A
Letter
sent
from
M.
Chappell
out
of
Ireland
,
to
a
friend
of
his
in
London
.
YOur
Letter
bearing
date
the
28
of
the
last
Month
,
I
have
received
,
being
sorry
to
heare
of
your
discontents
in
London
but
I
hope
God
will
in
his
good
time
turne
all
to
the
best
:
for
those
that
that
truly
feare
him
.
Our
Rebellion
heare
dayly
increaseth
,
so
that
we
cannot
travell
any
way
from
this
City
above
a
mile
or
2
without
danger
;
since
S.
Samuel
Harcourt
came
over
,
we
in
this
City
have
been
much
incouraged
,
his
men
were
landed
on
Newyears
day
,
and
though
they
were
but
one
regiment
,
concisting
but
of
7
Companies
yet
they
have
bred
some
terror
to
our
enemies
,
who
before
reported
that
the
King
would
send
us
no
help
,
and
cals
us
English
Rebels
;
they
began
to
incamp
close
about
us
at
Clantaf
,
which
is
but
2
miles
hence
;
but
Sr.
Charles
Coote
,
the
week
before
Christmas
,
with
about
1500
horse
and
foot
march
towards
them
,
and
was
with
them
as
soon
as
there
was
any
light
in
the
morning
,
and
put
them
to
slight
;
some
he
kill'd
some
he
caused
to
be
hanged
,
and
3
or
4
he
took
prisoners
,
and
after
the
Town
was
pillaged
by
his
Souldiers
,
he
set
it
a
fire
with
the
Corne
,
which
fire
was
not
out
in
3
or
4
dayes
after
:
it
is
thought
that
there
were
at
least
2000
Rebels
in
the
Town
when
Sr
Charles
came
to
it
,
he
lost
not
one
man
at
that
time
that
I
can
heare
of
.
The
last
week
the
Earle
of
Ormand
and
Sr
Charles
march't
forth
,
both
of
them
about
1
and
2
of
the
clock
in
the
morning
,
and
when
they
weare
without
the
Town
,
my
L.
of
Ormand
with
his
forces
march't
toward
Finglas
,
and
Sr.
Charles
with
his
marcht
towards
Santrey
,
in
both
which
Towns
the
Rebels
lay
in
garrison
,
the
Towns
are
both
almost
one
distance
from
hence
,
the
farthest
of
them
is
accounted
but
2
miles
and
they
are
about
a
middle
distant
the
one
from
the
other
;
Sr
Charl●●
quickly
put
his
Rebels
to
flight
,
who
seemed
to
bee
furious
at
first
,
and
made
great
shews
with
their
coullers
display'd
,
but
durst
not
stand
to
fight
;
Sr
Charles
burnt
the
Towne
and
the
next
Towne
to
it
,
and
then
marcht
towards
my
Lord
of
Ormand
,
who
was
then
in
fight
with
the
Rebels
of
Finglas
,
and
t
was
reported
that
he
was
in
danger
at
that
time
;
the
Rebels
seeing
another
Army
comming
towards
them
from
the
way
of
Santrey
,
thought
it
had
been
their
own
comming
to
helpe
them
,
but
as
soon
as
they
perceived
the
contrary
they
fled
;
their
Coronall
(
being
a
man
too
familliar
amongst
us
)
amongst
the
rest
of
his
Rebell-rout
fled
,
leaving
behind
him
his
hat
,
scarlet
coate
,
and
blue
plush
〈◊〉
lin'd
with
fur
,
which
were
〈…〉
but
were
known
to
〈…〉