A GREAT FIGHT In the Kingdom of IRELAND BETWIXT The Protestant Forces under the Command of Major General Jones, and the Irish Forces under Command of that Arch-rebel General PRESTON.  
With the number that w●re slain on both sides, and the names of the Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, Majors, Captains, and other Officers and Soldiers, taken prisoners.  
Also the manner of Prestons marching towards Dublin, with 9000. Foot, and 1600. Horse, to besiege the said City.  
Printed at London by B. A. Anno Dom. 1647.   

A Famous VICTORY Obtained in IRELAND  
SIR,  
I Have seen the Diui●●all book, entitled, the Moderate Intelligencer, with the distinct relation of the late happy Victory. But our former intelligencer makes the Rebel's army of 7300 Foot, 1047 Horse, which in all makes 8347, killed of them 5470, taken prisoners 325 Officers and Soldiers, so that the number of the slain and taken amounts to 5793. which if you abate of 8347. the remainder will be 2552 how then says he, that 500 only escaped of the Rebels; it seems that he is no good Arithmetician, for he hath not yet learned substraction.  
He says that we have taken Arms of the Rebels for 6000, we have not taken so much, for the Arms of the killed and prisoners will make up 5795 only, and so we want 215 of the arms, if we divide not the 4 Pieces of Brass amongst so many: and if so, the 4 Pieces must not be counted by themselves again.  
He writes that there was no quarter but for Officers or men of quality: why then the 322. that were taken prisoners, whereof 228 were common soldiers, 22 Sergeants, and 13. Troopers were killed, and so the number of the killed should be 5720● and our prisoners 68 in all.  
Prsston was conceived to be hurt, and why? because he was see● with 3 troopers, a goodly consequence, 3 troopers in his company; ergo, he was wounded: in this our Intelligence was mistake●, for he took Major▪ Dungan to be Preston, for it was he that escaped, not with 3 troopers, but with 25. & Preston was not there at all.  
Further, again to the number of the killed and taken according to his account they were 5795. if we examine the business well, the business we shall find that in all that party of the Rebels that met our force● there was not the tenth part of the number of the 〈◊〉 and prisoners, for they were in all but 4 troops under command of the aforesaid Major Dungan, and 200. Dragoones under command of one Major L●llor, who was taken prisoners.  
This was that great army that fell upon our Forces consisting of 7 troops, and 800. musquetiers, under the command of Sir Thomas Armstrong, Major Dillon and Lieutenant Savill, who were sent by Colonel jones to make good a passage before the Rebels coming, which they performed gallantly; for when the Irish 4 troops and Dragoones came upon them, our seven troops left the Pass, and saved themselves, only 12. and the 4 troope● chased them half a mile, and then retired to charge our Foot, who behaved themselves very well for they resisted them in plain field, until 12 troops came from our Camp, to relieve our musketeers, which 〈◊〉 Foot perceiving, got between the Irish Forces, and their troops, and le●t the troops on both sides to dispute the matter, and in this dispute all the 4 troops, and 200 Dragoones were either taken or killed, saving Major Dungan, and the 25 above mentioned▪  
The Officers of the Irish taken prisoners, Captain Bar●well of Horse, and all his Officers, together with the ●arl of Westmeans troop Officers.  
Thus have you an exact 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the late Fight in Ireland, for the publishing whereof, you will oblige me to re●●●in  
Your ever Servant. G. SMITH. Dublin 10. Septemb.   

BY Eetters from Ireland, it is further intimated, that there hath been a late discovery of a treacherous design against the Parliament, General. Lieutenant General, Commissary General Ireton, and the rest of the Officers and Soldiers, under the power and command of the said General, which plot, as it was intimated to both houses of Parlirment, were acting and contriving by some disaffected Scottish spirits, with a resolution to combine and conspire against the Parliament of England, and to work and use means for a sudden Engagement in another unnatural and most horrid war, against the most worthy and renowned Heroes of these times; the manner of this most great and machavilian Conspiracy, I shall here briefly recite for general satisfaction to all Freeborn English men, viz.  
Major General Starling, a Scottish-man, Commander in chief, under the Lord Inchiqueet, of the Protestant Forces in Ireland in the Province of Munster, having a design against the Parliament of England, for an Engagement, both against them, and their Army, which for the better effecting thereof, dispatched several Letters to divers eminent Commanders in that Kingdom, (but intercepted) viz. the first to Sir Patrick Weimes, a Scotchman, but a most faithful, and heroic soldier having an excellent Regiment of Foot, and in actual service with colonel Jones against the Rebels in Lemster: the second to Maior General Manroe, Major General of the Scottish Army in the Province of Ulster: the third to the Kingdom of Scotland, with Letters to General Leven, General of the Scottish Army, and others.  
All which Letters were intercepted, and many things (in them) discovered of very high nature, and concernment towards this Kingdom, the Design being to engage all in a war against the Parliament and Army in England. But now it is hoped their Designs will be frustrated for col. Jones hath discovered the chief Actors therein, and hath taken some of them, and committed them to safe custody.  
The Parliament having received information of these underhand workings, and treacherous deal, Ordered that a Letter ●e sent to the Lord I●chiqueen, desiring him to send in safe custody the ●aid Colonel Starling to the Parliament of England,  
The Rebels arch General Preston is marched towards Dublin with a great army, consisting of nine thousand Foot, and sixteen hundred, Horse, and I fear he will take it, for our forces marched towards Dredath about Trim, when the Rebels took the place, we have 〈◊〉 Officers, for in one Sir L●k● Fitz 〈◊〉 house are prisoners 7 Captains 4 Colonels, two Lieutenant Colonels, the Lady Tichburn was there, but Preston sent he● back, and caused her baggage to be given to her, they report Sir Henry Tich●●●● is 〈◊〉 of a wound which he had, his son is prisoner in the aforesaid house.   
FINIS.