the certainty of his
affairs succeeding, by the approbation of those villainous, weak,
miserable, deluded dependers of his Lordship, who he brought along with
him.

... Thus that unhappy Prince, entirely a stranger to his own affairs, as
much as he had dropt out of another world, or from the clouds, as things
stood, was brought in eminent danger of his life, without its being
possible that it could have any other effect but that of the certain
ruin of his friends, and driving the nail to the head, and riveting the
misery of those who had so generously sacrificed all to serve him. It's
certain that he was made believe that his affairs in general were on a
good foot, at least, very retrievable; that there were twice as many in
Perth as there really were; and that there was no more needful to be
done but the taking of Inverness, which entirely depended on Huntlie;
and when that was done, the King would have a great army from all places
of the Highlands before the Duke of Argyle could attack Perth. As for
powder, I suppose it was never spoke of, since there was no want of it
at Fetteresso; that the news of his Majestie's arrival would no sooner
spread but all would return, and great numbers who had joined them would
come from different corners.... The King was carried triumphinglie up to
Perth.

FOOTNOTES:

[54] The Marquis of Huntly.

[55] It should be the 22nd of December.

E. COLLAPSE OF THE REBELLION (1716).

+Source.+--_The History of the Rebellion rais'd against His Majesty
King George I. by the Friends of the Popish Pretender_, p. 365, by
the Rev. Mr. Peter Rae. Second edition. (London: 1746.)

... His Grace[56] having received positive orders from Court, to march
forthwith against the rebels, he resolved to surmount all difficulties,
and to march as soon as the artillery, and some of the Dutch forces at
Edinburgh, and the regiments of Newton and Stanhope, who were quartered
at Glasgow, could come up to join him; which they did, two or three days
after.... The news of these preparations and march were not grateful to
His Majesty at Scone, spoiling the ceremony of his coronation, and
meeting of his Parliament: Instead of which fine things, the only matter
now under consideration was, how to provide for their own safety; and
the grand question debated was, whether to maintain the place, and fight
the Duke of Argyle, or retreat.... The Pretender, finding that time was
not to be lost, reti