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Great news from Ireland being a true account of the late King James's quitting that kingdom and going for France accompanied with the Dukes of Powis and Tyrconnel &c. : likewise a true account of the surrender of Waterford, Kilkenny, Limerick and several other places of less note.
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1690
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Wing G1724C; ESTC R36562
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Great News from IRELAND Being a True ACCOUNT Of the Late King JAMES'S Quitting that KINGDOM And going for FRANCE Accompanied with the Dukes of Powis and Tyrconnel c. LIKEWISE A true Account of the Surrender of WATERFORD KILKENNY LIMERICK and several other Places of less Note Dublin July the 15th 1690. Honoured Sir I Presume ere this you have received the Letter I sent you from our Camp near the Boyne Since that you have known by other Hands that by one Fight we have frighted and scattered our Enemy and were presently possessed of the strong Town of Drohedah and are now as quietly setled in this City yet in much better Condition than was expected They left Stores filled with Provision of Mouth and War They have great Stores likewise in the Country which are all open for our Receipt Their King is run away with the Duks of Powis Tyrconnel and some few more towards Kingsale their Army all scattered in the Country so that the War seems now to be at an end Galloway Limerick and Athlone are as I hear the only places like to stand out against us and having no hopes of Relief will as its thought be easily surrendred His Majesty you see hath conquered this Kingdom with a Venividi-vici it will require more of his Trouble to settle than to conquer it I cannot now further enlarge the Express waiting the motion of my Pen but to tell you this day by the Post if possible I will send you a more particular Account Dublin July 10th 1690. Honoured Sir I Sent you one of this Date by the Express and have now to add That we have sure Advertisement sent us by an Express That the late King James on Wednesday-Night last embarqued at Duncannon a Fort that commands Passage-Harbour viz. the Harbour of Waterford and that he Duke Powis and Tyrconnel and some others are gone direct for France Their Army is scattered in the Country and are forced to turn Tâ—â—iâ—â— to get them a support so that it 's believed our King's work will be applied rather to settle than make further Conquests heâ—â— The Protestants of Wexford have seized that Garrison and declared for King William and Quen Mary the other Towns where Protestants are will we expect follow that President of which we have already some reports particularly as to Waterford and Kilkenny We cannot learn that there is 5000. of the Enemy in a Body nor understand that there are any of them appears within Thirty Miles of this City what Forces they late had of the Germans who are Protestants are come into us The French are gon with three Field-Pieces near Limerik but its thought they will be met in the way our Horse are now scattering to pick up the scatterers of the Enemies scattered Army We all believe that there will not be struck one stroak more in this War and we have many reasons to wish and expect it but none more important then that we hope thereby our King may return to you as safe as he came to us His active and Invincible Courage gave us horrid frights finding that he acted in the Field rather as a Couragious Captain then a great King this Success may we may hope justly entitle him to the Character of the greatest Monarch in the Europe World Our Enemy is run in that hast that they have left vaster Stores then we could have imagined they had not only of War but Provision behind them Not an hour but we have some News of loss to them and gain to us I am under those straits of time that I can neither be so full or methodical in Account of Personr and things as I wish London Printed for Richard Balding the Old-Bayly