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<P>A BLOUDY FIGHT IN IRELAND: BETWEEN, The Lord Deputies Forces, and the Earl of <HI>Ca&s;clehaven's;</HI> Wherein, were 1300 kild and taken pri&s;oners; the whole Army routed, and all their Ordnance, Ammunition, Bag and Baggage taken.</P>
<P><HI>ALSO,</HI> Major General Ma&s;&s;eys advance into Brunt I&s;land, again&s;t the Lord Generals Forces, the manner of the Ordnance playing for three days together: And a perfect Narrative of the proceedings of both Armies.</P>
<P><HI>TOGETHER,</HI> With Major Ceneral Montgomery's advance We&s;tward, and what happened upon our Forces march to meet him.</P>
<P>Publi&s;hed according to Order.</P>
<P><ADD> June. 16^t^h^.</ADD> <HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed by <HI>R.W.</HI> for <HI>George Horton.</HI> 1651</P>
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<HEAD>The per&s;ect Copies of &s;everal remark|ble Letters, &s;ent from very emi|nent per&s;ons in Scotland.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P><HI>I</HI> Know your expectations are much rai&s;ed concerning us; all ears are greedy to hear &s;omething from hence, that may give re&s;t to their di&s;-&s;etled hopes. But it will be our wi&s;dom to reflect upon former experiences; It was never better with us, then when we were &s;tript of al human advantages, and in a &s;ubmi&s;&s;ive po&s;ture of waiting upon God. That hath been our old Refuge in all our &s;traits, and we alwayes found it to be of ble&s;&s;ed u&s;e. It may not &s;eem &s;trange to any, that we are exerci&s;ed with difficulties and di&s;apointments; Thereby God hath mani&s;e&s;ted forth his glory, &amp; accompli&s;hed his great de&s;ines. Some ha&s;ty &s;pirits may think it too too late, ere we enter upon Action: But to &s;uch we &s;ay, that we have learnt to hang upon our God, and to ob&s;erve his Providences. When the Enemies motion gives us an opportunity, we &s;hall not be backward to make
<PB N="2" REF="3" MS="y">u&s;e of it. We have received very credible information, that they are very near unto &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">me &s;udden Atempt; The com|mon fame is for <HI>England;</HI> but we cannot tel what to judge of it. Their Parliament yet continues; nothing of moment hath been produced; A late Act is put forth, for the bring|ing in often thou&s;and Bowles of meal into their stores at Sterlin. There is much endeavouring to repeal the Act of Cla&s;&s;es; but it is not effected; the K. is unwilling to di&s;oblige any P<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">r<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">y; or to doe that which may occa&s;ion Factions and Animo&s;ities. Be&s;ides the Levies that are going forwardin the North, they are bu&s;ie in rai&s;ing men in the We&s;t to re|cruit their Army. We have at la&s;t conde&s;cended to return their Records unto them; They would have done us little good, and &s;ome blemi&s;h might have lien upon us, they pre|tending a breach of promi&s;e. We are very &s;en&s;ible of little mi&s;carriages, though their dealings towards us are very unhand&s;ome. Yet, we believe that Wari&s;ton will not again return unto them, he di&s;-reli&s;heth their pre&s;ent conjunction and de&s;igns; and he will either retire into &s;ome corner within our Quarters, or el&s;e get a pa&s;s for Foragin parts, Col. <HI>Cowper a Nottingham&s;hire</HI> Cavaleir, is gone unto the Enemy, and they have bestowed a Regiment upon him, Colonel Alured is al&s;o commanded hither out of Galloway and the hor&s;e that were Ea&s;tward at Dunbar, &amp;c. are come to Edinburgh, and are in their Tents between Edinburgh and Leith. The Enemy contiruis yet in their Leaguer in Sterlin-Park: they are &s;till rai&s;ing men Northward, and al&s;o as many as they can from the We&s;t; which &s;peaks as if they intended a party for the &s;ecurity of Sterlin, and their Body for England,</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Edinburgh, <DATE>June 5. 1651.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<PB N="3" REF="3">
<HEAD>The true Copy of a Letter, from an Eminent Com|mander in the Army.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>SOme few days &s;ince, a party of <HI>Scots</HI> hor&s;e (a|bout a thou&s;and in number) fell into &s;ome of our out quarters, and took divers hor&s;e, and &s;ome few pri&s;oners; Whereupon, we having about 60 Wa|gons out; which were &s;ent with a &s;mall Convoy to carry provi&s;ions to <HI>Boyhal,</HI> we were doubtful le&s;t tho&s;e hor&s;e &s;hould have notice of them, and &s;o &s;ur|prize them: Hereupon, by order from the Gene|ral, &s;ome Regiments were appointed to be drawn out, to &s;ecure the &s;aid Cariages, in ca&s;e the Enemy &s;hould attempt any thing again&s;t them; but before they had marcht many miles, they met the Wagons returning, having &s;afely delivered the provi&s;ions: But the Enemies de&s;igne was again&s;t <HI>Conworth,</HI> where they took a whole Troop of Dragoons hor&s;e which they found grazing without any Guard; but the Captain and his men are all in &s;afety. The King of <HI>Scots</HI> is &s;till at <HI>Sterling,</HI> where there is a Commit|tee of War continually &s;itting. They are &s;till pur|ging the Officers of their Army, and have put out the Earl of <HI>Wems,</HI> and put in a notorious Cavleir to command in his place. <HI>Middletons</HI> additional for|ces are not yet come up, till when, it is conceived, that <HI>Le&s;ley</HI> will not march with the <HI>Van,</HI> le&s;t they &s;hould leave tho&s;e parts too naked. They have not hitherto made any attempt again&s;t us, but if our forces u&s;e means to invite them to engage, they will have one trick or other to divert it.
<PB N="4" REF="4">There is great want of money among&s;t the <HI>Scots,</HI> and Committees &s;it in each County to collect A&s;&s;e&s;&s;e|ments, but the people are very backward in their payment. The King and Parliament have agreed to nul the former Act again&s;t Malignants, and conclu|ded that the name of Malignant &s;hould be buried in Oblivion; and do take in tho&s;e Cavaleirs now, that formerly were made uncapable by that Act. The Town of <HI>Dundee</HI> hath contributed largely to their Kings a&s;&s;i&s;tance, and given him a very &s;tately Tent, and &s;ixe Bra&s;s peeces of Ordnance; and have al&s;o at their own charges, rai&s;ed him a compleat Regi|ment of hor&s;e. <HI>Ma&s;&s;ey</HI> is very active, and hath in|vented divers Fire-works, and other warlike En|gines, and is al&s;o contriving to make &s;everal great Guns of Leather, to be always with the Hor&s;e. He doth likewi&s;e employ men to make certain Fire|works to be carried on the top of their Pikes, to gall our hor&s;e with, when they attempt to charge them, with divers other de&s;tructive in&s;truments; thinking with the help of the&s;e, to de&s;troy us; but our tru&s;t is onely in the Lord, who is of power to abate their pride, a&s;&s;wage their malice, and con|found their devices.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Edenburgh, <DATE><HI>June</HI> the 7. 1651.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>Another Letter from a per&s;on of good Quality.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>SIR,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>THe la&s;t Lords day in the morning, we had an alarm in our quarters, from the <HI>Scots,</HI> whom
<PB N="5" REF="4">we heard were abroad with a &s;trong party; And we were inform'd, that they intended to &s;eize upon our Magazine and Gari&s;on in <HI>Hamilton;</HI> whereupon it was concluded at a Councel of Officers, that Com|mi&s;&s;ary Gen. <HI>Whaley,</HI> with &s;ix Regiments of Hor&s;e, &s;hould &s;ecure that Gari&s;on, which he forth with did, and brought off all the men, Ordnance, and Ammunition, the Enemy facing them all the time, yet not daring to attempt any thing again&s;t them. The <HI>Scots</HI> have generally taken the Sacrament, and their King hath given Sir <HI>Robert Montgomery</HI> com|mi&s;&s;ion to rai&s;e forces in the We&s;t, who came as far as <HI>Kilmenock,</HI> and <HI>Dumfrize,</HI> and took divers Dra|goon hor&s;es which were negligently left at gra&s;s, and &s;ome few pri&s;oners; but hearing of Major Ge|neral <HI>Hari&s;ons</HI> advance, he made no &s;tay in tho&s;e parts. A party of our foot were de&s;ign'd for <HI>Brunt</HI> I&s;land, but the Enemy having intelligence thereof, <HI>Ma&s;&s;ey</HI> was commanded to &s;ecure that I&s;land; Ad|miral <HI>Dean,</HI> hath continually for three days together made about 100 &s;hot again&s;t the Royal Sconce, and received as many from them, but neither of them did much execution; We daily expect to engage with the Enemy, but there is &s;mall probability they will be drawn to it, unle&s;s nece&s;&s;ity compels them thereunto.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Edenburgh, <DATE><HI>June</HI> the 9. 1651.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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<HEAD>The Copy of a Letter from <HI>Ireland.</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Received yours of the 18 of <HI>May,</HI> and it is a great comfort to us, to hear your affairs
<PB N="6" REF="5">go on &s;o pro&s;perou&s;ly in <HI>Scotland,</HI> for the Enemy reported here clean contrary. In my la&s;t, I certi|fied you, how the Lord Deputy <HI>Ireton</HI> had taken the field, and that he was marching with a gallant Army again&s;t the Rebels; who hearing of his ad|vance, declined engagement, and endeavoured to weary out our men with tedious marches; but they beeing old &s;ouldiers, and i<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ur'd to hard|ne&s;s, were rather &s;ttengthened then tyr'd: In&s;o|much, that <HI>Ca&s;t ehaven</HI> (who commanded in chief) &s;eeing they &s;hould be nece&s;&s;itated to fight, cho&s;e out his ground, and expected our approach: Our Army being all come up, they were drawn in|to a Body, and fell pell-mell upon the Enemy; the Fight continued very fierce for two hours, but at la&s;t the Rebels began to retreat, and give ground; which our men perceiving, per&s;ued them &s;o fierce|ly, that they totally routed their whole Army: We had not numbred the pri&s;oners at the clo&s;e of my Letter, but I conceive there was about 500 kild upon the place, and &s;ome 7 or 800 taken pri|&s;oners, among&s;t whom were divers per&s;ons of qua|lity, <HI>Ca&s;tlehaven</HI> him&s;elf very narrowly e&s;caping. We al&s;o took all their Ordnance, Ammunition, and Wa|gons, and per&s;ued them (doing execution) to the Lady <HI>Dungerveys</HI> Hou&s;e at the mouth of the <HI>Shan|non.</HI> My de&s;ire to be the fir&s;t that &s;hould pre&s;ent you with the&s;e glad tidings, made me impatient to wait for particulars; but my next &s;hall pre&s;ent you with a perfect Li&s;t of the Officers Names, and the number of men and Arms that were taken. Intreat|ing you to excu&s;e the ha&s;te of</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your friend, <HI>H.O.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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