WHereas there is a great and horrid design now on foot for the raising a new war and bringing the Nation in bloud again by which combustion, and confusion, to take an opportunity to set up the Princes interest in this Nation, to which end they have [Page 2]and do use all endeavours, to raise discontents in the hearts of the people and specially of the private soul­diers, casting unjust aspersions upon the Parliament thereby, to render them odious as also representing the Generall and his Councell ol Officers to be Ty­rannicall and unfaithfull, perswading the people and souldiers, on these and the like grounds, to disown the Parliament, to cast off the Lord Generall and his Councell, dividing the souldiers from their Officers, and so to be without Parliamentary and Military, Authority, for the carrying on of which design, they have sent their Agents abroad with traiterous and rayling Pamphlets to all the Regiments of the Army, some of them being of late among us, have by their wicked delusions so farre ensnared and engaged that had not God wonderfully prevented, we had been a means of involving the whole Nation in bloud, and had not our noble Generall been mercifull unto us, some of us had deservedly lost our lives with delusi­ons and deceipts; we do beseech our fellow Souldiers of the Army, to be carefull least they be ensnared as some of us were, and for the prevention of the like mischief among us for the future, we do declare, that such traiterous plots we do utterly abhorre and dis­claim looking on such men as our greatest enemies, that shall endeavour to seduce us to them, and shall if at any time we find such amongst us, apprehend and persecute them to the utmost, and do likewise freely and really engage, to continue our due obedience to the Parliament, our Generall, and all others, now in just Authority over us, and do blesse God for the good [Page 3]we & this Nation do enjoy, by their acts of Piety and justice, & wise managing of the publik affairs, for the establishment of peace upon good and sure grounds, in the prosecution of which things we do engage to stand or fall with them, against all attempts whatsoe­ver, end by whomsoever.

IT hath pleased God to blesse our Army with successe, that since the taking of the Garison of Wexford (of which I beleeve you have already re­ceived the particulars) there is surrendred into our possession, Rosse (another Port-town of great conse­quence and some other Garisons. It is most certain there were but two men lost at the taking of Wex­ford, and it is as true, that Colonell Jones hath had a great fight with Ormond, and beaten his whole party of Horse, himself being in the head of them, After the rout, Colonell Jones had the pursuit of them to Waterford, by which meanes the Enemies Horse, which was the only strength that Ormond had, are very much shattered and broken. Some additionall foot from England would be very useful for this ser­vice, for that a great number of our men are as use­full to be be left behind in Garisons, as others re for the supporting of a standing Army in the field. We understand there be six companies of Colonell Fen­wicks, and four of Colonell Moots, ready to be trans­ported, we hope they will be supplyed with shipping, rud be ready to go over by the next fair wind; part of their provisions are already put aboard. Our ar­my is now set down before Duncanon.

October 27. 1649.

OUr Garrison is in a good condition, so is Car­lisle and Barwick, we have this week, been very much troubled with a Witch-finder, that hath seized upon twenty seven women in this town for being witches, but being questioned he hath privately gotten away, and it is probable that if there be any witch in England he is one. Our Regiment was drawn forth on Tuesday and the Officers and Souldiers did unani­mously subscribe to the new engagement. For the news from Scotland it is not much, but a copy of my Letter is as followeth.

If our King come hither, I hope I shall be shortly with you, and we are now beginning to be in expectati­on what newes from him, though little is is here at the present. Our Ministers here fly very high against the Sectaries. From the North little, only that the Earle of Mourton is joyned with them of Orkenay, and it is re­ported they should be raising men, but uncertain: many of our horse are drawn northward, for securing of those parts, there is newes in the printed Papers of the taking [Page 6]the Scots ship with Ammunition and landing men in Caithness is not true; from Ireland we hear that Collonel Aconet with a party of about fifty lying in Antrim, were cut off by Col. Hambleton and the town hurnt, here is a flying report that Belfast is besieged. There is an act of the Presbytery in Edenburgh lately come forth, giving liberty to all which were debar'd from the Sacrament by an act of the Kirk, to come in and give satisfaction pro­ferring thereupon, that they shall be admitted, to the next Sacrament the ninth of Novemb. next, so that it is very probable most of our sinfull engagers will be recei­ved into the fellowship of the Church,

Newcastle 24. Octob. 1649.