New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18

there is n loftv circular cavern. On the other
side there is an irregular line of low, rough rocks
TO mark the sepulchres Of the clans that oieu III
this place-brave victims OF n merciless massacre,
heroic realities of loyal love, vainly sacrliced
for n dubious cause and q weak leader. That Is
ALL But to the eyes of the spirit this lonely moor
land,-once populous with heroes, now filed with
their Wondering bones,-is forever hallowed ana
glorious with the pageant OF moEal .valor, the
devotion and the grandeur and the fearless hdel-
itv of men who were content to perish for what
thew loved stood there q long time, IN huunpi
meditation. The fnint white ghost OF the nall
moon was visible in the western sky, ana inc
Mace was so still that could hear the puzzihg
of flies in the air. No voice broke the sacreu
silence. and from the neighboring grove OF pines
no whisper floated.-though at distance l couid
see their pendant tassels just swayed, ana nothing
more, by the gentle autumn wind. WORDS nave
their power; but it is not in the power oi "nS
words of mine 10 paint the noble solemmty Oh
that scene, or to express the subllmity Oh us
spirit.
The battle of Culoden was IN unequal pat,ie'
and the issue of il seems to have been LOT Only
few moments in doubt. The Highlanders "eie
largely outnumbered. The English artillery strong
ly placed on long ridge Of the moor, moved then'
like stubbe. They swarmed from the Nils on
- 49,
English batteries their impetuosity WAS their
ruin Their first charge did indeed break the leit
wing Of the first of the three English lines that
had been arrayed against them and If the Mac
donalds had sustained that charge the final result
might have been different; but the Macdonaids
had been denied the place Of honor, and they
refused TO lift hand. 1t is an old story
now. The Duke of Cumberland had commanded
that no life should be spared, and when the massa-
ere began they were shot down in droves One
spot on the moor is marked The wen
of the Dead" Here the slaughter was hercest
and bloodiest. The Chief OF the Magillivray fell
here, and the rude lettering on this rough rock
commentaries one of the bravest men that ever
met foe. No attempt has been made at cpl
tanbs or mortuary recitas. Each rock Of sepul-
cbre hears simply the name of the clan that was
buried around and beneath it, Clan fraser.
Clan Macintosh, Clan Cameron, Clan Stuart Of
Alpin Clans Macgillivray Maclean and Maclach-
| Ian, and Athole Highlanders,-these with the
mixed clans make up this roll Of honor, that
| neither change nor detraction can ever tarnish
nor Time forget.
| The Cairn of Culloden was erected only thirty
three wears ago. 1t suits the place no other
| form of monument could suit it. Rugged truth
and homely simplicity are its Characteristic quail
tlcS. III is lOWtI ohi'J ANN' "Ao''
| and about ten feet in diameter. 1t consists OF
twelve rows of heavy, irregular stones laid with
out mortar but welded with layers of slate
Upon the cornerstone at the south SIDE is sculpt-
ured the commemorative record: "CULLODEN.
l746. f. P. FECIT 1883" The top is fiat, and
on it is wild growth Of flowers and grass A
tall slab, set in its easterly front, at the base.
and protected by an iron grill Of bars and pointed
shafts, bears this inscription: