oard a French ship
of 90 tuns, called the _Maria Teresa_ of St. Malo. About a quarter of an
hour after, two other boats carried the Earl of Melford and the Lord
Drummond, with Lieutenant-General Sheldon and ten other gentlemen on
board the same ship, and then they hoisted sail and put to sea; and
notwithstanding of his Majesty's ships that were cruising on that coast,
got safely off, and in seven days landed at Waldam, near Graveling,[61]
between Dunkirk and Calais. The Earls Marischal, Southesk, the Lord
Tinmouth, General Gordon, with many other gentlemen and officers of
distinction, were left behind to shift for themselves, who kept with the
army, and continued their march towards Aberdeen, the foot marching on
before with General Gordon, and the Earl Marischal, with about 1000
horse, keeping the rear to prevent surprise....

The same day the King's forces advanced to Montrose, the remains of the
rebel army arrived at Aberdeen, where General Gordon showed them a
letter from the Pretender, in which he acquainted his friends that the
disappointments he had met with, especially from abroad, had obliged him
to leave that country; that he thanked them for their services, and
desired them to advise with General Gordon, and consult their own
security either by keeping in a body or separating, and encouraging them
to expect to hear farther from him in a very short time.... And we are
told, that upon reading of the letter, many of the people threw down
their arms, crying out they were basely betrayed, they were all undone,
they were left without king or general. On the seventh, in the morning,
the van of the rebels marched from Aberdeen, as did their rear about two
in the afternoon, and their main body lay at Old Meldrum that night; but
about 200 of their horse, amongst whom were many of their chiefs, with
Irish and other officers who came lately from France, went toward
Peterhead in order to ship themselves off in ships which they knew were
waiting for them there....

Their main body marched straight west, through Strath-Spey and
Strath-Don to the hills of Badenoch, where they separated: The foot
dispersed into the mountains on this side of Lochy, and the horse went
Lochquhaher, agreeing, however, to meet again upon notice from the
Pretender. And here being advised that two French frigates were come for
their relief, and would lay in Pentland Firth till they should hear from
them, the Lord Duffus, Sir George Sinclair, Genera