Numb. 198.
THE
Moderate Intelligencer:
Impartially communicating Martiall
Affairs to the KINGDOM of
ENGLAND.
From Thursday, December 28, to Thursday January 4. 1649.
Edinburgh, Decemh.25.
IT may be there is talke with you at London, that the most religious
in this kingdom are displeased with your proceedings, but
'tis a mistake; for as to the putting a period to the Treaty,
there's none expresses a dislike, nor yet the setting aside those
that that way would settle the Nation: their late sufferings
apprehended to receive their life from carisbrceke and Saint
Germens, hath taken such an impression, that what ever is
setled tending to a generall future safety and quiet of the well
affected, will be swallowed, and there will be no difficulty to
make this people forget that which for so many years they have been without, the Royall
partic storm that the Treaty should be thus flur'd, being by them look'd upon as the
casiest way to their honour and benefit, and say they have other wayes, many, and will
try them; but more then talke for present, they are not in capacity to doe.
London Derry, Decemb. 15
Owen Mat Art, about fourteen days since, sent Rory, Mac Guire, with a strong
party of horse and foot to take James Towne, and Drumrusk, from Clanricleards
partie, James Town was surrendred upon composition, Drumrask was most
furiously stormed, and carryed by Rory Mac Guire, but himselfe and severall Officers
slain with 4 or 500 men, they put all both in Town and Castle to the Sword, Major
Bourk, his wise and children excepted: From thence they marched to the Boyle where
they borne the Town, and killed all they met, of what age or sex, and are destroying all
before them in the County of Roscemen, which necessitated the continuing the Connaugh