an Officer with 14 Men to bury their Dead which they did perform very negligently scarce covering their Bodies with Earth After this performance the Enemies want of Courage and our want of Horse occasion'd that some Weeks produced but little of Action except Skirmishes in which Captain Noble was very active and successful kills several of their Officers and finds Letters about them that afforded some Intelligence and particularly instructed us about the Surrender of Culmore but upon what Conditions and for how much Mony we could not understand Our Sallies many times began but with small parties Capt. Noble and sometimes other Officers when they saw the Enemy make an approach wou'd run out with about Ten or Twelve men at their Heels and Skirmish'd a while with them When the Besieged saw them Engaged and in any danger they issued out in greater numbers to their Relief and always came off with great Execution on the Enemy and with very little loss to themselves In all these Sallies we lost none of any Note but Lieutenant Douglas and Captain Cuningham whom the Enemy took Prisoner and after Quarter given basely Murdred They did not want being reproach'd with so signal an Instance of their Cruelty and breach of Faith neither did they want Impudence to deny it by the addition of many bloody Oaths and Protestations but it was too evident by the Testimony of their own Officers and Souldiers that were afterwards our Prisoners But this sort of proceeding was very usual with them and agreeable to an account we had of their obligation by Oath and Resolutions not to keep Faith with us and to break whatever Articles were given us Which a Prisoner with us troubled in Conscience that he had engaged himself with so wicked and perfidious Men discover'd to us We were convinced of the Truth of it by some Examples they gave us after this When they hung out a White Flag to invite us to a Treaty Mr. Walker ventur'd out to come within hearing of my Lord Lowth and Colonel O Neale and in his passage had an hundred Shot fired at him he got the shelter of a House and upbraiding them with this Treachery bid them order their Men to be quiet or he wou'd order all the Guns on the Walls to fire at them They deny'd they knew any thing of it And this was all the satisfaction to be expected from persons of such a Principle At another time the Enemy desired one White might have leave to come to them the Besieged sent him in a little Boat with two Men upon Parol which they broke very dishonourably keeping both the Men and Boat with them The loss of the Boat was considerable to us for the Gentlemen that left us took all our Boats and left them to the Sea and Wind and this was the only Boat we had remaining The Enemy remove their Main Body from St. Johnstown and pitch their Tents upon Bely ugry-Hill about two Miles distant from Derry S.S.W. They place Guards on all sides of the Town so that the Besieged found it impossible to receive or convey any Intelligence and great difficulty to come to the Wells for Water which they often Fought for and cost some of them their Blood. One Gentleman had a Bottle broke at his Mouth by a Shot yet the Water of the Town was so muddy and troubled with our continual-Firing and so many going to it that we were forced to run those hazards June 4. The Besiegers make an Attack at the Wind-Mill Works with a Body of Foot and Horse the Horse they divided into three Squadrons and Assaulted us at the Rivers side it being Low water the Foot Attack the rest of our Line The Front of the Horse was composed of Gentlemen that had bound themselves by an Oath that they wou'd mount our Line they were Commanded by Captain Butler second Son to my Lord Montgarret Our Men place themselves within our Line in three Ranks so advantageously that one Rank was always ready to march up and relieve the other and discharge successively upon the Enemy which thô 't is strange how they could think otherwise was great surprize and astonishment to them for they it seems expected we should make but one single Volley and then they cou'd fall in upon us Their Foot had Fagots laid before them for a defence against our Shot they and the Horse began with a loud Huzza which was seconded from all parts of their Camp with most dreadful shrieks and howlings of a numerous Rabble that attended the Enemy The Fagot-Men are not able to stand before our Shot but are forced to quit their New defence and Run for it Capt. Butler tops our work which was but a dry Bank of 7 foot high at the Water side and thirty of his Sworn party of Horse follow him Our Men wondred to find they had spent so many Shot and that none of them Fell But Capt. Crooke observed they had Armour on and then commanded to Fire at their Horses which turn'd to so good account that but three of these bold Men with much difficulty made their Escape We wonder'd the Foot did not according to Custom run faster till we took notice that in their Retreat they took the Dead on their backs and so preserv'd their own Bodies from the remainder of our Shot which was more Service than they did when alive The Enemy in this Action lost 400 of their Fighting Men most of their Officers were kill'd Captain Butler was taken Prisoner and several others which are mentioned in the List. We lost on our side six private Men and one Captain Maxwell two of the Men were kill'd by a Shot of a great Gun from the other side the Water opposit to the Wind-Mill Works This Night the Enemy from Strong-Orchard play their Bombs which were 273 pound weight apiece and contained several pounds of Powder in the Shell they plowed up our Streets and broke down our Houses so that there was no passing the Streets nor staying within Doors but all flock to the Walls and the Remotest parts of the Town where we continued very safe while many of our sick were killed being not able to leave their Houses They plied the Besieged so close with great Guns in the Day time and Bombs in the Night and somtimes in the Day that they could not enjoy their rest but were hurry'd from place to place and tyer'd into faintness and diseases which destroy'd many of the Garison which was reduced to 6185 men the 15 of this Month these Bombs were some advantage to us on one account for being under great want of Fuel they supply'd us plentifully from the Houses they threw down and the Timber they broke for us June 7. Three Ships came up to Killmore Fâ—rt and fired at the Castle and attempted coming up the River but one of them unfortunately run aground and lay some time at the Mercy of the Enemies Shot and so much on her side she could
not make any return but at length with some pleasure we saw her get off and as we believed without much loss or damage June 15. We discovered a Fleet of 30 Sail of Ships in the Lough which we believed came from England for our relief but we could not propose any method to get intelligence from them and we did fear it was impossible they could get to us and the Enemy now begin to watch us more narrowly They raise Batteries opposite to the Ships and line both sides of the River with great numbers of Fire locks They draw down their Guns to Charles-Fort a place of some strength upon the Narrow part of the River where the Ships were to pass here they contrived to place a Boom of Timber joyned by Iron Chains and fortified by a Cable of 12 Inches thick twisted round it They made this Boom first of Oak but that could not float and was soon broke by the force of the water Then they made one of Firr-beams which answered their purpose better it was fastned at one end through the Arch of a Bridg at the other by a piece of Timber forced into the ground and fortified with a piece of stone work This account as we had it from the Prisoners did much trouble us and scarce left us any hopes We made several signs to the Ships from the Steeple and they to us from their Ships but with very little information to either At last a Messenger got to us one Roch from Major General Kirk who gor to the Water-side over-against us and then swam cross the River he gave us an account of the Ships Men Provision and Arms in them for our relief the great concern of the Major General for us and his care and desire to get with his Ships up to the Town He sent another Messenger along with this one Crumy a Scotch man to give us this account and to know the Condition of our Garison but he was taken prisoner There was soon an understanding between him and the Enemy he is instructed to frame a Message much differing from the other they hang out a white Flag inviteing us to a parlee they tell us we are under great mistakes about the Major General and our expectation of relief from England that they were all there in confusion and that we might have leave to inform our selves further from the Messenger they had taken either in private or publick We sent some to that purpose but they soon discovered the cheat and returned to us with other particular accounts of his Treachery We received further intelligence in July by a little Boy that with great Ingenuity made two dispatches to us from the Major General at Inch. One Letter he brought ty'd in his Garter another at his second coming within a Cloth Button We sent our first answer made up within a piece of a Bladder in the shape of a Suppositor and the same way applied to the Boy Our second Answer he carry'd within the folding of his Breeches and falling among the Enemy for fear of a discovery he swallowed the Letter and after some short confinement and endeavour to extort some thing from him he made his escape again to the Major General Major General Kirk's Letter to Mr. Walker Sir I Have received yours by the way of Inch I writ to you Sunday last that I would endeavour all means Imaginable for your relief and find it impossible by the River which made me send a party to Inch where I am going my self to try if I can beat off their Camp or divert them so that they shall not press you I have sent Officers Ammunition Arms great Guns c. to Iniskillin who have 3000 Foot and 1500 Horse and a Regiment of Dragoons that has promised to come to their relief and at the same time I will attack the Enemy by Inch I expect 6000 Men from England every Minute they having bin Shipt these 8 days I have Stores and Victuals for you and am resolved to relieve you England and Scotland are in a good posture and all things very well setled be good Husbands of your Victuals and by Gods help we shall overcome these Barbarous People Let me hear from you as often as you can and the Messenger shall have what reward he will. I have several of the Enemy has deserted to me who all assure me they cannot stay long I hear from Iniskillin the Duke of Barwick is beaten I pray God it be true for then nothing can hinder them joyning you or me Sir To Mr. George Walker Your faithful Servant J. Kirke But to return to our Story the Besieged send many a longing look towards the Ships their Allowance being very small as you may see by the Account of Allowances out of the Store They build a Boat of 8 Oars a side and Man it well with intent to make to the Fleet and give the Major General an account of the sad Condition we were in they set out with the best of our Wishes and Prayers but were forced to return it being impossible they could indure the Showers of Shot that were poured in upon them from each side the River June 18. Captain Noble went up the River and took twenty Men along with him with a design to Rob the Fish-House but was prevented by Alarum from the Enemies Boats however he Engaged them killed a Lieutenant one Ensign and five private Men took fourteen Prisoners and both their Boats. The Boats we offer'd to return and to give the best Prisoner we had for leave to send a Messenger to the Ships but we could not prevail We had agreed for five Hundred pound for L. Col. Tâ—lbot's Ransom commonly called Wicked Will we profer'd him his liberty and to remit the Mony on the same score but we could not obtain this favour upon any Terms Soon after the Lieutenant Col. died of his Wounds and we lost the benefit of our bargain Tho' we took all Imaginable care to keep him alive permitted him his Chirurgeon and Diet from the Enemy at times agreed on Favours that we allow'd all the Prisoners when we were starving our selves which we did not put any great value on but that the Enemy so ill deserv'd them At this time Governor Baker is very dangerously ill and Col. Michelburn is chosen and appointed to assist Governor Walker that when one CoÌ„manded in Sallies the other might take care of the Town and if one shou'd fall the Town might not be left without a Government and to the hazard of new Elections June 24. or thereabouts Conrad de Rosen Marshal General of the Irish Forces is received into the Enemies Camp and finding how little the Enemy had prevail'd against us expressed him self with great Fury against us and swore by the Belly of God He would demolish our Town and bury us in its Ashes putting all to the Sword without consideration of Age or Sex and wou'd study the most exquisite Torments to
could not think our selves in less danger than the Israelites at the Red Sea. When we considered all this it was obvious enough what a dangerous undertaking we had ventur'd upon but the Resolution and Courage of our people and the necessity we were under and the great confidence and dependance among us on God Almighty that he would take care of us and preserve us made us overlook all those difficulties And God was pleased to make us the happy instruments of preserving this Place and to him we give the Glory and no one need goe about to undervalue or lessen those he was pleas'd to choose for so great a work we do allow our selves to be as unfit for it as they can make us and that God has only Glorified himself in working so great a wonder with his own right hand and his holy arm getting himself the Victory April 20. A part of the Enemy march'd towards Peny-burn hill a place about a Mile distant from the Town N.B.E. on the side of the River there they pitch'd their Tents by that means hinder'd all passage to correspondence with Culmore We sent Mr. Bennet out of the Garrison with Orders to go to England and to give account of our Resolutions to defend the Town against the Enemy Our men were order'd to fire after him that the Enemy might think he had deserted us This day my Lord Strabane came up to our Walls makeing us many Proposals and offering his Kings Pardon Protection and Favour if we would surrender Town but these fine words had no place with the Garrison At that very time of his Capitulating with us we observ'd the Enemy using that opportunity to draw their Canon to a convenient stand we therefore desired his Lordship to withdraw otherwise we would make bold to fire at his Lordship his Lordship continued in his Complements till we plainly told him we would never deliver the Town to any but K. William and Q. Mary or their order My Lord having ended all his Insinuations found himself at last obliged to retire Several Trumpets were likewise sent to us from the Enemy but with as little success April 21. The Enemy placed a Demi-culverin 180 Perches distant from the Town E. B. N. on the other side the water they play'd at the houses in the Town but did little or no mischief only to the Market-house This day our Men Sallied out as many as pleased and what Officers were at leasure not in any commendable Order yet they killed above 200 of the Enemies Souldiers besides Mamow the French General and several other Officers whose Names you will fiâ—d in the annexed List. A party of Horse came with great Fury upon the Salliers and forced their retreat which they made good with the loss of four private Men and one Lieutenant Mac. Phedris whom our Men brought off and having leisure and more concern then upon us for the loss then afterwards on such occasions we buried them with some Ceremony We had at this time 50 Horse Commanded by Col. Murry upon whom they press'd so hard at first that some of his Horse were beaten to the very Gates so that Mr. Walker found it necessary to mount one of the Horses and make them rally and to Relieve Col. Murry whom he saw surrounded with the Enemy and with great Courage laying about him In this Action we took three pair of Colours April 23. The besiegers planted four Demi-culverins in the lower end of Mr. Strongs Orchard near 80 Perches distant from the Town opposite to Ship-key-Street these playing incessantly hurt several People in the Houses battered the Walls and Garrets so that none could Lodge safely above Stairs The besieged make due returns to their Firing from the Bastions kill'd Lieut. Fitz Patrick Lieut. Col. O Neale two Serjeants and several Souldiers and besides these two Friars in their Habits to the great Grief of the Enemy that the Blood of those Holy Men should be spilt by such an Heretical Rabble as they call the besieged April 25. They plac'd their Mortar-pieces in the said Orchard and from thence play'd a few small Bombs which did little hurt to the Town all of them lighting in the Streets except one which kill'd an old Woman in a Garret from the same place they threw afterwards many larger Bombs the first of which fell into a House while several Officers were at Dinner it fell upon the Bed of the Room they were in but did not touch any of them forced into a lower Room and kill'd the Landlord and broke down one side of the House and made a large passage for the Guests to come out at instead of the Doors it had choaked up April 28. The besieged made another Sally and killed several of the Enemy at Penyburn-Hill but were forced to Retreat being pressed by the Enemies Horse who charged us on all sides In this Action we lost only two Men had eight or ten wounded which in few days recovered and were fit for Service This day by a shot from one of our Bastions the Enemies Gunner was kill'd and one of his Guns broken May 5. This Night the Besiegers draw a Trench cross the Wind-Mill Hill from the Bog to the River and there begin a Battery from that they endeavour'd to Annoy our Walls but they were too strong for the Guns they us'd and our Men were not afraid to advise them to save all that Labour and Expence that they always kept the Gates open and they might use that Passage if they pleas'd which was wider than any Breach they could make in the Walls May 6. The Besieged fearing that Battery might incommode that part of the Town nearest to it consult how to put a stop to their further proceeding in that work Mr. Walker draws a Detachment out of each Company of Ten men and after putting them into the best Order their Impatience could allow he Sallies out at the Head of them with all imaginable Silence at Ferry-Key Gate at four of the Clock in the Morning One part of them beat the Enemies Dragoons from the Hedges while the other possesses their Trenches The Dispute was soon over and the Enemy thô a very considerable Detachment are so pressed by the forwardness of our Men and discouraged at the sight of so many lying in their Blood that they fled away and left us the Ground we contended for and some Booty besides the plunder of the Dead The Salliers in this Action kill'd Two hundred of their Men most of which were shot through the Breast or Head Five hundred were Wounded Three hundred of them within few days died of their Wounds as we were informed by Messengers and the Prisoners we took afterwards The account of the Officers kill'd or taken Prisoners in this Action you will find in the Bill annexed Our side lost Three men and had only Twenty wounded At this time we took Five pair of Colours We sent a Drummer to desire the Enemy to send
pound of Meal and one pound and half of Wheat to each man. In all 7020 l. of Meal June 21. One pound and an half of Wheat to each Man. June 25. One pound of Tallow to each Man one pound of Meal and half a pound of Beef the Army consisting of 6185 Men. July 4. Allowance to the Army being 5709 Men to each Man one pound of Meal one pound of French Butter and two pound of Ginger per Com. being 114 l. of Ginger July 8. To the Army being 5520 Men to each Man one pound of Meal one pound of French Butter two pounds of Anniseeds to each Company being 114 l. and one quarter of a pound of Tobacco July 13. To the Army consisting of 5334. to each man half a pound of Meal half a pound of Shilling half a pound of Beef July 17. To the Army consisting of 5114 to each man half a pound of Meal half a pound of Shilling half a pound of Tallow 3 pound of salt Hides July 22. The Army being 4973 to each half a pound of Starch a quarter of a pound of Tallow one pound of Anniseeds to a Company being 117. July 25. The Army being 4892. half a pound of Tallow half a pound of Shilling three quarters of a pound of Dry Hides July 27. The Army being 4456 Men to each Man half a pound of Meal one pound and an half of Horse flesh with two pecks of Bay Salt to each Company being an 117 Companies July 30. The Army being 4508 Men to each man 3 pound of Meal 2 pound of Beef one pint of Pease May 5. To the Officers of Mr. Skiventon's Regiment 4 Barrels of Beef 4 Barrels of Meal 4 Firkins of Butter May 15. To Colonel Mountros's Officers 4 pound of Beef 3 pound of Salmon 4 pound of Meal to each Officer May 25. Colonel Hamill's Officers one Firkin of Butter July 5. To 288 Officers to each 2 pound of Meal and 2 pound of Salmon July 13. To 351 Officers to each 2 pound of Meal and one pound and a half of Butter July 23. To 300 Officers to each one pound of Wheat one pound of Groats July 16. To 260 Officers to each half a pound of Tobacco July 27. To each Officer one pound and a half of Horse-flesh one pound and a half of Barley being 252 Officers The Names of the Clergy-men that stayed in London-Derry during the Siege 1689. Mr. G. Walker Governor of London-Derry Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Mich. Clenakan Minister of the same Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Seth Whittel of Bellioghy dead Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. James Watmough of Arigal dead Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. John Rowen of Belteagh dead Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Rich. Crowther Curat of Comber dead Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Tho. Sempel Curat of Donaghmore Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Robert Morgan Curat of Cappy Of the Diocess of Derry Mr. Christ. Jinny Prebend of Mullahbracke Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. John Campbel of Segoe Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. Moses Davies of Stewart Town Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. Andrew Robison of Stewar Town Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. Bartholomew Black Curat of Aghalon Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. Ellingsworth from besides Newry dead Of the Diocess of Ardmah Mr. John Knox Minister of Glascogh c. Of the Diocess of Clogher Mr. _____ Johnson of _____ Of the Diocess of Clogher Mr. Christy Curat of Monaghan Of the Diocess of Clogher Mr. William Cunningham of Killishondra in the Diocess of Kilmore As also Nonconforming Ministers to the Number of Seven whose Names I cannot learn Four of which dyed in the Siege The Number of Bombs thrown into the City of London-Derry since the beginning of the Siege  Big Small  April 24.  3 Memorandum that one of the great Bombs being brought to the Scale did weigh 272 l. after 17 l. of pouder was emptied out of it And that one of the smallest Bombs being emptied did weigh 34 l. April 25.  3 April 27.  18 From April the 27 th till the 4 th of May at several times  6 June 2. 3 1 June 3. 28  June 4. 37  June 5. 2◠ June 6. 30  June 7. 6  June 8. 36  June 11.  28 June 13. 26  June 21.  21 June 24. 6  June 27. 13  June 28. 22  June 29. 10  July 2.  22 July 3.  28 July 4. 14  July 5. 3 6 July 6. 5 10 July 7.  18 July 8. and tenth  24 July 11.  4 July 14.  18 July 15.  24 July 16.  16 July 17.  14 July 18.  12 July 19.  22 July 21.28  28  261 320 Total 587 Till the 22th of July July 22. 42 Cannon Ball thrown into the City about 20 l. weight a piece before nine of the Clock in the Morning More 6 the same Evening July 23. 20 more before Dinner and we could not compute them afterwards they came so thick upon us A Letter writ by an Iniskellin-Man about the Wrong done my Lord Kingston by drawing him from his Garrison at Sligo to one at Derry SIR HAving this opportunity I think fit to let you know the great and most lamentable disappointment we are under My Lord Kingston is basely us'd by your Officers they have drawn him from the Garrison of Sligo which he had so bravely Fortify'd and had such a number of Disciplin'd Men both Horse and Foot in and so well arm'd that he could not but have done Service with them and have made good that Post against the Enemy But Col. Londy writ to him That the Blood of all the Protestants of the North will lie upon him if he does not quit the Garrison of Sligo and come to their Assistance Upon this he marches from Sligo and at Balishanny meets a Letter of Col. Londy's telling him There was no Provision for him at Derry and that he must quarter there My Lord takes Horse rides twenty Miles in the Night to understand the meaning of these things but finds the Enemy had stop't all passages to Derry so he returns to his Men and there finds that Sligo was possessed also by the Enemy You may imagine what a Distraction we were in upon this but with the most earnest entreaty we prevailed with my Lord to go for England to solicit for Relief from thence and are resolv'd to to take our shelter in Iniskellin if any thing happen amiss to us our Children if they survive may curse your Great Men for it c. FINIS Advertisement THE Trial of Mr. Price and One hundred Protestants at Wicklow before Chief Justice Keating with the Condemnation of about Two hundred Protestant Gentlemen at Galloway price 6 d. The Journal of the proceedings of the Parliament in Ireland beginning May 7. 1689 price 3 d A true Account of the present State of Ireland price 6d The History of Gustavus Adolphus in 8 o. Translated by Ferrand Spence The Delucidator or Reflections upon Modern Transactions Spanhemius's Panegyrick on K. William and Q. Mary The Detestable Designs of France Exposed or the true Sentiments of the Spanish Netherlands representing the injustice of the King of France by his Declaration of War against His Catholick Majesty and the Justice of the Counter-declaration of the Marquess of Gastanuaga his Governor General of the Low Countries Printed for Robert Clavel at the Peacock in St. Pauls Church-Yard †Note That in the midst of this Extremity the Spirit and Courage of the Men was so great that they were often heard discourse confidently and with some Anger contend Whether they should take their Debentures in Ireland or in France when alas they cou'd not promise themselves 12 hours Life The besieged had only 80 men slain by the Enemy The besieged took above 2000 Arms from the Enemy besides Money and Cloths c· Vid. p. 20. Vid. p. 21 Vide Page 34. Vide Page 34. Try'd Tallow so call'd Oats after grinding unsifted Page 19.
meaning of such a Crowd but fearing they might be Enemies Fired upon them we were troubled when we found the mistake but it supported us to a great degree when we found that none of them were touch'd by our Shot which by the direction of Providence as if every Bullet had its Commission what to do spared them and found out and kill'd three of the Enemy that were some of those that drove the poor People into so great a danger There were some Thousands of them and they did move great Compassion in us but warm'd us with new rage and fury against the Enemy so that in sight of their Camp we immediately erect a Gallows and signified to them we were resolved to hang their Friends that were our Prisoners if they did not suffer these poor People to return to their own Houses We send to the Enemy that the Prisoners might have Priests to prepare them after their own Methods for death but none came We upbraid them with breach of Promises and the Prisoners detect their barbarity declaring They could not blame us to put them to death seeing their People exercis'd such Severity and Cruelty upon our poor Friends that were under their Protections They desired leave from the Governor to write to L.G. Hamilton they had a much better opinion of him than we cou'd be perswaded into yet we allow a Messenger to carry the following Letter to him from their Prisoners My Lord UPon the hard dealing the Protected as well as other Protestants have met withal in being sent under the Walls you have so incens'd the Governor and others of this Garrison that we are all condemn'd by a Court Martial to dye to morrow unless those poor People be withdrawn We have made application to Marshal General de Rosen but having received no Answer we make it our Request to you as knowing you are a person that does not delight in shedding innocent Blood that you will represent our condition to the Martial General The Lives of 20 Prisoners lye at stake and therefore require your diligence and care We are all willing to die with our Swords in our hands for His Majesty but to suffer like Malefactors is hard nor can we lay our Blood to the charge of the Garrison the Governor and the rest having used and treated us with all Civility imaginable We remain To L.G. Hamilton Your most dutiful and dying Friends Netervill Writ by another Hand he himself has lost the Fingers of his Right-hand E. Butler G. Aylmor Mac Donnel Darcy c In the Name of all the rest The Lieutenant General to shew his great concern for his Friends returns this Answer to our Prisoners Letter Gentlemen IN Answer to yours What those poor People are like to suffer they may thank themselves for being their own fault which they may prevent by accepting the Conditions have been offer'd them and if you suffer in this it cannot be help'd but shall be reveng'd on many Thousands of those People as well innocent as others within or without that City Yours R. Hamilton But however the sight of our Gallows and the Importunity of some Friends of those that were to Suffer upon them prevailed upon the Lieutenant General So that July 4. the poor Protestants have leave to repair to their several Habitations we took down the Gallows and order'd the Prisoners to their usual Apartments Our Garrison now consisted of 5709 Men and to lessen our number yet more we crowded 500 of our useless People among the Protestants under the Walls who pass'd undiscover'd with them thô the Enemy suspected the design and to distinguish them they pretended of finding them out by the smell We also got into our Garrison some Effectual Men out of their number They were in a most miserable condition yet dreaded nothing more than our pity of them and willingness to receive them begging of us on their knees not to take them into the Town but chose rather to perish under our Walls than to hazard us within them The Governour has several Intimations given him by a Friend in the Enemies Camp That he should look to himself that some mischief was intended him Soon after this he understood some Jealousy was entertain'd among the Souldiers That he had great quantity of Provisions hid in his House Some of the Garrison improv'd this to that degree that there was great danger of a Mutiny among the Men and that he then began to remember the Caution was given but by his Instructions to a Souldier that was to pretend he himself had the same Suspicion it was contriv'd that the House was privately search'd and their Curiosity being satisfied they return to the good Opinion of their Governour He observ'd likewise that the Enemy had endeavour'd to insinuate to the Garrison That he was to betray the Town to King James and was to be highly prefer'd for the Service This put them in mind of a Message that one Mr. Cole brought to Mr. Walker in the beginning of May last and however it was then supprest the Story is now reviv'd and the Governour in some danger Mr. Cole being taken by the Enemy and continuing their Prisoner for some time is at last admitted to some discourse with the Lieutenant General who enquired particularly what sort of person Mr. Walker was who he was most intimate with Mr. Cole among several of Mr. Walker's Friends at last names himself hoping by this means to be employ'd on a Message to him and to obtain his liberty The Lieutenant General askâ—d Whether he wou'd do Service for K. James and carry some Proposals he had orders to make to Mr. Walker He told he wou'd and upon this immediately he has a Pass given him and is dispatch'd upon a Message to Mr. Walker Mr. Cole being got safe into the Town was receiv'd with great Joy and so well pleas'd with his liberty that he forgot his Business only casually mentions it to some of the Garrison with other discourse Mr. Walker after this meeting several of them they Saluted him by some great Names and Titles Mr. Walker easily saw the danger of this and finding it was occasion'd by Discourses of Mr. Cole he order'd him immediately to be confin'd and being examin'd he unriddles the Mystery and gave all People satisfaction so that they remain'd in no more doubt of their Governour But under these and many other such like difficulties the Governour not without some trouble and industry reassum'd his Credit with the Garrison which God was pleased to preserve to him in spight of all the inventioÌ„s and designs to the contrary From our Works we cou'd talk with the Enemy several of our Men gave account of Discourses with the Irish That they express'd great prejudice and hatred of the French Cursing those Damn'd Fellows that walked in Trunks meaning their Jack-Boots that had all Preferments in the Army that fell and took the Bread out of their Mouths and they believ'd wou'd have all
9th of this instant December and being confirmed in our fear and jealousie of so horrible a Design by many palpable Insinuations dubious Expressions monitory Letters and positive Informations all conducing and concurring to beget in us a trembling Expectation of a sudden and inevitable Ruin and Destruction we disposed our selves to a patient and quiet resignation to the divine Providence hoping for some deliverance and diversion of this impending Misery or to receive from the hands of GOD such a measure of Constancy and Courage as might inable us to possess our Souls in patience and submissively to wait the issue of so severe a Trial Accordingly when on the 5th Instant part of the Earl of Antrim's Forces advanced to take possession of this Place though we looked on our selves as Sheep appointed for slaughter and on them as the Executioners of Vengeance on us yet we contrived no other means of escape than by flight and with all precipitation to hurry away our Families into other Places and Countries But it pleased GOD who watches over us so to order things that when they were ready to enter the City a great number of the younger and some of the meaner sort of the Inhabitants run happily to the Gates and shut them loudly denying entrance to such Guests and obstinately refusing Obedience to us At first we were amazed at the Enterprise and apprehensive of the many ill Circumstances and Consequences that might result from so rash an Vndertaking but since that having received repeated Advertisements of the general Design and particular Informations which may rationally induce us to believe it and being credibly assured that under the pretence of six Companies to quarter amongst us a vast Swarm of Highland and Irish Papists were on the Ways and Roads approaching to us That some of the Popish Clergy in our Neighbour-hood had bought up Arms and provided an unusual Furniture of Iron Chains for Bridles whereof sixty were bespoke in one place and some of them seized and now in our Custody We began to consider it as an especial Instance of God's Mercy towards us that we were not delivered over as a Prey unto them and that it pleased him to stir up the Spirits of the People so unexpectedly to provide for their and our common Safety and Preservation Wherefore we do declare and remonstrate to the World that as we have resolved to stand upon our Guards and defend our Walls and not to admit of any Papist whatsoever to quarter amongst us so we have firmly and sincerely determined to persevere in our Duty and Loyalty to our Sovereign Lord the King without the least breach of Mutiny or Seditious Opposition to his Royal Commands And since no other Motives have prompt us to this Resolution but the preservation of our Lives and to prevent the Plots and Machinations of the Enemies of the Protestant Religion We are encouraged to hope that the Government will vouchsafe a candid and favourable Interpretation of our Proceedings and that all his Majesties Protestant Subjects will interpose with their Prayers to God their Sollicitations to the King and their Advice and Assistance to us on this so extraordinary and immergent an Occasion which not only have an Influence on the rest of the Kingdom but may have a probable aspect towards the Interest of the Protestant Religion and may deserve a favourable regard from all the Professors thereof in his Majesties Dominions GOD Save the King. An ORDER of the Council of War before the Defeat at Claudyford LONDONDERRY April 31. 1689. AT a General Council of War then held it was resolved unanimously that on Munday Morning then next following at Ten of the Clock all Officers and Soldiers of Horse Dragoons and Foot and all other armed men whatsoever of our Forces and Friends inlisted and not inlisted that can and will fight for their Country and Religion against Popery shall appear in the fittest ground near Claudyford Lifford and Long-Kawsy as shall be nearest to their several and respective Quarters there to draw up in Battalions to be ready to fight the Enemy and preserve our Lives and all that is dear to us from them And all Officers and Soldiers of Horse and Foot and Dragoons and others that are arm'd are requir'd to be then and there in order to the purpose aforesaid and to bring a weeks Provision at least with them for Men and as much Forage as they can for Horses Proposals made to Collonel Lundee Governour of Derry by Major Stroud April 13. as aforesaid I. THE said Major proposed to the said Governor to defend the Castle of Raphoe or demolish it II. How inconsiderable every Troop and Company were that went by the names of Troops and Companies instancing the Regiment of my Lord Mount-Allexander all then dispersed except his own Troop and Capt. Vpton's Troop which both joined would not make one good Troop III. That the said Major proposed to the said Governor that Harrows should be thrown into the Fords and for want thereof the Instruments called Round-head which would have answered the same purpose and fearing that the Proposals aforesaid might be neglected that Night the said Major Stroud writ also to the same effect and purpose to the Governor by Captain Whaley who delivered the same Letter accordingly and if these Propositions had been observed the Enemy could not have passed the Ford But not being observed and on Monday following finding the Enemy in good posture on the other side of the Water drawing Battalions down to the Ford he drew up what Men he could to make Opposition who cried out that they wanted Powder and most of them Arms and in like manner the Major applying to the Fort near Claudy Bridge they also cried out for want of Powder and from thence returning to the Horse he found them breaking and after retreating near a Mile prevailed with them to Rally in order to bring off the Foot especially the Regiment of Antrim's which was accordingly done At the same time the Souldiers told me that the Governor was gone by and some others which made him very earnest to be gone saying I would keep them there to be cut off Declaration of VNION March 21. 1688. WHereas either by Folly or Weakness of Friends or Craft and Stratagem of Enemies some Rumours and Reflections are spread abroad among the Vulgar That the Right Honourable the Lord Blaney Sir Arthur Rawdon Lieutenant Colonel Maxwel and other Gentlemen and Officers of Quality are resolved to take Protections from the Irish and desert the General Service for Defence of the Protestant Party in this Kingdom to the great Discouragement of such who are so weak as to give Credit to so False Scandalous and Malicious a Report For wiping off which Aspersion and clearing the Minds of all Protestant Friends wheresoever from all Suspicions and Jealousies of that kind or otherwise It is hereby unanimously Declared Protested and Published to all Men by Col. Robert Lundy Governour of