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A38864 An Exact account of the raising the siege of Londonderry and the deplorable condition the town was in, till happily reliev'd by Major-General Kirk. 1689 (1689) Wing E3581; ESTC R36207 1,317 2

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An Exact ACCOUNT OF THE Raising the Siege OF London-Derry And the Deplorable Condition the TOWN was in till happily Reliev'd by Major-General KIRK Licensed August 9. 1689. J. F. A Gentleman who left London-Derry on Sunday the Fourth Instant arrived in London on Thursday the Eighth Instant brings this Account Viz. That the Irish Army seeing that London-Derry was Relie●ed and that they were not able to hinder Succours going in being in ●●ead of the English Army arriving King James by Advice of his Council thought fit to Command the Forces from before the place to make what Strength he can to resist them believing himself not safe without a great Army to protect him which Forces as they retired caused the Fort of Kulmore to be blown up and the Gunner to be hanged because he did not prevent the Ships going up to the Town of Derry and the Red and Green Castles upon the River to be demolished and likewise burnt the Towns of Carrick-Fergus Colraine Belfast Ralpho Strabane Donegall and Antrim with the whole Countries adjacent even the very Grass and Corn driving all the Cattel before them The Garrison Sallied out upon the Rere and cut off several Straglers taking their Baggage and had they had some Horse they would have given a very good Account of the Irish Forces The Noble Col. Walker having received the seasonable Relief sent to Major-General Kirk to Complement him giving him great Thanks for that they had endured the utmost Extremity as having eaten all that was eatable and at last their Allowance was half a pound of Tallow fryed with a piece of Hide and a pint of Meal a Day there being some hundreds that had perished for want of Food and the Garrison reduced to 4000 Fighting Men who invited Major-General Kirk to Land and Encamp themselves on the place where the Irish Camp was The Men in the Swallow's Long-Boat cut the wooden part of the Boom and the Ship broke the Iron part thereof but the Wind slacking were forced to tow her up Captain Browning behaving himself wonderful well but there beeing four Pieces of Cannon and 2000 Small-shot plyed them hard upon the Shoar unfortunately the Commander and seven Men more were killed The Major-General now desires some Horse and Dragoons that he may take the Field and when he is joyned with the Enniskilling and Ballyshannon Forces he will be not only able to secure that part of the Country but even to come up to Dublin Walls The Enniskilling Forces have done Wonders having not only beat all the Irish Forces when-ever sent against them but preserved the Country entire for several Miles and by that means hath protected several Thousands of the English Protestants which otherwise must have certainly perished We have likewise Advice from Dublin That one Thompson a Ship-Carpenter of Liverpool bought a Wherry and pretended to go try her at Sea went over to Dublin on the first of August and gave King James an Account of a great Army coming out of England To which the King replyed That he always believed it though he was perswaded by his Council to the contrary We likewise hear that several of their Officers have laid down their Commissions and particularly Sir Gregory Burne Sir Luke Dowdall and Mr. Warren of Cardaffe being Captains of the Royal Regiment in hopes to save their Estates and many more of them would do the like there having been a whole Regiment mutinied laid down their Arms saying they would not fight against the English as having never lived so well as under the English Government and that now the Proverb was fulfilled That the Irish should weep over the English men's Graves God grant we may live in Unity and enjoy one another in the Bond of Peace FINIS London Printed for R. Wood in Fleet-street 1689.