Sir George Askew Vice Admirall of Ireland is gone for Plimouth for the remainder
of his eight moneths provisions. The Reare Admirall is gone along with him, the
Mary and the Trulove are to goe with a Convoy to Londonderry with Col. Hunks his
Regiment of Foot which the Lord Lieutenant hath sent hither, the Swan is newly returned
from London Derry to Chester something torn, the Hercules is landing some
Gentlemen at Bewmorris whom he took in at Dublin. Here are the Charles, the
Fhenix , the Satisfaction, &c. To be dispatched with a Convoy of Souldiers, with
Ammunition and Provisions to Dublin as fast as they can be got shipped and fitted.
There is Victualls put aboard Captain Revees, and an other small Vessels to goe to
Kingsale to the Fleet there, they are ready to saile with the first wind.
We left at Dublin to waite upon the Lord Lieutenant Cromwell, Cap. Sakonstall in
the John and Cap. Feenes in the President Frigot, and Cap. Pacy in the Nichodemus, with
Some other ships, which my Lord had hired to carry Provisions, which is supposed
will be enough untill Col. Deane returnes. About two moneths hence is hoped that
the Lord Lieut. Of Ireland will be got with his Army as farre as Kingsale.
Aboard the Charles in Milford Haven,
the 5th of Sept. 1649.
A Letter intercepted from Prince Rupert, directed to the Marquis of Ormond.
My Lord,
The certain ruine of this Fleet being to follow the expense of those few Provisions
we now feed on, which have exalted the rest of his Majesties moneys, besides
that little I had; I thought fit to dispatch this bearer Mr. Peach to the Lord President
to Propose the onely remedy now in view, to Put this Fleet in a condition of the
King and this Kingdomes service: If your Lordship approve the Propositions, I Shall
earnestly desire that this season may not be lost, in which provisions are easiest to bee
had: The particulars of this businesse your Lordship will receive from this bearer,
to whom you may give credit; and if conveniently your Lordship may grant those desires,
it will infinitly oblige,
My Lord,
Your Lordships most faithfull friend and
Servant, RUPERT.
Kingsale 22.July, 1649.
Tuesday, Sept.11.
The Commons took into consideration the price of Coales; and to the end that the
poore may not be pincht with cold by reason of the taxe laid upon them, it was
ordered that the imposition of 4 s. per Chaldron, formerly taken at Newcastle be taken
off.
News was brought to the house of the quieting the discontented Souldiery which
were in distemper at Oxford, and information being given that Cap. Wagstaffe was
at the door, the house ordered the Sergeant at Arms to fetch him in with the Mace,
and after the answering of some Particular questions, he made a Narrative of the
whole businesse, to this Purpose:
M. Speaker,
At the beginning of the last week there was a discovery of a distemper arising
among the five companies of Col. Ingoldihies Regiment at Oxford, upon which
there was search made in one John Raymonds quarters (a Gentleman at Arms,
formerly an Adjutator for the Regiment, he being a man suspected to Keep intelligence