A LETTER FROM DUBLIN; Of April the Second. Giving an Account of the posture of Affairs there; as also of the numbers of the French that are Landed in that Kingdom, and of the Irish that are sent over to France; with several other important Matters.  
Liverpoole, April 12. 1690.  
Licenced, April 16. 1690.  
SIR,  
WIlling to accommodate you with what News we have, I thought fit to give you an Account of the following Letter that came from Dublin by an unknown Hand to one Mr. Trimbel, in the Vessel which lately made her escape from Dublin.  
Dublin, April 2. 1690.  
Our Account of the French Supplies are different, it is certain there are but Four Regiments, one Red, one Blue, and two White, and the most they pretend is 1400 Men in a Regiment. The Supplies of Stores are 1000 Barrels of Powder, Ten Field Pieces, Four Mortars, with Bombs, Corcases, Ball, and other Necessaries for War, as Pistols, Swords, etc. the quantity not known. They are Eight Battalions, whereof Four are Swissers and Walloons, and other Strangers, as several Germane Prisoners, and about 300 English, Irish and Scotch. That the Lord Hunsdon had been with K. J. at Cork near two Months, in order to take the English, Irish and Scotch that came from France into his Regiment, but Lieutenant General Layson would not suffer him to have a Man. That one of the French Regiments is as far as Waterford, on their March, and stay there till they hear how we move.  
There is already Shipped aboard the French Fleet Five Regiments of Irish designed for France, viz Mack-Carty's, Coll. Brown's, Coll. Charles O Bryan's, Coll. Butler's, and Coll▪ Fielding's, all Foot. They say they forced some Protestants Aboard the Irish, they running away so fast. Their Eight Regiments of Dragoons are in a very bad condition, as also Four Regiments of Horse are worse. For a Barrel of Oats being sold in Dublin for Twenty Shillings, and but few to be had, they feed their Horses with Grain and Peas-straw, and their Work-horses are so weak, that Carriages are not to be had. Their Spring comes on apace about Dublin, and if Grass can be had their numbers will make them more formidable; at present they are in a very ill condition, and three Weeks hence will be worse. A Price is set on Bread in Dublin, but with this difference, that a Loaf they would formerly sell for three Pence is now sold for a Shilling, and also instead of being all Wheat, it is composed of Wheat, Pease and Barley; and it is a melancholy sight to see the Baker's Houses so thronged and beset with People, and oftentimes can't get Bread in three or four days. The Lord Dunganon's House called Young's Castle is quite demolished, and the Timber thereof carried to the Castle to make Fuel, and all the Trees and Hedges in and about the Phoenix in the Dear Park are cut down, and the Deer, which were above 2000 Brace were destroyed; they say it is to save the Grass for a Campaign.  
March 20. Died Marshal de Coe Governor of Drogheda; also Coll. Motles, and their Forces at Dundalk, Ardee, Cavan Castle, Blany and Drogheda are in a bad condition, dying in great numbers for want of Provision, and other Conveniencies; there were at Ardee 300 sick at once the last Week. Coll. Sarsfield is come from the Borders of Cavan, and Brigadeer Hamilton, and the Lord Galmoy is going to Govern there; Sarsfield is fallen sick since he came to Dublin. The death of Coll. Nugient is much lamented by the Irish, being a fit Instrument for any Barbarity; he was killed at Cava● with many Brave stout Fellows; the English being not half their numbers, always routed and killed abundance, though the Irish were all picked Men. The Duke of Berwick was there▪ and had two Horses shot under him; he said he feared the Irish would never stand, seeing they so often run away at Cavan upon such considerable Advantages.  
Sir Cloudesly Shovel is gone from Highlake with Money to pay the Army; and it is written from Lisnegarvy, that Schomberg will Attaque Charlemont as soon as the Money comes, all things being already carried down there for that Expedition: Not to enlarge, but my Wife joins with me in giving you and Sister our best Respects, which is all from  
Your most Affectionate Robert Johnson.   

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