 If government pre-engages the Highlanders in the manner I propose, they will not only serve well against the enemy abroad, but will be hostages for the good behaviour of their relations at home ; and I am persuaded that it will be absolutely impossible...  The Monthly review. New and improved ser - Page 31802Full view - About this book
 | Books - 1802 - 572 pages
...Spain will call upon, in caue of a war, to take arms for the Pretender. If government pre- engages the Highlanders in the manner 1 propose, they will...approve it, that you will recommend it to your friend B a Lord Lord Hay *, who, I am told, is to be here to-day or to-morrow, fit his way to London. « I will,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 572 pages
...chieftains of the disaffected clans, who are the very persons whom France and Spain will call upon, in caee of a war, to take arms for the Pretender. If government...against the enemy abroad, but will be hostages for tike good behaviour of their relations at home ; and I am persuaded that it will be absolutely impossible... | |
 | John Home - Culloden, Battle of, 1746 - 1802 - 456 pages
...the manner I propofe, they will not only ferve well againft the enemy abroad, but will be hoftages for the good behaviour of their relations at home ; and I am perfuaded that it will be abfolutely impoffible to raife a rebellion in the Highlands. I have come... | |
 | Literature, Modern - 1802 - 558 pages
...the manner I propoie, they will not only ierve well againll the enemy abroad, but will be hoilages for the good behaviour of their relations at home : and, I am periuaded, that it will be abfolutely imponible to raile a rebellion in the Highlands.??-'1 have come... | |
 | 1803 - 748 pages
...the manner I propofe, they will not only ferve well againil the enemy abroad, but will be hoftages for the good behaviour of their relations at home ; and I am perfuaded that it will be abfolutely impoffible to raife a rebellion in the Highlands. J have come... | |
 | John Home - Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 - 1822 - 446 pages
...of a war, to take arms for the Pretender. If government pre-engages the Highlanders in the manner I propose, they will not only serve well against the...approve it, that you will recommend it to your friend Lord Hay,* who, I am told, is to be here today or to-morrow, on his way to London. " I will most certainly,"... | |
 | John Struthers - 1828 - 660 pages
...had derived any benefit. " If government," he remarked, " pre-engages the Highlanders in this manner, they will not only serve well against the enemy abroad,...relations at home ; and I am persuaded that it will in that case be impossible to raise a rebellion among them." This plan the lord president communicated... | |
 | John Struthers - Jacobite Rebellion, 1715 - 1828 - 676 pages
...had derived any benefit. " If government," he remarked, " pre-engages the Highlanders in this manner, they will not only serve well against the enemy abroad,...relations at home ; and I am persuaded that it will in that case be impossible to raise a rebellion among them." This plan the lord president communicated... | |
 | George Buchanan - Scotland - 1829 - 742 pages
...of a war to take arms for the pretender. If government fore-engages the highlanders in the manner I propose, they will not only serve well against the...behaviour of their relations at home, and I am persuaded it will be absolutely impossible to raise a rebellion in the highlands." The plan was transmitted to... | |
 | George Buchanan - Scotland - 1829 - 764 pages
...of a war to take arms for the pretender. If government fore-engages the highlanders in the manner I propose, they will not only serve well against the...behaviour of their relations at home, and I am persuaded it will be absolutely impossible to raise a rebellion in the highlands." The plan was transmitted to... | |
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