words) in the Transactions betweene him and Owen Roe Oneale for the
future. Which direction, if it were not positively to confirme and continue
the Cessation and Conjunction already agreed upon with him:
why did you not publish it as well as Coot's Letters, to satisfie us, that
Cromwell, Argile and Oneale drive not on all one interest? Which wee
must believe they doe, so long as they plot and fight together against
his Majesty, notwithstanding you should publish every day such another
Declaration to disclaime it. For, non prosunt verba, quum contraria facta
videmus:
Your VOTES availe not, whil'st your DEEDES weesce
Declare you least, what most you'd seeme to bee.
By Letters from Dublin dated the 23 of Aug. it is thus certified, That
Crumwell landed there the 15 of the same Moneth, but the shipping wherein
the Soldiers were came not up till three daies after, bring driven back as
farre as Kingsale, where, faith the Letters, they thought to have landed,
but durst not, because of the weakenesse of their Men and Horses, having
beene 10 daies a Ship-board; in which time a great part of their Horses died
and were thrown over-boord: and besides, the Enemy in Kingsale very
strong and resolved, (But for all this, we know it was Corke they aymed
at; there they should have landed, if the Plot had held) That upon the
arivall of their Forces in Dublin, the old Soldiers marched out to a miles distance
about the city, to give place to those were newly landed, to refresh
them. That London derry is Relieved with provisions by the means of Owen
Roe (now one of the Junctoes Generails; so that the news we formerly
heard of his being joyned with the Marquesse, is quite contrary; nor am
I asham'd to retract it, or any thing else which I shall perceive my selfe
misinform'd of, either through Malice or Mistakes.) That the Marqus
of Ormond is now at Drohedagh (22 miles North of Dublin) having
before be came thither caused all the places of strength not conducible to his
Designe, to be burnt downe; not only betwixt that and Dublin, but also as
farre as Kilkenny (which is about 48 miles upon the south-west of Dublin)
and possessed himselfe of the whole Harvest: So that unlesse the Juncto
continually supply them by Sea (which will he a difficult matter, unlesse
they can alwaies master the Sea, and command the Winds, Winter
and Summer) Hunger will be an Enemy bad enough to encounter them,
though the Royall-party sate still and did nothing. - That Provisions
of all sorts are exceeding deare in Dublin (neck-Beefe their prime
delicate, and fresh-water their nectar) and the Scarcitie Such, that mecre
necessitie will enforce them to take the Field; nor can they there subsist, unlesse
they fight for, and win, every mouthfull they ease, from their Enemy,