The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-21 00:00:00

THAMIS•POLICE OFFICE

On Saturday James Brooks, a middle-aged man,
with club feet, having the appearance of a fanner,
and Thomas Little, a young man, who has been in
custody a month, were brought before Mr.BRODERIP,
for final examination on various charges of horse-
stealing, a crime which now prevails to a most
alarming extent throughout all parts of the kingdom.
After hearing the case, Mr. BRODERIP said there
was not sufficient evidence to warrant him in com-
mitting Little, but ordered him to find sureties in
the amount of 1001. to come forward and give evi-
dence against Brooks, who was sent to Newgate for
trial on two separate charges.

THE BATTLE OF SHORTWOOD FOREST

The grief and indignation which were felt
among the English at St. Johnstone, on hearing
of the slaughter of their countrymen, induced
Sir Gerald Heron, the Governor, to allow Sir
John Butler, son of the forementioned Sir
James, to follow the Scots with all the force of
the garrison, to revenge the death of his father.
In this undertaking he was joined by Sir Wil-
liam de Lorayne, an officer of reputation, and a
great favourite with the soldiery.
Although the force under these leaders
amounted to nearly a thousand men, from the
admirable management of the Scottish chief

they were kept in a great measure ignorant of
their ovtn vast superiority. In the forest of
Shortwood, a part of which they endeavoured to
invest, their provident enemy had erected a
number of rustic fortifications, in the form of
squares, communicating with each other, the
walls of which were made by affixing two rows
of planks to the trees, and filling up the space
between with thorns. Each of these squares
had a small opening towards the enemy, and
another at the opposite side, for the purpose of
retreat ; while the advance towards them was in-

tersected by defences, formed in a similar man-
ner, in order to break and otherwise prevent the
approach of too great a body of the enemy. By
this means, when the Scots found themselves
obliged to retire for shelter to these intrench-
ments, they could only be pursued in broken and
straggling detachments. These defences were
not fully completed when the English came in
sight ; and Wallace, therefore, in order to gain
time, appeared at a distant and almost detached
part of the wood with a few of his followers,
leaving the rest under the command of Stephen
of Ireland, to complete the works. On the
approach of the English, an arrow from the
powerful and unerring hand of our hero,
brought down one of their advanced-guard.
This had the effect of attracting their attention
towards that part of the N't o o d where he had
stationed his little party, who also sent their ar-
rows among the English, though not with such
good effect as their chief, who continued to bring
down his man as they advanced. The enemy,
having observed the opening at which Wallace
made his appearance to discharge his deadly
shafts, sent forward one of the most expert of
their Lancashire bowmen to lie in wait for him,
while the rest directed their missiles at random
toward those parts where they conceived his men
to be stationed. It was not long before the ea-
gerness of Wallace betrayed him to the practised
hand of his watchful adversary, whose well-di-
rected shaft, after grazing the collar of steel
which he usually wore, stuck fast in the fleshy
part of his neck. His keen eye, however, soon
discovered his lurking foe ; and, hurrying to-
wards him, intercepted his retreat, and slew
him in front of his companions, who were so
struck with the boldness of the deed, that not
one of them attempted to oppose his return to
his associates. Although the Scots were gene-
rally thought inferior to the English in the use
of the bow, on the present occasion, having the
covering of the wood to shelter them from the
superior number arid direct view of their adver-
saries, they managed, by shifting their ground
as their enemies advanced, to keep up a kind of
bush-fight till after noon; during which time fif-
teen of the English had been slain by the hand
of Wallace, besides a considerable number by
his companions. Their arrows being all ex-
pended, and having arrived at a part of the fo-
rest, where a high cliff prevented their further
retreat, Sir William de Lorayne advanced upon
them with nearly three hundred men, while Sir
Gerald Heron and young Butler remained with-
out the forest, in order to prevent the escape
of any of the fugitives. Wallace had just time
to make a short animating address to las com-
panions; and, placing them so as to have the
advantage of the chit as a protection to their
rear, they stood prepared for the onslaught.—
The English were astonished to find themselves
opposed to so small a number of Scots as now
appeared waiting their attack, and conceived
they would have little else to do than to surround
the party and take them prisoners. The deter-
mined valour, however, with which they received
and repulsed their repeated charges, convinced
them that the toils of the day were not yet over.
Wallace, who was always a tower of strength to
his friends in the hour of danger, displayed, on
this occasion, more than his usual heroism.—
While the strength which nerved his resistless
arm excited the greatest enthusiasm among his
followers, and spread horror and dismay through
the ranks of their enemies, Sir William de Lo-
rayne still urged his men on to the conflict, and

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