directed shot under the enemy's bow; the second -shot told still better, going betwixt the mast and the foresheet; and the third was observed to drop into the ocean, right astern. The party on the castle did not succeed so well. Having no shot large enough for the calibre of their pieces, they put in four or five six pound shot into one gun; the consequence was, that the powder hanging loosely about the balls, had little effect, and they were scattered like ponderous lead-drops at the back of the island, to the no small consternation of the brave party stationed there. The first shot of Captain Fall, fell into Provost Fall's garden, which was situated at the back of his house, now the front of the present mansion of the earl of Lauderdale. Striking the ground, it covered a person working there with gravel; the second shot struck a log of Memel timber lying at the road leading to the castle; and the third and last shot fell at the Lammer-haven. The well-directed shots sent from the shore had their due effect, and the enemy, after remaining an hour and a-half off the town, and within half a mile of the shore, sheered off. He proceeded to the Isle of May, about fifteen miles distant, and carried off all its sheep. A party of volunteers had, in the meantime, provided themselves with muskets, and proceeding to the end of the pier, fired a volley by way of biding him good-bye.

The Volunteers.-The Camp.-The Barracks. It was now found necessary to do something to put the burgh into a state of defence against the visit of privateers. On the 22d June, 1781, the magistrates and council met for this purpose; and the plan of a fortress drawn by Mr Fraser, engineer, was adopted, and the present battery was erected on the Lammer-island.* The battery mounted sixteen guns, of different calibre, the largest two were long eighteenpounders. The last public occasion on which they were fired, was on the lamented death of the Princess Charlotte; the government guns were afterwards removed to Edinburgh on the general peace.

After the alarm created by this vessel, in the fol lowing year, 16th July 1782, the South Fencibles, commanded by the duke of Buccleuch, left Edinburgh castle, and entered into encampment for a short time on the East Links of West Barns. This regiment was 1000 strong; and besides it, there was

*Afterwards no merchant was allowed to have more than four pounds of gunpowder in his possession; the rest to be deposited in the fort.

a park of artillery, under Captain Dickson, formed in the field west of that occupied by the infantry. On Wednesday, September 18th, the soldiers were reviewed by General Mackay, along with his own regiment, the 21st, which was in quarters at Dunbar. At this time the arrival of the Baltic fleet, which consisted of about forty sail, was anxiously looked for, and on their appearance off Dunbar on the 20th, an express was immediately sent to Edinburgh with the happy intelligence. They came under convoy to Shields. On the 11th of October the camp was raised, and the South Fencibles went into winter quarters at Linlithgow, the artillery being removed to the castle of Edinburgh.

In 1783, there was another encampment at West Barns; consisting of the Essex Light Dragoons and a regiment of Black Horse.

Long after the rebellion was subdued, there was a secret grudge betwixt the Saxon and the Gael; the former felt the superiority of united numbers, and the latter the pangs of wounded pride in the fallen fortunes of his prince: hence a Highland and English regiment seldom came in contact without a scuffle. On one occasion, in consequence of a part of a highland regiment and a body of dragoons coming into billet-quarters at Dunbar, a serious affray took place, in which several of the men were wounded; and the consequences might have been still more serious, had the highlanders not been withdrawn from the town by their officers.

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time buried the animosities of both nations in their efforts against the common enemy. The success of the republican arms in Germany, and the uncompromising attitude which Great Britain assumed, made it necessary that individuals should associate together and arm in their own defence. Accordingly, a corps of volunteers was raised in 1793, by Major George Hay. They were called the "Dunbar Defensive . Company;" were furnished with arms and accoutrements by government; drilled twice a-week; and received 2s. weekly of pay. The corps consisted of one company of 73 men, which was afterwards augmented to 100. On the appointment of Major Hay to a militia regiment, the command devolved on Christopher Middlemass, Esq., as the next senior officer. At the same time, a gentleman-company was enrolled, who furnished themselves with clothing, and served without pay. As a mark of distinction, they were placed on the right of the corps.

The East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry was enrolled in 1797, under the command of Sir James Gardiner Baird, Bart. It consisted of three troops, averaging 50 men each. The fourth, or Dunbar troop, was raised by Mr Hay of Spott, in 1803, and was 75 men strong.†

*This regiment was disembodied in April 1802.

The gentleman-company wore blue coats with red collars, white vests, white breeches and stockings, with short black gaiters. The other companies had blue coats with red facings: and blue striped trowsers, which were afterwards changed to tight pantaloons, and round hats with cockades.

The yeomanry are now disembodied, with the exception of the Dunbar troop, which serves under Mr Hunter of Thurston without pay.

Every precaution was now used to guard against invasion, or of being surprised by the enemy. Telegraphs and signal-stations were erected on the heights of St Abb's and Blackcastle, which communicated with Dunbar battery, North-Berwick Law, and Garleton-hill, and thus commanded the whole extent of the coast and inland country all the way to Edin, burgh. The first encampment during the revolu tionary war was formed at West Barns, in 1796. It was composed of the Scots brigade in two battalions, (afterwards the 94th foot,) under the command of General Francis Dundas, and the 4th regiment of dragoons. These were relieved on the same ground, when the Scots brigade embarked at Dunbar, by Fen, cible cavalry; viz. the Dumbarton, Lanark and the Dumfries. During the interval between this period and the peace of Amiens, the Dutch and French fleets were destroyed by Duncan and Nelson, and the noise of invasion gradually died away; but after the rupture of 1803, nothing but Napoleon and his bridge of boats were dreamt or spoken of; and the greatest military force ever assembled on these shores in these latter days was now encamped at West Barnş Links under the vigilant command of General Sir George Don. The regiments consisted of the Lanarkshire, Perthshire, and Fife militias; the Galloway as gunners; and a few dragoons to do the general's duty.

The volunteers were reimbodied in the month of June, in a more effective manner, by Major Middlemass, under the name of the " Dunbar Loyal Volun