A Particular ACCOUNT FROM Colonel KIRKE, OF THE State of London-Derry. And INISKILLING.  

Licenced,  
J. F. July 25. 1689.   
LAst Night arrived an Express from the North of Ireland, with Letters of the Fifteenth Instant from Coll. Kirk, and Coll. Stewart: The Account it brings is this:  
That the latter being gone, as we heard, to the Island of Inch, in Lough Swilly, and having there Fortified himself, great Numbers of Protestants flocked in unto him, which he presently armed; so as in three days time he made up a thousand Men, which proved a no less acceptable Succour to him, as it was seasonable to the starving People: For on the Twelfth a considerable Party of Irish attacked him, and began a brisk Engagement; but his Men as valiantly received them, and totally defeated them; however, it was not thought advisable to pursue them into their own Quarters. They have here constant Intelligence from the Men of Enniskilling, who are in very good Heart, and are Twenty Seven Companies of Foot, Seventeen Troops of Horse, and two Troops of Dragoons; so that they have already fixed the time when they intent to come up and join Coll. Stewart, and Coll. Kirk, in order to relieve the Town of London-Derry, and raise the Siege.  
This Express does also confirm the great Booty the Men of Enniskilling took of Money and Provisions that was going to the Army. Also that they had received those 3000 Arms, sent them by Sir James Golwell, from Coll. Kirk.  
From Col Kirk we hear, that he has often Intelligence with the Town by means of a brave stout Fellow in a fine blue Coat all Laced, 〈◊〉 passes to and fro unsuspected. They are in good Heart, and are stored with Provisions to the end of this Month, by which time they hope to be Relieved. And whereas the Colonel intended to lie in the Lough till more Forces joined him, he has now changed his Resolution▪ and when this Express came away, was sailing with his Men out of Lough Foil into Lough-Swilly, to join Col. Stewart and the Inniskilling Men when they come up.  
We have great hopes of the Success of this Design; for whereas the Irish expected only to be attaqued by the River, and had accordingly fortified themselves to receive any Assaults, they have left themselves quite naked behind, as not expecting any such thing; so that they will not have time to prepare themselves or to throw up Batteries, or make any Opposition.  
We have it also confirmed, that the Irish finding what Treatment their Countrymen were like to have from the Town of London-Derry, in case they had let the poor Protestants stay and starve before the Walls, they had even let them disperse and retire where they pleased; however their Inhumanity was such, as by not Relieving them, some died before they got home.  
We hear, that there were three French Men of War went with those handful of Irish into Scotland, one whereof had Forty Guns, the rest were but small. But we hope that the Antelope, and another Man of War or two that are about Liverpool, may hinder their Return.  
FINIS.   

London: Printed for J. Wilson, at Charing-Cross. 1689.