AN EXTRACT Of Several LETTERS From SCOTLAND: Concerning the Defeat given to the Rebels Forces under the Command of James Ghrame, Earl of Montrosse, at Dundy, by the Army of the Parliament of Scotland, under the Conduct of lieutenant-general Bailiff, and Generall-Major Urry.  
Together with their pursuit of the Rebels after the Victory: Dated at Killimure the 7. of April. 1645.  
15. April. 1645.  
ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, that public Thanksgiving be made on Sunday next in all Churches and Chapels within the Lines of Communication for the great blessing God hath given to our Brethren of Scotland, in the late Victory obtained against the Forces under the Command of the Earl of Montrosse: And it is further Ordered, That this Relation and Order be forthwith Printed and Published.  
H. Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com.  
London, Printed for Edward Husbands. 1645.   

An Extract of several Letters from Scotland, concerning the defeat given to the Rebels Forces at Dundy.  
Upon Thursday the third of this instant, the one half of our Army being quartered on the Southside of Tay, the other half on the North-side; the Rebels apprehending that all our Army was marched over, at ten at night begun their march toward Dundy, with intention to surprise it; which being discovered, we sent presently advertisement to the town, to be in a readiness to entertain them, promising them assistance very speedily: Whereupon the Citizens and Jnhabitants (for there were but few Soldiers there) put themselves in a posture of Defence, and within very few hours after, the Enemy approached about twelve of the clock the next day, with the greatest part of his strength (The late Earl of Montross their chief Commander slain upon a hill, with about Five hundred, at a reasonable distance within view of the Town:) They assaulted the Works very furiously at four several places, but were gallantly repulsed; yet after a hot dispute, the Enemy gained one of their Forts, and turned the Canon upon the Town, but they were quickly beaten from it, especially by the valour of Leiutenant Coleburn, who was lying sick of the Gout when the Enemy assaulted the Works; but having notice in what danger the town was, and knowing how few Soldiers were in it, desired to be carried out in a chair, not being able to walk, But upon the first sight of the Rebels he forgot his pain, and with an hundred Musquetiers which he called to him, he made the Enemy to quit the Fort; The Enemy notwithstanding continued fight, till their Forces on the Hills perceived the advance of our Forces, which was about five of the clock at night, whereupon they sounded a Retreat; Wherein, though they made great haste, yet General Major Urry did overtake their Rear, and did good execution upon them; It were hard to determine, whether the flight or pursuit were more eager; Our Foot went on so cheerfully, that they cast away all that might hinder their march (Arms excepted) and marched, or rather run with the Horse, and the Irish and Highlanders cast away their Plaides and Arms, to the number of six or seven hundred, and left all their Baggage and Ammunition behind them, so that if the night had not come on very dark, few had escaped. At the Town, and in than flight, there were killed between four and five hundred, amongst whom, two were much lamented by the Irish, for when they fell, there was a terrible howling among them, and they fought desperately to recover their bodies, one of their Faces was so disfigured and mangled by the Irish, themselves not being able to carry away his Corpse, that it was not possible to discern who he was; Some say it was Col: Kittogh, others say it was O Cain, a man of great esteem amongst them; the Town left not in all above seventeen or eighteen persons: we continued all night in the fields both Horse and Foot, and the next morning before daylight we marched after their greatest body, which, as we understood afterward, had marched that night as fare as Melgum, twelve miles from Dundy, and crossed Carreston before daylight; whereupon our Horse followed with all the haste they might, and did overtake them marching toward the hills, they were in such confusion, that notwithstanding we had no Foot there, they did never so much as turn Faces about, but marched from one plain to another; many of them are fallen off from the rest, and many were killed by our Horse, and some by the country people; we have pursued so quickly, that they got neither leave to harm the country, nor to take rest or meat to refresh them. Upon Sunday at night Gen: Major Vrry met with a party of them near Edyell, whereof he killed fourscore, and put the rest to flight. Our Army is now divided, one part lieth between the Rebels and the hills, the other hall is marched to Athol, the ordinary place of their Retreat. So that, by God's blessing upon our Forces, we trust within a short time there shall be no Enemy here to oppose us.  
Killimure, 7. April, 1645.  
FINIS.