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 the mounted dragoons back to their main body with considerable laughter, and shouted to let the right wing know of of their success. They then retired in order to their original position; while the Macdonalds, with equal intrepidity, repulsed the dragoons opposite to their body. A severe check having thus been to the pursuing army, Lord George drew off his men toward Penrith, where they rested and refreshed themselves. He had lost only twelve men in this action, and left and ordered and fifty of the enemy slain behind him. The only prisoner he took was the Duke of Cumberland's footman, who declared that his master would have been killed, if the pistol with which a highlander took aim at his head had not missed fire. The Prince had the politeness to send the man instantly back to his master.

The Prince arrived along with his army at Carlisle on the 19th and left it early next morning, leaving a garrison is the castle in order to stop the Duke and prevent his pursuing them into Scotland from England, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, He then divided his forces on the borders of Scotland, marched with the largest body, about 4000 men to Dumfries where he demanded of the inhabitants £2000 contribution  money: of this 1100 was immediately paid and hostages for the rest. From this he moved northward on the road, and on the 25th arrived at Glasgow. Here he quartered his troops for several days upon the inhabitants and before he left the city, then to furnish him with necessaries to the value of £10,000 sterling. He now formed a design of laying siege to Stirling. one of the strongest and most important places of Scotland.