Whisperer in London, Middlesex

The Whesperer Fragment: A Soldier’s Flight and Deception

In this excerpt from No. LXXXVII The Whesperer a soldier recounts returning to his regiment after a four day absence to visit an uncle. He describes travel by stage coach to London and Havant plan with Rogers and others to load pistols and attack Portdown, but the plot is delayed by a lack of fireballs. He notes unusual indulgences from Major Mordaunt and his duties teaching history and mathematics while allowed freedom of movement.