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A53176 Observations upon Mr Walkers account of the Siege of London-derry with some remarks on the great and memorable actions there done. 1689 (1689) Wing O112; ESTC R26891 7,419 12

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check to the accomplishment of their Vnchristian designs frustrating their Plot of a general Massacre but by preserving that Place in the Hands of the Protestants 3. The Return of the Forces under the Command of Col. Cunningham sent to the Relief of London-Derry without Entring the Place or Landing It being morally certain that if those Forces had Landed under the Command of Experienced Officers those brave and hardy Men who have so signalized themselves by their Valor had been superseded from Duty and perhaps oblig'd to take the Field and it may without offence be doubted whether those who were to succeed them would have given so advantageous an account of their Actions 4. The desertion of the Place by the then Governour and by his Example and Encouragement the withdrawing of so many Gentlemen Families into England Scotland whose continuance there would quickly have consumed the Provisions in the Place obliged them to an untimely Surrender 5. The precipitancy and over-sight of Col Luna in deserting the Place and leaving above 400 Barrels of Powder in the Magazine which he ought not to have done when he thought the City was not Tenable but that very Store thus by Providence over lookt and left behind hath Defended the Place and contributed much to the Destruction of the Enemy 6. The unanimous suffrage of the People in Electing Constituting Mr. George Walker their Commander in Chief than whom they could not have pitch'd upon a Person more compleatly adapted to so caprichious an Imployment being a Man of Exquisite Parts having a neat Dexterity in accommodating the humours of the Rabble a discreet Temper in moderating the diversity of perswasions a prudent managery of the common Provisions a vigilant Care in the order of Guards Watches and Exercise and an undaunted Courage in Leading them on to the most hazardous Enterprizes 7. The departure of the most part of the Citizens and Inhabitants who being unaccustomed with the dreadful Treatments of War might probably have been induced to a Treaty of Surrender in hope to save their Lives their Houses and their Goods And in their stead the Arrival of so many Strangers from all parts of Vlster of whom the Garrison was composed who being enraged by the loss of their Estates and Goods and being made desperate by their Confinement to that place from whence there was no possibility of Retreat or Escape they have performed such Actions as no Arm of Flesh would ever have atchieved without a Divine Support 8. The Arrival of Four Hundred and Eighty Barrels of Powder with other Amunition and Two Thousand Arms at such a time when the absolute scarcity of such Provision must necessarily have oblig'd the Inhabitants to Submit to their Enemies upon the First Investing of the Place 9. The Retreat of the Forces from Colerain which being a Place no way Tenable they must have been exposed to Rout and Ruin whereas by their admission into London-Derry the Garrison became recruited re-inforced by many good Men. 10. The Treacherous Proceedings of the Enemy as that of Lieutenant General Hamilton who having promised and agreed that he should not March the Army within Four Miles of the Town made an orderly Approach to the Walls during the very time of the Treaty The Barbarous Murder of Captain Cunningham after being taken Prisoner and Quarter given the Firing of an Hundred shot at Mr. Walker when he went out upon their hanging up a White-Flag and their Invitation to a Treaty their dishonourable breaking of Parol in detaining Mr. White and two others with their Boat who were sent out upon the Enemies desire that they might have leave to come to them Lastly The Discovery of their Oath and Resolutions not to keep Faith with the besieged and to break whatever Articles should be made with them which one of their Party a Prisoner in the Town declared upon meer Conviction of Conscience and a Horror of their perfidious Dealings 11. The falling of a Bomb designed for Destruction but by the direction of Providence lighting in such a Place where by tearing open the Ground a great many Sacks of Meal were discovered which there had been buried upon the sight of which the People were Encouraged to make a further search in the Back-sides and Yards and found as much Provision as served to Supply the Garrison for a whole Month. The Error of the Enemies Bombardeir in casting a great Bomb beyond the Walls which falling into a Mine where the Enemy were busie at work destroy'd several of their own Men and utterly frustrated that Design 12. The many bold and successful Sallies made by a mingled Company of fresh untrain'd unexperienc'd Men against an Army of Twenty Thousand well Disciplin'd well Arm'd well Mounted Souldiers animated with their uninterrupted Proceedings and confident of Reducing that poor neglected Place by Storming or Starving whereof you may see some Instances in Mr. Walkers Account of the Siege of London Derry pag. 23 24 25 27 28 33 38. And which is very admirable in all these Rencounters and during the whole Siege there were not above Eighty Men of the Garrison cut off while between Eight and Nine Thousand of the besiegers fell and perished 13. The Proclamation set out by the Late King James inviting all Protestants to return to their Dwellings and remain under his Protection had an Effect contrary to his intent and help'd to keep London-Derry from falling into his Hands For taking hold on this occasion above Ten Thousand Protestants of the most infirm and most unserviceable who yet had Mouths and Bellies went out of the Garrison and by that means the Provisions lasted the longer 14. The barbarous and most inhumane driving the Protestants before the Walls of London-Derry is not only remarkable by their Dismission and their Escape from the Guns of the Town which fired upon them but that in their retreat the Governour handsomely and undiscern'd shuffled in among them above eight Hundred poor Protestants Women Children and unserviceable Men which in a few days must have perished in the Streets 15. The wonderful and super-natural Courage of the very Women in the Town who shewing no token of Fear or Dismay appeared upon the Walls upon every approach of the Enemy regardless of the Bullets flying about them running to and fro to furnish the Souldiers with Powder and bringing Stones to supply them toward their better Resistance 16. Nay even Famine and Sickness contributed to the Preservation of the Place For had it not pleased God the Disposer of Life and Death to take out of the World seven or eight Thousand of the besieged by such ways the whole Number must inevitably have perished by want or submit to the Arbitrary Terms of faithless and merciless Men. Lastly The most opportune Relief brought to them at the very pinch of Extreamity when they only reckoned upon two Days Life and had only Nine lean Horses left and among them all but one Pint of Meal to each Man and of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Regimented Men only Four Thousand Three Hundred remaining whereof at least one fourth Part was rendred unserviceable The wonderful breaking or passing the Boom which the Enemy had laid cross the River by the Skill and Valour of Capt. Michaiah Browning who under God saved London-Derry by the loss of himself Had these things been effected sooner men would have been too apt to boast of themselves to ascribe their Deliverance to the Strength Conduct and Courage of their Relievers Whereas now it is undeniably Evident that God Almighty condescended to watch over that poor City and to Rescue that Remnant of Protestants from utter Destruction when they were not capable to help themselves He only did it then He would not do it sooner LONDON Printed for R. Simpson at the Harp in St. Pauls Church-yard 1689.