Page 113. Old sixty-six. The author.
Page 114. North America. It is worthy of note that in all colonial and revolutionary poetry, America is rhymed with such words as day, say, and away.
Page 114. Telesem. A name which Tilden gave to this form of verse.
Page 118. Of Wolfe's brave deeds. General James Wolfe, who commanded a brigade, and took the leading part in the assaults on the fortress, on one occasion plunging into the sea at the head of his grenadiers, and capturing a battery which commanded the beach.
Page 118. Amherst's patriot name. Jeffrey (afterwards Baron) Amherst, commander-in-chief of the land forces, fourteen thousand strong. He was hotly criticised by Wolfe for his blundering conduct of the campaign.
Page 119. The tartans of Grant's Highlanders. Major Grant, of the Highlanders, had obtained permission to reconnoitre the fort, and set out with about eight hundred men. He reached the fort on September 14, but, relying on his supposed superior numbers, divided his force in such a way that the different parts could not support each other. He was defeated in detail, his force cut to pieces, and himself taken prisoner. His loss was nearly three hundred.
Page 119. Loyalhanna. Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Page 121. Ned Botwood. Edward Botwood, sergeant in the grenadiers of the Forty-seventh, or Lascelles' Regiment. He was the author of the verses given here, which were written on the eve of the expedition's departure from Louisburg, and continued popular with the British troops throughout the Revolution. He was killed during an unsuccessful assault, July 31.
Page 122. Then Wolfe he took his leave. A short time before leaving for America, Wolfe had become engaged to Katherine, daughter of Robert Lowther.