Edinburgh HISTORY OF THE LATE REBELLION, MDCCXLV and MDCCXLVI. WITH THE MANIFESTO ES OF THE PRETENDER and his SON. ALSO The Journal of the Young CHEVALIER Himself. •BOD The Fourth EDITION, with ADDITIONS. By ANDREW HENDERSON. LONDON: 226.j.145.00) Printed for the AUTHOR, and Sold by R. ❀ t t k k k X X X X ? X X t t PREFACE. T HIS New Edition of the Hiftory of the Rebellion, appears for the third Time in Public, and as all Liberty was given to every Perfon of Character to difpute the Facts as narrated, to the Intent the fame might be rectified upon proper Evidence, it is prefumed this will be no fmall Recommendation of it; feveral wicked People have indeed mifreprefented the Author, not only in his public but private Capacity, in the most odious Manner, tho' ignorant of the Perfon they speak of, as well as of his Caufe; fufficient it is to him to have a good Confcience, which must bear him up against the Stream of Reproach, and the most impetuous Torrent of Defamation. The late Prince of Wales was charmed with every Part of it, but with none more than the good-natur'd Description of thofe concern'd in the iv PREFACE. the enterprizing Project and daring Adventure; and the later King of Sweden, who was in 'more Battles, and more terrible Sieges, than Charles XII. caus'd it to be tranflated and read before him. As the Young Chevalier, published by Mr. Griffiths, is not wholly fold off, the Author hereby recommends that Performance, as a proper Supplement to what is herein contained. 4 HISTORY OF THE REBELLION, MDCCXLV and MDCCXLVI. CHA HARLES Edward, eldeft Son of the Pretender, was, from his Birth December 20, 1720, honour'd as Prince of Wales, not only by the fugitive British and Irish Noblemen, but by the Pope and the People of Rome. Fully convinced of his Right, he ever flattered himself with the Profpect, and embraced every Propofal that was made for the Recovery of his Throne. In the Year 1735, the most likely Way for obtaining it was laid down by Simon Lord Lovat, who, upon a Difguft for being turned out of his Captaincy in the Independant Highland Companies, and the Office of Sheriff-Principal of Inverness, contrived the Rebellion, and by the most dextrous Policy whetted the Minds of the Clans, and fpirited them to Arms, by reprefenting the Feats of their Ancestors in Favour of the Stuart Family; he communicated his Scheme to Perth, Drummond of Bochaldie, and fome others, who, in the Year 1740, fent John Murray of Broughtan with a Petition to the French Court; who soothed them with fair Promises, but made Hefitation about the Method of Invafion. Cardinal Fleury artfully fuggefted, that a Body of Swedes were more likely to gain the Affections of the People than an Army of French, and therefore propofed, that the Scheme fhould be executed by them; and thus put off the Petitioners till a more ticklish Time, when he might employ the Chevalier to Advantage. All Things, as they thought, being ready for the Invafion, and he being declared Regent of Scotland, fet out January following for Venice, in his Way to France, full freighted with Hopes, which were damped a little by the overturning of the Chaife when about half a Mile from Rome; the Superftitious about him conftrued this as a bad Omen; yet a Thirst after Power, entirely removed every Sufpicion of a Difappointment; here he continued his Corre fpondence with the Difaffected, and was ready to put to . Sea |