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enemy_n	colonel_n	general_n	major_a	997	5	10.2700	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26106	Newes from the west of Ireland relating what hapned to Captain Weldon and Captain Aston after their passage from Bristol to the fort of Duncannon in the mouth of the river of Waterford : with many particular enterprises performed against the rebels in those parts to the terrour of our enemies, the glory of God, and the honour of all brave English commanders : with a letter sent fom the maior of Waterford to Captain Aston in excuse of his rebellious designes : with Captain Astons sharpe and worthy reply sent in a letter to the said maior.	Aston, Thomas, Captain.; Briver, Francis.	1642 (1642)	Wing A4080A; ESTC R21275	3,745	8

April 2. Newes from the West OF IRELAND Relating what hapned to Captain Weldon and Captain Aston after their passage from Bristol to the Fort of Duncannon in the mouth of the River of Waterford with many particular enterprises performed against the Rebels in those parts to the terrour of our Enemies the glory of God and the honour of all brave English Commanders With a Letter sent from the Maior of Waterford to Captain Aston in excuse of his rebellious designes with Captain Astons sharpe and worthy Reply sent in a Letter to the said Maior Published by the consent of a worthy Member of the House of COMMONS London printed for William Wright dwelling in Distaffe-lane 1642. A briefe Relation of all the passages that happened unto us Captaine Anthony Weldon and Captaine Thomas Aston in pursuance of His Majesties designe for Ireland sithens our departure from the Citie of Bristoll SHrove-monday the 20. of February wee departed out of Bristoll with 200. proper men well armed and colours flying and shipped them aboard in the good Ship called the Lambe of Bristoll Tuesday the 21. we set sayle from King-roade neare Bristoll for Ireland having with us for our Convoy the good Ship called the Fellowship of Bristoll a man of warre Tuesday night and Wednesday all day we kept company together at Sea Wednesday night the winde being contrary ere Thursday morning our Ship and Convoy were separated Thursday about noone we descried land and in the evening we arrived before the Fort of Duncannon in the mouth of the River of Waterford Friday and Satterday we landed our men safely within the Fort wherein we found the noble old Lord Esmond Governour thereof with 100. men resident for the defence thereof the enemie laying within Musket shot thereof The Enemies Commanders under their Generall the Lord Mongarret are Colonell Butler Lieutenant Colonell Maylor and Serjeant Major Butler The enemie before our landing had made a Truce or cessation of Armes with his Lordship for five dayes which was expired the Sunday following our arrivall During the time of the Truce a Parley was fought by Serjeant Major Butler the effect whereof was that the evnemie might be admitted to bring into the Fort as many men of theirs as his Lordship had therein upon pretense to strengthen the same If this might bee granted they would lay downe their armes but his Lordship would not embrace any of their treacherous propositions At the time of the Parley his Lordship demanded restitution for the wrongs and injuries done unto His Majestie and His Highnesse Subjects the poore Protestants in Ireland Answer was made by the Enemie They could doe nothing in that particular without conference with their Generall Before their first Truce was ended the Enemie desired a second for 14. dayes but his Lordship would not condescend thereunto Munday the last of February Colonell Butler sent a Letter unto his Lordship perporting a further cessation of Armes as also a parley with foure of our best men of quality and then with eight men and by and by a Messenger sent from Colonell Butler to desire private conference with his Lordship in person which his Lordship refused for that he would have no conference at all with any one of them without publique notion to my selfe and Captaine Weldon Wednesday the 2. of March we sallyed forth upon the enemies quarters with 60. Musketiers intending to have fired their quarters and bring away such necessaries for lodging as we could get for lodging for our Souldiers Our men came bravely on and exchanged divers bullets with the enemy but by extraordinary numbers of men encreasing upon us being but an handfull occasioned by the sudden intelligence sent unto the neighbouring Garrisons as by burning of Furzes setting Beacons on fire c. we retreated into our Fort without losse of any man onely one man received a small hurt in his shoulder Friday the 4. of March we sallyed forth againe upon the Enemie removed their Centinels forced them to retreat from their quarters and brought away their Court of Guard made of Deale boards which served very well to make our Souldiers Huts lodging being somewhat scarce within the Fort This day also wee brought our men safe off onely one man shot in the face but not mortall This day likewise our Convoy together with a Pinnace came into the Harbour Sunday morning the 6. of March we sallyed forth againe intending to have some further bandying of bullets with the Enemie but marching up their quarters we found they had raised their siedge and were gone we knew not whether of which opportunity wee taking advantage presently fired divers of their houses neare adjoyning unto the Fort and brought away divers small stackes of Corne to our no small comfort and then retreated to give God praise into the Fort resolving to sally forth againe in the afternoone Sunday in the afternoone we sallyed forth againe and then marched forth with some 150. men about a mile and halfe distant from the Fort where we fired diverse other houses there being good store of Corne Goates Sheepe and Swine some Sheepe Goats and Swine wee brought away but could not bring any Corne First in regard the day was almost spent and secondly for that the Enemie was discovered drawing to a place of ambush that was betweene our men and the Fort but some of our men remaining behinde in the Fort perceiving their drift prevented their comming and presently some 50. Musketiers were commanded to march thither and make good the same against the Enemie untill our men should come off which was done accordingly the Enemie not daring to approach any further but were forced to retreat with shame Sunday night his Lordship my selfe and Captain Weldon resolved together with the Captain of the Man of War that on Munday morning by the break of day the Ship together with the Pinnace should go up the River about two miles distant from the Fort and there lie between a Town called Passage and another small Town called Ballyhacke opposite against Passage the one having a Fort with four gunnes in it the other a strong Castle but no Artillery in it Munday morning the seventh of March I went up my selfe in the Man of War together with the Pinnace and lay betweene those two Townes the Fort of Passage shot thrice at us then our Ship shot one shot into the Fort and presently the Fort hanged forth a flag of Truce whereupon and for that there were divers of the poor English Protestants Prisoners within the Town we made no more shots but wholly intended our battery against the Castle of Ballyhacke being the onely convenient place of Rendevous and Garison for all the rebellious Crue that besiege the Fort of Duncannon our Ship lay before it most part of the day sending many shots to the Castle but could make no breach therein then I commanded some 20. Musqueties to go on shore and set fire on one side of the Town