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B05122 A relation of two great victories obtain'd by their Majesties forces over the rebels in Ireland. Giving an account of the defeating of four thousand at Castle-brock, by 400 of the garrison of Mount-Malick ... the total routing of the rebels ... the defeat given ... to two thousand raparees, near Donare ... to which is added, the action of Captain Bellingham's troop ... the regaining an English ship taken by a French privateer ... with the condition of the province of Connought, particularly Lymerick and Sligo; with the French succours of Brest, &c. 1691 (1691) Wing R894; ESTC R182601 2,037 2

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A RELATION OF TWO Great VICTORIES OBTAIN'D BY Their Majesties Forces OVER THE R●●●LS in IRELAND Giving an Account of 〈◊〉 Defeating of Four Thousand at Castle-brock by 400 of the Garrison of Mount-Malick Commanded by the Governour The Total Routing of the Rebels killing 60 on the place and taking four Prisoners two of which the Governour caused to be immediately Hang'd with very great Booty The Defeat given by 70 of the Garrison of Mullengar to Two Thousand Raparees near Donare the killing 68 of the Rebels and taking 12 Prisoners with great Numbers of Cattel c. To which is added The Action of Captain Bellingham's Troop near Dundalk The Routing a Party of Raparees near Rathcarmuck The Regaining an English Ship taken by a French Privateer and bringing of her into Kinsale With the Condition of the Province of Connought particularly Lymerick and Sligo with the French Succours of Brest c. LICENCED according to Order LEtters from the Town of Mount-Mellick give the following Account That by several Deserters that came thither from the Enemies Quarters they understood that four Thousand Raparees were newly come to a place called Castle-Brock where for the present they had Encamped themselves but designed speedily to undertake some Villanous Enterprise upon which the Governour gave Orders for the Drawing-out of the Garrison Four Hundred Horse and Foot and himself with Major Wood Marched at the Head of them in pursuit of the Raparees Marching mostly by cover'd ways in order to take the Enemy there at a Surprise but the Raparees upon the first Appearance of our Men took the Bogs with all the Expedition possible our Men fell in with the Reer of them killed Forty on the spot and took four Prisoners two of which they immediately Hanged upon the first Tree they came to and brought away with them Sixty Head of Black Cattle Twelve Horses as many Garrons and some Baggage We have an Account from Mullengar That the Garrison of that Place had Advice brought them by some of their Souldiers that had been out a Raparee Hunting that a great Body of Raparees were come to a place called Donow one of the Enemies Frontiers upon which Six Hundred of the Garrison marched out under the Command of a Lieutenant-Collonel The advance Party of our M●● consisting of Twenty Horse and Fifty Foot fell in with the Enemy before the main Body of our Men could come up and notwithstanding the Raparees were above Two Thousand in Number as the Prisoners since taken give an Account yet they stood but the first Charge of our Seventy Advanced Men but immediately upon the Appearance of our greater Body fled in great Confusion we killed fifty eight of the Rogues took Twelve Prisoners and brought away forty Head of Cattle the Prisoners are ordered to be hanged unless by Confession any of them can merit Pardon Tallow the 30th last Monday a party of the Garrison being out a Raparee hunting the Evening Rouzed a party of them which lay hid in the Hedges within a Mile and half of the Town of Rathcormuch Killed three of them and took three more Prisoners after which our Men went and burnt all the Cabbins on the Black Water side one of the Prisoners we took has among other things Confest that they designed the next day to have plundered the Village of Rothcormuch Dundalk the 30th Our Northern Mail being set upon and taken some few Days since by a Body of the Raparees as it was bringing to Dublin part of Captain Bellingers Militia Troop went out from hence in pursuit of the Rogues and took the Harbourers of Robbers who they Hang'd and in a Wood near them found four of the Horse the Raparees took when they carried away the Mail with Saddles Bed-Cloaths three Swords three Fire Locks and a pair of Pistols with several other things of Value From Kinsale of the 25th past we have the following Account That one Mr. Lawrence coming from Virginia to London in November last was taken by a French Privateer and Imprisoned at a place within two Miles of Brest till Easter last when he was forced on Board a Privateer belonging to the port of St. Maloes who sometime after he had been on Board the Privateer took a Barnstable prize laden with Corn c. this Lawrence was placed on Board the said Barnstable Vessel as Master and commanded to Sail her with the privateer to Lymerick but the Vessel being an Excellent Sailer he took the Opportunity in the Night to part Company with the Privateer and carried the Vessel Thirty Leagues beyond it and sent his Irish men on Shoar for Water and he with the Remainder of the Men ran away with the Ship and brought her into this Port. The Artillery and Recruits of Men and Horses for the several Regiments being Arrived all things are now in a manner dispos'd for our Armys taking the Field Sarsefield has drawn down a great part of his Men to the side of the Shannon in order to endeavour the maintaining a Pass that leads into the Province of Connought By Deserters that came in here this Week we continue to receive the confirmations of the Lamentable Condition of the Rebel Army in Connought particularly those in Lymerick and Sligo that their Wants of all manner of Necessary's very much increase so that great numbers of their regular Troops daily turn Raparees and are in that confusion that they even Rob one another that their whole dependance are on the French Succours from Brest the Arrival of which they had no Account of when these Deserters came away and that when ever they do Arrive if they answer not their Expectations the greatest part of them are resolved to lay down their Arms and come in and Submit themselves to their Majesties Government and Protection Edinburgh Re-printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to Their most Excellent Majesties Anno DOM. 1691.