out a [Page 16]White Flag for Treaty, and did capitulate, leaving the Arms and Ammunition, and what Goods were in the Castle to the Plunder of the Soldiers. The news of the taking of Red-hill and Bellinacareg, was soon brought to Dublin, with a Report that the Inniskilling Army was Marching thither; being ever after this reputed a­mong the Irish to be above 15000 well Armed Men.

CHAP. III.

AND now to return to the Affairs of Derry, April 20. A part of the Enemy marched to Penybourn-Hill, Two Mile from the Town, and pitched their Tents; the same day the Lord Strabane, and after him several Trumpets, came to the Walls to offer Proposals, but the Gar­rison would not hear of any.

April 21. The Enemy Planted a Demi­culverin [Page 18]180 Perches from the Town: The same day the Besieged Sallied out, and Killed 200 of the Enemy, and Mamoe the French General.

April 23. The Besiegers Planted Four Demi-culverins in Strong's Orchard, 80 Perches from the Town, and Played in­cessantly.

April 28. The Besieged made another Sally, and Killed many.

May 5. This Night the Besiegers make a Battery on the Windmil-Hill.

May 6. The Besieged resolved to ruine that Battery, and, in order thereunto, make a Sally, which Governor Walker heads; and they (with a great Slaughter) beat the Enemy from their Trenches, and ruined their new Works: In this Action 500 of the Enemy were Killed, and 200 Wounded: After this the Enemy were so daunted, that for several Weeks they lay still.

June 4. The Besiegers make an Attack at the Windmil-Works, and our Men put themselves in a readiness to receive them: The Enemy came on, after the Turkish mode, with most dreadful shrieks from most parts of their Camp, and the nu­merous Rabble that attended them, but [Page 19]they, in a very little time, betook them­selves to their old defence, and ran for it, not being able to stand our Firing.

The Enemy, in this Action, lost 400 of their Fighting Men, and most of their Officers: This Night, and the next day, the Enemy, from Strong's Orchard, con­tinued Playing their Bombs, which were 273 pound weight apiece, which tore up the Streets, and beat down the Houses, and Killed many People.

June 15. We discovered a Fleet of 30 Sail of Ships in the Lough, which proved to be Major General Kirk from England; but they could neither come nor send to us, nor we to them, for some time, by reason of a Boom lay'd a cross the River, guarded by Two Forts on each side: At last, by means of a Boy, a correspondence was kept, by which we gave the Major General an account of the condition of the Garrison; and he promised to Relieve the Garrison, either by way of the River, or Land, cost him what it would. In June Conrad de Rosen, the French Marsh. General and Lieutenant General Hamilton, at se­veral times, make great offers, if they would Surrender the Garrison, and despe­rate Threats if they refused, which was so [Page 20]far from availing any thing, that an Or­der was made to make it present Death to mention a Surrender.

June 30. Governor Baker dyes, very much lamented.

July 2. The Enemy drive a great num­ber of poor Protestants (according to for­mer threatnings) under the Walls, which the Besieged perceiving, immediately (in sight of their Camp) erect a Gallows, and signified to them, they were resolved to hang their Friends, that were their Priso­ners, if they did not suffer those poor Peo­ple to return to their own Houses; and upon earnest solicitations of the Prisoners, the poor People were removed.

July 25. The Besieged made a Sally with 400 Men, and surprised the Enemy in their Trenches, Killed 300 of their Men, besides Officers.

July 27. The Garrison is reduced to 4456 Men, and under the greatest ex­tremity of Famine.

July 30. About an hour after Sermon, being in the midst of our extremity, we saw some Ships in the Lough make to­wards us; and we soon discovered Major General Kirk had sent them, according to his Promise, when we could hold out [Page 21]no longer. They were Two Ships with Provisions, &c. and the Dartmouth Fri­gate. The Enemy Fired most desperately upon them, from the Fort of Culmore, and both sides the River; and they made sufficient returns with the greatest Bra­very: The Mountjoy, one of the Victual­lers, made a great stop at the Boom, oc­casioned by her Rebound, after striking and breaking it: Upon this the Enemy set up the loudest Huzza's, and the most dreadful to the Besieged that ever they heard; Fired all their Guns upon her, and were preparing their Boats to Board her; but, by great Providence, firing a Broad­side, the shock loosened her, so that she got clear, and passed the Boom; and at length all the Ships got to them, to the unexpressible Joy and transport of the whole Garrison, for they only reckoned on Two days Life, having only 9 Horses lest: Hunger and the fateague of War had so prevailed in the Town, that of 7500 Men Regimented, we had now alive but 4300.

This brave undertaking, added to the great Success God had blessed them in all their undertaking, and so dicouraged the Enemy, that, on the last of July, they ran [Page 22]away in the Night time, Robb'd and Burnt all before them for several Miles, leaving nothing with the Country People, but what they hid the Night before.

Thus, after 105 days being close Be­sieged, by near 20000 Men, constantly supplied from Dublin, God Almighty was pleased, in the greatest Extremity, to send Relief.

The Enemy lost about 9000 Men be­fore the Walls, and 100 of their best Officers, from April 24. to July 22. Five Hundred Eighty seven Bombs were thrown into the City.

CHAP. IV.

BUT to return to the Actions of the Men of Inniskilling: June 3. Infor­mation was brought to Inniskilling, that the Irish Army before Derry, had sent a great many of their Troops Horses to Graze near Armagh, Eight Miles from us: The Governor, the next day, sent Two Troops, and ordered them to stay at Trellick; they had not staid there above Two days, when taken with them ano­ther [Page 24]Troop, and Two foot Companies, they went in the Evening towards Omagh, and before Eight a Clock the next day, they returned to Trellick with near 200 Horses belonging to the Enemies Tooops, and near as many more smaller Horses fit for Labour, and about 300 Cows; by this we did disable at least Three Troops of the Enemy, and Mounted many of our Men. Soon after hearing that Derry must Surrender very soon, unless Relieved, and believing that much of our safety did de­pend upon it, the Governor of Inniskil­ling resolved in Person, with all the strength he could make, to endeavour its Relief, or Perish in the Attempt; and having drawn all his Men into the Field, being about 2000, on the 10th of June he Marched to Trellick, and the next Night came near Omagh and by Morning pos­sessed themselves of the whole Town; but they had not been here many hours, but several Expresses came from Innis­killing to the Governor and Officers, in­forming that Colonel Sarsfield, with near 6000 Men was come to Besiege Bellishany, 20 Miles from Inniskilling; and that Col. Sowtherland was come to Belturbet, the same distance from Inniskilling, on the [Page 25]other hand; and that one or both the Armies would be very soon at Inniskilling; on which a Council of War was called, and it was resolved, we should return to the defence of Inniskilling; but they were ever resolv'd not to suffer the Enemy to come so near them, as to lay Siege to the Town; and therefore the Governor or­dered Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd to take the Field with the greatest Strength we could make in Foot and Horse, and march against Southerland.

June 17. Colonel Lloyd came with his Men to Mac Guires Bridge, a place not full half way betwixt Inniskilling and Bel­turbet; from which place the Irish spy went in the Night, and acquainted Col. Southerland, That all the Forces of Innis­killing were coming against him; when this news was brought to Southerland, and he believing former Reports, That Inniskilling were 15000 Strong, he imme­diately retired towards Charlemont, leav­ing 80 Dragoons, and about 200 Foot, in the Church of Belturbet, to see if they could make good the Place against the Inniskilling Men, until he could get force enough for their Relief: Our Men being got to Belturbet, the Enemy Fired very [Page 26]fast at us, but with their usual Success; we had not Attackt the place above Two hours, but they offered to Capitulate, it being agreed, That all the Officers and Soldiers should be our Prisoners: There were Thirteen Commission Officers, and Lieutenant Colonel Scot, their Com­mander; we got likewise 700 Musquets, a Barrel and half of Powder, several Hor­ses, and 20 Horse Load of Bisquets, 100 Barrels of Wheat, 50 of Flower, and near 300 common Soldiers Prisoners.

July 3. A Letter came from Bellishany to Inniskilling, signifying that Captain Hobson, with the Bonaventure Frigate was there, sent from Major General Kirk at the Lough of Derry, to know their con­dition, and if they wanted any Ammu­nition, &c. which was a very acceptable Message.

The Governor ordered, that very night, Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd, and other Offi­cers, to take some Troops and March the next day towards Bellishany; and the day following being the 5th of July, the Officers went on Board, where they were Treated with great Civility, by Captain Hobson; & they fully informing him of the state of their Affairs, he gave good encou­ragement, [Page 27]assuring, that very soon there would care be taken to Relieve them: He gave them 30 Barrels of Powder, which the Officers, within Two days, sent safe to Inniskilling, and Two of the number went back in the Bonadventure, with a Message to Major General Kirk, for Commissions (to regulate the Men not disciplin'd) some more Ammunition and Arms, and some Officers; who, on the 12th came to the General in Derry Lough, where he lay with the Fleet: He, for about two days, did inform himself, by them, of the condition Inniskilling was in, what store of Men belong'd to that Garrison, and how Arm'd. They had then about 27 Troops, 30 Foot Compa­nies, and some few Troops of Dragoons; the Foot were indifferently well Armed, but the Horse and Dragoons not so well. The Major General had few Arms fit for Horse, but he gave them 600 Fire-looks for Dragoons, 1000 Musquets to raise more Foot, with 20 more Barrels of Pow­der, with Bullets and Match, Eight small Canon, and some Hand-Granado's; He sent likewise Commissions for a Regi­ment of Horse, consisting of 16 Troops, 50 Men in each Troop; for a Regiment [Page 28]of Dragoons, consisting of 12 Troops, 50 Men in each Troop; and for Three Regiments of Foot, 18 Companies in each, Two whereof to be Granadeers, 60 Men in each Company; and one In­dependant Troop of Horse to each Regi­ment. The Major General gave them some very good Officers, viz. Colonel Woolsely to be Commander in chief, and Colonel of Horse; and Captain Berry, Lieutenant Colonel, Captain Stone Major; Captain Win to be Colonel of the Dra­goons; and for our Three Regiments of Foot, Gustavus Hamilton, the Governor of Inniskilling, was made first Colonel, and Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd, and Major Tiffin, the other Two. And they being thus furnished according to desire, they took leave of the Major General, Sunday the 20th of July; but, through contrary Winds, came not to Bellishany till Friday the 26th, where they were no sooner come, but notice was given them, that Lieutenant General Macarty, with a con­siderable Army, was come to Belturbet, in order to Besiege Inniskilling: Upon this, the Officers went the next day to Baleek; and on Sunday the 28. went from thence by Water, and Landed safe at Inniskilling, [Page 29]and were receiv'd with some Ceremony, and great Rejoycings. That Night ad­vice came, That Lieutenant General Macarty was before Crom, and was rai­sing a Battery against the Castle: Upon which Colonel Woolsely made all the ex­pedition possible, to get together what Forces he could, in order to Relieve them, and sent for part of the Forces from Bellishany; but Mac Carty marches towards Lisnaskeae.

CHAP. V.

IN formation being brought, That a part of Mac Carties Army was marching [Page 30]towards Lisnaskea, within 10 Miles of us: Upon this, Lieutenant Colonel Berry, the next Morning, being July 30, was sent with Eight Troops of Horse, Three Com­panies of Foot, and Two Troops of Dra­goons, with order to get to the Castle of Lisnaskea before the Enemy, and to place a Garrison in it, if he found it Tenable, otherwise to Burn it: But when he came there, he found the place of no conse­quence, and so left it. The next day, being the last of July, he marched his Men towards the Enemy (who lay about Six Miles from him): he had not march­ed above Two Miles, when, near a place called Donagh, his Scouts did discover a considerable Body of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons; who immediately advertise Colonel Berry of their approach, who Re­treats with his Men towards Lisnaskea again; and in the way, on a rising ground, had a full view of the Enemy, and found them above double the number of his own; on which he sends an Express to Colonel Woosely at Inniskilling, for Relief; and Retreats about a Mile from Lisnas­kea, by a by-road, where coming to a Bog, with a narrow short Cause-way through it, that scarce Two Horsemen [Page 31]could ride a Breast; at the end of this Cause-way Berry halted, resolving to make good that Pass against the Enemy, till he should be Relieved: There was a Thicket of Underwood just by the Cause­way, where the Foot were placed; the Horse a little farther off, and gave the word Oxford: They made but a very short stay there, when Colonel A. Hamil­ton, (Mac Carty's Major General) came in view with a considerable Body of Men, who alighting from his Horse, ordered his Dragoons to do so to, and very brave­ly advanced near the end of the Cause­way, his Men firing briskly at ours, but with little Success; for they only wound­ed some sour or five of our Men: But ours were better Marksmen, they shot a­bout a dozen Men dead at the end of the Cause-way, and wounded Colonel Ha­milton their Leader, who being wounded, retreated, and ordered another Officer to lead on the Men, who was immediately Killed, with some more of the Men, which the Enemy perceiving, and having no one to lead them on, began to Retreat from the end of the Cause-way, which our Men seeing, gave a Huzza, and cryed out, The Rogues are running; and imme­diately [Page 32]our Foot and Dragoons took the Bog on each hand, and our Horse advanced on the Cause-way towards them; which the Enemy perceiving, began at first to retreat a little faster from us; but their Retreat soon turned to a most disorderly Flight, without offering to face about, or Fire any more at us; our Horse soon o­ver-took them, and fell in among their Foot, and such Dragoons as were on foot, and made a very great Slaughter of them, having the chase of them through the Town of Lisnaskea, and near a Mile far­ther; and the Execution had been greater, but notice was brought to Berry, That Lieut. General Mac Carty, with the Body of his Army was advancing towards him: Upon this he sounds a Retreat, and brings back his Men to the place where the Fight first began, having Killed about 200, and taken 30 Prisoners, with a great quantity of Arms, &c. This happened a­bout Nine in the Morning.

About 12 of the Clock the same day, there came an Express from Colonel Woolsely to Lieut. Colonel Berry, desiring him to March his Party to Lisnaskea, where he would meet him, with the rest of the Army, at the Moat of the Town, [Page 33]where, in a little time, they both met: Colonel Woolsely acquainted the Officers, That the Party under his Command had marched in such great hast to Relieve their Brethren, that they had scarce brought a Meals Meat with them; there­fore it must be resolved, either immedi­ately to go Fight Mac Carty, or else re­turn to Inniskilling again; the former of which was resolved on, by the unanimous consent of all the Soldiers. Upon this Colonel Woolsely, and the other Colonels, drew up all the Men in Battalia, and gave them the word No Popery; and then drew out four Men out of every Troop, with an Officer to Command them, for a Forlorn: Our whole Number, when all were joyned, consisted but of 2000 Men, or something upwards.

The Forlorn Colonel Woolsely ordered to March on about half a Mile before the Army: We had not marched a Mile from Donagh, when our Forlorn came in view of the Forlorn of the Enemy, who imme­diately retreated before our Men; we advanced after them, till we came with­in half a Mile of Newtown-Butler, where is a large Bog, and a little beyond a steep Hill, where the Enemy were drawn up [Page 34]advantagiously. After our Men had past the Bog in good order, and came up to the Enemy, within Musket-shot, they be­gan to Fire at us, but before Three Vol­lies had been discharged on each side, our Men saw them begin to draw off, and Retreat, which they misapprehending, be­lieved them running away, and our Offi­cers had much ado to keep them from pursuing with what speed they could: But Colonel Woolsely, from a Hill, saw them go off in so good order, that he believed it was either to draw our Men into an Ambush, or else Post themselves to better Advantage; therefore sent Com­mand, That no Man should go out of his Rank, but pursue them in good Order: Thus the Enemy retreated in good Order, and our Men after them, a Mile beyond Newtown-Butler, where they came to a Hill, just above a Bog, much such a place as before, having their Cannon placed at the end of the Cause-way; Colonel Berry and Major Stone advanced with the Horse to the Cause-way, but the Enemy plied their Canon so hard, that the Horse could not Advance, but our Foot and Dragoons advanced on both sides, through the Bog, (the Enemy still keeping their Ground) [Page 35]till at last they came up and seized their Cannon, and Killed their Canoneers, and then advanced towards the Body of their Men, that were drawn up a little above them: As soon as our Horse perceived their Canon were secured by our Foot, they advanced over the Cause-way, which the Enemies Horse perceiving, they, with the mounted Dragoons, wheeled, and fled towards Wattle-Bridge, deserting their Foot: Their Foot stood their Ground till our Men came among them; but then perceiving their own Horse and Dra­goons fled, and ours coming up to them, they thought it no time to stay any longer, but turned their backs, and instead of going to the left-hand, where they had an open Country, fled all to the right, where they had a great Bog (which they ran through) for above a Mile, leading to­wards Loghearn; most of them throwing away their Arms into Turf-pits: Our Horse followed theirs in a String, over the narrow ways, from the place where the Enemy had planted their Cannon to Wattle-Bridge, and left a good Guard of Horse there, to secure the Pass. Our Horse kept all the Road between the Two places, that not one of their Foot could [Page 36]pass them: Our Foot in the mean time followed theirs, through the Bog, into a Wood near Loghearn, and gave Quarter to none but Officers; which the Enemy perceiving, and having no Courage to fight for their Lives, desperately took the Lough, to the number of 500; and but one Man of them escaped drowning, or else was Killed coming out. Our Men continued all Night beating the Bushes for them; and thus ended that days great Service: Whence we may reckon the safety of the Protestants in Ireland; God having given them the greatest and most remarkable Victory over the Irish, that was obtained in this, or any former Age: They were reckoned 6000, and the Pro­testants not much above 2000; we killed that day, in the Morning and Afternoon, about 3000; took 400 Prisoners; and there were drowned in several places of Loghearn, as was computed, about 500. The Irish themselves confess there were 3000 of their Men wanting, when those that fled came to Dublin. We had in this Action but 20 Men Killed, and about 50 Wounded, whereof many Mortal.

Lieutenant General Mac Carty, after the Fight, when his Men were fled, he [Page 37]with about five or six Officers, went into a Wood near the place where the Canon were planted; and some small time after came out of the Wood with those that were with him, on Horseback, and Fired his Pistol at the Party that were guard­ing the Cannon. Our Men, when they came first from the Wood, thought them some of their own Party, (supposing all the Enemy fled) and never questioned them till Mac-Carty fired his Pistol; and the 7 or 8 of the Soldiers fired their Muskets at him, shot his Horse dead, and wounded him very ill in several places, and then to put him out of pain, one of the Soldiers clubbed his Musket to have knocked out his Brains, which one of those that came with him from the Wood perceiving, called to the Soldier to hold his Hand, for it was their General Mac-Carty; at the hearing of which, Captain Cooper came up, and gave Lieutenant General Mac-Carty, and those that were with him, Quarter, and that Night car­ried him to Newtown-Butler: and he be­ing ask'd how he came so rashly to haz­zard his Life, when he might have gone off with his Horse, when they made their escape, profest, That he found now the [Page 38]Kingdom like to be lost, his Army being the best (for their number) that K. James had, unless those before Derry, who were then much broken; and that he came with a design to lose his Life, and was sorry that he missed of his End, being un­willing to out-live that day.

On Sunday Morning, August 4. Advice came to Inniskilling, that the Siege of Derry was raised, on Thursday the first of August in the Morning, a little before day, and that the Army which lay before it, was marched past Omagh. Upon this Lieutenant W. Charleton was sent, with about a Troop of detatched Horse, to fol­low the Irish Army on their March to­wards Charlemont; who returned on Monday, and told us, That he had seen the Rear of them pass by Castle Crowfield, within Three short Miles of Dunganon, and so it was in vain to follow them.

And thus having defeated Lieutenant General Mac-Carty's Party, taken him Prisoner, Sarsfield fled, and the Siege of Derry being raised, their Fears were now at an end, and for some time Inniskilling was at quiet, from all their Enemies; and the name of Inniskilling Men became a Terror to the Irish: They had nothing [Page 39]left to Imploy them, after this, but to take care to Regiment their Men, accor­ding to their Commissions Major General Kirk gave them.

August 7. Mr. A. Hamilton was sent by the Officers at Inniskilling, to Major General Kirk, to Congratulate with him for his happy Successes, in the Relief of Derry; the General receiv'd him very favourably, and sent him back with Or­ders to Colonel Woolsely, to send him 700 Horse and Dragoons, that he might March the Foot he had towards Colrain; and so towards Duke Schomberg (whom he had Advice was at Sea.) The Innis­killing Horse marched before the Major General all the way, until his Party joyn­ed Duke Schomberg, at Carick-fergus.

CHAP. VI.

ON Thursday the 8th of August, 1689. Duke Schomberg Embark'd at High­lake, on Board the Cleveland-Yatch, about six in the Morning; the whole day was employ'd in getting the Forces on Board, and the next day they continued still in the Road, the Wind South S. East, but often veering, the remainder of the Foot [Page 41]Embarqued: Saturday, about Three in the Afternoon, the Fleet weigh'd, but came to an Anchor in the same Road, lower down. Sunday the Fleet continued at Anchor, it being Calm; but on Monday about Four in the Afternoon, the Wind being at S. S. E. and S. E. the Bonadven­ture, Captain Hobson Commander, Fir'd a Gun, and put our his light in the main Top-mast Shrouds, That being the Signal for Sailing. The Fleet consisting of be­tween 80 and 90 Sail: The Men of War were, the Bonadventure, Antelope, James Gally, Princess Ann, &c. (the whole Fleet being under Sail): About six a Clock, the Bonadventure put out a sign on the Mizen-Shroud for all the Masters to come on Board, where they receiv'd Orders to Sail directly for Carick fergus; but in case of bad Weather, that they could not reach thither, then to Sail for Longrea in Scot­land, and if they fell short of that, to Ramsy-Bay in Scotland.

Tuesday the 13th at break of day, the Fleet were fairly up with the Mountain of Dundium, in the North of Ireland: About Three in the Afternoon (the Wind still being at South-East) they came up the Lough, about a League and half from [Page 42] Corick-fergus: At four the Fleet came to an Anchor in Bangor-Bay; immediately the General put out a Jack-flag at the Mizzen-Pick, that being the Signal for Landing the Men: They Encamped in the fields, close to Shore-sides, and lay on their Arms all tha Night: The next Morn­ing the Rebels in Carick-fergus set fire to the Scotch and Irish Quarters, parts of the Town so called, which continued burn­ing all that Night and the next day. On Thursday Lieutenant Colonel Fielding, with a Party of about 250 Men, went out to see what posture the Enemy about Belfast were in, and returned that Evening. Thursday the 16th a Party of Three hun­dred Fire-locks, Commanded by Lieut. Colonel Caulfield, marched on through Belfast (where Colonel Wharton's Regi­ment had posted themselves) and possest himself of the Town and Castle of Antrim, the Rebels marching out the Night before in great confusion, towards Toom, where a small Fort had been thrown up formerly to secure a pass that is there. Tuesday the 20th Lieutenant Colonel Caulfield, with 250 of his Party, returned to the Army, 50 remaining to secure the Town and Castle, Commanded by Captain Ormsby, [Page 43]and Lieutenant Wallis. On Thursday, Se­ven Regiments of Foot Encamped almost round the Town of Carick fergus; that day was spent in Planting the Canon and Mortars, and in making some small Tren­ches: The Town desired a Parly, which, though granted, came to nothing, They requiring time to send to the late King, for leave to Surrender; this held for a short while, after which the Cannons and Bombs were play'd very smartly against the Lord Dunegal's House (out of which they had Planted Two Guns, that did us some little damage) and against the Half-Moon, on the right of the Castle, our Soldiers mounted the Trenches with great Bravery, and having made their ap­proaches near the Town, fired their small Shot very thick, nor were the Enemy Idle, though we lost very few Men, only a Captain Killed, and Lieutenant Adams Wounded in the Thigh (which proved Mortal,) our Army still nearer approach­ing and Playing their Cannon, and throw­ing their Bombs and Carcasses in great numbers into the Town and Castle. Thurs­day the 22. about 50 Sail of Ships came up the Lough, who had brought over four Regiments of Foot, and one of Horse: [Page 44]The day and night was spent in smart firing on both sides, with the loss of some few Officers and private Soldiers. Friday the 23. about Three a clock, the Town again desired a Parley, and would Sur­render. The Duke allowing them to march out without striping, and their hands in their Pockets, without being Plundred, which the Duke refused, and would agree to no less than the making them all Prisoners of War, during their Majesties Pleasure: The time of the Parley, Duke Schomberg went through the Trenches and viewed them, as also the Walls of the Castle. The Parley being over, the Duke gave Orders to the En­gineers and Gunners to go on as Vigo­rously as possible they could; tho' before, the Duke had ordered them to spare the Castle: Our Batteries being only one on the Windmil-Hill; with Mortars, and a­nother against the North-Gate of four Guns; the Duke ordered a very large Mortar to be planted on a new Battery, close under the Walls, near the Lord Dunegal's House, with a small Field-piece, which did great Execution; our Canon, Mortars, and small Shot, playing very furiously all the Night.

Saturday the 24. At break of day the Town was all over covered with Dust and Smoak, &c. and about Eight, some Houses were flaming. Engineer Richards who came from Derry, was carried to Belfast, being Wounded in three several places, as he was in the Trenches. At Two a Clock this day came one Mr. Spring to the Duke, who made his escape over the Walls, and gave an account, That all the Soldiers lay continually on the Walls; so that the Bombs only af­flicted the Protestants in the Town: And that O Mac-Carty Moor, and Owen Mac-Carty were the only Two that obstructed the Surrendring of the Town. Sunday and Munday there was smart Firing on both sides, and some Breaches made in the Walls. On Tuesday, being the 27. a White Flag was hung out. After the Ships, no less than our Army, had done them very great damage, they being moved in a Line against the Castle, and they Surrendred on condition to have their liberty to march to the next Gar­rison. The next day the Army marched to Belfast, leaving Sir H. Ingolsby's Regi­ment in Garrison there.

On Monday Sept. 2. The whole Army march'd Two Miles beyond Lisnegarvy.

Tuesday 3. They Encamped near the Town of Dramore; and the same Night the Train of Artillery came up and ioyned the Army.

Wednesday we Encamped on the side of a Hill, near the Town of Lough-brick­land, in Two Lines, as at first.

Thursday the 5. The Army Encamped about a Mile short of the Newry: The night before, the Duke of Berwick left the Town, after having Burnt all but a few Houses. The next day the Army passed through the Town, and continued their March towards Dundalk.

CHAP. VII.

THE Enemy having Burnt the greater part of the Town of Newry, before [Page 48]they quitted it, the General sent a Trum­peter ( Sept. 6.) to the Duke of Berwick, who Commanded there, to let him know, That if they went on to Burn in this Barba­rous manner, he would not give any Quar­ter; which Message had this Effect, That the Irish abandoned Dundalk without do­ing any harm to the Town, leaving be­hind a great deal of Provisions, which their fear and hast would not suffer them to carry away. The Army continued a­bout Dundalk and the Newry for several days, waiting the coming of their Artil­lery, which coming up on the 16 Instant, and on the 17 and 18 we Encamped very advantagiously on the Plains about Dun­dalk; at the same time, the Enemy lay Intrench'd at Ardee, about 46000 Strong. After we were Encamped, our Army al­most every day encreased with new For­ces, either from England or Scotland, for several Weeks.

On the 25. The Irish Forces, Quartered in and about Connaught, came with a de­sign to surprise the Town of Slego, to the number of 5000 Horse and Foot, Com­manded by Colonel O Kelly: Of which Colonel Lloyd having timely Intelligence, mustered up his Inniskilling Forces, making [Page 49]in all about 1000 Horse, Foot and Dra­goons, with whom he was resolved to Fight the Enemy; and having Posted his Horse very advantagiously, on a rising Ground, and lined the Hedges with his Foot, in a Lane near the Town of Boyle, through which they were to Pass: The Enemy were no sooner come up, but our Men charged them with all the Vigour and Courage imaginable, and after a short time put them to Flight, which Colonel Lloyd perceiving, took a circumference with his Horse and Dragoons, and got in­to Boyle (through which the Enemy were to pass) before them, where meeting with the Enemy, charged them in the Front with his Horse, whil'st the Foot fell upon the Rear, that they killed 700 on the spot, and took 300 Prisoners, among which were Colonel O Kelly, their Commander, and 40 other Officers, a great number of Arms, 8000 Head of Cattle, &c. The News of this great Victory coming to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg, He or­dered the Cannon to be Fired in all the English Quarters.

On the 28th A Treacherous Conspiracy was discovered in our Camp, which was carried on by some French Papists: The [Page 50]particulars of which was as followeth:

A Captain, in one of the French Regi­ments, being inform'd by one of his Sol­diers, That four other Soldiers, and a Drummer, who were Papists, designed to go over to the Irish Army, he caused them to be seized, and found Letters about one of them to Monsieur D' Avaux, who be­ing examined, declared he had the Let­ters from one Du Plessy, likewise a Papist, who now served as a private Soldier, in one of the French Regiments, tho' he had been formerly a Captain of Horse in France, from whence he was forced to retire, on the Account of a Murther he had com­mitted there. Du Plessy being seized, upon his Examination confessed, That he had written to the late King, and to Mon­sieur D' Avaux, giving them an account, that there were divers Papists in the French Regiments, and promising to bring them over to the Irish Camp, upon condi­tion he might have the Command of them, and his Pardon in France. He, and his sive Accomplices were brought to a Tryal, where Sentence of Death passed upon them, and they were Executed accor­dingly. After which, the Three French Colone's made strict enquiry what Papists [Page 51]there were in their Regiments, and found about 150. who, by Order of the Gene­ral, were secured, and sent Prisoners to Carlingford, and afterwards to England. Most of these had deserted the French Service this Summer, and passing to Hol­land, and thence to England, upon the Re­port, that Three French Regiments were levying here, had Listed themselves in the same; the Officers raising their Compa­nies in so much hast, that they had not time to examine them very strictly.

On the 1st of October Colonel Thomas Lloyd being informed, That the Irish had put a Garrison of about 80 Men into James-Town, which is no inconsiderable Pass upon the River Shannon, he marched thither with the Inniskilling Men under his Command: Upon our approach they Fired very briskly upon us, though with­out doing us any other damage, than that one Man was Shot in his Leg, and a Horse Killed; Colonel Lloyd having lodg­ed his Dragoons as near the Town, as he could conveniently do, Marched with the Horse towards a Pass upon the same Ri­ver, called Drumnasna, Colonel Mac Donel's House, which was immediately Surrendred to him, where he found Two [Page 52]great Pantoons, which would have faci­litated his going over the Water, to have Surrounded the Town. But about Twelve at Night, some Protestants came and gave him notice, That the Rebels had aban­doned the place; whereupon he possessed himself of it, and afterwards returned with a considerable Booty.

October 10. Several Irish Deserters came into our Camp, who gave us an ac­count, That the late King James had lost above Fifteen Thousand of his Army since they had been Encamped about Ardee, that a very malignant Fever did rage in their Camp, with several other Distem­pers: About this time, a great deal of Rain fell for several days together, which occasioned such great quantities of stand­ing Water, that great numbers, both of Officers and Soldiers, dyed in the English Camp, but not near so many as dyed in the Irish. His Grace the Duke of Schon­berg being Informed, That notwithstand­ing there was so great a Plenty in our Camp, of almost all sorts of Provisions, yet the Sutlers, and other Country People that attended the Camp, extorted extra­vagant Rates from the Soldiers in the Army; He caused a Proclamation to be [Page 53]Published, limiting the Prizes of all sorts of Provisions to a certain moderate Rate.

On the 1st of November the Irish Army decamped, and March d into Winter-Quarters, having lain Encamped about Ardee, ever since the 10th of September, without attempting to force our Camp, notwithstanding they were near double the number.

November 4. Advice came to James-Town, That Colonel Sarsfield, with a de­tached Body of Five Thousand choice Men out of the Irish Army, and joyned with Two Thousand of the Connaught Forces, was coming to Attack that place; on which the Garrison, not finding them­selves able to engage with so great num­bers as the Irish were, retreated thence to Sligoe; Killing, in their Retreat, 45 of the Irish, with the loss of Nine of their own Party: Sarsfield, with his Ar­my, the next day, came before the Town of Sligoe, whereupon Colonel Russel, with the Horse under his Command (appre­hending Sarsfield's Party to be too strong for them) retreated to Bellishannon, ad­vising the Foot also to quit the Town: But one Monsieur De St. Sauvem, who Commanded about Two Hundred Foot, [Page 54]most Granadeers, and Colonel Lloyd with the Inniskilling Foot, bravely stood to it, resolving to Fight the Enemy; and upon their approaching the Town, the French Captain, with his Men, went and took a Pass not far from the Town, which he maintained against all Sarsfield's force, till all their Ammunition was spent; the Monsieur himself, an excellent Marksman, often firing in the Head of them; after which, he and his Men Retreated to the Town, with no great loss, and defended themselves with their Bionets in their Musquets, till they took Possession of the Two Forts beyond the Town. The French Captain and his Party possessing the low­er Fort; and Lloyd, with the Inniskilling Men, went to the upper Fort; from whence Lloyd that Night went towards Inniskilling, falling on the Irish in a Pass which he was to go over, and Killing Two hundred, losing but Twenty five himself: The French, in their Retreat, carried Fire and Provisions into the Fort, wherein they found three Barrels of Powder, with which they defended themselves bravely for three days; and on the Third, at Night, the Irish lying secure in the Town, they Sallied from the Fort, on the Irish, [Page 55]killed about One hundred and Twenty, and drove the rest out of the Town; which account being brought to Duke Schonberg, he dispatched away all the Inniskilling Horse and Dragoons, with Two Regiments of Foot; but before they could arrive, the Town was pressed on by Sarsfield's whole Army, with so great Vi­gour, that they were forced to quit it in the Night, and made an handsome Retreat to Inniskilling.

Novemb. 8. Our Army began to De­camp, Ten Regiments marched away last Night, and the rest followed this day; and His Grace the Duke of Schonberg marched away to Lisnegarvy, and from thence to Lisburne. Our Army lay En­camped from the 16th of September, to the 18th of November, on the Plains of Dundalk; during which time, little of Action happened between the Two Armies, but Skirmishes with the Out-Scouts, oc­casioned chiefly by our want of Horse, and the Cowardise of the late King James and his Army, that they durst not make any attempt on our Camp, notwithstand­ing their Army consisted of near double our number.

On the 24th of November a Detached [Page 56]Party of select Irish came about break of day to Newry-Bridge, before they were perceived: The Two Centinels that were placed there, having twice discharged their Muskets, were killed on the Spot, and the Enemy got into the Town; but, after an hours dispute, were beaten out again, by a small Party of Colonel Ingols­by's Regiment; in this occasion we lost 2 Capt 6 or 7 private Soldiers, and a Lieu­tenant and an Ensign were Wounded. About Ten a Clock of the same day the Irish return'd, and got over the Bridge a a second time; but our Men receiv'd them so warmly, that they soon return'd in great confusion, leaving Twelve of their Company Slain on the Bridge, with Two or Three Officers, whom they drag'd away with them; and in this last Action we had only Two Men Wounded: The Cou­rage and Bravery of the English is ren­dred extreamly remarkable, by the vast inequality of these Two Parties; the Ene­my being Seventeen Hundred Strong, Horse, Foot, and Dragoons.

On the 26th of November, Colonel Cambon going to take a view of the Castle and Garrison of Charlemont, took with him a small Party, consisting of Sixty of [Page 57]Colonel Leviston's Regiment of Dragoons, who coming within Two Miles of the Place were discovered by the Enemies advanced Sentinels; the Garrison took the Alarm, and when our Men came to the Hill, from whence they might view the place, they found all the Hedges and Bushes lined; whereupon the Dragoons alighted, and beat the Rebels from their Post; how many were Killed or Wound­ed as they ran over the Bog was not cer­tainly known, but the Dragoons had a fair Mark at 300 of them, as they run to the Town. Our Men found Eight or Nine Dead on the place, among the Hedges.

CHAP. VIII.

NOv. 29. Brigadeer General Steward receiving Intelligence by some Irish [Page 59]Deserters, That the Rebels Quartered in Dundalk, had formed a Design, to surprise the Town and Pass of the Newry, particu­larly by the Earl of Antrim's Regiment Quartered there. He immediately drew out what Horse and Foot the little time would permit, which exceeded not in all above Two Hundred and Fifty Men, and went in Person at the Head of them, and drew them up on a very advantagious Ground near the Pass, just as the Enemy came up; and our Party Attackt them so vigorously, that they soon put the Enemy to the Rout, Killing 30 on the Spot, and taking Seventeen Prisoners, among which were Five Officers: He likewise took some hundred Head of Cattle, and small Gar­rons. And had our Party been larger, the General was resolved to have march­ed to Dundalk.

Decemb. 4. Colonel Wolsely marched out with a small Party of the Inniskilling Forces in the Night to Belturbet, and taking the Garrison at a surprise, upon the first Summons they yielded, to be conducted to the next Garrison. About the same time, a considerable Party of the Irish Forces had Attacked the House of the La­dy Newcomen, in the County of Longford, [Page 60]which she defended very Bravely, with the assistance of Two hundred of her British Tenants, that she had got into her House; neither could they take it for some time, tho' they had made several vigorous At­tacks upon it, (it being above 20 Miles from any English Garrison) until they had brought some of their Field-Pieces and Bombs against it; yet such was the Gal­lantry and Resolution of the Lady, where­with she maintained the Place, even after the arrival of these Warlike Engines, that she forced the Enemy to give very advan­tagious and honourable Terms; namely, That her Ladyship and Domestick Ser­vants should continue in the House as formerly, the Garrison having free liberty to March with their Arms, Bag and Bag­gage to Lisnegarvy.

On the 12th of December His Grace the Duke of Schonberg went, with a small Party, to view the situation of Charlemont, and took from under the Walls of the place, fifty Horses, forty Cows, and about the like number of Sheep, without the least opposition from the Rebels in Garri­son, except the firing of the Canon, which did us no harm. Our Forces at this time began to be in a very good condition; [Page 61]and most of the Soldiers that were Sick in the Hospital, began now to be very well recovered, and gone to their Quarters, but we had it confirmed among us, from all hands, that there still continued a great Mortality among the Irish Army.

On the 1st of January, Lieut. Colonel Berry went out with a detached Party from Clownish, and after having ranged for some time, without being able to dis­cover any Enemy, he returned with the Plunder of Fifteen Hundred Cows, be­sides Sheep and Garrons, or small Horses; and some time after, another Party, which Colonel Saint John's sent out from Ar­magh, brought back Sixty Horses, and an Hundred and fifty Sheep.

January 8. About this time Parties went out from several of our Garrisons, and made Excursions into the Enemies Quarters, and brought away several Thou­sand Head of black Cattle, Sheep, and small Horses or Garrons.

Complaint being made to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg at Lisburne, of some [Page 62]Irregularities of our Army, particularly, the too frequent use of Cursing and Swear­ing; His Grace immediately ordered the following Proclamation to be Published, Entituled,

On the 25th of January, His Grace the Duke of Schonberg set out from Lisburn, to visit our Forces in the Frontier Garri­sons, and gave the necessary Orders, and returned again on the 30th.

On Feb. 6. A great number of Victu­allers arrived at Belfast, and brought us an account, that the Danish Forces were on their March, in order to their being Embarked for this Kingdom.

Feb. 12. His Grace the Duke of Schon­berg, our General, having advice brought him to Lisburn, That the Enemy were in motion about Dundalk, he drew some Troops together, and Marched himself with them to Dramore; but Sir John Lanier and Colonel La Melioner, who were sent before with a Party, and went as far as Carlingford, returned with an account that there were only Three Regiments at Dundalk, neither that Garrison nor Drog­hedagh having receiv'd any reinforcements, the Troops were countermanded, except a Detachment of 500 Horse and Dragoons, and as many Foot, which was sent under the Command of Sir John Lanier, towards [Page 65] Dundalk, who had afterwards divers suc­cessful Skirmishes with the Enemy.

On the 13th His Grace returned to Lisburne, where he receiv'd the follow­ing Account, by Letters from Colonel Wolsely, Dated at Belturbet, the 12th, as followeth:

This day, being February the 16th, His Grace received another Express from Colonel Wolsely, with the following Account, Written at Belturbet the 14th Instant.

February 17. Twelve Officers, French and Irish, that were Taken at the Battle at Cavan, were brought Prisoners to the Castle of Carick-fergus.

February 20. Sir John Lanier, with his Party at the Newry, marched from thence to Dundalk; and passing by Bed­loe-Castle, in which there was an En­sign, with Thirty Four Men, Colonel Levison's Dragoons immediately Stormed it, Killed Ten of the Rebels, and took the rest Prisoners, and Burnt the Castle, in which there was a great deal of Pro­visions: Then they advanced to the back of the Town of Dundalk; Briga­gadeer Steward marching at the same time with the Foot, to the other side of the Town, and Burnt about Twenty Houses; the Garrison keeping close with their Intrenchments: After which they returned to Newry, with a Booty of a Thousand Cows, and Two Hundred Garoons, having had a French Lieute­nant Killed, and five Dragoons Wounded.

March 6. Four Hundred Danes Land­ed at Belfast, and the next day, the [Page 71]Prince of Wirtenburgh, their General, Landed with many more: On which, His Grace the Duke of Schonberg, went from Lisburne to take a View of the Danish Forces, and gave Orders for their several Quarters in particular Towns.

The Regiment of Callimote being posted this Winter along the River cal­led Black-Water, and near Lough-Neagh; they greatly streightned the Garrison of Charlemont, on that side, and hin­dred their having any Correspondence with the County of Tyrone.

On the 8th of March Colonel La Callimote possessed himself of a small Vil­lage within a Mile of Charlemont. The Enemy, upon notice of it, came out with 300 Men to Attack us; but though we had not had time to Intrench our selves, yet we repulsed them with the loss of Three Men on their side, and one woun­ded on ours. We were employed the next day, and the following, in casting up some little Works, and in observing the Avenues of the Place, and the Ene­mies Out-Posts on both sides the River, [Page 72]which we obliged them to abandon, giv­ing them every Night new Alarms.

On the 12th Instant, about Nine at Night, Colonel Callimote marched with a Party of his Regiment, and a small De­tachment of Colonel Saint John's, mak­ing in all about Eighty Soldiers and Twenty Officers, whom he caused to Embark at a place called Dery-Gally, in Three large Boats. Being come within half a Mile of Charlemont he Landed his Men, and leaving a Guard with the Boats, marched to the Town, and though they were discovered at a good distance, by the light of the Moon, yet they pas­sed the Ditch, and made themselves Masters of the Main-Guard. Our Men divided themselves into Two Parties, the one marched towards the Gate of the Castle, to hinder the Rebels from Sallying out, and the other Attackt a Redoubt, lately Built within Thirty Paces of the Counterscarp to cover their Bridge, which might contain Thirty Men, and had now in it fifteen with a Serjeant, and after some little Resistance, entred the same, killing Six, and taking the rest Prisoners. [Page 73]Monsieur de la Borde, Major to La Calli­mote, with Thirty Men, took another Redoubt, and we Plundered and Burnt the Houses, as far as the Gate of Armagh, which the Enemy had abandoned. Af­ter this, the day coming on, Collonel Callimote retired with his Party, with Drums Beating, and Colours Flying, by the Causey that leads to Black-Water Town. The whole Action was carried on with a great deal of Vigour and Con­duct: The Rebels lost above Fifty Men, killed and taken Prisoners: On our side, Major La Borde was Killed, with a Car­thage Shot, from the last Cannon that was Fired; and Lieutenant Collonel Belcassel, and Captain Le Rapin were Wounded; the first in the Head, and the other in the Thigh; and besides these, we had but one Man Killed and Five or Six Wounded. There were then about 450 Men.

March 14th. Five thousand French Foot Landed at the Port of Kin-sale, with two Generals, the Count de Lauzun, and the Marquess de Lery; in Exchange for these, the late King James sent his Bro­ther Lewis, some time after, Five Thou­sand [Page 74] Irish, under the Command of Gen. Mac-Carty.

March 15. Colonel Gustavus Hamil­ton, was brought to his Tryal, for the Escape of Major General Mac Carty from Inniskilling, he being Governour of the Town, when the General Escaped in the beginning of January last. The Collo­nel had often urged for a Tryal, but was delayed above Two months, partly for want of Field-Officers, who were the only Persons that could try him, they being Commanded to their Posts upon the Alarms we had from Cavan, and Dundalk. The Court being sate, Major General Lanier President, the Judge Advocate, Sir John Topham, laid the Charge against him, which having fully done, the Court demanded of the Collonel what he had to offer for him­self: Upon this the Collonel produced a Letter from his Superior Officer, wherein he commanded him to take Moncashells Parol for his Behaviour. Up­on this the Court said, he need say no more, for the Letter he produced spoke enough to show his Innocency.

The President acquainted the Duke of Schonberg with it, who sent for Moll [Page 75] Hamilton, and told him, He was sorry for what trouble was given him, but that what was done, was to satisfie others more than himself, of his Innocency.

March 23th. At Night Collonel Wolseley sent a Party of 200 Men, to fetch in some Cattle, for the use of his Garrison at Belturbet; who leaving Cavan on the right Hand, went Three Miles beyond it, and brought away 1000 Head of Cat­tle; but as they were returning back by the River, by which they came, they found 400 of the Enemy drawn up in Battalia to hinder their Passage, but our Men having put themselves in a Posture, Attack'd them with that Courage and Resolution, that they soon put them to the Rout, Killed Forty, and took Eight Prisoners, and Pursued the rest to the very Gates of Belinicargate;

April 6th. Collonel Wolsely this Even­ing Marched from Belturbet, with 700 Men, drawn out of the Regiments of Kirk, Earle Gravan, and the Inniskilling Troops; and having ordered half of them to make an Incursion towards Finag, under the command of Lieute­nant Collonel Tretchtoune, he advanced with the rest to Attack the Castle of Kil­lishandra, [Page 76](Situated about Seven Miles from Belturbet, the like distance from Ca­van, and Nine from Finag) where he arived the 7th. about break of Day, and by the help of some Hedges and Ditches, brought all his Men within Musket-shot of the Castle, and fixed a Miner to the Wall: The Mine was fixed, and ready to Play by Ten the next Morning, when Collonel Wolsely sent to Summon the Gar­rison; who thereupon sent out an Officer to Treat, and about two Hours after, the Conditions were agreed upon, which were, that the Garrison should March out with their Arms and Baggage: And accordingly the Castle-Gate was deliver­ed up about Noon, and the Garison, Commanded by one Captain Darchey, Marched out an Hour after, being 160 Detached Men, out of several Regiments, and were Guarded to Cavan: In this Action, we lost Three Men, and had Five wounded; and 100 Men were put into the Castle, which is a Post of very good consideration to us, it opening a free passage into Connaught, and to all that part of Leinster, that lyes on the Shannon. After this, Collonel Wolsely returned to Belturbet; whither the General sent a Bat­talion [Page 77]of Danes to reinforce him, with Orders to enter upon new Action.

On the 8th. Collonel Cutts, and Col­lonel Babingtons Regiments, with the last Regiment of Danish Horse, and Recruits for the other Regiments arrived at Bel­fast.

On the 10th. Collonel Tiffin, Gover­nour of Bellishannon, sent out a Party con­sisting of 200 Firelocks of his own Regi­ment, and 20 Dragoons, Commanded by his Lieut. Collonel, with Orders to March within two Miles of Sligo, where the Enemy kept the Castle; they arri­ved there before Day, brought away 400 Cows, 150 Sheep, 80 Goats, and 60 Horses; the Enemy having taken the Allarm, pursu'd them with two Troops of Horse, one of Dragoons, and three Companies of Foot, and overtook them within eight Miles of Bellishannon, on which our Forces putting themselves in the best Posture of Defence, the short time would permit, Attacked the Ene­my with great bravery; and after less than half an Hours dispute, put them to the Rout, killing a Captain, and 16 Souldiers; after which, they brought their Booty clear off.

CHAP IX.

APRIL 12th. Sir Clovesly Shovel in the Monk, with several other Ships under his Command, Arrived at Belfast, with Men, Arms, and Amunition, and a considerable Sum of Money, to Pay the Army. There being a great many small [Page 79]Vessels in the River of Dublin Laden with Hides, Tallow, Frize and other Goods belonging to the Protestants of that City, and Forced from them, in order to be sent for France; of which Sir Cloues­ly Shovel in the Monk, having Intelli­gence of it, the 18th. of April in the Morning, as he was returning from Bel­fast, he stood into the Bay, with seve­ral Vessels in his Company, and saw a Ship a Mile within the Bar, at a place call­ed Polebege, and being come to an An­chor, Sir Clovesly Shovel went on Board the Monmouth Yacht; and at a little more than half Flood, the Wind being Northerly, with the said Yatch, Two Men of War Hoys, a Ketch, and the Pinnaces went over the Bar, upon which the Ship befor-ementioned, removed above a Mile higher, up to Salmon-Pool, and there run a-ground, within Shot of a French Man of War, of Twelve Guns, and Two or Three English Ships that lay a ground, filled with Souldiers who kept Firing at us: We followed, and attack'd her, and after some dispute, Sir Clovesly Shovel made a Signal for the Fire Ship to come in, which when the Enemy per­ceive they forsook the Ship, and got [Page 80]away in their Boats; we went on Board, and got out an Anchor, and by heaving some of her things overboard, brought her off. In turning out, the Wind vear­ing out of the Sea, one of our Hoys ran aground, and we could not get her off, before the Water fell away from her; therefore our Men all lay by her, and got her Anchor out ready to heave off next High Water; at Low Water, the Hoy was on dry Ground, and many Thousand People came upon the Sands, where was likewise the Late King James: We lay in our Boats Armed, and Two Protestants, among many others that were running about the Sands, at length got to us. The Guards to shew their briskness, advanced towards us, and a­mong the rest, a French-man came Rid­ing to the Water side, and called us in English, as well as he could, a great many hard Names, and Fired his Pistols; we Shot his Horse, and Rowed a Shore: the French Man slipt his Legs out of his Boots, and ran away, but the Sailers went a shore, and unrigged his Horse.

The Ship we took was the Pelican, the biggest of the two Scotch Frigats taken last Summer; she had twenty Guns, and [Page 81]above forty Men; three or four we found dead on the Deck, and one woun­ded; as also a Spaniard and an English man, who were forced aboard: They informed Sir Cloudsly, that twelve Men were killed, and that several that went on Shoar were wounded; and that this Frigat lay there to be Convoy to the Vessels that were Laden with the Pro­testants Goods, that the late King James was sending for France. This was one of his best Men of War. Captain Wright, Commander of the Monmouth Yacht, was very serviceable; for besides his car­rying the Fleet in, he behaved himself very well in the Action, as did all the Officers and Sailors in General, who shewed an extraordinary forwardness to Engage; and the chief Officers of all the Ships desired to go in their Boats, expressing in this occasion a great Zeal for Their Majesties Service.

On the 22th. of April, in the Night, a Party of between four and five hun­dred of the Rebels, having passed the Boggs, which were then in many places dry, got into Charlemont, with some few Horses laden with Provisions. The Sieur Daveseant, Lieutenant Collonel to the [Page 82]Regiment of Cambon, having notice thereof, and that the Enemy were spee­dily to return to Castle-Blany, laid part of the said Regiment in Ambush, divided into three Parties, under the Command of the Sieur Vebron, who acted as Major, Captain Moutant, and Captain la Charroy. The first and second Night the Enemy did not appear, but the third they came out, and happened to fall into the least of our Parties, which was but of forty Men. Captain la Charroy who Com­manded them, perceiving the Enemy, let their Van Guard pass by, and then ordered his Men to Fire on the main Party, of whom eight, with an Officer were killed, and the rest fled in great Confusion towards Charlemont, leaving behind them 110 Musquets, 6 Halbards, 5 Drums, and 60 Hats. So soon as 'twas Day, our Men were reinforced by the other Parties, and we found the Enemy (who had rallied) drawn up on a Hill, about a Mile and a half from the Town; they no sooner saw us, but fled again to­wards Charlemont, and our Men pursued them as far as the Counterscarp, and took five Prisoners, and seven Horses, not having lost one Man on our side. [Page 83]The same Night another Party of the Enemy made a Sally upon an Out-Guard, belonging to la Callimote's Quar­ters, of about 40 Men, who retired to a place where were Posted 60 Men of Collonel Cutt's Regiment, and then ma­king head against the Enemy, beat them back to the Town, killed 9, and took 8 Prisoners, besides divers Wounded, whom they carried off. On our side 3 were killed, and 4 or 5 wounded. An account of these Actions being sent to the General, he immediately ordered two more Regiments of Foot to march forth­with and reinforce the Blockade of Char­lemont, in order to keep in the 500 Men that came with the Relief, which did quickly streighten the Garrison, by spen­ding their Provisions, so that in a few days time they were reduced to great ex­tremity, and on the 11th. of May the Governour of Charlemont demanded a Parley, which being granted, with leave to send to the General, the Lieutenant-Governour, and a Collonel, went to Lisburn, with Orders from that Garrison, on the 12th; and the same day the Ar­ticles were agreed upon for the Surrender of that place, as followeth; That all the [Page 84]Garrison, viz. the Governour, Officers, Soldiers, Gunners, and all other Inha­bitants, (the Deserters who run from us since the first day of September last, only excepted,) and all other Persons in the said Garrison shall have their Lives secu­red, and march out with their Arms, Bag and Baggage, Drums Beating, Co­lours Flying, Match lighted, Bullets in their mouths, each Officer and Soldier 12 Charges of Powder, with Match and Ball proportionable, and their Horses, without any molestation in their Persons and Goods now in their Possession, (not belonging to the Stores) upon any pre­tence whatsoever.

That the said Garrison may march the nearest way to Dundalk, and not be com­pelled to march above 8 or 9 Miles a Day.

That all sick and wounded Officers, and other Persons that are not able to march at present, may remain within the said Garrison till they are able to march, and then to have a Pass to go to the next Irish Garrison.

That none of the Army under His Graces Command, shall enter the said Fort, except such who are appointed by [Page 85]him to take possession of the same, 'till the Garrison be marched clear out of the Gates.

That there shall be a sufficient Convoy appointed for the said Garrison to con­duct them to the place before-mention­ed.

That they shall deliver fully and wholly, without any imbezlement or diminution, all the Stores belonging to the said Fort; and that an Officer shall be immediately admitted to take an ac­count of the same.

That the Fort shall be put into the Possession of such Forces, as his Grace shall think fit, at eight of the Clock on Wednesday, being the fourteenth day of May; at which Hour the said Garrison shall march out, and an Hour before the outward Gate shall be delivered to such Forces as his Grace shall appoint; in case a supply of one Months Provisi­ons for eight Hundred Men be not brought into the Garison for their Re­lief, between the signing hereof, and the said time.

That the above-mentioned Articles shall be inviolably performed on both sides, without any Equivocation, Mental [Page 86]Reservation, or Fraud whatsoever, ac­cording to true intent and meaning there­of.

Lastly, That all Acts of Hostility shall cease between the said Garison and Army, so soon as notice can be given on both sides.

In pursuance of this Capitulation, the Governour Teage o Regan, and the Ga­rison (who had almost consumed all their Provisions) marched out on the 14th Instant, 800 strong, leaving in the place a good quantity of Ammunition, and 17 Pieces of Brass Cannon, and two Mortars. His Grace the Duke of Schon­bergh went to Legacury, to see the Gari­son as they marched away, and after­wards visited Charlemont, which is very strong and considerable by its Situation, four Companies of Collonel Babington's Regiment were put into Garison

On the 16th his Grace, our General, received a Letter from Collonel Wolsely, given an account of the taking the Ca­stle of Bellingargy, near Cavan, as follow­eth.

CHAP. X.

THE late King, at his first Arrival in Ireland, to ingratiate himself with the Protestants, and to beget an opinion [Page 91]of his great Clemency among the Peo­ple, he very graciously condescended t [...] grant a general and free Pardon to th [...] Inhabitants of the Town of Bandon, a­musing them with an assurance of an a [...] ­solute Indemnity for their Transgression [...] but soon after he remitted them to t [...] severity of the Law, and exposed the [...] to a Tryal for their Lives, upon whi [...] they were all found Guilty of Hig [...] Treason; and no other Conseque [...] could rationally be expected, when b [...] Judges and Jury were composed of [...] ­exorable Papists: And in the m [...] time this mighty Crime was no m [...] than that the Inhabitants of the Place [...] ­serving their Neighbours to be op [...] Rob'd and Pillag'd, and from Clandes [...] Thievery to proceed to violent De [...] ­dation, they thought it prudent to [...] their Gates, and avoid Plunder by [...] ­cessary Defence and Self-preservation.

This was the first Essay of the [...] ­cious Indulgence of a Popish King [...] Protestant Subjects: This was a [...] Specimen of what is to be exp [...] from him who will mortgage his [...] ­son to the humour of his Priests.

The business of Sir Thomas Southwel i [...] [...]together of another Nature; and a [...] [...]e repetition of it may justly cause an [...]horrence of those Blood-suckers, who [...]light in the torment and ruin of such [...] call Hereticks; so the Example may [...]monish all Men of State and Degree, [...] to truckle their Authority in Vassal­ [...] to their Servants and Inferiours.

The Earl of Seaforth taking a particu­ [...] fancy to Sir Thomas Southwel, a very [...]eful young Gentleman (and under [...]demnation for his reputed Rebelli­ [...] procur'd a Warrant from the Late [...]g to Sir Richard Neagle his Attorney- [...]eral, to pass a Pardon for him, which said Earl shewed to Sir Richard; but [...] a most unmannerly and churlish [...]on refused to obey it; saying, it was [...] than the King could do. The Earl [...]ed to his Master, and reported the [...]er of the Attorney-General; who [...] sent for owned it to the King, and [...]ly told him, It was not in his [...] to grant him a Pardon; where­ [...] the King passionately locked him­ [...] in his Closet.

[...] who in England was flattered into [...]it of an absolute and unlimitted [Page 93]Power to dispence with the established Laws; is not allowed in Ireland, the pri­viledg inherent to all Soveraign Powers, by the Law of Nations, to pardon the Offences of a Subject. But even in this it has appeared (as by several other in­stances) that he is permitted to pardon any Crime in a Roman Catholick, but in relation to a Protestant, the Law is in­dispenable.

And what favour Protestants are to expect under a Popish King, and in a Kingdom where Popery is predomi­nant; let all men judge by their proce­dure in Ireland, where almost all the Churches (where the Irish Arms were prevalent) except in Dublin, were seized by Authority, the Protestant Ministers were Deprived, and Popish Priests set­led and inducted into Livings, and Ec­clesiastical Preferments.

It is a matter not unworthy the Obser­vation; how dexterously the Govern­ment there could prevaricate in their dealings with the poor enslaved Prote­stants; For upon any apprehention of Succours arriving from England, or other pretext to fleece and squeeze them,; an Information was presently given, how [Page 94]numerous the Protestants were, and what danger may arise from thence; and then they were forthwith confined, and hurried away to Prison, and their Houses and Goods exposed to the Rapine of the Irish and French: At another time, when it might be subservient to their designs, to lessen the number, and underval­lue the strength of the Protestants; then they give out that their number was but small, and their interest inconsider­able: And this is very remarkable in a late Passage. at the City of Limorick, where the Cabal of the Papists project­ing to get the Churches (there) into their Hands, Represented to the King and Council, that the Protestants in that Place were so very few, that there was no need to Assign them any more then one Church for their Meeting; and this Suggestion was fortifyed by a Letter from the Earl of Limmerick, attesting the same.

If at any time an Information was given to the Government of any Mony, Plate, or other things valuable in the hands of a Protestant, tho guarded by the solemnity of a Protection; this was soon seconded by the suspection of some [Page 95]Plot against the Government, and im­mediately a Party was sent to seize their Persons, to Search and Plunder their Houses; and so after the Infliction of all [...]orts of Misery and Distress, they are admitted to Liberty, under the Caution of Bonds for good behaviour; but no­thing left to sustain them, or to prevent the Calamitous Assaults of Poverty and Famine: At another time they proceed with a more Jesuitical Fierceness, for hav­ing in their Eye a concealed purchase of Money, or good Moveables, in the Hands of a Protestant; immediately an Order was secretly Granted to seize the Persons, and secure their Goods; and then to amuse the World with an Opini­on of their Justice and Lenity; a Pro­clamation was contrived with a plausible promise of Indemnity, to all Protestants under their Protection, and an invitati­on to all Men, to rest secure under the Benignity of it: But in the mean time the matter is so ordered, that the Pro­clamation shall not be Published, nor delivered into the Sherriffs Hands, or other Officers, tho anti-dated before the Issuing such Order, till a certain Adver­tisement [Page 96]be receiv'd, that the Order is Executed, and the Work done.

What a miserable and an unexpected Oppression is it, that the poor Subjects shall be compelled to part with their Goods and Merchandise for a contem­tible lump of Brass, or Pewter? Yet such ever hath been the constant proceed­ing of the Late King towards his Sub­jects of Ireland; whose Goods and Com­modities he rather Seizeth than Buyeth, and becoming the grand Merchant of the Kingdom, he is the general in­grosser of all Trade, which he Vents and Exports to his dear Correspondent in France: Bargaining with the Owner at such a rate, as the Buyer is pleased to make, and discharging his Contract in Bills of Copper, Pewter, and Brass, which can in no way avail the poor Sel­ler, or support him in the circulation of his Trade. I will only present the Reader with one instance (among innumerable others) and give him an Authentick Ac­count of what Goods were taken up in Dublin at one time, for the Kings use, (i. e.) were seized by Armed Force, and a Price set upon them, at the pleasure of the Taker.

This with much more, (about the time Sir Clovesly Shovel stood before Dub­lin,) was a carrying on Board the Ships that lay in the Harbour, to be tran­sported to France; which for that small time, Sir Clovesly Shovel tarried there, had some intermission; but as soon as he was gone, the same, and many more hands were employed, that all might be sent off; whilst the like methods were a putting in Execution in all parts of the Country, seizing and car­rying away what the Protestants had, in order to be sent after the former, by the next opportunity; beggering the In­habitants, [Page 98]and Impoverishing the King­dom, by a wilful Devastation of those staple Commodities, for which no other return could be expected, (none else being promised) but materials to mur­der the remainder of the poor unhap­py Protestants, under their Govern­ment.

The Country being well stor d with Grane of all sorts, especially the Coun­tys about Dublin, whereof the Gen ra­lity of the Inhabitants are Protestants; a very plausible Proclamation was issu­ed out to encourage the Farmers, to sup­ply and furnish the Markets, which when they had for some time frequent­ed, another Proclamation came forth, setting a precise Rate (but much lower then the common Market price) upon all kinds of Grane, Provisions, and other Merchantable Commodities, constrain­ing the Seller to part with his Goods at the Rates prescribed, on pain of loos­ing all without a satisfaction; or in plain English, to seize on Men's pro­perties and effects, under pretence and colour of furnishing the King's Stores.

After the late King had made Brass Mo­ney current in Ireland, it was at first [Page 99]pretended to pass only in Payments be­tween Man and Man in their daily Commerce and Dealings, and in pub­lick payment in Duties to the Exche­quer. But soon after, the Irish begin­ning to consider, that they were gener­ally Indepted to the English, and that this might be a fit season, and a lucky opportunity to get their Debts easily and cheaply discharged, a Proclamation was published, enjoyning and requir­ing, that Copper and Brass Money should pass as current Money within the Realm of Ireland, in the payment of Bills, Bonds, Debts by Record, Mortgages, and all other Payments whatsoever. By which knack, many a poor Protestant was fob'd out of his Right, and compelled to take a heap of Trash for his Debt, (as he was for his Wheat and other Commodities, or be precluded from any further Satisfacti­on. And thus Collonel Roger Moore was serv'd, who having an Incum­brance of 3000 p. upon the Lord Dillar's Estate, who is married to a Daughter of the Lord or Lady Tyrconnel; she sent for him, and told him, that having some Money at her command, and [Page 100]being very desirous to take off the bur­then from her Daughters Estate, she was content to pay him off in ready Moneys, provided he would make some handsome abatement of the Sumn due. The Gentleman being complaissant to the Lady, and very willing to receive Money in such a time of scarcety, free­ly consented to abate a thousand Pound, so the rest might be paid down at once: The Lady seemed very thankful, and appointed him to come next day, and bring the Deeds and Obligations with him, and so receive his Money. Accordingly he came, and having gi­ven a Legal Release; the Lady opened a Door, and shewed him along Table, covered over with Copper and Brass, and tendred it for his Payment, which whether he rejected it in passion, or hi­red a Cart to carry it away, I cannot tell; but this I can say, having an Estate which was Mortgaged to the old Pro­prietor, before 1641. to which on Pay­ment of the Mortgage Money, he hoped to be rostored by Repealing the Acts of Settlement; he repaired to me, and desired me to appoint time, and place for Payment of the Mortgage Money, [Page 101]of which, I have taken time to consi­der. One of the most eminent Silver Smiths of Dublin, having sold all his Plate to a Papist, who promised to pay him his price (agreed upon) in Silver and Gold; but no faith being to be kept with Hereticks, the Gold-Smith was compelled to take Brass and Cop­per, and soon after this, the late King put out his Savoury and Fruitful Pro­clamation, to make Brass Money pass in Satisfaction of all Debts, signed at Dublin Castle, February 4th, 1689.

They were grown so severe to the poor Protestants, that they would not suffer them to buy a Loaf of Bread from a Baker, but at the second hand from the Soldiers, and were forced to pay a treble rate for it; and even that liberty was restrained, when the French came to be Garrisoned in Dublin; so that I fear, that many of them were starved in the streets.

But I challenge all Histories and Re­cords of Nations, to parallel the late shameful usage of the poor Protestant Prisoners in Galway, upon whom was placed so odious a Cheat, so unman­like Sham, that posterity will hardly [Page 102]be induced to believe it; and I must implore the Charity of the present Age, not to look upon it as a Fable; but it is so certain, and so sad a truth, that I defie the Subtility and Impudence of a Jesuit to gainsay, or contradict it. There was a Stipulation made not long since, between the late King James, and the French Tyrant, to exchange some Regiments of Auxillaries, and about 5000 Men being accordingly sent from France, and Landed in Ireiand, the late King ordered the like number of Irish to be forthwith embarked, and transported into France, under the Con­duct of Major General Mac-Carte, (un­der whom they would do great feats, as by experience, the Inniskilling Men,) among whom, the Regiment under the command of Coll. Robert Fielding, known by the name of handsome Field­ing, was appointed to be one; but be­fore he could get his Regiment on board, a great number of the Men run away, according to their natural and usual custom; so that he became mightily puzzled, what shift to make to recruit his Regiment, whereupon this expe­dient way found out: There was in [Page 103] Galway about 120 Prisoners, (who had been seized for endeavouring to make their escape with Sir T. Southwell out of the Irish Quarters;) and who had en­dured the miseries of close Confine­ment, Cold, Hungry, and a daily Ex­pectation of a violent Death for above 14 Months, lying under Condemnation for pretended Treason: To them Coll. Fielding applied himself, and proposed to them, that for every one of them that would raise 8 Men, and deliver them to him to recruit his Regiment, such should not only have their imme­diate Liberty, but an absolute Pardon for all that was past; and to that pur­pose he produced a Warrant for a Ge­neral Pardon; the poor Gentlemen overjoyed with the security of their Lives, and the Prospect of their Liber­ty, consented readily to the Capitula­tion, and with all earnestness betook themselves to the performance of what was expected on their parts, and in a very short time about 14 of the Prison­ers brought in the number demanded of them, and delivered them to the Conduct of the Collonel, who carried on the Intreague without Suspition; [Page 104]but alass the poor unfortunate Gentle­men having accomplished their under­taking, with extraordinary Pains and Charges, being obliged to pay great sums of Money to those Mercinary Men; no sooner was the Collonel with his Men shipt away, but an order was sent from the late King, to seize upon those deluded Gentlemen, and to re­commit them to their former Prison, on pretence of the Contract made with them by Collonel Fielding, was not done with his Allowance; the Great Turk would blush to be charged with such an Action, and a very Heathen would abhor it; an Action fit only for the Monsieur of France, and such Prin­ces as are influenced by his Example.

The French as they past by any of our Clergy in Dublin, threatned them sadly on which the Clergy held frequent Consultations how to secure themselves, and delivered their poor Flocks from the daily Threats and Menaces of the French Vultures. It was moved that the Clergy should disguise themselves in Frieze Coats, not finding it probable to escape the then impending Dangers in their Gowns; this motion was reje­cted [Page 105]by the Majority, and still depend­ing on his Protection, who stills the Winds, and the raging of the Seas.

The French had not been two days in Dublin, when they murdered two or three Protestant Cloathiers, in a part of the City, call'd the Comb; for that great Crime of protecting their Wives from being made Prostitutes to the French; of which Inhumane act, no notice was ever taken by the late King or his Government, more than if two Dogs had been shot. About the same time, some of them took a Country Maid that came to Market with her Father, and defloured her in the open streets at Noon-day. Many such barbarous pie­ces of Villany has been perpetrated by those Blood-suckers, whose continual Practice was in all parts of the World where they have been, to burn and de­molish such Places as were not tenable by them; and so they moved in their Councils, that famous City of Dub­lin should be dealt with; first, to shut up the Protestants in the Churches and Ho­spitals, and then if they lost the day, to set fire to all; whereby, not only the City, but the Protestants also would be [Page 106]destroyed; whereupon the Irish Papists Traders in the City, and those of the Army, that either themselves, Relati­ons or Friends, owned Houses in it, ap­ply'd themselves to their King, and told him they should suffer in that Ex­pedition, as well as the Protestants; and that they would not draw a Sword in his defence, unless all thoughts of burning the City were set aside, and declared, that as soon as they saw, or heard of any appearance of Fire, they would fly from his Seruice, and submit to King William's Mercy; of which, now they have had a good experiment.

CHAP. XI.

MAY 18. One of our Parties of 80 Horse and Dragoons, most En­glish that were Quartered about Hils­brough, went within a Mile of Finnaugh, and took 5 Prisoners and 80 Horses, and several hundred head of Cattle. The Enemy sallied out of the Town of Finnaugh with 100 Horse, but ha­ving just shewed themselves, returned in again, and our Men marched away quietly with their Booty.

May 23. Collonel Wolsely detached a Party of 100 Foot, 36 Horse, and some Dragoons, they went as far as Kells, within 27 Miles of Dublin, and brought back a good booty, Cows, Sheep and Horses, without meeting with any op­position. This day news came to the General, that the Rebels had burnt Castle-Blany, and several other Villages thereabouts.

June 6. The Count de Schonberg arri­ved at Belfast with Forces, Arms and Amunition, and likewise 200 Carpen­ters, Smiths, and other Artificers for the Service of the Army.

One Captain Smith, formerly of Dun­dalk, went by the general order on the 12th of June, with a Party of Horse from the Newry, to review the Roads thence to Dundalk, and found all the Bridge and Causayes broke, to preven [...] our march; all the Roads betwixt Lis­bourne and the Newry, and from thence towards Dundalk, were immediately or­dered to be mended, and vast quanti­ties of Provisions and Stores were day­ly sent towards Ardmagh.

The General expecting the King Landing, came to Belfast the 14th in­stant [Page 109]in the Afternoon, and sent out Men to all the adjacent Coasts to watch; and at nine that Night, the Post of Don­noghedee coming with the Pacquet, brought advice, the King had passed by that place towards Belfast.

The next day being Saturday, about three in the Afternoon, the General received advice, His Majesty was come into the Lough; and thereupon in his Coach, and Sett of small black Barbery Horses, posted away to meet the King at Carrickfergus; His Majesty on his Landing, immediately mounted, and rode on Horseback through the main street of the Town, where the almost numberless crowds of People bid His Majesty welcome, with continual shouts and Acclamations at the White-House, three miles hence, half way betwixt this and Carrickfergus; the General met the King at four of the Clock, who was pleased for to alight, and go into his Coach, attended only with one Troop of Horse, and a few Gentlemen, and immediately drove over the Strand hither.

The uncertainty of the time, and place of His Majesties Landing; and [Page 110]the suddenness of the News was such, that few of the Multitude that flocked hither to see it, had their ends, the Ge­nerals motion was so quick; yet before they got into the Town, there were abundance that met them, and coming to the North-Gate, he was received by the Soveraign, and Burgesses of Belfast in their Formalities, a Guard of the Foot Guards, and a general continued Shout and Shouts of, God save the King, God bless our Protestant King, God bless King William.

Being come to the Castle, His Maje­sty alighted, and with the General walked into, and round a very fine Garden at the back side thereof.

Then His Majesty went into an Apart­ment appointed for him, and immedi­ately issued out Orders for bringing ashore 200000 l. which came with him into the Lough, and 15 Tuns of Half-Pence, and Farthings in Tin, and that an Account be forthwith sent to the Agents of all Regiments, to bring in their Accompts within three Days, in order to receive their Mens pay, &c. In order to which, His Majesty present­ly fell upon Measures how to clear all [Page 111]Quarters, and discharge the Country, and ordered the Train to be ready to march in a Week. As the King was coming over the Strand, another Coach of the Generals met him, which his Grace called too out of the former, and ordered streight forward to the White-House, to receive into it such persons of Quality as they should find first Land­ing. Not far from the said North-gate, His Majesty was met by Dr. George Walker, late Governour of London Derry, and about twelve of the Episcopal Cler­gy, who followed the Coach to the Castle, and when His Majesty alighted, Addressed him in a Congratulatory Speech on his Arival.

At Night the Streets were filled with Bonfire-Works, which were no sooner lighted, but the Allarm Signal was given by discharge of Guns, so planted, that from one place to another throughout the whole Country in our hands in a few Minutes, all places had notice of the King's Arival, and in three Hours made Bonfiers so thick, that the whole Country seemed in a flame. So that the Enemy could not but see, and conjecture the cause to their Eternal Grief.

At Lisbourne, One George Gregson, the most eminent Preaching Quaker in the Province of Ʋlster, not ma­king a Bonfire, the Soldiers broke all his Windows, pull'd down the Pales round his House, forc'd his Wheel-barrows, Shovels, Pick-Axes, Tubs, Pitch and Tar Barrels out of his backside, and piled them up before his Door in a stately Bonfire; and had not his House been Lieutenant General Doug­lass's Quarters, it had been impossible to save it from pulling down, so an­gry were the People.

On the 16th, Lieutenant General Douglass came hither; as likewise a great number of Presbyterian Ministers, who came to wait on His Majesty, and pre­sented him with a Loyal Address. A little after the Kings landing at the Lough, betwixt Carrickfergus and Belfast, seem'd to be like a Wood, there being in it no less then between 6 or 700 Sail of Ships, most loaden with Provisions and Am­munition; the Plenty and Order of all things there was most wonderful, and not credible to any, but those that saw it, no Army in Christondom the like, and yet all Goods held a good Rate, Bear 13 [Page 113]or 14 pound the Tun, Claret and White-wine, 15 pound the Hogshead, Canaries and Sherries, 10 s. a Gallon, Malaga, and right good Brandy, 8 s. a Gallon, Wheat 1 p. 5 s. the Bristol Bar­rel, Mault 17 s. a Larrel, Flowers 15 d. the Stone, Cheese 1 p. 15 s. the Hun­dred, Salt 1 s. the Gallon, and so pro­portionable for all other Goods for Back and Belly.

His Majesty continued at Belfast till June 19. at which time he went to Lis­bourn, and dined with the General, and the same Night he went to Hilsbrough, accompanied with Prince George, Lord General Douglass, the Earl of Oxford, and a great many other Nobility and Gentry.

June 20. This Day Landed at the White-House, 2500 Horse from Scot­land; a Camp is now forming near Tanderagee, about 20 Miles South from Lisbourne and on the very Frontiers be­tween Ardmagh and the Newry, whither all the Army is marching.

On the 22. of June, His Majesty went from Hilsbrough, to the Town of Newry, where he viewed the part of his Army that was encamped there, consisting of 24000 Horse, Foot and Dragoons, His Majesty being informed by his Scouts there, that the Irish Forces with their King, were come to a Pass within four Miles of the Newry, betwixt that and the Town of Dundalk; His Majesty sent a Trumpeter to acquaint the Irish, that in case they burnt any more Hou­ses, He had given order to His Army that they should not give Quarter to a Man, either French or Irish they should meet with. And that very Night His Ma­jesty gave Order for 500 Horse and Dragoons to be Detached, under the Command of Lieutenant Gen. Schrave­more, to march towards Dundalk, and mark out a place to Encamp in; the Irish seeing some of the Horse that were the advanc'd Guard, appear, and they thinking the whole Army was ap­proaching, immediately quitted their Pass, and fled to Ardee, burning their Tents for haste, but left the Town standing, being apprehensive that the King would be as good as his word, [Page 116]some of our advanced Party march­ed so near the Enemy, that they plainly saw them set Fire to their Tents, and the confusion they were in.

The Passes being clear, His Ma­jesty immediately advanced with the Forces from the Newry towards Dan­dalk, and sent orders for General Douglass's, and the other Forces to change their march before designed them, and immediately to march, and joyn him at Dundalk: On the 27th, we Encamped on the Plains of Dundalk, where we rested the next day, and understood that the Enemy were retired from Ardee, and had Posted themselves on the South side of the River Boyne; the King went him­self beyond Ardee, to view the ground, and on the 29th, he marched thi­ther, and on the 30th, His Majesty Encamped in sight of the Enemy, the River Boyn being between us and them; the King's Tent was pitched about a Mile short of the Boyne, and as much above Drogheda. His Majesty at his Arival near the River, [Page 117]about Noon rode in full view of the Irish Army, which lay encampt up­wards on the other side. The Ene­my soon discovered it must be His Majesty who was so attended, which made them draw down two pieces of six pound Ball from the Forts a little higher, and planted them opposite to the place where our Horse was drawn up, they presently began to fire, and one of the Balls passed so close to His Majesty, that it took away a piece of his Coat, Wastcoat and Shirt, raised the Skin on the blade of his Right Shoulder, and drew a little Blood; but a Plaister being put on, His Majesty continu­ed on Horseback without the least concerne, till four in the Afternoon, when he dined, and in the Even­ing was on Horseback again, though he had been up from one in the Morning. The Enemy spent about two hundred Balls, and killed us four or five Men, and about ten Horses; for it was here that our Horse stood the shot of the Enemy, eve­ry Man on foot by his Horse several [Page 118]hours, while there pass'd the Shot before mentioned. At last when the King had said, Now I see my Men will stand, some Guns were sent to our Horse, and about five in the Even­ing, we brought some of our Guns to bear, and dismounted one of theirs, and with our Bombs, beat down se­veral Tents, next adjoyning to those of the late King James, and the Count de Lauzun. His Majesty rested very well at Night, and at Eight the next Morning, being July 1. was again-on Horseback; and while the great Bul­lets were flying, the Prince of Derm­stadts Horse was shot in the Neck. By a Protestant Deserter that swam over the River last night, we were informed, that the Enemy were 25000 strong, that they had sent away some of their heaviest Baggage, in order (as they gave out) to Fight us. The King commanded the Count de Schon­berg to march with all the Horse and Dragoons of the first and second Line of the Right Wing, and the Brigade of Trelawney, and to pass the River about four Miles from the Camp, in [Page 119]order to take the Enemy in Flank, while the rest of our Army passed it nearer Drogheda, over against their Camp; which the Enemy perceiving, they marched part of their Army to oppose the Count de Schonberge, (who had already broke some of their Squa­drons of Horse, and Dragoons that advanced to hinder his passing the River) and drew them up in Bata­lia about a Mile and a half from the place where he had passed the River. The King being informed of what had passed on that side, sent Licutenant General Douglass with two Brigades of Foot, to re-inforce the Count d [...] Schonberg, who thereupon changed his Order of Battle, ma­king a Wing of Horse on his Right, and another on his Left, and placing the Foot in the middle. In this po­sture he marched towards the Ene­my, whom he found drawn up in Batalia, and charging the Enemy, after some small Resistance, put them into disorder, and followed them Fighting as far as the Vil­lage called Duleek. The Earl of [Page 120] Portland, and Monsieur Overkirke had part in this Action as Mareschals de Camp.

In the mean time the King caused the rest of the Foot of the first Line, consisting of the Brigades of la Melo­niere, which was on the Right, of Hanmer, and the Danes to march.

The three Batalions of the Dutch Guards were at the head of them, and passed the Ford on the Right, over against the Village before men­tioned, from whence they beat the Enemy that were posted there. The Battalion of la Meloniere fol­lowed them on the Lest; and these four Battalions being the first that passed the River, suffered pretty much; of the latter, there were five Officers killed, and eight wound­ed, and about sixty Soldiers killed and wounded. Monsieur Calimote followed the Dutch Guards, with his Detachement of 600 Men, whereof mention was made before, and after [Page 121]them the Regiment Cambon: And here it was that Collonel Calimote received a Shot, of which he is since dead, and several of his Officers were killed upon the place; Duke Schonbergh headed the Dutch Foot-Guards, and the King the Inniskilling Horse; telling them, They should be His Guards that Day. Some of the Irish Horse oppos'd the Dutch Foot, who fought up to the middle in Water, and were almost born down, before some Horse (which they long called for) could come up to their Relief: In passing this Ford, Dr. Walker (Famous for the Siege of Derry) was killed.

The Brigade of Hanmer passed next another Ford, the Count de Nassau be­ing at the head of them, as Major-Ge­neral; and the Danes passed on their left, Commanded by the Prince of Wir­tembergh: After these passed the Horse of the left Wing; but in the mean time some of the Enemies Squadrons (as be­fore mentioned) advanced and Attack'd our Foot: And a Squadron of the E­nemies Guard du Corps, pierced with great Vigour as far as a little Village where we lost our great General, his Grace the Duke of Schonberg, who ad­vanced [Page 122]thither to observe the Enemies motion. Those that were about his Grace, had before done all they could to perswade him to retire from thence, but they could not prevail with him. He was killed with a Carbine shot, in the Neck, and three Cuts over the Head, and one on his Face. Captain Foubert, who was next to him, and had likewise received a wound in the Arm, got from his Horse to help the Duke; but he di­ed immediately without speaking a word.

By this time the King had got over the River; who in passing it with his Horse, met with the like opposition. The Da­nish Horse once gave way, but the King went himself, and brougt them up a­gain; and at the head of the Horse Charged the Enemy; who after some Resistance retired Fighting, Commanded by Lieutenant-General de la Hoquelle and Lieutenant-General Hamilton, Mon­sieur de Lauzun being with the body who made head against the Count de Schon­berg, the late King James himself no [...] Engaging, but standing at the Reer of them, on a rising Ground, out of harm [...] way:

The Enemy retreated from Defile to Defile; our Horse pursuing them as far as Duleek, where the King, with the For­ces he had with them, joined those of the Count de Schonberg.

The Enemy retired about 3 Miles far­ther, and there Posted themselves in a very advantageous place; and the King followed them with his Horse and Dra­goons, and Orders were given to Attack them there; but it being very late, and the Fight having lasted from 10 in the Morning 'till 9 at Night, his Majesty did not think fit to engage the Troops any farter, but ordered the Horse and Dragoons to remain in Arms all Night: He returned to Duleek, where the Foot Encampt: But in the Night the Ene­my retired in great Confusion; We took their Baggage, and eight Pieces of Cannon.

July the 2d. the King sent Monsieur de la Meliouere, Brigadier-General, with a Detachment of 300 Foot, and 1000 Horse, with 8 Pieces of Cannon, to in­vest Drogheda: Being arrived there, the Governour receiv'd the first Summons with great contempt; but the King sen­ding him Word, That if they forc'd his [Page 124]Cannon to be Fired on them, he would not give them any Quarter. This so frighted the Governour, that having kept the Trumpeter some time, he returned Monsier de la Melionier this Answer; That he would Surrender the Place upon fair Capitulation, viz. To march out with Arms and Baggage, Colours Flying, &c. but that otherwise he would defend the place to the last Extremity. Melonier sent him Word, That his Or­ders were only to suffer them to march out without Arms; and that he must quickly resolve whether he would accept of this Offer. In the mean time Mon­sieur de la Meloniere had caused two Bat­teries to be raised, which would be rea­dy the next Morning by break of Day. But the Officers of the Garison, after having consulted together, resolved to yield; and the Capitulation being Sign­ed, they delivered up a Gate, and mar­ched out about an Hour after, between thirteen and fourteen hundred Men, and were conducted to Athlone, the Officers being permitted to wear their Swords. After which, Monsieur de la Meloniere gave Protections to a great many Papists, [Page 125]who expected to have plundered, and marched to join the Army.

On Tuesday, immediately after the Defeat, the Late King James Fled to Dublin, and came in there about 10 at Night, with about 200 Horse, all in dis­order; and about 12, the whole Body of the Irish Horse came into the City.

At Five the next Morning, being Wednesday, July the 2d. King James ha­ving sent for the Irish Lord Mayor, and some principal Persons to the Castle, told them, That he found all things a­gainst him; that in England he had an Ar­my which would have Fought, but they proved false, and deferted him; That here he had an Army which was Loyal enough, but would stand by him: He was now necessitated to provide for his safey; and that they should make the best Terms for themselves that they could. He told his monial Servants, That he should have now no farther occasion to keep such a Court as he had done, and that therefore they were at Liberty to dispose of themselves: He desired them all to be kind to the Protestant In­habitants, and not to injure them, or this City; for though he quitted it, he did [Page 126]not quit his Interest in it; and so with two or three in Company he went to Bray, and along by the Sea to Waterford; having appointed his Carriages to meet him another way. We hear he did not sleep 'till he got on Ship-board; and ha­ving been once driven in again, is since clear gon off.

All this day, being Wednesday, nothing was to be seen in Dublin, but Officers and Carriages, and the principal Per­sons of the Town, their Wives and Fa­milies going away; others coming in dusty and weary, getting away as fast as they could. About four in the After­noon the Protestants were affrighted with the appearance of the Irish Horse, which were drawn out of the City early in the Morning, and which they hoped had been quite gone, entering into Town, followed by the French and Irish Foot, in a full Body; but they only marched through the Town to go farther; the Militia that kept the City followed them; only the Governour remained: At last he resolyed to march also, and to drive two or three hundred of the principal Prisoners before him; but while they were preparing for this, a false Allarm [Page 127]was spread, that a Party of the English being Landed at the Harbour, were just at the Towns end; it was too duskie to disprove this by view, and they had not leisure to send a Messenger, but in haste shifted for themselves.

The Protestants now began to look out, not knowing well in what Condition they were in; but venturing to the Ca­stle, they found Captain Farlow, who had been a Prisoner there, keeping Gar­rison alone. Upon this, Captain Fitz-Gerald, and several others, who had been Prisoners, went and stayed there all Night; but still they were unsecure, ha­ving no Arms. Early next Morning, be­ing Thursday, the Protestants ran about to Roman Catholicks Houses, demanding their Arms, who being quite dispirited, delivered them without dispute. By Six in the Morning, the Bishop of Meath, Dr. King, and other Principal Protestants, form'd a Committee in the Castle, and fixed a Protestant Militia; and sent away an Express to the King, of the Towns being at Liberty. This Express found Him Marching up to Dublin, in Two Lines, expecting to meet the Irish at Swords. Till Afternoon, this Thursday, the Prote­stants [Page 128]did not hear a Word of the English Army. But upon the having certain Ac­count of the Approach of the English Ar­my, the Protestants ran about, saluting and embracing one an other, and blessing God for this Wonderful Deliverance, as if they had been alive from the Dead. At Eight that Night, one Troop of Dra­goons came as a Guard to an Officer, that came to take Charge of the Stores. It was impossible, the King himself coming after this, could be welcomed with equal Joy, as this one Troop; the Protestants hung about the Horses, and were ready to pull the Men off them, as they March'd up to the Castle.

The next Morning, being Friday, Ju­ly 4. The Duke of Ormond, and Monsieur Overkirk, came in with Nine Troops of Horse; and the King being Encamped, by Finglas, came on Sunday to St. Patricks Church, and heard a Sermon, Preached by Dr. King, concerning the Power of God; of which, that which seemed to us greatest upon Earth, mighty Armies, was a faint Shadow. The King went back to His Camp to Dinner, not suffering any Soldiers to come into the City, except a few for Guards.

By some Persons, in our Army, that have viewed the Dead, at the Boyne, I am told, that there was not above Six­teen Hundred Killed, on both Sides, tho perhaps you may hear of greater Num­bers in England, which is a wonderful Thing, that so small a loss should disperse the whole Irish Army, who seemed to be blown away only by a Wind from God.

July the 5th. The Town of Wexford Declared for His Majesty; the Manner of it was thus, Collonel Butler, Lord Lieu­tenant of the whole County, hearing that the Late King James was gone by; on Wednesday last, he posted after Him, and from Duncannon, wrote to his Son to come to him, and to follow the Late King James to France: He wrote also another Letter to Captain Kelly, to come away with his Company, and to set the Castle of Wex­ford on Fire, which was under his Com­mand; but this Letter falling into the Hands of an English Merchant, where Collonel Butler was Quartered; he did not deliver it, but told the Captain how he was sent for, concealing that part of the Letter about burning the Castle: And so soon as he and his Company were gone, [Page 130]the Protestants there rose, disarmed the Papists, and seized the Castle; and at their humble Request, by Two Messen­gers, His Majesty sent, some few Days after, a Regiment, with Arms and Am­munition to secure them.

CHAP. XII.

JUly 9. This Morning Early His Majesty Decamp'd from Finglas, to a place [Page 131]called Cromlin, three Miles on the South­side of Dublin. This Day was Published at the Camp, Their Majesties Declara­tion, which follows;

July 11. The King set out from Cromlin to Kilkenny, with a part of his Army; General Douglas, with another part, went some days before towards Athlone; and a third by way of Bray, towards Wexford.

July 14. His Majesty Encamped at Inchiquin, 21 Miles from Dublin, where News was brought to the Camp, That Cavan and Sligoe had voluntarily Sur­rendred; and that the Irish Villains, cal­led Raparees, had Burnt Longford, and the Lord Longford's House.

July 15. His Majesty, with the Army, Encamped at Castle-Dermote.

On the 16th, We Marched to Cater­lough, which was but five Miles.

On the 17th, We Encamped about Kells, leaving the Road to Kilkenny, that City being above four Miles out of our way; here, by some Deserters come into our Camp, we understood, That the Earl of Tyrconnel (who, since King James's leaving of Ireland, stiles himself, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) having some Jea­lousie of the Earl of Tyrone, Governor of Waterford, sent for him to Lymerick, and made Old Colonel Lacy Governor in his stead, and that the Enemy had in it about 1600 Men. Colonel Eppinger, who was [Page 136]sent from Dublin, with a small Party, by Sea, towards Wexford (that being Deser­ted, as you have heard) took Possession of the Place, and secured a Garrison in it; he sound a considerable quantity of Provisions there, and his Men, a little af­ter, took 400 Head of Cattle from the Raparees, who had taken them a little time before from the Country People, on whom they have, ever since the Battle at the Boyne, committed many Outrages, and done much Mischief.

July 19. We came to a place called Bennets-bridge, within 16 Miles of Water­ford, where we Encamped. Here we understood, that on the 18th the Enemy quitted Clonmel, notwithstanding it is a very considerable Pass, lately strengthned by the addition of several new Fortifica­tions, and Major General Sarsfield was Posted there with 5000 Irish; but on the approach of our Army in its Neighbour­hood, he retired towards Lymerick. This day four French Officers came over to us, they give an account, That the Earl of Tyrconnel, and the Count De Lausun are Fortifying of Lymerick, the remains of the Army being in that Neighbourhood, but in a very ill condition, having lost all [Page 113]their Baggage. This day His Majesty Dined with the Duke of Ormond, at the Castle of Kilkenny.

On the 20th, We Decamped from Bennets-Bridge, and marched about seven Miles, to a place called Rossen-narrow, and the next day we came to Carick. His Majesty commanded a Trumpet to be sent to Summon Waterford, requiring them to Surrender the Place: They de­sired time till the next Morning, when they sent out Articles, but the King not approving thereof, let them know, that they should go out with their own Arms and Baggage only, and that if they did not accept thereof, but stayed till they were Attacked, he would give them no Quarter. However they sent some of their Scruples again the next day, and Major General Kirk was sent thither with five Regiments, and several Pieces of Cannon, to answer them; the next day in the Afternoon, the Capitulations were Signed, and the next day after, the Gar­rison Marched out with their Arms and Baggage, the number of 1600, and were conducted to Mallow, 12 Miles in their way to Lymerick: The Garrison would not have had so good Terms, only His [Page 138]Majesty had Compassion on 300 Protestant Families in the Town. Several of the Irish Officers staid behind in the Town, and prayed His Majesties Protection. The same day, the Lord Dover, and Lord George Howard, with several others, sub­mitted themselves to the King. The Garrison of Athlone, upon the approach of Lieutenant General Douglas, broke down their Bridge, Burnt part of the Town, and retired into the Castle. The French, when they first came to Lymerick, took Possession of it with their Infantry, under the Command of the Count De Lausun, and they would not suffer any Irish to come into the Town, but turned out the Garrison they found there; so that the Lord Tyrconnel, and General Sarsfield, with their Irish, were forced all to Encamp without the Town.

July 25. The King viewed the Walls of Waterford, without entring into the Town, and returned back to the Camp, which was about Three Miles distant, where all things were ready for an At­tack. His Majesty Dined in the Camp, and then returned to Carick that Night. From Waterford His Majesty sent a Sum­mons to the Governor of Duncannon-Fort, [Page 139]Captain Michael Burk, offering the same Capitulation which had been grant­ed to Waterford, and letting him know, if he refused, or delayed to comply, he must expect no Mercy. He insisted up­on six days, to consult the Lord Tyrcon­nel, which being refused, he declared he would take that time, whereupon the Cannon was ordered down, in order to an Attack; but the next day, being the 26th in the Evening, Sir Cloudsly Shovel, appearing with 16 Frigates in view, it so terrisied them, that the Governor wrote to Major General Kirk, that they would accept of what had been offered; which His Majesty being made acquaint­ed with, he was pleased to Order, That they should still have the benefit of the Articles that were at first proposed, and the Fort was accordingly Surrendred, whereby we are possessed of a very ad­vantagious Post, which commands the River of Waterford.

On the 27. His Majesty left the Camp, and set forward for Dublin, resolving to return immediately for England.

On the 29. The King arrived at Chapple-Izod. His Majesty having resolved to Besiege Lymerick, where the Enemy have [Page 116]drawn what force they can together, sent Order to Lieutenant General Douglas to March from Athlone, and joyn the Count De Solmes; and the better to dispose of things for the pushing on the Siege, His Majesty altered His Resolutions of going immediately for England, and put off His Journey for some time.

On the 27. We Marched from Carick, under the Command of the Count De Solmes; His Majesty, as aforementioned, being gone for Dublin, and came this day to the Town of Clonmel, which is Eight very long Miles; this Place seems to be very strongly situated, and doubtless might have held out for some time, had it been Garrisoned by any but Irish Men. The 28. We Marched seven Miles farther; And the next day, being the 29th. We Encamped at a place called Goolin-Bridge, which is about 23 Miles from Lymerick: Here, as soon as we arrived, we had the confirmation, that the French had pos­sessed themselves of the City of Lymerick, and that they would not suffer any of the Irish Forces to come into it, having turn­ed out those few that were in Garrison there.

August the first, Some Parties of Horse marched from our Camp, and advanced within sight of the Enemy at Lymerick, who, on the approach of these advanced Parties, were in great consternation; and they brought us word, that the gross of the Irish Army, consisting of about 25000 Men, were (upon the hearing of the ad­vance of our Army) retired from beyond the Shannon.

August 2. Advice was brought into the Camp, of the Surrender of the Town of Youghal, the manner as follows:

The Garrison that Marched from Wa­terford, according to their Articles of Capitulation, were conducted as far as the Town of Youghal, which is about 14 Miles, by 50 of Colonel Levison's Dra­goons, under the Command of one Cap­tain Pownal, who having some Commu­nication with the Governor of the Place (who was before Governor of Carick-fer­gus) he told him the certain ruine he would bring upon himself and Garrison, if he thought of holding out, and there­fore advising him to Surrender; the Go­vernor desired he would wait his Answer till Ten at Night, at which time, by a­greement, [Page 118]he Marched out with Three Companies of Foot, and gave him Pos­session of the Town: Captain Pownal be­ing entered, having first searched for Mines, found in the Place 14 Cannon mounted, and two without Carriages, (but neither Powder nor Ball) 350 Bar­rels of Oats, 215 Stone of Wool, and se­veral other sorts of Provisions.

August the third, A Deserter came in­to our Camp from Lymerick, and told us, That yesterday Morning, the second In­stant, he saw the French March out of Town with Eight Field-Pieces; and that the common report was, That they were going to Galway, to Embark there for France, that being a more convenient Port for their taking Shipping than Lyme­rick; Galway being but Nine Miles from the Mouth of the Bay, and Lymerick is Sixty: And that as soon as the French had quitted the Place, and were march­ed out, the Three Regiments of the Irish, under the Command of one Colonel Lut­terel, marched in, and took Possession of it. He could not tell the certain number of the French Ships that were in the River of Lymerick, but says, he saw only Three [Page 143]Provision-Ships at the Key; and that the Rebels in the Place were very much disheartened, being in little hopes of farther Supply. The Regiments, that were sent to Reduce the Town of Waterford, and Fort of Duncannon, under the Command of Major General Kirk, joyned us on Saturday; and Lieutenant General Douglas lies Encamped within Five Miles of us.

August 5. An Account was brought to the Camp, That a mixt Body of the Enemies, and Rabble Rap­parees together, were gone from the County of Cork, to Plunder the Town of Youghal, which a Troop of our Dragoon; lately possess'd themselves of; upon which, befides some Companies of Foot that were or­dered thither some days since, a Detachment of Six hundred Horse, from our Camp, are sent to oppose them.

On the 6. We Decamped from Coolen-Bridge, and Marched in Two Bodies towards Lymerick, the In­fantry taking their way by a place called Sallaweed, and the Chavalry by Cullen.

On the 7. We came to Carickellish, which is Six Miles from Lymerick; and here our Horse and Foot joyned in one Body again; and in the Evening some small Detached Parties were sent to observe the Po­sture and Motions of the Enemy; but, on the ap­proach of our Men, the Enemy retired in great pre­cipitation from place to place, and in the Night burnt a great many small Houses and Cabbins within Three Miles of the Town.

On the 8. At One in the Morning, His Majesty sent out Nine hundred Horse, and Two hundred Foot, under the Command of the Earl of Portland, and Brigadeer Stewart, &c. who advanced within Can­non-Shot of the Town, notwithstanding the oppo­sition made by Three Regiments of the Enemies Foot, one of Horse, and another of Dragoons, who stood [Page 144]but one Firing, tho' they had the covert of the Hedges; through which they Fired. About Four hours after, this Detachment returned to our Camp, and gave the King an account of the Posture the Enemy were in: And about Seven a Clock His Majesty went him­self with a fresh Party of 200 select Horse, who ap­proached within Two Miles of the Town.

Octob. 9. At Five this Morning our whole Army Decamped, Colonel Earl leading the Van with 200 Horse, and 1000 Chosen Foot. Upon our approach we found the Enemy drawn up within Two Miles of the City of Lymerick; their Horse made a shew of Resistance, and stood our first Charge, but soon af­terwards gave way, when they threw themselves be­hind the Hedges, and Fired so from thence, that our Horse could not come to them: Upon which we brought some small Field Pieces to Fire upon them, and about One a Clock Colonel Earl Attacked them with his Foot, who run on with that Bravery, tho' the Enemy made a great Fire through the Hedges, that within Two hours time they possessed themselves of Two advantagious Posts, called Ireton Fort, and the Old Kirk. Then the Besieged began to Fire from the Town with their great Guns, which killed us some Men, but in all this days Action we had not above 35 Killed and Wounded, tho' above 250 of the Enemy were killed in their several Retreats, among which were several Officers of Note. Betwixt six and seven in the Evening His Majesty ordered a Trum­peter to be sent with a Summons to the Town. The Trumpeter was sent back with this Answer from Monsieur Boiseleau the Governor, That as King James had intrusted him with that Garrison, he would recommend himself to the Prince of Orange by a vi­gorous Defence. About Eight at Night the King went to his Camp, having been on Horseback from [Page 145]Four in the Morning, giving the necessary Orders, and exposing himself amidst the greatest of Dangers.

Octob. 10. Early this Morning Lieutenant General Gnikle, and Major General Kirk, with 5000 Horse, Foot and Dragoons, Marched over the Ford at An­naghbeg, a place about Two Miles above the Town, where 11 of the Enemies Regiments of Horse and Foot were ready to maintain the Pass, but when our Forces came, they found the Enemy had quitted their Station, having retired in the Night; here our Foot were forced to wade up to the middle in Water. A­bout Eight the King went over in Person, and order­ed Three Regiments of Foot, with some Pieces of Cannon to be Posted there.

The 11. was spent in visiting the several Posts, and giving the necessary Orders about the Siege.

The 12. His Majesty Commanded Brigadeer Stew­art, with a Detachment, and Four Pieces of Cannon, to go early this Morning and Attack Castle Connel, which is of considerable Strength, scituated on the Shannon, about Four Miles from Lymerick: There were in it above 140 Men, Commanded by Captain Barnwel, who had refused to Surrender upon the Summons sent him the Night before, but no sooner saw the Cannon but submitted at Discretion. The same day fell out the unhappy accident of surprising our Cannon by Sarsfield, who burst Two of them. This accident hindred us several days in our carrying on the Siege of Lymerick.

On the 14. An Express came to our Camp from Youghal, giving an account, That the Garrison there consisting of 50 Foot, and 36 Dragoons, hearing what mischief the Raparees did near the Castle-Martyr; the Officers that Commanded drew out both the Horse and Foot, and Marched to Attack them, but the Foot not being able to March so fast [Page 146]as the Dragoons, the latter met near Castle-Martyr 300 Rapparees, Horse and Foot, and immediately Routed them, killing 60, and taking 17 Prisoners, and the Foot being come up, they Summoned the Castle, which Surrendred upon liberty to go to Cork.

August 16. This Morning was Published a Pro­clamation in behalf of the Clergy and their Tythes; and most part of the day was spent in concerting Matters abous the Siege of Lymerick.

On the 17. The whole day was spent in making the necessary Preparations, and getting all things ready for the opening of the Trenches which in the Evening was put in Execution; the Trenches were opened with several Battalions, consisting of English, French, and Danish Infantry, Commanded by the Generals, Prince Wirtemberg, Kirk, Petteau, and Bellasis. We advanced this Night about 300 Paces, and took Two Redoubts from the Enemy; from whence they might have disturbed our Work-men.

The 18. About Ten at Night, the Trenches were Relieved by Lieutenant General Douglas, my Lord Sidney, and Count Nassau, with 7 Battallions of Foot; and this Night we made our regular approaches towards another strong Redoubt of the Enemies.

The 19. The Trenches were Relieved by the Pr. of Wirtemberg, Maj. Gen. Kirk, Petteau, and Sir H. Bellasis, Brigadeer, and we continued our ap­proaches towards the said Redoubt, which the King gave orders should be Attackt the next day.

The 20. The Trenches were Relieved by Lieut. Gen. Douglas, Sidney, Nassau, and Stewart; the Signal was given by Three Guns, about Two in the Afternoon, when our Men that were Detached for this Service to the Number of 150 (choice select Men) besides Officers, immediately fell on, and with ex­traordinary Courage entred the Fort, and drave out [Page 147]the Enemy, killing about Forty of them.

The 21. We carried on our Trenches, and finished them to that degree, so as to hinder any more Sallies.

The 22. We raised a Battery of Eight Guns, and 24 pound Ball, and Two of 18, against the Enemies high Towers, from whence they Fired upon our Men, and we have quite levelled them.

The 23. This Morning one of Gilmoy's Troopers came over to us, and brought with him a Boy and Four good Horses. This Afternoon we Played fu­riously into the Town with our Bombs, &c. which Fired the Town in several places, one fell into their great Magazine of Hay, which was consumed, and several Houses burnt, the Fire lasting there about six hours; another set Fire to a place near the Church, which was not consumed till Five the next Morning, and as that was quenched, we Fired another place, which was Blown up by the Enemy.

The 24. This Morning our Guns Fired very brisk­ly at the Walls, but being too far off did little Ex­ecution, so that Two new Batteries were this day made, within Eighty Paces of the Wall, and our Trenches were carried on within Pistol-shot of the Counterscarp; and our Guns were carried this Night down to the said Batteries, first against the Wall of Eight half Cannon; the other of Two 18 Pounders, against the Kings-Island.

The 25. This Morning, about break of day, we began to Fire from our new Batteries against the Wall, but it Rained so hard till Three in the Afternoon, that our Men could not work the Guns; however, on any intermission of the Rain, our Guns play'd violently against the walls and from Three, we Fired at least 300 Shot, with good Success against the Walls.

The 26. We widened the Breach we had made the day before in the Wall of the Town, and beat down part of the Enemies Pallisado's on the Coun­terscarp. This Night we set Fire to the Town again, which Burnt very vehemently.

The 27. The King ordered an Attack to be made on the Counterscarp, which was begun about Three in the Afternoon; a Detached Party of Granadeers made the onset, and was seconded by other De­tachments, who went on with that Heat and Courage, that having gained the Counterscarp, and a Fort which the Enemy had under the Walls, instead of lodging themseves there, as they were ordered to do, they mounted the Counter­scarp, following the Irish that fled that way, and some were entring into the Town; but the Enemy being intrenched behind the Breach, and having Planted Cannon against it, they were cut off. The Fight lasted Three hours, during which the Enemy were still supplied with fresh Men. What Men we have lost in these several Actions we cannot precisely say, but by the best computation its thought we may have lost about 700 killed and wounded, during the beginning of the Siege.

The 28. At Night we advanced our Trenches a­bout [...]0 yards, notwithstanding it had Rained most part of the day; it continued to Rain all this Night, and all the next Day to the 30 th, almost without In­termission; so that our M [...]n waded above their mid­dle in the Trenches: On which, after a Council of War being called, His Majesty thought fit to give Or­der for the raising the Siege.

The 30. In the Afternoon the Cannon and heavy Baggage were sent from the Camp.

On the 31. Five Thousand Horse being ordered for a Reer-Guard to Repress any Sallies, the whole [Page 149]Army Decamped, and marched off in very good Or­der, and without any disturbance from the Enemy, towards Clonmel.

Septemb. 1, 2, 3, and 4. The Army, with the Artillery, continued in their motion, taking very slow Marches.

Sept. 5. We came to Typerary, which is about Twenty Miles from Lymerick. His Majesty having given the necessary Orders, disposed the Army, and named the Lord Viscount Sidney, and Thomas Co­ningsby, Esq to be Lords Justices of Ireland, left the Camp very early in the Morning, accompanied with the Prince of Denmark to Waterford, and Dined with Colonel Brewer, the Governor; and, in the Afternoon, the Wind proving fair, they Embarked at Duncannon-Fort, and immediately Sailed out of the Bay, accompanied with Two Men of War, Three Yatches, and several small Tenders.

Septemb. 6. This day several Regiments of Horse and Foot, under the Command of Lieutenant General Douglas, Marched from the Camp, towards the North.

Sept. 7. Monsieur Forrest went this Morning with 900 Horse and Foot, and Four Cannon, and took a considerable Post called Kilmalock, which intercepts the Passage betwixt Cork and Lymerick.

Sept. 9, 10, 11, 12. We lay quiet in our Camp, and nothing of moment occurred.

Sept. 13. This Morning the Major General Scrave­more and Teteau, Marched from our Camp with 3000 Horse and Foot towards Mallow. The Deserters that came into our Camp last Night, assured us, That the Irish were falling into miserable Necessi­ties, and that they are divided amongst themselves.

Sept 14. Early this Morning we Decamped under the Command of our General, the Count De Solmes, [Page 150]and Marched to a place call'd Cashil, the See of an Arch-Bishop, near which place we Encamped.

The next day, being the 15th, an Account was brought from a Captain in Colonel Levison's Dra­goons, that he had, with his Troop, fallen upon 1400 Rapparees, that were coming from Cork to Lismore, and that he had killed 40, and taken 3 Prisoners.

Sept. 16. Early this Morning 100 Detached Horse were sent out to look after a Party of Rapparees, who had killed three of our Forragers in this Neighbourhood.

Sept. 17. This day it was confirmed by several Persons that came to our Camp from Lymerick, That the French are all gone from Galway, and that the Irish are in a very ill condition, not knowing how to Subsist this Winter.

Sept. 18. This day advice came to our Camp, That Major General Scravemore and Teteau, who Marched from hence on the 13th Instant, with 2000 Horse and Foot from Typerary, sent Colonel Donep with a Detachment to Burn the Bridge of Malla, and to view the Castle, which having performed, he returned to the Generals the 17th.

Sept. 20. Sarsfield having passed the Shannon with Fourteen Regiments of Horse, Foot, and Dra­goons, and Three Field Pieces, Marched to Bir, an open Village, and Attacked Sir L. Parsons House, in which were Eighty Men, who Fired so briskly, that they killed about 100 of the Enemy; upon which, and the news of the approach of our Forces, under the Command of Lieutenant General Douglas, and Sir J. Lanier, they retired in disorder. This Afternoon the Count De Solmes, our General, left the Camp, and is gone to Dublin, in his way to England.

Sept. 21. This Morning Two Persons came into our Camp from Galway, who confirm the former Account we had of Tyrconnel and Lausun's being gone off with the French Forces for France, of whom divers are left Sick in the Suburbs of that Place.

Sept. 22. This Morning Advice was brought to the Camp, That (yesterday being the 21st) the Earl of Marlborough, with the English Forces, and the whole Fleet, arrived before the Harbour of Cork, where they Anchored. Upon which, Major General Scravemore and Teteau, Marched to joyn them with 1200 Horse and Dragoons, and Two Bat­tallions of Danes, who were followed by some Dutch and French.

Here we shall leave the Camp at Cashil, and give an account of the Actions of the Army, Com­manded by the Earl of Marlborough

Sept. 23. This day the greatest part of the Army Landed at Passage, between Four and Five in the Morning, and the rest in the Afternoon, and at the same time the light Artillery were put on Shore.

Sept. 24. About Six hundred Seamen, Gunners, and Carpenters voluntary went on Shore, and were immediately Detached to be imployed in Mounting and Placing the Cannon to Batter the Town; and the whole Army Marched, and Encamped within a Mile and half of the Town: And this Evening 1000 Men were Detached, and ordered to possess themselves of several advantagious Posts, within Musquet shot of the Town, which the Enemy, upon their approach, soon quitted.

Sept. 25. This day the Camp advanced within Musquet-shot of the South, and the Danes did the like on the North.

The 26. we advanced our Guards into the Ruines of the Suburbs, and played upon the Old Fort, from Two Batteries.

The 27. We made a Breach in the East part of the Wall, from a Battery of Two 24 Pounders, and Three of 18 Pounders. Towards the Evening the Enemy beat a Parly, and sent out an Officer to Ca­pitulate, and Hostages were exchanged, but the E­nemy not agreeing to the Terms proposed.

The 28. In the Morning Four Regiments were appointed under the Command of Brigadeer Churchil, to pass over to an Island lying near the Wall, where the Breach was made, which they performed with great Courage, passing through the Water which at low Ebb was up to their Arm-pits. The Granadeers Commanded by the Lord Colchester; having the Van, Marched forward, exposed to all the Enemies Fire, through the Island, within 20 yards of the Wall of the Town, and possessed themselves of an House under the Wall The Volunteers who went on with this first Detachment, were the Duke of Grafton (who was Mortally Wounded) the Lord O Bryon, Colonel Greenvile, the Captains Cornwal, Leighton, Neville, Fairbone, and several other Sea Officers. Immedi­ately after this, the Enemy beat a Parley, but my Lord Marleborough would not allow them any other Conditions than to be Prisoners of War, which they yielded to; and the Capitulation was Signed. Ac­cordingly the same Night 200 Men entred into the Old Fort, which is very Strong: And this Morning, being the 29th, we took Possession of the Town. The Garrison which consisted of between 4 and 5000 Men, being made Prisoners of War. We have not lost in all this Siege above Fifty Men, and some few Wounded.

Immediately after the Articles of Cork was Signed, 500 Horse was sent with a Summons to Kin-sale, upon the appearance of whom, the Governor pre­sently gave Orders to set Fire to the Town in several [Page 153]parts; which as soon as done, they all ran to the Old Fort; but our Men espying it, got in and quenched it before it had Burnt one House; after which, the Old Fort was Summoned to Surrender, but the Governor returned Answer, That he would Defend it to the last Man. Upon which an account was sent to the Earl of Marleborough to acquaint him with the State of things; who Marched with the rest of the Forces, Octob. 1. from Cork to Five Mile Bridge.

Octob. 2. The Earl of Marleborough, &c. Arriv'd before Kin-sale, and towards the Evening the Forces Encamped, and took their Posts about the New Fort; and Major General Teteau was ordered with 800 Men to Attack the Old Fort.

Octob. 3. The Major General having passed the River in the Night, a little after Day-break he Storm­ed the Fort, making a shew of Attacking it where it was weakest; while in the mean time he caused a Detachment to make an Assault in another place, where the Enemy least apprehended it, which sue­ceeded so well, that our Men all at once gained the little Bastions. At the same time several Barrels of Powder took Fire, and blew up Fifty of the Enemy. Instead of 150 we found in it 450 Men, of whom about 220 were killed and blown up, and the rest made Prisoners of War. The Governor, with se­veral other Officers were found Slain upon the Ram­parts. Our Soldiers got a great deal of Plunder. My Lord Marleborough then sent a Summons to the New Fort, who answered, That it would be time enough to Capitulate a Month hence, upon which, my Lord ordered Batteries to be raised against it; and on the 5th we opened our Trenches, and on the 9th had advanced them to the Counterscarp, but the ill Weather hindred the coming up of our Can­non [Page 154]till the 11th, when part of it arrived. The 12th in the Morning Six Pieces were Mounted at the Danes Atrack, and Two Mortars at the English, which Fired all that day.

The 13th, Two 24 Pounders were placed on the same Battery: The Danes, on their side, had made a reasonable Breach, and the Night following, to di­sturb the Enemy, they made a false Attack.

The 15th the Cannon continued to Play all the Morning, and every thing was prepared to have laid our Galleries over the Ditch, but at One a Clock the Enemy beat a Parley, and desired Hosta­ges might be exchanged, which being done, the Articles of Surrender were agreed on, and Signed about Midnight, by which the middle Bastion was to be delivered up the next Morning; and the Garrison, consisting of about 1200 Men, Marched out the next day after with their Arms and Baggage, and to be conducted to Lymerick. We have had in the Attack of this Place about 250 Men killed and wounded.