Very sad and BLOODY NEWS FROM IRELAND, Of the loss of BUNRATTY in MUNSTER, and ROSCOMON in CONNAUGHT. Where the Rebels put to the Sword, Sir Charles Coot his brother, L. Colonel Mac-adams', and many gallant Englishmen, and the particulas thereof. AS ALSO, Letters from the Officers of the Scottish Army, and their desires to the Committee of both Kingdoms. These are Examined, and printed and published according to ORDER of PARLIAMENT. LONDON Printed by Jane Coe. 1646. THE Copy of a Letter from the Officers of the Scottish Army, in IRELAND, to the Committee of both Kingdoms. Our most noble Lords, WIth the last Gentlemen sent from this Army, your Lordships were made a quainted with the miserable condition we have ever been in since our coming to Ireland, yet hitherto we have seen noappearance of ways taken for our supply, which your Lordships may conceive is no small discouragement to this armed that God having put the affair of England in such a good posture, that without hurting or hindering the prosecution of you Wars at home, we might have been furnished with at least as much sustenance as your Lordships would have allowed Captives. Our misery is so great, if necessity did not compel us, we are ashamed to show that under such a mighty Estate so many gentlemen notwithstanding o● our Treaty, which encouraged our over coming to this desolate Land, should starve for l●cke of Bread divers times, hath made us go abroad to hazard the buying of it with our blood, but our enemies were so well acquainted with the shortness of our entertainment, that a little ways flying, put them without out reach, so that the very same necessity of provision made us return without effectuating any thing according to your Lordship's expectations or our desires. Our Officers these sixteen Months have had nothing either from England or Scotland, Our Soldiers have had but an English pound and an half of mea'e a day, which is so unreasonable maintenance, as the effects of the last conflict we had, did testify after we had above three hours' dispute with shot for the Victory, yet when our bodies joined, we sensibly found the weakness of men, our patience is now almost expired, our misery any longer unsupportable. That if present supply be not sent us, we must ruin, and your Lordship's hazard the losing of a Kingdom, If your Lordships have no intention for keeping us longer in your service, according to the custom of Armies, we desire our accounts may be cleared, and we for our by-runne service contented, And we shall in every thing show ourselves loyal Subjects, true Patriots, and Your Lordship's most humble servants. Subscribed by the Officers of the Scottish Army in Ireland. From Belfest dd. the 24. July, 1646 For the Committee of both Kingdoms as London. A Letter from DUBLJN, of the sad News from JRELAND, of the Rebels Bloody actions in taking Bunratty and Rascomount. SIR, We have very sad News come hither both out of Munster and also out of Conought, the particulars whereof I thought fit to acquaint you with; which in brief is thus, (I know you are fully satisfied of th● good success that Sir Charles Coote had in Conought the first of June, against Preston, therefore I shall not say any thing of that now, but acquaint you with the i'll success we have had since.) General Preston having rallied his men, and gathered a great Body, in Connought, vowing revenge for that great loss he then had had by Sir Charles Coot which indeed was a very great defeat which was given to the Rebels at that time; Preston with most desperate Rebels of the Irish Papists, came against the Lord Raughnelaghs' House in Connought, called Roscomon; which siege was made very strong, and in which place was Sir Charles Cootes his brother, and many other very gallant men, who held it out so long as they could by force, the enemy losing many men; but being overpowered Preston hath taken the place, and all the men at mercy, and the cruel bloody Rebels put many of them (some say all or most part of them) to the Sword, in a most cruel and barbarous manner, Sir Charles Cootes his brother is slain (for aught we can hear) and divers gallant men besides: They have taken all the Arms and Ammunition, wh●ch is very sad and grievous to the protestants in those parts, and should be to you in England; for our destruction doth make way for yours. And as for the Rebels in Munster, they get much upo●●s, because no relief hath been sent to them: We hoped that when the Lord Toomount delivered up those Garrisons, he brought in t●● the power of the King and Parliament, that we had gained m●ch upon ●he Rebels, and the Rebels themselves were so sensible of it, that they raised what power they could under the command of General Musgrave; and immediately besieged Bunratti in Toomount in the County of Clare, in Munster, where they have lain these 3 Months, where that gallant active godly Gentleman, Sir Arthur Lostus hath used all the means he could for their relief, and left his Lieutenant Colonel Mac-adams' to keep it whilst himself came in person to get relief, the enemy being many times beaten off with loss, and yet no relief could be procured in all these three Months, yet they still held out to the uttermost, hoping to hear of relief, but still none came, nor indeed no hopes of any, though Sir Arthur Loftus had there as gallant a Regiment as any is in Ireland, and had there been but relief sent, the very noise of it would have raised the Rebels: They stormed several times and were repulsed, and several good successes we had in beating them off, but still no relief came: And now we have the sad experience of the delay thereof: for General Musgrave and the Rebels have taken Bonratti, with all the Ordnance, Arms and Ammunition, slain Lieutenant Colonel Mac-adams', and divers others, and so very much strengthened themselves in that part of Munster: And if so be that relief come not speedily to this languishing Kingdom, we shall be in danger to lose more. The Rebels grow strong, and are cruel and very barbarous where they conquer, we had hopes that such relief would have been sent hither from England before this, as would have put us in a better posture: but we hope you will not let us perish for want of help, by the Wars that hath been in England you may conceive part of the present miseries of this Kingdom; but the rage of the inhuman and bloody Rebels here, are more grievous and horrible; God grant that some course may be taken for relief and help in time, lest we perish for want of help: and become a prey to the fury of these bloody Villains, who seek our utter destruction, and in the mean time we desire your prayers for the Protestants of this poor Kingdom, and amongst them for Your obedient Servant R. S. Dublin the 20. July, 1646. FJNJS.