Great NEWS from Port of Kingsale in Ireland: Giving a true Account of the Arrival of Admiral HERBERT; Of his Taking the same Place. And of King JAMES.  
Of his Grace Duke Schomberg's Landing, and other material Occurrences.  

licenced August 19. 1689. J. Fraser.   

THE Port being more open since the Return of the Forces from the North, I found an Opportunity by Captain Beal to enclose the particulars to the Sheriff of Chester with direction to be sent forward.  
You Impose upon me a difficult Task, to Recite the Occurrences here, the very Memory of which is Dismal. We were Miserable enough before, but when the Duke of Berwick Return'd in that Confusion before London-Derry, never were People in such a Distraction; Twelve of the Captains of the Regiment of Guards, who were all that Return'd of Twenty Four Companies, laid down their Commissions in hopes to Compound for their Lives and Estates. Since whole Regiments have followed their Example, as Col. Kennedy of the County of Tiperary, Col. Scot of the Queens County, and others. The famous Soldier M. G. Macarty was killed, or Mortally Wounded, before Inniskilling, where they lost a great many Men, Mr. Fitz James with some principal volunteers and Officers, were brought Wounded to Town. ●●ng James upon this Desertion of the Officers was over-heard to say, I am Twice betrayed.  
As an Omen of worse Success, that very Night fell down the Mid rampire of the Black Tower of the Castle, with the Fane, on which was displayed the Crown and Regal Arms, which did no harm, only killed the Sentry who was found Dead amongst the Rubbish. The same Night was blown up,( whither by Treachery or Chance we know not,) the little Store-house which was built in the Garden remote from the Castle. It shattered some Houses in St. George's Lane, and Ship-street, but did no other damage.  
King James, Jealous of some Treachery,( as his last Refuge,) Arms his dejected Protestants again. An Oath of Fidelity is administered, and Arms delivered, both which we are forced to take, or be no longer of this World. The French,( difdaining that any Trust should be imposed in heretics,) drew up in a Body of Two Hundred Horse to disarm us. We deny. An Officer is sent from King James to desire us to lay down. We Capitulate and Promise, if they will let us March with our Arms into Town, we will deliver them at our own Houses upon Demand. It is granted, and we ordered to be ready upon the first Demand, otherwise, we are threatened,( should we join with the Protestants,) to have the City fired about out Ears, as they have done Carickfergus, and the rest of the North. And indeed this it is we most Dread, the Irish long having Attempted to make Waterford the Capital City.  
While we are in this Confusion in Dublin, King James is advertised from Cork of the Approach of Admiral Herbert, and the English Fleet, which were before breast, discovered on that cost, bearing up Westward, the Wind at S. W. and by S. K. James by their Steering that cost, being jealous of some Design of Kingsail, gathers all his scattered Forces together, French and Irish, with a design to Reinforce that Garrison. They Marched out of Dublin on Thursday the 8th. Instant. 8000 strong, Natives and Auiliaties, under the Command of the French General Rose. On Saturday the 10th. The King accompanied with Coll. Porter, Coll. Stuart and Two more, followed in the rear, with Resolution to secure one Important Garrison, if he had Relinqish'd another, and Recover in the West what he had lost in the North.  
But see the Fate that Attends the Unfortunate Scarce had he got a days journey off, when Captain Kelly who was sent to observe the motions of the English Fleet at Chester, brought an Express, that his Grace General Schomberg had embarked all his Forces on the 8th. which was Two days before the King left Dublin: The General himself being on Board, and fallen down unto Highlake, from whence he had set Sail with a fair Wind, and consequently must Land in a few Hours in some Placeabout Dublin: Count Zolms, having set out some days before, with the same Expedition for the North.  
In this Exigence, it is hard to determine what is to be don. If we loose Dublin, we loose Ireland. If we loose Kingsale, we shall loose our Interest with France. The French Advice is to go back and Fire Dublin, and though the Irish be naturally Inclined to Cruellty, yet are they Animated by the French, to Commit this Barbarity, which had it not been prevented by K. James himself, had at that In●●ant been put in Execution.  
An Army of 1500 Men, being left in and about Dublin, to secure the King's Return, he Marches with his 8000 Confederates towards Kingsale. He had not reached Clonmel, when an Express is brought him by Ensign Bourk, that Herbert was with his whole Fleet before Kingsale, that he had Landed 12000 Men, and besieged the Garrison. Scarce had he Wisper'd his Doleful News, when Capt. Coughlin riding in full Speed, Informs him that Kingsale was besieged by Admiral Herbert, nay, and what was worse, that by that time he feared it was surrendered. Disdaining the Report, he Orders the Messengers to be secured, and seeming Undaunted at the News, Marches on with his Army, since which time he has not been heard of, which has given occasion of some Discourse which I shall not mention until better Information.    

Printed for John Ashburne over against St. Dunston's Church in Fleetstreet, 1689.