and now marched, under his command, into the neighbouring
highlands. The Catholics, they knew, were concentrated
in the valley, on one of the slopes of which Lord Grey
constructed a strong camp, and then, having selected the
fittest troops for the service, gave orders to attack
the Irish camp. Sir William Stanley, one of the officers
in command, well describes the upshot, in a letter to
Secretary Walshingham: "When we entered the glen," he
writes, "we were forced to slide, sometimes three or four
fathoms, ere we could stay our feet; it was in depth,
where we entered, at least a mile, full of stones, rocks,
logs and wood; in the bottom thereof a river full of
loose stones, which we were driven to Cross divers times
* * * before we were half through the glen, which is
four miles in length, the enemy charged us very hotly
* * * it was the hottest piece of service that ever I
saw, for the time, in any place." As might have been
expected, the assailants were repulsed with heavy loss;
among the slain were Sir Peter Carew, Colonel Francis
Cosby of Mullaghmast memory, Colonel Moor, and other
distinguished officers. The full extent of the defeat
was concealed from Elizabeth, as well as it could be, in
the official despatches; but before the end of August
private letters, such as we have quoted, conveyed the
painful intelligence to the court. The action was fought
on the 25th day of August.

Lord Grey's deputyship, though it lasted only two years,
included the three decisive campaigns in the South,
already described. At the period of his recall--or leave