CONTENTS OF VOLUME II. DA A15 1894 " " CXIV. To Hon. T. Scott: Ross, 14 Nov. 1649 CXVI. To the same: Waterford, Nov. 1649 Waterford not taken; Death of Lieut.-Gen. Michael ,, CXVIII. To Lord Wharton: Cork, 1 Jan. 1649-50 Wharton's Doubts. New Campaign: Reduction of many places in Tip- LETTER CXX. To the Governor of Cahir Castle: Cahir, Progress of the Campaign: Cahir taken. CXXX. To Hon. W. Lenthall: Carrick, 2 April Kilkenny taken; Col. Hewson. CXXXI. To R. Mayor, Esq.: Carrick, 2 April Reflections on the Mercies in Ireland. CXXXII. To R. Cromwell, Esq.: Carrick, 2 April 1650. (Adjoined to this Volume) LETTER CXII. HERE is Cromwell's official account of the same business, in a Letter to Lenthall: For the Honourable William Lenthall, Esquire, Speaker of the Parliament of England: These!' SIR, Ross, 25th October 1649. Since my last from Wexford, we marched to Ross; a walled Town, situated upon the Barrow; a porttown, up to which a ship of seven or eight hundred tons may come. We came before it upon Wednesday the 17th instant, with three pieces of cannon. That evening I sent a summons; Major-General Taaff, being Governor, refused to admit my Trumpet into the Town; but took the Summons in, returning me no answer. I did hear that near 1,000 foot had been put into this place some few days before my coming to it. The next day was spent in making preparations for our battery; and in our view there were boated over from the other side of the river, of English, Scots, and Irish, 1,500 more; Ormond, Castlehaven, and the Lord of Ardes, being on the other side of the water to cause it to be done. That night we planted our battery; which began to play VOL. II. N very early the next morning. The Governor immediately sent forth an Answer to my Summons; copies of all which I make bold herewith to trouble you with ; the rather because you may see how God pulls down proud stomachs. The Governor desired commissioners might treat, and that in the mean time there might be a ceasing of acts of hostility on both sides. Which I refused; sending in word, That if he would march away with arms, bag and baggage, and give me hostages for performance, he should. Indeed he might have done it without my leave, by the advantage of the River. He insisted upon having the cannon with him; which I would not yield unto, but required the leaving the artillery and ammunition; which he was content to do, and marched away, leaving the great artillery and the ammunition in the stores to me. When they marched away, at least 500 English, many of them of the Munster forces, came to us. Ormond is at Kilkenny, Inchiquin in Munster, Henry O'Neil, Owen Roe's son, is come up to Kilkenny, with near 2,000 horse and foot, with whom and Ormond there is now a perfect conjunction. So that now, I trust, some angry friends will think it high time to take off their jealousy2 from those to whom they ought to exercise more charity. The rendition of this Garrison was a seasonable mercy, as giving us an opportunity towards Munster; and is for the present a very good refreshment for our men. We are able to say nothing as to all this, but that the Lord is still pleased to own a company of poor worthless creatures; for which we desire His name to be magnified, and that' the hearts of all concerned may be provoked to walk worthy of such continued favours. This is the earnest desire of your most humble servant, OLIVER CROMWELL. 1 We have just read them. 2 Jealousy of the Parliament's having countenanced Monk in his negotiations with Owen Roe and the Old-Irish of the Massacre. |