YEsterday at Four in the Afternoon Colonell Wolsely sent out a Party under the Command of Lieut. Colonel Eckling and Major Billing , consisting of 100 Kirk's , 80 Carlson , 120 Earles , and 130 Inniskilling Foot , with about 300 Horse and Dragoons , with Orders to March to Cavan , and to burn what Houses remained unburnt there , and if Opportunity serv'd , to take the Fort . They were to March above sixteen Miles to get a Pass , and the Horse and Dragoons to carry the Foot over a great River in the Night : Major Price was ordered with 200 Horse , and 50 of C. Earles Foot more , to March this Morning to a Bridge , called Butlers-Bridge , where the Enemy had a Guard of a Captain and Ensign , and 40 Men , well and strongly fortified , and the River very broad , Rocky , deep , and difficult to go over ; but this Pass was in the right Road , and but seven miles that way to Cavan : This he was to force , and to leave the Foot there , and to secure it for the Retreat of the Party from Cavan , and to go on with the Horse to them at Cavan , which was performed with all the Bravery and Success could be wish'd for . The Captain with his Fifty play'd so hotly on the Enemy in their Works , that the Horse passed the Ford with only one Horse and two Men wounded . As soon as the first Horse got on the Bank on the Enemies side , they flung down their Arms , and trusted to their heels , which our Men seeing , some mounted behind the Troopers , others that had not that patience , boun●ed through , and took the Captain , Bryan Kelly his Ensign , and 17 of his Men Prisoners , and killed in the Woods most of the rest , I my self told Nine dead at several places . When the Horse were gone , we demolished their Fortifications ; ( I say we , not that I was in the Action , ) but at day-light Col. Wolsely and I went out that way , volunteering to see how things went , and hearing pretty hot firing , hastened thither , and found them upon the pursuit . According to my Judgment , the Pass might have been Defended with 40 stout Men many days against 4000 Men . Col. Wosely thanked them for their Behaviour , and gave them a Guinea , and I gave them Ten Shillings to encourage their Work to Demolish the Enemies Works , which before we had done by about One of the Clock , the Cavan-party was come thither , who had burnt all the Houses left the last time , except the Town-Hall , and one House and the Church , with the loss of six Men , and about as many wounded ; of the first one Ensign Nelland of Col. Kirk's Regiment , who was much lamented , and about 60 of the Enemy killed : They all kept the Fort and the Houses , firing out at Windows , which were walled up to small Loop-holes . The first Alarm the Town had , was from the Party at Butlers-Bridge , else our Party , had they not been long passing the River , and the Guide , it being very dark , missed his way , hindred an hour or two , they had been at the Town by day-light , as designed , and had taken the Brigadier Wahupps in his Bed in the Town , and most of the rest ; but having the Alarm from Butlers-Bridge , prepared them , and Wahup was gone to the Fort .

Thus I have given you all the Particulars I know of in this Action , in which all of every Regiment behaved themselves with great Readiness and Bravery . One Wilkinson of Peppey's Company was killed , and one of Goakings shot through the Hand at the Bridge . No more but my Humble Service to all my Friends . All the Officers Present you their Humble Service , as in particular manner amongst them , pray accept that of ,