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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38926	An exact journal of the victorious progress of their majesties forces under the command of Gen. Ginckle, this summer in Ireland giving a particular account of the several skirmishes, battles, sieges and surrenders of Athlone, Galloway, Slego, &c. : together, with the total defeat of the Irish at Agrim and Thomond-Bridge : and lastly, of the capitulation and surrender of Limerick.		1691 (1691)	Wing E3651; ESTC R20484	28,445	38

met with a Body of the Enemy consisting of 400 Men near Skibberteine which they presently defeated killing above 60 and taking several Prisoners Which done they joyn'd the rest of the Party and making up 500 in all march'd toward a place where they were inform'd that Mac-Carry Moore and O Danavan lay with their Regiments and with great difficulty got over a Pass which the Rebels might have defended with 20 Men against 2000. Which put the Enemy into such a Consternation that they betook themselves to their Heels in so great a confusion that they left behind for a Prey to the English a thousand Head of Black Cattle five hundred Garrans as many Goats two thousand Sheep and store of other Booty Much about the same time a Vessel on board of which w●● St. Ruth's Goods and Plunder attempting to get out of the Shannon was taken by one of their Majesties Frigats that was cruizing about the Mouth of the River at what time two other Ships in which were Sarsfield's Lady and some other Persons of Quality observing as good luck for them would have it the Misfortune of the first Vessel return'd back to Limerick Upon the 11th of August the General march'd from Nenagh ●o Shadey about two Miles from the Silver Mines The next day he advanc'd to Tullen and upon the 14th to Caricken-Lysh which is about four Miles from Limerick Upon the 15th the General went with 1500 Horse and Dragoons within sight of the Town and having beaten in the Enemies out Guards took a view of the Rebels Works from the Hills where their Majesties Artillery was lodg'd the last Year On the 16th being Sunday the Earl of Tyrconnel who departed this Life the Friday before as it was certainly said out of meer Anguish of Mind to see the ruinous Condition of his Master's Affairs was buried at Limerick who being thus laid in his Grave a Commission was produc'd from the late King which Mr. Plowden formerly one of the Commissioners of the Revenue in Ireland had brought but a little before from France appoine ting Sir Alexander Fitton Sir Richard Neagle and the said Mr. Plowden Justices of Ireland who immediately by virtue of the same Commission took upon 'em to act within the narrow Confines of Limerick as Lords Justices of that Kingdom At the same time Collonel Henry Lutterell had been seiz'd by order of the French Lieut. gen d'Vssone for having made some Proposals for a Surrender and was sentenc'd by a Court-Martial to be shot to Death Of which General Ginckle being inform'd sent word to the French Monsieur by a Trumpet That if any Man were put to death for having a Mind to come over to the English he would revenge it double upon the Irish Prisoners August 25. The English Army drew near Limerick and drove the Enemy from all their several Forts and Places of defence without the Town of which they quitted some upon the approach of the English Nevertheless in another Fort which they had newly built and wherein they had six hundred Men they made a shew of greater Resistance but upon the advance of fourscore Granadiers to attack it they only gave one general discharge upon 'em and then made a running Retreat by a Covert-way within their Flank Lines which they had newly raised round about the Town The next Morning a considerable Detachment of Horse and Foot was sent away with some Cannon under the Command of the Prince of Hesse-Dermstadt to take in Castle-Connel where the Enemy had a strong Garrison And another Party was sent to reduce three other Castles in the Enemies possession that lay upon the River below the Town Upon the 25th of August the whole Army decamping from Carrick-●●glish about three in the Afternoon came before Limerick the left Wing reaching to the River but in regard the Enemy had planted two Pieces of Cannon on the other side of the River to the Disadvantage of the English a Regiment of Dragoons and another of Horse that were posted nearest to the Banks of the Stream were constrain'd to remove to a little farther distance out of Harm's way Being thus come before the● Town the English advanc'd to Cromwel Fort without any opposition the Enemy quitting both that and the Line of Communication which they had made to the Church and retreating to their Intrenchments that were nearer the Town And at the same time a Derachment of fourscore Granadiers were immediately order'd to attack one of their Out-works which was a new Fort and guarded by six hundred Men which upon the advancing of the English they abandon'd after one single discharge and fled by the Covert-way into the Town Upon which the Granadiers entred the Fort and pursuing the Fugitives kill'd several and took about twenty Prisoners with the loss of no more than one Man Only one unhappy Accident sell out that night that Collonel Donep of the Danish Horse was unfortunately slain by a Random-shot The 26th the heavy Cannon and Mortars arriv'd and the Souldiers began to work upon the Lines of Communication The 27th a Battery was raised by the Besiegers against Thomond Bridge and the same day Lieutenant-General Scravenmore was sent with a Detachment to reduce Castle O Gunnel which presently surrendred at discretion so that the whole Garrison consisting of a hundred and fifty Men were all made Prisoners of War At the same time some lighter English Frigats made up and cast Anchor within sight of the Town while Captain Cole with the rest of the Squadron lay about six Miles off 'T is said that the Besieged upon the first appearance of the small Frigats expressed an extraordinary Joy believing them to have been French but were as much appall'd when they found their unlucky Mistake The 28th Castle-Connel surrendred to the Prince of Hesse-Dermstadt which was attended with the surrender of several other petty Castles thereabout and made the English Masters of above nine hundred Prisoners Upon the 30th the Besiegers began to play upon the Town with nine Mortars which set it on fire in several places though it burnt not very long the Buildings being all of Stone and very strong However the second Bomb that was thrown kill'd the Lady Dillon and wounded several others The next day nine Cannon began to play upon the Castle to ruin it and to hinder the Enemies Communication with their Camp and the same night was erected a Battery of two Mortars more of eighteen Inches diameter and soon after two more Batteries were finish'd one of fourteen Pieces the other of ten all carrying twenty four and eighteen pound Ball. The Report of all the Deserters who daily came over to the Leaguer at that time was that the Garrison in the Town was very numerous but that they were not half arm'd and that they were in great want of Previsions But though it is not amiss for a General to hear what such People say yet there is but little Credit to be given to their Reports which