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V a lle y h e le d h is t r o o p s , w h e n h e c a r r ie d th e t e r r o r o f h is a rm s as
fa r as th e Aay ; w h e n h e p a i t u n m o le f t e d t h r o u g h n e w - d i f c o v e r e d
nation s, w it h th e e lem e n t s w a r r in g a g a in f t h im * . H e r e , a f t e r a l l
the d iffic u ltie s h e m e t .w ith in c o n d u c t in g h i s f o r c e s t h r o u g h t h e
fo rcfts, a n d w a d in g t h r o u g h s e ftu a r ie s f i r f t t r ie d b y h im f e lf - f * ; h e
fo u n d an am p le f p a c e f o r e r e f t i n g o f f o r t r e i f e s , a n d e f t a b f i i h in g o f
ftations J . O f th e fe
B Ardoch fo rm s th e fir ft a n d c h i e f , fe a t e d a t th e h e a d o f tw o v a l e s , A r d o c h ,
and c om m a n d in g a v i e w in t o e a c h : in t o t h e f e r t i l e Strathallan,
w h ich leads t o Sterling, th e p r o b a b l e r o u t o f Agricola ; a n d in t o t h e
Glacialis Ierne, th e p r e fe n t Strathearn, a n o p e n t r a d t , w h ic h , u n d e r
the com m on n am e o f Strathmore, g a v e f u l l f p a c e f o r t h e o p e r a t io n s
o f this c e le b r a te d le a d e r .
■ A s th is f t a t io n a r y c a m p w a s t h e ,m o f t im p o r t a n t , f o it w a s f e -
■euredwith g r e a t e r f t r e n g t h a n d a r t if ic e th a n a n y o f th e r e ft . N o
g e n e r a l e v e r e q u a l l e d h im in t h e j u d i c i o u s c h o i c e o f f it u a t io n : n o ,,r .
camp he m a d e w a s e v e r t a k e n b y f t o rm , o r o b l i g e d t o fu r r e n d e r ,
or t o b e d e f e r t e d f l. T h i s h e f i x e d o n a n e le v a t e d f i t u a t io n , w i t h
one fid e on th e ft e e p b a n k o f th e li t t l e r i v e r o f . Kneck, a n d b e in g
fo rtified on t h a t p a r t b y N a t u r e , h e t h o u g h t f i t t o g i v e i t th e r e th e
p * Tertius expedltionum arums novas gentes aperult, vaftatis nfque ad 'Taunt
jjadtuario nomen eft) nationibus, qua formidine territi hoftes, quanquam conflic-
^atum fsevis tempeftatibus, exercitum laceftere non auli.
■ t Asftuaria ac fylvas ipfe prsetentare.
K J Ponendifque infuper caftellis fpatium fuit,
■ II Adnotabant periti, non alium ducein opportunitates locorum fapkntius le-
Sp<le; nullum ab Agricola pofitum caftellum aut vi hoftium expugnatum, ant
»pa&ione aut fuga defertum.
fecurity