BY a Ship arrived from Drogheda to Leverpoole, we have this Advice certain­ly confirmed, Tyrconnell having according to his Resolutions in Council, sent an Army of Twenty Two Thousand Men, whereof the one half were Horse, to Suppress with all Expedition the Protestants then and now in Arms in the North, the Scots having early notice of their Resolutions and Motions, were resolv'd to Advance, and Divert their Enemies as far from their own Habitations and Countrey as they could, boldly drew together about Nine or Ten Thousand Men, and March'd as far as H [...]y [...]elsburgh, in the County of Downe, where they first lighting on the Forlorn-Hope of the Irish, with a­bundance of Resolution and Courage, they Attack'd them, and though they were compos'd of the flower of Tyrconnell's Army, they with the first Onset Rout­ed, and put them to flight, with such Confusion, that they run upon their own Foot, who were advancing, and very much disorder'd them, when by this time the English coming upon them, occasioned a very brisk Dispute, being almost twice the Number, came on first with all seeming Resolu­tion, and being Encouraged by their Officers, who were continually buzzing their Religion, Loyalty, and the smallness of their Enemies num­bers; they stood the first Brunt pretty boldly; but the English who knew their Lives and Fortunes depended almost on their present performance, at least being the first tryal, it should so encourage the Irish, and dishearten the Protestants, that it might much threaten their Total Ruin, they prest with such Vigour on them, that they were no longer able to endure, but with all Expedition Retreating, many of them threw down their Arms, and left the English total Masters of the Field. The Number of the Slain, considering the inequality of the Forces, were vastly advantagious on the English side, for of the Irish were Slain Six Thousand Three Hundred, besides many Prisoners, and some of them Officers; of the Scots and English not quite Four Thousand, and those not near so well Arm'd as the Irish. This first Success has very much enliven'd the poor Protestants, and dishearten'd the Irish; who begin to apprehend what Disadvantages they ly under, when so small a Number, so ill Arm'd, were able to Defeat the most select part of their whole Army, and do very much Dread the approach of the English Forces, who with all Ex­pedition, (some being already on Board) are to be sent to the Relief of the poor Protestants, and total, (as we hope) Suppression of those Rebellious Miscreants.