A
Relation
of
Their
Majesties
Forces
passing
the
Shannon
,
near
Limerick
,
and
Defeating
four
of
the
Enemies
Regiments
of
Dragoons
:
With
the
Precipitat
Retreat
of
their
whole
Camp
.
Published
by
Authority
.
Whitehall
,
September
24.1691
.
BY
an
Express
,
which
arrived
here
this
evening
,
we
have
an
account
from
the
Camp
before
Limerick
,
That
the
General
having
resolved
to
pass
the
Shannon
,
in
order
to
attack
the
Irish
Horse
,
which
lay
encamped
in
the
County
of
Clare
,
and
to
strengthen
the
Town
on
that
side
,
the
better
to
conceal
his
Design
,
made
a
shew
on
the
15th
instant
,
as
if
he
designed
to
draw
off
from
before
the
Place
;
which
the
Enemy
believed
,
and
expressed
their
Joy
by
great
and
repeated
Shouts
.
That
Night
a
Bridge
of
Pontons
was
finished
over
the
Shannon
about
a
Mile
above
the
Town
;
and
the
16th
,
by
break
of
day
,
several
Squadrons
of
Horse
,
with
the
Royal
Regiment
of
Dragoons
,
and
a
Detachment
of
Foot
,
passed
over
the
Bridge
to
a
little
Island
,
and
having
found
a
Ford
in
the
other
Branch
of
the
River
,
waded
through
it
without
any
opposition
;
As
soon
as
they
were
discover'd
,
Brigadier
Clifford
,
who
lay
encamp'd
not
far
from
thence
,
with
4
Regiments
of
Dragoons
,
brought
down
his
Men
on
foot
(
their
Horses
being
at
Grass
)
to
oppose
us
;
but
they
were
quickly
put
to
flight
,
flinging
away
their
Arms
,
and
leaving
all
their
Tents
,
Baggage
,
Accoutrements
,
the
Standard
of
Maxwell
,
and
two
Pieces
of
Cannon
,
behind
them
.
Upon
this
their
Camp
,
which
lay
higher
up
towards
Killaloo
,
drew
out
,
but
it
was
only
to
cover
their
Baggage
,
and
to
get
time
to
take
down
their
Tents
;
for
so
soon
as
our
Troops
came
near
them
,
and
had
passed
the
first
Defile
that
was
between
them
and
us
,
they
marched
off
with
what
haste
they
could
towards
the
Mountains
.
We
took
a
French
Lieutenant-Collonel
,
and
about
20
other
Officers
Prisoners
;
and
that
Evening
the
General
ordered
most
of
the
Horse
and
Dragoons
,
and
13
Regiments
of
Foot
,
to
march
with
5
days
Provision
of
Bread
into
the
County
of
Clare
,
to
fight
the
Enemy
,
or
at
least
to
disperse
them
.
Sir
Alexander
Fitten
,
Neigle
,
and
Plowden
,
who
style
themselves
Lords-Justices
of
Ireland
,
with
most
of
the
Inhabitants
of
Limerick
,
are
in
the
Irish
Camp
;
The
Confusion
among
them
is
great
,
and
they
will
quickly
want
Subsistance
.
The
Lord
Lisburn
was
kill'd
on
the
15th
by
a
Cannon
Ball
,
as
he
was
lying
upon
his
Quilt
in
the
Trenches
.
On
the
17th
one
Captain
Taaff
came
over
to
us
,
who
said
that
the
Town
is
quite
ruined
;
that
we
have
killed
a
great
number
of
their
Men
;
that
they
have
not
ten
days
Bread
in
the
Town
,
and
not
above
6000
Foot
,
and
those
very
ill
clad
.
We
continue
to
play
our
Cannon
and
Bombs
,
and
doubt
not
but
in
a
short
time
to
be
Masters
of
the
Place
.