The Felt: (who had beene faithfull to their Master) may starvs
at leisure; for they would not vouchsafe, so much as to read their names,
much lesse allow them a faretiog Reliefe.
By Letters from Chester weo are sufficiently informed (What
ever they brag of here) That the Condition of Dublin is very lamentzble,
the River being so strictly look'd to by the Marquesse of Ormand
that it is not possible to bee Relieved : For although Walley had Laden
two Ships with Corns, Biskes and Cheese, and attempted to land them
at Dublin, yet they could not; but were (beyond all expectation)
forced to returne as they went. Clanrickard and Desmond, with the
Wexford and other Forces, are now in the Lezguer before Dublin, The
Lord of Ardes and Sir George Mouroe (who never as yet met with
diselter since this last engagement) are now joyned; their strength
consisting of at least six thousand Horse and Foote: Since which they
are late downe before Dundalke; and sent some to reinforce the Lord
Inchequcene before Tredagh, in case it were not taken before they
came. It is very true, that the Lord Inchequeene received some losse
in storming the Towne, but it was not considerable; those that say the
most, not fourty (kill'd and wounded;) and this by reason the Horse
could not come up in time to second them; so that the Foote were
forced to retreat some what disorderly, whereby they came to that losse.
The other victory talk'd of against Ormond before Dublin, is not yet
heard of in the Camp: for by the Credible report of some that came
lately thence, they reckon not of above twenty men, that they have
lost, which have either beene kil'd or taken, since first they sate downe
before it: And tis not yet forgot by Jones, that they tooke above two
hundred Horse and Foote from him upon their first approach; they
count not of those that have voluntarily come in to them. But e're is
bee long they will come to a more just Account. Carick forgus is for
certaine surrendered upon Tearmes, and the Governour thereof at this
Present in the Royall Army.--- The Worst newes that I can tell
yen, is the losse of a small Vessoll of his Majosties, not farre from king
[unr], but more the losse of two Gallant Men aboard it [Sir Hugh Winter
bans and Collenel Leg] both which are now Prisones in Plimmouth.
Another like wife they boast of to have taken, with one within it supposed
to bee an Agent for the King and going for Ireland, But there's
no such matter, the Vessell being a Dutch man of Warrs, and the Gentleman
one Van. Deene sent by the States of Holland about some Shiping
Mistaken by the Royall Navy. But this will quickly bee requited
by Captains Pluncket, who is now upon the Coast of Barbary, where
bee meanes to have at the Londeners.