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A38847 An exact account of the affairs in Ireland, and the present condition of London-Derry with the particulars of the barbarous murder of the Bishop of Waterford / in a letter from a gentleman at Liverpool, to a person of quality in London. Gentleman at Liverpool. 1689 (1689) Wing E3564; ESTC R7239 3,727 2

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have considerable ones and divers Officers to be brought forth in view of the Enemy on purpose that they might see how they resolved to serve them which they seeing to be in good earnest beat a Parly and in conclusion it was agreed upon that all the Protestants that had been driven to the Town-Walls should have liberty and security to return to their Habitations without any injury or molestation and accordingly they were all turn'd out and the Prisoners carry'd back to the Town again They Report also that the Men of Derry have lately by a Stratagem given the Besiegers a great defeat and the manner of it was thus It was concerted amongst them that none should appear on the Walls for some time but two or three Persons only who were to walk up and down with disconsolate faces and despairing countenances when in the mean time they had planted several great Guns against the Gate that leads into a Lane through which the Enemy must have march'd if the Design took effect The Enemy observing so few on the Walls was surprized at it some of them had the Courage to advance nearer and to ask the reason of their being so solitary to which no Answer was at first made but shaking of their Heads in token of dislike of their Affairs within the Town They proceeded then a little further and became so familiar as to discourse the Sentinels and move a Parly which being granted these Sentinels told them a melancholy Story of their lamentable Condition offering that if they would save their Lives and give them some Reward they would next Night after such an hour open one of the Gates The Enemy believing all this to be true drew up a great part of the Army nearer the Town and seeing no appearance of Discovery or resistance from the walls advanced at the time appointed to the Gate which the Sentinels presently opened but they came no sooner within the reach of their Guns than they poured whole Volleys of great and small shot amongst them which made terrible Execution and forced them to run back in great disorder at the same time they made a Sally upen them and follow'd them with the same Success In this Action they say they killed several hundreds of the Enemy That the Protestants in Inniskilling have also had a very Fortunate Adventure lately having taking several Carts loaded with Arms and Ammunition lately come from France and a good deal of Money which was going to the Camp before Derry and this has so exasperated the Enemy that there are about 15000 Men commanded to go and besiege that place but have not yet the Courage to advance nearer to it than by ten Miles where they lie in two several Bodies as well to secure the Intercourse with Derry as to hinder the other from Relieving it That the Irish being now sensibly Alarm'd with the undoubted Reports of a present Invasion as they call it from England do bethink themselves of Imprisoning and Securing the most considerable Protestants throughout the Kingdom At Dublin they have but two Regiments and are fitting out two Ships for Privateers and to get Intelligence from the English Coast It is accounted a kind of Treason at Dublin to say that Edinborough-Castle is surrendred Salt is worth 5 s. 4 d. the Bushel and Coals 45 s. the Tun. Thus I have sent you the best Relation I could pick up from those several Persons that are lately come over and if it can be any ways serviceable to you or your Friends I shall have the Satisfaction of pleasing a Person that I owe so much Friendship and Kindness to as I do to your self as being with much sincerity SIR Your most Humble Servant LONDON Printed for H. Jones MDCLXXXIX