 had first seen came to conduct him to his audience.
    The army was drawn out, and in the act of forming column for march or
attack. The Duke was in the centre, nearly a mile from the place where Morton
had passed the night. In riding towards the General, he had an opportunity of
estimating the force which had been assembled for the suppression of the hasty
and ill-concerted insurrection. There were three or four regiments of English,
the flower of Charles's army - there were the Scottish Life-Guards, burning with
desire to revenge their late defeat - other Scottish regiments of regulars were
also assembled, and a large body of cavalry, consisting partly of gentleman
volunteers, partly of the tenants of the crown who did military duty for their
fiefs. Morton also observed several strong parties of Highlanders drawn from the
points nearest to the Lowland frontiers, - a people, as already mentioned,
particularly obnoxious to the western whigs, and who hated and despised them in
the same proportion. These were assembled under their chiefs, and made part of
this formidable array. A complete train of field-artillery accompanied these
troops; and the whole had an air so imposing, that it seemed nothing short of an
actual miracle could prevent the ill-equipped, ill-modelled, and tumultuary army
of the insurgents, from being utterly destroyed. The officer who accompanied
Morton endeavoured to gather from his looks the feelings with which this
splendid and awful parade of military force had impressed him. But, true to the
cause he had espoused, he laboured successfully to prevent the anxiety which he
felt from appearing in his countenance, and looked around him on the warlike
display as on a sight which he expected, and to which he was indifferent.
    »You see the entertainment prepared for you,« said the officers.
    »If I had no appetite for it,« replied Morton, »I should not have been
accompanying you at this moment. But I shall be better pleased with a more
peaceful regale, for the sake of all parties.«
    As they spoke thus, they approached the commander-in-chief, who, surrounded
by several officers, was seated upon a knoll commanding an extensive prospect of
the distant country, and from which could be easily discovered the windings of
the majestic Clyde, and the distant camp of the insurgents on the opposite bank.
The officers of the royal army appeared to be surveying the ground, with the
purpose of directing an immediate attack. When Captain Lumley, the officer who
accompanied Morton, had whispered in Monmouth's ear his name and errand
