[2] At that time, men who supported the Jacobite Prince Charles Edward Stuart were at Spey and had heard a rumour that the Duke of Cumberland's army was on their way and wou’d cut them all to pices.

[2] Lord John Drummond who commanded these Jacobites ordered the bagpipes to play and drums to beat and they began their march to take up the ground for action.

[2] Major Glasgow requested that Captain Robert Stewart send a party of men to the kirk as he thought it was likely that he was going to be over-powered in the streets.

[2] There was word that the Duke of Cumberland had 700 horse lodged in the vicinity that the Jacobites might be attacked by and so Captain Stewart rode at the rear of the prisoners, to prevent them falling into enemy hands, as they were carried over the bridge to Spey.

[2] On Prince Charlie's side there was one Frenchman killed, but a good many wounded, particularly among Lord Ogilvie's men who had been exposed to the fire from the kirk.