THE LAST Paper of Advice FROM IRELAND, GIVING AN ACCOUNT Of the Posture of AFFAIRS as they now stand in that Kingdom, both with relation to the Irish Forces, and the Distressed Protestants in their Hands; as also the happy Proceedings and successses of the English Army there in this Month of April.  
In a Letter from Chester, Dated April 19. 1690.  
WE have heretofore had various Reports from Ireland, from which we could conclude no great matter of certainty, only in general we hoped things were not so well with the Irish as their Friends here industriously suggested; but this following Account that comes from a very good hand, doth now apparently clear the matter:  
Mr. Johnson, a person of undoubted reputation, who is lately arrived from Dublin, with other of his private concerns, relates, That beyond all their expectations, things are reduced to a great extremity and scarceness with them in that City; insomuch, that the very Soldiers are in want, and are commanded in great and numerous parties in the Countries round, and without any Ceremony seize upon all the Corn they find, in whose possession soever it be, and bring it as directed to the Stores in Dublin, which must leave those poor Country people in very great straits; and this Corn is measured and proportioned out to the several Bakers they employ, and upon delivery, they immediately sand out their Guards to those respective Bakehouses, lest the wretched Protestants, as they call them, and are indeed in a very deplorable condition, who daily attend there, should get any part of it; for they are not suffered to have one morsel of it for Money, until the Soldiers have what is allowed them for their subsistence, which indeed is poor enough.  
This scarcity hath occasioned many Complaints where with they have importuned the Government; whereupon they called a council, and therein debated how to provide a Remedy for this growing necessity; and as commonly, their Counsels, if they can be any thing useful to the Irish, tend to some severity against the Protestants; It was by their ill-wishers vigorously proposed, that all the Protestant Women should be sent to the North, whereby they think not only to ease themselves, but create a new encumbrance and increase of the Protestants necessities there; a Mercy that they have not for the Men, for those they preserve to be sent to France, to endure all the hardships and severities that hath been designed and practised against the Bodies and Souls of heretics.  
Beef that heretofore was sold for a halfpenny the pound, is now sold for Fourpence halfpenny, and all other flesh proportionable.  
We have advice by some Sea-men lately come from Munster, That there was no Winter nor Spring Corn sowed last Season; which will surely seem credible to those who know what vast quantities and superfluities there were in that Kingdom.  
Those two worthy Divines, Dr. King, and Dr. Foy, who as you have been informed, were formerly Imprisoned, are released, and permitted again to Preach; and some of the Protestant Churches are ●●ill allowed them, on purpose, as is well understood, to keep up the pretended indifference, and Liberty of Conscience they have declared for Protestant and Papist: But the College that hath the considerable Revenue, and Christ-church, the place of greatest concourse, is kept for the Papists.  
The chief Butcher of our Army in Ireland, who left the North the 15th Instant, says, That Charlemont is Invested; and the Country people are summoned in, in great numbers to make the Trenches, and to work in the Mines. The same person brought a Letter to a Person of Quality in Chester, giving an account, That our Army are in a very forward condition; That 'twas hoped to see him in his House in Dublin the first of July. It's probable our Army will take the Field the sixth of May. The Army having received their Pay, have sent over the said Butcher to buy them fat Oxen.  
A Party of the garrison of Belturbet, being headed by an Inniskilling-Man, Marched in the Night to the Castle of Killishandra, and upon threatening to Blow them up, they immediately surrendered upon discretion, being in Number above Three Hundred, having had great store of Provisions.   

LONDON: Printed for D. Newman, at the Kings-Arms in the poultry, MDCXC.