Steward Prisoner in the Province of Ulster, and sent him over into
England to answer to such things as he Should be charged with.
The Commons ordered, that the said Sir Robert Steward should
be delivered over to the Martiall Generall of the Army, and that
it should be referred to the Generall and Councell of Warre to
try the said Sir Robert Steward by a Councell of Warre upon the
matters charged against him. The House approved of what Sir
Charles Coote had done, and ordered that a Letter of thanks should
be returned to him, and Instructions were passed for some supplyes
to be transported not only for the releife, but for an inlargement
to his forces.
It was ordered that the Committee of the Navy should conferre
with the Lord Admirall for a speedy convoy to the Ships, that are
setting forth to the New found Land. It was had in consideration
by the Committee at Derby House, how the Winters Fleet now
going forth may be imployed to the best advance of Trade and the
security of the Merchant, It is conceived, It would be most expedient
if that according to the custome in the low Countryes there
might ride men of War in the most known ports to be a Convoy
to the Merchants, that so on all occasions they might passe securely.
It was certified from Milford Haven in Wales, That the Irish
have lately seized on twelve Merchant Ships and carried them
with them towards Waterford; But some Ships of the Parliaments
not many houres after sayling that way seized on a Vessaile of above
two hundred Tuns that was carrying wines and other Merchandise
to Waterford, She was a Flemmish Bottome, and is now
brought by Captain Pen into Milford Haven.
From Holland, It is certified that foure of the Revolted Ships
were lately lanching forth but by reason of a suddain and extreame
Ice which turned the Sea into a field of Marble, they were inforced
to put in againe into Helversluce, attending [unr] more open ayre, and
the arrivall of more sweet provision, for the Beefe that was sent
to victuall these Ships was extremely faulty, Prince Rupert useth
all diligence to get out to Sea, But is hoped that such a speedy
course will be taken that his designs (which are to exercise at Sea
what he was so skilfull in at land) may be timely prevented.