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The London Gazette Number 8531, From Saturday April 26. to Tuesday April 29. 1746. Report on the retreat of Bonnie Prince Charlie, seen passing Fort Augustus on the day following the battle of Culodden
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Book is Near Fine in no dust jacket. None binding, First Edition,
London Gazette, London, 1746. Single leaf 2 column double-sided broadsheet with one column devoted to the retreat of Charles Edward Stuart ("the Pretender") and his forces after the battle of Culodden. The immediate previous issue of April 23rd-26th also mentions the battle (which took place a week earlier on the 16th) and its outcome, however this document is about as near as you'll get to a contemporary published article about Culodden and its aftermath. "Whitehall, April 29. This Day an Express arrived from Edinburgh with the following advices. Edinburgh April 26. The Victory Obtained over the Rebels by His Royal Highness the Duke, appears every Day to be more and more compleat and decisive. Thursday Morning about Three of the Clock, being the Day after the Battle, the Pretender's Son, with Sheridan and Sullivan, and no other Attendants or Servants, was seen passing Fort Augustus on his way to Glengarry. Fort Augustus is burnt and blown up, and there is neither Garrison nor Provisions there. On Saturday the 19th, Lord Perth, and his Brother called Lord John Drummond, were at Garricmore, within 12 miles of Fort Augustus, on their way to Lochaber, attended only by their Servants. The latter ordered the French Horse of Fitz James's Regiment, who had followed the Pretender's Son and him out of the Battle, to return to Inverness, and surrender themselves Prisoners : And the general and last Order given by the Rebel Officers to their Men, was to thist for themselves. The Macphersons were not at the Battle, but were that Day on their March to Inverness, and upon meeting the Rebels running away from the Action, they returned to their own Country. Lord Elcho was at the Battle, and went off with the Pretender's Son, but afterwards they separated. Orders are given along the Coast to prevent any of the Rebels making their escape by Sea. The Illuminations and publick Rejoicing here, on Occasion of his Royal Highness's Victroy, exceeded all that were ever seen in these Parts." The page is mounted in an old glass clip-frame, which unfortunately has a chipped corner, but it has kept the sheet nice and flat and clean, backed by what looks like acid-free grey mounting board. There is a small red tax-stamp in the bottom right corner, and you can see stab holes in the left margin. Not sure if this is the whole issue, but these things tended only to be a couple of leaves anyway. It is certainly the whole Jacobite report. There is another page of printing on the back which you will discover by removing the frame. 2pp.
Size 4to keywords: Jacobite Bonnie Prince Charlie Charles Edward Stewart, Lord Elcho
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