of sixty, came to Bala, intending to go to Anglesey, but they had no sooner lighted but Colonel Jones and soldiers came after

them, and, after some struggling, they took about fifty of Lingen's men; some few escaped: it is reported they had £300, in money and booty.

Colonel Horton followed as far as Pool, and returned, and in his return burnt Havod Uchtryd, Morgan Herbert's house, for that one of his men had been there murdered by Morgan Herbert's men, but without the privity of Morgan, who was then

September 26, at night, the Parliament forces entered Anglesey, and, with fifty or sixty boats, put over both horse and foot the 27th day.

In the month of August, King Charles and his host. to England, and went to Manchester, and to Chester, and to Wem, and by Shrewsbury, and thence to *Caer Wrangen.

In the month of August there was a battle between the men of Earl Derby and Colonel Lilburn, and the Earl lost the field.

The month of September, came some men of Denbigh to Merioneddshire, namely, Captain Wynn and others, to raise horses and muskets, or £17 18 instead of the horse, and a month of pay, and £2 13 instead of and a month of pay, to be had again in taxes beforehand.

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1649.-An act for the Propagation of the Gospel in Wales. In April, Payer was shot to death.

+Duke Hamilton and Earl Holland were beheaded, and Lord Capel; and, by the grace of God, Lord Goring and Sir John Owen were preserved.

A tax was given towards supporting the war in Ireland, and to the Lord Fairfax in England, namely £90,000 a month, to begin the 25th of March, 1649, for three months; and of this £47 7 3 fell upon Merioneddshire, and £165 a month for six months more.

About the middle of March, 1650, men were placed in Castle y waen, and Sir Thomas Myddleton went as a sculker to England. At the same time soldiers came to Merioneddshire, and took Rowland Vaughan, of Cae'r gau; young William Wynn, of Glyn; Mr. William Owen, of Glynnone; Colonel Mostyn Wynn, of Fod sellau; 500 volunteers, who from Wales to Ireland.

In the month of December an Act came out to raise a tax on the kingdom of £120,000 for the war, to continue for four months, that is to say, a tax of £853 9 8 a month every month of these four months.

From the 25th of March, 1651, for six months more, is £120,000. Many churches in Wales were empty, without service, and the priests without any thing to live upon.

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+ This part of the narrative is in Welsh.-EDITORS,

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A press of fifty of the men of Merioneddshire, beginning of June, 1651, and in proportion this number through Wales and England, to go to Ireland.

The 14th of the same month there was a battle in Cardiganshire, towards Llan Rhystyd, and twenty of the men of the country were killed.

In the month of September there was a battle between the men of Parliament, in Caer Wrangen, with the Prince, and the men of the Parliament conquered, slaying 2000, and taking 1000 of the Prince's men.

MUSIC.

We are truly gratified in being enabled to present our fair countrywomen with the subjoined "Offering" from one of themselves.

With a mixture of pride and sorrow we number Mrs. Hemans's Fairwell to her Native Land amongst the first-fruits of our literary career. It is a consolation, however, to find that her attachment to Cambria is commensurate with that regret every true Welsh heart must feel at her departure.

"Mrs. HEMANS requests that the Editors of the CAMBRIAN QUARTERLY will favor her by accepting the enclosed little Song, which she has set to the air chosen by her sister. A subject from the history of Wales might, perhaps, have been more appropriate to their opening number, but she trusts that, as a slight offering of her attachment to the country, it may not be unacceptable." Wavertree, near Liverpool; Dec. 8.

Farewell to Wales.

To the Air of "Lady Owen's Delight."

Grazioso.

SYMPH.-(to be repeated after each Verse.)

P.P. ped

Castell Rhôs, in this parish, belonged anciently to Jorwerth ap Owen; for, except this and Llanvihangel Castle, in Pengwern, the whole of Cardiganshire was taken from him by Cadell Meredydd, and Rhys, in the year 1150. Eight years afterwards it was fortified by the Earl of Clare.-EDITORS.