fecond Victory. They had indeed fome little advantage of us, but to what incidents owing, I would not allow my felf to conjecture.

It was thought proper a Perfon of fome influence and authority fhould be fent to put the speedier end to this monstrous Rebellion, and the Duke is again appointed to this important fervice; whose noble Generosity, Wif dom, Courage, Affability, and great Humanity, virtues abhorring all oppreffion and tyranny, and in which the private Centinel can repofe his right and intereft, had endeared Him to the whole Army. He arrives at Edinburgh, pursues the Rebels, and again their Fear speeds their flight. His Name was terrible, and his fuperior Genius was confeffed by their confufion, and precipitate retreat. He pursued them long; but effectually, till they felt, what they fo much dreaded, the fatal Blow at CULLODEN, APRIL XVI, 1746.

I cannot be fufpected of Partiality or flattery in saying so much of this favourite Prince, when the conduct of the enemy speaks more. They attempted to affafinate him feveral times, as if this was the only Obftacle to their Succefs. Whilft they lay at Sterling,

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The first time was at Clifton, but happily prevented.
-The next at Perth, where one was hired to shoot

him;

Sterling, the Duke's fudden approach fo terrified them, that their Chiefs, offered a reward to any who should discover the Author of this Report". And their Pretended Prince, in the fpeech he made to his Army just before the Battle at Culloden, paid a fine compliment to the Duke; but then it was at the Expence of his own difcretion. Having extolled the conduct, loyalty, and valour of his Army at Prefton-Pans, and at Falkirk, He immediately adds, but then we are to confider that the aforefaid Duke was not there.

Thus

him; but he was taken, owned the fact, and was hanged. A third very probably in the very action of Culloden. One, pretending to be a deferter, came running among our lines, and begged for quarter, which was granted. Soon after my Lord Bury rode by, which He obferving, took up a firelock, that lay on the ground, and discharged it at him, but without effect; upon which the villain was fhot dead. He certainly mistook the Lord Bury for the Duke, who was Aid de Camp to him, and wore the fame regimentals, and fashioned wig as the Duke. Hughes's Narrative, p. 43.

Sometime after this, they made it death to spread the fame report of the Duke's being with the King's Army.

The Pretended Prince in the fame Speech, betrayed great diffidence of himfelf, or his People. "Our "Friends are fending a large fupply from France of "Money and Men, which now wait only a fair Oppor"tunity to land; therefore if you had rather stay for "that Reinforcement, I am far from urging what might. feem hafty or imprudent, &c. ib. p. 45”.

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Thus was this Young illuftrious General the care and Inftrument of Providence. Thus did his Name ftrike a Pannick into hardened daring Rebels, I hope, the fure prefage of his Future

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The Real Prince (the Duke) harrangued his Troops, before the fame battle, like an old Roman. If any 66 among you, through Fear, are diffident of their cou rage and behaviour, which I have not the least reason "to fufpect; or if any others, through confcience or in"clination, cannot be zealous or alert inperforming their "duty; it is my defire, that all fuch would immedi

ately leave us, and I declare they fhall have my free "pardon. For I would much rather be at the head of "One thousand brave refolute men, than Ten thoufand, which there are fome, who, by cowardice or "misbehaviour, may difpirit, and diforder the Troops, "and fo bring dishonour to an Army under my Com"mand. ib. p. 39".

The Pretended Prince does not appear to have been in the heat and danger of any one action; and at Culloden we are told,"He was in the rear, pretty safe, three "miles from the battle. ib. P. 43.

"The Real Prince, during the Engagement, often rode through the lines, and fometimes among the "Dragoons, obferving with his glafs the motion of the "Rebels". ib. p. 44.

Thus when an Angel by Divine command,
With rifing Tempest shakes a guilty Land.
[Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past.]
Calm and Serene he drives the furious Blast,
And pleas'd th' Almighty's order to perform,
Rides in the Whirlwind, and directs the Storm.
ADDISON.

Future Glory. May he live to perform many eminent fervices to his Country, and be as much the terror of every Foreign, as Domeftick Foe; may he be enriched with every Virtue; and his Example inspire our young Nobility and Gentry with new ardors for Liberty and Glory; with the fulleft conviction, that Perfonal Merit should never be separated from Birth and Fortune.- But you will expect the close, I haften therefore

THIRDLY,To confider our Duty refulting from hence; God has often delivered us in those Kingdoms from great and imminent dangers; and from the fame enemies too, the Papifis, the avowed and determined troublers of our Ifrael. By the REFORMATION fpiritual Tyranny was detected and restrained. By the CIVIL WARS Liberty and the very Being of Parliaments were fecured. By the REVO

If we confider those things, told us by one who was in the Battle, Prejudice and Partiality itself must admire the fuperior Virtues of the Real Prince, and be convinced, that if any thing is Hereditary in the Pretended one, it is Cruelty, Cowardice and Fear.It was Cruel before the Battle, calmly to give Orders for no quarter to the King's Troops. The late Lord Kilmarnock might be the only Perfon, from whom it was proper to conceal this order. He had then a Son with the Duke, and Nature might have recoiled at the horror of fhedding its own Blood

REVOLUTION our Rights were all declared and established. Events that would have mortified any enemy besides a Papist, and made any cause defperate, but the worst in the world, viz. Popery. Popery pretends to be Christianity; but how can that be, when both the honour and power of Chriftianity are deftroyed by the operation of their own inventions. The Pope pretends to be St. Peter's Succeffor, but in what I know not, unless it be in his denying his Mafter. They are joined to Idols, let them alone; and I wish they would let us alone, to enjoy the happy fruits of Liberty and Reformation. But this must not be. They are ever projecting, ever restless in their attempts to return and enslave us.

In King WILLIAM's Reign they would try what arms could do, and were fairly beaten out of the Field; and then Affaffination, but were detected. In Queen ANNE'S Reign they had laid the most promifingScheme, and had near accomplished and crowned their Hopes. In King GEORGE Ift's Reign they beftirred themselves again to fee whether they could not make fome advantage on this new fettlement of the Crown. The Spirit of Rebellion was cherished and raised; but though extenfive was foon fubdued.