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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	colonel_n	horse_n	regiment_n	1,920	5	9.9256	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03433	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.		1691 (1691)	Wing F526A; ESTC R202001	1,701	3

A Farther ACCOUNT OF THE Siege of Lymerick WITH A RELATION OF THE Taking of Castle Connel Carrick-Gunnel and the Island of Buffin AS ALSO Of Coll. Wooseley's pursuing of Sarsesield c. LICENS'D September the 10th 〈◊〉 the Camp before Lymerick Septemb. the 2 d. 1691. WE having beat the Enemy from Ireton's Fort as likewise from the Old Chappel with the Ad●●●… Fort together with several other 〈◊〉 Forts and Out-works made by 〈◊〉 French Ingineers last Winter ac●●●●●ng as you have already heard On the 26 th ult at Night we broke Ground our Approaches Advancing very successfully with very little loss On the 27th by Break of Day the Prince of Hess-Darmstadt Collonel Tiffin and Collonel St. John's Regiments with about seven hundred Horse and Dragoons with five Pieces of Canon Marched to take in Castle-Connel where the Enemy have a great Garrison and another Party with Four Guns Marched to take in Three other Castles wherein the Enemy have Garrisons down the River Very early this Morning the Enemy fired from two Guns they had drawn down below the Town on our left which Obliged us to Draw a little further off till we could better secure our Men. This Morning Orders were given for Arming One Thousand Granadoes and Six Hundred Bombs which were many of them ready to Play by Eight of the Clock at Night This Day Carrick Gunnel Castle whose Garrison was 130 Men and Two Captains Commanded by one Archbold Surrendered upon Mercy and the Prisoners were immediately put into the Provoe's Custody This Day likewise our Fleet being Eighteen Sail Compleat came up the Shannon towards Lymerick under the Command of Captain Coale ‡ They fired so briskly as they passed by the Enemies small Camp in Cother●ough that they made most of them scamper to the Adjacent Hills Our Ships came to an Anchor two Miles below the Town where they will be assistant in Battering the Place The 28th This Morning the General went on Board the Fleet which he within less than three Miles of the Town and after having had a short Conference with Captain Coale he returned again on Shar to the Camp The 29th We had an Account this Day That the Island of Buffin baving Capitulated to surrender Captain Dunbar who is ordered to be Governour of that Issand was Sailed thither with a Detatchment of Sir Henry Bellassis Regiment to Garrison it Likewise That the Earl of Granand with one Thousand of the Militia of Dublin being joyned with many Regiments of the County-Militia and some Regular Troops had passed the Shannon at Athlone in their way to Slego in order to reduce that Place This Afternoon we began to Play with our Mortars The 30th This Day we began to play from our several Batteries we raised from the Forts we took from the Enemy We hear That O Donnel with his Servants are gone to Galway in order to surrender but his Party endeavour to make a Head of themselves The 31th Great Numbers of Deserters come daily into our Camp who giv● an Account that our Two Batteries raised on the Left of the Town have done considerable Execution by setting Fire to the Town in three several Pla●● Sept. 1. This Day two Captaint th●●● Lieutenants and two Ensigns came o●●● to us The Enemy have been very ●●●ring as well of their Shot as their S●llies which makes us believe and 〈◊〉 the late Deserters report that they are in much want of Ammunition The Castle of Connel surrendred to the Prince of Hess-Dermstadt the Garris●● consisting of Four hundred Men 〈◊〉 sent Prisoners to Clonmel under 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Guard Sept. 2. Col. Wolseley with a 〈◊〉 Party of Five hundred Horse and some Troops of Dragoons c. is gone from the Camp to Killaloo where we have 〈◊〉 Account Sarsfield is roving with his Parties Our Guns from the several 〈◊〉 continued to Play last Night and all 〈◊〉 Day incessantly and as we hear by D●serters just now come into our Camp with very great Success one of the● being chiefly against Thom●●… 〈◊〉 which we hope speedily to batter down by which means we shall cut off 〈◊〉 Communication between the Iris● 〈◊〉 English Town of Lymerick We hear That a Party of our M●● are ordered to Attack King's ●●●●…d a●● the Castle thereunto belonging We hear likewise That the Garris●● in Lymerick are buoyed up with 〈◊〉 Pretence of a Prophecy they have 〈◊〉 the English Army in this War should ●●duce all Ireland but Lymerick and th●● then they should not only preserve 〈◊〉 said place but retake all again We doubt not but in Three or F●●● Days we shall be able to make a Bre●●● in the VValls by our Batteries that Men may enter LONDON Printed for P. Smart 1691.