A FULL and TRUE ACCOUNT Of all the Remarkable Actions and Things That have happened in the NORTH of IRELAND, Since the 15th of November, to the 7th Instant.  
And particularly of the Actions at SLIGO, the NEWRY, and CHARLEMONT; as also the Petition of the Chief Inhabitants of ULSTER to the Duke SCHONBERG. His Grace's Answer thereunto. The present State of the Army and Affairs there; and of the Seizing of Commissary SHALES.  
In a LETTER from Lisbourn, of December the 7th. 1689.  

LICENCED,  
December 19 1689. J. F.   
HAving now so fair an opportunity of Writing to you, I think it not amiss to entertain you with a full and distinct Account of the most material occurrences here since the Twenty fifth of the last; and that I may do it the more clearly, I will set down what has passed in the order of Time, every thing happened.  
Novemb. 25. Captain Richard Smith, who was one of the 300 Detatched from the Camp at Dundalk, and went with Colonel Theodore Russel towards the relief of Sligo, came to this place, and gave the following Account of the Action there: That on the 15th of the former Month, Colonel Russel got into Sligo late at Night, the rest being much fatigued with the inconveniency of their March, could not reach the place, but were following after, with what haste they could. The same night, about midnight, the Garrison was A'a med with the approach of the Enemy, being discovered by the out Sentinels and Scouts to have possessed themselves of some of the out Passes; whereupon Coll. Russel, according to his Instructions, advised with Coll. Lloyd, who commanded in the place, and it was concluded upon, That the whole Garrison should March out next Morning about five a Clock, and fall upon the Enemy, which they did at a considerable Pass, and forced them to retire; but they being reinforced played briskly on our Men, tho' with very little loss, whilst the rest of the Enemy's Horse Marching round a Hill, came behind, and surrounded Coll. Lloyd at the Pass, so that he had no way of saving himself and his Men, but by breaking clear through the Enemies, which he performed with that resolution, as to get off with little or no joss; and to facilitate it the more, Coll. Russel entertained them warmly in another place: being thus got off, they Fought in Retreating to the Town; but being overpowered by the great numbers of the Enemies, they could not keep their ground long, which gave an opportunity to the Horse to get over the Bridge; and the Enemy fearing lest they should Rally again, thought sit to pull down an Arch of the Bridge to prevent it. In the mean time our Foot got into the Castle, and the Enemy's Foot drew up in the Marketplace, and Ten of their Officers standing in a knot together, to consult what to do next; one of our Men from the Castle, discharged a Field-piece loaden with Smallshot, and killed eight of the Ten dead on the place. The Enemy than drew up a Piece of Cannon so near the Castle, that when once Discharged; they could not for our Musqueteers Charge it again; but in the attempt lost six Gunners. The Castle being crazy, and not thought tenable, our Men quitted it and got into the Fort, which they held five days, which was so long as they had any Ammunition lest: and in the mean time, refused so much as to hearken to a Treaty, till at last they had Conditions, That all in the Fort should march out with Bag and Baggage, Drums beating, and Colours flying, etc. And that what they could not carry, should be sent them when sent for; which was accordingly performed, and were safely conveyed beyond all danger. One remarkable Stratagem made use of by the Irish for the Storming the Fort, was, They built a Box of Timber as high as the Wall, with Stairs, through which they might ascend to the top of the Wall without Danger; and having planted it, they within tumbled out a parcel of Shave, and sent one down in a Basket, who having therewith set sire to the Engine, would not return up again, until he had stripped one of the Irish that had been killed at the foot of it, which having done, and being in his Basket ascending the Wall, the Enemy playing wholly at him, with one of their Bullets cut his Rope, and let the poor Adventurer fall, and while they were renewing the Rope, he stripped the second, and with that Booty mounted the Wall safe again. The Enemy were 5000 Horse, Foot, and Dragoons; and our Men exceeding not the number of 250 in all, and lost about 26 Men; whereas of the Enemy, there was killed near. 300: The Fight began about five in the Morning, and continued till five at Night. Coll. Sarsfield Commanding the Irish, observed very punctually all the Articles agreed upon, and treated the Officer; the day they were signed. No Men ever behaved themselves better than our handful of Men did; though in the whole Garrison, when the Fight began, there was but one Barrel of Powder, and yet maintained the Fight twelve hours, with full twenty times their own number, and killed about equal their own number of the Enemy. A few French that were detatched in that Party behaved themselves to admiration, under the Command of that Brave Captain Monsieur de Saint Sauveur.  
On Thursday last a Party of our Men being sent to view the ground about Charlemont, the Enemy fally'd out upon them; but, after a smart resistance, were forced to retire into a Trench they had provided for that purpose; which our Dragoons seeing, quitted their Horses, fell in amongst them under the shelter of their Cannon, killed several, and brought a considerable Booty of .  
On Saturday last there was another Action, which happened as follows: Early that morning a strong Party of the Irish came down the Mountains, and having surprised the Out-Centinel beyond the Newry-Bridge, with great violence rushed suddenly into the Town, where we had not above 50 well Men, and of them not above 14 upon Guard. Upon their approach, the second Centinel fired, and retreated firing towards the Main-Guard kept in the Castle; who receiving the Alarm, issued out, and met the Enemy, and held them in play, until the rest of the Garrison, the Townsmen, and some few Countrypeople by chance, got to their assistance; and then having discharged; never stood to charge again; but, notwithstanding the Irish were 25 to 1 of ours, they fell in with them with the Butt-end of their Muskets, and thereby forced them to quit the Town, with the loss of several Men: On our side were lost two Captains, one Lieutenant, and five or six private Soldiers. Two Prisoners, which were behind in the Town, say, The Irish were 1700 Horse, Foot, and Dragoons; That they could not be got forward, but that the Officers forced them on, and assured them, That if they got but into the Town, and set up a Huzza, all in the Garrison, without firing a Shot, would submit; and accordingly they did set up a most terrible Huzza; but, to their cost, found it failed their promised expectation.  
Some days age, there was a Petition presented to His Grace the Duke of Schonberg, by the principal Gentlemen of these Counties; which is as follows:  

To His Grace Frederick Duke of Schonberg, General of all Their Majesty's Forces, etc.  
The humble Petition of several of the Protestant Inhabitants of the Province of Ulster, in behalf of Themselves, and the rest of the Protestant Nobility, Clergy, and Commonalty of the said Province,  
Humbly showeth,  
THat Your Petitioners, with all imaginable Gratitude, are highly sensible of, and truly thankful for Your Grace's indefatigable Labour, Hazard, Toil, and Trouble, in Restoring, Securing, and Protecting the Protestant Interest of this Province; And presuming, That the Protestant Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty, (as in Gratitude and Interest obliged) are, and will be ready to contribute their utmost Advice and Assistance for securing the said Province, and carrying on this War.  
Your Petitioners humbly pray Your Grace, That they may Meet, Consult, and Consider fitting Expedients to be offered Your Grace for securing, this Province, and Your Gaace's further successful Management of this War against the Common Enemy.  
And they, as in duty bound, shall ever pray. 

Blaney.  
Ja. Hamilton of Tallymor.  
Daniel Mac-Neal, Esq  
Mac-Neal, Dean of Down.  
Sir John Magill.  
Randall Brice, Esq  
J. Wilkins, Dean of Clogher.  
Francis Hill, Esq  
John Hawkins, Esq  
Charles Stewart, Esq  
Robert Donnelson, Esq etc.     
The General having taken this Petition into his consideration, and heard all that was said in pursuance of it, did, after great deliberation, come to the following Resolution:  

November 30. 1689.  
HIS Grace readily consents to what is desired by the Petitioners, and is willing to receive any Advice that they shall be pleased to offer for the Security of this Province, and the further successful Management of the War against the Common Enemy. Signed by Order.  
Robert Gorge, Secretary.   
On Friday last that brave Officer Coll. Langston was buried here. The day before, the General received Examinations taken at Ardmagh, from a Woman in that lately escaped from the Irish, who deposeth, That her Husband was on the 19th passed taken by the Irish, and kept Prisoner at Dundalk in the House of one Hanagan, a P●●est, who (with others) is returned thither since we left it; That she going thither to visit her Husband, heard it concluded by the said Hanagan, and several oth●rs, That 15000 Men should be sent into the County of Down, and 20000 towards the Counties of Monaghan and Ardmagh, to heat up our Quarters: Whereupon the General has ordered the whole Body of the Army to be faithfully mustered, and a true Account thereof to be speedily returned him of the number of the Well, Sick, and Dead, and of the present state of the whole Forces and Train of Artillery: and particular Orders are sent to all the Colonels, and other Officers in Chief, to make a true Return to the Muster-Masters (now gon● at road to muster the whole Army, Train, Wagon and Carriages) of the just numbers of the Well, Sick, Serviceable and Unserviceable Men and Horses, upon pain of losing their Places, and farther prosecuted at a Council of War, as Betrayers of their Trust, and King's Interest.  
On Tuesday the 3d instant, about Ten a Clock at night, Commissary Shales was by a strong Guard taken into Custody of a Messenger sent from England; and Orders are given, That a Commission-Officer always attend him, until he come to London, to answer for the King's Provisions, keeping back of Horses, Carriages, and other Necessaries, which by his Place he was obliged to. His Place is at present supplied by Mr. Robinson; late Surveyer of all the King's Forts and Fortifications in Ireland, and Mr. Vanhumary, a Dutch Merchant.  
Lieutenant-General Douglas' return is expected daily from the Frontier-Towns and Garrisons, which he has been to view, and secure so as to prevent the sending of any Relief to Charlemont, or any other prejudice to our Quarters by the Enemies. Eruptions upon them, The General has sent Orders to all the Chief Officers in Frontier and other Garrisons round Charlemont, to make public Proclamation, That none presume to give the least Succour to that Place, either of Salt, Tobacco, Brandy, or other Provisions, upon pain of Death. Our Men do daily visit and fleece them, so that they cannot leave a Beast without their narrow Walls. Last week 15 or 16 Derry-men came down, and took from them a considerable number of  that were grazing close und●● their Walls, without the hurting of one Man, though in reach of Musquet-shot. We have pulled down part of Newry-Bridge, and built a Battery at the foot of it, to secure a Ford close by it; and made several other Fortifications for the Defence o● that burned Town, where there is not one whole Hous● standing, nor above five or six rescued our of the flame● as it was burning when we first entered it going towards Dundalk.   

LONDON: Printed for Richard Baldwin in the Old-Bailey, 1689.