Manuscripts and Special Collections
Ne C 1707 : 'Some Reflexions on General Cope's Behaviour in Scotland', endorsed 'Facts relating to the Army in Scotland before the Battle of Preston Pans'; n.d. [c. 1745-1746].
Two Days March from Crief, that is seven or eight miles, (for he marched no more, it came out, that there was not a single Bullet in the whole Army that would enter their Musketts: upon which a general Order was issued for everyman at his Leisure hours (w[hi]ch were not a few) to trim his Bullets with his knife, & such as had no knives were ordered to do it with their Teeth, & this gave Rise to the Report after the Battle of Preston Pans, that our soldiers had made use of poisoned Bullets.
In his March he suffered the Troops to do a great deal of Mis¬chief to the Country.
When the Panick seized him, he marched in one Day 24 long Highland miles, & in the next 20.
At the Battle of Preston Pans, the soldiers then wanted their swords to defend themselves: & the Engineers sometimes put powder into the Cannon
