sed, and less chance of interruption. Mr. Jervoise had brought with him a valise and suit of clothes for Sir Marmaduke, of sober cut and fashion. They avoided all large towns and, at the pl

of the affray near Chapel le Frith, and knew, therefo

ey had scarcely put up at a

se, in London, but the rescue of a desperate Jacobite

pose there is no word of the arrest of the man, or his accomplices? We

ching him, if he presents himself there. The general opinion is that he will, for a time, go into hiding with his friends, i

all guilty persons will in time get the punishment they so well deserve. How can

, being content to earn my living by my business, and to receive all who ca

sure, as two persons were likely to attract less attention than four. They found that there were two vessels in port, loading

rry any pa

ptain said; "but, if they were to

nk we could obtain a contract for these goods. There is no hope of doing so, unless we ourselves go over, and, though sorely loath to do so, for neither of us have ever before set foot on

any goods

of the goods we can supply; but, beyond that, we have but l

emen did not wish to appear eager to go; but the matter

he inn, Mr. Jervoise

e eating their heads off, here, while we are away. Besides, we may be able, on our return, to take a passage to one of the Devonshire ports, which would suit us much better. But we should not be able to do so,

ree of them are fine animals, fit for any gentleman's riding. The other

he came up

taying at the inn of a friend of mine, are requiring horses for themselves and their servants, and I have promi

ng to give. You had better ask from them a good bit above that, then you can come down little by little, and maybe, seeing the horses are really good ones, they may advance a bit. I am not used to a horse deal, and will leave it to you to make the

ious to purchase them as they were to sell. The next day, they bought three or four rolls of west country cloth, and a supply of clothes suitable to their condition, together with

ng of the ship continued by torchlight, until within an hour of the time of their departure. After tossing about for some hours in their narrow beds, they were glad

iling down the ropes. There were but few persons on the quay, for those who had been e

ide, which had begun to ebb half an hour before. The lads were greatly interested in watching the well-wooded slope on the left, with the stately ruins of Tintern Abbey rising abo

, and others that had come in through the Solent. This was very entertaining to the boys, and they were still more pleased when they

t reception, were they at any time to think to cap

place, and that without shedding a

has been won so easily may be lost as quickly. I have seen several changes since I can fir

n wiser had we gone about our business without worrying our heads, to say nothing of risking them, about a matter that may not take place during our lives; as we know, well enough, the King of France uses the Stuarts only for his own convenience, and at heart cares nothing for them or their cause. It is convenient to have the means of creating trouble

in England. In Scotland it is otherwise, for Scotland has always been in alliance with France; but in England it is different. France has always been the national foe; and, had not Charles and James proved themselves so subservient to Louis, William of Ora

ll be ready, but till then we can let the matter sleep, the more so as we h

sked, "that the Swedes and Da

reed to refer their quarrels to his mediation. At his death, Denmark endeavoured to obtain the honour, but failed; and by the mediation, chiefly, of the Swedish regency, peace was concluded between France, Eng

of Denmark thought to take advantage of the fact that Charles of Sweden was but

mark, who decreed that the descendants of his brother Adolphus should govern Holstein, jointly with the King of Denmark, and that Holstein and Schleswig should belong to them in common, neither making any change in Holstein without the consent of the o

war, when, Holstein being defeated, the Danes imprisoned its duke, C

his release, the duke went to Hamburg, where he remained till, at the Peace of Fontaineble

nd a peace was concluded in 1689, by which he was confirmed in the rights given him, ten years before, with full liberty to rais

e Fourth succeeded his father as Duke of Holstein, in 1694, the quarrel grew so hot that Denmark would have invaded Holstein, had not the parties to the Treaty of '89 int

once attacked and captured these forts, and levelled them to the ground. The duke, being too weak to engage in a war with his powerful neighbour, did not resent this attack, and the negotiations were continued as before. In view of the danger

he marriage, that had been previously arranged between Charles's eldest sister and the Duke of Holstein, being celebrated at Stockholm. Charles the Twelfth at once concluded treaties with France, England, and Holland; while Denmark is reported to have p

et, a refusal to pay the Saxon troops Augustus had brought with him. The king, no doubt, considered that these could be employed for the conquest of

zar was bringing a war with the Turks to a conclusion, and did not wish to throw off the mask until he was free to use his whole force against Sweden. The ambassadors were, at last, received civilly, but th

ator in the quarrel between himself and the Duke of Brandenburg, and signing a treaty of alliance with Sweden. But, while Sweden had no idea of the triple

The garrison of the place was a weak one, and a thousand Swedish troops were thrown in to strengthen it. The King of Denmark complained that this was a bre

died about this time, and was succe

neighbour, called upon Holland and the Duke of Lunenburg, who were with Sweden guarantors of the treaty, to enforce its provisions; and a joint protest was sent to the King of Denmark, who

t doubted the friendship of the King of Poland, and Charles, at first, could hardly believe the re

e river Duna was frozen over. Fleming, who commanded the Saxon troops, arrived before the town, early in February, with four thousand men. The governor had set fire to the suburbs on the previous day; and Fleming was surprise

age them armed only with forked sticks. With these they attack the bears, pushing and hustling the great creatures, with the forks of their sticks, until they are completely exhausted, when they are bound and sent away. In this hunt Charles took fourteen a

ontributions exacted from Schleswig and Holstein. Fleming and the Saxons, after one severe repulse, forced the garrison of the fort of Dunamund, commanding the mouth of the Duna, to surrender. Tonningen is the only fortress that now holds out in Holstein. So you s

g to toss and roll. I see that Sir Marmaduke has retired to his cabin. I mean to remain here as long as I can, and I should advise you both to do the same. I ha

on deck for some hours, and then crawled to their cabin, where they remained for the next three days, at the en

escaped the malady, from which, as he told them, Sir Mar

the captain said, when they appeared

" Harry said, "now th

ish for anything better. It has been just as you see it now--a

oth looked

roll and toss about

always must be when there is a brisk wind; but as for rolling and tossing, you must

ings were caused by something quite out of the ordinary way, and it was mortifying to know

ir meals; still they were not sorry when they saw the coast of Sweden, and, a few hours later, entered the port of

y, unless I can pass by land through Holland, France, and across from Calais, for never again will I venture upon a long voyage. I have been feeling very ungra

that the ground was as bad as the sea, as it kept on rising and falling beneath his feet. Mr. Jervoise agreed to

had been bombarded for eight days, and had repulsed one assault, but had been captured at the second attack. England and Holland had agreed to furnish fleets, and an army of twelve thousand Swedes were in readiness

enburg. He was fortunate enough to find one of them, who was able to inform him that his w

Major Jamieson was delighted at

ere, instead of taking refuge in France; but, as everything is quiet, I had little hope of seeing you again, until I paid another visit to Scotland, of which at p

en into exile, and expressed his desire to serve in the army of Swe

day's march or in a stout fight with many men. Of course, if I could obtain commissions for them, a

f all ranks are joining, for this unprovoked attack, on the part of Poland, has raised the national spirit to boiling heat. The chief difficu

for some minut

w a colonel who has as many in his, and these I could manage to get, in exchange for an equal number of my Swede

not traditions of fathers, or grandfathers, who fought in Hepburn's Green Brigade. Therefore, it is natural th

hered together, as their ignorance of the language makes them, for some time, useless as soldiers if enrolled in a Swedish regiment. I shall mention that I have twenty in my own corps, who are at present positively useless, and in fact a source of great trouble, owing to their understandin

s altogether exceeds my hopes, but I fe

lling at first. The manoeuvres are not complicated, and, for a pound or two, they will be glad to teach you all the

l provided, as is my friend Sir Marmaduke. We have

urse, you will have the appointment of your own officers, and will only have to send in their names. Each compan

n to the inn, received with delight b

I shall get on comfortably enough. I know there are a good many English and Scotch Jacobite

ere is no saying when ships may come in. Moreover, it is likely enough that you may light upon young fellows who have

to hear a friendly voice, and be only too glad to enlist in a Scottis

ly they saw three young fellows, who were evidently Scotch by their dress and cap

, we can make no one understand us, and it see

d man, where we lodged last night, said in his broken tongue, that we had but to go over to Malmoe, or

umbled; "but, if he did not understand us

enlist?" Harry sai

n of pleasure, at being ad

u can put us in the way

ded by Colonel Jamieson. This will be far better than joining a Swedish company, where no one will understand your la

were in the old times, and we had hoped to join them; but whether it is a company or re

you will see my father there. If you know of any others in the s

in the ship with us, two days since, and I hav

n hunt them up, and

ten o'clock, fifteen young Scotchmen had been sworn in. All of them had brought broadswords and dirks, and Cap

d-twenty recruits. Arms had already been purchased for them, and, on the following day, Captain Jervoise marched off to Malmoe with his

order to aid Charlie in maintaining order among his recruits. He had already fixed upon a small house, just outside the town, and,

re of Jacobites here, and that they form quite a society among themselves. Living is very chea