The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-10-08


throne of his ancestors ia Holyrocd House.
. That two lhousand men, wrote the Mar.
quis Of Tweedalc from Whitehall TO Lord
Milton, who had escaped from Edinburgh,
+" and these the scum OF two or three high
land gentlemen, the Camorons, and few
tribes Of the Macdonalds, should be able
in so short time 20 make themselves
masters Of Edinburgh, Is an event which,
had il not happened, should never have
believed possible The Panic, says
another letter. " wrought so powerfully ON
some, and corsc arguments on others, that
the town il now in the hands ct the reb-
els."
What bubble burst, when the forces OF
the Pretender, few days later, met the
royal army at Preston the number about
equal, but the Highlanders without artil-
lery or cavalry, while the Royalists were
provided with both--troops that had tri-
umphed under George II. at Dettingen
two years before, and bad suffered a de-
at scarcely less glorious than triumph
in the Spring Of this year, at the memorn-
Die battle Of Fontenoyf At four IN the
morning the young Pretender reused HIM
self from his pillow OF pease straw beneath
the open canopy Of heaven, and the tight
began and in less than five minutes,
saws the Chevalier de Johnstone, who was
in the battle, "we obtained "A complete
victory, with terrible carnage ON the
part of the enemy. II was gained with
such rapidity, that in the second line,
where | still was by the side OF the Prince,
we saw no other enemy on the field OF
battle than those who were lying on the
ground, killed and wounded though we
were not more than fifty PAGES behind our
first line, running always as fast as we
could TO oyertake them, and near enough
never to lose sight of them" Not bay
onet was wet, nor is il in one battle out of
hundred. Artillerymen and dragons
fed at The approach Of the Highlarders,
who threw away their guns--those who
had euns--and with terrific screams rushed
on with the claymore. IAN remedies"
says R,lt, Royalist " in every shape
were exerted by General Cope and his
brother officers, among whom was the
Earl Of Loudon, (afterwards commander
n-chief in this country,) TO regulate the
disorder, but in vain. Neither the exam
pie nor the entreaty Of the officers could
animate the dastardly dragons to return
to The charge; the other body OF dragons
joined in the flight; they opprobriously
fled without welding their swords, through
the town of Preston" A portion of the
infantry made momentary resistance un-
der the brave Col. Gardiner, who, after
the fight of the dragons, dsmounted and
placed himself at the head Of the foot,
where he gloriously perished.' Like
the noble Lyon, the other day, in Missou-
ri, seeing detachment Of infantry fight
ing without leader, he exclaimed, These
brave fellows will be cut to pieces for want
Of commander" placed himself in their
front, cheered them on, and was soon cut
in two with Highland scythe. Not above
40 of the Royal infantry escaped, all the
rest being killed or taken prisoners
twenty captains, twenty-iour licutenants,
twenty y-nine e;signs, with all the train of
artillery, baggage, tents, colors, and mill
tary chest, containing 10000, valuable
acquisition for the Pretender, who as he
had only two captains and thirty men
killed. and eighty-three wounded, made n
triumphal entry into Edinburgh carrying
all the wounded prisoners, with the colors
and baggage, in procession through the
city, guarded by the Highlandcrs, and at
tended by all the bagpipes Of The rebel ar
my, playing their favorite air, The King
shall enjoy his otcn again"
As for Sir John Cope, the commander
J in-chief, who had fought at Dettingen and
! Fonenoy, he contrived, with the aid Of a
white rose on his breast, which was the
Pretender's badge, to slip through the
Highland clans with few dragons, and
escaping to Edinburgh, dashed through
: the streets Of the city at full gallop. They
| were refused admission as a pack Of cow
I ards, into the castle, by the stout govern
( or, who held ii for King George, and.
, q seized with fresh panic went off again. =
. says Lord Sanhope, at full speed tow
{ ards Coldsiream. Even there they did
a not feel secure, but after nights rest
= SOUGHT bHtiAtI tlS VI AeSt-
{ wick. There they arrived in the most
Il disgraceful disorder, and Sir John Cope
n was received by his brother officer, Lord
a Mark Kerr, with the sarcastic compli-
d ment, that he believed be was the first
e general on record who had carried the
# tidings Of his own defeat"
e The three generals who commanded the
a Royal forces. while England lay underline
e paralyzing influence Of six months pan
e ic, we're Sir John Cope, Field Marsha
= Wade, and General Hawley. Their re
g speciiye shares in the military operations
e were commemorated by the wits Of the
'f day, later the danger Tas Pase in th'
d following couplet:
5 "cope could not cope, nor Wade wade througi
81 the snow,
!. Nor HAwley haul his cannon 10 the 70"
r. What audible burst when Charles
4 Edward. flushed with success, bis Iittls