The Rebels

abandon that Place, Jan. 31.

goons and 400 Foot, with two Pieces of Vol. XI. Cannon, march'd to Tullibardine, to dif lodge the Rebels from thence, and to cover the Country People, who were employ'd upon the Roads, for the more commodious March of the Army, which, that Day proceeded to Ayrdock, and Auchterarder; and on Tuesday the laft Day of January, pafs'd the River Ern, without Oppofition, and advanc'd to Tul. libardine, within 8 or 9 Miles of Perth. His Grace's quick March fo terrified the Rebels, that that very Morning about Ten of the Clock, they abandon'd Perth marching off over the Tay upon the Ice; and about Noon the Pretender himself, who came to that Place,the Day before,follow'd his flying Adherents, with Tears in his Eyes. The Rebels went off in fuch Confufion and Precipitation, that they left their Cannon behind them; only they threw three of the largest of them into the River. The Duke of Argyle having the fame Day, about 4 in the Af ternoon, receiv'd Intelligence of their Flight, his Grace immediately order'd out a Detachment of 400 Dragoons and 1000 Foot; and on the 1ft of February about One in the Morning, his Grace and General Cadogan arriv'd at Perth with The Duke of the Dragoons. The Thoufand Foot Argyle takes which fet out with his Grace from Tulli- Poffeffion of bardine, got alfo to Perth about Ten that it, Feb. 1, Morning, as did the reft of his Majefty's Troops in the Evening. Some of the Highlanders could not,

even in their

Flight, forbear Pilfering. For hearing

*Feb. 3.

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'Vol. XI. of fome Brandy and Ufquebaugh that was hid in Perth, they ftop'd and feized it; and feveral of them drank fo plentifully that a Party of Colonel Campbell of Finab's Men, who march'd as an advanc'd Guard to the Royal Army, took them Prifoners. The Duke of Argyle having refolv'd to purfue the Runaways, with the utmost Diligence, without giving them Time to recover from their Confternation, his Grace advanc'd on the 2d of February to Errol, with fix Squadrons of Dragoons, three Battallions, and 800 The Duke of detach'd Foot; and the next Day proArgyle comes ceeded to Dundee; where the reft of the to Dundee. Army came on the 4th. The Rebels, with the Pretender, having retired from Dundee to Montrofe, his Grace fent on the 3d, a Detachment towards Aberbrothick, within eight Miles of Montrofe; and on the 4th in the Morning, his Grace order'd alfo Major-General Sabine, with three Battallions, 500 detach'd Foot, and 50 Dragoons, to m to There being two Roads to Montrofe, one by Brechin, the other by Aberbrothick, his Grace detach'd the fame Day Colonel Clayton with 300 Foot and so Dragoons, to march by the Way of Brechin, giving Orders as well to Major-General Sabine, as to Colonel Clayton, to fet the Country People to work to clear the Roads. His Grace having divided the rest of his Army into two Bodies, for marching with And marches the greater Expedition, proceeded on thither, Feb. the 5th in the Morning with all the Cavalry by the upper Road towards Brechin,

He fends Detachments to Montrofe.

as

as did Lieutenant-General Cadogan, with Vol. XI. the Infantry towards Aberbrothick, the whole Army being to join the next Day near Montrofe.

On the 15th of February, about Noon,

General The Preten

in his March to Aberbroth That the c. embark

Cadogan receiv'd Intelligence,

Day before, about Four in the After- for France, i noon, the Pretender receiv'd Advice at Montrofe, that Part of the King's Army was advancing towards Aberbrothick; whereupon he order'd the Clans which had remained with him after his Flight • from Perth, to be ready to march about 8 at Night towards Aberdeen, where he affur'd them a confiderable Force would foon come to them from France. At the Hour appointed for their March, the Pretender ordered his Horfes to be brought before the Door of the House in which he lodged, and the Guard which usually attended him to mount, as if he defign'd to go on with the Clans to Aberdeen: But at the fame Time he hipped privately out on Foot, accompanied only by one of his Domesticks; went to the Earl of Mar's Lodgings, and from thence by a By-way to the Water-fide, where a Boat waited, and carried him and the Earl of Mar on Board a French Ship of about 90 Tuns, called the Maria Terefa of St. Malo. About a Quarter of an Hour after, two other Boats carried the Earl of Melfort and the Lord Drummond, with Lieutenant-General Sheldon, and Ten other Gentlemen, on Board the fame Ship;

and

Vol. XI. ' and then they hoifted Sail and put to 'Sea. The Earls Marifchal and Southesk, the Lord Tinmouth, Son to the Duke of Berwick, General Gordon, with many other Gentlemen and Officers of Diftinction, were left behind to shift for themselves: Upon which the Clans, for the most Part difperfed, and ran to the 'Mountains, and about a Thousand of them, who continued in a Body march'd towards Aberdeen. Upon the Receipt of this Intelligence, General Cadogan haften'd his March towards Montrofe, where he *Feb. 5. arrived the fame * Afternoon, with the Regiments of Wills, Edgerton, and Clayton, and 600 detached Foot. The fame Night the Duke of Argyle came to Brechin, withThe Duke of in five Miles of Montrofe, with all the Argyle Dragoons; Lieutenant-General VanderAberdeen, beck with the Foot lay at Aberbrothick; in Purfuit of and they all continued their March on the the Rebels. 6th towards Aberdeen, in Purfuit of the Rebels.

marches to

+ Feb. 6.

The Preten

The fame Day, General Gordon, whọ der's Letter took upon him the Command of the Reso bis Friends. mains of the Forces of the Rebels, produced to them at Aberdeen, a Letter from the Pretender, in which he acquainted his Friends, That the Difappointment's he had met with, efpecially from Abroad, had obliged him to leave that Country; That be thanked them for their Services, and defir'd them to advise with General Gordon, and confult their own Security, either by keeping in a Body or feparating: At the fame Time,

General Gordon acquaintedore Pay.

they could not receive any more Pay.

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The Rebels march to Old

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On the 7th of February in the Morning, Vol. XI. the Van of the Rebels march'd from A berdeen, as did their Rear about Two in the Afternoon; and their main Body lay Meldrum, & at Old Meldrum; but about 200 of their Peterhead. Horfe, amongst whom were many of their The Duke of Chiefs, with Irish and other Officers, who Argyle arcame lately from France, went towards berdeen, Peterhead, in Order to imbark there. The Feb. 8. Duke of Argyle follow'd the Rebels very clofely; for, on the 8th of Feb. his Grace arriv'd at Aberdeen, with a Detachment of 50 Dragoons, and 400 Foot,and the rest of the K's. Forces being come, the fame day, in the Neighbourhood, his Grace detach'd Major-General Evans, with 200 Dragoons and 400 Foot, to endeavour to intercept the Horfe of the Rebels, if finding they could not get off at Peterhead, they made towards Fraferburg, as his Grace was inform'd they defign'd to do.

command a

Sir John Fennings, Admiral of the White, Sir John having about the middle of January, been Jennings named to command a Squadron of 10 Men appointed to of War, appointed to cruize in the Fryth squadron in of Edinburgh, and on the Eastern Coaft of Scotland. North Britain: He repair'd, by Land, to, Edinburgh, where he arriv'd the 24th, and alloon as he was inform'd that the King's Army was marching towards Perth, he hoifted his Flag on Board his Majefty's Feb. 1. Ship the Oxford, then in the Fryth or Forth He boifts bis of Edinburgh, and at the fame Time or- Flag on board der'd out feveral Frigates to attend the Motions both of the Royal Forces and of the Rebels, in order to affift the one and diftrefs the other. At the fame Time,

five

the Oxford.