[162]Maxwell p. 103.[163]Lord Murray's Narrative, Forbes, p. 88.[164]General Stuart, I., p. 78.[165]Forbes; note, p. 94.[166]Chambers's Hist. of the Rebellion, p. 70.[167]Tales of a Grandfather, iii. 166.[168]Forbes, p. 100. Maxwell, p. 115. See, also, for the references to the last eight pages, Lord Mahon, Henderson, Chambers, and Home.[169]Scots' Magazine, p. 138.[170]Atholl Correspondence, p. 163.et passim.[171]Tales of a Grandfather, vol. iii. p. 176.[172]Maxwell, p. 131; also Forbes, p. 193.[173]Lord George Murray's Journal. Forbes, p. 166. Johnstone's Memoirs, p. 116. Maxwell, p. 133.[174]According to Lord Elcho's account (MS.), ten or twelve only were killed, and the rest taken prisoners.[175]Forbes' Johnstone.[176]Grant of Rothiemurcus.[177]Atholl Correspondence, p. 211.[178]See vol. i.—Life of the Marquis of Tullibardine.[179]Lord Elcho's MS.[180]See a very curious account of the Siege of Blair Castle, written by a subaltern officer in the King's Service. Scots' Magazine for 1808.[181]Forbes, p. 108.[182]Scots' Magazine, p. 33.[183]Ibid.[184]There was one horse which seemed endowed with supernatural strength, for when, eventually, the Castle was relieved, the horse, which had been shut up without forage, was found, after eight or ten days of abstinence, alive, and "wildly staggering about" in its confinement. It was afterwards sent as a present by Captain Wentworth, to whom it belonged, to his sister in England.[185]See Forbes, p. 108, 109.[186]Jacobite Correspondence, p. 217.[187]Jacobite Correspondence, p. 218.[188]Maxwell, p. 13.[189]Maxwell, p. 134.[190]These circumstances will be fully detailed in the Life of the Duke of Perth.[191]Maxwell.[192]Colonel Ker's Narrative, Forbes, p. 140 and 141.[193]Lord Elcho's MS.[194]Maxwell, p. 153.[195]Lord Elcho's MS.[196]Colonel Ker's Narrative, p. 142.[197]Lord G. Murray's Account, Forbes, p. 124.[198]Lord Elcho's MS.[199]Lockhart, vol. ii. p. 533.[200]Atholl Correspondence, p. 221.[201]Brown's History of the Highlands, pt. v. p. 261.; from the Stuart Papers.[202]See Stuart Papers. Brown,passim.[203]Stuart Papers; from Dr. Brown.[204]Secretary to the Chevalier St. George.[205]Stuart Papers. Appendix. Brown, p. 95.[206]Chambers. Ed. for the People, p. 141.[207]Genealogy of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drummond. By a Freind to Vertue and the Family.—Unpublished.[208]The office of Thane or Seneschal was, to be theGiusticiareor guardian of that country; to lead the men up to the war, according to the roll or list made out; and to be collector for the Athbane of the kingdom for the King's rents in that district. The Athbane was the highest officer in the kingdom—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Steward. The Thanes were next to the Athbanes, and were the first that King Malcolm advanced to the new title of Earls.—See Lord Strathallan's Genealogy of the House of Drummond.[209]Genealogy of the House of Drummond, 139.[210]Amongst his other literary efforts, Drummond of Hawthornden left a MS "Historie of the Family of Perth."[211]Lady Willoughby D'Eresby is heiress to the estate of Perth, and representative in the female line of the Earldom of Perth in Scotland and of the Dukedom in France. At the same time that the Dukedom of Perth was created, the last Earl's brother was created Duke de Melfort. His descendants are, therefore, the male representatives of the Earldom of Perth, and George Drummond Perth de Melfort in France is now claiming the title. (Letter from Viscount Strathallan, to whose courtesy I am indebted for this information.)[212]"Reducing."—Editor[213]Memoirs of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiell.[214]The title of Duke was afterwards assumed by the young chief of the House of Drummond, and was given to him by the Jacobites generally; but, in consequence of his father's attainder, and the forfeiture of his title, he was, in the eye of the law, simply a commoner. Hence he is described by Home as "James Drummond, commonly called Duke of Perth, his father having been so created by James the Second at St. Germains." The right of the Duke to this dignity was at that time, and it still is, recognised in France. Without entering into the merits of the question of right, and to prevent confusion, it is therefore expedient to designate this Jacobite nobleman by the name usually assigned to him in his own time.[215]Forbes's Jacobite Memoirs, p. 296.[216]Wood's Peerage.[217]Curious Collection of Scottish Songs; Aberdeen, 1821.[218]Henderson, History of the Rebellion of '45, p. 19. 1753[219]Memoirs of Lochiell, p. 30.[220]History of the Rebellion, p. 35.[221]Lord Elcho's Narrative, MS.[222]See the History of the Rebellion, by Rae; and the Cochrane Correspondence.[223]Maculloch's Highlands.[224]Forbes's Jacobite Memoirs, p. 17.[225]Henderson, p. 30.[226]Henderson, p. 30.[227]Chambers' History of the Rebellion; Edit. for the People; p. 19.[228]"History of the Present Rebellion in Scotland, 1745. From the relation of Mr. James Macpherson, who was first in the service of the Rebels."In contradiction to this statement, to which Macpherson adds, that the Chevalier attended Mass daily, the testimony of one of the daily papers (the Caledonian Mercury) may be given, as inserted by Mr. Chambers in his very interesting History of the Rebellion of 1745. The Prince visited an Episcopal chapel; the name of the clergyman, Armstrong, and the text, Isaiah xiv. 12, are specified. It was the first Protestant place of worship that the Prince had ever attended. Hist. of the Rebellion, p. 21.[229]History of the Present Rebellion, p. 19.—It is remarkable that two Histories of the two rebellions were composed by men who had changed sides. That of 1715 by Patten, who was rewarded for his disclosures, as King's evidence, by a pension. What reward was bestowed on Mr. James Macpherson does not yet appear.[230]History of the Present Rebellion, p. 26.[231]Notes and Observations taken from MSS. in the possession of A. Macdonald, Esq., Register Office, Edinburgh.[232]Lord Elcho's MS.[233]In Exeter House, Derby, there is a portrait of Prince Charles, painted by Wright of Derby, in which the eyes are hazel. That in the Earl of Newburgh's possession, at Hassop, has blue eyes.[234]Henderson, p. 51. Home, p. 100.[235]Home, 101. Alexander Henderson.[236]Lord Elcho's Narrative, MS.[237]Henderson, p. 84.[238]Henderson, p. 88.[239]Henderson differs in this account from Home. "Charles," says the latter, "remained on the field of battle till mid-day, giving orders for the relief of the wounded of both armies, for the disposal of his prisoners, and preserving, both from temper and from judgment, every appearance of moderation and humanity," p. 122.[240]Lord Elcho's MS.[241]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 55.[242]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 57.[243]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 59.[244]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 46.[245]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 48.[246]Maxwell, p. 65.[247]History of the Rebellion of 1745 and 1746. Extracted from the Scots' Magazine, p. 99.[248]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 74.[249]Maxwell, p. 76.[250]Jacobite Memoirs.[251]Lord Mahon is decidedly of this opinion. See Vol. iv. Hist. of England, respecting the Jacobites.[252]Lord Elcho's MS.[253]Maxwell, p. 80.[254]Maxwell, p. 112.[255]P. 129.[256]Maxwell, p. 140.[257]P. 147.[258]Chambers.[259]Lord Elcho's Narrative.[260]The estate of Comrie is now in the possession of Sir David Dundas, and the descendant of its former owner, and the Duke's standard-bearer is reduced to be the landlord of the village inn. See Letters of James Duke of Perth, Chancellor of Scotland. Printed for the Camden Society, and edited by Wm. Jerdan, Esq.[261]The battle, according to the newspapers of the day, lasted about half an hour.[262]Maxwell, p. 154.[263]See Lord Elcho's MS. Narrative; which, however, since it is written in a bitter spirit, and varies in many details and in most opinions from Maxwell's, I am not disposed wholly to trust.[264]The traditionary accounts have been collected, in the case of Thos. Drummond, a claimant of the honours and estates of the Earldom of Perth. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1831. I do not vouch for the truth of these anecdotes, but they have an air of probability.[265]Case of Thomas Drummond, p. 18.[266]See case of Thomas Drummond, p. 26.[267]Case, p. 34. Dr. Malcolm had in his book made a different statement; but had contemplated re-publishing his work, with corrections, among which the existence (after 1747) of James Drummond, was to be asserted.[268]For this information, and also for a copy of the case of Thomas Drummond, I am indebted to the kindness of W. E. Aytoun, Esq.[269]In 1816, another appeal, and a fresh claim to the Drummond estates, and to the Earldom of Perth, were brought forward by the descendant of John Drummond, the great-uncle of James, Duke of Perth. The said John Drummond was raised to the dignity of the English peerage in 1685, by James the Second, by the title of Viscount Melfort; in 1686 he was raised to the dignity of Earl of Melfort; and afterwards, following the monarch to St. Germains, was created Duke of Melfort.The great-grandson of the Duke of Melfort was a Roman Catholic priest, who officiated some years back at the chapel in Moorfields; he was living in 1831 in France, at a very advanced age.The pamphlet in which, in 1816, he asserted his claim, and which was laid before the House of Lords, was professedly written "by an unfortunate nobleman;" with the appeal of Charles Edward (Drummond), Duke of Melfort, heir male, and chief representative of the House of Drummond of Perth, submitted to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, &c., 8vo., London, 1816.[270]Lord Elcho's MS.[271]For the copies of these epitaphs I am indebted to Robert Chambers, Esq. This is that gentleman's account of the inscriptions:—"The within is a correct copy of the inscription, as entered in Bishop Forbes's MS., vol. 9, dated on title page, 1761. The entry of inscriptions is immediately subsequent to a copied letter or memorandum of May, 1764, and antecedent to one of November, 1765."Fama perennis, lauru porrecta, vetat moriPrincipes immaculatis Proavum honoribus dignos.Hoc Elogium,D.D.D.T.D. L.L.D."N.B.—The above is engraven, all in capitals, on the tomb at Antwerp, with the coat armorial of the family on the top of the inscription."The following is the English translation of the originals in Latin, copied from the papers of Bishop Forbes:—Sacred to the Memoryofthe most illustrious brothers, James and John,Dukes of Perth,Chiefs of the House of Drummond,a very ancient and noble family in Scotland.James,the more disposed of the two to the study of Belles Lettres,excelled in Literature;was eminent as a favourer of the Fineand Liberal arts.Providing for the common good,he was always a most worthy citizen in peace.Characterized by the sweetness of his manners,and distinguished by the strength of his mind,He ever shone with unstained faith as a friend of mankind.Great in peace, he was still greater in war,For when Prince Charles landed in Scotland,He drew his sword in the cause of the House of Stuart,Put all other cares aside,And uniformly looking forward to glory and worth,He ever gazed with a cheerful countenance on the toils of war:He was utterly regardless of all danger,Without want of energy in battle, he was merciful in victory,Indeed a man of rare occurrence;At length when the forces of Charles were wasted away,His native land, his friends, and a very ample estate,Were all, when weighed in estimation with a mind conscious of right,Bravely deserted:Turning his steps towards France, he fled hisNative country.Oppressed by the troubles of his lot, and theHeavy misfortunes of his country,He died on the great ocean,On the 13th of May, in the thirty-third year of his age;And his remains, precluded from consecrated ground by adverse winds,Were given to the deep.John,Imbued with a happy turn of mind for military affairs,From early youth applied himself to the military art.Brave, intrepid, and firm in purpose,He was ennobled by gentleness, and softened the asperity of the soldierby the ease of his manners.He was placed over the Royal Scotch Legion,Enlisted by himself,By the most Christian King,Louis XV.Whilst the Civil War was raging in BritainHe led the French Auxiliary Forces,And after the unfortunate battle of Culloden,Was a fugitive in the same ship as his brother.In Flanders, under the General Count Saxe,He served a long time,Ever a defence to those under his command,A remarkable comforter (Learn, O Britons!) in the calamities of war;Gradually rising to the highest dignities of war,And seeking to attain the goal of noble glory,He was carried away by sudden death in the midst of his course,28th September, A.D. 1747. Aged 33.[272]Edited by W. Jerdan, Esq., M.R.S.L., 1845.[273]Maxwell, p. 166.[274]General Stewart's Sketches of the Highlanders, vol. ii. p. 5. App.[275]See General Stewart's Sketches.[276]Chambers. Note, p. 106.[277]Lockhart's Memoirs, vol. ii. p. 540.[278]Stewart, vol. i. p. 105.[279]Brown's Highlands, p. 284.[280]Donald Macleod's Narrative, in Bishop Forbes's collection.[281]Home, App. p. 45.[282]O'Neil's Narrative.[283]Brown's History of the Highlands, p. 285, note, vol. iii.[284]Maxwell of Kirkconnel, p. 178.[285]Chambers' Traditions of Edinburgh, p. 255.[286]Eglintoune House was situated on the west side of the old Stamp-office Close, High Street. It is now occupied by a vintner.—Chambers' Traditions, p. 256.[287]Boswell, p. 320.[288]A Genuine Account of the Prince's escape.—Scots' Magazine for 1749.[289]Captain Roy Macdonald's Narrative. Forbes, p. 419.[290]Chambers. Edit. for the People, p. 101.[291]Note in Scots' Magazine for 1749; from a MS. by Colonel Macalister.[292]Donald Macleod's Narrative. Forbes, p. 391.[293]Boswell's Journey to the Hebrides, p. 207.[294]Chambers, p. 102, and note.[295]It was, (be it known, for the gratification of those curious in such matters,) "sprigged with blue."[296]Jacobite Memoirs, p. 448.[297]Forbes, p. 449.[298]Forbes, p. 413.[299]Curious Tracts in the British Museum, vol. iv. Scotland.[300]Jacobite Memoirs, p. 447.[301]A small isle about eight miles to the westward of South Uist.[302]Forbes. Narrative of Captain Donald Macdonald.[303]Scots' Magazine for 1749.[304]Note in Chambers' Memoirs of the Rebellion.[305]Preface to the Jacobite Memoirs by Mr. Robert Chambers, to whom the public owe so much on this and other subjects.[306]Brown's Hist. of the Highlands, vol. iii. p. 309.[307]Preface to Jacobite Memoirs, xi.
[162]Maxwell p. 103.
[162]Maxwell p. 103.
[163]Lord Murray's Narrative, Forbes, p. 88.
[163]Lord Murray's Narrative, Forbes, p. 88.
[164]General Stuart, I., p. 78.
[164]General Stuart, I., p. 78.
[165]Forbes; note, p. 94.
[165]Forbes; note, p. 94.
[166]Chambers's Hist. of the Rebellion, p. 70.
[166]Chambers's Hist. of the Rebellion, p. 70.
[167]Tales of a Grandfather, iii. 166.
[167]Tales of a Grandfather, iii. 166.
[168]Forbes, p. 100. Maxwell, p. 115. See, also, for the references to the last eight pages, Lord Mahon, Henderson, Chambers, and Home.
[168]Forbes, p. 100. Maxwell, p. 115. See, also, for the references to the last eight pages, Lord Mahon, Henderson, Chambers, and Home.
[169]Scots' Magazine, p. 138.
[169]Scots' Magazine, p. 138.
[170]Atholl Correspondence, p. 163.et passim.
[170]Atholl Correspondence, p. 163.et passim.
[171]Tales of a Grandfather, vol. iii. p. 176.
[171]Tales of a Grandfather, vol. iii. p. 176.
[172]Maxwell, p. 131; also Forbes, p. 193.
[172]Maxwell, p. 131; also Forbes, p. 193.
[173]Lord George Murray's Journal. Forbes, p. 166. Johnstone's Memoirs, p. 116. Maxwell, p. 133.
[173]Lord George Murray's Journal. Forbes, p. 166. Johnstone's Memoirs, p. 116. Maxwell, p. 133.
[174]According to Lord Elcho's account (MS.), ten or twelve only were killed, and the rest taken prisoners.
[174]According to Lord Elcho's account (MS.), ten or twelve only were killed, and the rest taken prisoners.
[175]Forbes' Johnstone.
[175]Forbes' Johnstone.
[176]Grant of Rothiemurcus.
[176]Grant of Rothiemurcus.
[177]Atholl Correspondence, p. 211.
[177]Atholl Correspondence, p. 211.
[178]See vol. i.—Life of the Marquis of Tullibardine.
[178]See vol. i.—Life of the Marquis of Tullibardine.
[179]Lord Elcho's MS.
[179]Lord Elcho's MS.
[180]See a very curious account of the Siege of Blair Castle, written by a subaltern officer in the King's Service. Scots' Magazine for 1808.
[180]See a very curious account of the Siege of Blair Castle, written by a subaltern officer in the King's Service. Scots' Magazine for 1808.
[181]Forbes, p. 108.
[181]Forbes, p. 108.
[182]Scots' Magazine, p. 33.
[182]Scots' Magazine, p. 33.
[183]Ibid.
[183]Ibid.
[184]There was one horse which seemed endowed with supernatural strength, for when, eventually, the Castle was relieved, the horse, which had been shut up without forage, was found, after eight or ten days of abstinence, alive, and "wildly staggering about" in its confinement. It was afterwards sent as a present by Captain Wentworth, to whom it belonged, to his sister in England.
[184]There was one horse which seemed endowed with supernatural strength, for when, eventually, the Castle was relieved, the horse, which had been shut up without forage, was found, after eight or ten days of abstinence, alive, and "wildly staggering about" in its confinement. It was afterwards sent as a present by Captain Wentworth, to whom it belonged, to his sister in England.
[185]See Forbes, p. 108, 109.
[185]See Forbes, p. 108, 109.
[186]Jacobite Correspondence, p. 217.
[186]Jacobite Correspondence, p. 217.
[187]Jacobite Correspondence, p. 218.
[187]Jacobite Correspondence, p. 218.
[188]Maxwell, p. 13.
[188]Maxwell, p. 13.
[189]Maxwell, p. 134.
[189]Maxwell, p. 134.
[190]These circumstances will be fully detailed in the Life of the Duke of Perth.
[190]These circumstances will be fully detailed in the Life of the Duke of Perth.
[191]Maxwell.
[191]Maxwell.
[192]Colonel Ker's Narrative, Forbes, p. 140 and 141.
[192]Colonel Ker's Narrative, Forbes, p. 140 and 141.
[193]Lord Elcho's MS.
[193]Lord Elcho's MS.
[194]Maxwell, p. 153.
[194]Maxwell, p. 153.
[195]Lord Elcho's MS.
[195]Lord Elcho's MS.
[196]Colonel Ker's Narrative, p. 142.
[196]Colonel Ker's Narrative, p. 142.
[197]Lord G. Murray's Account, Forbes, p. 124.
[197]Lord G. Murray's Account, Forbes, p. 124.
[198]Lord Elcho's MS.
[198]Lord Elcho's MS.
[199]Lockhart, vol. ii. p. 533.
[199]Lockhart, vol. ii. p. 533.
[200]Atholl Correspondence, p. 221.
[200]Atholl Correspondence, p. 221.
[201]Brown's History of the Highlands, pt. v. p. 261.; from the Stuart Papers.
[201]Brown's History of the Highlands, pt. v. p. 261.; from the Stuart Papers.
[202]See Stuart Papers. Brown,passim.
[202]See Stuart Papers. Brown,passim.
[203]Stuart Papers; from Dr. Brown.
[203]Stuart Papers; from Dr. Brown.
[204]Secretary to the Chevalier St. George.
[204]Secretary to the Chevalier St. George.
[205]Stuart Papers. Appendix. Brown, p. 95.
[205]Stuart Papers. Appendix. Brown, p. 95.
[206]Chambers. Ed. for the People, p. 141.
[206]Chambers. Ed. for the People, p. 141.
[207]Genealogy of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drummond. By a Freind to Vertue and the Family.—Unpublished.
[207]Genealogy of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drummond. By a Freind to Vertue and the Family.—Unpublished.
[208]The office of Thane or Seneschal was, to be theGiusticiareor guardian of that country; to lead the men up to the war, according to the roll or list made out; and to be collector for the Athbane of the kingdom for the King's rents in that district. The Athbane was the highest officer in the kingdom—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Steward. The Thanes were next to the Athbanes, and were the first that King Malcolm advanced to the new title of Earls.—See Lord Strathallan's Genealogy of the House of Drummond.
[208]The office of Thane or Seneschal was, to be theGiusticiareor guardian of that country; to lead the men up to the war, according to the roll or list made out; and to be collector for the Athbane of the kingdom for the King's rents in that district. The Athbane was the highest officer in the kingdom—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Steward. The Thanes were next to the Athbanes, and were the first that King Malcolm advanced to the new title of Earls.—See Lord Strathallan's Genealogy of the House of Drummond.
[209]Genealogy of the House of Drummond, 139.
[209]Genealogy of the House of Drummond, 139.
[210]Amongst his other literary efforts, Drummond of Hawthornden left a MS "Historie of the Family of Perth."
[210]Amongst his other literary efforts, Drummond of Hawthornden left a MS "Historie of the Family of Perth."
[211]Lady Willoughby D'Eresby is heiress to the estate of Perth, and representative in the female line of the Earldom of Perth in Scotland and of the Dukedom in France. At the same time that the Dukedom of Perth was created, the last Earl's brother was created Duke de Melfort. His descendants are, therefore, the male representatives of the Earldom of Perth, and George Drummond Perth de Melfort in France is now claiming the title. (Letter from Viscount Strathallan, to whose courtesy I am indebted for this information.)
[211]Lady Willoughby D'Eresby is heiress to the estate of Perth, and representative in the female line of the Earldom of Perth in Scotland and of the Dukedom in France. At the same time that the Dukedom of Perth was created, the last Earl's brother was created Duke de Melfort. His descendants are, therefore, the male representatives of the Earldom of Perth, and George Drummond Perth de Melfort in France is now claiming the title. (Letter from Viscount Strathallan, to whose courtesy I am indebted for this information.)
[212]"Reducing."—Editor
[212]"Reducing."—Editor
[213]Memoirs of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiell.
[213]Memoirs of Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiell.
[214]The title of Duke was afterwards assumed by the young chief of the House of Drummond, and was given to him by the Jacobites generally; but, in consequence of his father's attainder, and the forfeiture of his title, he was, in the eye of the law, simply a commoner. Hence he is described by Home as "James Drummond, commonly called Duke of Perth, his father having been so created by James the Second at St. Germains." The right of the Duke to this dignity was at that time, and it still is, recognised in France. Without entering into the merits of the question of right, and to prevent confusion, it is therefore expedient to designate this Jacobite nobleman by the name usually assigned to him in his own time.
[214]The title of Duke was afterwards assumed by the young chief of the House of Drummond, and was given to him by the Jacobites generally; but, in consequence of his father's attainder, and the forfeiture of his title, he was, in the eye of the law, simply a commoner. Hence he is described by Home as "James Drummond, commonly called Duke of Perth, his father having been so created by James the Second at St. Germains." The right of the Duke to this dignity was at that time, and it still is, recognised in France. Without entering into the merits of the question of right, and to prevent confusion, it is therefore expedient to designate this Jacobite nobleman by the name usually assigned to him in his own time.
[215]Forbes's Jacobite Memoirs, p. 296.
[215]Forbes's Jacobite Memoirs, p. 296.
[216]Wood's Peerage.
[216]Wood's Peerage.
[217]Curious Collection of Scottish Songs; Aberdeen, 1821.
[217]Curious Collection of Scottish Songs; Aberdeen, 1821.
[218]Henderson, History of the Rebellion of '45, p. 19. 1753
[218]Henderson, History of the Rebellion of '45, p. 19. 1753
[219]Memoirs of Lochiell, p. 30.
[219]Memoirs of Lochiell, p. 30.
[220]History of the Rebellion, p. 35.
[220]History of the Rebellion, p. 35.
[221]Lord Elcho's Narrative, MS.
[221]Lord Elcho's Narrative, MS.
[222]See the History of the Rebellion, by Rae; and the Cochrane Correspondence.
[222]See the History of the Rebellion, by Rae; and the Cochrane Correspondence.
[223]Maculloch's Highlands.
[223]Maculloch's Highlands.
[224]Forbes's Jacobite Memoirs, p. 17.
[224]Forbes's Jacobite Memoirs, p. 17.
[225]Henderson, p. 30.
[225]Henderson, p. 30.
[226]Henderson, p. 30.
[226]Henderson, p. 30.
[227]Chambers' History of the Rebellion; Edit. for the People; p. 19.
[227]Chambers' History of the Rebellion; Edit. for the People; p. 19.
[228]"History of the Present Rebellion in Scotland, 1745. From the relation of Mr. James Macpherson, who was first in the service of the Rebels."In contradiction to this statement, to which Macpherson adds, that the Chevalier attended Mass daily, the testimony of one of the daily papers (the Caledonian Mercury) may be given, as inserted by Mr. Chambers in his very interesting History of the Rebellion of 1745. The Prince visited an Episcopal chapel; the name of the clergyman, Armstrong, and the text, Isaiah xiv. 12, are specified. It was the first Protestant place of worship that the Prince had ever attended. Hist. of the Rebellion, p. 21.
[228]"History of the Present Rebellion in Scotland, 1745. From the relation of Mr. James Macpherson, who was first in the service of the Rebels."
In contradiction to this statement, to which Macpherson adds, that the Chevalier attended Mass daily, the testimony of one of the daily papers (the Caledonian Mercury) may be given, as inserted by Mr. Chambers in his very interesting History of the Rebellion of 1745. The Prince visited an Episcopal chapel; the name of the clergyman, Armstrong, and the text, Isaiah xiv. 12, are specified. It was the first Protestant place of worship that the Prince had ever attended. Hist. of the Rebellion, p. 21.
[229]History of the Present Rebellion, p. 19.—It is remarkable that two Histories of the two rebellions were composed by men who had changed sides. That of 1715 by Patten, who was rewarded for his disclosures, as King's evidence, by a pension. What reward was bestowed on Mr. James Macpherson does not yet appear.
[229]History of the Present Rebellion, p. 19.—It is remarkable that two Histories of the two rebellions were composed by men who had changed sides. That of 1715 by Patten, who was rewarded for his disclosures, as King's evidence, by a pension. What reward was bestowed on Mr. James Macpherson does not yet appear.
[230]History of the Present Rebellion, p. 26.
[230]History of the Present Rebellion, p. 26.
[231]Notes and Observations taken from MSS. in the possession of A. Macdonald, Esq., Register Office, Edinburgh.
[231]Notes and Observations taken from MSS. in the possession of A. Macdonald, Esq., Register Office, Edinburgh.
[232]Lord Elcho's MS.
[232]Lord Elcho's MS.
[233]In Exeter House, Derby, there is a portrait of Prince Charles, painted by Wright of Derby, in which the eyes are hazel. That in the Earl of Newburgh's possession, at Hassop, has blue eyes.
[233]In Exeter House, Derby, there is a portrait of Prince Charles, painted by Wright of Derby, in which the eyes are hazel. That in the Earl of Newburgh's possession, at Hassop, has blue eyes.
[234]Henderson, p. 51. Home, p. 100.
[234]Henderson, p. 51. Home, p. 100.
[235]Home, 101. Alexander Henderson.
[235]Home, 101. Alexander Henderson.
[236]Lord Elcho's Narrative, MS.
[236]Lord Elcho's Narrative, MS.
[237]Henderson, p. 84.
[237]Henderson, p. 84.
[238]Henderson, p. 88.
[238]Henderson, p. 88.
[239]Henderson differs in this account from Home. "Charles," says the latter, "remained on the field of battle till mid-day, giving orders for the relief of the wounded of both armies, for the disposal of his prisoners, and preserving, both from temper and from judgment, every appearance of moderation and humanity," p. 122.
[239]Henderson differs in this account from Home. "Charles," says the latter, "remained on the field of battle till mid-day, giving orders for the relief of the wounded of both armies, for the disposal of his prisoners, and preserving, both from temper and from judgment, every appearance of moderation and humanity," p. 122.
[240]Lord Elcho's MS.
[240]Lord Elcho's MS.
[241]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 55.
[241]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 55.
[242]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 57.
[242]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 57.
[243]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 59.
[243]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 59.
[244]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 46.
[244]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 46.
[245]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 48.
[245]Maxwell of Kirkconnel's Narrative, p. 48.
[246]Maxwell, p. 65.
[246]Maxwell, p. 65.
[247]History of the Rebellion of 1745 and 1746. Extracted from the Scots' Magazine, p. 99.
[247]History of the Rebellion of 1745 and 1746. Extracted from the Scots' Magazine, p. 99.
[248]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 74.
[248]Maxwell's Narrative, p. 74.
[249]Maxwell, p. 76.
[249]Maxwell, p. 76.
[250]Jacobite Memoirs.
[250]Jacobite Memoirs.
[251]Lord Mahon is decidedly of this opinion. See Vol. iv. Hist. of England, respecting the Jacobites.
[251]Lord Mahon is decidedly of this opinion. See Vol. iv. Hist. of England, respecting the Jacobites.
[252]Lord Elcho's MS.
[252]Lord Elcho's MS.
[253]Maxwell, p. 80.
[253]Maxwell, p. 80.
[254]Maxwell, p. 112.
[254]Maxwell, p. 112.
[255]P. 129.
[255]P. 129.
[256]Maxwell, p. 140.
[256]Maxwell, p. 140.
[257]P. 147.
[257]P. 147.
[258]Chambers.
[258]Chambers.
[259]Lord Elcho's Narrative.
[259]Lord Elcho's Narrative.
[260]The estate of Comrie is now in the possession of Sir David Dundas, and the descendant of its former owner, and the Duke's standard-bearer is reduced to be the landlord of the village inn. See Letters of James Duke of Perth, Chancellor of Scotland. Printed for the Camden Society, and edited by Wm. Jerdan, Esq.
[260]The estate of Comrie is now in the possession of Sir David Dundas, and the descendant of its former owner, and the Duke's standard-bearer is reduced to be the landlord of the village inn. See Letters of James Duke of Perth, Chancellor of Scotland. Printed for the Camden Society, and edited by Wm. Jerdan, Esq.
[261]The battle, according to the newspapers of the day, lasted about half an hour.
[261]The battle, according to the newspapers of the day, lasted about half an hour.
[262]Maxwell, p. 154.
[262]Maxwell, p. 154.
[263]See Lord Elcho's MS. Narrative; which, however, since it is written in a bitter spirit, and varies in many details and in most opinions from Maxwell's, I am not disposed wholly to trust.
[263]See Lord Elcho's MS. Narrative; which, however, since it is written in a bitter spirit, and varies in many details and in most opinions from Maxwell's, I am not disposed wholly to trust.
[264]The traditionary accounts have been collected, in the case of Thos. Drummond, a claimant of the honours and estates of the Earldom of Perth. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1831. I do not vouch for the truth of these anecdotes, but they have an air of probability.
[264]The traditionary accounts have been collected, in the case of Thos. Drummond, a claimant of the honours and estates of the Earldom of Perth. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1831. I do not vouch for the truth of these anecdotes, but they have an air of probability.
[265]Case of Thomas Drummond, p. 18.
[265]Case of Thomas Drummond, p. 18.
[266]See case of Thomas Drummond, p. 26.
[266]See case of Thomas Drummond, p. 26.
[267]Case, p. 34. Dr. Malcolm had in his book made a different statement; but had contemplated re-publishing his work, with corrections, among which the existence (after 1747) of James Drummond, was to be asserted.
[267]Case, p. 34. Dr. Malcolm had in his book made a different statement; but had contemplated re-publishing his work, with corrections, among which the existence (after 1747) of James Drummond, was to be asserted.
[268]For this information, and also for a copy of the case of Thomas Drummond, I am indebted to the kindness of W. E. Aytoun, Esq.
[268]For this information, and also for a copy of the case of Thomas Drummond, I am indebted to the kindness of W. E. Aytoun, Esq.
[269]In 1816, another appeal, and a fresh claim to the Drummond estates, and to the Earldom of Perth, were brought forward by the descendant of John Drummond, the great-uncle of James, Duke of Perth. The said John Drummond was raised to the dignity of the English peerage in 1685, by James the Second, by the title of Viscount Melfort; in 1686 he was raised to the dignity of Earl of Melfort; and afterwards, following the monarch to St. Germains, was created Duke of Melfort.The great-grandson of the Duke of Melfort was a Roman Catholic priest, who officiated some years back at the chapel in Moorfields; he was living in 1831 in France, at a very advanced age.The pamphlet in which, in 1816, he asserted his claim, and which was laid before the House of Lords, was professedly written "by an unfortunate nobleman;" with the appeal of Charles Edward (Drummond), Duke of Melfort, heir male, and chief representative of the House of Drummond of Perth, submitted to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, &c., 8vo., London, 1816.
[269]In 1816, another appeal, and a fresh claim to the Drummond estates, and to the Earldom of Perth, were brought forward by the descendant of John Drummond, the great-uncle of James, Duke of Perth. The said John Drummond was raised to the dignity of the English peerage in 1685, by James the Second, by the title of Viscount Melfort; in 1686 he was raised to the dignity of Earl of Melfort; and afterwards, following the monarch to St. Germains, was created Duke of Melfort.
The great-grandson of the Duke of Melfort was a Roman Catholic priest, who officiated some years back at the chapel in Moorfields; he was living in 1831 in France, at a very advanced age.
The pamphlet in which, in 1816, he asserted his claim, and which was laid before the House of Lords, was professedly written "by an unfortunate nobleman;" with the appeal of Charles Edward (Drummond), Duke of Melfort, heir male, and chief representative of the House of Drummond of Perth, submitted to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, &c., 8vo., London, 1816.
[270]Lord Elcho's MS.
[270]Lord Elcho's MS.
[271]For the copies of these epitaphs I am indebted to Robert Chambers, Esq. This is that gentleman's account of the inscriptions:—"The within is a correct copy of the inscription, as entered in Bishop Forbes's MS., vol. 9, dated on title page, 1761. The entry of inscriptions is immediately subsequent to a copied letter or memorandum of May, 1764, and antecedent to one of November, 1765."Fama perennis, lauru porrecta, vetat moriPrincipes immaculatis Proavum honoribus dignos.Hoc Elogium,D.D.D.T.D. L.L.D."N.B.—The above is engraven, all in capitals, on the tomb at Antwerp, with the coat armorial of the family on the top of the inscription."The following is the English translation of the originals in Latin, copied from the papers of Bishop Forbes:—Sacred to the Memoryofthe most illustrious brothers, James and John,Dukes of Perth,Chiefs of the House of Drummond,a very ancient and noble family in Scotland.James,the more disposed of the two to the study of Belles Lettres,excelled in Literature;was eminent as a favourer of the Fineand Liberal arts.Providing for the common good,he was always a most worthy citizen in peace.Characterized by the sweetness of his manners,and distinguished by the strength of his mind,He ever shone with unstained faith as a friend of mankind.Great in peace, he was still greater in war,For when Prince Charles landed in Scotland,He drew his sword in the cause of the House of Stuart,Put all other cares aside,And uniformly looking forward to glory and worth,He ever gazed with a cheerful countenance on the toils of war:He was utterly regardless of all danger,Without want of energy in battle, he was merciful in victory,Indeed a man of rare occurrence;At length when the forces of Charles were wasted away,His native land, his friends, and a very ample estate,Were all, when weighed in estimation with a mind conscious of right,Bravely deserted:Turning his steps towards France, he fled hisNative country.Oppressed by the troubles of his lot, and theHeavy misfortunes of his country,He died on the great ocean,On the 13th of May, in the thirty-third year of his age;And his remains, precluded from consecrated ground by adverse winds,Were given to the deep.John,Imbued with a happy turn of mind for military affairs,From early youth applied himself to the military art.Brave, intrepid, and firm in purpose,He was ennobled by gentleness, and softened the asperity of the soldierby the ease of his manners.He was placed over the Royal Scotch Legion,Enlisted by himself,By the most Christian King,Louis XV.Whilst the Civil War was raging in BritainHe led the French Auxiliary Forces,And after the unfortunate battle of Culloden,Was a fugitive in the same ship as his brother.In Flanders, under the General Count Saxe,He served a long time,Ever a defence to those under his command,A remarkable comforter (Learn, O Britons!) in the calamities of war;Gradually rising to the highest dignities of war,And seeking to attain the goal of noble glory,He was carried away by sudden death in the midst of his course,28th September, A.D. 1747. Aged 33.
[271]For the copies of these epitaphs I am indebted to Robert Chambers, Esq. This is that gentleman's account of the inscriptions:—
"The within is a correct copy of the inscription, as entered in Bishop Forbes's MS., vol. 9, dated on title page, 1761. The entry of inscriptions is immediately subsequent to a copied letter or memorandum of May, 1764, and antecedent to one of November, 1765.
"Fama perennis, lauru porrecta, vetat moriPrincipes immaculatis Proavum honoribus dignos.Hoc Elogium,D.D.D.T.D. L.L.D.
"Fama perennis, lauru porrecta, vetat moriPrincipes immaculatis Proavum honoribus dignos.Hoc Elogium,D.D.D.T.D. L.L.D.
"N.B.—The above is engraven, all in capitals, on the tomb at Antwerp, with the coat armorial of the family on the top of the inscription."
The following is the English translation of the originals in Latin, copied from the papers of Bishop Forbes:—
Sacred to the Memoryofthe most illustrious brothers, James and John,Dukes of Perth,Chiefs of the House of Drummond,a very ancient and noble family in Scotland.James,the more disposed of the two to the study of Belles Lettres,excelled in Literature;was eminent as a favourer of the Fineand Liberal arts.Providing for the common good,he was always a most worthy citizen in peace.Characterized by the sweetness of his manners,and distinguished by the strength of his mind,He ever shone with unstained faith as a friend of mankind.Great in peace, he was still greater in war,For when Prince Charles landed in Scotland,He drew his sword in the cause of the House of Stuart,Put all other cares aside,And uniformly looking forward to glory and worth,He ever gazed with a cheerful countenance on the toils of war:He was utterly regardless of all danger,Without want of energy in battle, he was merciful in victory,Indeed a man of rare occurrence;At length when the forces of Charles were wasted away,His native land, his friends, and a very ample estate,Were all, when weighed in estimation with a mind conscious of right,Bravely deserted:Turning his steps towards France, he fled hisNative country.Oppressed by the troubles of his lot, and theHeavy misfortunes of his country,He died on the great ocean,On the 13th of May, in the thirty-third year of his age;And his remains, precluded from consecrated ground by adverse winds,Were given to the deep.John,Imbued with a happy turn of mind for military affairs,From early youth applied himself to the military art.Brave, intrepid, and firm in purpose,He was ennobled by gentleness, and softened the asperity of the soldierby the ease of his manners.He was placed over the Royal Scotch Legion,Enlisted by himself,By the most Christian King,Louis XV.Whilst the Civil War was raging in BritainHe led the French Auxiliary Forces,And after the unfortunate battle of Culloden,Was a fugitive in the same ship as his brother.In Flanders, under the General Count Saxe,He served a long time,Ever a defence to those under his command,A remarkable comforter (Learn, O Britons!) in the calamities of war;Gradually rising to the highest dignities of war,And seeking to attain the goal of noble glory,He was carried away by sudden death in the midst of his course,28th September, A.D. 1747. Aged 33.
[272]Edited by W. Jerdan, Esq., M.R.S.L., 1845.
[272]Edited by W. Jerdan, Esq., M.R.S.L., 1845.
[273]Maxwell, p. 166.
[273]Maxwell, p. 166.
[274]General Stewart's Sketches of the Highlanders, vol. ii. p. 5. App.
[274]General Stewart's Sketches of the Highlanders, vol. ii. p. 5. App.
[275]See General Stewart's Sketches.
[275]See General Stewart's Sketches.
[276]Chambers. Note, p. 106.
[276]Chambers. Note, p. 106.
[277]Lockhart's Memoirs, vol. ii. p. 540.
[277]Lockhart's Memoirs, vol. ii. p. 540.
[278]Stewart, vol. i. p. 105.
[278]Stewart, vol. i. p. 105.
[279]Brown's Highlands, p. 284.
[279]Brown's Highlands, p. 284.
[280]Donald Macleod's Narrative, in Bishop Forbes's collection.
[280]Donald Macleod's Narrative, in Bishop Forbes's collection.
[281]Home, App. p. 45.
[281]Home, App. p. 45.
[282]O'Neil's Narrative.
[282]O'Neil's Narrative.
[283]Brown's History of the Highlands, p. 285, note, vol. iii.
[283]Brown's History of the Highlands, p. 285, note, vol. iii.
[284]Maxwell of Kirkconnel, p. 178.
[284]Maxwell of Kirkconnel, p. 178.
[285]Chambers' Traditions of Edinburgh, p. 255.
[285]Chambers' Traditions of Edinburgh, p. 255.
[286]Eglintoune House was situated on the west side of the old Stamp-office Close, High Street. It is now occupied by a vintner.—Chambers' Traditions, p. 256.
[286]Eglintoune House was situated on the west side of the old Stamp-office Close, High Street. It is now occupied by a vintner.—Chambers' Traditions, p. 256.
[287]Boswell, p. 320.
[287]Boswell, p. 320.
[288]A Genuine Account of the Prince's escape.—Scots' Magazine for 1749.
[288]A Genuine Account of the Prince's escape.—Scots' Magazine for 1749.
[289]Captain Roy Macdonald's Narrative. Forbes, p. 419.
[289]Captain Roy Macdonald's Narrative. Forbes, p. 419.
[290]Chambers. Edit. for the People, p. 101.
[290]Chambers. Edit. for the People, p. 101.
[291]Note in Scots' Magazine for 1749; from a MS. by Colonel Macalister.
[291]Note in Scots' Magazine for 1749; from a MS. by Colonel Macalister.
[292]Donald Macleod's Narrative. Forbes, p. 391.
[292]Donald Macleod's Narrative. Forbes, p. 391.
[293]Boswell's Journey to the Hebrides, p. 207.
[293]Boswell's Journey to the Hebrides, p. 207.
[294]Chambers, p. 102, and note.
[294]Chambers, p. 102, and note.
[295]It was, (be it known, for the gratification of those curious in such matters,) "sprigged with blue."
[295]It was, (be it known, for the gratification of those curious in such matters,) "sprigged with blue."
[296]Jacobite Memoirs, p. 448.
[296]Jacobite Memoirs, p. 448.
[297]Forbes, p. 449.
[297]Forbes, p. 449.
[298]Forbes, p. 413.
[298]Forbes, p. 413.
[299]Curious Tracts in the British Museum, vol. iv. Scotland.
[299]Curious Tracts in the British Museum, vol. iv. Scotland.
[300]Jacobite Memoirs, p. 447.
[300]Jacobite Memoirs, p. 447.
[301]A small isle about eight miles to the westward of South Uist.
[301]A small isle about eight miles to the westward of South Uist.
[302]Forbes. Narrative of Captain Donald Macdonald.
[302]Forbes. Narrative of Captain Donald Macdonald.
[303]Scots' Magazine for 1749.
[303]Scots' Magazine for 1749.
[304]Note in Chambers' Memoirs of the Rebellion.
[304]Note in Chambers' Memoirs of the Rebellion.
[305]Preface to the Jacobite Memoirs by Mr. Robert Chambers, to whom the public owe so much on this and other subjects.
[305]Preface to the Jacobite Memoirs by Mr. Robert Chambers, to whom the public owe so much on this and other subjects.
[306]Brown's Hist. of the Highlands, vol. iii. p. 309.
[306]Brown's Hist. of the Highlands, vol. iii. p. 309.
[307]Preface to Jacobite Memoirs, xi.
[307]Preface to Jacobite Memoirs, xi.