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A LETTER FROM A SOLDIER IN THE Royal Camp near Dublin TO HIS FRIEND in LONDON . From the Royal Camp before Greenock , Nine Miles from Dublin , July the 4th . 1690. Dear Cousin ,

I Desire all my Friends to join with me , in returnning Thanks to God , for his Preservation of me in the greatest Danger . I thank God , I am come off without a Wound , only a little Bruise , which will be well immediately . Droghedah is surrendred upon Conditions of marching out without Baggage , only to have Life . King James is run away ; Dublin is in our hands ; We pursued them eight miles , they making a very handsom Retreat , till night kept us from killing them , and gave them leaue to retreat . Next day we rested : To day we marched to Greenock , where came to us Hundreds from Dublin , ●essing the King , telling him the Irish came by Sixes and Sevens to Dublin ; some without Hats , Boots Clocks , Horses , Legs , and Arms : It was a sore Conflict , and our Men spared none they could kill ; the Artillery playing hard upon them . Upon which , the Irish leaving Dublin , the Protestants seized the Castle for us ; which , in comparison , a Mouse might have done , God having so possessed them with fear , that the late King James and all fled by Five next morning . Having run from the place , we pursued them all night , which was Twelve Miles from Dublin . We have now Six of King James's Trumpeters come in : He is quite run away , and designs for France : He told them , He was unfortunate ; desires them to make the best Conditions they can for themselves , &c.

I am just going for Dublin , and the Army will march after . A Body of our Men marched for Munster . I question not being in France by the latter-end of August . Our Men are fine Fellows now they are blooded , and will out do Alexander's Men : I never saw Men more boldly come on ; and stand more stoutly to it than they did : They came on like Lions , and stood like Rocks . The French were very brisk at first .

We lost D. Schombergh , and some few Under-Officers , and about Fifty Men : We killed 2500 Men , and took 200 Prisoners , among whom was Lieutenant-General Hamilton , Lord Carlingford ; Lord Dungan , dead ; Lord Slaney , dead ; Tyrconnel lost his Arm ; with several other Officers mortally wounded , and lying in the Field , whose Names we cannot yet know .

I hope within this fortnight to send You and Cousin Norris good Encouragement . Munster will , I hope , not much trouble us ; however we must see it .

Yours , T. P.

LONDON : Printed for W. Jones 1690.