fought but they proved false and Deserted him and that here he had an Army which was Loyal enough but would not stand by him so that he was now necessitated to provide for his Safety and that they should make the best Terms for themselves that they could he told his Menial Servants That he should now have no further occasion to keep such a Court as he had done and that therefore they were at liberty to dispose of themselves He desired them all to be kind to the Protestants and not to burn or injure them nor the City for though he quitted it he did not quit his Interest in it Immediately after he took Horse and with about twelve in Company went towards Bray and so to Waterford having appointed his Carriages to meet him another way where he imbarqued for France having some days days before distrusting the issue Ordered Sir Patrick Trant to go from the Camp at the Boyn to Waterford and provide Shipping It is said he did not sleep till he got on Ship-board All that day nothing was to be seen in Dublin but Officers Carriages and dusty wounded Soldiers with several of K. James's Horse-guards coming in stragling without Pistols or Swords and the Principal Popish Persons of the Town their Wives and Families going away The Gates were still kept by the Irish Militia and the Castle by 250 of the Governors Foot Soldiers who still threatned that before they left the City they would burn and plunder it This of a long time had been their talk as we have heard though K. James said It was a Report raised by the Protestants to make him odious yet some Irish Persons of Note advised their Protestant Friends a few days before this to leave the Town because they would not be safe there The Protestants some of whom were crouded into the Hospitals Colledges and Churches others into stinking nasty unhealthy Rooms knew not yet what to think of themselves but hoped the English were so near as to prevent their being burnt but about 4 afternoon instead of them they perceived the Irish Horse which were drawn out in the Morning and thought to be quite gone entring the Town followed by the French and Irish Foot in a full Body Presently a Noise run through the City that they were come to fire it and the Papists who had secured themselves in Protestants Houses began to look brisk again but all these Forces Marched through the Town without doing any injury and were drawn up by Tyrconnel on the further side of it to March away the Militia followed them only the Governor remained who at last resolved to March also and drive 2 or 300 of the Principal Protestant Prisoners before him but while they were preparing for this a false Alarm was spread that a Party of English being Landed at the Harbour were just at the Towns end it was too dusky to discover the Truth and they had not time to send a Messenger but in hast shifted for themselves The Protestants now began to look out whom the Irish had released not out of love to them but for fear the English were at their Heels yet knew not well in what condition they were but venturing to the Castle they found Captain Farlow who had been Prisoner there keeping Garrison alone upon which Captain Fitz Gerald and several others who had been Prisoners went and staid there all Night still they were unsecure and had no Arms Early next morning July 3. the Protestants run about to the Papists Houses demanding their Arms who being quite dispirited delivered them without dispute and the Bishop of Meath Dr King and several other Principal Protestants sent away an Express to K. William that the Town waâ— at liberty desiring his Majesties Presence and Protection and began to Form a Protestant Militia Till Thursday July 3. in the Afternoon they heard not a word of the English Army and reports were raised that the French and Irish were coming back which much dampt the Protestants but this was soon blown over and they now perceived themselves to be free which filled their Hearts with so much joy that they run about Saluting and Imbracing one another and Blessing God for this wonderful Deliverance as if they had been raised from the Dead The Streets were filled with Crouds and Shouts and the Papists were now under the same Terrors that they had been in some days before At 8 that Night one Troop of English Dragoons came as a Guard to an Officer who was sent to take charge of the Stores it is impossible to express the rejoycing of the People at sight of them they hung about the Horses and were ready to pull the Men off and hug them in their Arm as they Marched up to the Castle The Night after the Battel the English lay upon their Arms at Duleek and next Morning a Party were sent to fetch the Tents and Baggage from beyond the Boyn and another Party of 1000 Horse and Dragoons and 300 Foot and 8 pieces of Cannon Marcht to Summon Droghedah The Governor received the first Summons very indifferently but being Threatned that if he forced the Cannon to be fired on them they should have no Quarter Thereupon he believing that the Irish Army was totally Routed Surrendred upon Condition to be Conducted to Athlone there being about 1300 of them who Marched out without Arms according to Agreement July 3. K. William Marcht forward and was met at Bally Brigham by one Mr. Saunders from the Protestants of Dublin with a Tender of their Allegiance The D. of Ormond Marched thither with 1000 Horse and the Dutch Guards took possession of the Castle and 2 days after his Majesty came to Finglass within 2 Miles of Dublin 300 Citizens coming to wait upon and welcom him and his Army and abundance of People flockt from all places to see the Camp and their Great Deliverer whose just Merits found Commendations from his very Enemies and whose Soul is not Subject to fear or any thing that is below a Prince and who is only faulty in exposing his Royal Person too far On Sunday His Majesty went to St. Patricks Church in Dublin and returned to his Camp to Dinner and on Munday the Bishops and Clergy Presented a very Loyal Address the Bishop of Meath making a Speech telling his Majesty That they came not to beg his Protection for he had given sufficient Demonstrations of his Affection toward them by venturing his Royal Person for their Deliverance but they came to Congratulate his Arrival to pray for the Continuance of his good Success and to give his Majesty all the Assurance imaginable of their Loyalty and Obedience intreating him not to think the worse of them for staying in Ireland and Submitting to a Power that it was impossible for them to Resist since they had been as Serviceable to his Majesties Interest by staying as they could have been otherwise c. The King made answer That as he had by
stand by them in Defence of their Lives and the Protestant Religion which they did believe by the Preparations they heard were making by the Enemy would be very soon invaded and the News they heard from London Derry did much Fortifie their Courage So that upon the Approach of the Irish Companies the Inniskillin Horse and Foot Advanced toward them but came no sooner in View ere the 2 Companies with the whole Rabble that was with them turned their Backs and fled without halting in very great Fear and Disorder and their Officers being then at Dinner at a Gentlemans House not far from thence hearing the Inniskillin Men were come out left their Dinners before they had half done and ran away after them and all of them got the next Day 24 Miles off in great Terror of the Inniskilliners who afterward performed many admirable Actions against the Irish King James's pretended Parliament Sate in Dublin from May 7. 1689. to July 20. following and in that short time entirely destroyed the Settlement of Ireland and outed both the Protestant Clergy and Laity of their Free-Holds and Inheritances by Repealing the 2 Acts of Settlement Whereby 2 thirds of the Protestants of the Kingdom held their Estates And the Real Estates of all that dwelt or staid in any place in the 3 Kingdoms who did not own K. James's Power or correspended with any such as they Term'd Rebels or were any ways Aiding Abetting or Assisting to them from Aug. 1. 1688 are declared to be forefeited and vested in the King By which Clause almost every Protestant that could write in the Kingdom had forfeited his Estate for the Pacquets went constantly from London to Dublin and back again from August 1688. to March following and few had Friends in England or the North but Corresponded with them by Letters and every such Letter is made by this Clause a Forfeiture of Estate They likewise passed an Act of Attainder whereby above 3000 Protestants were Attainted and their Estates forfeited to the King some for being in Arms but the greatest part for absenting themselves and going out of the Kingdom These proceedings were thought very severe by the Protestants since those that Armed themselves did not Attempt any thing even against those whom the Lord Deputy against the Laws of the Kingdom and the Interest of the Nation had intrusted with Arms and Imployments except in their own Defence when Invaded and Assaulted by them Neither was there one Act of Hostility committed wherein the Protestants were not on the Defensive Their Crime then if any was only that they were unwilling to be Robb'd and Plundered as their Neighbours were without opposition but Disarmed some of those who under Colour of being King James's Soldiers destroyed the Country this was all the Reason Tyrconnel had to proclaim them Rebels for Killing and Murdering his Majesties Subjects and with pillaging the Country whereas it was Notorious they never kil'd any but whom they found actually Robbing for killing of whom the Laws of the Kingdom not only indemnified them but likewise assigned them a Reward and it is as plain that the Protestants preserved the Country from being pillaged and for this they now forfeited their Estates As for those that were absent it would have been unwisely done for the Protestants that were gone to England to have returned again to a Ruinous Kingdom the Actual Seat of War where all the goods they had left behind were Imbezeled by Robbers and their Estates given to those Sons of Rebellion in 1641. And when Men of the best Estates in Ireland wisht themselves away and many were content to leave all and venture their Lives in little Boats to the Mercy of the Seas in the death of Winter reckoning any thing safer and easier than to stay under a Government which had effectually destroy'd all the measures of Right and Wrong and Condenmed so many Gentlemen to the loss of all without allowing them the favour either of being Tryed or Heard And of those that starâ— many of them were kill'd by the Soldiers Murthered in their Houses Executed by Martial Law starved and famished in Jay is and destroyed by many other Violences the Papists declaring That they designed to starve one half of the Protestants and hang the other and that it would never be well till this was done So that all King James's proceedings in that Kingdom clearly manifested his design to be the absolute inslaving it to Arbitrary Power and Popery by his Invading the Liberties and Estates and exposing their Lives to his peremptory Will and Pleasure This the Protestants in the North as well as others were very sensible of and therefore the People of London-Derry resolved to hold out to the last Extremity Some time before the English Navy being out at Sea to prevent Supplies from France Admiral Herbert with his Squadron had notice by his Scent-Ships that part of the French Fleet were abroad and stood for the Irish Coast whereupon he Sail'd after them and found them in Bantry-Bay whereupon drawing his Ships up into a Line and lying upon the Stretch he battered them extreamly from 10 in the Morning till 5 in the Afternoon at what time the French Admiral went off and stood farther into the Bay On our side we lost Captain Aylmer of the Portland with a Lieutenant and about 300 Seamen killed and Wounded the Damage of the French was equal to ours though they had the Bay to shelter them the Wind and a double number of Ships So soon as the English were gone the French weighed Anchor for fear of a second Engagement King James now sets forward with his Army toward London Derry where the Garrison had already Proclaimed King William and Queen Mary and had received from England 480 Barrels of Powder and Arms for 2000 Men with a Commission to Collonel Lundy to be Governor and promise of further Supply King James's Army consisted in about 12000 Men and a very good Train of Artillery his Generals were Monsieur de Mornont General of the French Horse the Sieur Piscina General of the Foot Collonel Hamilton Lieutenant General of the Irish Foot all under the Standard of France and consisting of several Regiments commanded by the D of Berwick and Fitz-James his Brother the Lord Nettervile Abercorn Collonel Shelden and Collonel Randleigh The King had some assurance given him that the Town upon his Approach would undoubtedly Surrender and that the very sight of so formidable an Army would fright them into a Compliance and therefore April 18. he advances with his Army before the Walls with flying Colours Orders were given that none should fire till the Kings Demands were first known but the People of London-Derry wondring to see Lieutenant General Hamilton approaching the Walls contrary to his ingagement not to come within 4 Miles of the Town imagined they were betrayed and fired their Guns upon them which being unexpected by the Enemy some of them fled others hid themselves and a great
The Fort of Culmore had some time before been Deserted by Captain Jemmat the Governor by Order of Collonel Lundy and a few Irish possest themselves of it but it was soon Recovered by a small Artifice Divers Skirmishes happened between the 2 Armies during the Siege particularly May 6. in a Sally made by the Besiegers wherein 200 of the Enemy were killed and 500 wounded 300 of whom dyed in a few days of their wounds and among others General Mommune a French Man with other Officers of Note The Enemy now remove their Main Body from St. Johnstown and pitch their Tents about 2 Miles from Derry on an Hill placing such strict Guards on all sides of the Town that the Besieged found it impossible to Convey or Receive any intelligence and difficult to come by the Wells of water which they often sought for and cost some of them their Blood June 4. The Enemy with a Body of Horse and Foot made an Attack on the Windmill Works beginning with a loud Huzza which was seconded from all parts of of the Camp with most dreadful Screicks and Howlings of a Numerous Rabble that attended their Army The Faggot Men were forced to quit their New Defence which they laid before them for Security against the Shot and run for it Captain Butler with 30 Horse mounted the Works but none of his Men falling though shot at the Besieged found they had Armour and therefore kill'd their Horses whereby only 3 Troopers escapt The Irish Foot did not run away so fast as usual which was wondred at till it was observed that in their Retreat they took the Dead on their Backs to secure themselves from the Shot which was more secure than when they were alive the Enemy in this Action lost 400 Men most of their Officers kill'd and some made Prisoners the Befieged had only six Souldiers and a Captain killed June 15. A Fleet of 30 Sail came into the Lough from England but to prevent their coming up to the Town the Enemy Contrived a Boom of Timber joyned with Iron Chains and a Cable of 12 Inches and afterward another of which the Besieged had an account by some Prisoners taken which very much discouraged them for they doubted whether the Fleet at the first fight of which they were very joyful would be able to get up with the Provisions which they so extreamly wanted insomuch that the Men where they could find an Horse a Grazing neer the Windmill would kill and eat him The Enemy upon the appearing of the Ships seemed to be in a mighty Consternation pulling down their Tents and the Soldiers changing their red Coats ran away but the Terror was soon over when they saw them make no great Attempt to come up though they had both Wind and Tyde to assist them and thereupon they raised Batteries to hinder them and made the Boom aforementioned June 24. Rosen the French Marshal General Arrived in the Camp and finding so little progress in the Siege he Swore by the Belly of God he would Demolish the Town and bury the Besieged in the Ashes and put all to the Sword without Consideration of Age or Sex and Study the most Exquisite Torments to lengthen out the misery of those that opposed his Command but providence disappointed his Cruel Malice and delivered the poor Protestants out of his bloody Hands The Besieged used all possible endeavours to get intelligence from the Ships by making many signs from the Steeple by Cannon Shot and by drawing in their Flag to represent their Distressed condition to them but all proved ineffectual At length June 25 One Roch who got to the Water side over against them and then Swam cross the River came and gave them an account of the Ships Men Provision and Arms in them for their Relief adding That it was desired that if he got safe to Town to give them in the Ships notice of it by 4 Guns from the Steeple which was accordingdingly done They endeavoured to send back to M. Gen. Kirk and one went to that purpose but was taken and hanged by the Enemy The Besieged were more streightned every day by the Enemy their Iron Balls being now spent so that they were obliged to make Balls of Brick covered over with lead June 30. The L. Clancarty at the Head of a Regiment possesses himself of a Line and enters some Miners in a low Cellar but the Besieged fired so briskly upon them that his Lordship was forced to quit his Post and leave his Miners and 100 of his best Men dead on the place which much discouraged the Irish who had a Prophecy among them that a Clancarty should knock at the Gates of Derry but we see that little value is to be put either upon Irish Prophecies or Courage The same day Governor Baker dyed which was a sensible loss to the Garrison and generally lamented being a valiant Person who in all his Actions shewed the greatest Honour Courage and Conduct And now Rosen sends a Letter into the Town that if they did not Surrender by 6 a Clock Afternoon July 1. he would Order all the Protestants in the adjacent Towns to be driven under the Walls of Derry where they should perish if not Relieved by the Besieged that he would destroy all the Country if any Troops came to their Relief But if the Garrison would become Royalisss as he termed it and deliver on any Tolerable Conditions he would protect them from all injuries and give them his Favour The Besieged received all these Proposals with Contempt and some Indignation having before made an Order That it should be Death to mention a Surrender the Enemy drive the poor Protestants according to their Threatning under the Walls and the Besieged thinking them Enemies fired on them but were mightily pleased to hear that Divine providence had spared them and that their shot had kill'd 3 of the Enemy There were some thousands of them which so inraged the Besieged that in sight of their Camp they erected a Gallows threatning to hang their Friends that were Prisoners unless they were removed and sent home again The Prisoners themselves Reproached the Irish declaring they could not blame the Besieged for putting them to Death seeing their People exercised such Severity and Cruelty upon the poor Protestants that were under protection The sight of the Gallows and the importunity of some Friends of those that were to suffer at length prevailed so that July 4 the poor People had leave to return home the Enemy had now advanced so near the Town that the Besieged from the Works could talk with the Irish who exprest great prejudice and hatred against the French cursing those Damn'd Fellows that watched in Trunks meaning their Jack Boots who had all Preferments in the Army that fell and took the Bread out of their Mouths and they believed would have all the Kingdom to themselves at last July 11. The Enemy called for a Parley and sent one to know if
of Oxford Manchester Scarborough and several other Persons of Quality and was received by the Officers Soldiers and People with all manner of Demonstrations of Joy the latter looking on His Majesty as their good Angel who was come to deliver them from worse than Aegyptian Bondage Next day several of the Nobility Officers Gentry and Clergy presented a very Loyal Address to the King which he graciously accepted His Majesty was not idle and seeing things did not go on so fast as he desired exprest some Dissatisfaction saying That he did not come there to let grass grow under his Feet he made his word good for having taken a View of his Army which with the great Recruits lately sent from England amounted to about 36000 Compounded of English Dutch Danes Germans and French His Majesty advanced toward Dundalk The certain News of K.W. Landing coming to Dublin it was moved by some Irish in K. James's Council That the Protestants should be shut up in Churches and Hospitals and then if they lost the day to set fire to all and destroy the People and City together But the Irish Papists both in the City and Army applyed themselves to the King and told him They should then be as much sufferers as the Protestants and that they would not draw a Sword in his Defence unless all thoughts of burning the City were laid aside and declared further that as soon as they heard of any appearance of Fire they would Desert his Service and fly to K. Williams Mercy which manaces put a stop to this Horrid Project Before this a Camp had been laid out by the Irish about Ardee and K. James had ordered his Army to Rendevouze there from several parts of the Kingdom and June 16. he Marched out of Dublin to joyn them with about 6000 French Foot most old Soldiers well Armed and Clad The whole Irish Army incamped made about 27000 all well Clothed and in good Heart both Horse and Foot besides 15000 more that remained in Garrisons and the same day 6000 of the Country Militia cameto quarter in the City The Protestants expected the Irish would have been much dejected upon K. Will Arrival but on the contrary they Triumpht and Rejoyced as if they had got him in a Pound and the day were their own assuring themselves That either the French Fleet would prevent his return to England or that an Insurrection would be made there boasting that an Hundred Thousand Men were ready to Rise and declare for a Common-wealth The Protestants knew not what to believe for they were kept as Prisoners of War and could know no more than they please to tell them but they were more afraid that some desperate Persons had undertaken to destroy K. William because their confidence was so great that some told their Protestant Friends They would be glad to go to Mass within a Twelvemonth When K. James was gone Collonel Lutterel who was left Governor Ordered all Persons that walkt in the Streets without Swords or Bagonets to be taken up and secured whereby all Protestants who were suffered to wear none were put into Custody After which followed a Proclamation That not above 5 Protestants besides the Family should meet together in any place upon pain of Death So that now they durst not go to Church as they had hitherto done the Churchmen still remained with them though they had lost all their Maintenance by the Irish Parliament except what was given them by the People Dr. King was sent Prisoner to the Castle and few Protestants durst walk the Streets the method that K. James and the French proposed to deal with K. Williams Army was To make good the Passes upon the Newry Mountains and at Dundalk To spin out the War and dispute their ground without coming to a General Battel till they came to the Boyn and there to Defend the Pass but still without a Battle if they could help it much hoping for some Extraordinary thing from a Party in England c. But K. William soon broke all their Measures for resolving to lose no time he came to the Camp at Lough-britland where having taken a Critical Review of every Regiment His Majesty and Prince George had their moving Houses set up and never after lay out of the Camp during their-stay in Ireland The King ordered a Party to go out to discover the motions of the Enemy and heard they were Marching off from Dundalk toward Ardee Upon which the English Army advanced to Newry and from thence to Dundalk and so forward to Ardee the Irish still retiring and at length passing over the Boyn upon which the whole Army move in 3 Lines toward the Boyn and by the way some Dragoons found in an Old House about 200 Scythes stretcht out upon Beams which the Enemy had either forgot or left behind for hast and one of them being brought to the King he smiled and said It was a Desperate Weapon The Irish Incamped on the other side the Boyn and the King from an Hill took a view of them and then rid along the River side to make more strict Observations during which a Cannon Ball from the Enemy kill'd 2 Horses and a Man about 100 yards from the King and instantly comes another which had like to have been a fatal Bullet for it grazed upon the Bank of the River and in the rising slanted upon the Kings right shoulder and tore out a piece of his Coat and also the Skin and Flesh and afterward broke the Head of a Gentlemans Pistol A Gentleman seeing his Majesty struck rid up and put his Handkerchef upon the place his Majesty took little notice of it but rid on about 40 yards further the Enemies Cannon firing upon them all the while and killed 2 of the Guards and 9 Horses disturbing the rest which the Irish perceiving set up a prodigious shout all over the Camp as if our Army had been destroyed The King went to change his Coat and get his Shoulder drest and then rid about to see the Army After which a Council of War was called and his Majesty declared That he was resolved to pass the River next day and accordingly all things were provided every Man having a green Bough or Sprig in his Hat the Enemy wearing pieces of Paper in theirs the word that Night was Westminster and about 12 at Night rid with Torches quite through the Army The next Morning July 1. the Dutch Blew Guards took the River first some 8 or 10 a breast being presently almost up to the middle the Enemy stood on the other side but did not fire till our Men were toward the middle of the River and then a whole Peal of shot came from the Hedges Brest-works Houses and all about but only one Man fell and another staggered a Lieutenant of Granadeers was the first that got footing on the other side who instantly drew up 2 Files of Men then stoopt and the Enemy fired over him from the next
15. following After the taking these two Places part of the Irish Army in Kenny made several Incursions and burnt all the Towns and Villages of the Counties of Lymerick and Cork and the Enemies gave leave to several Protestants to come from Lymerick where all Provisions were very scarce In Novemb. General Ginkle returns to Dublin In Decemb. several Rapperees were got to the end of the Bog of Allen about 12 miles from Dublin it being about 40 miles in length and having several woody Islands from whence they plundered all the adjacent Country but Coll. Fouks drove them from their Posts Several small Skirmishes happened in the Winter between the English and the Rapperees wherein the first obtained divers notable advantages though generally their Parties were much inferiour to the Enemy which was a great disheartning to them May 7. 1691. The whole Army took the Field under General Ginkle and the Irish were busie in making preparations for their defence having a new French General named St. Ruth sent them who issued out all Orders in K. Lewis's name and required the Irish Officers to take new Commissions under the French King in prosecution of the design of subjecting Ireland to France The first place the English attempted was Ballymore seated upon an high Tongue of him Land jetting out into a Lake and strengthned with several Fortifications five Batteries were raised against it and the next morning the General sent a Messenger to the Governour That if the Garrison would surrender within two hours he would save their lives and receive them as Prisoners of War if not that they should expect no Quarter The Governour would not return a direct Answer in hopes of better Terms Whereupon sâ—veral breaches were made which put them into such a Consternation that divers white Flags were hung out and May 9 the Garrison surrendred out of which marched above 1000 Souldiers and Rapparees and about 600 Women and Children June 18. The Army marched from Bally more and the next day came before Athlone and thought it very strange to see none but French Colours in four parts of an Irish Garrison A Battery of ten Guns was instantly planted which were so well directed that in a few hours the Bastion against which they played was laid in Ruines and the reupon General Ginkle ordered an Assault to be made The Enemy seemed at first resolved to have maintained the Breach but upon fight of the Hand-granadoes they fled in great confusion to the other side of the Town which was divided by a River so that the English had nothing to do but to enter not 20 of our Men being wounded and some few slain One part of the Town being thus taken the Cannon played with great success upon the Castle and the Enemies Works on the other side the River the Trish having bâ—â—â—en down the Stone-Bridge But the General resolved to ford the River â—o get to thâ—â— and accordingly June 30. the Sigâ— being given by ringing the Church-Bell 1500 Granadiers with whom M. G. Talmash went that day as Voluntier entred the Water the Enemy at first fired very smartly but the English wading up to the breasts in Water with continual Huzzaing adâ—ancâ—d under the smoak and shelter of their own Cannon and coming to the other fide they threw their Granadoes so furiâ—â—sâ—â— that the Enemy abandoned their Posts and Trenches and 〈…〉 an hour we were entirely Mastors of the Town 〈…〉 Enâ—mies Works and the Ruins of the Castle M. G. 〈…〉 divers other Officers with 200 common Souldiers 〈…〉 Prisoners and near 1200 kill'd on the place besides 〈◊〉 Officers of note the rest escaped over the Ramparts and 〈◊〉 to the Enemies Camp from whence some Battalions were coming to their relief but meeting the Fugitives and receiving 〈◊〉 warm Salute from those Works which were so lately their own they retreated to their Camp The English in this unparallel'd Action had not above 20 slain and 30 wounded The Irish Army upon reducing the Town decamped in the night and retreated ten Miles off the English followed them and having passed a River that lay between them and the Enemy near Agrim after some Skirmishing they drove in their Out-Guards the English Cannon having in the mean time dislodged the Rebels Horse from the end of a nartow Lane that leads to Agrim The Irish drew down great Bodies of Horse and Foot from their Camp which was advantagiously placed and strongly posted behind the high Banks that lay one beyond another and fell upon the Left Wing of the English and had a warm Dispute with our Foot for two hours but at last the Rebels gave ground notwithstanding new supplies of Horse and Foot were continually sent to relieve and second those that gave way but the English Courage surmounted all dangers who charged so bravely up the Hills upon the Squadrons of the Enemy that they put them to an absolute Rout and pursued them about four Miles the Night preventing them from following farther it being fix in the Evening before they Engaged and eight before they took their flight The Irish were never known to fight with more Resolution especially the Foot but it was their last Effort wherein the gasping Honour of the choice of all the Catholick Nobility and Gentry in the Kingdom strove to do their utmost And befides their number was much superior to ours being no less than 20000 Foot and 8000 Horse and Dragoons with all the advantage imaginable that the scituation of ground could afford them so that nothing but the Blessing of God and the superior Valour and Conduct of the English could have wrested such a compleat Victory out of their hands Of the Enemy 8000 were slain upon the place and among them the French General St. Ruth who was kill'd by a Cannon Bullet the Lord Galloway and several others of Quality about 500 were taken Prisoners among whom were the principal Commanders in the Army with 12 Standards and 30 Colours After the Battle the General sent Brigadier Epinger with 1000 Horse and Dragoons to seize Portumney where the Rebels had a great Magazine of Provisions who soon possest himself of it and the next day the Fort and Castle of Bomâ—ker surrendred whereby the English became Masters of all the Passes upon the Shannon except Lymerick and those within 8 Miles of it July 17. The Army came before Galloway and the General sent a Trumpet to the Lord Dillon Governour of the Town that he should have Quarter and Pardon pursuant to the Lords Justices Proclamation which he sent him if he surrendâ—ed before the Cannons were bronght to fire upon the Garrison His Answer was That Mons d'Vssone who commanded was of the same Opinion with him and the rest of the Officers and that they resolved to defend the Place to the last Upon which the English instantly made their approaches with such vigour that they took a Fort upon an Hill which commanded a Valley between them and the Town without the loss of