An Account of the Taking of the Newfort in Kinsale, By the Forces of the EARL of MALBOROUGH,  

LICENCED,  
October 25th 1690. J. F.   
ON the 10th of October our Cannon for Battery arrived in the Camp before Kinsale, they having been retarded some time by six days continued Rains, which very much incommoded the Besiegers, whereby they were only contented to remain in their Trenches, without making any considerable Progress. On the 12th a Battery was raised and planted, of 12 Demi-canon, which played all the succeeding Night, both upon the Counterscarp and Fort, and the next Morning the Earl of Malborough commanded an Attaque to be made on two several Places of the Counterscarp, and after an Hours Assault we entered the same, putting all we found to the Sword, which were about 40; our Men forthwith made a Lodgement thereon, notwithstanding the Enemy sallied out to impede us, but they were driven back with great Loss. On the 13th and 14th we continued to enlarge the Breach in the New Fort and widen our Trenches, disposing all things for a General Assault, and those within made a Show as if they would abide the Storm, the Governor Sir Edward Scot, late Deputy Governor of Portsmouth, returning Answer to the Earl of Malborough's second Summons, That he was resolved to abide the last Extremy: But on Wednesday the 15th, in the Afternoon, just as our Men were beginning the Storm, in the midst of the shooting, a Drum beat a Parley; which Colonel Fitz-Patrick, who commanded in chief the Attaque, observing, discontinued firing, and sent to know the Demands: Who answered, That the Governor desired that a Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel should be sent into the Fort, and he would send two of the like Quality into the Camp, by way of Hostage, in order to treat of something relating to the Fort: which being accordingly done, it was that Evening capitulated and agreed to, and signed by the Earl of Malborough; Considering the Advance of the Season, and the very wet Wether, That the Garrison, being three broken Regiments, should march out with Bag and Baggage, and the usual Ensigns of Honours, to have several Day's Provision, and to be conducted half way to Limerick; and that the Morrow, being Thursday, two Regiments of our Men should take possession of the Gates: And a particular Article was made in favour of the Governor, That he should have the Liberty of three Months to go out of the Kingdom. On Thursday, accordingly, our Men took Possession, when the aforesaid Colonel Fitz-Patrick was sent Express, by the Earl of Malborough, to give his Majesty an account; and he arrived here the close of the last Week, and says, That on Friday the Irish were to march out, being not above 1000 Men: And that Colonel Churchil his Lordship's Brother is made Governor thereof.   

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