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retreat. In less than half an hour they were really defeated, and the field covered with slain. The road, as far as Inverness, was strewed with dead bodies, aud a great many people, who, from motives of curiosity, had come to see the battle, are sacrificed in the hurry of pursuit. Twelve hundred of the rebels were slain or wounded in the field, or in their flight. The Earl of Kil- marnoek was taken, and in a few days Lord Palmerino surrendered to a country gentleman, whom he presented himself for that purpose. Thus vanished, in the short space of one hour, all the hopes of the young adventurer, and thus was dangerous rebellion entirely extinguished. When Charles saw the battle irrecoverably lost, he retired over the water to Nairn, where stop- ping to take a view of the field of battle, he was lined by some of his people that had fled the same way. After this he paid a private visit to Lord Lovat, in hopes that some plan might be con- verted for his relief; but finding that nothing has to be done, it was resolved by his friends that they should keep at as great a distance from the enemy as possible. Sullivan, his faithful ad- herent, was of opinion, that they ought to go to Glengary, being persuaded that the enemy had not taken that route. They accordingly set out, and were received with much cordiality by Mr.