The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-17 00:00:00

FURTIIER DISTURBANCES IN SCOTLAND.

FROM THE ot.AsGOw ontoNH:LE OF THURSDAY.
" Yesterday morning, at seven o'clock, as one of the Kilsyth
Yeomanry was passing along, be was stopped on the high road.
within a few miles et- Kilsyth, by a party of armed Radicals,
who refused to allow him to pass. On his return he met an
orderly, of the Kilsyth troop, with despatches, proceeding in the
same direction, and both came into Kilsyth, where they ac-
quainted the officer with what had occurred. Lieut. Hodgson,
of the 10th Hussars. and Lieut. Davidson of the Stirling hire
Yeomanry, immediately marched with a party of each of these
corps in pursuit of the men, whom they overtook near Bonny •
bridge. On observing this force the Radicals cheered, and
advanced to a wall, over which they commenced firing at the
military. Some shots were then final by the soldiers in return,
and after sonic time the cavalry got through an opening in the
wall. and attacked the party, who resisted till overpowered by
the troops, who succeeded in taking
.19 of them prisoners, who
arc lodged in Stirling castle. In this encounter Lieut. Hodson
received a pike. wound in the right hand, and a sergeant of the
loth Hussars was severely wounded by a shot in the side and by
a pike. Three horses were also wounded. Four of the Ratlka6
were wounded, one of whom was left on the field; five muskets,
two pistols, IS pikes, and about 1,00 rounds of ball-cartridges
were taken. Lieut. Hodson has reported to Mayor-Gen. Sir T.
liradtrl that ao troops could behave better titan the whole party
under his command, and a general garrison order has been
iasued, highly complimuitary to the soldiers employed on this
occasion.
"6 OFFICIAL BULLETIN.—On Sunday ni^ht the following
Bulletin was issued front Lord Sidinouth's Office :
" Home Department, Sunday, April 9.
" Intelligence. of which the following is the substance, has
this morning been received from Scotland :
" About seven a. m., on Wednesday, April 5, one of the
Stirlingshire Yeomanry, in proceeding to join his troop at Falkirk,
was stopped an the high toad, within a few miles of Kilsyth, by
a party of armed Radicals. who refused to let him pass. Ile
turned back. and on his return, met an orderly of the Kilsyth
Troop of Yeomanry. who was on his match in the same direction,
with despatches. The two Yeomen went to Kilsyth, and re-
ported what had happened.
" Lieut. Hodgson, of the 10th Hussars. and Lieut. Davidson,
of the Stirlingshire Yeomanry, immediately marched with a
small party of each of these corps in pursuit of the Radicals, and
overtook them near Bonny-bridge.
" The Radicals, on observing this, cheered, and advanced to a
wall, over which they commenced firing on the military. Several
shots were fuel by the soldiers in return, and after some time the
cavalry passed through an opening in the wall and attacked the
Radicals, who resisted until they were overpowered by the
troops. Four were wounded. and one of them was left on the
field. Nineteen were taken ptisoners, and lodged in Stirling
Castle. Five muskets. two pistols, eighteen pikes, and about
one hundred rounds of ball cartridges were taken.
" In this encounter. Lieut. Hodgson received a pike wound
through the right hand ; and a sergeant of the Hem= was
severely wounded by a shot in the side, and by a piles. Three
horses were also wounded. Lieut. Hodgson has also world to
Major-General Sir Thomas Bradford, that no troops °odd behave
better than the whole party under his command and a general
order has been lamed highly complimentary to the Yeomanry
engaged on this occasion.
EXTRACT OF • LETTER FROM THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF
lONN TMUIR.
" I write you hurriedly to inform you that the famous
battle on Bounymuir was fought a little whose Laird Ro-
bertson's house. The radicals were lyiug resting them•
selves on a hill, and saw the horsemen coining when two
miles distant.
" When the horsemen came rip, the Radicals advanced
to a fence dyke about five feet in height, giving three
cheerk; they then took aid, resting their pistols and gnus
on tbe dyke, and fired two ronnds, when the officer, who
was mounted, cleared the fence pliantly in tbe very
midst of them ; his horse was stabbed in the thigh with a
pike, which entered his bowels, and be is now lying at the
farrier's stable.
" The Radicals amounted to thirty-five, and they were
waiting fur more coming op from Aidrie and Larbeit,
A Lartiert man was dreadfully cut about the head, and
left in Robertson's house. Messengers were sent for him
last night, but the surgeon had give, a certificate that he
could not be removed; however, his friends came
through the night and carried bins ir; two men ran iuto
the Loch and were taken.
A gentleman in Denny having given kis bothe and
cart to take the wounded prisoners to Stirling, has receiv-
ed a threatening letter. Five joined lie party from Con-
dorrat, one of whom returned after the battle, who had
rim off and thrown his gun from bile. The Radicals ou
their march robbed several houses of guns ; amongst the
number was the toll keeper's house at Castlecarry. One
of those mortally wounded was found lying burying his
ball cartridge, In in number, amongst the heather. One
is dead iu furling Castle, and the other two are fast
dyin;."

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