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General Monc/Ss Campaign. 93
fore which the}' had layne 2 dayes, and had made some
preparations to storm itt, The Marquesse of Argyll and
Glenurqy being in it). But uppon the view of some few of
our forces they dispersed severall wayes, our men being to
passe over an high hill towards them, and night approaching
could not engage them, they left behinde them divers
of their baggage horses with portmantuats and provisions,
some of them march't that night to Rannogh above 16
miles, by which time they were reduc't from 4000, which
they were once reported to bee, to lesse than 2000. The
next day I marched to Strasfellon, where the Marquesse of
Argyll mett mee and declar'd his resolution to use his
horses that morning.
They took 4 of his
The 19th Major Keme of Major
Generall Harrison's late Regiment with a partie of Horse
being sent out to discover the Enem)% whose scouts
alarum'd them, and hasten'd their march from Rannogh
towards Badgenoth, soe that
my march towards Glen-lion
the next day July 20 uppon
\\ee had newes by one who
brought away Middleton's padde nagge. That Col. Morgan
had the day before mett with Middleton's Horse and routed
them neere Lough-Gary, which was confirmed by about 25
prisoners taken this night and brought in, and among the
rest Lt. Col. Peter Hay (who lately escaped out of Edinburgh
Castle), Capt. Graham, and others. Major Bridge
was sent out with 130 Horse and Dragoons towards Lough
Rannogh to fall upon the straglers, and returned the next day
to the Campe neere Weems having falne uppon a partie of
Horse and Foote under Atholl, tooke some prisoners, much
baggage, and amongst the rest Atholl's portmantua, clothes,
linnen, his Com'isn from Ch. Stuart [Charles the Second],
divers letters from him and Middleton and other papers of
Concernment, Atholl himself narrowlie escaping.
The 23d at the Campe neere S. Johnston's I had letters
from Col. Morgan of the defeate of Middleton's partie above
300. Horse taken with his commission and instructions
from Charles Stuart and other considerable papers. Alsoe
Kenmore's^ sumpter horse. The number of the Enemy was
800 horse, uppon whose route 1200 foote which they had
within 4 miles alsoe fled towards Loquaber. The number
indeavours to oppose the Enemy :
taken and kill'd is nott yett sent, but divers of those which
escaped are much wounded ;
^ L'lrd Kenimirc.
and amongst the rest some of