A True and Impartial Account of the Present State of Affairs in London-Derry in Ireland, BEING A Relation of a late Great Fight betwixt the Protestants and the French and Irish Papists: With the Number of Persons Slain, and Prisoners taken.  
In a Letter from Captain Woosley, from on Board the Fleet with Major General KIRK, lying at Anchor in the Mouth of London-Derry Harbour. 13. July. 1689.  

Licenced.  
J. F,  
and Entered according to Order.   
THere is just now gone off, one Captain Bowles, with an Express from Major General Kirk to the Court, giving an Account of the posture of Affairs here. Left you should have an Imperfect Relation, and (because I know you to be curious in this particular) I have, by the same Hand, sent you a short Journal of our Adventures since we Arrived before this place.  
We will not trouble you with the tediousness of our Voyage, nor through what difficulties we passed the Garrisons on the Sea-Coas; t, before we Weathered this point. As soon as we cast Anchor in the Mouth of the Lough, a Council of War was called what to determine, finding the Bombs so strong, and the River so narrow that it was impossible for us to make any nearer Approach. That day we lay off, and at Night sent a Diver into the Town, who Informing the Garrison of our Arrival, was to set up a Signal on the Church-Steeple, to give us an account of the State of the Garrison, which the next day we accordingly Discovered with our Prospective-Glass to be in a good Pos; ture. At Night our Messenger swims back with the same success he went, altho' the River was so narrow in some places, that he was many times within Pistol s; hot of the Banks, which were well-lined all along with Canon and Smallshot. We expected they had desired our Relief into the Town, and that they had put us upon some Expedition to attempt our Landing, when on the contrary, the Governor sent us word, that they had no need of our Succours, the Garrison being 13000 able yet to Defend themselves, and had Provision enough for Two Months; and desired, that if the Major General had not positive Commands from the King to come in, that he might run no hazard to get a shore, but rather keep out beyond the reach of the Enemy's Canon, till being reinforced by the Regiments coming to his Assistance, he might make a more Prosperous Attempt by Land, where there were 10000 Scotch ready to join with us, and the Garrison of London-Derry to Sally out if there should be any Opposition of the Enemy betwixt us.  
This same Messenger brought us an Account of a small Salley from the Garrison some Nights before, in which they had taken a great many Horses, an Hundred of which they Killed and Barrelled up, in cas; e, after Two months' time, the Garrison should be put to any Extremities for want of Provision. This Inspired the Enemy with the hopes they would soon Surrender; and King James himself gave it out in Dublin, that the Besieged had lived on Horseflesh a Fortnight, and that it was impossible but that they must in a few days Surrender. The Besiegers thereupon make their Approaches nearer the Town; but the Governor, Colonel Walker (which he had a a long time before designed) having made himself Master of the Wind-Mill-Hill, put a stop to their Career.  
This Important Place is within three quarters of a Mile of the Town, where the Governor with a considerable Army Entrenched himself, and within four Nights made a sharp and vigorous Sally upon the Enemy, in which (they s; ay) were killed some hundreds of the French and Irish; Colonel O Connors whole Regiment being cut off to 15 Men, and Frogmorton the Lieutenant-Colonel.  
Our Diver is again sent ashore, who returns the next Night with the same prosperous Account of the good State of the Garrison; That there was yet no want of Men, Ammunition, or Provision, only of Arms. The adjacent Scotch (who were disarmed by the Irish, having had a great many out of the Garrison, besides Eighteen thousand lately sent out of Scotland, to be distributed amongst the Protestants. Major General Kirk upon this made an Assay to Land Ten thousand Arms; but finding some Difficulty in the Attempt, and not willing to lose so Valuable a Treasure, took them again on Board, where he might more safely distribute them upon his Landing.  
The Animosities between the French and the Irish increased daily: The Irish are jealous of the French, and the French of the King, whom they upbraid with Hunting and Feasting instead of Marshalling and Fight; Upon which some French-Officers have desired to be Recalled, and it is believed, when those expected Forces arrive to a Number sufficient to Land, the very Discontented Irish will fly to our Assistance, as choosing rather to be Subjects to England, than Slaves to France.   

LONDON, Printed for W. Downing, 1689.