. The history of Scotland, its Highlands, regiments and clans . hichcame to the resolution, that as soon as the whole body,which formed the blockade, had taken their turn asguards, the division of the army at Brampton shouldmarch in a body, and form the blockade, but that nodetachments should be sent from the different corps;nor did the council think it fair to order any such, asthese corps had had all the fatigue and danger of theblockade of Edinburgh. Such were the circumstances which preceded the resig-nation of Lord George Murray, who, in a letter to PrinceCharles, dated the fifteenth of N
. The history of Scotland, its Highlands, regiments and clans . hichcame to the resolution, that as soon as the whole body,which formed the blockade, had taken their turn asguards, the division of the army at Brampton shouldmarch in a body, and form the blockade, but that nodetachments should be sent from the different corps;nor did the council think it fair to order any such, asthese corps had had all the fatigue and danger of theblockade of Edinburgh. Such were the circumstances which preceded the resig-nation of Lord George Murray, who, in a letter to PrinceCharles, dated the fifteenth of November, threw uphis commission, assigning as his reason the little weightwhich his advice, as a general officer, had with his RoyalHighness. He, however, stated, that as he had ever had afirm attachment to the house of Stuart, and in particu-lar to the king, he would serve as a volunteer, and thatit was his design to be that night in the trenches. Ina letter, which he wrote the same day to the Marquisof Tullibardine, he stated that he was constantly at a 240. HIGHLAND ARMY IN ENGLAND loss to know what was going on in the army, and that hewas determined never again to act as an officer; but thatas a volunteer, he would show that no man wished moreto the cause, and that he would do all in his power toadvance the service. At the request of the marquis,who informed Lord George that Charles wished to seehim, Lord George waited upon the prince, who appearsto have received him dryly. On being informed by LordGeorge, that he had attended in consequence of a mes-sage from the prince, Charles denied that he had re-quired his attendance, and told him that he had nothingparticular to say to him. His lordship then repeated hisoffer to serve as a volunteer. Charles told him he mightdo so, and here the conversation ended. In a conversa-tion which took place afterward, between Lord Georgeand Sir Thomas Sheridan, the former entered into somedetails, to show that in his station, as lieutenant-g
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