The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

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success, however, was a cordial to every bosom, and seemed even to serve
in the stead of food and refreshment. It was, indeed, much more brilliant
than they durst have ventured to anticipate; for, with no great loss on their
part, they had totally routed a regiment of picked men, commanded by the
first officer in Scotland, and one whose very name had long been a terror to
them. Their success seemed even to have upon their spirits the effect of a
sudden and violent surprise, so much had their taking up arms been a measure of desperation rather than of hope. Their meeting was also casual,
and they had hastily arranged themselves under such commanders as were
remarkable for zeal and courage, without much respect to any other qualiies. It followed, from this state of disorganization, that the whole army
appeared at once to resolve itself into a general committee for considering
what steps were to be taken in consequence of their success, and no opinion
could be started so wild that it had not some favourers and advocates.
Some proposed they should march to Glasgow, some to Hamilton, some to
Edinburgh, some to London. Some were for sending a deputation of their
number to London to convert Charles II. to a sense of the error of his
ways; and others, less charitable, proposed either to call a noew successor
to the crown, or to declare Scotland a free republic. A free parliament of
the nation, and a free assembly of the Kirk, were the objects of the more
sensible and moderate of the party. In the meanwhile, a clamour arose
among the soldiers for bread and other necessaries, and while all complained
of hardship and hunger, none took the necessary measures to procure suprisen again to espouse that poor gentleman (Saul) his quarrel against honest Samuel, for his offering to kill
that poor man Agag, after the king's givin, him quarter. ButI, being to command that day, gave out the
word that no quarter should be given; and returnilg firom pursuing Claverhouse, one or two of these fellows
were standing in the midst of a comnpany of our fiiends, and some were debating for quarter, others against
it. None could blame me to decide the controversy, and I blless the Lord for it to this day. There were five
more that without my knowledge got quarter, who were broughlt to me after we were a mile from the place
as having got quarter, which I reckoned anlong the first steppings aside; and seeing that spirit amongst us
at that time, I then told it to some that were with me (to my best remembrance, it was honest old John Nisbet), that 1 feared the Lord would not honour us to do much more for him. I shall only say this, —l desire
to bless his lholy name, that since ever he helped me to set my lhce to his work, I never had, nor would take,
a favour from enemies, either on right or left hand, and desired to give as few,"
The preceding passage is extracted front a long vindication of his own conduct, sent by Sir Robert Hamilton,
7th December 1685, addressed to the anti-Popish, anti-Prelatic, anti-Erastian, anti-sectarian true Presbyterian
rermnlant of the Church of Scotland; and the substance is to be found in the work or collection, called,
"Faithful Corntendings Displayed, collected and transscribed by John Howie."
As the skirmish of Drumclog has been of late the subject of some inquiry, the reader may be curious to see
Claverllonse's own account of the affair, in a letter to the Earl of Linlithgow, written immediately after the
action. This gazette, as it may be called, occurs in the volume called Dundee's Letters, printed by Mr.
Sisrythe of Methven, as a contribution to the Bannatyne Club. The original is in the library of the Duke of
Buckinglhaml. Claverhouse, it may he observed, spells like a chamlber-nlaid.
"rFOn TIIE EARLE OF LINLITHGOVW.
[C1OMIMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF KIING CHARLES II.'S FORCES IN SCOTLAND.]
Glaskoew, Jun. the 1, 1679.
"My Lord,-Upon Saturday's night, when my Lord Rosse came into this place, I marched out. and because
of the insolency that had been done toe nights before at Ruglen, I went thither and inqusyred fir the names.
So soon as 1 got them, I sent out partys to sease on them, ard found not only three of those rogues, but also
ane intercomend minister called Kiing. We had them at Strevarn about six in the mlorning yesterday, and resolving to convey them to this, I thought that we might make a little toul to see if we could fall upon a con.
venticle; which we did, little to our,ldvlnrtage; for when we came in sight of them, we fsound them drawn
up ill battell, upon a most advantageous ground, to which there was no comring but throughll mosses and lakes.
They wer not preaching, and had got away all there women and shildring.'l'hey consist ed of four battaillonls
of' foot, and all well armed with fusils and pitchforks, and three squadrons of horse. We sent both partys to
skirmish, they of foot and we of dragoons; they run for it, and sent down a battaillon of foot against them;
we sent threescore of dragoons, twho nmade tlhem run again shamfully; but in end they perceiving that
we hadl the better of them in skirmish, they resolved a generall engadgmnent, and imediatly advanced with
there foot, the horse foloswing: they came tilroght the lotclle; the greatest body of all made up agaillst my
troupe; we keeped our fyre till they wer within tell pace of us; they recaived our fyre, and advanced to
shok; the first they gave us broght down the Coronet rll. Crafford andt Calptasin Bleith, bIesides that with a
pitchfork they smade such an openeing in isy rone horse's belly, that his guts hulng out half an elle, antd yet he
caryed me af an myl; which so discoraged our men, that they sustained not the sliok, but fell into disorder.
There horse took the occasion of this, and pursued us so hotly that we had rlo tym to rayly. I saved tihe
standards, hut lost on the place about aight or ten men, besides wounledl; but the drLagoons lost many mor.'They ar not com esily af on the other side, for I sawe severall of them fall befor we calr to the shlok. I mad
the best re traite the confusion of our people would suffer, and I alir now laying with mly Lord Rosse. The
toun of Streven drew up as we was nlaking our retrait, and thoight of a pass t;o ct us off, but we took courage and fell to them, made them run, leaving a dousain on the place. What these rogues will dou yet 1
know riot, but the contry was flocking to them from all hands. this may be counted the beginnisg of the
rebellion, in my opinion.
"I am, my lord,
" Your lordship's most humble servant,
" J. GRAHAME.
" y lord, I am so we; tied, and so sleapy, that I have writen this very confusedly."