Keppoch song

vi PREFACE.
pears, that after the junction of the Scotch
advanced body, with those of the north of
England, it was debated, what they should
next do; when it was resolved to march for
Lancashire, on which a body of 500, or
more, Highlanders left them, saying they
would return, and take their chance in
their own country.
Macintosh of Borlum, as brigadier-ge-
neral, commanded the Scotch that advan-
ced, and surrendered after a skirmish; he
afterwards made his escape out of New-
gate. Those who left them might have
been Keppoch's division, who, it is likely,
had joined the main body, as it appears
that, when after the battle of Sherift-rnuir,
" orders were given the troops to separate,
the greater part marched to Dundee; and
others, among whom, the lairds of Kep-
poch, Lochiel, Glengary, Sir Donald Mac-
donakl, and many of the clans, by the way
of Dunkeld." Prior to the breaking up,
and separating, a council of war was held
on the arrival of the ch , when, among
other reasons given for that measure, it was
stated, "the ch had a few days before,
received a certain account that some of the
chiefs of those who had appeared in arms,
in favour of this undertaking, had wickedly
entered into a conspiracy, not only to go
over, and make their peace with the king
of Great Britain, for so they now s tiled