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bring_v from_o a_o captain_n in_o colonel_n levison_n dragoon_n that_o he_o have_v with_o his_o troop_n fall_v upon_o 1400_o rapparee_n that_o be_v come_v from_o cork_n to_o lismore_n and_o that_o he_o have_v kill_v 40_o and_o take_v 3_o prisoner_n sept._n 16._o early_o this_o morning_n 100_o detach_v horse_n be_v send_v out_o to_o look_v after_o a_o party_n of_o rapparees_n who_o have_v kill_v three_o of_o our_o forager_n in_o this_o neighbourhood_n sept._n 17._o this_o day_n it_o be_v confirm_v by_o several_a person_n that_o come_v to_o our_o camp_n from_o lymerick_n that_o the_o french_a be_v all_o go_v from_o galway_n and_o that_o the_o irish_a be_v in_o a_o very_a ill_a condition_n not_o know_v how_o to_o subsist_v this_o winter_n sept._n 18._o this_o day_n advice_n come_v to_o our_o camp_n that_o major_a general_n scravemore_n and_o teteau_n who_o march_v from_o hence_o on_o the_o 13_o instant_a with_o 2000_o horse_n and_o foot_n from_o typerary_n send_v colonel_n donep_v with_o a_o detachment_n to_o burn_v the_o bridge_n of_o malla_n and_o to_o view_v the_o castle_n which_o have_v perform_v he_o return_v to_o the_o general_n the_o 17_o sept._n 20._o sarsfield_n have_v pass_v the_o shannon_n with_o fourteen_o regiment_n of_o horse_n foot_n and_o dragoon_n and_o three_o field_n piece_n march_v to_o by_o our_o a_o open_a village_n and_o attack_v sir_n l._n parson_n house_n in_o which_o be_v eighty_o man_n who_o fire_v so_o brisk_o that_o they_o kill_v about_o 100_o of_o the_o enemy_n upon_o which_o and_o the_o news_n of_o the_o approach_n of_o our_o force_n under_o the_o command_n of_o lieutenant_n general_n douglas_n and_o sir_n j._n lanier_n they_o retire_v in_o disorder_n this_o afternoon_n the_o count_n de_fw-fr solmes_n our_o general_n leave_v the_o camp_n and_o be_v go_v to_o dublin_n in_o his_o way_n to_o england_n sept._n 21._o this_o morning_n two_o person_n come_v into_o our_o camp_n from_o galway_n who_o confirm_v the_o former_a account_n we_o have_v of_o tyrconnel_n and_o lausun_n be_v go_v off_o with_o the_o french_a force_n for_o france_n of_o who_o divers_a be_v leave_v sick_a in_o the_o suburb_n of_o that_o place_n sept._n 22._o this_o morning_n advice_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o camp_n that_o yesterday_o be_v the_o 21_o the_o earl_n of_o marlborough_n with_o the_o english_a force_n and_o the_o whole_a fleet_n arrive_v before_o the_o harbour_n of_o cork_n where_o they_o anchor_v upon_o which_o major_a general_n scravemore_n and_o teteau_n march_v to_o join_v they_o with_o 1200_o horse_n and_o dragoon_n and_o two_o battallion_n of_o dane_n who_o be_v follow_v by_o some_o dutch_a and_o french_a here_o we_o shall_v leave_v the_o camp_n at_o cashil_n and_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o army_n command_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o marlborough_n sept._n 23._o this_o day_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o army_n land_a at_o passage_n between_o four_o and_o five_o in_o the_o morning_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o light_a artillery_n be_v put_v on_o shore_n sept._n 24._o about_o six_o hundred_o seaman_n gunner_n and_o carpenter_n voluntary_a go_v on_o shore_n and_o be_v immediate_o detach_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o mount_v and_o place_v the_o cannon_n to_o batter_v the_o town_n and_o the_o whole_a army_n marched_n and_o encamp_v within_o a_o mile_n and_o half_a of_o the_o town_n and_o this_o evening_n 1000_o man_n be_v detach_v and_o order_v to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o several_a advantageous_a post_n within_o musket_n shoot_v of_o the_o town_n which_o the_o enemy_n upon_o their_o approach_n soon_o quit_v sept._n 25._o this_o day_n the_o camp_n advance_v within_o musquet-shot_a of_o the_o south_n and_o the_o dane_n do_v the_o like_a on_o the_o north._n the_o 26._o we_o advance_v our_o guard_n into_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o suburb_n and_o play_v upon_o the_o old_a fort_n from_o two_o battery_n the_o 27._o we_o make_v a_o breach_n in_o the_o 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