Copy of John Goodwillie's Journal of the Prince's March from Edinburgh to the Battle of Falkirk

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1095 (1095)
Copy of a short Note to me R:Robert F:Forbes

RevdReverend Sir

I have Sent you my Jour-
nallJournal, The Printed Narrative to which
the End of the JournallJournal referrsrefers is
Some way fallen by that I cannot
lay my hand on it but as there
were So many CoppysCopies printed at
the time I am hopefull you'lyou’ll
have one of them

I am
RevdReverend Sir
Your most humble ServtServant
Sic subrsubscribitur J.John Goodwillie
OctobrOctober 4th 1748

Here follows a Copy (exact &and
faithful) of the foresaid Jour-
ing, taken from the Hand-writ-
ing of the said John Goodwillie
(Writer in EdrEdinburgh) who, from the
Battle of Gladesmuir to April
16th 1746, had served in Se-
cretary Murray’s Office as one
of the Clerks.

FrydayFriday 1 NovemrNovember 1745
✝Marched to Dalkeith and ContdContinued there
Saturday yethe 2d

Sunday 3d marched to Lauder

Monday 4 marched to Kelso and contdcontinued
there TeusdayTuesday 5
Wednesday

✝
Compare wtwith Mr Gib’s Journal, pag: 966, &cetc.
1096 (1096)
Wednesday 6 marched to Jedburgh

Thursday 7 the Column of the Army that
came this road marched to Haggyhall
in Lidsdale

N.B. I and 4 of the Guards were Sent
off from the Army and went to Haw-
ick this night

FrydayFriday 8 the Army marched to Rowan-
burn foot, I this night to Langholm

Saturday 9 I joined the Army at Lang-
town in England and marched to
muirhouse 2 miles west of Carlyle

Sunday 10. made a march round Car-
lisle and quartered in severallseveral Vil-
lages to the South of Carlisle the
head Quartersheadquarters being at ✝Butcherby I
at Harraby

N. B. this day had SeverallSeveral Volleys of
Cannon fired at us from the Town
and Castle of Carlisle but did no
harm

Monday 11th marched by Warwick bridge
and was this day Joined by the Column
of the Army that came by Moffat and
went to Brampton where we sojourned
TeusdayTuesday 12th Wednesday 13. Thursday 14
ffrydayFriday 15 and Saturday 16

N. B. Lo/Lord Nairn &and Lo/Lord Ogilvys men with Elcho

✝
Blacklehall, says Mr Gib (pag: 968) qchwhich I take to
be right, as Mr Gib has some Articles of Accompt
set down at this Date, &and Mr Goodwillie ac-
knowledges, that he himself was at a-
nother place different from the Head-
Quarters

Robert Forbes, A: M:
1097 (1097)
Elcho and Pitsligo’s horse were dis-
patched to Carlisle and Surround-
ed the Town So as to CuttCut off all
Communication Trenches were Dug
up all night and carried on all
the Thursday whilst the Town and
Castle played with their CanonCannon on
the Trenches but without doing
any Damage other than a pri-
vate man got a Contusion on
the head with a Small Shot and
one Dalton a Gunner killed in
the Trenches by a CanonCannon ball
at 4 this afternoon the Town threw
out a white fflaggFlag and agreed to
Capitulate Dispatches being Sent
to Brampton to the Prince who
refused to take the Town without
the Castle and gave them to
ffrydayFriday at 2 afternoon to Con-
sider of it then the Town and
Castle Surrendered and were taken
posessionpossession offof by the Duke of Perth
who had the Command of the Seige

Sunday ✝17 The Prince and the Column of
the Army that was with him marched from
Brampton to ✝Carlisle where we Sojourned Monday

✝✝
Here is some small Variation from Mr Gib’s Account,
pag: 969. I take the Truth to be, that yethe Prince has
been yethe greatest Part of the Sunday at Brampton,
&and in the Evening has marched into Carlisle.

1098 (1098)
Monday 18 TeusdayTuesday 19 &and WednesdyWednesday 20

Thursday ✝21 marched to ✝Penrith and
Sojourned there ffrydayFriday 22d

Saturday 23 marched to Kendall and
Sojourned there Sunday 24

N. B. Sunday morning I was Sent
off for Lancaster

Monday 25 the Army marched from
Kendall to Lancaster

TeusdayTuesday 26 marched to Preston and
Sojourned there WedyWednesday 27

Thursday 28 marched to Wigan NNota BBene
This afternoon I was Sent off with
Pitsligo’s horse for Manchester

FrydayFriday 29 army Marched from Wigan
to Manchester where we Sojourned
Saturday 30th

Sunday 1st December marched to
Macclesfeild and Sojourned there
Monday 2d

TeusdayTuesday 3d marched to Leek

Wednesday 4th at 1 in yethe morning
marched for Derby by Ashborne being
22 miles

Thursday 5 Sojourned in Derby
Fryday

✝✝
Here is some small Variation from
Mr Gib’s Account, pag: 970. I take the Truth
to be, that the Day (Thursday) has been pretty
far spent before they have set out from
Carlisle to Penrith. ‘Tis pity, that in such a
Journal every Hour of beginning a March &and eve-
ry Hour of coming to quarters is not marked.

1099 (1099)
FrydayFriday ✝6 began a Counter march and
came to ✝ Ashborne

Saturday 7 marched to Leek

Sunday 8 marched to macclesfeild

N. B. this evening I sent with El-
cho’s horse for Stockport and next
morning went to Manchester

Monday 9 the Army marched
from Macclesfeild for Manchester

TeusdayTuesday 10 marched to Wigan

Wednesday 11 marched to Preston
and sojourned there Thursday 12

FrydayFriday 13 marched to Lancaster
and sojourned there Saturday 14

Sunday 15 marched to Kendall

Monday X16 marched to X Shap

TeusdayTuesday ☂17 marched to ☂Penrith
Wednesday

✝✝
Here is a Difference ‘twixtbetwixt this &and Gib’s
Account, pag: 972. I take it to be, that
Goodwillie has marched off wtwith yethe first
Division of yethe Army, &and that the Center
&and Rear have not set out fmfrom Derby till
Saturday yethe 7th, especially as Gib has Ar-
ticles of Accompt at Derby upon yethe Friday.

X X
Here is another Difference twixtbetwixt ysthis
&and Gib’s Account, pag: 974, qchwhich may be easily
reconciled by yethe above Observation.

☂☂
Here is another Difference ‘twixtbetwixt ymthem.
I still suppose (as above) ytthat Goodwillie
has marched wtwith yethe 1st Division. Perhaps yethe
Prince may have come to Penrith in yethe Evening
of the 17th.

Robert Forbes, A:M:
1100 (1100)
Wednesday 18 about 2 this afternoon
got alarm of the EnemysEnemy's being ap-
proached near the Town, the Army
being at the time reveiwingreviewing in a
muir to the west of the Town by the
Prince only ClunysCluny's men and Ap-
pinsAppin's were in Town who were De-
tached out to the assistance of
LochgarysLochgary's &and JoJohn Roy StewartsStewart's men
who happened to be the rear Guard
with the Artillery from Shap the
Dragoons appeared to the number
of 2000 and Detached a party from
their body to Line a hedge whilst
AppinsAppin's men and Roys StewartsStewart's
and GlengarysGlengarry's men were placed
on the right and left and the
Mcphersons in the front ✝ who en-
gaged Sword in hand and killed a-
bout X 60 Dragoons beside wounded
and we only lost ☂ 10 of the Mcpher-
sons.

Thisⓧ Evening we marched for Carlisle
where we arrived aboutⓧ Day breakDaybreak of the 19
Fryday

✝X ☂
For an exact &and distinct Account of this Acti-
on at Clifton see that given by the Macpher-
sons themselves,1 in this Vol: pag: 890, 891, &cetc.

ⓧ ⓧ
This is most distinctly noted down, &and had it
not been so, it would have differed from Gib’s
Account, pag: 974. It serves to illustrate and
confirm my foregoing marginal Notes.

1101 (1101)
FrydayFriday 20 marched from✝ Car-
lisle for ✝ Annan.

N. B. this day at the water of Esk
the Army divided one Column went
for Langholm under Lord George
MurraysMurray's Command

Saturday 21 marched from X Annan
for X Dumfries where we sojourn-
ed Sunday 22d

Monday 23 marched for Drumlanrigg

TeusdayTuesday 24 marched for Douglas

Wednesday 25 marched for Ha-
milton where we Sojourned Thurs-
day 26

FrydayFriday ☂ 27 marched for☂ Glasgow
where we Sojourned Saturday 28
Sunday 29 Monday 30 TeusdayTuesday 31
Wednesday 1st JanryJanuary 1746 And Thurs-
day 2d

FrydayFriday ⓧ3d marched forⓧ Kilsyth

Saturday *4 marched for * Bannockburn
Monday

✝✝
Here is a Difference ‘twixtbetwixt this and
Gib’s Account, pag: 974; but it is easily re-
conciled by supposing ytthat yethe Prince did not
leave Carlisle till Friday’s Afternoon; for
Gib behoved to be always in yethe same Column
of yethe Army wtwith yethe Prince.

X X
Here is anoyr Difference of the Same Kind
with the Above.

☂☂
Here is a third Difference of yethe same Kind.

ⓧ ⓧ **
In these two Points of Difference be-
twixt Gib &and Goodwillie ^I take Goodwillie to be in the Right; for
Gib gave me his two last Days at Glasgow &and his
^[d]ay at Kilsyth altogether form his Memory, these
three days not being in his Pocket-book of Accompts;
&and in fixing upon the Day at Kilsyth I found
him not a little difficulted.

1102 (1102)
Monday 6 a Summonds was Sent to
the Town of Stirling to Surrender who
returned for answer they were to Stand
on their defence in regard the Prince
had not promised them protection al-
thoalthough at the Same time they did not
demand it, upon this orders were
given to raise Trenches and✝ bom-
bard the Town at the East gate next
Day being TeusdayTuesday 7 when the Town
Saw the Trenches raiseingraising Demand-
ed a Capitulation and a protection
On the mean timemeantime that the articles
of Capitulation were agreeing on The
Engineer having his Battery ready
fired about 30 Shot on the Town
before he got notice of the Capitu-
lations being Signed he having had
previous Notice to fire when he
was ready

Then on on Wednesday the 8th when
Part of the Army was going to take
posessionpossession of the Town in terms of
the Capitulation the Volunteers of
the Town and Militia fired Some
Shot on our men but without Doing
Any harm and refused access on pretence

✝
This is a wrong Term, it ought to be can-
nonade; for the Prince’s Army had neither
Shells nor Mortars till after yethe Battle of
Falkirk, where Hawley left his Mortar-pieces
&and Coehorns for the Highlanders.

1103 (1103)
pretence we had broke the Capi-
tulation by our firing on the Town
the night before however when
they found their mistake and
that we threatened to Storm the
Town the Gates were opened
and our men took posessionpossession
of the Town this afternoon.
All this week their warewar Ships
came now &and then up the Firth
and CanonadedCannonaded at our BatterysBatteries
that were placed at Elphinston
pans for Guarding the passage
to stop any Interruptions that
might be given to the fferryingFerrying
over our CanonCannon above that
place but did us no harm our
men being very alert and gave
them such brisk receptions made
them retire with Some loss, Then
they went for the north Side
in order to Land men and
Seize our CanonCannon but one Batta-
lion of the Camerons were ffer-
ryedFerried over before they had all
their men Landed and made
those who had got a Shoarashore Em-
bark with far greater hurry than they 1104 (1104)
they Landed, Thursday the 9th.. 10. 11
12. 13.. &and 14 BusieBusy in getting over our
CanonCannon which was done with Safety
in the Interim our Army was In-
creasing every Day with our High-
land &and north Country Reinforce-
ments. We being now Inform-
ed that Hally with the Army un-
der his Command being got to
Falkirk and were there encamp-
ed under the Town and that he
had positive orders to attack us.

Wednesday 15 in yethe morning
our whole Army Except Duke of
PerthsPerth's Lo/Lord OgilvysOgilvy's GlenbucketsGlenbucket's CollColonel
JoJohn Roy Stewart and part of Lo/Lord John
DrummondsDrummond's Regiments who were
left in Stirling to Carry on the SeigeSiege
of the Castle Drew up in Line
of Battle on Bannockburn muir
and rested on their Arms till
midday and hearing the Enemy was
making no motion took up their
respective Quarters

Thursday 16 the Army drew up in
the Same place and order as on
the Day preceedingpreceding and Continued
under arms about the Same time and 1105 (1105)
and then for the forsdforesaid reason
went to their Quarters. The
Trenches for the Castle was
broke this night

N. B. this two Days Drawing
up and Expecting an Engage-
ment and being Disappointed
gave great Discontent to the
private men who told their
officers if they were Drawn
out again they would Engage
at any Event even althoalthough
without a Commander

FrydayFriday 17 Early in Morning
the Army Drew up in the
forsaidforesaid place and for the
JournallJournal of this Day Shall re-
ferrrefer you to the Printed Narra-
tive hereto Subjoined

Here endeth John Good-
willie’s Journal. —

N: B: By the printed Narrative refer-
red to in the End of Mr Good-
willie’s Journal, &and mentioned by
him in his short Note to me
(pag: 1095) is meant that News-
paper, which was printed at Bannockburn1106(1106)
nockburn to give an Account of the
Battle of Falkirk, &and was called
the Bannockburn Journal;
a Copy whereof is in my Custody;
bound up in an 8vooctavo Volume with
a Collection of the Prince’s Papers,
&cetc. It is worth ~~worth~~ remarking
here, that James Grant, the quon-
dam Author of the Caledonian
Mercury (who joined the Prince before
the Battle of Gladesmuir) took Care,
when in Glasgow, to have him-
self provided in Types &and a printing
Press, &and brought them along wtwith
him to Bannockburn.

In a Conversation I had with Mr Good-
willie, before he sent me his Jour-
nal, he told me, that, in the Re-
treat from ~~from~~ Bannockburn &and
Stirling, he marched in that Column
of the Army which went by Aber-
deen, Banff, &c.etc. and that he had
taken an exact Journal of said
March; but in destroying of Papers
after the Battle of Culloden, qnwhen
making his Way down the Country,
he had without Thought thrown the
said Journal into the Flames, so
that he could never recover it. Mr 1107 (1107)
Mr Goodwillie was so lucky in
his skulking, that he was never
seized upon; &and therefore the
Indemnity set him at Liberty to
go about his Business as for-
merly. He skulked for some Months
in Crail, where he had some
Relations. At last he got over
in Disguise to EdrEdinburgh, where, by
the Favour of a Friend, he made
his Abode for the most Part in
the Duke of Queensberry’s House
in the Canongate.


Thursday

Date	04 Oct 1748
Person	J. GOODWILLIE
Place

Copy of John Goodwillie's Journal of the Prince's March from Edinburgh to the Battle of Falkirk

Copy of a short Note to me R:Robert F:Forbes

Here follows a Copy (exact &and faithful) of the foresaid Jour-ing, taken from the Hand-writ-ing of the said John Goodwillie (Writer in EdrEdinburgh) who, from the Battle of Gladesmuir to April 16th 1746, had served in Se-cretary Murray’s Office as one of the Clerks.

Here follows a Copy (exact &and
faithful) of the foresaid Jour-
ing, taken from the Hand-writ-
ing of the said John Goodwillie
(Writer in EdrEdinburgh) who, from the
Battle of Gladesmuir to April
16th 1746, had served in Se-
cretary Murray’s Office as one
of the Clerks.