Our Account of the French Supplies are different, it is certain there are but Four Regiments, one Red, one Blew, and two White, and the most they pretend is 1400 Men in a Regiment. The Supplies of Stores are 1000 Barrels of Powder, Ten Field Pieces, Four Mortars, with Bombs, Corcases, Ball, and other Necessaries for War, as Pistols, Swords, &c. the quantity not known. They are Eight Battalions, whereof Four are Switzers and Walloons, and other Strangers, as several German Prisoners, and a­bout 300 English, Irish and Scotch. That the Lord Hunsdon had been with K. J. at Cork near two Months, in order to take the English, Irish and Scotch that came from France into his Regiment, but Lieu­tenant General Layson would not suffer him to have a Man. That one of the French Regiments is as far as Waterford, on their March, and stay there till they hear how we move.

There is already Shipt aboard the French Fleet Five Regiments of Irish design'd for France, viz Mack-Carty's, Coll. Brown's, Coll. Charles O Bryan's, Coll. Butler's, and Coll▪ Fielding's, all Foot. They say they forc'd some Protestants Aboard the Irish, they run­ning away so fast. Their Eight Regiments of Dragoons are in a ve­ry bad condition, as also Four Regiments of Horse are worse. For [Page] a Barrel of Oates being sold in Dublin for Twenty Shillings, and but few to be had, they feed their Horses with Grain and Pease-straw, and their Work-horses are so weak, that Carriages are not to be had. Their Spring comes on apace about Dublin, and if Grass can be had their numbers will make them more formidable; at present they are in a very ill condition, and three Weeks hence will be worse. A Price is set on Bread in Dublin, but with this difference, that a Loaf they would formerly sell for three Pence is now sold for a Shilling, and also instead of being all Wheat, it is compos'd of Wheat, Pease and Barley; and it is a melancholly sight to see the Bakers Houses so throng'd and beset with People, and oftentimes can't get Bread in three or four days. The Lord Dunganon's House called Young's Castle is quite demolish'd, and the Timber thereof carried to the Ca­stle to make Fuel, and all the Trees and Hedges in and about the Phoenix in the Deer Park are cut down, and the Deer, which were above 2000 Brace were destroyed; they say it is to save the Grass for a Campaign.

March 20. Died Marshal de Coe Governour of Drogheda; also Coll. Motles, and their Forces at Dundalk, Ardee, Cavan Castle, Blany and Drogheda are in a bad condition, dying in great numbers for want of Provision, and other Conveniencies; there were at Ardee 300 sick at once the last Week. Coll. Sarsfield is come from the Borders of Cavan, and Brigadeer Hamilton, and the Lord Gal­moy is going to Govern there; Sarsfield is faln sick since he came to Dublin. The death of Coll. Nugient is much lamented by the Irish, being a fit Instrument for any Barbarity; he was killed at Cava [...] with many Brave stout Fellows; the English being not half their numbers, always routed and killed abundance, though the Irish were all pickt Men. The Duke of Berwick was there▪ and had two Horses shot under him; he said he feared the Irish would never stand, seeing they so often run away at Cavan upon such considera­ble Advantages.

Sir Cloudesly Shovel is gone from Highlake with Money to pay the Army; and it is written from Lisnegarvy, that Schomberg will Attaque Charlemont as soon as the Money comes, all things being already carried down there for that Expedition: Not to enlarge, but my Wife joins with me in giving you and Sister our best Respects, which is all from