True INTELLIGENCE FROM IRELAND. BEING Two Letters sent from Dublin by men of good Repute the 25 of April 1642. by the last Post. Wherein is Related the Victorious Proceedings of the PROTESTANTS against the rebels in IRELAND.  
LONDON: Printed for John Sweeting, the second of May. 1642.   

SIR,  
AT the going down of our army into the Counties of Kildare, Carlow, Kings and Queen's Counties, under the command of the Earl of Ormond, lieutenant general, and Sir Charles Coote, these things happened at their coming to Typper, they blew up half the Castle, with a Priest in it; it was Master Nicholas Sutton's; they marched down to Atly, relieved the Castle, and hanged the governor, with some of the best of the town, and marched to Garlo, and relieved it, so to Mariborow in the Queen's county, relieved it, so to the Byror in King's county, relieved it, which is fifty-five miles from Dublin; and so came to Athy, from thence they marched homewards to Kill●ush, in the county Kildare, where they had a Skirmish on Friday the sixteenth of April with the rebels, the Lord Montgarret, Lord Viscount Ekerion, Baron of Dunboyne, Richard Bu●ler, the Earl of Ormond's brother, Sir Morgan Cavanaugh, colonel Burne, colonel Fits Gerald, colonel Talbot, being the head Commanders, besides captains, our Army killed five hundred and odd men, with the loss of six of ours, and have brought from thence the head of colonel Cavanaugh, and the Lord Montgarrets second son Edmond Butler with them, and took from the rebels seven Colours, and hath placed a Garrison of fifteen hundred foot, and three hundred horse at the Na●s, and returned to Dublin the 18 of April, 1642.  
We have news that Rathgogan Castle is relieved, and quite defeated the rebels before it, where there was to the number of fifty slain; in their Retreat they were encountered by some Companies from Millwalocke, but they were quite Routed by our Forces, slaying about an hundred and fifty, with the loss of none. The Lord Muskey's Army is routed from that quarter by my Lord Inchequid and colonel Vavasor, with only two troops of Horse and three hundred Musquetiers. The main body of the Lord Muskey's Forces consist of 36 Colours; They sent out some to give us Skirmish, but presently packed up their baggage and fled. Our men pursued them two or three miles, charging fiercely upon their rear, and Routed the whole Army; there were slain about two hundred of their men, without the loss of a man.  
SEven hundred Horse are safely Landed here from you, some upon Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and the Lord Lile landed here, and Lord Digbie on Tuesday from Holy-Head. Upon Monday one Master Ask his man was taken with Powder going to the rebels, who was that night put upon the wrack, but was not stretched; the next morning Alderman Bey was committed, as it is supposed, about that business: that night another was taken with powder, and one James clear was committed for buying of Powder in Chester a little before this Plot was discovered; but it was not brought over, so when the news was come to Chester, the man that sold it sent for it back from Warmingham; This was not well carried, for it was not known till now. This day one James Talbot was brought in, who was at the first of this Rebellion a great Favourite with the State, and made sheriff of a county; but in stead of executing that office made himself a Captain with the rebels.  
Many other pretty things might I write, but it were not worth relating; The soldiers are very unruly, and discontented for want of their pay, and we are much burdened, for their being so much out of order, without we have speedy aid and money, all things will not go right. I pray God send us as good news from you, as you have from us, and grant that all things may be settled for the best. You may perceive how God's providence is to us in delivering so few from such a multitude of these rebellious Rogues. This day my Lord Lile went out to Leislipe, a house of Sir Nicholas White's, there was none with him but only a troop of Horse, the Rogues let them come within a musket shot of the House or thereabouts, a hundred Musquetiers came out some private way, and were like to compass them round, than the Rogues out of the house did appear when they thought the rest had gone behind our horse, so upon that they were fain to retreat, but in their turning lieutenant colonel monk was like to be lost, for a Bullet came through his coat, and as near to Sir Richard Greenfeild. My Lord Lile was like to have an ill welcome to Ireland. Farewell till the next Post, I remain  
Your loving Friend E. V. From Dublin 25 April 1642.   

From the Apothecary of the army in Dublin to his kinsman Mr John Lynne, Gentleman to the Earl of DANBY.  
Good x;  
GOD be praised, we are still living though made beggars; the Lord hath blessed our Armies, and given us divers victories; and such hopes, that those Rebel●s may easily be vanquished, if succour in any competent time be supplied: we have lately given them a great overthrow, our army being but 3500 foot and horse, encountered their army, being eight thousand, and made them run to their bogs and woods, and slaughtered eight hundred of them.  
The Lord hath blessed us beyond expectation, given us great victories over our enemies; we have been besieged that we durst not stir out a mile from town, now we are able to march forty miles with our army. Last Sunday being the 17 of April, our army came home with victory attending them, having entertained a pitched battle with the rebels. In our marching home, being weary, having been out 12 days, flying up and down the country, met with ten thousand of the enemy, who got the ground, wind, and all advantages of us; yet it pleased the Lord to give us victory, our number being not 4000 men, Sir Thomas Lucas Son the major of the horse, gave the charge with his horse, after the Ordnance had played divers times, & within an hour their Army was routed, and we slew some six hundred of them, some think a thousand: the Lord be blessed for this extraordinary victory; they had resolved to have killed every man of us, had we been beaten. The Lord prosper us, and go out with our Armies, and bring us home again.  
Your loving kinsman till death M. L●N●●. 25 of April from Dublin Castle.   
FINIS.