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<HEAD>AN ACCOUNT Of the State of LONDON-DERRY and ENNESKELLING, Given by a Captain lately come to <HI>Leverpool</HI> from the FLEET in <HI>DERRY</HI>-River, and from thence &s;ent to a Citizen of <HI>Dublin</HI> now in <HI>London.</HI></HEAD>
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<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>July</HI> 12th. 1689.</DATE></DATELINE> <SIGNED>J. F.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<OPENER><SALUTE><HI>Brother</HI> Norman,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>I Doubt not but that at the Exchange there may be various Reports concerning Major General <HI>Kirk</HI> and <HI>Derry,</HI> occa&s;ion'd by a Man of War which came into <HI>High-Lake</HI> on <HI>Sunday</HI> Night la&s;t; the name of it is the <HI>Antelope,</HI> Captain <HI>Henry Wickham</HI> Commander, carrying 230 Men and 44 Guns; &s;he came from the Fleet on <HI>Friday</HI> la&s;t, which lies within three Miles or thereabouts of <HI>Derry.</HI> The Account that is given of the Condition of the Fleet and <HI>Derry,</HI> &amp;c. is this, as I had it from one Captain <HI>Henry Jones,</HI> who went along with the Major General, and has got his Pa&s;s for coming back with this Frigat, by rea&s;on of his illne&s;s, but is to return again with it: He &s;ays that the men are very bearty, and that the <HI>Tue&s;|day</HI> before they came away there came into that Place two Ships of Force from <HI>Milford,</HI> one of 21 Guns and the other of 14. with all &s;orts of Provi&s;ion, and that <HI>Derry</HI> holds out bravely; for the <HI>Friday</HI> before they l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="MURP" EXTENT="1 letter">ft the place the <HI>Derry</HI> People made a Sally out upon the Be&s;iegers, and they killed, as it is very mode&s;tly computed, about 1200 men, and that tho&s;e of <HI>Enneskelling</HI> had &s;ent out a con&s;iderable Party to fetch in Cattle, &amp;c. and in their way they met with a Convoy of K. <HI>James</HI> which were going with Plate and Money to the Army, to the value of 20000. <HI>l. Sterl.</HI> and took it: and he &s;ays further, that they are re&s;olved, with Gods A&s;&s;i&s;tance, to venture clear to <HI>Der|ry;</HI> and he does believe that they are at this time upon their march, for their Re&s;olutions were to begin their march in Eleven Days, &s;ome of them being expired before he left the Fleet. This further
<PB N="2" REF="3">Account is given of the Be&s;iegers, who leaves no Villany unattempted to get <HI>Derry:</HI> They have for &s;eventeen Miles round, neare&s;t to <HI>Der|ry,</HI> drove all the Prote&s;tants, Men, Women and Children before them (which are reckoned to be 7000 at the lea&s;t) to <HI>Derry</HI> Walls, either to force the Be&s;ieged to take them in or let them &s;tarve: One of the&s;e People &s;o &s;erved, had the good hap to get off, as thus, (his Name is <HI>Bonbury</HI> a <HI>Che&s;hire</HI> Man, and I do be|lieve is either Father or Uncle to <HI>Bonbury</HI> of St. <HI>John</HI>'s <HI>Dublin</HI>) he having four pounds left, gave it all to a Corporal to convey him and his Wife from the Army, which the Corporal very hone&s;tly did &s;even miles, and then left them, bidding them hide them&s;elves in the Rocks; but he making towards the <HI>Lough</HI> found this Frigat, was ordered to &s;ail on board, where he was taken, and a great many more, as well Women as Children, the Captain him&s;elf going into the Water to &s;etch them; and allows every one of them a Seamans Allowance, and takes not a penny for their Pa&s;&s;age, but gives Money to &s;ome, and takes care for tho&s;e who are greater Objects of Charity, not to &s;et them a&s;hore till this Town takes &s;ome care for them; &s;ome of the Men being eighty years old, &s;ome Women with Child, one of which was delivered on Board on <HI>Sunday</HI> la&s;t. This Gentleman &s;ays, That as they were driving along, they were put into <HI>Rapho</HI> Church, and other Churches, as full as ever they could &s;tand: then came three fre&s;h Companies, or Regiments, with their Half-pikes and Skeans to prick them along; and when they came near the Walls, the Be&s;ieged &s;ired over the poor People, and did &s;ome execution on the Be&s;iegers; for he &s;aw a man's Head &s;hot off, which made the Enemy &s;ay, You &s;ee they will nor hurt you, what need you be troubled for coming hither, <HI>&amp;c?</HI></P>
<P><HI>Kirk</HI> will not land his Men without he has more A&s;&s;i&s;tance, Hor&s;e e&s;pecially, which God grant he may &s;oon have, and that the re&s;t of the Army de&s;igned for <HI>Ireland,</HI> may, when ready, light of a very fair Wind; and then I hope, with God's Ble&s;&s;ing upon their Endeavours, they may be a means of &s;aving our poor Relations which we have left behind; for whom (&s;ince this damnable Strata|gem of Major General <HI>Mac Carty</HI>) we, and all good Chri&s;tians have rea&s;on to pray for them; and that God of his infinite Mercy would be plea&s;ed to &s;ave them from the Hands of their Enemies, is, and &s;hall be the daily Prayer of</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Loving Brother, <HI>J. R.</HI></SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed for <HI>Ric. Chi&s;well,</HI> at the <HI>Ro&s;e</HI> and <HI>Crown</HI> in St. <HI>Paul</HI>'s Church-Yard. MDCLXXXIX.</P>
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