A Full RELATION OF The particulars and manner of the late great VICTORY obtained AGAINST IAMES Marqueſſe of Montroſſe, In SCOTLAND.
VVith a perfect Liſt of the names of the Lords, Gentlemen, and chiefe Officers which were taken and ſlain in the fight.
Firſt printed at Edenburgh by Order from the Committee of Eſtates, and now reprinted at London by E. G. in the Old-baily. May 14. 1650.
THe News from Scotland works ſtrange effects in all people ſuitable to their principles. The old Cavaliers ſtand amazed to ſee the Scots ſtroake the King with one hand, and ſmite him with the other; and begin now to believe that if the entertainment of the Van be ſo rugged, the arrivall of the Rear will not be ſafe.
From Edenburgh we have intelligence, That it is credibly reported that their King is come to Caithnes, and yet the day before it was reported the Treaty was broken off. The great victory over Montroſſe, and the manner of it, you will ſee by the incloſed, which is printed in Scotland by order from the Committee of Eſtates: and withall you may obſerve how much the Kirk and State owns L. Col Straughans proceedings by what they have done for him. They have given him 1000 li. Engliſh, and a Gold chain: and Hacket 1000 marks Engliſh, and Kiffin 50 li and to the party that engaged in the ſervice three months pay. The Kings Standard in the fight was taken, wherein his head was drawn out to the life, cut off from the body, bleeding. Sir, I have no more at preſent, but remain,
IT is a mercy never to be forgotten, that when the Lord might juſtly quarrell with a ſinful Nation for their tranſgreſſion, he powreth out his wrath on their enemies; and as the malice and rage of our adverſaries is renewed againſt us, ſo are the Lords mercies much more manifeſted from yeer to yeer. It is much about this time the laſt yeer when our Commiſſioners were treating with his Majeſty, that the enemy having gathered together, were broken in pieces by a handfull of our forces: and now this yeer, after long preparations made in forraigne Countries, the excommunicated Traytor James Graham, having landed ſome friend in Orkney, did about the tenth of April, in the midſt of the Treaty with the King, comming to Caithnes in a hoſtile manner, to kill, plunder, and deſtroy after his wonted manner. But the Lord out of his gracious and wonderfull kindneſſe, hath prevented his deſignes. Lieu Gen. David Leſley having appointed a Rendezvouz of our Forces3 at Brechen the 25 of April, did make all poſſible haſte againſt the Enemy, marching 30 miles every day, and to put a ſtop to the enemies advance, he ſent Lieu col. Straughan before him to command the Troops that were lying about Roſſe and Innerneſſe.
Upon Saturday April 27. the Enemy was quartered at Strachekell, in Roſſe Lieu. col. Straughan with his own Troop, Col Montgomeries, Col. Kers, Lieu col. Hackets, and the Iriſh Troop were quartered about Kincairne, their number that were preſent being onely about 230. The Officers being conveined, and having conſidered the great ſcarcity of proviſions for Horſe, and that it was very probable, the Enemies ſtrength being of Foot, they would take the hils; upon the advance of more of our horſe they concluded to fight that wicked crew with the Forces they had: But the Lords day approaching, and the enemy being ten miles diſtant, they were in doubt whether to march towards them preſently, or to delay till Munday, and ſo decline the hazzard of engaging on the Lords day: but this doubt was ſoon removed, for notice was preſently brought that the enemy was marched from Strachekell to Corbisdell, ſix miles neerer to them: whereupon they forthwith drew up into three parties, the firſt conſiſting of neer 100 horſe, to be led one by Lt. col. Straughan: the ſecond ſome more then 80, to be led on by Lt. col. Hacket; the third, about 40, to be led by Cap. Hutchinſon, and 36 Musqueters of Lawyers Regiment (which were occaſionally upon the place) to be led on by Quartermaſter Shaw. After prayer, by Maſter Gilbert Hall, whom the Commiſſioners of the Generall Aſſembly had appointed to attend theſe Troopes, they marched about three of the clocke4 in the after noon, towards the enemy, who were drawn up in a plain, neer a hill of Scroggie Wood, To which upon the advance of our horſe, they quickly retired, yet Lieut. Coll. Straughan, perſued them into the wood: And at the firſt charge made them all to runne: The Lord did ſtrike ſuch a terror, into their hearts, as their moſt reſolute Commanders had not the courage to lift up a hand to defend themſelves, and our forces without oppoſition, did execution upon them for five or ſix miles, even till Sun ſet: there were killed ten of their beſt Commanders, moſt of their Officers taken, and 386 common ſouldiers, the number of the whole (as the priſoners informed was not above 1200, of all which there eſcaped not 100. but were either taken priſoners, killed or drowned in a River that was neer the place: The chief Standard called the Kings, and four others are taken, What is become of that Traitor James Graham is not certain, but that horſe which he rid upon, when the forces engaged, is taken: alſo his Coat with the Starre, and his Sword-Belt was found in the field; the harm which our forces have got from the enemy is very little, bleſſed be the Lord, who covered their head in the day of battel: Lieut. Coll. Straughan received a ſhot upon his belly, but lighting upon the double of his Belt and Buffecoat, it did not pierce: one of our troopers, too forward by haſtning after a boat, which carried two or three of the enemy over the River, was drowned, and two are wounded, which is all the loſſe; advertiſements was ſent that ſame night to all parts about, to apprehend all that eſcaped, but the account is not returned; the Gentlemen of the Shire of Roſſe, were drawne together on the Hills, to engage againſt the enemy, if5 they had come that way, and were very ready to provide our Troops with ſupplies of all things neceſſary; for which they deſerved to be remembred.
The enemy left ſome ſmall part of his forces in Caithnes, to keep ſome houſes, and to raiſe forces in that Country, and ſent ſome few to other places to bring them aſſiſtance; againſt whom the Lieut. Gen. hath ſent ſuch forces, as we truſt ſhall ſpeedily give a good account of them: It remains that we be truly thankful unto the Lord our God, for ſo ſeaſonable and ſo compleat a victory over ſo wicked and cruel an enemy; and that we look upon it as a pledge of greater mercies, which the Lord hath to beſtow upon us, if he ſhall in his wiſdom think fit, to put us to harder trials, in the defence of his Cauſe and Covenant. It is omitted in the Relation, that Capt. William Roſſe, and Capt. John Roſſe came up to the execution with 80. foot, choſen out of the Country forces, and did good ſervice.
Edenburgh, Printed by Evan Tyler, Printer to the Kings moſt Excellent Majeſty, 1650.
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