TRUTH FROM IRELAND. Expressed in two Letters.  
The one from the City of Dublin, the other from Tredah, to a Gentleman of good Quality in the City of LONDON.  
Relating the condition of Dublin, Ulster, Wexford, and Waterford.  
LONDON: April 22. Printed for john Wright, in the Old-Bailey. 1643.   

From DUBLIN, March 27. 1643.  
SIR,  
THis day our Army is returned with a most glorious Victory, which God (beyond man's expectation) did give them in the County of Wexford upon the 18. of this month, which though myself and others had a particular loss in it, by the death of my Cousin Alexander Burrowes, who since died of some wounds then received, yet (in the general) was the most considerablest day that we had in this Province since the Rebellion. Our design being at first to take in Wexford, & Rosse, my Lord marquis did march forth hence, with 3000. Foot, and about 1000 Horse, 7. pieces of Ordnance, whereof two were for Battery, and took in by the way some garrisons man'd by the Rebels, as Castle-martin, Kildare, Tully, Moon, Colbinstowne, and Ballynourg●, which were delivered up upon quarter (but their Arms) which we had in every place; And also Tynollin which we got perforce, wherein were 510. persons put to the Sword, whereof there were 14. Gentlemen of the Archboulds; Our men having marched safely to the County of Wexford, they came before Rosse. Upon the 11. of this month, at which time there were not above 200. within to man the Town, but before Monday night there were above 2000 put in, which by reason of the open Bay towards Waterford and Kilkenny, and for want of Shipping or Boats, we could not prevent. And upon monday our Ordnance made a large breach on the Walls, that twenty might march in front, and our men having entered, were (to give the Devil his due) manfully repulsed, and beaten bacl twice, to the loss of 16. of our common Soldiers, in which attempt two of our 〈◊〉 Majors were hurt, but not mortally, by name Morris and Hamond: from Monday until Friday they continued the Siege, expecting hourly a supply of Ammunition, and Victuals, that was to come to them from hence by Sea; which failing them, by reason of the contrary winds, they were enforced to raise their Siege, and to march homewards, and that night encamped within three miles of Rosse, and the next day being Saturday, the 18, the Enemy gave us Battle, at a place called Ball●●aggy, where we had the vantage of the Sun, and the wind, yet they being over confident by reason of their numbers, which were gathered from all parts of the Kingdom, amounting to 8000, Foot, and 700. Horse, admirably well armed, and mounted, being their most resolute and best, men did set upon us in that place, thinking to cut off every mother's son of us, and to give quarter to none except my Lord marquis himself, & so to march to Dublin, and to make an end of these Wars, as some of their own Prisoners have since confessed, and to say truly of them, it is confessed of all sides, that upon the first charge, their Horses put ours to the worst, but our Foot wherein my Lord marquis himself was in the head, and our Ordnance did perform their parts so gallantly, that after half an hour's fight (during which time the day was very doubtful) the Rebels were routed and put to flight, there General Preston with most of his men made all the speed he could, to a wooden bridge near Sir Edward Butler's house, where having got over, broke down the Bridge, fearing that ours would follow him to Kilkenny, but it is most certain, that he lost 300. of his best and eminentest Commanders which were stain or taken Prisoners, besides a great number of others that had no command, (together with 16. Barrels of Powder, and great store of Bullet and March) insomuch that some who saw them dead and knew them well, do affirm that none of any quality in the Counties of Kilkenny, Wexford, Wickle, or C●●lo●, but have lost either a son or a brother, and for such as I could inform myself of, I have sent you a List of their Names: Thus you see how God doth still miraculously preserve us, I pray Heaven to make us truly thankful unto him: much more might be done, if we had but more men to make good them places that would be gotten in, which now we cannot do for fear of weakening of our Army.  
So I rest, yours G. T.   


Prisoners taken.  
Lieutenant General Cullen.  
Sergeant Major Butler.  
Capt. Butler, brother to the said Major.  
Capt. Walter Butler.  
Capt. Gerr. Fitz Gerrald.  
Capt. Nugent.  
Capt. Edward Butler.  
Capt. Edward M●sterson.  
Capt. Anthony Kavenagh.  
Capt. John Rooth.  
Capt. Synnot.   

Officers Slain.  
Sir Morgan Kavenagh.  
Capt. Bryan.  
Capt. Fitz Gerrald.  
Lieutenant Colonel Brown of Malrankan.  
Capt. Tibbot Butler.  
Colonel Edward Butlerson to Sir Richard Butler.  
Capt. Edward Butler of Tullo.  
Capt. Skurlocke.  
Sergeant Major Bagnall.  
Capt. Beverly Britten.  
Capt. Donagh O Brive.  
Capt. Barry.  
Capt. Hugh oge O Bryan of the Duffery.    

From TREDAH, April, 8. 1643.  
Sir,  
ABout three weeks since, the Lord Moor, and Sir Henry Titchborne, marched from Tredah, with one thousand foot, and one hundred and fifty Horse, (some of either being borrowed from Dundalk, and other garrisons) into the County of Cavon, in that Town they met with no manner of opposition, but found great plenty of provisions, all the Rebels having forsaken it, from thence they marched to Belturbat, and in their way thither, they were to pass two straits, or paces, which were appointed by the Rebels to be manned with four hundred in either, in one of them they fought with them, but our Army beat them out of their Trenches, and Works, and took Prisoners one of the prime of the O Rel●es▪ who commanded in chief when we lost our six hundred Men, and Arms, at the first going to Tredah, the said O Relies Son, and divers of that name, and sect, and others taken prisoners, and killed.  
In the prime O Relies pocket, was found a letter written by the Lord of Gormonston, (during the time of the late Treaty of Trim) directed to Owen Roe, O Neale, General of the Ulster Forces, and to this O Rely, wherein he advised them to make all the strength they possible could for the taking in of all the English Garrisons, presuming that they were very much weakened, by my Lord marquis of Ormonds going abroad with so great an Army.  
In an Island belonging to Virginia in the County of Gavan, they found the Earl of Tingalls eldest Son, and Daughter, and brought them, and other Prisoners away with them.  
They took about three thousand Cows, but they were so weak, that they could bring with them to Tredath but seven or eight hundred.  
In their return to Tredah, Owen Roe, O Neale, advanced with three thousand men, and came within seven miles of them, but came no nearer, so as all our men returned safe home and O Neale and his Forces, gone back into the North.  
Yours E. W.   
FINIS.