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A62413	A true history of all the memorable transactions that have happen'd in England, Scotland, Ireland, Flanders, &c. relating to state affairs, sieges, battles, sea-fights, and other naval matters With a particular relation of all the plots and conspiracies against the life of King William and his government, at home and abroad: also by what means they were discovered and defeated, by signal providences: from his coming to the crown, to this present year, 1696. Especially a large account of the late horrid conspiracy, to assassine his sacred life, and bring in a French power. Likewise the confessions and executions of divers of the conspirators, and other things worthy of note.	J. S.	1696 (1696)	Wing S99A; ESTC R3293	88,755	215

time put a stop to that so unnecessary and unprofitable Wickedness too much reigning amongst Officers and Souldiers and the Army was supplyed with Provisions and Stores from England bearing the Ill conveniencies of the Weather which were great without the least Regret though several died of the Distempers of the Country Wherefore to keep them in Action the better to prevent it about the middle of February upon Advice the Enemy was in motion near Dundalk he drew out a strong Party and marched to Dramore whilst Collonel la Melionere and Sir John Lanier who advanced as far as Carlingford returned with an Account that only three Regiments of the Enemy were at Dundalk that Garrison as likewise Drogheda containing their former Garrisons without any Reinforcement upon which most of our Troops were commanded back only a flying Party of 500 Horse and Dragoons with a like number of Foot were sent abroad to observe the Motions of the Enemy and keep them from plundering the Country between whom and the Out-Parties some Skirmishing happened The General being returned to his head Quarters at Lisburn received an Account from Collonel Woosly of a great defeat he had given the Enemy at the Town of Cavan the Particulars were That Marching from Belturbat with a Detachment of 300 Horse and 700 Foot he passed the River at Night two Miles beyond Calyhay's but it was not done so secretly but the Enemies Scouts discovered it and gave the Alarm by firing their Muskets and making a great fire upon the Hill However notwithstanding the badness of the Ways he got to the. Town about half an hour after day-break when contrary to expectation he found the Duke of Berwick arrived that Night with 2500 men making with the Garrison about 4000 drawn up in good order near the Fort but the Collonel disposing of his men as the Ground would give a Conveniency he charged the enemy and after an hours hot dispute beat them out of the Field in which Action the Duke of Berwick had his Horse shot under him and Collonel O Rely Governour of Cavan was killed on the spot with two Lieutenant-Collonels and divers others of Note Whereupon our men entered the Town and fell to plundering which the Enemy perceiving made a strong Sally from the Fort and had cut off a great many of them in that Disorder had not the Collonel came opportunely in with a fresh Reserve of about 250 Foot and 80 Horse and to get his Souldiers out of the Town he found himself constrained to set it on Fire and having quitted it and joyned those that were fighting the Enemy about 150 strong were beaten into the Fort with considerable loss but the Army being tired out in the Action it was not thought convenient to attack it at that time and this firing the Town proved very disadvantageous considering the Plunder that might have been had for all the Houses were full of Bread Meal Oats Beans and the like Stores to suffice the Garrison for six Months And here it was reported by the Prisoners that the Duke of Berwick was to command a Body of 10000 men to be detached out of all the Regiments and so to make Incursions as he saw Opportunity but by this defeat the design was frustrated for all the Ammunition that was in the Town was blown up In this Action we lost about twenty men and amongst them Major Trahern Captain Armstrong and Captain Mayo with one Captain La Maugere a French reformed Officer and Captain Blood an Engenier were wounded though the loss of the Enemy is computed at no less than 300 and amongst the others four Captains five Lieutenants two Ensigns one Quartermaster and about 200 taken Prisoners and those that fled the Field were many of them desperately wounded and scattered all the way with the Arms they threw down for the greater speed and pushing on this Success Many other Places of Note were gained and good Booties of Cattle daily brought in by the flying Parties though the Season proved somewhat sharp and intemperate About this time the Queen of Spain being on Board under a Convoy of a Squadron of English-men of War and being upon our Coast the Duke of Norfolk was sent to Complement her Majesty in the Name of Their Majesties of England and it was performed with much Ceremony and Grandeur and the Wind soon after coming about fair she arrived safe in the Groin and so passed to Madrid and the English Ships after having this Honour were dismissed with liberal Gratitude to the Commanders And now Elections for Members of Parliament went on apace every one contending to chuse Loyal and worthy Gentlemen to undertake a Trust on which the welfare and safety of the Nation depends and the King put out a Proclamation for a General Fast to implore the Protection of Almighty God in the Preservation of his Majesties Sacred person and Prosperity of his Arms in Ireland and the Naval Forces to begin the 12th day of March and be Religiously observed every Third Wednesday in the Month and accordingly it was observed till his Majesty returned from Ireland Crowned with Victory and Success and then it was turned into a Day of Thanksgiving On the 20th of March the Parliament Pursuant to his Majesty's Writs of Summons met at Westminster and his Majesty being in his Royal Robes seated on the Throne in the House of Peers attended with the usual Solemnity the Commons were sent for by the Black-Rod who attended at the Bar of the Lords Sir Robert Atkins Knight of the Bath Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer by his Majesties Command signified to them That they should forthwith proceed to the Choice of a Speaker and present him to his Majesty the next Morning after which they returned to their House and made Choice of Sir John Trevor Knight and the next Morning he was approved by his Majesty and his Majesty proceeded to make a very Gracious Speech telling them amongst other things his Resolution was to go fo● Ireland his Presence being necessarily required for the Reducing that Kingdom● further signifying his Presence to leave the Government in the Queens hand●● during his absence and accordingly before his Departure an Act passed to that end and the Right Honourable Sir John Lowther of Lowther-House Baron Vice-Chamberlain to his Majesty's Household Richard Hambden Esquire Chancellor and Under Treasurer of the Exchequer Sir Stephen Fox Knight and Thomas Pellam Esquire were appointed Lords Commissioners of the Treasury And now the rest of the Danish Force● Landing in Ireland our Army grew very formidable so that the Garrison of Charlemont being Blocked up Collonel Cullimotte possessed himself of a small Village within a mile of it upon notice of which the Enemy came out with about 300 men yet were repulsed with considerable Loss and the next day our men cast up Works to stop the Sallies the Enemy was obliged to abandon their Out-Works and Collonel Cullimotte marched with a party of his Regiment and

a Detachment of Collonel St. John's making in all about 20 Officers and 80 Soldiers whom he caused to embark in Three Boats when being come within half a mile he Landed and leaving a Guard with the Boats marched bravely to the Town though they were discovered at a good distance the Moon then shining yet they passed the Ditch and made themselves Masters of the main Guard dividing themselves in two Parties one marching towards the Gate of the Castle to hinder the Enemy from Sallying and the other to attack a Redoubt that covered their Bridge within Thirty paces of the Counterscarp being guarded by 15 men and a Serjeant and after some resistance entred killing Six and taking the rest Prisoners and whilst this was doing Monsieur de la Borde took another Redoubt with 30 men and plundered and burnt the Houses as far as Armagh which the Enemy had abandoned but day coming on our men retired with much Booty their Drums beating and Colours flying and in this Enterprize the Enemy lost 50 men besides wounded and taken Prisoners on our side Major la Borde was killed with a Cartridge-Shot of the last Cannon Two more Officers wounded and one Soldier killed nor were other Parties idle so that several small places were taken and other Blocked up till the Season grew more ripe for Action In Scotland Affairs went pretty well the Rebels since the Death of Dunde● and the defeat of his Party daily dwindled insomuch that those who had been concerned in it began to think of making their escape and the Heads of the Highland Clans grew so discouraged that they laid down their Arms and dismissed their Followers making an Interest to have the Benefit of the King's mercy and under Promise and Obligation to live peaceably and obedient to their Majesties and their Government many of them obtained it however several that were making their escape to the late King in Ireland were taken amongst which were the Two Sons of the Provost Bell of Glasgow one Forrester a Clergy-man and one Dunbar that had been a Gunner in the Castle of Edenburgh but upon their Submission and Promise of discovery were admitted to Bail or other ways set at Liberty and the Countess Dowager of Arrol removed at her Request to ●enburgh Castle the Lord Bellcarrus was likewise Bailed with many others that submitted and made a Resolution to be obedient to the Government so that those restless People seeing their Error in disturbing the Government under which they may live peaceably will no doubt give over their Pretensions to defend they know not what and we may expect to hear that Kingdom free from Broils and Incumbrances of War so that Matters being at this pass his Majesties High Commissioner and the Lords of the Privy Council in pursuance of his Majesties Pleasure signified to them by his Letter issued out a Proclamation about the latter end of March for continuing the Adjournment of the Parliament from the 27th of March to the 15th of April ensuing Certifying all the Members that the Parliament would then Sit. Many of our Ships being abroad tho' no considerable Action yet a great many considerable Prizes were brought in and great Preparations madefor Stores and Manning of the Ships a great number of Voluntier Seamen coming in or entring themselves on Board and the Land Forces were recruited with great diligence sp that the Face of things appeared very active and chearful and now the Season advancing the Army in Ireland moving towards the Enemy they retreated so that Collonel Tiffuny Commanding at Ballishannon taking the advantage sent out 200 Fire-Locks of his own regiment and 20 Dragoons Commanded by his Lieutenant Collonel with Orders to advance within two miles of Sligo where the Enemy kept all their Cattle and accordingly they arrived there before day and brought away Cattle Sheep and Horses to the value of 2000 Pounds but the Enemy taking the Alarm pursued them and disputed it for a time but having lost a Captain and 16 Soldiers they retired in disorder and our men went off with the Booty The Parliament of England now sitting at Westminster his Majesty came to the House of Lords with the usual Solemnity and being in his Royal Robes seated on the Throne and the Commons attending he passed an Act For Granting their Majesties a Subsidy for Tonage and Poundage and other Sums payable upon Merchandize Exported and Imported An Act For Enabling the Sail of Goods distrained for Rent in Case the Rent be not paid in a reasonable time An Act To Enable Algernoon Earl of Essex to make a Wife a Joynture and for raising of Monies for the Payment of 60000 Pounds borrowed to make up the Lady Morpeth's Portion and to make a Settlement of his Estate on his Marriage An Act To make some Provisions for the Daughters and younger Sons of Anthony Earl of Shaftsbury with several other private Acts of the like Nature His Majesty in his Princely Wisdom considering that the Trade from England to Ireland was necessary to such parts as we possessed was pleased to pass this Order in Council viz. It is this day ordered by his Majesty in Council that the late Embargo be and it is hereby suspended and taken off from all Vessels Trading along the Coasts of this Kingdom and from all Ships with provision bound for such parts of Ireland as are under Obedience to their Majesties the respective Masters and Owners of such Vessels given security to the Officers of the Customs in the Ports from whence they shall set Sail not to Trade under pretence of this Liberty unto any Foreign parts or into any part of Ireland that is not now under Subjection to their Majesties This greatly encouraged industrious Persons to send over such Necessaries as wonderfully relieved the Army and put it in heart for vigorous Action insomuch that the Enemies advance parties were beaten and forced to quit several advantagious Posts but leaving this Kingdom a while and return to Scotland to consider the Affairs of that Nation not yet thoroughly quieted from the Attempts of some restless men who resolved to be buried in the Ruins of their tottering Fortunes and so it happened that on the 4th of May the Lords Commissioners and the Privy Council received from Sir Thomas Levingston Governour of Inverness an Express of the defeat of the Highland Rebels who were drawn together to make a descent into the Lowland Country as follows Sir Thomas Levingston being informed that the Rebels had appointed their General Randezvous at Siratspey and that Collonel Buchan and Collonel Cannon were already arrived there with 2000 men and that they expected within four days to be four Thousand strong he thereupon drew together his own Regiment of Dragoons Two Troops of Horse Commanded by Captain Hays and Captain Burnet Six Companies of the Laird of Grant's Regiment 400 men of Sir James Lesley's and a Company of Highlanders commanded by Captain Mackay and with these Forces he marched towards the

them up and drowned the Fields round about so that at least the Communication of Quarters would have been hindred if not many men destroyed by the Innundation as has often happened by the overflowing of that great River All these pregnant Reasons obliged his Majesty to abandon the Siege and refer the reducing Limerick to a more favourable Season and Opportunity so that after he had raised the Siege and found that the Season would not permit him the undertaking of any Consideration meriting his Presence he resolved to return for England constituting the Lord Viscount Sidney and Sir Thomas Conningsby Governours of Ireland and having as well as could be expected settled the other Offices and Trusts in confiding hands and giving all necessary Orders his Majesty embarked Accompanied by the Prince of Denmark and attended by his men at Duncannon and arrived safe at Kingsroad near Bristol and so having Dined at a Farmer's-house by the way to put off the many Invitations of the Nobility that time would have delayed he came to Windsor to the extraordinary Joy and Rejoycing of the whole Kingdom for his safe Return and Success in Ireland and now having been so long detained in Ireland let us look a little back into the Affairs of England The Queen in whom the Regency was placed during the King's absence managed the weighty Affairs of Government with extraordinary Prudence and Conduct as appeared in the raising the Militia and keeping a strict Eye over such dissaffected Persons as perhaps wanted but an opportunity to rise in Arms had they found the French forward to Land but her Majesties Care and the good Order she took for every thing broke all their Measures and prevented the mischiefs that threatned the Kingdom so that the French Fleet as strong and numerous as they were durst attempt nothing considerable on the Coast the Militia of London shewed their willing and chearful Resolution to oppose the Attempts of the Enemy in a gallant appearance in Hide-Park before her Majesty to her great Satisfaction being between 9 and 10000 effectual men well Armed and appointed and the whole Militia of England up in Arms in their respective Counties were computed to be about 150000 Horse and Foot Upon Complaints against the Earl of Torrington for the Miscarriage in the Fleet he was sent for in Custody of Messengers and appeared before the Council at White Hall by whom in regard there were strong presumptions against his Lordship he was committed to the Tower and carried thither by Water to prevent perhaps any Rudeness that might have been occasioned by the incensed Rabble The wounded of Dutch and English Seamen came daily to London where they were provided for in the several Hospitals the People all the way they came bestowing Money on them and when they were recovered Care wasta ken to send the former into Holland and as soon as we had certain information that the French Fleet had quitted the Coast and were gone into their Harbours the Trained-Bands and other Militia were sent home in the mean time a great many Hands were set at work to Rig and Equip the Fleet with all speed so that 32 Men of War rode at Spithead and the Dutch had recruited again to 28 stout Ships and came to to the Gunfleet having immediate Orders to joyn the English and eight Regiments were embarked at Portsmouth not counting the Marine Regiments Commanded by the Earl of Marlboróugh in Chief as General and Mr. Trelawney as Major-General there was shipped likewise all manner of Warlike Ammunition and in brief whatever is necessary for the Field or the Siege of Towns so that it being not certainly known on what design they were bent at such a season of the Year the Peoples Conjectures were various but it soon appeared they were bound for Ireland and what they did there you 'll find in the sequel of this History About this time we had News of the great Success of the English over the French in America and that they had beaten them out of the Isle of St. Christophers and many other places of Note and taken great Booties of Cattel Corn and others Stores and Provisions And from America we have further notice that a great number of French were according to the Articles agreed on sent to Martinico and that the English had reduced the Fort on the Island of Statie and farther Advice that two of our Privateers fell in with Twelve Merchant Ships on the Coast of England bound for St. Maloes under the Convoy of a Frigat of Twelve Guns and took four of them forcing the rest on shore about Cherbourg where they were all shipwracked except the Frigat and most of the Men drowned On the Eighth of September the Parliament met at Westminster when after a short continuance the House of Peers adjourned to the Friday following and the Commons till the ensuing Thursday and His Majesty was pleased to order in Council a Commission to be prepared for the Proroguing the Parliament to the second day of October ensuing and a Proclamation was issued out to give notice that the Parliament should then sit and to require the Peers of this Realm and the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons to give their Attendance on the said second day of October accordingly and no sooner was the notice of His Majesties Glorious Atchievements spread abroad but the Ambassadours and Ministers of Forreign Potentates congratulated his Success and Universal Joy filled the Courts of the Neighbouring Princes The Parliament of Scotland sitting gave their Majesties a new Subsidy of three Months Cess on Lands and layed a Tax of Fourteen Pence upon every Fire-Hearth Hospitals and such as live upon Charity only accepted and a discovery was made that the Collonels Buchan and Cannon intended to go Northward and joyn the Earl of Seaforth and the rest of those of the Name of Mekenzy to have surprized the Garrison of Inverness but they marching over the Hills and coming within Eighteen Miles of Sterling where the Earl of Drumlanerig was posted with 3000 Horse and Foot he attacked them and the Major-General Mackay being in the Rear as in pursuit upon the Advice that had been given the design was altogether frustrated and the Rebels obliged after a long fatigue to shift for themselves receiving a considerable Loss insomuch that they being daily discouraged again dwindled away notwithstanding the fair promises that had been made them of extraordinary supply of Men and Money and the wiser part or such as had other ways wherewithal to subsist withdrew and left the more obstinate to strive against the Stream that would in all probability drive them back to their Ruine and perhaps after the many Attempts of open Force our Enemies might have proceeded to have given us the most fatal blow in the world by base and ignoble ways and villainous attempts We shall for once begging his pardon in this matter quote the New Observator an Author of Credit

their Majesties Fleet and the Parliament went chearfully on in giving their Majesties Supplies for the carrying on the War and amongst other Acts his Majesty gave the Royal Assent to an Act for doubling the Excise upon Beer Ale and other Liquors during the space of one Year and afterward was pleased to make the following Speech to both Houses My Lords and Gentlemen I Take this occasion with great Willingness to assure you I am extreamly sensible of the Zeal and Chearfulness of Your Proceedings in this Session of Parliament and of the Readiness your Gentlemen of the House of Commons have shewed in Granting such large Supplies towards the pressing occasions of the Navy and Army And I do farther assure You that I shall not be wanting on my part to see them carefully Applied to the Vses for which You intend them At the same time I must observe to You that the posture of Affairs abroad does necessarily require my Presence at the Hague before the end of this Year and by Consequence I must desire you to lose no time in the dispatching and perfecting such further Supplies as are still necessary for the Navy and Army and not for them only but it is high time also to put you in mind of making some Provision for the civil Expence of the Government which has no Funds for its Support since the Excise which was designed for that Service and also other Branches of the Revenue have been applyed to other publick Vses and therefore I must earnestly recommend it to Your speedy Consideration The Parliament was not slow in fulfilling his Majesties Requests but proceeded with such indefatigable Care Zeal and Industry that they soon let our Enemies see they were resolved to go Couragiously thorough with all they had undertaken His Majesty who ever made it his Business to Honour and Recompence those that had well deserved it about this time was pleased to confer a Mark of his Royal Favour upon Collonel Cutts in creating him a Baron of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Style and Title of Baron Cuits of Gowran in that Kingdom And accordingly his Majesty dispenced his Favours to such as merited them without respect to Degree or Person Scotland at this time appeared in a very good Settlement and the Affairs of that Kingdom disposed to their Majesties Interest insomuch that it was not doubted but every thing would redound to a Peace and Settlement the Rebells being every where routed or forced to a Complyance and those that stood out were to extream Necessities those that were supposed to be dangerous being every where seized so that any Design is rendred thereby invalid In Ireland his Majesty appointed the Lords of his Privy-Council as followeth viz. The Lord Primate of Ireland the lord Chancellor for the time being the High Treasurer for the time being the Archbishop of Dublin for the time being James Duke of Ormond Edward Earl of Meath Henry Earl of Drogheda Francis Earl of Longford Richard Earl of Ranelagh Arthur Earl of Granard Adam Viscount Lisburn The Bishop of Meath for the time being Robert Fitz Gerrard Esq the Vice-Treasurer for the time being the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being the Chief Justice of the King's-Bench for the time being the Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas for the time being the Chief Baron of the Exchequer for the time being the Master of the Rolls for the time being the Principal Secretary of State for the time being the Master of the Ordnance for the time being Sir Henry Fane William Hill Esquires The Judges that are appointed were these For the Kings-Bench Sir Richard Raynell Chief Justice Mr. Justice Ly●don Sir Richard Stephens one of the Justices For the Common Pleas Mr Justice Cox Mr. Justice Jeffordson For the Exchequer Lord Chief Baron Hely Mr. Baron Echlin Sir Standi● Harstrong one of the Barons and 〈◊〉 this manner the Judicature being settled by his Majesty's indefatigable Care and Prudence there little of doubt Remains but these Gentlemen supported by the Military Forces will by their Conduct put that Kingdom into good Order and divers of the Bishopricks being vacant in Ireland his Majesty was pleased to dispose of them in this manner viz. Dr. Marsh Bishop of Ferus to be Archbishop of Cashel Dr. Tenison Bishop of Killala to be Bishop of Cloglier Dr. Digby Bishop of Limerick to be Bishop 〈◊〉 Elphin Dr. William King to be Bish●● of London-Derry Dr. Vigors Dean 〈◊〉 Armagh to be Bishop of Ferus Dr. Wilson Dean of Rapho to be Bishop of Limerick Dr. Fitzgerald Dean of Cloim to be Bishop of Colnfort Dr. Lloyd Dean of Achonry to be Bishop of Killala About this time their Majesties ships Grusing in the Soundings under the Command of Sir Clousley Shovel discovered a French man of War of 18 Guns and 10 Pattereroes to which the Crown and Debtford gave Chace and the Crown being got up with her after they had exchanged some Guns laid her on Board and took her the French Captain and his Lieutenant were wounded and the Master with divers men killed and several other French ships within a short time after were brought in by the English and Dutch and the Lord Sydney and Sir John Trevor Speaker of the House of Commons were sworn to be of his Majesties Privy Council The Earl of Torrington having continued a Prisoner in the Tower and their Majesties having declared the Commissioners of the Admiralty invested with all the Power Priviledge and Authority which formerly the Admirals of England were wont to enjoy and which had been Granted them by former Parliaments he had notice of his Tryal though he had desired he might be tryed in Parliament and had been carried up to the Bar of the House of Commons where amongst other things he set forth that the French had 82 men of War and the English and Hollanders not above 56 that in several Debates in several Councils of War between the English and Dutch Officers it was concluded That the Enemy was too strong to be attacked and that it would be sufficient to attend their Motion and hinder them from Landing that the Hollanders had not above 10 Ships that were able to Fight that they were beaten because they did not keep their Line but suffered themselves to be surrounded by the Enemy that after all this they would make him bear the blame of their ill Conduct that the Secretary of State did not rightly inform him of the Condition of the Enemies Fleet that they might see by the Letter written to him by the Secretary of which he produced a Copy and by the Queens Orders which Commanded him to Fight the Enemy that he had not exposed the Honour of the Nation with a Fleet much inferiour to the Enemies but in obedience to the Orders sent him then he was asked why he did not Second the Dutch when he saw they fought so well to which not giving such a Satisfactory Answer as was expected the cause

a Prisoner The Week following Mr John Ashton was Executed at Tyburn dying resolutely and appearing by Words and a Paper he delivered to justifie himself in the Wicked Undertaking But the Lord Preston on his humble Submission found gracious Mercy and Elliot also escaped Nor was this any shallow layed Plot many Persons of Note being concerned in it ●o● upon the Discovery of it Francis Turner late Lord Bishop of E'y fled as it 's thought beyond the Seas it since as credibly reported appearing he had writ a Letter to the Late King to encourage him to make an Attempt on the Kingdom as also did one Graham and others whereupon the King issued out his Proclamation to apprehend them and so for this time their Projects failed and the great Expences in managing the Plot were utterly lost This seems to have been earlier begun and consequently as deeply layd as their Policy cou'd contrive for a good while before one Mr. Crone a Retainer to the Late King was Tryed at the Old Baily for High-Treason and there it was proved against him That he with divers other wicked and disaffected Persons had held a Correspondence with the French to subverr the Government c. of which upon a fair Hearing he was found guilty of High Treason but Reprieved and so plain it early appeared That Heaven declared again ● the Enemies of this Nation and securely guarded His Majesty's Sacred Life as appeared by a wonderful Preservation for the King going early over in the Spring to give necessary Orders and head the Forces in Flanders the Season being advanced and he in the Field in sight of the Enemy as he stood under a Tree to view them they supposed by his Attendants it must be the King and therefore levell'd a Piece of Cannon against him taking the better Aim by the help of the Tree when to save the most Precious Life in the World Heaven so ordered it that it came into his mind to step from thence and give some necessary Orders which he had not done above a Minute before a Bullet came and split the Tree in the Place where he had stood So exceeding is the Care of Providence over Good Princes And now finding their main Designs would not take they began to practise small Games of Treachery for their Confederates the Turks being routed by Prince Lewis of Baden in Hungary Ten Pieces of their Canon taken with all their Baggage and Ammunition and about 23000 of them killed with the Loss of about 4000 Germans the Mareschal of Luxemburg finding his Success likely to be little this year in Flanders if he relyed on main strength proceeded to stratagem viz. To Bribe some of the Persons attending our Ammunition-Waggons to set them on fire and by that means destroy the Bombs and Powder and accordingly it was begun by Lighted Matches being put among the Bombs and Barrels of Powder but so timely prevented that only two or three Bombs went off and so luckily a Design of this Nature fell out that one of the Parties concern'd in it was apprehended who confessed he bad been a little before in the French Campaign was hired to do it by the Duke of Luxemburg and thereupon was sentenced to have his Right Hand cut off half strangled and then burnt Which Sentence was put in Execution to deter others from this or any such Treacherous Attempts After this the French sustained considerable Losses though no great Action by Land presently ensued But this discouraged not their Designs on England as longing to reap the Spoils of so fair a Harvest whereupon in the Year 1692 the late King was encouraged to make a Descent and in order to it he publish'd his Declaration dated at St. Germains the 20th of April wherein he promised great Advantages to the English that should submit to him yet excepted divers from the Lord to the Fisherman who misused him on his going from Whitehall to Feversham But on his departure conferred Honours on divers Persons Knighting the Pretended prince of Wales and inversing him with the Order of the Garter and so on the 24th of April arrived at Cane in Normandy where he stayed some days and so departed to Haverdegrace in the Company of the Mareschal d' Bellfonds The Randevouz of the Souldiers that were to embarque were appointed between Cherbourg and La Hogue which he found to be about 20000 Men 15000 of which were to make the Descent and the rest to Guard the Coast The Duke of Berwick Colonel Graham Buchanon Cannon and some Scotch Lords came to the Camp on the 29th and on the 30th the Souldiers began to Embarque but the Vessels that crossed from Haverdegrace to La Hogue meeting with foul Weather were many of them driven on shoar and suffered much damage yet the Forage Places were made for four Regiments of Horse counting into the Number one of Dragoons but they were not to set sail till D'Estres arrived with his Squadron and Monsieur Torville had fought some of our Squadrons of the Lesser Rates which they thought only abroad and that the greater Ships being deceived by their Advice could not get out in any considerable time They flatter'd themselves likewise with some part of our Fleet coming over to them and as it is said had a Dependance on Rear Admiral Carter on that occasion but he gave them an unexpected Welcome in the Language of his Canon as will appear hereafter Whilst these Projects were in hand D' Estres's Squadron was disabled by stress of weather and could not suddenly joyn them On the Third of May Tourville was in the Road of Bertaume not being able to stir out and other ships were forced to put into Bell Isle by stress of weather and the ship Le Mode Villete of an hundred Guns was so rudely handled by the Tempest that she was looked upon as unserviceable for that year Monsieur Nesmond being put to Sea with his Squadron was driven in again and two of his ships ran foul one losing her Boltsprit and the other her Mast so that they were constrained to put into Harbour and refit Two long Barks laden with Canon were funk and about Thirteen other Transport Vessels laden with Provision and Ammunition are said to be lost passing from Grandville to Haverdegrace insomuch that the Officers and others had Orders to leave the greatest part of Horse and Baggage behind them But this vast Preparation was disappointed by Heaven and came to nothing For though the King was Warring in F●●nders the Queen having the power of Governing in his Absence had no sooner the News of this intended Invasion but disdaining to fear she prepared to oppose it sensing Orders to all the Ports to hasten out the Fleet and to the Deputy Lieutenants to have the Militia in a readiness and six Regiments of Regular Troops not yet gone over Count r●manded and Reinforcements sent to the Isles of Guernsey and Jersey to oppose the Enemies Attempts on that side and