Saturday, Septemb. 1.
The House sate not, having adjourned the day before to Tuesday, according
to former order; Little of addition to what was given in the last Fridays Intelligence,
only there coming a Letter to my hand, which takes notice of the observable
providences in bringing in the several ships from several Ports all safe
to Dublin, without knowledg each of others being that way, many being designed
first for other places, (but Letters sent to recall them, which they never see)
but were brought by winds, as if they had known they were sent for; take the
Letter it self.
Sir, I never saw more of the hand of God in any thing in the World, then in
going with us, and prospering our journy thus far; All our shipping and forces,
both, in several parts of England, as our ships some at London, some at Plymouth,
some at Dublin; and our forces some West, some South, yet all came in two
days time one of another, so as no one scarce stayed for other, and yet no Orders
given to that purpose, I mean in point of time, the Orders being only to all alike
to hasten as fast as they could, and after they all came the wind served very
fairly for us to our very landing, where we now wait upon Providence for further
direction; I have been here so little while, that I cannot yet fully acquaint
you with the state of things here, only we hear many affirm, That Ow[unr]n O Neal
hath relieved London Derry, which was besieged by Scots, and that Ormond is at
Droghedah rallying his Forces, and joyning with Clanrickard, I suppose as soon
as our Horse are a little refreshed (being pined much at Sea) we shall march
toward Munster, the design being, if the Lord give a blessing to it, to get some
Port there for our shipping, that they may be able to tarry with us to look to P.
Ruperts Fleet, without which when foul weather comes they must of necessity
draw to England, and leave Rupert at liberty to devour the Merchants in England,
and relieve the enemy with what they want here.
Monday, Septemb. 3.
Sir, The news here is from Scotland, That they have the greatest harvest
that ever was, that the fears of them encrease, which makes the Committee of
Estates, si[unr]ting at S. Johnstonns, very careful. Two things especially at present
they are in fear of , first, An Insurrection of the Hollanders, secondly, An Invasion
by Montross, who they hear has about 6000 old Germans, which, if joyned
with the Hollanders, and others discontented, will occasion great troubles; It's
thought, few of note (however discontented) would have engaged, hoping to win
all by compliance with their King, but now that is not like, they are desperately
resolved, and the stool of repentance is (say they) but a use of reproof, but there
is them will conscienciously be faithful to you.
Four Members of the House, Four of the Army, and four of the Levellers
have by consent had several meetings for procuring a right understanding and
making up all differences, if possible may be: We wait to see the success of
these Councels.
This day the Councel of State took into debate a dangerous Pamphlet, intituled,
An Outery of the Young men and Apprentices of London, directed in
an Epistle To the Souldiery of the Army, &c. They put it into a way of Examination.
From the West we heard, That in Weymouth Harbor a ship lying there, had