said Now I see my Men will stand some Guns were sent to our Horse and about five in the Evening we brought some of our Guns to bear and dismounted one of theirs and with our Bombs beat down several Tents next adjoyning to those of the late King James and the Count de Lauzun His Majesty rested very well at Night and at Eight the next Morning being July 1. was again-on Horseback and while the great Bullets were flying the Prince of Dermstadts Horse was shot in the Neck By a Protestant Deserter that swam over the River last night we were informed that the Enemy were 25000 strong that they had sent away some of their heaviest Baggage in order as they gave out to Fight us The King commanded the Count de Schonberg to march with all the Horse and Dragoons of the first and second Line of the Right Wing and the Brigade of Trelawney and to pass the River about four Miles from the Camp in order to take the Enemy in Flank while the rest of our Army passed it nearer Drogheda over against their Camp which the Enemy perceiving they marched part of their Army to oppose the Count de Schonberge who had already broke some of their Squadrons of Horse and Dragoons that advanced to hinder his passing the River and drew them up in Batalia about a Mile and a half from the place where he had passed the River The King being informed of what had passed on that side sent Licutenant General Douglass with two Brigades of Foot to re-inforce the Count dâ— Schonberg who thereupon changed his Order of Battle making a Wing of Horse on his Right and another on his Left and placing the Foot in the middle In this posture he marched towards the Enemy whom he found drawn up in Batalia and charging the Enemy after some small Resistance put them into disorder and followed them Fighting as far as the Village called Duleek The Earl of Portland and Monsieur Overkirke had part in this Action as Mareschals de Camp In the mean time the King caused the rest of the Foot of the first Line consisting of the Brigades of la Meloniere which was on the Right of Hanmer and the Danes to march The three Batalions of the Dutch Guards were at the head of them and passed the Ford on the Right over against the Village before mentioned from whence they beat the Enemy that were posted there The Battalion of la Meloniere followed them on the Lest and these four Battalions being the first that passed the River suffered pretty much of the latter there were five Officers killed and eight wounded and about sixty Soldiers killed and wounded Monsieur Calimote followed the Dutch Guards with his Detachement of 600 Men whereof mention was made before and after them the Regiment Cambon And here it was that Collonel Calimote received a Shot of which he is since dead and several of his Officers were killed upon the place Duke Schonbergh headed the Dutch Foot-Guards and the King the Inniskilling Horse telling them They should be His Guards that Day Some of the Irish Horse oppos'd the Dutch Foot who fought up to the middle in Water and were almost born down before some Horse which they long called for could come up to their Relief In passing this Ford Dr. Walker Famous for the Siege of Derry was killed The Brigade of Hanmer passed next another Ford the Count de Nassau being at the head of them as Major-General and the Danes passed on their left Commanded by the Prince of Wirtembergh After these passed the Horse of the left Wing but in the mean time some of the Enemies Squadrons as before mentioned advanced and Attack'd our Foot And a Squadron of the Enemies Guard du Corps pierced with great Vigour as far as a little Village where we lost our great General his Grace the Duke of Schonberg who advanced thither to observe the Enemies motion Those that were about his Grace had before done all they could to perswade him to retire from thence but they could not prevail with him He was killed with a Carbine shot in the Neck and three Cuts over the Head and one on his Face Captain Foubert who was next to him and had likewise received a wound in the Arm got from his Horse to help the Duke but he died immediately without speaking a word By this time the King had got over the River who in passing it with his Horse met with the like opposition The Danish Horse once gave way but the King went himself and brougt them up again and at the head of the Horse Charged the Enemy who after some Resistance retired Fighting Commanded by Lieutenant-General de la Hoquelle and Lieutenant-General Hamilton Monsieur de Lauzun being with the body who made head against the Count de Schonberg the late King James himself noâ— Engaging but standing at the Reer of them on a rising Ground out of harmâ— way The Enemy retreated from Defile to Defile our Horse pursuing them as far as Duleek where the King with the Forces he had with them joined those of the Count de Schonberg The Enemy retired about 3 Miles farther and there Posted themselves in a very advantageous place and the King followed them with his Horse and Dragoons and Orders were given to Attack them there but it being very late and the Fight having lasted from 10 in the Morning 'till 9 at Night his Majesty did not think fit to engage the Troops any farter but ordered the Horse and Dragoons to remain in Arms all Night He returned to Duleek where the Foot Encampt But in the Night the Enemy retired in great Confusion We took their Baggage and eight Pieces of Cannon July the 2d the King sent Monsieur de la Meliouere Brigadier-General with a Detachment of 300 Foot and 1000 Horse with 8 Pieces of Cannon to invest Drogheda Being arrived there the Governour receiv'd the first Summons with great contempt but the King sending him Word That if they forc'd his Cannon to be Fired on them he would not give them any Quarter This so frighted the Governour that having kept the Trumpeter some time he returned Monsier de la Melionier this Answer That he would Surrender the Place upon fair Capitulation viz. To march out with Arms and Baggage Colours Flying c. but that otherwise he would defend the place to the last Extremity Melonier sent him Word That his Orders were only to suffer them to march out without Arms and that he must quickly resolve whether he would accept of this Offer In the mean time Monsieur de la Meloniere had caused two Batteries to be raised which would be ready the next Morning by break of Day But the Officers of the Garison after having consulted together resolved to yield and the Capitulation being Signed they delivered up a Gate and marched out about an Hour after between thirteen and fourteen hundred Men and were conducted to Athlone
very time Lord Tyrconnel Armed the Rabble of Irish Papists to the number of 50 or 60 Thousand and to live upon the Country without Pay whence ensued miserable Depredations open Noon-day Robberies and an inevitable and sudden Ruine of the British and Protestant Interest in Ireland for many of these New-raised Men were so transported with the glorious Prospect they had before them that they had not the Continence no not their Priests to refrain telling us That they were now our Masters and we must submit to new Laws Then it was that we thought our selves no longer obliged to be active in our own Destruction Now London-Derry and Inniskilling being the only Places of any consideration in the Possession of the English the former occasioned by the Lord Tyrconnel's being so infatuated as that when the 3000 Men were sent to England to the Assistance of his Master against the Invasion of the Prince of Orange He took particular care to send away the White Remiment Quartered in and about that City but seeing his Etror he endeavoured to repair it by commanding the Lord Antrim to Quarter there with his Regiment consisting of a numerous swarm of Irish and Highlanders on the 6th of December 1688. this Regiment being on their March the Citizens receiving advice of it by one Colonel George Philips they after several Consultations resolutely shuts up their Gates and chose the said Colonel their Governor and dispatches Mr. D. Kermes to England to give an account of their Proceedings News being brought to Dublin of this Revolt as they term'd it the Lord Mountjoy and Lieutenant Colonel Lundy with Six Companies are sent down to reduce the place who appearing before the Town they let Mountjoy and Lundy in on the Conditions that only Two Companies of the Regiment and they all Protestants should enter with them and that the Town Companies being Eight in number should be allowed to keep their Arms the Lord Mountjoy made Lieutenant Colonel Lundy their Governor While these Affairs were carrying on at Derry for their own Defence the Men of Inniskilling were not Idle On the second of December 1688. there came a Letter from Mr. Secretary Ellis by the Lord Tyrconnel's Order to the Provost of Inniskilling to provide Quarters for Two Foot Companies Upon Saturday the 15. of December the Two Foot Companies came to Mac Guires Bridge within Eight short Miles of the Town and upon Sunday about Ten a Clock word was brought us that they were within Four Miles at which time most of the Men were at Church but they soon came out and Armed themselves being drawn out they were about 200 Foot and 150 Horse and having consulted Matters they sent some of their Number to perswade them by fair means to return And at the same time Gustavus Hamilton Esq our present Governor came with about 100 Horse within a Mile of the Town to support it if there should be occasion Our Horse under the Command of Captain Browning and Lieutenant Carleton and the Foot under the Command of Captain Catheart advancing towards the Enemy they no sooner came within View but the Enemy immediately fled and the next day got to Cavan 24 Miles from Inniskilling About the 18th of December the Men of Inniskilling and their Adherents seeing Tyrconnel Arming the Irish on all Hands thought it advisable to put themselves into some Posture of Defence and at a full meeting unanimously chose Gustavus Hamilton their Governor a Gentleman of a great Family and as great Courage he consented to take the charge upon him who besides Two Foot Companies to be raised in and about the Town formed a good Troop of Horse and a Foot Company out of his own Estate and the Country adjoyning Sometime before the Men of Inniskilling hearing that Derry had denied Entrance to the Lord Antrim's Regiment and were putting themselves into a posture of Defence against any Irish Garrison to be sent there which clearly resembled their own case On the 20th of December they sent Capt. Cathcart and Lieutenant Mac Cormick to acquaint the Garrison with what they had done craving their advice and assistance in case of any Trouble promising the same to them if they stood in need of it to which Message the Men of Derry sent a very kind return by those Gentlemen that were sent The Month of January was spent at Inniskilling in raising more Troops and Companies The Month of February was spent in Consultations with Colonel Lundy and the leading Men in the Counties of Derry Dunegal Tyrone Cavan and else-where March 11. King William and Queen Mary were Proclaimed with much Joy March 20. Upon the Lord Gilmoy's coming with part of the Irish Army into the County of Cavan the several Garrisons there with all the Protestants being ordered by Colonel Lundy left the places and came running to Inniskilling the same Colonel Lundy did endeavour to perswade the Governor of Inniskilling to do the like CHAP. II. Captain Hamilton Arrives from the Prince of Orange Colonel Philips sent to England for Aid Cunningham and Richards Arrive in the Lough of Derry with their Regiments King James Arrives with his Army before the Walls of Derry suspecting Treachery the Army Fires their Cannon on them Major Baker and Dr. Walker chose Governors of Derry Siege of Crome raised by the Men of Inniskilling The Two Mack Cannons taken Colonel Lloyd takes the Castle of Augher Colonel Lloyd Defeats a Body of the Irish takes Mac Donel their Commander Prisoner The strong Castles of Redhil and Bellishany taken by Colonel Lloyd ON the 21st of March Captain J. Hamilton Arrived from England in the Lough of Derry with Ammunition and Arms 480 Barrels of Powder and Arms for 2000 Men and assurance of more Supplies he likewise brought a Commission from the King and Queen for Lundy to be Governor March 23. Colonel Philips is sent from Derry to England to solicite a speedy Supply April 15. 1689. Colonel Cunningham and Colonel Richards came into the Lough from England with Two Regiments and other Necessaries for Derry April 17. Upon the News of K. James's Army being on their March towards London-Derry Colonel Lundy immediately calls a Council and that Colonel Richards and Cunningham should be Members of it accordingly they met but being Gentlemen wholly unacquainted with the condition of the Town they make an Order that the Two Regiments that Richards and Cunningham had brought with them should not be Landed That the Governor and principal Officers should privately withdraw themselves from the Town that the Inhabitants by a timely Capitulation may make the better Terms with the Enemy After this Resolution an Instrument was prepared to be sent to King James who was advanced in Person with his Army as far as St. John's-Town but many Gentlemen of the Garrison did not only refuse to subscribe but exprest themselves with threatnings to Hang the Governor and his Council but yet the Council sent one Captain White to the late King Upon
the 18th of April the late King advanced with his Army before the Walls of Derry with Flying Colours And Orders were given by the Council That none should dare Fire till the King's Demands were first known but the Men on the Walls wondring to see Lieutenant General Hamilton contrary to his Engagement with White not to come within Four Miles approach their Walls they imagined they were Betrayed thought it reasonable to consider their own Safety and so immediately Fired the Guns on the Enemy The Enemy being great Strangers to this sort of Exercise ran away A great many were Killed King James in some disorder retired with his Army to St. John's Town in the mean time the Town-Clerk informed the Inhabitants of the whole Proceeding of the Council of War which very much enraged them The Governor and his Council thinking themselves in danger from the Citizens make their private escape to the Ships in the River at Kilmore tho' not without hazzard April 19th the Garrison seeing they were Deserted and left without a Governor and having unanimously resolved to defend the Town against the Enemy they unanimously chose Mr. Walker and Major Baker their Governors who having accepted the Government of the Garrison these Gentlemen chose Eight Colonels and Regimented the Men which on the Muster were 7020 Men 341 Officers they then viewed the Stores and gave all necessary Orders But to return again to the Men of Inniskilling the Lord Gilmoy thinking to perswade the whole Country to do as those about Cavan had done On the 21. of March he came to Belturbet and the next day sent a Party to Crom to Besiege it with Two Mock Cannon made with Tin He Summons the place but to no purpose and the next day being the 22. he sent a Letter to the Governor of Inniskilling in the nature of a Summons but the Governor and Garrison resolved not to submit to any but King William and Queen Mary The 24th of March the Governor sent 200 of his best Men to relieve Crom who after some Opposition got into the Castle by Water and having joyned those that were within Sallied out and raised the Siege beating them from their Trenches Killed between 30 and 40 took many Arms with their Two Mock Cannon March 25. 1689. Having Intelligence that Captain J. Hamilton was Arrived at Derry with store of Ammunition and Arms the Governor of Inniskilling sent Two Gentlemen with a Guard with Letters to Colonel Lundy and Capt. Hamilton for a supply of Arms and Ammunition the latter was very willing to supply us but Colonel Lundy having the whole Command would not give us one fixed Arm. April 13. By the Procurement of Mr. Hamilton Instructions were ordered on both sides That if at Inniskilling it was reported that Derry was Taken they should not believe it unless they receiv'd it from Colonel Walker's own Hand and if at Derry it was reported at any time That Inniskilling was Taken they should not believe it unless it came from under Governor Hamilton's one Hand and this was very happily concluded on for there was scarce a Week after the Siege of Derry began but the Irish got means to spread a Report That Derry or Inniskilling were taken a Stratagem to dishearten the Garrison of both places April 24. Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd with a Party of Horse and Foot march'd out of Inniskilling to Angher where the Garrison fled before he came there He caused the Castle to be Burnt least the Irish should return He returned by the way of Moneghan to Inniskilling with a very great Booty of Cows and Sheep c. which came very seasonably At this time there came to Inniskilling from Bellishany some Troops and Foot Companies of excellent Men of the Lord Kingston's And then Governor Hamilton raised a Fort on the common Hill next the Stone-Bridge which is now of very considerable strength and great security to the Town May 4. The Governor had an Express sent him from Captain Falliot Governor of Bellishany acquainting him that a considerable Party of Men were come to Besiege that place and desired Relief Governor Hamilton immediately drew out of the several Garrisons under his Command what Men he could spare and the next day sent Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd with 12 Foot Companies and some Troops of Horse towards Bellishany who meeting the Enemies Horse near Baleek a Village three Miles nearer Inniskilling than Bellishany and after an Engagement soon put them to the Rout Killed about 120 of them and took 60 Prisoners All their Foot fled away over the Bogs towards Sligoe and got off safe except some few that were taken in the Fish-Islands near Bellishany with their Captain Mack Donagh In the latter end of May Information came to Inniskilling that Red-hill and Bellinacareg in the County of Cavan were Garrison'd by the Irish Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd was immediately dispatched against them but he no sooner set out with about 1500 Horse and Foot but the News of his March was brought to the County of Cavan before him upon which all the Irish Fled and he no sooner came to Red-hill but the Garrison held a sign for a Treaty and having Conditions immediately Surrendred the Place with all that was in it from thence they marched to a very strong place called Bellinacareg but the news of the Taking of Red-hill struck so great a Terror in those of the Castle that in a little time after we came before it they held out a White Flag for Treaty and did capitulate leaving the Arms and Ammunition and what Goods were in the Castle to the Plunder of the Soldiers The news of the taking of Red-hill and Bellinacareg was soon brought to Dublin with a Report that the Inniskilling Army was Marching thither being ever after this reputed among the Irish to be above 15000 well Armed Men. CHAP. III. A Party of the Enemy at Derry march to Pennybourn-Hill Lord Strabane Summons the Town but they return a Gallant Answer The Besiegers raise several Batteries which are soon Dismounted by the Besieged The Besieged make many successful Sallies killing multitudes of the Enemies Major General Kirk with 30 Sail Arrive in the Lough of Derry General Rosen and Hamilton make great Offers to the Garrison are rejected Great numbers of all sorts of poor Protestants driven before the Walls The Garrison reduced to the last extremity Derry relieved by Kirk and the Siege raised the numbers of Men killed AND now to return to the Affairs of Derry April 20. A part of the Enemy marched to Penybourn-Hill Two Mile from the Town and pitched their Tents the same day the Lord Strabane and after him several Trumpets came to the Walls to offer Proposals but the Garrison would not hear of any April 21. The Enemy Planted a Demiculverin 180 Perches from the Town The same day the Besieged Sallied out and Killed 200 of the Enemy and Mamoe the French General April 23. The Besiegers Planted Four Demi-culverins in Strong 's
Orchard 80 Perches from the Town and Played incessantly April 28. The Besieged made another Sally and Killed many May 5. This Night the Besiegers make a Battery on the Windmil-Hill May 6. The Besieged resolved to ruine that Battery and in order thereunto make a Sally which Governor Walker heads and they with a great Slaughter beat the Enemy from their Trenches and ruined their new Works In this Action 500 of the Enemy were Killed and 200 Wounded After this the Enemy were so daunted that for several Weeks they lay still June 4. The Besiegers make an Attack at the Windmil-Works and our Men put themselves in a readiness to receive them The Enemy came on after the Turkish mode with most dreadful shrieks from most parts of their Camp and the numerous Rabble that attended them but they in a very little time betook themselves to their old defence and ran for it not being able to stand our Firing The Enemy in this Action lost 400 of their Fighting Men and most of their Officers This Night and the next day the Enemy from Strong 's Orchard continued Playing their Bombs which were 273 pound weight apiece which tore up the Streets and beat down the Houses and Killed many People June 15. We discovered a Fleet of 30 Sail of Ships in the Lough which proved to be Major General Kirk from England but they could neither come nor send to us nor we to them for some time by reason of a Boom lay'd a cross the River guarded by Two Forts on each side At last by means of a Boy a correspondence was kept by which we gave the Major General an account of the condition of the Garrison and he promised to Relieve the Garrison either by way of the River or Land cost him what it would In June Conrad de Rosen the French Marsh General and Lieutenant General Hamilton at several times make great offers if they would Surrender the Garrison and desperate Threats if they refused which was so far from availing any thing that an Order was made to make it present Death to mention a Surrender June 30. Governor Baker dyes very much lamented July 2. The Enemy drive a great number of poor Protestants according to former threatnings under the Walls which the Besieged perceiving immediately in sight of their Camp erect a Gallows and signified to them they were resolved to hang their Friends that were their Prisoners if they did not suffer those poor People to return to their own Houses and upon earnest solicitations of the Prisoners the poor People were removed July 25. The Besieged made a Sally with 400 Men and surprised the Enemy in their Trenches Killed 300 of their Men besides Officers July 27. The Garrison is reduced to 4456 Men and under the greatest extremity of Famine July 30. About an hour after Sermon being in the midst of our extremity we saw some Ships in the Lough make towards us and we soon discovered Major General Kirk had sent them according to his Promise when we could hold out no longer They were Two Ships with Provisions c. and the Dartmouth Frigate The Enemy Fired most desperately upon them from the Fort of Culmore and both sides the River and they made sufficient returns with the greatest Bravery The Mountjoy one of the Victuallers made a great stop at the Boom occasioned by her Rebound after striking and breaking it Upon this the Enemy set up the loudest Huzza's and the most dreadful to the Besieged that ever they heard Fired all their Guns upon her and were preparing their Boats to Board her but by great Providence firing a Broad-side the shock loosened her so that she got clear and passed the Boom and at length all the Ships got to them to the unexpressible Joy and transport of the whole Garrison for they only reckoned on Two days Life having only 9 Horses lest Hunger and the fateague of War had so prevailed in the Town that of 7500 Men Regimented we had now alive but 4300. This brave undertaking added to the great Success God had blessed them in all their undertaking and so dicouraged the Enemy that on the last of July they ran away in the Night time Robb'd and Burnt all before them for several Miles leaving nothing with the Country People but what they hid the Night before Thus after 105 days being close Besieged by near 20000 Men constantly supplied from Dublin God Almighty was pleased in the greatest Extremity to send Relief The Enemy lost about 9000 Men before the Walls and 100 of their best Officers from April 24. to July 22. Five Hundred Eighty seven Bombs were thrown into the City CHAP. IV. The Inniskilling Men pursue the Rear-of the Derry Irish Army takes 400 Horses and 300 Cows The Town of Omagh Taken General Sarsfield and Colonel Southerland appears with 6000 Men. Colonel Lloyd Besieges and takes Belturbet The Garrison made Prisoners of War A Message from General Kirk to Inniskilling A Supply from General Kirk of Ammunition and Officers sent to Inniskilling Colonel Woolsely Arrives in Inniskilling Regiments the Forces there General Mac Carty appears with his Army before the Town of Crom raises Batteries against the Castle BUT to return to the Actions of the Men of Inniskilling June 3. Information was brought to Inniskilling that the Irish Army before Derry had sent a great many of their Troops Horses to Graze near Armagh Eight Miles from us The Governor the next day sent Two Troops and ordered them to stay at Trellick they had not staid there above Two days when taken with them another Troop and Two foot Companies they went in the Evening towards Omagh and before Eight a Clock the next day they returned to Trellick with near 200 Horses belonging to the Enemies Tooops and near as many more smaller Horses fit for Labour and about 300 Cows by this we did disable at least Three Troops of the Enemy and Mounted many of our Men. Soon after hearing that Derry must Surrender very soon unless Relieved and believing that much of our safety did depend upon it the Governor of Inniskilling resolved in Person with all the strength he could make to endeavour its Relief or Perish in the Attempt and having drawn all his Men into the Field being about 2000 on the 10th of June he Marched to Trellick and the next Night came near Omagh and by Morning possessed themselves of the whole Town but they had not been here many hours but several Expresses came from Inniskilling to the Governor and Officers informing that Colonel Sarsfield with near 6000 Men was come to Besiege Bellishany 20 Miles from Inniskilling and that Col. Sowtherland was come to Belturbet the same distance from Inniskilling on the other hand and that one or both the Armies would be very soon at Inniskilling on which a Council of War was called and it was resolved we should return to the defence of Inniskilling but they were ever resolv'd not to suffer the Enemy
to come so near them as to lay Siege to the Town and therefore the Governor ordered Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd to take the Field with the greatest Strength we could make in Foot and Horse and march against Southerland June 17. Colonel Lloyd came with his Men to Mac Guires Bridge a place not full half way betwixt Inniskilling and Belturbet from which place the Irish spy went in the Night and acquainted Col. Southerland That all the Forces of Inniskilling were coming against him when this news was brought to Southerland and he believing former Reports That Inniskilling were 15000 Strong he immediately retired towards Charlemont leaving 80 Dragoons and about 200 Foot in the Church of Belturbet to see if they could make good the Place against the Inniskilling Men until he could get force enough for their Relief Our Men being got to Belturbet the Enemy Fired very fast at us but with their usual Success we had not Attackt the place above Two hours but they offered to Capitulate it being agreed That all the Officers and Soldiers should be our Prisoners There were Thirteen Commission Officers and Lieutenant Colonel Scot their Commander we got likewise 700 Musquets a Barrel and half of Powder several Horses and 20 Horse Load of Bisquets 100 Barrels of Wheat 50 of Flower and near 300 common Soldiers Prisoners July 3. A Letter came from Bellishany to Inniskilling signifying that Captain Hobson with the Bonaventure Frigate was there sent from Major General Kirk at the Lough of Derry to know their condition and if they wanted any Ammunition c. which was a very acceptable Message The Governor ordered that very night Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd and other Officers to take some Troops and March the next day towards Bellishany and the day following being the 5th of July the Officers went on Board where they were Treated with great Civility by Captain Hobson they fully informing him of the state of their Affairs he gave good encouragement assuring that very soon there would care be taken to Relieve them He gave them 30 Barrels of Powder which the Officers within Two days sent safe to Inniskilling and Two of the number went back in the Bonadventure with a Message to Major General Kirk for Commissions to regulate the Men not disciplin'd some more Ammunition and Arms and some Officers who on the 12th came to the General in Derry Lough where he lay with the Fleet He for about two days did inform himself by them of the condition Inniskilling was in what store of Men belong'd to that Garrison and how Arm'd They had then about 27 Troops 30 Foot Companies and some few Troops of Dragoons the Foot were indifferently well Armed but the Horse and Dragoons not so well The Major General had few Arms fit for Horse but he gave them 600 Fire-looks for Dragoons 1000 Musquets to raise more Foot with 20 more Barrels of Powder with Bullets and Match Eight small Canon and some Hand-Granado's He sent likewise Commissions for a Regiment of Horse consisting of 16 Troops 50 Men in each Troop for a Regiment of Dragoons consisting of 12 Troops 50 Men in each Troop and for Three Regiments of Foot 18 Companies in each Two whereof to be Granadeers 60 Men in each Company and one Independant Troop of Horse to each Regiment The Major General gave them some very good Officers viz. Colonel Woolsely to be Commander in chief and Colonel of Horse and Captain Berry Lieutenant Colonel Captain Stone Major Captain Win to be Colonel of the Dragoons and for our Three Regiments of Foot Gustavus Hamilton the Governor of Inniskilling was made first Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd and Major Tiffin the other Two And they being thus furnished according to desire they took leave of the Major General Sunday the 20th of July but through contrary Winds came not to Bellishany till Friday the 26th where they were no sooner come but notice was given them that Lieutenant General Macarty with a considerable Army was come to Belturbet in order to Besiege Inniskilling Upon this the Officers went the next day to Baleek and on Sunday the 28. went from thence by Water and Landed safe at Inniskilling and were receiv'd with some Ceremony and great Rejoycings That Night advice came That Lieutenant General Macarty was before Crom and was raising a Battery against the Castle Upon which Colonel Woolsely made all the expedition possible to get together what Forces he could in order to Relieve them and sent for part of the Forces from Bellishany but Mac Carty marches towards Lisnaskeae CHAP. V. Colonel Berry Marches to Relieve Lisnaskea and succeeds Marches after the Enemy Colonel Berry Fights the Enemies Army Commanded by Major General Alexander Hamilton Defeats them kills 200 of the Enemy and takes 30 Prisoners Colonel Woolsely with 2000 Inniskilling Men Fights Mac Carties Army of 6000 gives them a Total Rout kills 3300 of the Enemy takes Mac Carty himself Prisoner with all their Artillery Arms Baggage c. IN formation being brought That a part of Mac Carties Army was marching towards Lisnaskea within 10 Miles of us Upon this Lieutenant Colonel Berry the next Morning being July 30 was sent with Eight Troops of Horse Three Companies of Foot and Two Troops of Dragoons with order to get to the Castle of Lisnaskea before the Enemy and to place a Garrison in it if he found it Tenable otherwise to Burn it But when he came there he found the place of no consequence and so left it The next day being the last of July he marched his Men towards the Enemy who lay about Six Miles from him he had not marched above Two Miles when near a place called Donagh his Scouts did discover a considerable Body of Horse Foot and Dragoons who immediately advertise Colonel Berry of their approach who Retreats with his Men towards Lisnaskea again and in the way on a rising ground had a full view of the Enemy and found them above double the number of his own on which he sends an Express to Colonel Woosely at Inniskilling for Relief and Retreats about a Mile from Lisnaskea by a by-road where coming to a Bog with a narrow short Cause-way through it that scarce Two Horsemen could ride a Breast at the end of this Cause-way Berry halted resolving to make good that Pass against the Enemy till he should be Relieved There was a Thicket of Underwood just by the Causeway where the Foot were placed the Horse a little farther off and gave the word Oxford They made but a very short stay there when Colonel A. Hamilton Mac Carty's Major General came in view with a considerable Body of Men who alighting from his Horse ordered his Dragoons to do so to and very bravely advanced near the end of the Causeway his Men firing briskly at ours but with little Success for they only wounded some sour or five of our Men But ours were better Marksmen they shot about a dozen Men dead at
the end of the Cause-way and wounded Colonel Hamilton their Leader who being wounded retreated and ordered another Officer to lead on the Men who was immediately Killed with some more of the Men which the Enemy perceiving and having no one to lead them on began to Retreat from the end of the Cause-way which our Men seeing gave a Huzza and cryed out The Rogues are running and immediately our Foot and Dragoons took the Bog on each hand and our Horse advanced on the Cause-way towards them which the Enemy perceiving began at first to retreat a little faster from us but their Retreat soon turned to a most disorderly Flight without offering to face about or Fire any more at us our Horse soon over-took them and fell in among their Foot and such Dragoons as were on foot and made a very great Slaughter of them having the chase of them through the Town of Lisnaskea and near a Mile farther and the Execution had been greater but notice was brought to Berry That Lieut. General Mac Carty with the Body of his Army was advancing towards him Upon this he sounds a Retreat and brings back his Men to the place where the Fight first began having Killed about 200 and taken 30 Prisoners with a great quantity of Arms c. This happened about Nine in the Morning About 12 of the Clock the same day there came an Express from Colonel Woolsely to Lieut. Colonel Berry desiring him to March his Party to Lisnaskea where he would meet him with the rest of the Army at the Moat of the Town where in a little time they both met Colonel Woolsely acquainted the Officers That the Party under his Command had marched in such great hast to Relieve their Brethren that they had scarce brought a Meals Meat with them therefore it must be resolved either immediately to go Fight Mac Carty or else return to Inniskilling again the former of which was resolved on by the unanimous consent of all the Soldiers Upon this Colonel Woolsely and the other Colonels drew up all the Men in Battalia and gave them the word No Popery and then drew out four Men out of every Troop with an Officer to Command them for a Forlorn Our whole Number when all were joyned consisted but of 2000 Men or something upwards The Forlorn Colonel Woolsely ordered to March on about half a Mile before the Army We had not marched a Mile from Donagh when our Forlorn came in view of the Forlorn of the Enemy who immediately retreated before our Men we advanced after them till we came within half a Mile of Newtown-Butler where is a large Bog and a little beyond a steep Hill where the Enemy were drawn up advantagiously After our Men had past the Bog in good order and came up to the Enemy within Musket-shot they began to Fire at us but before Three Vollies had been discharged on each side our Men saw them begin to draw off and Retreat which they misapprehending believed them running away and our Officers had much ado to keep them from pursuing with what speed they could But Colonel Woolsely from a Hill saw them go off in so good order that he believed it was either to draw our Men into an Ambush or else Post themselves to better Advantage therefore sent Command That no Man should go out of his Rank but pursue them in good Order Thus the Enemy retreated in good Order and our Men after them a Mile beyond Newtown-Butler where they came to a Hill just above a Bog much such a place as before having their Cannon placed at the end of the Cause-way Colonel Berry and Major Stone advanced with the Horse to the Cause-way but the Enemy plied their Canon so hard that the Horse could not Advance but our Foot and Dragoons advanced on both sides through the Bog the Enemy still keeping their Ground till at last they came up and seized their Cannon and Killed their Canoneers and then advanced towards the Body of their Men that were drawn up a little above them As soon as our Horse perceived their Canon were secured by our Foot they advanced over the Cause-way which the Enemies Horse perceiving they with the mounted Dragoons wheeled and fled towards Wattle-Bridge deserting their Foot Their Foot stood their Ground till our Men came among them but then perceiving their own Horse and Dragoons fled and ours coming up to them they thought it no time to stay any longer but turned their backs and instead of going to the left-hand where they had an open Country fled all to the right where they had a great Bog which they ran through for above a Mile leading towards Loghearn most of them throwing away their Arms into Turf-pits Our Horse followed theirs in a String over the narrow ways from the place where the Enemy had planted their Cannon to Wattle-Bridge and left a good Guard of Horse there to secure the Pass Our Horse kept all the Road between the Two places that not one of their Foot could pass them Our Foot in the mean time followed theirs through the Bog into a Wood near Loghearn and gave Quarter to none but Officers which the Enemy perceiving and having no Courage to fight for their Lives desperately took the Lough to the number of 500 and but one Man of them escaped drowning or else was Killed coming out Our Men continued all Night beating the Bushes for them and thus ended that days great Service Whence we may reckon the safety of the Protestants in Ireland God having given them the greatest and most remarkable Victory over the Irish that was obtained in this or any former Age They were reckoned 6000 and the Protestants not much above 2000 we killed that day in the Morning and Afternoon about 3000 took 400 Prisoners and there were drowned in several places of Loghearn as was computed about 500. The Irish themselves confess there were 3000 of their Men wanting when those that fled came to Dublin We had in this Action but 20 Men Killed and about 50 Wounded whereof many Mortal Lieutenant General Mac Carty after the Fight when his Men were fled he with about five or six Officers went into a Wood near the place where the Canon were planted and some small time after came out of the Wood with those that were with him on Horseback and Fired his Pistol at the Party that were guarding the Cannon Our Men when they came first from the Wood thought them some of their own Party supposing all the Enemy fled and never questioned them till Mac-Carty fired his Pistol and the 7 or 8 of the Soldiers fired their Muskets at him shot his Horse dead and wounded him very ill in several places and then to put him out of pain one of the Soldiers clubbed his Musket to have knocked out his Brains which one of those that came with him from the Wood perceiving called to the Soldier to hold his Hand for it was their General
War during their Majesties Pleasure The time of the Parley Duke Schomberg went through the Trenches and viewed them as also the Walls of the Castle The Parley being over the Duke gave Orders to the Engineers and Gunners to go on as Vigorously as possible they could tho' before the Duke had ordered them to spare the Castle Our Batteries being only one on the Windmil-Hill with Mortars and another against the North-Gate of four Guns the Duke ordered a very large Mortar to be planted on a new Battery close under the Walls near the Lord Dunegal's House with a small Field-piece which did great Execution our Canon Mortars and small Shot playing very furiously all the Night Saturday the 24. At break of day the Town was all over covered with Dust and Smoak c. and about Eight some Houses were flaming Engineer Richards who came from Derry was carried to Belfast being Wounded in three several places as he was in the Trenches At Two a Clock this day came one Mr. Spring to the Duke who made his escape over the Walls and gave an account That all the Soldiers lay continually on the Walls so that the Bombs only afflicted the Protestants in the Town And that O Mac-Carty Moor and Owen Mac-Carty were the only Two that obstructed the Surrendring of the Town Sunday and Munday there was smart Firing on both sides and some Breaches made in the Walls On Tuesday being the 27. a White Flag was hung out After the Ships no less than our Army had done them very great damage they being moved in a Line against the Castle and they Surrendred on condition to have their liberty to march to the next Garrison The next day the Army marched to Belfast leaving Sir H. Ingolsby's Regiment in Garrison there On Monday Sept. 2. The whole Army march'd Two Miles beyond Lisnegarvy Tuesday 3. They Encamped near the Town of Dramore and the same Night the Train of Artillery came up and ioyned the Army Wednesday we Encamped on the side of a Hill near the Town of Lough-brickland in Two Lines as at first Thursday the 5. The Army Encamped about a Mile short of the Newry The night before the Duke of Berwick left the Town after having Burnt all but a few Houses The next day the Army passed through the Town and continued their March towards Dundalk CHAP. VII Duke Sconberg on the Burning of the Newry sends a Trumpet to the Duke of Berwick The Enemy quit Dundalk without Burning it Our Army Encamp on the Plains of Dundalk The Enemy about Ardee Colonel Lloyd Defeats 5000 Irish near Slego Kills 700 and takes 300 Prisoners with their Commander A Conspiracy of French Papists discovered in the English Camp A Captain and Four others Hanged 150 more sent Prisoners to England Colonel Lloyd with a Party of Inniskilling-Men takes the Castle of Dramnasna James-Town Great Mortality in the Irish Camp of which 15000 Die Duke Schomberg's Proclamation of Provisions The Irish March into Winter Quarters James-Town quitted The Fight at Slego between Colonel Lloyd a French Officer and Sarsfield The English Army Decamp and go into Winter Quarters The Actions of the Newry between a Party of Colonel Ingolsby's and 1700 Irish Colonel Cambon's Action at Charlemont THE Enemy having Burnt the greater part of the Town of Newry before they quitted it the General sent a Trumpeter Sept. 6. to the Duke of Berwick who Commanded there to let him know That if they went on to Burn in this Barbarous manner he would not give any Quarter which Message had this Effect That the Irish abandoned Dundalk without doing any harm to the Town leaving behind a great deal of Provisions which their fear and hast would not suffer them to carry away The Army continued about Dundalk and the Newry for several days waiting the coming of their Artillery which coming up on the 16 Instant and on the 17 and 18 we Encamped very advantagiously on the Plains about Dundalk at the same time the Enemy lay Intrench'd at Ardee about 46000 Strong After we were Encamped our Army almost every day encreased with new Forces either from England or Scotland for several Weeks On the 25. The Irish Forces Quartered in and about Connaught came with a design to surprise the Town of Slego to the number of 5000 Horse and Foot Commanded by Colonel O Kelly Of which Colonel Lloyd having timely Intelligence mustered up his Inniskilling Forces making in all about 1000 Horse Foot and Dragoons with whom he was resolved to Fight the Enemy and having Posted his Horse very advantagiously on a rising Ground and lined the Hedges with his Foot in a Lane near the Town of Boyle through which they were to Pass The Enemy were no sooner come up but our Men charged them with all the Vigour and Courage imaginable and after a short time put them to Flight which Colonel Lloyd perceiving took a circumference with his Horse and Dragoons and got into Boyle through which the Enemy were to pass before them where meeting with the Enemy charged them in the Front with his Horse whil'st the Foot fell upon the Rear that they killed 700 on the spot and took 300 Prisoners among which were Colonel O Kelly their Commander and 40 other Officers a great number of Arms 8000 Head of Cattle c. The News of this great Victory coming to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg He ordered the Cannon to be Fired in all the English Quarters On the 28th A Treacherous Conspiracy was discovered in our Camp which was carried on by some French Papists The particulars of which was as followeth A Captain in one of the French Regiments being inform'd by one of his Soldiers That four other Soldiers and a Drummer who were Papists designed to go over to the Irish Army he caused them to be seized and found Letters about one of them to Monsieur D' Avaux who being examined declared he had the Letters from one Du Plessy likewise a Papist who now served as a private Soldier in one of the French Regiments tho' he had been formerly a Captain of Horse in France from whence he was forced to retire on the Account of a Murther he had committed there Du Plessy being seized upon his Examination confessed That he had written to the late King and to Monsieur D' Avaux giving them an account that there were divers Papists in the French Regiments and promising to bring them over to the Irish Camp upon condition he might have the Command of them and his Pardon in France He and his sive Accomplices were brought to a Tryal where Sentence of Death passed upon them and they were Executed accordingly After which the Three French Colone's made strict enquiry what Papists there were in their Regiments and found about 150. who by Order of the General were secured and sent Prisoners to Carlingford and afterwards to England Most of these had deserted the French Service this Summer and passing to Holland and
thence to England upon the Report that Three French Regiments were levying here had Listed themselves in the same the Officers raising their Companies in so much hast that they had not time to examine them very strictly On the 1st of October Colonel Thomas Lloyd being informed That the Irish had put a Garrison of about 80 Men into James-Town which is no inconsiderable Pass upon the River Shannon he marched thither with the Inniskilling Men under his Command Upon our approach they Fired very briskly upon us though without doing us any other damage than that one Man was Shot in his Leg and a Horse Killed Colonel Lloyd having lodged his Dragoons as near the Town as he could conveniently do Marched with the Horse towards a Pass upon the same River called Drumnasna Colonel Mac Donel's House which was immediately Surrendred to him where he found Two great Pantoons which would have facilitated his going over the Water to have Surrounded the Town But about Twelve at Night some Protestants came and gave him notice That the Rebels had abandoned the place whereupon he possessed himself of it and afterwards returned with a considerable Booty October 10. Several Irish Deserters came into our Camp who gave us an account That the late King James had lost above Fifteen Thousand of his Army since they had been Encamped about Ardee that a very malignant Fever did rage in their Camp with several other Distempers About this time a great deal of Rain fell for several days together which occasioned such great quantities of standing Water that great numbers both of Officers and Soldiers dyed in the English Camp but not near so many as dyed in the Irish His Grace the Duke of Schonberg being Informed That notwithstanding there was so great a Plenty in our Camp of almost all sorts of Provisions yet the Sutlers and other Country People that attended the Camp extorted extravagant Rates from the Soldiers in the Army He caused a Proclamation to be Published limiting the Prizes of all sorts of Provisions to a certain moderate Rate On the 1st of November the Irish Army decamped and March d into Winter-Quarters having lain Encamped about Ardee ever since the 10th of September without attempting to force our Camp notwithstanding they were near double the number November 4. Advice came to James-Town That Colonel Sarsfield with a detached Body of Five Thousand choice Men out of the Irish Army and joyned with Two Thousand of the Connaught Forces was coming to Attack that place on which the Garrison not finding themselves able to engage with so great numbers as the Irish were retreated thence to Sligoe Killing in their Retreat 45 of the Irish with the loss of Nine of their own Party Sarsfield with his Army the next day came before the Town of Sligoe whereupon Colonel Russel with the Horse under his Command apprehending Sarsfield's Party to be too strong for them retreated to Bellishannon advising the Foot also to quit the Town But one Monsieur De St. Sauvem who Commanded about Two Hundred Foot most Granadeers and Colonel Lloyd with the Inniskilling Foot bravely stood to it resolving to Fight the Enemy and upon their approaching the Town the French Captain with his Men went and took a Pass not far from the Town which he maintained against all Sarsfield's force till all their Ammunition was spent the Monsieur himself an excellent Marksman often firing in the Head of them after which he and his Men Retreated to the Town with no great loss and defended themselves with their Bionets in their Musquets till they took Possession of the Two Forts beyond the Town The French Captain and his Party possessing the lower Fort and Lloyd with the Inniskilling Men went to the upper Fort from whence Lloyd that Night went towards Inniskilling falling on the Irish in a Pass which he was to go over and Killing Two hundred losing but Twenty five himself The French in their Retreat carried Fire and Provisions into the Fort wherein they found three Barrels of Powder with which they defended themselves bravely for three days and on the Third at Night the Irish lying secure in the Town they Sallied from the Fort on the Irish killed about One hundred and Twenty and drove the rest out of the Town which account being brought to Duke Schonberg he dispatched away all the Inniskilling Horse and Dragoons with Two Regiments of Foot but before they could arrive the Town was pressed on by Sarsfield's whole Army with so great Vigour that they were forced to quit it in the Night and made an handsome Retreat to Inniskilling Novemb. 8. Our Army began to Decamp Ten Regiments marched away last Night and the rest followed this day and His Grace the Duke of Schonberg marched away to Lisnegarvy and from thence to Lisburne Our Army lay Encamped from the 16th of September to the 18th of November on the Plains of Dundalk during which time little of Action happened between the Two Armies but Skirmishes with the Out-Scouts occasioned chiefly by our want of Horse and the Cowardise of the late King James and his Army that they durst not make any attempt on our Camp notwithstanding their Army consisted of near double our number On the 24th of November a Detached Party of select Irish came about break of day to Newry-Bridge before they were perceived The Two Centinels that were placed there having twice discharged their Muskets were killed on the Spot and the Enemy got into the Town but after an hours dispute were beaten out again by a small Party of Colonel Ingolsby's Regiment in this occasion we lost 2 Capt 6 or 7 private Soldiers and a Lieutenant and an Ensign were Wounded About Ten a Clock of the same day the Irish return'd and got over the Bridge a a second time but our Men receiv'd them so warmly that they soon return'd in great confusion leaving Twelve of their Company Slain on the Bridge with Two or Three Officers whom they drag'd away with them and in this last Action we had only Two Men Wounded The Courage and Bravery of the English is rendred extreamly remarkable by the vast inequality of these Two Parties the Enemy being Seventeen Hundred Strong Horse Foot and Dragoons On the 26th of November Colonel Cambon going to take a view of the Castle and Garrison of Charlemont took with him a small Party consisting of Sixty of Colonel Leviston's Regiment of Dragoons who coming within Two Miles of the Place were discovered by the Enemies advanced Sentinels the Garrison took the Alarm and when our Men came to the Hill from whence they might view the place they found all the Hedges and Bushes lined whereupon the Dragoons alighted and beat the Rebels from their Post how many were Killed or Wounded as they ran over the Bog was not certainly known but the Dragoons had a fair Mark at 300 of them as they run to the Town Our Men found Eight or Nine Dead on the place among
the Hedges CHAP. VIII The Irish Defeated at the Newry by Brigadeer Steward 30 Killed and 7 Taken Prisoners Colonel Wolsely takes Belturbet Lady Newcomens House Surrendred Duke Schonberg views Charlemont and takes Booty under the Walls Colonel Berry and St. John takes great Plunder Duke Sconberg's Proclamation against Cuasing and Swearing Duke Sconberg with a Party goes to Dundalk Colonel Woolsely defeats the Duke of Berwick at Cavan kills 300 takes great number of Officers Prisoners and 200 Common Soldiers Brigadeer Nugent Mortally Wounded Four Thousand pound in Brass-Money taken from the Rebels Sir John Laneer takes Bedloe-Castle Prince of Wirtenburgh and the Danes Land at Belfast The Famous Action of Monsieur Callimate at Charlemont 5000 French Land at Kinsale Colonel Hamilton's Tryal at Lisburn for the Escape of General Mac-Carty The Famous Action of Sir Cloudsly Shovel at Dublin-Bay NOv 29. Brigadeer General Steward receiving Intelligence by some Irish Deserters That the Rebels Quartered in Dundalk had formed a Design to surprise the Town and Pass of the Newry particularly by the Earl of Antrim's Regiment Quartered there He immediately drew out what Horse and Foot the little time would permit which exceeded not in all above Two Hundred and Fifty Men and went in Person at the Head of them and drew them up on a very advantagious Ground near the Pass just as the Enemy came up and our Party Attackt them so vigorously that they soon put the Enemy to the Rout Killing 30 on the Spot and taking Seventeen Prisoners among which were Five Officers He likewise took some hundred Head of Cattle and small Garrons And had our Party been larger the General was resolved to have marched to Dundalk Decemb. 4. Colonel Wolsely marched out with a small Party of the Inniskilling Forces in the Night to Belturbet and taking the Garrison at a surprise upon the first Summons they yielded to be conducted to the next Garrison About the same time a considerable Party of the Irish Forces had Attacked the House of the Lady Newcomen in the County of Longford which she defended very Bravely with the assistance of Two hundred of her British Tenants that she had got into her House neither could they take it for some time tho' they had made several vigorous Attacks upon it it being above 20 Miles from any English Garrison until they had brought some of their Field-Pieces and Bombs against it yet such was the Gallantry and Resolution of the Lady wherewith she maintained the Place even after the arrival of these Warlike Engines that she forced the Enemy to give very advantagious and honourable Terms namely That her Ladyship and Domestick Servants should continue in the House as formerly the Garrison having free liberty to March with their Arms Bag and Baggage to Lisnegarvy On the 12th of December His Grace the Duke of Schonberg went with a small Party to view the situation of Charlemont and took from under the Walls of the place fifty Horses forty Cows and about the like number of Sheep without the least opposition from the Rebels in Garrison except the firing of the Canon which did us no harm Our Forces at this time began to be in a very good condition and most of the Soldiers that were Sick in the Hospital began now to be very well recovered and gone to their Quarters but we had it confirmed among us from all hands that there still continued a great Mortality among the Irish Army On the 1st of January Lieut. Colonel Berry went out with a detached Party from Clownish and after having ranged for some time without being able to discover any Enemy he returned with the Plunder of Fifteen Hundred Cows besides Sheep and Garrons or small Horses and some time after another Party which Colonel Saint John's sent out from Armagh brought back Sixty Horses and an Hundred and fifty Sheep January 8. About this time Parties went out from several of our Garrisons and made Excursions into the Enemies Quarters and brought away several Thousand Head of black Cattle Sheep and small Horses or Garrons Complaint being made to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg at Lisburne of some Irregularities of our Army particularly the too frequent use of Cursing and Swearing His Grace immediately ordered the following Proclamation to be Published Entituled A Proclamation by Frederick Duke of Schonberg Lord General of all Their Majesties Forces c. WHereas the Horrid and Detestable Crimes of Profane Cursing Swearing and taking Gods Holy Name in vain being Sins of much Guilt and little Temptation have by all Nations and People and that in all Ages been punished with sharp and severe Penalties as great and grievous Sins And we to our great Grief and Trouble taking notice of the too srequent practice of these Sins by several under Our Command and that some have arrived to that height of Impiety that they are heard more irequently to invoke God to Damn them than to Save them and this notwithstanding the heavy and dreadful Iudgments of God upon us at this very time for these and our other Sins and notwithstanding the Penalties enjoyned by Their Majesties Articles of War on these Offenders And we justly fearing that Their Majesties Army may be more prejudiced by these Sins than advantaged by the Conduct and Courage of those Guilty of them do think fit strictly to Charge and Command all Officers and Soldiers under Our Command That they and every of them from hence-forward do forbear all vain Cursing Swearing and taking God's Holy Name in vain under the Penalties enjoyned by the aforesaid Articles and Our further Displeasure And that all Officers take particular care to put the said Articles of War in execution on all under their respective Commands guilty of the said Offences as they will answer the contrary at their utmost Peril Given at Our Head Quarters at Lisburn the 18th of January 1689. in the First Year of Their Majesties Reign Signed SCHONBERG On the 25th of January His Grace the Duke of Schonberg set out from Lisburn to visit our Forces in the Frontier Garrisons and gave the necessary Orders and returned again on the 30th On Feb. 6. A great number of Victuallers arrived at Belfast and brought us an account that the Danish Forces were on their March in order to their being Embarked for this Kingdom Feb. 12. His Grace the Duke of Schonberg our General having advice brought him to Lisburn That the Enemy were in motion about Dundalk he drew some Troops together and Marched himself with them to Dramore but Sir John Lanier and Colonel La Melioner who were sent before with a Party and went as far as Carlingford returned with an account that there were only Three Regiments at Dundalk neither that Garrison nor Droghedagh having receiv'd any reinforcements the Troops were countermanded except a Detachment of 500 Horse and Dragoons and as many Foot which was sent under the Command of Sir John Lanier towards Dundalk who had afterwards divers successful
Skirmishes with the Enemy On the 13th His Grace returned to Lisburne where he receiv'd the following Account by Letters from Colonel Wolsely Dated at Belturbet the 12th as followeth I send your Grace this Express to give you an account of the Fight we had Yesterday with the Enemy at Cavan On Monday at Four in the Afternoon I marched from Belturbet with a Detachment of 700 Foot and 300 Horse and Dragoons We passed the River at 12 at Night Two Miles above Callihays where were Two of the Enemies Scouts The Signal of our Motion was given by Firing several Musquets down the River and making a great Fire upon a high Hill I had carried my Men all over about one a Clock and intended to have been at Cavan about an hour before day but the Ways were so bad and defiles so many that we got not thither till half an hour after day-break where we found the Duke of Berwick which I did not expect who arrived there the Night before with 2500 Men which with the Garrison made a Body of 4000 Men all drawn up in good order before the Town and near the Fort so soon as I had disposed of my Men as the Ground would give me leave I charged them and after an hours dispute we beat them out of the Field The Duke of Berwick had his Horse shot Colonel O Rely Governor of Cavan killed on the place with two Lieutenant Colonels the one a French-man the other an Irish-man whose Name was Goughagan a Man in great Esteem with them but most of our Men fell presently upon the Plunder both in the Field and in the Town so that we were in the greatest confusion imaginable which the Enemy seeing from the Fort made a very strong Sally upon us and came on so briskly that I thought all had been lost I went with all the speed I could to a place where I had posted some Detatchments of Foot at the beginning of the Fight who had not been engaged at all and I found them all there being about 250 with these and about 80 Horse and Dragoons I opposed the Enemy who I judged to be about 1500 At the same time seeing it impossible to get our Men out of the Town I sent a Party of Horse with Orders to Burn it which was immediately done and so the Soldiers were forced to quit it and having joyned those that were Fighting we drove the Enemy like Sheep into the Fort which being a strong Place and full of Men and our Men being extreamly fatiegued I did not think fit to Attack it It was a very unfortunate force which the Soldiers falling to Plunder put upon me to Burn the Town for there was in it as much Provision as would have served this Garrison six Months All the Houses were full of Bread Meal and Wheat and a vast quantity of Oats and Beans The Prisoners give me this Account That the Duke of Berwick was to Command at Cavan a Body of Ten Thousand Men which were to be made up by Detachments out of the whole Army The first place he was to Attack was this which was to have been done this day and these were the Forces your Grace had so frequent Intelligence of but I suppose the Neck of this Design is broke we having destroyed all their Provisions both for Men and Horse and what I believe is as great a loss to them we have blown up all their Ammunition which was lodged in the Town So soon as my Men have refreshed themselves I will have another Bout with them for the Fort which I believe they will quit of themselves for they have no Provisions or cover for their Men now the Town is destroyed We have lost about Twenty Men my Major Traherne Captain Armstrong and Captain Mayo with Captain La Maugere a French Reformed Officer were killed and Captain Blood an Ingineer shot in the side Of the Enemy Three Hundred were killed and four Captains five Lieutenants two Ensigns and a Quarter-Master with Two Hundred Men taken Prisoners Our Men shewed in this as in former occasions a very great forwardness to Engage the Enemy notwithstanding the inequality of their Number and gave new prooss of their Courage and Bravery and particularly Major General Kirk's Men. The Eight French Officers your Grace sent hither likewise behaved themselves very well This day being February the 16th His Grace received another Express from Colonel Wolsely with the following Account Written at Belturbet the 14th Instant Since I Writ my last a Gentleman is come in here from the County of Westmeath who tells me he saw after the Fight at Cavan great numbers of Soldiers all without Arms having thrown them away in their flight so that the Road and Ditches were filled with them That he saw likewise a great many Wounded Men among whom were several Officers That Brigadeer General Nugent was Mortally Wounded And that the Irish own the loss of Three Hundred Men and of Fourteen Commission Officers killed upon the Place We have taken from the Enemy 4000 pound in Brass Money February 17. Twelve Officers French and Irish that were Taken at the Battle at Cavan were brought Prisoners to the Castle of Carick-fergus February 20. Sir John Lanier with his Party at the Newry marched from thence to Dundalk and passing by Bedloe-Castle in which there was an Ensign with Thirty Four Men Colonel Levison's Dragoons immediately Stormed it Killed Ten of the Rebels and took the rest Prisoners and Burnt the Castle in which there was a great deal of Provisions Then they advanced to the back of the Town of Dundalk Brigagadeer Steward marching at the same time with the Foot to the other side of the Town and Burnt about Twenty Houses the Garrison keeping close with their Intrenchments After which they returned to Newry with a Booty of a Thousand Cows and Two Hundred Garoons having had a French Lieutenant Killed and five Dragoons Wounded March 6. Four Hundred Danes Landed at Belfast and the next day the Prince of Wirtenburgh their General Landed with many more On which His Grace the Duke of Schonberg went from Lisburne to take a View of the Danish Forces and gave Orders for their several Quarters in particular Towns The Regiment of Callimote being posted this Winter along the River called Black-Water and near Lough-Neagh they greatly streightned the Garrison of Charlemont on that side and hindred their having any Correspondence with the County of Tyrone On the 8th of March Colonel La Callimote possessed himself of a small Village within a Mile of Charlemont The Enemy upon notice of it came out with 300 Men to Attack us but though we had not had time to Intrench our selves yet we repulsed them with the loss of Three Men on their side and one wounded on ours We were employed the next day and the following in casting up some little Works and in observing the Avenues of the Place and the Enemies Out-Posts on both sides the River which
we obliged them to abandon giving them every Night new Alarms On the 12th Instant about Nine at Night Colonel Callimote marched with a Party of his Regiment and a small Detachment of Colonel Saint John's making in all about Eighty Soldiers and Twenty Officers whom he caused to Embark at a place called Dery-Gally in Three large Boats Being come within half a Mile of Charlemont he Landed his Men and leaving a Guard with the Boats marched to the Town and though they were discovered at a good distance by the light of the Moon yet they passed the Ditch and made themselves Masters of the Main-Guard Our Men divided themselves into Two Parties the one marched towards the Gate of the Castle to hinder the Rebels from Sallying out and the other Attackt a Redoubt lately Built within Thirty Paces of the Counterscarp to cover their Bridge which might contain Thirty Men and had now in it fifteen with a Serjeant and after some little Resistance entred the same killing Six and taking the rest Prisoners Monsieur de la Borde Major to La Callimote with Thirty Men took another Redoubt and we Plundered and Burnt the Houses as far as the Gate of Armagh which the Enemy had abandoned After this the day coming on Collonel Callimote retired with his Party with Drums Beating and Colours Flying by the Causey that leads to Black-Water Town The whole Action was carried on with a great deal of Vigour and Conduct The Rebels lost above Fifty Men killed and taken Prisoners On our side Major La Borde was Killed with a Carthage Shot from the last Cannon that was Fired and Lieutenant Collonel Belcassel and Captain Le Rapin were Wounded the first in the Head and the other in the Thigh and besides these we had but one Man Killed and Five or Six Wounded There were then about 450 Men. March 14th Five thousand French Foot Landed at the Port of Kin-sale with two Generals the Count de Lauzun and the Marquess de Lery in Exchange for these the late King James sent his Brother Lewis some time after Five Thousand Irish under the Command of Gen. Mac-Carty March 15. Colonel Gustavus Hamilton was brought to his Tryal for the Escape of Major General Mac Carty from Inniskilling he being Governour of the Town when the General Escaped in the beginning of January last The Collonel had often urged for a Tryal but was delayed above Two months partly for want of Field-Officers who were the only Persons that could try him they being Commanded to their Posts upon the Alarms we had from Cavan and Dundalk The Court being sate Major General Lanier President the Judge Advocate Sir John Topham laid the Charge against him which having fully done the Court demanded of the Collonel what he had to offer for himself Upon this the Collonel produced a Letter from his Superior Officer wherein he commanded him to take Moncashells Parol for his Behaviour Upon this the Court said he need say no more for the Letter he produced spoke enough to show his Innocency The President acquainted the Duke of Schonberg with it who sent for Moll Hamilton and told him He was sorry for what trouble was given him but that what was done was to satisfie others more than himself of his Innocency March 23th At Night Collonel Wolseley sent a Party of 200 Men to fetch in some Cattle for the use of his Garrison at Belturbet who leaving Cavan on the right Hand went Three Miles beyond it and brought away 1000 Head of Cattle but as they were returning back by the River by which they came they found 400 of the Enemy drawn up in Battalia to hinder their Passage but our Men having put themselves in a Posture Attack'd them with that Courage and Resolution that they soon put them to the Rout Killed Forty and took Eight Prisoners and Pursued the rest to the very Gates of Belinicargate April 6th Collonel Wolsely this Evening Marched from Belturbet with 700 Men drawn out of the Regiments of Kirk Earle Gravan and the Inniskilling Troops and having ordered half of them to make an Incursion towards Finag under the command of Lieutenant Collonel Tretchtoune he advanced with the rest to Attack the Castle of Killishandra Situated about Seven Miles from Belturbet the like distance from Cavan and Nine from Finag where he arived the 7th about break of Day and by the help of some Hedges and Ditches brought all his Men within Musket-shot of the Castle and fixed a Miner to the Wall The Mine was fixed and ready to Play by Ten the next Morning when Collonel Wolsely sent to Summon the Garrison who thereupon sent out an Officer to Treat and about two Hours after the Conditions were agreed upon which were that the Garrison should March out with their Arms and Baggage And accordingly the Castle-Gate was delivered up about Noon and the Garison Commanded by one Captain Darchey Marched out an Hour after being 160 Detached Men out of several Regiments and were Guarded to Cavan In this Action we lost Three Men and had Five wounded and 100 Men were put into the Castle which is a Post of very good consideration to us it opening a free passage into Connaught and to all that part of Leinster that lyes on the Shannon After this Collonel Wolsely returned to Belturbet whither the General sent a Battalion of Danes to reinforce him with Orders to enter upon new Action On the 8th Collonel Cutts and Collonel Babingtons Regiments with the last Regiment of Danish Horse and Recruits for the other Regiments arrived at Belfast On the 10th Collonel Tiffin Governour of Bellishannon sent out a Party consisting of 200 Firelocks of his own Regiment and 20 Dragoons Commanded by his Lieut. Collonel with Orders to March within two Miles of Sligo where the Enemy kept the Castle they arrived there before Day brought away 400 Cows 150 Sheep 80 Goats and 60 Horses the Enemy having taken the Allarm pursu'd them with two Troops of Horse one of Dragoons and three Companies of Foot and overtook them within eight Miles of Bellishannon on which our Forces putting themselves in the best Posture of Defence the short time would permit Attacked the Enemy with great bravery and after less than half an Hours dispute put them to the Rout killing a Captain and 16 Souldiers after which they brought their Booty clear off CHAP IX Sir Clovesly Shovel Arrives at Belfast with Money Armes and Ammunition for the Army The Famous Action of Sir Clovesly Shovel at the Bay of Dublin related Charlemont Releived in the Night by Five Hundred Irish The Garison of Charlemont Surprized by an Ambuscade in the Night The Governour of Charlemont demands a Parly and Surrenders May 13th the Articles of Capitulation the Duke views the Situation of Charlemont and the Garrison as they March out May 15th Collonel Wolsely with Twelve Hundred Men Besieges Bellingarny raises Works against it and beats the Enemy from their Out Works Preparations to Storm
General Douglas broke down their Bridge Burnt part of the Town and retired into the Castle The French when they first came to Lymerick took Possession of it with their Infantry under the Command of the Count De Lausun and they would not suffer any Irish to come into the Town but turned out the Garrison they found there so that the Lord Tyrconnel and General Sarsfield with their Irish were forced all to Encamp without the Town July 25. The King viewed the Walls of Waterford without entring into the Town and returned back to the Camp which was about Three Miles distant where all things were ready for an Attack His Majesty Dined in the Camp and then returned to Carick that Night From Waterford His Majesty sent a Summons to the Governor of Duncannon-Fort Captain Michael Burk offering the same Capitulation which had been granted to Waterford and letting him know if he refused or delayed to comply he must expect no Mercy He insisted upon six days to consult the Lord Tyrconnel which being refused he declared he would take that time whereupon the Cannon was ordered down in order to an Attack but the next day being the 26th in the Evening Sir Cloudsly Shovel appearing with 16 Frigates in view it so terrisied them that the Governor wrote to Major General Kirk that they would accept of what had been offered which His Majesty being made acquainted with he was pleased to Order That they should still have the benefit of the Articles that were at first proposed and the Fort was accordingly Surrendred whereby we are possessed of a very advantagious Post which commands the River of Waterford On the 27. His Majesty left the Camp and set forward for Dublin resolving to return immediately for England On the 29. The King arrived at Chapple-Izod His Majesty having resolved to Besiege Lymerick where the Enemy have drawn what force they can together sent Order to Lieutenant General Douglas to March from Athlone and joyn the Count De Solmes and the better to dispose of things for the pushing on the Siege His Majesty altered His Resolutions of going immediately for England and put off His Journey for some time On the 27. We Marched from Carick under the Command of the Count De Solmes His Majesty as aforementioned being gone for Dublin and came this day to the Town of Clonmel which is Eight very long Miles this Place seems to be very strongly situated and doubtless might have held out for some time had it been Garrisoned by any but Irish Men. The 28. We Marched seven Miles farther And the next day being the 29th We Encamped at a place called Goolin-Bridge which is about 23 Miles from Lymerick Here as soon as we arrived we had the confirmation that the French had possessed themselves of the City of Lymerick and that they would not suffer any of the Irish Forces to come into it having turned out those few that were in Garrison there August the first Some Parties of Horse marched from our Camp and advanced within sight of the Enemy at Lymerick who on the approach of these advanced Parties were in great consternation and they brought us word that the gross of the Irish Army consisting of about 25000 Men were upon the hearing of the advance of our Army retired from beyond the Shannon August 2. Advice was brought into the Camp of the Surrender of the Town of Youghal the manner as follows The Garrison that Marched from Waterford according to their Articles of Capitulation were conducted as far as the Town of Youghal which is about 14 Miles by 50 of Colonel Levison's Dragoons under the Command of one Captain Pownal who having some Communication with the Governor of the Place who was before Governor of Carick-fergus he told him the certain ruine he would bring upon himself and Garrison if he thought of holding out and therefore advising him to Surrender the Governor desired he would wait his Answer till Ten at Night at which time by agreement he Marched out with Three Companies of Foot and gave him Possession of the Town Captain Pownal being entered having first searched for Mines found in the Place 14 Cannon mounted and two without Carriages but neither Powder nor Ball 350 Barrels of Oats 215 Stone of Wool and several other sorts of Provisions August the third A Deserter came into our Camp from Lymerick and told us That yesterday Morning the second Instant he saw the French March out of Town with Eight Field-Pieces and that the common report was That they were going to Galway to Embark there for France that being a more convenient Port for their taking Shipping than Lymerick Galway being but Nine Miles from the Mouth of the Bay and Lymerick is Sixty And that as soon as the French had quitted the Place and were marched out the Three Regiments of the Irish under the Command of one Colonel Lutterel marched in and took Possession of it He could not tell the certain number of the French Ships that were in the River of Lymerick but says he saw only Three Provision-Ships at the Key and that the Rebels in the Place were very much disheartened being in little hopes of farther Supply The Regiments that were sent to Reduce the Town of Waterford and Fort of Duncannon under the Command of Major General Kirk joyned us on Saturday and Lieutenant General Douglas lies Encamped within Five Miles of us August 5. An Account was brought to the Camp That a mixt Body of the Enemies and Rabble Rapparees together were gone from the County of Cork to Plunder the Town of Youghal which a Troop of our Dragoon lately possess'd themselves of upon which befides some Companies of Foot that were ordered thither some days since a Detachment of Six hundred Horse from our Camp are sent to oppose them On the 6. We Decamped from Coolen-Bridge and Marched in Two Bodies towards Lymerick the Infantry taking their way by a place called Sallaweed and the Chavalry by Cullen On the 7. We came to Carickellish which is Six Miles from Lymerick and here our Horse and Foot joyned in one Body again and in the Evening some small Detached Parties were sent to observe the Posture and Motions of the Enemy but on the approach of our Men the Enemy retired in great precipitation from place to place and in the Night burnt a great many small Houses and Cabbins within Three Miles of the Town On the 8. At One in the Morning His Majesty sent out Nine hundred Horse and Two hundred Foot under the Command of the Earl of Portland and Brigadeer Stewart c. who advanced within Cannon-Shot of the Town notwithstanding the opposition made by Three Regiments of the Enemies Foot one of Horse and another of Dragoons who stood but one Firing tho' they had the covert of the Hedges through which they Fired About Four hours after this Detachment returned to our Camp and gave the King an account of the Posture the Enemy were in
And about Seven a Clock His Majesty went himself with a fresh Party of 200 select Horse who approached within Two Miles of the Town Octob. 9. At Five this Morning our whole Army Decamped Colonel Earl leading the Van with 200 Horse and 1000 Chosen Foot Upon our approach we found the Enemy drawn up within Two Miles of the City of Lymerick their Horse made a shew of Resistance and stood our first Charge but soon afterwards gave way when they threw themselves behind the Hedges and Fired so from thence that our Horse could not come to them Upon which we brought some small Field Pieces to Fire upon them and about One a Clock Colonel Earl Attacked them with his Foot who run on with that Bravery tho' the Enemy made a great Fire through the Hedges that within Two hours time they possessed themselves of Two advantagious Posts called Ireton Fort and the Old Kirk Then the Besieged began to Fire from the Town with their great Guns which killed us some Men but in all this days Action we had not above 35 Killed and Wounded tho' above 250 of the Enemy were killed in their several Retreats among which were several Officers of Note Betwixt six and seven in the Evening His Majesty ordered a Trumpeter to be sent with a Summons to the Town The Trumpeter was sent back with this Answer from Monsieur Boiseleau the Governor That as King James had intrusted him with that Garrison he would recommend himself to the Prince of Orange by a vigorous Defence About Eight at Night the King went to his Camp having been on Horseback from Four in the Morning giving the necessary Orders and exposing himself amidst the greatest of Dangers Octob. 10. Early this Morning Lieutenant General Gnikle and Major General Kirk with 5000 Horse Foot and Dragoons Marched over the Ford at Annaghbeg a place about Two Miles above the Town where 11 of the Enemies Regiments of Horse and Foot were ready to maintain the Pass but when our Forces came they found the Enemy had quitted their Station having retired in the Night here our Foot were forced to wade up to the middle in Water About Eight the King went over in Person and ordered Three Regiments of Foot with some Pieces of Cannon to be Posted there The 11. was spent in visiting the several Posts and giving the necessary Orders about the Siege The 12. His Majesty Commanded Brigadeer Stewart with a Detachment and Four Pieces of Cannon to go early this Morning and Attack Castle Connel which is of considerable Strength scituated on the Shannon about Four Miles from Lymerick There were in it above 140 Men Commanded by Captain Barnwel who had refused to Surrender upon the Summons sent him the Night before but no sooner saw the Cannon but submitted at Discretion The same day fell out the unhappy accident of surprising our Cannon by Sarsfield who burst Two of them This accident hindred us several days in our carrying on the Siege of Lymerick On the 14. An Express came to our Camp from Youghal giving an account That the Garrison there consisting of 50 Foot and 36 Dragoons hearing what mischief the Raparees did near the Castle-Martyr the Officers that Commanded drew out both the Horse and Foot and Marched to Attack them but the Foot not being able to March so fast as the Dragoons the latter met near Castle-Martyr 300 Rapparees Horse and Foot and immediately Routed them killing 60 and taking 17 Prisoners and the Foot being come up they Summoned the Castle which Surrendred upon liberty to go to Cork August 16. This Morning was Published a Proclamation in behalf of the Clergy and their Tythes and most part of the day was spent in concerting Matters abous the Siege of Lymerick On the 17. The whole day was spent in making the necessary Preparations and getting all things ready for the opening of the Trenches which in the Evening was put in Execution the Trenches were opened with several Battalions consisting of English French and Danish Infantry Commanded by the Generals Prince Wirtemberg Kirk Petteau and Bellasis We advanced this Night about 300 Paces and took Two Redoubts from the Enemy from whence they might have disturbed our Work-men The 18. About Ten at Night the Trenches were Relieved by Lieutenant General Douglas my Lord Sidney and Count Nassau with 7 Battallions of Foot and this Night we made our regular approaches towards another strong Redoubt of the Enemies The 19. The Trenches were Relieved by the Pr. of Wirtemberg Maj. Gen. Kirk Petteau and Sir H. Bellasis Brigadeer and we continued our approaches towards the said Redoubt which the King gave orders should be Attackt the next day The 20. The Trenches were Relieved by Lieut. Gen. Douglas Sidney Nassau and Stewart the Signal was given by Three Guns about Two in the Afternoon when our Men that were Detached for this Service to the Number of 150 choice select Men besides Officers immediately fell on and with extraordinary Courage entred the Fort and drave out the Enemy killing about Forty of them The 21. We carried on our Trenches and finished them to that degree so as to hinder any more Sallies The 22. We raised a Battery of Eight Guns and 24 pound Ball and Two of 18 against the Enemies high Towers from whence they Fired upon our Men and we have quite levelled them The 23. This Morning one of Gilmoy's Troopers came over to us and brought with him a Boy and Four good Horses This Afternoon we Played furiously into the Town with our Bombs c. which Fired the Town in several places one fell into their great Magazine of Hay which was consumed and several Houses burnt the Fire lasting there about six hours another set Fire to a place near the Church which was not consumed till Five the next Morning and as that was quenched we Fired another place which was Blown up by the Enemy The 24. This Morning our Guns Fired very briskly at the Walls but being too far off did little Execution so that Two new Batteries were this day made within Eighty Paces of the Wall and our Trenches were carried on within Pistol-shot of the Counterscarp and our Guns were carried this Night down to the said Batteries first against the Wall of Eight half Cannon the other of Two 18 Pounders against the Kings-Island The 25. This Morning about break of day we began to Fire from our new Batteries against the Wall but it Rained so hard till Three in the Afternoon that our Men could not work the Guns however on any intermission of the Rain our Guns play'd violently against the walls and from Three we Fired at least 300 Shot with good Success against the Walls The 26. We widened the Breach we had made the day before in the Wall of the Town and beat down part of the Enemies Pallisado's on the Counterscarp This Night we set Fire to the Town again which Burnt very vehemently The 27. The King ordered
an Attack to be made on the Counterscarp which was begun about Three in the Afternoon a Detached Party of Granadeers made the onset and was seconded by other Detachments who went on with that Heat and Courage that having gained the Counterscarp and a Fort which the Enemy had under the Walls instead of lodging themseves there as they were ordered to do they mounted the Counterscarp following the Irish that fled that way and some were entring into the Town but the Enemy being intrenched behind the Breach and having Planted Cannon against it they were cut off The Fight lasted Three hours during which the Enemy were still supplied with fresh Men. What Men we have lost in these several Actions we cannot precisely say but by the best computation its thought we may have lost about 700 killed and wounded during the beginning of the Siege The 28. At Night we advanced our Trenches about â—0 yards notwithstanding it had Rained most part of the day it continued to Rain all this Night and all the next Day to the 30 th almost without Intermission so that our Mâ—n waded above their middle in the Trenches On which after a Council of War being called His Majesty thought fit to give Order for the raising the Siege The 30. In the Afternoon the Cannon and heavy Baggage were sent from the Camp On the 31. Five Thousand Horse being ordered for a Reer-Guard to Repress any Sallies the whole Army Decamped and marched off in very good Order and without any disturbance from the Enemy towards Clonmel Septemb. 1 2 3 and 4. The Army with the Artillery continued in their motion taking very slow Marches Sept. 5. We came to Typerary which is about Twenty Miles from Lymerick His Majesty having given the necessary Orders disposed the Army and named the Lord Viscount Sidney and Thomas Coningsby Esq to be Lords Justices of Ireland left the Camp very early in the Morning accompanied with the Prince of Denmark to Waterford and Dined with Colonel Brewer the Governor and in the Afternoon the Wind proving fair they Embarked at Duncannon-Fort and immediately Sailed out of the Bay accompanied with Two Men of War Three Yatches and several small Tenders Septemb. 6. This day several Regiments of Horse and Foot under the Command of Lieutenant General Douglas Marched from the Camp towards the North. Sept. 7. Monsieur Forrest went this Morning with 900 Horse and Foot and Four Cannon and took a considerable Post called Kilmalock which intercepts the Passage betwixt Cork and Lymerick Sept. 9 10 11 12. We lay quiet in our Camp and nothing of moment occurred Sept. 13. This Morning the Major General Scravemore and Teteau Marched from our Camp with 3000 Horse and Foot towards Mallow The Deserters that came into our Camp last Night assured us That the Irish were falling into miserable Necessities and that they are divided amongst themselves Sept 14. Early this Morning we Decamped under the Command of our General the Count De Solmes and Marched to a place call'd Cashil the See of an Arch-Bishop near which place we Encamped The next day being the 15th an Account was brought from a Captain in Colonel Levison's Dragoons that he had with his Troop fallen upon 1400 Rapparees that were coming from Cork to Lismore and that he had killed 40 and taken 3 Prisoners Sept. 16. Early this Morning 100 Detached Horse were sent out to look after a Party of Rapparees who had killed three of our Forragers in this Neighbourhood Sept. 17. This day it was confirmed by several Persons that came to our Camp from Lymerick That the French are all gone from Galway and that the Irish are in a very ill condition not knowing how to Subsist this Winter Sept. 18. This day advice came to our Camp That Major General Scravemore and Teteau who Marched from hence on the 13th Instant with 2000 Horse and Foot from Typerary sent Colonel Donep with a Detachment to Burn the Bridge of Malla and to view the Castle which having performed he returned to the Generals the 17th Sept. 20. Sarsfield having passed the Shannon with Fourteen Regiments of Horse Foot and Dragoons and Three Field Pieces Marched to Bi r an open Village and Attacked Sir L. Parsons House in which were Eighty Men who Fired so briskly that they killed about 100 of the Enemy upon which and the news of the approach of our Forces under the Command of Lieutenant General Douglas and Sir J. Lanier they retired in disorder This Afternoon the Count De Solmes our General left the Camp and is gone to Dublin in his way to England Sept. 21. This Morning Two Persons came into our Camp from Galway who confirm the former Account we had of Tyrconnel and Lausun's being gone off with the French Forces for France of whom divers are left Sick in the Suburbs of that Place Sept. 22. This Morning Advice was brought to the Camp That yesterday being the 21st the Earl of Marlborough with the English Forces and the whole Fleet arrived before the Harbour of Cork where they Anchored Upon which Major General Scravemore and Teteau Marched to joyn them with 1200 Horse and Dragoons and Two Battallions of Danes who were followed by some Dutch and French Here we shall leave the Camp at Cashil and give an account of the Actions of the Army Commanded by the Earl of Marlborough Sept. 23. This day the greatest part of the Army Landed at Passage between Four and Five in the Morning and the rest in the Afternoon and at the same time the light Artillery were put on Shore Sept. 24. About Six hundred Seamen Gunners and Carpenters voluntary went on Shore and were immediately Detached to be imployed in Mounting and Placing the Cannon to Batter the Town and the whole Army Marched and Encamped within a Mile and half of the Town And this Evening 1000 Men were Detached and ordered to possess themselves of several advantagious Posts within Musquet shot of the Town which the Enemy upon their approach soon quitted Sept. 25. This day the Camp advanced within Musquet-shot of the South and the Danes did the like on the North. The 26. we advanced our Guards into the Ruines of the Suburbs and played upon the Old Fort from Two Batteries The 27. We made a Breach in the East part of the Wall from a Battery of Two 24 Pounders and Three of 18 Pounders Towards the Evening the Enemy beat a Parly and sent out an Officer to Capitulate and Hostages were exchanged but the Enemy not agreeing to the Terms proposed The 28. In the Morning Four Regiments were appointed under the Command of Brigadeer Churchil to pass over to an Island lying near the Wall where the Breach was made which they performed with great Courage passing through the Water which at low Ebb was up to their Arm-pits The Granadeers Commanded by the Lord Colchester having the Van Marched forward exposed to all the Enemies Fire through the Island within 20 yards of the
the Army under His Graces Command shall enter the said Fort except such who are appointed by him to take possession of the same 'till the Garrison be marched clear out of the Gates That there shall be a sufficient Convoy appointed for the said Garrison to conduct them to the place before-mentioned That they shall deliver fully and wholly without any imbezlement or diminution all the Stores belonging to the said Fort and that an Officer shall be immediately admitted to take an account of the same That the Fort shall be put into the Possession of such Forces as his Grace shall think fit at eight of the Clock on Wednesday being the fourteenth day of May at which Hour the said Garrison shall march out and an Hour before the outward Gate shall be delivered to such Forces as his Grace shall appoint in case a supply of one Months Provisions for eight Hundred Men be not brought into the Garison for their Relief between the signing hereof and the said time That the above-mentioned Articles shall be inviolably performed on both sides without any Equivocation Mental Reservation or Fraud whatsoever according to true intent and meaning thereof Lastly That all Acts of Hostility shall cease between the said Garison and Army so soon as notice can be given on both sides In pursuance of this Capitulation the Governour Teage o Regan and the Garison who had almost consumed all their Provisions marched out on the 14th Instant 800 strong leaving in the place a good quantity of Ammunition and 17 Pieces of Brass Cannon and two Mortars His Grace the Duke of Schonbergh went to Legacury to see the Garison as they marched away and afterwards visited Charlemont which is very strong and considerable by its Situation four Companies of Collonel Babington's Regiment were put into Garison On the 16th his Grace our General received a Letter from Collonel Wolsely given an account of the taking the Castle of Bellingargy near Cavan as followeth Belturbet May 14. ON Monday Night last I marched out of this Town with a Detachment of 1200 Men and the next Morning I came before the Castle of Bellingargy which place I found much stronger than it had been represented to me and no man but an Irish-man would have been beaten out of it without Cannon which I wanting I betook my self to the only way left to reduce it which was to make Blinds and raise Works behind them to overlook the Enemies and so the whole day was spent in making them and the Fascines 'till four in the Afternoon and then all things being ready Collonel Foulkes with a Detachment of Foot set upon a Party of the Enemy that were Posted in an Island in the River under the Castle in which place we determined if possible to raise our Works but the Enemy Flying as soon as we set upon them our Men instead of falling to their Work pursued them up to their Trenches and would not be got off and the Enemy lying hard upon them I ordered some Detachments to give the Enemy a diversion on the other side of the Castle by making a false Attack These as soon as they received the Orders pressed the place with as much heat as the others had done and beat the Enemy out of a Ravelin which was raised before the Draw-bridge and Fired upon them through their own Spike holes that the Enemy were forced to quit most of their Works in several places which as soon as I perceiv'd I ordered the Horse and Dragoons to bring up all the Fascines to the brim of the Ditch and began to fill up the Ditch which the Enemy perceiving they hung out a white Flag and after some time spent in Capitulation we came to this Agreement That they should have Quarter for Life and be conveyed to the next Garison but they left their Arms behind them with all their Ammunition and Stores which was but two Barrels and a half of Powder and one and a half of Ball The Garrison was four Companies consisting of some what more then 200 Men. I had the ill Fortune in the heat of the Business to be shot in the Belly but so favourable that I hope in few days I shall be able to get on Horse-back again though I was forced to with draw out of the Fight as soon as I was Wounded but my Post was supplyed by Collonel Foulke who managed the Assault with great Bravery and greater Conduct than ever I could pretend to This is the strongest place I have ever seen in Ireland the Rampart is so high that it is a difficult matter to get up though none there to keep one out which made me the willinger to take it upon Terms because I saw it would unavoidably cost me a great many Men to take it by force the beat of the Soldiers running on without Orders made it cost me much dearer than I expected The Account of what we have lost is as followeth Killed out of Collonel Hamilton's Regiment 4 Soldiers and 16 more Wounded with an Ensign killed out of the Danish Battalion 1 Captain and 4 Soldiers and 1 Captain 3 Serjeants and 14 Soldiers wounded Out of Collonel Foulkes Regiment Captain Dubois killed with 3 Gentlemen that carried Arms and 6 Soldiers and 10 wounded CHAP. X. Brief Accounts of the Transactions of the Late King James towards the Protestants in several parts of Ireland The sham Pardon of the Inhabitants of the Town of Bandon and the Cruelty afterwards used towards them The Transactions of the Earl of Seaforth Sir R. Neagle and Sir Tho. Southwel Particular Cruelties towards the Protestants at Limrick and Dublin The several sham Proclamations to ensnare the Protestants The particular Invoice of the Protestants Goods seized in Dublin and sent to the French King The late King 's seizing the Farmers Bread-Corn to the almost starving of the Protestant Inhabitants The Inhumane and Barbarous Usage of the Protestants at Galway by Order of the late King The Ravishing of the Farmer 's Daughter in Dublin aâ— Noon-day before her Fathers Face The Murthering three Protestant Clothiers iâ— the Suburbs of Dublin The Crueltiâ—… of the French towards the English Clergy c. THE late King at his first Arrival in Ireland to ingratiate himself with the Protestants and to beget an opinion of his great Clemency among the People he very graciously condescended tâ— grant a general and free Pardon to thâ— Inhabitants of the Town of Bandon amusing them with an assurance of an aâ—solute Indemnity for their Transgressionâ— but soon after he remitted them to t … severity of the Law and exposed theâ— to a Tryal for their Lives upon whiâ—â— they were all found Guilty of Higâ— Treason and no other Conseque … could rationally be expected when b … Judges and Jury were composed of … exorable Papists And in the m … time this mighty Crime was no m … than that the Inhabitants of the Place … serving their Neighbours to be op … Rob'd and