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