“That is the very thing for us, sir.  We expected to find Scotch regiments here, as there were in the old times, and we had hoped to join them; but whether it is a company or regiment, it makes but little difference, so that we are with those who speak our tongue.”

“Very well, then.  If you come to the Lion Inn, at nine o’clock, you will see my father there.  If you know of any others in the same mind as yourselves, and willing to join, bring them with you.”

“There are ten or twelve others who came over in the ship with us, two days since, and I have no doubt they will be fine and glad to join.”

“Well, see if you can hunt them up, and bring them with you.”

On returning to the inn, they found that Mr. Jervoise had already received his commission as captain, and, by ten o’clock, fifteen young Scotchmen had been sworn in.  All of them had brought broadswords and dirks, and Captain Jervoise at once set to work buying, at various shops, iron head pieces, muskets, and other accoutrements.

During the next three days ten other English and Scotchmen had joined, and then a ship came in, from which they gathered another four-and-twenty recruits.  Arms had already been purchased for them, and, on the following day, Captain Jervoise marched off to Malmoe with his forty-nine recruits.  Harry accompanied them, Charlie being left behind, with his father, to gather another fifty men as the ships arrived.

A week later this number was obtained, and Charlie started with them for the camp, Sir Marmaduke accompanying them on horseback, in order to aid Charlie in maintaining order among his recruits.  He had already fixed upon a small house, just outside the town, and, having met two or three old friends, who had been obliged to leave England at William’s accession, he already began to feel at home.

“Don’t you fidget about me, Charlie,” he said.  “Ferrers tells me that there are at least a score of Jacobites here, and that they form quite a society among themselves.  Living is very cheap, and he will introduce me to a man of business, who will see that my money is well invested.”

Chapter 5:  Narva.

For the next fortnight, drilling went on from morning till night, the officers receiving instructions privately from the sergeants, and further learning the words of command by standing by while the men were being drilled.  At the end of that time, both officers and men were sufficiently instructed to carry out the simple movements which were, alone, in use in those days.

It was not, however, until two months later that they were called upon to act.  The English and Dutch fleets had arrived, and effected a junction with that of Sweden, and the Danish fleet had shut themselves up in the port of Copenhagen, which was closely blockaded.  A large army had crossed to Zeeland, and repulsed the Danes, who had endeavoured to prevent their landing, and had then marched up to within sight of the walls of Copenhagen, which they were preparing to besiege; when the King of Denmark, alarmed at this unexpected result of his aggression on Holstein, conceded every point demanded, and peace was signed.