257. 1. 5. from bott. for this,' read the. 258. 1. 16. put a semicolon after tranquillity; and in the next line dele the comma after bour.'"' THE MONTHLY REVIEW, For MA Y, 1802 Art. I. The History of the Rebellion in the Year 1745. By John Home, Esq. 4to. pp. 429. 11. 18. Boards. Cadell jun. and Davies. 1802. T is a circumstance somewhat remarkable, that more than half a century has elapsed without producing any regular history of a rebellion, which had so great an object in view as the restoration of the family of Stuart to the throne of England, and which at the time caused a general panic through both England and Scotland. When we recollect, indeed, that the metropolis of one country was seized by the rebels, that the capital of the other felt a sensible alarm on their subsequent and near approach, and that in two engagements the undisciplined troops of the Pretender gained advantages over the regular regiments of the King, we cannot but express some surprize on being now, for the first time, called to notice a systematic narrative of these ill-advised and ill-conducted measures. Little doubt can be entertained respecting the authenticity of this history, since the author can say, with Æneas, in describing these transactions, "Quæque ipse miserrima vidi, Et quorum pars fui.” In those days, (he observes,) I carried arms, (though not a mili tary man by profession,) and, serving with the king's troops, under went part of their adverse fortune; for I was taken prisoner at the battle of Falkirk, and during my captivity was an eye-witness of some memorable events, an account of which I committed to writing, whilst the facts were recent and fresh in my memory; and have taken no small pains, for many years, to procure authentic information of what I did not see, visiting every place which was the scene of any remarkable occurrence, and examining the accounts which I had collected of each battle, upon the field where it was fought, accompanied and assisted by persons who had been present upon every occasion, and sometimes principally concerned. VOL. XXXVIII. B • Proceed. |