True News from our NAVY, now at Sea: Showing the most remarkable passages there since his Excellency the Earl of WARWICK'S departure thence, Including these particulars. Namely, The taking of a ship near to Silley, laden with Ammunition from Saint Maloes, and bound for Sir Ralph Hopton in Cornwall.  
The intercepting divers Letters, from the Malignant Fugitives, to divers in the King's Army.  
The taking two Turks men of War, being Argier Pirates, near unto our Coast.  
The surprising of two Vessels, laden with Ammunition, and some Irish Friars, bound for IRELAND:  
With sundry other Passages.  
LONDON, Printed for Francis Wright. Anno Dom. 1642.   

True News from our NAVY, now at SEA.  
SInce the departure of his Excellence the Earl of Warwick from our Fleet, we have no way forgot our duty, but been in a constant posture of War about our coasts ever since, watching the approaches of all Ships that might give any assistance to the Malignants against the high Court of Parliament. On Saturday the fifth of November two of our ships had in chase near the Island of Silley a French bottom, who upon view of us stood out to Seaward: Sir David Murrey therefore (being a nimble Sailer) undertook her, and after two hours chase haled her aboard; but she made no answer, but clapped on more sails to get the wind, which being somewhat scant she had no possibility of escape. After the discharge of two Guns (one of which shore her Mizzen by the board) she came in, being indeed a French Vessel, and of S. Malos; her loading (as her Master affirmed) being Normandy-Canvas, and other Linen, and that they were bound for Southampton: Being inquired of why they shunned us, they answered, they took us for Dunkirk men of War. But going down into her hold, under some slight packs of linen cloth (the serpent lurking under that grass) we discerned some bales of Match, and barrels of Powder; three hundred Muskets, or thereabouts; three Field-Pieces; five hundred Case of Pistols, and as many Carabines. So finding by the lading that there was some further mischief conveyed in that Vessel, Sir David examined the Master, for what end all that Ammunition was prepared, by whom put aboard him, and whither bound? After some flight excuses he told he was bound for Penrin in Cornwall; that he was fraught with those goods by the procuration of some English Gentlemen in S. Malos; that that man (pointing to one in a Sailor's habit) could better inform; who being strictly called to question, was found to be one Master Greenvill, a Kinsman to Sir Bevill Greenvill that perverse Malignant, sent by him and Sir Ralph Hopton to make purchase of those Arms and that Ammunition in France: which partly with money from the foresaid Knights, and by the assistance of Master Termyn (whose credit is good in France) meeting him at S. Malos, was purchased. Letters there were found about the said Greenvill, in certain mystic characters, from Master Termyn to the said Sir Ralph Hopton and Sir Bevill Greenvill, which with the Vessel we made stay of, intending as soon as possibly she could be brought up the River (being an old leaky Vessel) to send her to London, with the said Greenvill and ammunition, to the dispose of the honourable the Court of Parliament.  
On Sunday the sixth of November, our Fleet being twelve ships in company, to the starboard of us we espied two ships, as far off as we could ken, which made towards us with all sails: and upon their nearer approach we perceived them to be of good burden, and (●s we conjectured) men of War: they taking us for Merchants bound outward, were resolved to see our lading; and so coming within something near distance, they were found to be Turk's men of War: They perceiving us not to be the men they took us for, tacked about, and feign would have been gone: But the Fiddler played No such matter, we made account they should not part so easily with us; and so our Rear-admiral Sir john men's, with two of our ships, the Assurance and a Merchant of five hundred Tun, undertook them: the Rogues seeing no way but they must fight, their wast-cloaths out, and all things ready, they gave us a broad side of at least thirty Guns from both of them, making amain towards us, hoping (having a full wind to friend, and being light nimble Vessels) to have got through our Fleet and escaped: But Captain Millar that commanded in the Merchant gave their Admiral a salute, that spoiled part of his haste, cutting his foremast clean by the board: the Assurance also out of her Forecastle shooting her great Guns at her, tore her without mercy, so that the Rogues were but in an ill plight; yet would they not yield, but stood stoutly to it, being very well manned, playing upon us with their Muskets, and casting fire-pots over into the Merchantman with great fury and agility, but thanks be to God they did small hurt. At last Sir john laid their Vide-admiral aboard, and though those miscreants would have discharged their Murderers to clear their Decks, yet our men were got into their Cabin ere they could give fire: with that they cried for Quarter, which was granted; and their Admiral perceiving his companions misfortune, struck his top, and submitted himself to mercy. There was in both the ships a hundred and forty men left alive, threescore being in the fight sent to their Prophet's Paradise. We lost but four men. There was in them threescore good brass Guns, eight and thirty in the Admiral, and two and twenty in the other; abundance of ammunition, which was their lading, being (as their Captain confessed) bound with it for Ireland, to sell to the Rebels, with whom they have continual traffic for those commodities, since their insurrection: those incarnate Devils being debarred of all help from Christian Princes (to whom they are detestable for their rebellion) trading with these Turks. Howsoever, for this time we have marred their market, and made lawful prize of men, vessels, and goods, which shortly shall be sent up to London, to testify our good wills to serve the King and Parliament.  
Within four days after this, one of our lesser ships brought in a Holland Catch, which it had taken going towards Milford haven in Wales, whither it was bound; there being in her a servant of my Lord Digbies, whose Pockets were well stuffed with Letters; some of which, it should seem those of consequence, he cast overboard: those that were found about him, were from his Lord to the Earl of Bristol, wherein he much bewails his absence from his country, wishing he were here to serve the King against the Parliament, entreating him to send him over some money, for that he was in great want: that for ammunition, as powder, shot, and the like, he was afflicted he could send over no more, having neither credit nor money for that purpose; which if he had it were to little end, the States being so desirous to comply with the Parliament, that they had absolutely prohibited the exportation of that kind of merchandise. Other letters there were, from him to Commissary Wilm●t, from Sir Frederick Cornwallis to Sir Edward straddling, Master Ashburnham, and other Malignants, but of no importance: Howsoever, they are with us in safe custody.  
The next day was brought in by the Assurance a French man of Nantz in Britain, a very good ship; there was nothing aboard her but Wines and Linen cloth: her Cocket spoke she was bound for London; and so finding nothing in her that could be prejudicial to the State or high Court of Parliament, we dismissed her in friendly manner. And that afternoon we had sight of two Vessels, but they were so nimble we could not reach them all night; but in the morning by that it was clear we had gotten within musket shot of them, and found them to be French bottoms. We haled them aboard, and after we had well ranged them up and down, we found great store of Ammunition in them; some twelve great barrels of Gunpowder, an hundred Muskets or thereabouts, with much Match: the men we found to be most part Irish, the owners of the Barks being Irish Friars, Priests, and Jesuits, that had bought them at Dunkirk, and fraught them with that lading, which they intended (as Father Phelim O-Connor their principal Ringleader confessed) to have transported into Ireland, to their Countrymen the Rebels; the said O-Connor having about him the Pope's Bull, wherein he gave full absolution and remission of all their sins to those that assisted the Catholic cause in Ireland, proclaiming all those Martyrs that should suffer death in that quarrel. Our Soldiers and Seamen made very good sport with his Holiness Bull, which (with the Friars) nothing fearing the Pope's curses, we made stay of, as also of their ammunition, which shall serve to better use than they intended it. There was also among other Trinkets a sanctified banner, which the Pope had sent to that arch-rebel Sir Phelim O-Neale, creating him his chief Champion, and entituling him the great O-Neale, and King of Ulster.  
The next day, off from the Isle of Wight we had another vessel in sight, and though we did what we could possible to bring her in, she made so fast to sea, having a full wind, that we could not fetch her up: so after all that days sailing, with the night we lost sight of her. What she was we could not conjecture, but certainly she was laden with no good Merchandise, because she refused to come in, and fled from us with such speed. Some were of opinion that she was a Pirate, but I rather believe she was some French bottom, fraught with Ammunition, and bound either for Ireland to the Rebels, or to some of the Malignants; as either to the marquis Hartford, or the Cornish Malignants.  
The next day, which was Friday the eleventh of November, it was a mighty Fog at sea, so that we could not see a furlong before us: and on a sudden came tiding down the channel three ships of good burden; and ere they espied us or we them, they were upon us within half Musket shot: wherefore we shot off a warning-piece for them to come in, but our Colours being not discernible by reason of the Mist, they refused to strike their tops, but let fly a broad side at us, and we again at them: but they finding the service too hot, ran down the channel as fast as they could possible, striving to quit us; we thundering on them with our great Guns as fast as we could possible. Now the wind beginning to blow, the Fog cleared, and we discerned them to be States Men of War our friends. So heaving some Cans of Wine one to another, we were very sorry for the harm we had done them, and departed.  
These are all the passages of note that befell us here lately, where thanks be to God we are in good health, resolving to spend our blood in the service of the Parliament.  
FINIS.