Number. 231.
THE
Moderate Intelligencer:
Imparitially communicating Martiall
Affairs to the KINGDOM of
ENGLAND.
From Thursday, August 16. to Thursday, August 23, 1649.
Milford Haven, August 13.
WE are here in great joy at the good news from Ireland, in the defeat
of the Marquis of Ormonds Army, and as we believe, God
is the author of losse and gain, so we apprehend this a blessing,
as we did our losses his displeasure breaking forth upon us;
and as we are to be humbled for evill successe, so to be thank-full
for good, and we hope all whom it concerns, will make the
rejoycing a reall one, not by lifting up the head for a day,
but by relieving the oppressed, and doing of other righteous
things: As for the prosecution of the so good successe, the
Lord Lieutenant flacks no time, and if any were here, and saw what speed hath been
made, they would wonder that so much hath been done in so little time: He puts out
to sea, this day (if ill weather hinder not) Col. Hortons Regiment of ho[unr]se, Major Geldals
of foot, and most of the Dragoons stay behinde for want of shipping, which come,
Col. Horton commands over: And now if any gallant blades have a minde to give their
help to the soda in reducing of Ireland, they have yet opportunity of shipping, and as
the potencie of the enemy, it's conceiv'd, deterr'd many, so his being deseated by so
few, may be an encouragement.
August 16.
A Petition was presented by the Officers of the Army, which is preambled thus:
That the Forces of Ormond in Ireland being defeated, the Parl. will do good to this Nation,
and first,
In taking off all penall Statures made by any of the Kings or Queens of England,
or any Ordinance this present Parl. that gives occasion that men of conscience are molested,
and that the Gospels propagation be not hindred, nor the flowing forth of the
Spirits of Christ to the Nation, but be encouraged, they living peaceably, which may be