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A50781	An Account of the transactions in the north of Ireland, anno domini 1691, and of many other remarkable passages during our last years successful campaign in that kingdom with a particular relation of the manner of beseiging and taking the town of Sligoe by storm by the Honourable Collonel John Michelburne, Governor of London-derry, and sometimes Governour of the town and fort of Sligoe, the commander in chief of their Majesties forces in the province of Ulster,	Michelborne, John, 1647-1721.; J. H.	1692 (1692)	Wing M1965; ESTC R29529	69,993	133

AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRANSACTIONS IN THE North of Ireland Anno Domini 1691. AND Of many other Remarkable Passages during our last Years Successful Campaign in that Kingdom With a Particular Relation Of the Manner of Besieging and Taking the Town of Sligoe by Storm by the Honourable Collonel JOHN MICHELBVRNE Governor of London-Derry and sometimes Governour of the Town and Fort of Sligoe then Commander in Chief of Their MAJESTIES Forces in the Province of Vlster LONDON Printed in the Year 1692. To His Excellency GODART Earl of Athlone Viscount Aghrim Baron of Barronasloe and Bar de Ginkell Commander in Chief of Their Majesties Forces in the Kingdom of IRELAND My Lord THIS following Treatise is a Subject that lies so wholly whithin Your own Province of Honour that it pretends a kind of Right to lay it self at Your Excellencies Feet For though in general it relates the happy Managery of the last Years Successes in the North of Ireland yet since that cannot be done without publishing some just Testimonials of the Courage Fidelity and Services of my Worthy Friend Collonel John Michelburn methinks it is a piece of Duty as the Pendant always attends the Flag to usher his Bannoret under Your Standard And truly there 's some farther Plea for my presumption in this Dedication viz. That I may justly avow that Collonel's Early Endeavours in the Kingdom of Ireland were at least the Phosphore to Your Excellencies brighter Sun His forward Hand gave the first fair Earnest for the Irish Successes when in his Exemplary Northern Services his Preservation of London-derry I may properly say like a true Forlorn Hope he held the Enemy in play till Your Excellencies heavier Mass of Glory could come up to sweep the intire Victory A Victory indeed in which the World must do You this publick Justice that the whole last Years Renown was entirely Your own For whilst in all the other Scenes of War as Germany Flanders Savoy c. Fortune in a manner kept wholly neuter and the rest of the Neighbouring Heroes only stood at a Bay Your Excellencies more Active Arme held the most prevailing Sword and only play'd the Conquering Game whilst an entire Victory follow'd no Chariot but Your own And as long as the Compleat Reduction of Ireland fills so large a Page in the English Annals Your Excellencies never dying Merit must stand Chronicled with so fair a Character that they must give You this peculiar Renown That you made not War a Trade You felt the Cause You fought and in the Service of England consulted the Interest of Christendom whilst the Expedition of Your Triumph is possibly the brightest of Your Lawrels But alas 'T is not my Province to be Your Excellencies Herauld or Historian there 's no occasion for my poor Pen to attempt what all Tongues are already full of 'T is enough that with the Fame You have all the Vertues of a Conquerour and as such this Gentleman's Cause can not come before an Abler or Properer Judge the Assurance of which Justice is the occasion of this Confidence from My Honoured Lord Your Excellencies most Obedient tho' Unkown Humble Servant and Admirer J. H. TO THE READER THough this following Discourse as it contains a perfect Series of the most important Affairs that were transacted in the North of Ireland the last Campaigne and consequently relates the Success of our English Arms in that Kingdom so much conduceing to the happiness of our own cannot but be an entertaining Subject to every honest Reader yet the publishing this ensuing Narrative is not altogether on that design The Vindication of a private Cause of the Honourable Coll. John Michelburne a Person so eminently Instrumental in the Recovery of Ireland has in some measure been the Motive that engag'd this present Pen to be drawn in his Defence Vertue does not always meet with Justice from the Mouth of ill tongu'd Fame Her Enemies are often so successful Detraction and Envy still striking at the noblest Merit that in the false Game they play the Honest side is commonly on the Loosing hand and the Innocent receives its fall from the Treacherous stab of envious Malice and successful Villany Now it being the Misfortune of the Honourable Person I have mention'd to be unworthily a Sufferer in this kind you will find that whilst this Treatise I am writing gives you an exact Relation from day to day of the manner and means he us'd to reduce Sligoe which was taken by him commanding there in chief it will not only satisfie the curiosity of those that are pleased to look nicely into those Affairs in general but will do a particular Justice to his Honour whose Services have deserv'd a much Kinder Treatment than hitherto they have met with by unloading him of those notorious Injuries that most unjustly ill-minded Men had thrown upon him Coll. Michelburne being impower'd by the Lords Justices and the General to command all the Forces of the Province of Vlster after he had made his second Attack against the Garrison he lay before without that Success he expected which was occasioned by some of the Militia's cowardly deserting him a very hard and untrue Character of his Management in that Affair by what means transmitted we know not was sent over to Her Majesty which represented him so faulty that the Queen immediately sent particular Orders to the L. Justices of Ireland to take the matter into their Judiciary Cognizance and Examination I having the good fortune to be an Intimate Acquaintance of his was much surpriz'd and troubled to hear the rumour of those unwelcome Untruths as I conceiv'd 'em that seem'd to blacken so my Friends unspotted Honour My respect therefore for a Person who was so early a Defender of His Majesty's Interest in the Kingdom of Ireland to whose Vigilancy Courage Conduct and Fidelity the most happy Success we met with at London-derry next under God ought chiefly to be attributed woud not suffer me to joyn with the unthinking Populace in that Cry against him But on the contrary I was resolved to continue the same Honourable Opinion of him that his former actions had establish'd in me believing it impossible for a Person that had so lately signalized himself cou'd ever deviate from the Paths of his innate Vertue and unshaken Loyalty being firm in this Belief and zealous for my Friends ' Honour I could not forbear enquiring by a Letter from him what effects this Calumny might have on his Affairs in Ireland and whither as yet he had healed his wounded Reputation-before the Lords Justices I soon received a very satisfactory Answer with a Copy of a Letter from General Ginkell to him which you will find inserted hereafter in its proper place so much applauding the Collonel's signal Services that it rejoyc'd me to know that the malice of his ill-minded Enemies cou'd not divert his Excellency from conceiving the same fair Character of him that all just Men ought But what pleas'd me most

1691. Phil. Cox Law de Butts George Croston Provost William Cranford Ja. Barret This from the Sheriff of the County I Have known George Robb these several Years and always knew him to have the Character of a shifting knavish Fellow in his Dealings more I cannot say then that I am satisfied this is Truth William Nicholson So much for George Robb Merchant The Charge against John Forward a Militia Captain sworn by the several Persons under-written COllonel Michelburne having received Orders from his Excellency Lieut. Gen. Ginkel to Summons Sligo did on the first of August last appear before the Town and delivered his message to Sir Teige O Regan the Governour but finding his Advantage then appearing so great did on Monday following prosecute his Siege which had so great Success that he brought them to Articles and that the Garrison had been undoubtedly in the Obedience of Their Majesties had not Capt. Forward as an Exampse to the rest of the Militia deserted his Post at the noon time of the day with his whole Troop Stephen Miller And. Nisbet That at Ballisadoe-Bridge be forced his passage against the Out-guards and went and plundered the protected Persons Robert Wilson Robert Robinson That he willfully maliciously and contrary to Order broke the Articles that were signed and sealed by the General 's command in behalf of Their sacred Majesties in Order to the delivery of the Garrison and Forts of Sligo that he violated the General 's and Michelburne's Protections that he plunder'd stripp'd and prey'd the protected as well as those not protected notwithstanding the Protections were produc'd and that without respect of Persons Samuel Ferguson That he drove away to the number of 800 black Cattle besides 100 Horses and Mares and loaded 38 Horses of the plunder of several sufficient mens Houses with Beds Blankets Sheets Ruggs Pors Kettles and with all sorts of Mens and Womens Cloathes and a great quantity of woollen and Linnen Yarn notwithstanding he was commanded the contrary Samuel Ferguson That when Coll. Michelburne heard of the said Capt. Forward's return with the Prey so unjustly gotten he sent Capt. Manson with a small party of men to stop the said Forward who in a Rebellious and Mutinous manner drew up his Troop in defiance of the said Collonel and said he cared not one F for him the said Coll. or any Authority he had James Manson That when the said Officer returned and gave an account to the said Coll. Michelburne of Capt. Forward's mutiny he the said Coll. was forced to send two Troops of Dragoons after him 13 miles before he could be brought to deliver back part of the Cattle he had carried away John Hamilton Andrew Nisbett This is the greatest part of what was alledged against him before the Lords Justices All this considered Coll. Michelburne had very good reason to send such a man Prisoner to Lieut. Gen. Ginkel Boyl December the 9th 1691. The Lord Kingston's Letter THere is a Trial to be the 15th of this month betwixt Coll. Michelburne and Capt. Forward of the County of Donnygall concerning a Prey taken by the latter near this Town the 6th of August last my Tenants were for the most part concerned and all that were had Protections and Certificates of claiming the benefit of the Lords Justices Proclamation in July Forward was most barbarous in the thing and vallued no good Qualification the People were under then which none in the Kingdom could be under better their Submission being as early as it could be and their Behaviour since the War worthy of Justice at least my printed Protection from the General in their Favour produced at the taking of the Prey met equal dis-reguard some Informations taken by me on this occasion will be found in the hands of Mr. John Brett now in Dublin my request to you is to appear against Forward at the Trial and keep him at least under such Circumstances as may find the poor oppressed Subjects earliest Justice you shall not want sufficient Proof to this purpose on your reasonable warning at any time and your care shall have the Acknowledgement of SIR Your Friend Kingston To Mr. William Donnelly in Dublin Mr. Brett will be found at Mr. Bradys at the Black Lyon Pill Lane Be sure to retain a good smart Council and let me find you omit nothing and that you are very active therein Commissioners Sligo The Examination of Jasper Brett of Brickcliffe in the said County taken before the Right Honourable Lord Baron of Kingston THE said Examinant being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists and examined on his Oath deposeth That Capt. Forward high sheriff of the County of Dunnigall and his Militia Troops on or about the Sixteenth of August last preffed this Examinant and leveral other protected Persons in the said County who lived either in their dwelling Houses or other Places assigned them by Coll. Wasehearth from whom they took Protections and Certificates of submitting some Weeks before to the Lords Justices Declaration that this Examinant being that day at the time of the taking the Prey on his return from the Boyl to his own House did meet the said Forward and part of the Prey near Bellanafad within three miles of the Boyl to whom this Examinant complained of the Injustice done him particularly therein having Coll. Wisehearth's Protection and Certificate of the twentieth of July his Landlord Gilbert Ormsby of Toberraddy in the County of Roscomen Esq his Protection Licensed thereunto by his Excellency Lieutenant General Ginkle and one Collonel Michelburne's Protection to whom this Examinant applied himself upon his first Appearance before Sligo and who was farther tollerated by him by way of Protection in Writing to live in his own House to whom the said Forward replied That he did not value not would regard his Protection but would be civil to him as a Gentleman that this Examinant insisted more particularly on his Protection from Coll. Michelburne under whose command the said Forward came into the County the said Forward replied he would not obey it that he thought himself as sufficient as Michelburne that that night he would not suffer this Examinant to stay with him where the Prey was kept that this Examinant attended him the next morning he found him with Capt Francis King one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County and one Mr. Johnson Servant to the Right Honourable the Lord Baron of Kingston pleading in favour of the protected Country affirming their due Subjection to Their Majesties Government and offering my Lord Kingston's Protection from his Excellency Lieut. Gen. Ginkel in favour of his Lordships Tenants all which met disregard from the said Forward Consenting only at length to run through the Prey and leave as it were a moiety but short thereof as Charity to the infinite number of poor people that followed This Examinant further saith that the said Forward took then from him and his Tenants forty two Cowes besides Calves and

Heisers a riding Nagg and Twelve Garroons and Mares And farther saith That those that called at his House when Michelburne's Protection was produced them tore the same and threw it in the Dirt. And further saith That no part of the said Prey was nearer Ballimore than this Examinant's House who was as aforesaid tollerated to live in his House about four miles distance from Ballymore That the rest of the said Prey for the most part was taken within two or three miles of the Boyle And further saith not taken before me December the 1st 1691. Kingston The Lords Justices Letter to the Lord Nottingham Principal Secretary of State My Lord SOmetime since we received Her Majestie Commands by your Lordship to inquire into the reason of Coll. Michelburne's withdrawing the Bloccade of Sligo before the delivery of it pursuant to the first Capitulation which we could not do till the Campaign was over since then we have examined the matter which at first appeared to us as if the said Coll. had causelesly left his Post and that the Enemy took that Advantage to break their Artieles and refused to deliver up the Town But upon hearing Witnesses produced by those who charged this miscarriage upon him and also his Defence and Witnesses produced to prove the truth thereof we do not find there was any just cause to Charge the said Coll. Michelburne with any neglect or default But it appeared to us upon the Proof and Examination aforesaid that his drawing off from thence was unavoidable and that he could no longer continue there without the certain ruine of those few Forces remaining with him which we desire your Lordship to lay before His Majesty My Lords Your Lordships most humble Servant Gha Porter Tho. Conningsby To the Right Honourable the Earl of Nottingham Principal Secretary of State To conclude Here you see is a just and true Account of Coll Michelburne's faithful Discharge of his Duty both to Their Majesties and his Country and as we say He is a good Soldier that goes no farther than he is commanded and by the fore-going Discourse he had no positive Orders for going against Sligo yet when they found he had so good Success they highly applauded him and incouraged him to prosecute that which he had so fortunately begun For says the Lords Justices You cannot do your King a greater Service then to get that place says the General I have directed O Donnel to join you to endeavour the Reducement of Sligo which your good Fortune has already brought to Submission And in another Letter from his Excellency he acquaints the Coll. That he had ordered the Militia that lay at Athlone to march to the North and be posted as he shall direct and after the care you have used in this Affair I am sorry it did not succeed However you have done your part very well and would make a good Addition to your Services if you could yet find any way for treating with Sir Teague O Regan and getting the place You see that he so treated with Sir Teague O Regan with his drawn Sword as to beat him out of Sligo Nor in the whole can there be reasonably the least shadow of complaint to charge Coll. Michelburne with any Mis-behaviour through his whole Service though there are not wanting those malicious people who not only study to render him little but if possible to make him uncapable of serving his King or Country and to have him turned out of His Majesties Service and his Regiment broken Such envious Spirits us true are at work and though perhaps his Martial Education has not so intirely qualified him for a Courtier to be ready guard against those secret Machinations against him However he thanks Heaven that he lives in an Age where Virme and Honour are their own Supporters Desert and Fidelity stand their own Court-Friends and their Foundation too strong to be supplanted by Parasites or Flatterers As some farther Testimonials of the Collonel's Behaviour I shall only subjoin these two Certificates one from the City of Londonderry and the other from Colraine WE the Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of the City of Londonderry do hereby Attest and Certifie that Collonel John Michelburne Governour of the said City in and since the Siege of Derry having his Regiment or a great part of them Quartered here many Months kept the said Garaison in good Order Discipline and Temper whilst his own Regiment were Quartered among us and paid their Quarters and was careful of the Preservation of the Place both from any Insults of the Enemy and from all Irregularities of his Soldiers and by all means in his power made his Government and Interest in this Garrison on all Occasions easie and pleasing to us for which Services and Civil Deportment he was Elected and Sworn Alderman of this City In Testimony whereof We have hereunto set our Hands and Affixed the Common Seal of this City the Second day of February 1690. Ger. Squire Mayor Samuel Norman Alex. Iomkins Alex. Lecky Tho. Moncreife Arvice Hen. Ash Arvice Wil. Crookshanks Com. Rob. Shennan Will. Morisen John Harvey Fran. Nevil Albert Hall Alex. Coningham Tho. Moore Samuel Leeson John Gilling John Crookshanks John Nightingall Geo. Gravel John Mogridge Will. Mackie Rob. Harvey WE the Inhabitants of the Town of Colraine do Certifie that during the time the Regiment belonging to the Honourable Collonel John Michelburne Governour of Londonderry did Quarter and keep Garrison in this place both Officers and Soldiers behaved themselves very Orderly and Civily to the Town and Gountrey paying thankfully for what they called for all which we Certisie as Truth to whom it may Concern Dated at Colraine this third day of February Anno Dom. 1690. William Godfrey Mayor Rich. Adams Edm. Haward Alex. Mac Phillip Daniel Browne Richard Lynam Thomas Lance. John Twaddel David Wilson John Ga' James Oustiane John Gardner William Ross Hugh Bankhead WE the Inhabitants of the Town of Antrim Do hereby Certifie That during the time the Honourable Collonel John Michelburne Governour of Londonderry his Regiment did Quarter and keep Garrison in this Place both Officers and Soldiers behaved themselves Civily without Robbing or Plundering the Town or Conntrey but thankfully paying for what they call'd for All which we Certifie as Truth to whom it may concern Given under our Hands this 28th of Januar. 1690 1. James Shennan William Stewart John Mac Master Tho. Gredell William Colvill William Whitby Alexander Hanna John Nabb William Young Rob. Weire John Brigson Thomas Spencer Robert Coningham FINIS

was then on Capitulation with General Ginkell and sent to Coll. Michelburne to joyn him if the Garrison should prove Obstinate and so to reduce them by force The General ordered Coll. Michelburne to pay him 200 Guineas as a Mark of his Favours of which accordingly he paid him 100 and the other 100 he promised to pay him in two or three Days but the said O Donnel notwithstanding his Ingagement with the General the payment of the 100 Guineas he appeared the only person that obstructed the Surrender and took part with the Garrison of Sligoe to defend them apainst Coll. Michelburne or what other the General should send Signing an Instrument under his Hand that notwithstanding any Contract made between the General Ginkell and himself his only design was to prolong the time and what he did or acted was for King James's Interest and promised the Garrison of Sligoe to joyn with them when there was occasion The Lords Justices understanding the Abuse that was committed by the said O Donnel issued first their Order to the Militia of most part of the Province of Vlster to joyn Coll. Michelburne the latter end of August who by the General 's Orders and the Lords Justices Commanded the Summer past at Ballyshannon to the intent that when a considerable body could be got together he was to Advance teward Sligoe their Lordships ordered likewise a considerable Body of the Militia from Dublin and other parts of Lemster to be Commanded by the Right Honourable the Earl of Granard with a Commissioner to Command the whole Forces of Lemster and Vlster to reduce O Donnel as also the said Forts of Sligoe to Their Majesties Obedience but the said O Donnel in the mean time makes his Peace with the General and joyns his Forces with the Earl of Granard therefore the Lord-Justices gave Orders for a considerable quantity of Provisions to be sent from Dublin to Bellurbit for this occasion Whilst the Militia was drawing to the Frontiers Coll. Michelburne drew from Cavan Bellurbit Eniskillin and Killybegs as many of his own Regiment as he could spare out of the said Garrisons to joyn the Militia whom he expected by the Ist of September but it was the 8th before the Militia could make any considerable Appearance in the mean time the said Coll. us'd all his Endeavours to get some Field Pieces from Eniskillin the 9th he began his March with about 500 Militia Horse two Troops of Dragoons of the standing Army three Militia Foot Companies and 600 Men of his own Regiment That Night he Encamped at Drumcleif three Miles from Sligoe and 17 from Ballyshannon from whence Capt. Vaughan a Militia Captain with his own Troop and a Detachment of ten more to secure him from the Rapparees was dispatch'd to the Earl of Granard to acquaint his Lordship of our Advance Drumcleif the 9th of September 1691. My Lord THE backwardness of some of the Militia Troops of this Province was the Oaccsion of my not advancing sooner I have sent Capt. Vaughan to know your Lordships Commands who will give you an Account of our Advance and what Condition we are in I think it not convenient to quit this side of the Town to joyn you before you come to Sligoe by reason of the Inconveniency of drawing our Guns I am My Lord Your Lordships most Humble Servant John Michelburne To the Right Honourable the Earl of Granard at Boyle or elsewhere These The next Morning about Seven we advanced within half a Mile of the Town and advantagiously posted our selves in an old Danish Fort called by the name of Rabacan built in the time of Oliver Cromwell and as soon as we were encamped Orders were given to repair the said Fort the said Coll. Michelburne sends a Drum with a Summons to Sir Teague O Regan Govetnour of the Town and County of Sligoe as followeth Collonel Michelburne's First Letter SIR I Do not question but your Intelligence is such that you are satisfied and assured of what Preparation is made which you may see by a considerable Force under my Command enough to bring you to Submission but a far greater under the Earl of Granard and the Lord O Donnel so that you will be surrounded on every side and that we are not to quit the place till reduced However I have Orders from his Excellency General Ginkell once more to treat if with your Conveniency You know the Hardships of a close Siege and the ill Effects that will happen if you continue obstinate 'T was very ill resented and ill taken that you detained the Articles Signed by General Ginkell you neither returned them nor the Counterpart but kept both in your Custody I am SIR Your Humble Servant John Michelburne I desire your speedy Answer my Service to Collonel Scot and Collonel Rourke To the Honourable Sir Teague O Regan Governour of Sligoe Sligoe September the 11th 1691. SIR I Have yours of this days date my Intelligence is such that I cannot give a shroad Guess of the Preparations that are making as you mention to reduce this place if they were Ten times greater then you fancy them it is equal to me Neither am I ignorant as you mention of the Effects of a close Siege which I am in this case resolued to try However I thank you for your offer and as for not returning the Articles Signed by General Ginkell no wonder at it for I have no other to show my own General for my Justification for the manner of my Capitulation and of breaking off honestly with you to whom I appeal whither or no I have not behaved my self as I ought and who is to blame in this matter I suppose you have the Counterpart of the Article your self Coll. Seot and Coll. Rourke defires to be remembred to you and Sir Francis Hamilton so do I who am SIR Your most Humble Servant Teague O Regan To Coll. John Michelbourne Governour of London-Derry and Ballyshannon This day being 11th of September and proving very wet was Imployed in cutting Fagots and repairing the Fort so that we made no Advance till about Nine next Morning the Coll. viewed every part of the Enemies Outwarks where he might take 'em at the best Advantage they were observed about 200 of them hard at work in Levelling an old Ditch some distance from the Fort we were informed by some of the Country that they had taken a reinforcement of two Foot Companies one commanded by Lieut. Coll. Edward mac Swine the other by Capt. Conn O Neal we also observed great numbers of them going into the Town and could only discover one Company of Granadeers lodg'd in a Danish Fort to observe our motion The Enemy still observing our Men at work repairing the Danish Fort were now altogether secure not apprehending in the least that we should fall upon them that Morning and fully assured that nothing would be done of our side till the Lord Granard arrived but in less than an hour they found