I Could not omit giving you an Account of what hap­pened lately between the Kings Army and the Rebels, knowing you to be a person of great and exemplary Piety and untainted Loyalty, to whom such News will be altogether grateful.

Upon Sunday last, being the 22th of this instant, his Grace the Duke of Monmouth marched with the Army under his command, from Blackwood towards the Rebels; and being upon his March, he received a Message by a Trumpet to this effect, viz.

That if his Grace was pleased to confirm and agree to those Terms they had already made in their last Declaration, they would lay down their Arms; but upon no other Ac­count.

His Grace contemning to agree to their Terms, or to indulge Rebellion at such a rate, contrary to the established Laws of that Kingdom, drew up his Forces towards them; the Rebels had secured Bottle-bridge, having strongly barrocaded it, ha­ving a very considerable party of Horse there, and had plan­ted their Army on the other side the River; but notwithstan­ding that, his Grace made an Attack upon them with a like party of Horse, which behaved themselves with that Gallantry and Courage, as soon caused the Rebels to quit their Posts with very considerable loss.

His Grace having thus successfully gained the Bridge, pre­sently marched them over and drew up his main Body; and after having put them in Battalia, and giving necessary Orders to his Officers, his Grace engaged their main Body; and after a sharp Dispute, gave them a final Rout, destroying most of their Horse, and so much disordering their Foot, that few of them escaped, save a small number which fled into the Woods about Hambleton.

Sir, It is incredible to express in what great numbers the Gentry came in to joyn the Kings Forces, and are daily come­ing in, to the great satisfaction of all Loyal and Faithful Sub­jects, and to the great hopes of speedily putting an end to these Rebellious Insurrections. Many thousands are upon their March from the North of Scotland, cheerfully to joyn His Majesties Forces, (which is believed) will be stopt upon the account of this happy Victory; and had not the Engage­ment begun so soon, till such time as these Assistants had joyn­ed the Army, without all doubt, the Rebels would never been able to have made the least escape.

His Majesties Privy Council here, have been indefatiga­bly careful and industrious in supplying the Kings Army with all things necessary and convenient, acting as with one Head and Heart, or rather striving to out do each other in their Fidelity and Loyalty.

And whereas the Rebels made use of these words, in the latter part of their Declaration, (viz.) That they requested their Countrymen, now the standing Forces of this Kingdom, some of them being their Friends and Relations, not to fight against them, least in so doing, they should be found fighting against the Lord, whose cause and quarrel they are sure he would own, and signally countenance, seeing they fought under his Banner who is the Lord of Hosts.

Those whom they thus called their Friends and Kinsmen, were so ready and vigorous in fighting against them, and the happy Victory which they obtained over them, seems rather to represent to every Loyal Subject, and impartial mind, that it is not the Lords cause or quarrel, which thus they pretend to maintain, but rather a fighting against God, in rebelling against their lawful and undoubted Soveraign and His Govern­ment, and bringing upon themselves a Curse instead of a Blessing. The Apostle declaring, That he which resists shall receive damnation. Sir, this Account I have thought good to give you, and by the next expect the particulars; not doubt­ing but you will accept of it as from him, who is