joyful news From the marquis of ORMOND And the Princes Army in IRELAND Concerning their late fight with the Parliaments Forces, AND The landing of 3000 Horse in Ireland, for Prince Charles, by the Duke of Lorraign; with a Resolution to join with 7000. Scots under the Lord of Ards. 3000 Irish commanded by the E. of Clanrickard, 7000 of the Spanish Faction, commanded by Gen. Oneal, and 13000 of Ormonds Forces which escaped the last fight.  
All which are designed against the Lord governor cronwell, whose Numbers will amount to above 30000 Horse and Foot. ALSO, The Scots Declaration concerning their declared KING, and all those who have broken the Covenant, despised the Oath of God, corrupted the Truth, and subverted the fundamental Government by King and Parliament.  
Imprinted at London for R. W. August 15, 1649   

joyful news From the marquis of ORMOND AND The Princes Army in Ireland, concerning their late Fight with the Parliaments Forces, their bodying again, and the landing of three thousand horse for the Prince by the Duke of Lorraign.  
Right Honoured,  
SInce the late blow given to the Marq. of Ormond by Lieut. Gen. Jones, we hear that they are re-bodying about Kilkenny and Munster, and that in the said Engagement thirteen thousand of the Princes forces escaped, who are gathering together, and randezvouzing in several places; but the raising of the siege, and defeating that potent power is joyfully rescented by many. We have received another express from thence, which intimates, that the D. of Lorraign hath landed 3000 horse in Ireland, and that a conjunction is designed by them with 7000 Scots under the Lord of Ards, 3000 Irish commanded by the earl of Clanrickard, 7000 of the Spanish Faction commanded by Gen. Oneal, 1400 horse commanded by L. Incihiquin, and the 13000 of Ormonds that escaped at the last fight; all which( it is said) intend a Randezvouz near Kilkenny, who being bodied, will make an Army of 30000 and upwards, and may probably much endanger our friends in Dublin, if a considerable supply be not speedily sent over to them.  
Bristol 12. August, 1649.   

By an express further from Ireland.  
On Thursday the second we discovered a party of the enemies, draw to Baggotstrath, about 1500 foot, besides houses. We found a necessity for removing them, and seeing the nearness of the enemies camp at Rathmines( less then a mile from Baggotsiath) where they might be readily relieved with great force as occasion might require therefore did I advance with so much a greater strength, about twelve hundred horse and four thousand foot.  
The enemies work at Baggotsiath we soon entred, yet not without strong dispute: most of the enemies foot there were slain and taken, their horse having deserted them after the first charge.  
Our horse and foot pursuin their advantage, we became at last wholly engaged with their whole army, whom after two houres fight we totally routed.  
We slay in the place, and in the chase, about 400 and 2500 and 17 prisoners, most of them Inchequins English, and of our run awayes, we got one whole Canon, three Demi ▪ Canons; one long square gun, carrying a Ball of 12 pound, one Saker drake, and one mortar piece,( all these Braffe) and some Train carriages, and about 200 draft Oxen for the Train.  
The strength of the enemy, was by themselves since acknowledged 19000; Ormond narrowly escaped. Of our men there are not 20 missing, many wounded. The greatest loss fel on the horse, wherein my Regiment hath much suffered, wherein I humbly desire may be considered.  
This work is the Lords doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes: By whose especial providence of it was that we should thus engage, we ourselves first not far intending it: Neither did the enemy expect our so doing; nor would they have willingly engaged with us, if it might have been by them avoided, they reserving themselves for the coming up of Clanrickard with his connaght forces, about 3000. and the Lord of Ardes with seven thousand all rerdy for marching: Inchiquin also being looked for, who had the week before gone towards Munster, with two Regiments of horse, for appeasing some stirrings there, by Oweh row, raised in his absence. Never was any day in Ireland like this, to the confusion of the Irish, and to the raising up the spirits of the poor English, and to the restoring of the Engliish interest, which from their first footing in Ireland was never in so low a condition, as at that very instant being in so low a condition, as at that very instant there not being any one considerable place left you, but this alone, and this also( without the Lords timely and most gracious goodness and providence to us almost gone.   

Heads of the Scots Declaration.  
FIrst, that prevailing party of Sectaries of England, who have broken the Covenant, and despised the Oath of God, corrupted the truth, subverted the fundamental Government, by King and Parliament, and taken away the life; look upon us with an evil eye, as upon those who stand in the way of their monstrous and new-fingled devices, in Religion and Government, and though there were no cause to fear any thing for that party, but the Gangrene and infection of those many damnable and abominahle errors, which have taken hold on them, yet our vicinity unto and daily to commerce with that nation, may justly make us afraid that the Lord may give up many in this land unto a spirit of delusion, to believe lies, because they have not received the love of truth.  
Secondly, Nejther is the Malignant party so far broken and brought low, as that they have abandoned all hopes of carrying on their former designs against the Covenant, and work of Reformation, besides many of them in this Kingdom who are as Foxes tide in chains, keeping in evils nature, and waiting opportunity to break their cords, an● again to prey upon the Lords people. That the standing Armies in Ireland, under the command of the Marq. of Ormond, the Lord Inchiqueen, the Lord of Airds, and George Munroe, who forgetting the horrible cruelty that was exercised by the Irish and English Nations in that Land, have entred into a Peace and association with them, that they may the more easily carry on the old design of the Popish, Prelatical and Malignant party, and the Lord of Airds, and George Munroe, have by treachery and oppression, brought the Province of Ulster, and Garrisons therein, under their power and command, and have redacted our Country-men, and such as adhere unto the Covenant and cause of God in that P●ovince unto many miseries and straits, and are like to banish the Ministers of the gospel, and to overturn these fair beginnings of the work of God, which were unto many a branch of hope, that the Lord meant to make Ireland a pleasant Land.  
Thirdly, But which is more grievous unto us then all these, our King notwithstanding of the Lords hand, against his fathers opposition to the work of God, and bearing down all those in the three kingdoms, by which it is come to pass, that his Majesty hath hitherto refused to grant the just and necessary desires of this Kirk and Kingdom, which were tendered unto him from the Commissioners of both for securing of Religion, the liberties of the Subject, his may. Government, and the peace of the Kingdom; and it is much to be feared that those wicked councillors may so far prevail upon him in his tender years, as to engage him in a War for overturning( if i● be possible) of the Work of God, and bearing down all those in the three Kingdoms that adhere thereto, which if he shall do, cannot but bring great wrath from the Lord upon himself and his Throne, and must be the cause of many new and great miseries and calamities to these Lands.  
And albeit the Lands be involved in many difficulties and compassed about with great and imminent dangers; yet there is hope and ground of consolation concerning this thing; the Lord is in the midst of us, and we are called by his name, our ears hear the joyful sound of the gospel, add our eyes see our Teachers. We behold the arm of the Lord stretched out daily in working salvation for his people, and answering their desires upon their enemies, by terrible things in righteousness; although we be few in number, yet the Lord of Hosts is with us, and in the power of his strength we shall be able to prevail; although our land be filled with sin, yet we have not been forsaken of the Lord our God, but he hath always had compassion upon us, and delivered us in all our distress; although some of understanding fall, it is but to try, and to purge, and to make white even to the end, because it is yet for a time appointed although many cleave to us by flatteries, yet there be a remnant who keep their integrity, and the Lord shall do good to those that be good; but such as turn afide to crooked ways, shall be lead forth with the workers of iniquity.  
The Lords people in England and Ireland, who adhere to the cause and covenant, may be perplexed, but shall not despair, they may be persecuted but shall not be forsaken; they may be cast down but shall not be destroyed; and although uniformity and the work of Reformation in these hands seem not only to be retarded, but almost pluekt up by the roots, and the foundation thereof razed; yet the seed which the Lord hath sown there, shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward, the zeal of the Lord of Hosts shall perform this.  
A. KER.   
FINIS.