hands the order of the March was changed and a Dispatch sent to the Forces at Armagh and Tenargee that they should immediately march by the great Road towards Dundalk But a Detachment of 200 Foot and 50 Dragoons going from the Newry towards Dundalk were incompassed by an Ambush of 500 of the Enemies Horse and though our Men fought desperately yet above 20 of them were killed and wounded and the Enemy lost as many with the Officer that commanded them whose Horses our Men in their Retreat brought away with them On the 31th of Iune the King marched early in the Morning from his Camp at Ardee towards Drogheda and found the Irish Army Encamped along the Boyne above the Town but the Foot not coming up before it was late and with them the Artillery nothing could be done that Night but visiting the Posture of the Enemy and the Fords of the River which appeared very difficult to pass However the King Encamped within shot of the Enemies Cannon which had like to have proved very fatal to these Kingdoms by sending Death so near a precious Life that is so dear to them for as his Majesty was taking a view of their Posture a six pound shot brushed his shoulder and razed the skin making a large though not a deep Wound yet he nothing daunted thereat only caused it to be dressed and mounting again kept on Horseback for several hours after and toward the dusk of the Evening he commanded Count Schomberg with the right Wing of the Horse two Regiments of Dragoons and Trelawney's Brigade to take five Field-Pieces and go early in the Morning to try the Fords some Miles above the Enemies Camp and if he found an Opportunity to pass over and Attack them in the Flank or oblige them to Decamp And almost beyond expectation he passed with good Success beating off 8 Squadrons that stood ready to oppose him and having gained firm ground on the other side the River drew up his Men in Battalia sending to acquaint the King what he had done and to receive his further Orders But the King no sooner received the News and perceived the Enemy were drawing up to Charge the right Wing but he caused an Attack to be made in three places the first before a small Village at a very good Ford at the Second the Foot waded the middle and at the Third the Horse were forced to swim The Dutch Foot-Guards that first passed over sustained the shock of the Enemies shot whilst they were in the Water not firing till they came up close and then pouring in their Bullets Those that were in the Village and behind the Ditches gave way but five of the Enemies Battalions came up to charge them before the Third Battalion of that Regiment had passed the River yet ours maintained their ground and made them retreat in disorder leaving one of their Colours and many dead men upon the place but our men pressing eagerly on and advancing beyond the Village were twice vigorously attacked by the Enemies Horse but received no great Damage whereupon the Danish Forces advanced to the left and the Brigadiers Melionere and Hanmore came on the Right one being attacked by the Dragoons and the other by the Horse but neither did any great matter by reason they had no Pikes And now the thundering of the Guns clashing of Swords and the Cries and Shouts made a confused noise so that the Irish trembled at the Din of War Duke Schomberg having passed the River with a few Forces at what time about thirty Officers and others of the Enemies Life-Guard had desperately charged the King's Battalion and were all killed except Five and those attempting to escape through the Village unhappily met with the Duke who in the Firings that were made received a shot in the Neck doubtful whether from the Enemy or accidentally from his own men whereupon he fell from his Horse and died without speaking in Arms of a French Captain who alighted to relieve him and as he had been trained up in War almost from his Youth so now he ended his days in the Bed of Honour He received in this Action likewise two Cuts over the Forehead but not veâ—y considerable And the famous Mr. Walker who held out the Siege of London-Derry passing the River received a shot in his Belly of which he died soon after much lamented of all that knew his Vertue and Courage The King all this while discharging the part of a great General and a valiant Soldier was every where at hand to give Orders and succour those that stood in need marching with Seventeen Battalions of Foot and the Horse he had about him to inforce those Troops that had engaged the Enemy though they had not much advanced towards the Right Wing which he did with Nine Squadrons of Horse and Twelve Battalions of Foot and so marched them against the Enemy who upon their approach fled without staying to be charged retiring in much disorder but our Horse pressed on to overtake them in such haste that the Foot could not keep pace with them they took with them likewise five small Field-pieces and our Dragoons supported by the Horse charged the Rear of the flying Enemy and killed a great many of them so that for the more speed they threw away their Arms and what else was cumbersome yet finding themselves hard pressed by so small a part of our Army some of the French faced about and made as if they would stand the Charge but the King appearing on the Hills with his Troops they fled faster than before many of them scattering and making their escapes through the Bogs and narrow Passes our Foot pursued them but to Duleek yet our Horse had the chase of them four Miles further till Night came on and then the King sent them Orders to return to the Foot and sent for Tents and Baggage from his Camp at Drogheda that the weary Soldiers might repose themselves that Night The greatest part of the Enemies Baggage fell into the hands of our Army as their Chariots Tents Arms Cannon Ammunition Provision and some Money and what was more remarkable a great many Arms were found laid down in Rank and File those that owned them being run away without so much as staying to Recover them About Three thousand were slain and divers Prisoners of Note taken amongst whom was Lieutenant-General Hamilton who deserted the King the Trust he reposed in him yet he was used very kindly notwithstanding his former ingratitude And upon this Defeat the strong Town of Drogheda surrendred as did many other Places thereabout The late King Iames who had stood at a distance to view the Fight as soon as he perceived his Army in Rout fled with all speed towards Dublin with a very few Attendants where he immediately called a Council and acquainted the Magistrates of the City with the misfortune that had befallen him declaring never to trust himself more at the Head of an Irish
the other Town with great Resolution so that having battered it till the Walls and Castle were partly beat down and perceiving it saultable order was then given for the storming of the place On the 28th of Iune about Seven in the Morning much in the same order as the former Attack was made yet the Detachments were greater as being a stronger place but before our Men could be in a readiness a small part of the Enemy came and set fire to a close Gallery laid over the Arch of a Stone-bridge they had broken down but were many of them killed in the Attempt yet it deferred the Attack till the Thirtieth However the Cannon and Bombs ceased not to play and do terrible Execution setting the Houses on fire and beating down all before them About Six in the Afternoon the Signal was given to fall on by ringing the Church-Bell whereupon they entred the Ford below the Bridge and pressed with such vigour upon the Enemy that they forced them to quit the Trenches and within the space of half an hour made themselves Masters of all their Outworks and the Ruins of the Castle where they had fortified themselves with Sconces and Major-General Maxwell with 200 Soldiers and divers Officers of note were made Prisoners Yet in the Soldiers over-running the Town in the first fury a great many were killed insomuch 2000 are computed to be slain from the beginning of the Siege till the English were entire Masters of the Town The place was taken in the sight of the Irish Army who when too late were sending a Detachment to their Relief There were found only 6 Pieces of Brass Cannon and 2 Mortars but little store of Provision and Ammunition The Principal Officers kill'd of the Irish were Brigadier Mackellicuddy The Colonels Mac Mahon O Neal O Gard and Grace The Lieutenant-Colonels Mac Genis and Barnwell also Major Murray The Enemy had all the advantage imaginable to Relieve this important Place as lying with their whole Army on the other side but a little distance from it where we had no Forces or if any none capable of opposing them at that time yet so infatuated they were that relying on its strength they still had a confidence that the Town beyond the River would baffle the English Courage notwithstanding they saw the other Town was taken with a very little resistance Monsieur St. Ruth and other of their chief Commanders were reported to be often in it viewing its Works and Fortifications and assured themselves it would at least be a great part of the Summers Work to reduce it if they were not in the end obliged to draw off from before it and the rather because some part of our Army had been before it and gone off without any considerable Success or doing any great matters against the Place But their Imaginations answered not as it has appeared Their Expectations and those Supplies as is said that they sent came so unsonably late that all the advantage they had was to put a stop to our Mens pursuing too far such as got out of the Town and fled for shelter towards their Army This sensible Blow greatly damped the Courage and Resolution of the Enemy who before had promised to do great things and made them bethink themselves of taking new measures insomuch that some took the opportunity as they found occasion to desert The French seemed discontented with the weak Resistance of the Irish and every thing appeared more and more dreadful to this numerous Army When several Consultations were held what was best to be done whether to remove or expect the English in that Camp for they could not propose any thing less to themselves than that after this Success our Forces would give them a nearer Visit and attempt the dislodging them from a place so near a Town newly taken now very weak in it self by Battery And though they talked high yet in all their Debates it did not it seems appear they had any great mind to come to a fight but rather to delay our Army till the Season should advance to put a stop to any considerable opportunity or till they might find some great advantage to further their purpose Whilst the Enemies Considerations run to this purpose our Men were gathering the Plunder of the Place which was not so considerable as in so strong a Town might have been expected for besides what had been burnt in the Fires that had happened by throwing in of Bombs and destroyed in the beating down of Houses some of the chief Inhabitants early apprehending this Siege had removed what was valuable together with themselves to distant places where they thought them more secure though by the way part fell into the hands of the Rapparees who distinguished not between Friend or Foes where they found opportunity to get Booty But to come nearer The Enemy after several Debates perceiving our Men were absolute Masters of the Place which was in a manner laid in Rubbish by the throwing in 600 Bombs and the force of 1200 great Shot they came to a Result and it was concluded immediately to raise their Camp and march some Miles further which they did and to increase their number drew the Garrisons of Sligo Iames-Town and Lanesborough quitting them to those that would come and take possession As soon as the Walls of Athlone were a little repaired the General left a Garrison there under the Command of Colonel Lloyd and drew out to observe the Enemies motion The Enemy to amuze us gave out they were resolved to come to a Battel when for the supply of our Army divers Vessels with Ammunition and other Stores arrived from England and bringing over likewise the Earl of Portland's Regiment of Horse who soon joyned the Army It was now resolved to dislodge the Enemy or oblige them to fight Their Majesties Forces on the Tenth of Iuly passed the River the Foot over a Bridge of Boats below the Town and the Horse over a Stone-bridge that had been repaired for their more advantagious passage and marched to Ballinsloe a place on the River Sac. The Enemy lying three Miles distant very advantagiously encamped at a place called Aghrim a small Town stretching their Left towards Kilconnel-Abbey and their Right upon the Hills of Kilcomodon having two very difficult Bogs before them through which the Roads go to Galloway And on the Left was the Ruines of an old Castle where an Intrenchment was made and lined with Musquetiers and on the Right likewise were several Retrenchments for the Security of their Camp The English Army passed the River Sac the Foot and Artillery over a Stone-bridge and the Horse by two Fords forcing the Out-Guards to retreat whilst our Left Wing of Horse advanced beyond the Bog that covered the Enemies Right and made way for the Foot to come in between them and that Our Cannon fired upon the Enemies Guards at the end of the Defile or dirty Lane that leads to Aghrim dislodged
going over a little before had raised they seized upon the Town of Wexford which was given to one Fitz-Stevens a Welch Gentleman according to Agreement upon his raising part of the Forces so that News of this and other Successes flying to England many Adventurers came over and although the Petty Kings joyned their Forces yet were they beat in divers bloody Battels and Dormat being restored had Dublin submitted to him inflicting grievous Punishments upon such of his Capital Enemies as he found there The Prince being now in Ireland greatly increasing in Strength that came over to him carried all before him which made King Henry who feared the Prince's aspiring upon such Successes and willing to have the honour of Conquering so large a Kingdom himself sent his Mandate to recall the English out of Ireland so that but a few being left with the Prince in Dublin and they reduced to a great streight by the Irish that had taken heart they nevertheless Sallied upon an Army of 30000 with not above 1500 Men and utterly routed them taking great Spoil and then coming for England he surrendered all the Cities and Forts he had taken into his Father's Hands for Dormat by this time was dead and in the Year 1172. King Henry landed with a Royal Army which brought such a Terrour upon Ireland that Roderick and most of the Petty Princes that were Independent or his Tributaries came witn their humble Supplications to intreat him That he would take the Government upon him as their Supream Prince and Lord So that at Christmas he made them a Noble Feast in Dublin and settled the Kingdom in Civil and Ecclesiastical Matters Reforming Abuses and Barbarities And soon after those that held out in Vlster were brought to submit from which time we may Date the Conquest of Ireland by the English under which Soveraignty it has ever since remained as a conquered Kingdom and now annexed to the Crown yet the Natives who are generally hot spirited uneasie and restless under Restraint have often strugled to break this Chain though to the Loss and Disadvantage mostly of themselves King Richard the First by reason of his Wars in the Holy Land his Imprisonment upon his Return in Austria and the Empire and other Disappointments he met with at home had no War with the Irish nor happened there any thing extraordinary but care and industry to settle the Government which was done with such tenderness that the Natives being more civilized began to think themselves happy in the change and that they were redeemed from perpetual War which when so many Princes governed as Absolute in their Dominions could not be avoided among so rough and stubborn a People But because King Edward the First had sent for Forces out of Ireland to help him against the Scots with whom he had mortal Wars the wilder sort of the Irish in Edward the Second's time invited them over and many of the leading Men of the Natives revolting ruining the Country but upon the English joyning Battel with them they were routed and about 11000 slain among whom was a King of Connought and one Okly a Lord of great Possessions but soon after the Lord Roger Mortimer being sent over as Lord Justice of Ireland he managed Matters so ill that the Scots were again called in under Edward Bruce Brother to the Scots King who taking several places by the Revolt of the Irish from the English Obedience caused himself to be Crowned King of Ireland But in a great Battel his Forces being routed and he labouring to restrain their flight was killed by one Morepass whom he likewise requited with Death before his Fall and the dead Bodies fell by that means on each other which happened in the Year 1320. However they were rather dispersed than broken doing considerable Mischief where they found an opportunity to fall upon the English that had settled themselves in the Towns and Villages near the Sea c. In the Year 1329. during the Reign of King Edward the Third the Irish in Leinster and Meath rebelled against whom the Earl of Ormond drew out what Forces he could but being over-poured in number was defeated and the Irish made great Spoils of the English Possessions and amongst other Barbarities burnt eighty of them in a Church where they had fled for Refuge but at last the English fortified themselves in Wexford and upon their approach to besiege it sallied out upon them with such Courage that Success crowned it and 4000 of the Irish were killed most of them that fled being hotly pursued were drowned in the River Slane which with some other Encounters where Victory declared on our side so quelled them that in this King's Reign they rebelled no more Anno 1398. in the Reign of King Richard the Second the Irish fell again into Rebellion and by Surprize fall upon the King's Lieutenant and divers Persons of Quality whom they slew which made the King with considerable Forces haste thither and Landing he put them in all parts to the Rout killing a great many and taking several of their Ring-leaders and keeping his Court of State at Dublin to him resorted the Nobility and chief of the Irish submitting and paying him Homage promising to keep the Country in quiet for the future but Troubles arising in England the King hastily left Ireland and was no sooner arrived in Wales but finding himself deserted he betook him to a Castle where he was seized by Henry Duke of Lancaster to whom he resign'd his Crown and was afterward inhumanly murthered Upon whose Death many Troubles and Contentions arose so that the English being embroyled at home Ireland was little minded the People there doing in a manner what they pleased But in the Reign of Henry the Fifth we being setled at home more care was taken to prevent the Outrages and Depradations of the Irish insomuch that several who had been formerly Offenders were punished and others fled amongst whom were divers of their great 0nes who notwithstanding the care of the Earl of Ormond then Lieuâ—enant of the Kingdom to repress them drew a great multitude of People into Rebellion but the Earl gave Battel at Redmore-Athy where the Irish under the Leading of O Moor stood stoutly to it as Men in despair but after a bloody Fight that coloured all the Ditches of the Fens with Blood the Battel swerved and the Irish were defeated with great slaughter Which quelled them in so terrible a manner that for a long time after they seemed out of Love with War So that nothing memorably occurs in History till the Reign of Henry the Seventh when the Earl of Kildare being Deputy one Richard Symons a Priest wheedled him into a belief that one Lambert a Youth whom he had brought up as his Scholar was really the Earl of Warwick Son to George Duke of Clarence Brother to King Edward the Fourth that had escaped out of the Tower and was come thither for protection and the young Spark
having violated the Peace and undeniably begun the War in invading Ireland the King delayed not to denounce the War against them by a Declaration to that purport bearing Date the Seventh of May 1689. and great Preparations were made for passing over to Ireland Forces were Levied in all parts of England and Money prepared for defraying the Charge of the Expedition which was the more facilitated upon the Estates of Scotland submitting their Crown to King William and Queen Mary and taking of them upon their being owned and invested King and Queen of that Kingdom which they did by their Commissioners who waited upon Their Majesties to that purpose in the Banquetting-House at Whitehall And the Viscount of Dundee who had headed the Rebel Highlanders and others in that Kingdom being killed in a fatal Battel near St. Iohnstown things began to go better and the Success of the Scotch Affairs gave way to a more speedy prosecuting those in Ireland where the Inniskilling-men being abroad pierced the Enemies Quarters and got great Booties defeating divers Parties and making themselves terrible to the Enemy Upon News brought that Maccarty was in those Parts with a strong Party plundering and ravaging the Country Lieutenant-Colonel Berry with three Companies of Foot eight Troops of Horse and three of Dragoons marched towards them but upon their approach found they were made stronger than they were reported by another Party that had joyned them and were much superiour to him in number which obliged him before he found himself sufficiently strong to attack them to send to Colonel Woolsey at Inniskilling for a Re-inforcement which he no sooner obtained but he charged them with much bravery killing a considerable Number taking some Prisoners and putting the rest to flight but the Flyers in their way being greatly re-inforced rallied and came to second Encounter which for a time continued bloody and doubtful they by reason of their advantageous Post much galling our Horse with their Cannon but the Defiles or dirty narrow Passages being resolutely passed by our Foot and Dragoons they made themselves Masters of the Cannon which gave our Horse the advantage to charge the Enemies Horse who thereupon deserted the Foot and fled and the Foot after them a great many being killed and some taken Prisoners by which Defeat the Country was freed from great Incumbrances This part of the Enemies Army that had a long time lain heavy upon it being by this means and in this Battel fell of the Enemy by the Sword and those that were drowned in desperately throwing themselves into the Lough to escape the Pursuers about Three thousand There happened likewise divers other Rencounters of lesser note wherein the Protestants for the greatest part gained the advantage Whilst these things were doing the Irish Army with King Iames at the Head of it marched towards London-Derry promising themselves the Terrour of their Arms would oblige it to a Surrender upon their first approach but found they were extreamly mistaken for although Colonel Lundy the Governour and the two Regiments sent from England under the Colonels Cunningham and Richards had withdrawn and slighted it as a place not tenable against an Army of Forty thousand Men with a Train of Artillery and divers Mortars Providence so ordered it became the Bulwark of the sinking Nation and gave the Enemy their first considerable check for divers Troops that were abroad mostly composed of undisciplined Soldiers throwing themselves into it they together with those that were found there were Regimented even the multitude seizing the Keys and undertaking with great alacrity to defend it having chose Mr. George Walker Minister of an adjacent Village their Governour and Major Baker his Co-adjutor or Assitant-Governour during the Siege And now those in Arms in the Town consisted of 117 Companies and every Company contained sixty Men being in all 7020 Common Soldiers and 341 Officers The next thing taken in hand was to view the Stores and ordering their better Security from any Embezling as resolving to defend the place to the last extremity having already rejected the Offers the Enemy made them in case they would readily submit which consisted of much promised Favour and Protection but the hard dealings others had met with who had put themselves into their hands made them deaf to all Proposals and their great Guns being mounted on the Wall they fired upon the Advance-Guard of the Enemy who had been promised to be received with open Arms by Hamilton and others who undertook to bring over the besieged which much consternated King Iames then within the reach of their Cannon and obliged him to remove to a place of more safety However seeing fair Words and Promises could not gain it they resolved to reduce it by force beginning within a day or two after their appearance before it to break Ground and run their Trenches drawing up a Demi-culverine within a Furlong of the Town with which they battered the Market-House and did some damage to other Houses but the Cannon from the Town playing among them did considerable Execution and to hinder their nearer approach the Besieged sallied and beat them out of their Trenches killing about Two hundred Men amongst whom was the French General Mamow and others of Note with little loss on our side and of Note only Lieutenant Mac Phedris was killed The Besiegers finding this way little availed them drew four Demi-Culverine into an Orchard adjoyning to the Town and kept continual Firing which hurt many People in their Houses and made some Impressions in the Walls Nor was the damage left unrequited from the Cannon of the Town which killed them a great many Men and some considerable Officers and a sudden shot took off two Fryars in their Habits as they were exhorting the Besieged to press on the Siege And now to do their Work more effectually they placed two Mortar-pieces and threw in divers Bombs which did some damage to the Houses and People whereupon the Besieged sallied and killed several of the Enemy at Penburn-Hill losing only two of their own and eighteen wounded The same day a Shot from the Town broke and dismounted one of their Pieces on the Battery and killed the Gunner whereupon they drew a Trench a-cross Windmil-hill from the Bog to the River and there raised another Battery lining the Hedge with Dragoons but at the same time the Besieged sallied in a considerable number and dividing one part made them Masters of the Trenches and advantageous Ground killing about two hundred whilst the other Party beat the Dragoons from the Hedges Which reiterated Losses so enraged the Enemy that having Captain Cunningham and Lieutenant Douglass upon some Sallies they after Quarter given put them to the Sword which served to confirm the Besieged in the belief of the Mercy they were to expect if they fell into their hands and made them more obstinate in a resolute Defence and alluring the Governour out under pretence of Treaty they fired a hundred Shot
divers Places on fire whereat the General was so incensed that he sent to tell the Commanders of those Parties That if they desisted not from using such French Tricks they must expect no Quarter if they fell into his hands which made them upon quitting Dundalk leave it intire The Duke finding the Plains of Dundalk commodious to Encamp on and the Winter Season approaching caused the Tents to be pitched whilst the Enemy's Army between 40 and 50000 fortified and entrenched about Ardee Slego being still in the hands of the English a Party of the Enemy consisting of about 5000 Horse and Foot advanced that way in hopes by Force or Surprize to make themselves Masters of it But Colonel Lloyd who Commanded the Inniskilling-Men having notice of their Design drew out about a 1000 Horse Dragoons and Foot and Lining the Hedges of the LaneÌ„ of Boyle where they were to pass with his Foot he drew up his Horse on a rising ground and charged the Enemy so suddenly that after a smart Engagement he put them to Flight in great Confusion and taking a nearer way with his Horse and Dragoons got into Boyle before the Enemy and charged them again in the Front whilst the Food did the like in the Rear so that 700 were cut off and about 400 taken Prisoners with O Kelly their Commander and forty other Officers of note and by this Rout 8000 Head of Cattel were recovered which the Enemy in their Ravaging the Country had got together also a great many Arms Ammunition and Provision so that those Parts continued in quiet a long time after so that the Enemy perceiving Force in vain undertook to ruine our Affairs by treacherous Policy buâ— they failed in that as in all the rest The Project was thus It happened that 4 Regiments of French Protestants were raised in Englanâ— for the Service and amongst them divers were listed that came over just then by the way oâ— Holland which being done in haste the Colonels had no time strictly to examine them so that amongst these there was one Du Plessey who had been formerly a Captain in France and fled thence for a Murther but now served as a private Soldier this Man sent â—â— Monsieur D'Avaux to let him know That if he would get him his Pardon in France anâ— let him have the Command of such as 〈◊〉 brought over he would inveagle the Papists that had been unwittingly Regimented to the Irish Camp Which upon his Trial before a Council of War appearing by his intercepteâ— Letter and Confession he with four others hiâ— Accomplices were found Guilty and executed and upon a strict Scrutiny a great many Papists were found in those Regiments and sent Prisoners to England Providence by thiâ— timely Discovery frustrating the Design they might have to Revolt and endeavour the turning the Scale of Victory if it came to a Battel The Plains of Dundalk by reason of the Fogs and Wetness of the place incommoding â—he Camp with Sickness and Inconveniency about the middle of November it broke up and marched away to the Newry Pass and beatâ—ng out the Enemy possessed themselves of â—he Town and upon their Attempting to recover it were beaten with considerable loss Brigadier Stewart falling upon them with 250 Horse and Foot so resolutely that they fell â—nto Confusion thirty being killed on the place â—nd about eighteen taken Prisoners and among the number five Officers And Colonel Woolsey took Belturbet upon the first Summons Nor did only the Men but the Women â—affle the Courage of the Irish for a strong Party of them attempting to make themselves Masters of the Lady Newcomens House that Heroick fortified it and garrisoned with her Tenants beating off the Enemy and killing â—everal in the Attacks they made though she â—ad no great Guns and but a few small shot â—hereupon they found themselves obliged to â—ring some Cannon and a Mortar before it â—hich caused her to Surrender in consideraâ—ion That dismissing the Garrison to march â—ith their Baggage to Lisnigarvy she and her â—omesticks might continue there in quiet â—ut this was not virtually observed for getâ—ing into her House they took away many â—â—ings of value Whilst these things happened at Land someâ—hing remarkab1e and not amiss to be recited was done on the Water in the Bay oâ— Dublin in spight of all the Power and Forâ—â— of the Irish that then possessed that Greâ—â— City Sir Clously Shovel being on that Coast afteâ— cruising thwart the Bay he stood into it anâ— could then perceive a Ship a Mile within thâ— Bar whereupon resolving to fetch her out if possible he came to an Anchor and weâ—â— on Board the Monmouth Yatch and at a littâ—â— more than half Flood the Wind being Noâ—therly he with that Yatcht two Men of Waâ— Hoys a Catch and the Pinnace got over thâ— Barr whereupon the Ship being aware of hâ—â— coming weighed Anchor and moved up 〈◊〉 Salmon-Pool about a Mile nearer to Dublâ—â— and there run a-ground within shot of 〈◊〉 French Man of War of twelve Guns and tâ—â— or three English Ships that lay a-ground fillâ—â— with Soldiers who continually kept firing 〈◊〉 our Vessels however they followed the Aâ—tack and after some dispute Sir Clously Sâ—â—vel made a sign for the Fireship to enter aâ—â— bear up which when the Enemy perceiveâ— they left their Ships and got away in thâ— Boats whereupon our Men went on Boarâ— her and having somewhat lightned her brought her off in turning out the Wind â—â—ring out of the Sea one of Sir Clously's Hoys râ—â— a-ground and could not be got off before tâ—â— Water fell away from her so that the 〈◊〉 were forced to lye by her and get out her â—â—chors ready to heave off when the Tyâ—â—â— should return and the Hoy being upon 〈◊〉 â—round thousands of People came upon the â—trand among which was King Iames with â—is Guards as Spectators of what might hapâ—en and two Protestants that had escaped â—rom Dublin got to our armed Boats and with much supplication intreated to be taken â—n However a French Trooper to shew his Bravado came riding up within half Musquet â—hot and reviling our Men as well as he could â—abble English by the Epithets of Rebels c. â—e had so much Courage as to discharge his Pistol at that distance but a shot from the Boat that lay next the Shoar killed his Horse whereupon Monsieur pulling off his Boots left â—hem to our Men betaking him to his heels as â—ast as he could run for fear an unwelcome Messenger should overtake him and make him â—ay dear for his Vain-glory. The Ship thus taken was the Pellican the â—iggest of the two Scotch Frigots taken by the â—rench the precedent Summer carrying aâ—out twenty Guns Three or four of those â—hat were aboard her were killed by the Fiâ—ing of our Men and found dead upon the Deck besides those that were carried off as â—ell killed as wounded and our Vessels haâ—ing done what they came for returned in
Pains and Hazard your Majesty does undergo in restoring us to our Religion Liberties and Properties and do not doubt but as God has made your Majesty miraculously Instrumental in re-establishing those Blessings in the Kingdom of England so he will in this distressed Country which that he may do and grant your Majesty a long and prosperous Reign over us is the hearty wish and prayer of Your Majesty's Faithful and most Obedient Subjects and Servants c. On this Occasion likewise the Clergy of the Churches in the Province of Ulster presented their Address as did the Presbyterians and those of their Perswasion in the North of the Kingdom The like from the Mayor Aldermen c. of London-Derry and another from the Soveraign Burgesses and Inhabitants of Belfast which created a high Satisfaction and more general Rejoycing And here it was that Mr. Walker that so bravely defended London-Derry accompanied with divers of the Clergy waited upon his Majesty and Congratulated his happy Arrival in the Kingdom And Parties were sent out to observe the Motions of the Enemy The King intent upon the great Affair he came about stayed not for many Ceremonies and Complements but being well refreshed went to Hilsbourgh and from thence to Newry where a great part of the Army that had been under the General lay of which he took a view and ordered all things to the best Advantage for carrying on the War nor was the Measures taken slow in Executing And now whilst this is doing let us turn a little towards Dublin and see how Affairs stand in the Metropolis of the Kingdom It was not to be doubted but upon the King 's landing with an Additional Army the Papists would have been more concerned than they were but I know not upon what false Topick they grounded their Hopes their Concern was not so great as might have been expected from so eminent a Danger whether it was to abate the Courage of the Protestants and startle them into a Mistake of some private Design they had against the King or that they had some old Prophesies which they too much relied upon for their Success or that they trusted to the number of their Army remains doubtful but however they kept up their Courage beyond expectation The Protestants in Dublin guessed it proceeded from the false News that 100000 men were ready to rise in England and recall King Iames or declare for a Common-wealth and that the French Fleet being very powerful at Sea would not fail to intercept the King of England's Return and so they fancied they had him as it were in a Trap. And indeed in this immergency the Affronts the Protestants every where received without any hope of Redress made them not know what to think of their Condition nor was it long e're the Chief of them were imprisoned and the rest were told They would be glad e're long to go to Mass in a short time And they were put into frequent frights of having their Houses fired about their Ears or at the least to be plundered of all they had And it seems it was debated That if it came to a Battel and the Irish were worsted the City should be set on fire if not the Protestants massacred But it is said King Iames opposed it and on the 16th of Iuly marched out of Dublin to joyn with about 5000 Foot sent from France and one Regiment of them being Dutch and mostly Protestants great care was taken to keep them from startling and the whole Irish Army was composed of about 40000 men besides 15000 that remained in Garrisons and 6000 of the Militia under the Command of Colonel Luttrel and Mac Gillicuddy who was ordered as his Assistant in the Government of the City And hereupon a hasty Order came out that all who walked the Streets without Bayonets or Swords should be seized And thereupon a great many Protestants who could not get such Weapons were taken up and many of them Imprisoned And another Order That upon pain of Death not above five Protestants besides the Family should meet together So that the Churches which had till this time been kept open were shut up and Dr. King Dean of St. Patrick's imprisoned Yet such was the Zeal of the Protestants in these dangerous times that they gathered considerable Contributions for the Maintenance of the dispos sest Clergy and for such as were Prisoners till they were forced to desist all the Goals and many of the Churches being crowded with Prisoners not only Citizens but such as had been brought from Galloway Kilmainham and other places many of them were stifled by crowding and wanting of Air and others almost famished for want of Sustenance It would be too tedious to enumerate all the particular Sufferings of the Protestants their frequent Allarms Fears and many other Disturbances Therefore let it suffice that though sorrow lasted for a night Joy came in the morning as by the Sequel will be Evident The two Armies being now in the Field the Irish however declined fighting all they could and it was given out That King Iames designed to lead them about the Banks of the River Boyne to weary out the English as thinking they could not pass that Stream if defended on the other side and after he had so done to cross the Country and go for Limerick However least the English should push on and give him Battel he resolved to provide for the worst and therefore ordered Sir Patrick Trant the first Commissioner of his Revenue to have shipping ready at Waterford to carry him off if things came to Extremity for at last he found unless he abandoned Dublin which was proposed to be defended he could not avoid fighting above ten days for the King of England impatient of delay possessed himself of almost all the Passes and Posts that were advantageous to bring the Enemy to a Battel and many Skirmishes happened between Parties abroad wherein our men gained the advantage The Enemy by this time being Encamped near Dundalk and strongly guarding a Pass call'd Four-mile-Bridge which was very difficult to force it was resolved that our Army should march to Market-hill and therefore to fall into the great Road that leads from Armagh to Dundalk whereupon Major Scravenmore was sent out with a Detachment of 300 Horse and 20 Dragoons to view the Road and Passes and find a convenient place to Enâ—â—mp in and discover if possible the posture of the Enemy which was so well performed that a small Party of theirs seeing this Detachment betimes in the Morning marching towards Market-hill supposed it to be the Vauntguard of the whole Army and therefore gave the Alarm to their Camp that our Army was almost upon them which without sending to know the certainty put them into such a fear that they fired their Camp and marched away which being certified to the King it appeared so strange that it could not presently gain credit But being in a short time confirmed from all