July 22. 1642. A brief relation of the late passages that happened at His Majesties fort of Duncannon, in the county of Wexford in Leinster, since the 8 of June, 1642.: With the taking and burning the town and castle called Dunmore, being a place of shelter for the rebels, with divers other matters of note. Written by Captain Thomas Aston, imployed in that service under command of the Lord Esmond; and by him sent to a gentleman of good credit in London.

Iune 27.

Munday in the evening there being two ships which were imployed in his Majestes service, riding at Anchor under the Fort, the one the good ship called the Confi∣dence of Dublin, Captaine Thomas Bartlet being Com∣mander thereof; the other the Mary of Bristoll, Captain VVilliam Chappell being Commander thereof: his Lord∣ship, Captain VVeldon, and my selfe, together with the said Captains, upon due consideration had of a Town and Castle called Doumore lying in a bay without the harbours mouth towards the Sea, farre from the sight and command of the Fort, as also a place wherein the Rebels belonging to VVaterford kept divers fishing-boats and used to randevouze and shelter themselves, waiting and expecting the comming of any ships bound for this harbour with supplies of Ammunition from foraigne parts for them, and to give them notice of their expectancy and attendance there, being a place where (unlesse it proved to be tempestuous weather) shipping might safely Anchor and discharge their la∣ding unknown to the Fort, resolved that sixty muski∣teeres, twenty to be chosen out of each Company with∣in

the Fort, should goe aboard the said ships that night, Captaine VVeldon being their Commander in chiefe, and that the ships should fall downe before the said Town by break of day, and then land the men and fire the same, which accordingly they landed, fired the Town, and tooke three of their fishing boats with their tack∣ling, and came aboard againe without being interrup∣ted by the enemy, who about 300. of them onely ap∣peared a farre off, but fearing the Ordnance of the ships durst not draw neere.