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Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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Discovery in Glengarry, Upper Canada, of Prince Charles Edward Stuart's sword from the 1745 Jacobite rising, left behind during his escape after Culloden; now held by McNab of McNab, intended for presentation to King George IV.
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The Montreal Herald has the following notice of the discovery of this sword in Canada:
This is the sword which was unsheathed when the Prince landed on the western coast of Scotland to rally the Chiefs and their Clans to fight for the Kingdom of his Ancestors—and this is the sword which was unsheathed on the plains of Culloden, where his fate and fortunes were forever decided! On the Prince's retreat from Culloden, he took shelter in a peasant's house, and being hotly pursued by the Cavalry, made his escape by a window, leaving his sword and spurs behind him. The sword was carefully preserved as a sacred relic. It was traced by McNab of McNab, in the township of Lochiel, Glengarry (U. C.) where it was found in the possession of a respectable settler, a Mr. McNaughton, who with his predecessors were tenants of the McNab family. McNab's ancestors were warm supporters of the Stuart family, and by their unfortunate attachment to Prince Charles in '45, lost their right to considerable estates. The sword is now in the possession of McNab of McNab, and we understand that it is the intention of the Chief to present it to His Majesty George the Fourth.
Glengarry, Dec. 13, 1822.
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Western Coast Of Scotland, Plains Of Culloden, Township Of Lochiel, Glengarry (U. C.)
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1745, Discovered 1822
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Prince Charles Edward Stuart's sword from landing in Scotland and Battle of Culloden in 1745 was left behind during his escape from pursuers after defeat; preserved as relic by peasant family, discovered in possession of Mr. McNaughton in Glengarry, Upper Canada, by McNab of McNab whose ancestors supported the Stuarts; now to be presented to King George IV.