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period the King was at Hanover and the Lords of the Regency dispatched a Messenger to hasten the return of his Majesty-- Sir John Cope commander in chief of the Forces in North Britain encamped with his Army near the village of Preston Pans-- Early next morning he was attacked sword in hand by the Pretender in a few moments the English troops were put totally to the route-- Sr John Cope was much censured for his-- inattention and ignorance on this occasion. The Battle of Falkirk was the close of the adventurious triumphs, A new scene was now about to be opened for the Duke of Cumberland had put himself at the head of the troops at Edenburgh which consisted of about 14,000 Men The Duke of Cumberland proceeded as far as-- Colloden and on the 16th of April 1746-- distroyed in one short hour all the tropes and ambition of the Pretender-- Seventeen Officers of the rebel army were
