A LETTER FROM The Right Honourable FERDINANDO Lord FAIRFAX, TO HIS EXCELLENCY ROBERT Earle of ESSEX.
Relating his late proſperous ſucceſſe againſt the popiſh Army in the North, his expelling them from their Workes, and forcing them to raiſe their ſiege from before the Towne of Hull.
Alſo certifying, how the Enemy have fled to Beverley, and were forced to leave divers pieces of Ordnance, much Powder and Ammunition behind them.
Being upon the ſame day wherein the Earle of Mancheſter obtained the victory neere Horn-caſtle in Lincolnſhire.
Printed by his Excellencies ſpeciall direction.
LONDON, Printed for Iohn Wright, in the Old-baily, Octob. 18. 1643.
SInce the laſt Account, I gave your Excellency a few daies ſince, of our condition at Hull, on the fifth of this inſtant Sir John Meldram, that gallant Gentleman is happily arrived here, with foure hundred men from the Earle of2 Manchester, and two hundred and fifty men are ſince come come from Sir William Conſtable, but Sir William himſelfe is not yet here. Some little ſervice, I thanke God, we did on Monday morning laſt, what time the Enemy aſſaulted one of our outworkes, but was beaten backe with the loſſe of eleven or twelve men, and ſome Officers, without the loſſe of any of mine. Yeſterday, being the eleventh of this inſtant, I thought fit to draw forth what ſtrength I could well make, in a ſalley, to drive the Enemy from a new Worke that in the night hee had encroacht very neere us, on the Weſt ſide of the Towne, and it pleaſed God to give a bleſſing to the attempt. My men I devided into two bodies, under the command3 of Colonell Lambart, and Colonell Rainborow, Captaine of the Lyon, who brought ſome Sea-men for our aſſiſtants, and all under the command in chiefe for that ſervice of Sir John Meldram, whoſe valour and diſcretion with the other two Colonels throughout the whole action, I cannot mention without high commendation. About nine of the clocke by an aſſault two ſeverall waies, the ſervice begun; for, the truth is, we could not take that early advantage that I deſired for ſuch an interpriſe: in a ſhort time we gained one of their workes, and aſſaulted them in another; and it was not long ere we were unhappily forc't to retreat, and the enemy recovered all againe. But through the goodneſſe of God my men were4 ſoone rallyed, their ſpirits recovered, and they ſuddenly repoſſes of the laſt worke, beate them out of all the reſt in that part, and got poſſeſſion of one of their great Braſſe demy Cannon. The Enemy thus fled, and the ground ours, we drew that great Gunne out of danger of their repriſall: About two houres after our poſſeſſion of thoſe workes, the enemy had drawne downe a full body of reſerves of Horſe, and Foot, from all their Quarters, their numbers we know not, but about 36 Colours ſome of our men could tell; with theſe they oppoſed our tired men, and that in truth with excellent reſolution, but it pleaſed God after two houres ſharpe encounter, or thereabouts, they left the Field; ſince that we have drawne into the Town5 their great Demi-Cannon, one Demi-Culverin, one Sacre, three Drakes, and one caſe of ſmall Pieces, ſome Armes, and a Carriage of great Bullet, beſides ſome Powder, which was made uſe of againſt them. This laſt night I finde they have drawne of the reſt of their Ordnance from their other Workes, and ſo are like to be at ſome farther diſtance from us, though I am informed, they intend to keepe a Garriſon at Beverley, and to raiſe ſome Works ſomewhat more remote from us, to keepe us from being ſo active as they believe vve vvould be, vvhen they cannot make us ſo paſſive as they vvould have us. However, my Lord, vve heartily and thankfully acknowledge the powerfull & vviſe hand of our God in all this, deſire he ſhould6 have the glory of all, and to ſend his providence ſtill, as occaſion ſhall be further offered; the event vvhereof your Excellency ſhall aſſuredly have an account of, vvith the firſt opportunity, by
IT is his Excellencies pleaſure this Letter be forthwith printed.
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