SInce the last Ac­count, I gave your Excellency a few daies since, of our condition at Hull, on the fifth of this instant Sir John Meldram, that gallant Gentleman is happily arrived here, with foure hundred men from the Earle of [Page 2] Manchester, and two hundred and fifty men are since come come from Sir William Constable, but Sir William himselfe is not yet here. Some little service, I thanke God, we did on Monday morning last, what time the Enemy assaulted one of our out­workes, but was beaten backe with the losse of eleven or twelve men, and some Officers, without the losse of any of mine. Yesterday, being the eleventh of this instant, I thought fit to draw forth what strength I could well make, in a salley, to drive the Enemy from a new Worke that in the night hee had encroacht very neere us, on the West side of the Towne, and it pleased God to give a blessing to the attempt. My men I devided into two bodies, under the com­mand [Page 3]of Colonell Lambart, and Co­lonell Rainborow, Captaine of the Lyon, who brought some Sea-men for our assistants, and all under the command in chiefe for that service of Sir John Meldram, whose va­lour and discretion with the other two Colonels throughout the whole action, I cannot mention without high commendation. A­bout nine of the clocke by an assault two severall waies, the service be­gun; for, the truth is, we could not take that early advantage that I de­sired for such an interprise: in a short time we gained one of their workes, and assaulted them in another; and it was not long ere we were unhap­pily forc't to retreat, and the enemy recovered all againe. But through the goodnesse of God my men were [Page 4]soone rallyed, their spirits recove­red, and they suddenly reposses of the last worke, beate them out of all the rest in that part, and got posses­sion of one of their great Brasse demy Cannon. The Enemy thus fled, and the ground ours, we drew that great Gunne out of danger of their repri­sall: About two houres after our possession of those workes, the ene­my had drawne downe a full body of reserves of Horse, and Foot, from all their Quarters, their numbers we know not, but about 36 Colours some of our men could tell; with these they opposed our tired men, and that in truth with excellent re­solution, but it pleased God after two houres sharpe encounter, or thereabouts, they left the Field; since that we have drawne into the Town [Page 5]their great Demi-Cannon, one De­mi-Culverin, one Sacre, three Drakes, and one case of small Pieces, some Armes, and a Carriage of great Bullet, besides some Powder, which was made use of against them. This last night I finde they have drawne of the rest of their Ordnance from their other Workes, and so are like to be at some farther distance from us, though I am informed, they in­tend to keepe a Garrison at Beverley, and to raise some Works somewhat more remote from us, to keepe us from being so active as they believe vve vvould be, vvhen they cannot make us so passive as they vvould have us. However, my Lord, vve heartily and thankfully acknow­ledge the powerfull & vvise hand of our God in all this, desire he should [Page 6]have the glory of all, and to send his providence still, as occasion shall be further offered; the event vvhereof your Excellency shall assuredly have an account of, vvith the first opportunity, by