ACcording to your Desire, I have here sent you that full Narrative of the Irish Affairs, which may be of some little Satisfaction to your Self and your Friends: The Transacti­ons of this Kingdom being (I doubt not) the present Subject of all Mens Inquiry amongst you: What has happened in Munster, is not considerable enough to de­serve the trouble of recounting; they never having an opportunity to make any considerable Body: But the North has presented many a fair opportunity to the Eng­lish and Scotch, to have made themselves Famous, and their Country Happy; if either Degeneracy of Spirit in the Commonalty (occasion'd by long Ease, Plenty, and Luxury) or the base Villany of some of their Com­manders (who preferr'd the French Gold before heroick Virtue) had not render'd them unwilling, or incapable of acquitting themselves according to Honour and Duty. The Irish Forces, a little before the late King Landed, had advanced Northwards, as far as Monaghan without any resistadce, the English thinking (and discreetly e­nough) it would be sufficient to defend their own Pale from the Encroachments of the Enemy. About the be­ginning of March they began to look farther, and sent out some Detachments of Horse and Foot into the County of Ardmagh; and hearing that the Lady Blany was arrived at Glascough, a handsome Town about 7 Miles from Monaghan, they resolved to stop her Jour­ney Northwards, and accordingly send a party of Seven Hundred Horse and Foot to Glascough, to secure her The Protestants had together in the Town near One Hundred and Fifty, and notwithstanding the number of the Enemy, resolved to defend the Lady and the Town; and being bravely led on by one Mr. Matthew Ankthill, and Capt. Richardson's Eldest Son, they made a Gallant Sally upon the Enemy; who not being able to endure the first Shock, presently Disperse and Fly; a good number of Horse and Foot getting up to a small Fort, near a Mile from the Town, thought there to Intrench and Secure themselves; but Capt. Ankthill and Richardson so well pursued them, that notwithstanding the disadvantage of riding up a steep Hill, they soon made them quit their Hold, killing about Fourscore, taking as many, or more Prisoners, and chasing the rest. In this Encounter we lost only One, which was that worthy Gentleman, Capt. Ankthill; who, after the Rout, coming softly down the Hill, a Villain lurking behind a Bush saw him, and taking aim, Shot him down with a Musket. Of the Irish were Slain, John Macken [...]ah, their Leader, and two of his Sons, the third taken Prisoner, besides several others of note amongst them. This so daunted them, that they came not within ten Miles of the place, ' [...]ll Coll. Sheldon came down with good part, and the choice of their Army, which was not till 3 Weeks after, But before this Coll. Luudy was shrewdly suspected to be poysoned by the French Gold; and several others of Note were suspected to play [...]ty.

For now instead of Uniting the Forces, which amoun­ted to near Ten Thousand Strong; Lundy, upon several srivolous Pretences, disperses them at such distance from one another, that we seldom had 150 in a Body; or ano­ther Body of the like Number, within 8 or 10 Miles; so that the Enemy, with very little Molestation, had Free Passage up as high as Clawdy-ford, within 15 Miles of Derry; and now by this time, the Country crying Shame on these strange Dealings of Lundy, and others, with much ado, Muster about 7 Thousand Men together, with all the seeming Vigour imaginable, to Guard that im­portant and difficult Pass. Collonel Shelton commanded the Enemies Party in Person, and traversing with his Men near the other side of the River, which was deep and strong, he suddenly, with his Horse, upon a sign (as is credibly reported) from Lundy, incouraging his Men, leaps boldly into the River, and Lundy and another Great Officer, as hastily drawing off our Men, not in the least designing (as it seems) to make any Opposition; the Enemy without one stronke, gained that important Pass, and pursuing our Foot destroy them for many Miles, and march directly to the very Gates, as it were, of Lonnon-derry. And now the Coun­try were too late sensible of the Just Suspitions they had entertain'd of Lundy and Others, and accordingly, re­solve to take him to Account; but he knowing what he had deserved, privately got off, and we hear since, is taken in Scotland.

☞ Nevertheless, this Unfortunate Miscarriage has since been repaired; for since their choice of Mr. Walker for their Governour, they have behaved themselves with that Courage and Conduct, as has signaliz'd a Resolution in them as Glori­ous as their Cause: Their Sallies upon the Enemy, and their Success thereupon, having sufficiently animated them to that Vigorous Resistance; that when the English Succours shall ar­rive, and enable them to take the Field, I hope to be able to give you that Account of their Valiant Performanc, as may with God's Providence, give new Life to the present drooping Face of the Protestant Affairs in this Kingdom.

Admiral Herbert, in the mean time was cruising about our Coast, to prevent Succours and Assistance from France, and coming near Cork, he lights on a French Caper, go­ing with Ammunition into the Harbour, which he with­out Resistance seizes; and going in, the Marriners de­sery another lying at Anchor, and not being able to make up so high with his Ships, he Mans a couple of Long-Boats, in the dusk of the Evening, and being arm­ed with good Firelocks, and Curt-laces; notwithstand­ing, she had 3 Guns on each side, they bravely Attacque, Board her, and bring her off; and we have since an Ac­count of a desperate Engagement with the French Fleet, which not doubting, with all particulars, is come to your Ear, by the more Expeditious Conveyance of Ex­presses on that Account to White-Hall, I shall omit the present needless Relation of; which being all at present, 'till farther News Occurs, Farewel.