IN my last I intimated to you, That we hoped to gain the Gate-house, the works about it, & church; all which the Enemy had fortified very strongly, and it pleased God this afternoon about Five of the clock to deliver all these places into our hands, the maner was thus; VVe dis­charged four pieces of Canon alto­gether, [Page 4] vvhich much amazed the Enemy in the works, and then dis­charged four more; and immediately our Musquetiers fell on and storm'd the Gate-house with Ladders, and threw in hand-Granado's: The Ene­my opposed very stoutly for a while, and threw down several of the Lad­ders, but at last gave back; some held out their Handkerchiefs, others fired very fiercely: yet notwithstanding, our men gained the work, and part of the Gate-house, and throwing in a hand-Granado, where there was some of the Enemy stood to their Arms, it hapned to light amongst their Magazine, consisting of about four Barrels of powder, and blew up about forty of their men: It pleased [Page 5] God that we had but one man hurt with that blow. All this evening our men have been digging, and pulling out the dead bodies of the Enemy, finding here and there a Leg and an Arm by it self. There were in the whole number, as some of the priso­ners who had quarter confest Seven­score, and we had about Threescore prisoners, not any could escape (we getting between them and home) so the rest were put to the Sword, and destroyed as aforesaid.

I send you herewith some poy­soned Bullets, that you may see how they still persist in their venemous disposition, to shoot such things as may be sure to rancour and poyson the flesh.

[Page 6]The Enemy vvas so enraged at this loss (having totally by this means shut themselves up vvithin the walls, and not having any part of the Suburbs) that they set the Suburbs round the Town on fire, and at this present there is the sad­est spectacle to be seen, that hath fallen out in this Age, there being novv burning in a great Flame, houses above a mile in length, and with that violence, that it is a won­der to behold it: By this we con­ceive that they are desperately bent, and will not onely destroy the Su­burbs, but even burn the Town also before they yield.

I hope in the Lord he will ena­ble [Page 7] us very shortly to gain this place, and to make such Destroyers of the Nation, Examples to posterity.