The late history of Europe being a narration of all remarkable actions and other various affairs, both civil and military, that have happened in the several kingdoms and republicks : from the Treaty at Nimiguen in anno 1676 to the conclusion of the late peace at Res-Wick in September 1697 : which makes up a history of one and twenty years : accuratly and succinctly abridg'd / by Captain David Kennendy.

CHAP. XIV. Anno 1689

SECT. 1.

[Sect. 1] The Convention of Parliament meet∣ing the 22d. of January fall presently to their work,* 1.1 and the first Vote passed in the House of Commons, is as followeth.

Resolved,

That King Jame the 2d. having en∣deavoured to subvert the Constitution of this Kingdom, by breaking the Original Contract between King and People, and by the Advice of Jesuites and other wicked persons, having vio∣lated tho Foundamental Laws, and having with∣drawn himself out of this Kingdom, hath Abdi∣cated the Government, and that the Throne is thereby Vacant.

* 1.2This was sent up to the House of Lords, who not liking the word Abdicated, Erazed it and put in the word Deserted; This alteration the Commons would on no terms allow. This occasioned a stiffe debate between the Two Houses, for several days, at last on a inutnal conference held on the 5th. of February, the Lords agreed to the Vote, in the first Terms Voted by the Commons.

The next thing taken into consideration,* 1.3 was, the Form of Government to be established, and after Mature deliberation, a Declaration is drawn up, wherein all King James's Enormities and Miscarria∣ges in Government, are fully held forth:

for which Reasons (and because of his Abdicating the Government, the Throne is Vacant. And fi∣nally, It is resolved and finally declared that WILLIAM and MARY, Prince and Prin∣cess of Orange shall be King and Queen of En∣gland

with the Dominions thereto belonging dureing Their Lives▪ and the Life of the Surviver of them; And after their Deceases the Crown and Royal Dignity, to be succeeded to by the Heirs of the Body of the said Princesse; And for default of such ••ssue, by the Princess Ann of Denmark and the Heirs of her Body; And for default of such Issue, to the Heirs of the Body of the said Prince of Orange. And the Lords Spi∣ritual and Temporal, and Commons do Pray the said Prince and Princess of Orange, to accept of the same accordingly.

And that the Oaths hereafter mentioned be taken by all persons, of whom the Oaths of Alle∣giance and Supremacy might be taken in Law, in stead of them. And that the said Oaths of Alle∣giance and Supremacy, be abrogated.

The Oath of Allegi∣ance

I A. B. Do sincerely Promise and Swear, That I will bear Faith and true Allegiance to Their Maj••sties, King WILLIAM and Queen MARY.

So help Me GOD.

Oath of Abjuration

I do Swear, That I do from my Heart Abhor, Detest and Abjure as Impious, and Heretical. this Damnable Doctrine and Position, that Princes Ex∣communicated or deprived by the Pope, or any Authority of the See of Rome, may be depo∣sed or Murthered by their Subjects, or any other whatsoever. And I do declare, that no Forreign Prince, Person, Prelate, State or Potentate, hath or ought to have any Jurisdiction, Power, Supe∣riority Preheminence or Authority, Ecclesiastical, or Spiritual within this Realm, Soon after the King and Queen are proclaimed, and so take peace∣able possession of the English Crown.

SECT. 2.

[Sect. 2] A Convention of the States of Scotland met, about this time▪ and the Throne is declared Va∣cant there also,* 2.1 and an Act of Recognition is drawn up, which is so generally known, as I need nor here re∣peat it: Only the substance of it was, to declare the now King and Queen of England &c. to be King and Queen of Scotland also.

And the same Oath of Allegiance as was Sworn in England to be Sworn in Scotland also.

* 2.2This Act being past, The Earl of Argyle, Sir John D••lrymple, and Sir Robert Montgomery of Sker∣murly are sent up Commission••rs, and on the 11 of May tendered the Coron••tion Oath to Their Ma∣jesties, who holding up their Right Hands repeated it word by word after the Earl. And immediatly the Convention was turned into a Parliament.

* 2.3On the 13. of June, the Duke of Gordon Sur, rendered the Castle of Edinburgh.

And on the 16 of July, there was an Engagement between Major General Mckay,* 2.4 and the Lord Dun∣dee at Ki••licrankie, where the former was defeated and the latter killed in the Field.

After whose Death King James's party dwindeled away. doing nothing considerable thenceforth. For soon after, Leivtenent Collonel Cleland, with the Earl of Augus's single Regiment engaged with near Four thousand of them, at Dunkel, and gave them an entire overthrow, where the Leivtenent Collonel (a very brave Man) was unfortunatly killed.

SECT. 3.

[Sect. 3] Tho matters went backward with King James's party in Scotland. Tirconel was Active in Ireland.* 2.5 leaving a great many Regiments of the Irish, and with all possible Dilig••n••e, Arming them, and training them up in Martial Exercise to make them capable of Service, when ever the late King should h••ve use for them.

The late King bemoaning his Ca••amity to the

Emperour. Craved his Assistance,

Who Answers him with many pertinent and reasonable Ex••uses,* 2.6 why he could not be serviceable to him at that time, his circumstances being considered, and withal gives him a modest, but sharp Reprimand, for the bad measures he had taken, in putting his whole confidence in France, and rejecting the of∣fers of such Allies, as would have been more freindly and faithfull to him.

But though the late King had small encourage∣ment from the Emperour,* 2.7 or any other Prince (ex∣cept the French King) being informed of Tirconnels diligent endeavours in Ireland,* 2.8 thither he goes with about a Thousand eight hundred French Auxiliaries and landed the 12 of March 1689. and found a great number in Armes for him, and almost all the Countrey at his Devotion, save a f••w in the North, who (for want of Encouragement and Aid from England) were unable to make any considerable de∣beat, and on the 14 of March were defeated by Livetenant General Hamilton at Drumore, most of them flying to Londonderry and Inneskillin, where they defended themselves, with great Bravery, till relieved by Collonel Kirks Arrival in the Lough, where he lay seven or eight Weeks before he gave any relief to Londonderry, being hindered (as he al∣ledged) by cross Winds, though a worse cause was suspected and talked off by severals, little to his Commendation.

The defending of Londonderry so long, by a meer Rable of undisciplin'd Men (a few Gentlemen and Officers exceepted) against a powerful Army of Train'd Men well furnished with all Warlike En∣gines,* 2.9 and other Provisions needful for such an un∣dertaking and under the Command of skilful Ge∣nerals and other Officers both French and Irish, as it was matter of Admiration in this Age, so it will

seem altogether incredible by our posterity. How∣ever, it was resolutly defended by the good con∣duct of Collonel Henry Baker, and after his Death by Collonel Mitch••iburn, assisted by Mr. Walker, a Minister, who had the oversight and distribution of the Stores, and who was afterward killed at the Battle of Boyn, closs by the Duke of Shomberg, and who (before his death) wrote a narrative of the Seige of Darry, but there was on•• written after by one Mr. John Mcke••zie a Mimster,* 2.10 allowed general∣ly to be more true and impartial that the other.

On the 30 of July (the very day before the re∣lief of Dar••y) about two thousand of the Iniskilline••s, encountered Six thousand of the Irish commanded by Major General M••kartie, at a place called Newtoun∣butler, routed them, killed and drowned near three thousand of them, and took Mekarty pri••oner, losing only twenty Men, and about fifty wounded.

SECT. 4.

[Sect. 4] This Summer the King ordered the raising of Eig••teen Regiments of Foot, and Five of Horse, for the Irish Service.* 2.11 And on the 13. of August, The D••ke of Shomberg Landed at Car∣rickfergus with those Men being about Ten thousand Horse and Foot. On the 20. the Duke marched several Regiments towards Carrickfergus, from Bel∣fast, to which place he had marched, next day af∣ter his Landing, and presently drawing the Trench∣es, and raising some Batteries,* 2.12 he played furiously upon the Town, which so terrisied Mackarty-more, the Governour, as on the 26, he parlyed, and a∣greed to march out with Arms, and some Bag∣gage.

Presently after this, The Duke began his March to wards Dundalk,* 2.13 ordering the Train to be shipped and carryed about to the Bay of Carlinso••ra, eight Miles from Dundalk. He Eucamped at Dun∣dalk,

the 3. of September, the Irish Army being Twenty thousand, lay at Drogheda.

* 2.14On the 20th, of September, The Irish Army drew near Dundalk, and on the 21. they drew all out Horse and Foot, advanced the Standart Royal, and approached toward, the Dukes out-works; Whereupon, he ordered all to stand to their Arms, but kept his Camp, and made no advance towards the Enemy,* 2.15 who after a bravado for three or four Hours drew off, and reteired towards Ardoe, eight Miles off.

A Conspiracy is found out in the Army, one Du••pl••ssey a French Man being the cheif, who (with six more) is hang'd, and above 200, in the French Regiments, being found Papists were disarm∣ed, and sent under a Guard, to England.

* 2.16On the 27. of S••ptember, Collonel Lloyd, with a thousand Ini••kill••ners defeated five thousand Irish marching to Sligo, Killed Seven hundred, took Killie the Commander, and Fourty other officers, and eight thousand Cattle, and all with the loss of fourteen Men. But within a short while after, both Sti••o and Jamestoun fell into the hands of the Irish, which loss was inconsiderable to the English being compared with the great Mortality that en∣sued in the Camp. There dyed, Sir Edward Deer∣ing, Collonel Herry Wharton, Sir Thomas Gower, Captain Hungersoo••a,* 2.17 and a great many moe brave Officers, and of the Souldiers, a thousand seven hun∣dred dyed at Dun••alk, 1970 Sick, were shipt off to Belfast, most of whom dyed on Shipboard, and in short, near one half of the Army which came from England,* 2.18 dyed before February.

SECT. 5.

[Sect. 5] The Confedera••e Army this Year in Flanders was commanded by ••rince Wa••deck as was the French Army by Mareshal de Humtere, between whom happened no considerable Action this Campaign.* 2.19

Only on the 25. of August, the Armies lying near to one another, the Mareshal sent out a party to attack the ••rinces Foragers near the Village of Forge, hereon ensued a sharp skirmish, which last∣ed for some Hours, Recruits coming in on both sides to the parties engaged at first, at last the French r••teired in great haste, leaving their Cannon, and near two thousand Killed and Wounded; on the other side were Slain about three hundred, and Leivten∣nent Collonel Grahame.

* 2.20In Germany, the Armies were early in the Feild; on both sides. In June, Keyserwart in the Dutchy of Cleve, is beseiged by Brandenburg, and on the 29. it was surrendered on Honourable Conditions, leaving in the Town Fifty eight peices of Cannon, and Two Mortars.

* 2.21In June the Duke of Lorrain with Twenty thou∣sand Men. layes Seige to Men••z, which was carry∣ed on with a great deal of Courage, and Slaughter of many Men, on both sides, till the 11. of September, on which day, the French marched out of it with Drums beating, Cullors flying, Six peices of Can∣non, and Two Mortars. The modest computation of loss to the Germans, make it above Six thousand amongst whom were Four Princes, and the French lost Five thousand, besides the Wounded, about Six thousand marching out of the Town.

That Summer, the French miserably ravaged the Palatinate, and on the 4th, of August Mareshal de Duras laid seidge to Hesàelberg, and making one attack only (wherein he lost 400 Men) he retreat∣ed toward Philipsburg; and a little while after, he attackt Brushal, and carryed it.

On the 25th. of July, the Marquess de Bouslers,* 2.22 sell in into the Electorate of Tr••ves with Fire and Sword, and marching to Cocheim, he attackt it with great sury, where being stoutly resisted for a while,

at last took it by Storm, putting to the Sword, Man, Woman, and Child, but the fury being a little o∣ver, Quarters was given to about three hundred.

* 2.23In July, the Elector of Branden∣burg laid seidge to Bonne, but several things interveening, retarded his progress till the 27. of September, on which day the Dake of Lorrun came to him, after which, the Town was so hotly plyed, as Baron de Hasstield the Governour, fearing taking of the Town by Storm, he Capitulate, and on the 12, of October Surrender∣ed, leaving all his Cannon and Provisions, as also, all Count Mainard of Shombergs Baggage, which the French had basely seized on, a little before.

SECT. 6.

[Sect. 6] The Emperour having employed the Duke of Lorrain,* 2.24 this Year, in service on the Rhine, he give the chief command of the Army in Hungary, to Prince Lewis of Baden, who well de∣served it, and as well managed it: The 10th. of June, he arrived at Belgrade. From thence, he sent orders to Picolomini to come and joyn him with his Forces, On the 27 of August. his foot Army rande∣vouzed near the: Bridge of Gravovez, and the Horse came to him the next day. The Turkish Army a∣bout Fifty thousand lying not far from him, sent out some detachments to attack his Foragers, which occasioning some Skirmishes, at last engaged both Armies in a Battle, near Potochin, which was ma∣naged with a great many Warlike Stratagems, and martial Exploits,* 2.25 on both sides, for a long time, Prince Lewis having the great advantage on his side, of several Politick and Expert Generals, as P••••olomins, Veteram the Duke of Crot, Count Palfi, Count Staremberg, &c. by whose excellent conduct tho Prince beat the Turks from one Wood and one Retrenchment to another,* 2.26 till at last he attackt their main Camp. out of which he drove, and put them to a total Root, taking a hundred and five

peice of Cannon, three Mortars, several Bombs, a great quantity of Ammunition and other Provisions, and abundance of Riches.

The Prince having advice that the defeated Turk, had rallied again near Nissa, thither he March∣es with about seventeen thousand Men, where he ar∣rived on the 23 of September, where he found the Turkish Army entrenched much more regularly than ordinary but without any delay,* 2.27 he drew up his Army in Battle array, and attackt them: The Enemy being above twice the Princes Number, and very strong in Horse. made a stout resistance for several Hours, but towards Night, the Turkish Caval••y fell into disorder, and fell foul of their own infantry, which put them in great confusion, which the Prince observing, lay'd hold of the opportunity, and mak∣ing a furious onset, routed them entirely, who flee∣ing towards the Bridge which they could not find (being now dark) they took the River, thinking to Swim over, but the Stream being rapid, a great many Men and Horse were drowned. In the Camp, the Prince found thirty peices of Cannon extraordinary big, with aboundance of Ammuniti∣on, and great store of all necessary Provisions, Of all which, the Prince took nothing for his share, but the Scrasquiers Tent, which was very Rich, and was sent him by the Grand-Visier, his own being lost at the Battle of Potochin. After they had pillag∣ed the Camp they entered Nissa without any oppo∣sition,* 2.28 wherein they found provision for the Army for Six Weeks, and three thousand Horses and Mules, having lost in this Action, not above three hundred: Whereas it was computed there were Kill'd and Drown'd of the Turks, near Eight thousand.

The Prince immediaty fortifyed Nissa, and made Picolomini Governour of it, and all the adjacent Countrey; and on the 6. of October set foreward

with the Army toward Widin a strong place, with a good Castle, lying on the Danube; and being in∣formed that two Basha's with their Forces were Encamped near Widin, he hastes thither, and arriv∣ed in the Plains of Widin on the 14. early; The Ene∣my was in a consternation at the Princes sudden Arrival,* 2.29 however at first they made brisk op••ositi∣on, but being furiously assailed by a Victorious Ar∣my, they gave back, and re••eired to the City, the Christians pursuing closs, entered with them, pell∣med into the City. In which Action they killed near Two thousand, with the loss only of Four hundred Men.

The broken Forces sled into the Castle, with a Resolution to defend it, but the Prince presently ordered to open the Trenches, in order to a S••ige, and sent to Semena••••a for his great Cannon,* 2.30 which the beseiged understanding, and having no great Stomack to abide their coming, on the 18 of October, marched out with ••rms and Baggage.

The Prince having, with great Success and Ho∣nour, run sho••ow this Campaign, sends his Army to Winter Quarters, in Transtivania, and Va••achia, and goes himself to Vienna.

The Otoman Embassadors at Vienna, being utterly dissatified with the Proposals made by the Emperour an his Allies, go home in great discontent; and the War goes on.

SECT. 7.

[Sect. 7] The Venetians,* 2.31 had but bad success in the former Campaign, and little better in this for af∣ter a along Seige of Napon de Malvesia in the Morea,* 2.32 and loss of many brave Men, they were forced to convert it into a Blockade, and then retired to Winter Quarters. And in Dalmatta also, Molino the Providitor General,* 2.33 meeting with a party of Turkish Horse, near Narenta. he and his Mo••laques, are by them basely bassled, and forced to make a dishourable Retreat,

This Year. The 12•• of August Died Pope Inno∣cent 11th.* 2.34 Odeschaici by Name, called the Protestant Popr, And was succeeded by Peter Otobom, a Vene∣••••an, of Eighty Years Old.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Com∣mons Vote the Throne Vacant.
• * 1.2

  Debeat a∣bout the word, Ab∣dicate
• * 1.3

  WILLI∣AM and MARY Voted and Declared King and Queen
• * 2.1

  Act of Re∣cognition in Scotland
• * 2.2

  William and Mary declared King and Queen of Scotland
• * 2.3

  Castle of Edinburgh surrender∣ed
• * 2.4

  Dundee killed
• * 2.5

  Tirconel Active its Ireland
• * 2.6

  Emperors Letter to the late King
• * 2.7

  Ireland
• * 2.8

  The late King goes to Ireland.
• * 2.9

  Seige of Derry.
• * 2.10

  Six thou∣sand Irish beaten by two thou∣sand I••••s∣killiners, Major Ge∣neral Mae∣harty ta∣ken Priso∣ner
• * 2.11

  Duke of Shomberg Lands in Ireland
• * 2.12

  Takes C•••• rick sergu••
• * 2.13

  Matches to Dundalk.
• * 2.14

  King James offers Battle
• * 2.15

  Reteirs
• * 2.16

  Five thou∣sand Iri••h defeated
• * 2.17

  Mortality in ••he English Ar∣my
• * 2.18

  Flanders
• * 2.19

  French de∣feated at Forge
• * 2.20

  Keyse••∣wart taken by Brandenburg
• * 2.21

  Menta, ta∣ken be the Duke of Lorrain
• * 2.22

  Cocheim taken by Bousle••,
• * 2.23

  Bonne taken by Branden∣burg
• * 2.24

  Germany
• * 2.25

  Battle of Potochin
• * 2.26

  Turks rooted by the P••••nce or Baden
• * 2.27

  Battle of Nissa Turks rooted
• * 2.28

  Nissa yeil∣ded.
• * 2.29

  Turks de∣s••••••••d at Widin
• * 2.30

  Widin yeilde.
• * 2.31

  Venice
• * 2.32

  General Mo t••o worsted by the Turks ••ea.
• * 2.33

  Narenta
• * 2.34

  An. 1690.