THE APPROACH AND Signal Victory, OF K. WILLIAMS FORCES, OVERDO THE IRSIH ARMY; ENCAMPED Round LIMMRICK.  
ALSO The Fording the River Shannon, together with the Besigeing that importont Garrison. With an account of Col. Woosleys Defeating a Body of the Irish Rapperies near Athloane. Sent Express to the Queen.  
ONE of the King's Messengers is arrived with Express from his Majesty, to the Queen at White-Hall, with Letters bearing date the 9th. Instant, from the Camp before Limrick; with an account that Lievt. General Kirk having joined the King's Forces from Waterford; and Lieut. General Dowglas from Athloane; Composing 38500 Effective Men, Marched in Three bodies towards Limrick, and being advanced within Six Miles of the Town: On the 7th took a Resolution to attack the Irish Forces the next Morning; which were Encamped and had Entrenched themselves in all the Defiles leading thereto: having first Ploughed up the Ground, made great numbers of small Forts, threw Timber and Trees across, and did all that possibly could be done to obstruct the passage of the King's Forces: Leaving the Hedges, Gardens, and other places for Five Miles together, with Musqueteers in the nature of an Ambuscade; and their Horse made show as if they would make vigorous resistance, and stood our first Charge, but soon afterwards gave way to let our Forces in, to be galled by the Irish Musqueteers, but ours so resolutely pushed on, that waithin an hour forced them in all places to give way, and make them Retreat; they being that Afternoon driven from all their Posts they so much relied on, and obliged to take refuge in the Town; they having had above 400 killed in their Retreat, besides divers of them taken Prisoners; and ours persned them to the very walls notwithstanding the firing they made from the Cannon of the Garrison. This Evening was spent in takeing the most advantageous Posts about the Town, and our pioneers fell to levelly the great number of Trenches the Irish had cast up for their defence. The next Morning the King Commanded Livet. General Kirck to Ford the Shannon, which he did not above a Mile from the Town, with Five Regiments of Horse and Dragoons and Three of Foot; which he did with that success and Celerity that the Enemy believing it could not possibly be done: Scarce ever being fordable before, that they made no opposition, which had they done might have greatly Destresed our Troops; who so soon as they perceived them on Clare side fled many of them away, though got into a considerable Body quitted all their Out-Works. And Colonel Earl was so eager in the pursuit that he might have fell pell mell with the Eenemy into the Town but his Maj. Commanded his Retreat. And thereupon our Forces have possessed themselves of all the advantageous Hills; and have already planted two Batteries of Demy Culverin, and fired into the Garrison, and begin to break ground: And his Majesty, about noon, sent a Trumpet to fummon them to surrender. And 'tis said, a great part of the Garrison, with some of the Officers, were for Capitulating; but Coll. Sarsfield, who presides Governor, resolutely opposed it making a Speech to the Garrison, of the great Divisions there were in England; and that 50000 French had made a descent, and said, the Prince of Orange would be obliged to draw off his Army in few days, to defend the Kingdom of England; and thereupon prevailed upon them, to stand to their Arms, returning an Answer to the Summons, That as K. James had entrusted them with that Garrison, they would recommend themselves to the Prince of Orange by their vigorous Resistance; and so dismissed the Trumpet with the same firing the Guns after him; but 'tis not doubted, they will alter their Sentiment so soon as the heavy Canon comes up, which is expected the next day, being but eight Miles behind, with divers Mortars. A Deserter 〈◊〉 ●rms, That a French Commander, the Duke of Berwick, Mr. Fitz. James. Coll. Lutterel, etc. remain in the Town, with some French, who returned from Galloway, the Inhabitants refusing, at first, to suffer any of them to come therein.  
The Letters farther add, That just at the coming away of the Express, our Forces had possessed themselves of a Neighbouring, Island near that Garrison, of great Importance to us; and that they had taken Ireton Fort: and they do not in the least doubt, but to be in full possession of the whole in few days.  
The Letters farther signify, That the Enemy has burnt and destroyed every thing round that might be of use to us, and the Rebels are grown so Insolent between Mullenger and Atllone, that Colonel Woosly, with his Inskilling Regiment, has fell in upon, and totally defeated them; killing 56 upon the place, making divers of them Prisoners; amongst them two persons of Note.   

LONDON; Printed for L. C. near Fleet-Bridge.