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A full account of the great victory obtained by the Protestants in Ireland, since the arrival of His Grace the Duke of Schomberg as it was communicated by the reverend and valliant governour Walker at Chester.
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Wolseley, William, 1640?-1697.
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A Full Account of The Great VICTORY obtained by the Protestants in Ireland Since the Arrival of his Grace the Duke of SHCOMBERG As it was Communicated by the Reverend and Valliant Governour WALKER at Chester Licensed August 26 1689. Chester August the24th 1689. YEsterday sailed out of High-Lake four Regiments of Horse and one of Dragoons with a fair Wind and we hope are safely arrived in Ireland the same day Imbarked the Lord Delamer's Regiment of Horse and the Lord Devonshire's Regiment of Horse goes with them the Guns and Bombs were playing upon Carrickfergus Castle when the last Express came away Upon King James notice of the Arrival of Duke Shomberg's Army and that they were safely Landed in Bangor-Bay he immediately called a Great Counsel where himself made the first Proposal That upon the first News of a Defeat given by the English amongst other things then resolved on Dublin should be burned to ashes But the fear and dread they have since had of the English Army hath occasioned them to take other Measures and to discharge the Principal Protestants of Dublin that were in Prison and being in a great Consternation had removed their Camp from Rathmine to Drumconragh upon the other side of the Water and that the late King James himself was privately retired but 't was not known where Chester August the 24th The Worthy Governour Walker arrived here this Week and was Entertained very splendidly and is set out for London and we doubt not he will be as well Received at London as he hath been at Chester Among other things he brings the Confirmation of the Inniskilling great Victory and the following Accompt August 2. 1689. Enniskilling Honoured Sir I Arrived at Ballyshannon the Friday after I parted with you and upon Tuesday came to this place where the first News I had was That Lieurenant-General Maccarty was before Groom with Eight Pieces of Cannon Three Regiments of Foot Two of Dragoons and One of Horse within Sixteen Miles of this place I knew this was in order to Besiege us here and I apprehended that Sarsfield who was marched within Four Miles of Ballyshannon would joyn him which appears to be their Design by the enclosed Letter and this Place being of no Strength I resolved to fight Maccarty before they could do it and sent immediately for all the Troops upon Tuesday in the Afternoon I sent Lieutenant-Collonel Berry with Four Troops of Horse Two Companies of Foot and One Troop of Dragoons to possess himself of an advantageous Post that lay betwixt us and the Enemy and upon Wednesday Morning I followed him with the rest of our Forces in the way I received Advice from Berry That the Enemy had raised the Siege of Croom and were marching towards this place and had drove him from his Post Whereupon I sent some more Troops of Horse and Dragoons to sustain him with which the Enemy were not only put to a stand but were beaten back to their main Body which was Three Miles behind We kill'd Major Freane and some other Officers Prisoners and left not a Man Major-General Anthony Hamilton had his Horse shot under him and ' scaped narrowly and there was about 100 common Souldiers slain About Two Hours after I came up to him and so marched after the Enemy when I came within a Mile of the Enemy our Scouts brought us word That they were drawn up before New-Town upon the Hill as soon as I came up I detached a Party of Musquetiers under Coll. Tiffin and Lieutenant-Collonel Gore and set upon them and beat them from their Post when I came up to New Town I found the Enemy drawn up in great Order and very Advantagiously upon the other side of a Bog over which was no Passage for Horse but by a Cause-way so narrow that not above two could go a breast at the head of which were their Guns planted I found I was in a great straight I could not stay there for want of Bread and I could not leave them there without certain ruine to my self for I knew they would fall on my Rere if I faced about and so I should be snapt betwixt them and Sarsfield and therefore resolved to try my Fortune I sent down Col. Tiffin Llyod and Gore with several Detachments to try to pass the Bogs and beat the Enemy out of the Hedges Col. Tiffin behaved himself with all the Courage imaginable he marched over the Bog forced the Enemy from all their Posts and fought his way up to the Canon and made way for the Horse to come up and then the Enemy fled to a Bog and Wood where they were all cut off except some of the Officers who had Quarter Our Horse pursued their Horse and Dragoons and did great Execution upon them for five Miles We do reckon moderately speaking that we have cut off upward of Two Thousand and taken near five hundred Prisoners with 39 Commissioned Officers besides Lieutenant-General Maccarty who is shot through the Thigh and run into the Back viz. Two Majors one a Frenchman Twelve Captains Ten Lieutenants eleven Ensigns one Cornet two Aid-Majors and one Quarter-master We have taken Four Brass Guns and one of Iron for Battery and three Brass Field-Pieces all their Baggage and Carriages All the Prisoners agree in this that these Regiments were the Flower of their Army Most of my Men marched the day before they fought 20 Miles and 18 the day we engaged if Sarsfield continue in his Camp till Tuesday I 'le visit him our Foot are as good as ever fought and such Marks-Men that an Officer cannot shew his Head but they fetch him down Pray Sir hasten your Arms here as soon as possible and if you would spare a Detachment of four or five hundred of our Old Men I think I should be able to give an Account of things here I am confident you cannot put your Arms into the Hands of better Men especially the Fire-locks than we have here All this Business was done by betwixt 7 or 800 Musquetiers for I had sent down no more when the Enemy fled This Victory has only cost me one Captain of Foot a Cornet of Horse 25 private Centinels and about so many wounded by all which you may perceive how easie an Enemy we have to deal withal I had not with me above 2200 Men and the Enemy were reckoned to be 5000. Half our Foot are Pike-Men which are of no use in this Country and therefore desire that you will send some more Fire-Arms than were at first intended and what Fire-locks you can spare Col. Lloyd Col. Wynne Lieut. Col. Gore Lieut. Col. Berry and Major Stone behaved themselves extreamly well and indeed all the Officers behaved themselves like Men of Honour We want Bread extreamly if you can supply us you will do us a great Kindness Our Men want Cloaths and Money for want of all which I cannot keep my Men together above two or three days but am forced to set them go home to their Friends for supplies which is of very ill Consequence now we are surrounded with Enemies this place and Ballyshannon are of no strength I have had no time to go to Donegall but I hear no great Character of the place Col. Hamilton who was very ill of a Fever since I came hither Col. Lloyd and Lieut. Col. Gore are very honest Gentlemen and so are all the English I meet with here I have given Order to Sir Albert Cunningham to raise a Regiment of Dragoons of Twelve Troops he has the Character of an honest worthy Gentlemen and is well esteemed of and was turn'd out of the Lieutenancy of the Ordnance of K. James if your Honour Approve of it I desire you will send his Commissions I have just now Information that the Country People have been in search of the Enemy in the Woods and Bogs near the place where the Fight was and have killed several hundreds of them We are in great want of Surgeons and Medicines for wounded Men I was in hopes to have sent some Provisions from hence but here is none to be had here is no Wine and the Beer and Ale not to be drunk they are almost as bad as Inch. My humble Service pray to all our Friends with you Col. Tiffin and the rest give your Honour their Humble Service I am with all possible Respect and Gratitude Your Honours Most Obliged and Faithful Servant W. Wolseley The Person of Note I mentioned to be killed by Lieutenant-Colonel Berry's Party I am just now informed was Sir James Phillips I think he was a Captain in Barclay's Regiment of Dragoons in England what Post he had here I know not I have his Servant Prisoner August 4th 1689. Enniskilling Honoured Sir SInce the Writing my last I have the News of the Raising of the Siege of Derry and that the Duke of Berwick had sent a great Detachment towards Donegall but hearing the News of Lord Mount-Castle's Defeat sent for them back and is gone towards Charlemount burning the whole Country their design was to have joyned Sarsfield who I hear is decamped I had been with him ere this but that I want Shot which I am casting Night and Day By the Advice I have early of the Slaughter the Country People have made since the Flight of the Enemy I am very confident the whole Party is cut off I have 8 more Commissioned Officers just now brought me in Prisoners I am Honoured SIR Your most Obliged and most Humble Servant W. Wolseley To the Honourable Major-General Kirk LONDON Printed for J. Norman MDCLXXXIX