A true and particular account of the total defeat of Coll. Sarsfeild and his party, not far from Bellishannon occasioned by the intercepting of a letter from Coll. Sarsfeild to Monsieur d'Avaux, General of the French forces in Ireland.

A true and particular account of the total defeat of Coll. Sarsfeild and his party, not far from Bellishannon occasioned by the intercepting of a letter from Coll. Sarsfeild to Monsieur d'Avaux, General of the French forces in Ireland.

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A true and particular ACCOUNT Of the Total Defeat of Coll. SARSFEILD and his PARTY, Not far from BELLISHANNON; Occaſioned by the intercepting of a Letter from Coll. Sarsfeild to Monſieur d▪ Avaux, General of the French Forces in IRELAND.

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A true and particular ACCOUNT Of the Total Defeat of Coll. SARSFEILD and his PARTY, Not far from BELLISHANNON; Occaſioned by the intercepting of a Letter from Coll. Sarsfeild to Monſieur d▪ Avaux, General of the French Forces in IRELAND.

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LICENSED, Aug. 28. 1689.

SIR.

SINCE my laſt the News is very great▪ For we are certainly informed, That Coll. Sarsfeild and his Party are totally routed. The manner as we hear, this Coll. Sarsfeild hearing of the Landing of his Grace D. Scombergh, and the defeat of the Lord Montcaſtle, began to be afraid of himſelf, and therefore not believing he was ſtrong enough to prevent the Men of Iniskillin from joining his Grace, which he mainly deſir'd to hinder, call'd a Council of War, where it was reſolv'd to ſend a faithful Meſſenger to the French General Monſieur d' Avaux, to advance with thoſe Forces which he had under his command, giving him alſo to underſtand, That Coll. Sarsfeild would decamp at the ſame time, and join him the next day by ſuch an Hour. The Letter being thus written and directed to Monſieur d' Avaux, was delivered to a Truſty Meſſenger, and ſuch a one he might probably have been, had not Providence thrown him into the hands of the Proteſtants. For ſome of the Iniskillin Scouts being abroad in the Road between Coll. Sarsfeild and Monſieur d' Avaux, intercepted this faithful Meſſenger [Page] and carryed him to Iniskillin, where the chief Commander of the Iniskillin Forces caus'd him to be ſearched, and finding about him the Letter written from Coll. Sarsfeild to Monſieur d' Avaux; This Letter was read, and a great conſulta [...]on [...]eing had thereupon it was concl [...]ded, That they ſhould lay hold of the opportu [...]ity which ſ [...]ed to the Chief Commander to be a very fair one. It was concluded therefore, that they ſhould write a Letter back to Coll. Sarsfeild, as from Monſieur d' Avaux, wherein d' Avaux promiſed not to fail Sarsfeild at his hour and place appointed. By that time they thought that the Letter might be delivered, they ſet forward, and putting themſelves into the Road which D' Avaux was to take, that he might join Coll. Sarsfeild; they marched forward▪ Sarsfeild thus deluded, ſets forward to meet D▪Avaux, and when he ſaw the Iniskillin Men at a diſtance, verily thought they had been his Friends; which made his Party upon the ſame preſumption much more remiſs and negligent in keeping their Orders, as then they ſhould have been. On the otherſide, the Iniskillin Men marched with all the ſilence, and in the beſt order that could be imagined▪ conſidering the diſadvantages of the Place: But no ſooner were they got near enough to ſhew Coll. Sarsfeild his Error, but they fell upon him with an extraordinary fury and bravery. In this ſurprize Coll. Sarsfeild and his Men were at a loſs, not dreaming of ſuch an Entertainment. However, for a time they made as ſtout a reſiſtance as could be expected from Men ſo ſurpriz'd, and in that condition as they were; till at length being all in confuſion, they were at laſt totally routed above Two thouſand ſlain, a great many Priſoners taken, with good ſtore of Arms and Proviſions: And it is farther ſaid, That the Iniskillin Men are in purſuit of the reſt. We daily expect a confirmation of the Particulars, which ſo ſoon as it comes to our hands you ſhall not fail of. Remaining in the mean time

Your very loving Friend L. W.

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London▪ Printed for R▪ Robinſon in the Strand. 1689.

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A true and particular account of the total defeat of Coll. Sarsfeild and his party, not far from Bellishannon occasioned by the intercepting of a letter from Coll. Sarsfeild to Monsieur d'Avaux, General of the French forces in Ireland.

L. W.

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1689

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A67573

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12630971

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64773

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— A true and particular account of the total defeat of Coll. Sarsfeild and his party, not far from Bellishannon occasioned by the intercepting of a letter from Coll. Sarsfeild to Monsieur d'Avaux, General of the French forces in Ireland., L. W., Sarsfield, Patrick, Earl of Lucan, d. 1693., Avaux, comte d' (Jean-Antoine de Mesmes), 1640-1709..

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Printed for R. Robinson ...,. London :: 1689.. (Broadside.) (Caption title.) (Signed: L.W.) (Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.)

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