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Gentleman's Magazine 1745 p.625
Letters ...
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... that from their first entering England, till they
came to Derby, they seem's resolv'd upon marching
directly to London; but that at Derby, having
heard how the D. of Cumberland's army was posted, a
council of war was call'd, in which it was resolv'd to
return by Carlisle into Scotland; that there
was a person with the rebels who stiled himself the
French ambassador; and that great numbers of the men
had often declar'd, that if they could get back into
Scotland, they would leave the army, and return to
their respective abodes.
Appleby, Dec. 14. In obedience to a letter sent to
the deputy-lieutenants of Westmorland and
Cumberland, by his R.H. the D. of Cumberland,
requiring them, by all means, to retard and obstruct the
march of the rebels thro' thos two counties, a resolution
had just been taken to raise part of the county to demolish
Wastal bridge, to make the road from Kendal to
Shap impassable for the artillery of the rebels, or
any wheel-carriages; and for the same reason to break up the
road down Graridge Hawse; whereby it is hoped their
march may be so far retarded, as to give time to his R.H.'s
army to come up with them, before they can get clear of
these counties. About ten this morning the van-guard of the
rebels, consisting of 110 men, equip'd and accoutred like
Hussars, entred Kendal on horseback, with a chaise,
in which was a person in woman's dress, rode up the town
quietly, and turned thro' the fish-market down to the bridge
leading to Penrith; but as they were pursuing their
route thro' the town, without stopping, and were almost got
out of it, a gun was fired out of a house, and one of the
rebels kill'd; whereupon the town's people closed in, and
took two more prisoners. The rest of them gallop'd on
towards the bridge, where a halt was made on a sudden, and a
few muskets discharg'd at the people, and an ostler and
shoemaker thereby kill'd upon the spot. They then made a
general volley, but without doing any more mischief, and
after that pursued their way as fast as they could towards
Shap. Their horses seem's very much harassed and
jaded.
Lancaster, Dec. 17. A party of rebel horse (about
100) amongst whom was the D. of Perth, so call'd,
pass'd thro' Kendal on Saturday morning about
ten; the country and town's people mobb'd their rear, which
fir'd and kill'd two or three, and proceeded forward towards
Penrith. On Sunday after dinner a party of
horse came into Kendal, amongst whom was their
commissary; and an hour afterwards came the rest, horse and
foot, and were coming in till after dark. Their artillery,
consisting of 12 or 13 small pieces, was about the middle of
the corps, with several cover'd carts. The duke of
Perth, so call'd, after the scuffle above mention'd
at Kendal, proceeded on to Shap, and intended
for Penrith; but seeing the beacons on fire, and
hearing it was done to call in the country, sent a small
party to the round table, which is a mile on this side of
Penrith, and five from Shap to make enquiries;
and finding it true, he return'd for safety to Kendal
about two in the morning of the 16th. Between four and five
the drums began to beat, and the men march'd out from
day-break till near ten, in the same order as they enter'd,
Ld George Murray being with the last company.
Whitehall, Dec. 19. By an express just arriv'd from
his R.H. the D. of Cumberland, dated at
Lancaster the 17th, there is advice, that Gn.
Oglethorpe with the avant-guard was to be at
Shap that day, and the rest of his royal highness's
forces were on their march for Kendal, and were to
rest there that night. That on the 16th in the morning, the
rebels marched from the Kendal, but not being able to
reach Penrith as they intended, were forced to lie at
Shap.
From the London Gazette, Dec. 21.
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Whitehall, Dec. 21. Letters receiv'd this morning
from the Duke of Cumberland, by a messenger who left
his royal highness on Thursday morning last, being an
account, that he came up with the rebels on Wednesday
night with his cavalry, after ten hours march, just beyond
Lowther-Hall, which the rebels abandon'd on our
approach, and threw themselves into a village called
Clifton, within three miles of Penrith, which
village his royal highness immediately attacked with the
dragoons dismounted, who behaved extremely well, and drove
the rebels out in an hour's time, tho' a very strong and
defensible post. The loss of the rebels could not be known,
as it was quite dark before the skirmish was over: That of
the king's forces amounted to about 40 men kill'd and
wounded, and 4 officers wounded, but not mortally,
viz. Col. Honeywood, Capt. East,
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