A LETTER FROM Major-General KIRK in IRELAND, To his Friend here in LONDON.  
From His Majesty's Camp near Dublin, July the 4th. 1690.  
WHen a Man Dates his Letter so near Dublin, you ought to expect a long Relation how we came thither, which I'll tell you as short as I can, and that we must have Success when so brave a Man Leads us as our Master, who was the first Man hurt in his Army, with a Cannon Bullet, which frighted every body but himself; who after he was Dressed, Rid round the Army, viewed all the Passes, in order to our Attacking them the next day: I'll also tell you how we came to be so far advanced as Drogheda; His Majesty Landing at Carrickfergus, went to Belfast, from whence he sent his Orders for all the Troops to advance to our Frontiers, the Enemy being possessed of all the Passes, and so strongly Encamped near Dundalk, which they had very well Fortified, that if they had not been the least of Men, would have put us to a great deal of trouble to have passed the Mountains; but they Retired to Drogheda, where they stayed Encamped, with the River Boyne before them, that is but Fordable in three places, and two of them but at low Water: We put ourselves in Battle, which sight frighted them, tho' they had the Impudence to come to the Waterside and call us all the Rogues, Rebels, etc. that the French Tongue affords. That Evening was spent in Cannonading, and the next morning his Majesty was resolved to Attack them, and force their Camp, which certainly was as bold a thing as ever was done; in order to which, he sent the Right Wing of Horse, and three Brigades of Foot, with some small Field-pieces, to a Pass some 4 Miles from our Camp, which Pass they were Masters of: They seeing us March, went with the best part of the Army towards the Pass, and left in the Camp Lieutenant-General Hamilton, and several Battalians, and a good number of Horse, before their Camp, to keep that Pass. As soon as his Majesty had Notice that our Horse had taken the Pass upon the Right, the Enemy making but a slender resistance, for King James had already made his way towards Dublin, Commanded the rest of the Army to Attack the Camp; his Dutch Guards, with Count Solmes, Marched first, who were to pass the Ford by a Retrenchment and Old Houses, that were lined with 400 of the Enemy, notwithstanding they passed over the three Battalians of Guards, who were Saluted with a great deal of Fire from the 400 Men Entrenched, so left the Entrenchment; and then the Enemy Marched down with 7 great and good Battalians; the Guards received all their fire, and immediately the Enemy's Horse Charged them both Front and Rear; Colonel Collimots and Ducambones Regiments in the Rear of the Guard, having no Pikes, were a little ill used by the Enemy's Horse; Colonel Collimot Shot through the Thigh and Arm, but I hope he will live; the poor Old Duke was Killed by an unfortunate Shot through the Neck from one of the French Regiments, being mingled with the Enemy, and had received two Cuts by their Horse in the Head. I March over with Sir John Hanmores' Regiment, Tiffin St. john's, and two Dutch, who were no sooner over, but the Horse Guards of King James Charged, and so well, that several of our Officers were Cut with their Swords, and theirs Killed with our Officers Pikes. By this time the Prince of Wertenburg passed the other Ford up to the Neck in Water, with the Danes; the 7 Battalians Retired in very good Order, being sustained by their Horse, who did not fail to Charge our Foot as they drew up. Our Horse past next, and you may believe the Enemy Run, when I tell you our brave King (for so must all the world call him) Charged at the Head of the Iniskilling Horse, his Lame Hand holding the Bridle, and his Sword in the left Hand; no Armour but his Blue Ribbon above his Coat: In the Pursuit we took Lieutenant-General Hamilton, and several Officers; a great many of their best Officers were Killed, and above 1000 Men; and, to give then their due, they made so good a Retreat, and so fast, that we could do them no hurt, but frightening them, which is to that degree, that they have lef● Dublin, most of their Baggage, all their Ammunition and Stores of Provision, a Country full of Furrage, of all sorts; and I believe there is not 1000 Men left together with Monsieur de Louson. King James we hear has left the Army, and is gone wit● some 3 People with him, towards Waterford, I wis● him a good Journey, our Fleet good Success.  
Drogheda is Surrender'd upon Discretion; th● Duke of Ormond is gone last Night into Dublin, t● take Possession; we March to Morrow.  
FINIS.   

Printed for J. M. in Little-Brittain. 1690.