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A26575 Londerias, or, A narrative of the siege of London-Dery which was formed by the late King James the 18th of April, and raised the 1st of August, Anno Dom. 1689 : written in verse / by Joseph Aickin. Aickin, Joseph. 1699 (1699) Wing A800; ESTC R10249 29,097 86

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the Ford and Broken-Bridge defend Sir Arthur Roydons Horse and Foot went there Of all the Army the best Troops they were To Castlefin they sent three thousand Men To stop that pass and guard that Ford of Fin. Ballylessons and Skivingtons Men they be Who guard that Town and Ford from th' Enemy Sect. 19. The Engagement at Lifford THe Morn from South the Fin from West commence At Lifford they conjoin their confluence From thence to Dery in full streams they flow And guard the South of Dery from the Foe Therefore King James must pass the swoln Fin If he the City do's expect to win This to effect he sent some of his Horse To pass the Ford at Lifford with great Forc● The sound of Drums and Trumpets rent the air And th' Irish Forces to the Ford repair And boldly enter in when lo our Men Pour showers of Bullets from a Ravelin The Irish drop and with the purple gore Of dying Soldiers stain the waters o're From t'other side the En'my fiercely fire And reinforce their Troops as need require Till they got footing on the other shoar And with unequal Force our Men o're-power Then Death appear'd in many a dismal hue Our Men retreat the Enemy pursue Sect. 20. The Engagement at Cladyford SOme of our Forces unto Clady hye T' assist our Party ' gainst the Enemy ' Mongst whom great Murray with some friends ascends To Cladyford and stoutely it defends On t'other side King James's forces stood Upon a Hill which cover'd all the flood From whence they fired smartly on our Men Drawn up on t'other side upon a Plain This gall'd our Troops the Foot began to fly And quit the Pass clear to the Enemy Maimont to pass the Ford a Squadron sends Of his best Horse Murray the Pass defends Maior Nangle who led the Irish Force Dropt in the River headlong from his Horse And many a valiant Trouper floating lay Which the slow River scarce could bear away Thus he oppos'd the Foes till all his own Forsook the Ford and left him there alone Our Troops expected succour from the Camp But none being sent this did their courage dam● To valiant Hero's flights a dismal sting Great Murray hopes to rectify the thing Paulus ashamed dy'd upon the spot Great Varro fled ' cause he despaired not To conquer Hannibal Our Forces fly And quit the passage to the Enemy Horror and Death our flying Troops pursue The Irish Horse our scatt'red Forces slew They intercept our Troops from Castlefin With Death and slaughter and that Country win Brave Wigton of Rapho at Long-Casey Oppos'd their Horse till the Foot got away The Irish Foot the broken Bridge repair And in few hours at Ballandret they were Sect. 21. Londee 's Treachery OUr beaten Troops the doleful Tidings bring Of both defeats which through our Camp did ring The dire Alarm Our rouzed Chiefs to Arms And nobly vow'd soon to revenge their harms Nature it self our Camp thus fortifies For on its Front a rapid River flies Each wing a Wood the Rear a bog do's stay Through which a narrow pass the long-Casey But false Londee had other Fish to Fry Thus in the Camp he uttered his mind Dear Friends you Row against the Tyde Wind Let 's fly to walls where we may safely fight Against our Foes and there support our right His words like Light'ning through the Camp did fly And daunted all their hearts immediately Some call him Coward some Traytor most do judge It most expedient and to Dery trudge At last the venom poyson'd each Mans breast Then all to Dery fly in greatest haste Londee himself rid Post to tell the News Of our defeat ne're spar'd his Horses Shoes Sect. 22. The March of the Irish Army to London-Dery OUr broken Forces into Dery fly And shut the Gates thereof immediately Some to England others to Scotland go And leave the Countrey naked to the Foe The Irish Troops ravage the Countrey round And carry away whatso'ere they found They march to Dery in a full career And in few days before the Walls appear King James took up his Quarters at St. Johnston And there dispatched what was fit to be done Londeriados LIB II. Containeth a description of London-Dery its Situation and Fortifications The Charter of London-Dery broken by Tyrconnel The Protestant Corporation turn'd out and a Papist Corporation chosen An Irish Convent built and a Papist Regiment put into the Garrison which being sent for to some Rendevouze the Protestants rise in Arms and expell all the Papists out of the Town They refuse to receive the Earl of Antrims Regiment The Lord Montjoys Mediation who obtains Londee to be their Governor and intreats the City to receive six Companies of his Regiment after the Papist Soldiers were disbanded out of it William III. Proclaimed King The Contributers towards the holding out of the City Their Application to England and Scotland for Aid K. James's offers to the City Londee the Governor's Capitulation Colonel Adam Murray moves the City to hold out and discharges Londee The General Council chuse Lieutenant Colonel Baker and Dr. Walker a Clergyman to be Governors The reformee of the broken Regiments Eight Regiments formed in the City The Irish Encampments before the Walls The Earl of Abercors Message to the City Sect. 1. ASsist me Muses with your Sacred flame That I may celebrate the mighty name Of this fam'd Town nor Troy nor Carthage are To be compar'd with thee in art of War For Troy was rais'd and Carthage burnt Thy name Out-lives the fury of more Stratagem 'Bove Rome it self thy praises I 'le extoll The Gaules burnt Rome all but the Capitol The Greeks sackt Troy the Romans Carthage strong The Gauls burnt Rome but thee they could not wrong Sect. 2. A Description of London-Dery DEry whose proud and stately Walls disdain By any Foreign En'my to be t'ane Betwixt surrounding Hills which it command On an ascending brow dos snugly stand Against those Hills the Walls rise equally And on strong Bastions planted Cannon lye The curtains likewise have an equal power T'annoy the Foes and the Town to secure A River deep and swift with flowing Tide Surrounds the East and South and guards that side A higher Wall and Bastions do defend The West and North from the Foes cruel end There 's a great Church from whose high Steeple goes Thunder and Lightning to annoy the Foes Near it 's a Sally-Port from whence they may Safely spring out to hurt the Enemy From whose high Bulwark sev'ral Cannon play The Town 's near Oval with four stately Gates The wholesome Air an Appetite creates The Shipkey-Gate receives the Merchants store There ride such Ships as Sail up from Kilmore To whose proud Flag all Ships must strike their Sails If not the Fort to sink them never fails From that to Dery it s a League and more The swifest River and the finest shoar For near this place the noble Salmon play Till the wise Fisher