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the
profoundest Silence silence in our March march;.
our Our word was K.J.8th King James the
Eighth. we We were likewise forbid in making
the attack to make any use of our fire arms firearms,
but only of Sword sword, Durk dirk &
and Bayonet bayonet, to cut cutt
the tent strings and pull down the polls poles, and
where we observed aswelling a
swelling or bulge in the falln falen tent there
to strick & and push vigorously. When we had
march’d marched within less than 3 three
miles of the Enemy enemy we were ordered
order’d to halt, but by whose advice I cannot say ------------[B: according
According to Ld Lord G. M.-y’s George
Murrays account the morning was too far advanced and the Enemy
enemy probably had taken the Allarm alarm,
yet he acknowleges acknowledges
the Gentlemen gentlemen Volunteers
volunteers in the Van van and many others were
for advancing advanceing, and also seems to (?)
confess that it was the P. ce’s Ps positive Orders
orders yt that the attack should be made:,
He he knowing well the then estate of his Army
army, that they were in want of every thing needfull;,
and the loss of their Money money by the Hazard
sloop’s sloops falling into his the Enemy
enemys hands made aSudden a
sudden & and bold push absolutely requisite
for his purpose And by By the acknowlegement acknowledgement
since of Some some of high rank in
the D. of Cumberland’s Duke of Cumberlands Army
army, the design was not unlikely to succeed, considering
the boldness of the Highlander’s Highlanders first
attack & and the disorder many of the Soldiers
soldiers &c were in through yt that days
excess.
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