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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95119	True newes from our navie, now at sea: shewing the most remarkable passages there since His Excellency the Earl of Warwicks departure thence, including these particulars. Namely, the taking of a ship neere to Silley, laden with ammunition from Saint Maloes, and bound for Sir Ralph Hopton in Cornwall. The intercepting divers letters, from the malignant fugitives, to divers in the Kings army. The taking two Turks men of warre, being Argier pirates, neere unto our coast. The surprising of two vessels, laden with ammunition, and some Irish friars, bound for Ireland: with sundry other passages.		1642 (1642)	Wing T2844A; Thomason E128_4; ESTC R1164	3,823	8

True Newes from our NAVIE now at Sea Shewing the most remarkable passages there since his Excellency the Earl of WARWICKS departure thence Including these particulars Namely The taking of a ship neere to Silley laden with Ammunition from Saint Maloes and bound for Sir Ralph Hopton in Cornwall The intercepting divers Letters from the Malignant Fugitives to divers in the Kings Army The taking two Turks men of Warre being Argier Pirates neere unto our Coast The surprising of two Vessels laden with Ammunition and some Irish Friars bound for IRELAND With sundry other Passages LONDON Printed for Francis Wright Anno Dom. 1642. True Newes from our NAVIE now at SEA SInce the departure of his Excellence the Earle of Warwick from our Fleet we have no way forgot our duty but beene in a constant posture of War about our coasts ever since watching the approaches of all Ships that might give any assistance to the Malignants against the high Court of Parliament On Saturday the fifth of November two of our ships had in chase neare the Island of Silley a French bottome who upon view of us stood out to Seaward Sir David Murrey therefore being a nimble Sailer undertook her and after two houres chase haled her aboard but she made no answer but clapt on more sailes to get the wind which being somewhat scant she had no possibility of escape After the discharge of two Guns one of which shore her Mizzen by the board she came in being indeed a French Vessell and of S. Malos her loading as her Master affirmed being Normandy-Canvas and other Linnen and that they were bound for Southampton Being inquired of why they shunned us they answered they tooke us for Dunkirk men of War But going down into her hold under some slight packs of linnen cloth the serpent lurking under that grasse wee discerned some bales of Match and barrels of Powder three hundred Muskets or thereabouts three Field-Pieces five hundred Case of Pistolls and as many Carabines So finding by the lading that there was some further mischiefe convaied in that Vessell Sir David examined the Master for what end all that Ammunition was prepared by whom put aboard him and whither bound After some flight excuses he told he was bound for Penrin in Cornwall that he was fraught with those goods by the procuration of some English Gentlemen in S. Malos that that man pointing to one in a Saylers habit could better informe who being strictly called to question was found to be one Master Greenvill a Kinsman to Sir Bevill Greenvill that perverse Malignant sent by him and Sir Ralph Hopton to make purchase of those Armes and that Ammunition in France which partly with money from the foresaid Knights and by the assistance of Master Termyn whose cred it is good in France meeting him at S. Malos was purchased Letters there were found about the said Greenvill in certain mystick characters from Master Termyn to the said Sir Ralph Hopton and Sir Bevill Greenvill which with the Vessell we made stay of intending as soon as possibly she could be brought up the River being an old leaky Vessell to send her to London with the said Greenvill and ammunition to the dispose of the honourable the Court of Parliament On Sunday the sixth of November our Fleet being twelve ships in company to the starboard of us we espied two ships as far off as we could ken which made towards us with all sailes and upon their nearer approach we perceived them to be of good burden and ●s we conjectured men of War they taking us for Merchants bound outward were resolved to see our lading and so comming within something neare distance they were found to be Turks men of War They perceiving us not to be the men they tooke us for tackt about and faine would have been gone But the Fidler plaid No such matter we made account they should not part so easily with us and so our Rere-admirall Sir Iohn Menns with two of our ships the Assurance and a Merchant of five hundred Ton undertooke them the Rogues seeing no way but they must fight their wast-cloaths out and all things ready they gave us a broad side of at least thirty Guns from both of them making amain towards us hoping having a full wind to friend and being light nimble Vessels to have got through our Fleet and escaped But Captaine Millar that commanded in the Merchant gave their Admirall a salute that spoiled part of his haste cutting his fore-mast clean by the board the Assurance also out of her Fore-castle shooting her great Guns at her tore her without mercy so that the Rogues were but in an ill plight yet would they not yeeld but stood stoutly to it being very well mand playing upon us with their Muskets and casting fire-pots over into the Merchant-man with great fury and agility but thanks be to God they did small hurt At last Sir Iohn laid their Vice-admirall aboard and though those miscreants would have discharged their Murderers to cleare their Decks yet our men were got into their Cabin ere they could give fire with that they cryed for Quarter which was granted and their Admirall perceiving his companions misfortune struck his top and submitted himselfe to mercy There was in both the ships a hundred and forty men left alive threescore being in the fight sent to their Prophets Paradise We lost but foure men There was in them threescore good brasse Guns eight and thirty in the Admirall and two and twenty in the other abundance of ammunition which was their lading being as their Captain confessed bound with it for Ireland to sell to the Rebels with whom they have continuall traffick for those commodities since their insurrection those incarnate Devils being debard of all help from Christian Princes to whom they are detestable for their rebellion trading with these Turks Howsoever for this time we have mard their market and made lawfull prize of men vessels and goods which shortly shall be sent up to London to testifie our good wils to serve the King and Parliament Within foure dayes after this one of our lesser ships brought in a Holland Catch which it had taken going towards Milford haven in Wales whither it was bound there being in her a servant of my Lord Digbies whose Pockets were well stuft with Letters some of which it should seem those of consequence he cast over-board those that were found about him were from his Lord to the Earle of Bristoll wherein he much bewailes his absence from his countrey wishing he were here to serve the King against the Parliament entreating him to send him over some money for that he was in great want that for ammunition as powder shot and the like he was afflicted he could send over no more having neither credit nor money for that purpose which if he had it were to little end the States being so desirous to comply with the Parliament that they had absolutely prohibited the