I Am sory that my time is so short, that I cannot give a particular account of this days service, the Lord hath extraordi­narily delivered, I may say miraculous­ly, saved us this day, and delivered our ene­mies into our hands, the fight began from eight and continued till past five a clock, at the first a party of Musketiers, about 1000 were sent into a Wood, where they were beaten by the enemies bodie, the place be­ing not tenable, which place being so quit­ted gave them great advantage: afterwards they came downe with furie on the right [Page] wing along the hedges, which wee had li­ned, but could hardly keep it; they fell on with so much courage and resolution, till the Kentish horse took a troope or two of them at one charge, and our horse fell of their foot, and drove them from the hedges then they fell downe with a great bodie o [...] horse and foot in those fields, and our foot seconded with 400 Musketiers, sent to them, who with three houres fight drove them from the hedges, wonne the ground, and beat their maine bodie: Truly, Sir, J think never was a field fought with more advantage and valour on their parts, and with more courage on ours: both horse and foot playd their parts so well, but it pleased our God to force them to a shamefull re­treat, and pursued them, beating them at least six miles, their foot and horse totally routed, upon their pursuit towards Win­chester and other places, for Sir WILLIAM WALLER, and Sir WILLIAM BELFORD, with many of our horse and foot are not yet r [...]ur­ned to us: only we have heard from them [Page] we being left to convey the cariage to Ales­sord, I shall be able to give you antore exact account of it. Our LONDON Regiments, but above any, our Major Generall BROWN hath bin a prime means for our present wel­fare. Captain Lievtenant Milton is wound­ed, and carried away prisoner, but we hope to morrow to redeeme him by a strong hand: wee have slaine the Lord Iohn Bro­ther to the Duke of Lenox, and Ruthen cannot be found: his Lievtenant Generall is slain, with many others of note, taken 150 prisoners, and have not lost 30 men.

I have sent you a List of some of the chiefe prisoners.

• Sir Edward Stonwell Colonel.
• Colonell Beard.
• Lie [...]tenant Col. Kingston.
• Captain Prince.
• Captain Audley.
• Captain Jaxon.
• Captain Seamour.
• Ensignes.
• Ensigne Corper.
• Ensigne Millis.
• Ensigne Marsh.
• Cornets.
• Cornet Midle.
• Cornet Fr. Constable.
• Cornet John Du [...]ket.
• Cornet John Morsey,
• [...] Phisician▪
• a Priest.

[Page] Since the beginning of this Letter I have extraordinary good news from ours in their pursuit of the enemies, by the next I hope J shal give you a pleasing ac­count, the Cavaliers said as they ran a­way by Alesford that the Kingdome was lost, but they gave great vapouring brags what they had done, but believe me who saw, and was an actor, and since have communicated intelligence, thot our losse was small our gain incredible. Truly Sir the manner of my relating of Gods won­derous bringing about this salvation, doth fall infinitely short of what it really was, for all we desire praise bee giaen to God through all congregations, and that Ma­ior general Brown be always honoured as a principall instrument.

Both the Armies have lain in the fields several nights and dayes past, the [Page] Enemie lay in Sutton down, we lay in Lumbourne field, we fought in East down between Cheriton and Alesford, the ene­mies last field-word was GOD AND THE CAUSE, and our last field word was IESUS BLESEE VS. VVe have taken Colours, Ordnance, &c. in the pursuit and a boundhnce of Armes, both there and in the field. Let this intelli­gence be communicated to all my friends as that which is certain, J rest yours

Col. Tompson hath lost his leg, glory to God alone