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A46938	A letter from Dublin; of April the second Giving an account of the posture of affairs there; as also of the nnmbers [sic] of the French that are landed in that kingdom, and of the Irish that are sent over to France, with several other important matters. Liverpoole, April 12. 1690. Licensed, April 16. 1690.	Johnson, Robert, 17th cent.	1690 (1690)	Wing J815A; ESTC R30939	1,584	2

A LETTER FROM DUBLIN Of April the Second Giving an Account of the posture of Affairs there as also of the numbers of the French that are Landed in that Kingdom and of the Irish that are sent over to France with several other important Matters Liverpoole April 12. 1690. Licensed April 16. 1690. SIR WIlling to accommodate you with what News we have I thought fit to give you an Account of the following Letter that came from Dublin by an unknown Hand to one Mr. Trimbel in the Vessel which lately made her escape from Dublin Dublin April 2. 1690. Our Account of the French Supplies are different it is certain there are but Four Regiments one Red one Blew and two White and the most they pretend is 1400 Men in a Regiment The Supplies of Stores are 1000 Barrels of Powder Ten Field Pieces Four Mortars with Bombs Corcases Ball and other Necessaries for War as Pistols Swords c. the quantity not known They are Eight Battalions whereof Four are Switzers and Walloons and other Strangers as several German Prisoners and about 300 English Irish and Scotch That the Lord Hunsdon had been with K. J. at Cork near two Months in order to take the English Irish and Scotch that came from France into his Regiment but Lieutenant General Layson would not suffer him to have a Man That one of the French Regiments is as far as Waterford on their March and stay there till they hear how we move There is already Shipt aboard the French Fleet Five Regiments of Irish design'd for France viz Mack-Carty's Coll. Brown's Coll. Charles O Bryan's Coll. Butler's and Coll Fielding's all Foot They say they forc'd some Protestants Aboard the Irish they running away so fast Their Eight Regiments of Dragoons are in a very bad condition as also Four Regiments of Horse are worse For a Barrel of Oates being sold in Dublin for Twenty Shillings and but few to be had they feed their Horses with Grain and Pease-straw and their Work-horses are so weak that Carriages are not to be had Their Spring comes on apace about Dublin and if Grass can be had their numbers will make them more formidable at present they are in a very ill condition and three Weeks hence will be worse A Price is set on Bread in Dublin but with this difference that a Loaf they would formerly sell for three Pence is now sold for a Shilling and also instead of being all Wheat it is compos'd of Wheat Pease and Barley and it is a melancholly sight to see the Bakers Houses so throng'd and beset with People and oftentimes can't get Bread in three or four days The Lord Dunganon's House called Young's Castle is quite demolish'd and the Timber thereof carried to the Castle to make Fuel and all the Trees and Hedges in and about the Phoenix in the Deer Park are cut down and the Deer which were above 2000 Brace were destroyed they say it is to save the Grass for a Campaign March 20. Died Marshal de Coe Governour of Drogheda also Coll. Motles and their Forces at Dundalk Ardee Cavan Castle Blany and Drogheda are in a bad condition dying in great numbers for want of Provision and other Conveniencies there were at Ardee 300 sick at once the last Week Coll. Sarsfield is come from the Borders of Cavan and Brigadeer Hamilton and the Lord Galmoy is going to Govern there Sarsfield is faln sick since he came to Dublin The death of Coll. Nugient is much lamented by the Irish being a fit Instrument for any Barbarity he was killed at Cava● with many Brave stout Fellows the English being not half their numbers always routed and killed abundance though the Irish were all pickt Men. The Duke of Berwick was there and had two Horses shot under him he said he feared the Irish would never stand seeing they so often run away at Cavan upon such considerable Advantages Sir Cloudesly Shovel is gone from Highlake with Money to pay the Army and it is written from Lisnegarvy that Schomberg will Attaque Charlemont as soon as the Money comes all things being already carried down there for that Expedition Not to enlarge but my Wife joins with me in giving you and Sister our best Respects which is all from Your most Affectionate Robert Johnson Advertisement THere is publisht a New Play Entituled The late Revolution or the Happy Change A Tragi-Comedy As it was Acted throughout the English Dominions in the Year 1688. Written by a Person of Quality Sold by Richard Baldwin in the Old Bailey Printed for Richard Newcome 1690.