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An Account of the late great and famous victory obtained over two thousand High-land rebels, in the north of Scotland, by His Majesty's forces, commanded by Sir Tho. Levistone with a particular relation of the killing five hundred of the enemy, and the taking of one huodred [sic] prisoners, of which number were several officers of note.
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1690
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Wing A309A; ESTC R1283
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An Account of the late Great and Famous Victory Obtained over Two Thousand High-Land Rebels In the North of Scotland by His Majesty's Forces Commanded by Sir Tho. Levistone WITH A particular Relation of the Killing Five Hundred of the Enemy and the Taking of One Huodred Prisoners of which Number were several Officers of Note Licensed and Entered according to Order JUst now the Council received the following Account by an Express from Sir Thomas Levistone who Commands a part of our Forces in the North that he having intercepted some Letters which discovered some Intriegues of the Rebels and the measures they designed to take he immediately assembled his Forces which consisted of Eleven Hundred Men and marched all Night after the Enemy who were to the Number of Two Thousand And in their March were forced to Ford a River up to their Arm-pits Colonel Levistone and other Officers to encourage the Soldiers went in first Our Men came up to the Enemy before day and Attaqued them in their Camp which was so great a surprise to them that they immediately fled and in pursuit there were Killed about Five Hundred of the Rebels and One Hundred taken Prisoners among which were many considerable Officers of Note with little loss on our side The Prisoners gave Sir Thomas an account That they expected daily to be joyned by a great many more of whom the Colonel designs to go in pursuit of and doubts not but in a very little time to be able to give a very good account of them On Saturday advice was brought to Edenbrough from the West giving an account That a Ship Landed in Gallaway near the Mouth of the Water of Oar sent from the late King James from the Bay of Dublin with Men Arms and Ammunition c. they Landed some Men in the Night undiscovered who have gone through the Country with several Letters from the late King James The Country People in that Place being in a posture of Defence the next day seized the Vessel in the River with the Arms and Ammunition c. and Sixteen Officers who are sent for by the Council This Ship carried but Four pieces of Cannon As the happy News which almost daily arrives from Ireland of the good Success His Majesties Forces meets with there both by Sea and Land is sufficient to encourage the hopes all good Protestants and Well-wishers to the Interest of great Brittain have of a speedy and intire Reduction of that Kingdom to the subjection of the Crown of England So the no less happy Accounts we have received of His Majesty's Affairs in the Kingdom of Scotland confirms all good Men in their Belief of the speedy and intire Settlement of that Kingdom in the true Foundations of Peace and Unity notwithstanding the Roman Catholicks and other Jacobites Enemies to the Interests of their Majesties and these Kingdoms by their no less Impudent than false and scandalous Reports which they daily spread abroad with design to Poyson the Minds of many well-meaning People and perswade them to the contrary For as hitherto Almighty God has blest His Majesty and His Arms with Success in all His no less Just and Righteous than Great Undertakings so we doubt not but He will continue his Blessing unto Their Majesties and Their good Subjects and frustrate all the Designs of their Enemies For a continuance of whose Blessing is and ought to be the Prayers of all good Men. London Printed for W. D. in Bartholomew's Close 1690.