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THE
Irifli Journal
Dublin, July 17. 1690.
E received here the certain News of the
King's Landing about Friday the 13th.
of June. Before this a Camp had been
laid out by the Irifli about Atherdee,
and King James had ordered his Army to rendezvouz
there from feveral Parts of the Kingdom. On Monday
the 16th. King James marched out of this Town to joyn
them with about 6000 French Foot, moft old Soldiers,
excellently well arm'd and clad 3 one Regiment of thefe
were Dutch, and Proteftants, and were obferved care¬
fully for fear of Deferting. The whole Irifli Army en¬
camped, made about 36000, all well clad and in good
heart, both Horfe and Foot, befides 15000 more which
remain'd in Garifons. The fame day King James left
this Town, there marched in 6000 of the Country
Militia, and Colonels Luttrel and Mac Gillicuddy, as his
Affiftant, were left Governors.
We expe&ed the Irifh would have been much caft
down upon King James's leaving this Town, and the
certain News of King William's arrival, but we found
the contrary, they triumphed and rejoyced as if they
had got King William in a Pound, and the Day were
their own. They were affur'd either that the French
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Fleet would cut off King William from England, or
that an Infurredlion would be made there 5 for we were
told that 10000c Men were ready to rife, under the
notion of Declaring for a Commonwealth : The Prote¬
ctants here knew not what to think of thefe things^ for
they were kept as Prifoners of War, and fuffered to
know no more, nor enjoy any more than what the
others pleated. But this the Proteftants feared moft,
(becaufe the Irifh fpoke leaft of it J that fome defperate
Perfons had undertaken to deftroy King William, as
foonas he came into this Country: For we could not
impute the great aflurance of the Irifh to any other
ground than this. Some were fo open, as to tell their
Proteftant Friends very lately, That they would be glad
to go to Mafs within this Twelve Months with feveral
other Expreffions of like nature.
The Proteftants have had always an exceeding (len¬
der opinion of the Irifh Army, however numerous or
well appointed .• And the Irifh themfelves, tho better
perfwaded of them, could not (we thought^) raife their
great affurance from their confidence in them only.
Some other thing we believed they knew which we
knew not: However, we perfwaded our felves, had
Schomherg manag'd this Campagne, there would have
been no orher iffue of it, than of the Jaft. But when
we heard the King was come, and that with a power¬
ful Army, we doubted not of the iffue, if no other
unexpefted thing did prevent it 3 tho it fince appears
by fome Letters of the Duke Tyrconnels to the Queen in
France, found at Dundalh^ that the Irifh had no full Ac¬
count of the ftrength of the Englifti Army.
Our great concern in this place was, how we (hould
be preferved from being plundered and burnt, in cafe
of the Defeat of the Irifh Army ^ this we thought could
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be done only by the Englifh purfuing the Viftory clofe,
(for by a particular Providence, the Irifh had neglefted
all this time to fortifie this place) or elfe by (ending a
Party by Sea, to Land here at the time of the Engage¬
ment 5 neither of which, as it afterward happen'd, was
done : But God alone preferv'd us by an extraordinary
Deliverance.
On Thurfday the 19th. after King James was gone to
encamp, about T welve at Noon, the Governor ordered
all Perfons walking the Streets without Swords or Bayo¬
nets, which was the Badge of Proteftants, to be taken
up and fecured in feveral Parades. At Night he pickt
out whom he thought fit, and fent them to feveral Pri-
fons, where they were confiderably incommoded.
After this follow'd a Proclamation, That not above
Five Protejiants fhonld meet in any place above the Fa-
mil), on pain of Deaths by which we were from that
time (hut out trom our Churches, which by an extra¬
ordinary Providence we had enjoyed all thefe times
(except Chriji-Church. ) Moft of them were frequented
twice every day at Prayers. The Church-men, who
remain'd with us, thothey had loft all their Subfiftance
by the Irifh Parliament, except what People volunta¬
rily contributed, acquitted themfelves with a great deal
of Zeal and Diligence, being particularly influenc'd by
the Bifhop of Meatand Dr. King, Dean of S. Patricks,
who have been the Bulwark of the Proteftants in thefe
fad times.
On Tuefday the 24th. Dr. King was clapt up in the
Caftle, and many other of the principal Proteftants in
the Colledg (which was now a Garifon) and other pub-
lick Places. The Galway Proteft ants being about 200,
(thefe were they of Sir Thomas Southwell's Party lately
brought up hither, in order to be exchanged) were
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removed from White Friars to the Round and
all the Newgate Prifoners were put to them, where they
were near ftTfled. The Prifoners of War were brought
from Kilmainham to S. Johns Church : Our publick Con¬
tributions, which hitherto had been very liberal every
Lord's Day,*to their Relief, were now intercepted, and
the Poor began to fuffer much, few Proteftants daring
to walk the Streets. >
On Saturday the aift. we heard the Irifb Army re¬
treated, and the Englifh were come towards
we knew King James's defign was to avoid a Battel as
much as he could, and to have walked the Englifh Ar¬
my along the Boytt River, and fo crofs the Country to
Limericks but this day we were told from the Camp,
that the Enemy feern'd to prefs towards* , and
King James was refolved to defend it, and that there-
fore they thought he could not be able to keep off a
Battle above Ten Days.
On Sunday the Irifh came on this fide the Boyne •, and
King James, as it fhouid feem, diftrufting the ifiue,
Sir Pat. Trant, Firft Commiffioner of the Revenue, and
another Gentleman, were ordered to go from hence on
Monday Morning to Waterford to prepare Ships.
On Monday the laft of June, the Englifh Army hav¬
ing had very little Reft or Vi&uals, drew to the 5
Lieutenant General Dowglas's Horfe were ordered to
poft themfelves at a Ford near Droghedah, upon a rifing
Ground, over againft a Battery of the Irifh of Six Guns,
guarded by a Party of their Horfe. Here the Englifh
(food the fhot of the Enemy, every Man on foot by
his Horfe feveral hours, while there pafs'd 200 Shot,
the King in the mean time having rid between them
and the Ford, where he received his Hurt on his Shoul¬
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from holding his Sword, At laft, when the King had
faid, Novo I fee my Men will ft and, fome Guns were
fent to them, upon the firft difchargeof which among
the Irifh Horfe, they retreated from their Battery,
and flood farther off. The next day early, being
Tuefday the iff. of July, ever-memorable to this Coun¬
try, General Douglas was fent with 12000 Foot and
5000 Horfe to a Ford further up the River by Slave,
where had been a Battery of the Irifh, but they were
drawn off, and only 800 Dragoons guarded the Ford.
The Englifh were to go down a fteep Hill to the Ford,
and an uneven way, yet the Irifh Dragoons only once
fired and retreated to ,the Body of their Army, which
lay towards Duleeh^ mean time the King, with the reft
of the Englifh Army came to the Ford where Douglas
was potted the Day before, near Drogheda (which at
this time had a Garifon of 800 Irifh ) Duke Schomberg
headed the Dutch Foot-Guards, and the King the Enif
kjllen Horfe, telling them, They ftiould be his Guards
that day. Some of the Irifh Horfe opposed the Dutch
Foot, who fought up to the middle in water, and
were almoft born down, before fome Horfe (which
they long calfd for) could come up to their relief:
In pafling this Ford Mr. Walker of Derry was killed. Be¬
ing part the Ford, they met ftill a vigorous Oppofition 5
and here Duke Schomberg advancing too far among
the thickeft of the Enemy, was killed, and now lies
in S.Patricks Church, in order to be carried to Weft-
minfter. The King with the Horfe (himfelf engaging in
the thickeft) met the like oppofition. The Danifti
Horfe once gave way, but the King went himfelf, and
brought them up again. Of the Irifh, King James's
Horfe and Foot-Guards principally maintained this Op¬
pofition, and fuffer'd much ; King James himfelf not en¬
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the Englifh Right Wing was quite routed 3 then, that
the Prince of Orange was taken Prifoner 3 but at Five
that Afternoon, fome that had made their efcape on
tired Horfes, told us, the Irifh were much worded 3
and others at Six , that they were totally defeated 3
from hence, till one that Night, all the Entries of the
Town were filled with dufty, wounded, and tired
Soldiers, and Carriages perpetually coming in. We fee
feveral of King James's Horfe Guards coming in drag-
ling, without Pidols, or Swords, and could not tell
what was become of himfelf.
Near 10 that Night, he came in, with about 200
Horfe, all in diforder: We concluded now, that it
was a total rour, arid that the Enemy. were jud ready
to come into Town 3 but were greatly furprized,
when an hour or two after, we heard the whole Bo¬
dy of the IriJI) Horfe coming in, in very good order,
with Kettle Drums, Hauc-boys, and Trumpets 3 and
early the next Morning, the French, and a great Par¬
ty of Irifh Foot. Thefe being a little reded, March¬
ed out again to meet the Enemy, which were fuppo?
fed to draw nigh.
At Five this Morning, being Wednefday the 2d. of
July, King James having fent for the Irifh Lord Mayor,
and fome Principal Perfons to the Cadle 3 told them,
that he found all things againd him 3 that in England
he had an Army which would have fought, but they
proved falfe and deferred him 3 that here he had an
Army which was Loyal enough, but would not dand
by him ; He was now neceffitated to provide for his
fafety, and that they (hould make the bed terms for
themfelves that they could. He told his menial Serr
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mittee in the Caftle , and fent out Proclamations by
beat of Drum, for regulating thele diforders, and form¬
ing a Proteftant Militia; and fent away an Exprefs to
the King, of this Towns being at Liberty. This Ex¬
prefs found him Marching up to Dublin in two Lines,
expecting to meet the Irifh at Swords 5 and at the fame
time the News came of the Surrender of ,
which he had left a Party to befiege, and in which
they had pinnion'd all the Proteftants and Prifoners,
and placed them under that part of the Wall which
was to be battered j but this was not known till after
the Surrender.
Till afternoon this Thurfday, we did not hear a word
of the Englijh Army 5 mean time we had Reports, that
the Irifh and French were coming back, and very near
us, which gave a damp to our brisknefs $ but this
blowing over, and the certain account of the Englifh
Army being come, we now perceived our felves at
Liberty. The Proteftants ran about, faluting and em¬
bracing one another 5 and bleffing God for this won¬
derful deliverance, as if they had been alive from the
dead 5 the Streets were fill'd with Crowds and Shouts,
and the poor Roman Catholicks now lay in the fame
terrors as we had done fome few days before.
At Eight that Night one Troop of Dragoons came
as a Guard to an Officer, that came to take charge of
the Stores. It was impoffible, the King himfelf com¬
ing after this, cou'd be welcom'd with equal joy as
this one Troop 5 the Proteftants hung about the Hor-
fes, and were ready to pull the Men off them, as they
march'd up to the Caftle.
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time among them, feem to be much better temper d,
and more kindly inclin'd to their Enemies, then thole
that come from your Side.
I fhould have noted, that King James had Coin'd
in this Country about two Millions in Brafs mony 5
the Half Crowns of which, are now cryed down to
pence, yet this did not grate fo heavily upon the
People, as his late taking away all the Proteftants Sta¬
ple Goods, Wool, Hides and Tallow, to fend to France
in exchange for Wine and Linnen for his Army. As
for tann'd Leather, he took that away too, but it
was for the ufe of his Army here, there being but ve¬
ry little in the Kingdom. The Revenue he rais'd o-
therwife, was chiefly by Subfidy granted by Parliament 3
and a Contribution impos'd by Council, and the Rents
of Abfentees Eftates. The Cuftoms were remitted,
and the other Branches of the Revenue much negle&ed,
the Collectors being fully taken up in making of Stores
and Provifions for the Army.
On Friday the nth. The King March'd from Crum-
lin towards Kilkenny, with a part of his Army 5 ano¬
ther part went towards Athlone, and a third by way
of Bray towards Wexford 5 the Kings Horfc by this
time (17th) are at Kilkenny, which its fuppos'd will
make but fmall refiftance$ molt believe he will then
take in Waterford before he goes further. We hear
from Limeric4, that the Enemy are together in thofe
parts about 25000 ftrong, and Lord Tyrcdnnel with
them. Brigadier Trelawny is Governor of th:*s Town 5
Captain Fitz-Gerald Conflahle of the Caftle : Bifhop of
Meath, Lord Longford and feven others, are Commiffio-
n«rs for fecuring of Rebels Goods and Eftates, and leafing
them
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