Great News from Tingmouth: Torbay and Exon. GIVING AN ACCOUNT Of the several Actions of the FRENCH Invaders. And Their Majestes Forces of Devonshire. The surrendering of several Roman catholics, and other Material Occurrances.  
In a Letter from EXON.  
SIR,  
THE French Fleet having been on our cost for several Days past, sometimes Coasting about, other time at Anchor at Torbay, has had this good effect, as to put us in a very good posture of Defence. On Saturday Morning, about Day-break, their whole Fleet, being with their Gallies about one hundred and twenty Sail, weighed Anchor, and stood in for a small Fishery Village, called Tingmouth. About 5 a Clock the Galleys drew very near the shore of the said place, their Men of War at the same time played their Cannon on the shore, for the space of about an Hour, or an Hour and half; which scared the poor Inhabitants from their Cottages, they first taking with them what of any value, so short a warning and great fright would permit them: The Inhabitants being Fled, the Invaders immediately Landed their Men in their Longboats, to the number of one thousand Foot; who being no sooner come on shore, but they presently set the Town on Fire;( which was soon done, there being never a House in the place but was thatched, except the Parsons, which was covered with Cornish-Slate;) they 〈…〉 two or three Fisher-Boats 〈◇〉 River, and the Beacon, and plundered some other straggling Houses.  
Upon the News of this Villainous Attempt; and bold Invasion, the Militia of the Country, Horse and Foot, immediately made a Body, and marched after the Invaders▪ showing a great deal of Zeal and Resolution to Serve Their Majesties and Country upon this extraordinary occasion, the Nobility and Gentry of the Country ancing at the Head of them, with the Hereditary Courage and Bravery, which has always run in the Blood of the Gentlemen of this County, who for several Ages have bread Men Famous for their several Valorous Exploits, both by Sea and Land, in Defence of their Country, such as Sir Fran. Drake, Sir. Hugh Gibert, General Monk, Duke of Albemarle, Sir Walter raleigh, Sir R. Greenvil, Lord Andley; with many others.  
The Invadours, having Intelligence by their Scouts of the Posture of our Forces, and that we were moving toward them, they immediately prepared for to return to their Ships, and to make good their Retreat; they Landed seven or Eight small pieces of Can ●use by the shore side, to Play 〈◇〉 our Horse in case we came too quick upon them, we do not hear they gave out and Declarations, or made any pretensions for the late King James, or that one Soul in the whole Country, even the worst Roman catholic, pretended to come into them, but on the contrary several adjacent Ro●… man catholic Gentlemen, hea●… king of the villainy of the Invad●s on their Native Country, ha●… Voluntary surrendered themselve●… and offered all the security imaginable for their Peaceable and good Behaviour.  
Tingmouth, the Place where these Villains Landed, consisted of not above Forty Five small Cottages, most belonging to Poor Fisher-Men, who got a poor livelihood there, it lying just upon the Sea; it's 17 Miles from the City of Exon, in the mid way, between the River Exon and T there being no considerable Town between that and Exon.  
In the latter part of the Reign of King Henry the Fourth; the French Landed on these Coasts, near the Town of Plymouth, and Burnt about Sixty Houses near that Part of the Town now called Britain side, and then were beaten to their Ships again by the Inhabitants of the Country, Queen Elizabeth, of Famous Memory, was pleased to say of the Gentry of this County, that they were all Born Courtiers and Souldiers, with a becoming Confidence, and Natural Valour.  
The City of Exon was highly commended for it's Loyalty, when Besieged by Perkin Warbeck, in the Reign of Henry 7th. and by the Western Rebels in the Reign of Edward 6th. by the Parliament Forces in Charles 1st. their Valour was invincible in the two First, and their Loyalty unstained in the Last.   

London: Printed for W. Brown in Little Britain, 1690.