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B03433
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A farther account of the siege of Lymerick with a relation of the taking of Castel-Connel, Carrick-Gunnel, and the island of Buffin. : As also, of Coll. Wooseley's pursuing of Sarsefield, &c.
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1691
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Wing F526A; ESTC R202001
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five_o piece_n of_o canon_n march_v to_o take_v in_o castle-connel_n where_o the_o enemy_n have_v a_o great_a garrison_n and_o another_o party_n with_o four_o gun_n march_v to_o take_v in_o three_o other_o castle_n wherein_o the_o enemy_n have_v garrison_n down_o the_o river_n very_o early_a this_o morning_n the_o enemy_n fire_v from_o two_o gun_n they_o have_v draw_v down_o below_o the_o town_n on_o our_o left_a which_o oblige_v we_o to_o draw_v a_o little_a further_o off_o till_o we_o can_v better_o secure_v our_o men._n this_o morning_n order_n be_v give_v for_o arm_v one_o thousand_o granade_n and_o six_o hundred_o bomb_n which_o be_v many_o of_o they_o ready_a to_o play_n by_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n at_o night_n this_o day_n carrick_n gunnel_n castle_n who_o garrison_n be_v 130_o man_n and_o two_o captain_n command_v by_o one_o archbold_n surrendered_n upon_o mercy_n and_o the_o prisoner_n be_v immediate_o put_v into_o the_o provoe_n custody_n this_o day_n likewise_o our_o 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henry_n bellassis_n regiment_n to_o garrison_n it_o likewise_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o granand_n with_o one_o thousand_o of_o the_o militia_n of_o dublin_n be_v join_v with_o many_o regiment_n of_o the_o county-militia_n and_o some_o regular_a troop_n have_v pass_v the_o shannon_n at_o athlone_n in_o their_o way_n to_o slego_n in_o order_n to_o reduce_v that_o place_n this_o afternoon_n we_o begin_v to_o play_n with_o our_o mortar_n the_o 30_o this_o day_n we_o begin_v to_o play_v from_o our_o several_a battery_n we_o raise_v from_o the_o fort_n we_o take_v from_o the_o enemy_n we_o hear_v that_o o_o donnel_n with_o his_o servant_n be_v go_v to_o galway_n in_o order_n to_o surrender_v but_o his_o party_n endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o head_n of_o themselves_o the_o 31th_o great_a number_n of_o deserter_n come_v daily_o into_o our_o camp_n who_o giu_v a_o account_n that_o our_o two_o battery_n raise_v on_o the_o left_a of_o the_o town_n have_v do_v considerable_a execution_n by_o set_v fire_n to_o the_o town_n in_o three_o several_a plaâ—â—_n sept._n 1._o this_o day_n two_o captaint_n thâ—â—â—_n lieutenant_n and_o two_o ensign_n come_v oâ—â—â—_n to_o we_o the_o enemy_n have_v be_v very_o â—â—â—ring_v as_o well_o of_o their_o shot_n as_o their_o sâ—llies_n which_o make_v we_o believe_v and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o late_a deserter_n report_v that_o they_o be_v in_o much_o want_n of_o ammunition_n the_o castle_n of_o connel_n surrender_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o hess-dermstadt_a the_o garrison_n consist_v of_o four_o hundred_o man_n 〈◊〉_d send_v prisoner_n to_o clonmel_n under_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d guard_n sept._n 2._o col._n wolseley_n with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d party_n of_o five_o hundred_o horse_n and_o some_o troop_n of_o dragoon_n etc._n etc._n be_v go_v from_o the_o camp_n to_o killaloo_n where_o we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d account_n sarsfield_n be_v rove_a with_o his_o party_n our_o gun_n from_o the_o several_a 〈◊〉_d continue_v to_o play_n last_o night_n and_o all_o 〈◊〉_d day_n incessant_o and_o as_o we_o hear_v by_o dâ—serters_n just_a now_o come_v into_o our_o camp_n with_o very_o great_a success_n one_o of_o theâ—_n be_v chief_o against_o thomâ—â—…_n 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o hope_v speedy_o to_o batter_v down_o by_o which_o mean_n we_o shall_v cut_v off_o 〈◊〉_d communication_n between_o the_o irisâ—_n 〈◊〉_d english_a town_n of_o lymerick_n we_o hear_v that_o a_o party_n of_o our_o mâ—â—_n be_v order_v to_o attack_v king_n â—â—â—â—…d_n aâ—â—_n the_o castle_n thereunto_o belong_v we_o hear_v likewise_o that_o the_o garrison_n in_o lymerick_n be_v buoy_v up_o with_o 〈◊〉_d pretence_n of_o a_o prophecy_n they_o have_v 〈◊〉_d the_o english_a army_n in_o this_o war_n shall_v â—â—duce_v all_o ireland_n but_o lymerick_n and_o thâ—â—_n than_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o preserve_v 〈◊〉_d say_v place_n but_o retake_v all_o again_o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o in_o three_o or_o fâ—â—â—_n day_n we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o breâ—â—â—_n in_o the_o wall_n by_o our_o battery_n that_o man_n may_v enter_v london_n print_v for_o p._n smart_n 1691._o