TWO LETTERS SENT From the Lord INCHIQUEEN, Unto the SPEAKER of the Honourable House of COMMONS.  
Concerning two great Victories obtained over the REBELS in IRELAND.  
With an Order from the House, that Letters of Thanks should be returned unto the LORD INCHIQUEEN.  

Die Martis, 18 Maii, 1647.  
ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That these Letters of the Lord INCHIQUEEN'S be forthwith printed and published.  
Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.   
London, Printed for John Wright, at the King's Head in the Old-baily. 1647.   

Mr. Speaker,  
ON Frday last Dromannagh was surrendered into my hands, having first made a small breach in their Outwork, and falling on with some men; upon that the rebels retreated into the Castle, which indeed was a place that might have held out a long time: but having gained the Town-wall, and drawn up our Ordnance against it, the rogues took quarter for life and wearing apparel only, and left all things else, which were not valuable, they having long expected a siege: so as the best booty there was 4 barrels of powder, with a proportion of match, a small piece of Ordnance, a Murderer, 2 sling-pieces, and 100 Arms (but the guard were not above 60 men at most). From thence I sent away the Horse instantly to face Cappoquin, and just as they drew up before the town, there was a supply of powder and match coming, with three Troops of Horse, and a Regiment of Foot, who presently retreated with all the hast they could to Clomnell in sight of our Horse; so as when I came with the rest of the Army to beleaguer the place; they condescended at the first summons to treat, and (as afterwards appeared for want of Ammunition) to give up the place upon the enclosed Articles: Just as the town was given up to me, I had advertisement of the landing of Col. Temple, with upwards of 300 Horse; whereupon I caused the Army to be brought into Cappoquin; and the adjacent villages, where they might have some shelter from the weather, which hath been very foul, I repaired unto Cork, to take order for fitting the new armed forces to come unto the Army, intending with them to sit down before Dungarvan; and for that purpose I am fain first to lead away the Army, with all things they are able to carry with them, and having fixed them to bring back the oxen and draught horses to draw the pieces of battery, all the oxen I have being able to draw no more than two of them at a time. And although I may happen by this means in two or three days to get the Ordnance from Cappoquin, to Dungarven, which is but 7 miles; yet I assure you it will be impossible to draw them to any other place till we have draught-horses and carriages, the want whereof doth exceedingly obstruct the carrying on of the Service. Upon the first news of Col. Temple his coming, I was in great fear that the men come with him would be unwilling to come abroad, because I had then no money left, but what was that day to be issued to the Army in the field, who were paid partly in money, and partly in provision; so as I had no shift, but to put the Army off two or three days for the money, and to give so much of that (as I found requisite) to furnish out Colonel Temples men; who had not been here 24 hours, when there arrived Richard Smith with the Robert and John of London with 1400 barrels of pease, and 700 barrels of wheat; and the next morning after I came to Cork, Capt. Swanly the Admiral of these Seas arrived with 5000 l. in money, 140 horse, and 100 foot; so as now we are in probability absolutely masters of the field: And I doubt not, if our sins do not render us yet unfit for such mercies, that by the latter end of this Summer all this Province will be reduced; which will be much the better and sooner done, if the Parliament be pleased to send a Committee hither, as I have continually desired, that may be constantly at Cork, to take care of providing for the Army and Garrisons, necessaries for the Artillery, improving of the revenue, and such things as cannot be in any measure well done in my absence, except I have a Committee to assist; and that they may have power for issuing of moneys, and may see that the things the Army now wants may be brought seasonably to us: which being my duty to represent to that honourable Assembly, I have here enclosed sent a List thereof, and if they please to transmit them unto us, I doubt not but we shall easily remove all the difficulties that the Rebels can interpose between us and the accomplishing of those expectations that may be entertained by the State, in recompense of that charge and trouble they have undergone for the re-establishing of the English Interest, and the truly reformed Religion in this Province; whereunto there shall be no endeavour wanting that lies in the power of  
Your humble Servant, INC. Cork, 4. May, 1647.   

Master Speaker,  
THe wind hath stayed my other Letters till now that the Town and Castle of Dungarvan is surrendered unto me; before which I have lain since Monday last, being the 3 of this instant. And although I played upon it 4 days successively with 4 Pieces of Battery, yet was not the place made any way assaultable thereby, nor indeed much the worse; all the prejudice we did them being the beating down a Flanker upon the Town-wall, which was lined with earth, 14 foot high: And as we find that if they within had not wanted things necessary for defence thereof, it might have held out a long time; so we perceive that after the gaining of the Town, the Castle might in like manner have proved defensible: Yet we conceiving them not to be of that strength, had resolved to give that place no quarter, being it had put us to so much trouble, lest the giving Conditions to such, might be an encouragement to other places to hold out, in expectation of like Conditions at last. But the want of Carriages had almost starved us, being unable to fetch our provisions 7 miles by any other means, the winds hindering it to come by Sea (as was designed) then sending the men to fetch them: which being of dangerous consequence, lying near an enemy, we durst not do for 3 days together, whereon the Soldiers wanted bread, and had but very little flesh; insomuch as many fell sick, and all grew faint; so as indeed we thought it a very great blessing to have the Town and Castle so surrendered to us upon the enclosed Conditions; although we now find they were in very ill condition to hold out longer, their Ammunition of all sorts being almost spent; whereof they had a good supply coming by Sea from Waterford; but I gave order to Captain Plunket's Frigate to come and lie in this Harbour, to prevent any relief that way; and she happened to arrive (as also Captain Willoughby in the Nonsuch) before this Boat of Ammunition, which came within sight of them along the Coast, but presently thereupon returned.  
This City of Waterford, which is now one of the richest in this Kingdom, as also the City of Cashel, and Town of Clomnel, are each of them in great fear of our approach, and doth slight all ditches and places of shelter near the Towns: But as I did in my last mention, so I do now by experience find, that I cannot make an Attempt upon any Town, until we be enabled to march with a Train; neither indeed can we put Garrisons into any more places, until we have more men: So as I must now apply myself altogether to the destroying of the Rebels Quarters, if they do not fight with us, as I believe they will not: for I find by a Spy that is come to me last night from Waterford, that they can raise neither Money or Provision as yet, to keep an Army together; that therefore their General Glamorgun dares not come to a Rendezvous amongst them; that they have great divisions among themselves, which also keep them from uniting; that many of their Officers and Soldiers are going away with the French and Spanish Agents from Waterford, which I shall give the Fleet notice of; That Ammunition is scarce amongst them, whereof the greatest plenty is at Waterford, where the Council pay 2 s. per pound for it; That my Lord of Muskerry is now in that City, being employed thither by the Supreme Council, to borrow money of the Citizens to pay their Army; for the maintenance whereof, they have imposed a Tax of the fourth part of every man's revenue, and a tenth part of personal estates in all the Irish Quarters: That it is there reported, that Catherlogh was taken by Pr●ston on the 5 of this instant; but no certainty thereof: And that there is not yet above 1500 of the Rebels Forces together in any one place. Another Spy came unto me last night from Feathered, who confirms that the Rebels are full of Divisions, and cannot raise means for their Army, which therefore they cannot bring together: So as there is nothing but the defects in our Army, that hinders us (with God's leave) to do what we would in the Rebels Quarters. And though it be now only Carriages and Draught horses that are wanting to carry on the Service; yet if Supplies of Moneys or Provisions do not arrive before the 10 of June, all that is now here will no longer contribute to our subsistence, with all the addition that our Contribution can make to it. But we will endeavour to do what we can to live upon the enemy; wherein we hope for a blessing; not doubting but that Providence which hath hitherto sustained us, will enable us, either by that or some other means, to subsist, till Supplies from thence shall arrive to us.  
Sir, I have been prolix; but it is to give you an account of what I hold my duty to inform that Honourable Assembly of, unto whom I desire to discharge all the parts thereof that lie in the power of  
Dungarvan, May 10 1647. SIR, your most humble servant, INC.   

Die Martis, 18 Maii, 1647.  
ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, That a Letter of thanks be written to the Lord INCHIQUEEN, and that it be referred to the Committee for the Affairs of IRELAND at Derby-House to prepare this Letter.  
Hen. Elsing Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.  
FINIS.