AN EXACT RELATION OF The whole Proceed of Gallant Col. Mitton in North- Wales, as is assured under the hands of several Commanders of Note.  
The besieging of Carnarvin, Denbigh, Flint, and Holt Castles: And Propositions of Conditions for the surrendering of Anglesey Island; with an account of those Garrisons not yet besieged.  
ALSO, A Narration of the perticualar of a Letter from Plymouth, of the state of Pendennis, and the surrender of Sal●umb, called Charles-fort, to Colo. Welden, by Sir EDWARD FORTESCVE.  
LONDON Printed for Laurence Chapman.   

SIR;  
WE received yours bearing date the twenty sixth of this instant, we return you and Master Lloyd hearty thanks for your care and pains for us, the Letter you speak of sent per Major eliot, we fear is miscarried, for we hear not of it, we are glad of your hopes of money, wherein if you and we are disappointed, it will endanger not only our own Brigade, but also the whole work of North-Wales, that now through God's blessing upon the active and vigilant endeavours of our General, and the Forces under his command is reduced into a very hopeful condition. We have closely besieged Holt Castle, Denbigh, Carnarvan and Flynt, all places of exceeding great strength, our Forces are so many, that all the Countries under our command, can hardly afford us provision; we are put to use our utmost skill to get maintenance this way, than you may judge how hard it is with us for want of pay, without which our Soldiers will not continue patiently to go on in their hard and difficult duty that hitherto they have undergone, harder than which we dare boldly say, hath not been in any place since these Wars, and besides many of our Soldiers with us are auxiliaries from Lancashire, who are most unreasonable men if they are disappointed of their pay, of which they have had many promises from our hopes of the ●oool▪ ordained for that service, we see by Your Letter so much sense of our condition in you, that we need not pres you to more than confidently we may expect you will endeavour to act for us, we pray you to hasten away the ammunition, and let us weekly hear from you by Chester Post, and we having taken care of conveyance of our Letters from and to that place, so that we shall keep constant correspondence with you.  
For news, We acquaint you above with the several sieges we are engaged upon, each of them hath enforced much care and resolution, being all places of very great strength, well manned and victualled, they have made many sallies, but ever all of them repulsed with loss, especially Carnarvan, which siege was laid waist, and is managed by our General himself, the Commander in chief, each sieges have made works suitable to the condition of the places, our hopes must be of starving, not storming any of them, De●bigh we laid siege too soon as we took Ruthin, which now is 6. weeks since, its Governor is a very wilful man, he hath very nigh five hundred able fight men in it, it hath in its situation all the advantages for strength that any Castle can have, there are many Gentry in it, and some riches in it, but it would do well, that as they are notoriously refrectorie, so they may be made notoriously exemplary, by the justice of the Parliament upon them and their estates according to their demerits, the Countries have improved their interests and many other ways have been used, but all ineffectual, their hearts are as hard as the very foundation of the Castle itself, being an unpierceable rock: there are Mounts raised round about it, and approaches for battering of a Tower called the Goblins Tower: hoping thereby to deprive them of the benefit of a Well in that Tower which can we attain, we may then soon expect the Castle through want of water, they having but one well more which is usually as it is reported dry in june or july every summer. Carnarvan, that siege the General himselfel ay although with exceeding difficulty, the enemy (if not full as many, yet very nigh and as good men as England hath any) had as many men as the General, yet notwithstanding he at his first approach to the town, beat in the enemy from their Ambushes that they had lain, as also out of the Suburbs, and from a Rock of very great concernment without any considerable loss at all, the Enemy made since that sidge which hath been now very nigh one month, two despeperate sallies, at the first they lost slain and taken prisoners seven or eight, and we but one shoots at the second, 17. whereof one taken, a Lieutenant, and one or two Lieutenants and four more, our Lieutenant General was in danger at the sally, had not the Country appeared cordially & that generally the sige cold never continued thus long, Mr. Glyn M. Recorder his brother, Bart. Williams and some others are much assisting, they have formerly gotten in relief by Sea, but we have gotten so many Boats and Ships, that we hope they now despair of any more relief that way, they are in great want of water, this day the General gives them a second summons, God grant it may take effect.  
Yesterday went Commissioners Col. Roger Pope, Col. john jones, and Edward's Esquire to Anglesey with Propositions from our General for the surrender of that Island to him for the Parliament, he formerly had summoned it, and after two or three week's consideration, they desired to treat either by Commissioners or propositions, the General therefore sent both, we hear since that they have turned out all strangers, and refuse to afford any relief to Carnarvan, we expect an Answer within few days: Flint Castle two days after the siege was laid, 46. of the Enemy's horse broke away, but all come in or are gone to their homes 16 came into us to Hawardin, about ten went into Cheshire, and the rest being Welshmen are gone to their homes, there is no hold in all North-wales free from a siege, but Conway, Haclacke, & Ruthland Castls, of which also you will hear something very shortly.  
Holt hath been besieged ever since the taking of Chester, it is a very strong place, starving is the only hopeful way that we can use against that place. Sir, you may perceive we neither have been nor are idle, we hope the Lord will continue to bless our endeavours, for which we beg your prayers, we rest Sir,  
Your assured friends and servants. Rich, Price, Tho. Mason, George Twis●eton.  
By express● from West is thus certified.  
Charles Fort (sometime called Salcombe) is surrendered to us, to the obedience and use of the Parliament, which is the only considerable place th●t the Enemy now held in all the West parts, except that strong Garrison of Pendennis Castle, they in that garrison are very refractory, and obstinate, They have hopes of some farther design in hand, and resolve to try the uttermost, they are blocked up close by land and by Sea, they cannot annoy the country, nor get in any thing considerable to do themselves good, they will shortly grow to want of provisions, and be driven to straits, The Inhabitants of the County of Cornwall, are now turned faces about, they have now tasted so deep of the bitter of War, that they relished peace as sweetest morsel, and most .  
The Articles given by Col. Welden to Sir Edward Fortescue the Governor thereof were very fair, in brief thus, The Governor and the rest of the gentlemen to merch a way with their Arms and all their own goods without molestation, to their own dwellings for three Months (doing nothing prejuditiall to the Parliament) and if they cannot compound within that time, to have passes to go beyond Sea, It was agreed that they should all march out of the Fort with Drums beating, Colours flying, Musket, Pikes, match, powder, bullet, etc. and after three volleys to return, and afterward to deliver up the Fort, Ordnance, Arms, and all Ammunition and provisions to Colonel Welden, or to whom he shall appoint, without any diminution, or spoil, all which was performed with divers other particulars, which I will not trouble you with, this is the summonary of all, and may suffice for your intelligence and assurance that I am  
Yours &c.  
FINIS.