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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66995	A true account of the present state of Ireland giving a full relation of the new establishment made by the late King James, as it was presented to the right honble [sic] the Earl of Shrewsbury, His Majesties most honourable Privy Council : with an account of what sums of money, arms, and number of officers arrived there from France : together with the state of Derry and Enniskilling and several other affairs relating to that kingdom, particularly of the proceedings of their Parliament there / by a person that with great difficulty left Dublin, June the 8th 1689.	Walker, George, 1645?-1690.	1689 (1689)	Wing W349; ESTC R18114	11,874	38

of Horse in the Town of Cavan until all the Army were marched away to see that no injury might be done to the common people He likewise says they drove along with them about four or five thousand head of Cattel that had lately been taken from the English As for the State of Enniskilling it is said that they are in a very good Condition for Provision and all other Necessaries as yet and that there are there and at Ballyshannon eight hundred able Horse besides Foot who are brave resolute Men Most of them being Gentlemen out of Munster and Connaught that fled thither who are resolved to loose their Lives and sacrifice all rather than yield On June the First there marched from Dublin Sir Michael Creagh the present Lord-Mayor with his Regiment Sir John Fitz Gerald from Rathcoole and Lucan with his Regiment with several others from other parts towards Trim twenty Miles from Dublin the place appointed for the General Rendevouz of the Army that are sent against Enniskilling Coll. Sarsfield from Sligoe is to joyn them and so to march to Enniskilling to attacque it with a Resolution to bear it down All Sir Michael Creagh's Regiment raised in Dublin Sir John Fitz-Gerald's from Munster and most that are gone down there are all raw Fellows not knowing how to fire a Gun. There are gone from Dublin General La Rose General La Roy Count D' Estrades and several other of the General Officers of France towards Enniskilling with four Field-Pieces They have sent before-hand to buy up all the Corn in East and West Meath to be brought to Kells twenty-seven Miles from Dublin and forty from Enniskilling which is the place appointed for their Store for beyond that there is no manner of Provision to be had so that in all probability they will meet with the same Penury and Want that they have had these two Months past before London-Derry Now for the State of London-Derry it is said this morning at the Castle they have surrounded it within half Cannon-shot and taken the Wind-Mill-Hill which the Town quitted and had thrown up their Trenches and drawn up all their Army on Friday last and so modeled and divided them into two Bodies to compass the Town placing them in their several Posts Monsieur Pontee was to have Bomb'd it before but he found when he came to examine that the Fusees of the Bombs did not fit some being to little others to big which he having new moulded and worked up did as he himself said intend to begin to Bomb on Sunday the second instant They hear that there are Ships in the River which they believe will endeavour to Succour London-Derry but by the help of Culmore Fort with other Batteries they have raised together with the Chain and Bomb they have fixt a-cross the River they hope to prevent them There is an Account sent up from the Camp of the Names and Behaviour of the several Officers there with which they make themselves sport at the Castle particularly the Lord Galmoy running himself into a Ditch of Briars Lord Kingsland getting into a Bush of Furrs together with the Valour of Sir Gregory Birne and Sir Luke Dowdall c. A Dragoon that was shot into the Shoulder and came up to his Friends near Dublin to get Cure said that abundance were lost for want of care being taken of them that he himself had ended his days if he had staid that he left 400 lying of their Wounds in the Church of Culmore that they had lost near 7 or 8000 by the Sword and Sickness since they sat down before Derry The Duke of Barwick James Fitz James and Lord George Howard are said to be in Brook-hall at Sir Matthew Bridge his House near Kilmore a curing of their Wounds They likewise give out they are in great want of Provision in the Town and are so crouded that they are very noisom and full of Vermine for that several who have been taken and killed are found to be so But in truth as to the State of their own Army they have lost as many for want of Conveniencies as have been killed For the Bloody-Flux Small-pox Feavers and Agues being among them they die extreamly fast in the Irish Camp the generality of their Sustenance being nothing else but Oatmeal and Water with some raw lean Beef insomuch that the spirits of the men are mighty low and very weak There are gone down to them abundance of French Officers that are to be prefered as Commands fall with great resolution what they will do when they come there They did not carry any of their great Guns or Bombs over the River but they lie on the other side and so play over the Water at London-Derry Since there sending the Army towards Enniskilling the People of East and West-Meath have raised the price of Corn extreamly The Kerry Forces are drawn to the Shannon to fortifie all places on it as Lymerick Athlone c. All the best of the Forces are clearly drawn out of Munster except the Major-General's Regiment which is now Commanded by one Monsieur Boysloe a most tyrannical French-man who with his Regiment is now at Cork where he exercises an absolute Authority that no manner of Complaint against him will be heard though he thrust out one of the Protestant Sheriff of Cork's eyes and swore he would make no more of blowing up all the Protestants in their Churches than of a Child in a Cradle He threatens to Hang any that shall be taken going away and if four Protestants be together he looks on it as a Conspiracy and sends them to Goal They have likewise imployed Spies about Dublin to see if any Protestants meet or talk together and are mightily incensed at the Imbargo in England because they cannot have a free Correspondence with their Friends there June the Fifth the late King declared He expected in a Week's time if the Wind served a great Fleet from France and a numerous Army of Land-men that the Fleet after landing their Men would repair to the Downs to find out and fall on the English Fleet. Some of his Council advise him to Scotland others to Chester with his French and Irish Forces as soon as Derry is taken They have lately imprisoned several persons in Dublin on a pretence for Plotting and Corresponding with the Rebels in the North and England c. and in searching for Treasonable Papers and Arms they took away whatever Money they could find in the Houses of the several persons They likewise threaten another Search for Arms very suddenly when it is not questioned but they will take all Money and Plate away for they are erecting a Mint for the Coyning of Money One thing more is to be observed That the Popish Clergy has ordered all their People not to pay one Farthing to any Protestant but to stand it out to the uttermost till they are compelled by Law the Design being visible that they would utterly