Violet Jacob > Flemington

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Jacobite almost to a man. Charles Edward had
raised his standard at Glenfinnan, had marched
on Edinburgh in the early part of September, and
had established himself in Holyrood on the sur¬
render of the town. After his victory over Cope
at Preston Pans, he had collected his forces on
Portobello sands—thirteen regiments composed
of the Highland clans, five regiments of Low-
landers, two troops of horse commanded by
Lords Elcho and Balmerino, with two others under
Lord Kilmarnock and Lord Pitsligo. The com¬
mand of the latter consisted of Angus men armed
with such weapons as they owned or could gather.
The insurgent army had entered England in
two portions : one of these led by Lord George
Murray, and one by the Prince himself, who
marched at the head of his men, sharing the
fatigues of the road with them, and fascinating
the imagination of the Scots by his hopeful good-
humour and his keen desire to identify himself
with his soldiers. The two bodies had concen¬
trated on Carlisle, investing the city, and after a
few days of defiance, the mayor displayed the
white flag on the ramparts and surrendered the
town keys. After this, the Prince and his father
had been proclaimed at the market cross, in
presence of the municipality.
But in spite of this success the signs of the times
were not consistently cheering to the Jacobite
party. There had been many desertions during
the march across the border, and no sooner had
the Prince’s troops left Edinburgh than the city