But the moon, which suddenly shone out, showed to the English the small number of assailants, disordered by their own success.

Two squadrons of horse moving to the support of their companions, the Highlanders endeavoured to recover the enclosures.

But several of them, amongst others their brave Chieftain, were cut off and surrounded before they could effect their purpose.

Waverley, looking eagerly for Fergus, from whom, as well as from the retreating body of his followers, he had been separated in the darkness and tumult, saw him, with Evan Dhu and Callum, defending themselves desperately against a dozen of horsemen, who were hewing at them with their long broadswords.

The moon was again at that moment totally overclouded, and Edward, in the obscurity, could neither bring aid to his friends, nor discover which way lay his own road to rejoin the rear-guard.