the end of the Cause-way and wounded Colonel Hamilton their Leader who being wounded retreated and ordered another Officer to lead on the Men who was immediately Killed with some more of the Men which the Enemy perceiving and having no one to lead them on began to Retreat from the end of the Cause-way which our Men seeing gave a Huzza and cryed out The Rogues are running and immediately our Foot and Dragoons took the Bog on each hand and our Horse advanced on the Cause-way towards them which the Enemy perceiving began at first to retreat a little faster from us but their Retreat soon turned to a most disorderly Flight without offering to face about or Fire any more at us our Horse soon over-took them and fell in among their Foot and such Dragoons as were on foot and made a very great Slaughter of them having the chase of them through the Town of Lisnaskea and near a Mile farther and the Execution had been greater but notice was brought to Berry That Lieut. General Mac Carty with the Body of his Army was advancing towards him Upon this he sounds a Retreat and brings back his Men to the place where the Fight first began having Killed about 200 and taken 30 Prisoners with a great quantity of Arms c. This happened about Nine in the Morning About 12 of the Clock the same day there came an Express from Colonel Woolsely to Lieut. Colonel Berry desiring him to March his Party to Lisnaskea where he would meet him with the rest of the Army at the Moat of the Town where in a little time they both met Colonel Woolsely acquainted the Officers That the Party under his Command had marched in such great hast to Relieve their Brethren that they had scarce brought a Meals Meat with them therefore it must be resolved either immediately to go Fight Mac Carty or else return to Inniskilling again the former of which was resolved on by the unanimous consent of all the Soldiers Upon this Colonel Woolsely and the other Colonels drew up all the Men in Battalia and gave them the word No Popery and then drew out four Men out of every Troop with an Officer to Command them for a Forlorn Our whole Number when all were joyned consisted but of 2000 Men or something upwards The Forlorn Colonel Woolsely ordered to March on about half a Mile before the Army We had not marched a Mile from Donagh when our Forlorn came in view of the Forlorn of the Enemy who immediately retreated before our Men we advanced after them till we came within half a Mile of Newtown-Butler where is a large Bog and a little beyond a steep Hill where the Enemy were drawn up advantagiously After our Men had past the Bog in good order and came up to the Enemy within Musket-shot they began to Fire at us but before Three Vollies had been discharged on each side our Men saw them begin to draw off and Retreat which they misapprehending believed them running away and our Officers had much ado to keep them from pursuing with what speed they could But Colonel Woolsely from a Hill saw them go off in so good order that he believed it was either to draw our Men into an Ambush or else Post themselves to better Advantage therefore sent Command That no Man should go out of his Rank but pursue them in good Order Thus the Enemy retreated in good Order and our Men after them a Mile beyond Newtown-Butler where they came to a Hill just above a Bog much such a place as before having their Cannon placed at the end of the Cause-way Colonel Berry and Major Stone advanced with the Horse to the Cause-way but the Enemy plied their Canon so hard that the Horse could not Advance but our Foot and Dragoons advanced on both sides through the Bog the Enemy still keeping their Ground till at last they came up and seized their Cannon and Killed their Canoneers and then advanced towards the Body of their Men that were drawn up a little above them As soon as our Horse perceived their Canon were secured by our Foot they advanced over the Cause-way which the Enemies Horse perceiving they with the mounted Dragoons wheeled and fled towards Wattle-Bridge deserting their Foot Their Foot stood their Ground till our Men came among them but then perceiving their own Horse and Dragoons fled and ours coming up to them they thought it no time to stay any longer but turned their backs and instead of going to the left-hand where they had an open Country fled all to the right where they had a great Bog which they ran through for above a Mile leading towards Loghearn most of them throwing away their Arms into Turf-pits Our Horse followed theirs in a String over the narrow ways from the place where the Enemy had planted their Cannon to Wattle-Bridge and left a good Guard of Horse there to secure the Pass Our Horse kept all the Road between the Two places that not one of their Foot could pass them Our Foot in the mean time followed theirs through the Bog into a Wood near Loghearn and gave Quarter to none but Officers which the Enemy perceiving and having no Courage to fight for their Lives desperately took the Lough to the number of 500 and but one Man of them escaped drowning or else was Killed coming out Our Men continued all Night beating the Bushes for them and thus ended that days great Service Whence we may reckon the safety of the Protestants in Ireland God having given them the greatest and most remarkable Victory over the Irish that was obtained in this or any former Age They were reckoned 6000 and the Protestants not much above 2000 we killed that day in the Morning and Afternoon about 3000 took 400 Prisoners and there were drowned in several places of Loghearn as was computed about 500. The Irish themselves confess there were 3000 of their Men wanting when those that fled came to Dublin We had in this Action but 20 Men Killed and about 50 Wounded whereof many Mortal Lieutenant General Mac Carty after the Fight when his Men were fled he with about five or six Officers went into a Wood near the place where the Canon were planted and some small time after came out of the Wood with those that were with him on Horseback and Fired his Pistol at the Party that were guarding the Cannon Our Men when they came first from the Wood thought them some of their own Party supposing all the Enemy fled and never questioned them till Mac-Carty fired his Pistol and the 7 or 8 of the Soldiers fired their Muskets at him shot his Horse dead and wounded him very ill in several places and then to put him out of pain one of the Soldiers clubbed his Musket to have knocked out his Brains which one of those that came with him from the Wood perceiving called to the Soldier to hold his Hand for it was their General
said Now I see my Men will stand some Guns were sent to our Horse and about five in the Evening we brought some of our Guns to bear and dismounted one of theirs and with our Bombs beat down several Tents next adjoyning to those of the late King James and the Count de Lauzun His Majesty rested very well at Night and at Eight the next Morning being July 1. was again-on Horseback and while the great Bullets were flying the Prince of Dermstadts Horse was shot in the Neck By a Protestant Deserter that swam over the River last night we were informed that the Enemy were 25000 strong that they had sent away some of their heaviest Baggage in order as they gave out to Fight us The King commanded the Count de Schonberg to march with all the Horse and Dragoons of the first and second Line of the Right Wing and the Brigade of Trelawney and to pass the River about four Miles from the Camp in order to take the Enemy in Flank while the rest of our Army passed it nearer Drogheda over against their Camp which the Enemy perceiving they marched part of their Army to oppose the Count de Schonberge who had already broke some of their Squadrons of Horse and Dragoons that advanced to hinder his passing the River and drew them up in Batalia about a Mile and a half from the place where he had passed the River The King being informed of what had passed on that side sent Licutenant General Douglass with two Brigades of Foot to re-inforce the Count dâ— Schonberg who thereupon changed his Order of Battle making a Wing of Horse on his Right and another on his Left and placing the Foot in the middle In this posture he marched towards the Enemy whom he found drawn up in Batalia and charging the Enemy after some small Resistance put them into disorder and followed them Fighting as far as the Village called Duleek The Earl of Portland and Monsieur Overkirke had part in this Action as Mareschals de Camp In the mean time the King caused the rest of the Foot of the first Line consisting of the Brigades of la Meloniere which was on the Right of Hanmer and the Danes to march The three Batalions of the Dutch Guards were at the head of them and passed the Ford on the Right over against the Village before mentioned from whence they beat the Enemy that were posted there The Battalion of la Meloniere followed them on the Lest and these four Battalions being the first that passed the River suffered pretty much of the latter there were five Officers killed and eight wounded and about sixty Soldiers killed and wounded Monsieur Calimote followed the Dutch Guards with his Detachement of 600 Men whereof mention was made before and after them the Regiment Cambon And here it was that Collonel Calimote received a Shot of which he is since dead and several of his Officers were killed upon the place Duke Schonbergh headed the Dutch Foot-Guards and the King the Inniskilling Horse telling them They should be His Guards that Day Some of the Irish Horse oppos'd the Dutch Foot who fought up to the middle in Water and were almost born down before some Horse which they long called for could come up to their Relief In passing this Ford Dr. Walker Famous for the Siege of Derry was killed The Brigade of Hanmer passed next another Ford the Count de Nassau being at the head of them as Major-General and the Danes passed on their left Commanded by the Prince of Wirtembergh After these passed the Horse of the left Wing but in the mean time some of the Enemies Squadrons as before mentioned advanced and Attack'd our Foot And a Squadron of the Enemies Guard du Corps pierced with great Vigour as far as a little Village where we lost our great General his Grace the Duke of Schonberg who advanced thither to observe the Enemies motion Those that were about his Grace had before done all they could to perswade him to retire from thence but they could not prevail with him He was killed with a Carbine shot in the Neck and three Cuts over the Head and one on his Face Captain Foubert who was next to him and had likewise received a wound in the Arm got from his Horse to help the Duke but he died immediately without speaking a word By this time the King had got over the River who in passing it with his Horse met with the like opposition The Danish Horse once gave way but the King went himself and brougt them up again and at the head of the Horse Charged the Enemy who after some Resistance retired Fighting Commanded by Lieutenant-General de la Hoquelle and Lieutenant-General Hamilton Monsieur de Lauzun being with the body who made head against the Count de Schonberg the late King James himself noâ— Engaging but standing at the Reer of them on a rising Ground out of harmâ— way The Enemy retreated from Defile to Defile our Horse pursuing them as far as Duleek where the King with the Forces he had with them joined those of the Count de Schonberg The Enemy retired about 3 Miles farther and there Posted themselves in a very advantageous place and the King followed them with his Horse and Dragoons and Orders were given to Attack them there but it being very late and the Fight having lasted from 10 in the Morning 'till 9 at Night his Majesty did not think fit to engage the Troops any farter but ordered the Horse and Dragoons to remain in Arms all Night He returned to Duleek where the Foot Encampt But in the Night the Enemy retired in great Confusion We took their Baggage and eight Pieces of Cannon July the 2d the King sent Monsieur de la Meliouere Brigadier-General with a Detachment of 300 Foot and 1000 Horse with 8 Pieces of Cannon to invest Drogheda Being arrived there the Governour receiv'd the first Summons with great contempt but the King sending him Word That if they forc'd his Cannon to be Fired on them he would not give them any Quarter This so frighted the Governour that having kept the Trumpeter some time he returned Monsier de la Melionier this Answer That he would Surrender the Place upon fair Capitulation viz. To march out with Arms and Baggage Colours Flying c. but that otherwise he would defend the place to the last Extremity Melonier sent him Word That his Orders were only to suffer them to march out without Arms and that he must quickly resolve whether he would accept of this Offer In the mean time Monsieur de la Meloniere had caused two Batteries to be raised which would be ready the next Morning by break of Day But the Officers of the Garison after having consulted together resolved to yield and the Capitulation being Signed they delivered up a Gate and marched out about an Hour after between thirteen and fourteen hundred Men and were conducted to Athlone
General Douglas broke down their Bridge Burnt part of the Town and retired into the Castle The French when they first came to Lymerick took Possession of it with their Infantry under the Command of the Count De Lausun and they would not suffer any Irish to come into the Town but turned out the Garrison they found there so that the Lord Tyrconnel and General Sarsfield with their Irish were forced all to Encamp without the Town July 25. The King viewed the Walls of Waterford without entring into the Town and returned back to the Camp which was about Three Miles distant where all things were ready for an Attack His Majesty Dined in the Camp and then returned to Carick that Night From Waterford His Majesty sent a Summons to the Governor of Duncannon-Fort Captain Michael Burk offering the same Capitulation which had been granted to Waterford and letting him know if he refused or delayed to comply he must expect no Mercy He insisted upon six days to consult the Lord Tyrconnel which being refused he declared he would take that time whereupon the Cannon was ordered down in order to an Attack but the next day being the 26th in the Evening Sir Cloudsly Shovel appearing with 16 Frigates in view it so terrisied them that the Governor wrote to Major General Kirk that they would accept of what had been offered which His Majesty being made acquainted with he was pleased to Order That they should still have the benefit of the Articles that were at first proposed and the Fort was accordingly Surrendred whereby we are possessed of a very advantagious Post which commands the River of Waterford On the 27. His Majesty left the Camp and set forward for Dublin resolving to return immediately for England On the 29. The King arrived at Chapple-Izod His Majesty having resolved to Besiege Lymerick where the Enemy have drawn what force they can together sent Order to Lieutenant General Douglas to March from Athlone and joyn the Count De Solmes and the better to dispose of things for the pushing on the Siege His Majesty altered His Resolutions of going immediately for England and put off His Journey for some time On the 27. We Marched from Carick under the Command of the Count De Solmes His Majesty as aforementioned being gone for Dublin and came this day to the Town of Clonmel which is Eight very long Miles this Place seems to be very strongly situated and doubtless might have held out for some time had it been Garrisoned by any but Irish Men. The 28. We Marched seven Miles farther And the next day being the 29th We Encamped at a place called Goolin-Bridge which is about 23 Miles from Lymerick Here as soon as we arrived we had the confirmation that the French had possessed themselves of the City of Lymerick and that they would not suffer any of the Irish Forces to come into it having turned out those few that were in Garrison there August the first Some Parties of Horse marched from our Camp and advanced within sight of the Enemy at Lymerick who on the approach of these advanced Parties were in great consternation and they brought us word that the gross of the Irish Army consisting of about 25000 Men were upon the hearing of the advance of our Army retired from beyond the Shannon August 2. Advice was brought into the Camp of the Surrender of the Town of Youghal the manner as follows The Garrison that Marched from Waterford according to their Articles of Capitulation were conducted as far as the Town of Youghal which is about 14 Miles by 50 of Colonel Levison's Dragoons under the Command of one Captain Pownal who having some Communication with the Governor of the Place who was before Governor of Carick-fergus he told him the certain ruine he would bring upon himself and Garrison if he thought of holding out and therefore advising him to Surrender the Governor desired he would wait his Answer till Ten at Night at which time by agreement he Marched out with Three Companies of Foot and gave him Possession of the Town Captain Pownal being entered having first searched for Mines found in the Place 14 Cannon mounted and two without Carriages but neither Powder nor Ball 350 Barrels of Oats 215 Stone of Wool and several other sorts of Provisions August the third A Deserter came into our Camp from Lymerick and told us That yesterday Morning the second Instant he saw the French March out of Town with Eight Field-Pieces and that the common report was That they were going to Galway to Embark there for France that being a more convenient Port for their taking Shipping than Lymerick Galway being but Nine Miles from the Mouth of the Bay and Lymerick is Sixty And that as soon as the French had quitted the Place and were marched out the Three Regiments of the Irish under the Command of one Colonel Lutterel marched in and took Possession of it He could not tell the certain number of the French Ships that were in the River of Lymerick but says he saw only Three Provision-Ships at the Key and that the Rebels in the Place were very much disheartened being in little hopes of farther Supply The Regiments that were sent to Reduce the Town of Waterford and Fort of Duncannon under the Command of Major General Kirk joyned us on Saturday and Lieutenant General Douglas lies Encamped within Five Miles of us August 5. An Account was brought to the Camp That a mixt Body of the Enemies and Rabble Rapparees together were gone from the County of Cork to Plunder the Town of Youghal which a Troop of our Dragoon lately possess'd themselves of upon which befides some Companies of Foot that were ordered thither some days since a Detachment of Six hundred Horse from our Camp are sent to oppose them On the 6. We Decamped from Coolen-Bridge and Marched in Two Bodies towards Lymerick the Infantry taking their way by a place called Sallaweed and the Chavalry by Cullen On the 7. We came to Carickellish which is Six Miles from Lymerick and here our Horse and Foot joyned in one Body again and in the Evening some small Detached Parties were sent to observe the Posture and Motions of the Enemy but on the approach of our Men the Enemy retired in great precipitation from place to place and in the Night burnt a great many small Houses and Cabbins within Three Miles of the Town On the 8. At One in the Morning His Majesty sent out Nine hundred Horse and Two hundred Foot under the Command of the Earl of Portland and Brigadeer Stewart c. who advanced within Cannon-Shot of the Town notwithstanding the opposition made by Three Regiments of the Enemies Foot one of Horse and another of Dragoons who stood but one Firing tho' they had the covert of the Hedges through which they Fired About Four hours after this Detachment returned to our Camp and gave the King an account of the Posture the Enemy were in
And about Seven a Clock His Majesty went himself with a fresh Party of 200 select Horse who approached within Two Miles of the Town Octob. 9. At Five this Morning our whole Army Decamped Colonel Earl leading the Van with 200 Horse and 1000 Chosen Foot Upon our approach we found the Enemy drawn up within Two Miles of the City of Lymerick their Horse made a shew of Resistance and stood our first Charge but soon afterwards gave way when they threw themselves behind the Hedges and Fired so from thence that our Horse could not come to them Upon which we brought some small Field Pieces to Fire upon them and about One a Clock Colonel Earl Attacked them with his Foot who run on with that Bravery tho' the Enemy made a great Fire through the Hedges that within Two hours time they possessed themselves of Two advantagious Posts called Ireton Fort and the Old Kirk Then the Besieged began to Fire from the Town with their great Guns which killed us some Men but in all this days Action we had not above 35 Killed and Wounded tho' above 250 of the Enemy were killed in their several Retreats among which were several Officers of Note Betwixt six and seven in the Evening His Majesty ordered a Trumpeter to be sent with a Summons to the Town The Trumpeter was sent back with this Answer from Monsieur Boiseleau the Governor That as King James had intrusted him with that Garrison he would recommend himself to the Prince of Orange by a vigorous Defence About Eight at Night the King went to his Camp having been on Horseback from Four in the Morning giving the necessary Orders and exposing himself amidst the greatest of Dangers Octob. 10. Early this Morning Lieutenant General Gnikle and Major General Kirk with 5000 Horse Foot and Dragoons Marched over the Ford at Annaghbeg a place about Two Miles above the Town where 11 of the Enemies Regiments of Horse and Foot were ready to maintain the Pass but when our Forces came they found the Enemy had quitted their Station having retired in the Night here our Foot were forced to wade up to the middle in Water About Eight the King went over in Person and ordered Three Regiments of Foot with some Pieces of Cannon to be Posted there The 11. was spent in visiting the several Posts and giving the necessary Orders about the Siege The 12. His Majesty Commanded Brigadeer Stewart with a Detachment and Four Pieces of Cannon to go early this Morning and Attack Castle Connel which is of considerable Strength scituated on the Shannon about Four Miles from Lymerick There were in it above 140 Men Commanded by Captain Barnwel who had refused to Surrender upon the Summons sent him the Night before but no sooner saw the Cannon but submitted at Discretion The same day fell out the unhappy accident of surprising our Cannon by Sarsfield who burst Two of them This accident hindred us several days in our carrying on the Siege of Lymerick On the 14. An Express came to our Camp from Youghal giving an account That the Garrison there consisting of 50 Foot and 36 Dragoons hearing what mischief the Raparees did near the Castle-Martyr the Officers that Commanded drew out both the Horse and Foot and Marched to Attack them but the Foot not being able to March so fast as the Dragoons the latter met near Castle-Martyr 300 Rapparees Horse and Foot and immediately Routed them killing 60 and taking 17 Prisoners and the Foot being come up they Summoned the Castle which Surrendred upon liberty to go to Cork August 16. This Morning was Published a Proclamation in behalf of the Clergy and their Tythes and most part of the day was spent in concerting Matters abous the Siege of Lymerick On the 17. The whole day was spent in making the necessary Preparations and getting all things ready for the opening of the Trenches which in the Evening was put in Execution the Trenches were opened with several Battalions consisting of English French and Danish Infantry Commanded by the Generals Prince Wirtemberg Kirk Petteau and Bellasis We advanced this Night about 300 Paces and took Two Redoubts from the Enemy from whence they might have disturbed our Work-men The 18. About Ten at Night the Trenches were Relieved by Lieutenant General Douglas my Lord Sidney and Count Nassau with 7 Battallions of Foot and this Night we made our regular approaches towards another strong Redoubt of the Enemies The 19. The Trenches were Relieved by the Pr. of Wirtemberg Maj. Gen. Kirk Petteau and Sir H. Bellasis Brigadeer and we continued our approaches towards the said Redoubt which the King gave orders should be Attackt the next day The 20. The Trenches were Relieved by Lieut. Gen. Douglas Sidney Nassau and Stewart the Signal was given by Three Guns about Two in the Afternoon when our Men that were Detached for this Service to the Number of 150 choice select Men besides Officers immediately fell on and with extraordinary Courage entred the Fort and drave out the Enemy killing about Forty of them The 21. We carried on our Trenches and finished them to that degree so as to hinder any more Sallies The 22. We raised a Battery of Eight Guns and 24 pound Ball and Two of 18 against the Enemies high Towers from whence they Fired upon our Men and we have quite levelled them The 23. This Morning one of Gilmoy's Troopers came over to us and brought with him a Boy and Four good Horses This Afternoon we Played furiously into the Town with our Bombs c. which Fired the Town in several places one fell into their great Magazine of Hay which was consumed and several Houses burnt the Fire lasting there about six hours another set Fire to a place near the Church which was not consumed till Five the next Morning and as that was quenched we Fired another place which was Blown up by the Enemy The 24. This Morning our Guns Fired very briskly at the Walls but being too far off did little Execution so that Two new Batteries were this day made within Eighty Paces of the Wall and our Trenches were carried on within Pistol-shot of the Counterscarp and our Guns were carried this Night down to the said Batteries first against the Wall of Eight half Cannon the other of Two 18 Pounders against the Kings-Island The 25. This Morning about break of day we began to Fire from our new Batteries against the Wall but it Rained so hard till Three in the Afternoon that our Men could not work the Guns however on any intermission of the Rain our Guns play'd violently against the walls and from Three we Fired at least 300 Shot with good Success against the Walls The 26. We widened the Breach we had made the day before in the Wall of the Town and beat down part of the Enemies Pallisado's on the Counterscarp This Night we set Fire to the Town again which Burnt very vehemently The 27. The King ordered
very time Lord Tyrconnel Armed the Rabble of Irish Papists to the number of 50 or 60 Thousand and to live upon the Country without Pay whence ensued miserable Depredations open Noon-day Robberies and an inevitable and sudden Ruine of the British and Protestant Interest in Ireland for many of these New-raised Men were so transported with the glorious Prospect they had before them that they had not the Continence no not their Priests to refrain telling us That they were now our Masters and we must submit to new Laws Then it was that we thought our selves no longer obliged to be active in our own Destruction Now London-Derry and Inniskilling being the only Places of any consideration in the Possession of the English the former occasioned by the Lord Tyrconnel's being so infatuated as that when the 3000 Men were sent to England to the Assistance of his Master against the Invasion of the Prince of Orange He took particular care to send away the White Remiment Quartered in and about that City but seeing his Etror he endeavoured to repair it by commanding the Lord Antrim to Quarter there with his Regiment consisting of a numerous swarm of Irish and Highlanders on the 6th of December 1688. this Regiment being on their March the Citizens receiving advice of it by one Colonel George Philips they after several Consultations resolutely shuts up their Gates and chose the said Colonel their Governor and dispatches Mr. D. Kermes to England to give an account of their Proceedings News being brought to Dublin of this Revolt as they term'd it the Lord Mountjoy and Lieutenant Colonel Lundy with Six Companies are sent down to reduce the place who appearing before the Town they let Mountjoy and Lundy in on the Conditions that only Two Companies of the Regiment and they all Protestants should enter with them and that the Town Companies being Eight in number should be allowed to keep their Arms the Lord Mountjoy made Lieutenant Colonel Lundy their Governor While these Affairs were carrying on at Derry for their own Defence the Men of Inniskilling were not Idle On the second of December 1688. there came a Letter from Mr. Secretary Ellis by the Lord Tyrconnel's Order to the Provost of Inniskilling to provide Quarters for Two Foot Companies Upon Saturday the 15. of December the Two Foot Companies came to Mac Guires Bridge within Eight short Miles of the Town and upon Sunday about Ten a Clock word was brought us that they were within Four Miles at which time most of the Men were at Church but they soon came out and Armed themselves being drawn out they were about 200 Foot and 150 Horse and having consulted Matters they sent some of their Number to perswade them by fair means to return And at the same time Gustavus Hamilton Esq our present Governor came with about 100 Horse within a Mile of the Town to support it if there should be occasion Our Horse under the Command of Captain Browning and Lieutenant Carleton and the Foot under the Command of Captain Catheart advancing towards the Enemy they no sooner came within View but the Enemy immediately fled and the next day got to Cavan 24 Miles from Inniskilling About the 18th of December the Men of Inniskilling and their Adherents seeing Tyrconnel Arming the Irish on all Hands thought it advisable to put themselves into some Posture of Defence and at a full meeting unanimously chose Gustavus Hamilton their Governor a Gentleman of a great Family and as great Courage he consented to take the charge upon him who besides Two Foot Companies to be raised in and about the Town formed a good Troop of Horse and a Foot Company out of his own Estate and the Country adjoyning Sometime before the Men of Inniskilling hearing that Derry had denied Entrance to the Lord Antrim's Regiment and were putting themselves into a posture of Defence against any Irish Garrison to be sent there which clearly resembled their own case On the 20th of December they sent Capt. Cathcart and Lieutenant Mac Cormick to acquaint the Garrison with what they had done craving their advice and assistance in case of any Trouble promising the same to them if they stood in need of it to which Message the Men of Derry sent a very kind return by those Gentlemen that were sent The Month of January was spent at Inniskilling in raising more Troops and Companies The Month of February was spent in Consultations with Colonel Lundy and the leading Men in the Counties of Derry Dunegal Tyrone Cavan and else-where March 11. King William and Queen Mary were Proclaimed with much Joy March 20. Upon the Lord Gilmoy's coming with part of the Irish Army into the County of Cavan the several Garrisons there with all the Protestants being ordered by Colonel Lundy left the places and came running to Inniskilling the same Colonel Lundy did endeavour to perswade the Governor of Inniskilling to do the like CHAP. II. Captain Hamilton Arrives from the Prince of Orange Colonel Philips sent to England for Aid Cunningham and Richards Arrive in the Lough of Derry with their Regiments King James Arrives with his Army before the Walls of Derry suspecting Treachery the Army Fires their Cannon on them Major Baker and Dr. Walker chose Governors of Derry Siege of Crome raised by the Men of Inniskilling The Two Mack Cannons taken Colonel Lloyd takes the Castle of Augher Colonel Lloyd Defeats a Body of the Irish takes Mac Donel their Commander Prisoner The strong Castles of Redhil and Bellishany taken by Colonel Lloyd ON the 21st of March Captain J. Hamilton Arrived from England in the Lough of Derry with Ammunition and Arms 480 Barrels of Powder and Arms for 2000 Men and assurance of more Supplies he likewise brought a Commission from the King and Queen for Lundy to be Governor March 23. Colonel Philips is sent from Derry to England to solicite a speedy Supply April 15. 1689. Colonel Cunningham and Colonel Richards came into the Lough from England with Two Regiments and other Necessaries for Derry April 17. Upon the News of K. James's Army being on their March towards London-Derry Colonel Lundy immediately calls a Council and that Colonel Richards and Cunningham should be Members of it accordingly they met but being Gentlemen wholly unacquainted with the condition of the Town they make an Order that the Two Regiments that Richards and Cunningham had brought with them should not be Landed That the Governor and principal Officers should privately withdraw themselves from the Town that the Inhabitants by a timely Capitulation may make the better Terms with the Enemy After this Resolution an Instrument was prepared to be sent to King James who was advanced in Person with his Army as far as St. John's-Town but many Gentlemen of the Garrison did not only refuse to subscribe but exprest themselves with threatnings to Hang the Governor and his Council but yet the Council sent one Captain White to the late King Upon
Skirmishes with the Enemy On the 13th His Grace returned to Lisburne where he receiv'd the following Account by Letters from Colonel Wolsely Dated at Belturbet the 12th as followeth I send your Grace this Express to give you an account of the Fight we had Yesterday with the Enemy at Cavan On Monday at Four in the Afternoon I marched from Belturbet with a Detachment of 700 Foot and 300 Horse and Dragoons We passed the River at 12 at Night Two Miles above Callihays where were Two of the Enemies Scouts The Signal of our Motion was given by Firing several Musquets down the River and making a great Fire upon a high Hill I had carried my Men all over about one a Clock and intended to have been at Cavan about an hour before day but the Ways were so bad and defiles so many that we got not thither till half an hour after day-break where we found the Duke of Berwick which I did not expect who arrived there the Night before with 2500 Men which with the Garrison made a Body of 4000 Men all drawn up in good order before the Town and near the Fort so soon as I had disposed of my Men as the Ground would give me leave I charged them and after an hours dispute we beat them out of the Field The Duke of Berwick had his Horse shot Colonel O Rely Governor of Cavan killed on the place with two Lieutenant Colonels the one a French-man the other an Irish-man whose Name was Goughagan a Man in great Esteem with them but most of our Men fell presently upon the Plunder both in the Field and in the Town so that we were in the greatest confusion imaginable which the Enemy seeing from the Fort made a very strong Sally upon us and came on so briskly that I thought all had been lost I went with all the speed I could to a place where I had posted some Detatchments of Foot at the beginning of the Fight who had not been engaged at all and I found them all there being about 250 with these and about 80 Horse and Dragoons I opposed the Enemy who I judged to be about 1500 At the same time seeing it impossible to get our Men out of the Town I sent a Party of Horse with Orders to Burn it which was immediately done and so the Soldiers were forced to quit it and having joyned those that were Fighting we drove the Enemy like Sheep into the Fort which being a strong Place and full of Men and our Men being extreamly fatiegued I did not think fit to Attack it It was a very unfortunate force which the Soldiers falling to Plunder put upon me to Burn the Town for there was in it as much Provision as would have served this Garrison six Months All the Houses were full of Bread Meal and Wheat and a vast quantity of Oats and Beans The Prisoners give me this Account That the Duke of Berwick was to Command at Cavan a Body of Ten Thousand Men which were to be made up by Detachments out of the whole Army The first place he was to Attack was this which was to have been done this day and these were the Forces your Grace had so frequent Intelligence of but I suppose the Neck of this Design is broke we having destroyed all their Provisions both for Men and Horse and what I believe is as great a loss to them we have blown up all their Ammunition which was lodged in the Town So soon as my Men have refreshed themselves I will have another Bout with them for the Fort which I believe they will quit of themselves for they have no Provisions or cover for their Men now the Town is destroyed We have lost about Twenty Men my Major Traherne Captain Armstrong and Captain Mayo with Captain La Maugere a French Reformed Officer were killed and Captain Blood an Ingineer shot in the side Of the Enemy Three Hundred were killed and four Captains five Lieutenants two Ensigns and a Quarter-Master with Two Hundred Men taken Prisoners Our Men shewed in this as in former occasions a very great forwardness to Engage the Enemy notwithstanding the inequality of their Number and gave new prooss of their Courage and Bravery and particularly Major General Kirk's Men. The Eight French Officers your Grace sent hither likewise behaved themselves very well This day being February the 16th His Grace received another Express from Colonel Wolsely with the following Account Written at Belturbet the 14th Instant Since I Writ my last a Gentleman is come in here from the County of Westmeath who tells me he saw after the Fight at Cavan great numbers of Soldiers all without Arms having thrown them away in their flight so that the Road and Ditches were filled with them That he saw likewise a great many Wounded Men among whom were several Officers That Brigadeer General Nugent was Mortally Wounded And that the Irish own the loss of Three Hundred Men and of Fourteen Commission Officers killed upon the Place We have taken from the Enemy 4000 pound in Brass Money February 17. Twelve Officers French and Irish that were Taken at the Battle at Cavan were brought Prisoners to the Castle of Carick-fergus February 20. Sir John Lanier with his Party at the Newry marched from thence to Dundalk and passing by Bedloe-Castle in which there was an Ensign with Thirty Four Men Colonel Levison's Dragoons immediately Stormed it Killed Ten of the Rebels and took the rest Prisoners and Burnt the Castle in which there was a great deal of Provisions Then they advanced to the back of the Town of Dundalk Brigagadeer Steward marching at the same time with the Foot to the other side of the Town and Burnt about Twenty Houses the Garrison keeping close with their Intrenchments After which they returned to Newry with a Booty of a Thousand Cows and Two Hundred Garoons having had a French Lieutenant Killed and five Dragoons Wounded March 6. Four Hundred Danes Landed at Belfast and the next day the Prince of Wirtenburgh their General Landed with many more On which His Grace the Duke of Schonberg went from Lisburne to take a View of the Danish Forces and gave Orders for their several Quarters in particular Towns The Regiment of Callimote being posted this Winter along the River called Black-Water and near Lough-Neagh they greatly streightned the Garrison of Charlemont on that side and hindred their having any Correspondence with the County of Tyrone On the 8th of March Colonel La Callimote possessed himself of a small Village within a Mile of Charlemont The Enemy upon notice of it came out with 300 Men to Attack us but though we had not had time to Intrench our selves yet we repulsed them with the loss of Three Men on their side and one wounded on ours We were employed the next day and the following in casting up some little Works and in observing the Avenues of the Place and the Enemies Out-Posts on both sides the River which
an Attack to be made on the Counterscarp which was begun about Three in the Afternoon a Detached Party of Granadeers made the onset and was seconded by other Detachments who went on with that Heat and Courage that having gained the Counterscarp and a Fort which the Enemy had under the Walls instead of lodging themseves there as they were ordered to do they mounted the Counterscarp following the Irish that fled that way and some were entring into the Town but the Enemy being intrenched behind the Breach and having Planted Cannon against it they were cut off The Fight lasted Three hours during which the Enemy were still supplied with fresh Men. What Men we have lost in these several Actions we cannot precisely say but by the best computation its thought we may have lost about 700 killed and wounded during the beginning of the Siege The 28. At Night we advanced our Trenches about â—0 yards notwithstanding it had Rained most part of the day it continued to Rain all this Night and all the next Day to the 30 th almost without Intermission so that our Mâ—n waded above their middle in the Trenches On which after a Council of War being called His Majesty thought fit to give Order for the raising the Siege The 30. In the Afternoon the Cannon and heavy Baggage were sent from the Camp On the 31. Five Thousand Horse being ordered for a Reer-Guard to Repress any Sallies the whole Army Decamped and marched off in very good Order and without any disturbance from the Enemy towards Clonmel Septemb. 1 2 3 and 4. The Army with the Artillery continued in their motion taking very slow Marches Sept. 5. We came to Typerary which is about Twenty Miles from Lymerick His Majesty having given the necessary Orders disposed the Army and named the Lord Viscount Sidney and Thomas Coningsby Esq to be Lords Justices of Ireland left the Camp very early in the Morning accompanied with the Prince of Denmark to Waterford and Dined with Colonel Brewer the Governor and in the Afternoon the Wind proving fair they Embarked at Duncannon-Fort and immediately Sailed out of the Bay accompanied with Two Men of War Three Yatches and several small Tenders Septemb. 6. This day several Regiments of Horse and Foot under the Command of Lieutenant General Douglas Marched from the Camp towards the North. Sept. 7. Monsieur Forrest went this Morning with 900 Horse and Foot and Four Cannon and took a considerable Post called Kilmalock which intercepts the Passage betwixt Cork and Lymerick Sept. 9 10 11 12. We lay quiet in our Camp and nothing of moment occurred Sept. 13. This Morning the Major General Scravemore and Teteau Marched from our Camp with 3000 Horse and Foot towards Mallow The Deserters that came into our Camp last Night assured us That the Irish were falling into miserable Necessities and that they are divided amongst themselves Sept 14. Early this Morning we Decamped under the Command of our General the Count De Solmes and Marched to a place call'd Cashil the See of an Arch-Bishop near which place we Encamped The next day being the 15th an Account was brought from a Captain in Colonel Levison's Dragoons that he had with his Troop fallen upon 1400 Rapparees that were coming from Cork to Lismore and that he had killed 40 and taken 3 Prisoners Sept. 16. Early this Morning 100 Detached Horse were sent out to look after a Party of Rapparees who had killed three of our Forragers in this Neighbourhood Sept. 17. This day it was confirmed by several Persons that came to our Camp from Lymerick That the French are all gone from Galway and that the Irish are in a very ill condition not knowing how to Subsist this Winter Sept. 18. This day advice came to our Camp That Major General Scravemore and Teteau who Marched from hence on the 13th Instant with 2000 Horse and Foot from Typerary sent Colonel Donep with a Detachment to Burn the Bridge of Malla and to view the Castle which having performed he returned to the Generals the 17th Sept. 20. Sarsfield having passed the Shannon with Fourteen Regiments of Horse Foot and Dragoons and Three Field Pieces Marched to Bi r an open Village and Attacked Sir L. Parsons House in which were Eighty Men who Fired so briskly that they killed about 100 of the Enemy upon which and the news of the approach of our Forces under the Command of Lieutenant General Douglas and Sir J. Lanier they retired in disorder This Afternoon the Count De Solmes our General left the Camp and is gone to Dublin in his way to England Sept. 21. This Morning Two Persons came into our Camp from Galway who confirm the former Account we had of Tyrconnel and Lausun's being gone off with the French Forces for France of whom divers are left Sick in the Suburbs of that Place Sept. 22. This Morning Advice was brought to the Camp That yesterday being the 21st the Earl of Marlborough with the English Forces and the whole Fleet arrived before the Harbour of Cork where they Anchored Upon which Major General Scravemore and Teteau Marched to joyn them with 1200 Horse and Dragoons and Two Battallions of Danes who were followed by some Dutch and French Here we shall leave the Camp at Cashil and give an account of the Actions of the Army Commanded by the Earl of Marlborough Sept. 23. This day the greatest part of the Army Landed at Passage between Four and Five in the Morning and the rest in the Afternoon and at the same time the light Artillery were put on Shore Sept. 24. About Six hundred Seamen Gunners and Carpenters voluntary went on Shore and were immediately Detached to be imployed in Mounting and Placing the Cannon to Batter the Town and the whole Army Marched and Encamped within a Mile and half of the Town And this Evening 1000 Men were Detached and ordered to possess themselves of several advantagious Posts within Musquet shot of the Town which the Enemy upon their approach soon quitted Sept. 25. This day the Camp advanced within Musquet-shot of the South and the Danes did the like on the North. The 26. we advanced our Guards into the Ruines of the Suburbs and played upon the Old Fort from Two Batteries The 27. We made a Breach in the East part of the Wall from a Battery of Two 24 Pounders and Three of 18 Pounders Towards the Evening the Enemy beat a Parly and sent out an Officer to Capitulate and Hostages were exchanged but the Enemy not agreeing to the Terms proposed The 28. In the Morning Four Regiments were appointed under the Command of Brigadeer Churchil to pass over to an Island lying near the Wall where the Breach was made which they performed with great Courage passing through the Water which at low Ebb was up to their Arm-pits The Granadeers Commanded by the Lord Colchester having the Van Marched forward exposed to all the Enemies Fire through the Island within 20 yards of the
the 18th of April the late King advanced with his Army before the Walls of Derry with Flying Colours And Orders were given by the Council That none should dare Fire till the King's Demands were first known but the Men on the Walls wondring to see Lieutenant General Hamilton contrary to his Engagement with White not to come within Four Miles approach their Walls they imagined they were Betrayed thought it reasonable to consider their own Safety and so immediately Fired the Guns on the Enemy The Enemy being great Strangers to this sort of Exercise ran away A great many were Killed King James in some disorder retired with his Army to St. John's Town in the mean time the Town-Clerk informed the Inhabitants of the whole Proceeding of the Council of War which very much enraged them The Governor and his Council thinking themselves in danger from the Citizens make their private escape to the Ships in the River at Kilmore tho' not without hazzard April 19th the Garrison seeing they were Deserted and left without a Governor and having unanimously resolved to defend the Town against the Enemy they unanimously chose Mr. Walker and Major Baker their Governors who having accepted the Government of the Garrison these Gentlemen chose Eight Colonels and Regimented the Men which on the Muster were 7020 Men 341 Officers they then viewed the Stores and gave all necessary Orders But to return again to the Men of Inniskilling the Lord Gilmoy thinking to perswade the whole Country to do as those about Cavan had done On the 21. of March he came to Belturbet and the next day sent a Party to Crom to Besiege it with Two Mock Cannon made with Tin He Summons the place but to no purpose and the next day being the 22. he sent a Letter to the Governor of Inniskilling in the nature of a Summons but the Governor and Garrison resolved not to submit to any but King William and Queen Mary The 24th of March the Governor sent 200 of his best Men to relieve Crom who after some Opposition got into the Castle by Water and having joyned those that were within Sallied out and raised the Siege beating them from their Trenches Killed between 30 and 40 took many Arms with their Two Mock Cannon March 25. 1689. Having Intelligence that Captain J. Hamilton was Arrived at Derry with store of Ammunition and Arms the Governor of Inniskilling sent Two Gentlemen with a Guard with Letters to Colonel Lundy and Capt. Hamilton for a supply of Arms and Ammunition the latter was very willing to supply us but Colonel Lundy having the whole Command would not give us one fixed Arm. April 13. By the Procurement of Mr. Hamilton Instructions were ordered on both sides That if at Inniskilling it was reported that Derry was Taken they should not believe it unless they receiv'd it from Colonel Walker's own Hand and if at Derry it was reported at any time That Inniskilling was Taken they should not believe it unless it came from under Governor Hamilton's one Hand and this was very happily concluded on for there was scarce a Week after the Siege of Derry began but the Irish got means to spread a Report That Derry or Inniskilling were taken a Stratagem to dishearten the Garrison of both places April 24. Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd with a Party of Horse and Foot march'd out of Inniskilling to Angher where the Garrison fled before he came there He caused the Castle to be Burnt least the Irish should return He returned by the way of Moneghan to Inniskilling with a very great Booty of Cows and Sheep c. which came very seasonably At this time there came to Inniskilling from Bellishany some Troops and Foot Companies of excellent Men of the Lord Kingston's And then Governor Hamilton raised a Fort on the common Hill next the Stone-Bridge which is now of very considerable strength and great security to the Town May 4. The Governor had an Express sent him from Captain Falliot Governor of Bellishany acquainting him that a considerable Party of Men were come to Besiege that place and desired Relief Governor Hamilton immediately drew out of the several Garrisons under his Command what Men he could spare and the next day sent Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd with 12 Foot Companies and some Troops of Horse towards Bellishany who meeting the Enemies Horse near Baleek a Village three Miles nearer Inniskilling than Bellishany and after an Engagement soon put them to the Rout Killed about 120 of them and took 60 Prisoners All their Foot fled away over the Bogs towards Sligoe and got off safe except some few that were taken in the Fish-Islands near Bellishany with their Captain Mack Donagh In the latter end of May Information came to Inniskilling that Red-hill and Bellinacareg in the County of Cavan were Garrison'd by the Irish Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd was immediately dispatched against them but he no sooner set out with about 1500 Horse and Foot but the News of his March was brought to the County of Cavan before him upon which all the Irish Fled and he no sooner came to Red-hill but the Garrison held a sign for a Treaty and having Conditions immediately Surrendred the Place with all that was in it from thence they marched to a very strong place called Bellinacareg but the news of the Taking of Red-hill struck so great a Terror in those of the Castle that in a little time after we came before it they held out a White Flag for Treaty and did capitulate leaving the Arms and Ammunition and what Goods were in the Castle to the Plunder of the Soldiers The news of the taking of Red-hill and Bellinacareg was soon brought to Dublin with a Report that the Inniskilling Army was Marching thither being ever after this reputed among the Irish to be above 15000 well Armed Men. CHAP. III. A Party of the Enemy at Derry march to Pennybourn-Hill Lord Strabane Summons the Town but they return a Gallant Answer The Besiegers raise several Batteries which are soon Dismounted by the Besieged The Besieged make many successful Sallies killing multitudes of the Enemies Major General Kirk with 30 Sail Arrive in the Lough of Derry General Rosen and Hamilton make great Offers to the Garrison are rejected Great numbers of all sorts of poor Protestants driven before the Walls The Garrison reduced to the last extremity Derry relieved by Kirk and the Siege raised the numbers of Men killed AND now to return to the Affairs of Derry April 20. A part of the Enemy marched to Penybourn-Hill Two Mile from the Town and pitched their Tents the same day the Lord Strabane and after him several Trumpets came to the Walls to offer Proposals but the Garrison would not hear of any April 21. The Enemy Planted a Demiculverin 180 Perches from the Town The same day the Besieged Sallied out and Killed 200 of the Enemy and Mamoe the French General April 23. The Besiegers Planted Four Demi-culverins in Strong 's
the Army under His Graces Command shall enter the said Fort except such who are appointed by him to take possession of the same 'till the Garrison be marched clear out of the Gates That there shall be a sufficient Convoy appointed for the said Garrison to conduct them to the place before-mentioned That they shall deliver fully and wholly without any imbezlement or diminution all the Stores belonging to the said Fort and that an Officer shall be immediately admitted to take an account of the same That the Fort shall be put into the Possession of such Forces as his Grace shall think fit at eight of the Clock on Wednesday being the fourteenth day of May at which Hour the said Garrison shall march out and an Hour before the outward Gate shall be delivered to such Forces as his Grace shall appoint in case a supply of one Months Provisions for eight Hundred Men be not brought into the Garison for their Relief between the signing hereof and the said time That the above-mentioned Articles shall be inviolably performed on both sides without any Equivocation Mental Reservation or Fraud whatsoever according to true intent and meaning thereof Lastly That all Acts of Hostility shall cease between the said Garison and Army so soon as notice can be given on both sides In pursuance of this Capitulation the Governour Teage o Regan and the Garison who had almost consumed all their Provisions marched out on the 14th Instant 800 strong leaving in the place a good quantity of Ammunition and 17 Pieces of Brass Cannon and two Mortars His Grace the Duke of Schonbergh went to Legacury to see the Garison as they marched away and afterwards visited Charlemont which is very strong and considerable by its Situation four Companies of Collonel Babington's Regiment were put into Garison On the 16th his Grace our General received a Letter from Collonel Wolsely given an account of the taking the Castle of Bellingargy near Cavan as followeth Belturbet May 14. ON Monday Night last I marched out of this Town with a Detachment of 1200 Men and the next Morning I came before the Castle of Bellingargy which place I found much stronger than it had been represented to me and no man but an Irish-man would have been beaten out of it without Cannon which I wanting I betook my self to the only way left to reduce it which was to make Blinds and raise Works behind them to overlook the Enemies and so the whole day was spent in making them and the Fascines 'till four in the Afternoon and then all things being ready Collonel Foulkes with a Detachment of Foot set upon a Party of the Enemy that were Posted in an Island in the River under the Castle in which place we determined if possible to raise our Works but the Enemy Flying as soon as we set upon them our Men instead of falling to their Work pursued them up to their Trenches and would not be got off and the Enemy lying hard upon them I ordered some Detachments to give the Enemy a diversion on the other side of the Castle by making a false Attack These as soon as they received the Orders pressed the place with as much heat as the others had done and beat the Enemy out of a Ravelin which was raised before the Draw-bridge and Fired upon them through their own Spike holes that the Enemy were forced to quit most of their Works in several places which as soon as I perceiv'd I ordered the Horse and Dragoons to bring up all the Fascines to the brim of the Ditch and began to fill up the Ditch which the Enemy perceiving they hung out a white Flag and after some time spent in Capitulation we came to this Agreement That they should have Quarter for Life and be conveyed to the next Garison but they left their Arms behind them with all their Ammunition and Stores which was but two Barrels and a half of Powder and one and a half of Ball The Garrison was four Companies consisting of some what more then 200 Men. I had the ill Fortune in the heat of the Business to be shot in the Belly but so favourable that I hope in few days I shall be able to get on Horse-back again though I was forced to with draw out of the Fight as soon as I was Wounded but my Post was supplyed by Collonel Foulke who managed the Assault with great Bravery and greater Conduct than ever I could pretend to This is the strongest place I have ever seen in Ireland the Rampart is so high that it is a difficult matter to get up though none there to keep one out which made me the willinger to take it upon Terms because I saw it would unavoidably cost me a great many Men to take it by force the beat of the Soldiers running on without Orders made it cost me much dearer than I expected The Account of what we have lost is as followeth Killed out of Collonel Hamilton's Regiment 4 Soldiers and 16 more Wounded with an Ensign killed out of the Danish Battalion 1 Captain and 4 Soldiers and 1 Captain 3 Serjeants and 14 Soldiers wounded Out of Collonel Foulkes Regiment Captain Dubois killed with 3 Gentlemen that carried Arms and 6 Soldiers and 10 wounded CHAP. X. Brief Accounts of the Transactions of the Late King James towards the Protestants in several parts of Ireland The sham Pardon of the Inhabitants of the Town of Bandon and the Cruelty afterwards used towards them The Transactions of the Earl of Seaforth Sir R. Neagle and Sir Tho. Southwel Particular Cruelties towards the Protestants at Limrick and Dublin The several sham Proclamations to ensnare the Protestants The particular Invoice of the Protestants Goods seized in Dublin and sent to the French King The late King 's seizing the Farmers Bread-Corn to the almost starving of the Protestant Inhabitants The Inhumane and Barbarous Usage of the Protestants at Galway by Order of the late King The Ravishing of the Farmer 's Daughter in Dublin aâ— Noon-day before her Fathers Face The Murthering three Protestant Clothiers iâ— the Suburbs of Dublin The Crueltiâ—… of the French towards the English Clergy c. THE late King at his first Arrival in Ireland to ingratiate himself with the Protestants and to beget an opinion of his great Clemency among the People he very graciously condescended tâ— grant a general and free Pardon to thâ— Inhabitants of the Town of Bandon amusing them with an assurance of an aâ—solute Indemnity for their Transgressionâ— but soon after he remitted them to t … severity of the Law and exposed theâ— to a Tryal for their Lives upon whiâ—â— they were all found Guilty of Higâ— Treason and no other Conseque … could rationally be expected when b … Judges and Jury were composed of … exorable Papists And in the m … time this mighty Crime was no m … than that the Inhabitants of the Place … serving their Neighbours to be op … Rob'd and
from the said North-gate His Majesty was met by Dr. George Walker late Governour of London Derry and about twelve of the Episcopal Clergy who followed the Coach to the Castle and when His Majesty alighted Addressed him in a Congratulatory Speech on his Arival At Night the Streets were filled with Bonfire-Works which were no sooner lighted but the Allarm Signal was given by discharge of Guns so planted that from one place to another throughout the whole Country in our hands in a few Minutes all places had notice of the King's Arival and in three Hours made Bonfiers so thick that the whole Country seemed in a flame So that the Enemy could not but see and conjecture the cause to their Eternal Grief At Lisbourne One George Gregson the most eminent Preaching Quaker in the Province of Vlster not making a Bonfire the Soldiers broke all his Windows pull'd down the Pales round his House forc'd his Wheel-barrows Shovels Pick-Axes Tubs Pitch and Tar Barrels out of his backside and piled them up before his Door in a stately Bonfire and had not his House been Lieutenant General Douglass's Quarters it had been impossible to save it from pulling down so angry were the People On the 16th Lieutenant General Douglass came hither as likewise a great number of Presbyterian Ministers who came to wait on His Majesty and presented him with a Loyal Address A little after the Kings landing at the Lough betwixt Carrickfergus and Belfast seem'd to be like a Wood there being in it no less then between 6 or 700 Sail of Ships most loaden with Provisions and Ammunition the Plenty and Order of all things there was most wonderful and not credible to any but those that saw it no Army in Christondom the like and yet all Goods held a good Rate Bear 13 or 14 pound the Tun Claret and White-wine 15 pound the Hogshead Canaries and Sherries 10 s. a Gallon Malaga and right good Brandy 8 s. a Gallon Wheat 1 p. 5 s. the Bristol Barrel Mault 17 s. a Larrel Flowers 15 d. the Stone Cheese 1 p. 15 s. the Hundred Salt 1 s. the Gallon and so proportionable for all other Goods for Back and Belly His Majesty continued at Belfast till June 19. at which time he went to Lisbourn and dined with the General and the same Night he went to Hilsbrough accompanied with Prince George Lord General Douglass the Earl of Oxford and a great many other Nobility and Gentry June 20. This Day Landed at the White-House 2500 Horse from Scotland a Camp is now forming near Tanderagee about 20 Miles South from Lisbourne and on the very Frontiers between Ardmagh and the Newry whither all the Army is marching The following Address was humbly presented to his Majesty upon his Arrival in Ireland GReatest of Kings conquer what is your own And add poor Irel. to sweet Engl. Crown Pull the Stift neck of every Papist down Set Captives free who on the Willow Trees Hang useless Harps that tun'd such Songs as these Ah! Mighty Prince how do our Sorrows swell What Tongues or Pens can our great Miseries tell Who in the midst of Satan's Subjects dwell Disarm'd and Plunder'd Captiv'd here we lie Gladly we would alass but cannot fly Irish and French insult Triumph and Kill And who dare say the Ruffians have done ill Since all their Law is Couched in their Will The Papists Locusts do the Church devour Ravish our Wives and our young Maids deflour Arise Great Sir and like a Rampant Lion Revenge the Affronts of poor distressed Sion Blest be the Angel brings the best of Kings With Expedition on the Cherub's Wings Blest be the Wind and Tide that wasts you o're To your sad Subjects on the Irish shoar And ever bless'd be they that Fight your Cau'e And with their Swords maintain Great Britain's Laws On the 22. of June His Majesty went from Hilsbrough to the Town of Newry where he viewed the part of his Army that was encamped there consisting of 24000 Horse Foot and Dragoons His Majesty being informed by his Scouts there that the Irish Forces with their King were come to a Pass within four Miles of the Newry betwixt that and the Town of Dundalk His Majesty sent a Trumpeter to acquaint the Irish that in case they burnt any more Houses He had given order to His Army that they should not give Quarter to a Man either French or Irish they should meet with And that very Night His Majesty gave Order for 500 Horse and Dragoons to be Detached under the Command of Lieutenant Gen. Schravemore to march towards Dundalk and mark out a place to Encamp in the Irish seeing some of the Horse that were the advanc'd Guard appear and they thinking the whole Army was approaching immediately quitted their Pass and fled to Ardee burning their Tents for haste but left the Town standing being apprehensive that the King would be as good as his word some of our advanced Party marched so near the Enemy that they plainly saw them set Fire to their Tents and the confusion they were in The Passes being clear His Majesty immediately advanced with the Forces from the Newry towards Dandalk and sent orders for General Douglass's and the other Forces to change their march before designed them and immediately to march and joyn him at Dundalk On the 27th we Encamped on the Plains of Dundalk where we rested the next day and understood that the Enemy were retired from Ardee and had Posted themselves on the South side of the River Boyne the King went himself beyond Ardee to view the ground and on the 29th he marched thither and on the 30th His Majesty Encamped in sight of the Enemy the River Boyn being between us and them the King's Tent was pitched about a Mile short of the Boyne and as much above Drogheda His Majesty at his Arival near the River about Noon rode in full view of the Irish Army which lay encampt upwards on the other side The Enemy soon discovered it must be His Majesty who was so attended which made them draw down two pieces of six pound Ball from the Forts a little higher and planted them opposite to the place where our Horse was drawn up they presently began to fire and one of the Balls passed so close to His Majesty that it took away a piece of his Coat Wastcoat and Shirt raised the Skin on the blade of his Right Shoulder and drew a little Blood but a Plaister being put on His Majesty continued on Horseback without the least concerne till four in the Afternoon when he dined and in the Evening was on Horseback again though he had been up from one in the Morning The Enemy spent about two hundred Balls and killed us four or five Men and about ten Horses for it was here that our Horse stood the shot of the Enemy every Man on foot by his Horse several hours while there pass'd the Shot before mentioned At last when the King had