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whether whither our main body was advanced
by that time. By
that time
the Enemy enemy had
form’d formed upon an ane open muir
facing faceing Clifton & and within
half Cannon cannon
shot, where they continued for a considerable time.; At at last about an ane
hour after Sun set sunsett they dismounted several severall
of their Dragoons dragoons who came to the bottom
of the Muir muir and lin’d lined the
hedges & and ditches that were nixt next
to it. here Here
was apretty a
pretty smart fire on both sides for about half an ane
hour, but a at last the fire of the dragoons
encreasing increasing, abatallion
a battalion
of Highlanders was ordered down sent doun to attack
them sword in hand, with orders to drive them from their
posts, but not to advance upon the Muir muir,;
accordingly the Highlanders made their attack with great spirit
and keeness keenness &
and, hast and after passing two hedges drove the dismounted
dragoons from the third and then return’d retired, as
they were ordered, to their former posts.;
only, 12 twelve of the our
Highlanders in their great eargerness eagerness pass’d
passed the bottom ditch and run up the Muir muir,
which were all that were ammissing
amissing
after the Action; action. How many of the dragoons were killed &
and wounded is uncertain; but by several severall
Circumstances circumstances, such as
e the number of
broadswords taken from the Dragoons dragoons and
the report of the wounded dressed at Penrith nixt next day,
they could not be fewer than a hundered a hundred. It is to be observed yt that At at the beginning
of this affair the Mcdonald's
McDonalds of Gengarie having the guard of the Artilery
artillary, when they came to the bridge of Clifton they sent
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