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Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A34374) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 50340) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 23:12) A Continuation of news from that part of His Majesties fleet that now lies at High-Lake near Chester giving an impartial account of all considerable occurrences since its leaving Harwich to this present time. 1 sheet ([2] p.) Printed for John Dunton ..., London : 1689. "Licensed Aug. 20, 1689. J.F." At head of letter: From on board the Hannibal, Aug. 14, 1689.

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Numb. 2. A Continuation of News From that part of His Majeſties Fleet That now lies at HIGH-LAKE near CHESTER: Giving an Impartial Account of all conſiderable Occurrences ſince its leaving Harwich, to this preſent time.

Licenſed, Aug. 20. 1689.

J. F.
From on Board the Hannibal, Aug. 14. 1689. SIR,

IN continuance of my Advice, theſe are to inform you, That on Saturday the 3d of Auguſt, we weighed at three in the morning, and ſtood out from Ouſely Bay, the Wind weſterly. About Ten we got into the Downs; and diſcovered on to the Leeward, the High-Land of France, and the Goodwin. About Two in the afternoon we came to an Anchor before Deal, where we diſcovered off of the Foreland two ſmall Veſſels, which appear'd to be ſome that went before, and promis'd to meet us in Dover Road. The Captain of one of them came aboard about Three, and brought us News that a little Dutch Privateer had that ſame week brought Eleven Prizes into this place; ſome pretended Hamburgers, one Iriſh, but all freighted with French Goods.

About Five the Purſer went aſhore for freſh proviſions. The Captain intended to ſail again the ſame night for Dover, and toward the Iſle of Wight: He fired the Gun accordingly, preparing to ſtand away, ſeveral of the Fleet being already under ſail. But while we ſtaid for the Purſer, the Wind chopt about more to the weſterly; on which he chang'd his Reſolution, and moor'd in Deal Road.

Saturday the 4th. the Wind continued ſtill at the ſame points, or rather came about more ſoutherly: So we were forc'd to ſtay here all day.

After Evening Service, came up the brave Captain Pottinger, in his little Fantau, which we ſo long wanted; who came aboard us, and gave us an account that the Dragon Sloop lies yet about Graveſend or the Hope, and ſtays for Orders.

Here we firſt heard the News that the Toulon Squadron of French Men of War was got into Breſt. And the pretty paſſage of the great Galeon, one of the richeſt Laden of all the Spaniſh Fleet, then homeward bound, which being ſeparated from the reſt, put into a little Creek juſt at that Inſtant that the French went by; and being juſt got in, diſcovered them; on which, you'll believe, ſhe lay very cloſe, till they all paſt by without ſeeing her, and ſo the prey got out of their clutches, and they got ſafe into their own Harbour.

Monday morning Auguſt 5. at Two a Clock, we had a fair Eaſterly Wind came up, with which we ſet ſail from the Downs.

We hear here we are deſign'd, after we get to our Port at High-Lake by Cheſter, for Loughfoyl and London Derry; whence I hope to give you an account of more material paſſages, our Men being all as reſolv'd and chearful as ſo good a Cauſe can make 'em.

Auguſt 14. High-Lake near Cheſter.

Sir, You had heard ſooner from me according to promiſe, but that we toucht no where after we left Deal, till we came to an Anchor at our Port of High-Lake, and the Boat went away before I had finiſhed my laſt; ſo you've now two together.

Auguſt 5. As I told you in my laſt, we ſet ſail from the Downs about Two in the morning, but after Dinner, the Wind ſlackning, we were almoſt becalm'd, and ſo came to an Anchor in Dover Road over againſt Dover Caſtle.

Between 3 and 4 we ſaw a Gale coming; ſo weigh'd again, and by 8 in the morning Auguſt 6. rais'd the Iſle of Wight.

About the ſame time we ſaw a Sail toward the Coaſt of France, and ſent off the Navy Yacht, one of our Hoys, and the Fantau to ſpeak with her, who about 10 came up with her, and found her an Oſtender, but loaden from Bourdeaux for Bruges with French Wines & Brandy: They had been taken ſome days before off of the Lands end by a Dutch Privateer, who had put Four or Five of their Men aboard her. However, not knowing but 'twas a trick to get from us, we kept 'em till we came over againſt Plymouth, where meeting the Privateer who took 'em, and they confirming what had before been ſaid, we turn'd her off for Plymouth, having before taken her in a Tow; but this happened not till Friday Auguſt the 9th.

Wedneſday Auguſt 7. We rais'd the Beak of Portland, and the Shores of Dortſetſhire.

Thurſday morning. Auguſt 8. About 4 in the morning we ſaw two Sail to the Leeward and ſuſpected 'em French-men, they ſtill keeping off, and having no Colours out. About 7 Captain Pottinger, and Captain Pet. of the Navy Yacht came aboard, having the ſame apprehenſions. At 8 we ſpread our Colours on our Ancient Staff, and they not anſwering with theirs, we concluded without more adoe they were Enemies. We ſaw they were men of War, and Stout Ships ſo prepared for an engagement in earneſt. We gave the ſignal, and the Commanders came aboard. We ſtay'd our Cabins, cut down our Hammacks, heav'd Cheſts over board, and the Seamen made all ready with the greateſt briskneſs and courage imaginable. And after having cleared our Ship, ſhotted all our Guns, nail'd down our Hatches, and done what's uſual in ſuch caſes, bore up towards ſome of our Fleet, who were run a head of us, and being without defence, would ſoon fall into the Enemies mouth. We haſt juſt got up our ſmall Arms, and every man to his Quarter, bearing away to 'em as faſt as all the Sail we could make wou'd carry us when they both lowr'd their Top-Sails, and put out Orange Colours on which our Seamen were all very Melancholy having loſt uch a fair occaſion of trying their valour, when they •• ought they were now ſure of it beyond diſappoint •• nt. This happened about ſeven or eighth Leagurd to the Weſtward of Portland.

The next morning we diſcovered another Sail a great way ſtern of us, after which we ſent two of our Catches but ſhe out-ſail'd 'em both, came under our Lee, and lowr'd her Top-Sail, but did not care to ſpeak with us On which we fir'd a Gun, and brought her under our Stern, with Trumpets ſounding and Drums beatin 〈◊〉 Which we anſwered with what Muſick we had when they came up with us, they appeared to be a D Privateer, with fourteen Guns, and ſix Petereero d eighty two men. They gave us three Guns and a cheer which we returned, and ſo parted they told us ••• y were bound for the Sea, which was all the acco ••• we could get of 'em.

Saturday orning. Auguſt 10. One of our Catches took a ſmall Boat bound from France to Galloway in Ireland, loaden with Salt. He had been taken by the ſame Fluſhinger we met on Thurſday, who had taken the firſt, who had alſo ſome men aboard her. There were in her Engliſh, Dutch, and Iriſh. The Engliſhman (I think her Maſter) told us that he came from before Breſt ſome few days paſt, where he ſaw the French Fleet ready to leave it, about twenty already being got out of the Harbour: And ſay they were about ſeventy Sail. We let him go again, and doubled the Lizzard point, and got into Mountsbay, and diſcovered the Mount about twelve at Noon.

In the afternoon as well as all the day before we heard ſeveral Broad-ſides, and a great many hundred Guns to the Coaſt of France. About four a Clock we heard a great blow the ſame way, and immediately after ſaw a huge Pile of ſmoak riſe from the place where we heard the blow. This was ſeen by moſt of our Fleet, and is concluded ſome Ship or other blown up.

Sunday and Monday we made the beſt of our way towards our Port, with fair Winds, and fine Weather.

Monday in the afternoon, about 3 a Clock, we ſaw the Welch Land, and two ſtrange Ships ahead of us; on which we tackt, for the reſt of our Fleet, and to get the Weathergage. About 6 we came up with 'em, and found 'em a Yacht and a Smack, who confirm'd the happy News we heard from Weymouth, of the Relief of Derry: They alſo told that Admiral Herbert and our Fleet, about Eighty Sail, were of off the old Head of Kingſale, whence they lately came, and were now again going to 'em.

In the evening we came up with ſome little Iſlands; and about 12 at night paſt the Biſhop and his Clerks, without any of all thoſe Bugbears Hickeringall talks of. We found 'em very peaceable Rocks; they let us all go by without touching us, though had we had a fancy to try hard-heads with 'em, 'tis ten to one we had got the worſt on 't.

Thurſday we ſaw Bardley Iſland, and the main Land of Wales, and a parcel of Mountains, one would think high enough to break the Goats necks that clamber to the tops of 'em. In the evening we came up with Angleſey, whither in the night moſt of our Fleet ſtole away from us, and got to an Anchor in Beaumarys Bay.

Wedneſday 14. We took a Pilot on board, got round the Sand-bank, and came to an Anchor in our Port of High-Lake. In working our Ship about to get her into the Harbour, the Wind being ſomewhat againſt us, one of our Men was beaten againſt the ſides of the Ship with a Rope, and taken up for dead, but he recovered, and is like to do well; all the misfortunes we yet met with in our Voyage.

They tell us here that Duke Schomberg went off for Ireland with a fair wind, on Munday laſt, with about 13000 men, and the reſt we find Shipping to follow him as faſt as poſſible. There is now with us at Highlake the Dartmouth Frigot, which fired againſt Kilmore, while relief went into Derry, there is upon the ſhore juſt ready to embark for Ireland my Lord Lucas his Regiment, and other Soldiers.

Advertiſement.

The Tragedies of Sin contemplated in the ruine of the Angels &c. [by Stephen Jay Rector of Chinner] in the County of Oxon.,

☞ There is alſo now (in a large octavo) publiſht The Bloody-Aſſizes or A compleat Hiſtory of the Lives, Actions, Tryals, Sufferings, Speeches, Deaths and Characters of all thoſe Excellent perſons who fell in the Weſt of England and elſewhere from the Death of Sir Edmund-bury Godfrey to this preſent time; with the Pictures of ſeveral of the chief of them in Copper Plates. To which is added the Life, Death and Character of George Lord Jefferies [Written by a perſon of great learning and piety. Printed by the order of ſeveral of their Relations, for John Dunton at the black Raven in the Poultrey.

London, Printed for Iohn Dunton at the Black Raven in the Poultrey. 1689.