A Faithful ACCOUNT OF A Great Engagement Which happened On Good-Friday the 18th Instant, BEFORE THE City of Dublin, The Late King james Being Himself in Person, at the Head of His Troops.  
With a Relation of The Taking His Admiral, Routing His Forces, and other particulars.  
Licenced, April 25. 1690.  
James Fraser, Entered according to Order.,  
THE joyful News of Sir Clowdsley Shovels Success at Dublin-Harbour, has much Elevated the depressed Spirits of our poor Friends here; and I doubt not but it will meet with the like joyful acceptance wherever it comes, which has much induced me to send you this Letter, which will give you an account of a notable Engagement.  
THe  Worthy Commander, with the Squadron of Ships mentioned in my last, Arrived safe on Good-Friday last, in the Bay of Dublin, where he spied in the Harbour, the Irish Admiral (a Scoth Ship taken from Captain Hamilton, and now Commanded by one Patrick Bennet) with about Twenty other Vessels of smaller Burden, Laden with Hides, Tallow, and Butter, riding at Anchor in Polebeg, within the Bar. Whereupon the Captain quitted his own Ship (She being of too great a Burden to enter the Harbour,) and went on Board the Monmouth-Yatch, and with That, and Two more, he went over the Bar, Steering his Course directly towards the Irish-Admiral, who cut her Cables, and endeavoured to run up to Kingsend-Point (as the other Vessels did, during the Engagement,) but Sir Clowdsley Shovel being under Sail, approached so fast, that he forced an Engagement; and the Fight lasted an hour, being closely followed on both sides; after which, Captain Bennet seeing little hopes of Victory, and perceiving many of his Men to lie dead on the Decks, he run the Ship on ground, on the South Strand, and the Capt. and what Men he had left alive, made their Escape, and got on Shore, leaving his Ship a Prize to that Worthy Commander, our English Captain. The Firing so briskly in the Harbour, soon Alarmed the City, whereupon King James, and his small Army, being Two Regiments of Foot, and One of Horse, came down on the Strand, by Andrew Cave's House (about half a Mile from Ringsend) dreading an Invasion, and fearing the business would have gone farther than the loss of his Ships. Sir Clowdsley Man'd out some long Boats, and by the help of the Tide, brought off the Vessel: King James himself being a Spectator, and Eye-witness of this our Commanders Bravery, and his own great loss: And I believe was glad it proceeded no farther. All the Opposition his gazing Soldiers gave, was, Two French Troops rid into the Water, and shot their Pistols against the side of the Ship: In recompense whereof, a Shot was sent from the Ship, which brought one of the Troopers into the Water, his Horse being shot under him.  
Two Boys ran from the Shore (being Protestant's) up to their Necks in Water, desiring help from the Seamen, and were taken up by one of the long Boats.  
In this Action we lost not a Man, neither had we any but one Wounded, though there were found in the Enemy's Vessels Twenty Dead, besides others, which in the Fight, undoubtedly dropped overboard.  
On Monday last came in here Forty Five Wagons, belonging to the Train of Artillery; and yesterday Morning they went down to Highlake.  
Yesterday came in here Count Nassaw's Regiment of Foot: And to Morrow comes in another Regiment of Foot.  
We hear from Lisburne, of the 14th Instant, That the Forces Shipped off at Bristol, are safely Arrived there, consisting of Three Thousand Men: And that Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling came thither that day: And that our Men are Hearty, and the Wether good; so that we suddenly expect to hear of further Action.   

LONDON, Printed for R. Hayhurst in Little-Brittain, 1690.