GOOD NEWS OUT OF THE WEST, Declared in a Letter sent from Lieveenant General CROMWELL, To a worthy Member of the House of COMMONS.  
Showing what great things God hath done by small means.  
Two thousand slain and taken prisoners: Also fifteen hundred Horse taken beside Bag and Baggage.  
Published by Authority.  
LONDON, Printed by Matthew Simmons. 1645.   

THE COPY OF LIEUTENANT GENER ALICE CROMWELL HIS LETTER TO To a worthy Member of the House of COMMONS.  
Dear Sir,  
I Have now a double advantage upon you, through the goodness of God, who still appears with us. And as for us, we have seen great things in this last mercy: It is not inferior to any we have had, as followeth:  
We were advanced to Long-Sutton, near a very strong Place of the Enemies, called Lamport, fare from our own Garrisons, without much Ammunition, in a place extremely wanting in provisions, the malignant Clubmen interposing, who are ready to take all advantages against our parties, and would undoubtedly take them against our Army, if they had opportunity. Goring stood upon the advantage of strong passes, staying until the rest of his retreats came up to his Army, with a resolution not to engage, until Greenvill and Prince CHARLES his men were come up to him. We could not well have necessitated him to an Engagement, nor have stayed one day longer without retreating to our Ammunition, and to conveniency of victual.  
In the morning word was brought us, That the enemy drew out He did so, with a resolution to send most of his Cannon and Baggage, to Bridgewater, which he effected: But with a resolution not to fight; but trusting to his ground, thinking he could march away at pleasure.  
The pass was straight between him and us, he brought two Cannons to secure his, and laid his Musketeers strongly in the hedges: we beat off his Cannon, fell down upon his Musketeers, beat them off from their strength, and where our horse could scarcely pass two a breast, I commanded Major Bether to charge them with two Troops of about an hundred and twenty Horse, which he performed with the greatest gallantry imaginable, beat back two bodies of the enemy's Horse, being goring own Brigade, broke them at Sword's point. The enemy charged him with near four hundred fresh Horse. He set them all going, until oppressed with multitudes, he broke through them with the loss not of above three or four men. Major Desborough seconded him with some other of those Troops, which were about three, Bether faced about, & they both ranted at swords point, 〈◊〉 great body of the enemy's Horse; which gave such an unexpected terror to the enemy's Army, that set them all a running. Our Foot in the mean time coming on bravely, and beating the enemy from their strength, we presently had the chase to Lamport and Bridgewater. We took and killed about 2000, broke all his Foot: We have taken very many Horse, and considerable prisoners; what are slain we know not, we have the Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, Col: Preston, Colonel Heveningsham, Colonel Slingsbey, we know of: besides very many other Officers of quality. All Major General Massies party was with him 7 or 8 miles from us, and about 1200 of our Foot, and 3 Regiments of our Horse: so that we bade but 7 Regiments with us.  
Thus you see what the Lord hath wrought for us: Can any creature ascribe any thing to itself? Now can we give all the glory to God, and desire all may do so: for it is all due unto him. Thus you have Long-Sutton mercy added to Naesby mercy: And to see this, is it not to see the face of God? You have heard of Naesby, it was a happy victory: As in this, so in that, God was pleased to use his servants; and if men will be malicious, and swell with envy, we know who hath said, If they will not see, yet they shall see and be ashamed for their envy at his people. I can say this of Naesby, that when I saw the enemy drew up, and march in gallant order towards us, and we a company of poor ignorant men to seek how to order our battle: The General having commanded me to order all the Horse, I could not (riding alone about my business) but smile out to God in praises, in assurance of victory, because God would by things that are not, bring to nought things that are, of which I had great assurance, and God did it. Oh that men would therefore praise the Lord, and declare the wonders that he doth for the children of men.  
I cannot write more particulars now, I am going to the Rendezvouz of all our Horse, 3 miles from Bridgewater, we march that way. It is a seasonable mercy; I can better tell you then writ, that God will go on. We have taken two Guns, three Carriages of Ammunition in the Chase. The enemy quitted Lamport: when they ran out at one end of the town, we entered the other: they fired that at which we should chase, which hindered our pursuit, but we over-took many of them. I believe we got near fifteen hundred horse. Sir, I beg your Prayers: Believe and you shall be established, I rest,  
Your Servant.  
FINIS.