A faithful RELATION, OF THE Late Occurrences and Proceedings OF THE Scottish Army: Dated from His Excellencies the Lord general Lesley's Quarters before NEWCASTLE, 21. February 1644.  
Together With a LIST of the Noblemen, Commanders and other Officers of the ARMY.  
London, Printed for Robert Bostock and Samuel Gellibrand, dwelling in Pauls Churchyard. 1644.   

A faithful Relation Of the late Occurrences and Proceedings of the Scotish Army before NEWCASTLE.  
Sir,  
THat I may not be wanting to your expectation, and mine own engagements for an account of proceedings here, these may let you understand, That upon Saturday the third of this instant, we came before the Town of Newcastle without any opposition, till we came before the Town, where the enemy had made up a Fort against us; for gaining whereof, my Lord general sent forth a party of shoemakers to storm the East side of it, and another party to storm the West: they went on with as much courage and resolution as ever any did to so great an attempt, discharging their Muskets very courageously in the midst of the greatest disadvantage that could be, being in the open fields, almost fully in the view of their enemy; the enemy being sheltered with Fortifications, and answering our Musket-shots with shots of Canon and Muskets: In which posture they continued till twelve of the clock at night, with the loss onely of Patric English, Captain-Lieutenant to the Lord Lindsey, and 9 common Souldiers.  
Upon our first appearance, the enemy set the Sandgate on fire, and continued burning all that night, and Sunday and monday all day▪ which I believe had been the case of all Northumberland, but that for prevention thereof our Army did flee without its feathers, I mean our Artillery, and the greatest part of our Ammunition. Some of our Forces who were quartered upon the East side of Newcastle, about half a flight shot from the water, with the concurrence and advice of the general of the Artillery, seized upon two Ships and ten Lighters, which are still in their possession.  
I profess, Sir, I never saw so great willingness in any people to adventure themselves upon the greatest hazards that be offered unto us; they are impatient that they have nothing to do; and, which is more admired, the Souldiers who were not in readiness to march with their Regiments when they came into this Kingdom, come daily up to us in twenties and thirties, without so much as an Officer to attend them: I persuade myself, God would not have put such spirits into them, if he had not some great work to be done by them.  
The weather hath been extreme stormy, the ways are unpassable with Carriages, and our Ammunition hath been long a coming: The uncertainty of the season of the year, and the swelling of the River by sudden reins, makes our passage more difficult: The winds have not served to bring Ships with provision from Scotland, and the country is burnt and wasted in many places; notwithstanding all which difficulties, or what other may fall out, resting in confidence upon the Lords wonted mercy, we are resolved to set forward.  
The enemy burn and spoil what they can reach on this side tine, especially corn; at which work a Squadron of our Horse, about 15 men, with whom other 10 accidentally joined, fell upon 100 shoemakers of the enemy sent from Tinmouth for that service, killed 14 or 15 of them, and took prisoners 50; whereof the general kept onely 2, and sent 48 into Newcastle; and the marquis sent back 7 or 8 of ours who were catched straggling. The Gentleman who gave this Defeat, is the Earl of Eglentons mayor; his name is Montgomery.  
Monday morning early, the 19th of this instant, 2. Regiments of horse of the Scottish army, in which were 15 troops, under the command of the Lord Balgoney the Generalls son, and the Lord Kirkudbright lying at Corbridge two miles from Hexham, had an alarm given them by 25 troops of the Enemy, who under the command of Sir Marmaduke Langdale and Colonel Fenwick, who had also waiting on them, three or 400 Musquettiers, which the other troops wanted: Both partees drew up betwixt Corbridge and Hexham; and Ballentyne lieutenant colonel to the Generalls Regiment, charged the enemy and made them give way with loss, and so the second time, and had taken above 100 prisoners, but not satisfied with that, gave a third charge, which drove them to their Musquettiers which were placed behind them, and being thus engaged with horse and foot, our troops were disordered and had a very straight retreat through a gap, where some men were lost, but the enemy pursued not far, for they were, as I suppose, loathe to engage beyond their foot notwithstanding their advantage. Our men wheeling in that disorder, were met by colonel Robert Brandling, with ten troops more, who crossed the water below Corbridge, and was to have fallen upon the rear of our men, but it fell out to be the Front in their return. Brandling forwardly road out before his troops to exchange a pistol, and one lieutenant Ellot road up to him, and when they had discharged each at other, and were wheeling about to draw their swords, Brandlings horse stumbled, and the lieutenant was so near him as to pull him off his horse, which when his men perceived they retreated, which gave courage to our men to fall on, which they did▪ and driven them over the River again, killed some, and forced others through the water so hastily, that there were some of them drowned, and thus was the day divided: We cannot yet perfectly understand the loss on each side, but the numbers were something equal of the slain, there were about 60 men killed upon the place. We have lost Maj. Agnew, Cap. Forbes, a Cornet, and I hear of no other Officers, tis not certain whether they are killed or taken: We have taken colonel Brandling, one lieutenant, none else of note. Thus have you a broken account of a broken business, but as near the Truth as my best enquiry and understanding can attain, I hope wee shall make good use of it and not catch could after this heat. I trust it will make us more watchful and confident in God, whose great providence it was, that we were not wholly cut off, considering the inequality of the number, that the enemy had here the chiefest of his strength, and had been so careful in the surprise as to provide 10 troops to fall upon our rear, which was miscarried by their colonels over forwardness to a single combat. We are upon moving, but the fruits of it you must expect hereafter, that is, assoon as I have opportunity. This skirmish is likely to grow up into a great Victory before it come to Oxford, but you may safely contradict it upon these terms, so I rest,  
yours faithfully