A LETTER FROM THE LORD GENERAL, Dated the One and twentieth day of July, TO THE Right Honorable William Lenthal Eſq; Speaker of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of ENGLAND. Shewing the great Mercies of Almighty God in the late Succeſs given to the Parliaments Forces in SCOTLAND, Againſt the Enemy there.
ORdered by the Parliament, That this Letter be forthwith Printed and Publiſhed.
London, Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England. 1651.
AFter our waiting upon the Lord, and not knowing what courſe to take for indeed we know nothing but what God pleaſeth to teach us) of his great mercy, we were directed to ſend a Party to get us a4 Landing by our Boats, whileſt we marched towards Glaſcow. On Thurſday morning laſt Col. Overton with about Fourteen hundred Foot, and ſome Horſe and Dragoons, landed at the North Ferry in Fife: We with the Army lying neer to the Enemy (a ſmall River parted us and them) and we having Conſultations to attempt the Enemy within his Fortifications; but the Lord was not pleaſed to give way to that Counſel, purpoſing a better way for us.
The Major General marched on Thurſday night with two Regiments of Horſe, and two Regiments of Foot, for better ſecuring the Place, and to attempt upon the Enemy as opportunity ſhould ſerve: He getting over, and finding a conſiderable Body of the Enemy there (who would probably have beaten our men from the place, if he had not come) drew out and fought them, He being two Regiments of Horſe, and about Four hundred of Horſe and Dragoons more, and three Regiments of Foot; the Enemy five Regiments of Foot, and about four or five Regiments of Horſe; they5 came to a cloſe Charge, and in the end totally Routed the Enemy, Have taken about Forty or fifty Colours, killed neer Two thouſand, ſome ſay more; have taken Sir Iohn Brown (their Major General, who commanded in chief) and other Colonels and conſiderable Officers killed and taken, and about Five or Six hundred Priſoners. The Enemy is removed from their Ground with their whole Army, but whether we certainly know not.
This is an unſpeakable Mercy, I truſt the Lord will follow it until he hath perfected Peace and Truth: We can truly ſay, we were gone as far as we could in our Counſel and Action, and we did ſay one to another, We know not what to do. Wherefore it is Sealed upon our Hearts, That this as all the reſt, is from the Lords goodneſs, and not from man. I hope it becometh me to pray, That we may walk humbly and ſelfdenyingly before the Lord, and believingly alſo, That you whom we ſerve (as the Authority over us, may do the Work committed to you, with Uprightneſs and Faithfulneſs,6 and throughly as to the Lord, That you may not ſuffer any thing to remain, that offends the eyes of his Jealouſie, That common wealth may more and more be ſought, and Juſtice done impartially. For the Eyes of the Lord run too and fro, and as he findes out his Enemies here, to be avenged on them; ſo will he not ſpare them for whom he doth good, if by his loving kindneſs they become not good. I ſhall take the humble boldneſs to repreſent this Engagement of Davids in the 119. Pſalm, the 134 Verſe, Deliver me from the oppreſsion of man, ſo will I keep thy Precepts. I take leave and reſt
THe Carriage of the Major General, as in all other things, ſo in this, is worthy of your taking notice of; as alſo Colonel Okey, Colonel Overton, Colonel Daniel, Colonel Weſt, Colonel Lidcot, Colonel Syber, and the reſt of the Officers.
ORdered by the Parliament, That upon the next Lords day the Miniſters in all the Congregations, within the City of London and late Lines of Communication, and weekly Bills of Mortality, do render Thanks to Almighty God for his wonderful Mercy in the great ſucceſs given to the Parliaments Forces in Scotland, againſt the Enemy there, upon the laſt Lords day, being the 20th day of July inſtant, and implore the continuance of Gods bleſsing upon the Proceedings of the Forces of this Commonwealth there, and the perfecting of his own Work to his Praiſe.
ORdered by the Parliament, That this Order be forthwith Printed and Publiſhed; And that the Lord Major of the City of London, and the Sheriffs of Middleſex and Surrey reſpectively, do take care that timely notice hereof be given to the ſeveral Miniſters accordingly.
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