camp must be described and defined. From February 1749 to September
1750 (when he visited London), we must try to pierce the darkness
that has been more than Egyptian. We can, at least, display the
total ignorance of Courts and diplomatists as to Charles's movements
before Pickle came to their assistance, and we discover a secret
which they ought to have known.

After the date 1752 we give, as far as possible, the personal history
of Pickle before he sold himself, and we unveil his motives for his
villany. Then we display Pickle in action, we select from his
letters, we show him deep in the Scottish, English, and continental
intrigues. He spoils the Elibank Plot, he reveals the hostile policy
of Frederick the Great, he leads on to the arrest of Archibald
Cameron, he sows disunion, he traduces and betrays. He finally
recovers his lands, robs his tenants, dabbles (probably) in the
French scheme of invasion (1759), offers further information, tries
to sell a regiment of his clan, and dies unexposed in 1761.

Minor spies are tracked here and there, as Rob Roy's son, James Mohr
Macgregor, Samuel Cameron, and Oliver Macallester. English
machinations against the Prince's life and liberty are unveiled. His
utter decadence is illustrated, and we leave him weary, dishonoured,
and abandoned.


'A sair, sair altered man
Prince Charlie cam' hame'


to Rome; and the refusal there of even a titular kingship.