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A75751	July 22. 1642. A brief relation of the late passages that happened at His Majesties fort of Duncannon, in the county of Wexford in Leinster, since the 8 of June, 1642. With the taking and burning the town and castle called Dunmore, being a place of shelter for the rebels, with divers other matters of note. Written by Captain Thomas Aston, imployed in that service under command of the Lord Esmond; and by him sent to a gentleman of good credit in London.	Aston, Thomas, Captain.	1642 (1642)	Wing A4080; Thomason E107_36; ESTC R6929	6,742	15

JULY 22. 1642. A Brief RELATION OF The late Passages that happened at His Majesties Fort of Duncannon in the County of Wexford in Leinster since the 8 of June 1642. With the taking and burning the Town and Castle called Dunmore being a place of shelter for the Rebels with divers other matters of Note Written by Captain Thomas Aston imployed in that service under command of the Lord Esmond And by him sent to a Gentleman of good credit in London London Printed for Ralph Rounthwait A Brief RELATION OF The late Passages that happened at His Majesties Fort OF DUNCANNON June 8. WEdnesday about noon when all our souldiers were at dinner within the fort the enemy gave us a sudden Alarum being discovered on the side of an hill about a mile distant from the fort marching towards the same consisting of the number of 300 men and 10 horse they having made a stand upon the top of a plain Our men in short time were in arms then I together with Lieutenant Esmond my Lords Lieutenant sallyed forth with 120 Musquetiers and Pikes and marched up unto the enemy pitching our selves in battle array within Musquet shot of them Then I commanded my men to give fire upon them by ranks which the enemy Sergeant Major Butler being their Commander answered very boldly The skirmish continued very hot between us for the space of two hours till at last it pleased God that divers of their men falling to the ground their courage began to fail them which we well perceiving came up boldly giving fire upon them as thick as we could and forced them to retreat pursuing them about three quarters of a mile where we discovered another company of the Rebels about 100 of them that were coming to second them we then retreated towards the Fort but as we were retreating we discovered six other horsmen that were coming on the backside of us thinking that Sergeant Major Butler had maintained fight against us and kept his ground but presently I commanded six of our horsmen to ride up unto them which the enemy no sooner beheld them approaching and withall fearing that the Sergeant Major had lost his ground and been forced to retreat but they retreated also down a hill into a bottome whom our horsmen followed untill such time as they discovering another company of Rebels with Colours flying being about 100 of them Then our horsmen made a stand but immediately a great storm of rain arose so as we could not pursue any further attempt against them they having then the advantage against us by reason of their firelocks I caused the Drums to beat a retreat and brought off every man of ours not one of them thanks be given to God being so much as touched by any shot that came from the enemy that day but 't is conceived that divers of the Rebels were slaine and hurt for when as we had beaten them off from the place where they maintained skirmish against us we found in severall places great store of their bloud as also a piece of Sergeant Butlers Buff coat which was shot from his body that day Moreover at the same time we took Sergeant Major Butlers own Saddle-nag with his furniture and one Petronell his rider being his Brother Pierce Butler trusting to his footmanship more then to his valour escaped or otherwise he had been taken together with the horse A continuance of the Passages that happened unto us at His Majesties Fort of Duncannon sithence the 8. of June 1642. June 13. MUnday hearing divers Guns to be shot off towards Tintern and fearing that the enemie had besieged them there I obtained leave of the Lord Esmond to march forth with some Musquetiers and Pikes and 6 horsmen to learn what News and having marched so far as a place called Kilbreed about the midway to Tintern I made a stand and commanded the horsmen to scout abroad who riding by the the Castle of Dungulp about a mile from Kilbreed they discovered some 30 horses of the enemy feeding neer the Castle which our horsmen brought away they being most of them labouring horses and not above one or two fit for service Our horsmen being come up unto me and finding the shooting to cease I marched back again unto the Fort not being assaulted by the enemie that day June 16. Thursday morning at break of day having obtained leave of his Lordship to go to Tintern to see in what case they remained there I marched forth with my whole company and six horsmen and came unto Tintern in safety not being molested by the enemie where I remained by the space of 2 or 3 hours and demanded the reason of the shooting which had passed the Munday before they told me that 10 of their men had sallyed forth unto Dungulp from thence taken 20 Cows and brought them away in despight of the enemy who pursued them almost within a Musquet shot of the Castle of Tintern Then I returned with my Drums beating a march towards the Fort but when I came to Kilbreed there I found a party of fifty Musquetiers and Pikes which his Lordship had sent to second me as occasion had served where I made a stand and by and by we discovered the enemy being about 200 of them distant from us on our right wing about a mile I commanded our horse to advance towards them to see if they would come on but they kept their standing and onely came to shew themselves and no more then I marched back again unto the Fort not having any resistance given me by the enemy that day June 19. Sunday night a Consultation being had between the Lord Esmond Captain Weldon and my self concerning a surprisall and an assault to be made in the night time upon the enemie whereas they lay quartered in a Town called Shelbeggan and another small Town called Burkestown neer thereunto adjoyning being about 4 miles distant from the Fort and to fire the same his Lordship then conceived it to be most fit that I should give the first onset and give the Alarum and therefore his Lordship under his Honours hand ordered me the Sunday night before mentioned to march with 60 Musquetiers and Pikes unto Tintern there to procure what horse and men I could get leaving a competent Guard to defend the Castle as also some good guides to conduct me the best way to shun the enemies Sentinell and bring me unto that part of the Town which was appointed me to fall upon between Shilbeggan and Burkestown according to his Lordships order Captain Weldon being likewise ordered by his Lordship under his Honours hand to meet me in another place of the Town with some 120 Musquetiers and Pikes and six horsmen and likewise immediatly so soon as I had given the Alarum and fired one house to fall on into the Town to second me In pursuance of his Lordships order I marched to Tintern with my men that night and there got a friend of mine by

name Edward Aston who was Commander of the Souldiers that defended the Castle to furnish me with 8 horses 24 Musquetiers amongst whom were some good guides and to march along with me himself leaving behinde him at Tintern a reasonable guard not having stayed above half an hour In our marching towards Shilbeggan by the help of our guides we came so fortunately albeit the enemy had placed many Sentinels as that wee came to the place appointed where making a stand wee heard one of our enemies Sentinels singing whom wee had cut off but that one of our horses neighing upon a sudden the Sentinell ran into the Town crying out Arm arm The Town was presently in arms although confusedly then immediatly I commanded our horsmen to advance forwards in the Van towards the Town to see if they could discry the enemies horse which were first to bee intercepted my self and company drawing up also unto the Town our horsmen having found the enemies horse feeding just under the Town drove them away then I gave the onset upon the Town and fired one house the first man that was slain was the Captain of the Watch one of their Commanders whose name we do not as yet know and eleven more which we could discern it being scarce break of day but 't is conceived there were divers more slain and burned and having given the Alarum and fired the house as aforesaid Thinking Captain Weldon would have fallen on and joyned with me according to his Lordships order I proceeded in firing of the houses and firing upon the enemie who shot at us very roundly on our Van and Captain Weldons men on our Rear from off a hill neer adjoyning to the Town that wee were forced to retreat conceiving the enemy had been round about us having fired onely 10 or 12 houses And when as we had retreated out of the Town and and gotten out of the smoke thereof the day being broken I discerned a body of men standing upon the top of an hill close by the Towne whom afterwards I found to be Captaine Weldon and his Company I marched up unto him and there made a stand also the enemy then encreasing a pace round about we sent forth divers muskiteers to hold them play untill such time as I had got my Ensigne off who stayed behind to make good the place between both Towns with 20 muskiteers which I had formerly commanded him to doe I sent twenty muskiteers more and six hors-men to fetch him off he came up unto me and brought all our men safe with him not one of our men being so much as once touched with any shot that came from the Rebels So having gotten all our men into a full body we resolved to retreat marching toward the Fort Captaine VVeldon leading the Van my sonne in the body and my selfe in the Reare The enemy beholding our retreat came against us in the Reare and gave fire upon us very thicke but we maintained our retreat and made good our Reare so well that the enemy notwithstanding their many numbers and the great advantages which they tooke against us frō ditches could not gain any ground or advantage at all upon us The enemy still followed us retreating by the space of 3 miles giving fire upon us in the reare now and then on either wing as they found occasion and advantage by ditches but we stil kept thē off giving fire upon them so roundly that they did not so well relish our powder shot as to dare to approach within the command of our Arms it being their chiefest drift and intent presuming upon their overplus of numbers to come in upon us pel mel This skirmish continued untill we came within a mile of the Fort where in a bottom the Lord Esmond having heard the report of our Guns sent his Lieutenant with some forty muskiteeres to have seconded us as also to make good that place where were divers ditches cast up which if the enemy should have gotten might have proved very dangerous to our men in our retreat but his Lordship well knowing the drift of the enemy and the danger of the place prevented the same in time for about 20 of the rebels were making all the speed they could thither thinking to have come between us and the Fort but his Lordships Lieutenant man'd the ditches and maintained them against the Enemy untill such time as our men had passed over a brook of water and recovered the top of the hill within command of the Fort then the enemy retreated and we drew off our men and marched into the Fort having lost but one man all that day and two or three more that were wounded but nothing dangerous The numbers of the enemy that came against us that day were conceived to be about six hundred which would have farre increased the whole Countrey being raised and would have fallen upon us have we not retreated and come off so soon as we did the certain number that we this day killed or hurt on the enemies side we cannot tell by reason that so soon as a man fals they having men enough he is presently conveyed away so as we can nere come to know any number of them to be slaine This day also we took eight of the enemies best and choycest horses most fit for service at my first onset upon the Town the residue being but plow-horses I rather chose to leave behind then to hazzard any of my men in the dangerous attempt of driving them away Iune 20. Tuesday morning my Sonne and his men being the day before compelled to retreate with me to the Fort I obteined leave of my Lord to conduct them unto Tintein which I did with my Company And by the way we found where the Enemy had layen in an Ambuscadoe to have cut them off imagining they would have come that way the night before As we were returning back againe to the Fort we discried a company of the Rebells on our left Wing neere unto Dungolph they made a stand and onely shewed themselves bu● would not advance towards us So we marched back unto the Fort not being intercepted by the Enemy that day Iune 27. Munday in the evening there being two ships which were imployed in his Majestes service riding at Anchor under the Fort the one the good ship called the Confidence of Dublin Captaine Thomas Bartlet being Commander thereof the other the Mary of Bristoll Captain VVilliam Chappell being Commander thereof his Lordship Captain VVeldon and my selfe together with the said Captains upon due consideration had of a Town and Castle called Doumore lying in a bay without the harbours mouth towards the Sea farre from the sight and command of the Fort as also a place wherein the Rebels belonging to VVaterford kept divers fishing-boats and used to randevouze and shelter themselves waiting and expecting the comming of any ships bound for this harbour with supplies of Ammunition from foraigne parts for them and to