. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . rties. Wemay add a characteristic passage from a Manuscript Journal of a Scottishchaplain in the Highland army: Then I rode straight into the field of * A just sarcasm to this effect was adclressed by lord Mark Kerr to brigadier Wangh andcolonel Lasselles ; according to some accoonts addressed to Cope himself^ ] CHAKLE3 EDWARD RETURNS TO EDINBURGH. mi battle; and after meeting luveruahyle and bis nieu in the pursuit, I madeup to the prince, and wished him joy of
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . rties. Wemay add a characteristic passage from a Manuscript Journal of a Scottishchaplain in the Highland army: Then I rode straight into the field of * A just sarcasm to this effect was adclressed by lord Mark Kerr to brigadier Wangh andcolonel Lasselles ; according to some accoonts addressed to Cope himself^ ] CHAKLE3 EDWARD RETURNS TO EDINBURGH. mi battle; and after meeting luveruahyle and bis nieu in the pursuit, I madeup to the prince, and wished him joy of tlie glorious victory ! To which hewas pleased to reply, with a smile, Sir, the Highlanders have done it tihe wounded of both sides and the prisoners were taken care of, therowas a table spread for his Eoyal Highness on the field of battle, at Copescannons; and he did me the honour to bid me say grace, to which he rose,and stood very gravely.* This triumph was called by the rebels thevictory of Gladsmiiir — a place about a mile from Preston-Pans—therebeing an old prediction On Gladsmuir shall the battle IlCislou Tower. (Neur whuiu the Battle waa fought.) Charles Edward slept on the night of the battle at Pinkie House ; and hereturned to Edinburgh on the 22nd of September, with exulting followersbut with a diminished army. The booty of the field of Preston was toogreat to allow the Highlanders to believe that there was any duty moreurgent than to return to their homes in triumph with their spoil, providedthey eoidd escape from the control of their leaders. They foundserviceable arms and good clothes; money, whose value they comprehended,and watches, whose use they could not readily understand. But the victorywhich had been gained inspired such confidence in wavering chiefs andhesitating lairds, that, during the time of the princes sojourn in Edinburgh,nearly six weeks, he was enabled, in spite of large desertions, to musterdouble the number of men that he had
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