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A84953	A full and exact relation of the storming and taking of Dartmouth, vvith above five hundred prisoners, sixty peece of ordnance, great store of ammunition and ships belonging to the said town. As it was sent to the Honorable William Lenthal Esq; Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons. Together with an order of both Houses of Parliament, for Thursday come fortnight to be a day of thanksgiving within the lines of communication, and ten miles about; and Thursday come three weeks in all other places in the countrey. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this relation and order be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing F2279; Thomason E317_14; ESTC R200543	1,933	8

A Full and Exact RELATION Of the Storming and Taking of Dartmouth VVith above Five hundred Prisoners Sixty peece of Ordnance great store of Ammunition and Ships belonging to the said TOWN As it was sent to the Honorable William Lenthal Esq Speaker to the Honorable House of Commons Together with an Order of both Houses of Parliament for Thursday come Fortnight to be a day of Thanksgiving within the Lines of Communication and ten miles about and Thursday come three weeks in all other places in the Countrey ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament That this Relation and Order be forthwith printed and published H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed for Edw. Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons and are to be sold at his Shop at the Sign of the Golden Dragon in Fleetstreet neer the Inner-Temple January 23. 1645. To the Honorable VVilliam Lenthal Esq Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons SIR IF I write confusedly I shall humbly crave your pardon for we have been up all night and things are not yet in a setled order In my former Letters I acquainted you how the army was engaged before Dartmouth a place of as great if not greater concernment then Exeter it required some few dayes time to bee throughly informed of the state of the town after which it was unanimously resolved to storm the town for we finde more losse of men by lingring sieges then sudden storms every Commander was allotted to his post and they as faithfully and valiantly performed their duties every man gaining the command of every Fort or place that fel to his lot with all the Ordnance Arms and Ammunition The storm begun about one a clock this morning after the Enemy had discharged their Canon once our men got under the shot and possessed the Canon and turned them against the Enemy for we had no pieces at all of our own the weather not admitting any to be brought after the Line was cleared and some works taken we became Masters of the whole Town and then of Tunstal Mount and Church Mount Boon Mount Paradise and the old Castle in which castle were five great Iron Guns which command the River In the storm our men possessed themselvs of about sixty piece of Ordnance the two great Forts not yet taken being a mile from the Town for these two Forts if they accept not of quarter vvhile they may have it in the opinion of the General and Lieut. General and Commanders wee may reduce them by force in forty eight hours batter them in pieces with their own great Guns which we have taken in Town one whereof is a brasse Demy canon Truly I never see men fall on more cheerfully and merrily Mr. Dell and Mr. Peters preached to them put much life into them and God was wonderfull mercifull unto us for we had but one man slain and but few wounded though the Forts plaid most fiercely on the Soldiers the Commanders Forces that were engaged in the storm were Col Hamond and his Regiment Col Lambert and his Regiment Col Fortescue and his Regiment Lieut. Col Pride with Col Harleys Regiment and a good party out of the Generals Col Ingolsbies Regiments and lastly two hundred Seamen some Dragoons And though the Town was entred thus by storm yet very little prejudice was done to the town the Soldiers being fair conditioned beyond expectation they grumbled a little that they had not the Reward promised at Bristol to save that town from plundering which City deserves to feel the smart of plunder for their unthankfulnesse for so great favours they found from the Army The Messenger is in haste to be gone and for further particulars the House will suddenly receive an account It hath pleased God wonderfully to blesse the Army in this Expedition further VVest not onely to scatter the Enemies Horse but to hinder the relief intended for Exeter and interrupted nay quite broke the yong Generalissimo in his new leavies relieved Plymouth and inforced the Enemy into Cornwall leaving a force sufficient to besiege Exeter If the Army had formerly advanced leaving that City unbesieged as it was much desired I think the service would not have been of so much advantage as to take this season whilest you have Commanders that are faithfull if you let them put Designes in execution when their own Consciences and Iudgements leads them to it I hope you will have no cause to repent it But it is hard to please all IUst now the Enemy beats a Parley in the Forts so you may be assured we may have them on any terms The Generall sent the Comptroller to Summon the two men of War in the River who yielded immediately the one was one Captain Johnsons Ship of Newcastle ten piece of Ordnance the other of fourteen piece of Ordnance at Townsall Fort we took six score prisoners about four hundred more in the Town and other Works I humbly take my leave and remain Your most humble Servant J. R. Dartmouth Ian. 19. 1645. four in the morning Sir The Messenger is a diligent man and willing to come I leave him to your consideration Die Jovis 22 Januarii 1645. THe Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled do Order and appoint this day Fortnight for a day of Thanksgiving for taking in of Dartmouth to be kept within the Cities of London and Westminster Lines of Communication and Ten miles about And this day three weeks for all other places in the Countrey Joh. Brown Cleric Parliamentorum H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. FINIS