CHAPTER XVI

William lands at Carrickfergus, and proceeds to Belfast

State of Dublin; William's military Arrangements

William marches southward

The Irish Army retreats

The Irish make a Stand at the Boyne

The Army of James

The Army of William

Walker, now Bishop of Derry, accompanies the Army

William reconnoitres the Irish Position; William is wounded

Battle of the Boyne

Flight of James

Loss of the two Armies

Fall of Drogheda; State of Dublin

James flies to France; Dublin evacuated by the French and Irish Troops

Entry of William into Dublin

Effect produced in France by the News from Ireland

Effect produced at Rome by the News from Ireland

Effect produced in London by the News from Ireland

James arrives in France; his Reception there

Tourville attempts a Descent on England

Teignmouth destroyed

Excitement of the English Nation against the French

The Jacobite Press

The Jacobite Form of Prayer and Humiliation

Clamour against the nonjuring Bishops

Military Operations in Ireland; Waterford taken

The Irish Army collected at Limerick; Lauzun pronounces that the

Place cannot be defended

The Irish insist on defending Limerick

Tyrconnel is against defending Limerick; Limerick defended by the Irish alone

Sarsfield surprises the English Artillery

Arrival of Baldearg O'Donnel at Limerick

The Besiegers suffer from the Rains

Unsuccessful Assault on Limerick; The Siege raised

Tyrconnel and Lauzun go to France; William returns to England;

Reception of William in England

Expedition to the South of Ireland

Marlborough takes Cork

Marlborough takes Kinsale

Affairs of Scotland; Intrigues of Montgomery with the Jacobites

War in the Highlands

Fort William built; Meeting of the Scottish Parliament

Melville Lord High Commissioner; the Government obtains a Majority

Ecclesiastical Legislation

The Coalition between the Club and the Jacobites dissolved

The Chiefs of the Club betray each other

General Acquiescence in the new Ecclesiastical Polity

Complaints of the Episcopalians

The Presbyterian Conjurors

William dissatisfied with the Ecclesiastical Arrangements in Scotland

Meeting of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

State of Affairs on the Continent

The Duke of Savoy joins the Coalition

Supplies voted; Ways and Means

Proceedings against Torrington

Torrington's Trial and Acquittal

Animosity of the Whigs against Caermarthen

Jacobite Plot

Meeting of the leading Conspirators

The Conspirators determine to send Preston to Saint Germains

Papers entrusted to Preston

Information of the Plot given to Caermarthen

Arrest of Preston and his Companions

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