ANOTHER FIGHT between the Two Armies of Scotch and English, upon an attempt to take Appleby Castle.
More Scots come in from Carlisle and Barwick. And the Relieving of Major Generall Lambert by Yorkeshire.
Prince Charleses ship taken by Sir Michael Livesey. Captain Green taken prisoner. All the Ordnance and Ammunition taken at Marget, neere Sandwich. AND A great Fight at the storming of Colchester at the Mill. With the particulars of the fight.
WITH The Copy of a DECLARATION shot into Colchester, by Order from the Lord Generall Fairfax.
⟨July. 31⟩ Printed for the generall satisfaction of moderate men. MDCXLVIII.
Another fight between the two Armies of Scots and English, upon an attempt to take Appleby Castle.
WE are now at Barnard Castle with our Forces, the Enemy continues (so farre as we understand) about Appleby, we have lately had some Troopes of horse, and some Companies of Foot come to us out of Yorkeshire, which are some addition to our number, but the Enemy increases much more, for besides the forces come to them from Barwick, they have another great party come out of Scotland, by [...]e way of Carlisle, so that without a greater [...]ddition of Forces, we are not likely to deale [Page 2] with their great body, but in case they come on before supplies come to us, wee are resolved to dispute our ground with them, and indeed doe not doubt of the blessing of God upon us, against that treacherous and perfideous people. Appleby Castle still holds out against them, and are resolved to hold it out to the last, they have done the enemy some mischief, kill [...]d divers of their men, the Enemy are active against it, offered the Governour, Captain Atkinson, very good tearmes to deliver it up, but he is resolved to be faithfull, and keep it against them to the utmost. We hear the Enemy intends to clear the Country as they goe, and to that purpose, have sent a party to Cockermouth Castle, to take in that, and likewise to the Isle which was taken in by a party of ours, Commanded by Major White, presently after the taking of Cockermouth, but wee hope they will finde our men better resolved then we found theirs, for the keeping out of those places. We heare not yet where the Lieutenant Generall is with his party, but only do understand by common fame, that he is upon his march Northward, so that we doe expect to hear from him every day.
Barnard Castle July 25. 1648.
WE have taken a Frigot of Prince Charleses by 12 Souldiers who passing along neer the harbour at Marget, espied a ship there alone, which they supposed might be one of the revolted ships.
These Souldiers tooke with them two sea-men, [Page 3] and with a small boate went towards the ship, and called to know if she was one of the Parliaments ships, and they had answer made from aboard no, they were enemies.
Captaine Greene the Commander of the ship called to the Gunner to make ready to discharge upon them if they came neere.
The 12 Souldiers with the two seamen (notwithstanding passed on to the ship, and had no shot made against them.
For when they came neere (divers of the seamen belonging to the Frigot being a shore) Captain Greene when he saw the seamen in the boate with the Souldiers, cryed out to those in the ship, to forbeare to oppose them, saying, They are freinds, they are friends let them come.
By this means they were boarded and seized on the Captaine, with some others, and tooke the ship with all therein,
They have taken Captaine Greenes Commission from Prince Charles, To kill, and slay, sinke, and burn all that should oppose them, with other Commissions, and divers papers of concernment, which Sir Michael Livesey hath sent up to the Parliament.
Wee have taken all their Ordnance, Powder and Ammunition, with provisions, and whatsoever was in the ship, and are putting her into a condition to serve the Parliament.
The other seamen (I beleeve are weary of their designe) in the other revolted ships, and if they can get ashore, many of them will scarce be got aboard again.
Sandwich July 27. 1648.
THe last night about 12 a clocke we gave a very hot Alarum to the Towne by fiering round upon them, and in the meane time fired the Middle Mill under their workes, being the onely water mill the Enemy had, and cut the slace to divert the water, and turne it another way, that of the sluce tooke good effects, so did the fire at first, but afterwards went out, the Enemy took an hot Alarum at first upon this businesse, thinking we had stormed, but when they saw it was onely an Alarum they fired very little, we had one man drowned, one killed, and some others wounded.
Late at night also the Generall received a Letter from Sir John Wentworth and Mr. Brewster: dated neer Yarmouth the 24 July 9 at night, signifying that the two Aldermen of the Towne had been a board the ship where the Prince was, and were sent backe againe to the Towne, but what the agreement was they doe not yet know, so at present they keep out both sides, and further certified that the ships were sailing towards Harrich.
From his Excellencies Tent neere Colchester July 6. 1648.
This inclosed was shot with Arrowes into the town last night before the storme.
A DECLARATION shot into Colchester by an Arrow.
THe Lord Generall Fairfax hath sent severall summons to the Town, in one of which he offered [Page 5] that all private Souldiers, and persons of that rank, laying down Armes, and ingaging not to bear Armes any more against the Parliament, should have liberty and passes to goe beyond Sea, with Equipage befitting their qualities, ingaging not to return into this Kingdom without leave from the Parliament, and all persons should have quarter, and be free from plunder or violence of the Souldier This being rejected, and scornfully retorted by the Lords, Norwich, Capel, and Sir Charles Lucas, The Generall yet offered to make good the same conditions, to so many as would accept thereof, except those three persons themselves, which hath accordingly been performed with advantage to all such as have come off.
He hath lately summoned them again to surrender the Town, and the Officers to render themselves to Mercy, and the rest only to the future obedience of the Parliament: This also hath been rejected with scorn. Neverthelesse, understanding that the Lords, Goring, Capell, and Sir Charles Lucas, and some Officers of their councell, have concealed these Overtures, both from the Souldiers and Townesmen, and from many of the Officers, and that they have given out, as if they had good conditions [Page 6] offered to themselves, if they would render up the Souldiers, and perceiving that the Souldiers and Townesmen have been deluded by them, and their chief agents, with daily expectation of relief, while there is none at all towards them. The Generall is willing to make good the same conditions, to so many as shall timely accept thereof, except the Lords, Goring, Capell, and Lucas themselves, with the Lord Loughborough, Coll. Farr, Coll: Lawrence, and Cap. Lynn, and except all such Souldiers as have been in the Army since the siege, and are gone into the Town.