A LETTER BY The Lord GENERAL'S direction, from Colonel CAR Governor of Plymouth, to the Lord ADMIRAL. ALLO, Good news from Ireland, of INCHIqVINS declaring himself against the Rebels, and 14000 Scots marched towards them; and other passages from thence. AND, HASTINGS Forces routed in Derbyshire; 1. Sergeant Major, and 1. Captain slain. 30. other commanders and common men slain also. 140, taken prisoners, whereof 80. at Egington. Many wounded. And 60. Horse taken, besides Arms. Printed according to Order. August. 5. LONDON, Printed, for MATTHEW WALBANCKE. 1644. A Relation how Prince Maurice his Forces are Routed, and pursued by his Excellency the Lord General. IT is notoriously known, how mad the Enemy is against God's people, yet the more they plot and Combine, and bend themselves against Christ and his Church; the more their strength decays; and it is very observable that when they came against any part of our Army with their greatest power, that they usually have the greatest loss, we heard a Malignant noise in the City, last week that my Lord General was hemmed in, but by several Letters it is since Certified that his Excellency pursueth the enemy. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROBERT Earl of Warwick Lord High Admiral of England: these present. My very good Lord: I AM commanded by his Excellency the Earl of Essex, to acquaint your Lordship with the success, it hath pleased God to give him in Cornewell, which is this: Yesterday morning his Lordship advanced over Horsebridge into Cornwall, from whence the Enemy being struck with a panic fear, confusedly ran away; and left three barrels of powder, besides Arms behind them. At Launceston also being about 2000 they ran away, leaving two brass pieces behind them, and 50 barrels of powder, 30 that they had prisoners, wheref 25 are Country Gentlemen, and five of his Excellency's Army, Sir William Belfore and the Lord Generals own Regiment being sent thither to fetch it off, if he can get Carriages, otherwise, to spoil it. From Salt-Ash the Enemy, the same day ran also, as soon as the Forces I sent out of this town, faced the town on this side the water, and our Brigade is now in possession of Saltash. His Excellence intends to quarter this night at Bodmin, and from thence to write to your Lordship more at large. In the mean time, his execellencie desires your Lordship to block up Foy by Sea. This morning your Vice-admiral riding in the sound, sent a trumpet to Causon to summon it, and they are contended to yield it, with 5. pieces of ordinance in it. My Lord I have no more at this time but that I am, Your Lordship's most humble servant JAMES CAR. Plymouth, 28 July, 1644. BY one of Credit, who is come out of the West from my Lord General's quarters it is also certified, that the Lord General hath again fallen upon Greenvill; and Routed him, and taken Foy, and 34 piece of Ordnance, and that Greenvill himself if fled as is supposed, either to Pendennis Castle, or (which is indeed more probable) to the mount, that is, a Castle upon a mount called Michael's Mount standing upon a Rock in the Sea; at the further end almost of all Cornwall. The Relation (as it is made by the Messenger) of the Lord General's Victory in the West. SInce my Lord General hath raised the siege at Plymouth, and taken Mount Stamford, and Plympton, His Excellency hath also frighted 2000 of prince Maurices forces away, that were quarteted about Launson, and took there two pieces of Ordnance, and hath also taken Foy, and there 34. piece of Ordnance, in the Town and and in some ships that are taken, and since his Excellency beat Greenvill and his forces from Newbridge, and taken his horse, and his soldiers well fleshed with the purchase there which Greenvill had plundered, the Lord General hath again fall'n upon greenvil's quarters and routed him: the Lord General hath taken many prisoners, and between two and three thousand are come in to him out of Plymouth: besides divers others out of other parts of Cornwall, and many of Prince Mawrice his forces come in and submit to my Lord General, desiring to take the Covenant: there are many arms found fcattered up and down, which the Enemy throw from them in the flight, here a Musket, there a sword, and here a pike, and there another piece of arms, and it cannot be possible that Greenvill can ever rally his men again to any purpose, but is fled, as it is supposed; either to Pendennis Castle, or to the Mount: but it is thought that as Arundel did oppose the Queen, so he will hardly admit Greenvill to shelter there: so that it is rather beileved he is gone to the Mount, whither the Lord Admiral is putting forth ships, and the Lord Roberts is in pursuit of Greenvil. The King is at Exeter as is supposed, expecting Prince Rupert to come thither, by that time my Lord General returns out of Cornwall. On Saturday last, there were Letters read in the House of Commons, which brought good news out of Ireland, and to this effect. That 14000. Scots are come out of the North of Ireland towards Dublin, and that the Protestants in Munster rise against the Rebels, and are nigh 1000 That Inchiquin is in Ireland, and hath laid down his Commission, and declared himself for the Parliament, against the Rebels in Ireland. It is also certified from thence, that the Rebels sent to the Marquis of Ormond, to desire him to appoint the English Commanders that are in Dublin, to lead the Catholics against the Scots, but the Marquis of Ormond returned answer, that it was advise as he conceived did not tend to any good to them, for if the English Commanders should be put upon such a design, it would cause them to leave all as he thought, and join with the Scots against them, and therefore the Marquis as it is certified from thence, would do nothing at all in it. The Scots by this time it is believed is within 12. miles of Dublin. A Relation of the routing of Hastings Forces at Egington and Burton, by Sir john Gell in Derbyshire. SInce Winkfield Manor is besieged by Sir john Gels forces from Derby, Hastings with a party of horse and foot from Ashby de la Zouch, Tetbury, and Lichfield, were designed to plunder about Derby, but being discouraged, retreated and quartered about Burton, and Egington, Sir john Gell having intelligence hereof, sent to Major at the siege at Wingfield Manor, who drew out 6. troops of horse, and on Wednesday last surprised 80. of them at Eginton, about 12. at night, with their Captains and commanders, and from thence marched to Burton and gave them an alarm, and drove them out of the Town, where was slain Sergeant Major Peate, and one Captain more, besides some other Officers about 30. in all, and wounded many, took 60. prisoners more, and divers Arms, and routed the rest. FINIS.