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An Account of the most remarkable occurrences relating to London-Derry with a relation of the signal defeat given to the French and Irish papists, May 5, 1689.
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as the French Generals Sir Patrick Dowdel Major Taaff and the rest had been and that they would rather turn to the Protestants and serve King William than be Slaves to the French. Upon which hundreds of them ran away and betook themselves to the Boggs and Mountains On Saturday May the 18th arrived from Dublin at Dawpool betwixt Chester and Liver-pool one Can Master of a Veâ—sel belonging to those Parts on Board of whom were many Passengers who had all of thâ—â— Paâ—ses for which they paid at the Secretaries Oâ—â—â—â—e in Dublin 3 l. 10 s. for every individual Perâ—on though most were Women and Children They 〈◊〉 Dublin the 15th and bring Advice That on the â—â—th 〈◊〉 Order came from the late King to grant 〈◊〉 â—ore Paâ—â—es They also say further That the Duke of Tâ—â—â—â—â—nel was at Chappel Izard but 〈…〉 ill of the Black Jaundies and of a Shot in his Shoulder and a Wound in his Hand that the Phyâ—â—icâ—ans had given him over as past Recovery Thâ—â— Mr. â—itz-James is dead and many of the Souldiers die daily they fear of the Plague in the Camp for that having no Salt they are forced to hang what Flesh they kill on the Trees to dry which hath bred many Distempers amongst them On Monday the 13th another Reinforcement march'd from Dublin towards the Camp before Derry with two Cannon a very large Morter-Piece and â—ome large Bombs The Mortar piece 〈◊〉 drawn by sixteen good Horses but â—as they 〈◊〉 drawing it up Câ—rk-hill the Chains broke and the Piece roul'd back again to the bottom which made one of the Officers Major Barker swear a bloody Oath he believed they were bewitched and to curse a Protstant Gentleman that stood near with the appellation of a Heretick Witch c. Some of these Passengers say that the late King has lately lost many Men before Derry and that they saw at Dublin four Velvet Coffins wherein were the Bodies of four Great Persons that were slain before that Town and which were privately Interred at Midnight Several Highlanders have attended the late King for Commissions which they have obtained and have promised him great things as he has done to them if Fortune favour them with Success On Thursday the 16th Major-General Kirk with three brave Regiments Embarquedâ— at â—iver-pool for London-Derry having on Board him many Engineers and Gunners with great store of Ammunition Arms Morters Bombs and a great quantity of Wheat Barrels of Beef c. On Friday they set Sail but the Wind did not prove so fait as was hoped but they are still at Sâ—a or else at Denry ere this for that they resolved to sail down the River in spight of all that could be done by the Fort of Kilmore which they doubted not to beat about the Ears of the Irish if they durst stay within it to make any Resistance After these Persons had left Dublin Advice was brought to the late King that 6000 Foot of the Garrison of London-Derry and about 100 Horse in two Troops had made a Sally at Midnight upon his Camp kill'd wounded and taken some thousands and thereby had raised the Siege and thereby had made themselves Masters again of Kilmore Of which we expect the Confirmation every hoâ—r And indeed there may be good â—â—ason to believe it for the last Letters from Scotland of the 17th instant do say that their Advices from Ireland give Account that London-Derry and Inniskilling hold out bravely that the latter within these few days had made a great and vigorous Sally in which they killed a great number of the Enemy and made a saâ—e Retreat into the City By a Vessel come into Bristol on Monday the 20th instant in four days from the Isle of Man the Master whereof says he there left divers of the Protestants newly arrived from Ireland who do affirm that the Irish Army having received a Reinforcement made a General Assault upon London-Derry last Sabbath-day was fortnight with great fury that the Besieged made a most gallant Defence and with that Success that they beat them above a Mile beyond their Camp and kill'd some thousands of which are many Persons of Quality particulary Major-General Ramsey and Cap. Cussack the Duke of Berwick not yet heard of they had in their Camp 13 Coaches which they fill'd and drew off with the dead Bodies of Persons of Quality and Officers And so obstinate and bloudy was the Fight and their Loss so great that they were forced to raise the Siege and are retreated above 40 miles to a place called Lamlog Lisâ—neg aâ—ncy They have since in the County of Doâ—n and other places most barbarously murthered many English and give out they daily expect Recruits and will be Masters of London-Derry oâ— hazard the whole Army The Ship-master afore-mentioned likewise says those he saw at the Isle of Man of the Protestants from Ireland escaped with their Lives only having used them barbarously Another Person who came Wednesday 〈◊〉 from Dublin confirms the Fight to have been very bloudy as then related and that the Protestants have regained Kilmore So that it 's believed the three Regiments of Major-General Kirk Sir W. Hanmore and Col. Stewart with the rest of their Squadron are all got safe into London-Derry without any Opposition and have had a joyful meeting with those brave Souls who have stood in the Gap to save a Nation A Vessel is also come into the West from the Town of Lymerick the Master says That the Irish are extreamly unwilling to meet the Protestants in Battel especially the English Army of whom they are so afraid that in Lymerick it self there are but 4 or 5 Companies of raw undisciplin'd Men not half Armed who take all Opportunities to run away they can And it 's thought one Man of War with 〈◊〉 or 300 Men might soon be Masters of the place And that the like might be done at Galloway and bring off that gallant Gentleman Sir Thomas Southwell and about 140 more of his followers now under Condemnation there for no other Crime than their own Defence and being Protestants which is now Crime enough to ballance all the Services and Loyalty Flesh and Blood can be capable of an eminent instance of which is not many days Old. Col. Russel of Ireland who was Governour of Galloway and commanded the best Regiment of Horse in that Kingdom since the late King's arrival in that Kingdom was turned out of his Government first and soon after from his Command as Colonel and in the height of his dissatisfaction humbly waired on the late King and laid before him his conâ—â—ant Services to his Father his Brother and himself and what an Affliction it was to him to have now his Loyalty questioned c. The late King told him He must needs confess and own all he had said 〈…〉 But it was also as true that he was now â—ndeâ— Circumstances that would not permit him to trust aâ—â— Manâ—â—â—tf his Profession viz. A Protestant of the Church of England London Printed for Richard Baldwin near the Black Buâ—l in the Old-Baily MDCLXXXIX