Major General KIRK'S LETTER To his Grace the Duke of HAMILTON,  
Dated from the Isle of Inch, August the 5. 1689.  
THE Officers I sent to Inchkillin has had such good success, that Obliges me to trouble Your Grace with this Express, which was brought me last Night from these Parts.  
Last Wednesday the Irish had the greatest Blow ever they had since Skerfallows, from our Men, for in the Night before, we sent about eight Troops of Horse, and three Foot Companies towards Luneskea, and about six in the Forenoon, Colonel Anthony Hamilton came against them with a Regiment of Dragoons, three Troops of Horse, and a considerable Body of Foot, at whose Approach our Men Retired about two Miles, Firing still at the Enemy in the Rear, and then haulted: The Irish came furiously on, and our Men received them with their small Shot, and Killed about twenty of them; and, upon this the Irish Retired, and our Men Advanced, and put them immediately to the Rout, and had the Chase of them through the Town of Luneskea, and all the way to Donagh, and then stopped, having come within view of the Body of the Irish Army, who were strongly posted betwixt Donagh and Newtounbutler, our Men then Retired to the place where this Skirmish began, expecting the rest of our Army, and all this time we lost not one Man, and had only about half a Dozen Wounded, but Killed of the Enemy about a hundred and fifty, and took thirty five Prisoners: About ten of the Clock the rest of our Army came up, and joined with us, and then we were about 1200 Horse, and 1500 Foot, and so we Marched toward Newtounbutler, where at the steep Hill on this side of the Town, the Enemy had p●sted themselves very advantageously, and kept the place about half an hour, Firing most desperately at our Men, but they are the worst Marks-men in the World, for not one Man of ours was touched, but of their Men we Killed about half a score, and than they retired in very good order through Newtoun-Bulter, (having set the Tower and all the Houses about on Fire before) and our Men pursued them to another steep Hill, beyond Newtoun, where they had their Cannon placed, and then they all faced about upon our Men, having seven Cannon placed upon the Hill above the Road, and a great Bogg on each side, that no Horse could pass; but our General, Colonel Wolsley (who was up to the Elbows in Blood, he likes us, and we like him very well; sent a Detachment of Foot through the Bogs on each side of the Road, and they played with their Cannon and small shot at them, but with the same success that they had formerly, for nor one of our Men were touched with the Cannon, and but six of our Men Killed with small Shot whereas our Men Killed about an hundred of them on the spot where their Cannon was placed; Killed their Gunners, took their Cannon, and then the whole Army took the Chase, and ours after them, the Horse keeping the Road, and all their Foot betaking themselves to the Bogg, that lay next to Lough Erne; and being all strangers in the Country, our Foot followed them till the Lough stopped them, Killing them all the way, about five hundred of them took the Lough, and Were all Drowned except one man that swimmed through; And in short, of above three Regiments of Foot, not twenty escaped, of being either Killed, Taken, or Drowned, our Horse pursuing their Horse all the way toward Cavan we found about 2000 Killed, besides what were Drowned, look above 300 Prisoners, whereof above fifty Commission at Officers, and Lieutenant General Mccarty one of them, who is come yesterday most desperately Wounded; we hope in a short time to give the same Account of those at Bunderouse near Ballyshanny, and then will march towards Derry, when we are free from our Enemies at home; for since Derry is supplied with Provisions, we need not go there till we be free of Enemies at home, so in a short time we are in hopes to see the North quieted: We have got very good Officers, and are very numerous in Men, and now well Armed by the Spoils of the Enemies, who are retired to Cavan. The Army that was before Derry is Marched to Charlemount, on their way to Dublin: It's also Reported, that Colonel Sarsfields Army is gone back to Sligo.  
I have also Intelligence that they are frighted with an Army from England, Landed near Dublin, which if it be true, their Business will be done this Summer, for I dare say, they will never stand a Month, after any of our Army Lands in Ireland.  
I was at Derry yesterday, to order a place to Encamp; since I was born I never saw a Town of so little Strength, to Rout an Army with so many Generals against it. When your Grace sees the Draught that I will send you by the first convenience, you'll be of my opinion. The House a generally broke down by the Boms, there having been five hundred ninety one Shot, Shot into the Town. The Walls and Out-work are not touched.  
Your Grace's most Humble and Obedient Servant, R. KIRK.   

Edinburgh, August 16. 1689.  
THis day his Grace the Duke of Hamilton received another Letter from the Duke of Schomberg, dated the 13. Giving Account that he was got into Bangor Bay in Ireland, with the Ships, Provisions, and Forces under his Command from England: And that the Coast were wholly clear, the Irish having ●un all away So that he hoped to prevent any Disturbance to this Nation from thence.   

Edinburgh, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, By Order of the Secret Council, Anno Dom. 1689.