Tho Duke de Schomberg had prudently declin'd A. C. fighting the Irifh upon unequal Terms, yet he felt 1689. a more fenfible Blow in his Camp than the lofs of two Battles would have been, fom a raging Sick- The Engnefs, occafion'd by the unwholfomnefs of the Place, lifh die wet Weather, and ill Food; and which fwept dai- apace at ly, or at least difabled, abundance of brave Officers Dundalk. and Soldiers. Among the reft there died Sir Edward Deering a Galant Gentleman, who had contributed more than any Man in the County of Kent, to wards bringing about the Revolution; Collonel Henry Wharton, a bold, brisk and brave Man, Brother to the prefent Lord of that Name; Sir Thomas Gower, and Collonel Hungerford, two young Gentlemen of Diftinguifh'd Merit. As for the Common Soldiers there perifh'd at Dundalk about 2000, and as many Sick were fhip'd off to be tranfported to Belfast, but of them not above 11co came afhore, the reft dying at Sea. Nay, fo great was the Mortality, that by the beginning of the following Ycar near two Thirds of the Army, that was tranfported over, were entirely loft. Winter approaching,both Armies went into Quarters, and Duke Schomberg renew'd his Inftances for the coming over of the 7000 Auxiliary Danes, who about this time arriv'd in England and Scotland, pursuant to the Treaty concluded with the King of Denmark on the 15th of Auguft. Nor were KingWilliam's Arms more fuccessful at Sea than in Ireland; for Admiral Torrington, with the Confederate English and Dutch Fleet, under his Command, having made a fhew of Landing of his Men to furprize Cork thought fit to abandon that Enterprize upon a falfe Intelligence, that the French advanc'd towards him; and he was foon after ob. lig'd to put into Torbay, most of the English Seamen being difabled by Sicknefs. This Misfortune was justly charg'd on thofe that had Victualled the Englif Fleet; for 'twas obfervable that all this while the Dutch continued healthy. Admiral Torrington having taken in found Provifion, and refrefled his Men, put out to Sea again; but was depriv'd of an oppottunity of fignalizing his Valour; fo that this Summer paft without any confiderable Action in the Channel A. C. Channel, only the English had the Misfortune 1689. to lofe the Dartmouth, a Man of War of 40 Guns', which, after a ftout Refiftance, was taken by the French. The Affairs of the Allies were more Profperous on the Continent, for Marefchal d'Humieres, who Commanded the French Army, having made a rash Attempt upon the Town of Walcourt, was Repuls'd Shock at with great lofs by the English and Dutch, Headed Walcourt by Prince Waldeck. The Action paft in this manAug 15. ner; the Marefchal hearing that a great number of Dutch Horfe were out a Foraging, made a Motion with his whole Army in order to furprize them. The Prince had no fooner notice of it, but he gave the Foragers a Signal to come into the Camp ; but that did not prevent their being vigorously charg'd by the French,who kill'd fome of them. Their Vanguard advancing attack'd the Village of Forge, where Boo Foot were Poited to countenance the Foragers, being Commanded by the Englife Collonel Hodges, Lieutenant Collonel Goes, and the Major of a Regiment of Horfe, who for above two hours maintain'd their Ground with extraordinary Valour, but had been over power'd by Numbers, had not Roo Major General of the Cavalry, (who was fent to bring back the Lieutenant Generals Webbenum, Marlborough and D' Hubi) come with their Horfe timely to their Relief. With that Reinforcement they made a retreating Fight against the main Force of the Enemy, till they came to a rifing Ground near Walcourt, where they joyn'd a Battalion of Luhenburghers, which had been reinforc'd by another of Collonel Hales. The French Attack'd the Town with their ufual Vigour upon a first onfet, which Jafted near an hour and a half, during which time Prince Waldeck order'd Lieutenant General Alva to march with three Regiments to their Relief, which were fupported by the Guards, and two English Regiments Headed by the Earl of Marlborough, while Major General Slaugeburg advanc'd, almoft at the fame time, with fome other Battalions of Foot to the other fide of the Town.., By all thefe Motions, and the flout Reliftance of thofe in the Town, the French French perceiv'd they had engag'd themfelves too A. C. far, and began to think of a Retreat, which they 1689. perform'd in great hafte,and Disorder,and confequently with confiderable lofs, leaving behind them fome Cannon and Ammunition, and near 2000 Officers and Soldiers Kill'd and Wounded. This was the Allies Computation; who on their fide own'd the lofs of above 300 Men, amongst whom were Lieutenant Collonel Grimes, of the English, the Major of the Dragoons of Zell, and fome Inferior Officers. And thus ended the Campaign in Flanders, without any other memorable Action, faving that the Spaniards, who acted in a separate Body towards Courtray, levell'd a great part of the French Lines, and rais'd confiderable Contributions on the Enemies Territories. On the German fide, as the Armies were early in the Field, fo they quickly enter'd upon Action; the Elector of Brandenburg laid Siege in May to Keyferfwaert, and was purfuing the Keyfer Attacks with Vigour, when the Garrifon, which fwaert e was partly compofed of French, and partly of Gerken by the mans, dividing among themfelves, demanded to Duke of Capitulate, and furrendred upon Articles. Fluff'd with this Succefs, the Duke of Brandenburg laid June 16. Siege to Bonne, which by reafon of feveral Inter- Bonne raruptions prov'd very tedious, but at last having ken by the gain'd the Counterfcarp, and fome out-Works by fame, Storm, the Garrifon furrendred upon honourable to. Terms, on the 7th of October, after 55 Days Bloekade, and 26 Days clofe Siege. The taking of Mentz ta Bonne was partly owing to the famous Duke of ken by the Lorrain, who after a vigorous Siege having made Duke of himfelf Mafter of Mentz, led part of his Vi- Lorrain, ctorious Forces to the Auftance of the Duke of Sept. 1 Brandenburg. burg, N. S. 7. This Year died the famous Pope Innocent XI, Pope Ja Odefchalchi by Name, who was advanc'd to the nocent.XI. Pontificate in 1676. He was by fome call'd the Dies, Aug. Proteftant Pope, becaufe at the fame time that the 12. N. S French King Perfecuted thofe of the Reform'd Religion in his Dominions, Innocent, who had an old Grudge against that Monarch,favour'd thofe Princes and States that oppos'd his Ambitious Defigns. This Pope A. C. Pope was certainly a Man of great Merit and In1689. tegrity. He was fucceeded by Cardinal Ottoboni, à Venetian by Birth, who took the Name of Alexan He is Suc-der VIII. ceeded by ↑ He goes Ecclefiafti- The Day appointed for the Parliament to meet tal Promo- drawing near, at which time his Majefty defign'd likewife to Summon a Convocation, his Majefty thought fit to fill up the Vacant Sees of Worcester, Chichester, and Bristol, which were bestowed, the Firft on Dr. Edward Stillingfleet, Dean of St. Paul's; the Second on Dr. Simon Patrick, Dean of Peterbo rough; 143 rough; and the Third on Dr. Gilbert Ironfide, Warden A. C. of WadhamCollege in Oxford, who were *Confecrated 1689, at Fulham by the Bishops of London, St. Afaph andn Rochefter, Commistionated for that purpose. Now 080.13. because the time allow'd by Act of Parliament for the Clergy to take the Oaths was expired, fome of thofe who refufed to qualifie themselves were Sufpended ab Officio, particularly the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bifhops of Glocefter, Ely, Norwich, Bath and Wells, and Peterborough, who remain'd firm to their Principles. About the fame time Dr. Tillotson, then Dean, and afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury, was made Clerk of the Clofet to his Majefty, and the Archbishop of York, the Bifhops of London, Winchester, St. Asaph, Rochester, Exeter, Salisbury, Bangor and Chester, with Twenty of the most Eminent Doctors in Divinity, were appointed by an Ecclefiaftical Commiflion to prepare fuch Matters as were to be Debated in the Convocation, to examine the Canons and ancient Rubrick, and to confider what Ceremonies might be laid afide, in order to invite the Presbyterians to join in Communion with the Church of England. After thefe Preliminaries, Writs were flued out for the Convocation to meet in November next following. the Church The King, who had been invited over to fecure King Withe Proteftant Religion, and the Laws and Liber. liam vain ties of England, and who by performing this greatly endea Task had been advanc'd to the Throne, endeavour'd ours to ftill to add fresh Glories to his Diadem, and, like a Reconcile kind Father, to entail Happinefs and Profperity up-men and on thefe Nations, by healing up their inteftine Presbyteri Breaches. The Revolution was, without doubt, ac- ans. complish'd by the immediate Favour of Divine Providence, and by the Wifdom of his Majefty; but whether the Church men,or the Presbyterians were more Inftrumental in it, is a hard Queftion to determine: The prefence of the common Danger had laid afleep their Inveterate Animofities, but that being over, thefe were foon reviv'd by Prejudice, and, which is more prevailing, Self Intereft. They had, at leaft they feem'd to have, an equal fhare in the Perillous |