LIeutenant General Ginckell , Commander in Chief of Their Majesties Forces , with fisteen Battalions of Foot , and nineteen Squadrons of Horse and Dragoons , being that part of Their Majesties Army that Rendezvoused at Mullingar , march'd from thence on Saturday the sixth instant towards Ballimore , and arrived there on the seventh , and immediatly beat the Enemy out of the Hedges they had possessed themselves of without , into the Fort , a Serjeant and fifteen Men , who were in a small Tower , half a quarter of a Mile from the Garrison , only excepted , who had the impudence , after all Communication was cut off from him , to force his Men to Fire , and kill'd two of ours ; for which , as soon as it was taken , he was hanged .

On Monday Morning the eight , the Batteries being finished , began to Fire at the Fort about Sun-rising ; about eight a Clock , the General sent a Summons to the Governour , That if he did not deliver up the Place within two hours , he should have the same Treatment his Serjeant met with ; but mistaking the Message , ( as the Governour said afterwards ) he did not return an Answer to the General 's Satisfaction . Upon which he Commanded the Batteries to continue firing , and they did it with such good Success , that two Breaches were made , one in the outermost Fort next the Town , and the other on the Works within the Island , so that it was resolved to Storm it the next morning when the Tinn-Boats came up , four other Boats being put into the Water , put the Enemy into a mighty Consternation , all the Island to the Lough-side being altogether Unfortified . About twelve a Clock they continually held out White Flags , but were not hearkned unto till about seven in the Evening , when they left off Firing , and then we did the like . And after some Parly , Colonel Vlick Bourke , the Governor and several Officers came out to the General , and desired to submit upon Discretion ; About nine a Clock the General went into the Fort , where were found alive four Field Officers , sixteen Captains , fourteen Lieutenants , twelve Ensigns and Cornets , five Quartermasters , Chaplains , Store-keepers , &c. seven hundred and eighty private Soldiers , two hundred and fifty nine Rapparies , who were all well Armed , six hundred and forty five Women , and Children innumerable ; and are to be brought Prisoners to Dublin . We lost in this Action but eight Men , and kill'd of the Enemy about one hundred and fifty .