Orchard 80 Perches from the Town and Played incessantly April 28. The Besieged made another Sally and Killed many May 5. This Night the Besiegers make a Battery on the Windmil-Hill May 6. The Besieged resolved to ruine that Battery and in order thereunto make a Sally which Governor Walker heads and they with a great Slaughter beat the Enemy from their Trenches and ruined their new Works In this Action 500 of the Enemy were Killed and 200 Wounded After this the Enemy were so daunted that for several Weeks they lay still June 4. The Besiegers make an Attack at the Windmil-Works and our Men put themselves in a readiness to receive them The Enemy came on after the Turkish mode with most dreadful shrieks from most parts of their Camp and the numerous Rabble that attended them but they in a very little time betook themselves to their old defence and ran for it not being able to stand our Firing The Enemy in this Action lost 400 of their Fighting Men and most of their Officers This Night and the next day the Enemy from Strong 's Orchard continued Playing their Bombs which were 273 pound weight apiece which tore up the Streets and beat down the Houses and Killed many People June 15. We discovered a Fleet of 30 Sail of Ships in the Lough which proved to be Major General Kirk from England but they could neither come nor send to us nor we to them for some time by reason of a Boom lay'd a cross the River guarded by Two Forts on each side At last by means of a Boy a correspondence was kept by which we gave the Major General an account of the condition of the Garrison and he promised to Relieve the Garrison either by way of the River or Land cost him what it would In June Conrad de Rosen the French Marsh General and Lieutenant General Hamilton at several times make great offers if they would Surrender the Garrison and desperate Threats if they refused which was so far from availing any thing that an Order was made to make it present Death to mention a Surrender June 30. Governor Baker dyes very much lamented July 2. The Enemy drive a great number of poor Protestants according to former threatnings under the Walls which the Besieged perceiving immediately in sight of their Camp erect a Gallows and signified to them they were resolved to hang their Friends that were their Prisoners if they did not suffer those poor People to return to their own Houses and upon earnest solicitations of the Prisoners the poor People were removed July 25. The Besieged made a Sally with 400 Men and surprised the Enemy in their Trenches Killed 300 of their Men besides Officers July 27. The Garrison is reduced to 4456 Men and under the greatest extremity of Famine 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 Major General Kirk had sent them according to his Promise when we could hold out no longer They were Two Ships with Provisions c. and the Dartmouth Frigate The Enemy Fired most desperately upon them from the Fort of Culmore and both sides the River and they made sufficient returns with the greatest Bravery The Mountjoy one of the Victuallers made a great stop at the Boom occasioned by her Rebound after striking and breaking it Upon this the Enemy set up the loudest Huzza's and the most dreadful to the Besieged that ever they heard Fired all their Guns upon her and were preparing their Boats to Board her but by great Providence firing a Broad-side the shock loosened her so that she got clear and passed the Boom and at length all the Ships got to them to the unexpressible Joy and transport of the whole Garrison for they only reckoned on Two days Life having only 9 Horses lest Hunger and the fateague of War had so prevailed in the Town that of 7500 Men Regimented we had now alive but 4300. This brave undertaking added to the great Success God had blessed them in all their undertaking and so dicouraged the Enemy that on the last of July they ran away in the Night time Robb'd and Burnt all before them for several Miles leaving nothing with the Country People but what they hid the Night before Thus after 105 days being close Besieged by near 20000 Men constantly supplied from Dublin God Almighty was pleased in the greatest Extremity to send Relief The Enemy lost about 9000 Men before the Walls and 100 of their best Officers from April 24. to July 22. Five Hundred Eighty seven Bombs were thrown into the City CHAP. IV. The Inniskilling Men pursue the Rear-of the Derry Irish Army takes 400 Horses and 300 Cows The Town of Omagh Taken General Sarsfield and Colonel Southerland appears with 6000 Men. Colonel Lloyd Besieges and takes Belturbet The Garrison made Prisoners of War A Message from General Kirk to Inniskilling A Supply from General Kirk of Ammunition and Officers sent to Inniskilling Colonel Woolsely Arrives in Inniskilling Regiments the Forces there General Mac Carty appears with his Army before the Town of Crom raises Batteries against the Castle BUT to return to the Actions of the Men of Inniskilling June 3. Information was brought to Inniskilling that the Irish Army before Derry had sent a great many of their Troops Horses to Graze near Armagh Eight Miles from us The Governor the next day sent Two Troops and ordered them to stay at Trellick they had not staid there above Two days when taken with them another Troop and Two foot Companies they went in the Evening towards Omagh and before Eight a Clock the next day they returned to Trellick with near 200 Horses belonging to the Enemies Tooops and near as many more smaller Horses fit for Labour and about 300 Cows by this we did disable at least Three Troops of the Enemy and Mounted many of our Men. Soon after hearing that Derry must Surrender very soon unless Relieved and believing that much of our safety did depend upon it the Governor of Inniskilling resolved in Person with all the strength he could make to endeavour its Relief or Perish in the Attempt and having drawn all his Men into the Field being about 2000 on the 10th of June he Marched to Trellick and the next Night came near Omagh and by Morning possessed themselves of the whole Town but they had not been here many hours but several Expresses came from Inniskilling to the Governor and Officers informing that Colonel Sarsfield with near 6000 Men was come to Besiege Bellishany 20 Miles from Inniskilling and that Col. Sowtherland was come to Belturbet the same distance from Inniskilling on the other hand and that one or both the Armies would be very soon at Inniskilling on which a Council of War was called and it was resolved we should return to the defence of Inniskilling but they were ever resolv'd not to suffer the Enemy
to come so near them as to lay Siege to the Town and therefore the Governor ordered Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd to take the Field with the greatest Strength we could make in Foot and Horse and march against Southerland June 17. Colonel Lloyd came with his Men to Mac Guires Bridge a place not full half way betwixt Inniskilling and Belturbet from which place the Irish spy went in the Night and acquainted Col. Southerland That all the Forces of Inniskilling were coming against him when this news was brought to Southerland and he believing former Reports That Inniskilling were 15000 Strong he immediately retired towards Charlemont leaving 80 Dragoons and about 200 Foot in the Church of Belturbet to see if they could make good the Place against the Inniskilling Men until he could get force enough for their Relief Our Men being got to Belturbet the Enemy Fired very fast at us but with their usual Success we had not Attackt the place above Two hours but they offered to Capitulate it being agreed That all the Officers and Soldiers should be our Prisoners There were Thirteen Commission Officers and Lieutenant Colonel Scot their Commander we got likewise 700 Musquets a Barrel and half of Powder several Horses and 20 Horse Load of Bisquets 100 Barrels of Wheat 50 of Flower and near 300 common Soldiers Prisoners July 3. A Letter came from Bellishany to Inniskilling signifying that Captain Hobson with the Bonaventure Frigate was there sent from Major General Kirk at the Lough of Derry to know their condition and if they wanted any Ammunition c. which was a very acceptable Message The Governor ordered that very night Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd and other Officers to take some Troops and March the next day towards Bellishany and the day following being the 5th of July the Officers went on Board where they were Treated with great Civility by Captain Hobson they fully informing him of the state of their Affairs he gave good encouragement assuring that very soon there would care be taken to Relieve them He gave them 30 Barrels of Powder which the Officers within Two days sent safe to Inniskilling and Two of the number went back in the Bonadventure with a Message to Major General Kirk for Commissions to regulate the Men not disciplin'd some more Ammunition and Arms and some Officers who on the 12th came to the General in Derry Lough where he lay with the Fleet He for about two days did inform himself by them of the condition Inniskilling was in what store of Men belong'd to that Garrison and how Arm'd They had then about 27 Troops 30 Foot Companies and some few Troops of Dragoons the Foot were indifferently well Armed but the Horse and Dragoons not so well The Major General had few Arms fit for Horse but he gave them 600 Fire-looks for Dragoons 1000 Musquets to raise more Foot with 20 more Barrels of Powder with Bullets and Match Eight small Canon and some Hand-Granado's He sent likewise Commissions for a Regiment of Horse consisting of 16 Troops 50 Men in each Troop for a Regiment of Dragoons consisting of 12 Troops 50 Men in each Troop and for Three Regiments of Foot 18 Companies in each Two whereof to be Granadeers 60 Men in each Company and one Independant Troop of Horse to each Regiment The Major General gave them some very good Officers viz. Colonel Woolsely to be Commander in chief and Colonel of Horse and Captain Berry Lieutenant Colonel Captain Stone Major Captain Win to be Colonel of the Dragoons and for our Three Regiments of Foot Gustavus Hamilton the Governor of Inniskilling was made first Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd and Major Tiffin the other Two And they being thus furnished according to desire they took leave of the Major General Sunday the 20th of July but through contrary Winds came not to Bellishany till Friday the 26th where they were no sooner come but notice was given them that Lieutenant General Macarty with a considerable Army was come to Belturbet in order to Besiege Inniskilling Upon this the Officers went the next day to Baleek and on Sunday the 28. went from thence by Water and Landed safe at Inniskilling and were receiv'd with some Ceremony and great Rejoycings That Night advice came That Lieutenant General Macarty was before Crom and was raising a Battery against the Castle Upon which Colonel Woolsely made all the expedition possible to get together what Forces he could in order to Relieve them and sent for part of the Forces from Bellishany but Mac Carty marches towards Lisnaskeae CHAP. V. Colonel Berry Marches to Relieve Lisnaskea and succeeds Marches after the Enemy Colonel Berry Fights the Enemies Army Commanded by Major General Alexander Hamilton Defeats them kills 200 of the Enemy and takes 30 Prisoners Colonel Woolsely with 2000 Inniskilling Men Fights Mac Carties Army of 6000 gives them a Total Rout kills 3300 of the Enemy takes Mac Carty himself Prisoner with all their Artillery Arms Baggage c. IN formation being brought That a part of Mac Carties Army was marching towards Lisnaskea within 10 Miles of us Upon this Lieutenant Colonel Berry the next Morning being July 30 was sent with Eight Troops of Horse Three Companies of Foot and Two Troops of Dragoons with order to get to the Castle of Lisnaskea before the Enemy and to place a Garrison in it if he found it Tenable otherwise to Burn it But when he came there he found the place of no consequence and so left it The next day being the last of July he marched his Men towards the Enemy who lay about Six Miles from him he had not marched above Two Miles when near a place called Donagh his Scouts did discover a considerable Body of Horse Foot and Dragoons who immediately advertise Colonel Berry of their approach who Retreats with his Men towards Lisnaskea again and in the way on a rising ground had a full view of the Enemy and found them above double the number of his own on which he sends an Express to Colonel Woosely at Inniskilling for Relief and Retreats about a Mile from Lisnaskea by a by-road where coming to a Bog with a narrow short Cause-way through it that scarce Two Horsemen could ride a Breast at the end of this Cause-way Berry halted resolving to make good that Pass against the Enemy till he should be Relieved There was a Thicket of Underwood just by the Causeway where the Foot were placed the Horse a little farther off and gave the word Oxford They made but a very short stay there when Colonel A. Hamilton Mac Carty's Major General came in view with a considerable Body of Men who alighting from his Horse ordered his Dragoons to do so to and very bravely advanced near the end of the Causeway his Men firing briskly at ours but with little Success for they only wounded some sour or five of our Men But ours were better Marksmen they shot about a dozen Men dead at
War during their Majesties Pleasure The time of the Parley Duke Schomberg went through the Trenches and viewed them as also the Walls of the Castle The Parley being over the Duke gave Orders to the Engineers and Gunners to go on as Vigorously as possible they could tho' before the Duke had ordered them to spare the Castle Our Batteries being only one on the Windmil-Hill with Mortars and another against the North-Gate of four Guns the Duke ordered a very large Mortar to be planted on a new Battery close under the Walls near the Lord Dunegal's House with a small Field-piece which did great Execution our Canon Mortars and small Shot playing very furiously all the Night Saturday the 24. At break of day the Town was all over covered with Dust and Smoak c. and about Eight some Houses were flaming Engineer Richards who came from Derry was carried to Belfast being Wounded in three several places as he was in the Trenches At Two a Clock this day came one Mr. Spring to the Duke who made his escape over the Walls and gave an account That all the Soldiers lay continually on the Walls so that the Bombs only afflicted the Protestants in the Town And that O Mac-Carty Moor and Owen Mac-Carty were the only Two that obstructed the Surrendring of the Town Sunday and Munday there was smart Firing on both sides and some Breaches made in the Walls On Tuesday being the 27. a White Flag was hung out After the Ships no less than our Army had done them very great damage they being moved in a Line against the Castle and they Surrendred on condition to have their liberty to march to the next Garrison The next day the Army marched to Belfast leaving Sir H. Ingolsby's Regiment in Garrison there On Monday Sept. 2. The whole Army march'd Two Miles beyond Lisnegarvy Tuesday 3. They Encamped near the Town of Dramore and the same Night the Train of Artillery came up and ioyned the Army Wednesday we Encamped on the side of a Hill near the Town of Lough-brickland in Two Lines as at first Thursday the 5. The Army Encamped about a Mile short of the Newry The night before the Duke of Berwick left the Town after having Burnt all but a few Houses The next day the Army passed through the Town and continued their March towards Dundalk CHAP. VII Duke Sconberg on the Burning of the Newry sends a Trumpet to the Duke of Berwick The Enemy quit Dundalk without Burning it Our Army Encamp on the Plains of Dundalk The Enemy about Ardee Colonel Lloyd Defeats 5000 Irish near Slego Kills 700 and takes 300 Prisoners with their Commander A Conspiracy of French Papists discovered in the English Camp A Captain and Four others Hanged 150 more sent Prisoners to England Colonel Lloyd with a Party of Inniskilling-Men takes the Castle of Dramnasna James-Town Great Mortality in the Irish Camp of which 15000 Die Duke Schomberg's Proclamation of Provisions The Irish March into Winter Quarters James-Town quitted The Fight at Slego between Colonel Lloyd a French Officer and Sarsfield The English Army Decamp and go into Winter Quarters The Actions of the Newry between a Party of Colonel Ingolsby's and 1700 Irish Colonel Cambon's Action at Charlemont THE Enemy having Burnt the greater part of the Town of Newry before they quitted it the General sent a Trumpeter Sept. 6. to the Duke of Berwick who Commanded there to let him know That if they went on to Burn in this Barbarous manner he would not give any Quarter which Message had this Effect That the Irish abandoned Dundalk without doing any harm to the Town leaving behind a great deal of Provisions which their fear and hast would not suffer them to carry away The Army continued about Dundalk and the Newry for several days waiting the coming of their Artillery which coming up on the 16 Instant and on the 17 and 18 we Encamped very advantagiously on the Plains about Dundalk at the same time the Enemy lay Intrench'd at Ardee about 46000 Strong After we were Encamped our Army almost every day encreased with new Forces either from England or Scotland for several Weeks On the 25. The Irish Forces Quartered in and about Connaught came with a design to surprise the Town of Slego to the number of 5000 Horse and Foot Commanded by Colonel O Kelly Of which Colonel Lloyd having timely Intelligence mustered up his Inniskilling Forces making in all about 1000 Horse Foot and Dragoons with whom he was resolved to Fight the Enemy and having Posted his Horse very advantagiously on a rising Ground and lined the Hedges with his Foot in a Lane near the Town of Boyle through which they were to Pass The Enemy were no sooner come up but our Men charged them with all the Vigour and Courage imaginable and after a short time put them to Flight which Colonel Lloyd perceiving took a circumference with his Horse and Dragoons and got into Boyle through which the Enemy were to pass before them where meeting with the Enemy charged them in the Front with his Horse whil'st the Foot fell upon the Rear that they killed 700 on the spot and took 300 Prisoners among which were Colonel O Kelly their Commander and 40 other Officers a great number of Arms 8000 Head of Cattle c. The News of this great Victory coming to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg He ordered the Cannon to be Fired in all the English Quarters On the 28th A Treacherous Conspiracy was discovered in our Camp which was carried on by some French Papists The particulars of which was as followeth A Captain in one of the French Regiments being inform'd by one of his Soldiers That four other Soldiers and a Drummer who were Papists designed to go over to the Irish Army he caused them to be seized and found Letters about one of them to Monsieur D' Avaux who being examined declared he had the Letters from one Du Plessy likewise a Papist who now served as a private Soldier in one of the French Regiments tho' he had been formerly a Captain of Horse in France from whence he was forced to retire on the Account of a Murther he had committed there Du Plessy being seized upon his Examination confessed That he had written to the late King and to Monsieur D' Avaux giving them an account that there were divers Papists in the French Regiments and promising to bring them over to the Irish Camp upon condition he might have the Command of them and his Pardon in France He and his sive Accomplices were brought to a Tryal where Sentence of Death passed upon them and they were Executed accordingly After which the Three French Colone's made strict enquiry what Papists there were in their Regiments and found about 150. who by Order of the General were secured and sent Prisoners to Carlingford and afterwards to England Most of these had deserted the French Service this Summer and passing to Holland and
we obliged them to abandon giving them every Night new Alarms On the 12th Instant about Nine at Night Colonel Callimote marched with a Party of his Regiment and a small Detachment of Colonel Saint John's making in all about Eighty Soldiers and Twenty Officers whom he caused to Embark at a place called Dery-Gally in Three large Boats Being come within half a Mile of Charlemont he Landed his Men and leaving a Guard with the Boats marched to the Town and though they were discovered at a good distance by the light of the Moon yet they passed the Ditch and made themselves Masters of the Main-Guard Our Men divided themselves into Two Parties the one marched towards the Gate of the Castle to hinder the Rebels from Sallying out and the other Attackt a Redoubt lately Built within Thirty Paces of the Counterscarp to cover their Bridge which might contain Thirty Men and had now in it fifteen with a Serjeant and after some little Resistance entred the same killing Six and taking the rest Prisoners Monsieur de la Borde Major to La Callimote with Thirty Men took another Redoubt and we Plundered and Burnt the Houses as far as the Gate of Armagh which the Enemy had abandoned After this the day coming on Collonel Callimote retired with his Party with Drums Beating and Colours Flying by the Causey that leads to Black-Water Town The whole Action was carried on with a great deal of Vigour and Conduct The Rebels lost above Fifty Men killed and taken Prisoners On our side Major La Borde was Killed with a Carthage Shot from the last Cannon that was Fired and Lieutenant Collonel Belcassel and Captain Le Rapin were Wounded the first in the Head and the other in the Thigh and besides these we had but one Man Killed and Five or Six Wounded There were then about 450 Men. March 14th Five thousand French Foot Landed at the Port of Kin-sale with two Generals the Count de Lauzun and the Marquess de Lery in Exchange for these the late King James sent his Brother Lewis some time after Five Thousand Irish under the Command of Gen. Mac-Carty March 15. Colonel Gustavus Hamilton was brought to his Tryal for the Escape of Major General Mac Carty from Inniskilling he being Governour of the Town when the General Escaped in the beginning of January last The Collonel had often urged for a Tryal but was delayed above Two months partly for want of Field-Officers who were the only Persons that could try him they being Commanded to their Posts upon the Alarms we had from Cavan and Dundalk The Court being sate Major General Lanier President the Judge Advocate Sir John Topham laid the Charge against him which having fully done the Court demanded of the Collonel what he had to offer for himself Upon this the Collonel produced a Letter from his Superior Officer wherein he commanded him to take Moncashells Parol for his Behaviour Upon this the Court said he need say no more for the Letter he produced spoke enough to show his Innocency The President acquainted the Duke of Schonberg with it who sent for Moll Hamilton and told him He was sorry for what trouble was given him but that what was done was to satisfie others more than himself of his Innocency March 23th At Night Collonel Wolseley sent a Party of 200 Men to fetch in some Cattle for the use of his Garrison at Belturbet who leaving Cavan on the right Hand went Three Miles beyond it and brought away 1000 Head of Cattle but as they were returning back by the River by which they came they found 400 of the Enemy drawn up in Battalia to hinder their Passage but our Men having put themselves in a Posture Attack'd them with that Courage and Resolution that they soon put them to the Rout Killed Forty and took Eight Prisoners and Pursued the rest to the very Gates of Belinicargate April 6th Collonel Wolsely this Evening Marched from Belturbet with 700 Men drawn out of the Regiments of Kirk Earle Gravan and the Inniskilling Troops and having ordered half of them to make an Incursion towards Finag under the command of Lieutenant Collonel Tretchtoune he advanced with the rest to Attack the Castle of Killishandra Situated about Seven Miles from Belturbet the like distance from Cavan and Nine from Finag where he arived the 7th about break of Day and by the help of some Hedges and Ditches brought all his Men within Musket-shot of the Castle and fixed a Miner to the Wall The Mine was fixed and ready to Play by Ten the next Morning when Collonel Wolsely sent to Summon the Garrison who thereupon sent out an Officer to Treat and about two Hours after the Conditions were agreed upon which were that the Garrison should March out with their Arms and Baggage And accordingly the Castle-Gate was delivered up about Noon and the Garison Commanded by one Captain Darchey Marched out an Hour after being 160 Detached Men out of several Regiments and were Guarded to Cavan In this Action we lost Three Men and had Five wounded and 100 Men were put into the Castle which is a Post of very good consideration to us it opening a free passage into Connaught and to all that part of Leinster that lyes on the Shannon After this Collonel Wolsely returned to Belturbet whither the General sent a Battalion of Danes to reinforce him with Orders to enter upon new Action On the 8th Collonel Cutts and Collonel Babingtons Regiments with the last Regiment of Danish Horse and Recruits for the other Regiments arrived at Belfast On the 10th Collonel Tiffin Governour of Bellishannon sent out a Party consisting of 200 Firelocks of his own Regiment and 20 Dragoons Commanded by his Lieut. Collonel with Orders to March within two Miles of Sligo where the Enemy kept the Castle they arrived there before Day brought away 400 Cows 150 Sheep 80 Goats and 60 Horses the Enemy having taken the Allarm pursu'd them with two Troops of Horse one of Dragoons and three Companies of Foot and overtook them within eight Miles of Bellishannon on which our Forces putting themselves in the best Posture of Defence the short time would permit Attacked the Enemy with great bravery and after less than half an Hours dispute put them to the Rout killing a Captain and 16 Souldiers after which they brought their Booty clear off CHAP IX Sir Clovesly Shovel Arrives at Belfast with Money Armes and Ammunition for the Army The Famous Action of Sir Clovesly Shovel at the Bay of Dublin related Charlemont Releived in the Night by Five Hundred Irish The Garison of Charlemont Surprized by an Ambuscade in the Night The Governour of Charlemont demands a Parly and Surrenders May 13th the Articles of Capitulation the Duke views the Situation of Charlemont and the Garrison as they March out May 15th Collonel Wolsely with Twelve Hundred Men Besieges Bellingarny raises Works against it and beats the Enemy from their Out Works Preparations to Storm
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
the Hedges CHAP. VIII The Irish Defeated at the Newry by Brigadeer Steward 30 Killed and 7 Taken Prisoners Colonel Wolsely takes Belturbet Lady Newcomens House Surrendred Duke Schonberg views Charlemont and takes Booty under the Walls Colonel Berry and St. John takes great Plunder Duke Sconberg's Proclamation against Cuasing and Swearing Duke Sconberg with a Party goes to Dundalk Colonel Woolsely defeats the Duke of Berwick at Cavan kills 300 takes great number of Officers Prisoners and 200 Common Soldiers Brigadeer Nugent Mortally Wounded Four Thousand pound in Brass-Money taken from the Rebels Sir John Laneer takes Bedloe-Castle Prince of Wirtenburgh and the Danes Land at Belfast The Famous Action of Monsieur Callimate at Charlemont 5000 French Land at Kinsale Colonel Hamilton's Tryal at Lisburn for the Escape of General Mac-Carty The Famous Action of Sir Cloudsly Shovel at Dublin-Bay NOv 29. Brigadeer General Steward receiving Intelligence by some Irish Deserters That the Rebels Quartered in Dundalk had formed a Design to surprise the Town and Pass of the Newry particularly by the Earl of Antrim's Regiment Quartered there He immediately drew out what Horse and Foot the little time would permit which exceeded not in all above Two Hundred and Fifty Men and went in Person at the Head of them and drew them up on a very advantagious Ground near the Pass just as the Enemy came up and our Party Attackt them so vigorously that they soon put the Enemy to the Rout Killing 30 on the Spot and taking Seventeen Prisoners among which were Five Officers He likewise took some hundred Head of Cattle and small Garrons And had our Party been larger the General was resolved to have marched to Dundalk Decemb. 4. Colonel Wolsely marched out with a small Party of the Inniskilling Forces in the Night to Belturbet and taking the Garrison at a surprise upon the first Summons they yielded to be conducted to the next Garrison About the same time a considerable Party of the Irish Forces had Attacked the House of the Lady Newcomen in the County of Longford which she defended very Bravely with the assistance of Two hundred of her British Tenants that she had got into her House neither could they take it for some time tho' they had made several vigorous Attacks upon it it being above 20 Miles from any English Garrison until they had brought some of their Field-Pieces and Bombs against it yet such was the Gallantry and Resolution of the Lady wherewith she maintained the Place even after the arrival of these Warlike Engines that she forced the Enemy to give very advantagious and honourable Terms namely That her Ladyship and Domestick Servants should continue in the House as formerly the Garrison having free liberty to March with their Arms Bag and Baggage to Lisnegarvy On the 12th of December His Grace the Duke of Schonberg went with a small Party to view the situation of Charlemont and took from under the Walls of the place fifty Horses forty Cows and about the like number of Sheep without the least opposition from the Rebels in Garrison except the firing of the Canon which did us no harm Our Forces at this time began to be in a very good condition and most of the Soldiers that were Sick in the Hospital began now to be very well recovered and gone to their Quarters but we had it confirmed among us from all hands that there still continued a great Mortality among the Irish Army On the 1st of January Lieut. Colonel Berry went out with a detached Party from Clownish and after having ranged for some time without being able to discover any Enemy he returned with the Plunder of Fifteen Hundred Cows besides Sheep and Garrons or small Horses and some time after another Party which Colonel Saint John's sent out from Armagh brought back Sixty Horses and an Hundred and fifty Sheep January 8. About this time Parties went out from several of our Garrisons and made Excursions into the Enemies Quarters and brought away several Thousand Head of black Cattle Sheep and small Horses or Garrons Complaint being made to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg at Lisburne of some Irregularities of our Army particularly the too frequent use of Cursing and Swearing His Grace immediately ordered the following Proclamation to be Published Entituled A Proclamation by Frederick Duke of Schonberg Lord General of all Their Majesties Forces c. WHereas the Horrid and Detestable Crimes of Profane Cursing Swearing and taking Gods Holy Name in vain being Sins of much Guilt and little Temptation have by all Nations and People and that in all Ages been punished with sharp and severe Penalties as great and grievous Sins And we to our great Grief and Trouble taking notice of the too srequent practice of these Sins by several under Our Command and that some have arrived to that height of Impiety that they are heard more irequently to invoke God to Damn them than to Save them and this notwithstanding the heavy and dreadful Iudgments of God upon us at this very time for these and our other Sins and notwithstanding the Penalties enjoyned by Their Majesties Articles of War on these Offenders And we justly fearing that Their Majesties Army may be more prejudiced by these Sins than advantaged by the Conduct and Courage of those Guilty of them do think fit strictly to Charge and Command all Officers and Soldiers under Our Command That they and every of them from hence-forward do forbear all vain Cursing Swearing and taking God's Holy Name in vain under the Penalties enjoyned by the aforesaid Articles and Our further Displeasure And that all Officers take particular care to put the said Articles of War in execution on all under their respective Commands guilty of the said Offences as they will answer the contrary at their utmost Peril Given at Our Head Quarters at Lisburn the 18th of January 1689. in the First Year of Their Majesties Reign Signed SCHONBERG On the 25th of January His Grace the Duke of Schonberg set out from Lisburn to visit our Forces in the Frontier Garrisons and gave the necessary Orders and returned again on the 30th On Feb. 6. A great number of Victuallers arrived at Belfast and brought us an account that the Danish Forces were on their March in order to their being Embarked for this Kingdom Feb. 12. His Grace the Duke of Schonberg our General having advice brought him to Lisburn That the Enemy were in motion about Dundalk he drew some Troops together and Marched himself with them to Dramore but Sir John Lanier and Colonel La Melioner who were sent before with a Party and went as far as Carlingford returned with an account that there were only Three Regiments at Dundalk neither that Garrison nor Droghedagh having receiv'd any reinforcements the Troops were countermanded except a Detachment of 500 Horse and Dragoons and as many Foot which was sent under the Command of Sir John Lanier towards Dundalk who had afterwards divers successful