The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-04-26

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wounded, and being carried off the field
filed the ranks with dismay, while the
kings division was struck with consterna-
tion at so disastrous commencement Of
an action in which they had promised
themselves 80 easy victory. Bruce
seized the moment Of confusion, and
seeing his little army distressed by the
arrows of the English, he sent Boutwell,
round, with resolute body of men, to
drive those destroying archers from the
height which they had occupied This
was effected and Bruce coming up with
his reserve the battle in the centre became
close, obstinate, and decisive. Many fell
before the determined arm Of the youth.
ful Scottish king; but it was the fortune
of Boutwell, to encounter the false Monteith,
in the train of Edward. The Scottish earl
was then at the head ofhis intrepid Lanark
men "Fiend of the most damned treas
on" cried he, Qet it be remembered that
Monteith was the man who betrayed Sir
William Wallace into the hands of Ed
wards myrmidons, who slew him, for al
legged high treason, in the town of London,
at the behest Of Edward vengeance is
come = and with an iron grasp, throwing
him into the midst of the faithful elan,
they dragged him to the hearse Of their
chief, and there on the skirts of its pail,
the wretehed traitor breathed out his
treacherous breath, under the strokes of n
hundred swords. 80, cried the veteran
Ireland perish the murderers of William
Wallace =" "So," shouted the rest,
''perish the enemies of the best Of men p
At this crisis the women and followers Of
the Scottish camp, hearing such triumph
ant exclamations from their friends, i'm
patiently quilted their station behind the
hill, and ran to the summit waving their
scarfs and plaids in exultation of supposed
victory. The English, mistaking these
people for new army, had not power to
recover from the increasing confusion
which had seized them, on King Edward
himself receiving wound; and panic
struck with the sight of their generals
falling around them, they flung away their
arms and fed. The King narrowly es-
capped but being mounted on stout and
feet horse, he put him to the top of his
speed, and reached Dunbar, whence the
young Earl of March, being as much at.
tached to the cause of England as his
father had been, instantly gave him q
passage to England. The Southron camp
with all its riches, fell into the hands Of
Bruce. But while his chieftains pursued
their gallant chase, he returned his steps
from warlike triumph, to pay the last
honors to the remains of the hero whose
blood had so often bathed the field Of
Scottish victory. So long had been the
conflict, that night closed in before the
last squadrons left the banks of Bannock
, burn"
This great and decisive battle secured
the independence of Scotland, fixed Brucs
upon the throne Of that kingdom, and wa;
the greatest overthrow which the Englisl
nation had received since the conquest
The unhappy king was murdered in the
, most brutal and barbarous manner, by his
: most licentious queen, Isabella, in concert
with her equally infamous paramour, Nor
timer, on tho 21st day of September
! 1927. The revolving details of this king,
death are too sickening for the reading o.
decent people.