THE NEWEST PROCEED IN IRELAND: BEING A true Discovery of a famous Victory obtained against the Rebels by the Vicepresident of Munster, where the great Oneale was put to flight, and forced to put himself into the habit of a common soldier, to save himself from the fury of the English.  
Also true Information from the ships which ride before Galway, wherein is manifested a true Relation how certain ships from Spain laden with ammunition, made an attempt to land, but were pursued by the said ships, and forced to strike into a small Creek, where they stuck fast, and were taken by the English.  
Likewise the true Proceed of the Scotish Forces in the North parts of Ireland.  
With a true information that many of the Irish Commanders have left their service in Ireland, and are come for England: namely, the Lord Grendison, Captain Bartlet, and Captain Gibson, with many others: also how the Officers now resident in Ireland have all this Summer been backward to oppose the Rebels, pretending that they are commanded so to do.  
Being the Copy of a Letter sent to J.R. a Merchant in Bishopsgate Street, and now published to ptevent false copies.  
Printed for Th. Cook. October 3. 1642.   

THE NEWEST PROCEED IN IRELAND, BEING A true Discovery of a famous victory obtained against the Rebels, by the Vicepresident of Munster, where the great Oneale was put to flight, and forced to put himself into the habit of a common fouldier to save himself from the fury of the English.  
Loving Brother,  
HAVING received information from you of the passages in England, I have thought it necessary to give you by this bearer (a friend of mine) notice of our occurrences and proceed of late in this Kingdom.  
On the 22. of September the great Rebel Oneal came before Munster with near 15000. men, threatening ruin and destruction to all that should any way resist them, pretending withal, that he had the King's authority for what he did: but I conceive that is but a counterfeit show and false pretence, wherewith he beguiled the ignorant Irish, taking example, as I conceive, of the malignants of your Kingdom, who colour all their wicked and malicious designs under a pretence of standing for His Majesty, and the defence of the true Protestant Religion, when indeed their ends are like his, tending to nothing but ruin and destruction.  
But we, being well acquainted with his treacherous actions, and knowing that our chief security consisted in God's protection and our own timely prevention, gathered ourselves together under the command of our Vicepresident: and though we were but a small number in comparison of his forces, yet being put into a martial equipage, we fronted boldly, without demanding the cause of his present arrival.  
This sudden and unexpected charge proved very advantageous to us, and disadvantageous to them: for instead of making good their ground, they lost their order, which by the continual motion and striving of the gross body, was rather more disordered, than any way recovered, by which means our men did very great execution upon the army of the Rebels, routing and scattering their main Battalions, our Troops of Horse falling upon their flanks, and trampling the Irish Kerns like mortar upon the ground: it was a kind of delight to us to hear the music that was made betwixt the Drums & Trumpets, our shouts, and their acclamations, which were much shriller than the Trumpets, and indeed were heard louder than any part of the consort. To be short, we slew above two hundred of the Rebels forces, and we lost not above twenty five: only some that were wounded in the pursuit with their weapons which were scattered upon the ground, especially pikes, and some skins, which we reserved; only the pikes, by reason that we wanted wagons, we were commanded to burn them, to the end that they might be made unfit to be employed in any service against us. Philomy Oneale was in such haste to escape, that he took up his lodging that night in the woods, & the next day stole away disguised in the habit of a common soldier. Our Province is cleared near thirty miles round about.  
I received information from the harbour of galway, that the English ships employed by the Parliament of England have lately had in chase certain Spanish Frigates, laden with ammunition, which were intended to be landed for the service of the Rebels, but being prevented and closely chased by the English ships, they struck into a Creek some three miles from Galway, which goes from the Ocean up to Munster, but being unacquainted with the turn of the channel, and running with a stiff foreright wind, they struck upon a shelve, and stuck fast, so that before they could get their Ordnance ashore to guard their fraught, they were close set upon by the English, which were put on shore from the ships in long boats, and they with their rich fraught were seized on to be employed against the Rebels.  
The Scottish Forces under the command of Colonel Lesley have behaved themselves very nobly, and oftentimes put the rebels to the worst, having taken many Castles, and other places of great eminency.  
Our Commanders play false play, and leave us: My Lord Grandison hath left his Troop to the wide world, Captain Bartlet hath forsaken us, and Captain Gibson, with many others. Other our Officers that are resident with us, play least in sight: they have got into strong holds, and do nothing, but suffer the Rebels to come up to the very walls of Dublin, doing spoil, robbing and plundering the inhabitants without contradiction: Likewise they pretend, that they are commanded to desist, but by what authority, they deny to make known: but we have great cause to fear that they are popishly affected, and by their practices do further the commotions in England. If we had but some present supply, we doubt not but to recover our pristine liberty; but if things continue at this stay, we are all destined to ruin, and the Kingdom must of necessity be utterly lost. I pray remember our distressed estate in your prayers, and according to your opportunity let me hear what passes in England. So in hast I rest,  
Your loving brother, J. WALSGRAVE.  
FINIS.