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A79785	News from Dublin in Ireland. Relating how Colonell Jones Governour of the said city, with his forces, fell upon the Rebells, beat the whole Army, killed many, some prisoners taken, with much of their provisions and fore'd them to a flight. In a letter to a member of the Honourable House of Commons.	H. C.	1647 (1647)	Wing C43; Thomason E416_22; ESTC R204173; ESTC R204491	3,375	8

NEWS From Dublin IN IRELAND RELATING How Colonell JONES Governour of the said City with his Forces fell upon the Rebells beat the whole Army killed many some Prisoners taken with much of their Provisions and fore'd them to a flight In a Letter to a Member of the Honourable House of Commons LONDON Printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley 1647. Newes from Dublin in Ireland Honourable Sir IN my last of the third of this instant I certified you of Colonell Jones the Governour of Dublin's taking the field with that small party of 400. horse here garrisoned a small Party considering the power of the enemy now found to have been 8000. foot 2000. horse and a multitude of others Owen Roe O Neale the Rebels Ulster Generall was advanced into the heart of these our Garrisons between us and Trim and that within a few miles of this place before the Governour received any intelligence of his moving On the third of November the Governour advanced hence with 400. horse and 50. Dragoons and upon advertisement given of a party of the enemies being about Castle-knock within three miles of Dublin he made thither and commanded one Captain Otwey of his owne Regiment with 60. commanded horse as a forlorn hope The Governour himself made a halt short of Castle-knock understanding that the whole body of the enemies horse and foot lay two miles off at the church of Mallehedard whereupon he gave orders for returning back to Dublin those Carriages that were following him and that the foot in Dublin should forthwith march towards him therein preparing for the enemy should he advance towards the City or to attempt something on him if still quartering at Mallehedard At Castleknock aforesaid there was a party of the enemies horse and 60. foot sent thither for destroying that part of our quarters upon sight of our forlorn hope then advancing the enemies horse fled whom ours pursued up to their maine body at Mallehedard having in the chase slain and taken 11. Whereupon anothers party of horse and foot from the body of the enemy were drawn out whom Captain Otwey with those few of our forlorn hope charged and killed of them above 80. this in full view and very nigh the whole Army of the Rebells after which he faced them about one houre untill it was found that the enemies foot had the while marched away towards Fingall purposing that night to fire those quarters between Dublin and Dregheda which the enemies designes the Governour finding by some prisoners taken he commanded back Captain Otwey with the forlorn hope who returning towards Castle-knock aforesaid met with those sixty foot of the enemies before mentioned fleeing from another party of our horse most of whom Captain Otwey put to the sword The Governour forthwith sent to Sir Henry Titchburne at Trim for drawing up to him with the horse in the out-quarters whose coming up to him he expected before he would engage upon so great a body of the Rebells horse and foot That night the Governour sent back to Dublin the foot and having commanded 100. horse towards Feltram for securing the quarters towards the Sea side and for observing the enemies motion he himself with the rest of the horse returned back to Dublin no provision being found neare him for his horse the enemy having destroyed all Owen O Neale having the City on the right hand marched to a place called Dubber within three miles of Dublin which he fired having his head quarters at Kilshaghan six miles Northward from Dublin he that night by parties sent out burnt all the corn about him making very great spoyle Thursday Novemb. 4. Owen O Neale marched to Brasyle an house belonging to the Lord chief Baron Bolton within Fingall which he burned having first from thence by parties sent out burnt Carduffe the Lord Chancellours house and Luske with what other mischief he could suddenly doe in that part of the country our Garrison at Swords made good the Bawne there against the Rebells whereby much Hay prepared for the Oxen of the Trayne was preserved This day the Governour again took the field with his 400. horse being his whole strength of horse hereabouts drawing towards the enemy for cutting off straglers of whom many were met withall and for keeping in the Rebells all that might be from destroying the quarters untill he should heare from Sir Henry Titchburne which he hourely expected but all that day he heard nothing of him that night the Governour quartered at Donsinke within three miles of Dublin and three miles from the enemy who that night quartered at Weganstowne This day about 12 of the clock newes was brought to the Governour of Sir Henry Tichburnes coming up with Col. Pensonby Col. Coots and Sir Thomas Armestrongs Regiments of Horse which with the Governours party made up a body of 1400 horse Whereupon the Governour forthwith about midnight sent orders to Dublin for the Foot to draw out and with all speed to advance towards him appointing the Rendezvouze the next morning at Pierces Towne eight miles from Dublin purposing by crossing the Countrey to stop Owen O Neile in his march back being informed that he had been then at Baldengan rowards the sea side purposing to bend towards Droghedah quarters for spoyling thereabouts as elsewhere he had done But the Rebels having intelligence of the coming up of the Horse to the Governour and of the marching of the Foot he suddenly changed his course marching back again by Crixtowne Kilbrewe and Ratoth burning as he went This he did betimes on Friday morning the fifth of this instant Our Foot not being yet come up as was expected the Governour with his Horse following the Enemy comming up within a mile of him and sending out parties to ingage the Enemy in some sort untill the coming up of our Foot but the Rebels marched off as fast as they could our men killing many of them and from out their body took away some Cattell This night the Rebels made shew of quartering at a place called Clunmullin neere a bogge side where the Governour had hope he might gaine time of falling in upon him if his Foot had come up This night our Foot from Dublin about 3000 came up to Pierces Towne where had they come sooner it was hoped by the blessing of God the Rebels power in Leinster had been quite broken The Governour had that night sent out severall parties to allarm the Enemy thereby to ingage them untill he could with his Foot march up towards them but the Enemy having made shew of quartering that night at Clunmullen riseth in the night marching away with all the speed he could possible Saturday the sixth the Governour followes him with Horse and Foot sending our parties severall waies to stop him in his course but the Rebels had that day not rested untill they had gotten over the black Ford beyond Clon-Curry into Briminghams Countrey a place boggy and woody and to them of great advantage The Governour hereupon leaving the Foot at Balfegham 13 miles from Dublin he the seventh followed the Enemy with the horse but the Rebels marching all the night before had betimes this morning recovered their former retiring place at Castle-Jordan This night the Governour came back to the Foot at Bulfegham and the next day having dismist his additionall Forces he with the rest march back to Dublin The Enemy lost 500 of their men and in their great haste cast off many of their Knapsacks and baggage which ours tooke up It was not for the Governour to ingage his horse they not having a grayne of Oats nor money or Quarters for eight weeks before neither any thing else but what they gained by daily inroades upon the Enemies quarters whereby the horse were so worne out that had not necessity enforced they had not been fit to appeare in service therefore was it not safe to ingage them especially severed from the foot against so great a power of the Enemies horse and Foot wherein had there been any miscarriage this city and Province had been undoubtedly lost and the whole Kingdome endangered And here I must give you the Governours words to me discoursing of this That although he should have had the fortune with his horse alone to have defeated the power of the Enemies yet he deserved to suffer for hazarding so lighty so many and great interests knowing the weaknesse of his horse but after the coming up of his foot he doubted not then to put all to a day though the Rebels were many to one and had done it had it been possible to overtake that cowardly and runaway Enemy You have Sir in this the perfectest and most distinct accompt I can give of these particulars wherein you have in short the whole state of the party here not to be kept together wanting wherewithall so to keepe them and being dispersed as of necessity they must be for a subsistence they or the Country lying open to spoile before an Enemy entring almost our very gates can be disputed with Sir it is there to put us into a condition whereby these evils may be prevented and for enabling yours here to serve you as they earnestly desire By Captaine Pierce one of ours being prisoner with the Rebels at Kilkenny returned hither on exchange The Governour hath been given to understand that the common voyce at Kilkenny was That Sir Bryon O Neile here resident is one serviceable to the Enemy in the way of intelligence whereupon he is committed the Governour expecting I believe directions thence for disposing of him Pardon this great boldnesse of Sir Your most assured to serve you H. C. Dublin 10. Novemb. 1647. Novemb. 22. Imprrmatur Gilb. Mabbot FINIS