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however, and no encouraging replies were
received to the messages sent ashore to
Edinburgh. The arrival Of a strong Eng
lish squadron of the Firth compelled the
French ships TO fly. and their commander
in-chief insisted upon sailing back Co Dun
kirk. In vain the poor young King en-
trented to be set ashore at Inverness or at
Wemyss Castle in a small boat, with such
Og his companions a. were his own sub
jects. The French commander said that
his orders were to take the same care OF
the Ming Of England's person as II It had
been his own masters, and insisted upon
sailing for Dunkirk. 1t was a fiasco too
amazing to be believed in, more cruel than
was TO bo in l7i5 the retreat Of the Young
Pretender from Derby. IL is not surprising
that friend and foe alike should have be-
ieved the invasion to have been no more
than a demonstration that the young
Prince, with hin eager heart and his splendid
hopes, had been treated as a mere pawn
in the French war game and the faithful
Scots befooled from first TO last. A farce
Bolingbroke called il, though in the opin-
ion Of our authors no calumny Of his il
better dispToved by facts than his asser-
tion that James III. wns a consenting party
to the game Those much better informed
declared that James needed to land only
with his valet to be master OF Scotland.
There were not four rounds Of ammu milton
in Edinburgh Castle at the time; none came
from Berwick-upon-Tweed till the follow
ing Saturday. According to the Duke OF
Berwick, who blamed the French naval
commander severely for his conduct, James
III. could never have had a better oppor-
tunity to gain the Scottish throne than he
had in 1908
The result Of the second attempt Of
James Ill. to recover the throne Of SCOT
land is comparatively well known. In
December, I7l6, he went on board q small
ship at Dunkirk and on December ~ (old
style) the vessel ran into the haven OF
Peterhead, burRh Of the friendly b&rony
OF the Earl Marischal. and James VIII. Of
Scotland at last set foot on the land Of his
fathers. The news brought to him was
discouraginE and he fell into q state Of
depression which he was unable 20 shake
of Hundreds Of his adherents were i'm
prisoned with their leaders, Derwant-
water, Wintoun and Kenmure; he had no
General worthy Of the name, and hardly
any money. Nevertheless in his progress
inland he found the affection OF the Scot
tish people beyond description and his
spirits rose. On January z, 1718 (old style),
he arrived at Scone and took up resldencs
in the royal palace. His coronation was dis
cussed but not announced officially. The
coronation never took place. The Whig
forces were now advancing under the DUKE
OF Argyll, and on January %, I71B, consent
to abandon the city Of Perth was wrInR
from the disappointed King. It was said
that James went on signing the warrant
Weeping is not the way to conquer king
doms.' commented Prince Eugene unsym-
pathetically. By the middle OF February
he was compelled TO take refuge on q small
French vessel, which conveyed him to
Gravelines.
With the last chapter OF the Jacobite ris-
ing of the Fifteen the most perfunctory
readers OF history are well acquainted
the death Of Derwentwater and Kenmurs
on the scafold. tho romantic escape oF
Lord Nithsdale from the Tower by means
Of his heroic wife. the death by hanging
and CHASTITY, ,mutilation Of the oommonera.
the fight into exile Of the remaining leaders,
the further disArming OF the Highlands
u was in tho opinion Of our authors the
most hopeless rising in arms that ever was,
the most futile waste OF blood and posses
sions. From first to last there was no
hope in it. no method no plan, nothing but
boastful or desponding talk. One person
concerned. who was serious and constant
from the first 70 the stage next the last. who
acted logically. who knew what he wanted
and did his best to get it. was the King. and
he was misled by false information and
his courage and resolution were thwarted
and nullified by contradictory advice and
Cowardly opposition.
The authors Of the book before us follow
the ever darkening fortunes Of James I'll.
to 1885, when the last British horn Stuart
is laid to rest in Rome. With him was
buried the ancient Stuart royalty. Nothing
remained OF it but the disappointed hopes
and angry protests Of his elder son, Charles
Edward. and the gentle but 1ignified ardui-
escence Of the younger son. Cardinal York
All was over that was mortal. The old
song was sung. the last drama OF the tragic
Stuart cycle was played out. The cause
and its glory remained banquet hall de-
serted. whose lights were darkened. whoee
garlands dead. and all but faithful few
and mournful memory departed. Yet thoss
few and their loyal descendants have sufficed
to make the names Of the last Stuarts live
forever more wherever loyalty and faith are
crowned.