The late history of Europe being a narration of all remarkable actions and other various affairs, both civil and military, that have happened in the several kingdoms and republicks : from the Treaty at Nimiguen in anno 1676 to the conclusion of the late peace at Res-Wick in September 1697 : which makes up a history of one and twenty years : accuratly and succinctly abridg'd / by Captain David Kennendy.

SECT. 9.

The Rebels in Scotland, under the Command of Collonel Cannon,* 1.1 kept together in the Hills and places unaccessible, from whence they made

frequent inroad on the Low lands, whom King James reinforced, by sending from Dubline; Collo∣nel Buchan, Collonel Wachop, and near Fourty Commission Officers more, together with Cloaths, Armes and Ammunition for the supply of Cannons party; which so encouraged t••em (being about a thousand five hundered strong) as they marthed in to Strathspay in the County of Murray. Sir Thomas Livingstoun being informed of this,* 1.2 marches speedi∣ly towards them, with Eight hundred Foot, Six Troops of Dragoons, and Two of Horse, and falling in to their Camp at Crumdel early in the Morning the 1st. of May, he put them immediatly in confusion and dissorder, and in short, they betook them to Flight leaving four or five hundred slain on the spot an hundred were t••ken Prisoners of whom were Four Captains, and Five or Six subaltern Offi∣cers, and had it not been for a thick Mist that fell on, few of them had escaped, And in Mull, Major F••r••••son destroyed several places they held, and forced them to desert the Castle of Dewart.* 1.3

The Parliament sitting in Scotland, the first Act they passed, was for restoring the Presbyterian Mi∣nisters, thrust from their Churches, since the first of January 1661. And the next Act they made, was de∣claring all those to be Rebels, who were actually in Armos against the King and Queen.

This Summer, a dangerous Conspiracy in En∣gland, is detected and defeated.* 1.4

The French Fleet entered the Channel in June, and the King he••ring, that they veered sometime on the English Coast, sent orders to the Admiral Torrington, to Fight them, which accordinly he did on the 30 of June, but with so bad success, as occa∣sioned dishonour to him, and discontent to the Loyal Subjects, which was alleviated soon after, by good News of the Kings Victory at the Boyne the 1st. of July.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Scotland
• * 1.2

  Cannon and Bu∣chaen root∣ed by Sir Thomas Livingston
• * 1.3

  Presbyte∣rian Mini∣sters resto∣red
• * 1.4

  The En∣glish Fleet worsted by the French