CAptain Cole, with the Squadron under his Command, and the Ar­tillery-Ships, arriving in the Bay of Galway, the General sent Or­ders for their immediate Sailing to the River Shannon, (as you have already heard:) which said Orders being effectually executed, he was not long arrived in the said River, before a French-Frigate taking them [...]or a Fleet of their own Nation, fell in with them near a Place called, Car­ [...]ickaholt and was made a Prize; The Ship was very Richly Laden, having among other Rich Goods, all the Baggage, Coaches, Charging Horses, [...]ate, &c. belonging to the late Monsieur St. Ruth: And, at the same time, two other Vessels, wherein were Sarsefield's, and several other Ladies of Quality, with all their rich Effects, very narrowly escaped; which be­ing not far behind them, and understanding the Fate of their Companion, made all the Sail they could to Lymerick, for which the Wind very much favoured them, and we hear there are above Thirty Sail more, ready La­den for France, whither they intended before now, had they not been prevented by Captain Cole's Sqadron. On Board of these Ships, were most of the French-Officers; whom, as 'tis said, are resolved to leave the Kingdom, if possible they can get away, upon the Occasion of the great Heats and disagreements between Them, and the Irish Nobility and Offi­cers at Lymerick.

Baldarick, Lord O' Donnel, one of the greatest, and most Antient Fa­ [...]lies of the Irish, even equal, in Antiquity, with Those of the O' Neal [...] [...]d whome the Irish Commonalty Term a Prophet, they having, at [...] pretended Prophesy, which goes current among them, That this [...] [...]an shall be a deliverer of their Country, at a time when its brough [...] [...] lowest Ebb; and they think now 'tis to be fulfilled; for which [...] [Page]they invited him, by many Solicitations, from Spain; where he had sided for many Years. This Baldarick hath lately offered to bring in the Arms of his numerous Followers, which are in the County of M [...] and parts adjacent; and hath made some other Proposals to the Gover­ment, provided they will suffer him to take Three Thousand of his [...] to Flanders, who shall be there employed in Their Majesties Service, [...] also, Sir Walter Blake, Collonel Bodkin, and other Irish [...] Collonels fire to Transport their Regiments.

On the 5th. instant, Their Majesties Army, under the Command Lieut. General Ginkle, Decamped from the Town of Birr, and came [...] Night to a Place called Burraskeen, from which Place they Decamped next Morning, and in the Evening they came to Nenagh, which [...] had been some time before quitted by Bdrigadier Carrol, (as you have [...] ready heard) here they rested a little, and on the 8th. they came to [...] Town of Carrick English, which is in the Neighbourhood of Lymerick, [...] but 5 Miles from the said City, and from hence, some say, our Gen [...] will send a Trumpet to Summon the Governour.

From the North, we have an Account that Lieut. Col. Alexander Ra [...] of Collonel Venner's Regiment, with 100 of the Army, and about 400 [...] the Militia, lately made a descent into the Counties of Mayo and Sligo, [...] view the posture of the Rebels thereabouts; and having detatched [...] Horse and Dragoons from our Party, to discover if Collonel Sheld [...] Horse (as 'twas said) were in this part of the Country: Lieutenant [...] ­lonel R [...]sey, with the rest Marched to Ballysidara-Bridge, where he [...] Sir T. O Regan, with 80 Horse, and about 200 Foot very advantagion [...] Posted, to hinder our Progress; notwithstanding, our Men attach [...] them, at which time Sir Francis Hamilton, Governour of the County [...] Donegall, coming in with some of his Militia Horse, and a Troop of [...] ­lonel Winn's Regiment of Dragoons of the Army; we pursued the Re [...] for some considerable way, Killed about 40 of them, and took 19 Pri [...] ­ners; among whom were two Lieutenants, and an Ensign; we had [...] one Man wounded in this Action, and a Reformed Lieutenant, who fo [...] ­lowed the Chase too far, taken Prisoner: By the time this Action was [...] ­ded, our Horse which were detatched to look after Sheldon's, [...]etur [...] with great Booty, which they had taken from the Enemy, and brought [...] with them several English Men, who had been long under the Slavery [...] those Rebels, who taking the opportunity of our Convoy, brought [...] their Famelies and Stocks.

Letters that came in this day from Bristol, Dated on Saturday the 15th. instant, [...] an Account of the Arrival there of their Virginia Fleet, and that the great Flee [...] Bound for London, from the said place, was but few Leagues behind them, and [...] this Morning an Express Arrived from Biddiford, who came out some time after [...] Post; by whom we have the happy and welcome News of the Arrival of the great Vir­ginia Fleet in that Road, consisting of 160 Sail; which Fleet, besides other gre [...] advantages, will bring a vast Sum of Money to Their Majesties for Custom, [...] day 300000 l.