SINCE my laſt, of the Action of Major General Scravemore and Tetau, and that of Leviſon's Dragoons, we have receiv'd the fol • owing Accounts from our Forces: That • ome Scouts of M. General Scravemore, • ad Two days agoe brought to him Two Raparee Priſoners they had taken, who were ſound to be Officers among • hem, and very Intelligent Perſons, up • n their Examination they could not • e brought to Confeſs any thing about their Aſſociates, or where the chief Rende • vous of any Numbers of them were, upon which one of them were immediately Executed, and Orders were given for the Execution of the other, upon which he conſeſſed where a great Body of them were: The General immediately ordered a ſtrong Detachment to be ſent with the Guide, who marched ſecretly by covered ways, till they came near to a Mountainous place, between which, in a great Vale, were got together between Three and Four Thouſand of them, with a great quantity of Cattle, that they had gotten from the Counties adjacent (they were Carouſing themſelves, ſome taking of Snees, others Smoaking and Drinking;) upon the approach of our Forces, the Raparee Rebels gave a great Shout or Cry, like that of the Turks, ſeeming to come on with a great deal of Reſolution; but on our Forces firſt Fire they immediately Fled, leaving their Prey of Cattle, and moſt of their Arms, among which were Fifty Silver Hilted Swords, ſuppoſed to belong to their Chief Officers: Our Forces purſued them with a great Slaughter, killing between Five and Six Hundred of them, and taking many Priſoners.

We likewiſe have an Account from Connaught-ſide, That the Body of the Iriſh, conſiſting of between Five and Six Thouſand, that have been moving for ſome time, about the Shannon, Commanded by Sarsfield and others, having croſſed the Shannon and come on this ſide, they Marched with Five Cannon to a ſtrong Town and Caſtle called Bir, which belonged to one Sir Lawrence Parſons, it's Scituated within Two Miles of the Shannon, Fifty Two from Dublin, and as many from Cork, and being come within Two Hundred Yards of the Place, they ſent a Summons to the Governor to Surrender, who had in it a Garriſon of about Eighty Soldiers, beſides Townſmen in Arms; the Governor ſent back a Reſolute Anſwer, That he knew no King but King William, for whom he kept the Caſtle, and to whom he hoped to be able to give a good Account of his Truſt, by a Reſolute Defence; on which the Enemy raiſed a Battery with their Cannon, from whence they Played pretty briskly on the Place; the Garriſon at the ſame time (and while the Battery was raiſing) Played as briskly from the Caſtle on the Enemy, and killed a great many of their Men; while this was doing, Lieutenant General Douglas; and Sir John Lanier, who were going in Purſuit of Sarsfield and his Parties, hearing the Guns Play too • the Alarm, and by their Scouts or Advanced Parties, had Advice brough • them, that the Enemy had laid Siege to Bir, on which they immediately Marched thither with their whole Force, upon whoſe Approach the Enemy raiſed th • Siege, and retired over the Shannon again, leaving their Cannon and Baggage and about 160 of their Company Dea • on the Place, which had been Killed b • the Cannon from the Garriſon.

We have an Account from all hands That the Iriſh are fallen under miſerabl • Neceſſities, and what is more to ou • Comfort, things are like to grow muc • worſe with the Rog •• s. The Train'd Bands or Militia of • he ſeveral Counties, Cities, and Towns in Their Majeſties Poſſeſſion, are Raiſing, and man • Raiſed and Armed to be in a poſture 〈◊〉 aſſiſt in Defending the Country Peopl • this Winter from the Inſolencies and Vi • lanies of the Raparees. Trade begins t • Flouriſh, and fall into its old Channe •• again: And the Effects at the Cuſtom • Houſe advances very much. The greateſt Want we fear this Winter is Coal for Firing.

Sir Cloveſly Shovel, with his whol • Fleet, came into the Bay of Waterfor • Two Days ſince, and we hear he is Sailing again towards the Coaſt of Galway in ſearch of ſome French that we hea • is Cruſing there-abouts; but we hea • not one Word of the Grand Fleet.