The Virginia Gazette

From the London Gazette Extraordinary.

Whitehall April, 23. This Day at Noon an Express arrived from Edinburgh, with Letters dated the 19th Inst. which brought the following Account : That on Wednesday the 16th Inst. about 2 o'Clock in the Afternoon, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland came up with about 8000 of the Rebels on the Muir above Culloden near Inverness. The Cannonading continued near a Quarter of an Hour ; after which the Right Wing of the Rebel Army, consisting of the Macdonalds and Frasers, advanced and attacked our Left, but after receiving two Fires, which did great Execution, they fled with the rest of their Army, leaving 500 killed on the Field of Battle. They were pursued by the Horse, Dragoons, and Argyle-shire Men; and it is computed full as many fell in the Flight : The French surrendered themselves Prisoners. Part of the Rebels fled towards Badenoch and Fort Augustus, others through Inverness to Ross-shire. His Royal Highness the Duke entered Inverness about Five that Night: The Earl of Kilmarnock, Sir John Wedderburn, the Person Called by the Rebels the French Ambassador, with many others, are taken Prisoners. We had not above 50 Men killed, none of which are of any Note. The News came both by Perth and Aberdeen; but no Accounts are yet come from his Royal Highness.

Whitehall, April 24. Very early this Morning, arrived at St. James's, the Rt. Hon. the Lord Bury, eldest Son to the Earl of Albemarle, and Aid de Camp to his Royal Highness the Duke, with a Confirmation of the glorious Victory obtained over the Rebels Yesterday Se'nnight near Inverness. We can assure our Readers, That full 2000 of the Rebels were killed or taken, when Lord Bury came from the Duke; and his Royal Highness was in Pursuit of the Remainder; and 'tis thought the Victory is so compleat, that they will not be able to make any further Stand. This Afternoon about One, the Guns at the Tower were fired on this joyful Occasion. The Shortness of the Time of Ld Bury's Departure from the Duke, would not permit his Royal Highness to send any Particulars of the Action; except, that the Rebel Army was computed to amount to upwards of 8000, 1000 of which were left dead on the Field of Battle, many wounded, and about 600 taken Prisoners. The Earl of Kilmarnock, Sir John Wedderburn, Mr. Murray of Broughton Secretary to the Pretender's Son, the Person stiled the French Ambassador, and many others, are taken Prisoners.-Lord Strathallan's said to be killed.-Three French Piquets, amounting to about 300 Men, surrendered themselves Prisoners at Discretion.——All the Rebels Cannon and some Colours are taken. —- On the Side of his Majesty's Troops there were killed, Lord Robert Kerr, Captain in Barrel's Regiment, and Capt. Groevenet in Price's, and upwards of One Hundred private Men killed and wounded.-- Lieut. Col. Rich of Barrel's Regiment, has lost his Hand- His Royal Highness gives the greatest Commendations of the Behaviour of all the Officers and Soldiers under him. It is said that the Earl of Cromarty, with 100 Men, have been taken Prisoners by Lord Reay's Men, in the County of Sutherland.