could not think our selves in less danger than the Israelites at the Red Sea. When we considered all this it was obvious enough what a dangerous undertaking we had ventur'd upon but the Resolution and Courage of our people and the necessity we were under and the great confidence and dependance among us on God Almighty that he would take care of us and preserve us made us overlook all those difficulties And God was pleased to make us the happy instruments of preserving this Place and to him we give the Glory and no one need goe about to undervalue or lessen those he was pleas'd to choose for so great a work we do allow our selves to be as unfit for it as they can make us and that God has only Glorified himself in working so great a wonder with his own right hand and his holy arm getting himself the Victory April 20. A part of the Enemy march'd towards Peny-burn hill a place about a Mile distant from the Town N.B.E. on the side of the River there they pitch'd their Tents by that means hinder'd all passage to correspondence with Culmore We sent Mr. Bennet out of the Garrison with Orders to go to England and to give account of our Resolutions to defend the Town against the Enemy Our men were order'd to fire after him that the Enemy might think he had deserted us This day my Lord Strabane came up to our Walls makeing us many Proposals and offering his Kings Pardon Protection and Favour if we would surrender Town but these fine words had no place with the Garrison At that very time of his Capitulating with us we observ'd the Enemy using that opportunity to draw their Canon to a convenient stand we therefore desired his Lordship to withdraw otherwise we would make bold to fire at his Lordship his Lordship continued in his Complements till we plainly told him we would never deliver the Town to any but K. William and Q. Mary or their order My Lord having ended all his Insinuations found himself at last obliged to retire Several Trumpets were likewise sent to us from the Enemy but with as little success April 21. The Enemy placed a Demi-culverin 180 Perches distant from the Town E. B. N. on the other side the water they play'd at the houses in the Town but did little or no mischief only to the Market-house This day our Men Sallied out as many as pleased and what Officers were at leasure not in any commendable Order yet they killed above 200 of the Enemies Souldiers besides Mamow the French General and several other Officers whose Names you will fiâ—d in the annexed List. A party of Horse came with great Fury upon the Salliers and forced their retreat which they made good with the loss of four private Men and one Lieutenant Mac. Phedris whom our Men brought off and having leisure and more concern then upon us for the loss then afterwards on such occasions we buried them with some Ceremony We had at this time 50 Horse Commanded by Col. Murry upon whom they press'd so hard at first that some of his Horse were beaten to the very Gates so that Mr. Walker found it necessary to mount one of the Horses and make them rally and to Relieve Col. Murry whom he saw surrounded with the Enemy and with great Courage laying about him In this Action we took three pair of Colours April 23. The besiegers planted four Demi-culverins in the lower end of Mr. Strongs Orchard near 80 Perches distant from the Town opposite to Ship-key-Street these playing incessantly hurt several People in the Houses battered the Walls and Garrets so that none could Lodge safely above Stairs The besieged make due returns to their Firing from the Bastions kill'd Lieut. Fitz Patrick Lieut. Col. O Neale two Serjeants and several Souldiers and besides these two Friars in their Habits to the great Grief of the Enemy that the Blood of those Holy Men should be spilt by such an Heretical Rabble as they call the besieged April 25. They plac'd their Mortar-pieces in the said Orchard and from thence play'd a few small Bombs which did little hurt to the Town all of them lighting in the Streets except one which kill'd an old Woman in a Garret from the same place they threw afterwards many larger Bombs the first of which fell into a House while several Officers were at Dinner it fell upon the Bed of the Room they were in but did not touch any of them forced into a lower Room and kill'd the Landlord and broke down one side of the House and made a large passage for the Guests to come out at instead of the Doors it had choaked up April 28. The besieged made another Sally and killed several of the Enemy at Penyburn-Hill but were forced to Retreat being pressed by the Enemies Horse who charged us on all sides In this Action we lost only two Men had eight or ten wounded which in few days recovered and were fit for Service This day by a shot from one of our Bastions the Enemies Gunner was kill'd and one of his Guns broken May 5. This Night the Besiegers draw a Trench cross the Wind-Mill Hill from the Bog to the River and there begin a Battery from that they endeavour'd to Annoy our Walls but they were too strong for the Guns they us'd and our Men were not afraid to advise them to save all that Labour and Expence that they always kept the Gates open and they might use that Passage if they pleas'd which was wider than any Breach they could make in the Walls May 6. The Besieged fearing that Battery might incommode that part of the Town nearest to it consult how to put a stop to their further proceeding in that work Mr. Walker draws a Detachment out of each Company of Ten men and after putting them into the best Order their Impatience could allow he Sallies out at the Head of them with all imaginable Silence at Ferry-Key Gate at four of the Clock in the Morning One part of them beat the Enemies Dragoons from the Hedges while the other possesses their Trenches The Dispute was soon over and the Enemy thô a very considerable Detachment are so pressed by the forwardness of our Men and discouraged at the sight of so many lying in their Blood that they fled away and left us the Ground we contended for and some Booty besides the plunder of the Dead The Salliers in this Action kill'd Two hundred of their Men most of which were shot through the Breast or Head Five hundred were Wounded Three hundred of them within few days died of their Wounds as we were informed by Messengers and the Prisoners we took afterwards The account of the Officers kill'd or taken Prisoners in this Action you will find in the Bill annexed Our side lost Three men and had only Twenty wounded At this time we took Five pair of Colours We sent a Drummer to desire the Enemy to send
not make any return but at length with some pleasure we saw her get off and as we believed without much loss or damage June 15. We discovered a Fleet of 30 Sail of Ships in the Lough which we believed came from England for our relief but we could not propose any method to get intelligence from them and we did fear it was impossible they could get to us and the Enemy now begin to watch us more narrowly They raise Batteries opposite to the Ships and line both sides of the River with great numbers of Fire locks They draw down their Guns to Charles-Fort a place of some strength upon the Narrow part of the River where the Ships were to pass here they contrived to place a Boom of Timber joyned by Iron Chains and fortified by a Cable of 12 Inches thick twisted round it They made this Boom first of Oak but that could not float and was soon broke by the force of the water Then they made one of Firr-beams which answered their purpose better it was fastned at one end through the Arch of a Bridg at the other by a piece of Timber forced into the ground and fortified with a piece of stone work This account as we had it from the Prisoners did much trouble us and scarce left us any hopes We made several signs to the Ships from the Steeple and they to us from their Ships but with very little information to either At last a Messenger got to us one Roch from Major General Kirk who gor to the Water-side over-against us and then swam cross the River he gave us an account of the Ships Men Provision and Arms in them for our relief the great concern of the Major General for us and his care and desire to get with his Ships up to the Town He sent another Messenger along with this one Crumy a Scotch man to give us this account and to know the Condition of our Garison but he was taken prisoner There was soon an understanding between him and the Enemy he is instructed to frame a Message much differing from the other they hang out a white Flag inviteing us to a parlee they tell us we are under great mistakes about the Major General and our expectation of relief from England that they were all there in confusion and that we might have leave to inform our selves further from the Messenger they had taken either in private or publick We sent some to that purpose but they soon discovered the cheat and returned to us with other particular accounts of his Treachery We received further intelligence in July by a little Boy that with great Ingenuity made two dispatches to us from the Major General at Inch. One Letter he brought ty'd in his Garter another at his second coming within a Cloth Button We sent our first answer made up within a piece of a Bladder in the shape of a Suppositor and the same way applied to the Boy Our second Answer he carry'd within the folding of his Breeches and falling among the Enemy for fear of a discovery he swallowed the Letter and after some short confinement and endeavour to extort some thing from him he made his escape again to the Major General Major General Kirk's Letter to Mr. Walker Sir I Have received yours by the way of Inch I writ to you Sunday last that I would endeavour all means Imaginable for your relief and find it impossible by the River which made me send a party to Inch where I am going my self to try if I can beat off their Camp or divert them so that they shall not press you I have sent Officers Ammunition Arms great Guns c. to Iniskillin who have 3000 Foot and 1500 Horse and a Regiment of Dragoons that has promised to come to their relief and at the same time I will attack the Enemy by Inch I expect 6000 Men from England every Minute they having bin Shipt these 8 days I have Stores and Victuals for you and am resolved to relieve you England and Scotland are in a good posture and all things very well setled be good Husbands of your Victuals and by Gods help we shall overcome these Barbarous People Let me hear from you as often as you can and the Messenger shall have what reward he will. I have several of the Enemy has deserted to me who all assure me they cannot stay long I hear from Iniskillin the Duke of Barwick is beaten I pray God it be true for then nothing can hinder them joyning you or me Sir To Mr. George Walker Your faithful Servant J. Kirke But to return to our Story the Besieged send many a longing look towards the Ships their Allowance being very small as you may see by the Account of Allowances out of the Store They build a Boat of 8 Oars a side and Man it well with intent to make to the Fleet and give the Major General an account of the sad Condition we were in they set out with the best of our Wishes and Prayers but were forced to return it being impossible they could indure the Showers of Shot that were poured in upon them from each side the River June 18. Captain Noble went up the River and took twenty Men along with him with a design to Rob the Fish-House but was prevented by Alarum from the Enemies Boats however he Engaged them killed a Lieutenant one Ensign and five private Men took fourteen Prisoners and both their Boats. The Boats we offer'd to return and to give the best Prisoner we had for leave to send a Messenger to the Ships but we could not prevail We had agreed for five Hundred pound for L. Col. Tâ—lbot's Ransom commonly called Wicked Will we profer'd him his liberty and to remit the Mony on the same score but we could not obtain this favour upon any Terms Soon after the Lieutenant Col. died of his Wounds and we lost the benefit of our bargain Tho' we took all Imaginable care to keep him alive permitted him his Chirurgeon and Diet from the Enemy at times agreed on Favours that we allow'd all the Prisoners when we were starving our selves which we did not put any great value on but that the Enemy so ill deserv'd them At this time Governor Baker is very dangerously ill and Col. Michelburn is chosen and appointed to assist Governor Walker that when one CoÌ„manded in Sallies the other might take care of the Town and if one shou'd fall the Town might not be left without a Government and to the hazard of new Elections June 24. or thereabouts Conrad de Rosen Marshal General of the Irish Forces is received into the Enemies Camp and finding how little the Enemy had prevail'd against us expressed him self with great Fury against us and swore by the Belly of God He would demolish our Town and bury us in its Ashes putting all to the Sword without consideration of Age or Sex and wou'd study the most exquisite Torments to
the Kingdom to themselves at last July 8. The Garrison now is reduced to 5520 Men. July 13. The Garrison reduced to 5313 Men. July 17. The Garrison is reduced to 5114 Men. July 22. The Garrison reduced to 4973 Men. July 25. The Garrison reduced to 4892 Men. This Day the Besieged made another Sally which was performed after this manner The day before we had a Council of War and all sworn to Secresie the result of which was That the neâ—t day at Three in the Morning 200 Men should Sally out of Bishops-Gate 200 Men at Butchers-Gate and 1100 should be ready within the Ravelin for a Reserve Our design was to bring in some of the Enemies Cattle they surprized the Enemy in their Trenches One Regiment draws up against them in good Order but had only three of their Matches lighted we came upon them over against Butchers-Gate and kill'd 300 of their Men besides Officers The Execution had been much greater but many of our Men being much weakned with Hunger were not able to pursue them some falling with their own blows We return'd without any purchase of Cattle but were advis'd to a more easie Experiment having one Cow left we ty'd her to a Stake and set Fire to her We had hopes given us that by the Cry and Noise she wou'd make the Enemies Cattle would be disturbed and come to her relief and they began to move and set up their Tails so that we hoped to have gain'd our point but the Cow got loose and turn'd to no account only the danger of losing her July 27. The Garrison is reduced to 4456 Men and under the greatest extremity for want of Provision which does appear by this Account taken by a Gentleman in the Garrison of the price of our Food  l. s. d.  Horse-flesh sold for 0 1 8 per pound fatned by eating the Bodies of the slain Irish. A Quarter of a Dog 0 5 6 A Dogs-Head 0 2 6 A Cat 0 4 6 A Rat 0 1 0 A Mouse 0 0 6 A small Flook taken in the River not to be bought for Mony or purchased under the rate of a quantity of Meal A pound of Greaves 0 1 0 A pound of Tallow 0 4 0 A pound of salted Hides  1 0 A quart of Horse blood 0 1 0 A Horse-pudding 0 0 6 An handful of Sea wreck  0 2 of Chick-weed  0 1 A quart of Meal when found  1 0 We were under so great Necessity that we had nothing left unless we could prey upon one another A certain Fat Gentleman conceived himself in the greatest danger and fancying several of the Garrison lookt on him with a greedy Eye thought fit to hide himself for three days Our drink was nothing but Water which we paid very dear for and cou'd not get without great danger We mixt in it Ginger and Anniseeds of which we had great plenty Our necessity of Eating the Composition of Tallow and Starch did not only Nourish and Support us but was an Infallible Cure of the Looseness and recovered a great many that were strangely reduced by that Distemper and preserved others from it The Governour being with good Reason apprehensive that these Discouragements might at length overcome that Resolution the Garrison had so long continued considers of all imaginable methods to support them and finding in himself still that confidence That God would not after so long and miraculous a Preservation suffer them to be a prey to their Enemies Preaches in the Cathedral and encourages their Constancy and endeavours to establish them in it by reminding them of several Instances of Providence given them since they first came into that place and of what consideration it was to the Protestant Religion at this time and that they need not doubt but that God would at last deliver them from the Difficulties they were under July 30. About an hour after Sermon being in the midst of our Extremity we saw some Ships in the Lough make towards us and we soon discovered they were the Ships Major General Kirk had sent us according to his promise When we could hold out no longer that he would be sure to relieve us to the hazard of himself his Men and his Ships The Mountjoy of Derry Captain Browning Commander the Phoenix of Colrain Captain Douglas Master Being both Loaden with Provision were Convoy'd by the Dartmouth-Frigat The Enemy Fired most desperately upon them from the Fort of Culmore and both Sides the River and they made sufficient returns and with the greatest Bravery The Mountjoy made a little stop at the Boom occasioned by her Rebound after striking and breaking it so that she was run a-ground Upon this the Enemy set up the loudest Huzza's and the most dreadful to the besieged that ever we heard Fired all their Guns upon her and were preparing their Boats to Board her Our Trouble is not to be expressed at this dismal Prospect but by great Providence firing a Broad side the shock loosned her so that she got clear and passed their Boom Captain Douglas all this while was Engaged and the Dartmouth gave them very warm Entertainment At length the Ships got to us to the unexpressible Joy and Transport of our distressed Garrison for we only reckon'd upon two days Life and had only nine lean Horses left and among us all one Pint of Meal to each Man Hunger and the Fatigue of War had so prevail'd among us that of 7500 Men Regimented we had now alive but about 4300 whereof at least one fourth part were rendered unserviceable This brave Undertaking added to the great Success God had blessed us with in all our Attempts so discourag'd the Enemy that on the last of July they ran away in the Night time rob'd and burnt all before them for several Miles leaving nothing with the Country People but what they hid the Night before in which their Care was so great that Provision grew very plentiful after it In the next Morning our Men after refreshment with a proper share of our new Provisions went out to see what was become of the Enemy they saw them on their March and pursued them a little too far so that the Rear-Guard of the Enemies Horse turned upon them and killed seven of our Men. They encamped at Strabane but hearing of the Defeat of their Forces under L. General Maccarty by the Innis killing Men they removed their Camp and thought fit to make some haste to get farther off they broke into pieces four of their great Guns and threw twelve Cartloads of Arms and Ammunition into the River Thus after 105 days being close besieged by near 20000 Men constantly supplied from Dublin God Almighty was pleassed in our greatest Extremity to send Relief to the Admiration and Joy of all good People and to the great disappointment of so powerful and inveterate an Enemy who were concerned in point of Interest as well as Reputation to have Rendered
pound of Meal and one pound and half of Wheat to each man. In all 7020 l. of Meal June 21. One pound and an half of Wheat to each Man. June 25. One pound of Tallow to each Man one pound of Meal and half a pound of Beef the Army consisting of 6185 Men. July 4. Allowance to the Army being 5709 Men to each Man one pound of Meal one pound of French Butter and two pound of Ginger per Com. being 114 l. of Ginger July 8. To the Army being 5520 Men to each Man one pound of Meal one pound of French Butter two pounds of Anniseeds to each Company being 114 l. and one quarter of a pound of Tobacco July 13. To the Army consisting of 5334. to each man half a pound of Meal half a pound of Shilling half a pound of Beef July 17. To the Army consisting of 5114 to each man half a pound of Meal half a pound of Shilling half a pound of Tallow 3 pound of salt Hides July 22. The Army being 4973 to each half a pound of Starch a quarter of a pound of Tallow one pound of Anniseeds to a Company being 117. July 25. The Army being 4892. half a pound of Tallow half a pound of Shilling three quarters of a pound of Dry Hides July 27. The Army being 4456 Men to each Man half a pound of Meal one pound and an half of Horse flesh with two pecks of Bay Salt to each Company being an 117 Companies July 30. The Army being 4508 Men to each man 3 pound of Meal 2 pound of Beef one pint of Pease May 5. To the Officers of Mr. Skiventon's Regiment 4 Barrels of Beef 4 Barrels of Meal 4 Firkins of Butter May 15. To Colonel Mountros's Officers 4 pound of Beef 3 pound of Salmon 4 pound of Meal to each Officer May 25. Colonel Hamill's Officers one Firkin of Butter July 5. To 288 Officers to each 2 pound of Meal and 2 pound of Salmon July 13. To 351 Officers to each 2 pound of Meal and one pound and a half of Butter July 23. To 300 Officers to each one pound of Wheat one pound of Groats July 16. To 260 Officers to each half a pound of Tobacco July 27. To each Officer one pound and a half of Horse-flesh one pound and a half of Barley being 252 Officers The Names of the Clergy-men that stayed in London-Derry during the Siege 1689. Mr. G. Walker Governor of London-Derry Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Mich. Clenakan Minister of the same Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Seth Whittel of Bellioghy dead Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. James Watmough of Arigal dead Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. John Rowen of Belteagh dead Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Rich. Crowther Curat of Comber dead Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Tho. Sempel Curat of Donaghmore Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Robert Morgan Curat of Cappy Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Christ. Jinny Prebend of Mullahbracke Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. John Campbel of Segoe Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. Moses Davies of Stewart Town Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. Andrew Robison of Stewar Town Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. Bartholomew Black Curat of Aghalon Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. Ellingsworth from besides Newry dead Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. John Knox Minister of Glascogh c. Of the Diocess of Clogher Mr. _____ Johnson of _____ Of the Diocess of Clogher Mr. Christy Curat of Monaghan Of the Diocess of Clogher Mr. William Cunningham of Killishondra in the Diocess of Kilmore As also Nonconforming Ministers to the Number of Seven whose Names I cannot learn Four of which dyed in the Siege The Number of Bombs thrown into the City of London-Derry since the beginning of the Siege  Big Small  April 24.  3 Memorandum that one of the great Bombs being brought to the Scale did weigh 272 l. after 17 l. of pouder was emptied out of it And that one of the smallest Bombs being emptied did weigh 34 l. April 25.  3 April 27.  18 From April the 27 th till the 4 th of May at several times  6 June 2. 3 1 June 3. 28  June 4. 37  June 5. 2◠ June 6. 30  June 7. 6  June 8. 36  June 11.  28 June 13. 26  June 21.  21 June 24. 6  June 27. 13  June 28. 22  June 29. 10  July 2.  22 July 3.  28 July 4. 14  July 5. 3 6 July 6. 5 10 July 7.  18 July 8. and tenth  24 July 11.  4 July 14.  18 July 15.  24 July 16.  16 July 17.  14 July 18.  12 July 19.  22 July 21.28  28  261 320 Total 587 Till the 22th of July July 22. 42 Cannon Ball thrown into the City about 20 l. weight a piece before nine of the Clock in the Morning More 6 the same Evening July 23. 20 more before Dinner and we could not compute them afterwards they came so thick upon us A Letter writ by an Iniskellin-Man about the Wrong done my Lord Kingston by drawing him from his Garrison at Sligo to one at Derry SIR HAving this opportunity I think fit to let you know the great and most lamentable disappointment we are under My Lord Kingston is basely us'd by your Officers they have drawn him from the Garrison of Sligo which he had so bravely Fortify'd and had such a number of Disciplin'd Men both Horse and Foot in and so well arm'd that he could not but have done Service with them and have made good that Post against the Enemy But Col. Londy writ to him That the Blood of all the Protestants of the North will lie upon him if he does not quit the Garrison of Sligo and come to their Assistance Upon this he marches from Sligo and at Balishanny meets a Letter of Col. Londy's telling him There was no Provision for him at Derry and that he must quarter there My Lord takes Horse rides twenty Miles in the Night to understand the meaning of these things but finds the Enemy had stop't all passages to Derry so he returns to his Men and there finds that Sligo was possessed also by the Enemy You may imagine what a Distraction we were in upon this but with the most earnest entreaty we prevailed with my Lord to go for England to solicit for Relief from thence and are resolv'd to to take our shelter in Iniskellin if any thing happen amiss to us our Children if they survive may curse your Great Men for it c. FINIS Advertisement THE Trial of Mr. Price and One hundred Protestants at Wicklow before Chief Justice Keating with the Condemnation of about Two hundred Protestant Gentlemen at Galloway price 6 d. The Journal of the proceedings of the Parliament in Ireland beginning May 7. 1689 price 3 d A true Account of the present State of Ireland price 6d The History of Gustavus Adolphus in 8 o. Translated by Ferrand Spence The Delucidator or Reflections upon Modern Transactions Spanhemius's Panegyrick on K. William and Q. Mary The Detestable Designs of France Exposed or the true Sentiments of the Spanish Netherlands representing the injustice of the King of France by his Declaration of War against His Catholick Majesty and the Justice of the Counter-declaration of the Marquess of Gastanuaga his Governor General of the Low Countries Printed for Robert Clavel at the Peacock in St. Pauls Church-Yard †Note That in the midst of this Extremity the Spirit and Courage of the Men was so great that they were often heard discourse confidently and with some Anger contend Whether they should take their Debentures in Ireland or in France when alas they cou'd not promise themselves 12 hours Life The besieged had only 80 men slain by the Enemy The besieged took above 2000 Arms from the Enemy besides Money and Cloths c· Vid. p. 20. Vid. p. 21 Vide Page 34. Vide Page 34. Try'd Tallow so call'd Oats after grinding unsifted Page 19.
Licensed BY Command of the Right Honourable the Earl of Shrewsbury Principal Secretary of State. Sept. 13. 1689. J. Vernon A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE OF London-Derry By the Reverend Mr. George Walker Rector of Donogh-moore in the County of Tirone and late Governour of Derry in Ireland The Second Edition Corrected LONDON Printed for Robert Clavel and Ralph Simpson in St. Paul's Church-yard MDCLXXXIX Also published A new and exact Map of London-derry and Culmore Fort drawn with great Exactness by Captain Macullach who was there during the Siege Price 6 d. Sold by Robert Clavel and Ralph Simpson TO Their Sacred MAJESTIES William and Mary KING and QUEEN OF ENGLAND SCOTLAND FRANCE and IRELAND May it please Your Majesties NExt to the Pleasure of doing well there is no greater satisfaction than where the Performance meets with a favourable reception from those for whose sake it is designed I thank God I have this double Comfort in the Testimony of a good Conscience and Your Majesties Gracious Acceptance of the poor services God enabled me to doe for your Majesties Interest and the Safety of those Protestants whom the Fury of the Papists drove into London-Derry Nor am I more pleased with Your Majesties Royal Bounty to me much above not only my Merit but Expectation than with Your Majesties Tenderness for my Poor Fellow Sufferers and Partners in that Action whom I doubt not but Your Majesties will find as brave in the Field and in taking other Towns as in defending that which neither the Number nor Rage of their Enemies without nor those more cruel Ones within of Famine and Sickness could ever make them think of Surrendring The Part I Acted in this Service might more properly have been done by other hands but that Necessity which threw it upon me will I hope justifie me before God and the World from the irregularity of interessing my self in such an Affair for which I was neither by Education or Function qualified Especially since the necessity which called me to it was no sooner over than I resigned more chearfully than ever I undertook the Employment that I might apply my self to the Plow to which I had put my Hand I am not at all angry with the Reflexions that some make as they think to my Disparagement because all they say of this kind gives God the greater Honour in whose Almighty Hand no instrument is weak in whose Presence no Flesh must glory But as the whole Conduct of this matter must be ascribed to Providence alone as it ought this should then give them occasion to consider that God has Espoused your Majesties Cause and Fights your Battels and for the Protestant Religion and by making use of a poor Minister the unworthiest of the whole Communion of which he is a Member would intimate to the World by what Hand he will defend and maintain both your Majesties Interest and the Religion you have delivered from those that were ready to swallow both up That which I here presume to lay at Your Majesties Feet is indeed very unfit for Your Royal View but that since Importunity would have it publick I thought it Sacrilege to entitle any other to the Copy than those to whom the Original was devoted The Picture cannot be commended for the Workmanship but it may possibly be the more acceptable for that because more resembling the Life from which 't is drawn There is little Skill or Art in either but there are Ornaments much more valuable in both natural Simplicity Sincerity and a plain Truth In which character I humbly beg Your Majesties will always consider and accept of the Endeavours of Your Majesties most Obliged Most Faithfull and most Obedient Subject and Servant George Walker A Description of the CITY of London-Derry THE Form of the Town comes somewhat near an Oblong or long Square and its Situation lengthways is N. W. and S. E. or a Diagonal drawn from the Church through the Market-house to the Magazine is near upon a N. and S. Line The Length of the Town through the middle from Ship-key gate to Bishops-gate is about 300 Paces or 1500 Feet The Wall on the W. side the Town 320 Paces the Wall on the E. about 380. The Breadth at the N. W. End 140 at the S. E. End 120 from Butchers-gate to Ferry-key-gate where the Town is Broadest 180 Paces The Wall is generally 7 or 8 Foot thick but the out-side Wall of Stone or Battlements above the Terra-plene is not more than two Foot in thickness The Four Corners have each of them a Bastion on the long side to the West-ward are two other Bastions and on the side to the East-ward one Bastion one Demi-bastion and two other Works which are commonly call'd Flat-forms There are Four Gates Bishops-gate at the S. E. End Ship-key-gate at the End opposite to it Butchers-gate at the N. E. Side and Ferry-key-gate over against it In the middle of the Town is a Square call'd the Diamond where the Market-House stands during the Siege turn'd into a Guard-House Near the S. W. end of the Town stands the Church on the top whereof being a flat Roof were placed two of our Guns which were of great Use in annoying the Enemy In the S. E. Angle of the Town was the principal Magazine within the Town also were several Wells c. and before Bishops-gate was a Ravelin built by Col. Lundy and the Ground on forwards to the Wind-mill-hill was taken in by the Besieged to the Distance of 260 Paces from the Town and about the same Distance a cross from the River and for fear this Ground should be taken from the Besieged by the Enemy another Line was industriously drawn from the S. W. Quarter of the Town to the River to secure their Retreat The Number of Guns planted on the Bastions and Lines was 8 Sakers and 12 Demi-culverins The whole Town stands upon an easy Ascent and exposed most of the Houses to the Enemies Guns A Diary of the SIEGE of LONDON-DERRY BEing prevail'd on to give an Account of the Siege of London-Derry it is convenient by way of preliminary to take notice how that Town came to be out of the Hands of the Irish when all places of the Kingdom of any strength or consideration were possessed by them It pleased God so to infatuate the Councils of my Lord Tyrcounel that when the three Thousand Men were sent to England to assist his Master against the Invasion of the Prince of Orange he took particular care to send away the whole Regiment Quartered in and about this City he soon saw his Error and endeavoured to repair it by Commanding my Lord Antrim to Quarter there with his Regiment consisting of a numerous swarm of Irish and Highlanders upon the 6 th of December they were on their March in and about New-Town a Market-Town belonging to Col. George Philips 12 Miles distant from Derry Col. Philips having notice of this and joining with it the apprehensions
time Mr. Muckcridge the Town Clark sees it absolutely necessary to give some intimation of Proceedings at the Council of War which tho' every mans concern care was taken not to make too publick viz. That Colonel Cuningham his Ships Men and Provision should return to England and all Gentlemen and others in Arms should quit the Garrison and goe along with him this discovery occasion'd great uneasiness and disorder in the Town which had like to have had very ill effects upon the Governour and some of his Council it did also add much to the rage and violence of the Garrison when they heard some wrong had been done my Lord Kingston and his Party by the indirect measures of some within our Walls their concern for him being as great as their expectations from him The Governour and his Council finding themselves of little interest in the Town and that they could not be further serviceable c. thought fit to retire and not to press the matter further Some of the Gentlemen left us in all this confusion and made their escape to the Ships at Kilmore tho' not without some hazard for the Souldiers were under great discontent to find themselves deserted by those that engaged them in the difficulties they were then under and were not easily kept from expressing it with violence upon some Persons but it was the care of others to keep them in temper and from those outrages as well as to support them against such discouragements Sir Arthur Royden protested against the proceedings of the Council and would not have left the Town but that he was dangerously sick and was forc'd from us by the advice of his Physitian and his Friends Governour Lundy could not so easily make his escape being conceiv'd more obnoxious than any of the rest but sound it convenient to keep his Chamber a Council being appointed Mr. Walker and Major Baker meeting him there desired him to continue his Government and that he might be assur'd of all the assistance they could give him but he positively refused to concern himself any further The Commission he bore as well as their respect for his Person made it a duty in them to contribute all they could to his safety and therefore finding him desirous to escape the danger of such a Tumult they suffered him to disguise himself and in a sally for the relief of Culmore to pass in a Boat with a load of Match on his back from whence he got to the Shipping April 19. The Garrison seeing they were deserted and left without a Governour and having resolv'd to maintain the Town and to defend it against the Enemy they considered of some Person they could have confidence in to direct them in the management of this Affair and unanimously resolv'd to choose Mr. Walker and Major Baker to be their Governours dureing the Seige but these Gentlemen considering the importance as well as the uncertainty of such an Office acquainted by Letter Col. Cunningham whose business they thought it was to take care of them with this matter and desired him to undertake the Charge but he being obliged by his instructions to obey the Orders of Collonel Lundy thought fit to take other measures They then accepted the Government of the Garrison These Gentlemen chose Eight Collonels and Regimented the men in this order Col. Walker 15 Companies Colonel Baker 25 Companies Col. Crofton 12 Comp. Col. Michelturn 17 Comp. formerly Col. Skivingtons Regiment Col. Lance 13 Comp. Col. Mountro 13 Comp. formerly Col. Whitneys Col. Hamil 14 Comp. Col. Murrey 8 Comp. In all 117 Companies each Comp. consisting of 60 Men. In all 7020 Men 341 Officers This was our complement after having form'd our selves as above mentioned but the Number of Men Women and Children in the Town was about Thirty thousand Upon a Declaration of the Enemy to Receive and Protect all that would desert us and return to their dwellings Ten Thousand left us after that many more grew weary of us and Seven thousand died of Diseases The same day our Governours view the Stores and give other necessary Orders and directions In the mean time they observe the motion of the Enemy and that their Guns were so placed that they could not draw out to their usual place of exercising therefore they divide the Outline into Eight parts each Regiment had its own ground and each Company knew their own Bastion The Drummers were all enjoyned to quarter in one house so that on the least notice they repair'd to the respective post of the Company they belong'd to and upon all Alarms without any parademg all officers and private men came into their own ground and places without the least disorder or confusion There were Eighteen Clergy-men in the Town of the Communion of the Church who in their turns when they were not in Action had Prayers and Sermon every day the Seven Nonconforming Ministers were equally careful of their people and kept them very obedient and quiet much different from the behaviour of their Brother Mr. Osborn who was a spy upon the whole North imployed by my Lord Tyrconnel and Mr. Hewson who was very troublesome and would admit none to fight for the Protestant Religion till they had first taken the Covenant After injoyning all parties to forget their distinctions and to joyn as one man in defence of the interest of K. William and Q. Mary and the Protestant Religion against the Enemies of both we betake our selves in the first place by order to our several Devotions and recommend our selves and the Cause we undertook to the Protection and Care of the Almighty for we might then truly say with the Church in the Liturgy there is none other that fighteth for us but only thou O God. It did beget some disorder amongst us confusion when we look'd about us and saw what we were doing our Enemies all about us and our Friends running away from us a Garrison we had compos'd of a number of poor people frightned from their own homes and seem'd more fit to hide themselves than to face an Enemy when we consider'd we had no Persons of any Experience in War among us and those very Persons that were sent to assist us had so little confidence in the Place that they no sooner saw it but they thought fit to leave it that we had but few Horse to Sally out with and no Forage no Engineers to instruct us in our Works no Fire-works not as much as a Hand-Granado to annoy the Enemy not a Gun well mounted in the whole Town that we had so many Mouths to feed and not above ten days Provision for them in the Opinion of our former Governours that every day several left us and gave constant intelligence to the Enemy that they had so many opportunities to divide us and so often endeavour'd it and to betray the Governours that they were so Numerous so Powerful and Well appointed an Army that in all human probability we