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A75179 An account of Major General Kirks's safe arrival at London-Derry with allowance, June the 21st, 1689. 1689 (1689) Wing A208; ESTC R225087 1,391 1

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An ACCOUNT of Major General KIRKS's Safe ARRIVAL at LONDON-DERRY With Allowance June the 21st 1689. AS there is nothing more desireable than to hear the Glad-Tidings of the safe Arrival of Maj. Gen. Kirk Sir George St. George's Regiments at London-Derry So we are now assured that to the Inexpressible Joy of Colonel Walker their Governour and all the Protestants in Garison They came with their Ships being 24 Merchant-men and 3 of His Majesty's Men of War the 13th Instant Upon his Arrival at the Mouth of the River he found it Block'd up there being a Battery Planted on each side of it which run in a pretty way into the River and the middle of it was filled up with great Boats that were sunk in it and a Bome across and other such things so that it was not possible for any Ship to get over The Major General finding things in this case was resolved to make his Entry and first he plaid Briskly with his great Guns from the Frigots upon the two Forts as likewise with small Shot and the Forts being not so high as they ought to have been he had the Advantage of them and Dismounted all their Cannon which he took though his Frigats are much shattered after he had Dismounted their Cannon he sent off several Boats with Hooks and such Instruments as they use to Heave up their Anchors with and they at last made so much way as for one Ship to go safely over and so they all followed one after another and Arrived safely at London-Derry to the Unspeakable Joy of those poor Distressed People who by the help of God will now be able to hold out till such time as His Majesties Army Arrives which will be very speedily The Major General lost in this Expedition about Three Hundred Men and 't is not doubted but double the Number is Killed of the Enemy He carried with him Provision Powder and Ammunition for their Relief viz. 500 barrels of pouder 6000 Arms and Provision for Ten Thousand Men for three Months all which was taken from on Board and reposited in particular Store-houses and some of it delivered out to the Garison and a Distribution made of Ten thousand l. which the King sent as a Donative to the Garison but a particular Reward to Coll Walker and the rest of those Noble Chistains that have so bravely Signalized their Valour against the Enemies and who without all doubt will no less behave themselves for the future they having couragiously resolved upon the next Effort the Enemy shall make upon them to march out and give them Battle and enlarging their Quarters into the Country being assured from England that Duke Schomburgh is speedily to their Assistance with a Gallant Army of 25 or 30000 Men with a proportionable Train of Artillery and 't is not in the least to be doubted but that his Grace will soon Reduce those Rebellious and Stubborn Papists supported by the Assistance of the French King who we doubt not also suddenly to see Reduced by the Confederate German and Belgick Forces as low as the Pyrenean Treaty And there being now a conjunction of the English and Dutch Fleets who will be undoubtedly Master of these Narrow-Seas Some great Enterprise perhaps of making a descent in France it self will be attempted there being divers Regiments of Infantry on Board the Dutch Fleet for what Service shall be judged most requisite And the great News being brought us that the Affair of Holsteine being compremished His Danish Majesty restoring that Duke to his Country and quitting all his Engagements to France His Majesty of Sweden is sending 10000 of his Forces to King William's Service with some of his Ships of War Which as it will be a great Reinforcement so 't is not to be questioned that if it be thought fit to Employ them in Ireland We shall soon hear that they will possess themselves of their Metropolis Dublin notwithstanding the boasted Army of the French and Irish Edinburgh Re-Printed in the Year 1689.