Author : John O'Donovan
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 37,85 MB
Release : 2013-09
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ISBN : 9781230031347
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 edition. Excerpt: ...8: staying till more Companie came vp, wee brought him off, 8: suffered them to march a way without further pursuite. On the second of July I put 800 men into Boates 8c landed them att Dunalong. Tyrone (as wee were tould) lying in Campe within two myles of the Place, where I presentlie fell to raiseing a Forte, his men came downe 8: skirmisht with vs all that day, but perceiuing the next, wee were tilted 8: out of hope to be able to remoue vs, they rise vp 8-: left vs quietlie to doe what we would, where after I had made it reasonablie defensible, I left Sr John Bowles in Garrison with 6 Companyes of Foote, 8-: afterwards sent him 60 horse. On the 14th of July came O'Donnell with a troupe of 60 horse, 84 earely in the Mominge as our watch was ready to be discharged, fell vpon a Corpes de Guard of some 20 of our horse, but they defended themselues without loss, 8; orderlie retyred to the Quarter, only Captaine John Sidney was hurte in the shoulder with the blowe of a stafie. On the 29th of July he came againe with 600 Foote, 8; 60 Horse, & lay close in ambush in a valley within a quarter of a myle of our outmost horse sentinells, & Moyle Morrogh Mac Swyndoe (a man purposelie sent with mee by the state, 8: soe well esteemed of, as the queene had giuen a Pention of vi. s. a day vnto during his life, 8: . the present Comaund of I00 English souldiers, ) hauing intelligence with him, caused some of his men to goe a litle before Breake of Day, & driue forth our horses, (that were vsually euery night brought into the Iland to Graze) directlie towards him, In soe much as vpon the sodaine before any thinge could be done to preuent it, he gott to the number of 60 160 P into his power, & presentlie made hast to be gone. By the alarum, I...