A Brief Narrative OF The great Victory, which it hath pleased God to give to the Army of this Commonwealth against the Scots Army, near Dunbar, in Scotland, on tuesday morning, the third of this instant September, related to the Council of State by an express Messenger of the Lord General, sent from the Army; which Messenger was present at the Action.   seal of the Commonwealth 
7ber 7th LONDON, Printed by William Du guard, by the appointment of the Council of State. Anno Dom. 1650.   

Die Saturni 7th Sept. 1650. At the Council of State, at Whitehall.  
Whereas it hath pleased God to give the Army of this Commonwealth, now in Scotland, a great Victory against the Scots, which coming to the knowledge of the Council this morning, And the Parliament not now sitting; It is thought fit by the Council, and accordingly hereby Ordered, that the following brief Narrative, should be published in all Churches and Chapels within the late lines of Comunication to Morrow, being the eighth of this instant September, that thanks may be given to God for so great and wonderful a mercy, until the Parliament shall give order for a more General and Solemn Thanksgiving. And that the Lord Major and Sheriffs of London do cause this Narrative to be distributed to all Churches and Chapels within the said late lines of Communication. And all the Ministers of the said Parishes and Churches are required to publish the same Narrative, in their several Congregations, that the people may take notice thereof, and give God prais for this his great and signal mercy to this Commonwealth.  
Signed by Command of the Council of State. GUALTHER FROST Secretary.   

COR VNUM VIA una  
A brief Narration of the great Victory, which it hath pleased god to give to the Army of this Commonwealth, against the Scots Army near Dunbar in Scotland, on Tuesday morning, the Third of this instant September; related to the Council of State by an express Messenger of the Lord General sent from the Army; which Messenger was present at the Action.  
OUr Army having long faced the Scot's Army to the West of Edinburg, and finding they could not draw them to fight, thought fit to draw off to Dunbar, to refresh themselves. And being come to their old Quartrers' at Mussleborough, and beginning their march on Saturday night they were pressed upon by the Scot's Army close after them, so, as they were sometimes within a mile, and sometimes half a mile of their Army. Our Army quartered that night at Haddington: Sunday morning our Army marched to Dunbar, whither we came on Sunday night. And their whole Army followed, consisting of eighteen Regiments of Foot, which, together with their Horse, and Dragoons (as themselves say) were 27000, our Army about 12000. They there drew up their Army upon a very high hill, within a mile of the Town; and ours stood in Battalia in the Cornfields, between them and the Town, ready to engage. Monday morning the Enemy drew down part of the Army to the foot of the Hill toward our Army. On monday the Lord General, Major General Lambert, and Lieutenant General Fleetwood, drew up our men into Battalions in the Field, where they stood. The Enemy brought down their Train to their Army, before drawn down, and their Horse were in the Fields on each wing of their Foot. There was between both Armies a very great Ditch of 40 or 50 Foot wide, and near as deep; in the bottom of which was a little rill of water; this place was of great disadvantage to those who should first attempt to pass it.  
That night our Army, by command, marched as close to the said ditch as possible they could, and placed their Field Pieces in every Regiment. tuesday morning at four of the clock we drew down a Brigade consisting of three Regiments of Horse, viz. Major General Lambert's, Commissarie General whaley's, and Colonel Lilborn's; and two Regiments of Foot toward a Pass, that is upon the Road-waie, between Dunbar and Barwick, by which we might with more eas pass over to their Army; And there gave the Enemy and hot Alarm, firing hard one at another; the dispute lasted there above an hour: the issue was, our men gained the Ground, and possessed the Pass. Then the Enemy's Horse charged strongly, being most Lanceers, and coming down the Hill, our Horse gave way a little; but presently Rallying, and our Foot of that Brigade advancing and charging the Enemy, put them suddenly to the Rout, it being now about six of the Clock in the Morning: their Foot seeing this Rout and the Flying of their Horse, threw down their Arms and Ran away; their Left wing of Horse seeing that, fled also; our Horse and Foot both pursued them to, and beyond Haddington, cut down and killed in the pursuit above four thousand: and have taken, as near as can be judged, ten thousand Prisoners, and above then thousand several Arms. They left all the Guns they had, behind them, being in number nine, with all their Ammunition, bag and baggage, and all they there had. We have taken one hundred and eighty Foot-Colors. Prisoners of quality, brought in before the Messenger came away, were, Sir James Lumsdain, heretofore Governor of New-Gastle; and now the Lieutenant General osc their Army; General David Leslie's Lieutenant Colonel: which Lieutenant Colonel saith, that he supposeth David Leslie himself is slain. Divers other Captains and Officers, of whom a particular account was not taken when the Messenger came away. We lost none after the dispute for the Pass; and in that dispute not above twenty. No Commission-Officer slain, or wounded: only Major Brown was shot in the Wrist the day before: Major Lister was taken Prisoner; but presently released. Commissarie General whaley had his Horse killed under him; but himself had no hurt.  
This is the brief of what was known when the Messenger came away, which was the same day a little after Noon.   
FINIS.