willingly ingaged with us, if it might have been by them avoyded, they reserving
themselves for the coming up of Clanrickard with us Connaught Forces about
three thousand, and the Lord of Ardes with his seven thousand Scots, all ready for
marching; Inchequencn also being looked for, who had the weeke before gone towards
Munster, with two Regiments of horse, for appeasing some stirrings there
by Owen Roe raised in his absence. Never was any day in Ireland like this, to the
confusion of the Irish, and to the raising up the spirits of the Poor English, and to
the restoring of the English Interest, which from their first footing in Ireland was never
in fo low a condition, as at that very instant, there not being any one considerable
landing place left you, but this alone, and this also (without this the Lords timely
and most gracious goodnesse and providence to us) almost gone.
Yet is not all this any ground of Security, whereby may be kept back or delayed
the supplies designed us; for most of our Garisons are yet to be taken in, and the
Enemy to be speedily followed, that they recover not (which yet they may do to
a considerable number) and that they either possess not themselves of this Harvest
or hinder us of it. For our selves as at present, we are not in condition to prosecute
this great Victory as we should and would, wantiug pay for out men, and necessary
provisions, which would be now made over to us speedily and plentifully, this
being the time, and the occasion being now offered for a full ending of this War, by
its vigorous prosecution, the opportunity whereof is not to be in any case omitted;
besides the security therein rendred to your affairs there, whereunto all these moveings
might have been dangerously carryed, as they were by Ormond and his Party
intended. All which I leave to your most wife consideration, and as ever, remain
Your Honours most faithfull Servant.
Dublin 6 August 1649.
MIC Jones
Prisoners taken the second of August, 1649.
Col. Christopher Plunket, Lieut. Col. The Fortescu. Major Charles Norweed.
Earle of Fing all Lieut. Col. Jesper Taaff Major Riddar, Major to
Col. Richard Butler the Lieut. Col. Gerard,Lieu. Col. Blunt.
Lo. of Ormonds brother. To the Fuiseers. Major Fleetwood, Serjeant to
Lieu. Col. Michael Searle, Major Roger Garland. The Fuiseers
Adjutant Generall. Maj-Oliver Fitz Simons. Major Shalep.
Lieut. Col. Aldworth. Major Gomin. Sir George. Bingham Baronet
Lieut. Col, Standley. Major Henry Littell. roner.
41. Captains. 58.Lieutenants. 42. Ensignt 4. Cornets. 6. Quartermasters.
Troopers. 6.Gunners. John Bellese Lieutenant of the Ordnance. The
Clerk of the Store. 6. Trumpets. 6. Chyrurgions, 10. belonging to the
Train of Artillery. 69. Serjeants. 20 Drums. 10. Gentlemen. One Minister.
56. Corporals. 56. Fuiseers.
One brassp whole Canon. One brasse Demi-Canon. Two brasse Demi-Cannon.
One Square brasse Demi-Culverin. One Small brasse saker-Draker
One brasse Morter-piece.
Two thousand one hundred private Souldiers, whereof six hundred Irish, the
rest being of Inchequins party, and have taken up arms for the Parliament, promising
faithfulnesse. These had quarter on the surrender of the Castles of Rutbgar
and Ramaynes, whither for gaining conditions, they had beatken themselves.
More Prisoners taken.
William Cunningham, a noted Rebell, Mr, Buggot, Deputy Pay.master. Mr. Johns