WE having beat the Enemy from Ireton's Fort, as likewise from the Old Chappel, with the Ad­ [...] Fort, together with several other [...] Forts, and Out-works, made by [...] French Ingineers last Winter, (ac­ [...]ng as you have already heard.)

On the 26 th. ult. at Night, we broke Ground; our Approaches Advancing ve­ry successfully, with very little loss.

On the 27th. by Break of Day, the Prince of Hess-Darmstadt, Collonel Tiffin, and Collonel St. John's Regiments, with about seven hundred Horse and Dra­goons, with five Pieces of Canon, Marched to take in Castle-Connel; where the Enemy have a great Garrison; and another Party, with Four Guns, March­ed to take in Three other Castles, [Page 2] wherein the Enemy have Garrisons down the River.

Very early this Morning, the Enemy fired from two Guns they had drawn down below the Town, on our left; which Obliged us to Draw a little fur­ther off, till we could better secure our Men.

This Morning, Orders were given for Arming One Thousand Granadoes, and Six Hundred Bombs; which were many of them, ready to Play by Eight of the Clock at Night.

This Day, Carrick Gunnel Castle, whose. Garrison was 130 Men, and Two Cap­tains, Commanded by one Archbold, Sur­rendered upon Mercy; and the Prisoners were immediately put into the Provoe's Custody.

This Day, likewise, our Fleet, being Eighteen Sail Compleat, came up the Shannon, towards Lymerick, under the Command of Captain Coale ‡ They fired so briskly, as they passed by the Enemies small Camp in Cother [...]ough, that they made most of them scamper to the Adjacent Hills. Our Ships came to an Anchor, two Miles below the Town, where they will be assistant in Battering the Place.

The 28th. This Morning the General went on Board the Fleet, which he with­in less than three Miles of the Town; and after having had a short Conference with Captain Coale, he returned again on Shar, to the Camp.

The 29th. We had an Account this Day, That the Island of Buffin baving Ca­pitulated to surrender, Captain Dunbar who is ordered to be Governour of that Issand, was Sailed thither, with a De­tatchment of Sir Henry Bellassis Regi­ment, to Garrison it: Likewise, That the Earl of Granand with one Thousand of the Militia of Dublin, being joyned with many Regiments of the County-Mili­tia, and some Regular Troops, had pas­sed the Shannon at Athlone, in their way to Slego, in order to reduce that Place: This Afternoon we began to Play with our Mortars,

The 30th. This Day we began to play from our several Batteries we raised from the Forts we took from the Enemy.

We hear, That O Donnel, with his Ser­vants, are gone to Galway, in order to surrender; but his Party endeavour to make a Head of themselves.

The 31th. Great Numbers of Deser­ters come daily into our Camp; who giv [...] an Account, that our Two Batteries, raised on the Left of the Town, have done considerable Execution, by setting Fire to the Town in three several Pla [...]

Sept. 1. This Day, two Captaint, th [...] Lieutenants, and two Ensigns came o [...] to us. The Enemy have been very [...] ­ring as well of their Shot, as their S [...]l­lies; which makes us believe, (and, [...] the late Deserters report,) that they are in much want of Ammunition.

The Castle of Connel surrendred to the Prince of Hess-Dermstadt; the Garris [...] consisting of Four hundred Men, [...] sent Prisoners to Clonmel, under [...] Guard.

Sept. 2. Col. Wolseley, with a [...] Party of Five hundred Horse, and some Troops of Dragoons, &c. is gone from the Camp to Killaloo; where we have [...] Account, Sarsfield is roving with his Par­ties.

Our Guns from the several [...] continued to Play last Night, and all [...] Day incessantly; and, as we hear by D [...] ­serters just now come into our Camp with very great Success; one of the [...] being chiefly against Thom [...] [...] which we hope speedily to batter down by which means, we shall cut off [...] Communication between the Iris [...] [...] English Town of Lymerick.

We hear, That a Party of our M [...] are ordered to Attack King's [...]d, a [...] the Castle thereunto belonging.

We hear likewise, That the Garris [...] in Lymerick, are buoyed up with [...] Pretence of a Prophecy they have, [...] the English Army in this War, should [...] duce all Ireland, but Lymerick; and th [...] then they should not only preserve [...] said place, but retake all again.

We doubt not, but in Three or F [...] Days, we shall be able to make a Bre [...] in the VValls, by our Batteries, that Men may enter.