From the ISLE of MAN August 15th .

YEsterday seven Night , we arrived at the Camp that was formed near Highlake in Order to be Transported for Ireland , and last Saturday we shipt our Stores and Provisions that we brought with us , as also two hundred and fifty draught Horses , belonging to our Train of Artillery ; after which we went on Board our selves . On Monday morning very early the Duke of Schomberg our General , with Lieutenant General Solmes , set Sail , having embarqued two days before , the Wind being fair at East , with four Frigats , and about seventy or eighty Sail of other Ships , on board which there were about twelve hundred Land Souldiers for the Irish Expedition ; having given Orders that the Vessels on which the Artillery , Provisions and Victuals were shipp'd , should make what haste they could after them under the Convoy of three Frigates , that were left to accompany us , and joyn him in this Bay ; about eight of the Clock that morning , which was some hours after the General had been under sail , we set sail , and the Wind continuing fair , we came on Tuesday morning to an Anchor in this place , being about forty and four sail in all ; it was no small surprise to us , that after we had safely , and with what haste we could come to the place of Rendevouz to find no tidings of our General , nor meet with any Orders from him , there being no body left to direct us what we should do , or what Course we should steer ; however we were resolved to stay until we heard from his Grace , which we had the good luck to do this Morning by the Antelope Frigat , who sail'd out of Highlake with the General , and brought us Orders from his Excellency to sail with all possible speed from hence , and to come and joyn him in the Lough of Carrick Fergus , where the Captain said he had left him , landing the Forces in the Country on Antrim-side .

The Captain tells us , that the General having fair wind did not think it needful to put in and come to Anchor in this Place being resolv'd to make the best of it , and proceed on his way , and farther tells us that the Town of Carrick Fergus was not all burnt down , but only some Fort , or Castle that was on a Rock that was blown up . Thus Major General Macarty was certainly wounded and taken Prisoner by the Inneskilling Men who had given a very great defeat to the Irish Army , as they were endeavouring to retire from the North , after the Relief of London Derry , and that it was credibly reported in those Parts , that there was hardly a Body of five hundred Irish together in all the North Counties of that Kingdom .