house. Upon which our men man'd out their Boats, and
began to play upon them, whereupon they quit the vessell
and betook themselves to the house: But upon our mens
landing they quit the house too, so our men possessed the
house all night, and the next morning fired it, & brought
away the vessell and guns. About the 7 instant Cap. Spilman
with a party of ten horse from Faukland, met with
Capt. Fortin, Lieut. Girdey, and, Cornet Montieth with
three more the veriest rogues in the country, kild five, and
took four horses. We had an Ensign and six men surprised
neer Down Castle, and the Ensign and two more killed
by the, enemy after quarter given. The enemy are
daily comming in, and desirous of protection. Col. Blackiter.
Col. Kellum Mackgrigger, and Mac Forland are already
come in to Col. Twisleton, & others to the General.
It will not be considerable more then to mention our
work in burning these parts, and amongst the rest the
house of Jo. Graham of Duchra, which was strong, and
had about 80 Bouls of meal in it. To morrow we march
towards Sterling, and shall leave little in this place for the
euemy, it having been their receptacle all last Winter.
From Paris August 30. stila novo
The Town is full here of the noyse of victory over the
Spaniards that were before Arras, where they say they
have taken 6000 prisoners, and above sixty pieces of Ordnance
with the baggage, and plate of all the chief Commanders,
to a very great value; the worst of the storm fell
upon the Lorainers: For, the first on-set was made upon
their Trenches, who flood not very long, but yeilded
shamefully, and hid not the Prince of Conde appeared,
himself a skilful & couragious Commander, it is a question
whether the Archduke himself could have escaped; for
certain the loss on that side would have been much greater;
for the Prince, notwithstanding all the discouragements
and disadvangtages that surrounded him, held the
French so well in play, that he not onely gave the Archduke
an opportunity to make his retreat to Doway, but secured