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CULLODEN PAPERS:
COMPRISING
17-18
ISCLUDIXG
IS
of
ORIGIN.ALS
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CULLODEN,
Esq.
PREFIXED,
AX IXTRODUCTIOX,
COXTAININ'G
Memoirs of
the
ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS.
'
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Of couns, of princes, of the tricks in war
:
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Than is the
fiill-wingd eagle.
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this life
in unpaid-for silk."
Cvmbeline.
LONDON:
PEIXTED
jOli
T.
CADELL AND
1815.
Vi.
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A.
StnTian,
Piintexs-Stieet,
London,
C 5^
TO
CHARLES GRAaT
Esquire,
IX\'ERNESS,
Ajn
O'
DIRECTORS
THIS
IS
VOLUME
DEDICATED,
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PREFACE.
PREFACES
either to
solicit
The
fol-
lowing pages may, perhaps, require a short notice with more than one
of those views.
in 174/, a
period of
made only
and unfrequent
short
visits to
Scotland
and there
is
every probabilitv,
that not the nature only, but even the very existence of these Papers,
had eluded
escaped desti-uction
by a
Certain
recollection.
fire
it
is,
that they
]\Ir.
Home
was writing
his
With
family.
and
tliis
autumn of
1791
it is
however, to
liis
About
five
visit at
Culloden House.
partial search to
be made by a gentleman of
eruflition, in the
occasion, a small
county of
On
this
but
the undertaking, for the purpose of which the search had been made,
having been relinquished, the documents were returned with the same
handsome
alacrity
with
A2
It is
retdly
extraordinary.
PREFACE.
IV
more
not
clld
not lead to a
The
careful investigation.
among
it
must also be allowed, that there is a considerable delicacy to be overcome, before a Gentleman can request a free mspection of family papers.
But
for
it is
still
have remained in the obscurity and oblivion, into wliich inadvertence had
tlu^o^ii them.
In exploring some dark and unfrequented recesses of the
House
tlu'ee
volume
From
this
200 years.
selection of
what was
historv'
was
^Mien the printing had been far advanced, this circvunstance, so much
to be regretted, induced a more eager search, and a hamper of similar
It was impossible, however, now to
Papers was brought to light.
interfere with the clu^onological order that
name
of
their dates
Addenda
to
recommence,
and
imder
according to
Of
it
for
had been
few
PREFACE.
few may, perhaps, be found even more interesting than those which had
any purpose of concealment, have seemed to intimate, that they did not
appear in a creditable point of new wliich, in many instances, will be
;
far
The
man employs
in writing of another,
and dexterity
we may
in
allowance must be
and
made
momentary imta-
for
is
esteemed address
his neighbours
and kinsmen
in
in his letter,
is
it
well
knomi
that he gloried in
men
fairest chstrict
and of
all
of
the various
heart.
if
As
to the tendency of
many
a glow
upon the
of shame.
as
EiTor
may be produced by
it is
and
if it
raise
and gratitude for former benefits bebe esteemed among the human virtues, the
actions
PREFACE.
Vi
Monarch
willing resignation of
THAT FA3XILT
March
i,
to
i8ij.
whose
its
geiierositv
CONTENTS.
NuMBKR
Pace.
XXII.
"PETITION
I.
of
March
ibid.
Dated Invernes,
9'*^
for
Lent
John
XVI.Sir
Hill,
to
- ibid.
.Hid.
Feby 1676
XVII. Declaration of the Earl of Argyll - 11
XVIII. Pass from the Earle of Melville - 12
XIX. SirJohnHill to the Laird of Culloden ibid.
a Plan for preserving the
Peace of the Highlands written a short
time after the Revolution
-
From
22
23
ibid.
ibid.
XXXVI. From
21
to liberate the
...
Culloden
Duncan Forbes
ISI'
24
ibid.
25
26
to his
1702
14
18
to
29
Coll.
to
- ibid.
30
32
XLIII.
-
XXXII.
i6/.
XL.
XXI. Cessation
Time
ibid.
...
XX. Memoir of
XXVIII.Sir John
Feb>
-7
20
loden
of Argyll's Regiment
(Copy) Major Robert Duncanson
to Cap" Robert Campbell, of Glenlyone
XXVII. Sir John Hill to the Laird of Cul-
XXVI.
XXIX.
6
1649
Act of the Commission of the General Assembly, made at the West Kirk
.
. ibid.
of Edinburgh
IX. Ordinance from the King's Majestic for
John Forbes
X. Pass for Mr. Duncan Forbes, granted by
Oliver Cromwell, dated 1 7"' Sept' 1 65 1
8
ibid.
XI. A Protection from General Monck
XII. Petition of Duncan Forbes, and John
Forbes his Son, for a continuance of
abatements, on account of their loss at
- ibid.
the time of Montrose
XIII. The answer of the Council to the
Petition from the Shire of Inverness
9
XTV. George Monck Esq'' to Auditor Generall Thompson, dated from Dalkieth,
10
16'''Feb> 1657-8
XV. Licence to John Forbes, of Culloden,
VIII.
19
Tho* Li-
loden
4
Sir
- ibid
vingstone to Coll' Hamilton
Hills order to Lieut. Col.
James Hamilton
from
XXV. Copy
Janry 1646
Copy of Letter
XXIV. Coll'
XXIII.
...
626
name
IV. P^
Page.
NoMBER
CONTEXTS.
>'m
Page.
NCMB.
to his
33
IS'*"
NlMB.
30
to
Walpole, most
a Copy
present
37
38
...
Lord Lovat
44
ibid.
45
46
47
Forbes
LIX.
Forbes
LX. M' Rob' Haillie to Mr. Duncan Forbes
LXI. Mr. John Forbes to Mr. Duncan
Forbes
LXII. Lord Lovat to Mr. Duncan Forbes
LXllI. Lord Lovat to Mr. John Forbes
LXn'. M' Hossack toM' Duncan Forbes
LXV. ^M' Duncan Forbes to his Brother
M' John Forbes. Dated from Edinburgh, the le"" April 1716
LXVl.-^Mr. Robert BaiOie to
LXVII. Lord Lovat to Mr. Rob' B.aillie LXVHI.Mr. Hossack to Mr. Duncan
Forbes
LXIX. Mr. John Forbes to Mr. Duncan
Forbes
...
...
to
LXXI.M' John
ibid.
48
49
ibid.
53
-to
serdale's Escheat
Lord
Islay]
Forbes
0/
58
[most
61
65
....
Lord
'
66
Forbes
LXXX\^U.Messrs
-ibid.
Steuart to
his
. ibid.
Brother
M"
6S
M' Duncan
Forbes
67
M. & W.Drummond
Forbes.
jbid.
Dated Edinburgh
LXXXIX.M' Ja=
69
ibid.
70
71
ibid.
72
ibid.
to
73
to M' Duncan
March 18th, 1721
Forbes (probably to
ibid.
74
XCIX.
M'
Duncan
the Duke of Argyll]
Lord Lo-at to the Laird of Culloden
C.
cm. M'
to
Duncan Forbes
to
to
ibid.
to
LXXIII.
1716
51
52
ibid.
LXX II.
to Sir Robert
BaiUie]
Culloden
50
59
ibid.
Letter written
Lord Lovat
Lord Lovat
LXXX\".
58
extant
(from which the
taken) in the President's
LXXXIII.
LXXXI^'.
XC\TI.
1716
is
likely in .August
hand-writing
ibid.
May
XCIV.
Mr. Duncan
is
WiU
to
36
XLIX.To
to his
Ilav to
LXXXI.
in
to Lieut. Col.
of Argyle to Coll.
liam Grant
34
for
TheEarlof
Innes.
LXXX.The Duke
to
L^T.
P.4GE.
Brother M'
XLIU.^M' Jo. Forbes
Xber 1714
Duncan Forbes, dated
the Laird of
XLIV. Mr. Duncan Forbes
Ciilloden
the President of the
XLV. ;Memoriall
Scotland, 1714
Session
the Laird of CouXLM. Mr. Munroe
lodden. Dated Foules, 17^ Feb' 1715brother
XLVIl. Mr. John Forbes
Mr. Duncan Forbes
XLVIII. The same to the same.
to
of Argyll to
Forbes, Dated Sudbrook,
1723
Arg\-ll,
Duke
the
-
Forbes
76
M' Duncan
Sepf \^ 7^
-
Forbes to the
Dated Inverness,
ibid.
of
'
-ibid.
Duke
of
Sepf^
21^'
1723
75
- ibid.
to his Brother
CV.The Duke
CM.M"^ Duncan
...
- ibid.
77
of Argyll to Mr.
-
Duncan
78
- ibid.
CONTENTS.
Page.
YivKB.
Scrope.]
79
SO
83
CXL M^
CXIL
and
Sollicitor of Scotland.
Glasc;ow
faye
CXXlil.
CXXIV.
M' Scrope
Sir
...
.Advocate
Lord .Advocate
nagarn,
89
90
93
Hugh Dalrymple
Sir
Lord .Advocate
CXXXI II.M^ Delafaye
96
ibid.
97
98
Advocate,
1728
to the
- ibid.
Lord Ad-
102
CXXXV. Lord
vocate
Seafort to the
-
Hid.
CXXXVII. Lord
Forbes
Lovat
.
to
101
Mr.
.
to
the
111
ibid.
Lord Ad-
CXLIX.
M'
- ibid.
Mr. Scrope
CLI.The Lord Advocate to Sir Rob' Wal-
to
to
Sir
14
116
117
1>3
119
120
to
vocate
- ibid.
to
to
John Pringle
vocate
to the
Lord Ad-
121
- 125
Kames) to the Lord .Advocate
CLXIIl. M' Hew Dalrj-raple to the Lord
-
126
ibid.
Advocate
CLXV.The
Lord Advocate
doch
CLXVI.M^ MacLeod to
lo.*)
to M"^
Mur-
127
CLX\TI. Lord
CLXIX.
CLXX.The
CLXXLM-
Lord Advocate
131
Lord
29""
.Advocate,
- 133
Advocate to M'= Isabella Sleigh, dated Cidloden, 2d Octo- 134
ber 1735
-
CLXXII.The Lord
CLXXIIl.The Lord
John
.
Murdoch
Sept' 1735
Lord Ad-
M-^
CLXIV.The
the
Gen'
vocate
CLVII.
- ibid.
to
vocate
CXXXI v. M'
-ibid.
Lord
to the
to
Sir
94
. iHri.
CXLAII.
CXLVI
pole
CLII.
CLIII.
CXXIX.To the
vocate.
CXXXII.
107
- 109
Gen' Wade - Hid.
CXLIV. ^The Lord Advocate to the Duke
- 110
of Newcastle
CXLV. The Lord Advocate to Sir Robert
CL.
Ach-
Wade
Lord .Advocate
neral
. ibid.
to
106
of Newcastle to the
Lord -Advocate
CXXVIII. The Lord Advocate
.Advocate
SS
- ibid.
Lord
of
to the
of Newcastle
^From General
CXLII.
W.alpole
.Ad-
CXLI.The Lord
CXLIII.
- ibid.
.Advocate
84
86
in Scotland
105
settling
tlie
- ibid.
fave,
Pace-
NiM3.
CXXXVIII.
to
trates
IX
Scrope
13
.Advocate
-
M'
to
,
135
CONTEXTS.
Page.
NcMB.
CLXXIA".
...
-
Advocate
CLXXV.
Adrocate
Henrv Fane
il"^
-'
President
CCThe
13"
Lord
133
dated Adderbury,
President,
9^, 1737
'-ibid.
CLXXXILM'
P.
Murdoch
ibid.
M' John
to
CLXXX i v.M^
Forbes
1738
P.
Murdoch
M' John
to
CL^^XXV.M' Murray
142
(afterwards Earl of
Lord President
- 144
of Argyll to the
Lord President, dated Loudon, ilarch
- 145
v^ Jith, 173S
The Lord President to M'
Scrope, dated Edinburgh, 30^ March
Mansfie'.d) to the
CLXXXVLThe
Duke
CLXXXAIL
-"
1738
-ibid.
President, dated
lti'\
1738
to
M' John
of a
to the Pre-
Murdoch
Forbes
CXC.
Offer
147
14S
149
150
CXCU.The Lord
Hardwicke
to
ii..
Sky, JanJ
President
1/40
Oglethorpe to
1,
Hard\^-icke
the
154
The
153
- ibid.
Duke of Queensbeny
159
to the
-"
60
the Lord
CC\'. Goveraor Trelawney
President
161
CCM.The Duke of Newcastle
the
Lord President
162
the Lord President
CCMI. M" Murray
CCA'TII. Memoriall anent the Records of
Scotland 1740
161
CCIX. Memoriall anent the ancient Rolls
-ibid,
to
to
to
ibid.
sident
CCXVH.M'
Murray
to the
Lord
171
ibid.
172
173
174
Pre-
169
iii<f.
Presi-
165
167
163
Pre-
sident
the Lord
to
. Hid.
to the
- 175
Lord President
Lord President to theMarq-
155
ibid.
S..
dent
CCXX\'.
to
dated Paris,
742
to the
- ibid.
Lord
Presi-
quis of
Tweeddale
sident
to
179
ibid.
1/7
Mr. Andrew
2/'*' March,
CCXXVULThe
President to Lord
dated Whitehall,
1741-2
CCXXVH.M^ Mitchell
Lord
CCXXIV.
the
...
CCIll.
Mitchell
151
CXCM. Gen'
Ifi'-'JIarch
- 153
Lord President
Lady Matgarett Macdonald to
Lord Milton, Justice Clerk, concernin:;
emiffration to America.
Dated
CXCV.
157
CCXXl.The
CXCLThe Lord
1733
dent
.\Tgyll
\vicke
156
Lord Hard-
to
CCXIX.
London, April
CLXXXIX.M'
Lord President
Lord
Hardwicke to the
Lord President
CCn". The Lord President's Answer
v=
Mr.
to
CCI.
- ibid.
to the
Lord
President
Hid.
Presi-
CLXXMIL
Lord
to the
CXCIX.
Lord Ad-
to the
Lord President
135
Lord
PaCS,
Nl.M9.
CXCVni.The
Lord
to the
M' And.
-
to the
ISO
Lord Pre-
Lord President
to
ISl
his
-
1S2
CONTENTS.
Pace.
Numb.
CCXXIX.The
Xl
NbMB,
p^cE.
CCLIX.
Marquis of Tweeddale to
the Lord President
CCXXX. The Lord President to tlie Marquis of Tueeddale [in answer]
The Marquis of Tweeddalc to
the Lord President
CCXXXII. M' Fane to the Lord President
CCXXXIII.The Lord President to the
Marquis of Tweeddale
CCXXXIV.The Marquis of Tweeddale to
the Lord President
CCXXXV. The Lord President [probably
to the Marquis of Tweeddale, about
ibid.
188
CCLXVL Sir
195
CCLXMl. Sir
196
CCLX\ III.The
182
1S3
CCXXXL
1742]
CCXXXM.The
Lord President
Will'" Yon;e
to
CCXXXVILthe
Lord President
Pelham
CCXXXVIIL Chief
to
Baron Idle
Lord President
CCXXXIX. From
to
1S4
185
186
Pelham
CCXLVT.
197
198
.
Lord President
Lord President
Marquis of Tweedale
CCXL\TLThe
199
ibid.
CCXLVIIL Louis
200
203
CCLIV.The Lord
Advocate
to
204
...
Lord
to
CCLXXIIL
to
224
226
Sir
Andrew Mitchell
sident
Lovat
ibid.
....
-
Lord President
to
Lord
Lord President
to
Lord
the
Lord
Lord President
to
Lord
Lord President
to
Lord
Lovat
230
Lovat
CCLXXXI. Lord
President
sident
232
Lovat to the
-
aid,
Pre- ibid.
President to the
Earl of Cromertie
Lord President
235
to
Lord Lovat
ibid.
CCLXXXV. Lord
Lovat
CCLXXXVI. From
CCLVIl.The Lord
CCLXXXVII.
President to Lord
Lovat, Sunday 25"^ August, 12 oClock - 213
CCLVIIL TheLord President toLordFortTosv, 26 August, 6 at night
- ibid.
L'^
Lord
231
CCLXXXIII.The Lord
208
228
ibid.
CCLXXXII.Lord
ibid.
227
229
Lovat to
President
CCLXXX.The
ibid.
to the
Lovat
207
221
Mat-
to
CCLXXIX.The
205
206
229
Lord
to
CCLXXyill.Lord
Lord
219
- ibid.
the
to
- 209
Lovat
Lord Lovat to the Lord Advocate 210
CCLVL Lord Lovat to the Lord President 211
rCLV.
the
to
Lord President
CCLXXVILThe
de
Lord President
John Cope
CCLXXM.The
- itjrf.
Mitchell
Lord President
201
216
of Tweeddale to the
Andrew
CCLXXV. Lord
the
CCLXXR'.
to the
to
'
CCLXXI.
Lovat
CCXLIL
Fraser of Gortuleg
to the Lord President
- ibid,
CCLXIIL The Lord President to the Lady
Clunie
.
. 217
CCLXIV. Mem. concerning the Rebellion
in Scotland
. ibid.
Presiflent
- ibid.
Lord President
the
Lovat
Sir
to
Lord
the
President
236
Lord Lovat
237
238
24Q
to
Donald Fraser
CONTENTS.
jril
NrM3.
Page.
KCMS.
CCLXXXIX.Lord
- 2^0
CCXC. The Lord President toLordLonit 242
CCXCI. Lord Lovat to the Lord Pre_
- 243
.
sident
CCXC II. ^The Lord President to Lord
245
Lovat, dated 11^ Nov. 1745
to
the
President
Lord
The
in.
CCXC
_
- ibid.
Marquis of Tweedale
CCXC IV. ^The Lord President to SLiAnd'
- 249
Mitchell
CCXC\'. Lord Lovat to the Lord Pre-
rard
President
to
Lord
252
255
Earl of
"
"
G^
CCCXIV.The Young
"
to the
...
Lord President
CCCX\I1I.The Lord
to Mr.
274
275
Some
289
290
to
292
293
294
ibid.
296
j^.
Thoughts concerning
the State of the Highlands of Scotland 297
CCCXLIV.Mr. Nonnand Mac Leod to
the Lord President
- 301
CCCXL v.From Sir Arthur Forbes to the
- 302
Lord President
CCCXLVLMr. Ales. Brodie to the Lord
- 303
President
CCCXL VII.The Earl of Stair to the Lord
President
CCCXLVIILMr. Fos to
dent Forbes
. ibid..
_ ibid.
CCCXLIX.Mr.
277
John
...
-
Dmunore
Mr.
-
^The Earl of
Lord President
to
Poyntz
CCCXLIII.
- ibid.
John
President
President to Mr.
Geo. Ross
- HAd.
Lord Pre-
President to the
^^^
- 273
CuUodeu
and Protection from the
Reay
- ibid.
to
CCCXXXVm.
Pretender's Protec-
Earl of Cromertie
Dunmore
Donald Macdonald, of
Castletown, to the Lord President
Mr. Mac Leod to the Lord
President
CCCXXXIX.The same to the same
CCCXL. Sir Andrew Mitchell to the Lord
President
CCCXLI.The Earl of Dunmore to the
.
.
Lord President
CCCXLILThe Lord President to Mr.
265
CCCXXl.
286
CCCXXXAII.Mr.
CCCXIX. Sir
- ibid.
the Lord President
Sir Ales' Macdonald to the
- 291
Lord President
the
Pelhain
285
CCCXXXM
-ibid.
Dunmore
CCCXXX\'.
CCCXXXIA'.The Lord
CCCXMLThe
Earl of
the Lord President
- 263
Lord President
CCCVIII.The Duke of Newcastle to the
- 264
Lord President
CCCIX.Gen' Hawley to the Lord Pre-
...
Lord Lvon
neral. to the
sident
CCCXXX.
253
ibid.
CCCXVLLord
Lord
Georje Ross
to
Pass
to the
-
"
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President
CCCXV.
CCCXI.
2S2
284
CCCXXIX.Copy
to
sident
281
CCCXXMII.The
Sir
Gen'
President
to
sident
Sir
...
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CCCX.
to
to
to
CCCVll.M-
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279
relative to Attainders
the same Subject
Opinion
CCCXXVI. On
the
:Mitchell to
Lord President
CCXCVIII.The Lord President
Lovjit
Lord President
John Cope, K. B.
CCCXXL".
Fraser,
Fraser),
Andrew
CCXCIX.
Geo. Ross
President
Sir
CCCXXR'.The
251
CCXCM.^Tbe Earl
Fawkner
CCCXXm.The
sident
CCXCVII.
Page.
Lord
Lovat to the
27S
to the
279
304
- 305
of CuUoden
CCCLI. From Sir Andrew Mitchel to the
EcviM'Miirdock.
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xm
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CCCLII.D' Armstrong
to
Rev"*
tlie
Miirdock
CCCLllI.The
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to
306
307
- ibid.
CCCLVThe
CCCLVHI.The
Rev"i
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to
CCCLXLThe
WW.
Lord President
li.
311
3
to
to
-
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315
ibid.
1696
317
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335
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.
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to
.
350
John Cope
358
Cope, K.B.
359
360
363
364
365
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366
368
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369
the Lord
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371
373
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to Sir
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371
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375
Macdonald
to Sir John
Lord President
Mac Pherson
37*;
Cope 377
to
the
-
378
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of Stair
John
President to Sir
352
354
to
CCCCII.The Lord
Duke of AthoU
CCCCIX. The Lord
CCCCX. The Lord
353
jji^,
- 370
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of Gordon
Hid.
CCCCI.The Lord President to Sir John
CCCCMII.The
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351
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to General
357
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to the
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to jI^
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in
338
339
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ter to M"'
President
forLachlan MackMackintosh
341
CCCLXXIV.The Laird of Culloden to
his brother M' Duncan Forbes
342
eCCLXX\'.r Quest iuns put to the Magis-
Lord Advocate
356
Advocate
CCCXCIX. Sir
intosh, of
Advocate
to the
...
Laird of Culloden
CCCLXXXVLM^
336
CCCLXXIII.Memorial
CCCLXXVII.Tlie
Lord Advocate
Clayton
- ibid.
- ibid.
333
[1701.]
Earl of Sutherland to
count of Tarbat.
Advocate
355
the Lord
314
Mess"
CCCLXXXIV.General Wade to
CCCLXXXV.The
to the
CCCXCThe
M'
-
Lord Advocate
of Newcastle
354
Lord Ad-
313
President
to the Rev-*
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to the
M^
vocate
Lord
the
to
M'
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to
John Forbes
CCCLIX.The
M' Murdock
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CCCLXXXIILThe
Lovat
M'
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CCCLXXXL Lord
M'
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. ibid.
380^
CO>rfENTS.
XIV
Page.
CCCCXn.
^The
John Cope
to
Provost of Aberdeen
Lord President
John Cope
CCCCXXn.The
J.
Cope
CCCCXXVLLadv
'
President
to the
Lord
392
'
391
the
to
CCCCXXVm.The Provost
ibid.
Lord
"
Rear
-
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to
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CCCCXXVILLord
390
Lord President
393
Lord President
CCCCXXX.The Lord President to Lord
CCCCXXIXTT.The Lord
E. of Findlater
President
CCCCXXXVII.
Sir John
CCCCXXXMILThe
to the
CCCCXXXIX.The Lord
414
to the E.
-
- ibid.
...
ofMacleod
- 417
Berwick
Ross to the Laird
418
Lord President
the
to
CCCCLXIILThe Lord
- ibid.
President to the
...
-
to
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421
422
the
ibid.
Lord
-
423
ibid.
...
CCCCLXIX.Lord Reay to
_ ibid.
CCCCLXXI.Letter
...
to the
to the
to the
Sir
Lord President
Laird of
Mac Leod
425
Lord President
Andrew Mitchell
Macleod
CCCCLXXII
424
CCCCLXX.The
Earl of Sutherland
405
sident
404
420
Lord
President
403
Lord President
President
400
President to
CCCCLXVn.The
412
Officer at
399
- 40-2
Commanding
Laird of Grant
- ihid.
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CCCCXLILThe Lord Advocate to the
Marq* of Tweeddale
CCCCLXM.Lord
President to the
ibid,
to
39S
411
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- -401
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of Croiuertie
CCCCLXV.The
Earl of Sutherland
409
Macdonald to the
Lord President
li"--^-
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-
.\lex.
CCCCLXIV.The
President
397
of Tweeddale
Lord President
CCCCXXXVLSir John Cope
Robertson
.\lesander
Fortrose
the
to the
4O8
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CCCCLXII.The Lord
President to Sir
Cromertie
Marquis of Tweeddale
the
to
396
- ibid.
President
sident
...
...
-
Lovat
395
President to the
Provost of Aberdeen
- ibid.
- 419
Marquis of Tweeddale
CCCCLXI. From Mr. Morison jun. late
Provost of Aberdeen, to the Lord Pre-
ihid,
CCCCLX.The
Seafield to
the
Harrington
407
to the
CCCCLIX.Mf'George
of Aberdeen
Hid,
CCCCLV.The
...
.
Lord President
President
389
Fortrose
CCCCXXV.The
Lord
Lord President
Lord President
CCCCLIII.Sir
- ibid.
to the
President
008
SLr
Sir
Marquis of Tweirddale
CCCCLILMr.
Lord President to
John Cope
CCCCXXIII.
3S7
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to
Grai^t
of Gor-
CCCCXXLThe
CCCCXXnThe
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to the
President to the
Magistrates of Elgin
CCCCXLIX.Lord
- ihid.
Lord Lorat
Lord Preadent
to
385
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CCCCXX.From M- Tho= Fraser,
Earl of Sutherland
406
Lord President
CCCCXLMII.Sir
of Tweeddale
CCCCXVIII.The Marquis
tuleff.
3S4
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to In-
verchasiv
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Sir
Lord President
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- ibid.
Lord President
CCCCXVII.The Lord
to tae
3S3
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CCCCXVI.
John Cope
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427
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Alex' Mac Donald
CCCCLXXV.The Lord President
to the
...
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to the
CCCCLXXMII.The
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CCCCLXXXIX.The
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457
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to the Earl
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-ibid.
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sident
to
ibid.
to the Laird
-
447
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453
Marquis
DXX\'.M'
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Lord President
- 448
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DILThe LordPresident to the Earl of Stair 449
Dili. The Lord President to Mr.Geo. Ross ibid.
DIV.The Lord President to Mr. Gco.Ross 450
the
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444
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.
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- 455
President
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sident to ^lac Leod, at Eiijin
DXII. The Lord President to' the Duke of
md.
to
President to young
453
Aberdeen
CCCCXCII.The Lord
Lord President
Duke
Gene-
DXIX.
- 441
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_
. 442
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verchasly
to the
ral,
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- ibid.
Solicitor
440
438
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...
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436
to
439
435
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Baillie
CCCCLXXXMII.Lord
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CCCCLXXXVII.The
434
to
CCCCLXXXVI.The
M^ W
Lord President
of Findlater.
452
the Earl
to
to
Lord President
Lord Fortrose
Lord Lovat
- ibid.
CCCCLXXXIV.The
433
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to the
....
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the Lord
Gordon
DMII. The Lord President
DX.
to
- 450
the North.
[perhaps to M'
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but probably about the end of Nov. 1/45 451
DVIl. The Lord President to the Duke of
432
. ibid.
President
Commander in Chief in
The Lord President
DVI.
DIX.
the
to
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- ibkl.
to the
Earl of Sutherland
President
431
Laird of Grant to
CCCCLXXXI.The
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Lord
President
430
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428
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of Newcastle
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-
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468
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the
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DXXIX.
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. ibid,
the
-
470
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Hossack to the Lord President
473
DXXXI. The Lord President toMr. Scrope 4/4
DXXXII. From Sir Andrew Mitchell to the
DXXX. Provost
Livercald, to the
Lord President
478
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for Sir
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Sir
John) Pringle
and
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INTRODUCTION.
C/N
concerned
particularly of the
justly raised
how soon
researches,
difficult
excited
meagre subjects
it
may be
observed, that
by the varied
life,
;
men
vicissi-
to
to dignity, notoriety,
or opulence,) generally
and
to the traveller,
for narrative
history of a vicious
perhaps,
is,
more
forcibly
sue-
trace,
to
public
eminence (and those whose history does not present the animating
life
chiefly
Persons
to celebrity.
who might be
those,
tudes of
who were
man whose
him
literary
members of
cessful in writing
of
h may
of society, pursues,
man
and
to
that of President
Forbes
was so connected with the most important transactions of his time, as to deserve a
fuller account than
Duncan
is
Forbes,
the
great
grandfather
this
work,
He
'
The
no blame
of
from feeling
producing
his actions,
if
this
we except
their effects,
was the case with Charles ist ; who, perhaps, may be forgiven for the worst
which fixed his own destiny, and for which he could never forgive himself
that
the disturbances which heavily threatened the kingdoms before the death of James
jealous policy of
to a
new
race
ist.
In England,
the-
the nobility, the natural support of the crown, and given birth
aspired to independence.
a
The
selfish
sou
INTRODUCTION.
the familv of Lord Forbes, through that of Tolquhoun,
vrrlting
of CuHoden
from
excite c,
:.
?:
i the three
spirit
c:
e:;'.c:.;;ve
of discussion Cingerc_i
:_r:u-e; :^:";i
by
:o a g-.T;r:;sica: reared
The Tudor
princes might be hated, but they -wtre fer from being contemptible ; and they
might with justice use this masim to their subjects, odeoMt dam mutmunt. James was both hated and
demised ; and it must be owned, that he appears to hare been a cruei, timid, sensual, and despicable
priace, unable to govem his own femHy.
Some of his letters, lately published, admit of no rational
explanaaon, except one so abominably degrading to his nature, as might shake the character of a more
unexceptionable man.
The power of this monarch being weakened and precarious in England, the
Presbyterians, who had long been bringing it into disrepute in Scotland, gained additional courage and
trength to keep pace with theit English brethren, uiitil the monarchy was subverted.
Scotland indeed,
after the accession of James, was always regulated by the destinv of England. The character of James 1st,
snd of his court, and of Charles ist, are so well given by Mrs. Hutchinson, and that of the forma- conduced
so materiaOj to the events in which the Forbes"s of Culloden weire actors, that we insert them : as to
O&iks I St, it is probable that no prudence could have saved the monarchy from the storm and ruin
which was ready to burst upon it at his accession.
" The Court of this King James 1st) was a nursery of lust and intanperance. He had brought with,
kiin a conqtanr of poore Scotts, who, coming into this plentiful kingdome, surfitted with riot and
j>edant."
(^
i^on,
all
The
tmcleaime<se.
To
it,
incest, adultery,
all
sort of ribaldry, to
by which he betraved the cause of God and the honor of the nation, was gospell meaknesse
and peaceablenesse ; for which they raised >>Tm above the heavens, while he lay wallowiag like a swine in
the mire of his lust. He had a little learning, and that they called the spirit of wisdom ; and so magnified
bim, ^>d so wisely Sattered him, that he could not endure the words of truth and soundnesse, but rewarded
these base, wicked, imfaithfiill fe.vners, with rich preferments, attended with pomps and titles which
beaved tbem up above a humane height." Mrs. H. describes further the charaders of the King and his
ininions, and the events to which they gave rise, with much spirit.
Of Charles ist sbe gives tbe fallowing
iketch, which, as the lady was a rgid puritan, must be admired for its impartiality.
" The fece of the Court was much changed in the change of the King ; for King Charles was temperate, chaste, and sorous ; so ih^t the fools and bawds, nwmif-tcs and catamites, of the former Court, grew
OTit of fashion ; and the nobility and courtiers, who did not quite abandon their debosheries, had yet that
reference to the Kicg, to retire into comers to pra6ise them. Men of learning and ingenuity in all arts
wwe in estecme, asd received encouragement from th^ Sing ; who vrsj a most acfUcnt judge and a great
cowardice,
loTer
INTRODUCTION.
from the Laird of Mackintosh
the
kingdom
seems
in
to
in
During the
1625.
and
civil
after
trate
'g^
and from
all
the measures
much
consequence.
He
" Here
14"*
many
other ingenuities,
less
bawdrys and
She then proceeds to attribute the king's hostihty to the puritans, which was greater than his father's,
to the Queen, Laud, and Strafford ; and to the flattery of the prelacy, which preached up his prerogative ;
likewise to his self-will, and great desire of uncontrolled power, more than to religious motives ; for it
was his principle (she says), tliat " an honest man might be saved in any profession." She is very severe
upon Charles for his want of good-faith in his dealings with the puritans which charge, indeed, cannot
;
if
may be
that quietnesse
called a peace,
calme and
like the
smooth surface of the sea, whose darke womb is already impregnated of a horrid tempest."
It must be owned, that there is a strong resemblance between the habits and reigns of James ist and
Lewis 15th, as to their private lives, the disaffeftion which their conduA made a legacy to their heirs,
and as to the prattices and vices of their courtiers. Their successors, Charles, and Lewis i6th, have been
compared by many
both erred
alike in
may
embarrassing and multifarious transaftions, than to themselves); viz. not afling as if it was requisite to
keep rigidly their good faith with their subje6ts when enemies this afforded the chief grounds of accu.sa:
both princes.
If Charles retains
* The families
Duncan Forbes's
3
This
is
mentioned
Lord Forbes
and likewisft
built
up to the
first
story.
It
This family
is
3 2
as
is
Lord Forbes.
and likewise, that
"
Tliese
INTRODUCTION.
rv
Add
to
compleit.
Who
.-.
Of
.^
in reguarde
Receive rewarde
r-
By
claimei;ig to thy
name
to this place.
And
all
monument
when
efficacy-
a Scotch
reduced to sterling
for, a variety
money) was a
thy race."
his
to
memory,
This (though
verj' great
sum
at the
expense of
may
not appear
it
of
efficacious than a
pound
sterling at present.*
Duncan Forbes was succeeded by his eldest son John, who was likewise provost of
member of parliament for it), and the friend and coadjutor of the
Marquis of
that
Arg\"ll.'
Upon
who were
put to death,
his
still,
name being
Second.
He was
fortune.
La
in
comedy Les
PLiidiurs.
The
is
of
of his
of prose
art
call
far
heaven
by every
litigants at last, in
in
1650, he was
in the destruction
which do
dishonour, than thev do to the want of dignity and propriety in the king's advocate
About
Faye, in France.
name
list
in the
lord of
of
severely fined, and both himself and family were tormented with
all
fate
engaged
unhappy
tis
memory
less
usurper;" "
vile
Scotch
world,
INTRODUCTION.
rJT
world, had taught this monarch disguise and h)'pocrisy, without eradicating his cruel
and tyrarmical
disposition
of his enemies
in Scotland,
he saw no
*'
and
com-
stated as
such as
being most particularly fond of parliaments, and regretting not having funds to enter-
members, could deceive no man of sense, and, compared with the sequel of
tain the
shew
his reign,
all
and facetiousness of
this
his
behaviour
In the course of
duces often,
life it
when
may be
is at first
and
The
habits of economical
family,
1670
The
at least evident to
by introducing the
and private
felt
living,
to the
instead of hospitality
accumulation of
his fortune
and expense,
;
into
the estate of
Bunchrew
Anna Dunbar
count)' of
Moray)
He
*.
(a
daughter,
we
of
believe,
Dunbar of Hempriggs,
and
despotically governed
Rye-house
pated the
plot,
last
kingdom
if
possible,
to consign
stifled
it
Lord Lovat.
The word
in
It
has
less
Europe.
champions, and
by
the
Scotland to a lower state of degradation and slavery than she had yet reached.
justly remarked, that in the
in
been
his
landed estate was doubled by the purchase of the barony of Ferintosh, and
his
his wife
not
if
following the
to
have
extir-
Macbeth).
the
INTKODrCTION.
the
dissrracefiil
James possessed,
his
cunnini^
to
good
and
less
bigoted,
these realms -oould possibly have been consigned for ages to political insignificance
slavery.
dblly
<aused
off.
it
the unlooked-for
tyrant,
his overthrow.'
in
fortli,
spirit
and
resistance to
them
of events than
to direct
4o slavery
is,
Duncan Forbes
patriots
who,
to state, that
it is,""
first
chains.
It
to
as he w^us a
member
but justice to
is
which tended
so true
his exclusion
love
and
of freedom made
and
in
some danger
but
how
as a proof.
when
ought to have been, by a court martial how a court martial would treat these matters is known
to every officer ; we shall only contrast them with Nelson's conduct during the hottest fire at Copenhagen ;
when he exclaimed, '' It is warm work ; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment ; but,
mark vou I would not be elsewhere for thousands." James was equally careful of himself when shipwrecked in 1682, and at the battle of the Boyne, as at Southwold Bay ; and no action of his life displays
up,
as it
intrepiditv.
He has been said to have piqued himself upon a faithful regard to his word
yet his conduct to Major Holmes, and several others, shews that no dependence could be placed upon
The cool crueltv, and unrelenting butcheries,
Lis good faith, when the life of a victim was to be saved.
in vain attempted to be laid to the escl'.!sive charge of Jefferies, evince an ungovernable appetite for blood
the smallest
who knew
in this tyrant,
not
how
Hume's
partiality to this
king
is
wonderfiiL
9 Torture, which was not abolished till after the Union, had been pretty rigorously made use of during
It may be remarked, that the practice of torture is only
the reigns of Charles 2nd and James 7th *.
cases, in the Scotch List of Grie\-ances
improper
in
certain
the rest of the
mentioned
as
timorously
:
paper
brer.thes
alon^ with
it
of necessity, there can be no doubt that the latter would easily have relapsed into her chains
This
is
the remark of
J. J.
Rousseau,
Ae
editOT
tonure to
d the
this
poor deflgyman.
him
INTRODUCTION.
a very conspicuous character
him
that assembly
in
VU
and one,
not very
finally,
The
year after the Revolution, his estates of Culloden and Ferintosh were ravaged
by the soldiers of Buchan and Cannon, and the houses and other property destroyed, to
His hosthe amount of ^54,000. Scotch money, as ascertained by a regular proof.
and his known
tility to the Jacobite interest was the avowed cause for those outrages
;
specific
distill
composition in
lieu
of excise
effect.
(his
"
At
that time
his officers
scrolls
;
my
to gratify
he be brought
contrived the
me,
to
to alter
whom
it
line,
Mackay or
would
the king,
upon knowing
Melville."
letters as I
in favour of either
of such
meant
shew how
will
brother John) to the Prince of Orange with our address, which took
John was
barony of Ferintosh,
be stated hereafter.
that
of the favourable
cause
real
dukedom
and which,
By her
of Roxburgh.
two sons, John and Duncan (the Lord President), and several daughters
he
left
he
latterly served in
brothers,
many of
in
the
'^
his
Forbes, of
" From
Of
ar.d
at least
Urquhart
of Burdzards.
'-
(as
he was
at
the order respecting the Glencoe affair to Sir John Hill, governor of Fort Willism
to the memories of both to slate, that they expressed their horror at the order
opened.
13
Sir
is
when the
letter
was
Vm
IKTEODUCTIOK.
kingdom
pre-
it
afterR^ards,
second son.
Duncan Forbes
after being
bom
was
some time
where he prosecuted
at the school
"*
in Inverness-shire
an early age
at
to
Edinburgh,
his
and gave
very early indications of that genius and application for which he was afterwards
distinguished.
has been repeatedly asserted, that he had a juvenile bias towards the military
It
profession
which
in the army.
is
(if
have been long entertained, as he commenced the study of the law in the chambers
of professor Spottiswood
who was
for
in
care
years, during
affection
1704
by the
in the year
which he
close of his
brother,
life
teachers.
loss
who
for
It
had only
marks of
he indeed did)
affection
which
to bestow.
all
that this
his
its
university,
all
the
and he found
in
it
Edinburgh, the
extremely
ill
tide
of
appointed in
to
resort
studjing the law, took up his residence in Leyden'' in 1705, and applied with the
greatest
^ \Ve
latter,
mother
are not certain, whether Duncan Forbes was bom at Ciilloden or Bunchrew ; but rather judge the
betaase his grandfather and grandmother occupied CuUodea at the time of his birth ; his father and
living at
Bunchrew
till
who
jointure, died.
''
Jie laid
life
in c^jaimeree.
This
ii
possible
it
is
said, that
-"-
INTaODTJCTION.
greatest assiduity to his studies
Of
university.
the
his
former comprehended the Hebrew and several other Eastern languages), and from
his
rapid
upon
into
rise
his
His
practice.
who
inhabitants with
all
cities
commencing
and returned
to
their
native country as
when they left it, but much more depraved ; generally carrying nohome but the absurdities and vices which they met with. As he states in one
of his letters, " he bought his books, upon coming to Leyden, that he might make
*' use of them;" whereas with the generalit)' of students the custom was, to make the
payment of such articles a pretext for drawing money to defray other deb-s upon
ignorant as
thing
707 Mr. Forbes returned to Scotland, and to the study of the Scotch law, and
was admitted Advocate on the 26th July 1709, when in his 24th year a period someIn
what
we
if
late,
how
consider
early his studies began, and with what success they were
prosecuted.
The warm
in inclining
Mr. Forbes
The
the bar.
known
as
Archibald
and entrusted
period
his
Duke
afterwards
most weighty
affairs to
his
amusement,
own
interest.
life,
at this early
said of
loss of his
who was
of Argyll),
appearance at
after his
Duke
him unproWded
to so
since, as has
age of 19, and was engaged in the same pursuit at Leyden from the age of 20 t*
22, and afterwards in Edinburgh again till 1709, when admitted Advocate, h; must be supposed to
have had little time for the pursuits of commerce.
It is indeed true, that he might have adventured
Edinburgh
in
his
patrimony
at the
in a
in
commerce
as
a man of
butincss before
as the
nsemoir intimate*
that he -was.
The Memoir
accuses both
may
be true
his brother
of being tousen
in their
youh
but the younger hsd neither time nor iaclioation to merit such a
that the
title.
estates
INTRODUCTION.
X
own
(during his
estates
life,
induced him
to accept
adce and
and which,
and
first
To
it is
he had
probable, no consideration
to the
same
with his
could have
him
extent, after
he had
at first
him
to
risen to
chiefly to
was both
to sterling
rich
him
when reduced
a situaticai
spirit
of
made him
is
and
line,
proper independence
yet,
it
nobleman
totally inconsistent
kingdom,
therefore,
his profession,
although
for this
same
expendimre
'^
(according to
to crive his
Mr. Forbes,
some
assertion, in
absence) to
and
patrimony,
his
them
the
to sacrifice
the comfort of the younger branches of their femilies to the splendour of the heir.
As Mr.
first
before the
company, we may
men
to interest or friends
much
may
With
of
lived in the
best
the
means of
his
talents, that
and the
assLst
on
his
him
own
for
cannot be supposed to
it
he
of owing Httle
at the bar.
and afterwards
and
was
at the bar,
vicinity of the
in his
own
to
father ample,
it is
much
husband ; but we have convincing proofs that she brought beauty and accomplish-
'^
readily accepted
by
it.
FiJi
proffered to
Memoir
prefixed to his
h,e
^"600 yearly
Works.
ments,^
INTRODUCTION.
nients,
blessed
The
which were
all
death of
he desired
that
young
Queen Anne,
The
the government.
far less
no time
lost
1st
number of
J.
fairness
of the opportu-
his adherents,
The
''
of
efforts
the
nity,
the
and tardy
feeble
lady,
this
in 1714,
with
no
at
XX
left
him
standard of rebellion
She
his son
is
much
cele-
after her
great literary and musical, as well as the more usual female accomplishments, favoured us with the follow-
ing information
species
on
whom
" His Lordship (the President) was not only an honour to his family, but to the human
in the wood, where he used sometimes to meet his lady,
As
As
a specimen of
Kiany admirers
in
Mr. Forbes's
could
infant
now but
sit
'
,':..;..
when
unconcern' d as
Your
No
_.___
Sec."
which gained
abiUties for light versification, vre give the rest of this song,
Scotland.
Would
take
my
rest
Your charms
As metals
Age from
-
away.
To
as
'
'
.
....
.^i.;
'.;;:'.:>
childhood lay
-i
mine
'
>
'-'-'
'
'
'
"
my
'
n,
..
center'd in
So love
And
;.
",
--r
;..'..
,
But
,..
in harmless
in the
fire
.,
.
.,_
breast.
3-
My
While Cupid
Still as his
at
my
heai-t,
To make
{
a beauty,
part
;
his art
slie.
b.a
was.
sil
\f:is,
INTROBUmOX.
last erected
however, at
tuating
undertaken, made a
to
late effort
The
The
prince, for
affairs
rebellion
was
but
at this
period they do not seem to have been attended to, even after the return of tranquillity.
Many
with rigour.
Forbes
juries,
life
of Mr.
Duncan
the activity, the zeal, and courage of both himself and his brother, have been
alwap acknowledged to have conduced much to the speedy suppression of the revolt in
They were greatly instrumental in securing the town of Invemes and the
Scotland.
neighbouring country for government. The castle of Culloden '* had been besieged,
and was defended by the lady
''
a degree of inrrepidirv- seldom equalled, even without considering the sex of the person
attacked
own
The
and
^Ir.
fortime in the
ser\-ice
sterltng of his
as the public
ward
''
his
fumre elevadon
on
to
in
life
fortune ;"
k might
and we
cannot suppose that Mr. Forbes was insensible of the danger attending the neglect of
he possessed
such an crcasion
to attend to the
susrqestions
CO
feelings,
of interest,
when
his
Lcrd LrCT.: ^;:>;(i great applaud and rcvi^rdi from Government, for
keepb- '.s.i nonh coui:trv on the part of the hoafe of Haaorer in 1715-16.
;
his
as
-aad Culloden.
The
and
in
who, ppoTided he gained the good-will of the clans, easily conlented to dispense with the
anthoritj of the laws (which conld not be maintained nitfaou; force \, and to leave the Highlands to anarchy
Mid rapine. In retnm for this, he counted, no donbt, upon the help of the clans in forwarding his own
nbn of gOTeniment elsewhere. The citadel was a neat small pentagon, constructed by order of Oliver
Cromwell: upon the ramtvarts his standard displayed the word ' Emakcel," in golden letters.
Charles II.
'-
Thii
bdy wsi
a daagbter gf
the
INTRODUCTION.
made
it
He
upon him
God
consequences to
to leave the
and
accepted
at laft
it
It
is,
duties
was
be
to
filled
It
trial
and that
it
as highly illegal
in poverty
for a
ties
man
use
for the
to
behold, without
assist-
and
their lives,
made
attach to
rebellion of
he contributed
that
money
aid.
many
and
obtain
to
Scotchman
The
for the
certain, that
is
considering every
many countrymen
ing, so
Carlisle
at
acceptance of
final
and
his
Sir
largely himself,
it
was understood
he
himself,
his
'"
;"
expressed
beautifully
so
since
was owing
has
a rule
it
Ersklne
Chancellor
Lord
the
lUj
5,
is,
trivial
made
reasonably be
who
revolted against a government hardly clothed with possession, erected contrary to the
expectations of those
at
**
Though we
".
Mr. Erskine, upon some important trial, had been desired by Judge Buller to sit down. This comthe following answer, which every person entering npon life ought to contemplate
mand produced
"
first
My
command and
down
sit
counsel of
my
God.
to
it
and
" Even
it
out as such to
at so distant a period as
me
it,
have found
my
my
;.
conscience told
me
to be
It
my
my obedience
children."
1718, commissions of
Oyer
et
at Perth,
looked
for.
Dundee,
the views of those instituting these measures (notwithstanding that lawyers were sent from
spirit
duty, and
was the
London to
In treating of some periods of our history, we might add te such a fact, " jncredibile diftu !"
despiie*
INTRODUCTlONf.
sen
degree,
England
left
'-'
but her
soil
genius of her inhabitants, being more favourable, her recovery was more easily effected.
To
was a work
ness,
fiiture prosperity
and patience
The
'-^.
ver)''
and even
these,
when
seen, were often ineffectual, because the pen'erted principles of religion were called in to
little
raising
by
on improvements, the advantages of which could not be immeThis was the case with the landholders ; but with
diate,
who might be
those engaged, or
Tvas sdll
more
difficult
povert)'
who had
return for iudustrj' and outlav was sufficient to deter the few
The
trust in a
the
proper
means
hung heavy
to
draw
the knowledge of arts and manufactures from those persons in other countries,
who
were
and
it
liberally
We
are far
from
wonder of every
-visitor
that
skill
or exclusive invention.
coasts with
commerce, her
with woods, her vallies with unrivalled cultivation, and reared her
but
sident Dalr)-mple,
-'
own
bairns."
Land had
estates of
when
fallen so
writing to
Of
much
him on
all
to
in value at the
say,
that
the
the circulation of
derived their
first
Bank) he might
late years,
to a degree
cities
derived foundations
much
agriculture,
his
not too
money, the
*'
is
it
hills
call
them
become
little
- " ^\^len
it is in
the piince, his ports, his troops, his arsenals, and his
enters the cottage of th? labourer
cffeft."
the
first
sees
cities
visits
the palaces of
effected, the
second what
it is
possible to
RovssEAi.
more
IKTRODUCTION.
more than an occasion
into
it
now
XVU
requires only the labour of putting
duties in
his
life
estate
district
his
his retreat at
Bunchrew, a small
him
called
many years,
commanded an
for
state
Glasgow,
to
which
These
and he,
"^
Wade
life, it
more than he
sent
for
it
was
justly
-^.
his
far
arrested,
give no
Glasgow
to
enforced chiefly
civil
finally
friend General
we
which was
a very large
city
tax,
were
duty
his
extensive view Over the firth of Forth and the coast of Fife, and to
of
when
Hampstead
year 1725 was remarkable for the commotions generally excited throughout
Scotland
spirit
his time at
The
much of
to
Edinburgh.
received at the time from the voice of his country, and has
During the
5 years that
in
his time
must
extremely agreeable, his disposition was cheerful and convivial, and his opportunities
literature
His uncle, Sir David Forbes, of Newhall, near Edinburgh, lived close
dered celebrated as the scene of The Gentle Shepherd
time was spent
and
in
London,
his
it is
whom
said,
the
his
behalf in the
his practice
in his
attendance in the
*'
first
When
at
were frequent.
trial for a
rape
and from
his gratitude
whom
he
He
>*
was
left
The
ad
of parliament
c
in this year.
was
INTRODUCTION.
XYlii
He
was not
intimate.
of those
whom that
(the
Duke
likewise reckoned
among
of Chandos)
and
it
may
his clients
satirical
writings
xiz. Charteris
and Timon
after his
situation in Scotland withdrew him from the company of his English acquaintances, their
expressions of regret at the loss of his society were such as shewed that the heart
dictated,
and
During
that
his
satisfaction
his
numerous
friends
a patron,
and
whom
he
The recommendations
use,
and emboldened him to publish his "Winter in 1726 ; which poem soon introduced him
In
to the acquaintance and patronage of many persons of rank and literary eminence.
1727 his Summer, and in 1728 his Spring, extended his reputation ; and his Autumn,
in 1730, with a complete edition of his
Autumn
Arg)-ll, to
shew
his gratitude to
to its
Mr. Forbes
in a
manner very
judicious,
In
Duke of
and which
is
compliment.
Thee, Forbes^ too,
As
whom
Thy
country
feels thro"
in silence
great ^,
And
" The
latter part
of this
line seems,
known a
-^.
real orator,
such as
Mr. Forbes.
-s
Mr. Thomson was not the only poet patronized by Mr.Forbes. He had himself a strong propensity
towards poetrv at every period ; and wrote verses, at least of the highest standard of what are termed
Those who possess real, genius always feel, at the period
vers descctke, at a very juvenile time of life.
force,
a kind of soaring of the soul, as if it was emulous to
gain
when the sensual inclinations begin to
passions this gives birth to a thousand delightfiil
grosser
of
the
impulse
the
outstrip
to
keep pace with or
:
noble and
deliriums and ecstatic hankerings after an undefinable excellence and happiness ; a thousand
those beautiful
generous, lively, tender, melancholy, and aspiring thoughts, which Pope compares to
when shut, and which, once fled, cannot be recalled. Love and
but these feelings are the
of genius of whatever kind
homage
the muse may generally receive the
this elysium of the mind
real blossoms of true genius, even when those make but a transient impression
colours that sometimes appear to the eyes
first
can only be
felt
by
it,
"
Ask
be vain,"
Rousseau.
is
if
you have
the world
is
you
each of these
may
exclaim at the
mine."
if
you have
it
Dunng
INTRODUCTION.
During
his
xix
a minister
whose character
unknown
by
has,
his
been
The eloquence of
England.
in
opponents,
a Pitt might excite the resentment of a senate against the vices which he had the power
either to create to the imagination in all their deformity, or to exaggerate
dour of
his diction
may be
certain,
however, that
have been
been
We
'.
by the splen-
of
life,
must
and when he
retired to his
flatter,
of one
of
If
whom
we
he
take
it
had reason
from Pope,
w.e
whom Mr.
and of
says,
in
aflixing
so
many
have said
Seen him
Of
social pleasure,
ill
art,
^:
'
"-
'
tribe,
^.
his
father,
does not
when he calls him the mildest, most forgiving, and best natured of men. The
nation owed him gratitude for establishing the House of Hanover on the throne
for
flatter
certain that
it
Commons;
and
in
at
He
last
man
under which,
mutable,
sickly,
and
if at all
tolerated,
it is
of
almost
benefit.
1741 he resigned
and prosperity
internal tranquillity
by "clamours for
liberty
felt
much above
indigence.
^ Mr. H. Walpole (who, it may be stated, was a client of Mr. Forbes) drew the following retort from
Mr. Pitt, the sting of which was meant for Sir Robert Walpole it is admirable for its ready eloquence,
though Sir Robert was not the wretch described
" I will not undertake to determine, whether youth
can justly be imputed to any man as a reproach ; but the wretch who, after having seen the consequences
of repeated errors, continues still to blunder, and whose age has only added obstinacy to stupidity, is
surely the objeft of eitlicr abhorrence or contempt, and deserves not that his grey head should secure him
from insult
much more is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue,
and becomes more wicked with less temptations who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot en:
life in
3
vast sum of money was known to have been expended by Sir Robert upon writers, for their praises
and defences of his administration these have all sunk into oblivionj while Pope's hnes, which probably
cost him or the nation nothing, remain.
;
c 3
Mr.
IKTRODL'CTIOK.
XX
I^Ir.
Forbes passed that part of the year which was unoccupied in the south by the
wood of
"When he succeeded
many
strong
is
predilection, having
adding,
had
father always
it
shewn
much
it
as a residence to
Bunchrew
whom
to those
Culloden
to Dr.
who
and inclosures
liming, draining,
''.
and
Arm-
he loved." Although
the size of this place did not admit of the largest scale of improvement,
close
lies
vears after his death, his son wrote to his factor to shew
" My
which
this place,
passed
he preferred
to his brother,
For
Bunchrew.
still
it
first
in all of
at
for
many
In 17 17,
was
many
lived
why
this
offer
was declined
however humble
there
it
is
something ex-
is
probablv, saw that the separation of a few miles would add mutual pleasure to the
their society, instead of tending
enjoyment of
from a Gentleman
" There
North of Scotland
in the
is
good
a' very
to his Friend in
from the
idea,
title
of
London,"
'
Letters
This
Sec.
is
we have
Of
most probably, was written a short time previous to the year 173c
lives in our neighbourhood, at a house or castle, called Culloden, a
terms
their friendship.
that
other sort of
is,
vi-ine
a cocoa
as
you
shell,
pint, filled
You may
guess,
any time
at
" This he
which holds a
shall choose.
It is
his
nut (as he
by the introduction,
;
and
at the
at all.
as,
after
he knows,
the
will
public
healths
of
as of other sorts
or
INTRODUCTION.
brimmer
in a
it
it is
to take the
saying good
XXI
sorts
and
laird
in great quantities
much wine
" This
spilt in
he ought
as indeed
his hall as
ought
for
to content a
moderate family."
And
Here
firth
in another letter
are but
one
" This
is
" There
the house of
I shall
CuUoden, which
and
off,
being absent,
the hall
to
it,
is
letter.
and
stone,
very spacious.
and a plantation of
was besieged,
(or castle)
is
are
and the
"
is
divided into
he writes
trees about
it.
" Near
that
one large
is,
trafl:
of ground, surrounded
with a low wall of loose stones, and divided into several parts by partitions of the same.
The
surface of the
trees
ground
but some of
it
is
all
call
it
firs,
about a foot and half high, but are hardly to be seen for the heath
house
spoke
of,
is
not
much
further distant
and near
it
there
and hollows
is
knew.
Lord
good
it
is
invite the
is
a most romantic
He
and
other
The
''.
woodcocks, which,
it
some of the
this
letter
have
last
it
not for a
was written,
tliis
sterling:
pleased
INTRODUCTION.
SXa
him
at
and over a
table,
bottle, as
his
hospitable
'^
brother'^."
In 1729, Mr. Forbes was so fortunate as to engage in his service, as tutor to his son,
varum
since been
and other
known
to
life
of Mr. James
Thomson " with whom he long lived upon the most intimate terms. With this gentleman young Mr. John Forbes "" was sent abroad and, after some residence at Orleans
and Montauban, went to Rome, and completed what is usually termed the grand
tour.
The friendship of the tutor and pupil remained unimpaired through life and
;
the former having obtained the living of Stradeshall, in Suffolk, through the friendship of
receiving for
many
of his
first
pupil,
Duncan Forbes,
in his
he had completed
Some
tion, a
tears
his
satisfaction
own vicinity
premature death,
iu Marcellus
after
eris.
of
and of superin-
his studies at
had the
his travels,
visits
Duke
solicita-
with which corps he served, with the greatest credit as an honourable and very brave
cfEcer, at Dettingen
him
he was
-^
and Fontenoy
rank and
at
which
residence,
last
battle
iiis
CuUoden.
his son,
his
and
his frequent
change of
53 It is certain, that this gentleman did not exaggerate the hospitality of Culloden castle.
hogshead
of wine was kept constantly on tap near the haJl door for the use of all comers and it appears, in the
account books of President Forbes, that, for nine months' housekeeping in his family, the wine alone cost
;
sum which,
^
Thomson,
sterling.
from the sale catalogue of his effects after his death, enjoyed at last a degree
of ease and luxurj- seldom the lot of poets.
His house was well provided with furniture, plate, books,
and a good coUeftion of prints ; and his cellar was stored with burgundy, red port, old hock, mountain,
as appears
^5
Mr. Murdoch and his pupil rode to London. Mr. Duncan Forbes generally made
summer and winter as, indeed, almost all the Scotch members did. It is said,
John Duke of Argyll used to strap up the skirts of his coat round his waist, and dash through on
horseback
3*
we know
It appears, that
The
in
;.
Blues certainly did not add to their former high reputation at Dettingen (as they did at Fon-
by the army
to have
but Mr. John Forbes, who carried one of the standard?, was
;
conduced himself, even in such circumstances, with uncommon
10
business.
INTRODUCTION.
amounted
business,
to
no large sum
XXIU
was improved
By
one
who was by
this
in the
died of a
illness,
all his
considerable talents and knowledge of the world, and who had on all occasions acquitted himself, both in public and private life, as an enlightened and worthy member of
As we
societv.
find
him
at
upon
Brussels
his travels,
pushed
his hospitality
thensome
and
to
than
much
avoided making
mode
posite
of his
life
in his society
The
his character
of living at Culloden
estates to
when
own
master, in 1692,
He
his brother.
his
seems to have
from
and
him
official
rank
on one hand,
on the other, he
his health
which he succeeded by
became
glass,
this
indeed, had
little
place
of Lord Advocate,
This
his successor
left
it
legacies.
!.
to justice.
and
but,
he received several
Among
till
seriously impaired.
though Mr. John Forbes had not disposed of any part of the inheritance^^, he
it is
conviviality to
to pass
and
affair
grew
Mr. Forbes
mob
was, in
itself,
of no great
whom
moment
but,
in
the
filled
Edinburgh,
when connected
with
it
it
and
in the steps
policy or resentment,
Ministry.
bill
to vindicate
of only one.
''
Upon
it
submit
in parliament, containing
Mr. Arnot,
all
in
of
many
authority,
its
to
this
succeeding to the estate of Cullodeti, Mr. Forbes began improvements such as he had before
Bunchrew. Among the rest, he established a manufacturing village of twenty famihes, and
carried on at
was
3*
at the
It
may be
the best
mode of
this
vUlage flourished
till
giving an idea of the value of these estates, to say, that they consisted
of from 3,cx:o to 4,000 arable acres of good-soil, and in a populous countrj' and mild climate ; besides
the pririlege of distilling whisky almost duty-free in Ferintosh, and several mills, salmon-fishings, and
pasture grounds of great value.
would
INTRODCCTION.
XXIV
esse,
This
is
upon the
inflicted
city
hardly credible
if true,
in
part}' spirit
in
had
of Edinburgh, perhaps
such a
arisen.
it
man
As
may be
as
Lord Hardwicke
best estimated
but,
"'
severit)'
for such
by asking the
an
affair as that
Edinburgh
three of
whom
were forced
to attend
at the
their robes, notwithstanding a ver)' strenuous attempt to obtain for them a seat next
*
Hew
looked upon as
40
years, died in
his successor
^ How
grapher
"
Mr. Forbes
interested himself with great ardour on behalf of the antient capital of Scotland,
"
it
in the
and
following words
of such an
who made
their greatest glory to dignify this noble city, be stript of her most valuable privileges, her guards and
I glory, my
; and a Scotchman calmly behold the havoc :
and judge it my greatest honour to stand up in defence of
my native country, when it is exposed to loss and infamy." His exertions tended greatly to get the
everitT originally intended mitigated in the bill which was passed.
gates, for the sake of
VThen Mr. Forbes produced his letter, appointing him Lord President, joy was visible upon everv
face. The Facultv of Advocates waited upon him in a body, to congrattilate him on his advancement, and
He is said to have repeated twice, with ardour, the
to thank him for his condud as Lord Advocate.
oath of administerinor justice impartially, so much did his heart go with that part of his engagement and
ever afterwards, he made it a rule, to bring every proper feeling into the breasts of his brethren on the
bench, when deciding any cause in which he suspected prejudice, by saying, in the most solemn and impressive manner, " Bv Gods grace, I shall give my thoughu ancerely, and your lordships will judge in
;
this
cited as a proof of the sincerity with which they delivered their opinions ; but as these
public disputations (for of such they had the appearance) seldom or never created a surrender of the tenets
calm delivery of
originally held by any partv, it is certain that great good did not result from them.
mav, indeed, be
Opinions, and the orounds for forming them, instructs the parties concerned, without hurting the
Mr. Forbes
for he
decorum
did, or greater
esteemed the
maxim,
yex
judtc'u
nimium iaUrloqutnt'u
tit
the
XXV
INTRODfCTIOif.
the country called
of the kingdom
him
to
at heart,
fill
who had
the good
afraid that
than that any other person would be advanced to the presidency, in case he chose to
accept
They knew
it.
and a country
life,
person succeeding to
might wish
that he
this office,
to
v/as
always laborious, and nov/ particularly the object of the hopes and observation of
founded
"^
their fears
and,
'
if
he had studied
own
his
improvement of
^i,ooo
for
it
his estates,
disposirion
in the
would
of
responsibilit)'
and
no
The
fatigue.
salary,
lead
him
Court of Session, by
had not
for
however,
sense of duty,
of several eminent
at
His
capital.
interest
letter
evident to the
It is
after
it
the
stating,
as
rank
suggestions
of
his
correspondence
shews,
Lord Chancellor,
official
Lord Chancellor),
over
prevailed
men (among
most conspicuous
proceedings
its
office
life,
is
per annum, could not possibly be reckoned an inducement for his acceptance;
was not
addidon to that
in
an
to
This became
from the
different
complexion of the judgements brought now before the House of Lords by appeal, to
The
remaining undecided before the court, was another great cause of grievance to the
subject; this was likewise remedied
upon
office,
a friend,
"
for
upon the
""'."
When
not
<*
all
his
{aiterivards
Lord
his causing a
to
sit till
his signature.
of his presidency
upwards of twaity years before the court, were disposed of in the very
many others which had from twelve to twenty years been lingering
d
oa
as well as
IXTRODUCTION'.
XX\1
not only the delay on
head before
this
is
any discussion
this period,
relative to
We
the court of session for the better administration of justice during the ten years that he
presided
them
''
benefit
shew
it
be sufEcienc
will
to state, that
his countr>'men of
The
Duncan Forbes.
what length
tolerated
make
it
and
injustice
;
is
came on
partiality
rolls
calls
will of itself
men
as
or with
what
to part with)
it is
it
was easy
men
which
appear meritorious.
England
much more
or even to
authorities of
shall
iirst
roll
"We
one of the
*-'
this latitude
to conceal injustice,
caused,
his
it
to
own power
become a
in
its
of
and though
was diminished, he
unnecessary to
undue
(a
rule
by which
delay.
on without any decision. These abuses occasioned his getting an aft of sederunt passed, that no cause
should be suffered to remain above four years in the parliament house such a step must bare destroyed at
once the hopes of many iniquitous htigants, who found, in the old system of protracted procedure, ample
scope for revenge, postponing the payment of just debts, ruining the hopes or finances of their adversaries,
or for unjust possession of their fortunes, and an incalculable series of vexations schemes of chicanery.
:
"We here
**
state the
it
rolls
to be correcUy given.
In Mr. Forbes, the pubUc had a constant and energetic protector against two oi the most ruinous
:
he was aware that there were many honourable men
engaged
as agents,
who were
hurt
in
We may form
in
participate.
the
and
love.
fallen into
Hecrs
kj^':re the
ccun
is
to ic^tuc the
The
INTRODUCTlo^f.
The
annals of the Scotch nation are extremely deficient in describing the establlsli-
examples followed
certain, that trial
it
is
xxvii
at
by
much
wonderful, that so
when
that
without compulsion
legislators,
causes
We may
it
of the
7th
seat
of government,
" That
will not
juries (says
first
juries
lingered
it
who
trials,
we
from the
learn
be certain,
its
viz. that
until the
disuse in
long after
,^'
beginning
That the
assertion of a
inferior
member
be surprising, when
it is
as well
as
The
it
is
and
it
James the
First
was a very
arbitrary prince;
and
it
is
that
not
unlikely that he wished that the power formerly vested in juries should be transferred into the hands of judges of
own
his
appointing.
In
the
new
regulations
of the court of session in 1457 ", at the appointment of the daily Council in 1503
institution
The
**
Edward
Englishman.
still
the
answers to parliamentary
bills,
Norman
in
princes
The old Saxon laws were, however, in a great measure preserved after the Conquest ; and even care was
taken to prevent them from sinking into disuse. Jury trial is insisted on in Magna Charta ; but rather
equivocally, as it is followed by " aut per legem terrx."
<'
One
of the regulations of 1457 is as follows: " As tuitching the expences of the s"" judges, the
3 Estates thinks that the L""^ of Session of thir avvin benevolence sould bear their awin
Lds of the
Some
Session
come again
is
Dr. Henry
content.
says,
The judges
was
for
them that appeared perplexed and difBcult, instead of determining it themselves, they referred it to parliament for a decision. By degrees, however, they acquired greater confidence in their own abilities and
powers : when a case occurred to which none of the existing laws applied, or, when applied, led to a
d 2
rigorous
INTRODCCTIOV.
XSVIU
The forms of
derived from
Its
measure, not only with the court, but with the clergy
from
and
the dominion
Roman
man
himself a
check the
inno%-ations
influence the
new
its
The
religion of
Rome fell
in Scotland,
and the other covmtries of Europe, through no fault of the heads of that church.
high clergy
De la Pole,
-'
to
upon
see,
of the
tenets
be
'
The
and afterwards of Richlieu and Ximenes, among many other, might uphold
The
it to parliament, but ventured to determine it themthem agreeable to the rules of natural equity and justice. The authority by
widen thev did this, at arst, had no name ; but it came afterwards to be called their noiili; o^Lhrm."
Henry afterwards remarks, that the first appearance of this ns^iZr aJLlum " was very unpopular, and
.who
excited violent clamours that the property of the people of Scotland was at the mercj- of r
determined everv thing bv their arbitrary will and pleasure:"' this took place, however, - ;^ -;.;r the
by what appeared
to
first
establishment in 1532.
1 2, ceo
buU of
III. gave a
president.
" The Court of Session possesses a jurisdiction and exercises powers so extensive, as
" The chief circumstances which make their
not to be exceeded by ttose of any free country.'" Again
power imDortact, and may seme day render it formidable, is, that they are judges both of law and fact
and neither in their dvil nor criminal capacity do they ever hold trials by jury. This material circumThe eld laws and statutes every where make menstance is clearly an iimovation in the law of Scotland.
_ *?
Amot
sars,
tion of trial
what
it
by
that
sonie instances),
supreme judges
trial
as we-'
-iaal:
procci^viiiigs
without jury.
He
makes
several other
'
by
own and
remarks on
Ke
in
that of trial
of the country.
would appear,
that the
this subject,
Sir
ti.;
in
these respicts
ly
when he
of James 5th.
David Lindsay does not approve of the conduft of the court of session in his time (James \ .),
and more particularly of the clerical part of it. Sir Richard Maitland complains, about 1580, of the small
and c^yiial fees of the lords of session, as well as of the great length of law-snits. Some severe aas were
J'
Sir
Blade about
tlsat
period against persons murmuring at the decrees of th: cooit of session, as well as those
of sheriffs
this,
probably,
is
by Dr. Henry.
centuries
INTRODUCTION.
by the
centuries vilified
Xxix
vices
would cause
unequal
its
to the
downfall
These,
it
was foreseen
at
Rome,
urgency of the times, and the temptations which their riches offered to
whose
religious zeal
spoils
of the
It will,
the storms which succeeded the re-estabhshment of the Court of Session in 1532,
all
'-,
unimpaired, but greatly added to them, by profiting by the opportunities which the
Mr. Arnot
was
for
power."
The Scotch
leading
men were
to
attribute of
power
favour, to maintain
its
to desire
to
extend
it
its
parties
" contest
to require a
own
limits,
As
law every
it is
we may blame
the ruling
men
(rather than the court itself) in those tempestuous epochs, for preferring the con-
venience afforded by the ample powers of the judicial body employed in their support,
to the general principles
The
life
his
Forbes
'*
that
his
in
England, and
kingdom.
known
and likewise
the
--
The Court
of Session has been said to have jurisdiftion (though not afFefting life or limb) as extensive
;
but the treatise of a learned and eloquent lawyer, J. P. Grant, Esq.
M. P.
little
management,
it
extends
5' Cromwell's judges were very popular with the Scotch, notwithstanding their being strangers.
Lord
Hales has stated an instance of very shameful interference by the Protector's government, to make them
judges
for
if,
this,
even with such a blemish as giving the cause as ordered, their popularity remained the
is
obvious.
"from
were 40 others, for deserting their attendance on the house, and refusing to return, when the Lords
were sitting on the day the sentence on the above three was intimated."
as
^* It is probable, that
no individual, in any kingdom of Europe, possesses more real power (if we
allow for his influence over his brethren as their head,) than the president of the Court of Session ; and
" That the property of
we may take the remark of Lord Cornbury to President Forbes as just
:
Scotland
is
entrusted to him."
It
is
ill
used,
when
The
memorandum
correspondence shews.
XSS
INTHODt'CTION.
be assimilated
countries should
at
the period during which he presided over the Court of Session, to the extension of
the best birth-right of Englishmen to his
own
countr}-men.
ter of Scotchmen, enlightened by education beyond the natives of any other country,
renders them highly fit for the exertion of this privilege, will hardly be denied by its
enemies
may
aid of Juries
nation
made
surely be
second Aurora of
this
dawn
and
by
May we
it.
been
all
our islands,
but one scene of prosperity and loyalty, and one system of hberty and law, pervading
the whole -
Arduous
the livelv interest which the other public concerns of the nation excited
memorandum found
in the papers
we
of Judge Hale
is
so
much
his talents
somewhat
it
in point
of justice
button of justice:
That
I do
in the siri-
good and espediency. No step in favour of freedom is ever estabUshed to counterbalance these, for
power never will restrict itself. The natural and inevitable consequence th^^ore mut be, the declme and
extinction of liberty at last, unless steps be taken to reinvigorate
it.
To President Forbes the country owes the first effectual exertion to arrange and save the public
The register
records from the destrudion to which they were fest hastening, from negleA and damp.
represenutions first
office was the work of an after period ; but there is no doubt that his indefatigable
estabhshed the necessity for the new edifice. The Scotch records have been uncommonly unfortunateEdward I. carried off or destroyed many ; and Cromwell sent those he could secure to England. After
i*
the Restoration,
by
far
lost at sea,
deeds which were saved from that disaster were fast decaying when President Forbes extended his care to
them. He seems likewise to have takea a vast deal of trouble in airanging and ascertaining the different
claims of the peerage.
and
INTRODUCTION.
and zeal were ever ready
JCXXl
for the
and
the
as
may
it
On
from
petent,
office,
made
Government
it
it
It
was
power alone
easily foreseen,
that Bri-
probable, that
in
would be,
political horizon.
this subjeO:
to
surprize our
to prevent
in quelling rebellion
by force of arms.
to obtain the
No man knew
so well
the state of the highlands, for he was beloved and looked up to by every family of any
whom
they
knew
little,
had
hitherto
life.
He
and recommending
to a prince
745
which
at last,
though too
it
its
men
clamours for
liberty,
and against
districts.
army (which
a standing
con-
remedy *.
it
drained
to conciliate the
most ample
presented the plan, which likewise met the sanction of Sir Robert Walpole
kept
which
late,
in the high-
for while
Government
most suspected
the
The
of
this
lands,
number of them
its
but the
freedom, prevented
Long
its
adoption.
his
* It might be truly said of the highlanders, that they were " cut off from glory's course, which never
mortals were more fond to run."
reference to Marshall's Life of Washington will shew how high an
opinion that great man entertained of the highlanders as soldiers
lie had served both witli them and
them and no maa formed his opinions with greater justness. That part of his army which he
thought would haye to encounter them, it is known, was ever the objei5l of his peculiar care and anxiety.
against
internal
SXXU
I>fTRODtTCTION'.
lands.
Egypt,
Rome
if
he
some warmth
feels
in the high-
Italy,
be excused
men
Germany,
A highlander may
err.
of those bands which have equalled in discipline and valour the legions of
whose courage,
the greatest
lengthened opposition
patience,
to
The
in
At
ders
and though
his
plan,
partly
first
to
be
This
Although the
744.
expedition.
fortune in Scotland
may
owing
;
1740,
and Great Britain and France (though no war was for some
his intentions
of
different
trj'ing his
from what
were
.^4,coc in money, and 2,000 stand of arms, he landed on the 25th of July in a remote
march
to the south.
received at Edinburgh,
order to use
Jacobites.
where
this
and inclined
duty
to
its
to listen to the
ment
Many
families
and
their followers
offices
he secured to Govern-
and even into several of those which he could not bring over
operation, he infused so
much
little
to a cordial co-
hopes of their
"We
he hastened
men,
collecting 2,000
his influence in
No man
ovm words
chiefs in
is
their counte-
extremely correct
attached
INTRODUCTION.
XXXtii
its
defence.
Tlie
Duke
of
Argyll began to arm his vassals, but not before he had obtained the sandion of the
Legislature.
Lord Reay
number
brought a considerable
raised
to the field
peared under their respective leaders for the service of his Majesty.
Macdonald declared
King George
for
though supposed
Duncan
to
be otherwise affected,
who were
He
tender.
either attached
by
to
He
integrity.
These gentlemen,
man
of extensive
procured commissions
principle,
indi-
acted with indefatigable zeal for the interest of the reigning family, and
began
ap-
Alexander
viduals
Sir
to
the
Munros
waver
in their principles
some he
He
actually converted
who
by the energy of
his
arguments, and brought over to the assistance of the government which they had
determined to oppose
in
Certain
it
is,
this
gentleman, by
and, therefore, he
campaigns
may be
generals
will not
Sir
may be
enter
said to
into
shortly stated, that in military conduct the Prince far surpassed the
dinary capacity.
57
To
his
(Sir
John Cope
'
and Hawley
'),
two
It
first
John Cope's conduft was looked upon by the President (who only saw him during
Inverness for a short time) as partly excusable, from the state of the country, and the
little
his
campaign
in
support he met
from the condition of his troops, which were not numerous or of the best description but his
all the south highlands and the lowlands, open to the Pretender's irruption, seems very
unaccountable conduft ; for if he did not think it prudent, after advancing so far as he did, to engage the
ivith; as well as
highlanders at
all,
or particularly in the heart of the mountains (at Dalwhinic), he could easily have fallen
back upon Perth, Stirhng, and the Forth ; and even after the rebels had passed him, and gone towards the
His marck
Forth, he might have stopped their reinforcements, by occupying the passes of the highlands.
to Inverness, and afterwards to Aberdeen, with his subsequent embarkation, app -^r to be inexplicable
upon any
principle of
common
Hawley had
sense
as
was
changing
evening or night
close to him,
and watching
bRttle-
INTRODUCTION.
XSXIV
were bold,
battle of Preston,
decisive,
and masterly.
beyond a doubt,
his behalf in
that his
Hawley
to
and
of Culloden,
army before
which
state to
his affairs
it
Duke
of Cumberland.
it is
enemy
vcith
The
of battle (for
field
by
as
retreat to Inverness
was ascertained
victor)',
it is
it
retreat
it
his
however,
result,
were verging,
The
by which
Derby, and
to
battle of Falkirk
His march
both, and waiting the event of a battle with his troops wet, hungry, and dis-spirited,
while
marching
were
visers
tired of their
had
it
Inverness,
been persevered
hand
been done
this last
among
The
It
no
sufficient
West
coasr
to the
way, as
it
no-
for
hand
had previously
is
this
battle to the
-9
Preston
in,
his ad-
to
in
after
whence he escaped
his
to the
-"'.
from the
defeat, fled
Hebridean
islands,
field
of
where he wan-
well known, that the firm but temperate coudutl of the President Forbes, his extreme influence
pat;J^otic exertions, even to the sacrifice of his private fortune, were the main
in
Scotland in
"45-6
and his provident precautions adopted, the seeds of rebelhon had in all probability never
sprung to light, and the country had been spared the misery which it aftually endured. It is needless,
and perhaps might be invidious, to enter into the reasons why the eminent services of this great and good
been attended
man were
to,
treated,
injustice,
which leave a
stain
ttories
that the
Duke
declined
upon
put to death
The
his
in
Among
it.
these
is
one,
received
answering the king in the afSrmative, when asked about some persons said to have been
King
in
him
in
however, a meaning,
in
him for
in silence,
this last
and so decidedly
term has,
hostile to the
merits of the person thanked in the Erench language, that t.be thanked and discarded are equivalent terms.
dered.
"
IKTRODUCTION.
hands of
into the
falling
At
his enemies.
XXXV
several
expedient to return to the main land, in order to avoid the search of his pursuers
he met with a
upon Benalder,
retreat
West
coast of a vessel
among
at this place,
he
raised
Whilst
been
it
and
times
he found
last,
was
his life
far
from
nations,
and have
to a
We
justifying.
his adventures,
that
fact,
European
the
sterling
long publicly offered for his apprehension, and though he passed through very
was
many
hands, and both the reward and his person were perfectly well kno\Mi to an intelligent
yet
to
whom
thrown upon
character
compare
want of
and
by
it
This
their generosity.
their leading
men
fact
delivering
may
up Charles the
gratitude,
good
faith,
and,
we
;
He
as
much
lived
him prisoner or
many
the Earl of
part)'
him to
This plan
it
failed,
artillery
and
Loudon
at his castle
owing
and the
to the spirited
direction.
his conduct,
to
who intended
death.
that
of
to put
classes
blaze
to the South,
as possible supplies
either to take
their exalted
so
their equals
expression of
comparing
among
When we
history, of the
poor Highlanders
of Culloden, preventing
modern
misfortune had
Lord Lovat
long suspected,
INTRODUCTION.
Xxsvi
by the President
effected
however, was
Whether, or
chiefly occupied
by
As
the
town of Inverness,
his clan
their assistance
the place of his confinement in a few days after he was taken up.
escape from
to
'^
not,
he
really
he ever denied
it
must
castle,
which he had often received from the father of Mr. Forbes, as well as from his
brother and himself (which he always seemed proud to acknowledge), tend to induce
a belief that he was innocent
of
this
warm
affection
renders
it
extremely
in this respect.
as
Mr. Forbes
many
to believe
difficult
little
charge
laid to the
and the
been
accused ".
The march
1746, to
the
Duke
retire into
companied him
till
Sutherland
in this
the battle of
retreat,
CuUoden
*-
Isle
The Lord
of Sky.
President ac-
its
In July
sittings
nearly a
year.
much
'
it
by
his clan.
rebels (though
Persons
who saw
and,
it is
said,
was with
difficulty
made
to
re-enter
the coach.
''
was
Lord Lovat
life,
from that
respeft.
in
which he
He
seems to
difficult
'-
part to play.
battle of Culloden.
Inverness
(among the
rest,
Duke
many burnt in the country and several persons were shot among the mounby the soldiers. This, perhaps, could not be entirely prevented it is
Forbes most strenuously exerted himself to put a stop to these proceed"ings ; and his remonstrances were, it appears, very SI received by Lord Albemarle and some other officers.
No biame can attach to the Duke of Cumberland for these outrages The Court of Session at last interfered, to DUt an end to the iliegal proceedings of the soldiery
certain, however, that President
plundered
IXTRODL'CTIO^r.
plundered of plate, wine, corn,
soldiery, to a great
cattle,
XXSVU
article
George Murray.
Having attempted to give a short sketch of
becomes a painful task
Forbes,
it
services
much
as far as concerns
this rebellion,
Lord
Stair,
them seemed
for each of
Mr.
eminent
liis
which
how
Cresceret que mihi ex eo ipso Jiducia quod possit in hominis unius I'irtute tanhim mO'
menti
esse.
It
in the public
upon
the
service
and, afterwards,
same account,
new
claims
so
numerous
left in
of such embarrassment, that the best friends of his family saw no prospect of
state
more
sagacity than
been deceived
at
and
in
princes
had
military matters
vices
Few
relief,
way
entirely at their
mercv
and
to
own
demerit
his ser-
since
theii"
want of foresight and preparation alone had, undoubtedly, plunged the nation into
the greatest danger and perplexity.
" convenient
that
Mr. Forbes's
in his history of
easily reach *%
Henry
servicres
it
jth,
but
the baseness to attempt to screen themselves, by neglecting the man, without whose
aid,
it
is difficult
The
been.
to say,
denied
of them, in spite
their fears
were seen,
:
so true
it
is,
that
itself.
forward
''
family
retiring than
loud voice of the empire, however, gave the tribute of applause w'hich a
so-rdid ministry
The Lord
what the
life,
evinced
a character
this
much more
and
it is
not
remark upon the great services rendered to Henry VII. by the Stanley
which, not being easy to requite, are supposed to have caused jm ill-will and jealousy in that prince,
which proved fatal to Sir W. Stanley. Had his services not amounted to " overmerit," it is probable that
Sir
W.
Stanley would have been more cautious aud uoassumingj and the king more easy and grateful.
probable^
INTROOrCTIOK.
x:cx\nu
were
felt
not that the degree of retribution for meritorious services has long been so
it
well
presumed by
when
the public,
want of merit
generally
is
fortune,
it is
this consideration,
his life
his
pared him to bear with fortitude and resignation wounds deeper than an ungrateful
ministry, or the approach of poverty, could
own
court,
and
parliament, he
in that in
his
it
death
was required
and
in
were surprised
to
send for
'^
"
My
of Christ, eternal
prayer to
me
life
was, "
life
and happiness.
When
My
you have
dear John,
at
much
distin-
impaired
so seriously
ill
of
who
week of November,
last
and in such a
which happened
his
During the
**.
time.
srill
and both
attention
he
his assistance
life.
months before
several
which
inflict
that they
stile,
He was
buried in the
in
Grey
a book at the
as follows
is
I first
saw
just
my
come
father
in
his blessing
and
May
the
God
great
some notes
with the two "William Forbes's, in case I had not seen you ; they are two affeftionate lads, and will be
John Hossack will help
able to help you, in some affairs, better than you would have done yourself.
Tou in your affairs in the north. My heart bleeds for poor John Steel * ; I recommend him to you.
vou may
When
let
him know.
I will advise
you never
to think of
coming
into parUament.
I left
I was in the north, I paid some considerably large sums, that I never dreamed of before, towards
you
be of no service to me here.''
These words may remind the reader of Addison's remark to
for him " to see with what composure a Christian could die.''
John
his son-in-law,
ia
Edinbor^
He
when he
told
him he sent
f The
Friars
INTRODUCTION,
Friars church-yard, near his brother
(among whom
than
all
The
XXXIX
more remarkable
his death
had intended a
from
to President
can assign no
Forbes
cause for
so
is
much
many
was erected.
man who,
it.
The Scotch
Cromwell
nation
and had
'''
The honour
being paid, which does not tend to the credit of the per-
its
pomp
erected one to Charles 2d, from motives equally selfish and obsequious.
done
the
memory by
similar honour,
all
attended with
been voted
for
memory
of him to
whom
candour, legal
the
Blair
;.
know-
ledge and penetration, and amiable manners, seemed to emulate those endowments of
Duncan Forbes.
The figure, which
its
is
It
was put up
in the
it
is
senti-
admired
is
outward Parliament
scarcely necessary to
observe, was far greater in efficacy then, than at the present day.
Below the
figure
is>
Duncano Forbes
de CuUoden,
Supremas
Judici integerrirao,
Civi Optimo,
priscse virtutis virp,
Anno
C. N. 1752.
In so few words, a
inscription
more correct
and perhaps
it
is
by the foregoing:
as
is
light.
of Mr. John
We
OJi
which the
shall,
however,
are informed,
it
tliis statue lay upon the wharf of Leith for nearly i jo years. Lately,
was made use of for the statue of GeoTge III. executed by the Honourable
office in
Edinburgh.
called
IKTRODUCTION.
si
called the cotemporary of
Mr. Forbes
of knowledge gave him the same advantage in judging as if he had lived in his
The first observes, " Duncan Forbes, of Culloden, born a younger brother
ociet\'.
nities
to the law,
and bred
he
When
fiilly
of Lord Kaims:
life
"Duncan
his
which
is
his
justice
manners gave
''"
in
him by
all
time.
supreme court of
Lord Woodhouselee
delineation in his
worthy of a higher
still
a lustre
ever
which
but
His
candour, and a strong sense of the beauty of virtue and moral excellence.
wai-mth of heart made him a man of rehgion ; and as all his feelings were ardent, his
was
course,
piety, of
and
fer\'ent
habitual.
lively imagination, led hira to become an admirer and disciple of the Hutchinsonian
to find in the
Hebrew
ties
and
but
it
Scriptures,
when
interpreted
He
abounds
Holy
his favourite
author
in the writings
which he published
in support of that
scheme
(his Letter to
Eishop, and his Thoughts concerning Religion, Natural and Revealed), he is allowed
In
to be the ablest of all the expositors of the Hutchinsonian system of theology.
the eloquence of the bar, Forbes outshone all his cotemporaries ; for he united to
great knowledge of jurisprudence, a quickness of comprehension that discovered to
liim at
once the strong ground of argument which he was to press, or the weakness of
assail.
When
the vigour of his mtellect, his patience in the hearing of causes, his promptitude in
the dispatch of business, .the dignity of his deportment, and, above all, the knov\-n
probity-
and
integrit}-
acquaintance with
**
human
Lord Woodhouselee
When
nature, acquired
tine
to these quaUfications
and improved
in a
we add an
most
extensive
of the pillar of Trajan) has had the art to exalt the principal
dimhatlonc uIKiu.
and
xU
INTRODUCTION.
and uniformly directed
his fellow citizens,
some
faint idea
to the great
and discharging
of the character of
In his person
]\Ir.
The
As
we may rather
rely
upon
expected to
his studies ^,
"
him ^."
with
and
nobility
and
have
his countenance,
from
was exemplary
to
his life
much
might be
his avocations,
more
in society
" crack
a bottle
and a joke
vnih.
so
and
were happy
as
no man was
for
it is
as a master, affable
and
than
same advantages
whom
shall
Although
we
his country,
indulgent.
first
God and to
Duncan Forbes."
the painter,
duty to
him indeed,
:
the contrary was the case, that, from" the terms of intimacy in which he
was
we
not
He
happy
sons inferior to
him
when
and, being
in
company.
his
In his re-
who abused
himself incapable
friendship, until
his
of injustice,
he was always
careful to avoid the appearance of being insensible of improper behaviour of this sort,
even
at the
it.
This principle of
that
conduct proceeded
his
few confided
some and
first
for advice
disagreeable task
such dudes.
families
for
and
assistance
To
his
and not a
and no
man had
Studied
INTRODrCTION'.
Xlii
more success
which gave him
Studied with
landers
boundless generosity,
great weight
was
strictlv
it
own means
for
hi-s
he never used
so Uttle
aSairs
but
it
his influence to
get a friend preferred to office from affection, imless he was fully capable of per-
it :
to
his partiality.
might be
said to
is
in the
same
often
liberal
and tolerant
and not by
and he
and great-
to
on the throne.
for
in the
he thought that
God judged
by the
exterior show, or
alone,
defender
schct.l
was pleased
to every persuasion
mere
heart,
the
opinions.
were
called
-iirtue
life,
and rays
We
public
shall
life,
many
in
affairs
was employed
and
private excellence
^ The
whom
example)
whom
he
was such, that the revolution of many years may not again
man ;
following anecdote
is
for those
who
paint
him
we
truest, praise
him most.
proof
how
well he
was
He
was
in the habit
possessed the grazings waf sent with the melar.choly news that the cattle were stolen.
The temptawho
of sending his cattle to the west highlands, for the summer grazings.
real state
The
President was
of the case^ and that showing any mistrust or resentment could avail nothing.
Trusting to the point of honour, which he knew had the greatest weight with every tnie highlauder, he
ordered the messenger to be kept, and entertained for a fortnight with the excess of conviviabty ; and when
he was
homewards he called for him, and gave him ten guineas, desiring him to tell his master,
was nothing between two friends. All this had the effect desired ; the foreHenry iix faun!), in the treaty for restoring Saluzzo, who would give no answer to any reprebut " I must have my marquisate,'") answered every argument of his master, " Culloden m.ust
setting out
man
(lite
sentation,
Lave
and, as he was a
man
many important
secrets
and
affairs
to be a
contemptible enemy, the cattle were sent back to CoDoden, with the joyful tidings that they were foimd
strayine in the mountains.
His
JN'TRODUCTION.
Thoughts on
'*
xll2
"
They
of
He
his attention to
that
he
opinions
Isaac
It
is,
some
LordHailes
are written, as
he had dedicated
much
consist of
';" and
Incredulity in regard to Religion
They
Religion, natural
in the Scrip-
severity of
Mr. Hutchinson,
his attacks
his
upon
Sir
''
The
of cavalry.
there seemed
sensible
know
heir,
though
far less
no means of
But the
estate.
was a
to
effedts
extricating
officer
some years
it,
the part of living in retirement, and at a small expenditure, to that of dissipating the
In
to
it
lefs
an opulent marriage
In 1784,
in
Sir
England, added
Government resolved
to
and
his son''
and suc-
Of
the value of
this
after
it
had
privilege
for
(which
"
President Forbes's
7'
little
defend them.
Among
in
by
is
is
to be gathered like-
it.
real
Old Testament (the foundation of our rehgion, and the most ancient of all histories,) should be
made evident, that it is strange more persons have not followed Mr. Forbes in his progress towards elucidation
a work which would confer honour on the person engaged, in proportion to the diificulty which
in the
the developement of sentences involved in the emblematical and prophetical idioms of a difRcult language,
and dubious punftuation, must occasion ; not to mention the rites, manners, and transactions alluded to,
which
antiquity.
Edward
was
INTRODUCTION.
xliy
from Mr.
in Ferrintosh than in
employed abroad
for
all
many
The
awav.
amount
(they
that
if
bolls,
we
company,
this)
loosely
distilled
came
be much neglected
to bring
it
to
real
produce
i,8oo
at
is
upon
the distillation of these 9,000 bolls into whisky (dut)'-free) should be taken at only
sterling per boll, the return to the family
founds
annum
be
fairly
The
spite
doubled
in that ^iew,
from resuming
its
own
distiller
is
2.
Government
of such value
faith,
it
was
might
to induce
'-'
upon
sometimes
two
family, as
desist
would come
besides insuring the conversion into arable land of the rest of the barony
easy terms.
an increase
to this extent j,
to give
idea
but,
to
in
sum of .^21,500.
now
represents
75
After stating
speak for
itself.
this
We
shall
bebg
very particular,
n^e an
we
when we have
generosity of
parUament
is not always secure from power. If it required that any thing should
be added to the rlaim to justice and favour of the Culloden family, the unrequited services and outlays of
the President, and of his brother, might be mentioned, who might each assume with truth the plaintive
Uhi lapsus ?
Quid feci?
CULLODEN PAPERS.
No.
PETITION
of Duncan Forbes,
in
the
I.
name of
Town
of
Inverness.
Early
1626.
in
first
To
The humble
in p. 4.]
Petition of
whole Inhabitants of
Duncan
that
name of
the
Humbly
shewing,
notwithstanding the insurreftion of the Clanchattan is fulUe repressed,
and they reduced to obedience of your Majestie's lawes, which was the first ground
of the Comission granted to the Earle of Murray ; yet his Lordship, under color
of the same, and direftlie beyond the power granted thereby unto him, doth seek
utterlie to subvert that auncient Brugh (whose foundation was long before the Birth of.
Christ, and whose Inhabitantes have ever been faithful and loyall subjects to your
Majestie's Royal Predecessors), by exaftinge the escheate of some of them, and fines
from others in value far above their Estates, pretending that they sold some small
Commodities to some persones of that Clan. Thus doth he begin to exceede to such
height of rigour against your Subjects of that Towne as heretofore hath not been practised in ane civill kingdome or State ; being himself both Judge and party, and the
Members of his Courts his own Creatures. And withal! forcing your said Subjefts, to
their great charges, to repair from their Dwellings to places far distant ; where when
being come, they are delayed of that due course of Justice pretended against them
with unjust extremitie ; whereof if not in time prevented, they as are Members of the
body of that Estate shall thereby be brought to such povertie, that from henceforth
they cannot consist as a Town able to pay anie their lawful Dues to your Majestie.
And in regard there can be no greater Evidence of their innocence then their
earnest desire to submit themselves to the censure of anie your Majestie's
THAT,
Judicatories
It
may please your Majestie to referr the Consideration of the premises to anie
such of them as your Highnes in your most princely judgment shall think
expedient ; and in the mean time to wreitt unto the said Earle that he desist
from further insisting in pursuit of your said Subjeds, until that by that
Judicatorie all differences between them be fullie cleared.
And they, their Wifes, and Children, (as bound by dutie) shall still pray
for your Majestie's long life and prosperous raigne.
CCLLODEV PAPERS.
Xo.n.
IT mav
March 1626.
freinds,
please
Bussinesse, and
good and weal of your Towne, and your peaceable setiing vdih the Earl of Morray,
And to
I could not but take speciall notice thereoff, and acquent you \rith the same
declare to you, that bv his wise and discreet cariage, with the assistance of some good
freinds to him and yourselves, obtained greater iavors and courtes\-e at my Lord the
Earle of Morray's hands nor could he expected by any other k.)Tid of dealing whatsoever : whereof Mv Lord of Lome, My Lord Ockletree, Mv Lord Kinclewin, S Francis
Stewart, and S' William Alexander and I my selff, as hearing and being Witnesses, can
bear testimonie, and as your Provest himselt will more particularHe impart to you.
Iff
you and the Inhabitants of vour Towne, behaveth yourselffs dutifully, and respectively,
you will iind that his Lordship \iill use vou courteously, in this businesse, and all other
affairs betweene him and you, wherein I shall be contented gladhe to tak the paines to
see you all settled peaceabiie, and iinallie in peace with his Lordship. Tou have reason
to be thankfull to your Provest for his fidelitie, diligence, and care in these your
;
In anie thing wherein I can be serviceable, or able to pleasure you, either heere
or at home, I shall be willing to give proofe of my readines therein. Thus reconmaending you to Godj I rest
Your Loveing and affeOionat freind readie to be commanded
FB. of Ross.
, ;.
affairs.
No.
Sir William Alexander, to the Bailiffs,
III.
Worthie
freinds,
HAVE
wreitten this Lre unto you, tesdfieing the good carrage of yo"^ provest in
At his coming here, he obteaned the favour of the best sort about Court;
his Petiuon, and was assured of trends to gett him presence of the King,
his
Burgh of
''
Commission.
he drew up
and to second him
My
Lord
Kincleuin,
whom
was one
he
CULLODEN PAPERS.
he
shall not
wrong you,
And
best assistance.
in anie
you took
in hand.
He
hath
made me
me
Your
Thus with my
to that effeft.
love re-
..
W. ALEXANDER.
No. IV.
P'B. of Ross
to the
'
'
HONORABLE
and loving friend, I have wrytten to the Earle of Marray to discontinue any proceedings against the inhabitants ofy towne until I my returning ; which
I hope his Lordp will doe gladly, according to his promise made to me before his departing ; and after my returning I hope, God willing, to satle that business, to his Lordp's
honor, and both your contentments.
Since your departing hence, within three dayes
thereafter immediatelie, I had two conferences with His Majestie ; and since that tyme I
have been visited with ane grievous ague
and now, praised be God, am convalesced,
and am resolved, how soon I shall recover strenth, to take journay homeward before
the downsitting of the sessione befor the quhilk tyme, I most intreatt you to try out,
and ha\e in readiness, some ten or twelve thousand pound scots, that I may have the
same, upone sufficient securitie; fori purpose, God willing, to sarisfie some of my
most urgent creditors, whoe have adoe with ther monyes at this tearme. S'' I pray
you try out the money in the hands of sik as ye know will be most kyudlie and
discreitt.
In doing quhairof, you shall oblige me to serve and pleasur you in ane
greater imployment, and I houpe the partie with whom ye shall deall in my favour
shall have occasione to give you thanks.
I doubte Jiot. bot ye will keip promise in
visiting my wyf and childring when yo' leasur may permitt you, and will be careful
that shee neglakt nothing quhilk you shall desyre to be furnished till my returning.
Thus recommending you to God, I rest
;
Your
>--d
B2
... V B. of Ross.
PETITION
CULiODEK PAPERS.
Xo. V.
PETITION
To
The humble
name of
Humblie sheweth,
THAT
it
mav please your Majestic to readc and conadCT the Articles and
heads foUowinsr, concerning the Commission graunted of late to the Earl of Murray ;
\5"herebv in some measure theire greivances, that they thereby are likelie to endure, are
touched and
sett
downe.
Ground of his Commission was for repressiage the insuje^ons of the Clanchartaru who voluntarilie have submitted themselves unto him,
and are reduced to obediaice to your Majesties lawes, havingc become His Lordships
i''
Scrvauntes and tennents he should not in reason thereafter to use means, imder coulor
of the same, to imdoe ane civill and aundent Towne, by exacringe somes of money
from them, which, if not aboTC, are att leaste equi\-alent vrith, the estate of many
ef them,
2. There is an Ade of Parliament in An' 1593, providinge that upon the grauntinge
of any Comission of the like nattire, and the insurraiion being setled, that then the
force of the said Comission, in all points wherein the same might be extended, should
;
cease.
and paines
..
...
that
g"-ven
CULLODEN PAPERS.
given thereupon, togeather with the costs thereof, they humblie desire maye be conhad never subscribed such an Afte, see
and conscience.
6. His LoP hath not Power, by his Commission, to direi; his own Precepts for charging of the persons fyned to make payment to him of their fynes, under payne of horninge ;
nor to give Declarations upon theire Escheates in his owne Courtes, which are merelie
your Majesties Royal Prerogatives ; and consequentlie he hath proceeded in this agiunst
all Equitie
mission
7.
is
all Civill
Order
and therefore
in reason his
Com-
voide.
it
them were
righte)
to exalte, after soe rigorous and unconscionable a manner, the halfe, if not the greatest
part, of a poor Man's Estate, where penal 1 Statutes are executed with a greate deale of
more lenitie ; and moreover they think it noe waye agreeable to true nobilitie to make
up his Losses againste the said Clan, by undoinge the poor Inhabitants of an Auntient
Brugh which course, if it be not in time prevented, will be a means of the utter ruyne
and desolation thereof in all ages hereafter.
But in regarde there can be noe greater Evidence of theire Innocence, then theire
;
earnest desire to submitt themselves to the Censure of any your Majesties Judicatures
It
may
At the Court
HIS
att
is
be further alleaged to
this
(whome His
Majestie
is
after
No. VI.
From Mr. Middleton
to the
Marquis of Argyle.
1646.
Jaiiry
My
AMONGST
others who have testified y'' affeftion to the publick, I cannot omitt
to recommend to your Lordship's consideration the condition of Duncan Forbes,
of Culloden ^ who hes all this tyme past keept out his House, which lyes near to Invernes, for the publick service upon his own expenses, with a considerable number of
Men in it ; And has bene himself verie aftive against the Rebells at all occasions; and
if his house had beene gayned by the enemy, it would have tended much to the prejudice of the Publick.
For this his affeftion, he hes all his Lands spoiled and waisted by
tlie Rfcbells, his Corne burnt, and truelie himselfe brought to that extremitie, that unless his loss be taken to considerationn he cannot be able to subsist ; wherebv not oulie
win he be disabled to doe the Publick service in these Parts, but likewise other Gentle-
men
men
CULLODEK PAPERS.
6
will
be discoara^d.
This
thought
fit
to represent to
intreatinhis behalffthat your Lordship will befriend him at the Committees, and by
thinking upon some way both how his loss may be repaired, and for his subsistance in
Ceasing to trouble your Lordthe mean xyrae, in respect of his fideliry and constancie.
ship any
more
My Lord,
faithful
Jo.
mDDLETONE-
Xo.vn.
S:c.
assembled in Parliament.
""'
We
ROBERT CARGIE
bailHe
R.
ROSE bailUe
M.
CLTHBERT 2 baillie
DUNBAR baillie
J. J.
No.VIIL
West
THE
Generall AssembUe concerning Ws former carriage, and resolutiones for the futur, in
reference to the cause of God, and the enemies and friends therof ; doeth therfor depafrtie or
claire, that this Kirke and Kindome doe not ovm. nor espouse any malignant
quarrel!
n
CULLODEX PAPERS.
but that they fight meerlie upon their former grounds and principles,
;
of the cause of God and of the Kindome, as they have done t'lese twehf
And therfor, as they doe disclame all the sine and guilte of the King and
yeires past
of his house, so thev will not owne him nor his intrest, otherwayes then with a subordinationeto God, and so far as heownes and prosecutes the cause of God, and disclames
his and his father's oppositione to th^ cause of God and to the covenant, and likevise all
and that tliey aaiII with convenient speid take into consideration the
the enemies thereof
peapers lathe sent unto them from OHver Cromwell, and vindicat themselfes from ail
the falshoods contauied yrin, especiallie in those thingis whairin the quarrell betwixt us
and diat pairtie is mis-stated, as if we owned the late King's proceedings, and we'r resolved
to prosecute and maintaine his psnt IMajesde's intrest, befcr and ^uthout acknowledgement of the sins of his house and former wayes, and satisfactione to God's people in both
quarrell or intrest
and
in defence
:
Kindomes.*
^^-
'
.
;.
*
.
The Committee
-'-
KER-
3""
August 1650*
harag
seen and considered a Declaratione of the Commission of the General Assemblie anent the stating of the quarrell whairon the Armie is to
feight, doe approve the same and hartlie concur therin.
THO.
-
of Estates,
HENDERSON.
";"""
'^
ORDDTANCE from
CHARLES R. ^'1
"-
No.ix.'"
.iv:.:
o;
'.l-;;
'
John Forbes.
,-
WHEREAS
*
for
PASS
CUltODEy PAPERS.
-^
No. X.
PASS
for
&
i;** Sept'
1651.
Comand of His Excel\ency the Lord Gener" Cromwell, nather to trouble, molest, nor to offer any violence
or injur}- to the persone of John Forbes Fiair, of CuUoddin ; but to suffer and permit
him, with his Horses, Armes, and Ser\-antes, fairly to pass and repass our Quarters in
and about his lawful afiairs, w-out lett or molestation ; pro%-)-ding hee aft nothing preGiven
judiciall &: against the Comon Wealth of England, or any belonging thereto
THEES
are to requyre
all
OfEcers
Souldiers under
under
my
To
Officers
all
whom
hand
this
at
and Souldiers
R'
ULBURNE.
may conceme. j
Xo. XI.
A PROTECTION
WHEREAS
late
my
protedion
GEORGE MONCK.
Souldiers >
concern. )
No.XII.
PETITION
of
To
Forces
in
Montrose.
Commander
in
Chief of the
Scodand,
The Peduon
of
Duncan Forbes of
Humbly
sheweth,
whereas, upon consideration of the Petitioners' great and grievous sufthe
ferings the vyme of Montrose waging in this Nation, who ruined and burned
Twentie
value
to
in
amounting
Supplicants,
the
belonging
to
whole Lands, houses, Sec
thousand punds Scots, and upward, the Committee of Estates then sitting, and Parliament, were pleased to exempt the Petitioners from the Payment of Mainteinance, and
your
other Public demands : Whose condition being also sensj-ne layed to heart by
THAT
Ho.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
Ho. and one half of their Monethlie assessements abated
possible for them to have subsisted :
i,.
to them, else
it
Therefore It is humbly desyred, that your Ho. may be pleased to prolongst and
continue the said abatements dureing such space your Ho. shall think fitt.
And
Dalkeith,
>
Lard Colloden and his sun, y' L** Makentosh, y* Ladie Bray, & y* Ladle
Arderleer, be allowed halfe their Assesse out of y' abatem" of Envernes shire, for these
R' LILBURNE.
4 months following ; viz' July, Aug. Sep' & Oaob^
That
y''
No. XIII.
THE
Answer of
By
On
reading a Peticon of John Forbus, for & in the name of the Gent., Herioto'',
and FreehoW', of the Lowlands of the Shire of Invernes, lying near to the Garrison of
Invernes, desiring Ease in their Burdens : The Councill answer,
First, concerning the Assess ; the same is imposed by the supream authority, and the
Councell have noe power to lessen the same ; but in the laying on of the Assess there
will be pow' given to Com'' for revaluacons.
Secondly, as to the Desires of the pedcon'" concerning abatem" of the Assess ; the
same will be taken into Consideracon, when that busines in general shall be con*
sidered of.
Thirdly, for the Charges of bedding, coall, & candle, furnished to the Forces upon
the generall account of the Shire, or that part thereof wherein the Peticon" inhabitt
the Councell will take the same into Consideracon, and will endeavour to ease them of
that Charge.
Fourthly, concerning Corne and Straw for the Forces, and the rates for the same ;
same is not imposed, but condiscended to by some who represented the Shires, as
well as by those on the behalfe of the Souldiery, for the space of Eight months ; during
y'
which time
their said
agreem'
is
not to be broken.
the desire of the Peticon", concerning the Security to be given by y*" Collector of the Assesse, will fall under the generall consideracon of Busines of y' nature.
Fifthly,
and
what the Peticoners alleage and desire concerning Grasse fc^r their
of their Burden for Corne and Straw w"' other parts
of the Shire, and their furnishing of Baggage Horses ; they are to apply themselves to
and he will take such Ord', in those perticulars, as shall be litt.
the Generall
Gi /en
ait Edinburgh the 21" day of December 1655.
Sixthly
Horse and
-
as to
bestiall,
y' inequality
BROGHILL
Presld'.
George
CULLODEX PAPERS.
t0
No. XIV.
George Monck Esq'
to
Auditor
Generall Thompson,
Feb-'
dated
from Dalkeich,
16*
1657-8.
Sir,
THIS
Bearer, John Forbes, Lakd of Cuiloden, having some Businesse v.ith you,
James Stuart's accoimts, I thought fitt to recomend hirr. unto you as an
relating to S'
kno\r,
why
his
GEORGE MONCK.
Xo. XV.
LICENSE
to
notwithstanding.
or to be made, in the contrarv,
'
at
Edinbtnrgh, the
first
day of
BELLENTDEN.
"
March 1664.
Xo. X\7.
Sir
John
Hill,
to
Mr
Castle,
14' Feb'',
1676.
heard
CULLODEN PAPERS.
II
heard from you, which she doth exceeding well. I have at present helped her husband, who was very low, to an employment under a Good Lord in this Country, worth
L'^you see my Lord or Lady Murray, let them have the tender of my
.^'loo a year:
service:
I am h'alfe angrie with them about Lady Margret, but now it
humble
most
me intreat you mak much of yourself, that you and I may yet
helped.
Let
cannot be
e
I thank you for the newes you gave
each other in the face.
live
see
to
(if God please)
Idndly
be
intreat
may
and
doe
I
old
friends,
of
my
hear
to
pleased
1 am much
me.
I comend you to the care of
presented to them all, as you have occasion to see them.
maner,
old
the
in
our good God, & remain
Yo' truly loveing, faithful, and humble Serv'.
JO. HILL.
the rest
24
to
your
No. XVII.
Declaration of the Earl of Argyll.
The
of ther Religion,
lives,
and
liberdes,
1685.
not mention my caice, published and printed in Ladne, Duch, and more
nor need I emitt the present Declaration, emitted by seall noblemen
;
and Gentlemen in both nations, now in Armes. But, because the sufferings of me and
my family are therein mentioned, I thought it fitt for me to declare of my selfe, that as
I goe to armes with those that have appointed me for no privat nor personall end, but
oidy for those contained in the said Declaratione which I have consented with and approven of, so I do cleam intrest but to what I had befor the pretended fortaulture of
"
SHALL
largely in English
Goverment, hath suffitiently appeared to all unbyassed perdoe with greefe acknow ledge my former too much complying
with, and conniveing at, the methods that have been taken to bring us to this sad Contho' God knows we wer concurring to the designe. I have now,
ditione we are in now
through God's strenth, suffered my unjust Sentence in banishment these thrie years and
And I never offered to make anie uproar, or Defence by arnues, to disturbe
ane halte
the Peace by anie privat concern.
But, the King now dead, and the Duke oi York
having taken off his mask, having abandoned our religion and liberty, resolving to enter
into the Goverment, and to exercise contrar to the law, I think it but my just dutie to
God and my Country to use my utmost endevours to opose and repulse his usurpatione
sons
woyd
of malice, so
* Heir.
C 2
and
CULLODEN PAPERS.
IS
And therfor,
and
tyrranie.
Orders they
shall receive
from tyme
to t)Tnes,
GEORGE
No. XVIII.
Earle of Melvill, Viscoimt Kirkaldy, Lord Karth, Monimeall, and Ballwearie, their Majesties' high Commissioner,
for the
kingdom of Scotland.
To
all
Livetennants,
dut)'full
&
lovall
at y' Palace
^IEL^TLL.
Deputy Live- ^
and others
'
-,
*
.
concerned.
Xo.XIX.
Sir
John EQll
HA^T
Sir,
Naming
I v^ill
One
&
fittest
for
formerly hinted, for encouragement of men to stay here, that the pay of the Soldiers mav be 8"^ a day, as the
English ; othem-ise the Men are not able to live upon 6" p' Diem in this place (twopence being retained for Cloaths) ; for by reason of the troubles ever\' thing is very
want a boat, with sails & oars,
uear here, much dearer than about Edinburgh.
c
10
thing
We
CUIXODEX PAPERS.
I3
of about 20 or 30 Tons, that may carry four or five small Guns, & 50 or 60 Men,
upon occasion, to go about the Isles, & to fetch any sort of provisions ; & also small
boats to fetch wood over the Loch, which will serve the King considerably in fire for
I hope God
I am glad the Parliament are so ready to assist the King.
the Soldiers.
Tyrant.
am
concerned
for
down
the
French
I
bring
to
instrument
him
an
will make
the diversion in
his
own work
Hungary
in Spite of
all
opposition.
S',
am
it.
Since
confident
writ last
God
will carry
understand
on
my Daugh-
30 P.Iiles off in the Country ; so that I fall short of my intention but I have
a friend, one Cap'" Ward, (that was formerly in the Army in Scotlajid) that Lives at
If you go that way, please to call oa
the Sign of the Still, at Holborne Conduit.
Town
and he is an honest Man.
ia
of
them
be
him, 8c he can tell if any
with
about
Mull
1,900 foot, and 60 Dragoons. They
My Lord Arg)'le entered
took
the
Oaths of Allegiance only Dowart
submitted, delivered up their Aims, k
bad
that
my Lord with his Men could no
proving
so
Castle stands out, the weather
him
two battering pieces, & some
sending
otherwise I was
longer keep the Field
(with
some
few)
are in Caniburrow, a Rock
other Engines of War. MLeaie himself
hath
left
My Lord Aigyle
300 in Arros in Mull, as a
in the Sea that is inaccessible.
&c 24 Men in Lochbridle upon Dowart, and a Curb upon the disarmed Country
Mingery,
in Ardnamurbuy j 20 in the Castle of Kinlochaben, in Morvern 50 in
all
at his own
in Dunstaffaage, & 1 8 in Dunollich
1 8
chan ; 1 8 in Islastalker
He managed
C.iarge (as his whole Company was), which I hope will be considered.
Generously Sc selfdenyingly, minding none of his own Concerns, but the King's only,
and treated the people with great Civility after their Submission. All people here are
quiet ; Buchan, S' George Barclay, L' Coll. Grahame, & others at Glengarry ; Connon
and Drumfermlin in Isle of Skye. They all exped great assistance, in the Spring,
from France (or sooner) and are encouraged (as some of them say) by some of the
Council here, and by abundance of other malignants, who constantly fill them with
the strangest and most incredible storys in the world, which generally they believe
ters are
improbable Storys, & hardly that of assistis not ready to believe those
ance ; & Buchan begins to swear there's nothing but lies on all hands. But in case
they should get the expefted assistance in the Spring, care would be taken of the Guard
of this Coast ; for if they block up with Ships tlie passage to this Garrison they undo
as, who have Meal but from hand to Mouth ; which if we wanted but a week, we are
blown up.
have not a fortnight's Meal now, and a Ship hath lyen long at
Greenock with 500 Bolls, but wind-bound a long time ; & when that comes (as I
have given intimation), it will not last us above a month. Either blocking, or bad
Weather, may prevent us from more in time ; which I have laid before the Lords of
Treasury & Commissary Gen". I would hope of good Effefts from the settlement of this
Garrison, if it once were settled with men proper for the purpose ; and t'will yet be
difficult to get it modelled right.
Glengarry & Lochiel are content that any Mea
march towards me from Inverness through their bounds. I fear I have tired you..
What I have ommitted, I leave to your Brother to supply. I tell you again I must
have him ; & if it be left to me, I w\\\ have him.
I pray you, Sir, let ray most humble Service be presented to Sir Patrick Hume.
I am, Sir,
Your much obliged & very hum'''* Servant
only Lochiel
We
JO. HILL*.
^Bfo..
CITLODEK PAPEHJ.
No. XX.
IMEMOIR
'
[The Original
is
in the hand-writing of
Duncan
^rritten a short
of CuUoden, the
have been closely
Forbes,
time
.*
to
THE
commanded by King nor Law so was that same power of thers even as hurtfull ia
tvmes of War which may appear by the conduct of the Scots affairs at Flowdon
pinkie, Solloway Moss, and many other occasions, when competition amongst tiiem
ruined the King's affairs for such as he could neither humor nor engage by benefite,
were often tempted to desert the common interest, & leave it a prey to the Enemv.
"Wherefor the Kings of Scotland made it ther Bussines to break the power of these
Superiors (k Cheeffs, particularly K James the 5', as may be seen in the wholl
;
rill
the Gospell
came
but all endevors to this purpose proved weak and ineffecto be established in the kingdome by a Reformation from
Popery.
Since the Reformation, the strenth of the Nation stands upon another bottome ; for
the preaching of the Gospell haveing brought in a hght upon the consciences of the
people, the far greater part of the nation now weill neither follow superior nor cheef,
but in so far as they are convinced that the undertaking is consonant to the Lav,s of
the z^ came to the Crown, he found the designe of his Predecessors so weell accomplished, that the nation was in ane inteir peace ; theeft <5c
Robbery extinguisht ; vassallages and Clanes brok ; exacl obedience to the Law ; the
Gospel pleached over all the Kingdome ; ,Sc ane orderly discipline exercised in a weell
settling
CULLODEN' PAPERS,
settling Garrisons
of"
Jj
no more but
that the
And
all
Were
this fully
compleaied,
certainly the present course of affairs can terminate in nothing but this, unless
&
ther converse
who
in the
Army
Men, they
who
one in Scotland,
favors Episcopacy, but to the best of ther conjectures he hates the King and the
find not
Government,
trusted,
Si
who
not.
It is
also to
Government of
received.'
CULLODEV PAPEES.
recerved Impresaons from them, & formed dessignes with them of bringing back K James
which n'as prosecute with such bold endevors amongst themselves, 6c such dark subtilin- amongst good people to whom they durst never discover the bottome, that it
wanted litle, at several stepps, of takeing its damnable effecl:. The craftiness of ther
Insinuations was such, to persuade that the K would never doe the things which are
now doon ; And so great was ther influence, that the most &: best of the people were
become desparare, & out of hope of any good at all from his JMajesry whilst in the mean
tvme the Jacobites asserted (w her they durst be free), that K James was ready to doe
But no sooner was ther any thing done in Parliam' to
ail that could be requyred of him.
the satisiaction of the people, but ther hearts began to warme towards the King and
the Jacobite Combination began to break, which certainly had no power in its self, but
in so farr as they were able bv Craft & Ives to discourage honest men, & lay them asyde
from wneing the King's inrrest. By all which it is e\"ident, that the foUo^wing poations
:
will.
That no
Jacobite, or hardly
calls
&
of the people to the King, has doon both King and Countrey the best service could be
doon ; And by that means hes rendered himself the welcomest Agent that His Majesty
can hereafter employ to that nation.
I know that evill designeing men suggest two inconveniencies ia what is doon, &
thev are both groundless.
The first is, that the Presbiterian Churchmen will employ the freedome the King &
Parhament has given them too rigorously agst those of the Episcopall Profession, which
may irritate the Church of England. Verily, such as suggest this know very Htle of
the Presbiterian IMinisters' Conceme for the King's satisiaction, & prosperity
affairs.
I am confident thev will rather omitt ther o^wn affairs then trouble his,
of his
which
Deportment of this Assemblv.
Another suggestion is, that the Commission of Parliament will be too rigorous in apwhich is also groundless ; For that Comittee
plying the Acl anent Forfaultuxs & f)nes
will presently
be seen
in the
is
so tender in these matters, that indeed, in m.y sense, thev are not so just as they
ought to be
withall, ther
Power
is
but to report,
&;
then
is
the
hoU mater
entire in
From
pleited,
all that is said It mav be concluded, that if what is alreadv in freame were comand that one very small Article past anent the constant President, wholly in-
in cise of necessity.
As to the
first,
it is
At
CULLODEN PAPERS.
^-j
the second, ancnt posting of Garrisons, & securing the Peace of the HighMajesty will find it necessary to employ 1800 foot in Garrisons, which are
His
lands,
in eleven severall places
placed
which places are so advantageously scituate, as
to be
comprehend
the
whole
highlands.
That if the King's forces be marching
that they
these
ther
is
no
place
they
can be in, but they are within 12 miles
through
Countreys,
two
Garrisons
at
once.
They
are proper for Magazins in tyme of
of
or three of thes
trouble
of
Baggage
horses
when the forces are upon a March,
Warr, and \\i\\ save the
are
theefts
depredations
in tyme of Peace.
and
most proper for curbeing
&
Inver-Lockie,
which
The first & most considerable post is
requires 1 200 men ; out
of which ther may be a Detachment of 40 at Keppach, Six myles above Inverlockie,
which opens the way into Baddenoch. At Rutven, in Baddenoch, there may be anoAt Blair in Atholl 80, of the
ther Detachment of 80 men, also from Inverlockie.
At the castle of Bray Marr 60. At Drumond, in Perthshyre, 50. At
other Forces.
At Dunstafnage 50 ; which place, with the Castle
Fin Larik upon Loch Tay, 50.
Kilchume, ought to be both kept by the Countreymen of Argyleshyre, upon the Earle's
Account (whilst his Bussines is a doeingwith Mull), & needs non of the King's forces.
And upon the other side of Inverlockie, is requisite ther be a Detachment of 80 men
from thence, placed at Invergarry, which opens the ways to the Shyres of Invernes &
Ross.
At Invernes it is fit ther be a body of three hundred men, out of which 60 may
be posted at Erchelish in Strathglass (14 myles from Invernes & 12 from Invergarry) ;
that being upon the pass from Seafort & Lovat's Countreys to Lockaber.
These posts are all possest already by His Majestie's forces, excepting Keppach &
Invergarry, which may be easily had ; and according as the Countrey becomes peaceable, the lesser Garrisons may be disbanded ; only Inverlockie cannot be left, but if
possible must be improven to a place of Comerce, to the effed the countrey about it
may be made Civill.
And that the Governement may be the sooner liberate from the necessity of keeping
these lesser Garrisons, it is humbly proposed, that His Majesty grant a Commission of
Justiciary, for securing the Peace of the Highlands, to some select Gentlemen living in
the Shyres most contiguous to them, as was doon in the tyme of K. Charles the second;
which will, undoubtedly, have a powerful influence for suppressing of theefts & robberys, especially the forces being posted as is above said.
It did good in K
Charles &
K James his tyme, when it was designed for none, nor yet put in any good hands ; so
that now it cannot miss to doe good, being in honest mens hands, the Governement
weell disposed for the support of it, and the forces posted in a maner for the very use
of it. It is alfo fit ther be Conveeners named in each District ; that these Conveeners
have some allowance per Annum, for the Incident charges they must be at beyond the
rest ; lest, through the shifting to be at expence, the thing become less elFeftuall, as it
did in K James his tyme. The Comander of each Garrison ought to be upon the Commission, & the Governor of Inverlockie a Conveener.
It is also requisite for Inverloclde, that it have a particular Jurisdiction over the barbarous Countreys adjacent, as it had in former tvmes ; lest any encouradgement should
be wanting to the Governor now which he had formerly.
As it is requisite that the Governor of Inverlocky be in no relation to any of the
adjacent Superiors or Cheefs of Clanes, so it is necessary that none of the highland
sort, who speak a languadge not understood by the present Governor, be put in with
him in that place ; and what is presently amiss of that kynd would be rectified.
And that this may be the more effeftually doon, Collonell Hill his own recommendation would be had anent his Officers, who certainly will think of none but such as the
As
to
Governement may
best trust.
It
X8
CULLODEX PAPEBS.
It is also necessarr that Hill's Regiment consist of 1 200 men ; in which case it will
Imploy all the Centinells that now are in the Regiments of Glencame, Kenmure, 5c
Grant these three Regiments being pitifully defective, as can be made appear. And
as bv the reducing these three to one, ther will be no fewer men in the service then
now ther are ; so it will save the King twenty thousand lb Sterline yeirly, which may
be emploved to buy armes.
;
to the 3^ generall conclusion laid down for the security of the Govemement
that the weell affected part of the nation be armed, Sc put in a condition to defend
And if
the Comon Interest ; the above proposall will contribute to it some thing.
that be short, when the Parliam' meets his Majesty hes it in his power to persuade
As
viz',
them
to accelerate the
him,
5c
which
Money
5c
at
may be dcon
to
sanstaction-
No. XXI.
Cessation of HostiUties for a stated Time.
\YE, Major General Buchan, Brigadeer, and S^ George Barclay, Generall officers
of K: James the Seventh his Forces within the Kingdome off Scotland, to Testiiie our
aversion of shedding Chrisdan Blood, 5c y" wee design to appear good Scotsmen, and to
wish y' this nation may be restored to its wonted and happie peace, Doe agree 5c consent to a forebearance of all acts of hostilitie 5c depret^n, to be committed upon the
subjects of this nation, or England, imtiU the first day of October next; providing y*
there be no acts of hostility or depredan committed upon anv of the King's subjects who
have been, or are, ingaged in his service imder our command either by Sea or Land ;
"Wee haveing given ail necessary orders to such as are imder [our] Command, to forbear
afts cf hostility by Sea or Land until! the afforsd tyme.
Subscribed at Achallader, y'
30'^ of June 1 69 1.
Whereas the CJidttains of Clans have given Bonds nbt to comitt acb of hostihty or
depredan before the first dav of Octob' next, upon the Condidons contain'd in the
afforsd Bonds; 5c in regard y' the OcScers sent by King James to conunand ye said
Chieftains have, by one unanimous consent in their Coimcil of Warr, agreed to
j' said forbearance ; Therefore I, as having Warrant from King William 5c Que^i
Mar)" to treat with the forsd Highlanders concerning the peace of the Kingdom, doe
hierby Certifie y^ the s"* officers & Chieftains have signed a forbearance of ads of
hostility 8c depredan till the first of October next.
"VYherefor it's most necessary,
just, and reasonable, y' noe aSs of hosdlhty bv sea or Land, or depredlns, be
comitted upon the saids Officers or any of their parrie whom they do command, or
upon the Chieftains, or their Kinsmen, friends, tennents, or followers, till the forsd
first day of Octob'.
Subscribed ait Achallader, the 30th day of June 1 69 1.
BR.1IDALBCVE.
Private Articles.
be dther ane Invasion from abroad, or a rising of his Mattes subAgreement is nuIL
2.
If his !MaHe doe not approve of the said agreement, it is also null.
And to that purpose there is a passport to be granted to two Gentlemen, to
3.
acquaint the King therewith in all heast4That if dieir forces goe abroad, then wee will rise.
Thai
5.
9
1.
^That if their
CULLODEN PAPERS.
That
}^
King William and Queen Mary deny any or all of these Articles, thea
is to joyne us with a thousand Men, which he pronxises to perform both on oath and honour.
And thir Gen" Articles are, beside, the particular soums of money and oy' con*
5.
if
my Lord Braidalbine
Those
King James, by Major Generall Buchan and y* Clans are Lieut Coll
Duncan Meynes. Their Errand, to crave a speedy reliefe, or a
capitulate and doe the best they can for themselves.
sent to
No. XXII.
ORDERS
by which 38 persons
lost
their lives.
instructions
to Coll' Hill.
William R.
16 Jaiiy 1692.
THE copy of that paper given by Macdonald of Aughtera to you hath been shewn
did formerly grant passes to Buchan and Cannon, and we do authorize and
us.
allow you to grant passes to them, and ten servants to each of them, to come freely
and safelv to Leith ; from that to be transported to the Netherlands before the 1 5*^ of
March next ; to go fi-om thence when they please, wthout any stop or trouble.
2. We doe allow you to receive the submissions of Glengarry and those with him,
upon their taking the oath of alledgiance, and deUvering up the house of lavergarry ; to
be safe as to their lives, but as to their estates to depend upon our mercy.
3. In case you find that the house of Invergarry cannot probably be taken, in this
Season of the year, with the artillery and provision ye can bring there ; in that case
we leave it to your discretion to give Glengarry the assurance of entire indemnity for
life and fortune, upon delivering of the house and arms, and taking the oath of alledgiance.
In this you are to aft as you find the circumstances of the affair do require ; but
it were much better that those who have not taken the benefit of our indemnity, in the
terms within the diet prefixt by our proclamation, should be obliged to render upon
mercy. The taking the oath of alledgiance is indispensable, others having already
taken it.
4. If M'Ean of Glenco and that trybe can be well separated from the rest, it will be
a proper vindication of the pubHc Justice to extirpate that sedl of theives. The double
of these instructions is only communicated to Sir Tho' Livingstone.
W. REX.
1
We
No.
^
.
COPY
xxm.v
Sir,
SINCE my
last,
* The Master of
Stair,
who was
.
tive
CULLODEX PAPERS.
ao
from Court to me, not to spare any of them that were not timously come in, as
you may see by the orders I sent to your Collonel, I desire you vould begin "with
but do not trouble the GovernGlenco, and spare nothing of what belongs to them
to hear the progress you have
occasion
ment with prisoners. I shall exped with the first
made in this, and remain. Sir, your
humble serv'
T. LRTNGSTONE.
(^c subO
rive
Xo.
Coir
XXR'.
g^
YOU
(sic sub")
To
Lieut. Col.
James Hamilton.
No.
COPY
J.
HILL.
XXV.
L' Col. James Hamilton to Major Robert Duncanson, of the Earl of ArgjU's
Regiment.
Ballechylls, 12
Sir,
PERSL^ANT
to the
commander
in chief
and
my
Feb-""
1692.
already assign'd vou be by you and your several detachments ftdn in activeness precisely
by five of the clock tomorrow morning, being Saturday ; at which time I will endeavomthe same with those appointed from this Regiment for the other places. It will be most
necessary you secure well those avenues on the south side, that the old tox, nor none
of his cubbs, get away. The orders are, that none be spared of the SAvord, nor the
:
which
is all, until I
(sic
humble
subO
most
Ser\-ant
JAMES
H.i:MILTOLTSnE.
(COPY)
Xo.XXVI.
Major Robert Duncanson to
Cap"'
Roben
Campbell, of Glenlyone.
iiFeb'" 1692.
ordered to fall upon the rebells the Macdonalds of Glenco, and
put all to the sword under sevent)'. You are to ha\ e a special care that the old fox and
ius sons do not escape your hands ; you are to secure all the avenues, that no man escape.
This
Sir,
CULLODEN PAPERS.
This you
ai-e
to
put in Execution
it,
21
at five
will strive to
be
at
cial!
1692.
(sic
ROBERT DUNCANSON.,
sub')
No. XXVII.
Sir
Dear
John
HEARTILY
.-
"
>
* Tliis Sir John Hill seems to have been a man of some address ; as Cap' Carleton, in his Memoirs,
he found hi-i in 690 Governor of Fort William ; having bcea pi.iccd there by Oliver Cromwell.
*ad retained his Government during all the changes that took place in the intervening period.
tates, that
may
CL'LLODEy PAPERS.
34
may be
We
;
mv Lord Arg\-le, 5c have Arkenloss' surety for then till my Lord comes for they are
now my Lord A^g^'le's Men for 'twas ven" necessary they should be under some person
;
No. XXVIII.
Sir
Dear
John HiU
Fort William,
Sir,
Do by th^e
i^'^
May
1695.
Dog
for I
am
full
fiill
of Malice as
it
is
of
need
CULLODEN PAPERS.
23
much
JO. HILL.
No.
King Will'"" Order
to
the
liberate
XXIX.
Earl
of Seaforth
1696-7.
(Suprascrivit) William
RIGHT
R.
We
and
are informed,
peaceably under our Government, and to compeare before you when called.
you order our Advocat not to insist in the process of treasone waged against
For doing whereof, this shall be
him, untill our further plesur be knoAvn therein.
Given at our Court at Kensingtone,
your Warrand. So we bid you hearetily ferwelthe first day of March 1 696-7, and of our reigne the eight year.
to live
And
that
By
.,
..
No. XXX.
THIR
Lds
att
my
Servantt,
SIM. ERASER..
I
hope you
No.
From
'
XXXL
Hon"' Sir,
I
AM much concerned
but) the
* This
;,..:i
Madman.
alludet to
If,
called
it,
with the
much-
CCXLODEN: P.VPER3.
24
abused) Lady, upon assurance of pardon, in all probability he wiU ruin both
himself & iriends. *Tis not long since he -was here, & promised me other things
but since he has run a quite contrary cotirse, and scands neither to his own, nor the
proposals of anvorher, I have sent down 2co Men, & had sent more, if just at the
same time Orders had not come from the King & Council to reduce my Regiment to
ihe Number of an ordinary Battahon, which is 57 in each Company (whereas they
were beibre 77) ; which I have done; & the many out Garrisons I have, take up so
many men, that just at present I could send no more. My Lieu' Coll. went to London,
to see to tlie Affairs of mv Regiment ; & (finding that the King would settle all conforme to his own pleasure ere he came over, went to the Hague ; but I think the
orders were come away before he got thither ; see I have the favour to stand whilst
my betters fall. I think you begin to forget me, or to think I hve too long ; for
it's once in a small age that I can have the favour of a line from you ; but soe you
be well and happv, it makes me so too, who am as you have obUged me.
much
")
Dear
Sir,
Yom'
most
'
Tort William, 7th Nov. 1697.
*
".
humble Servant,
JO. HILL.
"
Xo.
FROM
affectionate faithful
XXXIL
Dated
Sir,
acompt of my busines, & see if your own conGod, doth not convince you y' it is hterally true. I hade sent it to
you upon Saturdav last, but you were not at home ; however I sent it y^ day to ye
Laird of Calder, who I hope will not sitt down upon me, but transmitt it to my best
\-* like.
I know the Chanfriends ; & I beseech you. Sir, for God's sak, y' you do
I forcellour is a just man, notwithstanding of his friendship to my L" TilHberdine.
give you for betra\-ing of me ; but neither you, nor I, nor I hope God himself, will
not forgive v f- deceived you, &: causd you do it. I am very hopful in my dear
Now I ad no more, but leaves
"Wife's constancy, if they do not put her to death.
I
PRAY you
receive ye rnclos'd
science, in sight of
&
rests.
Sir,
Your
No.
The Lord Chancellor
(Earl
faithful
& Servant,
SDL FRASER.
Friend
XXXUI.
cf Marchmont) to Cullcden.
April 169S.
Dated London,
zSxh
Sir,
IN the beoinning of this month I wrott to Sir Alexander Monro upon the Publick
occurrences and changes in our affairs ; and becaus I had not then time to write to
you, I laid it upon hun to acquaint you what I had wTiuen, and did not intend to
This letter regards the marriage said to have ber. er.:errd ir.to between Lord Lovat and t'ne Dowager
For the early historv of this Noblexaa, ise ihfi MeitOT v.Ti;-.eL bj LiiEsdf up to the year
Lad)- Lovat.
Macphersoas
and Carstairs' State Paperi.
and
1714;
have
CULLODE^f PAPERS.
2^
till I could [have] given you some fuller account of matters then
that matters go slowly at Court in the fashion which yovl
Now,
finding
yet
can.
I
enough
acquainted
with, I would not delay longer.
well
are
and I
do believ you, nor other honest men with whom I have sometimes assisted
to bear a weight and get through difficulties of Bussiness, shall not have matters
You will be the more
, vhich have lately past in a true light till we meet togither.
when
you
understand,
of
this,
that
till
I had been sometime here I
easily pei'swaded
tvas in the Dark, and did not descern naither the motives, the means, nor the designes
which now are pritry clear to me. The argument which I would press upon you,
and, by you, upon other worthy men who knows us well, and whom we know-, witli
whom you may have occasion to converse, is, that it is no wayes fitt to draw conclusions, far less to form resolutions, upon premises and suppositions not well discovered, examined, and found to be true in fact, and sound in their subjecl matter.
"
I shall, God \^'illing, when we meet, treat honest Men honestly and truly, and pretend to prevail no more upon them in reasoning, then they find the strenth of reason
You know I am no young man, nor a novice at this Court and I
to obhge them.
hope many more know that I will never debase myself to manege a trick, tho' I
were dealing with persons of weak understanding. But, as all they upon whom I can
pretend to have any influence are persons of understanding, and worth, and truth, so
and becaus Storys, by telling
I hope to approve myself of the like sort towards them
and retelling, takes strange shaps in a long course, I shall be glad that honest Men
be armed against them. I have been only thrice in the King's Closet with him the
tyrae I had was wholly upon Publick Bussiness
as to w^hich, his Mat'' proposed nothing but what was very moderate, and what he gave good reasons for, of which I
doubt not to be able to satisfie all discreet Men, well afiected to the King and the
His way towards me has been very gracious and obligeing j
establisht Goverment.
but he is so much taken up at present with the forrain Ambassadours and Ministers,
and with the Bussyness of the Parliament here, now drawing near to a close,
that it occasions some delay in ordering the matters of Scotland ; yet I hope to
be at Edinburgh in the beginning of June ; and, for ought I yet know, the ParHanient
may meet in the beginning of July ; but w-hat happens you shall know, either from
me or from Sir Alexander Monro. My Wife & I kindly salute you, your Lady and
famyly j and I remain your very humble Servant and faithful friend,
I
AL\RCHMONT.
No.
Mr. John Forbes
to his Brother,
XXXIV.
WilUam, the
Right Honourable,
I HAVE yours of the 21" of October, and humbly thanks vour Excellencie for
causing my desyres to be proposed to the King.
But the other man you menrione will
be noways agreeable to me by what I am informed of him ; and I will know how to
make the best choyse of officers well enough, if it com to ly att my Door. But I humbly pray your Excellencie's fa\or to have the major of my owti choise, of which I writ
a former.
I am infinitely obleidged to you for your great care of me, and kindness
to me, in ever)' thing ; and particularly about the Armes, which were of absolute necessity.
As for the reforming those Companies before they come here, I gave my
reasones in my last by Capt. Forbes, and by ane other since, and shall not be so
troublsome
B
'
CCLLOtEN PAPER?.
26
We
crreat favour and kindnes, whereof I am truly sensible, and for which I ame thankfrill
and car assure vou, mv heart is with you in every good thing, -without Byess or Selfend,
So God may have Glory, his Cause carried on, and the King's intrest served, I shall
never allow anv thing that may concern myself, but in all things follow his proA-idenceIt is well that God is the searcher of all hearts, and knowes who are upright ; that's a
good Man's Satisfacrione, tho [men] censure him neversoe severly. I beseech yourExcellency to believe that I am, with great sincerity,
Your most obedient, most humble,
and most faithfull Servant,
JO. FORBES..
'
No.
LORD
Seafield to Colloden.
XXXV.
24"'"
i^og.
Sir,
I
I am not as
of doing Business,
I will
and you
shall find
yet in \\aiting
but
parricular
you recommend.
am
very
many
are ready to
by
&
have had
provisions,
either
Money
or Cjedi:.
li
They had
also divisions;
amongstr
CULLODEN PAPERS.
27
& they had non of authority enough amongst them to keep them
obliged to you for writing so kindly concerning myself.
I shall say
nothing but this, that God knows that on all occasions I have been ready to do for them
amongst themselves,
in order.
am
what was in my power and as to my carriage in that matter befor the hist Parliament,
was so happy of having the occasion to give an Ace' which I think was sadsfying to
most that heard me, and you may remember it and as for what has past since that
time, My Lord Carmichael, My L** President of the Session, & the Advocate, can bear
;
witness that
did with
the earnestness
all
&
zeal in
me
Company,
which I had the Company's thanks when I was last in Scotland. So I cannot
understand what they can say of rae upon this occasion ; which is all I shall trouble you
and
with
for
at present.
I
am,
No.
FROM
700
Sir,
SEAFIELD.
XXXVI.
Edinburgh,
Edinburgh.
6"'
Febry
''
D"'
Brother,
I
KNOW
not
if this
comes
to
yo''
hand, because
it
none going
The
Fish Mercate,
&
all
D.
I
E2
I left
FORBES.
you.
No.XXXVH.
CULLODEN PAPEBS,
28
No. XXXVII.
Earl of Argyll to Culloden.
5'",
1700.
Sir,
IN complyance with your desyre, and a great many other Gentlemen, together
with my owti inclinadon to endeavour a piece of Justice, I have made it my chief
concern to obtain Beaufort's (now I think I may say Lord Lovatt's) pardon, &; the
other Gentlemen concerned with him in the convocation & seizing of prisoners, w"*
are cr)Taes more immediately against his Ma"' ; w " I have at last obtain'd, and has
I designe tomorrow for Argyllshyre ; and, ther not being a Quorum
it in mv custody.
of Exequer in Town, am oblidged to delay passing the remission till next Moneth.
have all had lyes enuf of his Ma"^ before his goodnesse in this vrill, I hope, return my txiend Colloden to his old consistency, and make E. Argvll appear to him as
good a Presbiterian, and a weel wisher to his Country in no lesse degree then Tullibardine, who plundered my Land some tyme agoe, 5c Colloden's latelv.
Pray recover
the same spiritt you had at the Revolution ; let us lay assyde all resentments ill founded ;
all projects w^'' may shake our foundation ; let us follow no more phantasms (I may
say rather Divells), who, with a specious pretext leading us into the Dark, may
drown'd us. I fynd some honest Mens eyes are opened, and I shall be sorie if Colloden's
continue dimm.
You have been led by Jacobitt Generalls to fight for Presbiterie, &
the Hbert}" of the Country.
Is that consistent ? If not speedily remeded, remember
Let me have a plain satisfaftorie
I tell you the posteririe of such will curse them.
answer from you, that I may be in perfeth Charitie with Colloden.
Adieu.
We
No. XXXVIII.
Lord
30*^,
i7oi
Sir,
in presenting the
SEAFIELD.
No. XXXIX.
CCLLODEN rAPERS.
No.
Lord
XXXIX.
CuUoden.
24"",
1702.
Sir,
RECEAVED
yo' kind and oblidgeing letter, in which you express yo' great conI
cern for the success of his Ma'" affairs and I had certainly acquainted him wixh it, but he
was ill att that time, and it was not proper to speak to him of business that could
admitt of any delay ; and now God has affictetl us by remo\-ing him bv death, which
Wee ow much to his iNIemory ; and the
is ane unspeakable loss to these Nations.
follow
can
pay
to
it
is,
to
out
his measures, and to support the Oueen,
tribute
wee
best
;
whose
right
is
Collodin.
SEAFIELD.
No.
AN0NY:M0U3
to
XL
Duncan Forbes.
Coll, 28
August 1714.
Dear Cusine,
JUST
had sealed my Letters to the Brigadeer and you, The Letter with the
express from Kill : you perhaps' cannot read it ; But Grant, who is
well acquainted with the hand, can.
Some believes that this Gentleman, mentioned
in the Letter, is the Pretender ; and I am much of that Opinion, because of a certain
Joy and Resolution that of late appears in the Cc ^atenances and Conversation of the
as I
Jacobites
that
he
will
which tho' somewhat reserved, yet they still are positive, and persevere
come, tho' the Freach should give Iiim no assistance. Therefore, how
soo
CULLODEN PAPERS.
33
this comes to hand, you are to ad\ise it \nth the Justices, that Forces may be
immediately ordered for this Countrj-. I wish they come not too late. The Tories have
one other piece of News buzzing amongst them ; that if the Pretender can but let the
French see that he has any thing like a party to back him, either in England, or
Scotland, worth the while, that then the French King will assist him to the outmost
of his power ; and this thought is not improbable. Therefore I again desire, that you
and Grant may be pressing with the Justices, that some speedy course be taken for
For, according to the old
the preservation of the peace and quiet of this Country.
proverb, its better keep out than put out ; the ad^ice in this Letter is not to be slighted;
for I assure you, the Highlanders ha^'e had very frequent meetings, and have been
randezvousing their men this last week. I add no more, being weary ; but hopes
vouT diligence in this atiair, and assures you that I am ever yours. You know the
hand,
oon
Adieu.
No. XLI.
The
Pretender's Declaration,
JAMES
JAINIES the
Ireland,
R.
third,
Subjects, Greeting.
IN such ane
extraordinary and important conjuncture, in which not only our hereCrowns is so vmjustly violated, But the interest of all the Soveraing
Princes of Europe is so deeply concerned, wee could not be silent without being wanting
ditary right to our
and them.
Every bodv knows, that the Revolution in the year i68S ruined the English Motiarchy, and laid the foundation of a Reipublickan Goverment, by devolveing the
Soveraing Power on the People, who assembled themselves without any authority',
voted themselves a Pari', and assumed a right of deposeing and elecHng Kings,
contrarie to the fundamentall laws of the land, and the most express and solemn
Oathes that Christians are capable of taking j and no body can be ignorant how unjustly the late King our Father, of blessed Memor)-, suffered by this unjustifj-able
to our selffs
Revolution.
After his Demise, his Crowns, which the Prince of Orange had usiu-ped, being then
rightfully ours, according to the foundamentall laws of the Land, wee unmediately
claim'd our right to the same by a Declaration under our great Seall, dated att S' Germain's the 8'"^ of Odb' 1704.
And as soon as it pleased di\ ine proAidence to enable us
attempt the Recover)' thereoff, we readvhe embraced the occasion ; And 'tis sufficiently
known that the miscarriage of that expedition could not be imputed to us.
When we found, affter tMs, that a treaty of peace was upon the point off being concluded, without any regaird had to us, we published our Protestation, Dated at
S' Germains, the 2^'-^ Aprile 171 2, in the most solemn i: authentick manner our
circumstances would then allow of ; asserting thereby our incontestable right to our
s"*
treatie to
our
prejudice.
Tho wee
place,
have been obliged since that t^Tne to remove from France to a more remot
still continued to have our Kingdoms and our people in our \iew, to
wee have
whom
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51
are convinced that God in his Mercy -win sooner or tater restore us ; and,
notnathstanding the malice and open Rebellion of some, and the forced complpnee
of others, wee have ne\er ceased to hope that God would in t\-me open our people's
Eyes, and con\-ince them not only of the notorious iniusdce done to the Crown and
vhom wee
foreingers.
Besydes that the Elector of B^owns^^ick is orte of the remotest Relations wee have^
and consequently one of the remotest Pretenders to our Croviis after us, it is evident
that nothing is more oposite to the maxims of England in all respeds then that unjust
Settlement of the Succession upon his family.
He is a forreinger, a powerfuU prince,
and absolute in his o^^ti Countr)-, where he has never met with the least contradifidon
from his Subjects. He is ignorant of our laws, manners, customes, and language
and supported by a good army of his o\^-n people besyds the assistance which a
neighbouring State is obliged to grant him upon demand, and many thousands of
Ahens refugd in England these 30 years past, who, haveing their dependence wholly
upon him. will be ready to stand bv him upon all occasions.
Moreover, what can our Subjects expect, but endless Wars and divisions, frsm subverting so sacred and fundamental! a constitution as that of hereditary right, which has
still prevailed against all usurpations, how successfull and for how long time soever continued
the Government finding still no rest till it rettirned again to its oa\ti Center.
;
And how
can they be ignorant of the just pretensions of so manv other princes that are
House of Hannover, whose right after us will be as imdoubted as our owti
and who neither want will nor power to assert it in their turns, and to entail a perpetuall
warr upon our kingdoms, with a Civiil Warr in their own Boweils, which their T)v,ibefore the
sions vill
From
make
unavcndable.
which
it is
plain,
till
had, since they coidd not but see, by all the stepps we have hitherto made, that we had
rather owe our restoration to the good \\dli of our people, than involve them in a Warr
tho' never so just
we have given them under our hand, that whensoever it should please
us, we would make the laws of the Land the Rule of our Government,
lable assurances
God to restore
and grant
to the said
to
our Subjetb a generall Indemnity for whatsoever has been done contrary
; And all the Security and Satisfaction they could desire, for the Pre-
Laws
was the reason we then satt still, expecting the good effects thereof, which were imforrunately prevented by her deplorable death), we found that our people, instead of
takeing this fevourable opportunity of retrieving the honour & true interest of their Countrv
by doing us and themselves Justice, had inmiedii-taly proclaimed for their King a forrei^n
prince, to our prejudice, contrary to the fundamentiill and incontestable laws of hereditary right, which their pretended Acts of Settlement can never abrogate.
After
J2
CULLOUEN PAPERS.
After this height of Injustice, ve then thought "ourselves boimd in honour and duty,
and iadispensibly obliged by what we owe to ourseh, to oux posterity, and to our peoAccordingly, upon
pie, to indeavour to assert our right in the best manner we could.
residence,
in
order
our
ordinar)to repair to some
parted
from
the first notice sent us, we
of
such
of
ourself
at
the
head
our lawful] Subthere
put
to
part of our Dominions, and
ihemselv^
us
and
from
ail forreign
and
defend
\eQs as were disposed to stand by us,
were
Coast,
we
there
not only
France
to
the
Sea
Invasion ; but in oiu" passing thro'
that
King
the
Engagements
is under
accoimt
of
refused all succour and assistance, upon
obUged
to
return
debarred
passage,
and
bv the late treaty of Peace, but we were even
to Lorrain.
After meeting with such sensible disappointments on
back
all
sides,
duty.
We
hope that ail Christian Princes and Potentates, who are now in peace
upon the dangerous example here given them, and y' formidable
Efiecls they are threatened with from such an imited force as that ot England &: Hanover ; and that thev seriously consider, weither the exhorbirant power that now accrews
to the House of Brunswick be consistent -with the balance of power they have been
And therefore we call on them for their assistance
fif^hting for all this last Warr.
which their interest, as well as Honour, engages
for the recovery of our Dominions
likewise
mean
the Circumstances
but to declare to the
World, that as our right is indefeasible, so we are resolved, with the help of God,
never to depart from it but with our life. And therefore we do here solemnly protest again, in the strongest manner we are capable of, against all Injustices that have
been, or shall hereafter be done, to the prejudice of us, our lawfull heirs and Successors ; Reserving and asserting, by these plents imder our Great Seal, all our rights,
claims, and pretensions whatsoever, which do and shall remain in their full force and
rigour ; declareing, that after this we shall not think ourselves answerable, before God
or Man, for the pernicious consequences which this new usurpation of our Crown*
them
we
In the
are in.
We have
at
nothing
left in
our power to do
Subjects, and
our Cotirt
at
upon
all
tune, in
at present,
Christendom.
Aug" i^i-^
Plombeirs, y cg'^
Xo.XLII.
Lord Lovat
Much honoured
and D"
THE
frdship
real
Sir,
my
service, &
v' I
for
person
&
family
makes
me
confident
them know-
their
own
to the
interest,
Duke
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they
may
33
my
service.
But
its
thinlc
needless
security
ymselves in ane
infallible
&
&
to assure
am,
w''
love
respect.
,.-
the 24"' of
."
M'
Nov
1714.
''Jo.
'"''"'
his
'
;,
'.
^-'
Forbes to
LOVAT.
No. XLIII.
Brother
M' Duncan
'
-'
'
-^V'
Dear Brother,
SEND you
Express a packet, which if my Lord Hay is at Edin'' you yourand if still att London to forward carefully to him. It contains ane Address from the Erasers to the King ; and likewise a full resignation of ther
Clan to Argyle, as ther Chieff. Ther doing this at a jountture when the other Clans
are forceing through ane other Address in favours of the high Church, and I truly
think pairtly levelled at A.rgyle, ought not to be forgot ; for I can assure you there
was no stone left unturn'd by the other Clans to divert them from it ; even to that degree, that they were at daggers drawing about it.
I therefore truely think the Duke
should take them heartily by the hand, and support them now that they have cast out
with all the Hylands on his Grace's accoumpt. Our aird Erasers viz" Relicl, Dunballach,
Belladrum, Kinnarids, and Dunballach's brethren, have subscribed the Hyland Address,
with Eraserdealls ; but Ahnagarn would not.
Pray fail not to speak to my Lord Hay,
that he cause Streachen, who is now at the Colledge or with my Lady Duches at Diddiston, subscribe the Erasers Address before it's sent up.
I send you also a Memorandum anent the Elections, which I doubt not you'll take care of. I know very well that
neither Relief or Dunballach are in possession of 4oolbs valued rent ; and what else the
old Retours of these two Barronies were, they are now so divyded that it's thought by
every bodie they will not answer to separate fortie shill. lands as now possest.
I entreat you'll be att pains in this thing ; for if there's any life in it, I will certainly
carry my eleftion.
Therfor send me ane authentick double of those Barronies, ther
Lands, and Retours, in the termes of the note herewith sent you.
I wonder much
I
hear no word from Grant.
Col. A. M'Kynzie was at Inverness all this Week, and
he's made a strong partie there for himself against Stewart ; yett I'm hopeful Stewart
may carrie it ; only ther is one thing Stewart must doe, otherwise Killravock will not
yield his pretensions ; and that is. That he not only give his Vote as a Barron to young
Killravock in the Shyre of Cromarty ; but also he must deall with Argyle and Royston, to write to Sir Keneth to give his interest also to Killravock
so tell Will Stewart
I
by
this
this.
^
.
CrXLODEN TAPERS.
We
have a Stone att Inverness, notAis, that he may do all he can in this mater.
withstanding of what you wrote me of the 2"* Xber, That Argyie and the Squadron are
not in good termes ; and as a proof of this they say, That Montrose has wrote to the
Col iFK\Tizie ; and if they cannot carrie him, any 2klan rather than
Glendamell has been in this Countrie, and verv
but I cannot beheve this.
active in prcmot' the Hyland Address ; and also medling all he could 'm our Elections.
He asI wonder much, that the Goverment does not take notice of such Incendiaries.
sures very confidently, that we are to have Warr with France ; and that the Chevalier
will be \^ith us in the spring:, and that the House of Commons will be Torie by a great
and then he hopes this Miuistrie will ttim out as fast as ever they turn'd in ;
majorir^'
and yet, for all these stories, he doubts not in the least but on the presenting his Hy-
town
in favour of
Stewart
Xo. XLIV.
Mr. Duncan Forbes
Dear Brodier,
THIS
^400.
Upon Information that Beaufort, alias Lovat, is at London and intends to come
down, Fraserdale has been at the Justice Clerk, requiring ane Extract of the process
and sentence against him. How far Args'le is privy to his comming I know not.
f-DLTS\ FORBES.
Show this to mv Mother, and excuse me for not writing to her.
No. XLV.
CULLODE.V P.VPER^.
Xo.
MERIORIALL
MEMORIAL!
Majestie's
XLV.
To
^5
1714.
the King.
THE
sitt.
The
upon
President of that Court had not only ane equall share of the Pro-vasions settled
the Lords of Session ; but our Princes were furder pleased to grant ane extraordi-
nary Sallary to the President, to enable him to liye according to the Caracter of
wherein regaird was had to the circumstances of the person promoted
that Oifice
to that Dignity ; as in the case of Sir George Lockhart, who was taken from a
very lucrative imployment at the Bar.
He got a Pension of ^1200, as President,
besydes his Sallary as one of the ordinary Lords of Session, w''' the usuall Present
And the President of the
of Wines allowed by the Treasurie : in all about ^1500.
Session that now is, being in lyke maner advanced from the Bar, he had a Pension
of -joQ. as President, and the lyke Present of Wynes, besydes a share of the pro\'ision of the ordinary Lords
in all, ^1000.
The expence of living increasing, and the Parliament of Scotland judging the Provision of the President and Ordinary Lords of Session not to be suitable to the Diglyty & carafter of these Offices, did in the last Session of the Parliament, wherein
the treaty of Union was ratified, humbly and in a most particular maner adress her
late Matie of Glorious memory, in Behalfe of the President &: Remanent Lords of
;
Her
Matie, in complvance with that Address, by a Letter under her Royall hand
Lords of Session, was graciously pleased to declare her intention to make up to
each of the Lords ^500. and to the President of the Session ^1,000 yearly ; whereby
the President was entitled to .^"i,oco. as President, and .^500 as one of the Lords
^1,500. in all.
Nevertheless, when the Establishment came to be made out, in pursuance of the
Adress of Parliament, & her Maties Letter, The President did not receive the benefitt
intended ; tor hitherto, in place of ^1,000., he hath only received .d'8oo. as President,
and hath not bein allowed any share of ^'300. regularly payed to each of the other
'
Lords of Session ever since the Union.
The President did furder continue to receive his share of the old Sallar)- of .^200.
belonging to him as one of the Lords of Session.
But that can never be reckoned to
make up a part of the ^1,000 mentioned in her Maties Letter; Because that old
Sallary belonged to him, not as President, but as one of the Lords, and was not issued
out of the Treasurie of Scotland before the Union, nor of Great Brittaine since, but
did arise from the Interest of a Stock of Money, and other appropriated funds, given
by Parliament to the Lords of Session.
This ^800. allowed to the President, is very litle if any thing better then w hat he
had formerly ; for before the Union he had .^700. as President, and a Present of
Wines allowed him by the Treasurie, and the old.Sallary pf..4faQQ. as.one of the
Lords^
F 2
.
to the
^,
CtTLtODKN PAPEBS.
Lords ; ^i,02c. in all : so that what hes bein hitherto received is no better then his
former Settlement, unless the said Wines be reckoned less \-aluable then izz. which
must be so inconsiderable as not vvorth noticing : so that the Adress of Parliament, and
her Maties gracious letter, have hicherto been aliogether ine&etfmall to the President
which cerranlv'\i-2S never intended ; for,
1=
The Adress is in behahe of the President, for ane additional Sallary to him.
2=
^Her jNIaEes pi^sure was, that each of the Lords should be made up j '^oo. and
President
1,300 ; whereof the plain meaning is, that the Lords as Lords, and the
the
President,
should have these respective settlements. And the Lord Justice
as
President
Register
(who have since that Adress and Letter bein Lords of SesClerk
and
Clerk
besvdes their full SaUaries belonging to their Odices ;
Lords,
their
shares
as
had
sion)
bein
formeriv
in the case of the President, or anj- other 0ce
it
hes
allwaves
soe
and
Session.
Lord
of
by
a
enjoyed
3'"
It pleased her late JSIatie to take care of ail the other Judges of Scotland ; and
Presdent
does belive that no mark oi distinction was intended to the prejudice of
the
h-TH personally, or to the prejudice of his oiEce4" If all that is proposed were granted in behalf of the President, His Sallarv of
:"e Giver, and the
jf 1,50a. would vet be but suitable, considering the boimt%
wh:
ser^ es : and that
Kingdom
in
Government
of
the
L^nited
the
greatness of
:>.
.= Judges, ane
was
allwaves
the
nrst
in
the
Session
of
President
of
the OiEce
.:^^:^v^:i
assiduous
and
close
for which
requiring
ane
;
of
great
weight,
Implovment
^pp
Register,
that
of
the
Lord
Justice
Clerk,
or
above
allwaves
Siulary
a
reason it had
other
Sallaries
of
the
Lords
being
raised
and
the
any
other
Judge
Jong's Advocat, or
;
from ^'2oc. to ^500. the addition proposed to the Lord President's Sallary is no
more then
proportionali.
soon die late establishment was Publick, My Ij:>rd President did cause lay a
Memoriail before the Earle of Godolphine, then Lord Treasurer, setting fiirth his
Claim ; and he is well informed that my Lord Treasurer was convinced there was
a mistake in the Establishment, and made some steps towards a rectiiication, as well
with relation to the tvme past as to come ; which was then put on till some other particulars relating to Scotland should be considered, and thereafter obstructed by the
great alterations which happened in the Treasurie & other public aSaires.
The whoU is most humblv offered to his Maties consideration, that such directions
mav be given thereupon, both with relation to what is wanting for the tyme past, and
in L',Tne coming, as shall appear most suitable to Justice, and to His Maties Royalt
Bounty.
How
Xo. XLVI.
Mr. Munro to the Laird of Coulodden.
Dear
Dated Foules,
17'^
Feb' 17 15.
Sir,
HA\'E
in
CULLODEX PAPERS.
37
in
J.
B.
RIUNRO.
& maddness
The
vanitie, insolence,
unsupportable.
arogance,
let
blood.
'
No. XLVII.
Mr. John Forbes
to his brother
Dear Brother,
THE
Letter.
that
to
God
they would remember, that a House divided agaihst itself cannot stand.
my service to all friends ; lett [[mej know when the Parliat is to meet,
Please give
and believe
me
to
be yours.
Give
The
to
my
March 1715.
JO.
FORBES.
service to
be forwarded.
No. XLVin.
'
CCLLODEN- PAPERS
Xo. XL^'III.
The same
to the same.
Dezi Brother,
I
DELIVER'D
IVIarquis
the best compliment I could for the favour done vou ; and ane apologie, bv \raT of Ly,
as you des)Ted, for your Letters not haveing come sooner to hand ; all \rhich his Lop.
received most graciously.
In
.put
it
my last,
mv
niece ^larie.
maker
When
You
the foot of obedience to me : You xery weel know I never was a matchand as I des)Te not the half mark, so I mean not to have the
;
Foy" made that proposall to me, I thought it reasonable ; because if his circum-
now on
***.
Gentlewoman, and
this I
suppose her father ^ you are satisfied in ere now. But, whatever my Opinion be in
the matter, I will not impose it on any, much less on Marie ; nor doe I desire that she
should in the least cross her inclinations under a pretence of pure obedience to me ; and
Therfore if vou her father and oy" friends does not
this much I told her att parting.
think Foy" a suitable match, and it she has no inclination to it, it is an easie matter to put
it off ; for I never proposed it on any other terms, than that it should be with the good
Ivkeing of the parties concem'd ; so that there need beno compliment of pure obedience to
me in the matter, nor can her marrieing or notmarrieingFoy" in the least altermv alledion
from her. So I leave it intyrelv to her to chouse a husband for herself. It, on the
The terms I
ov" hand, she will marry Fov"*, I think it needless to postpone matters.
wrote you in my last- I am to give Five thousand marks, pa)-able year and day after
marriage ; and if you doe not think fifty pounds sterline of Annuit)- a sufEdent return,
take what more you think fit, and the man can ^Kure : For the oy' Clauses, Lett them
be in Comon Forme. Thus you have my mynd fiiUy of that matter, so you and oy'
I need not trouble you with my prifriends may doe in it as vou rhrnk most proper.
vate afiairs, because I have wrote a long Letter to Ahnagam, which he will show you.
As for your Hyland neighbours, ther trysts and meetings, I know not what to say.
I can assure vou. the Tories here were never hver in their
I wish we be not too secure.
looks or hopes, which they found upon a speedie Invasion. Whatever be in the matter,
lett things be so order'd, that my House be not surprysed.
M' Waloole has been very ill, and recovers but slolie ; and I'm told we will not
hare the reporte of the secrete Committee before us till he be in condition to come to
the House.
But I am also told, that the maladministration of the late Minisrerie is so
clearly proven, that they caimot escape.
Mind me to my mother and my Tr)-ffe, and
to Marie.
I
am
yours
JO.
7 1 5.
M- BaiUie
FORBES.
No. XLEv.
To
the Hon'^'
Mv Ladie
Madam^
YOLT can'nt be a Stranger to the Circmnstances I have put mvself in at the tyme,
and the great need I have of my own Men ic follcvrers whergver they may be found.
Wherfor
.eULLODEN PAPERS.
is
not
at
that are
&
much
39
home, by
have been
Sept.
you
upon your
line to intreat
followers
Oblige,
this
my
Servant,
L.
5.
M ACKINTOSHE.
Madam,
P. S. If what
demand
will not
be granted,
hope
I'll
be excused
to
be in
my
duty.
No.L.
The Laird
._
London, 3d Sept' 1 7 1 5.
from you and my oy' friends, it feemes
your fears are over but hear they incress more and more. We have now three
Expresses, confirming that the Hylanders are actually incampt within ten or twelve
My Lord Marr is faid to be the prinll man, and that a great
myles of Perth.
many noblemen and gentlemen have joyned him. I wonder wery much how this
can be without Killravock's knowledge, and that he has given me no accoumpt of
f
ly, S
th, Lord D
b din, are particularly said to be
it. Hu
d, M. ofT
ther.
I intreat you let me know what there is in this thing as farr as you possibly
BY
what
is
wrote' me,
my
dear
lyffe,
can.
JO.
FORBES.
No. LI.
&
Provost
&
Mr. Duncan
Right Honble,
AFTER
we
but
at
who (wee
wee could, we find nothing in it may merite the charge you have laid
and not being able to conceive how such a sudden change hath fallen upon
your inclinations towards us, we cannot but acknowledge we are very much surprised and concerned at it.
And tho' by this means our confidence in you appears
to be disappointed in great meafure, we flatter and assure ourfelves, ye will, upon
second thoughts, judge it convenient to wave the threatened severities, and treat us,
not as enemies, but as friends.
And for your conviclion of our innocence we
atteft both our Inhabitants and the adjacent Country, that we have done nothing in
the matter we are charged with, but what we have been constrained and over.powered to doe. Your Letters bemg direclicd to the Magiftrats, Councill, and
Community, hindred we could not give you this return sooner ; but when yoor
prop u sail
I
,
all
the care
against us
CULLODEX PAPERS.
can at pleasure not only defbroy us, but reduce the place to a&es. Ail that know
it can teilifv" it is not fortified, and so must be a paved road to all parties requiring
passage, other"ise we have not been wanting (as far as lay in us) to secure it against the
attempts cf all rebellious Invaders ; but seeing it is not so, we still behoov'd, to yield
If the
Goverment
ablv demand
all
which,
we humbly
think,
is
all
can be reason-
of,
Right Honble,
Your most humble Servants the Magistrats, Couhcill & Commimitv of the Burgh of Inverness.
Signed, at their Command, be their Clerk,
CH: M'LEANE".
--
To
The Honble Hugh Rose of Kilravock, 1
John Forbes of CuUoden, & M"'
Dimcan Forbes, Advocat, Deputie
)>
J
Inverness,
~'
Nov" 1715.
Xo. LIl.
The Duke
TAKE
of Arg\-ll to Culloden.
Aberdeen, Febry.
17'",
17 15-6.
have express'd,
the service
Humble Servant
ARGYLL.
No.
Llll.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
No. Liir.
Lord Lovat
'
to
4I
My
Dear General,
I SEND you y' inclos'd letter from y' name of M'Leod, which I hope you will
make good use of; for it's most certain, I keep'd y' M'Leods at home, which was
Y= Earle went oft" from Culodin to
considerable SerAace done y' Government.
.
got nothing
may do
us
Person of
y*"
same
all y'=
justice at
Court
if not,
am
in
y"
D. of Aro-vl's being recalld. I could not bear it. You know my too great vivacity on
I exped impatiently a
y' head.
I was really sick w' it, & could not sleep w-ell since.
letter from you to determinat my going to London, or my stay here, where I am very
well w' General Wightman but always very much mortified to see myself y* Servant of
I go tomorrow to Castle Grant, to take leave of my
all, w'out a post or Character.
Y' Brother is to follow, & go w* Alister to London this week. I find
dear Alister Dow.
I hope, my d' General, you will
y= Duke was gone before you could be at London.
something
for your poor old Corpodo
and
his
Grace,
London,
to
serve
to
start
a
take
ral ; and if you suffer Glengarry, Frazerdale, or y' Chisolme, to be pardon'd, I viill
never carry' a musquet any more under your Command, tho' I should be oblidg'd to
go to Affrick. However, you know how obedient I am to my General's Orders. You
forgot to give y' order, signed by you & y other deputs, to meddle w' Frazerdales
is afraid to
I entreat you send it me ; for
estate for y^ King's Service.
meddle w'out authority. Adieu, mon aimable General ; vous savez que je vous aime
tendrement ; et que je suis mille fois plus a. vous qu'a moyraeme, pour la vie.
;
******
Inverness, y= 5 of
LOVAT.
March 17 16.
Two
Letters
No. LIV.
to the
March 1716.
My Lord,
BY the first
Letter which I did myself the Honour to write to you from this place,
acquainted your Lordship, that I had carried three addresses from our Countrey ;
which, missing of the Duke, for whom they were designed, I intended to keep until
But a
Brigadier Grant came hither, who I judged a proper person to present them.
certain incident, which lately happened, obliges me to give your Lordship the trouble
I
CULLODEN" PAPERS.
42
Magistrals of
Mind
Lovat,
am
Your Lordships
Most iaithfuil humble
^
My
Servant.
Lord,
YESTERDAY
Justice
No. LV.
CULLOOEN PAPERS.
4*
No.LY.
M' Rob'
Baillie [to
Culloden.]
Sir,
HAVE
yours of the 1 2"' Instant before mc ; and have, in Obedience to it, begutt
this post ; to be continued weekly, while in health, suppose the trifle I write of be net
worth a farthing, let be a groat ; but yours hither will be reckoned of value, not only
by your General, Corporal, Colonel, and all your Captains, but Chaplains yea, will
reckon it a very great compliment to have two or three lines from your Servant every
I
week,
if
13"* Huntley was carried hence toward Aberdeen, under a Guard of 20 Dragoons and Rollock, Sir Th Calder, and Tannochy, upon the 20"', under a Guard,
also went off.
Gen. Wightman, with a Detachment of 400 foot and 50 Horse, attended by your
Corporal with 100 of his Men, and the Laird of Kilraick made an Expedition into
Ross upon the 1 5"' Instant, and lodged in and about Brahan that n.ight next day
marched to Coul and Scalwel ; thence to Castle Leod, Tulloch, and Dingwal, KilThe foot returned Sabbath the 1 8"', and the Genecoviry, Chanery, and Cromerty.
rail upon Munday the i9'\ attended by the Horse, and your Corporal, who discovered
himself a pretty fellow, not only in taking Inch Coulter and E. Cromerty Prisoners,
(tho', because of His Lady's sickness, the last was allowed, under a Guard, to stay at
home their Crime is said to be, aiding and assisting of Rebells) but also in chasing
and taking some 8 or 10 of S' John of Coul bis Men, who, when the General was
upon the Banks of the River Conon, appeared in a body upon the brow of an hill on
wherewith, some in the Detachment crying out, " the Enemy !" your
the other side
Corporal's Men took the Alarm ; in fives, foorded the River to the Arm Pits ; which
made some of the Forraigners cry out, " what, must we all go that way to be drownd!'*
within a little were content that they were not commanded to follow them.
However,
the Generall and his Dragoons got through, and followed Strae and Lovat about the
distance of a furlong behind ; your Corporals foot did breast the hill, and, like fleet
hounds after the Game, gained ground of the prey till they apprehended and disarmed
the forsaid number, who, upon examination, declared that they were informed, that
they were either to be shot or cut to pieces if they should be found in their houses
and therefore, to save their lives, had fled for proteftion to the hills ; which being
considered, and that the common people might not be hindered or affrighted from
surrendering themselves, they were all allowed to go home.
You will mind the address I talked of with you, because Meeting approacheth.
An Address to his Majesty by our Magistrates is sent off to Commissary Stuart, to
be presented by Secretary Stuart, as is talked ; in which they pretend to commend the
D. A. but I can assure you it is a blunt one, &c. ; and, considering every thing, I
would not wsh my friend to present it. Yesterday I was at Bonchrew, where friends
are very well.
I am, Sir,
Your most Obedient and faithfull Servant,
Upon
Inv. 23''
March
RO: BAILLIE.
17 16.
10 o'clock at night.
is
now
a Ball, but
it
Just
am charmed
the certainty.
u 2
No. LVJ.
CUlLODrX PAPERS.
44
No.
The
My
LVL
Lord,
I SHOULD s>: :.;: h-ve done mvself this honour, but that I waited till I could
answer that pairr of your leter about your coming to London. I was apprehensive, that
in case vojt Lordship cam befor you hade a direcl leave, some of your &: mv Enesiies
might have been readie to pass censurs npoTi it ; as they never miss to do, when they
have ane opporrunirie, whither -"ght or wrong. I spoke to my Lord Townsend to day ;
and he told me your Lp might come when you pleased : all the Court, I find, are verv
weell disposed to take care of you, & to iind out such a reward as I forsaw you would,
& now thev are all con\Tnced vou doe, deserve Our Enemies have of late been very
bude ; but its very possible that ther plons may turn upon themselves. I assure you,
there is no instance of success I should be fonder of, than, an opportunitie oi doeing
:
you
Service.
I
My Lord,
am,
Your Lordships
^c laost humble Ser
most Obedient
'
ILAY.
Xo. LVII.
M" Robert
Much HonQured
friends
Long may
Yours of 22"
justlv
j^to
Culloden.j
Sir,.
CONGRATLLATE
BaiUie
is
it
smiles
upon your
continue.
before
me
is
and
resolved to
mend
that fault.
suppose
now you
expeci
the comirmation promised in mv last ; which being a matter of importance, I shall tell
you the truth, that the Commander's Landlady inclines mightily to have home her
banished, and was pleased vdih the tidling a few springs, and the dancing of rwo []or]]
three Girls, rill about twelve, to entertain him : to see if that would put him in a good
humour.
3 Ships arrived Wednesday w" Powder, Cannons, Mortars, Bombs, Bullets, Granadoes. Carriages, Biske:, Flour, Salt, 6cc, to proAide the Army in Badenoch, where they
encamp 3"^ April. The Dutch and Swiss march hence thither Munday. Some Compa-
of Grant's Regio' are marched to Ross, to reUeve the Garrisons of the Forraigners,
for the Camp at Ruthven.
^kman, hath taken sis Coach horses, with Coach and
General "Wightman, or
the Coach is sent on board one of the Ships forsaid.
Shaes, oi Seafort
Stores of Com and Strae are laid up in abundance in our Magazine in the Maggot ;
and all the Souldiers are in a mighty hurry, preparing for the expedition to
Ruthven.
Fish and Provisions come in plentifully for the ready Money.
Our Svnod meets shortly. In the address, cast in a word of Lox-at also. If I can,
I'll endeavour to make it pass ; I hope to see it from you shortly.
Some say here, that it would have been better service to have taken the Guns and
kman is fond of the
swords from the Rebells than Seafort's Coach : but G.
nies
who go
fine horses.
Our
CTJLLODEJJ PAPERS.
45
Our old M g s ts are apprehensive, but fail not to use all means w' General
Wightman v^ fortifie themselves think upon our liberation from Bondage, and get in
such Men whom the K. and all honest men may truft.
in Chiefe should not comfort them who are susI humbly conceive our Comm
;
pefted of Jacobitism
far less
the poor
Whiggs
are
30"'
March
17 16.
Yours
Sir,
<
in sinceritv,
RO. BAILLIE.
No.
Sir
LVIIL
David Dalrymple
to
'.
Dear Duncan,
THANK
you
for
the election of
y""
Burrowes
&
am
but
shall
know more
By
a conversation
this year
among
CCTLLODEN- PAPERS.
40
among us
wakens y^
;
ness
such
5c
Gentry
in
many
Places,
&
v^
in
5c
li this
ii
a iSizn could
be indiiferent in
cases.
which France makes for clearing off her Debts, her doubtfiill conCourt, the weight of a Turkish Warr upon the Emperour, the progress which T^ Swedes make in Norwav, with some other circumstances, afford abimdance of matter of speculation to the Politicians but we have reason to depend upon
The
lar^e steps
duct towards
this
the goodness of Almighty God, which has not onhr supported us since the Revolution, but has brought every thing to such Points, as we could not doubt that our safetie
proceeded from that watchful Pro%-idence.
Mr. Walpole cannot be said to be out of danger ; but his Phisitians have better
hopes of him to dav &; vesterdav, than they had for some days before. You may be
sure that the doubtiull state of his health does ver\- much affect all that wish well to the
King and his Government. I thank you for the care of Ouchterlony ; I hope in a post
or two to write something further about him. I don't believe that he's just as clean as
but by all that I ha^ e ever heard, he is not charged with any Crime that
white paper
is not bailable, 5c would not be thought so in any bodv that I were less concern'd in.
In a word, I beUeve he is not a Sinner above all that dwelt at Jerusalem ; nor are
his persecutors the most disinterested in the service of the Government, civil or eccleI
will mind your honor in a
siastical.
I han't yet seen Golloden ; but he and
I am, dear
glass deep proportioned to yoxtr length, & sprightly as your wisdom.
;
Duncan,
Your
Apr.
3-
DAATD DALRYMPLE.
7 16.
'
Xo. LIX.
Mr. Hossack
to
Sir,
I HA^T vours of the 27' past; which is the most I have to say in the performance of this officious dutv, besides to cover the inclosed.
You'l pcssiblv have heard, that Mr. \V^ Eraser, Fraserdale's Chamberlain, came here
when Lord Lovat was in the Country, w' two stollen passes from Athol 5c the Commissary Gen' a: Blair, to desire a pass from Gen'' Wightman ; upon these that he
might go to the Highlan*ds, to buv Cows for Cadogan's Army ; but "Wightman refused
5; then,
imderstanding that Lo^-at had procured Orders for
it till Lovat was returned
apprehending him, he withdrew ; next day, bv proxies, he gave some information
about Fraserdale's Plate and Lord Lovat as he was ^oing to Ruthven demanded it of
Provost Clerk but he posirivelv refused him, and I believe there happened some hott
who,
Afterwards Lo\-at, in his passion, dropt something of it to Wighiman
words.
when Lovat was gone, by arreast and threatenings of prison, proctired the plate from
the Provost. I don't know vet what Cadosan may do in it, but Wiirhtman did not make
;
General Cadogan came here last night his little armv was encamped this dav, about
noon, at Borlum.
There goes hence Detachments of the Fuzileers, Brigadier Grant's
Dutch and Swisse to the number of icco ; and it's s they are to march into the High:
lands
Monday next.
^lanv
Ct'I.LODEN TAPERS,
47
of us are indeed now sensible of your absence, Sir ; for we have none to
apply to for the redress of our Grievances ; but we'll be sufficiently redrest, if you
do what we believe is in your power for us ; and if you faile, you'l certainly be discontented with yourself for it afterwards ; & pray speak the word for a Post Master to
I am,
Fochabers.
Many
Sir,
Servant, while
am
7 1 6.
No. LX.
Mr, Rob"
Baillie to
Much honoured,
AS the Army
passed through Badenoch, an uncivil return was given to a Message from the General, by M*" Donald of Gellaway upon Lochspei in Lagan ; whereupon a Detachment of 200 men was sent to that Country', who burnt his house &
Our
and
it is
humbly
intreated
All the honest Officers who are come along with Cadogan seem surprized that the
Lewtennants did not turn out the Jacobite Magistrats ; seeing they were chosen whea
tiie town was ii. the hands of the Rebels, whom they aided and comforted^
No. LXI.
Mr. John Forbes
to
Bear Brother,
YOU are
past
CCXLODEN- PAPERS.
^8
past in the North ; widi which he was xerv weell satisfied, and seems to have a very just
sense or what was done for bis Service there ; and he seems to understand matters
so weell now, that in a very litle vnne its thought the Squad will have but litle to
sav.
have spoke to the Duke and to Hay. Thev both desrre vou mav continue to write
to them ; and I!av told me, he -n^s to write you to that purpose last pest ; but wheThe Duke told me a Storie last night. That the
ther he has or not, fail not to write.
Justice Clerk had represented you as a Jacobite, and not ntt to serve as Advocate
Pray lett me know what ther is of this ;
Deputt, and des^Ting to have vou alter'd.
the Duke takes a great concern in you, and went himself tc Sir D^^-id Dalr}-mple,
who told the Duke, if any such thing were attempted, he would lay down before they
should have ther "Will.
I have delivered Sir "William S' Ouintine's Letter : vou may be sure ther shall be
I b^ you may make my
nothing wanting on mv pairt to serve Mr. ^P Pharline.
humble dutr acceptable to him and his Lady.
By the Publick prints vou'll find a great many
All our news comes from vou.
for no oy' reason but that Cadoggan may subdue them.
thousands gon togither
It is cerrain, that the trienniall Act will be made septenniall.
The Court gives a great manv reasons for it, and the tories as many against it. Your
As for mv ^lemorandum anent my affairs, I
Perriwia: shall be sent how soon I can.
have not as vett had r^-me to thi nk of any ; only it were proper to lay down a Plan,
how to have our Ingadgements for the PubUc reliev'd ; and likewise that you should
direci me how to steate my private loss and expences.
I
am
London
7-'
yours,
JO.
Appryle 1716.
FORBES.
Xo. LXII.
Lord Lovat
My
d'
about
&
on
^*
General,
WOULD
v"
rejected
it
when
others
"
certainly quarel
Llv of Invernesse
to
for
anv
I
rake
y' head.
"Wedsdav next I design to go off for Ed"^ so about y' 22 I hope to embrace my
Gen. "^Vightman, contrary to Gen. Cadogan's desire and his own promise,
keeps ujigenerouslv y' half of y' plate firom me, but I will not quarel with him for it.
according to the
I give him money for it, and he is to be forthcoming for it,
King's order.
Give my humble dutv to Provost Campbell, & tell him the contents
of May's letter, i y' I hope to be soon w* him.
I am pressd w' the post ; & I am
:
General.
for ever,
My
d'
General, your
own
LOVAT.
10
The
CULLODEX PAPEHS.
me
The
49
was likewise surprised y' Col' Ross told the Baron before me, y' Baillie Ro1 could
not but turn
bertson told him, y' you did diminish y" Baron's services.
vindicat
Baron
himself,
to
my
d'
General.
I
told
Col' Ross,
passional before the
y' whoever told that, they were lyars, & y' my General was incapable of y'
he was
full of honor & valeur, & had no need to diminish any man to rise him.self.
I am to
examin y' Busines to-day, for I will loose my life rather than suiFer my General to be
I
reflected on.
beg you may send y' inclosd to my 1/ Hay. Y" Baron talks of going to London
w' me. I canot be ready to go before Saturday.
I intreat you, acquaint y' Brother & Brig. Grant of my going oiF for London, & y'
I intreat
I hope they will stop all y' is endeavoured to be done for Fraserdale till I come.
you take care of y" inclosd their is one for my L* Townshend, to let him know y' I
am going conform to his order for London. I beg you may tell the Postmaster to stop
I
my
Letters at Ed'.
Xo. LXIII.
Lord Lovat
My
to
..
'
:-i.
Colloden,
I could be angry w' you, I would for [not3 writing to me since you went to
London, having promised you would not be too days ther when I would here from you,
d'
IF
L"*
me know
if I
Townshend allowed me
&
many
am
in the
to go,
world
&
IVr
love so
much
he has given
y' I
me my
instructions at
long extreamly, my
am, w'- a tender affection
I
and regard,
-
'
'
.
My
d^ Colloden,
Your
'
affectionat Friend,
&
'
intreat
you order
y'
._
LOVAT.
No.LXIV.
M' Hossack
to
M' Duncan
Forbes.
Sir,
SAW
I
Yours by yesterday's post to M' Biiillie, This goes under Covert by the
Aberdeen's post if it is at Edin' before Glengarrie, it will inform you that he came
here last night, waited of Gen' Cadogan, & gave him his Sword.
This morning he's
:
gone
We
hear nothing of
for Edin' ; irs said upon his parole, without a guard.
Seafon, but that Cadogan has allow'd his people till Saturday the 14" to bring in their
Arms. Oxir little Army is to decamp, the horse tomorrow, and the rest speedily,
Cadogan goes off tomorrow for Inverlochy, and returns hither.
towards the South.
There was a derachnient seat to the house of Ttinergerrv some dayes agoe.
S", when you senie the runners to Aberdeen w" the Gen Posua", please to mind the
Post M" of Fochabers ; for my brother-in-law, that's Minister of the Parish, 5c the
most steadiast friend of the Government in it, is maltreated by the present Postmaster,
as well as others ; and that part of the Country is otherwise neglected yet, and the
Rebel's there continue their little insidts. Last Night bro' a Letter from Colloden
the Lady vo- mother 5c all friends are in health j and I am, with the same
gone o5"
inclinations.
Sir,
:_
::.iy
& this
Anns to
the adjacent
gainsons.
Gen^ Cac:~^- r.as made Lovar a pr^ :.: : his half of Frazerdale's plate,
& that he has compoimded for the other half w^ Wightman ; but there's only a small
part of it come to hand yet.
I
hear,
Xo.
KT Duncan Forbes
to his
Brother
1
LXV.
Dear Brother,
bearer hereof, mv Ladv Revelrigg, will inform you of the circumstances of
her son ; who, bv the rashness of youth, and the force of bad example, was led into
that miaRDrtune with manv of his countrymen, for which he is now a prisoner at
THE
London.
I need not employ manv wc:.:?
I will
"r.
.i
r;commaiding
:
-'~
':
to
>en,-ice
;o
.
Gentleman, vou will do a very
". I have most jusav a vcT)' grea: respect.
Mother, :":
To say 1..^.^ :. vou would look like doubting of the interest I have with you ; and
less I cannot sav, in respect to the earnestness with which I recommend this Lady to
your services and assisance. I hope Sir Da\^ii Dalrymple, to whom I have written,
will do what he can.
Yours,
DL'N. FORBES.
N0.LXVI.
CCLLODEN PAPERS.
51
No.LXVI.
Mr. Robert
Baillie to
Much Honoured,
GENERAL
is
carried
off.
The Detachment
to
Brahan
is
not returned,
pairt.
last,
Our Magistrates used all means with Wightman to engage the General
very much.
to accept of an entertainment ; to which, after much importunity, he consented. Upon
Thursday last it was given in Baillie Scot's, or John Stuart's rather. At Night there
was Musick and some dancing, w' sweet-meats in Wightman's. Mistris Barber invited the Young Lasses, but some with me were so stubborn as not to go.
General Wightman is much displeased w' Colonel Dunbar, and told me that he
had been 111 Imployed in aspersing him unjustly, as if he favoured Jacobites and opThe
pressed the King's friends, and desired me to intimate so much to him.
Colonel would give him no satisfaftion about that matter, unless he knew his grounds ;
but alledged, that he never spoke or wrote any thing of him but truth.
Our Camp at Borlum is now broken up, & the Troops are all marched.
Upon Tuesday the General sets out for Forres, and the Swiss and Dutch
shortly
Ap. 1716.
'
RO. BAILLIE.
* Here we have, probably, the first idea of this Canal which was again seriously revived
and was at last begun in 1803, with the name of the Caledonian Canal.
;
in
177!
No. LXVII.
CULLODEX PAPER?.
Xo. Lxvir.
Lord Lovat
to
Mr. Rob'
Baillie.
DSLr,
HOPE
&
this Letter
&
D"
Inglekirk,
Your most
of
Aprvle 1716.
v= 2
Sir,
obedient
&
;;-
LOVAT.
Lxvni.
Xo.
Mr. Hossack
to
Sir,
ACKNOWLEDGE
Court ; but I hope it's bv none but these Whiggs who are Enemvs to the
of
h?rwaves.
Tho' vou have discorded w^
Argyle ; and that the Jacobites shall fir
the Justice CJerk upon the trining Lvbc
Porteous Rolls agst our Magistrates, I
believe you're not intirelv in thdr interest.
It would be an iniquit%" not to teU vou that L"^ L
r, bv some of his zealous friends
here, is reckon'd a Papist ; that thev have made discoveries of it or he went awav
that he seit a Priest to this town to administer the Sacrament to his Brother on his
ack Bed ; and that, since, he has got extream imadon. I cannot assert these, neither
will you, S', make a bad use of what I write ; but I hope, S', vou'l take some caution
> :>t seen his Regiment's address in
by it- Coll Dunbar is affronted that k
The Dutch i Swisse, its s'*, gc *"
I hope,
print.
rr.je on Mundav 6: Tuesdav.
cfore you can write him : he goes off
S% you'l reckon that ^Ir. Baiilie is
"
Mundav.
I am. Sir,
Inverness,
27 Aprill
")
Xo.
-
Serv*.
JOHN HOSSACK.
17 1 6, in the inoming. J
LXIX.
to
Dear Brother,
I
widi
is (i"''),
that Brigadier
last
CULLODEV PAPERS.
53
2". That att the Prince's desyre Brigadier Grant gave him, at my sight,
Memorials you wrote of what was done in the North. I believe the
two
the
day
this
compaire them with the accoumpt printed by Coll' Grant, which
to
desyres
Prince
noyse
here that E. Sutherland, as I am told, is making a reply to it.
a
great
so
makes
you
doe
not send me the accoumpts of the Money was raised for, and
much
wonder
I
accoumpt by us at Inverness. I wish also that you would
publick
out
on,
the
laid
think of the proper way of steating my particular expenses, from the first tyme my
I give my humble duty to
W)'ffe was besidged, till the forces came to Inverness.
assure
them
shall
may
I
Lady
you
keep M' Drummond in
his
and
MTharline
Mr.
my
pairt
wanting
on
serve
be
to
them.
thing
nor
shall
any
mynd,
JO. FORBES.
last night.
London,
5"'
...-,
May >
No.LXX.
The Duke
My
of Argyll to Mr.
Duncan Forbes.
dear Duncan,
I
must
HAVE
London,
not, in justice to
my
learnt the
new
May
Obligations
may depend
plain
'tis
on.
shall ever
That
fate itself
cannot
Your
:''
John Forbes
like
my Enemys
by which
faithfull Servant,
ARGYLL.
'
No.
ivr
make me
be
to his Brother
LXXI.
"
May
7 1 6.
Dear Brother,
M' Dalrimple came here last night, and told me he had a Packett for me ; but
have not yet gott it. By my last you'll find that there's nothing to be gott at tliis
tyme, on any accompt whatsoever.
Divisions run high att Court ; and all our
people who make any opposition to the Bill of Forfaulters are ill lookt on by the
Court ; of which number your humble Serv' is one. This day it [was] carried that
the Commissioners to execute the powers in the said Bill should be Members of the
House. The Justice Clerk, as I am told, declares himself Lovat's enemie. The
Duke of Marlbrough was two days agoe suddenly taken very ill with a palsie, but
is now said to be in a fair way of recovery.
No news ; all friends are well.
I
J.
FORBES.
B. Grant
By
this
writing's sake.
)
No.
LXXIL
CUIXODEX PAPERS.
54
No. LXXII.
My
to
London,
dear Forbes,
HAD
2"^
June
6.
post
last
which makes
me
jj
"
think Forbes
" Farewell."
It is
deserA-es
of
No. LXXIII.
'
to
My
said he.
infinite
dear Forbes,
BECAUSE
you wrote to me last post, & neither ]\Iy Lord nor Nimmo, I have
my Lord the melancholy part of the Dispatches of the night, which upon my
word grieves me extreamly it is an tmluckv aSair as can be in the world ^and have
given
The
account
to look up,
&
sent
began
h.Q. ; yet on Mimday the
fancy you had news by the last post that
,
told their Master, if the
pe, & \V
carried
it
so here, that
T
&
d,
it
Lond.
14"^
June >
1716.
att.
Farewell.
* Jolmfon"5
"
*
lices
on
this great
man were
too true
ID
N0.LSXIV.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
No.LXXIV.
Lord
My
Lo'N'at to
dearest General,
GOT
both your Letters, & I follow y' advice closs. I had a privat audience
of K. George this day j and I can tell you, dr General, yt no Man ever spoke freer
langage to his Majesty & y' Prince than I did of our two great frnds, in leting y"
know y' thev did y more service & were capable to do y"" more service than all
those of yr Ranks in Scotland
& yt is true. I hope what I said will be useful! ;
will
it
have
what
efFefl:
it
as
to me, I am overjoyd to have occasion to serve y*
let
suU behave to me like kind brothers ; & I
in
Europe.
Thev
pretiest
fellows
two
y"
of
my
m.ariage,
aprove
of it mightily, & my L"* L or the D. is
they
spok to
both
y'
y'
belive
it will do, w" y' agrement y^ my
proposition
to
the
King
;
so
I
to make
frnds
wish
and
desire
I
want
but
a
Gift of y" Escheat to make me
two great
it.
if
it
find
some
pretence
or other y' ^ill give me
But
does not do, you must
easy.
y'
taillie my L"* Provost has, or by bu)ing off
a title to keep possession, either by
some Creditors in short, you must make a man of it one way or other. I have
got out my Commissions, after much oposition.
I belive they thought shame of the
Affidavits, or they keep them till I am gone ; since they know I can speak the
French as well as they.
I long extreamly to see you.
Y' Brother is angry at many
things, as well as I
and neither his post nor mine satisfyes our minds when we see
matters go wrong.
Adieu, cher General
Je suis a vous pour la \'ie,
I
&
London
y^
LOVAT.
23")
of June 1716.
The two green ribands and Glengary's remission make many murmur and bite their
ihumbs.
However, better days will come.
My love and respett to my L'' Provost.
All will go well at the long runn.
No.
LXXV.
The same
to the same.
My dear General,
I THINK
is an
men
CULLODEN
men on
P.tPERS.
aIlTra^s so.
spoke to the
Duke
'
LOVAT.
I
have
mv
two Commissions in
my Pocket
told
me
last
night he was
No.
Mr.
dear
Baillie to
LXXYI.
-..
Sir,
you
are pleased to
M Neal,
ice.
is
name
in
so,
seeing they
tell
liberty,
his integrit)- at
hear.
Glengarv writes to his People with a great dale of Majesty &: Spirit ; forbidding
them, under pain of his displeasme, to contribute in the least to the accommodation of
the Garrison at Innergary ; alledging, if they be oblidged to give plaids to Ly in, it is
contrar}- to Capitulation with Cadogan.
I hope to hear of vour coming north ; for we are still afraid something or other shall
be mismanaged if you come not.
onlv
I have no news to tell vou
am
my
informed, that
bite.
I
am. Dear
Yours
Invemesj, 30 June 171 6.
Sir,
faithfully,
RO. BAILLir.
CULLODEN PAPERS,
57
No. LXXVII.
Memorial concerning Lord Lovat
and Grant
to
him of Mackenzie of
Fraserdale's
Escheat.
ALEXANDER
M"" Kenzie, of Fraserdale, by takeing advantage of the misfortunes of my Lord Lovat, found means to become master of several old rights and titles
to the estate formerly enjoy'd by that family
&, by being in possession of the said
unnatural
Rebellion,
did furnish the Rebell Army with a
of
the
late
Estate at the time
persons
of
the
name
of
Eraser,
of
related to, or dependant on,
Regiment, consisting
;
the said family ; till my Lord Lovat, by his appearing in Arms for his Majesty' in the
North of Scotland, had soe great ane influence over the name of Eraser, that they
publiclv, with their Arms, withdrew themselves from the late Earle of Marr & the
Alexander Mackenzie, join'd My Lord Lovat, & assisted him when he, with the
Men under his Command, did take the to^^^l of Inverness.
By an Acl of Parliament passed last Year, for encouraging Superiors, Vassals, Landlords and Tenants, all suspetled persons, who should remain in contempt after being
summoned to appear, as is by that Acl prescribed, are declared to incurr the penalty of
^500., & single and Liferent Escheat ; that is, y' forfeiting all their Goods and Chattells, and the Rents and Profits of their Estates dureing their Lives.
Judgment haveing been pronounced, in pursuance of this Ad, against the said
Alexander Mackenzie, of Fraserdale, His Goods and Chattells, and the Profits of his
said
His Majesty may grant to any Person, as is usual by the Law of Scotland,
Gift of
the .^500. penalty, and single ik Liferent Escheat of the said Alex' Mackenzie, by a
proper Warrant from the Thesaury ; which will operate thus : that if the said Alex"^
Mackenzie shal, by any means or accident. Elude the justice of the Nation, by not
being convicted of High Treason for his Rebellion, this Grant would absolutely take
place against him dureing his life ; and in case he shal be attainted, it will reach to his
Personal Estate at y" time of y' judgment against him for his not obeying y" Summons
;
and y' Rents of his lands dureing his life, as far as y= same shal not be limited or Restrained by any Acl of Parliament concerning forfeitures.
The Value of these Lands is generally said to be about ^500 yearlv, but are very
much incumbred with Debts ; So that it cannot yet be known what the Clear Pro-
duce may amount to ; but it is conceived, y' the immediate making such a Grant to
a Person of Credit in that Country, & well afecled to his Majestv, would greatly tend
to strengthen y' hands of the Government ; both as to Seizing any of the Rebells w ho
yet abscond, the disarming their followers, the encouraging those who are well affecled,
he joined
My
Lords,
THE
Lovat, His
Whitehall,
Ma"
is
is
a"*
July 171 5.
desyred in
'
CL'LLODEN' PAPERS.
5i
commanded me to
signliie to
Y Lordships
To
,
,
Lords,
My
,
IN Obedience
that purpose.
am,
<5cc^
JAMES ST.IKHOPE.
to y" Lordships
Commands,
signified to
me by M' Loimds in
a letter
'
Y
Westra^ July the 5th,
Mv Lords,
Lop' most faithfull, most
Obedient, and most humble Ser\-ant,
'
7 1 6.
Xo. LXXVIII.
Mr. Duncan Forbes
Mv
"most
likelv to
Lord
Islav.l
Lord,
ILWE
mv
since
and by
this
now
stand, unless
post.
I
Ed", 7 July
my
Lord,
Your Lordship's most
am,
faithfiill,
7 16.
Xo.
LXXIX.
Sir,
HIS Ro^-all Highness haveing been hiformed, that severall persons detained prisoners in Scotland, who were aitualiv in Arms in the late Rebellion, have endeavoured
to obtain Warrants for dischargeing them of their imprisonment, on account of some
Informalities in the Orders for their Comminment, has thenbr commanded His Maicstv's Advocate forthwith to enquire into the State of the Committments of the several
Prisoners
now
in
laie
Rebellion
and
to endeavoiu- to
procure
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59
were in Arnii
end they may be charged with iegall Warrands of CommittTherefor, In pursuance of his Royall Highnesses directions, I desire you to
ment.
make up an exact List of all Prisoners seized and committed bv you, or detained in
Custody at Winton House, or elsewhere, by the Forces under your command, for their
Which List is to contain the names, designations, and
accession to the late Rebellion
procure
all
to the
togather with
Committment
The
Prisoners are assiduous in their applications for their liberation, in the terms of
you
dispatch
is
will easily
be perswaded
am,
DUN. FORBES.
No.
The Duke
My
LXXX.
'
dear Grant,
I TROUBLE you w' this, to let you know, that, some time since, I learnt that
Lord Lovat had proposed a match w' Grant's Sister, qch for many reasons I wished so
weell to, as to interest myself w^' Grant, in favours of it.
You know Lord Lovat is on
for whom I have, w' good reason, the greatest esteem and respect ; and as I confid
inteirly in him & the Brigadier, I am must earnest that this match should take efect.
I am informed y' the young leadie is at present w' you, and y' som oyr bodie is making
I must yrfor, as a faithful! friend to us all, intreat your intrest to bring
court to her.
this matter about, qch will I think unit all freinds in the North ; a union qch will be
very serviceable to His Majestic and His Royal Famyly
and no less to all of us, who
;
lives
and fortunes
defence of
in
it.
in qever stat
am.
Your
faithful
humble
Ser'
(Sic subscribitur)
Richmond, July
23-'
ARGYLL.
1716.
No.
LXXXI.
to
My
M' Duncan
Forbes.
WE
the
CTLLODEN PAPERS.
the thought of his regard for you, & your interest nith him ; this 'u-ell managed,
together with the man's anxiet)- to have our friend's claims against him discharged,
him
will
naturally lead
and
his inclination to
to join -with
you
Ln his praises,
When
'
only
you, the reason that induces us to turn the aiiair into this shape is, this
method proves all we want, and silences him ; whereas the prosecuting the scheme we
tell'
concerted vrhen
we
parted can't be
it
an Itahan, -without the poHteness : he'll fancy that our searching after truth
with a design to ruine him, which -nill set his Brain at work to forge.
From this you'll see it'^ necessarv to prosecute the getting a meeting ith him as soon
as you can, that there may be time for you to perfect what's next to be done, in case
it does not answer the end ; but even tho' it should,
a thorough
I am of opinion,
inquiry into his hte & conversation from his cradle, so as to enable vou to R-rite his
History, is absolutelv necessarv^ ; and in this 1 know I need not retommend caution to
you ; and in all the conversation, of all things to avoid the least expression that mav
induce the -wretch to believe that we are in the least afraid for anv thing it's possible
for him, or even hell itself, to say.
I am John's, my Lady's, & y' Slave.
lillany of
is
Tuesday, 2 o'Clock, in
my
Boots.
No.
Lxxxn.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
No.
An Anonymous
Letter, written
August
likely in
"
6l
LXXXII.
Copy
President's hand-writing.
..
Sir,
will
not permit
me
to see
the
Interest of both in danger of being ruined, without a deep concern ; and when I discover that the mischief proceeds from the dro\vsy negligence or selfish designs perhaps
of some ministers, I cannot help endeavouring to obviate the misfortune by representing
the Case to such as ought to profit by the admonition. What moves me to address this
unsigned remonstrance to you is, that of a great while, I have looked upon M' Walpole
and am still very unwilling to part with that belief, notwithto be an honest man
however, I shall form my opinion
standing of very shrewd appearances to the contrary
in that matter, as
is
used.
need give yourself no trouble in endeavouring to find me out ; the attempt will
be impossible ; only, lest you should mistake me, from some of the sentiments after
expressed, I think it necessary to tell you that I am, and ever was, a very zealous
friend to the present settlement, which alone prompts me to give you this intimation ;
and that during the late^onfusions 1 exposed myself as usefully for His Majesty's service,
as any of those on whom the King, ill informed, has bestowed the most distinguishing
marks of his favour. This declaration, since I am unknown, does not hurt modesty ;
and yet will appear to be true, if there is a proper occasion for it. I have but one thing
inore to acquaint you with, before I enter on the subject ; and that is, that it
My respect to the King
uill not be in your power to suppress this representation.
but I will convey it into hands that will take
will hinder me from publishing it
if you do not perceive, you will guess at my meaning, and act as you will
care of it
be answerable.
The People of Great Britain are but too well distinguished by the known designations
of Whig and Tory
of which the Whigs, to a man, are afi'ectionate to his Majesty ;
and the Tories, on the other hand, bating a very few, madly addicted to the
You
Pretender.
As
Majesty has prudently chosen to settle the administration in the hands of his
Whigs, it is unquestionably his interest to keep that part of the nation
satisfied with the Public management ; and at the same time to take as few steps^ which
may sharpen the resentment of the disaffected part of the people, as the security of the
Government will possibly admit of. Britain receives still another distinction from the
two different kingdoms whereof it is composed and tho' it is undoubtedly his Majesty's
interest to cherish England, as being the most valuable part of his dominions, it
his
friends the
is
by no means prudent
general dissatisf^ictions,
Kingdom.
Sensible that the ministry has lately taken, and still pursues, measures unnecessarily
disobliging to the King's friends, exasperating the disaffected, and in a particular manner
in which, as 1 am a
ruinous to Scotland, I cannot help offering this representation
Scotsman, and best acquainted with the affairs of that country, 1 shall chiefly touch its
grievances ; resolved to assert no fact, and to give the character of no person, that
I will not answer at the peril of my head, if by clearing it I may do my King and
Country service. When the late Rebellion was happily ended by the Pretender's
;
flight,
Cl'LLODEN PATER*.
52
his
We
creature.
Zealots and short-sighted people may perhaps think it just, that a nation so involved
with Rebels should suffer ; but let those men consider, that it was much more owing
to Pro\idencc, and to the vigilence of our King, than to the inclinations of the people,
that England did not discover as many Rebels even, in proportion to its extent, as
Scodand did
and then
let
much
CULLODEN
PAPERS.
63
have been foreseen, have now accordingly fallen out ; and that in this Kingdom there
are not an hundred persons who can be restr;uned from murmuring, upon any other consideration, than that they hope his Majesty, against the ensuing sessions of ParHament,
will overturn th^at fatal Bill,
like
CULLODEX
^4
P.VPER3.
upon
for
tliereby.
2''-
fit)
who
all
(excepting such as
and at a certain
Penalties.
These or such
like securities
absolutely safe, and the minds of all men sweetened ; whileas, at the same time, by the
execution of the most remarkable Criminals all the ends of Pimishment would be ful-
And if some such measure is not pursued, it is with the last degree of regret I tell
you, that the Pretender vrUl gain many more friends by the pmiishment of the Rebels,
than he will lose bv their OAerthrow.
After representing this important false step, I next proceed to take notice of another 5
which, tho' of less prejudice to the K. creates a verj' general disrespect to his ministr)'
and that is, that in a Season when matters of the greatest weight are on the Wheel,
this Country should be entirely neglected, and the management of it committed to a
set of men hated or despised by almost all the King's friends.
You cannot be ignorant, that the set of men known here by the name of Squadrone
have in a very particular maimer been of many years odious to the people, on account
of their selfish adherence to one another, in opposition to ever)' interest but their owti ;
and you may easily persuade yourself, that they have recommended themselves very
iilled.
little
by
their
mean
assentation to
what has so
Country
especially
is
stopped.
It is no small cause of discontent, to such as served the King faithfully in this Nation,
to find, that a Ministry can be so designing, or so far imposed on, as to quit with the
Duke of Arg)ie; worthy in himself, but chiefly valuable for his steady adherence to
his Majesty ; moved by a parcel of fictions, contrived and abetted by certain poUricians,
who are become a proverb in their Coimtry,
Nobody here can forget the fictitious scheme contrived by Gen' Cadogan in the
begiiming of Februarj' last ; by which he persuaded the Court that it was then possible
to pursue the Rebels into their hills, and obtained orders for that purpose, of design to
have detained the D. of Argyle about that adair. No one can forget, that the same
General,
CCLLODEV PAPERS.
6^
General, having found means to delay his expedirion till April, undertook it then,
without a possibilit)' of" Success and evjry one still has it fresh in his menior)-, that this
man, having fatigued the troops, and spent a great deal of money, was necessitated, bv a
treaty dishonourable to the Government, to save his own shame in making articles
inconsiderable in every other respecl, than
with a puny highland Chief,
;
as he was a malicious Rebel, and famous for obtaining Conditions of the British General, which afterwards were ratified by a formal Remission ; and the King's friends will
this town, a very forward man
long remember, that this pardoned Rebel was lately,
of Council with the Squadrone in all their meetings.
This instance of the Court being imposed on, by the knot of men now mentioned,
to grant a remission to the worthlessest rogue living, is no small mortification to the
and it receives a good deal of addition from what is at
lovers of the Constitution
present a doing ; viz. a distindtion, that every prisoner who was taken in Action, or
surrendered himself to the King's mercy, in the hands of the D. of Arg)'le, is ordered
to be transported to England to be tried ; whereas those who surrendered to any of
the Party aforesaid are almost ail left at home ; and if any one goes alongst with the
rest, it is of design that he may escape for want of evidence ; as in the case of M'Kenzie
of Fraserdale, in whose behalf the D. of Athol, to whom he surrendered, undertakes
to prove, that he was forced into the Rebellion, tho' he actually marched at the head of
:
500 men
to Perth.
do a thing more lawless or more injucommit the Care of Public management, at a time so critical as this is,
to men so much the derision, and at the same time so much the aversion, of their
Country, as those to whom that Charge is committed in Scotland,
Now, Sir, do you judge if it is for the honour or interest of the King, or his ministr}',
at a time when the Nation is (I must say) in a just ferment, to entrust the Public Conscarce supposible, that a ministry could
It is
dicious than to
when
the
Kingdom
is
yet at a loss
how
to
account
man, whom they lately accounted, under the King, their bulwark
against Popery and Tyranny.
By what I have said in the onset. Sir, you may guess I will not rest satisfied singly
with having transmitted this to you. I must know something of your sentiments about
it.
I'm resolved to wait till the 20"' of September and if in the London Gazette, before
that date, I see nothing advertised concerning a letter dated and signed as this is, you
may trust to it, I shall complain of it in such a manner, as you shall have no reason
for the disgrace of that
to be satisfied.
I
am.
Sir,
Your humble
Servant,
Y. Z.
Xo. LXXXIII.
Lord Lovat
My
to jNIr.
John Forbes.
dear John,
YOUR
We
is
this
day before the Prince & Ministry ; so they have brought their Hogs to a base
I hope their Success at Elgin will be the same ; as, if I had been at home, I
market.
would
CULLODEK PAPERS.
66
D^
of Septre
""Q
tSc
faithfuU
Xo.
Serv'ant,
LOVAT.
7 16.
D^
Sir,
Your most
London,
y*
Sir
Lord
LXXXIV.
Lo\-at Qjrobably to
Mr.
Baillie].
Sir,
I ONLY send vou this to let you know y' Monday morning I go for v* Bath,
where I'll stay but short, & endeavour to be at Ed' before y* first of Nobre. I intreat you aquant both Dimcan &; John Forbes, that ther Inverness busines coast
trouble to me & to their other ffrds ; & v'^ I admire why John Forbes suffers himself
to be calumniat bv those people, by open Memorials to the Cabinet Council, w'out
John Forbes writing to anv of the Secretary?. If I,had not spoke so oportunly to my
L- Chancellor &: to mv L" Townshend, I belive the aifaire would have gone wrong.
I beg you send
It has keep'd y' great Brothers & me in hot water these ten dayes.
y"" this Letter, y'" thev mav know that I Sc their other ffrds are angrj^ y' John Forbes
But
did not writ to mv L'' Townshend 6c to M' Walpole, who apear both his ffrds.
y^
y'
to
his
hands,
mioistn,"
this
comes
may
know
their
how
soon
it
may
do
he
I bes;
infamous proceedinc^. I hope they will one day or other smart for it. Adieu.
I am most intierly
V' 6
Oaobre>
of
1
7 16.
Yours,
5cc.
LOVAT.
f
No.
Lord Belhaven
LXXXV.
to
D' Dunca!!,
I
HA\T1
inclos'd a letter to
'
-.
-with
CULLODEN PAPERS.
67
with my Brother, and other Lords, which is the best and most expeditious method of
There is one method that
doing this affair ; for it concerns me to have it soon done.
will do, without all dispute ; which is, the finding of Evidence of that Lord's being
in Rebellion ; and upon their Deposition before the Judges at Carlisle, a Bill may be
If all [other] methods are ineffedual, this must be tryed, but I
found against him.
had much rather any other would do. D' Duncan, you know most of your great
people with you will rather obstruct than forward any thing that concerns me ; so
must entreat your assistance. My Brother will consult any other Lawyer with you
that
you
think,
So,
fitt.
D' Duncan,
BELHAVEN.
Your
*^*^
No.LXXXVI.
EXTRACT of an Ad of Councill.
The
M' Duncan
J-
Forbes, Advocat.
17 16.'
AT'^' Invernes, the Eight day of Oftober One thousand seven hundred and sixteen years, In presence of John Forbes of Culloden, Provost ; James Thomson,
James Dunbar, and William Eraser, Baillies ; James Mackintosh, Dean of Gild
Thomas Alves, Thesaurer, and remanent Councillours of the said Burgh then convened That day the Magistrals and Councill, takeing to their serious consideration
;
how
for
necessary
them
it
is
for the
Burgh
to
have a
may concern
fitt
the
and
qualified
Burgh
Ad
CH. M^LEANE.
No.
M' Duncan Forbes
to his
Brother
LXXXVII.
26""
Odober 1716.
Dear Brother,
MONDAY
* ArgyU.
The
CCLtODES- PAPERS.
dft
had its eSFeA, we find but as it happens. Sir Peter no-w denyes every
ftep of it, and has gone to L^ Townshend and M' Methuen to assure them the D,
never visited him m his life, nor ever spcke a svUable on. that subieCi:.
DL'X. FORBES.
The
story has
Mind Deple.
be paid,
a day.
if possible,
before the
"i
Term >
)
Xo.LXXXVIII.
Meflrs
M.
^.
AV.
Drummond
Sir,
YOU
may be
of them had neither Credit nor Money to bear their charges, if they had not
been supplied, in some measure, by a collection made here from charitable persons ;
which no profession of people made the leaft disrinfldon ; but all concurred very
But as that collection will be soon, if not already, exhaufted, so their charges
franklv.
will encrease by coming on of their tryalls, which now approach (the Judges being
actually set out' for Carlisle), which in a strange country- cannot be done easily, being
remote from their friends, and destirate of the means of subsistance ; for many, who
lived plentifully before, can receive no supply from thdr own Eftates, they being sequestrate ; and as Unle from their friends, who hve at such a distance ; and many of
the same misfortune, and not capable to give any assistance to
them are involved
them. It's therefore hoped you will take these unfortunate Gendemen's case to your
serious consideration ; and to transmitt hither What you are pleased to bestow in so
and we -nill endeavour, as hitherto we have done, to apply it
charitable ane occasion
many
in
We are.
Serv^,
^r-
>
DRL^DIOXD.
^- DRODIOXD.
e\ hi6.i
Xo.
M'
LXXXIX
Duncan Forbes.
Steuart to ^l-
Ja'
Sir,
HIS Roval Highness being informed, that there are several persons concerned
in the late Rebellion who have fled from Justice, and are either gone abroad or sculkTherefore, by a Letter from my Lord Townshend of
ing up and down the Councr)'
agnified to me, that it is His Royal Highness's
has
His
Lop
die it"^ last mondi.
:
that proper
it
Eddence be found
with transmit to
me
against
them
men
Wherefore
desire that
you may
forth-
CULLODEN PAPERS.
This List
6q
hope soon
to
as to this particular.
You cannot but know a great many of these in your bounds, who, not being
landed men, were allowed, upon their surrender of themselves & arms, to return to
their own homes, and to live peaceably without disturbance.
Wherefore I am direded to let you know, that it is expedted that you will call such
persons before you, and examine them as to their knowledge of the persons aforementioned, their having been in arms in the Rebellion ; and that you will be pleased to
give me a particular Lift of those persons that are capable of giving Evidence against
them ; and that you would mark at every persone's name not only his name and surname, designation, and place of abode, but also the persons against whom he is
capable of giving Evidence.
And in this I hope you will be at such pains. That I
condition
may be in a
to give such report of your diligence to Court, as is suitable to
the Office you are uitrusted with.
As to the List of the landed Gentlemen who have been in the Rebellion and are
either fled or sculking, I desire that that may be sent up with all dispatch
seeing you
need not w ait the event of finding Evidence against them That being to be dcie either
upon your own knowledge or common fame. And as to the List of Evidence, I hope
you will send it up so soon as it is possible to be got ready.
:
Ed', 8"'
.
Nov'
1716.
am,
Sir,
Servant,
JA.STEUART*
f
No. XC.
to his
Brother
M' John
Edinburgh
6"'
Nov'
6.
Dear Brother,
I
contribution
to-day already
a carrying on,
is
own
Counti-y.
you,
it is fit
am Yours,
DUN. FORBES.
No. XCI.
Lord Lovat
to
My dearest Lord
Provost, (we must give you your title since its to last but short.)
dear General's letter and yours are terrible ; but I was long ere now prepared
y* could hapen me on y*^ illustrous Brothers' account.
Ill stand by y'" to y* last
fall, as I do not doubt but I will, I'll receive y* blow w'out regret.
But all I can
MY
for all
&
if I
teU'
CULLODE.V PAPERS.
70
you
is this,
useful
y'
like to see a troublesome world, & my General & you will be yet
ready to be with you till y^ last drop ; for I am eternally
we are
& I am
Your own
LOVAT,
Ferintosh,
y'^ay'^of
My
\
Deb^i7i6j
to y'
Lady.
God
preser\-e
you both,
&
destroy y^ Squade.
No. XCII.
Lord Lovat to M' Duncan Forbes.
General,
AS I take a panicular share in all that touches mv d' Gen so I am mightilv griev'd
I do not think y' vour d' brother will long outhve her ;
at y^ sister-in-law's Condition.
for he is so overwhelm'd w' grief, that he neither sleeps nor eats, Sc is very much alter'd.
I do what I can to comfort him ; but he gives way to his grief, in spight of what all his
fds can say.
Foyers assirres me y' v*^ Squade have resolv'd to
I have several calls fi-om London.
ruin me, du fond en comble ; to break me as to my Commissions, & as to mv Gift
&
Brig. Grant writs
to sect up a Fraserdale in odium of Arg}-le, & of me as his partisan.
to me y' he never will belive y' promise of a Courtier after what was said to him of y'
Gift to Fraserdale.
My L* I.'s refined Folitik has hindered his Brother to act for me in
y' matter, which \^-as most inaccountable befor God k Man ; since they know I would
go w^ y"" tomorrow to Spain, if they bid me, & leave wife & kindred But, my d' Gen.
I never found y' any frd would do for me what I would for him, except my d' Gen.
who is generous &; great in his Soul above all the Dukes, & Earles in Brittain. If you
Brig. Grant
think fit, I intreat you writ to y^ Brothers, to do for me what they can.
desires me to go off as soon as possible to secure Fraserdale's busines ; so I do intend to
go in a week or two at most, hv the mean tyme, I send this express, w* George Drummond's 140 p'"; y'is, 132 I really owe him and 8 p" for the time he was out of his
money, that he might emplov better. So being to send this express South, I call'd for
Kinmiles &: Castlehill, who knows y Conveyances of this Estate better than any of this
Countrey, & Kinmiles has made the inclos'd Memorial to be sent you.
I therefore most humblv beg of my d" General to employ Sir Walter Pringle, &
whom els you please, & consult together of some legal way of my keeping possession of
this Estate, besides y"^ Gift, which I 4ook upon as the most precarious thing on earth
My drest
& I most tell my Gen that either I most keep ^^olent possession, which will remrn me
my old missfortunes, or I most abandon y- kingdoms, & a young Lady whom my fSs
:
me to marry. So, d' Gen : I beg you may give m.e some prospect of
not being again forc'd to leave y" Kingdom, or to fight against the King's forces ; the one
or y- other must be, if I do not find any legal pretence of possessing the Estate but by
this Gift, which I now reckon as nothing.
The thoughts of all this confuse my brain j
soe excuse my writ & style ; and believe me eternally, w'out reserve.
The most faithfull Sc affectionat of all your Slaves,
have engadg'd
LOVAT.
Beaufort,
y* 28"^ of Janry 17 17.
I
have fully reconcit*d myself to all mv kindred on both sides, except Dunbalah's
I sign this day a submission to Killrach ;k Cullodin for what Capt. Hugh can
Brothers.
demand.
No. xcni.
CL'LLODEK PAPERS.
No.xcni.
M' John Forbes
to
M' Duncan
Forbes.
Dear Brother,
It
the opportunity- of Lovat's express, to tell you that my Wyffe is dead.
I
28'"
Instant,
betwixt
rwelve
and
on
Clock
o'
last,
the
Munday
her
call
God
to
pleased
fornoon. She is to be interr'd Tuesday next, the 5*^ February. If my health will allow
me to travell after that, my stay Nvill not be long here, unless Parliat is either prorogued
TAKE
or dissolved.
,
Inverness,
30"^
January '17 1 7
>
'
vf.^
X0.XCIV.
Lord Lovat
,::'.
j,
"
-)
My
JO -.FORBES.
...
to M''
t-.
,,
Duncan
Forbes.
"'''.-'
"-''
'
dearest General,
GOT
long letter ; & I am affraid its omenus, when you writ long letters & I
have
nothing to say as to the law part, but a blind submission to y' wall
short ones.
I
y'
sorry
my adversarys have employed y' best lawiers, except my Gen'
onlv
I am
y"
whom I look on as best of all. If you can secure Sir "Walter Pringle, I beg you do it.
According to my General's orders, I re\'iewd yesterday ^t ******** above thirteen
hunder men. Col" Morav did me y" honor to go himself & review v"", & thought y'" lusty
bodys of Men ; but they lookd melancholly like, w'out Arms. I have writ to the Chancellor & Secretarvs about y" by the last Post ; & to Baron Shallenburg, to say a word
I tliink you should make a Paragraph about my review, & cause
to y^ King of my zeal.
I do assure you, y' it is a terrificadon to y'^ Jacobites, & y" my
put it in your Currant.
Yet y" Brig, writes plainly to me, even since the Plot, y' its
staying here frights them.
in my L^ Hay's advice I should go immediatelv to London to save myself, since they
could not publickly act for me.
Y' advice pusles me of my staying ; but I \^ill be determined by this day's post. If my fds from London continou to bid me go. He go imediatly ; if they bid me stav He stay, sine thev most know there if ther is any danger so
near,: yet I am truly of Opinion y' matters will not end whout much blood.
What you
desired to know I got notice of it precisly last night ; my Cusing Clanranald did land in
his own Countrey w' a great number of arms, 6c sent a great packet to Glengarv, who
is to go to Knoydard on y"" coast, to meet Clanranald, or Glendarroch, who is likewise
come over. I had this from a Cusing of Glengary's, who was w' him when he got y*
Packet ; so you may be assured y' Glengary & Huntley are as much the Pretender's, &
all ther Men, as any in Scotland.
Adieu, mon cher General je vous ecriray plus au
long Vendrech' au soir, par la post ordinaire ; cecy est par im express pour porter les
Rolles de ma Company.
iNIilie respefts au Prevost, a M. Drummond, et Nimbo ; et
me Croyer a vous, mille fois plus qu'a Movmeme,
I
y'
LOVxVT.
Inverness,
y' 20""
of Febr- 1717.
I follow
my
to
General's orders
Sons, whose
r.'.
Condud no man
of
Honor
my interest ; but
one Man, except Dunbalah's
can jusdfy ; but I let y"" alone.
affraid contrary to
me
as
or frdship to
me
No.
XCV.
~2
>
Cl'LLODEN' PAPERS.
No.
M' John Forbes
to
XCV.
20""
June 171 7.
Dear Brother,
YOUR Friend Obnan was with me Tuesday night last, who, by the help of some
good wine, made me sUp that post ; and to the consequence of that night's drinking
you may impute my making use of a borrowed hand ; for yesterday and last night I was
so verie ill, that this day I was obHged to take a good quantity- of blood.
For news, Lovat's gift run the Gantlet this day in the House of Commons, by
reason of a resuming Clause in favours of Fraserdale's Lady, presented by Lord James
INIurrav, and strongly supported by Cocburn, Halden, and the Squad ; who in the
were pleased to belch out great many scurrilous reflecLovat ; but all to no purpose ; for the gift subsists as it did ; and in a
great Measure owing to Mr. "Walpole, and honest Mr. Smith, who, notwithstanding y*
melancholy circumstances of his Family at present, would not desert Lovat.
Debat,
w'*"
tions against
J.
F.
Xo. XCVI.
to
i^''^
July 17 17.
Dear Brother,
iSr STANHOPE has this day kist the King and Prince's hands as Viscount Sussex
h has demitted all his posts in
and Lord Mohaun *. Its also storied that ^lal
Favours of Cadfogan"!, who is to be Duke of Ormond. Its true, that Mr. Poultnie was
and also that Tom Earle has lost
refused access to the King before he left this place
The D. of
his place, as ever)^ oY body that voted against Cad. must in a few dayes.
Summerset has refused to serve the Court, till first the K. and P. are reconcilat.
We aieto have the Act of Grace ]Munday next ; and its talk'd, that the Parhament
will not onlv then be up, but dissolved ; and that Rox. and all the Squad, goe for
Scotland to make the Elections, whilst his Majesn- goes a progress through the Coun;
As to mv t^Tne of down comeing, its micertain, because 1 know not how long
may be detained in Hampshyre, where I desATie to goe next Week But in order to
my home coming, its proper you A^-rite north and find Credite for a,^ico. sterling,
trie.
which
Drummond for
before
since
take
it
Commisso"
Viscount Stanhope, of
Stanhope.
Mahon
are
to
in the island
of Minorca.
in
CULLODEN PAPERS.
73
that
Your
afFed. Brother,
JO.
FORBES.
No. XCVII.
Provost Hossack to the Laird of Culloden.
Hon"^
Sir,
COLONEL IMontague & some Horse, having this forenoon come in from' Killichnimman, brought a great many Letters from our Army, which goe by this Post,
and will confirm that the Troops attacked the Rebells in their most advantageous post,
beat them from it not without loss, and were in pursute of them next day ; the
Capt"" Downs &
Spaniards ha\'ing capitulat to surrender on the Afternoon thereof.
2 Lieu'' of Montag' are killed ; Capt"" Moor & Heighington, of Clayton's, wounded
as
is
Gordon
Shulder, and
&
in the
bone
the
safe.
This
Legg.
is
It's
said,
what occurs
Seafort
for
is
wounded
news now.
in the
am,
Hon^-'-- Sir,
,
Inverness,
13'"
Yo' most
,.
faithful Serv'
JOHN HOSSACK
June 17 19.
*,* This was
No. XCVIII.
Lord Belhaven
to
M' Duncan
Forbes, London,
March
18"",
1721.
t)' Duncan,
THE Lord StrafFoord desired me this day to write to some Lawer of my acquaintance in Scotland, and inclose this bit of Paper concerning on Hamilton, who, he's
If you can find out that he is there, he would gladly
inform'd, is now in Scotland.
employ you in the recovery of his monie ; so should be glade you would employ some
body to find out whether such a man is there, or not ; and be so good as to let me
the outmost miserie, haveing had nothing before our eies but
a theme of Calamit)'
the people in rage, fury, and povertie, without doors ; and carTying on their particular views and interests within ; without any regard to the publick
You have, no doubt, heard of the Lord Sunderland's being acquitted by three
good.
;
ment.
Pray
friends.
give
now
have.
my humble Service
to
I
George Drummond,
member of Parlia-
all
other
belha\t:n.
I.
No. XCIX.
CCLLODEX PAPERS.
74
No. XCIX.
M' Duncan Forbes [probably
My
to the
Duke
of Argyll.]
Lord,
THE
choice your Grace has been pleased to make of me to represent your Borbe a very uncommon mark of your favour.
* I take to
rows
That vou have agreed I should not attend \^hen my Business tyes me necessarly to
and that, in this
this place, I look upon as a proof of your sincere friendfhip for me
your
Grace
has
considered
mv
your
own.
particular,
interest more than
During the whole course of my past life till this moment, I never wifhed for riches.
But now, when I perceive that my narrow Circumstances ^vill not, without a manifest Indiscretion (which your Grace would readilv blame), permit me to fling aside all regards,
and to follow you wherever your sen ice requires, I begin to wilh I had an Estate.
My fears, and a more famiHar acquaintance I have \nth myself than any body else has,
tell me that I shall not answer the expectations your Grace may have of my service in
Parliament. However, since I am thoroughly satisfied that the same friendship which
moved vou to entertain those expectations will incline you to make allo\^"ances for my
failours, I submit to your Grace's Resolutions.
I hope your Grace will not believe I think the less of the honour you have done
me, that I assure you it neither has augmented, nor cannot, the affection with which
I formerly was Your Grace's
most faithful Servant,
D. F.
Edin^ iS^Muly 1721.
;
Xo. C.
Lord Lovat
My dear
to the
Laird of Culloden.
Lord Provost,
IT'S needless to me to give you ane account of the attack y' those impudent vilmake on you ; since Tom. Rob. W. B. & Jo. Hosak, will give you a full acIt's a fine design, & very proper for King George's Officers of State, to
count of it.
offer to the Tory Jacobits of Inverness to restore them to their old Magistracy, if they
will concur with them to turn out the Whigs who have been so zealous for King
George. I want to know mightily what pension >* D. of R
has from the PreI am sure he gets more than ever I did for
tender for serving his friends so faithfully.
my services in 1703. I must say, that you are all good natured, y' can every day see
those Rafkals w'out telling them they are so.
But if the E. & Knight come to Inverness, they will certainly be drum'd out of to^vn, & followed by all the dogs, fisherwifes, whores, .k boys of the town
as the Peer would have been in 1 7 1 5 if I had not
proteSed him. I intend to go to Inverness, & show at least my zeal to serve you.
Adieu. I am eternally John Forbes of Colodin's faithfull Slave,
lains
LOVAT.
My
kind
ser\nce to Sir
Rob. Gordon,
&
My
Wife
gives
you her
ser\-ice.
ofDebre 1721.
in
district
of boroughs.
No. CI.
CULLODEN PATERS.
75
No. CI.
Lord Lovat
My
to the Laird of
CuUoden.
THO' 1 am
am my
is
&
Most
Inverness, y" 9 of
faithfull Slave,
LOVAT.
Dec. 1721.
No. CII.
From
the
same
to the
'
.
same.
My
Am
it.
refer to
tion
&
zeal for
No.
M' Duncan Forbes
cm.
John Forbes.
Dear Brother,
WE
are frightned out of our witts here, that Peter Haldane will be made Lord
of Session in place of Fountainhall, who has demitted. If this happen, we have no
more to say in the Session ; and, for ought I know, the ridiculous process against you
and your Alagistrates may be determined against you, at a Season when there can be
no Appeall. I am hopefull the Duke will look to his own Interest in this particular ;
which will be mortallv wounded, if not killed quite dead, by such a Judge ; and I
cannot help thinking, that if the Ministers put such a Judge upon him, he has very
to look to from their promises.
expecl to hear particularly from Inverness, in a day or two, what have been the
Springs of our Tory friends' actions, and then you shall know.
I heartily regrate our friend Sandy's loss ; I hope heel bear it, and get another son.
litle
Edr
9*^
1
Decer
"
am
Yours.
Note>
Mr. HalJane
L2
No.GIV.
CCLLODEX
f6
P.\PERS,
Xo. CTV.
^^ Duncan Forbes
My
Duke
to the
of Argj^ll.
Lord,
THIS Morning
it
in his hands.
If the mistake of your Letters having come so late to hand has not occasioned your
Gr. doing somewhat cross to poor George before this reaches you, I flatter myself you
will lay aside all thoughts of hurting a Man who, joined to more merite, has as great
a love for justice and for vour Gr. Ser\'ice, as vour most f. H. Ser^-"
DL^^. FORBES.
No. CV.
The Duke
of Argyll to
PROTEST,
in
this affair
am, Dvmcan,
Your
faithfull Servant,
CULLODEN PAPERS.
I"]
No. CVI.
M' Duncan Forbes
My
to the
Duke
Lord,
AM
under the greatest concern that ever possest me, when I sit
dov^Ti to answer your Grace's Letter of the 7", which I received in this place.
That your Grace's opinion, and that of your friends, concerning G. D. is a WTong
one, I dare not take upon me absolutely to say ; because you may be acquainted with
facts concerning him, to which I am a Stranger ; but if there was no more in the
matter than I know ; mz.. that he, tho' -willing, was unable to advance the Money for
some months, -without risquing ruin to himself and his friends ; I cannot think that
my entreating in his behalf with your Grace, or interposing to procure him the money,
is a Crime unpardonable ; tho', as I had the honor formerly to observe, his faultiness
'"'
or innocence cannot well be explained in this manner of Correspondence.
your
Grace
is
pleased
But that which touches me the most sensibly is, the Opinion
to express concerning me, as if I preferred G. D. (of whom you seem to entertain
very unfavourable Sentiments) to your Grace the consequence whereof may be, that
one time or another I may chance to be convinced that I have misjudged.
To one whose Actions, in so far as they reguarded your Grace, flowed from the
most sincere Love and affection ; whose conduct never was influenced by views of interest or the least hopes of reward ; and who flattered himself your Grace considered
him in thi.t ligh:-, the Censure is prett)^ severe. The study of my Life, since ever I had
the honour to be kno%vn to your Grace, was, to merit your good \\-ill by honest actions.
I was ford enough to believe that I had gained some share of it ; and I do assure your
Grace, nothing in nature can afiect me more than the loss of it, excepting only the
I
at present
'
'
'
deser\Tng to lose
it.
will
do
me
'
"
D. R.
I have written to Mr. Drummond, to acquaint Ja. Cockburn, that the Money remitted
him by Bill was in satisfaction of so much Monev which had remained in his Mr. Drummond's hands of the ^10,000. since the late Rebellion. The Letter to Kilmahew,
which came North, unluckily being under the same cover "with your Grace's, I have
No. cvn.
CL'LLODEN PAPERS-
fi.
No. evil.
The Duke of Argyll
Mt
to
Dear Duncan,
I
my
RECEIV'D
enemys
and,
think, too
much
my
friend.
Man
is,
and
am, no doubt,
less so
am
Your
faithfuU friend
&
Sers-ant,
ARGYLL
GREENWICH.
5c
No. CVIII.
M^ John Forbes
to his Brother
]\Ir.
Duncan
28'^
Forbes,
Lord Advocate
dated Culloden,
January 1725.
Dear Brother,
WE
have the strongest stnigle about Elections in this Coimtrie, all over, was
ever heard of, especially anent our Borrowes : so that I cannot yett say that Stewart is
secure.
I wish the writts were here ; for till then, or rather till the Minute of Election
is over, It is not possible to say who will be the Man ; because Stewart, Killravock,
and Collonell ***** IsrKynzie, by Tom. Robertsones (and his assodats) ther bambusiling measures, doe all of them reckon themselves equally secure.
As to my Election, our Cousine Foulls is now here. He assures, Sir Donald will
not come North ; but Fraserdeall, who is also in this Countrie, asserts he will, and all
his 0/ South Countrie friends.
If he speaks trueth, tATne mest try who will be
returned.
glad to hear the Address for dissohing the Union is throwen out by your
Yet aver)- thinking Man may easily
Facult)- ; tho' its well knowen I was not for it.
I am truely some to
belive this is not the proper tv-me to propose such ane affair.
this matter ;
hear the litle Recabite was violently opposite to you and his oy' friends
If
Elections.
and as sorrie to hear that he is Ivke to follow Jacobite measures at the
this
att
this be true, please show him this Lyne ; and tell him, I take his apearing so,
Jounclure, to be not onlv the greatest ad of folly he can committ against his interest,
I
am
but also the greatest affront he can possibly doe me, and all concem'd in me. It is,
Yett still, insignificant as I am, it
in plain terms, a giveing up all friendship with me.
were more kj-ndly for him to wish me well, and to expect friendship from me, then to
depend
CULLODEN PAPERS.
'
79
be led by the nose by, the Man I am told he setts up for ; who is a
I
stranger to him, and will perhaps laugh att him when the Eleftions arc over.
but
I
cannot
help
this
subjeft
it,
on
paper
much
too
;
know you'll think I have spent
Pray lett me
because I love my Cousine, and desyre to keep friendship with him.
him
to
keep
him
right.
with
your
interest
use
know what he inclynes to do, and
am told, it
Argyll
wrote
him,
I
If
to
Mlntosh.
I cannot tell what to make of
and
friend
Robertsone
Your
Tom
think
fitt.
might doe weell. But doe in this as you
professes
for
all
the
friendship
he
to
interest,
his father are intyrely in Fraserdeall's
Oathes,
before,
take
the
never
qualified
to
you ; and does oblidge his father, who
only to oppose me ; which I take to be the best thanks you'll gett from him and his
depend on, or
to
How
and what
oy'
^
them
in their villainies.
Newes you
lett
me know when
Dispatch the
have.
Y"
'
No. CIX.
;^,
.^,.:^.,,
to the Magistrates
JO.
FORBES.
.^..
of Glasgow.
'
'
'
'
'
'
'
WE
would be pleased
Names &
to
committ them
to Gaol,
and transmitt to
me
an account of their
Mob
and
CULLODEX PAPERS.
8o
and the Witnesses names by whom such particuliars can be proven ; to the end that
thev may be tryed by those Laws which they have insuked.
When you have secured such of the adors as can be discovered, proper care will
be taken to assist you to keep them in safe Custody, if that shall be necessan-, and to
transport them hither in order to their tr)-all.
.;
am
heartily sorrv-,
Xo. ex.
The Lord Advocate [probably
to RL-. Scrope*]
in,
who
The Remedy
was easy, to have broke upon the Doors ; and the Officer
the Detachment proposed it to the Provost, from whom he had
Erections to receive his orders ; but the Provost pretended to be affraid that such %iolence would irritate the Mob ; and therefore ad\ised the Officers to order his Men
into their quarters, as the only expedient that remained for their safetv* ; which the
..
in this case
i^o commanded
much wet
Sc
rainy inarch.
After the Troops were in their Quarters, the Mob became still more boisterous,
their fury against Daniel Campbell's House, which they gutted and de-
and directed
stroved.
CULLODEN
stroyed, pulling
down
PAPEllS.
to.
defaced, and broke doAMi every thing except the Walls, which,
it
make
afforded him.
The
next morning, that is, the 25"", after Daniel Campbell's house was Demolished,
appeared less violent ; tho' still some disorderly persons, who had got themselves Drunk over night in Mr. Campbell's cellar, continued running riotously up and
down the Streets. However, the Provost, about ten a Clock of the Day, adventured
to break open the Guard Room Doors, and to give admittance to the Troops ; and he
pretended further to act so far in his Duty, as to seize some of the Rioters, and to
Committ them to Gaol. But that Act of his alarmed the Mob afresh, who got together in great numbers to Rescue the Prisoners, and endeavour to insult the Troops
who had possession of the Guard Room.
To this end, a Woman, or a Man in Woman's Clothing, got hold of a Drum, beat
it round all the Su-eets of the Town ; and, having collected a great body of Mob,
marched straight to the guard, w-here they attacked the Troops with Stones and Brick
Bates so violently, that they had no choise left, but either to deliver up their Arms,
or to use them.
Upon this, the Officer who Commanded the two Companies ordered the Men to
fire
first powder only, in hopes of Terryf^ang the Rioters ; but when that rather
added fresh violence to their former courage, he was obliged to fire sharp ; whereby
several people were knocked dowii, and diverse more were wounded, which had the
the
Mob
Mob.
This Accident, however, provoked them still the more ; insomuch that they at last
rung the allarm Bell of the City, Broke up the Town's Magazines, and possessed
themselves with fire Arms wherever they could find them ; intending, as they said, to
attack the troops in form, and to destroy them.
Upon this, the Provost sent a Message to the Officer, telling him what was
threatened, and adviseing him, for his own Safety, and for the tranquility of the
Town, to leave it as soon as he could, and to march out of it, where he might be safe.
The Officer, whose directions were to Receive Orders from the Provost, immediately marched his Men out of Town, in his Way to Dunbarton Castle.
But, as he
was followed for aboiit Six Miles by the Mob, he was forced frequently to wheel
about, and fire, to make his retreat good ; which at last he effectuated, and arrived safe
at
die
CULLODEN PAPERS.
aa.
the Slain are variously reported ; some making them to amount to ten or twelve, anTwo of the Soldiers, who could not keep pace
other to no more than five or six.
with the Detachment, fell into the Rioters hands ; and one of these is said to have
been so inhumanelv used, that his life is despaired of.
Sir, the best accoimt I can give you of that transaction ; a consequence
probablv will be, that the People in the Neighbourhood will refuse to pav the
Tax until tiie punishment of these who have already offended shall convince them, that
for the Commissioners of Excise have Advice from theu*
the course is imprudent
Officers at Hamilton, Paisley, Avr, &c. that they have been refused access, and Maletreated ; and that the people of these places give out, that they will follow the Example of Glasgow, and not that of Edinburgh.
For this Reason it is, that it is thought necessary, that before the Officers be exposed to fresh insults in those places, or the people be directly involved in Crimes, a
Sufficient force should be brought together, to support the execution of the Law at
Glasgow, and to bring the Actors in this Riot to Condign Pimishment.
As General Wade happens to be still here, he acted with great Judgment & AigiHe has ordered Colonel Campbell's and Mv Lord Stair's Regilance in this matter.
ments of Dragoons to be furthwith taken up from Grass, and to march to the proper
He has ordered five Companies of Colonel
places in the Neighbovuhood of Glasgow.
Clayton's to march hither from Berv^ick ; which, with so many Companies as can be
spared from hence of my Lord Delorain's Regiment, will form a sufficient body to
strick terror into the Mutineers in the West, and to support the Civil Magistrate in
taking up the Offenders ; and at the same time, he has ordered some of the Troops intended for the northern expedition, to halt where they are till further Orders, that they
may be at hand in case there is any occasion for them.
-So soon as the Troops intended for Glasgow are got together, which I believe may
be in Six or Seven Days, proper directions shall be given for taking up so many of the
Rioters as can be come at ; and in the mean time, the necessary informations and
evidences shall be preparing, that their Trjall may be speedy ; and so soon as we have
got hold of as many of the Offenders as we can come at, their Characters and the particular circumstances of their Guilt shall be made known to you, for your directions
This
is,
whereof
it
how to proceed.
By the Circumstances
in
this Naration,
Sir,
Most
faithfully
Yours,
Wade
&:c.
dispatches to the
Duke of New-
castic.
No. CXI.
CULLODEN' PAPEKS.
83
No. CXI.
M' Scrope
to the
Lord Advocate.
My Lord,
'
######*#********
prudence.
,
No.CXII.
M' Delafaye
to the
Sollicitor
of Scotland.
"MS
Tho*
CULLODEK PAPERS.
Tho' the Guilt of the Rioters might, by the construction of Law, amount to High
Treason, yet their Ex<^5"*, desiring that the proceedings against them may be speedy and
effectual, hayenot thought tit to order their being prosecuted for that crime ; but direct
that you proceed against them, according to their respective Cases, under these three
Heads, of Murder; of Felony, upon the Statute i" Georgii, in demolishing or beginning
and of Riot ; that you go upon the Tryals of such,
to demolish, M' Campbell's House
eyidence
the
is
plainest
and that the said trv'als may be carried on with
against whom
;
expedition
at
Edenburgh,
according
to the Laws in force in Scotland.
all possible
Excellencys
would
haye
\"ou
also
enquire
into the behaviour of the Magistrates ;
Their
of
particularly
consider
the
case
the
Provost
of
Glascow's omitting, upon the aboveand
mentioned Riot, to read the proclamation appointed by the aforesaid Act, to be made
in the like occasions
and proceed against Him by securing, examining, and CommitLaw.
him,
according
to
ting
Their Ex'-"'' observing that Mr. Campbell, by a Clause in the said Act, is entitled to a
Rcmedv asrainst thetown of Glascow for the damage he has suflered, would have you
suggest to him the making use of the advantage ^^hich that Law gives him.
Their Ex'-'- do also direct, that, as you take Informations against the Criminals, and
their Examinations, you do from time to time send me Copies thereof, to be laid before
their Ex"' ; and I take it for granted, you do not want any directions to let me have,
such an account of your proceedings as you shall think fit, to be laid before them. I am
also persuaded, that you will not fail to inform their Excellencys of any Discoverys that
you shall be able to make of the springs of these disorders, and of the persons by whom
they have been fomented and abetted.
I am sure it were unnecessary for me to add
any thing to excite your Zeal and diligence in so necessary and so important a Service ;
I shall, therefore, conclude with my heart)' wishes for your good success in it ; and the
assurances of my being, with great truth and respect,
^ly Lord, and Sir,
Your most humble and obedient Servant,
;
"
Ch DEL.-^AYE.
:
'
Xo. CXIII.
to
8'''
'-
July 1725.
Sir,
I
RECEIVED, by the Meflenger who vill deliver vou this, yours of the first
me the commands of their Excellencies the Lords Justices, con-
instant, signifjing to
cerning the Tumults at Glafgow ; and to the end then* Orders may be the more
effectually executed, I am resolved to go furth"nith to Glasgow, and to do what in me
lyes for discovering thorrowly, and bringing speedily to punishment, the Offenders.
As that Town is generally pretty much in\olved in the Guilt, it will be attended with
some DifEculty to make the proper Detection of the secret Ad\-isers and promoters of those
outrages ; however, I have already taken all the pre\ious care I could of that matter.
I have sent before, secretly, r^vo young fellows from hence, who are acquainted pretty
well with the towns-people ; and who, under pretence of other Business, are to pick up
all the private information they can, to the end that I may follow it out, v. hen I go
thither, with a regular Enquiry'.
By what I can at this distance learn, I conceive there will be e\'idence enough of the
conduct of the Chief Magistrates who were in the Town, to subject them at least to a
just prosecution for gross Malversation in their Offices > the consequence whereof, by
the
CCLLODEN PAPERS.
85
the Law of Scotland, is Deprivation & Uncapacif)' ; but whether there can be any
evidence found of their actuall accession to the Riots, by adviseing or fomenting, is
what I cannot answer till I have gone on with the Examination.
I Believe we shall have plenty of Evidence against the persons who acted ouvertlv in
the Mob ; but as the Magistrates have hitherto thought fit to committ none of them, on
pretence that they durst not take upon them to act, for fear of the Mob, before the
Arrival of the Troops, I am affraid that the appearance of the Troops will detergreatest part of those, who know that they can be proved guilty, to get
out of the way ; but all endeavours possible shall be used to search for & to committ
them.
Tho' the Rebellious Disposition in Glasgow Looked ill at the Beginning, and proved
a great encouragement to other places in the Neighbourhood to stand out against payment of the Malt Duty, I am very hopefull that the punishment of the Offenders therej
and the just resentment that the Lords Justices have been pleased to express on that
mine the
v.i\\ humble those who took originally their Example from the insolence of
Glasgow, and pave the way for the peacible Collection of the Malt Duty over the
whole Nation.
As the Refusall of Entry to the Malt Officers, generally, was the effect of a false
Report, industriously Disseminated throw almost Every Royall Burgh of the Nation,
by Emissaries emploved for that purpose, that the whole Royall Burroughs of Scotland
had come to a Resolution not to pay the Malt Tax ; I have given the best directions
I could think of, for coming at a Discovery of the persons imployed in carrying on
such a confederacy against the Government and the Laws, to the end they may be
occasion,
We
We
shall
85
CULLODEN' PAPERS.
I shall from tdme to time take the liberty of writting to you, v^hen any thing happens
worth the notice of the Lords Justices ; and shall not omitt to transmitt to vou, to be
Laid before their Excellencies, exact Copies of all the proceedings that shall be had at
Glasgow.
This moment I am setting out ^ith the General for that place : he shows a great deal
of spirit and vigilance on this occasion.
I am, S",
Yours.
:
Xo. cxrv^
i\r
iSIy
"
Lord,
I
Whitehall, July
13'",
which
to you
I laid
8'*'
Instant,
1725.
before
their entire
the Lords Justices ; and I have their Ex'T'"^ Command to signify
approbation of what you had done, and proposed to do, in compliance with their
Directions, for detecting and bringing to justice the Persons concerned in the late
Tumults at Glasgow ; and the dextrous manner in which you have set about getting
the best information of that unfortunate Transaction, and of the \vicked ad\-iser3 and
promoters of it.
Nothing could be more prudent and seasonable than the Resoluticn and Declaration
you procured from the Convention of the Royal Burroughs ; and their ExcelhT^ thought
that your care and pains in this matter deser\-ed their particular thanks ; which I
accordingly return you.
Their
Service
Excell^?"^ are
and
desire
extremely
you
I
.
_
satisfied
will assure
with
M' Solicitor
it.
.;
CH. DELAFAYE.
Xo.CXV.
Ai\
ACCOLHS'T
for
THE
Magistrates of
three Baillies,
the
The
Provost,
Guilt of the Provost, in not putting the troops in possession of the Main Guard,
vhich would have prevented the misfortune of that night ; and in not allowing the
troops any other place, where they might be together ; in Ordering them to separate
quarters ; in not reading the Proclamadon which, by the Law, He is commanded to
eideavour at least to Read ; and in refusing the Assistance of the troops at last when
The
the
Sy
CCLLODF.S'- PAPF.RS.
the Troops, might have been the immediate Cause of his Action : However, as that
cannot prove a legal! justification to Him, it makes it necessary to sift the Conduct of
his Collegues in the Magistracy the more carefully.
Of
and Baillie Johnston, were, as is believed, inand for some time before the Riots So that no Magistrate
remained with the Provost, except Baillie Mitchell, the Dean of Guild, and Deacon
Convener.
This Baillie Mitchell is by trade a Maltster, and is the present trades Baillie, upon
whom the care of the Tradesmen and Aitificers by which those tumults were chiefly
carried on depends. He, on the first appearance of the mobish assemblies, on Thursday
forenoon, the Day on which the Troops entered the Town, and on which M' Campbell's
House was attacked, deserted his Dur\-, and left the Provost without giving any account of
Himself; nor did he appear in the Streets all that Day, the night following, or the next
morning till about 9 o' Clock, that he took a Boat privately, and went awav to Port
Glasgow. Thus He left the To-rti, after seeing the destruction of M' Campbell's house,
and knowing what danger the Town was in from a Mob, without afking leave from the
his
dustriously out of
Town,
at
Chief Magistrate, & without otfering his advice or assistance for taking proper measures
towards the preservation of the peace.
This, it is humbly conceived, is a gross Malversation in Office.
The Dean of Guild was likev.'ise in the town with the Provost, and was witness to the
Riotous Assemblies on Thursday's forenoon ; but about the time that the Troops
entred the Town he withdrew Himself from his duty, and from the Provost's assistance,
and continued absent till the troops were sent to seperate quarters it is true, indeed,
he afterwards returned to the Provost, and went alongst with him to intreat the Mob to
dissipate ; but it is equally true, that He did not attempt to Read the Proclamation,,
which dut}' led him to endeavour to Read.
This Dean of Guild was also the person who the next morning, in a meeting of the
Merchants who were deliberating upon a proposition for calling together aBiu-gess guard,
insisted on it, and carried it, that such Guard should not mount with swords
but vnth
staves only ; from whence his disposition towards the Rioters may naturally be gathered.
The Deacon Convener, whose business it is to Assemble and Convene, and to
preside over the trades, was witness to the tumultuous assemblies on Thursday's forenoon, and stayed with the Provost till the troops came into town, and the mob was
gathered about the Guard Room
but then He withdrew himself from his Duty, and
from attendance upon the Provost, and did not appear again on that night.
And on the Friday's night following, and the Saturday's morning, tho* he had a
guard mounted, with which he pretended to preserve the peace of the town, he did not
offer in the least, or attempt, to disturbe the Rioters who were busie all Friday's night
& Saturday's morning in demolishing M' Campbell's House.
As to Baillie Stirline & Baillie Johnston, who were absent, tho' no Ouvert Act can
appear from w hich their encouraging or fomenting the Riots can be gathered ; yet on
the 30th of June, in place of taking an examination, by which the Rioters might be
discovered, seized, and punished, they thought fit to take a partiall examination
concerning the supposed abuses Committed by the Commander of the Troops ; and
the pretended unjustice which, it was said, the people met with ; and, out of such
examinations, to draw out a false and partial account of the fact, which they sig"ned
^^transmitted to Edinburgh, in order to be printed
and this they did when at the
same time they neglected to return any answer at all to a Letter which the iNiagistrates
received from his Majesty's Advocate, requiring from them a particuUar account of
:
those
CULI.ODE^f PAPERS.
88
when
them
employ their interest and industry secretly to get informations against the chief rioters,
and to make up hsts of their names, to the end the Advocate might Corrunitt them
when he arrived. And tho' this message was delivered to the Magistrates, and they
pretended to the Advocate on the 9'"" July, when He came to Glasgow, that they had
obeved his iastructions, and prepared Lists as he directed; yet on the lo'*" of July,
when, pursuant to their promise, they came to deli\-er to Him Lists such as he
expected, the only paper which the Provost, in the presence of the Magistrates, put
in his hand, was a List of seven persons, said to be rioters, whereof 4 were women,
& 3 onlv men ; & of the three men, one was a tinker, whose residence was not
and the 3"^ was a
described in the List ; another was not an inhabitant of Glasgow
mean labourer, who resided somewhere in the suburbs of the To\vn, but had fled.
Neither did they tender any other information or list of offenders to the Advocate, at
;
at least
\*"ill
of
itself
is
to
Xo. CXYI.
Lord Caithness
My
to the
Lord Advocate.
Lord,
I
WRIT
Murkle, July
to
actings,
of.
my Brother
by the
last Post,
desiring
him
to tell
you
14*'^,
that I
1725.
am very
not for a
little
disorder
account
CULLODENT PAPERS.
89
If you aprove my sentiaccount of some new schem for electing the sixteen peers.
with
favour
me
your advice as soon
know
it
;
if
not,
ment, be pleas'd to let the Duke
seem
shy.
like
to
I wish you
not
doe
importunat,
I
Though 1 wil not be
as you can.
great
esteem,
with
am
and
good health, and all manner of prosperity,
My Lord,
Your Lo. most humble
^,
and most obedient servant,
.
CAITHNESS.
;.
No. CXVII.
Petition
the Right Honourable the Lords Justice Generall, Jusdce Clfe, and
To
Comm"
of
Justiciary.
The Petition
Humbly Sheweth,
THAT upon Friday the 16 Curr"'your petitioners were committed prisoners to the
Tolbooth of Glasgow, upon warrants from the Right Hon"' M' Duncan Forbes, His
Majestie's Advocat, and one of the Justices of the Peace for the Shyre of Lanerk ; of
which warrants, conceived indeed in a very new Stile, coppies are herewith given in.
Your Petitioners hope in due time to Satisfie your Lops and ev'ry impartial person,
how Utle ground or foundation there is for charging them with those things they
are accused of in the Warrants
but att present they know it is improper to enter upon
their justification. The proceeding is very New and extraordinary, even for His Majestie's Advocat to committ to Prison the whole Magistrates of a Burgh ; much more
extraordinary is it, that such a thing should be done by a Justice of Peace of Lanerk ;
and that by this means so considerable a burgh, not only known to have demonstrated
their affeclion to the Government on all occasions, but to have disdnguished themselves
that way, should be left without a Civil Government in the hands of a military power.
However, Since such proceedings are had, it is some advantage to your Peddoners
that they are under the protection of the Law, and may have releiff from your Lops
justice ; and what we humbly apply for at present is, a Warrant from your Lops for
setdng us att Liberty, either without Baiil or upon Baill, as your Loj5s shall think
;
just.
And,
in the
first
place,
wee subnutt
it
to
your Lops
If the
Right Honourable
Duncan
don't doubt but a Jusdce of Peace may committ any Man whatsoever catched in an
aftuall breach of the peace ; but that is not the case
it's plain, by the warrant,
the pretended crime arrises from a defect, as is said, in the Right Execudon of
.our Offices ; and indeed the committing of the whole Magistrates makes it mc re plain;
and wee know no power any Justices of Peace have to committ Magistrates, on pretence
of negligence or Malversation. It is needless to mention tiow high that might go : a
:
Jusdce of Peace may easily mistake a Malversadon in Office ; perhaps some Justices
might think this warrant not intirely regular ; and it is yet more extraordinary for a
Man, as Jusdce of Peace of Lanerk, to give Orders to deliver over the Bodies of his
Majesde's
N
"
50,
CLTLLODEK PAPERS.
them
to recei\-e
into Prison.
But, in rhe next: place, as this Warrant is graiiced ^;^"idiout suScient powers, wee
apprehend it is directly in the teeth of Law, and concrarj- to die Libert}- of the subject.
"Wee have alreadv taken notice of that part of it ordering us to be DeUvered over to the
vdthout being under the Custody of any cI^tI officer ; but what we are furder
the congruity of this Warrant with the Act for preventing wrongeous imprisonment. That Law, ia all cases of Conmiittment, requires a Warrant in write,
expressing the particuiar cause of the commirtment. Wee can find no particular cause
in this Warrant. " Wee have by our conduct favoured and encouraged the Mobbs,
Tumults," &c. This vvee take to be far from a particular cause ; fevouring and encouraging are not termes used in law ; at least, not in any law against Tumults. It will
require an expUcarion, to make favouring & encouraging a crime ; for it is plain, in
some sense, persons might favour and encourage, & yet be guilt\" of no Crime.
i by a Magistrate's running away for fear; but that could
mobb might be ere
..c Words of the Warran: don't necessarly set furth a crime,
fix no crime. If th.-,
the Ccnunittment is ag" Law ; and as to the pretence of Malversation in our Offices,
that is more uninteligible : it is neither a particv ..: c use, nor is it a thing for which
a Magistrate can be committed before triall taken.
Wee do like\\ase apprehend, that every thing which may be a subject of accusation
is not a ground of Coaunitment ; and wee do submitt it to your Lops if there be any
thing expressed in this Warrant, for which your Lops, or any Judge whatsoever, would
have granted ane order of Commitment before triall. If this be encouraged, the Act
of Parliament is useless, and here is an end of the liberty of the subject.
\Ti1itar\-j
to
nodce
is,
but,
For these reasons, wee humbly conceive the Warrand is Void and Ag' Law
up time with a dispute on that head, wee offer instantly to find Baill,
which we did likewise offer to his 5lajestie"s Advocat ; and wee hope there is no man'-'-'-.
ner of doubt, that the pretended Crimes in this Warrant a'- "Rv, wee finding
May it therefore please your Lops to order us to be se:
our
Oirect
Lops order to
order
and
to
;
according
your
Lops
shall
please
to
baill
as
)
Keeper
of
a Tolbooth or
whether
found,
Person
in
whose
wee
may
be
any
Custody
be
uncertain
in whose
wee
must
Warrants,
Officer
for,
indeed,
after
such
MihtarySubt
Sic.
we
mav
Jultice.
keeping
be found, according to
J.\-MZS GRAHAM.
RO.
DL^T>AS.
17^
Edin^
July 1725.
;
The Lord
Ansred by
Clk ar.,: C
Matie's Advocat or
Justice
his
forenoon.
be seen and
ten of the Clock
Solicitor
ag'
Munday
nest, att
No. CXVTII.
Address from the Magistrates, &c. of Glasgow, respecting the Riots on the Malt Tax.
To
The Humble Address
the King's
of the Magistrates
of the
CJr\-
of Glasgow.
WEE
-^
We
CULLODEX PAPERS.
&
detestation of those Riots Sc Disorders that have lately happened in this your Maj'^'
Loyal, tho' in so far unfortunate, City of Glasgow.
Wee are deeply sensible how highly Criminal such outrageous proceedings are,
how destructive to Society, and how unbecoming a Corporation that hath endeavoured
to distinguish itself by an exemplary affection Sc zealous adherence to your Maj''*' Government, and the interest of your royal & illustrious family. But as those Disorders
were begun & carried on by the lowest and most abjett sort of the populace, without
the countenance or approbation of any persons of note or consideration in the place
Wee humbly hope, from your Maj*-" known justice & great goodness, that neither
the folly nor wickedness of such mean, obscure, and for the most part unknown
miscreants, will be charged to the account of your Maj'''^ most loyal City.
Wee your Maj''" most faithfull & well meaning Citizens have, with no small concern and astonishment, seen our Magistrates committed to the Gaol of that Town,
with the governm' of w"'" they are intrusted, without being allowed the benefit of finding
bail, and carried in an extraordinary way prisoners through a considerable part of the
Country, and then thrown in the nauceous common prison of Edinburgh, as favourers
& incouragers of tumults which they utterly detest. But while we are conscious &
perswaded of their innocence, we presume to approach your Maj"' Royal Throne with
humble confidence of your Maj'-^' most gracious proteftion and countenance and to
lay before your Maj'^' the true and faithfull account hereunto annexed of the several
Circumstances of these unhappy disorders.
And although we cannot take upon us to justify their behaviour from errors in point
of judgment, into which they may readily have fallen, when under the concern &
anxiety that naturally arose from so unexpedted an emergent ; yet with regard to the
sincerity of their & our intentions, & candor of our endeav" to settle and maintain the
peace of the Town intrusted to our management.
do most humbly submit our
Conduft, and that of our Magistrates, to your Maj'*' great wisdom.
That your Maj'* may enjoye a long, glorious, & quiet reign over a dutifull, submissive, & contented people, is the earnest prayer of,
;
We
May
T-
it
Your
J.
Maj'-'
&
The
most
most
faithfull,
most
loyal,
Subjeds,
Comon Council of the City
duty-''ull
&
Magistrates
of Glasgow.
^b
Glasgow,
31'' July
1725.
name of
the Council,
.
by
CH. MILLER,
Provost.
No. CXIX.
Upon
tax
the
21,*
commenced
in the streets of
and
24"' of
June
last,
some
was an appearance
women &
boys,
who
persons
CCLLODES PAPERS.
93
persons he had ordered to prepare and fitt up the Guardroom for the reception of the
Forces were dispossessed by a Mob, the doors of the Guardroom locked, and the
Keys carried off. The Provost thereupon sent the Town Officers to break open the
doors of the Guardroom
but they being bruised and beat off, he went in Person from
the Townhouse toTvards the Guardroom, to have the same made open ; and in his wav
was informed, that the mob was much increased and threatned to pull him in pieces
if he came there on that errand ; and was thereupon ad\-ised bv several of the most
respedfull Burgesses, that it might tend to quiet the disorders, should the Soldiers be
sent to quarters for that night upon billets, and the common Town Guard advertised
to attend as usual.
Of this the Commanding Officer being acquainted, he agreed
thereto ; by reason, his men being fatigued and few, and saving that he expec?:ed to
be reinforced next day with two other Companys: upon wh: "
Town Guard was
advertised to meet at the ordinarv time, which is betwixt te;
even at night.
The Provost, with M' Campbell of BhT;hswood, the only other Justice of Peace then
'"
in the place, with several of the Burgesses of best account, continued in :'
se
till towards nine a Clock at Night ; and then, there being no appearanc
.st
disorder, they went together to a tavern hard by: a litde after ten at
_
.count
was brought to the Provost, that the Mob had aran o^ot t :'; -. and v, ere inakmoc
- of the estremirj-s
an attempt upon ]M' Campbell of Shawfield's House, situate :;;
of the Town ; whereupon the Provost and the Gentlemen with him went immediately
to M' Campbell's House, and bv entreatvs and threats did prevail with them to retire
having then done httle other damage than breaking some of the windows ; and at that
time, when there was good hopes of their dispersing, great ntimbers of disorderlv and
^
riotous people advanced from sever.'
ward the House, ire Provost,
beat down the Town Officers, and :
Provost and the B.
\':4th him ;
on some of whom they laid viol.
so that they, seeing it was impracticable to
5 ;
sta-.
-ent, were obliged to r.:j-ie iJieir excape : which they did with great difficulty,
ha\ -^
:. pursued by several desperate fellows armed with Clubs,
After which, being lien near twelve at night, while the Provost was consulting with
some oi the Bursresses about cr."
M:': : .rv together, a Serjeant came to the Provost trom the Commanding O..
^ there was occasion, the assistance of
othe Military ; to which the Provost answered, he was most willing, provided they could
be got together : adding, he was onlr afraid they would now be in l
be
disarmed and knocked on the head before they could be brought to
::e
Mob being then in frill possession of the House, and very numerous and outrageous).
To which the Serjeant answered, that w^s the case, for the Men would be in bed. ITie
next day, being the 25'"^, for preventing further confusions, the Provost desired the
Commanding Officer, that he might have his Men ready to take possession of the
Guardhouse ; and while thev were convening, the Provost, and a good many of the
principal inhabitants, went to Mr. Campbell's Hoxise, caused secure and shut up the
entrys and doors in the best manner ; and returning to the Guardhouse, where the
!^Iilitar^" were drawn up, gave possession of it to the Officer, and two Companys under
his Command. Inmaediatelv after the King's Troops were thus lodged, the Provost gave
orders, that twent)' men of each of the ten Companys of Trainbands should convene at
the Townhouse at three a Clock in the Afternoon, in order to assist in suppresang any
tumults might happen. Betwixt two and three, a considerable niunber ot riotous persons,
consisting chiefly of Women & boys, having got together near the Townhouse, the Provost, with the assistance of stmdrv of the Inhabitants, caused them soon to disperse and fly
but in a little time, as the Provost was afterwards informed, a good manv more appeared
before the Guardhouse, and insulted the Military by throwing of stones. It has not
;
'
'
'
'
'
'
'
"
'
hitherto
CULLODEN PAPERS.
g^
hitherto appeared, that any of the Troops were disabled or hurt by this insuh ; nor
does it appear that the Officer or Soldiers under his Command were at this time in
any great danger ; however, the Commanding Officer ordered them to fire by which
first fire tvvo men were killed, who had been no way concerned in the Riot, and were
and thereafter continued to fire by
then a good way distant from the Guardhouse
Platoons, towards tlio four principal Streets ; tho' in some of them there was no mob,
nor not so much as one single stone thrown. The Provost, upon hearing the first fire,
sent a Gentleman with a request to the Commanding Officer, that he might fire no
more ; and to acquaint him, that a sufficient number of Townsmen should be sent to
assist in quelling the Mob.
The Cap' promised not to fire till the Gentleman should
return ; notwithstanding which the Soldiers did fire. Upon the Gentleman's return to
the Provost, he found him environed by a more formidable Mob than was at the
Guard, and complaining highly of the injury done the Town by firing sharp in the
streets ; wherby some of the inhabitants were killed, and several wounded.
I'he Provost did all he could to pacify them by threats and smooth words ; but all was of no
avail
the multitude was so incensed that they proceeded to break open the doors of
the Townhouse, in order to ring the alarm Bell, and to take from thence some old
Arms and Halbai ds that were therein lodged. The Provost hereby perceiving he should
not be able to quell the enraged Mob, who were increasing every minute, and who he
presumed would still be greater upon ringing the Alarm Bell, dispatched again immediately the same Gentleman to the Officer with a message, that he believed it would
tend to the safety of the Officer and King's Troops, and the quitting the present tumult, for him and his men to retire out of the Town ; the officer accordingly retired
and tho' there were no numbers pressing upon him, he continued firing upon the
Streets ; whereby, in all, there were nine persons killed, particularly one Gentleman
out of a Window two stories high, some in the sides, and others crossing the Streets,
going about their lawful affairs ; and seventeen dangerously wounded, whereof not
above five or six at most, so far as can yet be known, was in any way concerned in
the Mob.
Upon the Troops leaving the Town, some of the Mob followed after ; but
came up only with two of the Soldiers, who through immediate indisposition had fallen
behind these two being brought back to the TowTi, one of them was dismissed and
the other, being hurt in the head, was carried to the Town House to be taken care of,
and in a few days, being fully recovered, was Hkewise sent off.
;
';
CH. MILLER,
No.
M'
Provost.
CXX.
My Lord,
RECEIVED
CULLODEX PAPERS.
94
begging you will favour me with an Account of the natiire and business of the Signet
office in Scotland ; which, by the removal of the Duke of Roxburghe, falls to the two
English Secretarys of State. I suppose it is by virtue of their having the Seals ; so that
they will want no patent or commission for that purpose. If I am mistaken in this
point, I humbly pray your Lop will set me right ; and that you will also inform me,
what sort of constitution the Secretarys of State should give to those whom they shall
think fit to entrust with the care of thai OfHce ; and, if they should be persons residing
here, what deputation they are to give to y' person or persons that are to officiate for
them at Edinburgh. I will not conceal from your Lop that the two Secretarys of
State having determined to appoint each an imder Secretary to be at the head of that
Office, I shall come to be concerned in it : so that your fevouring me -with these informations will be more particularly an obligation to myself, who am with great truth
&
resped.
My
Lord,
&
I
CH
my
Lord Duke of
Wade
which
to
Maj'
Gen'
Newcastle
desires
you
will
forward
to
his Grace
him by an Express.
DELAFAYE,
No. CXXI.
The Duke of Newcastle
My
to the
Lord Advocate.
WhitehaU, Aug' 24'^ 1725.
Lord,
Majesty, not intending for the future to have any particular Secretary of State
has been pleased to remove the Duke of Roxburghe from that EmployScotland,
for
ordered
his other Secretarvs of State to take care of the department that his
and
ment ;
HIS
Grace had. As, in my Lord Townshend's absence, that must lye singly upon me, I
must beg your Lop will be ^leased :o send me from time to time such accounts as you
judge to be for His M-^j"^" Ser\-ioe. It is a very great pleasure to me, that, in the
execution of the King's Commands, I shall have the honour of your Lops Correspondence, and the happiness cf vour assistance ; which will be the more necessan* to me,
who must be unacquainted with the Laws and methods of proceeding in your Countr)'.
I shall endeavour to supply those defecls as far as I am able, by my attention to His
Majesty's service ; and to recommend mvseLf to the good opinion of the King's faithfull
subjects of Scotland, by promoting, as far as in me lyes, their interest and welfare
and pursuing those measures that m-ay be for the honour & happiness of the United
shall
Kingdom.
am, my Lord,
Your Lord'" most obedient humble Servant,
I
HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
No.
CXXU.
to
Mr. Delafaye.
Sir,
I
HAVE
As
CULLODEN PAPERS.
95
As to the nature of the Office of His Majesty's Signet in Scotland, it is pretty much
of the same kind that Keeper of the great or Privy Seal is; but -ndth this difference,
that the common fees of the office are all the salary that generally is annexed to it ; which
fees are more considerable than those of either of the other Seals, because of the mulall process from the Court of Session
tiplicity of business that goes thro' that office
The proper business of the Deputy or under Keeper,
passing under the Signet Seal.
as he is called, is, by himself or his servant, to affix the Seal to all Writings that pass
the office ; to keep the Records of that office in good order ; to colled the dues of the
Signet, and to account for them to the principal Keeper ; and, since the Union of the
Crowns, to dispatch to London, and receive from it, the Secretary's Packet, commonly
called the black Box, in which all pubhc dispatches, Warrants, &c. are contained.
As to the Constitution of the Office, the Signet does not properly belong to the
tho', for time past memory, it has been annexed to it
Secretar)''s Office
but then
a particular Commission under the
it has been generally granted to the Secretary by
and for your more perfect understanding the nature of such
great Seal of Scotland
Commission, I transmit you a Copy from the Record of the last, which was o-iven to
;
Duke of Roxburgh.
The Principal Keeper,
the
whose hand
all die Secretary's dispatches pass, you doubtless will take care to pitch
on
a fit person for that trust ; as well as on another fit person for a distincl: office, called
the Clerkship of the Signet, the fees whereof are a trifle, not exceeding 60, or
a year ; which does not come out of the Keeper of the Signet's profits, but arises from
yo^
any thing defective in this accotmt, I shall supply it as well as I can, when
me any fresh question.
I thank you for your goodness in sending me a Copy of the Magistrates of Glasgow's
Papers.
They begin to be msolent in hopes of impunity, which I cannot well imagine
how they have conceived ; but their tryal, when I am allowed to go on \nth it, will
convince the world whether I have been in the wrong to them, as thev willin<^lv would
have you, it seems, believe I was.
I do not trouble you with any account of the cure lately WTOught on our Brewers
here ; who seem to have returned to their senses only because they saw that w^e had
force enough prepared to bind them had they continued mad
since I know that Earl
Hay has, by a more expeditious conveyance, given an account of those matters to the
Duke of Newcastle, who has laid them before the Lords Justices ; and I am very hopeful,
that as the direftion of the affairs of Scotland is now in his Grace's hands, the madness
of the people, which was pretty much encouraged by the countenance thev met with
from the friends of a certain great man, will cool, and that things will speedily grow
If there
you
is
quiet.
Since
CULLODEK PAPERS.
^6
Since Earl Day has wrote as I mendon'd to you, it will be unnecessary for me to
trouble you with any publick Letter by this Post, tho' I have received yours of the
26th.
:
am,
With
Sir,
great respeft,
Sc
most humble
Ser'
No.
]\r
My Lord,
THE News w"
CXXIU.
My
Yo' most
my Lord
Lord,
iiaithfull
humble Serv'
J.S.
No.
Sir
Dear
CXXIV.
Robert Walpole
to the
Lord Advocate.
London, Sept. 4*1725.
Sir,
not hitherto troubled you, since vou left ttiis place, because you gave me
leave to make use of Mr. Scrope's correspondence w you ; both to inform myself of
what was transacting among you, and likewise, from time to time, express the great
I
HA\T1
''
had
in y' \-igilance
-s
am
verj- trulv,
Dear S^
Y' most faithfixll Humble
Serv'-,
R.
*
The
WALPOLE.
Tax.
No.
CXXV,
CULLODEN PAPERS.
'-97
No.CXXV.
The Lord Advocate
AFTER
to
M'
i;
Delafaye.
by
my
expedition to the
Northern Parts of
this
disafection.
In my way I made some enquiry after the Popish Priests and their practices, which
I look for perfect information in a
with justice gives so much jealousy to our Kirk.
few days against Seven or 8 of the most troublesome of them. My Lord Duke of
Newcastle was pleased, before I left London, to say, that ane Order should be sent to
me to prosecute them at the Publick Charge. If this has slipped his Grace's Memory
you will be so good as to put him in mind of it, and it will come still in time enough.
Upon my arrivall here, I found every thing in the same quiet and tranquility as when
left
I
it.
The convention of Royall Burrows is next week to meet, in order to make
their report to his Majesty in obedience to his late most gracious letter.
I hope they
will act as becomes Men so much indebted to his Majesty's goodness ; but as I presume the Earl of Hay, who is here, has acquainted the Ministers of any thing that may
have hapned in this part of the Country worthy their observation, I shall not trouble
^\'ith any more on that subject.
beg you will be so good as to make my most sincere compliments to his Grace he
will easily pardon me for not troubling him with a letter, since I wrote to you.
If his
Grace has any Commands for me, he knows my readiness to obey.
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient and most humble Serv'.
Edinburgh, ap'*" October 1726.
you
I
No.
The Duke
My
CXXVL
Lord,
HAD
sible
CULLODEN PAPERS.
Justices are of opinion, that the prosecution of the four Brewers, who were
committed, and were the principal Actors in the late combination, should be carried
The Lords
yo' Lop to direct in what manner it may be most efhave at present nothing else in command from the Lords Justices to
your Lordp. I shall with pleasure receive whatever accounts you shall be pleased to
send me of what passes in your parts of the Kingdom, and am with great truth,
My Lord,
Ycur Lops most obedient humble Servant,
on
&
leave
it
to
fectuallv done.
HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
Note.
Aner
-ithout bringing
a short conSnex.ent,
them
to
Governxcnt thought
fit
to release
the_ Magistrates of
Glasgow
trial.
Xo. CXXVII.
The Duke
My
Lord,
RECERTID
not but vou will be able to culti\'ate and improve it, to the honour and ease ot the GoI return you many thanks for
vernment, and the quiet and welfare of the Country.
what
passes, and of the state of
send
of
trouble
to
vou
take
the
the frequent accoimts
satisfaction
and I beg you will
with
great
reads
which
the
King
Afiairs where vou are,
;
which
with
I
am,
regard
sincerinand
be persuaded of the perfect
ISIy Lord,
Your Lops most obedient humble Servant,
HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
No.
CXXMU.
Edin'
to
i"
December i~z6.
Achnagam.
Dear James,
YOL'R
CULLODEN PAPERS.
gg
very foolish circumstances appear about his own certificate for upwards of three hundred pounds in the name of one Gordon, who is said to have been a Servant of his ;
but what wakened the Commissioners attention was, the intelligence they had, that
he rode the first horse in bringing about the pretended examination before some justices of the peace in Sutherland, where affidavits were taken, contrary to former declarations
I wish Sir John had not meddled in that matter, because it has quickened
the attention of the Conunissioners, and may put them upon Enquiries that mav be
attended
at least
They were
custodv, as they have done for others ; but, upon my intercession, they have forborn to
I do not think it proper for me, in
applv for any warrant of that nature at this time.
my prese.i situation, to write to Sir John ; but as I know you are his Friend, I beg
you may
as speedily as possible
let
now
tell
you, that he may deliberate well, and resolve what is fit for him to do.
I have a
strong inclination to believe Sir John is innocent ; and if he is, I should think it well
worth his while to take a trip this far to clear it, and to show the Commissioners that
their treating him in a different manner from other People has a proper return.
You
will not faill to discourse with Sir John on this subject as soon as possible ; and when
so,
let
me
No.
To
My
the
am
..
^.
Yours, &c.
CXXIX.
IN
it
CULLODEX PAPERS.
JCC
my relations
may
they
leave
We
if
it
be too
much
for
me
to expect to
be noticed,
as
one
who
ill
hope
it
is
proceeds from friends, or from those who are not Ennemys, with one's friends
standing near and looking on, it must strike deeper and stick faster, and the imlucky
person must appear to be sa7u resource.
This would make my case so singular, that perhaps there is not an other instance
If Jacobitism, or
of it in Brittain and, indeed, it seeras to be a pretty strange case.
when
it
even
torr)-ship, prevail,
am
to
be undone for
my own
sake.
At
present, I
must pass
for a strano-e
creature,
whom
it
is
by
aiEting
him,
sincerely,
down he
tumbles,
& must
upon
& when
that faills
ly there.
I
did
ei'LLODEK PAPERS.
I did
much on
me
Erskine, led
L"*
You may
to.
more
the
this
Head
easily
lOl
;
\v'''
speaking of
my Nephew.
do not intend
to trouble
My
to the
Lord Advocate.
Dear Lord,
WHEN
it.
CXXX.
No.
Lord Lovat
left
Inverness,
2<>
March 1727.
had the honour to writ to you by the last post, and send you an information of the Riot that hapen'd last week at Ridcastle, I was very justly angry ; and
if it was not for fear of the Laws and of my bread, I would have immediatly reveng'd
and the enclosed affidavits will convince your
the blood of my tenants and Kinsmen
Lordship y' I had very great reason to be in wrath ; but now y' the first movement of
Passion is over, I am well satisf}''d that the affair should be taken away in a fdly
maner ; for I have no desire to be in blood w' my nighbours ; tho' you may easily beiive I do not fear all the Mackenzies on Earth, tho' I had none to assist me against
them but my owti Frasers and followers. Your Lordship knows both the Clans prety
well.
I have put the Affair into my Commander in Chief's hands, who will certainly
consult you about it
and I am ready to yield to any thing y' is reasonable. I have
writ to Culodin my thoughts of what I have observed in this town.
1 wsh y'' Lordship better health than what we are told you have ; and I am, in all conditions of Life,
as I still was, your Lordship's most faithful Slave,
I
LOVAT.
No.
Lord Bal merino
My
"
CXXXI.
to the
Lord Advocate.
Lord,
Leith,
SOME Months
ago
writt to
my excellent friend
ii""
May
1727.
concern-
My
was very
fault
great), I cannot
readily granted.
may
But whatever be
in this,
Serv',
BALMERINO.
No.
Sir
D'
for
CXXXII.
Hugh Dalrymple
to the
Lord Advocate.
S',
THIS, I own, looks very like ingratitude, to be so long in returning you thanks
your favour ; but I had many reasons for not writing till now, of which the thing
9!
called
CULLODEV PAPERS.
I02
&
called Protelation
HUGH
Ed'
May
D.ILRYMPLE.
1727.
No.CXXXlII.
M' Delafaye
My
to the
Lord Advocate.
Whitehall, Nov'
Dear Lord,
ILWE
y'-^
1727.
liam' will not sit till y-' 10- Jan"^, which I fear will retard y' pleasure I promise myself,
of assuring you in person of the sincere 6c hearty respett w" which I have the honour
to be.
My Dear
Lord,
&
I
dined this
who
is
in
matism,
Warm
Day
&
My
Lord Townshend,
a very bad way with his Rheuw*^
I fear will
Weather comes
CH DELAFAYE.
:
it till
in.
No.
CXXXIY.
CIJLLODEN TAPEHS.
No.
M' T. Rawlinson
My
to the
I03
CXXXIV.
24"' 1728.
Lord,
AS
have not the honour of being knovi^n to your Lordship, I humbly beg leave
to acquaint you, before I proceed to give you an account of other matters, that I have
made a purchase (for myself and Company) of a considerable quantity of Wood in
Glengary for the use of Iron works we are ereting there ; and we fear not of having
good success in our Business (which certainly will be of great use and benefit in this
part of North Britain), provided we can peaceably enjoy the same ; but I am extreamly
sorry that I have occasion to acquaint your Lordship, that I have had two of my Servants murthered by a Villain in this Country, who I apprehended, with one of his
Accomplices, on the 20"' of the last instant ; and because it is supposed (by my friends)
that they may find means to make their escape out of the Gaiel of Inverness if they
should be committed there, I am therefore favoured in having them confined in the
Barricks of Kiliwhynnan till I am further instrufted how to proceed against them. The
Murtherer's accomplice (by name John Grant) hath confessed before M' Fraser of Cuduthall (a Justice of Peace), that their principle design was to rob and Murther me, and as
they could not meet with me, they were resolved to rob & Murther some of my Servants.
I have good proof against the Murtherer ; but as for his accomplice, John Grant, I have
no other than his own confession and as the Murtherer is famed for a notorious and
dangerous fellow, I should be glad to have him brought to his tryall as soon as possible ;
but if I am obliged to send him and his Accomplice to Edinburgh to take their tryall, I
am informed that their Prosecution will be very expensive. But if your Lordship would be
so kind as to give your Orders to the Sheritf of Inverness to try them there, a great
part of that expence might be saved
and (with submission) if their punishment was
directed to be upon the place where this murther was committed, I believe it would
be a very terrifying example to our Rogueish Inhabitants
all which I most humbly
submit to your Lordship's opinion ; beging your pardon for the liberty here taken by,
My Lord,
I
P. S.
Your Lordship's
Most Obed" humble
master in Inverness,
safe to
Note
short
it
Servant,
T RAWLINSON
If
of the Postwill
come
'
.;
:,.
me.
kilt,
of Oberiachan, inserted
in
No.CXXXV.
Lord Seafort
My
to the
Lord Advocate.
'
Lord,
AS
you gave me leave, when last I had the honour of seeing you, to let you
affairs went after you was gone ; so I lay hold of y' opportunity with
pleasure, because to one I value I impart where my grievance lys.
I was
know how my
CULLODEX PAPERS.
104
Tuesday to wait on S' Robert Walpole, who desired, hearing what I had
wou'd put it in black and white, y' he might shew it to his Maj"% Accordingly I did as order'd, and y' morning went to receive his answer. He was, as
usual, obliging ; but what I reqviired, he was sorry to let me know, was not to be
complv'd with since the King would neither allow any thing of y' kind, or give
orders to be confirm'd what his royal Father had granted before. On hearing this,
I cou'd not forbear making appear how ill I was us'd. The Government in possession
of the Estate, and I in the interim allowed to starve tho* they conscious of mv comin fine, several other cirphing with whatever I promised to see put in execution
cumstances I took the freedom to insist upon, which he cou'd not but own was right.
Now, my Lord, you being my sincere friend, I the more candidly lay the case before
you, that by vour usual prudence you may fall on such methods [asj will be thought
most proper, towards contributing to what may tend to y* mutual satisfaction of all
concern'd.
For as t 'n'^y I am now in is most disagreeable, consequently, if not recHf\'d, will chuse rather to seek my bread elsewhere, y" continue longer in so unworthy
a Situation.
I writ to Mr. Cowper last post, to wait upon your Lop to receive your
I beg you'll give your
orders how to behave, for making all things easie for a seale.
directions, since what your Lop says will be a law to me & mine. I have several other
things to- enlarge upon ; but your time I know is precious ; therefore, will presiune no
further, than to beg you will honour me with a return, y' accordingly I may take my
measiu-es, and fully convince y^ whole World how ready your instructions are
I
was
last
to say, y' I
obey'd by.
My
Jane
y' zy,
Lord,
Your Lops
1728.
obedient
humble Servant,
SEAFORT.
No.
CXXXVI.
Dear Brother,
SINCE my
yesterday.
the estimates for the current year's Servace were delivered in, and 15,000 Seamen
voted ; but when the question for continuing the same number of Land forces as last
year was yesterday moved in the Committee of Supply, Poulmey took occasion to make
a popular declamation against the Ministry and their measures, in terms sciurrilous
enough ; the language, indeed, of the Craftesman. This met with a ver)^ long Answer
from H. Walpole, who went throw the whole course of the Negociations ; and with
ane exceeding smart one from Sir Robert, who exerted his usuall spirite ; and after a
run of Discoursing which lasted, without much force or method, till near 8 at night,
I still
the Committee Resolved to keep up the Land forces, without a diiision.
believe, as I told you in my last, that, contrary to the expectations of all the world,
we shall have no great matter to do this Session. Sir Wilham Windham, and some
more J
s, are gone out of to^vn.
Gen. Ross is lying-in of the Gout, but
is
now mending.
Brother, Yours
I am. Dear
in a bumper as usuall.
has past without hearing firom you-
London, February
i",
Week
1729.
No. CXXX\T[.
CULLODKN" PAPtRS.
I05
:
.:
CXXXVII.
No.
Lord Lovat
to
My
this place in
any condition
to serve you.
As
to carr\-ing y"
shall give
May
My
duty.
v'
to Lovat,
y""
Beaufort,
38'"
lime
1729.
LOVAT.
>
Wife and my Beams are your faithful Serv-, and assure vou of their humble
She is not yet deliver'd of her burden ; if it is a boy, he will be a Serv' to
family.
No.
From
CXXXVIII.
My
I06
CULLODEX PAPERS.
Y' Duke of Arg)le is to be here this month, and y' E. of Iky in y* next month ; and
he vnll get his handfiti to do to settle this city, which the)- tell me is as much in factions
and divisions as ever.
Every body expects we shall have a War very soon, which I am not fond of ; for,
being now grown old, I desire and wish to live in peace w' all mankind, except some
damn'd presbyterian ministers who dayly plague me. I am ver\- busy in mv Law-suit,
and I hope to get it ended this Session ; and their is no appearance of my IcKjsinge of it.
I gave a Bottle of Wine to Caberfey, w" the Young Lairds of Kilraak, Huss, and
Kilcowie ; and we had y^ honour to drink your health heartily.
When you have a
spare hour I beg to hear from you, w' an account of your health, which by
d is
very dear to me
for I am \nth great affection, &: a'gratful respect, My d' Culodin.
Your most faithful Slave,
Edin%
LOVAT.
I
g"" June, ijzg.j
I
Your
angry
at
Duncan is very anxious about my cause, which I beleve vou will not be
him tor he has a very good opinion of it, as all my La^iers have.
Br.
Xo.
LETTER
CXXXIX.
settling the
Precedency of the
Courts of Justice in
Scotland.
By
CAROLINE, R. C. R.
Sec.
that doubts have frequentlv arisen between the Senators of his Majestv^'s Colledge of Justice, and Barons of His Exchequer, in
that Part of His Majesty's Kingdome of Great Brittain called Scotland, concerning their
Rank and Precedency ; and wee are willing to prevent any imeasiness or Disputes between
the Members of two bodies so highlv intrusted by his Majestv, and of so great use and
importance to his ser%-ice, and to the good Government and welfare of his people ;
Therefore wee doe, in his Majesty's name, by these presents, appoint and Ordaine,
that vou the President of his Majesty's said Colledge of Justice shall have the first place,
and on all occasions shall take rank and have Precedency of the Chief Baron of His
Majesty's Exchequer there ; and the said Chief Baron shall continue to take rank and
have Precedency of the remanent Senators of His Majesty's said Colledge cf Justice ;
and the remanent Senators of his said Colledge of Justice and Barons of His Majesty's
Exchequer shall take place of each other, according to the date of their Commission or
appointment to their respective offices ; that is to say, That every Senator of His
Majesty's said Colledge of Justice, whose Commission or Appointment to his said
Office is of ane elder date, shall take place and have the rank and Precedency of and
above all Senators of ffis Majesty's said Colledge of Justice and Barons of His Majesty's
said Exchequer whose Commissions or appointments are of a later date ; and that every
Baron of His iMajesrv's said Exchequer, whose Commission or appointment is of ane
Elder date, shall in like manner rake place, and have the rank and Precedency
of and above all Senators of his Majesty's said Colledge of Justice and Barons
ef his Majesty's said Exchequer whose Commissions or appointments are of a
later date ;
And if it 'shall happen, that the Commissions or appointments of one
of
5t
CULLODEK PAPKRS,
iay
of the Senators of his Majesty's said Colledge of Justice and one of the Barons
of His Majesty's said Plxchequer shall be of the same date, then the said Senator
shall take place and have rank and Precedency of and before the said Baron.
And this wee doe, in His Majesty's name, ordain, appoint, and establish to he the
constant and unalterable rule and order in this respect from henceforth in all time
comeing. Provided alw^ays, that the same shall not extend to deprive any Peer of his
Majesty's Realm, or the Son of a Peer, or any other whatsoever enjoying any of the
above mentioned Offices, and haveing rank and Precedency by reason of such his
Peerage or Birth, or on any* other occasion not relative to his office of Senator of his
Majesty's said Colledge of Justice or Baron of His Majesty's s;ud Exchequer, fron)
bruikeing & enjoying such rank or Precedency, any thing in these presents to the
By
No.
CXL.
My
NEWCASTLE
to the
Lord Advocate.
Lord,
HER
am,
My
and regard.
Lord,
Servant,
HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
Lord Advocate.
No. CXLl.
The Lord Advocate
My
Lord,
Duke
of Newcastle.
Inveraray, in Argyllshire,
some design
employ
to the
is
5'''
me
August 1729.
the honour to
Adherents have
lately
hither,
and desiring
me
to
may
all
the Industry
learn
on
this subjeft.
p 2
cannot
CULLODES" PAPERS.
l^,
I cannot take upon me
than that I shall employ
at
all
But in the mean time I shall take the libert)' to offer what
be acquainted ^ith.
occurs to me according to the Ughts I now have.
Tho' I have not hitherto had any suspition of what the advices her Majesn,- has lately
received bear, yet in the ordinar)' course of my dut}' I have, since I came last into
Scotland, been attentive to the countenance &: beh^\-iour of the disaffected ; and if I
can at all judge, those about Edinburgh & in the Southern parts have no sort of prospect in their heads, a:id have not hitherto so much as heard of what may have been
contrived abroad ; tho', to be sure, they soon \%-ili if there is any thing real in it.
I have not heard that any of the Pretender's adherents have lately come into Scotland
from abroad ; neither do I knov*- of any that have come over this year, excepting my
Lady Southesk, who came over by His iMaiest)''s permission ; & Mr. Fleeming, brother
to Earl Wigron, who has lived in France up\\'ards of twent}- years, and came over last
Winter, at his Brother's desire ; as I have been told, with a design to be married, in
the Earl having no Children of his own to succeed him.
order to keep up the family
This Gentleman was, I believe, concerned in the late Rebelhon, but was not con\'icted
Stewart, late of Lmeriiity, and
Her Majest)^ has been acquainted, that
or attainted.
two or three other attainted persons, came over to Scotland in his late Majest)''s reign,
in hopes of being pardoned ; and that ha\ing mude apphcation to the Crown by Gen'
Wade, who had instructions to receive the submissions of such as seemed well disposed,
they were permitted to live privately in the Country, where they still remain verj' quie*
shall
and
peacible.
cannot at present think of any other of the Pretender's adherents who came from
abroad without previous leave into Scotland, except Gen" Gordon ; he indeed has been
in this comitry upwards of three years ; and your Grace may remember I acquainted
vou with his arrivaU at the time ; \nth this Circumstance, that he declared it to be his
intention to live his remaining days peaceably at home ; and that tho' he was secure by
the Laws, vet if his being in Scotland gave any umbrage to the Go^ernment, he would
instantly return into a voluntary Exile ; desiring me at the same time to give your Grace
The Man has since that
notice of his arrivall and intention, which I accordingly did.
lime lived inoffensive, so far as I can hear, at his house in the Country.
These particulars, which are all that at present I can recollect, I trouble your Grace
If the most carefuU inquiry can produce any further Intelhgence, it shall be laid
with.
If I wanted any spur to quicken my diligence in discovering and
before your Grace.
preventing anv mischief that mav give the least disturbance to the Government, Hex
Majesty's good opinion of my zeal for the King's service is more than sufficient to stirr
up all the a(3i\ity and attention I am capable of. I am with very great respect &
I
sincerity,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient
&
Most humble
Ser\'',
No.
C5LU.
CL-LLODEK PAPERS.
lOg
No. CXLII.
From General Wade
Lord Advocate.
to the
From my Hutt
D'
August
Sir,
YESTERDAY
at
Dalnacardock,
y' 27""
1729.
the
of August from
Kensington.
His Grace informs jne by her Majesr\-'3 Command, that they have advice, that some
of the Scotch who were with the Pretender are comeing home, in order to carry on
some designs in his favour ; ordering me to endeavour to discover and secure any such
persons whom I may apprehend tp be concerned therein, and to prevent any attempts
or practices against his Majest)' or his Government.
He tells me likewise, that he has
WTitten to your Lordship on that Subject ; and I suppose your letter may have been
detain'd as mine has been.
I have wrote to Willy Grant, to be vigilent towards Gordon
Castle, and to observe Glenbucket's motions, w^ho I think a dangerous Fellow, and who
I believe will be ready to play the fool if he is any wav encouraged bv the Agents from
Abroad. I think the Troops are so disposed, that nothing can give us any sort of
trouble, unless with the assistance of a foreign force
which makes me very'easv and
free of all apprehensions from the jacobite quarter.
I shall leave this place this day
se'nnight, stay a day or two at Fort William, and as long at Killyhunnen
and propose
to be at Liverness about y' i o''' or 1 2"^' of the next month ; when I hope to have the
pleasure of kissing your hand
being with the greatest sincerirv
;
7'''
Ser\-'
GEORGE WADE.
Xo. CXLIII.
Lord Advocate
Dear
to
Gen' Wade.
Sir,
WHEN
appeared to me they did not at that time know of any projeft to give Disturbance, or
of any Emissaries from Rome being come among them.
But I promised, in my way
through the Highlands, to be as attentive as possible to the motions of those people,
and to report with greater Certainty on my arrival in this Country.
In my progress from Argyleshire through Lorn, Mull, Lochaber, Src. I have been
as inquisitive as prudence could permit
and I have the answers of some Letters which
I wrote from Inveraray to Edin' upon this Subject
and the result of all confirms my
former Opinion, That no Emissaries are hitherto come into Scotland ; at least, that the
Highlanders have not any knowledge or Expectation of their coming j and this I am
resolved by the next post to signif\' to his Grace.
It was because I took it for granted, that You had the same Directions as I had, that
I did not attempt to send you Notice of what was wrote to me, notwithstanding tt ^ dif;
ficulty
no
CUtLODEN PAPERS.
coming at You, from the part of the World in which I then vras. But, as I
believed you had the same ad^ice, and would readily frame the same Opinion of it,
I thought it unnecessary' to say any thing on the Subject till Meeting.
ficulty of
was so damnably
The
you may be so good as to direct John Baillie, who will deliver you this, to let me know
when I may expect to see you at Inverness, fince you do not intend to be long at Killiewhinnan.
I am. Dear Sir, Your most faithful, Sec.
D.F.
Bunchrew,
Sep" 1729.
3''
No.
The Lord Advocate
JVIy
CXLR\
to the
Duke
of Newcastle.
Lord,
HAVE
the honour of your Grace's Letter of the z"^ Ins" : and w' it the greatest
I
pleasure in observing, that the Accoxmts I transmitted to vour Grace, in mine of the
5''' of August, were satisfactor)'.
Since that time 1 had the Honour to acquaint your
Ins',* what I obser\''d in my Travells through the Highand I hope that also has proved to your Liking, as it confirms pretty much
what I wrote formerly from Opinion only.
As, in Obedience to her Majesrie's Commands, I was resolved to make all possible
inquiry into the Truth of those reports that had reached her, touching Designs carrying
on in Scotland in favors of the Pretender, I made a Trip, since my last, through Stathearn to Badenoch and from thence, cross the Country, to Gordon Castle. I have
likewise found occasions of conversing vdth Gentlemen from almost all those parts of
the Highlands where I have not been ; and I am ver\' glad to be able to assure your
Grace, that, from all the Observations I could make, what I formerly wrote to your
Grace is confirm'd, That there is not any project at present stirring in favours of the
Pretender
that no Agents from him have lately come among them ; and that if any
one sent, the Highlanders hitherto know nothing of it.
I propose yet to stay some days in this Countrv, and to make a different part of the
Highlands from what I have already pass'd my way to Edinburgh, if the weather perIf in that Expedition I can discover any thmg further worth your Grace's notice,
mit.
I am, with the most sincere Regard
I shall have the honour to acquaint you with it.
and Dut}-,
Your Grace's most Obedient & most faithful'
5'''
humble
Inverness,
To
the
Duke
Sers-',
DLTN. FORBES.
of Newcastle.
ia
the Colleftion.
No.
CXLV.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
CXLV.
No.
The Lord Advocate
Dear
Ill
to Sir
Robert Walpole.
Sir,
I
HAD
your Note of
it
9"' Instant
shew'd
me
inclosed with
that
my
my Lord
friend
was
Duke's.
well,
It
heartily
did
me Good
DUN. FORBES.
No.
Wade
Gen'
CXLVI.
to the
Lord Advocate.
Dear
1729.
HAD
the pleasure to receive yours of the 26"' Sept' at Col' James Campbell's,
was so kind to give me good Quarters for two days on my way hither.
On the
I
who
a**,
Sir,
day
after
you
left
The last post brought us no news. I shall go from hence on Monday Morning, and
propose to be in London the day after the birth-day.
I have not yet the honour of her
Grace's
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112
Your
am, D'
ver)' faithfull
Armes
that
Sir,
&
GEORGE WADE.
No.
.,
Ar Murdock
.-
My
CXLMI.
to the
Lord Advocate.
Lord,
We
it
for
CULLODEK PAPERS.
I j
My
Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble
Ser',
PAT.
MURDOCK.
No.CXLVIII.
Lord Lovat
to
M' John
Forbes.
Mv Laird of Culodin,
AM
persuaded y' you will be very well pleas'd to know y' I bless God, I have
I
afternoon gained my cause, two- to one.
Ther was but four Votes upon y" Bench
against me
Dunn, Roistown, Newhall, and the Justice Clark, who shewed his spite
the eight for me are, the President, Grange, Cowpar,
to y^ last, but to Uttle purpose
this
Dnimore, Minto, Muny, and Henning. ***** g^^^j^ j^g would not
vote in y' cause, and Poltown was *********** but what he spoke was for me.
The Speakers on my side were. Grange, Drumore, Milto^^n, and v" President and
I am told, that they beat to pieces all y" arguments y' Roistown, Dunn, and Newhall
advanced.
In short, I have gained it w' honour and advantage.
I cannot tell you how
much I owe to Duncan but I can freely tell you, y' he was full as sanguine in it as if
it had been your Cause
so y' since he was His Majesty's Advocate, he never took so
much pains in anv cause everv manner of way. I hope he has now established a family
y" will be forever faithful to the Rooftree of Culodin ; and I beg y' you may believe y'
there is not a Forbes come out of your family y' loves and respects you more than I do ;
and y' I am while I live, with zeal and affection,
My Dear Laird of Culodin,
Your most obedient and most faithful Slave,
Milto\vTi,
Ediil'
LOVAT,
2'July 1730.
No.
M' Scrope
CXLIX.
to the
Attorney General.
Sir,
IT being
Charteris,
w'*"
became
forfeited to
upon
the Cro^^Tl,
his
shall
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114
shall
make
find,
became
forfeited to the
am.
Treasur)-
Chamber
J.
_.
qpropf
bCKUFL.
"
'
Generall.
.-.
Serv',
>
M' Attorney
Xo. CL.
:"
Men,
Sir,
La^^-ful
y-
&
to
Mr. Scrope.
Sir,
YOUR
kind Letter of the 28"^ of July was a great Cordial to me ; it came just
me from some suspicions which your silence for a m.onth or tw'o began
to create.
I do assure you, in my present situation there is occasion for some encouragement to keep up my spirits since the scene, whatever corner I look to, is so disagreeable
and since, in place of finding anybodv ready to co-operate to mend it, I
meet \nth rubbs and obstacles from these whose concurrence I ought to expect.
The imminent distress, from the condition of our Revenue, has now for some time
possest my attention ; the Customs, from the defects of the Law, from the corruption
of Officers, and from the perverseness of jury's, are fallen to nothing ; and never can
by any art be raised, till those complaints are removed, which must be the work of
some time, tho' our disease seems to demand a more speedy remedy.
The Excise, tho' not under so correft managem.ent as formerly, seems to be the
only revenue from which we can look for any immediate relief ; but unless it is put
on a better foot, we cannot depend upon it's answering any immediate purpose.
It is an ob\-ious reflexion, to any one that knows what immense quantit)-s of Brandy
are drunk in this countr}-, and that it is commonly sold at 2 slulUngs a gallon, that
the Excise must be greatly affected by the excessive use of that liquor ; at the same
time, that the price of grain is beat down to nothing bv it, which is a very sensible
loss to the men of estates, whose rents are almost universally paid in grain ; as well as
This obser^-ation led me to think, that if the people generally could
to the farmers.
be made sensible of their interest, as they are not a little national, it might be possible
to work them up to some popular resolutions against the use of run Brandy ; and if
that could be brought about, at the same time that it must improve the excise, it
might help to give our iurys in general a different turn of thinking from what hitherto
they have had touching the running trade in general.
Possest of this opinion, I became Author, and published, against the meeting of
the last Convention of Roval Burrows, the Paper which is enclosed, and seconded
that conceit so well, as to procure from that Assembly the Act and Resolution which
is printed at the end of the Paper.
The resolution was unanimous, the' my Friend
Rob. Dundass opposed it n-ith his usual Zeal ; but, finding the tide too strong, he
in time to relieve
submitted, -without a
di\"ision.
The Design
was, after a publication in this manner of the sense of the representatives of all the Burrows, to bring in each Brugh in particular, and the Gentlemen in
the several C.ount)-s, to Resolutions, after a day certain (-Christmas for example), not
to use any foreign Spirits ; nor to use any Inn or Tavern while any such are sold ; but
to give all assistance ia their
ing
it,
and
still
stations,
tio
to the seizing
and destroywhjch
;
must
may be accomplished
H5
CULLODEN PAPERS.
must
necessarily
the
raise
excise
and
Spirits,
some thousand
pounds.
Man
that
governs us here
service,
when
it
calls so
have
set
reasonable allowance.
I am frequently entertained with the strongest Pannegiricks immaginable of you, by
my worthy friend Co" Charteris he swears nothing less than a divinity can forgive
He flatters me with imputing
Injurys so readily, and delight so much in doing good.
some part of your good nature to him, to my intercession ; and insists I should return
:
you thanks.
fasting
he
is
My
Brother
is
commands me
to tell
you
that
fow and
equally yours.
return
CULLODEN PAPERS.
Il6
return you thanks for your care of Poor Nh'en, and ot every other thing that conThe only further request I have to make is, that you will be so good as
pardon the length and ill -wTiting of this Epistle ; and if you can find leisure enough to
I
cerns me.
tell
me, and
how you
like the
Work
that I
am
about,
it
will
greatly add to
Perth,
1 1
August 1730.
To John Scrope
am most
faithfully yours.
th
Esq'.
Xo. CLI.
The Lord Advocate
Rob' Walpole.
to Sir
Perth, 11'*' August 175cof the allowance you gave me, to WTite to you from this Country
touching certain Articles of the Memorandum I left with you when I took my leave.
I hoped to have heard before this time of the >i'ioGo pension intended tor the
Dutchess of Gordon, and in effect promised last year by the Queen. As I go now into
that Country, I shall look verv simple, not being able to say any thing certain about
it ; and shall be incapable of making that use of his Majesty's Bount)' in that part of
If the thing
the Countr), which, were the pension granted, might be made of it.
succeed, as I hope it will. My Lord Peterborrow is to be acquainted with it, and M'
Scroop will let me know of it. The next thing I am to trouble you with is, the request in behalf of the late Earl of Seafort
Pension, you know, was prayed for
but now, I am to put you in mind of a thing that you was so good as to promise, some
time agoe, and that will perhaps be more easily obtained. The estate is sold by the
Barons of Excheq' and the few-dutys (that is. Crown Rents) due out of it have been
in arrear for many Years
these now amount to a Sum, and w-ill become payable out
of the price of the estate. If the poor Man could have a grant of these from his Majesty, it would be a great reUef to him and his family : the fevour asked is what the
Sir,
PROFITE
King dayly grants in other Cases to his subjects and as it takes from you no money
you have in possession, I should hope it may be easily obtained. This
was your Opinion when I had the honour last to speak to you on the subject ; and
what I humbly beg is, that you may take a fit opportimity to move it, that the thing
may be done.
I have given M"^ Scroope a long account of a project I am actually at work on, for
improving the Revenue here and he will open it to you, whenever you have leisure
to hear it. I do not flatter myself with hopes that you are to give yourself the trouble
of letting me have your opinion of my project, or an Answer to the particulars I now
write of ; bur if you will be so good as to say a word or two about them to M' Scrope,
he will let me know your sentiments, and that will satisfy me.
He goes on
Since I left Edin' 1 \isited M' Wade and his Works in the Highlands.
with his usual diligence and discretion, and caimot fail of doing immense Ser\ice to
the King and to this Country.
My Brother, who is now with me, and who Drinks & Swears as much as ever for
you, insists that I assure you of his service. I beg pardon for the length of this Letter,
and take leave of you, with assuring you, that you wrong me greatly if you do not
believe me to be, very warmly, Your most taithfull and most humble Serv'.
;
that hitherto
To
Sir
Robert Walpole.
No. CLH.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
I I
No. CLII.
M' Scrope
My
to the
Lord Advocate.
Dear Lord,
I
HAVE
Post from yo' Bro' w''' I shew'd to S' R. Walpole ; at w"'' he laugh'd, & said he would
his old friend wrote, & take care nothing should be done y' would be disagreeable to him.
He had heard nothing of the Inquiry you hint at ; and treated it
in a manner y' you would have been pleased with, had you been present.
The Day
before I went to Bristol I had another Lfe from you, with one inclosed to S' Rob' 8c
he promised to take care of yo' Commands but he living for the most part at
Windsor, I have not had an Opportunity of talking so fully with him as I could wish.
I can't find any thing in the mem'''"' you was pleased to leave with me relating to the
remember w'
Family of Gordon, or the E. of Seaforth, If you please to send me a Draft of a signature for granting what you propose for the E. S' Rob' has promised to get it dispatched, &: to do what he can for the Dutchess.
Being just return'd from Bristol, 5c a fortnight's absence from my Business putung
me into a little disorder, I hope you will pardon my enlai'ging at this time ; & y' you
will make my excuse to the Laird of Coloden for my not answering of his till mv
spirits are a little more composed.
I am with perfed Esteem,
My Dear Lord,
Lord Advocate.
Yo' most Obedient humble Serv',
J.
SCROPE.
No. CLIII.
Lord Lovat
My
to
M' John
Forbes.
RECEIVED
this day w-' great pleasure y*" honour of your letter of y'' ig"" Inst.
exceedingly rejoiced y' you are in perfect health
May you be many a merry
Christmas and New year so
I give you, dear Culodin, ten thousand thanks for your concern and good wishes
towards me ; it is what I ever did and will expeft from such a stedfast friend as you,
who put your life in hasard for me when I was in my greatest distress and ever sincje
did appeal- my best friend, whenever any essential occasion presented itself.
I do
assure you, y' I have as gratful a sense of those frdships as I had the minute I received
them, and I shall publish while I live y" gratitude I owe to the Laird of Culodin. It
was full of those sentiments y' I wrot a long letter to you this day se'night and sent it
north by Castle Ladder's, and bid him give it in your own hands ; the essential contents
of it were to assur you of my constant gratitude and respect, and to give you an Account of my present situation, and to ask your kind assistance as I always use to do,
y' you would be so good as to endeavour to know, by y^ Laird ofM'Leod, whether
the infatuat familv of Fraserdale are resolved, or not, to agree really and finally ; for
y' B', my L" Advocat, who takes full burden on himself for me, says, y' they are such
mad fools y' he can make nothing of them ; however, he will put y' thorn in their
side, and leave them excuseless befor God and Man.
If you can bring this about by
y^ Laird of M'^Leod's means, who only can press them to it, you secure y" Estate of
Lovat to Simon's Beams, and to Brig. Grant's nevews. I need fay no more
I am
convinced
I
and
am
CULLODEy PAPERS.
Il8
convinced you will do what you can to fave a family and Kindred y= is yours more than
anv I know on earth. As to those Scrahglass Rogues, if you knew y' malicious and
insolent affronts they put upon me, you would not ask any favour for them.
INIy L"^
Advocate knows it, and was very warm for transporting them if they did not volimtarilv list for your Cusin Arthur ; and if it had cost me .^'"500 I had got them transported ; but if they have voluntarly inlisted themselves for ^r Forbes, I am ver^- well
I shall send them to him whout any expence in keeping of them ; for I will
pleased
send immediately orders to carry them south w^ a guard. There is a Captain here of
Arthur's Reg= who will receave them and deliver them to Arthur ; and I'll send him
other two Camerons y' are in your prison, tall fellows ; and five such good men will do
him more ser^-ice now y' the Dutch expect a war, than thirt\- men next season. I have
written to mv fd M- Baillie v" Town Clerk about this, who will manadge v" affair for
me, and for y' Service of your Cusin. I truly rather give a Crown a day out of my
pocket to mantain them a twelve month at Inverness, than to admit them to bail. It
is but a new trick of my enemies to insult me : for if thev were once at hberrv, no bail
would ever eet them back ; but thev would offer vou for v' Cusin's use some little
nasty thieves y' they would be rid of, and would be of no service to Arthur ; but those
are handsome fello^vs, and they are too happy if thev come off for going to Holland.
I therfore beg you may order them to be well secured till I send for them ; and be so
just as to believe y' I am, while there is blood in mv bodr, w' great affection & Respect,
IVIy Dear Laird of Culodin,
Edin" 25" Dec' 7
Your most faithful Slave,
:
"
1730.
LOVAT.
'
"
"
Xo.
Lord Lo\'at
CUV.
to M"^
John Forbes.
My
'
Deloraine's
Ug
CULLODEN PAPERS.
Deloraine's place ; some of my frets thought y" this Avas a good occasion for my "^reat
Sir Rob. Rich, y' frd,
frits to fix my family and Peerage ; but I must have patience.
gets Deloraine's horse, and Coll. Cathcart gets Rich's dragoons, and Coll. HandBrigad' de Bourgay comes dowoi in Bavcll's place.
grave gets Cathcart's Regiment.
All
y''
members
are going
Rob.
the Sitting
but
Your own
5""
Edin'
January
73
old Slave,
LOVAT.
1.
No. CLV.
Lord Lovat
to
M' John
Forbes.
"
My
me know
this
and then
I'll
week, when the Cap' of Arthur's Reg' goes off, or sends over his men ;
send an order to carry those fellows and the Camerons w' a guard of the
forces to this place, and deliver them myself to y' Cap' for my Dear Arthur's use
and
I most humbly intreat for your assistance and authority in this affair, since sincerely
my honour is concerned in it. I give you joy for dear Hughy's being assessor in
Tom Erskine's place. I do assur you, that I wrought like a riger for Hughy, and my
labour was not useless, nor in vain.
Provost Lindsay acted Hke your brother in the
affair.
I saw a letter of my L"* Advocat's yesterday, y' says y' all y"' stories against y*
;
.'
ministry
CCLLODEN PAPERS.
laoi
do your's
now
lust
Respect, Dear
bumper
in a
and
Sir
Sir,
Your most
obed',
Edin;
29'" Januars"
fird
73
Ser\',
LOVAT.
owu name iSc mine, to put an end to all difference, yet I am told
so high and mighty y' he will not hear of it ; however I am exo-
Fraserdale's
nered, and so
is
my
L'^
who
Advocate,
him
ill
will
as well as
No.
Sir
Tho' Pringle
CLM.
to the
Lord Advocate.
Dear Dimcan,
SEND
you inclosed the inscriprion, which, upon rexising, I caimot alter, and
Tho' we are got out of the Gothick taste
not thoroughly well pleased with it.
in most other things, yet I think we continue in it as to inscriprions ; & it was only in
comph-ance to the pre%"ai1ing taste that I writ it ; for I cannot help liking the old plain
I
yet
am
Roman wav ; in which it was sufficient to tell the person's name S: character in plain
If mine do not please, I should be sorry
prose ; & anv elogium after it, was in Verse.
the Latin is so obscure,
if thev pitched upon that one published in M' Pope's Name
& tho' the English disrich is ver)- pretty,
that it mav ver}" well pass for an senigma
yet I would rather see it shine in a Collection of Epigrams than on S'" Isaac's monmnent.
By the bv, if they are not pleased ^"ith mine, I should not like to read it in the
Newspapers, especially with my name at it. I am surprised that neither Eblley nor
:
that subject
especiallv the
last
of
whom
have
I wrott to M' Logan, of Dunbar, as I told you I would do, both in your name &
mine, about his L^ncle M" Cimningham's papers ; & I have since had an evening's
conversation with him ; the sum of which was, that his L^ncle has not left one single
His notes on
scrape of any thing ready for the press, or even in any tolerable order.
Horace are written on the Margin of six Voliunes ; whereof three are the text of
Horace, as he published it ; and the other three are his animadversions on Bentley.
The use of all these, I am promised against next week : the Lord have mercy on the
His notes on Phaedrus are likewise only on the
patients till I have done with them
m^-rgLns of two Editions of Phjedrus ; but he thinks them fuller than the others, & is
1
talking of gi^^ng
order
& publish
PDIXODEN TAPERS.
121
He told mc, the Advois a leaf of written notes, for every printed leaf.
Library has applyed to him to have it ; but he has given the curators no answer
as \et, nor did he seem determined when he spoke to me.
What will surprise you most is, that he has left nothing of his scheme of the
Christian religion.
M' Logan told me, he had inquired at him about it when he was
but that he declared to him that he had never putt it in
in his perfect senses ;
SO that there
cat's
& that he would didate it to him any day, for he had it all in his head, & that
could
be
contain'd in four or five sheets of paper ; however, every day that Logan
it
him
to do it, he found always some reason for shifting it, till he was incapable
press'd
wTiting,
'
'
.!
No. CLVII.
Sir
Tho' Pringle
to the
Lord Advocate.
Dear Duncan,
SENT
you a long letter last post, with S' Isaac's inscription but I could not help
it next morning
efpecially the line I liked worst
in the place of which
I have put two, & upon that account transposed another ; w hich is all the alteration in the
inclosed.
I am very fond of the Alteration (however little you think of it), as well on
account of the phrase, as that it expresses better the nature of the Newtonian Philosophy
I
trying to
mend
the
space
on
the
If the
inscription
Monument,
is
think the
Your's,
Ed'. Feb. 2,
73
T-
P'
1.
H.
Isaacus Neutonus
Seculi gentisque
Oui
fida
S.
suss,
...
E.
decus,
experimentorum ope.
'
'
.
,
Quod
124
CULLODEK PAPERS.
Quod
Quod
severiore calculo
veritatis
indagantur fontes,
dissipatur jubare,
Viro incomparabili
posteritas.3
^
Superavit modestia.
Mortal: vix ut fas sit propius attingere superos.
>
Mortalem
fuisse hoc,
VLxit annis
LXXXIV.
A.C.N.
MDCCXXVn.
No. CLVIII.
i;
Lord Lovat
bear
to
M' John
Forbes.
Sir,
TRULY
long to know how vou are after rour last week*s cavalcade. I ani
your kind heart to your friends will at last send f youj to the other "World j
and tho* I love y' B' Duncan very well, yet I sincerely declare I never wish or desire
to see any other Laird of Culodin than my Dear John Forbes, who was always my
warm and stedfast friend sine ever I had any use for a frd for which I shall be thankMy beams are ver)- well, and will be your humble serful while their is breath in me.
vants.
I am much indisposed sine I saw you at y' own house ; many marks apear y'
shew y' the tabernacle is failing ; the teeth are gone ; and now the cold has so seiz'd my
head, y' I am almost deaf w' a pain in my ears ; those are so many sotmds of trompette y' call me to another world, for which you and I are hardlv well prepared ; but
I have a sort of advantage of you ; for if I can but dy w' a little of my old French
belief, I'll get y^ Legions of Saints to pray for me ; while you will only get a number
of drunken fellows, and the Innkeepers and tapister Lasses of Inverness, and M'
M'Bean, y* holy man, &c. I beg you let me know what accounts you have of my
dear Duncan's health ; I hope he will not cost you and me any more teares, which
I am heartily glad y'' you saw
his first sickness made us shed very bitterly together.
"WilUe BailUe, your worthy good frd"s son, behave so well
it -will be worthy of you
Whether sick or heal, I ever
to give him all maner of protection and encouragement.
am w' an unalterable Affection & Respect,
I
afraid y'
V^
My
Beaufort,
1
lo'*'
73
Your most
April
faithfull Slave,
LOVAT.
1.
No. CLIX.
CULLODEX PAPERS.
I2j
Xo.CLIX.
Lord Lovat
My
to
AM as
much vex'd
as
any
man
alive
at
nevew and my cusin ; and if the Jailor was my relation, I would concur to
send him to the Plantations for he must have plainly contrived and efFecluat his
escape, and no doubt he has been sufficiently bribed for it for which he should suffer.
stab'd y'
lucky y" just now, as I received your letter, I have two of my trusr\^ Serjeants w' me ; Alex. Erchet's son, and William Fraser, son to Dulcraig.
I send them
this minute to march all night, the one by Straobench, and the other by Glenmoristown
so y' if he goes either of those ways, they wll have a fair chance to seize him.
1 order all my Company y" are to the Westward to join them ; and I command to
make the same dihgence as if my Life depended on it ; and I know they will be faithful
and actif. But my plain opinion is, that he will, when it's dark this night, cross Ness
about Borlum or Delifour, and go straight on to Tullidanside, where he is safe ; for
none in y' country \vill lay hands upon him, except Col' Grant or Capt. George met
him in the teeth. I tell what I truly think, because I would give anv thing to have y*"
It is prett}^
villan seized
and punished.
If
lam
able to ride,
am
to
No. CLX.
M' Delafaye
to the
Lord Advocate.
My
Dear Lord,
Whitehall, July Io'^ 1732.
YO UR most obliging Letter of the 5*^ instant was brought me Yesterdav by a
fi)Tng pacquet.
Expressions of kindness from so valuable a friend are a cordial to one
who, in the midst of a crowd, leads y' Life of a hermit ; a stranger to the world, &
y^ ways of it.
Having an Opportunit)' of sending to Claremont, I have got a further reprieve for
Joseph Hume, w'"" I send by fl)"ing pacquet
& lest y' former reference should be lost,
I will desire of my Lord Duke of Newcastle to sign a duplicate of it,
& send it you
by y post. This is'y' second rime that the man's life has been in danger, by y* want
of attention of those who solicit for him for it is not y^ business of y* Officer here, nor
;
indeed could any Officer watch the progress of ever\- affaire that passes thro' their
hands into those of other people.
Pray, in such a case as this, where circumstances
unforeseen and meerly accidental happen, could not y' Lords of justiciary take upon
tnem to prolong a reprieve ? I ask purely for information for as to y' present business,
your Compassion &; humanirj- has secured y" Man once more. The continuarion of y'
reprieve v>-ill come soon enough.
:
Your
CULLODEN PAPERS.
124
Your Lop
Oran
will have seen from y^ News, that the Spaniards are certainly sailed for
the infidels will have a powerful Auxiliary in the heat of the Season and y'
Climate.
the King is in good health, & well pleased ; the
good as finished y' AQair of INIecklembourg intirely to his Ma'"'
most courteous 6c affectionate Letters have past between them
satisfaction, and
upon it. That of Holsteyn also is adjusted, by a treaty between y^ Emperor, y''
Czarina, & y^ King of Denmark, without our being concerned ; by which we have
y^ Advantage of having got rid of the Guaranty of Sleswick to y' Danes, %nthout contributing towards y" equivalent to y^ D. of Holsteyn ; and as this treat)- contains mutual
Guarantvs of possessions, we could not have come into that part ot it without disobliging
who tho' they have no near prospect of recovering what y- Musco\-ites
the Sweedes
have got from them, yet are not very thankful!, I believe, to those who guaranty y"
By our
Emperor has
as
possession of
As
Lop
it
to Russia.
to domestic Occurrences,
we have none
that I
know
of,
so I shall only add most sincere professions of the hearty Respect with which
am,
My
dear Lord,
"
obedient Servant,
CH.
DELAFAYE.
Xo.CLXI.
'
'
to
M'
Scrope.
D'Sir,
MY
would not obstruckt it. What I mean particularly by this reflexion, Bowles & Dodswell,
who are now on the road, vnll explain to you. It surely would provoke anv man
verdict
as
it
we
Officer
CULLODEN
Officer might be at this time, yet
r.vrEns.
125
tor
him
may happen
to be.
beg your pardon, and with great reason, for giving you the trouble of so long, and
so ill wrote a letter
and your perpetual indulgence encourages me to hope for it.
I am most faithtullv, &c.
I
]Vr
My
Xo. CLXII.
Lord,
,
ESTEEM
..
to the
Lord Advocate.
,.
my
it
")
a4Aug= 1732.1
HENRY HOME.
No. CLXIIl.
CULLODEX PAPER5.
136
Xo.CLXIlI.
My
ro the
Lord Ad%ocate.
dear Dunc:^^,
I
WAS
who languish when they see you doing yeurseif so much harm. I seldom
have been troublesome to you in asking favours for mvseli^ or any other body ; tho'
now I must beg a favour of you, which I hope vou'll be so good as to gram me. You
know that the Professor of Law's Chair in the CoUege of Edinb" is now vacant, & the
method how that is supphed. The facult)' of Advocate's Leet two, and the Town
Goundll choose one to fill it out of that leet. There are two Gentlemen who I
hope have the honour to be known to you ; M' Will. DuST, and M' Will. Brodie,
Advocates : whom our friend the Lord Rresid- recomme:
me as lit persons to
be put in that leet, and for whom I now presume to as^^ . >-: patronage. I always
placed a ?reat value upon vour frieidship, and need not, I am sure, multiply words,
he stile of afriend, to make protestations in another wav of mv sincerirj'
nor depar
dl that, betneen us, b quite well understood : but if vou are at Uberty
in being .^ ^.
to give vour Countenance ror these Gentlemen, it will give me great jov, because it will
..
I now take again the libenv to recommend vourself
be of the last con;
to vourself, i- be; ^: .^_ :^ l:-c more moderate in vour riots; which more than anv
thing, as the best for you, isill oblige,
particular,
Mv
Dear Duncan,
Yours,
Xo.
The
Laird of ColIodKi
to
HEW
D.ILRYMPLE.
Son,
dated Inverness,
CLXIV.
John Forbes,
= 3- Sept%
the President's
1732.
Dear Nephew,
accoxmts
ser\ice to
M' ^lurdoch.
I
Your
affectionate Uncle,
JO.
FORBES.
No.
CLXV.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
No.
127
CLXV.
to
M' Murdoch.
8"'
October 1732.
you know it was my intention he
partly that he might form his manners and habits in a
should pass some years there
place where example giVes less temptation to vicious ones, and where he might have
some encouragement to study and partly to keep him out of this most corrupt corner
of the world til! those habits were put on, and his mind grown somewhat firmer by age.
But this intention was in some degree traversed by his impatience to see Italy which,
tho' I did not contradict (because I know what fruit that commonly produces), I did
not approve of; and he is now returned to Geneva, where a resolution must be taken
what further is to be done.
If my original purpose can yet in any degree be executed ; it after he has seen Italy,
and I presume reckons himself a fine travelled Gentleman, he can chearfully submit to
retire for some time to any convenient place in France, Swiss, or Germany, to improve
himself there, and grow a little older, at less expence, and with smaller temptation to
folly, than he would meet with in Paris or London, I shall be very well pleased
but if
he is reluctant to this, and has a violent itch to come home, I shall probably submit to
but as a traveller
that upon my part, and he may make Paris and London his way
only, and not to reside there
the good that is to be had at either of those places I know
pretty well, and the price of it.
By what 1 now say, and formerly have often told you, you see my strong byass is, to
his remaining abroad some [time] longer, if it may be done at reasonable charge, and
with tolerable hopes of his not doing harm rather than good, by hiding himself a little
beyond seas and my reason for this is, the imminent danger I see him in of being
undone, if he is to make this part of the world his home without being well fortifyed
against foily.
But as I am intirely unacquainted with his present turn of mind, and
ignorant of his byass and inclinations, as well as of what Change to the better or
worse time and observation may have made on him, I must insist with you, that,
without any reserve, you do report to me your real opinion of him, that I may
be enabled to determine what is fittest to be done with him.
And, that your
return may answer as near as may be my views, I desire to be resolved in the
Bunchrevv,
Sir,
WHEN
sent
John
following particulars
or
is it
Is his
in
7'^
Does
128
'
CULLODEN PAPFHS.
is
sobriet\' his
g^.
Choise
Whether
is
his disposition to
discretion in
his
money ; does he
Company, and
in his
"".
that you think he may be safely trusted with the
Is his prudence such,
Government of himself, where temptations to vanit)- or riot may irequently come
across him ?
These are Questions wliich, doubtless, vou can answer and as the}' are put by one
who desires to be resolved only for his service,' and who m.ust be resolved in them
before he can prudently determine what to do with him for his further benente, I must
expect a particular and candid Answer together with such other circimistances as may
lead me to form a just idea of my son, if they do not come within the Resolution of the
presvse questions
Wherever
bourhood,
have put
to you.
vou, it is my desire that you remain there, or in the Neighupon hearing from you, I may be enabled to give further directions
this finds
untill,
DUN. FORBES.
Note.
distmat in
Letter seems a very v.f:VL adapted one for the purpose intended
son may be well attributed to parental ansiety.
Tliis
hi
No. CLXVI.
M" MacLeod
to the Laird
19'',
1732.
Mv
dear John,
THIS evening, about 5, I gott yours. You'll se.e, by the date, your express has
not been slow.
I am very glad to see your quondam friends have appeared in their proper colours.
surprise is, how the Laird of Grant can ask the vote of a real Baron, after
Anie that will give it him (that's not dependant) ought
endeavouring to enslave them.
My
should have the least ailment when he must imdertake a highland Jourrue.
I've named him the day & materials he should meet me w- att Glenelg.
What do vou mean, to ask if I'm to make Barons ? I own its against the grain w'- me ;
but necessity has no law ; Sc every one of our shyre that won't on this occasion exert
d on by all his neighbours.
himself, may he be for ever p
I won't
2t
Baillie
COLLODEN
PAI'EIIS.
29
won't repeat what I spoke to you last Hairest, about getting the Custom house of
to Glcnelg ; but I tell you, that in spite of me a deal of Brandy is
run over this Hand and neighbourhood, w" I assure you vexes me ; & to shew my
good inclination for the quick sale of Ferintosh, procure in the mean time (v/' I'm
informed can be got) a Warrant from the Commissioners of the Customs to me, &
w horn I appoint, to seize Vessels w' Counterband goods anie where about Sky or
Glenelg
&: I'll v/arrant you ane effectual stop shall be putt to tliat mischievous trade
;
& wout it, I can do little.
Nota.
The people I employ will expect the same advantages by seisures that ComThe word in this house for the time is, Bumper to CuUoden
missioned officers have.
& his Clans. When I do not, to the utmost of my power, assist toothless John Forbes
may I be incapable of serving his
I
Hornwa brought
NORWAND MAC
LEOD.
No. CLXVII.
Lord Lovat
My
to
HAVE
been very ill this last night ; and my L-" Advocat did me y' honour to
this morning, and stay an hour w' me.
He told me odd stories of
those he has most obliged ; I likewise let him see something y' did surprise him, which
he bid me tell you at meeting, since it cannot be writ, for reasons. Duncan has
directed me how to writ my answer to my Cusin M'Leod ; which I will follow and send
you y' letter with a flying seal. Duncan and I are now as we were in 1 7 1 5 ; y' is,
whout reserve to each other ; and I know y' there is few things will please you more.
I own y' when I believed y" he forsook me for y' Mackenzies, I would have seen him
at y^ Divel ; but he has fully satisfied me as to all y' ; and I am persuaded their never
will be y' least mistake or jealousie bennxt us.
It is certainly to my Dear John Forbes
y' this re-union is oweing ; for in mids of all these mistakes, I found Culodin still y'
same friend to me ; and I can freely declare, y' I always loved & honoured you as in
having receaved singular marks of your frdship in my greatest disgratitude I ought
tress.
My L*" Advocat & My L'^ Grange are speaking about my affairs w' FraserdaJe ; if
my Cusin M'Leod designs to interpose and make use of his interest, I think this is y'
My breast is so sore, y' I am not able to hold down my head. I must conclude
tjTne.
w' assuring you, y' I am while I breathe, w" Passion & Respect,
I
come and
me
see
My
Your
affectionat
&
faithful Slave,
LOVAT,
earnestly
Dear
beg
y'
Adieu,
entirely to ourselves.
my
most
friend.
No. CLXVIII.
Lord Lovat
My
to
M' John
Forbes.
my most sincere
thanks.
It is
for
to
me
CULLODEN PAPERS.
J^O
I never will forget to you or to your Successors ; tho' in the mean tyme I see no
I have to do with very extraordinary fools, that refuse a
appearance
of Success.
great
Prestonhall had free in his Life ; tho' thev are nov/ but
ever
than
from
me
better estate
danger never to get a sexpence. But who can make
and
in
situation,
in a ntiserable
y'
Bdng y' can do it ; and I must have patience till
Supreame
only
?
it
is
madmen ^ ise
Cusin
the Laird of Macleod is might\- kind in his
eyes.
IMy
their
Prondence open
which
letter to
me
it is
most certainly
to
you
y" I
owe
his
good
and
live in great frdship w' me ; but he desires v' nobody but you and your brother should
know it ; otherwise, y' it will put him out of Condition to serve me, because of the
My
Your most
Edin' 30"' Jan^ 1733.
&:
LOVAT.
The
CULLODEN PAPERS.
I31
Lairds of Macleod and Grant going on to make a great number of Barolis, forc'd
be at y" expence to try the records to see what I could do.
I found t^vo Retours
in Chancery, by which it appears y' I can make by y' Barony of Lovat about 1 20
Barons.
I consulted y aff;iir \v' the best Lawiers in Town ; and they are positive y' I
can make about 1 20 Barons out of the Baronry of Lovat without objection ; besydes
several other Baronrys in the Ldsp ; so y' I am resolved to make as many as will make
some sort of ballance in my family, in case of a disputed election ; and as my ancestors
made always a good figure in the Shyre, it is but natural I should wish to preserve it.
I am ashamed y' you should lay out money for expresses on my business
but I will
The Bearer says, he wants ten shillings for his coming
thankfully pay it at meeting.
here, besydes what you gave him ; so I have pay'd him the ten shillings, tho' he only
came here scarce one day before the common Post ; but I am most sensible of your
anxiety to send y" letters.
The
me to
"
No.
Lord Lovat
My
CLXIX.
to
RECEIVED
ceeding glad
y'
y-
in
orders.
am
hopeful
my
I
extinguish the Beast's interest with the E.
only
the
for several reasons.
That ungratful fool has been
letter will
Grant and he have agreed to pass y= Seals at the same time, or make no
Barons at all, which in my opinion is best sine, the one is making as many as y*
;
s 2
other.
CULLODEX PAPERS.
13^
have delayed to make any this term, till I know M-hat those Gentilmen will
pass the Seals, I do assur vou that I'll make twenty new barons
;
for I am resoh'ed to keep a sort of
next term, y' uill be entirely unquestionable
I give you a thousand thanks for
ballance in y^ Shire, as mv Ancestors have done.
y' visit to my Dear Babys, and I am while I breathe, w' Love, Zeal, and Regard,
Other.
do
for if they
ISIy
Edin',
o""
Your most
Feb' >
1733.
LOVAT.
Xo.
CLXX.
faithful Slave,
to
M'
Scrope.
SL',
LAST August, before I left this part of the Country-, I gave you notice of the
wherein I found myself ; and now, upon my return from the North, I cannot help
letting you know how I stand.
Long letters, on a subject so remote, may be troublesome ; but I hope for your forgiveness, because you know I correspond with no one
state
else.
have strickly keeped the resolution I acquainted you with in m.y last, of not medling
to oppose or thwart the views of L. L or any of his friends, in anyplace whatever, except the Countys of Inverness & Ross, and the Burrows for wbJch
I serve.
That I have endeavoured to secure mv Burrows will not (I presume) be
complained of, because no man vAW own the having medled with me there ; and yet
nothing is more certain, than that there have been attempts against me in every
one of them, tho' the undertaking made no great noise, because it met with no
I
directlv or indirectly,
encouragement.
As to the Count v of Inverness, I have had the mortification to meet with such
You know, that
Oppression from Power, as some time ago I had no reason to expect.
bv the Constitudon of Scotland, the Freeholders in each Count}- are to meet annually
and that the Sheriff is obHdged to enter
at IMichalmas, to settle the Roll for Election
into his Books the Roll as settled by the Major Part of the Freeholders to be the Roll by
which the election to Parliament is to be made.
At last Michalmas there was a compleat muster of all the Barons and Freeholders of
Sir James Gram
the County of Inverness capable of voting
the total number was 16.
attended \%4th his friends, in order to add to the Roll of real Freeholders 1 3 ficticious
freeholders, who, without ha%Tng one Shilling in the County, had patched up the last
term the show of qualifications, but \^hich really were liable to unanswerable Objections
from the words of our statutes ; and Culloden and his friends attended to oppose the
enrolment of those Strangers, bv whom the Rights of the real Freeholders were to be
defeated ; and tho' no influence was withheld to encrease Grant's part)-, it could be
brought no higher than 5, whereas the other 1 1 adhered to your friend John ; wbJch
put it out of all doubt where the interest of the Shire lay, and what must be the fete of
;
But Grant's friends had a trick for that they said, the Meeting for setling the Roll
could not consist of 16, all Freeholders present ; but only of 5, because.no more than
And finding,
5 had been present at the last Election of a Member to serve in Parliament.
that of those 5, 3, including Sir James Grant himself, were in his interest, these 3
pretended to be the majorin^ of the legal meeting, chose Sir James Grant Preses, and
proceeded to enroll all his ficticious votes, and to leave out all the reall votes that were
:
asrainst
CULI.ODEN' PAPERS.
33
Preses, in revising
&
it
it
Barrens and Freeholders are excluded), and rejected that made up by the
who had admitted all the good votes, and rejected all the bad, without distinguishing w-hether they belonged to friend or foe.
By this Arbitrary Act, the Sheriff has given the right of determining the Election to
meer Strangers in the County, and scored off Gentlemen possessed of by much the
largest property in the shire ; and has so exceedingly and so justly provoked them, that
they have unanimously resolved to prosecute them, and to seek for redress in the Court
of Session ; hoping that they may be relieved from this Oppression before any new
Election come on ; I dare say, this step will be imputed to me ; but I do assure you,
the Gentlemen wanted no prompter ; they feel the sore ver>' sensibly ; and I confess I,
for my own part, think it more eligible to have such a simple proceeding complained of
and contested here, than above, where it would not sound to the advantage of those
who encouraged it, and might draw allongst with it Consequences that I should be very
sorry for.
I send you a Copy of the Lybell printed in common form.
Glancing it
over will give you a more perfect idea of this transaction.
In Ross Shire I think all the arts & diligence of Col. IVIunro, and those that stand by
him, must come to very little.
It is amasing to me, that a Man so well known should
be encouraged. I have something more to say on this subject then I choose to trouble
you with in this form of Correspondence but it will keep cold.
What description will be made with you of those transactions, or whether any, is
more than I can tell. The end of giving you this trouble is, that you may be able to
set any false report that may be propagated to rights.
1 am heartily sorry that the occupation I have had at home has hindered me to assist in the service of the common cause
so much as is required, and as I wished
but I am confident I am in no degree to blame
for that misfortune, and therefore I make mvself as easv as I can.
As you know I had some jealousy before I left Eondon, and as I have no doubt fresh
hints will be given to Sir Robert to my disadvantage, I intreat you will be so good to
me as to enter with him a little on my subject, and let me kiiow how matters stand.
Your abstaining from touching this matter bears with me the construction of unwillingness to say what I should not like to hear ; but it will be much more kind to let me
know the worst, than to leave me in a state of doubt and suspicion. I have no other
apology to make for such an impertinent Letter, but tliat 1 am sincerely, 5cc.
antient
Eleven,
.Stony Hill,
No.t'LXXI.
M" Isabella
My
Sleigh to the
Lord,
I
HAVE
2t
self
eULLODEN
13-^
PAPERS,---
honour of vraiting on you. Your Lop -will easilv guess what occasion'd it j
hope you'll not think me guilty of a fault when I T%-as doing the greatest penance,
tho' not for sins of mv own.
I wish to God those unhappv diiferences betnixt vou
and Brodie had never had a being ; and next to that, tliat there may soon be an end
to 'em.
'Tis now a great manv years since I told vour Lop of what consequence your
firiendship was to my Daughter and me ; and tho' I know you do us the honour to
value us, vet we should be stiil much happier if vou and the Lvon were as you have
been, and if you could forget all the cross accidents that have happened, and onlv remember the great friendship there was, and the relation there still is, betwixt vou.
My heart is so full of this unlucky subject, that I could not write to you without
mentioning it. If 'ds impeitinent, I beg \-ou'I forgive it
and be pleased to believe,
that no body has a greater respect for your merit, nor a truer gratitude for your
self the
and
favours, than.
My
Your Lordship's
Lord,
humble
Serv'
ISABELI^ SLEIGH.
I
prevented me.
No. CLXXII.
The Lord Advocate
Madam,
IT was with
2"^
October 1735.
CULLODEN
PAPEItS-
1
"
,.
<
No. CLXXIll.
The Lord Advocate
Dear
to
M'
35
Scrope.
Sir,
rr was not my intention to have given you any trouble at this time but the
Report made to me by my Nephew, John Munro, of your kindness to him, is so
;
strong, that
my
thankfulness.
true,
It is
that,
recollecting
Edinburgh,
18"'
Nor' 1735.
No.
j\r
My
CLXXIV.
Dear Lord,
AM
much beholden to your Lordship for the favour of your Letter, ;?: havfc
I
thousand pardons to ask of you for the trouble I give your Lordship in this matter ;
& to shorten it as much as I can, at present, I will only inform Y' Lordship, that 1
have just now rec** the linnen, w"'^' shall remain as it came, till I have the honour to
kiss your hands here ; when, I am sure, you will suffer me, in some shape or another,
to make a return by way of present for this w"" the Royal Burghs have sent me.
I
know your Lordship will think this right when you & I talk together of it ; & then
I'm sure of your assistance iji it.
I am, with all imaginable respect, my Dear Lord,
Your most affecdonate,
2.
Leicester-street,
Dec' the
I'll
do
8'^
all I
736.
and ever
faithfull
j'
M' Anderson
my
but fear
Humble Servant,
AR. ONSLOW.
success.
No.CLXXV.
S" Clair to
the
Lord Advocate.
No
My
Dear Duncan,
BY
no more.
last night's
I
he
1^6
c^;LLODE^' papers.
he comrr.unicated
to
you
so,
George Clark, which she oppened and read with a seeming satissfaction. The Day
befor she sat donne at the head of hir owne Table at Dinner, and in hir usevs-all way
mind'd ail your healths, and in short caned ever)- thing out to the last with ane un-
commoune
spirit.
retume vou
mv
hearr\-
"When
this
came
to
refuse
it.
The King
is nov,- at
Hampton
am,
my D^r
till
thjree
Weeks
Sir
Hugh
Dalrrmple, Bar., of
Xonh
longer
S'-
CLAIR.
No. CLXSVI,
CUI.LODKX PAPERS.
CLXXVL
No.
M' Ruddiman
My
I -57
to the
Lord Advocate.
Lord,
AM
,,
No.CLXXVII.
'
'
M' Scrope
My
THO' RUDDIMAN.
Lord President
to the
of the Session. *
jf
Dear Lord,
HAVE
y*"
affaire
of the
Isle
My Dear Lord,
Yo' most affeftionate
faithful
humble
Serv',
J. S.
i"'37.
No. CLXX\TIU.
CULLODEX PAPERS.
13^
No.
M"^
My
Lord,
lenthal,
write
Henry' Fane
President.
'
The
13"^ Sep-"
to his
Court
& my
173;,
'
mean
Lord Harrington has talk'd w- M' Soof M' Wightman, who has promised to
home
Lord
to the
TAKE
CLXXVIII.
to
M' Titley
obtaining satisfaction.
from you to
IVIy Uncle
In the
my Lord &
is
stopp'd
S'
My
Lord,
faithful
HEN. FANE.
No.
The Duke
CLXXIX.
Dear Duncan,
HAVE
9'"
1737.
&
that
am most
last
who
are
all
well.
I
'
'-
am
most
faithfullv vours,
CULLODEN PAPERS.
My
to the
Lord
39
CLXXX.
No.
Dated the
President.
3''
Dec' 1737.
Lord,
I HAD the honour of your Lordps Lre, with the comfortable Scarfe for my Bro'
Tho' Parson, w^'' I immediately forwarded to him, that his Poll may receive no damage from the cold winds. I should have answered it sooner, but I have been attending (partly out of curiosir)^ & partly as my duty) the Committees of Council
Mat" funeral. Their LordJDS sent for the ingenious M' Anstis, who attended them 3 times ; and, altho' he had as plain directions given him as possible to
prepare a scheme of a funeral agreeable to Queen Anne's, in w^^ the Queen's OiEcers
were to be mtroduced, he bro' them no Scheme, but tired them with puzzling
speeches ; so y' to-day the Lords met themselves and settled the Ceremony, w''' is to
The body is to be removed to the Prince's Chamber the night
be this day fortnight.
before, and buried from thence in a new Vault w^*' is building in H. the 7''''* Chappel.
ones.
The
It is to be preceeded by the Peers & great Officers, & other inferior
Princess Amelia is to be Chief Mourner ; the Lord Chamberlain & L"* Steward are to
to regulate her
support her,
There
is
queen.
My
Bro' has the hardest Case. He, as Soir to the Q., puts his Chariot in Mourning,
is extinct ; & he can't take a Pension, as her other Officers do, because
he is a Member of Parliament. The K. wanted to be put into the Coffin with her
when he died ; but that being impossible, her Coffin is to be put into a Marble
Coffin big enough to hold two ; and when the K. dies, he is to fill up the vacancy.
I believe I have tired you.
I shall only add, that M' Blair told me last night, that
Lord Harrington is very assiduous ab' the Danish Claim ; that M'' Scrope is very much
yours, & will soon write to you ; & that my Brother doubts not of your being his
and
his place
is
yours.
I
My
&
regard.
Lord,
&
HEN. FANE.
No.
From
My
L''
CLXXXI.
Hard\vicke to the
L"*
President.
Carshalton, Janu>
Lord,
^* 1737-8-
YOUR
obliging letter found me at this place, rusticating for a few days, in order
It gave me much pleasure,
to be the better fortified against a Session of Parliament.
as
it
'
brought proofs of
my
"
T 2
whom
most highly
esteem
CTLLODEN PAPERS.
>4<'
esteem
that
^^
mitted
me
Your
it
in
Ai^-ith
but when some ad\"ances are happily made, the good effed;s,
beincr felt, afford a sensible evidence, which operates more strongly than any pre%-ious
speculation, and must create a shame of relapsing.
I rejoice much to hear that your Lordship hath tum'd yom- thoughts toTvards the
improvement of the Laws of your Country. Such hands as yours are fitted for such
Undertakins^s ; whereas others, not so well informed, or not so well intentioned, often
spoil what tihev pretend to amend. If a scheme of this nature were sent up, you might
depend on mv best endeavours for your service ; for, however I may of late have been
thoucrht of, I assure you, with the stridest truth, that there is not a man in the united
Kinc'dom who considers it as one more than I do ; and, upon this principle, would
more zealously promote the trae interest and weliare of Scotland. But, as to the Bill
passing zviliout alteratkm. Your Lordship, who had long experience of our Parliamentary" Genius, of the disposition to amend the English Law, and of some attempts relatIt would
ino-' to vour own, can judge, as well as I, of the probability of such an event.
be impertinent to put you in mind of another matter that, unless some of your Coimtrymen here are taken into the original projed, many obstacles may arise.
The recoverv of vour people from their Ferment about the Edinburgh Bill, is a good
Svmptom. I hope thev also are, or soon will be so, from that about reading the
other Act oi Parhament in the Churches ; for, whatever becomes of your Law, your
Ecclesiastical Afeirs are too sacred for me to meddle with. As to those of your Alanufactures, thev have my best Wishes, and shall never want any assistance in my power.
I hope the becoming concern, which you say shews itself in your part of the Kingdom, on the Queen's death, mav be looked on as an e\"idence of their affection to
As the Blessing we enjoyed in her life was
the Kins:, his familv, and Government.
public and universal, the misfortune of her loss must be equally extensive.
After mentioning the Subject, I can add nothing more, but that I am, with perfect
most
difficult at first
Wy Lord,
YoTo- Lordship's most obed' and faithful humble Servant.
HARDWICKE.
I
hope M' Ross remembered to return my hearty thanks and Com- >
pliments for vour kind present, which did credit to your Fishery. )
No.
Wi p. Murdoch
My
to
M' John
CLXXXII.
dearest F.
L^'DERSTAXD, bv
<:anie to Ein^land,
that
me
'
til
silence
CULLODEN PAPERS.
silence to unkindness.
little
jealous of
it
As
on yours.
feel
I
I4I
no decrease of friendship on
my own
ever will
part,
and nothing
am
in
as
this
me so
is a great comfort to me,
It
and esteems you. He is of opinion, as I always have been, that an
agreable match would make you happy and independant ; and since your father does
not insist for money, it is very hard if you camiot find one to your mind in a Country
where there are so many fine Women, and where I believe there is more virtue and
good sense than in any other. As to my o-^vn affairs, I have given up with travelling
for good and all.
Mr. Vernon has offered me a silug little Benefice down in Suffolk,
which I am to be put in possession of in a few weeks, and where I propose to pass the
remainder of my days in study and retirement
for the bustle of this world is vanity
and vexation of spirit, and true happiness must spring from within that is, from a
Mind not tyranized by violent and outrageous passions, and from a consciousness of
doing one's duty in the station where Providence has placed him.
For the rest, after
the necessarys of life are ensured, it is no great matter whether the sphere one acts in
You need say nothing of this to any body but to my Lord Presiis wide or narrow.
dent, to whom I offer my most humble respects, and to honest George.
Remember
me to Mr. William 6c your friend Dugal. Write me immediately how you are, and
what you are doing. Direct, at Commissioner Vernon's, in Grosvenor Street. Adieu,
mon cher Enfant j porte-toi bien.
world can ever
interest
PAT.
&
MURDOCH.
am
every way indebted to your father and you ; but not being in a Condition
make any remittance to my Sister in the Country, as I intended, if you
are in hand at present, or some time hence when you are, I would beg you would give
to the above value to And' Martin, who will deliver it to my Sister, to be sent to the
Country. I saw your friend Dupuys at Paris, who talked of no less than making you
a visit ; but I told him it was by no means seasonable.
I am a litle disobliged at him,
deeply
at present to
for recommending to me a Scoundrel who picked two Guineas from me before I left
London, and not procuring me payment when I was at Paris. At the same time, whatever that Gentleman's real Character is, I reckon myself under very great obligations
to him for his friendship to you.
No. CLXXXIII.
M' John Drumraond
Dear
to the
Lord President
Sir,
IT'S with no small satisfaction that I hear of your health, from our friends
come up to Parliament ; and at the same time, from all hands & parteys, what
I always expected you would prove, an honour to your Country, and an ornament to
your employment
way
and
it's
from
all
parteys,
make
but
shall
to
a subscriber, has not apeard yet this Seshear Complaints of what ought not to be ktiown
in
CL'LLODEX PAPERS.
t42
in a trading Country, that Englishmen, ha%-ing stock in their own names in your New
Bank, coming to die, their heirs must pay arbitrary- fines or compositions tQ your
Commissary Court, at proving of their Wills, or interest. If that be not rectified,
in an act of parliament ; othervrays no purchasers will be found
ad^ance money on that stock whereas in London, oitne Gentlemen pledge stock to raise monev, to finish a purchase, or to marrs- a Daughter, till
I left Ant^verp
I have been in England almost three weeks.
other ^lonev come in.
the beginning of this Month, and must recum again as soon as the house will permit.
have hitheno an easie Session : Friday the x\rmy will bear a strong debate.
expect no motion from the Prince's partey ; if it should come, the K. is prorided against
Sir Robert looks well ; and lam with much respect,
it.
.i,
I
here, or
who
will
We
We
Honoured Sir,
Your most humble 6c most obedient
Servant,
JOHN DRUMMOND.
M' p. Murdoch
to
2^^
Febr\- 1738.
RECEIVED
yours,
may
melancholy race.
Young
The
quahtss of her mind are a great deal more diiEcult to distinguish.
3.
Women are ver)- often close hypocrites ; or if they are not, they at least do not know
Their situation and circumthemselves what sort of wives they are Ukely to make.
stances are so entirely altered by matrimony, that it is no grea; wonder if themselves
sickly,
are
CULLODEV PAPERS.
are so
marks
that rarely
We
fail.
and from
43
these,
ill natured,
a prudent Man would be shy to have any thing to do with
on the contrary, a Girl has been rear'd under the eye of a virtuous
Mother and virtuous relations, she bids fair to follow their Example. There is a general
Character attach't to each family, which is publickly known, and which ought not
But above all, the Company one keeps, or
to be overlook'd in the present case.
affects to keep, is a mark without any exception.
Birds of a feather fiiil not to flock
together.
A Lady's behaviour too with regard to publick Companys and Spectacles
shews her disposition. If she is continually gadding about, and fiUing up her whole
life with them, she shows herself a Votary of pleasure, and unfit for Domestic cares
and tenderness. If she lives recluse altogether, her nature must be sower and unsociable
but if, without fondly running into either extream, she is equally easy and
chearful at home and at the Ball, her breeding and good sense will be justly admired.
For money, I say not a word about it. If it comes, of course it is not to be refus'd ;
but ought never, even to a much poorer Man, balance other Considerations that are
essential to Domestic happiness.
After all, I am not in the least doubt but that, if you
set yourself seriously to work, you may find out a person that shall be the solace and
comfort of your life. It is not enough to consult our honest friend G., or any other
Man that should have the like tenderness for you you must have a female confident,
who loves you, knows the world, and the Characters and private history of families. Such I
take the M" Kennedys to be, and that you cannot have more faithful or more disinterested
Counsel than in that worthy family. When, by such advice and assistance, you have
fixed your choice, cultivated a little personal acquaintance, and had a tolerable prospect
of success, then is it time to open the matter to your father, who cannot fail to contribute all in his power to your happiness, and will wish to see himself increase and
multiply in his descendants.
Think seriously, my dearest J., on this affair you will
find what an agreeable change it will make in your Circumstances, manner of living,
and temper. If one is to marry at all, the putting it off serves to no good purpose.
An old Batchelor grows unfit either to give or relish pleasure and, if he marrys,
dyes off without the satisfaction of seeing his Children grow up to support his old age.
I give you my promise, if that can be any inducement, to come and stay a twelvemonth
with you, to be a witness of your happiness
and to see it compleat will be the most
sensible to me that I can have on this side the grave, if I was to double the years of
Nestor.
To convince you of the truth of this, I know I need not use many words
gant, lewd,
the Race.
or
If,
we know
My
Love
P.
This was
his
M.
Agamemnon.
No.
CLXXXV.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
144
Xo.CLXXXV.
M" Murray
My
'
Lord
i^
President.
Dear Lord,
THIS
instant
the' in a
directly,
Word,
great weight.
Unless an opposition were certain, I should think you did as well in not writing
you mention, and others whom I suppose you intend. I think to
most of them my speaking in your name will have the same effect ; and if you
were to write at all, I should think it nnght be more proper to secure some of vour
friends in power.
Ross has wrote to vou with regard to our -want of proof of the manner in which the
money has been expended to which yoiu- two members can say nothing, and which
is necessary to be proved, whether the petition be opposed or not.
I almost wish that
some opposition may be set a-foot, that I may have once an opportunitj- of gi^Tng some
small mark, with how much zeal and real gratitude I am,
My Dear Lord,
Lincoln's Inn,
Your most Affectionate and Obli^red hu. Ser\--,
i8"' Feb. 1737-8./
.}
to the Persons
")
W.MURRAY.
Note.
of
rrerix
"
'V
Lord Mansfield
the
powers of
"^
I.
Epistle 6ib.
enjoyed, to an extreme old age, the applause of his country, and the full possession of
mind ; and Hved to witness and publish his opinion of the French Revolution.
his exidted
No.
CLXXS\1.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
No.
The Diike
'45
CLXXXVI.
March
y' a^"",
1738.
My
-'.(
dear Duncan,
received your Letter, with your state of the Island of Tyrie ; by which
I
find, a young Man, who could hope for thanks from those who were to succeed him,
HAVE
President to
M'
CLXXXVII.
March 1738.
S',
A PIECE
Robert Walpole.
year of his late Majesty, an end was put to the claim for an excrescent
equivalent, by granting to the Creditors of the Publick in Scotland an Annuity after
the rate of 4
Cent, on their Capitall, redeemable by P;> .liament ; and the Crown
was authorized to incorporate those publick Creditors, which was accordingly done,
and they were incorporated by Charter, by the name of The Equivalent Company.
In the
5"'
first year of His present Majesty, a Charter passed under the Great Seal
by the Treaty of Union to be used for Scotland, erecting such of the Proprietors cf the Stock of the Equivalent Company as should subscribe for that purpose,
into a Banking Company, under the name of the Royal Bank of Scotland
and the
Company so erected have carried on with success the Business of Banking down to
In
the
directed
this time.
One
the nation,
means
this
in rivalship with
'
CULLODX.V PAPERS.
146
and to hold that money at legal interest ; which has enabled the trustees for
those improvements to carrv on their undertakings hitherto vcith success, and has been
no considerable loss to the Bank, because it supplied them with so much cash to carry
on their Business, without putting them to the necessity of making Calls on the ProAs the Banking powers of this Society cannot last after redemppiietors for that end.
tion of the Stock, the Proprietors whereof are incorporated ; and as the trustees for
tures,
redemption of the Annuity to which their Proprietors are entitled. In conwere to hold the ^40,000. they had in their hands of the
Monies intended for improvements at legal interest, so long as it should be found
necessary to suffer that IMoney to lye at interest.
even
after
And, accordingly, an hmnble Petition was presented to His Majesty by the Royal
Bank, reciting of wha? service they had been, and might still be of, to the improvements in Scotland, and prating for a perpetuity as aforesaid.
This Petition was referred to their Advocat & Solicitor Gen', who had several
Meetings \dxh the Directors of the Royal Bank ; in which it was always agreed, that
the said Bank should be obliged to hold the said ^'40,000. at legal interest ; but there
was some diversity of opinion as to the manner in which the settlement should be concluded, which hindered matters to be finally adjusted.
But it was still understood,
that the Directors of the Bank were to make no progress towards obtaining their
Charter, without satisfying the trustees for the Manuiadures that they were to be
boimd to hold the ^40,000. as aforesaid.
now been
have
lately,
without the
pri\-ity
And
seems to be the more necessary to bind them do-^Ti to this, that if they obtain
it, we shall have two perpetual
Banks in Scotland, whose
Business it will be to lend Monev, and who. if thev can agree, may carry the Business
of lending so far as to make it impossible for the trustees to find a suffioient secmity
for the public money ; at least, for answering punctually the interest of it : w" must
prove a great discouragement to the scheme of improvements, how successfully soever
it
it
goes on at present.
After what I have said, I should still hope that it is not the intention of the Managers for the Bank to do, what the manner of their application gives ground to
suspect ; but still it seems to me necessar)^ in a matter of this kind, to have some
securin' from the Company, that they will do what's expefted before the Charter
The Assembly of the trustees stands adjourned for some days ; which is the
pass.
reason why I, as one of them who have the improvement of this poor Country very
much
eULLODE-V PAPERS.
much
at heart,
to prevent a surprize, if
any
is
'47
may make
1
am,
it,
<Scc.
Ed% Same
Dear S%
I
intended.
much
trouble
Date.
whom
my own & my
can resort in
No.
From Lord Cornbury
to the
CLXXXVIII.
WITHOUT
You
CULLODEN" PAPERS.
-148
overrate this much. 1 am happy, however, that it has given me an opportuof hearing of you, which I often endeavour to do, and of knowing that you continue vour goodness for me, which I will endeavour to desen-e better ; and tho'
power to express my regard for you
it is verv unhkely that it should ever be in my
personally, otherwise than in words, yet I shall have the pleasure to think that
your Character puts it in my power to serve you (unless I mistake the means) the
same wav in which I mean to serve myself ; which is, -with the sincerest good intenWhoever means that,
tions, and with the best of my abUit)', in serving my Countrs-,
will be, as I am with verv great esteem,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's oblig'd & obedient
You
nit\'
'
humble Servant,
CORNBURY.
CLXXXIX.
No.
M' Murdoch
to M''
John Forbes.
^Iv Dearest F.
RECXmiD
your'g, and am quite charmed with the account you give of your
and vour agreeable wav of li\'ing -with your father. I had heard a Httle of what
you tell me, and the same Character of the person. I knew the Brother last time I
was abroad, and think him a young Gentleman of good sense and temper, and I beHow happy shall I be, my dearest J. to see
lieve the whole family have that Character.
you safe in the pon of Ufe, after all the storms past, and all the dangers that young
adventurers are exposed to. In the mean time, your Father's ad%ice is certainly worthy
of his own prudence ; besides what particular reasons of Convenience he may have, it
is best in these cases to do nothing rashly, that a man may know his ovra heart, and
his Constancv. When people enter headlong into such Engagements, they as quickly
repent of 'em ; but when one acls upon motives of deliberate reason, as well as passion,
the case is different ; when not only affection, but a well-founded esteem, have subsisted aheadv for a considerable time, enjoyment will not destroy but continue them ;
and the married state vd!! be of all others the happiest, mcluding all the joys of friendship as well as love, muldplying all the tender and social Affections, and easing all the
pains of life, by sharing them with a faithful partner. As to my own aSairs, which
you so kindlv enquire after, you know I am fixt here in a 1 oc^. li^'ing, vdth which,
thank God I am very well content, when I see the Misery that people born to no
fortunes are reduced to, when they take it in their heads to throw themselves into the
gi-and monde. The dutvs of my OfEce are bv no means disagreeable ; and the solitude I live in, tho' sometimes a Httle irksome, has its convemencies. If I had Books, I
Virant not time ; and I am pleased to find, that so long rambling has not abated ray
I have
love of study. When I came hither, my house was in exceeding bad order.
now fitted up a Parlour, Bed Chamber, and Closet, to my mind ; and hope to be snug
and decent enough next Winter. At the same time, this has emptied my pockets, and
disabled me from making a small remittance which I intended for my Sister. This forces
me to put you in mind, if you have not done it already, of that 5it', I formerly wrote
you of, that when you have a convenient occasion, you would transmit it to Frank
I
affairs,
Be
Combury
disdains;
happy
your
virtuous, and be
for
pains.
lines
>
J
Paton
CUM.ODKN PAPERS.
49
you remember,
Paton
to
at
do something
told you,
My
for herself.
little
dearest
J.
upon
only,
My
soul,
a proper occasion.
kind love to D' Frazer &
and ever
my
Brother
Baillie.
my
inmost
am
Yours,
Stradishall,
15="
Aug. 1738.
P.M.
No. CXC.
Offer from the
My
Duke
24 SeptM738.
Lord,
THE
Company
some
me
to
the King's troop, in the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, ofw"'' his Grace is Captain;
and desires to know if you please to let your Son accept of it. The Quarter-Masters
of that Regiment are on a different footing from other Regiments ; they have the King's
as soon as possible.
1
am
with
My
Yd'' Lordship's
had forgot to
tell yo-^
resped,
Lord,
.'
all
Most Obedient
&
JAMES COCKBURN.
Quarter-master is eight shillings &
sixpence a day.
'.>i'i;
The Author
Z\
-.'
n;.'
No.
CXCL
CCLLODEN PAPERS.
^3
Xo. CXCI.
The Lord
Mv
'
The Duke
President to
Lord,
6""
m a Letter
October 1738.
LAST
post brought
me
from
Cockburn,
M''
of the 24'^ of September ; ordering me to acquaint you, without loss of time, whether
accepting a quartennastership in your Troop.
I would consent to my Son's
would be to no purpose for me to attempt to express my Gratitude for your
It
goodness to me, since you know, better than I can well tell you, how my heart is
strung ; and it was to as litle purpose, if your Grace will pardon me to say so, to have
asked my consent to my Son's accepting what you thought proper for him ; what is
usefuU and reputable for him in that way you know infinitely better than I do ; and I
am confident the friendship with which you have honoured me, will always guide you
The possession of your Grace's good will upon princiin what tou propose for him.
nay, indeed, the pride of my
ples that I think honest has been the chief pleasure
I could -nish him, should under
perfect
as
so
present
not
at
tho'
Son,
mv
if
Now
life.
your Eye improve, so as to share any part of your favour, as I am confident he is
honest and has an hereditarv^ veneration for your Grace, it would cut off all further
shall dy, whenever that shall be my
sollicitude about the things of this World ; and I
proposes succeed, you will be
Grace
your
what
If
tranquillit}-.
great
with
Lot,
^hen
I should order him to wait on you.
nonce
give
me
one
some
cause
to
o-'ood
as
so
by a sore shin I had some days ago leaping over
I ani at present confined to my Chamber
libert)', when I shall move
a Ditch I am makeing ; but I am in hopes of being soon at
Grace's
Your
have
been.
ever
I
as
faithfully,
most
am
I
South\vard.
D.
F.
Xo. CXCTI.
The Lord
Dear Sandy,
YOL'fRS of the
Ropl Gray
Dragoons.
mav
Letter
hich
the recapt of it,
off so much of my Brother's debt
applyed
to
pay
I
could,
That sum, as soon as I
was so applyed, which I cannot at
it
the
time
from
mterest
and of course it carries
ig'"''
till I
come
title to
it,
much
Cash.
money in Land, I approve of it in generall
your
out
As for your purpose of
and to look well before you leap. You
hasty,
to
be
over
but must insist \^ith you not
but when you have once fettered
Money
Effects
are
in
;
can change hands whilst your
In the Purchase of Land, you
Stake.
the
easily
draw
them in Lands, you cannot so
in view
The one, to avoid
things
two
have
apprehension,
to
ought, according to mv
than they
improveable
less
are
lands
where
Cit)-,
this
settling in the neighbourhood of
where
they
and
purchase,
of
the
rate
in
dearer
are'
are at a greater distance, where they
as so
laj-ing
idleness
are eternally shifting Masters ; occasioned chiefly by the mischievous turn to
to : a
bred
are
neighbourhood
this
up
in
and expence, that the young Fry brought
circumstance
CUEtODEN PAPERS.
circumstance which every one
own or
partial])
is,
you ought
that
Had
S'
who
The
sets
up
&
a family,
to think of forcing as
David
I5I
near as
it I
may be
may
possibly
his
be
the world to be acquainted witli, settled near the nest, they would have strengthened
it, and made a much more considerable figure themselves than they now do,
when lost
in the crowd of much greater fortunes in Lothian and Fife, where their Successors
to make them significant, or to support them
in short, dear Sandy,
we are near to one another, we may be useful to each other but being separated,
the memory of the relation is in a few generations lost, and ther springs little advanHaving said so much, )'ou will easily observe that
tage to either in the mean time.
have no friends
if
am against your thinking of Carkerry, & positive in my opinion that you should
Cromerty would answer that view well enough ;
look for a purchase in the North.
but I take it, there is another Gentleman already in the Play, who has made considerable advances that way, and is likely to pay for it more than I should consent to your
paying for Land
Gold may be too dear bought. But tho' there is nothing just 'at
this moment fit for you in the Market, you may set your Mind at rest ther will very
soon.
The greatest part of my neighbours are in a very tottering condition. I am
sorry that ther is no great appearance that Castlehill, Clava, and several others can
keep their estates ; and should these come into the Market, they would, I beheve,
answer your views, I am sure they would answer mine
I therefore think you ought
to have some patience. William Forbes tells me, he can find hands for your Money, out
of which you may easily call it when ther shall be occasion. The Interest will bring
more Money into your Pocket than the rent of any Lands you can meet with ; and I
shall have it in my Eye, whenever any Lands fit for you, according to the views I
have already explained, offer, to lay hold of them for your Service. In the mean
time, show this to Hugh ; compare Notes with him, and tell me whether you approve
of my sentiments. I am just going North, after being wrought to a jelly by the
Rascally Business I am tyed to.
I am, dear Sandy, truely yours,
I
DUN. FORBES.
Edinburgh,
7"'
August 1739.
")
Xo. CXCIII.
The Lord
My
.,
Lord,
THE latter end of June a Letter from M' Meriot, directed to the Lord President
of the Session at Edinburgh, came to my hand, inclosing the Order made by the
House of Peers on the Lords of Session in Scotland, to make up a Roll or List of the
Peers of Scotland at the time of the Union, whose Peerages are still continueing ; and
to state in such Roll, or List, so far as the Lords of Session shall be able, the particular limitations of such Peerages ; and to lay the same before the House in the next
Session of Parliament.
"When I have acquainted your Lop that our Records, through many Cross Accidents, at, & long before the Usurpation of Oliver Cromwell, are so broken and interrupted, that we cannot by their help come at the limitations of Peerages ; and when
you reflect, that we have no Authority to bring persons possest of or claiming Peerages
/
before
CCLLODES
Ij;
P.VPER5.
before us, or to cause them exhibit their patents, or other titles, you will easieiy see
it is impossible for us to give to the Peers that satisfaction, which the Order seems to
expect ; and that nothing less than ane Act of Par ia ent, obUdgeing all Persons,
I do not,
as' a Dav certain, to claim ic exhibite their Tides, can enable us to do it.
l
however, wonder that such ane Order shou'd be thought of, by noble Lords, who do
not know the state of our Records ; but I am confident my Countryman, mv Lord
Ilav, has not been in the House when it was made ; because he cou'd have satisfied
them, the execution of it, as it stands, is impracticable.
Your Lop by this time sees the Court of Session can do nothing to purpose on this
Order ; but what I chiefiv presume to give vou trouble on is a matter meerlv of form,
which alarms some of us, and in which I, as your Old Friend Duncan Forbes, dad
are, you must know, when we
not as President of the Court, beg yoiu- ad\"ice.
Our Soveraigns, ever since the L^nion of the Cjowns,
are seated, verv high ic mighty.
when thev had anv Commands for us, did us the honour to write to us ; ?^d some of
us imagine, that when the House of Lords are pleased to make any Order upon us
(otherwise than in the ordinar\- course of Judgement on Appealls), it ought to be notvfied to us, and transmitted to us, in some way different from what on this occasion
has been followed, a Letter from the Assistant Clerk.
Orders made by the Lords en the Judges of England require no Notification, because
the judges either are, or are supposed to be, in oie House ; but that not being our
We
"
'
am
CULLODEN PAPERS.
I ain
15 J
ashamed for have [having] detained you so long on a subject that is so inconcompared with what dayly occupys you ; but I know you will pardon me,
siderable,
because
I
am
most
faithfully
>
My
."
CXCIV.
No.
-""
'
to the
Lord
President.
'
Lord,
I
RECEIVED
should have been sooner acknowledged, if I had not been making use of the Leisure
of this short vacation in moving about from one place to another. Your Lordship's
notion of the propriety of avoiding such disputes as that now under consideration, is
perfectly agreeable to your usual prudence and candour ; and my mind entertained not
the least doubt of what was your own opinion about the conduct which the Court
ought to hold on this occasion, even before you particularly stated it to me. As to
the right of the case, I will own with great freedom, that I think no point of Right is
concerned in it, and am not able to add any thing to what I took the liberty to offer
to your Lordship's Consideration in my former letter * ; especially being at present in
the Country at a distance (I thank God) from all Journals, and books of that nature.
But as to the difference (whereon your Brethren seem to found themselves) between the
Courts of England and your Court, in respect of the presumption that the English
Judges are always present in the House of Lords, it seems to be far from being deciThus much is certain, that the English Judges are called by writ,
sive in this case.
and have a right to be there ; but it is settled by constant and ancient practice, that
only two of them attend daily by rotation ; and the House frequently makes orders
for the attendance of all the Judges, sometimes of the Judges of one particular Court,
and sometimes of such as are not gone the Circuits. These Orders are never signified
by the Lord on the Woolsack, but always delivered by the lowest Officers of the
House ; tho' when an Order is made on any particular Lord, who is absent, either to
attend the House or for any other purpose, such Order is always transmitted to him
by letter from the Speaker. This shews that the non-transmission of the Orders of the
House by the Speaker, to the English Judges, doth not arise from their being presumed to be present ; for so, a fortiori, are all the Peers, and yet Orders made upon
notified.
CL'LLODEN" PAPERS.
*54
great and respeclable a Judicature as the Court of Session ; more especially whilst
your Lordship presides at the head of it and you are fully at Iibert\' to acquaint your
But you must give me leave to sav, that
brethren, that you are sure this will be done.
as I proposed this method by way of expedient to avoid disputes, so it must be understood to be on this Condition, that the answer contains no obieaion or insinuation
for if it does, it must come in, in the
touching the manner of notifying the Order
common form. It gave me much pleasure to observe, that your lener was dated from
a place of Recess from Business, where I heartily "wish you the enjovment of much
pleasure, and the perfect establishment cf your health, for the happiness of your'
Country, and of all your friends ; amongst whom I bes vou will alwavs number,
;
My
Lord,
faithful
obedient
humble
Ser\-anr,
HARDWICKZ.
The L*
Xo.
Lady Margarett Macdonald
to
CXCV.
America.
Dear
Justice,
BEING
Ct/LLODEV PAPERS.
my
consiquence to us both,
much
into considderation,
&
it proper ;
than
ever,
Gratitude
you judge
t^
-'
55
that
you'll
MARG" MACDONALD.
Remember me
to
Lady Milton,
&
the
Young
CXCVI.
No.
Gen' Oglethorpe
My
Folks.
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
is with pleasure I take any occasion of expressing my affection to your LordCaptain Mackintosh gives me this opportunity, who is travelling, from the South
and
of Georgia to the North of Scotland. He has been many years in this Country
behaved himself so well towards me, that I must intreat your Lordship's friendship to
His
him, and shall look upon any favours bestowed upon him as if done to myself.
long absence from his Country is the only reason that makes it necessary for me to
recommend him for otherwise his birth, being the Laird of Mackintosh's F.rother, is
such as would have made recommendations entirely needless. He will acquaint you
IT
ship.
News here. We have taken two of the Spanifh Forts in one day. George
Dunbar, who is Lieutenant in y Regiment here, has distinguished himself he has
We hope, with the Assistance of the Neighbourtaken one of the Spanish Lavmches.
ing Provinces, soon to besiege Augustine.
I must not farther trespass on your Lordship's time which is so important to the welfare of thousands, and I believe the best
Compliment is concluding.
I am, My Lord,
Your Lordship's most Obedient humble servant,
Frederica, in Georgia,
JAMES OGLETHORPE.
21 Feb: 1739-40.
with the
No. CXCVII.
The Lord
My
President to
Lord Hardwicke.
Lord,
I HEREWITH send you my excuse for not returning sooner an Answer to your
Lop's most obhging Letter of the 27"' of September, which determined me to undertake
that labour, of which the inclosed return is the result.
I am in doubt \\ hether it is prudent in me to own, that the whole trouble and fatigue of this Report fell to my share ;
because, of course, any imperfedtions that may be in it, bateing those that may be found
in some alterations made by my Brethren, must ly at my door ; but as it is not fit to
conceal any thing from your Loj5 I freely confess that my Brethren are not chargeable
v.ith any escapes that may be met with in it ; none of them having given themselves
the least trouble about it, except in a few alterations which are not important.
I am satisfied that when your Lop casts your Eye on the Report you will wonder at
the uncertainty of it, and be surprized at my talking of it as a work of so much labour
and fatigue ; but if your Lop was to know, as from very painful experience during
the course of this winter I have discovered, the absolute confusion in which all our
Records (except those that regard Land Rights) lye, the Insufficiency of the Officers
jt
s^
generally
criXODEN PAPERS.
t^6
who ought
you would not
generally employed in taking care of them, and the total neglect of those
to be answerable for those Officers, and ought to keep them in order,
wonder Avhy it gives so litle satisfaction, nor w^ould you be surprised at
my speaking of
what has given me much trouble. I ought to be ashamed, for the sake of my
Country, of what I am now to relate ; but it would be shameful for me not to relate to
vour Lop, who belong equally to ever)- part cf Great Britain, vs hat is true, that since
the nations have been united the most scandalous negled has prevailed in an article very
The Lord Register, whose Pro\Tnce that is,
delicate, the keeping of our Records.
has now a verv large, and at the time of the union had a pretty- high allowance, for
taking care of the Records, Registers, and Rolls. It was his duty to enter all the
and
orders, acts, and resolutions of the Parliament of Scotland, into proper Registers
as the Votes at Elections of Peers since the Union were to be collected by him, or by
his Deputies, it lay upon that Oiticer to have made some entry of the transactions at
but your Lop must needs be surprised when you
the severall Meetings for Election
are told, that there is no Record made of anvElettion of a~Peer or Peers since the
union, nor any vestige of the transactions at such Elections, except that the qualifications, the proxys, and the signed Lists of the absent Peers at each Election, and the
Protestations, are tied up in bundles or bags, and tossed together into a heap in the
Register house, without a j>ossibihty of being satisfied as to any one question, except
one look throw the whole lumber ; and when you are informed of what is much more
it
as of
astonishing, that, tho' at the conclusion of ever\' Parliament of Scotland before that in
which the union was enacted, all the Proceedings of Parliament were regularly
reduced into Registers properly authenticated, yet the Afts and transaOions of that Parand it is nov^' at the
liament Ive still in heaps of btmdles vmentered and unregistered
mercy of everv Rat, by cutting the Packthread %vith which the several Bundles containing the Resolutions of that Parliament are boimd up, to mix them together so as to
make it diiEcult to separate them, and consequently to destroy the E^ndence of the very
I mention this circumstance, not only xsixh a view to satisf)' your
zt of the tmion.
more labor than at first sight could easily be suspeded ; but that,
that
had
Lordship
I
Lordship
permit
me, I may hereafter, when you have more leisure, make use of
if your
have
this gross abuse remedied ; and at present I would only say,
your intercession to
proper direction, will do it ; and that if the matter is not
suia,
under
that a verv small
will
looked
after,
it
in
a verv few years prove irremediable.
speedily
hurry
of
Business
that
attends
the conclusion of the Term with us hindered the
The
of
this
Packet
the
last
post
;
and the fatigue of this day, which is the
dispatching
by
Term,
giving
vou
any further trouble. I am perswaded
disables
me
from
last of OUT
well
know,
that I am with a true heart,
none
to
be
told,
what
verjyou
ii will be
Lord,
^ly
Your Lop's most faithful
and most Obed' hble Ser\-ant,
29""
DUN. FORBES.
Ed'
Feb*- 174c.
;
P.S.
this is
self.
Xo. CXCVIII.
The Lord
My
740.
dear Will,
YOU
sooner
my
can
make an Excuse
7.
me
my
CULLODEV PAPERS.
rj
port that was expefted from us on the subjeft of the Peerage. That Report is now
Lord Chancellor, to be layed before the House. Prufinished, and transmitted to
require
might
(because
of
the small satisfaction it can give, and the many imperdence
which
may
be
met
with
in it) that I should not own it as my work ; but I
fedions
My
and
perfectly
Yours.
No.
Lord Hardwicke
My
Lord,
CXCIX.
to the
Lord President.
'
great truth
&
Esteem,
My Dear
Lord,
faithful
HARDWICKE.
CL'LLODEX PAPERS,
158
No. CC.
The Lord
My
President to
Lord Hardwicke.
THE
letters
DUN. FORBES.
No. CCI.
From Lord Hardwicke
My
to the
Lord,
I
quite fatigued
Lord
President.
Duke
CULLODEN PAPERS.
t^g
whether the Lords of Session were unanimous on that point ; and, in particular, what
was your Lordship's opinion thereupon, as being the most prevalent authority with me ;
Your friend, My Lord I., defor both these facts were diS'erently represented here.
bated strongly for reversing that part of the Sixth Interlocutor, and pressed us much
with an opinion of Dirleton's, in his short Latin Tract, De feudo pccunia Iff tiominum,
With us in England, particular
Ouast. 5^ Isf 6% whose authority he exalted much.
opinions of Lawyers, delivered in Treadses of Law, are considered as of far less weight
than Judicial decisions ; and in this case, such decisions as were produced seemed to
me to favour the other way of thinking. Neither did any of the cases put by Sir John
Nesbit, in either of those Paragraphs, appear to me to be in point to the present.
If
your Lordship should find a moment's leisure, during this Recess, you would do me
much pleasure to let me know verv shortly your own thoughts on this Question, together with the principal reasons which determined the judgment of the Court upon
And if you could add to that some account of the authority of the Book called
it.
Dirleton's Doubts, and what weight is allowed to it in your Courts, it would enable one
It seems to have been
to judge a Uttle of Quotations produced from it for the future.
I am
a Posthumous Work, and to consist of Collections and hints for private use.
sensible how barbarous it is to trouble your Lordship, in your short retirement from
Fatigue, with the crambe repetlta of an old cause ; but your goodness knows how to
indulge the curiosity of a friend, and at the same time will not mendon that I have
^i^rit to you on the Subject.
I received your Lordship's last favour, and think myself honoured by your approbation of the hint for applying to the Lord Register about the State of your Records.
I
did not imagine that step would, of itself, have much effect ; but it seem'd to be a
proper foundation for what you might think right to do afterwards.
o J''I
.^..iA-. '.-.;-.
^1
My
.:..
Lord,
and
faithful
......
,,:/.
obedient
humble Servant,
HARDWICKL.
No. CCII.
'
M' Murray
My
to the
Lord
'
.,>jJ
President.
Dear Lord,
HEARING
delayed
my
hope
'
CL'LLODEN PAPERS.
S.Q
I hope you are returned to Business in perfect health ; no man wishes it more, or
enjoys with greater satisfacHon the many private and public testimonies of the Wonders
than,
My
Dear Lord,
Your most
Lincoln's Inn,
June 1740.
lo"^
AflF.
Sen-',
W. MURRAY.
No. CCIII.
The Duke
My
Lord,
AM
really quite
ashamed of myself
those
who
letter,
to assure
you
Lordship in
common
ic
&
with
all
your
friendship, most
\-alue
for
sincerely,
My
Lord,
My
OLTLENSBERRY.
ship.
Xo. CCIV.
The Lord
My
President's
Answer.
Lord,
AM
glad the business in which your Grace was engaged whilst you was at Edin'
I
prevented the satisfaction I then wished for of seeing you, because the ver)- Obliging
Letter your Grace has given yourself the trouble to write to excuse it yeeld's a more
lasting pleasure. The good opinion of the pubiick is a flattering acquisition, and would
tend to make one that had it happy, if it were not sometimes, as I am afraid it is my
Case, more the Child of good forruine, than of merite, which with very thinking Men
flattens the rehsh of it.
But the good opinion of a Man of your Grace's discerning and
disinterestedness, backed with a declaration of your friendship, is somewhat more substantial, and has a real value in it, which, whether it be produced bv good fortune or
by merite, I am determined to hold, by deserving as well as I can the continuance of it,
the* I may not have had a just claim to the bestowing it upon me.
I am glad to hear
that the Dutchess's Residence at Drumlanrig has proved so agreeable to her that she has
put off her journey to the Southv.-ard for some time. I hope she -nill feel the good effects
of her scjourning in this Country, which is with reason much more fond of her Grace,
than she can possibly be of it.
-
9^^
Aug' 1740,
am, &c.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
l6l
No. CCV.
Governor
My
T^ela^\'ney to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
M' AEDIE
has just
now brought me
siiice
We
heated
but
receipt of yours,
that
Dear
S',
faithfull
humble
servant,
EDW. TRELAWNY.
Y
No. cc\a.
CCLLODEX
l62
P.iPERS.
Xo. CCVI.
The Duke of NeAvcastle
Mv
to
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
YOUR
me
me to
ever the greatest regard, and, if you will give me leave to add, friendship for vou.
This being most sincerely mv case, you will easily imagine how concerned I was, that it
mv
is
years since
&
power
to
promised
happiness,
i:
am
My
Lord,
& most
affec'
obedient
hum'
'
Servant,
HOLLZS NEWCASTLE,
Xo. CCVII.
M
My
M'jrrav
to the Lord President.
J
Dear Lord,
HAD
the honour of vour's last night ; and I chuse to return you an answer
I
immediatelv, as I don't know how soon you may have the question started, and because
The nuscbief,
I have very Knle doubt mvself in what I am going to suggest to you.
and Public inconvenience, of allowing privilege in the cases you mention is so great,
that no court of Justice would allow it, if thev can by any means avoid doing it. Nay,
in cases similar to those vou mention, no priv-ilege vras ever pretended here in England
for thev are in the nature of questions concerning Franchises. Here, if a man possesses
a Franchise, as that of ^layor, or any other officer in a Corporation, or is wrongfully
admitted a freeman, &". the way to try the right, and to turn liim out, is by an information in the nature of a Quo Warranto, which is now very much considered as a
If a man has a right to be admitted into any of these offices, or any other
civil action.
office or Franchise of a Public nature, and an Office as low as that of a Sexton is held
to be so ; the wav to be legally put into possession is by Mandamus from the Court
of K." Bench, in neither of these cases is privilege pretended to ; it is true, these
suits, in point of form, are carried on in the King's name, and conclude that the thing
complained of is Contra Paccm Domini Regis ; and it is Rule, that in breaches of the
Peace there can be no privilege. Your Actions in Scodand, I understand to be, in
form, C.i\-il Suits, without the interposition of the King's name, and without alledging
anv breach of the Peace ; but as I don't intend to propose your determining the Question of Privilege one way or other, I won't pursue the Argument, how far the reason
is diiferenr.
13
Give
CULLODEM PAPERS.
Give
me
leave to suggest to
you
to follow the
unless
it is
There
certified
way
63
otlier,
Seal.
the
is
Common
W"
on
at their peril.
As
y a
that
CULJLODEX PAPERS.
l6^
Cause shall proceed, or that Def" shall answer, or that the matter alleged in
manner and form is not sufficient, or that you cannot take Cognisance of any such
and then all the doctriae I have given you a sketch of will be
pri\"Ilege so alleged
They can proceed in no way
properly used in Support of a Judgement so general.
for a breach of Pri\'ilege.
Agents
and
thePartys
but by complaint to the House against
of Privilege or not, and
breach
it
is
a
whether
It will then be matter of debate there,
put
it into theirs.
and
own
foot,
vou will have taken the thorn out of your
and
so imconnectedly, that
occur
they
;
These are my thoughts. I write them just as
upon,
too, so often v.hile I
broke
in
I have been
I am afraid I shan't be intelUgible.
will
Ross
so
I
venture it by the
have been writing, it is too late to send it to Geo
that the
Post, under a
common
direction.
I
am.
My Dear Lord,
Your most Aff:
&
ob.
humble
Serv',
W. MURRAY.
'
The Czarina is dead, and has left her Lover, the D. of Courland, guardian of the
Empire during the minority of an Infant 2 months old. It is very probable they are
akeadv altogether by the ears. I hear, Lord Hyndford is going jNIinister to Prussia
but don't mention it till you have it from another hand, because 'tis not talked of
yet.
jjote
Anne
in
November or December
740,
soon
died.
No. CCVIII.
Memoriall anent the Records of Scotland
THE
antient
Records keept
740.
and last Leafs of each Book being so much obUterat as they caimot
be easilv read, and in a litle rime will be inrirely defaced.
For preventing whereof, it may be thought expedient. That application be made to
the Government for procuring a fund, in order to rebind all the Records of Charters,
Records of Parliament, Records of Privy Seal, Records of Privy Council, &c. and
for the more sure preservation of the antient Charters, Sasins, and Records of Par-
manv of the
first
liament.
"
CL'LLODEN PAPERS.
iGj
Elected, yet the emoluments aryseing to the keepers do not now extend to aol. Ster.
per annum, notwithstanding of the great trust and their constant attendance.
The said John Corss has' lately looked into one of the Old Hogsheads in which the
Records and Warrants were brought from London after Cromwel's usurpation, in
Anno 1 66 1, and ther found a great number of very antient and valuable Writs ; some
whereof concern the institution of the Colledge of Justice, many Pipe's bulls, and other
Writs of great curiosity, which will be of singular use in after times for illustrating the
history of this kingdom ; and particularly two Books relating to the Commission of
Teinds; One whereof is a Sederunt Book of the High Commission, from Anno 1633
The other, of the Sub-commission, from Anno 1638 to the year
to Aimo 165c.
Ther
mav be found
which,
recorded.
It is informed, that a search has bein encouraged in England in the time of her late
Majesty Queen Anne, and a fund provyded and given to Master Holins, Keeper of the
Records in the Tower of London, for collecting, putting in order, and booking, the
This precedent
antient >STitings ther found, which had not formerly been looked into.
a mean to procure the like search to begin in this kingdom, and a competency
provyded for the person to whose care it may be recommended.
The Keepers here think themselves in duty bound to present this Memoriall, especially at this juncture, when ther appears some inclination to notice what concerns
Publick Offices in this Kingdom, diat something may be done for repairing the decayed condition of the antient Records, in the first place ; and some encouragement
provyded to the Keepers for their care and constant attendance, and for the necessary
work to be performed, if the Government think to order the same to be done.
The Lidex of the Rolls, kc. above mentioned, having been of such great advantage
to the Leidges, that any Charter can now be found in less time than ane hour, \vhich
before might have taken moneths to find, and the said Lidex being the property of John
Corss, the compiler thereof, and not belonging to the Office ; it is justly to be feared,
that if this Index goes out of the Office, the Leidges wdll be in the same uncertainty and
confusion, and als much time will be consumed in searching out ther old Writs as
that the said Index be
It is therfore humbly proposed,
befor the Index was made.
purchased by the Government, and appropriated to the Office ; and that a certain
allowance be given to the said John Corss, to carry it down to this present time ; which
he thinks he can perform by closs application in something more than a year. The
former compila" having been finished, by great labour and industry, in the space of
may be
fyve years.
No. CCIX.
Memoriall anent the antient Rolls and Registers in the lower Parliament House,
& Proposalls, &c. 1740.
Memoriall from William Smith, Clerk to his Majestie's Chancellary, anent the antient
Rolls and Registers of Charters, Patents of Honour, &c. in the lower Parliament
House, in the keeping of my Lord Register.
THESE Rolls and Registers, the Memorialist averrs, were always kept in His
Majesn's Chancellary,
till
ordere'd
up
to
London by
Oliver Cromvell
at wliich period
These
t66
CULLODEN' PAPERS.
These Rolls and Registers, the jMemorialist further averrs, after they, with the seHomings, Inhibitions, Sasines, &c. were, at
the Restoration, remanded to Scotland ; were for some time kept in the Castle of
Edinburgh, and afterwards ordered down to the said lower Parliament House ; from
which period their ruin commences but more of this afterwards.
The late Earl of Marchmont, when Lord Register, having charged with Homing the
Director and Clerks of Chancellary, to deliver in to the s:iid House all the other Records
of Charters fi-om the year 1 646 to January 1727; the Director and Clerks suspended
the charge upon the allegation, that, in virtue of severall Acts of Parliament, they
were the sole Custodiers of the said Records ; which, in course, falling to be debate
before my Lord Streichen, and aftem-ards before the whole Lords, they by their Decreet, dated the 28"^ of November 1732, after many tedious pleadings, and ia consideration of many circumstances tencUng to explain the Generall Act of Parliament
ordaining all Registers to be kept in the said House, and what these Records were that
shou'd be kept there, ' Suspended the Letters and Charges raised, used, and execute
* against
them, and haill grounds and warrants whereupon the same proceeded
veral other kinds of Records, such as
"
simpliciter."
After which the Director and Clerks were thinking to have sued the said Lord Register for redelivery of all the Rolls and Registers of Charters then and still in his
keeping, as being virtually, and in consequence of the above Decreet, the sole legall
custodiers of the same, viz' from the reign of King
Anno
to the
[^yearj 1646 (and, from what is above said, could not possiblv ha%'e been a tedious
process}; but after consideration of the miserable circimistances these Registers and
Rolls were in, and daily growing worse, occasioned by the dampness of that low House,
and thereby incredibly productive of Moths, these eating the Parchment upon which
they are writ, and the other washing out the Ink ; and the great trouble and expence
it must put any Person to, who would, for the love of antiquity and his countrey, take
upon him to redeem them ; upon these considerations, I say, wee gave over further
PROPOSALLS
by the Memorialist
for
keeping of
My
Lord
recovering
the
antient,
the
Register.
That, upon a Petition to the Lords of Session, thev summarily ordain the
Registers and Rolls to be redelivered to the Director and Clerk of
ChanceUarv, as the only legal Custodiers of the same ; for, was there no more
in the matter, it looks mighty odd. That of Registers all of a kind, the one
half of them shou'd be kept in one place, and the other half in another.
Prop. 2'. That so soon as these Records are recovered and put in a rigb^^ place, secure
from dampness and Moth which place the Memorialist has of a lc!:r titve had
in \iew), the Memorialist, as Clerk of Chancellary, have an annucii allowance,
i'' For the said Office;
2^, For Parchment to transcribe the said Registers
Prop.
i".
said
(^
and Rolls upon ; 3"'^", For binding of the new, and rebindirg of the old
Records ; and 4"=^?, For Coal and Candle, and other little Incidents,
Prop.
CULLODEN TAPERS.
Prop.
67
3''.
Prop.
4"'.
ACC"
transcribitig
and
Rolls.
-
To Office Rent
To Parchment
To binding the severall Registers above mentioned
To Coall and Candle
To 4 Servants Transcribers of the said Records at i^3 j,
Inde
To
&
-25
each yearly
14
-6
'I
''+
./
carrying on the
work
60
^253
No. CCX.
M' Murray
Mv
to the
Lord
President.
Dear Lord,
AM
lose so
it is
am
desired,
in a
manner
don't
know how
as
M' P.
L. Ch. D. of A, &".
when
the
of them, you would suffer a change to be made in the Representation of your Boroughs.
By what I collect, it is not the difference of a member which
could make them in any degree so earnest ; but they dread, that your not doing this
will be imputed to a contrary opinion, or different friendship.
They want much more,
as I understand, not to have the credit of your name, even by implication, in the
opposite scale, than ten times the assistance you could or would give.
I could
I
earnest desire of
all
that
it is
CDLLODEX PAPEKS.
l68
I
this,
don't
know how the thing stands ; and if I did, I am not a proper judge.
As to foreign news, there is an Account come of a great Victor)- got by the Prussians
The French fleet is coming back,
in Silesia, which they are following with expedition.
if they are not, I dare say we shall hear of their being
ignominiously they say
;
attacked.
I
am,
My Dear
With
Lincoln's Inn,
13"' April
Lord,
W.MURRAY.
74 1.
Xo. ccxr.
Mr. Fane
My
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
YOUR
my
was
pleasure
I
;
how
can a Man,
who
for
I don't
a Man can act vdth honour under one who, at the same time the
undone by his measures, he & his Sons are living, & have lived, in open
adultery and fornication, scoffing at ever)- thing honest and just, and bidding defiance
to all virtue and Religion, I must leave to vou and wiser heads than muie to determine.
Upon the whole, perhaps, you may think me mad but the subject is so disagreable
that I lose my temper when I think of it.
I thank God, I am contented with my fortune, wch I owe to my Uncle, and wish to pass the remainder of my days -v^ith you,
or some such fi'iends, to laugh at those who, thinking to leave the character of a great
Man to futurity-, will stick at nothing to make tliat character infamous. Pardon the
freedom I have wrote this, and beheve that I am, \nth the most perfect Esteem and
sion.
And how
is
Respect,
Your Lordship's
My Lord,
most faithful ^ Obedient humble
'
,
Servant,
HEN. FANE.
No. CCXIl.
CULLODEV PAPERS.
69
Xo.CCXII.
From Lord Hardwicke
iVIy
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
AFTER
iy4.i:
it is
tleman.
He was
the same time with myself, and has ever since diligently
and for some years past, has had a good share of business
in Chancerv, in which he has acquitted himself with Ability and Reputation.
Every person who is sent from hence must at first be in some degree a stranger to
your forms and methods of proceeding but I make no doubt that, if your Lordship
will affiard him the honour and advantage of some advice and instruction, in those
matters, from so able and perfect a master as vourself, he v>ill give much satisfaction
in the station to which he is advanced.
This I am sure of, that you cannot bestow
it on any one who will be ready to return it with more gratitude and faithful Service.
I have given it him in charge, to give his Office all the attendance that can reasonably
be expected, which I am sensible his owti inclination would lead him to and indeed
his Situation will make that more easy to him than to most others
for as his estate is
not far from York, he can wait on you at Edinburgh vith as much ease as he can
come to London.
I have now said all, and indeed more than I intended, relating to my Friend.
Permit me to inquire after vour Lordship's welfare, and to pour out mv best wishes that
you may enjoy as much Health as you do credit and honour in the important Station
you fill. Will that never permit you to re\'isit this part of the World, and once more
glad your friends here v.ixh your company ? You would find, indeed, many alterations
both in persons and things but none in that unfeigned Esteem and Respect xdth
which I am always.
called to the
Bar
at
My
Lord,
Your Lordship's most Obedient & most
'
faithful
humble
'
Serv',
HARDWICKE.
No. CCXIII.
M' Murray
My Dear
Lord
President,
Lord,
LTON my
The marks
me
to the
it
Town
return to
brought
infinite pleasure.
me
I am
undertaken
CliLLODEK PAPERS.
undertaken ; I wish you felt them less. If the obstacles were fewer, vour merit wou'd
I know that you accepted of the Office, which you till with so iminot be so great.
your interest and against your inclination ; but merely with a
against
applause,
versal
Your success has been beyond expectation business is
publick.
the
of
ser\ing
\-iew
now put into a regular and equal method of dispatch ; personal solhcitations are out of
fashion ; the people have a confidence in the determinations of private properrv ; &
they are respected here. This is a great reformation, brought about in a few years ; not
by the assistance of new Men ; but by that Authority which integrit}', assiduit}", and
knowledge, gives one Man over the very same persons who sat there before. The
I am not
People enjoy the benefit of the change, and bless you as the Author of it.
surprized, that in political questions the influence of party or power is sometimes
too strong for you ; but don't let this, my Dear Lord, sower your mind ; you have
more reason to rejoice that you have been able to do more than any other man cou'd
have done, than to complain because you can't do all you wish. When you undertook this
arduous task, you neither consulted your interest nor your ease. Shou'd you now
resign, I am aft-aid it wou'd look Hke prefering vour ease to your Countr\- & your fame.
Cou'd vou name the successor ? if you cou'd, where is the Man who cou'd have the
same weight, even tho' he had the same ^-irtue and judgment ? Can you say vou despair of doing any good ; the general voice wou'd, from experience, contradict you.
If you can't do all you -nish, might they not answer, " Hac satis est prodire tenus, si non
detuT ultra?" ISIight they not say, Tho' you can't stem the undue influence of power,
parts', or prejudice, in every instance, you axe able to overbear it in many, & keep it
out in most ? Whereas if you was gone, it might probably rule in all as much as it did
You did me the honour to ask my opinion ; I gave it you freely and sinbefore.
I wou'd as soon advise a General 'to
I am almost tempted to give it warmly.
cerelv
was too hot, as you to abandon
oi
battle,
because
the
service
in
the
day
desert his post
wonderfoll,
not
that
nature
shou'd
return to men ; it is wonderis
vours at present. It
event
drive
it
from
them
so
often.
The
has sheAvn the resolution
fiill that vou shou'd
have
mention,
to
been
very
impolitick
you
& extreamly mischielast session, which
show
a
felse
of
protection,
made
her obstinate : it
of
H.
Sc
vous.
It gave the Ou.
have
been
assured, that
him
into
the
arms
of
France.
I
of
flung
Pr. &
irritated the K.
His language was,
Cardinal never intended to stir.
till the K. of Pr. applied, the
*'
God forbid that the King shou'd rob the Orphan ; God forbid that we shou'd break
the Pragmatick Sanction, which we have guarantied so lately ;" but as soon as the
K. of Pr. came in, they determined Him by shewing him he cou'd do ever)- thing withBesides the general state of Europe, now
out striking a stroke, or hazarding a War.
ovra
particular War has at a great expence
power
of
France,
our
absolutelv in the
The
trade
has suflered by captures to a degree
imsuccessfallv
carried
on.
been most
Bankruptcys
INIerchants,
enraged with the smart of their
dailv
&
the
;
that produces
of
the
losses
neglect,
in
stationing properly a few small
most
to
not
sufferings, impute
desired
to
be
done.
the
number of opposers in the H. of
often
Tho'
Ships, which was
don't
expect
they
will
much,
because they are greatly
great,
I
do
C' is said to be
elections, they may
comroverted
heads.
In
questions
upon
many
have
too
di\"ided, &
health is said to be very much broke ;
S' R.
perhaps make now k then a stand.
this is the point many have in %iew ; if it happened, I believe, no Man can foresee all
d by the Ch', from the merit
Idle is made Ch. Baron of S
the consequences of it.
of an old acquaintance & domestic connexion. I have a mind you shou'd take possession of him by all sorts of civihtys; I told him, 'I wou'd introduce Him to your acquaintance ; but at the same tim# desired him to get a Letter to you from My L" Chan%
which he has. He is a good-natured Man, but not a Man of Business, or much parts,
;
which
CULLODE>r PAPERS.
171
you more opportunity of advising & protecting Him. You may hereafter
him in conveying proper impressions to my L"* Chan', without his per1 wou'd fain see it one day in your power to fill some vacancies in the Court
ceiving it.
Idle
with Men whose only merit is uprightness, & knowledge in the Profession.
went away in a hurry. 1 am to send after Him tomorrow an ostensible Letter to you,
You may say I have wrote more particularly by another Letter. 1
to introduce Him.
wish you wou'd introduce Him to any people of distinction that happen to be at Ed'
as L'' Tweedale, &c".
The Chan' will feel the countenance you give him. I shall write
but I only write to them two Unes
to the Justice Clerk Sc Arniston, to introduce him
I hear, Edlin, whom I don't know, has
in general form, without any thing particular.
been foolish enough to use him ill already, because he himself has been disappointed.
Geo. Ross tells me. He don't send this Letter by the Post, which makes me write so
which
make
will give
use of
freely.
I
Lincoln's Inn,
18 Nov'
am,
my
&
most
aff'*
y" &c*.
'
W.MURRAY.
74 1.
No.CCXIV.
M' Murray
My
to the
Lord
President.
Dear Lord,
WROTE
you a long
desire of
letter
Idle,
The
L''
No.
[No
date; but a
little
CCXV.
The same
My
1741.]
to the same.
Dear Lord,
TAKE
which
this
received
z z
to
CULLODEN PAPERS.
lya
hear
various causes.
well chose.
am
ever,
&:^
W. MURRAY.
Xo.
Lord Morton
My
CCXVI.
to the
Lord
President.
'
I'm astonish'd to see the spirit, the intrepidit}', and chearfulness w' w''
he bears it out. If he should be forced to give it up (w'*", I take it, is possible, as
And indeed I shou'd think,
friends look) I hope and believe he'll go out quietly.
from
business
were
the
retirement
most desireable thing upon
calm
at his time of life, a
a
relish
for
Countrey
so
great
who
has
business and Amuseone
earth ; especiallv to
inclinations
of
anoy"
Man's
judging
by
our
own ; for I find he
no
is
ments ; but there
1
n's
Ch
had
we
in
St
but
inch
S'
fought
as strenuously
every
intends to fight
battle
wou'd
have
believe
the
I
been
less
abroad,
ds
dubious
at home
a^^ainst the Sp
bv this resolution, however, he will acquire one piece of knowledge, wch till now he
never cou'd attain to ; he will certainly be able to distinguish who are his real
At y"= same time 'tis verv possible
friends, from those who only were so by profession.
points
of
knowledge,
may
come
oy'
when 'tis no longer usefull.
several
like
that this,
of
things,
have
fluctuating
state
I
good hopes, as I am not
this
Notwithstanding
'tis
like to be,
whose countenance
shou'd
to
your
Lop
for gi\-ing
you
this trouble,
because
take
It
CULLODEN" PAPERS.
'73
be a part of your duty to relieve mankind from bondage, and this wou'd make
much freer Man y" I am. In one respect, I own it wou'd lay me under an
indissoluble bond, ever to acknowledge and approve myself,
Mv Dear Lord,
Your much Oblig'd and faithfull Humble Servant,
it
to
me
MORTON.
I
Member
is
the
my good
fHend
S' R'
D.
Xo. CCXVII.
M' Murray
My
to the
Lord
President-
Dear Lord,
HAD
where
Aqua
VitSE in Scotland.
said,
with
how much
attachment
I
Lincohi's Inn, 7
iFeb. 1742.5
am,
My Dear
Lord,
Your most
Solicitor General in
W. MURRAY.
November 1741.
of Ferintosh.
No. ccx\an.
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174
ccxvm.
xo.
M' Scrope
My dear Lord,
I HAVE had the
a
little
grieved
me
to the
honour of
but in
my
xvro
lo"'
Fabry 1742.
old age I
J.
No.
Lord Morton
SCROPE.
CCXIX.
to the
Lord
President.
'
My Lord,
London, Feb.
11'-'',
171;.
AS
yoiu-
"
it
Lop was
of,
as
it
" vour
Bill,
" utmost endeavours to put a stop to it, and is actually to write this Night to his patriot
" friends." This is what my Wife says ; however, I have been beforehand w' L.
Amiston, and have clinch'd all his patriot friends ; for, since S" Rob- Walpole's disI have been at ^P Pulmey ik all y' rest, who confirm'd their promises to rae w'at the same time I
great kindness ; so that let his Lop do his worst, I shall get it pass'd
wou'd be sorr\- a Man of his character shou'd appear against me ; and I'm at a loss to
conceive what motive can induce him to oppose me, unless it be y'" his Broy" in law,
M"^ Gordon (who was one of my Ork. Kn^' Lawyers) has given him a bad impression
of me if this be the case, I must beg cf vour Lop's friendship to remove it in so far
Some davs ago S" Will"^ Gordon, who is my Lord's
as you find Ive met w' foul play.
Father in Law, sent to desire I might come & speak w' him ; wch I did ; when he told
me he had a claim of ^10,500. Ster. upon my estate, on ace' cf a Grant of the ^22.
few
1
mission,
CULLODEN PAPERS.
l^J
few duty, obtained by him from the late King for 2 1 Years in y'' year 1 7 1 8 ; this affair
I have now searched to y' bottom ; and, to the conviction of his own friends, there
But if there were, the Saving Clause leaves him
appears not the least foundation.
demand.
just
The
story
is, y' my Father obtained a Grant, in name of
any
access to
for
1
Years,
or
during
the Life of the King, of this few Duty, the
Ewing,
2
John
April
of
and,
of course, cou'd not pass our Exchequer till
is
dated
the
9*
Grant
17 17,
during
this
intervall,
the
Ministry was changed, and L. Sunderland
following
June
;
whereupon,
my
Uncle's
grant had not passed, S'
Gordon
power
;
as
came into
W"
it,
1
my
but upon
made out
stop
was
presenting the hardship it wou'd be upon our familly. His Maj'^ was pleased, by a
Warrant of y^ 21" June, to order the stop to be taken off; in consequence of wch
John Ewing's grant pass'd the Exchequer. All the Treasury Books of Scots grants
have been look'd over from y' late King's Accession to his death, & there is not a word
of S' Will. Gordon from one end to y' oy', however it is possible he may have asserted
this as roundly to L. Arniston as he did to me.
I have sent under your Lop's cover,
Arniston,
wch I have left open if, upon reading it, and trya Letter from me to L.
thinks
proper
he shou'd have it, please seal it before delivery ; or
ing him, your Lop
it
at all, just as your Lop judges most fitting ; for I must leave it
else don't deliver
friendship
intirely to your
and great knowledge of mankind. Your good advice once
Tho'
prevented me from sending a Letter wch was certainly much better let alone.
Lop
long
own
finish
w'out
a
word
about
too
w' my
affairs, I can't
I have troubled your
our honest friend S'' Rob' Walpole for whom, I own to your Lop, I am in some
fear. He this day went out to Richmond, never again to return to Court ; the Letter
of rank for his Daughter has rais'd such a torrent of wrath against him, y' God knows
where it may end. They now talk of a strict parliamentary inquiry ; your Lop knows
how little any Man can stand such an ordeal tryal after 20 Years Administration ; the
last time I saw him, wch was on Sunday Evening, I told him of the clamour y' was
rais'd upon the subject of his Daughter ; but the thing was then pass'd the Offices, and
cou'd not be recal'd (tho' she had not been presented), else I believe he wou'd have
stop'd it ; I wou'd fain hope, after he is fiiirly away, that the fury may subside ; at
present it is very violent ; happy had it been for him, had he but your Lop now here
last Week there pass'd a scene between him & me, by ourselves, y" afi'ected me more
y" any thing I ever met w' in my life ; but it is too long to trouble your Loj5 w' it ; he
has been sore hurt by flatterers, but has a great and an undaunted spirit, and a tranquility something more y" human.
I beg pardon once more for this tedious Letter ;
and that health & happiness may long attend your Lop, is the most sincere wish of.
My D^ Lord,
Your ever oblig'd, and faithfull humble Serv',
;
MORTON.
"**
No.
CCXX.
My
to the
Lord,
President.
Dated Whitehall,
Lord
pleased to
make an
alteration in
23''
Fefery 1741-2.
his Councills,
and
to
office
*,
* Secretary of State.
In
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176
soon occurred that yoUr great experience and abilities, joined with that
you have ever shewn to your Countn, render you a fit person to be
adnsed v\-ith on this occasion and therefore I hope, for the sake of His ilajesty's ser\ice, you ^s^]l not decline coming to London immediately, now that the proper business
of vour Station vdll dispence with vour attendance at Edinburgh since it is bv vour
advice and assistance, jointly with your Brother Lord Arnistoun's, to whom I have also
wrote a Letter in the same strain, that I expect to be able to lay before his jSIajesrv" such
matters as may tend to create a confidence in and give more universall content to the
In this \iew,
it
disinterested love
people.
As
my
only xdews, I call for your Lordship's aid ; being, at the same rime,
vour
Opinion must be of great weight with those who have now the
well assured that
emploved
honor to be
by his Majest)" ; as the whole tenor of your life has shown an
atachment
to
His iMajest)''s Person and Govermnent, and a warm zeal for the
in^iolable
publick weal.
I have a great many Compliments to make yoti from your friends here ; particularly
^Iv Lord Carteret and M' Poulmey, who both join y.iih me in the same request ; and
I flatter mvself, you will add this further instance of your nriendship to the many I have
formerly received of you.
I am, with the greatest esteem,
Mv Lord,
Your Lop's most Obedient humble Servant,
these are
TWEEDDALENo.
The Lord
My
President to
CCXXI.
to
be written
Lord,
LAST
Sunday
Lop
did
me
London, to assist by
what may be thought proper to be proposed with respect to this
The honour vour Lop does me is very great but not greater than
part of the Island.
possest
me, since first I had the good fortune of knowing & being
has
that
desire
the
known to vour Lop, of haveing and deser\'eing your good opinion and therefore you
will readieiy believe it was a sensible satisfaction to me to find in what your Lop proposes so strong a proof of your good will & confidence.
The opinion I have of mv own abUitj-s is so far short of what vour Lop seems to entertain concerning them, that were it not for the respect I have for your Judgment, I
our addce
in settling
should, without more words, decline a joumev which, so far as I perceive, cannot
But such is the authority that your
possiblv be of any use to your Lop or the Publick.
Lop ^- the two eminent friends you are pleased to name have over me, that if you still
persist in your wish of seeing me, when the situation of my health may permitt me to
travell, tlie other incoriveniencys that attend so long a journey will not weigh in the
scale.
Your Lop has probably been informed, that a short fever, occasioned by Cold, conme to the House for many weeks diis last winter and tho' I got so far the better
fined
of it, as to be able to attend the Court for the three last weeks of the Session, yet as I
have not hitherto exposed myself much to the cold, or taken sufficient exercise, I dare
not venture soon upon a long Journey, especially while the Weather is so severe as it
now
CULLODEN PAPERS.
''n
is ; but, as It is to be hoped that the Season will soon mend, and that two or
3
weeks* exercise about the Doors, as we say, may sett me up, if your Lop shall continue of Opinion, that my presence where you are may be of any use, and will give me
notice, I shall do what lyes in my power to attend you.
What I say of my own disposition to conform to your Lop's desire, I can vouch, &
you will readily believe, concerning my Brother Arnistoun. And I am sorry to be able
further to vouch, that the State of his health makes a journey less practicable for him
than it is for me ; but as his complaint is much owing to the rigour of the Weather, it is
to be hoped a small time will wear it off ; and that in the like space as I have mentioned
with respect to myself, he will be able to undertake the journey, if it shall be judged
This day we mett together. I believe he will give your Lop much such ane
necessary.
account of his case and of his resolution as I do.
I abstain from makeing complements upon your Lop's promotion, because I cannot
say what I think, without saying too much for you to hear, and perhaps too much for
one who, of all other Characters, detastes that of a flatterer the most, to express.
What I am going to conclude with is, I believe, not fashionable, but then it is true, that
I am sincerely, but not now one bitt more than I have been for many years.
Your Lop's most faithful
& most Obedient humble Servant,
now
DUN. FORBES.
No. CCXXII.
The
My
Lord,
IT
dated Whitehall,
6""
that Lord Arniston and you have, from the bad state of
be excused from coming to London.
I am, however, glad
you are so well recovered, as to have been able to attend the Session ; which makes
me flatter myself a London journey may be of great advantage to confirm and establish
your health. The friends I mentioned to you, who joined with me in asking you to
come, are as desirous of seeing you as I am ; and we all agree, that your presence
here might be of the greatest use to your Country, and much for the advantage of His
your
me
gives
real concern,
health, desired
to
Majesty's sernce.
As
to
him
also wrote
TWEEDDALE.
No. CCXXIII.
M'
P.
Murdoch
to
S.,
1742.
Dear M.,
ACCORDING
Summer Wastcoat
A A
keep
JLLODEN PAPERS.
78
of.
Literary News I have none, having much negleaed my Phiiosophical
acquaintances, as vou may guess by what I am now to impart to you.
You know how unsuccessful I have been in my Amours in England. I have been more
keep accompt
happy where I could least have expected it. Cpon my arrival here, I was introduced to
the acquaintance of a widow Lady, a British subject, and her Daughter, who have lived
By frequently visiting and conversing with them., I became,
at Paris a considerable time.
acquainted with all their Schemes, one of which was to return to England.
This
encouraged
character
Our
much
little
and they
make
who
in all likelihood
will follow in
Summer,
shall
or the beginning of
Auromn.
These things, dear ^I., I wanted a thousand times to consult you about but durst
not venture them in writing, leners having: of late been lookt into at the Post OiEces
(one of your's, you know, was detained).
Besides, it is but a few weeks since I
declared mvself otherwa^"s than by somethings of a more than ordinarv assiduity".
However, 1 do assure you, I have done nothing but what you must cordially approve
of.
I have used all the deliberation and caution imaginable, and set aside every
prejudice that my passion might give me. TThat will surprise you most of all is, that she
has not yet compleated her i jth year.
But, ha-ving been always imder the eye of a
virtuous and prudent Mother, in the very centre of folly, expence, and vanity, she
most heartily despised them ; longs onlv for an independent retired Life
and,
innocent as a Chold of all artifice and affectation, professes to rate a husband only
bv the warmth and sinceritv of his affection. I desire vou mav communicate this to
my kind friend Millar, & to Forbes if in Town. If not, you will be so good as
inclose it to him.
I am. Dear M.,
;
Your
Paris,
7
27 Mar. 1742.5
I
o\^"n
P.
know how
to direct for
* Mr. Murdoch wrote the Life of Thomson, and several Mathematical works.
him that this match did not take place
Yet how does Lore blind the wifest i
Iiieky for
Probably,
M.
did not
it
was most
No.
CCXXIW
leULLODEN PAPERS.
CCXXIV.
No.
to the
My
179
Lord
President.
Lord,
1""
March 1742.
NO
doubt, your Lordship will hear by this post of the Duke of Argyll's having
What I am going to say on that subject consists with my own
laid down all his places.
When he accepted of his Employments, it was by the Advice
proper knowledge.
and at the request of his friends in town, who thought his sitting at the Council Board
this
Nation
every day worse and worse ; his Grace Yesterday (you may be sure, not without
acquainting his friends] resigned his Employments to his Majesty, with all the respect
^nd civility due to the King, and with all the calmness and sedetiiess becoming a Great
Man ; and I do assure you, every honest man approves of what he has done.
The D. of Montague has got the Ordnance again.
No.
The Lord
My
"
'
Lord,
UPON receiving
CCXXV.
your Lojj's
Command
positions.
This Determination of my Bro' Arnistoun's has gone far to determine my resoluon the side of my private opinion, but ag' what I shou'd have done had he consented to the Journey ; it was my private Sentiments, that our presence at London,
at a juncture such as the present, could not be of any reall service to the Countrey ;
but such is my deference to your Lop's judgment, & to that of those eminent Persons with whom you advised, that I had resolved to submit to it, if you persisted in
your purpose of seeing us ; and I guesed that what induced your Lop and them to
pitch upon my Bro' & me, as the fittest persons to Advise with in regard to the Interests of this Countrey, was, the notoriety that in our polilicall capacity, if I may so
speak, whilst we attended Parliam' we were generally adversary to one another ; the
Notoriety, that in our present stations we have dismissed all views of that kind ; and
the probability thence ariseing, that such sentiments as we agreed in wou'd be well
received, & not lyable to much exception on account of any suspected partiality. But
as Arnistoun is unable to undertake the journey, the view from wliich, as 1 imder,
tion
^^,;r
A A a
stand
CULLODEK
tSo
P.1PERS.
it, the calling for us flovred is at ane end ; and my travelling cou'd have no other
than the seeing some friends whom I shall be allways desireous to see, and the
seeing several things that I shall be allways sorry to see or hear of ; and, therefor, I
hope the only part which, according to my present \-iews, I can choose, that of stayIf there is any thing relateing
ing at home, will meet with your Lop's approbation.
to the Situation of this Countrey, with regaird to its Manufactorys, i^ PoUce, its
Revenue, or other interest, that I can give your Lop any light of, I shall be extreamly
glad to give your Lop all the satisfaction that is in my power, when you are pleased
This, if wanted, may be done in course of the post ; and before
to command me.
ane ov- Session of Parlia', it is to be hoped yoiu- Lop will find my Bro" & me together, and may then at leasure command all the light we can afford.
I am, with perfect respect, My Lord,
your Lop's, &c.
Stand
fruit
Stony
hill,
i'^
April 1742.
Xo.
The Lord
D^
CCXXYI.
President to
RF And. INIitchell.
Sir,
returned ane ans'' to yours o'f the 18"^ March sooner, but that I
waited to be determined as to the joumev which you expected I shou'd take ; but the
resolutions of my Bro' Amistoun, which being fixed ag' travelling, have left me no
party to Choose but that of staying at Home ; as I had no great Confidence, that our
joynt labours cou'd have done much ser\ice to the pubhck at this tiine ; and far less
that my presence, without Him, could have done any.
The Situation in qch you'at present are, which is owing to your own Character, as well
as the good judgement 5c good will of my Lord JNIarquiss, gives me a great deal of Satisfaction. I am pleased on j^our account, because it will give you ane Opportunity to
exert your talents & to do good ; and I am pleased on the Marquiss's, because that act
qch was amongst the first of his Administration has been attended with universall approbation ; and is ane earnest, that he will act with disinterested \iews, and make use
I
SHOL^'D have
hia
Uader
Secretary.
CULLODEN PAPERS,
igl
Men
much hurryed
me know
I
Stony
hill,
much,
My Dear
am,
that
you
will.
A.
&c.
April 1742.
No. CCXXVII.
M' Mitchell
My
so
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
YOUR
ist instant
beg leave once more to renew my former request of the Continuance of your
and, as I have a most thorough confidence in you every way, of the
;
favour of your advice upon particular occasions that may arise ; and I do assure you,
it will be a great comfort to me ;
for tho' I am v^in enough not to suspect my heart,
yet I am extremely difident of myself.
I know your goodness will excuse my saying
so much about myself.
You have had an account, no doubt, of Paxton's confinement to Newgate, & the reason of it it is surprising that the obstinacy & villany of
one man shou'd be able to baffle the publick jusdce, k yet the constitution afford no
legal remedy.
This Letter goes by a Courier, under Cover to M' Maclaurin, as I was informed
your Lordship had gone North. May you long enjoy every thing that can make you
happy & easy
which is the most sincere wish of
Your most Obliged
most humble Serv'
I
friendship
AND'^ MITCHELL,
No. CCXXVIII.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
lj2
No.
The Lord
ccxx\7n.
President to his
My Dear John,
AS
you
the Blues.
Edinburgh, 3- June
742.
DL^': FORBES.
Xo.
The
CCXXIX.
Lord
President.
MvLord,
HAD
tory in Scotland is chiefly owing to your imwearied and disinterested Care and Concern about it ; and, as I am cominced nobody can give better hints than your Lordship, I hope you will turn your thoughts toward whatever you may judge necessary
for the further promoting so beneficial a Scheme, and removing any Obstructions that
YOU may have hitherto met with ; which you will, at your leisure, be pleased to com-
least
in
every
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183
this
Manufactory to
further perfection.
hope the Warrants upon the Report from the Trustees, sent up by your Lordship to George Ross, have met with the usual Dispatch in the Treasury.
I am, with
great esteem and regard,
I
My
Lord,
Servant,
TWEEDDALE.
No.
The Lord
My
CCXXX.
Lord,
THE
June
Lop
742-
on the progress of owr Linnen Manufactures, and the Resolution you are pleased to declare, of giveing it your Assistance &
protection, in the Letter w^'' you honoured me with of the 3'' instant, give me a very
not only as I am encouraged to hope for success to ane undertakesensible pleasure
ing which I am so fond of but as your Lop's entering so warmly into the forwarding
a design, which has no other aim but the good of this poor country, is to me ane
earnest of what 1 always wished, and indeed I hoped, to see, when your Lop shou'd
come to be employed, a Minister who will direct his care to its most proper object, the
satisfaction
your
expresses,
reall interest
Your
&
am
shall
time.
As-
CULLODEK PAPERS.
ig^
As to the Obstructions which your Lop may have heard 1 have mett v.ith in my
ISIanuiacturing Capacit}-, they have ceased in a great degree for some Months past, and
trouble, so long as your Lop continues to take care
\vill, I dare say, give me very little
If
any thing perverse shou'd happen, I hall not faill to
Coimtrey.
this
of
afiairs
the
of
your Lop know
Lop no longer than
let
it,
till
Your
respect,
^
.
your
am, with perfect
shall detain
I
Lop's, &:c.
D.F.
Xo.CCXXXI.
The Marquis
My
of Tweeddale to the
Lord
24'==
Whitehall,
Lord,
I
President.
AM sorrs' that,
you in Scotland'
gone North.
by delating of
Aug;
742.
my
desired the
Lord Advocate
of Justice in Scotland
since
all
attempts hitherto
will,
My
Lord,
Sen-ant,
TWEEDDALE.
No.CCXXXII.
M' Fane to
My
Lord
President.
Lord,
MY
the
Uncle show'd
me
W^
CULLODEN PAPERS.
never recovered his spirits, and lingered out a miserable life as long as a strong heart
have but bad News at present from Germany
and lungs would keep life in him.
will make our wicked neighbours more
of
raising
Seige
Prague
the
the
fear,
where, I
no wonder they succeed in their proindeed,
there
is
before
and,
than
troublesome
;
flattery
won't
do, they prevail on them with
where
their
Courts
jects ; for in those
I
fear, my
drive
the
world
another
they
before them.
way
or
money ; so as by one
very
of
the side
They
are
Obstinate
who
are
no
will have
success.
Lord St
imagined,
are
very
clamorous
it's
our
friends
and
of France, tho' on the other side
;
some time or other, the people may be enraged ag" the French party ; for w"^
I wish the K. of
they all seem to be ready, being in general for a War w"" France.
political
Court
and
French Offers
that w-as always a
;
a may be kept steady
Sar
may carry him off, and then good bye to the liberties of Europe.
Your Lordship will say I am a thorough Englishman, as I can write of nothing but
politicks ; that, indeed, is too much the case of all of us at present ; for the publick
I do assure you, that
is now-a-days much more regarded than our Shops and Estates.
I have a very great Love for my Country ; but when I descend to individuals, I can't
help thinking of myself, and therefore hope I shall mind my Business, and be able to
get bread for myself and family.
Tomorrow I go into the West of England, to let my Wife show her husband amongst
her acquaintance ; and besides I must appear at Lyme the 4''' of October, to be sworn
We
'
Mayor of
receive your
Commands, and
When
shall ever
be glad
to
honoured
to
Your
My Lord,
Lordship's most faithful and most Obedient humble Servant,
HEN. FANE.
The K.
will
last return,
we had
No.CCXXXIII.
The Lord
My
Lord,
A SMALL
cannot have the happiness of doing by word of mouth, I shall cheerfully make
it is, double, conferring freely with
my Lord Advocate, or any other
person your Lop thinks fit to advise with
such consultation, giveing your
after
&,
Lop in writeing my sentiments, if you require it. Your Lop observes very justly, that
our Courts, & particularly that of justiciary, stand in need of some regulations ; but
the work is of great delicacy, & requires much consideration ; & in some cases, as in
that which your Lop mentions of the justiciary, must be attended with some expences.
As the Law stands, a Robber, or any other fellon, committed in this or any other
remote part of the Country, has a right to bring on his triall in 60 Days, or to be dis-
what
up, so far as
B B
mist.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
lS6
mist, except his
If
he run
his letters,
Justiciarv,
where he
is
cutor will put himself to ane expence for which there is no sufficient pro\-ision made by
the Publick ; nor can this b2 remedied, by restoreing the Oct' circuit, wtout doing
somewhat more than doubieing the expence that the present course of the assises costs.
It is manifest, that the sum allow'd to defray the expence of the itinerant judges is too
which, possibly, may be the cause why their stay is so short in the places where
small
they hold their Aires, & consequently why they are not more usefull to the country.
I fling out this Obser\^ation at present, that your Lop may haye it in your Aiew, that
;
towards gjyeing the Law its just course, the Goyenmient must be at a larger expence
than is now bestow' d and, as the Revenues in this Countn.-, managed as they have
been, are not well able to aiford a greater expence, whoever -will give himself the
trouble to devise means for secuxeing the peace or improveing the pohcy of this poor
Countrj- must begin %vith correcting those abuses that have long prevail'd in respect to
the Revenues, & thereby furnish the Government \^ith means to execute such regulations as may be projected ; and as your Lop will soon be in Scotland, I take it for
granted, you will think it proper to consvdt vith such as vmderstand this subject best,
on the fitest method of promotting & secureing the Revenue : a maner that has [been]]
;
About 3 Weeks agoe, when Gen" Clayton was with me here, he acquainted me
with your Lop's commands, & I oppen'd to him my thoughts of what was fit to be
done for the preservation of the peace of the Highlands, & the prevention of Depredations ; & here again, as he -will inform your Lop, a further expence again is necessary ; but as what I oppend to the Gen'' may require further deliberation, 1 shall be
glad to reconsider it with L"^ Arniston & Lord Advocate when I get to Ed', if I shall
be so imhappy as not to see your Lop there.
The concern your Lop shows for our Manufactures would enflame my Zeal for them,
most certainly shall profite of your in^-itation, & let your Lop
we want &: what we wish.
Tho' I ver)- much fear that the shortness of your Lop's stay att Ed', & the necessary
length of mine here, vill be ane insuperable barr in the way of my desire of waiting on
you, vet I wish to know, if it may not be improper for your Lordship to discover it,
what is the longest term that you allow for your remaining in Scotland to the end,
that if it be at all possible for me, I may stretch a point, to have the satisfaction I aim
att : but whether I shall or shall not be lucky in that particular, I shall still have the
if it
wanted any
know from
tire.
honour
&c.
Xo.
The Marquis
'
My
CCXXXIV.
Lord,
I
HA^T
Justiciarv^
it
require
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187
much consideration ; but not of so great difficulty as not to be got the better
your Lordship, who understands this subject perfectly, will, in earnest, employ
your thoughts that way. 1 have discoursed a httle with Lord Arnistoune on the head,
but without coming particularly to any point ; since; I told him freely, as I now do your
Lordship, that I neither incline to meddle in it myself ; nor, if I should, have I indeed
any hopes ot success, unless you two were perfectly agreed in your sentiments about
any scheme that could be proposed. In that case, I am apt to flatter myself, that my
endeavours to carry it through above would not be fruitless at least, it should either
pass in the way proposed, or not at all; and in that view, if no good, no harm, could
be done. It will be unlucky if nothing can be attempted at this time, from the difference of opinions that may be amongst you here ; since if this opportunity be now lost,
it is not easy to say when we may have another.
I agree -with your Lordship, that it is absolutely necessary, that the Revenues of this
Country should be well managed, and narrowly lookt into ; without which it is in vain
to devise means for securing the peace, or improving the policy, of this corner of the
Island.
I shall not be wanting in my endeavours ; and shall be much obliged to you,
if I am favoured with your sentiments of what may be the fittest method for promoting
and securing the Revenue, as well as for correcting any abuses that may have crept
requii-e
of,
if
management.
have desired my Lord Advocate to talk with your Lordship, and General Clayton,
of what may be fit to be done for the preservation of the peace of the Highlands.
The Encouraging our Manufactures here, in which your Lordship so generously
employs so much of your time, is of so great advantage to this Country, that I hope
you shall never have any reason to doubt of my firm resolution to second your -views
and, that I may be better instructed than I am at present, I must desire, that you will
into the
I
give orders to the Secretary of the trustees, to transmit to me the several reports that
have been laid before his Majesty, since he was first graciously pleased to grant a
patent ; that I may have a general view of the whole from the beginning,
I must not
disguise,
that
offices there,
well,
that
I have often heard it complained, that several persons have obtained little
rather with other views than to encourage the Manufactures.
I know
it is
tho' I should
not possible to remedy this altogether in this Island ; but for myself,
then recommend vsome persons to you to be employed (and this
now and
discouraging
factures.
many male-practices equally detrimental to the Revenue as to the Manuknow in what maimer the patent for the Trustees is ft-amed, having
don't
never seen it ; but I would suggest to you, whether it might not be proper, after the
number of the Trustees is once completed, that they should have a power in themselves
to fill up vacancies when they should happen, that a constant succession of them may
be preserved.
I
shall trouble
answer for
my
CULLODEN PAPEBS.
88
&
TWEEDDALE.
No.
The Lord President
My
CCXXXV.
of Scotland
it,
&:c.
Lord,
I
now
VERY
gladly lay hold of the short recess from the Business of the Session,
some
we
my promise
sort
As what I have
we now afi"ord
for
its
service.
must not
The
the cnh thing that promises any good to this poor Country.
which
is
Glasgow,
foreign
of
totally
years
trade
has
for
the
failled
some
;
fishery
conceal that
it
is
12
chiefly
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West Indian & American, is pinched by the War with Spain ; that of the
of the Country is worse than nothing ; it is pilferring from the revenue, & picking
the pockets of the people of any ready money they have, to pay for forreign Bouvrage,
which supplants the consumption of the growth of our own estates. The Mercat for
the Serges & Stockings of Aberdeenshire has fallen, they say, by reason of the War
with Spain ; and there is remarkably less coin to be met with than ever was at any
time within Memory knovven, even in this poor Countrey ; occasioned chiefly by the
gradual but continuall exportation of our Bullion for Tea, Cofl'ee, & Forreign Spirits,
and rendered severely sensible by the great importation of Grain during the late scarcity;
which, falling in with a Season when the Exchange was considerably against us, raised
that Exchange so high, that de fa6lo almost every one who had occasion to make reAnd this circumstance has so thorrowly drained the
mittances made them in Gold.
Countrey of Gold, that paper is the only coin that one sees ; and even it is far from
Under this last Circumstance, that the Linen Manubeing in any tollerable plenty.
fafture has stood its ground is more than could well have been expefted ; but how
long it can stand, if some remedy is not found for the evil complained of, is more than
I can take upon me to say.
This uhnappy situation is very melancholly ; and if at all remediable, the cure canBut what immediately claims your
not be compassed otherways than by slow degrees.
Lop's attention and what has for a great while exercised mine, is the ugly prospect of
immediate ruin to our Manufactures, throw the apparent faillure of the Revenues by
which they are supported, which in their present condition are not able to answere the
expence of his Majefty's Civil Government in Scotland ; so that, unless some Remedy
is found out and applyed, the System of Government in this part of the Kingdom must
stop, or be kept in motion by remittances from the other, 'iioyf palatable or practicable
that will prove, your Lop may easily perceive.
That your Lop may see this matter in the light in which it presents itself to me, you
will be pleased to recollect, that the Annuall expence of the Civill Government in
Scotland, includeing the equivalent Annuity, and the Annuity for the Manufactures,
payable at the Exchequer, runs from 51, 10^52,000; whereof j^2 9,020 [arej the
yearly expence of the 3 Courts; ^10,600 the Annuity due to the Equivalent; &
if 2000 the annuity due to the Manufactures : And the rest composed of Sums by
warrant, few of which can possibly be dispensed with.
That the fund chiefly relyed on for answering this Annuall Expence has been theExcise,
and the other Duties under the Manadgement of the Commissioners of Excise ; the Cuschiefly the
rest
toms haveing for many years produced litle worth speaking of; and the Salt duty, whether
on a right or wrong conftruction of the Statutes relative thereto, I do not take upon
me to say, haveing since it was last imposed been withdrawen from answering the occasions of the Civil Government to which it was formerly applicable and applyed.
That the Excise properly so called, I mean the Duty arising from Beer & Ale, and
Spirits, amounted (to carry the matter no further back than the year 1733) to about
.^40,000 (I take a round sume, for the nett duty of that branch at JVIidsummer in
that year was "41,543. 13. 1-I-.) ; and this with the dutys on Leather, Candles, Soap,
h" under the same manadgement, which one year with another runs to 8 or ^9000.
required but small assistance from the other revenues, to answer the expence of the
Civil List.
But now it so happens, unfortunately, that whilst these other revenues Club htle or
nothing to those Expences, the Excise has fallen nearly one half. The net produce
of what I call the proper Excise was, for the year ending at Midsummer last, no more
than a^2 2,451. 5. 7. ; and when the oy' dutys above mentioned, under the manadge-
ment
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avail! itself
delay payments.
The Warrand for papng the annuity- of ^2000. to the Manuiactures at last Midsummer has not hitherto, been complyed with. The IMichaelmas quarter's Sallary
to the Judges of the 3 Courts have not been payed ; of course, no other payment has
been made ; and when any payments shall be made, vour Lop will readily observe it
can only be 'dv anticipation ; makeing use of the Revenues as they come ia for this
vear, to' answer the regular charge of the last ; so that tho' things may be kept quiet for
a few weeks or months, unless the Revenue can really be recovered so as to answer the
That which
Public expence, the outmost distress & loudest Clamour must ensue.
which
is
my Sallary,
affects me infinitely more than the delay of pa^Tnent of that trifle
answer
the expence
is the inabiUt)- we, as Trustees for the Manufactures, are imder to
any
considerable
of our little System ; which, if it once fall to pieces, or meet with
check, I greatly fear nothing practicable in this Country, considering the Povert)^ to
which it has fallen, can restore. And I confess to your Lop I look with no small concern on the confusion which must follow on the stopping payment of the Equivalent
annuit)-, and some other of the Expences of the Civil Government, besides the establishment for the Courts.
Had the diminution of the Excyse been ovnn^ to the casualty' of a bad Crop, which
frequently occasions a shortcomeing, as it did for example in the year from Midsummer 1740 to Midsummer 1741, wherein the net duty amounted to no more than
^18,899 I. 3x., it would have given me no pain, because a more plentifull Harvest
would have repaired the loss. But the misfortime is, That this decay has been regular
and progressive, growing more sensible from year to year ever since 1733, and
must continue for ever, how plentifull soever our Crops may be, unless the cause of
is discovered and removed.
becomes therefor highly important for us, who belong to this poor Coimtn-, to
search after the cause of this mischief, and if possible to eradicate it. The iirst point is
the second is a work of much more diiiiculty but it must necessarily
easily compassed
be attempted ; for if we do not destroy it, it will most certainly destroy us, and that
that decay
It
very soon.
The Cause of the mischief we complain of is, evidently, the excessive use of Tea ; which
is now become so common, that the meanest fanulys, even of labouring people, particularly in Burroughs, make their morning's Meal of it, and thereby wholly disuse the
ale,' which heretofore w^as their accustomed drink ; and the same Drug supplies all the
labouring woem.en with their afternoons' entertainments, to the exclusion of the Twopenny.
first,
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were run into this Country from Holland, sold and bought at the prices I have mentioned
and at present there are very few Coblers in any of the Burroughs of this
Country who do not fit down gravely with their Wives & familys to Tea.
It is above seven years since. I forsaw or rather saw this abuse, and warned ag' it.
The better sort of the Commonalty first gave into it, and of course left off their MornBut when, by degrees,
ing Drink of Ale, which impaired considerably the Excise.
the Commons within Burroughs almost universally followed their example, the use of
Ale and Beer for mornings and afternoons was almost wholly laid aside and the
Revenue of Excise has sunk in proportion as this villainous practice has grown.
Nor is it that revenue only that sutfers by this unaccountable abuse. The duty of
2 pennies on the Pint of Beer and Ale, which Edinburgh, Glasgow, & allmost all the
other considerable Brughs of Scotland, begged of the Parliament, and depended on as
the Chief fund for defraying ther Common expences, is sunk rather in a greater proas this pernicious practice prevaills more within Brughs than
portion than the Excise
And what grieves me most, the Malt duty, which formerly yielded
in the Country.
;
considerable surplus's to the Manufactures, after answering the net sum of ^2000. to
the CrowTi, has not been able for severall years to answer the sum which the Public
is entitled to have.
This last article claims (in a particular manner) your Lop's attention.
By the Malt
Act, which charges Scotland with the Dutv of three-pence per Bushell, it is pro\')-ded,
that in case that duty does not produce the sum of af 20,000. clear to the Crown, the
deficiency shall be made good by a surcharge.
Now as the Sums in which the Malt
Duu'
^21,000.
that large
this
poor Country
What
Sume.
Midsummer
last
amount
to
about
nor do I mention it from any apprehension, that those who have the
honour to serve His Majestic in the direction of the Revenue will think of such a harsh
measure at this time but purely that your Lop may see from this, as well as the other
figure to yourself
am
6c
to apply
some
much mistaken, your Lop is by this time satisfied, that the excesTea is the principall cause of the misfortunes we feel, and are likely to
and that if some effectual remedy is not applyed, we are
suffer under more smartly
What 1 am next to trouble your Lop with is, what, upon the most serious
undone.
consideration, occurs to me as the only practicable manner in which to attempt relief.
Could the running of Tea be prevented, so that every pound of Tea sho** fairly pay
of four shillings, the abuse complained of would cease of course
because it
Duty
a
If
not very
sive use of
the meanness of the price that encourages the poorer sort to purchass ; and the duty,
added even to the low \^lues at which it is now sold, would prove ane effectual Bar to
is
me
to be,
Commodity by any
may be devised.
might, indeed, be very possible to prevent the use
not afford to pay the dut\-, and to recover the duty from
use it, by very rigid excise laws, such as England wou'd
by levying a rate from the familys in which Tea is used
lavv
be
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be contrived, not subject to a p>ossibility of fraud, whereby such persons of this Countrey as truely made use of Tea which paid dut)' in London, might draw back that
But as I doubt, nay indeed I hope, that England is not so much hurt by this
dutv.
abominable practice, either in its revenues or other interests, as we are, so that it is
not likely they will be disposed to make use of a remedy which to them may seem so
violent, however I might for my own part choose to submitt to any method of exaction rather than be overwhelmed with immediat ruin ; yet, as it would be extremely
dangerous, in point of Precedent, to submit to a different tax, and a different method
of lersTng it, in the one part of the Island from what takes place in the other, I confess
I think this ought to be considered as the last shift, and every other possible method
ought to be first essayed.
What appears then to me to be a remedy not attended with any insuperable objection is this in a few words ; By Act of Parhament to prohibite, under sufficient Penaltys, to be recovered with certaint}' & dispatch, the use of Tea amongst that Class
of Mankind in this Countrey whose Circmnstances do not permit them to come at Tea
that pays the d\iw ; and yet whose takeing to run Tea, and deserting the use of Malt
Liquor, occasions the Complaint.
The
me in
this
pany
is
With
interested.
prohibition,
The
distinction
made
between Noblemen, Landed Gentlemen, other Gendemen, and Burgesses, & Persons
below that Rank, will not answere, nor will any other that I know of hitherto made
use of. But I think that, as what gives rise to the grievance is the use of vile tea by
such Persons whose low circum^stances will not permit them to purchase better and
dearer, a Rate shou'd be thought of and settied, of the fortime, or yearly income, of
those who mav be supposed capable of supporting the expence of Tea that may pay
and all under that rate ought to be prohibited the use of it.
dut)"
For Example ; if it shall be thought that a person who has of yearly Income, whether
from Land, ^loney. Trade, or any Art or Profession, ^^50. jioo. or any other Simi
then all who cannot
to be fixed in the Bill, ought to be permitted to make use of tea
show that they have such yearly incom.e may be prohibited and the makeing use of
Tea in their familv by themselves, their wives, their Children, their Servants, or any
other Persons, may be made penall, and the 0?ius Proband: of the Extent of their yearly
Income may be laved on them with a provision, that tlie e\idence offered by them
-,
may
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193
may be proved
also
by
their
Oaths
it
mean
the Pro-
least
would give the right of informing to the Officers of Excise, because they are subject
and correction in case of neglect, oppression, or collusion. I would give
the one half of the Penalty to the Informer, and the other half to the Cashier for the
Manufactures, for the use of Manufacturers, to gain favour to the Prosecution, and
lessen the odium that it might at first, and amongst unthinking people, raise.
I wou'd make the Penaltv recoverable upon a summary Complaint before the Baillies
I
to direction,
within Brugh, or before the Sheriffs, Steuarts, Baillies of Regality, or any one Justice
of Peace in the Land Ward, together \dth the full Costs of Suit. But then, to
prevent Partialit}', in case of the Magistrat within Brugh, or the Countrey Justices,
acquitting contrary to evidence, I wou'd give the Informer, \\ith the concurrence or
approbation of the Board of Excise, a power of exhibiting a Summary Complaint before
any of the three Courts that shall be thought proper against such Magistrate or Judge
and I would make the Penalty of acquitting contrary to evidence deprivation, incapaN. B As
city to hold again the Office forfeited, with double or treble Costs of Suit.
the projected regulation, the' intended to promote the Revenue, gives nevertheless no
duty to the Crown, and as the Offence to be punished is the trespass of a Judge contrary
to evidence, there is no occasion of giveing the Cognizance to the Court of Exchequer ; and as the Chief end of the severe Provision proposed is, to frighten from willfull wrongdoing, I believe the effect wou be best attained by confineing the Conviction to the Court of Session.
As the lowest rank of House Keepers make use of Tea, so the Servants, particularly
Now I
the females, in better familys, m.ake it their Morning & Afternoon's Dyet
wou'd submitt it, whether the use of it to all Servants might not be prohibited, under
the like Penaltv, to affect the Master or Mistress of the familv if unmarried, and recoverable in the same manner and upon the like proof as in the other case.
:
It
may
merit consideration,
Prohibition, but
them, may not be allowed some indulgeance ; and if that Sentiment prevail, such indulgence may be given to such persons as shall enter their names with the Excise Officer,
and pay down, for a Licence to make use of Tea for a year from the date of such Entry,
40 shillings or any other particular sum to be limited ; but subject to the Condition,
that no Tea shall be used in the Family by Servants, &c.
If this small sume cou'' be
appropriated to the Manufactures, it wou" be convenient
but if that meets with opposition, I do not insist on it.
After haveing given your Lop this rude sketch of my project, I am conscious that,
as it has much novelty" in it, it must appear uncouth, and requires a good dale of consideration to bring Men to approve of it, especially in the part of the World where your
Lop now is. But, as it is intended only for Scotland, and is to have its execution there,
I should hope the necessity must appear so urgent to the Ministers with whom your
Lop will consult, that if no better or more eff'ecl:uall remedy can be fallen on, this or
some such method will without loss of time be pursued.
c c
As
;
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194
As
P.VPERS.
is to affect us only),
the ManufaQ:ures, are & must be conscious, that to this rascally practice of running and
makeing use of run Tea, the loss of our Bullion and the present poverty- of our Country
No IVIan in the Kingdom, in Conversation, contraverts
is in a great measure owing.
whom
the
Prohibition
is not to affect, one shou' think, shou-^ be glad to
those
and
this ;
it take place.
But, besides, there is reason to expect a hearty Concurrence of all Persons of any
Condition, from two separate Considerations, which I shall just mention.
The lirst is very generall, & regaurds all Heritors and Tennents or farmers in Scot-
see
land
it is
grounded on
this,
that,
& some
particular Distrids,
all
Grain before he can pay the rent. Now, as preventing the Consumption of one
one half of the Grain produced must necessarily, in case of no demand from
Abroad (which often happens), lower the price of the whole in a verv great proportion,
so much must the Heritor or the tennent in the several cases lose of his reall income.
And if that loss sho** be rated at i-''' of the whole, or 25 per Cent, when the Brewar)'
is no greater than it is at present, and when there is no forreign demand, the computation of the loss wou'', I doubt, be too low ; and on this consideration I shou hope the
Heritors &; farmers of Scotland, who can make the least use of their understanding,
must favour the Scheme.
The 2"^ confines itself to the Rovall Burghs that have the grant of the 2 pennies on
the pint already mentioned ; and in these the wrong complained of is cheiffly committed,
and the severirv^ of the remedy will be principallv felt. I have already taken notice, that
the produce of their Grants is fallen v:\i\i the Excise ; and that thereby they, and in
particular Edinburgh, are left in a miserable condition, stingleing \\ith their Debts,
Now, tho' the
without anv hopes of relief but from the recovery of the Excise.
mean
who
retaill or use
and
the
Creatures
Burrows,
in
such
Smuglers
villanous litle
^Nlagistrats
that
are,
that have
hoped
the
it
is
to
be
Cv\,
\et
mav
raise
a
their Goods,
will
part
of
the
Burgesses,
propagate
substanriall
all
the
and
that
hope
to
be,
been, or
the contrarv opinion, and speedilv put ane end to the Clamour.
Bv the earnestness Avith which t contend for this or for some other immediate remedy,
your Lordship will be apt to imagine the use of Tea to be the only cause of the decay
of the Excise and Malt duty in my opinion, and that this cure alone adhibited -will
restore these Revenues ; and on this subject I must explain myself, by informing your
Lop that the excessive use of Brandy, & ov' forreign imcustomed Spirits, has cost this
poor Countrey very dear ; that it has been from the begining, and continues to be, a^
verv great drawback upon the Revenue ; and that if it could be restrained, those Revenues would undoubtedly rise and improve to a certain degree ; but then it appears to be
certain, that the use of uncustomed spirits never did half the mischief that Tea has
done ; that these Spirits were as much used, I mean, by the mopenny Drinkers when
the Excise run to ^40,000. as they are now ; and therefor that the vast decay now felt
and complained of is cheiffly, tho' perhaps not only, owing to that most mischievous
Drug. Now when the use of it is restrained bv the intended law, or bv anv other
that mav answere the purpose, I shou*^ hope that, tor the further promoteing the Revenues, the strickest orders will be given, to put the Laws against the use of Spirits,
especially those that are uncustomed, to due execution.
his
third or
When
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When
^95
Season,
my Lord
Advocat,
who
it,
is
and the course of the Post will fetch your Lop from hence any Eclairisement that I can give upon any matters that may want further Explications. I shall by
this Post write to Mr. Scrope on the same subjed
but, as he is possibly acquainted
with the state of the revenue here, my Letter to him shall be very short.
I gave Orders many Weeks ago to Copy over for your Lop all the Reports from
the Trustees for the Manufactures to the Crown. The Copy is now very near compleat,
and it shall soon be transmitted. I shall probably give your Lop the trouble of a note
on ane other subjett by the next post.
Upon glancing over what I ha^e wrote, besides the imperfedions already taken notice
of, I observe many unaccuracys of expression, and escapes even of spelling, which your
Lop will be so good as to overlook since my paper does not allow me room to correft
them, nor my time leisure to make a fair Copy of what I have flung on this paper.
form
in
am
My
Lord, &c.
No.CCXXXVI.
The Lord
D:
Sir,
I IIVL\.GINED that I had been quite forgot by my old acquaintances, which is the
reason why you for some time have had no trouble from me ; but I have lately been very
agreably convinced that I was mistaken, by a letter from Mr. Scrope ; who assures me,
that upon Mr. Pelham's recommending John Forbes, a near relation of mine, for a pair
of Colours, you readily undertook it, \\ith such expressions of friendship for your
servant, as convinced me, that those who delight in railing at Ministers, ly,
they swear that Memory of former Acquaintance is inconsistent with high and
busy EmploA,Tnents. Give me leave, therefore, to return you my thanks for the good
humble
when
you have expressed ; and to assure you, that it will heighten the relish of the
favour which I am ver)' desirous to obtain for the Young Man, that it 'nill carry alongst
with it e\'idence of the Continuance of your friendship.
I am.
will
My
2*
Dear
S' William,
very truely,
June 1744.
Serv'.
^.
./-'.J.
,,
'.
..
CC2
No.
CCXXXVU.
CULLODEK PAPERS.
1516
CCXXXVII.
The Lord
President to
M' Pelham.
Sir,
this trouble
2*
June
S.
744.
No.
CCXXXVIII.
W^ow,
Nov' 6, 1744.
correspondent arises to your \aew ; but one who will not give you the
trouble of sending an Answer to the message which this bears, but hopes to receive
It brings you my sincere wishes of health to
yoiu- Lordship's Commands in person.
undergo the fatigues of the term but chiefly this is design'd to present my Lord Chancellor's Compliments to you, which I received in command here, by Letter sent to
Dalrv, after I had left Scotland in August last ; and as I cannot deliver myself better
than' in mv Lord's own words, I shall beg leave to transcribe them: " I beg you
My
Dear Lord,
A NEW
" would assure my Lord President of the grateful sense I have of his goodness to me
" and that he has' not any where a more feithful sen-ant. I heartily congratulate him
" on the success of his pamphlet, which at the same time does honour both to himself
" and his Countrymen
to the first, as an excellent public-spirited writer ; and to the
latter, as being capable of being -n-rought upon by reason and solid argmnent*.
I
*' cannot but wish that he would take the pen into his hand again, and \mte a second
" part for England which, in truth, wants to be converted on that subject." These
and I think I could not have done justice to him and
are my Lord's own Words
;
your Lordship -without transcribing them. I fully intended [toj have been at Dairy
before the beginning of the term ; but have been prevented by different accidents, by
bad weather, and, allow me the paradox, by good weather. Add to this, my mother
has been so iU, that I thought she would have died ; but she is better, and I hope to
I bave the honour to be,
set out this week.
Mv Dear Lord,
Your Lordship's most faithful and affectionate Servant,
I.
IDLE.
No.
CCXXXIX.
'
'
CULLODEV
'
-.
'*97
PAPER,>^.
r.:
No.CCXXXIX.
From
My
Sir
Andrew
Tvlitchell ro
the
Lord
yr
,;.i
"
President.
Whitehall, 26*^ Jan^ 1744-5Assurances vou was pleased to give me of the continuance of your friendship and regard will, whatever happen, be a great comfort and satisfaction to me ; as
the approbation of those I honor and esteem is a reward more desirable than riches and
Lord,
THE
reputation.
When your Lordship asked from me an explication of the late phenomenon in Politicks,
more hard to give a true solution of a Political
because in the one, there are certain unalterable
and established laws, by which from the effect produced the cause may be conjectured;
-whereas in the other, the principles are not fixed nor determined, and, the appearances
beincT generally deceitful and fallacious, it is almost impossible from the eflect to trace
I shall however, in obedience to your Commands, give you my opinion
the Cause.
upon the whole. Your Lop must already be fully informed of the imperfect & unnatural coalition that happened three years ago ; the consequence of which was a violent
and early jealousv, that shewed itself on every occasion, between the old and the newvou had
Phenomenon
thaii
it is
of a natural one
far
;
administration.
His Majest)''s going abroad, and what happened in consequence of it, gave an
opporttmitv to those at home to impute all mismanagements before, at, and after the
affair of Dettingen, to a certain person that attended his Majest)- ; and it was as publickly said, as it was believed, that that Noble Lord was willing to sacrifice the interest of his country, and everv thing that was dear or valuable, to the passion of his
favoured
ig$
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I might give, for instance, the news that came last night by Exfavoured this nation.
of
the Emperor on the 20" N. S. ; by which as the League of
death
of
the
press,
Germans are once more at Uberty to chuse a Master for
and
dissolved,
Frankfon b
perndious Arms of France and Prussia, it is to be hoped
the
by
tmawed
themselves,
\nll
power
be recovered by restoring the imperial Crown to the
of
baJlance
that the
hotise of Ausrria.
I
Your
Lord
humble
Servant,
A.
No.
The same
My
obliged and
President.
M.
CCXL.
to the same.
Lord,
AS
prised to find
my name
Youi
Lord
President.
obliged
humble
Serv'.
AKD. iAHTCHELL.
No. CCXLI.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
99
No. CCXLI.
nie Lord
My
President to
The Marquis of
Lord,
Lothian.
'
'
M" DOUGLAS
'
Stonyhill, 9th
and most
March 1745.
faithful
humble Servant.
No.CCXLlI.
The Lord
My
Prefident to
Lord,
ON occasion of
the Report made some years ago by the Court of Session to the
touching the state of the Peerage of Scotland, I gave your Lop a
melancholy account of the wretched condition in which our Records then were, and
had the satisfaction to be assured by your Lordship that you would contribute your
endeavours to have them put upon a better footing, when any proper opportunity
House of
oifered.
Peers,
The
them
very cross and various ; but what in part occasioned, and has now for many years continued, the Disorder and Confusion, was the neglect of the several persons, most of
them Noble, who held the Office of Clerk Register. It was their business to have
put, and to have keeped the Records in order, to have entered the Acts and Warrants
into Rolls and Books, to have provided proper Repositories, to have provided against
the injuries of damp air, and to have obtained and applied small sums from time to
time for answering these purposes.
But a series of negligent Lord Registers having
succeeded one to another, the disease came day after day to be more deep and more
dangerous ; and the expence as well as trouble of the cure a disagreeable object to
be thought of by the possessor of the Office ; so that for some years past the disease
has been considered as desperate, and no Lord Register imtil the present has ever
The Marquis of Lothian, who now
troubled his head with thinking of a remedy.
holds that Office, has taken the misfortune to heart very near as much as if it had happened thro' his own fault. His Lop, after examining into the disorders, has caused
make up estimates of the expence necessary tor preserving what remains, for compleating the Books of Records, for Sorting and Inventorying packs and hogsheads of
Papers, which for time past memory have remained unknown, because unseen, and
in etfect uncomeatable (pardon the expression) ; he has found out a proper place
which may be made fit for lodging the Records at a moderate expence ; and he has
thought of a Gentleman qualified properly for executing the design, of puttng in
order and rescuing from imminent destruction papers of Private as well as of Pubhc
concern, in which the Subjects of this part of the Kingdom are interested on account
of their private rights ; not to speak of the gratification which the curiosity of the
Public may receive.
Now, as the Marquis has proceeded so far, and as the estimates
which
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your Lop are (I hope your Lop will think) a mere trifle, whei
dishonour as well as the loss that must be sustained bv the
destruction of the Records, I flatter myself your Lordship will lend your advice, as
well as your assistance, to the Noble Lord who is engaged in sohciting this matter, and
thereby add a fresh obligation to the many which this Coimtry already Ives under to
vour goodness.
It is, I am confident, needless for me to suggest to vour Lop topicks to prevail
with those who may boggle at the espence, tho' small ; but I will venture to fling out
one ; which is, that besides the justice and expediency of the design, His Majest)- can
hardlv be advised to do a thing more popular.
It is a particular happiness to me to believe that I need not make use of many
words to persuade your Lop that I am, most faithfully,
..
Your Lop's most obedient and
'
most humble Servant,
which he
will
shew
to
Stonyhill,
g-"
March 1744-5.
Xo. CCXLIII.
Mimro
Accoimt of the
My
DL^N. FORBES.
to the
Lord
President.
Battle of Fontenoy.
Lord,
I
THINK
it
my
is
in
suf-
The Blues
fered nothing but the loss of his horse, who was shot in our retreat.
behaved weell, and rub'd oS" the Stain of Dettingen. Poor Charles Ross of Balnagown was shot with a musket ball through the bellv, I believe early in the action
mv
Servants found him in a Ditch, and I sent him away to our head Quarters, where
General Sir James Campbell lost his leg, but is not yet dead he
he died that night.
was the first Officer that was wounded ; and, I believe, Cap" Campbell of Carrick u-as
the next ; his head was carried ofi" by a cannon ball at a quarter after six in the
morning.
Now I'll give vou a short description of the action, which I believe will be found to be
The
the bloodiest, as to Officers, that happen'd to the British in the memory of Man.
particulars I cannot vet inform you with ; but I'll take all possible pains to send you
A little after 4 in the morning the 30' April our
soon a particular accoimt.
cannon began to plav, and the French batteries, with triple our weight of mettal
and numbers too, answer' d us ; about 5 the infantry was in march ; we were in the
but by 6 we were ordered to cross the field, and attack
centre of the right brigade
for the rest of the brigade did not march to attack) a little
(I mean our regiment
As we pass'd the field, the French
village on the left of the whole, called Fontenoy.
but to no purpose, for their
batteries play'd upon our front and right and left flanks
batteries being upon rising groimd, their balls flew over us, and hurt the second line.
"We were to support the Dutch, who in their usual vray were ver)- dilator*-. We got
eithin musket shot of their batteries, where we received 3 full fires ot their batHere we were obliged
teries and small arms, which killed us 40 men and one ensign.
to skulk behind houses and hedges for about an hour and a half, waiting for the
Our regiment being in some
Dutch, who when thev came up behaved but so and so.
disorder, I wanted to draw them up in rear of the Dutch, which their General
would scarce allow of ; but at last I did it, and marched them again to the front. In
;
halt
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half an hour after, the Dutch gave way, and Sir Robert Munro thought proper we
should retire for we had then the whole batteriee from the enemy's ground plaving
retired ; but before we had marched
upon us, and 5000 foot ready to fall upon us.
attack
which we did ; and in about i o
had
orders
to
return
the
we
to
;
yards
50
minutes after had orders to march directly, with all expedition, to assist the HanoveThey
rians, who had got by this time w-ell advanced upon the batteries upon the left.
and had the Dutch taken example from them,
behaved most gallantly and bravely
we had supped inTournay. The British behaved well ; we the Highlanders were told
by his Royal Highness, that we did our duty well. I cannot fail telling you, that the
Duke shewed as much real courage and temper as ever Caesar or Hannibal did. By
two of the Clock we all retreated and we were ordered to cover the retreat, as the
only regiment that could be kept to their duty ; and in this affair we lost 60 more ;
but the Duke made so friendly and favourable a speech to us, that if we had been
ordered to attack their lines afresh, I dare say our poor fellows would have done it.
The Scotch fuzileers are entirely destroyed ; so that it was not possible to rally them.
Duroure is mortally w^ounded Gen' Ponsonby is killed, Co' Erskine lost an arm,
Sandy Forbes, of Cope's, lost a leg. There was a much
Major Cotterill is in danger
*
killed than private men ; but the state of the whole will
greater number of Officers
soon be sent you, and the situation of both armies. The French never appeared out of
their trenches but once ; and, to tell the truth, they made but a poor stand.
I am, my Lord, your obliged humble Servant,
JO. MUNRO.
From the Camp near Ath,
2d May 1745.
;
We
is
carried
No.
Capt.
My
Hugh
by here in
a cart, dead.
CCXLIV.
Lord,
THIS morning
distinct as
HU. FORBES.
Dear Hugh,
DON'T be sui-prised I have not wrote vou of late. My hurry has been beyond
what almost any body could bear and I am now the eighth night without seeing a bed.
I suppose you'll have heard of otir endeavour to raise the seige of Toumay, in which
we failed. I won't ascribe the cause, altho' I know it but sure never troops behaved
In
with more intrepidity than the English ; nor never has Troops suffered so much.
short, there was but one way of marching into the ground where we were to form our
The opening could not allow above
line, which was thro' the Village of Vezon,
and from thence to the French batteries a rising ground like a Glacis,
or 20 abreast
and they at half cannon shot distance. General Campbell, with twelve squadrons, was
;
*
,
No
doubt, he means
D D
in
proportion.
ordered
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first,
Cannon, which
Cannon
that played
retire.
now
dress' d,
altho, from the narro^^ness of the ground, we were in several places fotrr or five
lines one behind another, the front advanced again towards the enemy, had several
discharges from all their Batteries ; nevertheless marched forward, and got nigh enough
to have a second discharge of their small arms, which made the French give way, but
broke our lines, from the number of men killed both by the mulketry and the batteries,
that never ceased. Here we endeavoured to rally ; but from an Order given (bv whom
God knows), the Drums began to beat a Retreat ; upon which indeed the whole went
to the right about, and retired with too much precipitation to the Village of Vezon.
The Cavalrv did the same but as they were obliged to pass the Comer of the Wood,
into which Graffin's Pandours, with pieces of Cannon loaded with grape shot, were
As we retired, the French
thrown, almost every squadron had a Salvo as they passed.
cannon advanced to the height where they were first in the morning plajring upon the
rear till we all got thro' the \Tllage of Vezon. Here L'^ Crawford distinguished himself
;
by
getting
some broken
the rear-guard,
till
battalions
to front the
we
and marched
rallied the
early next
Army
morning
to Ath.
My
dear
6 years entirely attached mvself to him, I now find myself not only without my
The poor General commanded
friend, but without any patron to take me by the hand.
had
the
fire of the whole French
the ad\'anced 1 2 Battalions, and of consequence
cannon-ball at last entered
batteries on him j while the line formed behind himthese
121
his
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203
went through his body, and broke the General's right leg
was immediately cut off, and I got him carried to a Village
pieces
it
thousand
into a
continued
where
he
pretty well till towards the evening, that the army was
rear,
in the
his
fever
began
to turn violent; it continued so. all that night; but
when
retiring;
French
night
the
Pandours
broke in upon his quarters, and carried me
that
12
about
French
Camp.
to
the
At
my
return next day, I found him with his senses,
prisoner
off
in
great
he
lived
a
struggle
till the morning thereafter.
speechless
but
I then got a
Waggon and brought off his body here, where I interred it last night, attended only
by his Son and Serv'% Thus you will think me compleatly unhappy, and with great
have lost the flower of our ofilcers, and most of the Scots officers. I
reason.
I shall send you next post a list.
time.
more
The President's son and all
have no
are
well.
Shaw,
Cathcart,
friends
Douglass,
Sir Alex. Cockburn, &c,
Bob
our near
Ross,
L''
Cathcart,
Ancram,
Cha.
L''
and numberless more, wounded.
killed.
his horse's left Counter,
:
We
Brussels,
The
no copy of
Note.
on than
Battle
it
Thi.s
May N.
5th
was the
1
1
S.
"'.
is,
Voltaire's.
probably, as true an account as any yet published, and much more to be depended
The British did their duty ; but feme of the Allies did not.
No.
*
,
Dear
this
to any.
The Lord
CCXLV.
President to
Mr. Pelham.
2"''
Sir,
Aug' 1745.
IN
which the Pretender's eldest son is about to make to us, if he has not already
it. These informations, particularly as to the visit just mentioned, I must confess,
have not hitherto gain'd my belief. This young gentleman's game seems at present
to be very desperate in this country ; and, so far as I can learn, there is not the least
apparatus for his reception, even amongst the few highlanders who are suspected
However, as, when so much is at stake, no advice, how improto be in his interest.
bable soever, is to be neglected, I have (our session* being now over) resolved to
make my accustomed journey northwards a little earlier than usual ; to the end that,
though my fighting days are over, I may give some countenance to the friends of the
government, and prevent the seduction of the unwary, if there should be any truth
in what is reported.
^
visit
made
No.
CCXLVI.
My
to tlie
Lord
President.
Dearest Lord,
D D
rjs.
it
ought
once
"
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once belonged to this Country) that I can hear of that's alongst with him.
His \ae-,
I need not tell you, was, to raise all the Highlands to assist him, &;^ Sir Alex. ^Nlacdonald
and I, not only gave no sort of Countenance to these people, but vre used all the
interest we had with our Neighbours to follow the same prudent method ; and I am,
persuaded we have done it ith that success, that not one man of anv consequence
benorth the Grampians will give any sort of assistance to this mad rebelUous attempt.
How far you think we acted properlv, I shall long to know ; but this is certain, we
did it as otur duty and for the best ; for in the present situation of Affairs in Europe,
I should have been sorry to see any thing like disafl'ection to the Government appear,
or that there was occasion to march a single Company to quell it.
;
hope and dare say there is not.
As it can be of no use to the Public to know whence vou have this information, it is,
I fancy, needless to mention either of us ; but this we leave in vour own breast, as you
are a much better judge of what is or is not proper to be done.
I've wrote to none
other ; and as our friendship and confidence in you is without resert'-e, so we doubt
Sir Alex, is here, and has seen
not of your supplying our defects properlv.
tho' ever so trivial
which now
this scrawl.
Dunvegan, \
3'^Aug 1745-i
The
L- President, &".
thousand thanks for yourP. S. Last night I had the pleasure of yours of the 25"".
good
health
verv
you
mention,
moderate exercise,
I'm
in
bv
the
means
but
advice :
and
given us
all
Yoimg Clanranold
us,
and has
&"".
'
Xo. CCXLYII.
'
The Lord
My Lord,
HA\TN'G been acquainted by the Lord Advocate and Sir John Cope with the
Adxices the Government has received from Abroad, concerning the Pretender's Eldest
Son, who is said to have gone on board in some of the ports of France bound for
Scotland, in order to attempt an Insurrection there ; I have resolved to make nly
Journey to the North Countn," earher this Season than usual ; as my presence there may
be of more Service to the public than it can be of here, should the Report, which I
look upon as highly improbable, have any foundation in Truth.
I consider the Report as improbable, because I am confident that Young Man cannot
Some
with Reason expect to be joined by any considerable Force in the Highlands,
but
I am
him
to
of
desperate
resort
Men,
mav
indeed
;
lawless
Fortunes,
loose
persuaded that none of the Highland Gentlemen who have ought to lose will, after the
Experience with which the Yerj 1715 fumish'd them, think proper to risque their
Fortunes on an attempt which to them must appear desperate ; especially as so many
considerable Familvs am.ongst themselves have lately uttered their sentiments ; imless
the undertaking is supported bv an Arm'd Power from Abroad, or seconded by an
Invasion on some other part of his Majestie's Dominions.
But as it is of consequence to France to create Confusion in Britain at any Expence,
everv Dutiful Subject to be attentive tc such Reports, however improvable,
behoves
it
and to leave nothing -undone that might be fit to be done, in Case they should, contrary
to Espectauon, prove true : It is upon this principle, that I undertake the Journey,
.. -
on
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205
propose to set out tomorrow Morning ; well knowing that my Years, the
Health, and many other Circumstances, will not permit me to be of the
but hopeful, at the same time. That by
same Use that I was of 30 Years ago
employing my Credit, small as it is, with the people of that Country, I may in some
degree encourage the King's Faithful Subjects to persist in their Durj", and discourage
the Doubtful from pursuing such dangerous measures as, being left to themselves,
Besides that, by being so near the Highlands,
they might be in Hazard of falling into.
on the supposeall that the Report is altogether
I may gain such Intelligence as,
groundless, may dissipate the apprehensions that have been entertained of it, sooner
I have now done with what I intended when I sat down
than other\\ avs would happen.
to write ; which was, to acquaint your Lop with my purpose of travelling Northwards,
to the End that, if you had any Com.mands for me, you might know wfiither to address
But as my hand is in, Your Lop will pardon me if I fling out a few hints which
them.
mv former Experience suggests may deserve the Consideration of the Government, if
""
there is any tfung real in the Rumours that are spread.
First, tho' the Government has many more friends in the Highlands than it had in
yet I do not know that there is at present any Lawful Authority that can call
1 7 1 5,
them forth to Action, even should occasion require it. In 1 7 1 5, Lieutennancies were
estabhshed in all the Counties. If any such thing now subsists, it is more than I know.
2"'"'',
In that unlucky Year, the King's Friends, tho' iew, in the Highlands, were
armed ; whereas at present they are not ; tho' the loose Banditti of that Country are
and there can be no doubt that, if any Enemy from abroad land, plenty of Arms
will be brought alongst.
What, from these Considerations, I submit is, whether it
might not be proper to lodge a sufficient Number of Arms in the Forts in the Highlands ; \\'ith Directions to whom, & by whom, they may be dehvered out.
And,
3'^'',
Want of Money in the Year 1715 was a great obstruction to the progress of
those who Arm'd on the Side of the Government ; and that Difficulty was got the
better of by the Zeal of private Gentlemen, who out of their own Pockets advanced
large Sums for the Pubhc Service ; but as due care was not then taken even to repay,
far less to reward, the Gentlemen who made those advances, it is highly probable, that
at present men will not be so ready to put their hands in their Pockets ; and thereby
occasions of dfikig essential Semces may be lost. What I therefore submit is, whether
it may not be fit at this Juncture to lodge with some proper person, or persons, Money
or (Ji'ecli"
it to answer such Occasions, and to be accounted for.
IrHn pr..
;g to offer these hints I have gone beyond my Line, I know you will
impute if to it's true Cause, which is Zeal for his Majesty's Service ; and that therefore
on which
State of
my
'
you
will forgive.
My
8'"
Lord,
Edin',
I
Aug', 1745-)
Serv',
DUN. FORBES.
No. CCXLVIII.
Louis de Bouillone
My
&
the Prince de
Campo
Florida to the
Master,
THE
"
Young
Pretender.
for
CULLODEX PAPERS.
2o6
engages to this. In effect, D' P., who would not feel all that I feel at the aspect of
an Emerprize so worthy of Admiration, & of the august blood from which you
are sprung.
On the Receipt of the charming letter vnib. which you honoured me, I flew to the
King, ar.d on m.y knees, w' Tears in my eyes, conjured him to sustain the Designs he
knew to be so lawful. I painted to him the perils to which you was exposed. In fine,
I said every thing that you might expect from the Sentiments that attacks [attaches]
my Life to your Royal Highness. Judge then the Jov that the answer he made procured me, in assiu-ing me that he had taken to heart, as much as it was possible for me,
the project that you had formed : and that I might assure your R. H. that everv thing
you couid possibly have occasion for was ready. I insisted w' the Min' to send the
Troops immediately ; but they answered, that it was absolutely necessan- to have the
News of yoji Arrival, before any thing should be made to part from here ; and that
your R. H. had but to alk what should be convenient and useful for your Designs, &
they should be leady.
Not knowing how to acquaint your R. H. -wixh what thev had
done, I V rote it to M' Obrain. I dare flatter myself, that you will not leave me long in
this mortal inquietude, of the Ignorance of your Arrival
it that your R. H. will again
permit me to assure you, that you may at your pleasure dispose of all mv Estate and
blood ; &: in whatsoever Sers^ice you design to employ me, you shall find fidelity ;?c
vivacit)' to serve You w' all mv power, and the most profound Respect j w" which I
shall have the honour to be while I hve.
;
My
Given at Allost, 1
lo'- August 1745-5
Your R.
No.
Mv
Master,
H. & O. Servant,
LOUIS DE BOUILLONE.
H.'s most
CCXLIX.
^Master,
"^MiEN I received- the Orders of my Court on the Subject of your R. H., I did
not leave a moment to go and wait with this Court.
His most C. Majesty did not
hesitate to promise a prompt succour of Men, iSIoney, and Arms ; and ordered, that
they should prepare the one and the other.
I immediately dispatched %X!ourier to the
King my Master ; and I can assure your Highness that his Cath. Majesty has conformed
himself to the Dispositions of the most C. King and his Na^^' ; and that he shall fiimish
a Succour altogether equal to that of this Court.
There are Deterniinadoos fix'd, en
which Your R. H. may count. But this is not all ; the most C. King added, that
when he learr.ed the Dispositions of your people were fortified by your presence, ;?c
that they had taken yoiu" Resolution, he would augment these first succours, by
making some more Troops to pass to whatsomever place should be thought convenient
to sustain them ; & I have reason to believe, that tlie Brigade of Ireland is named for
this Destination.
The King my iNIaster shall furnish the same number of Troops.
I have the horiour to inform yoirr R. H. of this Disposition with a Satisfaction of heart
so ver)- hvely, that nothing can add to it, but the AVishes I have for the happy success
of so just an Enterprize. I pray your R. H. to receive this assurance, & also of the
most profound Respect with which I have the Honour to be.
My Master,
Your R. H. most H.
P. S.
We
attend here,
the
News
of your R. H.
Debarkment.
No. CCL.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
10"]
No. CCL.
Sir
My
Alexander Macdonald
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
PROBABLY you'll have heard, before this reaches you, that some of our
neighbours of the main land have been mad enough to arm and join the Young
Adventurer mentioned in Mac Leod's letter to you. Your Lordship will find our
Conduct \vith regard to this unhappy scrape such as you'd wish, and such as the
Young Clanranold is
friendship you have always shewed us will prompt to direct.
deluded, notwithstanding his assurances to us lately ; and, what is more astonishing,
You know too much of Glengarry not to
Lochiel's prudence has quite forsaken him.
know that he'll easily be led to be of the Party ; but, as far as I can learn, he has not
IVL Mac Lean of Coll is here with his daughter, lately married to
yet been with them.
and, as he has mostly the direcdon
Tallisker ; and he assures us of his own Wisdom
of that Clan, promises as much as in him hes to prevent their being led astray.
You
may believe, my Lord, our spirits are in a good deal of agitadon, and that we are
much at a loss how to behave in so extraordinary an occurrence. That we will have
no connection with these madmen is certain, but are bewildered in every other respect
till we hear from you.
Whenever these rash men meet with a check, 'ds more than
probable they'll endeavour to redre to their islands : how we ought to behave in that
event we expect to know from your Lordship.
Their force, even in that case, must
be very inconsiderable, to be repelled with Batons ; and we have no other arms in any
quandty.
I pledge Mac Leod in writing for him and myself.
I come now to tell you,
;
that
am most
My
Tallisker,
faithfully.
Lord,
Your most
Aug' 1745.5
The Lord President.
By
humble
Serv',
No. CCLI.
Sir
obed'
ALEX^ JVLiCDONALU.
ii'"
John Cope
to the Officers of
in Scotland.
the hon""^ S' Jn Cope, Kn' of the Bath, Lieu' Gen' and Coram' in Chief of
Majesty's Forces in North Britain, &c.
FROM
all
His
thinking
it
for his
JN
To
all
COPE.
doun's Regim'- in
No.CCLIL
jog
CULLODEX PAPERS.
No.
CCLn.
My
to the
Lord
President^
'
Dear Lord,
I GOT yours here, which is i8 iniles from my House in the Road to Glenelg,
where I f^o armless and alone to prevent any Mischief there from their close neighbourhood -nith Knodart ; I mean, any of my people's being tempted with plenty of Money to
go a volunteering. As to their being pillaged, it's what I take for granted. My dear
Lord, 1 have all along wrote without reserve, which Sir Alex"'' last letter (which you
ouo-ht to have got the same day as yours was -wTote) vvill evince ; and all I have to add
He had but one Ship, a Privateer of 1
is, that what we wrote is true, and no more.
Gtms, with about i,6co bad Guns, and as many worse swords ; about 25 Officers,
mostly kish, or of Irish Parents ; and there is but one of them that ever was
I hear of no more that has as yet joined
so hi^h a rank as Lieu' Colonel.
them.^ He sets up his standard Monday ; and as I am pretty sure of information
from thence vou shall know it. The Place, Gleniinnon, which is the outlet from
h get at them, I really
Moydart andArisack to Lochaber, Except the D. of P
from
I
know
Lovat his forwardfor
man
another
;
will
find
where
they
see
not
do
MThersons,
M'Tntoshs,
&c. &c, sure
the
to
and
as
Government
the
serve
to
ness
opinion,
weak
it would be a very
In
my
affected.
well
if
not
least,
quiet
at
all
are
thev
wrong step to draw many of the troops to Scotland, as there can be Uttle Danger here ;
and that thev give out there is a strong landing to come, either from Cadiz or Ferrol,
to the south west of England, with 30,000 stand of arms to the discontented there,
who are readv to take them. TbJs may be only meant to put spirit in his adherents
Sir
here ; but if it is true, it's worth Notice, which the insmrrecuon here hardly is yet.
men
for
the
King's
to
2,000
Service
from
easily
raise
can
1,500
I
Macdonaldand
Alex'
and I am sure we are willing ; but then some of our ships would
if thev are wanted
of arms here ; else 1,800 Staves, with about 200 Guns and
number
that
land
require to
The Privateer is sailed away to the Northfoolish Figure.
a
but
make
would
Swords,
ransomed them, and sent some of her
and
meal
barks
took
she
true,
it's
ward ; and
3
was they took as much of the jVIeal
Chevalier
yoimg
the
where
the
Ships
Crew with
them. I can think of nothing else
dismissed
for
it
and
paid
and
proper,
as thev thought
from me.
soon
hear
will
You
agree.
paper
place
&
just now ; the
attachment.
and
friendship
outmost
with
the
I am,
;
Sconsar, Aug' 17
There
who is
is
surely
1745.
no Scotsman of any note come over with him, but the Duke's brother,
woman, if I can credit what I hear of my Cousin.
turned an old
No. CCLIII.
The Marquis
My
17'*'
August 1745.
Lord,
HAD
many
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events be extremely necessar)- and useful ; and I shall not fail to acquaint His Mawith the Motives that induced you to undertake that Journey at this juncture.
I o-wn, I have never been alarmed with the Reports of the Pretender's Son's landing
I consider it as a rash and desperate attempt, that can have no other com
in Scotland.
sequence than the ruin of those concerned in it. However, in the present Situation,
the smallest appearances ought not to be neglefted ; and I am hopeful that if Sir John
Cope does speedily obey the Orders he has received, to put in execution the Plan concerted at Edinburgh with your Lordship and others of the King's Ser\'ants, we shall
many
jest)'
My
Lord,
And
obedient
TWEEDDALE.
No. CCLIV.
The Lord Advocate
My
to
Lord Lovat.
THO'
among
the Clans.
have not forgot your Lordship's services in the [year] 1 7 1 5, your Zeal for the Govermnent, and your power and influence in the Highlands ; and whatever grounds of
I
EE
of
complaint
CULLODEN
2IO
P.^J'ERS.
complaint vou may have against particular persons, that they may have ungrateful memorys, yet I cannot doubt but that your Lordship retains the same spirit and regard to
the public peace as in former times ; especially that now you have so great a Stake in
this Country.
I am sorrv to be informed of your bad state of health ; but I know you have a Son,
who, conducted by your Coimcils, will be able to supply any defect that wav.
The Duke of Arg\^le is expected in Town in a few days. I shall be very glad to be
assisted with your information \\ith respect to the State of the Highlands.
I have the honour to be with the greatest respect,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most Obedient most humble Servant,
ROB-'
Xo.
Lord Lovat
My
CRAGEE.
CCLV.
to the
Lord Advocate.
Lord,
would do good Service to the Government on this critical occasion, you may
order immediately a thousand stand of Arms to be deUvered to me and my Clan at
Inverness ; and then your Lop shall see that I will exert mvself for the Kong's SerAltho' I am entirely infirm myself these three or four Months past, yet I have
vice.
very pretty Gentlemen of my family that will lead my Clan wherever I bid them for the
And if we do not get these arms immediately, we vrHl certainly be
King's Service.
undone. For those Madmen, that are in Arms with the pretended Prince of Wales,
threaten every day to bum and destroy my country, if we do not rise in Arms and
that I
join
them
so that
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211
have many a one of my family now fitter to command than he is at his tender age ;
and I do assure your Lop that they will behave well, if they are supported as they
ought firom the Government. And I hope your Lop will procure that support for
I
them.
I hear that Mad and tmaccountable Gentleman has set up a standard at a place called
Glenfinnon Monday last. This place is the inlet from Moydeart to Lochaber ; and I
hear of none that join'd him as yet, but the Camerons and the Macdonclls ; and they
are in such a remote corner, that nobody can kno^v their number, or what they are
doing, except those that are with them.
And
I humbly beg to have the honour to hear from your Lordship in return to this.
I
am, with
all
Mv Good
Lord,
obedient most humble Servant,
LOVAT.
Aug" 1745.
No. CCLVI.
Lord Lovat
My
Lord President.
to the
Dear Lord,
AFTER
mentioned
in
my
letter,
who
is
a very sagacious,
sly,
cmming,
man I
man. As he
could upon the affairs
intelligent
my
people.
that the Laird of Lochiel has always a very affectionate friendship for me
as his relation, and a Man that did him singular Services ; and as he is perfectly well
acquainted uith Gortuleg, I endeavoured all I could to persuade Tarn to go there, and
As
know
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21 J
to consider of it, iintill he comes out of Stratherrick ; but I ani afraid that
be too late. I o\^-n I was not well pleased with him, and we parted in a cooler
manner than we used to do. Since writing what is above, I have got three or four
Gazenes from good hands from the West ; they assure me, that the Highland Army
and their Pretended Prince were last night at Laggan Auchadroum, and that they will
march this dav to Aberchalder. Your friend the Old ChishoLm told this to Culcairn
and I had it from odiers. What turn
this day, as he was coniinge to dine with me
thev Villi take afterwards, is what is not yet made public ; but some tiiiak they will
march over Corrv Yearack, which I wish vdih all my heart they may do, that we might
be fairly rid of them. Others say, that they will come down thro' Strathe/rick, and
A^d it's
destroy it, if they don't rise and others, through Urquhart, to go to Ross.
my opinion, they don't vet know themselves what to do, or what they are doing. Do
not thiak, my dear Lord, that I am glad when I tell you that some of your fa\-orites
I spoke to two Men that saw
the Mackenzies are gone to ioin the Pretended Prince.
them pass by yesterday at the head of my Countrj-, and spoke to them ; and your
favorite, that spoke to Culcairn this day, will send his Men to join them, whether
he go himself or not. You may depend on it, that Gleamoriston Sc the Urquhart
people will likewise join in a dav or two ; so that my people are the only left in the
Lurch ; but I am verj- easv for I have your Lop's word, that neither 1 nor ray people
I will
will lose any thing, but that Government will make up our loss effectually.
send an express tomorrow Morning to Gortuleg, and intreat of him, as he loves me, if
he sees these Mad people coming to go & meet them, and expostulate with the Laird
of Lochiel not to hurt mv Comitrv, but to preserse it from being destroyed : otherwise,
some days
viill
that he mav assure himself that I will make Reprisals, tho' I honour much the Lady
I know Gortuleg has a vast regard for
Lochiel, and that she is my Cousin German.
dear Lord, that you may
your opinion in any thing. I therefore humbl)' beg.
My
him two lines inclosed to me, & desire him to go and meet Lochiel and endeavour
and I trulv think it will have a good effect
persuade him to preserve my Countrv
write
to
everv wav.
I shall
LOVAT.
Aug^ 1745.
am glad now to assure your Lordship,
Beaufort, 24'"
P. S. I
will
do nothing without
my
consent
began
to write
it.
No. CCLVII.
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213
No. CCLVII.
The Lord
My
Lord,
that
your mind
President to
THIS moment
is
25'''
August, 12 o'Clock.
am very
glad to hear
always thought that
the affection of your people would preserve them from folly, especially when your
interest so essentially requires prudence in them. Your directions
were
very right, and I am surprised he bogles at them ; since the execution of them is, in
letter from me, advising what you
my opinion, consistent with the strictest honour.
directed, might (your Lop will on reflexion see) be improper ; but it is farther surely
unnecessary, because I, at Inverness, and at Culloden, delivered him by word of
mouth the same opinion in the strongest terms, and I hope he will pursue it. I have no
toG*******
who know
this
it
Men
'
yours, &c.
No.CCLVIII.
The Lord
President to
Lord
Fortrose,
26 August, 6
at night.
My Lord,
SINCE noon
have received letters from Sir John Cope by Express, who was last
& was to march next morning with a considerable body
of Foot, Drag", and Artillery, to find out the unhappy people that have put themselves
.>:;.
i2t
in
Saturday's night
at Tuinifuir,
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Arms.
His force is so great, that I should hope they v,il\ not be indiscreet enough
them.
As your Lordship has had your people ^ith you to-day, or at least
are to have them with you to-morrow, I run you this Express to suggest to you the
ntmess of haveing such a body of your People together, as you can assemble on the
sudden ; the best Arm'd you can, to be disposed of as Sir John, when he comes, shall,
bv the Ad^-lce of the King's friends in this Country, direct. , You can figure to
yourself no * good reasons for what I propose ; so that it is imnecessarv for me to
detain the Messenger by putting any of them in -HTiteing.
!My Compliments to the
Ladies, &c.
in
to wait for
Xo.
The Lord
My
President to
CCLIX.
at night.
Lord,
THIS
afternoon
Sir
Trinifuir,
where he
Army encamp' d. He was to set out the next morning to find out
the unhappy Gentlemen who are in Arms, with a force which, if they are wise, they
will not think fit to look in the face.
What you have to do on this occasion, according to my apprehension, is, to give directions, that all vour people be in readiness,
lay the 24*^ with his
vdxh the best acoutrements they are masters of, to conform to such directions as, when
he arrives, he, with the Advice of the King's friends in this Country, will give. I
should think it impossible, that your zeal upon this occasion should not be of service to
yourself
i: to.
much on
your family.
Let
this subject.
Xo.
Lord Lovat
My
have
latelv said so
me
CCLX.
to the
Lord
President.
Dear Lord,
WAS
I
so very bad all day yesterday and last night, that I did not expect to see
the Ught of this day ; so that it was this morning before I had the honour of your
letter put into my hand ; and I am glad to find, that tho' I be tormented to death with
on
my
body, which makes me feverish and most uneasy, yet that your Lop is
which I wish the Continuance of; as should all those that love their
CounoT do. being more useful and valuable to the Commonwealth than a thousand
like mine.
Since Sir John Cope has such a powerful Army, I hope our desperate Countr)Tnen
will avoid to see him ; but if they are so mad as to fight, that unfortunate Prince must
fell with the bravest of his adherents most foolishly.
I own, I must regrate my dear
boils
in perfect healdi,
Cousin Locheil, who, contrary- to his promise to me, engaged in this mad enterprize ;
but if Sir John Cope is beat (which 1 think next to impossiblej, this desperate Prince
will be the Occasion of much bloodshed, which I pray God may avert ; for to have
bloodshed in our bowels is a horrible thing to any man that loves Scotland, or has a
good stake in it, as yoiu" Lop and I have. Therefore, I pray God that we may not
have a Ci\il War in Scotland : this has been mv constant wish since ever I had the
* Sic
in Orig.
use
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1 3"
my reason and ic shall be the same while there is breath in me so that they
must be damnably ignorant of the principle of my heart and soul, who can imagine
that I would endeavour to promote a Civil War in my Country.
I do assure you, my dear Lord, that if the King had taken away my house and a
part of my estate without any just ground, as he did my Company, that I would go
and live, tho' most miserable, in any Country on earth, rather than make a Civil War
I hope this will convince your Lop that I have always been a
in my owai Country.
Now, my dear Lord, as to what you desire
declared enemy against this mad project.
me, of acquainting all my people to be in readiness, I do assure you that I did so
immediately after coming from Inverness but, to obey your commands, I have sent my
and
Officers this Day with orders to them to be ready when I should call for them
their
long
put
aside
coats,
hose,
and
to
and
and
short
Coats
make
them
to
ordered
I
use of
to get as
As
it's
needless to talk of
it
for
arms, and without sufficient orders from the Government ; to which opinion I told
your Lop I would adhere.
And as to my zeal for the Government, I can assure your Lordship that I have
much
as any Lord or laird in Scodand except your Lop, whose constant, uncommon,
as
and fiery zeal for this Government, to my certain knowledge, is, and has always been,
without example. But I hope, my Lord, since you have this day the same power
over your old Corporal that you had in the year 1 7 1 5, you will make my Court to
If I be able to step into my Chariot, I will pay my dut)' to him at
Sir John Cope.
Inverness or CuUoden, and will beg of your Lop to introduce me to him.
I think Tarn More
After writing the above, I had an Express from Gortuleg.
tomorrow,
to be she^vn
I
will
write
strong
letter
to
him
frighted.
little
a
to
be
a
seems
am
a
very
terrible
my
Lord,
in
Abertarf
people.
But,
dear
I
Strathherick
and
to my
situation ; my Country threatened to be destroyed ; and they have neither Support
nor Arms to defend themselves ; and they see all the Clans about them save themselves by sending some men to the Highland Camp, and they only left a sacrifice ;
but as it is you that has engaged me to make an appearance for the Government at
this time (to which I had not an immediate Call, having neither Post nor Employment from the Government, and not having been well used, as your Lop knows), I
trust entirely to your true friendship and generosit)^, that you will, in the first place,
obtain arms for my people to defend themselves ; and in the second place, that you
will obtain for myself what encouragement your Lop thinks I deserve, or may deserve,
from the Government. I can say without vanity, that if I was so mad as to be on the
other side, the highlanders would have a much greater number than they have by
this time; and might, with such a desperate bold Prince as they have at their head,
become more troublesome to the Government than in the year 1715.
I refer all this to your Lop's generous Consideration ; and I beg that you may
forgive any Blunders that I may have writ in this letter ; for the pain in my body, and
the troublesome situation of my Country, have almost turned my head ; but whatever
situation I am in, I shall alw ays remain
Your Lop's most faithful Slave
and affectionate Cousin,
Beaufort, 27"' Aug* 1745.
LOVAT.
No.
CCLXL
CILLODEX PAPERS.
ai6
Xo.
The Lord
My
'
CCLXI.
President to
Lord Lovat.
Lord,
THIS Moment
28 Augnst, 6
Cope from Ruthven.
at night.
He has
-mv apprehension of opposidon, but firom suspidon
not pass'd the Corrrvarig ; ;.
the slip, &: roarch southwards ; \rhere by the bv they
the Highlanders might gire hi
must be sadlv handled ; for 5 Bat^ of the Garison that was latelv at Ostend are
What he now expects is, that the Chiefs in the Highlands who
ship'd off for Leith.
are affectionate to this Gover' will immediately exert themselves, & show such a
countenance -as shall prevent further folly Sc sufferings. The Laird of Grant has made
him a large offer, which he has accepted of ; & I should be very sorry if any one
^Vhai I therefor submit to you is, whether you ought not
outdid vour Lop in Zeal.
immediately to Arm as many people as you can in Stratherick Sc the Aird, and order
them furthwith to assemble, i: be disposed of as shall be most tit for the service*
Whilst your Orders are executing, I wish vou would se.i :he Master down hither
Arms
to me ; giveing him, at the same time, such Authority as you shall think fit.
I am in heast, &
are order'd from Ed^ to In', & more are order'd from the Tower.
I am heartily your friend and well wisher.
expect your return speedily.
-
I receive "
T!xpress
from
Sir J.
Xo. CCLXIl.
M' Thomas
My Lord,
I "WROTE
Lord
President.
tbat, at P/tng
Mr.
/.=
.........
.j
...
.,.;,.,
The
ks sahmnljf declared,
...
.^
......J
be up v;itb
must
certainly
'
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time in our Neighbourhood, that even the Lord Lovat could not get some of them
commanded.
'
'"
'
'
::
'
THO: FRASER.
P. S.
The Bearer
is
have
intire confidence.
._-......
Strength of Rebell
Clanranald, having
The
whom
Numbers of
Men
Army.
the Highland
Army
Tuesday,
Aug' 1745.
of his Islanders
Keappoch
271''
joQ
2o
220
260
600
No.CCLXIlL
The Lord
President to the
Lady Clunie.
YOU
may be
sure
am
N0.CCLXIV.
Mem.
JOHN COPE,
*
.^ '-''"''
He
y r
Fort
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P.VPERS.
Fort Augustus, has given an opportunirv- to the Rebels, \v^" they have taken, of marchbv w''' means it is apprehended that the Rebels may make theming towards Blair
selves Masters of Edinburgh, Si" before S' John Cope can return to oppose them. The
question is, what is proper to be done in this case ?
It is humblv proposed in the first place, to grant a number of blank Commissions, to
be distributed among the well-affected Clanns, as the Lord President of the Session,
&- shall think proper. Such a number of highlanders, being formed into regular Com.panies, n-ill be in a condition not only to hinder more Men to be raised for the Pre;
Countrys
which the Rebels have left ; or, if it shall be thought necessary, either the whole or
anv part of them may march into the South Coimtry, according to the orders they
tender's service, but a part of
shall receive.
proposed, that the Magistrates of Ed' shall be authorised, according to their ovm desire, to raise a thousand Men for the defence of the Cit}-, in
conjunction with the regular troops. It is to be observed, that the Cit)' of Ed' is surrounded with a good old Wall, w'^ caimot be forced, but with Cannon ; & it is reaIn the next place,
it is
will
&
must
necessarily
consume a good
If the
deal of time.
Rebels should pass, they must consume some time in their march to Edin-
burgh, and in making the necessary dispositions for attacking it. Such necessan,- delays
^vill probably give S' John Cope time to arrive before the Rebels can make themselves
Masters of Edinburgh : as Sir John Cope's march ^vill at all times be free Sc uninterrupted, he being master of Stirling Bridge.
But supposing that S' John Cope should not arrive in time, S: that the Rebels should
be Masters of Ed', & march into England before his arrival, & even supposing that the
liighlanders should be joined by an Invasion from France, it will be proper to consider
is
in
should be thought expedient to make use of any other helps, such as raising a
number of Batt. in the nordi of Ireland, or in indulging any of the considerable
people in G. B. well affected to the Govemm' to raise Regiments, it is certain that such
precautions will not be useless, nor the money ill employed ; for next Spring there
will be opportunity to make use of those forces against France, in such a manner as
may be both honorable and advantageous to G. B. & very hurtful to France. L'^ Stair
[considered] it was his duty to lay his thoughts before His Majesty in this Memorial,
w*^ may give his Majesty an opportunity to examine the several facts contain^ in it
thoroughly, & at leisure.
If it should happen, that any of the facts, or the reasoning
upon them, should be disputed, it is humbly desired, for His Majesty's further inforIf
it
mation.
CULLODE^r PAPERS.
mation, such objections may be put i-- writing, w""
to come at the knowledge of the truth.
is
jly
method
& shortest
Since the delivery of this Mem. it has been resolved to send over for ten Battall. of
the Brit. Troops of the Army commanded by the Duke of Cumberland, w'*" has been
done accordingly.
.
August 1745.
No.CCLXV.
The Marquis
My
Lord,
WROTE to
account, you will easily judge, has not a little surprised us ; since, it is to be feared, the
Rebells may make a considerable progress in the low Countries before Sir John Cope
The
Earl of Stair has proposed, that a number of blank Commissions be sent down
be distributed among the well-affected Clans, as your Lordship shall think proper.
This I heartily seconded ; as I know your Lordship will make a right use of this mark
Such a number of Highlanders being joined into regular
of his Majesty's confidence.
Companies will not only prevent more men from rising for the Pretender's Service,
but a part of them may go and live at discretion in the Country which the Rebells
leave ; or, if it shall be thought more necessary, either the whole or any part of them
may march into the South Country with Sir John Cope, according to the orders they
to
shall receive.
This proposal His Majest}- has agreed to, and accordingly a number of blank comdown by this Express, which will be forwarded to your Lordship
without loss of time.
In my Letter of the 1 7 Aug' I acquainted you, that M' Pelham had assured me, that
whatever Sums of Money you should advance at this juncture, for the Service of the
Government, should be punctually repaid. I am hkewise to inform you, that Sir John
Cope has a credit to answer the exigencies of the Government.
I shall long much till I hear good Accounts from you.
In the mean time, be assured that I am, with great truth and esteem,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most Obed'
missions are sent
humble
Servant,
TWEEDDALE.
No.
Sir
Andrew
CCLXVI.
My Lord,
-i
F F 2
and
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and your
integrity'
and
justice, are so
well kno\m,
part
Maiesrv
acting,
has, a verj^
blunders.
It is
AKD' MITCHELL.
r
'
Xo. CCLXVII.
Sir
John Cope
to the
Lord
President.
Aberdeen,
THE
12'^ Sep'
^lAS-
is
in
That about zoo of them entered Dundee on Saturday last, ^: left it again on
^Monday, earning off with them some Ships Guns, some pewter & Lead for Musquet
'
Balls,
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rf
& some small quantity of Powder. But that the Magistrates had shipp'd oflF
some small Arms on Board the Custom house Yacht, who had got out of the River
a few hours before the Highlanders came to Town.
That it was confidently reported, that Lord Ogilvie had been in the Chevalier's Camp,
& that he intended to have join'd him with his Father's people, having provided some
Balls,
Ammunition,
that
Intention,
&
No. CCLXVIII.
The Lord
My
Lord,
THE
moment
President to
Lord Lovat.
19 Sept' 1745.
received Authorit)' to dispose of the Commissions for some Inde-
pendent Comp*', you may be sure your Lop came into my eye ; & tho I had been
the care of your good freind my Lord Stair would not have permitted it to
have been long so ; for a Note from his Lop, which came just after to me, made kind
mention of your Lop, & pointed at your 2^ Son ; as your Eldest was destined to another
course of Life.
I should have wrote to your Lop then on the subject, but that Mac
Leod was going to you, & I charged him with mentioning it ; but finding that he has
not brought me, as I expected, your Lop's resolutions, &: being under a necessity of
reporting soon what I have done, or am a doing, I am obliged to give your Lop the
trouble of this, to beg to know how you like the proposal! ; & if you do, to have a
List from you of the persons names to whom you would have the Commissions for
Cap'", Lieu', and Ensign given.
My labour for the best part of 30 Years is lost, if I need
to employ many words to convince you that I wish your family heartily well.
I have
heard no news but from Ab'', that Sir J. Cope, who weigh'd Sunday night, had a fair
wind all Monday, which was supposed there to have brought him sate into Leith road.
As to the reports that are coin'd &: spread to animate either party, they make no impresforgetful!,
sion
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122
on me, no more than they ought to make on any wise man. One of them, however I will mention, from a Letter of the Lyon's, who came home last night from his
which will shew yom- Lop how senseless & impertinent their tales,
expedition to Ab^
He says, that in his way home he vr^s
to keep up spirits, are
attempt
thev
which
with
it from J. Hamilton in StrathBogie, that your Lop's Strathhad
who
Ladies,
assured by
& that, as your own health was
herick Men were immediately to join Glenbucket
sent
for your cousin Inveralachie to
had
Young,
you
but
Lo%-at
of
Master
bad & the
silly storys pass upon any body,
Men.
If
such
other
your
raise
to
&
these,
command
not know what you have done for the present Gov'-, 5:
it must be upon those who do
sion
you have
tho'
on
for
am
reports.
I
am,
Very
t
my
Lord,
-'
^'^
Xo.
The Duke of Newcastle
to
CCLXIX.
Su.;"
745.
have already answered that part of your letter in which you desire to have an
Major General Huske, whom his Majesty has
officer of Note sent down to you.
appointed for that Service, and whose Character I am persuaded you are not unacquainted with, set out last night for Newcastle ; and as he proposed to make great
expedition, he will probably be with you soon after you have received this letter.
As the two Dutch Reginaents, which I acquamted you in my last were ordered to
proceed bv sea to Newcastle, were detained in the River by contrary winds, it has been
I
thouo-ht proper,
force*' which is
upon
and be added to that Corps. Marshall Wade has received his Majestv-'s Orders to
part of them are already marched, and
take upon him the Command of those troops
and will be provided vrith. a large
army,
considerable
the whole -will make up a very
to whatever place Marshall Wade
immediately
march
Train of Artillery of all sorts, 'and
;
shall
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have notice the Rebels army is His Majesty being determined, by the Blessing
of God, to do his utmost immediately and effectually to suppress this Rebellion, to
protect his Majesty's faithful Subjects, and to relieve and defend the several Counties
which lie most exposed to the insults and attacks of this lawless and rebellious multitude, which his Majesty had before hoped that his Army in Scotland might have been
Two Regiments of i ooo men each will be immediately transported
able to have done.
from Dublin to Chester, in order to preserve the peace of those parts, and to join his
Majesty's Army when it shall be advanced northwards.
As we have an account that the greatest part of the two Regiments of Dragoons, of
Hamilton and Gardiner, that were in the Action, are now at Berwick, orders will be
immediately sent for them, and any other part of Sir John Cope's troops that may have
been got thither, to march immediately for Newcastle, and to be under the Command
of Major General Huske.
I have the satisfaction to acquaint you, that besides the Army marching immediately
under the Command of Marshall Wade, Ten Regiments of His Majesty's forces, and
all the Dutch Auxiliary troops, being now arrived from Williamstadt, there will remain
a very considerable force in the Neighbourhood of London fop the defence and security
of the Capital, and for the preservation of the peace in these parts.
Give me leave. Sir, to assure you (and I desire you will do the same to the rest of
the Gentlemen), that I shall with the greatest pleasure do every thing in ray power to
forward any assistance and support that you may want in this critical conjuncture j
being glad of all occasions to shew myself yours & their
Most obedient humble Servant,
shall
(Sic Subscribitur)
HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
P. S. I should be obliged to you if, as you shall have occasion, you will acquaint the
neighbouring Gentlemen with the Steps His Majesty is taking for the Suppression of this
Rebellion.
No.
The Mayor
My
CCLXX.
Lord,
BELIEVING
brought
it
his Majesty's
may be
for
his
me
jesty's
and
to
of Northumberland and Durham met yesterday, and made a noble appearance, and
have entered into Associations to raise a body of Men for his Majesty's service. The
Dukes of Bedford, Rutland, Kingston, Bolton, Lord Halifax, Malton, Irwin, Herbert,
&
at their
own Expence,
to be
employed
&
2,200 Swiss,
five
Companies of Maj' Gen' Blakeney's, Duke of Montagu's Horse, S' George's Dragoons, are on full march into the North, commanded by Gen' Wentworth.
Two
Regiments
-
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224
Regiments of Dutch on board Transports are now between London and this place,
remain here mider the Command of Major Gen" Huske.
700 of the Dutch are
landed at Berwick ; and the ten Battallions of British landed at Gravesend on Sunday
last
so I doubt not but a great Body will soon be in this part of the kingdom,
to
By
Your
To
the
the
L'^
R*-
in
am, my Lord,
Lordship's most Obedient h"' Serv',
M. RIDLEY, Mayor.
Hon"'
President.
Xo.
CCLXXI.
My
L. P.
I
CA^IE
to
10"' instant,
my
S:
affairs will
ft
goons
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225
goons quite out of the field, & the foot surrounded on all sides and then marched
off, accompanied by Lord Drummore (who lay w' G. D. & me, at M' Mathie's house
in Cockence all night), through Prestonpans, & through his Parks to Pinkie Mains, &
thence directly to Carberry ; whence we travelled very gravely by Cranston to Falla,
where we stopt, & awaited the G', who came thither with about 500 of the 700
Dragoons, accompanied by L"* Loudoun, L'^ Hume, & Geo. Drummond, who would
needs fight among the Dragoons, mounted on an old Dragoon horse of M' Mathie's,
q"* he bought for 4, Sc employed in drawing his cart.
He could not get up to the
right to joyn Gardner's Dragoons, as he intended, betore the scuffle began, and
therefor joyned Hamilton's, by whom he was swept away out of the field, to his great
good luck, & my great comfort. He is now at Berwick, acting the part of Secretary
I accompanied him to Gingle Kirk, and then left him on his way with
to G" Cope.
the Dragoons to Lauder, and traveled gravely, as I used to do, to Coldstream, by way
of Grindley, and came thence hither, accompanied by S'Ja. Carnagie, from Woolerhoughhead to Morpeth, where I found Baron Clerk and his family, who passed
through this place yesterday to Durham.
I came hither with a design to be of some use to my friend in his present active
sphere, for which he is the only person in the Corporation who is qualified, and purpose
to stay with him while I can be of any use ; lodged with him as usuall ; and, thus
opportuned to know all that passes, possibly I may once more go out to get intelligence into the antient kingdom, and even go as far as Cockence, mounted on one of
ill move
I am of opinion, the Rebells
the best of his horses, attended by a servant.
Westward into the shire of Air by way of Glasgow^ ; there to await the arrival of the
In
Ferrol squadron, and then march thro' Nithsdale to Carlisle by way of Dumfries.
which case, Edinburgh & the 3 Lothians may be recover'd by a handful! of Men, with
whom I will go home ; and if I find I can be of no use in the City, He return to
Potosi, if another shoal of pestilential attorns does not come South from your Region.
The true English spirit is roused, and I'm in no pain for the issue, tho' every Highland man, and all the Jacobites in Scotland, were collected under the Pretender's
Banner, & advanced into England.
But if the French land an army from Flanders
near London, then the abomination of desolation encompasses our Metropolis, and we
are in the utmost danger how soon his reign commences ; the issue whereof I very
well know, and will ad%ise all my particular friends to quit the Island, unless they have
a mind to take the mark of the Beast on their forehead ; i. e. go to Mass, thereby
declaring themselves Papists or on their right hand, by acting for a Popish Pretender,
as, alas
shoals of my poor Countrymen are doing, at the expence of being tormented
;
\,\
with
fire
& brimstone
letter
for ever
&
ever.
hither, will
who
is
unaherably
your's,
ROBERT WIGHTMAN,
LoDowIC: XV.
DCLXVI.
1300 in number, together w' 60 Officers, who are
house; among w^hom is Coll. Hacker & Tam Lindsay, who
were thought to be killed. Honest, pious, bold Gardner died in the field, & was
stript very nigh to his own house, as is said.
I believe he prayed for it, and gott his
desire
for his state of health was bad, & his heart was broken with the behaviour of
the Irish dogs
'o^ whom he commanded.
The
in the
D. of Q
all
ry's
prisoners,
G G
The
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225
No.
CCLXXII.
The Same
My Dear L.P.
THE Ship bound
to the
Same.
Newcastle, Septem^jjc' 1-4.^.
and win have other mischievous consequences, if they get hither before our Army is
at the same time that it will discourage the people left for the defence of
formed
As to other
are only 3 Companys of Blakeney's, & the townsmen.
who
Berwvk,
ever
am
Loudoun,
and
L"*
to
refer
you
I
particulars,
;
Innolablv vour's,
R. \Y.
Xo. CCLXXIII.
& Money,
that the
to expect.
C. P. R.
N. B. Hickson was apprehended & put into Newgate at Newcastle, on Friday the
and came from Edinburgh on y* 24'\ the day after the skuifle of
27'" of Sept',
Preston.
Xo.
Sir
Mv
Andrew
CCLXXIV.
Mitchell to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
HAD
5'''
'sasssi
wm^
-k
J^
**f
cullodp:v papers.
227
The first effect that this produced was, a run upon the
Bank, which is now happily stopped, by the numerous Association of the principal
Merchants to receive & make payments in Bank Notes ; and by it the publick credit is
re-established.
The King
Artillery, to
commanded
them,
has ordered a very large body of troops, Dutch & English, with a train of
march directly to Scotland. They are upwards of gooo, and are to be
by Marshal Wade besides, it is probable that more will be sent to join
;
come from
Flanders.
imagined
&
have occasioned such an alteration in the affairs of Europe as the recalling of our troops
must necessarily proi. ace.
Lord Loudon was to set out from Berwick some days ago but as he might be some
time at Newcastle before he cou'd find a Ship for Inverness, I hope your Lop in this
time of danger will act by yourself if any opportunity offers.
When he arrives, he will
ease you of much trouble, and I dare say will on every occasion be ready to follow
;
your advice.
As the motions of great Bodies of Troops, under old & cautious Generals, is alwavs
very slow, I own 1 cannot help flattering myself, that in case the Highland Rebels
shou'd march into England, leaving only a small or moderate guard to blockade the
Castle, that your Lordship may have the honour of recovering the City of Edinburgh,
and of relieving the Castle ; but of this your Lop can much better judge I speak only
what I wish.
Every body here is sensible of what ser\ice your Lop's presence has been in the
North.
Your influence has prevented many from rising ; and if, notwithstanding the
present unhappy situation of Affairs, your Lop shall be able to raise the Independent
Companies,
as to act before the Arrival of the Troops, you will have done the
most essential service to the Government that has in my memory been performed by
any subject.
I need not mention to your Lop the unfortunate situation of this Country ; a di\ided
and a diffident Ministry ; the rage of Party still so strong, that they are more animated
against each other than against the common enemy.
Your Lop must be sensible that the late mark you have had of his Majesty's confidence has already occasioned some reflections from a quarter, that I believe wou'd
rejoice if you was not able to raise one man ; but I hope your Lop's prudence, interest,
and address, will be superiour to all difficulties, & at last confound the malicious
schemes of those who wish well to themselves only. I have time to add no more, but
that your success is the constant prayer of.
My dear Lord,
Your most obedient humble Scrv',
:
AND- MITCHELL.
No.
Lord Lovat
My
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
I
CCLXXV.
WAS
of Macleod.
And
if it will
it
is
truly to
me,
be
mighty
shall
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228
mighty glad of it ; and I shall steadfastly observe i- stand by the Terms of that letter
and whatever turn the ASairs of State may take, I shall always live with vour Lop as a
Neighbour, Relation, and real Friend ought to do, &: will never forget the obligations
I owe to vour Lop and your r<imily.
There has been several \'iilainous, malicious, and ridiculous report?, that vex'd me
verv much ; but as there was nothing ever out of Hell more false, 1 despise them and
the Scoundrels that invented them : and since the whole business, trade, and conversation, of manv in Inverness is, to invent and tell lies, I hope your Lop will believe no
ill or mean thing of me, till you have z real and iniallible proof of it ; as I am resolved
And if your Lop pleases, let us live
that this shall be my conduci: to\vards vour Lop.
together as we did since vou came North, communicating to one another what news
we .hear, & inquiring for one another's health.
If it was not for the exce^ve pains that I have in my knees and hmbs, I would certainly have paid mv respects to your Lop at Cuiloden before now, notwithstanding of
all the villainous Iviug stories ^ reports that have been going, much to my disadvantage,
& a little to vour Lop's ; and I am very sure that it is the advantage of mv tamily and
person to be in iriendship with vour Lop, and I am resolved to obser\"e that friendship
I shall
in\iolab!v, if vour Lordship does not reject it, which I by no means apprehend.
long for an answer of this letter ; and I ever am, with a very great Esteem & Respect,
My dear Lord,
Your Lop's affeoionat Cousin, <5c most faithful Slave,
;
LOVAT.
P. S.
salute
mv
imkind
relation
Xo.
The Lord
CCLXXVI.
President to
Lord Lovat.
CuUoden, 5 at night.
7" Ocr 17^5.
Both Letters breathe what I should
I HAVE yours incloseing Mac Leod's.
I have spent my time ill for
expect to meet with from both, stark love & kindness.
'
My
Lord,
past, if vour Lop is not convinced that I wish in a ver\- imcommcn way well
vour famUv ; & die drumlv times in which we now live may perhaps show it, more
than perhaps would be imagined. If Mac Leod has told you all he knows, he has
& I do once for all assure you, that no accident
gi\"en vou a strong instance of this
that can hapen will divert me from pursueing the resolutions which I was possess'd of,
I mightily approve of
as you well know, with respect to your Lop, 30 years ago.
voiu- purpose of conforming vourself to the resolutions of the friends you speak of; as
ught
..
vou know for them I have the greatest respect. The tales you have b^::.
turiher
me,
none
upon
made
have
impression
vour
as
thev
anv
on
Lop,
make
to
not
than to induce me to take that sort of care of myself, without which I should have
been laugh'd at. I was ver\^ sory to hear that the cold weather had affected your Lop.
Upon the sudden change you ought to have been more carefull ; but the cold bath,
& abstaining from cold air, will certainly remove your complaints. If you have any
If
occasion for the lazv^ D', tho' I have some occasion for him, he shall attend you.
I hear anv thing that is new, which I do not look for for some days, as the communication is intercepted, vou shall hear from me. ^ly Compliments to my Pupill the Master.
I am, with wishes that have remain'd almost from my Cradle,
Yours, &:c.
manv vears
to
No.
CCLXXVn.
CULLODEN PAPERS,
129
No.CCLXXVII.
The Lord
My
Lord,
Culloden,
'_
ii'" Oct'
1745.
that,
&
more
&
&
digious spirit up among the Nobility & Gentry of England, severall of whome are by
permission levvong Troops & Reg" of Horfe at their own. expence ; & that the anger conceived at our unhappy Countrymen who have given this disturbance is extreme.
That
says is truely his belief, I do not at all doubt ; & I must confess, I further
what he says is true. I heartily wish your faith were such as mine is ; it is
not yet too late. Nothing can equall the concern I have for your Loj5's family, but the
Joy it would give me to be the instrument of saveing & doing it good.
I write this
what
my Lord
believe that
Master.
To my
hope
L''
hope, believe
to hear that
a sincere well-wisher.
My
service to the
Lovat.
No.
CCLXXVin.
Lord Lovat
My
me
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
&
this Countr)^,
him
for,
besides his
own
danger he was
merit, I
was
in.
in intimate friendship
Reladons the Earl of Loudon his Father, who was certainly a wise and great Man ;
and with his worthy Uncle, the General, with whom I liv'd as with a Brother ; so
that I have great reason to wish this Earl very well ; and I humbly beg of your Lop
to make my CompUments to him.
I am sorr\' tliat my faith is not the same with your
Lop's ; but I hope our friendship for one another will always be the same that is, full of
sincerity and affecdon.
As to the Earl's news, I am sorry that the people of this Country
will give it only such Credit as your Lop will give to the News that I send you from the
Highland Camp. A man told me yesterday, that he saw a Gentleman immediately
come from the South, who assured that there were 10,000 French landed in England,
and the Chevalier's second Son with them. This is an Ardcle that I truly do not
beUeve myself; but there is another piece of news, that I had from pretty good authority.
That the Duke of Beaufort, Sir Watkins William Wynne, and JMorgan of
Tradagan,
;
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2-^0
verv sorrs" that this spirit is come to so great a height in this Country- ; for the
Clanchattans rendezvousing to go and join tie Highlanders has so intoxicated my
people, that I find it morally impossible for me to stop them. The oldest Men, that are
substantial Teimants, say, that they will not stay behind, to be upbraided with cowardice
by their Neighbours. Your Lop mav remember that I had a vast deal of trouble in
keepincr mv Men from rising at the beginning of this AJtair ; but no\s- the contagion is so
universal, bv the late success of the Highlanders, that they laugh at any Man that would
I wish I had
dissuade them from going ; so that I really know not how to behave.
my
health
and other
both
for
past,
Months
twelve
been in anv part out of Britain these
of
great
need,
in
time
I humbly
known
best
always
Considerations.
As a true friend is
this
freedom,
which
forgive
I would
advice,
&
beg that your Lop will give me your best
in
situations
of Life,
I
am,
all
that
believe
And
use with no other Man but vour Lop.
I
am
w- a sincere Esteem
&
great Respect,
dear Lord,
My
Beatifort,
I I
Oct-"' i~4.T
S
'
affec'
most
Cousin,
faithful Slave,
LOVAT.
No.
The Lord
CCLXXIX.
President to
Lord Lovat.
My
Lord,
I
WOULD
of their principal aim give it now cut, that they are to pillage,
innocent tennants. These reports, I confess, I give no credite to,
knowing that I never deserved any such usage at the hands of those who are said to
intend it
but as things very unforeseen ncw-a-days happen, I have judged it proper to
acquaint your Lop with what I hear, in full confidence that you will take as much
Gentlemen who
bum, and
fail'd
destroy
my
-,
pains
'
CUlLODEN PAPERS*
me & my
23
tennants, as I
to you.
Note.
The
coup-de-main.
fts
rampart,
Ji-
Xo.
The Lord
My
&
CCLXXX.
Lord Lovat.
President to
Lord,
YOUR
the 17"' *,
my
night befor
received yours,
much
you
By
pain.
will see
Essich for
kno\\'n
my
in
&
a letter wliich
sense of
freely
in
The people
loiter'd
last
at
day-light,
I
it.
Sc
the ColleSion.
would
CCLLODEN' PAPERS.
I^l
would send back the poor Gardener & Weaver their things. And if they do not send
The poor fellow that was wounded
the Tennant back his Cattle, I must pay for them.
in the foot show'd so much resolution, that, without asking him any questions, I caused
dress his wounds, & sent him to the place he chose to be at, with a protection for
There is advice that the 2'^ transport of British Troops from
himself &: his Landlord.
Flanders are arrived at Newcastle ; so that a vast number of forces will immediately
be pour'd into Scotland ; the consequence whereof, to many ane unthinking Man, I
I am, my Lord, more than perhaps you think, your well wisher,
ver\- much dread.
& most humble Serv', Sec.
Xo.
CCLXXXL
Lord Cromertie
My
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
WHEN
last at
1745.
CROMERTIE.
No.
CCLXXXII.
Lord Lovat
[No
My
to the
L* President.
dear Lord,
RECEIVED
Baillie
turally
eULLODEN' PAPERS.
Man
233
never heard Foyers speak disrespectfully of your Lop, and tl;is year or
two I don't remember to hear him mention your name ; so that I cannot well comprehend what madness possessed him if he was there. I sent your Lop's letter to Gortuleg,
and desired he would communicate it to my Son, and that they would seriously reflect
on the horrid barbarity of this action ; and that they should order immediately to send
back all the plunder that remained of what they took away. I ordered particularly
Gortuleg to send back all your Lop's Sheep that could be had ; that I would give double
I am very much
the value of them, rather than that your Lop should want them.
endeavours
to see what
persuaded, that my Son and Gortuleg will use their outmost
c?Jinot
be had, I
they can find out of the plunder sent back ; and if your Lop's Sheep
have about a hundred good fat wedders, and I shall divide them with your Lop with
pleasure, and send you the half of them, if you will be so good as to accept of them ;
for I owe more obligations to your
and, as they say in the Highlands, Good my Common
Lop and to your family, than all the Sheep, Oxen, Cows, & Horses, that ever I had,
were worth. I did not know that there were Oxen stolen lately from vour Lop from
Bunchrew, till I got your Lordship's letter last night that thieveish action has certainly been done by the Urquhart and Glenmorrison men, who stole your Lop's Oxen
before, that were tracked by your own Servants, and by my Tenants, and got back.
This Country is in a very bad situation, with bad neighbours both to the South, and
science,
that
North, and West ; and in such troublesome times as we have, the Rogues thinks it is
This last forttheir Harvest to plunder, and steal, and give themselves loose Reins.
night my Cousin Wilham Struie's Uncle, that is married to Kilbokie's Daughter, and
who is a very honest man, and she a good Woman, had Twent)' fine Cows stolen
from him. The Country went upon the Tract,' and went into Lochaber, to Brae
Lochaber, 5; to Rennach, and came up with the Thieves in my Lord Braedalbine's
The Thieves, upon
Forest in Glenorchy ; a much longer way from this than Edin' is.
seeing the party that pursued them, abandoned the Cattle and ran off; and William
brought home his Cattle, but had almost died, and all that was with him, of fatigue,
cold, and hunger
but indeed it was the best followed Tract that ever I heard of in
any Country. You see, my Lord, how loose the whole Country and Highlands is,
when four villains durst come a hundred Miles and take up the best Cattle they could
find in this Country ; for they think there is no Law, and that makes them so insolent.
I pity all honest men that are subject to the Insults of those villains.
I beg vour Lop's pardon for this digression ; and I now beg leave to answer, the best
way I can, the most kind and obliging letter that your Lop did me the honour to write
me Yesterday ; for which I give your Lordship a million of thanks. It is impossible
for me to express the grateful sense I have of the vast concern that your Lop has and
Your Lordalways had for my family.
I pray God reward you for it, since I cannot.
;
my present troublesome situation is to be regretted ; for you cannot but remember, that I was all the Summer fully determined to go abroad for four
or five Years, to recover ray health & the use of my Limbs, and to pay all my debts,
that I might leave the best Estate in this Shire free from all incumbrances to my Son.
And this Prince's Landing in the West Highlands was as great a surprize to me as it
was to any Man in Scotland but who can prevent accidents, or the designs of Proiidence ? It is certain, that what he has done since he landed seems rather to be a Miracle
ship must own, that
than the
effects of
H H
follow
CCLLOD^N PAPERS.
234
follow
him or conduct him God alone knows for he seems at present in a fair and
way of succeeding. For those of his part)- have quite diflerent accounts from
;
probable
those that your Lop has, and their faith directly opposite to yours ; aiid I can assure
vour Lop without any party View" or Influence, that those that are resolved to stand by
him are much more numerous than your Lop imagines ; and they flatter themselves that
he will have succours from France and Spain, of jNIen, Money, & Arms. So, as I told
your Lordship before, he must be a very real prophet that can tell what side will gain
or lose ; and that makes exevy person go to the side that they love most.
It is certain,
that almost all the Highlanders in Scotland love the Pretender, and his Interest, more
than they do the Literest of the present Government ; and if he be assisted bv the
English friends oi the Pretender, & by a Foreign Force, he believes he nill succeed in
But I do solemnly declare to your Lop, that nothing ever vex'd mv
his Enterprize.
soul so much as my Son's resolution to go and join the Prince, and ventiu-e his person
with him ; and this mad resolution struck him in the head as soon as he heard of the
Prince's Landing ; and after what M'Leod said to him, and w hat Gortuleg said to him,
and what myselt said to him, I know by his answers to M'Leod, Gortuleg, and me,
that aU the creation will not keep him from going to live & die with that Prince.
I
refer it to yoiu: Lop, who has a true sense of the danger of my Familv by his going
out, what a load and weight of grief must be upon my Soul, to see my Son, mv self, &
my family, in such danger & jeopardy. But I cannot help it. I must submit to the
Will of God, &: there I must leave it. I sent your Lordship's last letter with a clever
Man to travel all night, that he might deliver it to Gortuleg as soon as possible ; to
w hom I wrote the strongest exhortations, to entreat of him to use all his credit ik good
sense with my Son to dissuade him from his very rash & inconsiderate resolutions ; and,
for my part, as my Son only smiles and laughs at me w hen I make strong remonstrances
to him against his resolutions, I am resolved never to write nor open my INIouth to him
upon that subject. And, as God Alniight)" has at many times wonderfully delivered
me out of many dangers and difficulties by Land & Sea, I throw myself on his Di\-ine
Pro\idence, and triist mvself entirely to it ; for ii God, in his Providence, save mv
Estate, I do not give three halfpence for my Life ; for it is but wemsome to me & full
of troubles.
I beg, my Lord, that you may not be in the least apprehensive that any of those
Rogues, or any in my Country, go &: disturb your Tenants ; for I solemnly swear to
Gortuleg, that if any Villain or Rascal of my Country durst presmne to hurt or disturb any of your Lop's Tenants, I would go personally, tho' carried in a Litter, and
So, my dear Lord, I beg you may have no apprehensee them seized & hanged *.
of
Tenants
will meet with disturbance as long as I hve in this
any
your
sion that
and
I
hope
that
any
Son
that represents me vdW follow my Example
so
Country ;
Governments,
take
up
fits
of
Revolutions
Wars,
and
Commonwealths,
6:
let Monarchys,
This
for God sake, mv dear Lord, let us live in gocd friendship and peace together.
obligations
desire
since
it
for
me
forget
the
I
owe
wish
&
is
impo?;:ble
to
is mv sincere
;
for
your
Family
which
alwrays
find
me
most
your
reason
you
shall
your Lop &
;
aflfectionate
Cousin,
&
faithful Slave,
LOVAT.
Dimcan of Achnagairn. My
first
law
officer in
2t
Scotland,
may
serve to
shew the
state
of the
disobliged
eULtODEN" PAPERS.
me.
week
me
disobliged
to
2-55
But
in her Life
but,
mv
protectioi^
her that
the
Lady Achnagairn.
No.
CCLXXXIII.
.--
The Lord
My
Lord,
....
"
THE
-,
"
1745.
which your Lop did me the honour to write of the 1 9"' was delivered
it came to me seasonably to relieve me from abunto me yesterday by And. Monro
dance of uneasiness, occasioned by very many reports to your Lop's prejudice to whicli
nevertheless I could not give credite, as they were flatly contradictory to the hearty
declarations of your Zeal for his Majestie's Service which your Lop made to me when
But as nothing is more possible, than
I last had the honour to see you at this place.
that the very steps taken by your Lop to forward the intention which you declared to
me might, in this age of rumors & suspitions, be construed by those who dislike the
Govermnent into so many evidences of your purpose of sideing with them ; & as your
Lop has again assured me, that your disposition is & has been the same as you formerly
letter
declared to
those that
me
dismiss
made them
&
TVo.
From
My
the
'
CCLXXXIV.
Lord President
to
Lord Lovat.
Lord,
PARDON the
know
I wrote, which
your Lop said you sent to the Master. My good opinion of the Master's understanding,
& of his reguard for your Lop and for your family, gives me some hopes that he will
think seriously hefor it is too late ; & the necessity I am under of saying somewhat about
the situation of this Country, by a Vessell that is soon to sail to the southward, quickens
the strong desire I have to hear good news from him
because nothing could give me
greater satisfaction, than to have it in my power to prevent those misfortunes which I
dread from his Conduct, should he persist.
If what I am now doing is not sufficient
e%ddence of my good wishes, it is in vain to employ words to assure you that I am your
reall friend, & most humble Serv", &c.
anxiety
have
to
H H
No.
CCLXXXV.
fCLLODEN" PAPtHS.
2^6
\o.
Lord Lcvat
CCLXXXV.
to the
Lord
President.
Mv
dear Lord,
the honor to receive your Lordship's letter two days ago ; but this House
I
of ail sorts of strangers, that it was impossible for me to make ane
full
has been so
waiting,
that Gortuleg might have a good opportunity to speak to my
Still
answer.
HAD
verv strong Terms, to tell my Son, that if he sent a man %\ith Barrisdale on that
So, as he has a great
Expedition, I would never speak a word to him while I Uv'd.
Gortuleg's advice,
followed
easily
he
Genias,
friendship himself for his Cousin the Lady
Project.
I am
that
blew
up
broke
;
which
&
and refused to give a man to Barrisdale
design.
inhuman
such
a
base
in
overturning
very glad in being any ways instrumental
I wrote to vour Lop some time ago, to beg of you, as you wish'd me well, to give
me your advice how to behave in the distracted situation that this Coimtry is in. If I
knew where to go in safety out of it, I certainly would hot stay in it ; and I am so
unlucky with the weakness and pain in my knees and limbs, that I am not able to
mount 2L horseback, nor walk the length of your Garden wthout assistance, if it was
But if I was able to ride, I would be in no pain ; for I could go and
to save my Life.
my
passion
CULLODEN PAPERS.
passion
so that
open
sometimes
a violent passion,
as
fatal to
him
&
my
to
me.
my mouth
235'
So
if his
&
faithful
hum"'
Serv',
LOVAT.
No.
From
My
most Obed'
Oct's;'" 1745.
Beaufort,
the
CCLXXXVI.
Lord President
to
Lord Lovat.
Lord,
WAITED with
'
Oct' 29,
much
Answer
'
1745.
which I wrote to
your Lop of the 25'^ ; & yesterday, when it came, I must acknowlege it gave me
very great uneasiness ; chiefly as it left it extremely difScult for me, if at all possible,
to give your Lop what you so earnestly desire, advice.
Should the unlucky Youth
persist in his purpose, & should his Authority wth that kindred for whom you have
done so much, & who with reason were so passionately fond of you, prevail over your
Lop's, & induce them to march, without regard to your Commands, or even to the
safety of your person, the case would stand in a very odd light ; & in this age of
jealousy & suspition, it is impossible to say what construction might not be put upon it,
even if a man had no enemy to improve such suspicions by hints ; on the other hand,
should the young Man yeild to your Lop's representations, or should your Authority
prevail on your kindred to desert his rash undertaking, & to save you 8c your family
from ruin, as they very remarkably did 30 Years ago, when they were much more
deeply engaged than they are at present, it is to be hoped that conduct would wipe off
every circumstance of suspition, & attone for any act of temerity the Master may have
fain into
at the same time, that the joint force of those who in this Country are disposed to stand by the Gov', will be sufficient to protect your Country against the
resentments of those who may have flatter'd themselves with the hopes of assistance
from it. In those circumstances, what is left for me to advise, or rather to wish, but
that your Lordship may prevail, either by Argument or by Authority, over the Master,
or over your kindred, to forsake the dangerous course to which they are disposed, and
to join with the gross of the North in defence of the Gov'
in which case, nothing
within my power for your service shall be left undone.
But should what I presume to
advise, & most earnestly wish, not take place, whatever my inclinations may be, I
greatly fear my power will not be able to answer them.
What your Lop suggests concerning time to resolve, or bring the Master to resolutions, does not depend on mej
that there has been so much is oweing to the winds, which have not permitted the
I
to the letter
Vessell
CL'LLODEN' PAPERS,
238
Vessell to
&
must write
Sc
when '1
somewhat that is comfortable to say con& I submin to you one other consideration on the article of time
cerning your Lop
whether, as such a step as I propose, taken early, may be of infinite service, the same
You see, my Lord, I write
step taken a week too late might not be absolutely useless.
widiout reserve you cannot do better than consult w" Gortuleg on a matter that imports
your family so much. Company breaking in, leaves me time only to say, that
vou
I am very much your's, &c.
do, shall be extremely sorry if I have not
:
&
Xo.
"*
My
CCLXXXVII.
Lord Lovat
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
that
Such
family must go to destruction, and I must lose my Life in my old Age.
than
like
Government
a
British.
I,
Persian
Turkish
or
hke
a
rather
usage looks
unnatural
Son
?
Or
am
I
unduriful
and
the
has
had
ane
that
Father
first
mv Lord, the'
my
Am
first
Man
mad
that has
made
good
Estate,
and saw
who
it
destroyed in his
prefers his
own
oviTi
rime by the
extra-vagant fancies to
Liberty and Life of a Father, that lived peaceably, that was ane honest Man, and well
But 1 find, the longer a Man lives, the more wonders
inclined to the rest of Mankind.
he
sees.
things
and extraordinar)I thank
dear Lord, I beg leave to tell you my Mind freely in my turn.
difficulries
and
dangers,
by Sea
In
my
greatest
yerv
little
fear.
with
God, I was born
firmness
and
the
stedLife
by
often
saved
my
assistance,
I
and Land, and by God's
Life
remains
of
a
that
is
hftle
have
now
but
a
tho'
I
resolurions
and
;
fasmess of my
Now, my
should not be in
safet\-.
did use, and will use, the strongest arguments that my reason can suggest to me
with my Cousin Gortuleg, that he may repeat them to my Son ; and if they should
not prevail, is it just or reasonable that I should be punish'd for the faults of my
1
Son?
Now, mv
Ci^'il
War
that occasions
my
misfortune, and in
I humbly think
;
impossible
is
morally
to know the
it
since
sides
on
both
moderate
should
be
;
that
that
their
are
posirive
own Party
sides,
on
both
ten
thousands
thousands,
nav
For
Event.
unerly
should
defeat,
and that
be
Army
Highland
this
and
suppose
that
carrv
will
;
that
any
Man
can
think
Eling
no
upon
Triumph,
should
all
in
Government
carry
the
are
engaged
in
it.
Familys
that
good
would
destroy
many
ancient
so
Throne
the
Kingdom
is
involved,
on one
side
or other
men
King
CULLODKN PAPERS.
King Williaui was
ticks,
as sat for
as great a King, as
many hundred
339
his knowledge of Government and PoliThrone of England and when his General,
to
years on the
of the best in Europe, was defeat and forced to run to save his Life, and
all his Army routed at Killicrankie by a handful of Highlanders, not full 2,000 in
number, King "William was so far from desiring to extirpate them, that he sent the
late Earl of Braedalbine, with .^25,000. sterling, as a compliment to them ; and sought
no other return nor condition from them, but that they should live peaceably at Home.
IVIy Lord, we cannot imagine, that, tho' the Highlanders should be defeat at this Time,
and mor-t of them killed, and the Government full master of the Kingdom, that any
administration would be so cruel as to endeavour to extirpate the whole remains of the
Highlanders.
Besides, it would be a dangerous enterprize, which neither we nor our
Children would see at an End.
I prav God, we may never see such
a scene in our
Country, as subjects killing and destroying their fellow-subjects *.
As your Lordship's family and mine has always lived in great friendship together,
and that I have not only a particular experience of your Lop's good friendship and
great service done me, but likewise of the goodness and friendship of your worthy
Father tow^ards me, and of your brave Brother, who was my intimate and faithful
friend, your Lop may be assured, that while there is a drop of blood within me I will
be a most faithful friend and servant to your Lop's family and person ; and who know^s
but Providence may give me ane occasion to show the gratitude I owe to your Lop, &
to your W'orthy Father & Brother ?
,.,^,
,;
M,,-,'.
the Rebellion was
I hope your Lop has not forgot, that in the year 171 5, when
great and dangerous, I did more effectual good service to this present Government
then any Lord Barron in Britain ; for which I had three letters of thanks from the late
King, my good Master, and a favorite of his present Majesty when he was Prince of
Wales and Regent, and received Marks of his favour. I think the remembrance of
and it is my belief that I will
that should have some regai'd for ane old infirm Man
be still safe under the Protection of my Lord President, while he has the full power
and command of the North of Scotland. I beg leave to assure your Lop of my most
affectionate Respects, in which Gortuleg joins me ; and I ever am, with zeal and
attachment,
My dear Lord,
Your Lordship's most affectionat Cousin,
& most obedient faithful humble Servant,
LOVAT.
745-)
* It is certain, that the news of the battle of Preston Fans very much changed the ide.^.s and language
of Lord Lovat.
There is extant a printed copy of a letter, chiefly verbatim the fame as the above, and principally differing in tills, viz. After the coneliision of lliis paragraph, the printed one omits the rest of this letter ; and
concludes with the following paragraph, which, as it is not in the original letter (extant as all the others
now offered are), must be a forgery
" For my part, my Lord, I am resolved to live a peaceable Subject
" ii' my own House, and do nothing against the King or Government ; and if I am attack'd, if it was by
" the King's Ciuards and his Ciptain General at their Head, I will defend myself as long as there is breath
" in me; and if I am killed here, it is not far from my Burial-place and I will have, after I am dead,
" what I always wish'd, the Cron.ich of all the women in my Country to convey my Body to the Grave ;
" and that has been my ambition when I was in my happiest situation in the world.
:
'
'
^ E
rt,
October.
am your
Lordshiji's,
'
&:c.
(Signed)
No.
T."
CCLXXXVIIL
240
CULLODF.N" PAPERS.
Xo.
Copie
CCLXXXVIII.
Memorandum
to
M' Donald
Fraser*.
Nov. 4, 1745.
reason he had sent for me was, that he knew me to be a
zealous and an imsuspected friend to my Lord Lo\-arand his Familv that the last letter
he had from his Lop convinced him that what he had wrote was misunderstood ; at the
same time, that in the present conjundure, it was somewhat too deHcate, to attempt to
set the mistake to rights by a letter ; that my Lord Lovat was pleased to construe the
expression of his concern for the danger to which his person 5c fennly must necessarily
be exposed, should the Master hurni- awav the Clan into the present L^ndsrtaking against
the Gov\ as a threatening ; as if, after so long an acquaintance, he had net known my
Lord better, than to think him capable of being bully'd ; &: that therefor he chose, by
THE
President told
me the
word of mouth,
it
for
Lord
LoA^at.
Xo.
Lord Lovat
Mv
CCLXXXIX.
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
MY old Chaplain, Mr. Donald Fraser, is with me who tells me, that he had the
honour to see vour Lop two davs ago, and that you was so good as to expre^ youi
kind and real friendship for my person and Family. I have great Experience of your
Lop's generous friendship to me and to my Family, since ever I had the honour to be
;
known
to you ; and I do sincerely assure your Lop, that wliile I have a minute to h've,.
have a most grateful remembrance of your Lop's goodness and your family's friendship towards me ; and I'm still in great hopes, that in the present most cruel situation
that I am in, your Lop's friendship will appear more essentially for me than ever it did ;
since I have now more need of it than ever I had. As to my condition, the sincere matter of fact is, that whenever it was known in the Highlands, that the Venturer Prince,
the Son of the Pretender, landed, a sort of Madness seized all the West Highlanders
The contagion soon spread it came at length to
with ane eager desire of joining him.
my Country ; and many of my people, on both sides of Lochness, were infected w-' it,
and fully resolved to go oft" then, if my precise authority had not stopped them ; which
cost me a vast deal of trouble and pains, and to my chief doer Gortuleg ; which I did
communicate to your Lop at that time. Foyers and Kilbokie, whose familys always
used to be the leading fainilys of the Clan on both sides, were the madest and the.
keenest to go off"; and when they saw that I absolutely forbid them to move or go out
of the Country, they drew up with my Son, and they easily got him to condescend to
go at their head. The whole Gentlemen followed their example, and the Commons run
the same way that the Gentlemen did so that I was left a contemptible old infirm fellow"
in my House, and no more notice taken of me than if I was a Child
so that if I had
been able to travel, I had not stay'd a Night in my House after the beginning of my
Son's operation with his Clan
and this I told your Lop in one of my letters. If that
does not exoner me, I know not what can.
Ane other strong argument your Lop may
make use of for me is, that I spoke and sent Emissaries to those that I thought had loved
me most of my Clan and in spite of my Son's endeavours, and his Captains, I have
got a Regiment of good men to stay at home, and most of them pretty fellows, tho'
some of them is betwixt 60 & 70 years of Age. So that, tho' I had ten thousand lives
to save, I could do no more in this aft"air to save myself than I have done ; and if the
Government would punish me for the insolent behaviour of my Son to myself, and his
mad behaviour towards the Government, it would be a greater severity than ever was
Since I have not strength to mount a Horseback and leave the
used to any Subject.
Country, I am resolved to live quietly and peaceably in my own House, and be a faithful subject to the King, and observe & obey the laws of my Country.
And to let your
Lop farther see my sincere Resolutions of encouraging no disturbance, but on the contrary to keep the Country peaceable and legall, I intend to list 200 of my Men that
stays at home, and put pretty Gentlemen at their Head, that they may watch & guard
known
I will
Robbers and Thieves, and loose men that come from the Highand to send them to Inverness. By this project I hope
to contribute to the preservation and peace of the Country, as much as any two Independent Companies that are at Inverness. I hope this will not be disagreeable to your
l,op that wishes me and my country well.
I know your Lop has and will have more
power than what would save me, and ten families like mine otherwise the King and
Governntent will be most ungrateful to you
for your Laj5 has done more service to
King George, and to his f;\mily and Government, than if he had ane Army of 5,000
men in the North. For if it was not for your Lop's great Zeal, extraordinary and unheard of adivity and fatigue, the Venturer Prince would have 10,000 before he went
South, instead of Two
and with that number would have marched straight to London without any opposidon. So that the King owes more to your Lop on this occasion
than to any subjetl: in Britain
and I do assure your Lop that the King's Enemies arc
very sensible of it
and that you are more obnoxious to their hatred and revenge, than
any Man on Earth. I wish with all my Soul that you may always escape the fury of
their resentment, till you are hnppily and gloriously out of their reach ; for my good
the Country from
land
Army
and
all
to seize them,
II
wishes
Ct'LLODEX PAPERS.
2^.2
your Lop -wherever you are and I have firm hopes, that your Lop, who
In the North, by bringing in so many brave families to sers-e
Government
has saved the
so good as to save one family that was always friends to
would
be
vou
Kino-,
that
the
whom your Lop saw behave well enough in the King's
IMan
infirm
old
yours, and an
I
will truly expect this great mark of your Lop's friendRebells.
the
Service against
of Life, with unalterable attachment, gratitude,
all
conditions
in
am,
ship ; and I ever
wishes wiil attend
&
respect,
Mv
Your Lop's most
dear Lord,
aflectionat Cousin,
Nov.
6%
faithful
humble
Serv',
LOVAT.
1745.
P. S. Your Lop must be informed, that my House and Green has been like a Market-place for sometime past ; and my Son was such a fool, that he entertained and does
entertain ever^- man that he thinks favours his part, and he is ten times more master
of this House than I am ; but I have resolved from the beginning, and still continue firm
in
mv resolution,
and
as
soon
let
as ever I
am
vnll, I will
am
Father could sav to a Child ; but got no other satisfaction but insolent contradiction.
The Earl of Cromarty & Lord M'Leod came here this Night, and a Battalion of the
IM'Kenzies crossed the Ferry of Bewly this Night, that he is to take South with him ;
and as manv more of the INIackenzies will go South in a day or two ; so your Lop sees
that the wise & worldly people of the iVl'Kenzies are infected ; so that it's no wonder
that the Frasers, that were never thought worldly or wise, should be infected \*"ith a
Contagion, tho' never so foolish and dangerous. I prav God, that their Madness may
& I shall be very easy about the rest, either as to myself, or
not overturn mv family
;
to
my
unnatural Son
Sc
Kindred.
Xo.
The Lord
My
CCXC.
President to
Lord Lovat.
Lord,
I
HA\T
just
unhappy young man. But I should not act the part of that reall friend I have
always profess'd to be, if I did not freely express to your Lop my apprehensions that
the account given will not answer the end proposed, & which I so earnestly wish, the
The aSection of your Clan, & their attachment to
preservation of your Lop's family.
you, in the year 1 7 1 5 & downward, will be remembered ; it will not be easily beheved,
that your Lop's Authorit)- is less with them now, than it was at that time ; it will not
be credited, that their engagements or inclinations were stronger against the Gov', when
the
for the
CULLODE\ PAPERS*
243
the present commotions began, than they were thirty years ago when the Clan was at
It will be alledged, that the people were not universally forward to enter upon
Perth.
the present spot of work that many of them were reluctant, h some actually threatened
others forced into the service ; & I do not know whether, if jealousy were to promote ane inquiry, many Circumstances might not come out which I choose not to think
;
&
of.
Si
hope never
which
uneasiness,
my abilit}'s
to hear of.
I
must ever
These considerations,
feel
must confess,
threatens your
fill
Lop
me
with great
or your family,
My
which
if possible,
to
watch
the peace,
& to
exert the
little
credite
Now
Clan to remain
at
home)
No.CCXCI.
Lord Lovat
My
to the
Lord
President.
'
'
dear Lord,
RECEIVED
with the utmost gratitude and sincerest thanks the letter that your
me by the Bearer and I beg your Lordship a
thousand pardons for keeping him so long. But my House was so throng, by the
Earl of Cromarty's being in it these three or four days past, and the Officers of his
Reg', that are going South, and several other Gentlemen, that I had not a minute to
myself till the Earl of Cromarty went away.
It's impossible for me ever to forget the singular marks of friendship your Lop has
given me in these dangerous and troublesome times ; and your most generous and kind
friendship in your endeavours to serve my family, and to keep back that unhappy and
I
Lop
did
me
112
obstinate
244
CULLODEK PAPERS.
from going South, and engaging in ane Affair so ver\- dangerous fcs
and famih". I have still hopes, -when his eyes are opened, that he will have
a true sense and ackiiowledgement of your Lop's kind and geiierous friendship towards
him ; and for my part, my dear Lord, I do frankly assure vou, that my gratitude for
your Lop's repeated acts of Goodness towards me shall last as long as my life.
As soon as I received your Lop's Express, I called for my Son and Gortuleg to
speak to me and after having made the strongest remonstrances, the returns I got
put me into such a passion, that I had almost done ane unnatural thing that certainly
I would repent of all the days of my life.
In short, there is no retrie^-ing of that mad
young Man he will go with all those of his Clan that he can get ; but I am sure he will
leave a great number of the best of my Clan behind, and all the Gentlemen past fifty
;
so that there is a very good Battalion left at home, as they pretend, to live and die
with me.
I can make no judgment of the Armvs in the South, nor of their situation,
for I never went the Carlisle Road to London ; but if the troublesome Prince have
near so good ane Army as his friends give out, it will be a very difficult thing for
INIarshall Wade to force them to fight in those hilly Countr^s
for they are positive
that he marched from Edin'^ with Eight thousand good Highlanders, besides those that
are upon the Road to join him.
He had several thousands of low Country Gentlemen, and Commons, that marched with him
and as their Game is desperate, they
will certainly fight, especially the Highlanders, and beat double their Number of English.
^Militia, even tho' mix'd by regular troops. So that the Fate of the next Battle is very
doubious.
Those of the Highland Partv^ that were here are ridiculously uppish they
say, that if the Prince had stay'd eight days longer at Edin', he was to send t\'. o thousand
Highlanders, with a Train of Artiller}-, to demohsh the Castles of Inverness and Culk)den, &:c.
That he told those who were soliciting him on that affair, that as soon as
he was anyways settled in England, he would send 3,000 men to chastize his Enemies
in .the North. They say, that the only thing brought him from Edin' was, the pressing
Invitations he got from his friends in England
who begg'd of him to march up
towards London, and that they would declare for him.
So that he is in great hopes
of success, tho' he should get no succours from France or Spain ; which he says he
is sure to recen-e, and expects them everv dav.
They say, that there is another great
Ship within these few days landed at IVIontrose wiih ^loney. Arms, and Ammimirion,
and twenty French Officers ; and that they carried over a Man of great consequence,
that wears a Star on b"s Breast.
Thev sav, that it is the Duke of Berwick, or his
Brother, INIy Lord Fitz James.
They are both Lieutenant Generals of the King o
France's Army, and both of great reputation.
Those Gentlemen likewise told me,
that the Earl of ]Moray and the Earl of Lauderdale have gone into their Prince's Service.
This is all the News and accounts that I could hear from them. I was both
surprised and mortified, that in the letter your Lop did me the honour to write to me
before the last, you seemed not pleased that I should propose to list 200 good
men of my CJan, that I have staved at home, to preserve my Coimtry or my person,,
if I was attack' d, and to take up all Thieves, Rogues, and Villains, and to send them
into Inverness.
I flattered myself, that this little project would have pleased vour Lop ;
but since it has net, if your Lop and the Earl of Loudon %vill give me vour words of
honour that I will not be molested, or my Country, but that my person, and those of my
Clan that have stay'd at home in spite of the Endeavours of my Son and his partisans,,
shall be safe in their persons and effects
then I will give, not only my word cf honcur,.
which is dearer to me than my Life, but any other engagement your Lop pleases that is
obstinate yonth
his person
my power, that sis men shall not appear in Arms in mv Countrv, except a very
few that will be in the HiUs to guard their Caule. I huuiblj beg"your Lop may let
in
"
'
me
CULLODEV PAPERS.
45
agreeable to your
duty
for
to
my
always am, in spite of all the troubles that hapattachment and respect,
sincere
pened or can happen, with a
dear
Lord,
My
Your Lordship's most affec' Cousin,
And most obedient faithful humble Servant,
power
please
to
since
LOVAT*
No. CCXCII.
The Lord
President to
"'
Nov.
",
745..
My Lord,
THIS morning I received your Lop's letter of the i oth, and observe with verygreat concern that you have not been able to prevail with the Master or his AdvisersIf such ridiculous intelligence as the Highland
to relinquish their desperate course.
Gentlemen entertain them with can be credited, it is vain for those, who sincerely
wish they may recover their senses, to attempt giveing any information that should
your Lop with what I further hear
just, to give your Lop all the satisfattion I can v.ith respect to your proposition for the security of your person, and of
vour people who remain, and their effects concerning which I could say nothing w'out
the consent of the E. of Loudon, who commands his Majestie's forces in this Country..
And as to the first, I easily prevail'd with his Lordship to agree, that neither your
perfon or family shall in any degree be molested, unless express orders come from the
Gov' for that purpose, which I hope and pray may not be the cafe ; but as to your
people, I have not succeeded so well.
He says, he is certainly inform'd, that violence
has been used to drag men out of their Beds into the Rebellion ; Sc that by the terror
of destroying their cattle & effects, others have been prevail'd on to list
in those circumstances, he insists he cannot be answerable to sulfer such as have been guilty of
those practices to remain quiet, neither can he abstain from attempting to fetch those,,
who left the Country, back again by the same means which prevail'd with them to
march ; but he promises to give no disturbance to any Gentleman, or Commoner, who
in 8 days shall return
nor to the eifects or family of any man who has not by himself, or some of his Sons, join'd in the present RebeUion.
I wish I could give your
Lop a more satisfactory answer, because I have the strongest desire to show that I am.
to yourself & your family a reall friend & Serv', &c.
disabuse
and
them
believe.
and therefore
Nor should
now
but that
it is
No.
The Lord
My
Lord,
THE
ccxcin.
Nov' 1745;
had the honour to write to your Lop was of the 10"' of Ocf;
by the Glasgow Man of "War that carried E. Loudon to this Country. As his Lopbrought some Money, & as we had some Arms at Fort George, orders were immediately issued for bringing such of the Independent Comp'* as were nearest, & as we-:
could immediately arm, together: accordingly, a Comp^ of 100 came to liis of the:Mimro's the 23'' of Oct' ; one of the like number from the E. of Sutherland the 25"' ;one
last letter
CVLLODEX
J.,
P.iPERS.
4' Nov'
and ane other Comoae from Grant the 3 Nov'' ; one from L-^ Reay the
number,
on
the
S'^ of Nov' : so that we
pany from, the E. of Sutherland, of the same
this
Neighbourhood
than vre xrere hereare at present more secure from insults in
handsfuU
to
do.
The Rebells' sucWhen Loudon first arrived, we had our
tofore.
were
that
told,
numberless lyes
had blown up
cesses at 8c near Ed', together with the
pitch, that nothing was heard of but cabalhng, &
such
a
to
mutiny
of
spuit
the
head of a tribe, who
fathering together of Men in the neighbourhood ; even,^ pett);
as
in
'
rather
this Situation, the zeal of the Jacobites exerted itself not a Uttle
Whilst we were
sent North\^^rds from Ed' ; fie amongst those, Angev Mac
were
manv^ Emissaries
Gleno^rv's z^ Son, who calls himself Coll'. Mac Donald of Barisdale, & Mac
By their industry' disturbance was raised which we had
Muidart.
"D nald of K^och
Some Tribes, dependant on
altogether to prevent.
able
not
were
not expected, &
JNIac Bean's, ficc. began to stir ; and notwithMacgil\-ray's,
as
such
the Clanchatran,
could without force (which we had not) be used, march'd
standino- all the means that
of about zzo, k were as last Saturday got no further
number
the
to the Southward to
the Aird fie Strathharrick, that is, on the North
in
also,
Erasers
than Perth. The
to stir, headed by the Master of Lovat, who
began
Lochness,
ade fie South side of
T) nell
RebeUion.
could not'
tenaon
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but when
it
& Loch
Carron Men, who bridled the Mackenzies \vith whom Lord Cromerty had
been tampering ; so that he has not been able to prevail with above 150 or 160 of
them to march. ^Vith those he & his Son march'd last Saturday to Urquhart, on
the North side of Lochness, with intent, as was said, to wait for the Frasers, & witli
them to march Southwards. Haveing thus given your Lop a sketch of the disagreeable,
it is reasonable, in the next place, to give your Lop some view of the agreeable side
of our situation. Lord Fortrose is as zealous as it is possible to be
&, but for the intrigue I have just mentioned, would have had his clan intirely unanimous.
He has
named Oificers for 1 Independant Comp- ', & the men have hitherto been placed at
Brahan Castle, & the neighbourhood, to prevent the operations of those that intend
When there shall be no further occasion for that Service,
to foment the Rebellion.
they shall be disposed of otherwise
&: his Lop has promised to furnish a 3'' Comp",
Sir Alex' Mac Donald and Mac Leod have been of vast use for preventing the growth
of the Rebellion: their example & influence has done much good; & as the other
Highlanders had flattered themselves with the hopes of their assistance, the disappointment exasperates them, & has made them vow revenge, v.hich by all means possible
must be prevented. Should the Highlanders, after they are repulsed, return in any
thing like a body, they have had notice to furnish rv\'0 Indepen' Comp" each ; & tho'
their Country is very distant, I expect them at Ins houriv.
When that happens, weshall be able to check the Rebells' further recruiting.
What has prevented the more
early arrivall of those Compy"', & retarded the raiseing of others, is, that till the
arrivall of the Saltash Sloop of War, vnxh. the Tender that brought the Arms & somemoney, we could not set about raiseing more than we could arm & pay. That vessell,
with the Tender, was, it seemes, detain'd at the Nore by order of the Admiralt)', for
Convoy, for 10 days after the date of your Lop's Letter to me of the i" of Oct' ; &
after she arrived at Cromerty, was prevented to come up to the road of Inverness by
cross winds till the 31"; since which time she has been there, takeing in waier, &
waiting for the dispatches which she now carries.
So soon as we were possest of the
Arms, the necessary directions were given for bringing together theComp" I have already
mentioned, with a Company to be form'd of the Rosse's of Balnegown, & ane other
Comp* of the Grants, besides some Comp'" more, which I am endeavouring to bring
together for immediate service.
When we are possest of this force, we shall effectually prevent any further recruiting for the Rebells, & dispose ourselves to do what,
according to circumstances, shall appear to be further necessary to distress them.
The,
service that seems to claim our first & earlyest attention is, the opening the communi-.
cation with, & supplying Fort Augustus, which we shall set about immediately
&
the next seems to be the delivering Murray, Bamf, & Aberdeen shires, from partys of
the Rebells, who have come North to lexy money & raise recruits in these Countys,
under the direction of ane unhappy young Man, Lord Lewis Gordon his Brother,
the Duke of Gordon, has not been in good health for some weeks past, & has for
that reason not been able to do that service to the Gov' that might have been expected from him ; but the Rebells have not had the least encouragement from him
5
& to that it is in a great measure oweing, that they make very small progress in recruiting in places where, in former times, multitudes would have joined them.
shall, however, soon 6nd ourselves in a condition to send some Independ' Comp'" that
way.
4
;
We
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248
P-VPERs.
where I
of what was impudendy asserted
2 Freeholders of Aberdeenshire, except four, had
bv the Rebells at Ed', th
join'd them, of about fou:.^ ^ Freeholders, who voted at .the last Election for a
member of Parliament, tw.o only join'd the Rebells. After performing those Services,
we shall appiv ourselves to do what shall, according to circumstances, appear to us
the most conducive to the putting ane end to the present Rebellion, unriU particular
directions shall be received from his ilajesrie, or from those that have the Command
:ime as
of his forces ; & to the end that we may receive these with as httle
possible, I have prevail'd with Capt^ Pitman, of the Saltash, to make :... _-c: or his
way to Newcastle; droping, if possible. Letters ai Bensick for the Commander in
Chief of his IVIajestie's Army in the North, giveing an Account of our present conwav, which
am
sjlad to
\rl!l
is felt
ia that neighbourhood,
that, in place
dition,
Sc
from Newcastle
He
he
carries,
by
land, to
London
bv
express.
agrees
to
remain
at
Newcastle,
&
of Fonh,
with.
He
is obvious ; and the reason whv I propose Capt^ Pitman for that sers^ice is, besides his
bdno' a careftdl officer, that he is now acquainted with this nrth, and can make better
The Arms which the Saltash brought us are just 1 500
dispatch than any other.
stand ; & those, with what we had before, is Htde more than suficient to arm the 26
Independent Comp", supposeing them to be compleated, &: kept up to their present
Now, as several! Kindreds in this Countr\ have, on the present occaestablishment.
sion, shown their Zeal for the Gov', 5c thereby render'd themselves obnoxious to its
Enemvs, it seems highly just as well as expedient, at this jtmctvu-e, to trust them with
some Arms, that they may be enabled to defend themselves as well as they can against
any who mav think fit to attack them ; especially whilst the Comp-" which they have
fiirnish'd for his Maiesde's Service mav be employed elsewhere ; & therefor I must
humbly submitt it to vour Lop whether it may not be fit, without loss of time, to send
us down from the Tower some more Arms to be delivered out, as occasion shall require, from Fort George ; upon the receipt of the respective Gendemen whose Kindreds are to make use of them, obligeing themselves to return the Arms when required.
Another thing which your Lop will think of is, a fiuther supply of money. L' Loudon brought some alongst with him, which has set us a going. The Saltash has
brought ^4000 of the money, imprest into the hands of Geo. Ross, as Agent for the
Independent Comp". This is all the corn we have, to answer not only the pay of
Troops, but all other incidents, which, considering our situation, &: the tools we [have
must, thereto work with, must b^ numerous, and attended with some expence.
icyr, make use of the Cash we have, to answer all necessar}- purposes, without being
We
coniined
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&
249
by the
your Lop
as fit to be done is, that some more money may without loss of time be by sea sent
down to us, to be deliver'd to E. Loudon, or me, for the publick service, &c to be
Your Lop may easily believe neither he nor I would choose to entangle
accounted for.
with
such
ane account ; but the thing seems necessary to be done, and we
ourselves
now
have
gone too far to stick at any thing that is for the service. Your Lop will
observe, that unless the cash can be furnished at Newcastle, to come North with the
I should be to bhuTie,
if i did not inform
Saltash, it must be sent from the River.
your Lop, that the E. of Sutherland has shewn a very becomeing Zeall on this occasion.
The Comp*' that were expected from him were brought together, & join'd us
without loss of time ; & nothing in his power will, I am confident, be wanting to
promote the service. L'' Reay sent us his Son, with a very handsome Comp'
& the
Munro's, whose situation is indeed the nearest, were, as your Loj3 will observe from
What the Event of all our
the I " paragraph of this Letter, the first that came in.
endeavours may be, I cannot foretell
but this much we have to say, that of the
many thousands whom the Rebells boasted they expected from this Country, after their
success at Prestonpans, & for whom they waited so long, no one, except Macpherson,
of Clunie, & his posse, have as yet join'd them ; & that, except those whom I have
already observed to be in motion, & of whose proceedings I have at present no certain intelligence, no one will in all probability be able to stir from this Neighbourhood. The case of Macpherson, of Clunie, is, that he had very lately a Capt"' Commission in the E. of Loudon's Reg' ; he attended Sir John Cope on his march to Ins,
& was allowed to go to his ov/n house for a night, in order to bring his Comp'' together, to join Sir John on his march.
He was seiz'd by tlie Rebells that Night in his
house, whether with or without his consent did not then appear, nor does it now,
otherwise than as, after haveing been carry'd about with the Highlanders as a prisoner
for some Weeks, he at last listed in their service, return'd to Badenoch, &, partly by
perswasion, partly by violence, prevail'd with the greatest part of his Kindred, to the
number of about 300, to go along with him to the liighland Camp, which they
reach'd before the Rebells left Ed'.
I have great cause to ask your Lop's pardon for
this very long, confused, & ill wrote letter, which I wish you may be able to read ;
but as I had a multitude of things to say of which your Lop will judge better than I
can, what was, or was not, materiall to \Se made known, I chose, knov/ing your Lop's
patience, to lay them all before you, that you may make the proper use of them.
It's
possible the Vessell may be detain'd a day longer
in that case, I shall, either by a
postscript or a separate letter, acquaint your Loj5 with any thing material that happens.
confined to
its
originall destination
now
as all trade
at a full stand,
crcdite
what
is
in these parts,
humbly submitt
lo
My
No.
The Lord
My
(afterwards Sir
And")
Mitchell.
but
have
1 3 Nov',
1 745.
mortally tired with writeing a letter to the Marquis of ane immoderate
in a hand so like Arabick that I doubt your help will be wanted to decipher
was impossible to make it shorter, and I am but a bad scribe; besides that,
AM
length, &:
M'
Deaf Andrew,
I
it
President to
CCXCIV.
it
much more
business on
my
hands
at
K K
present to disturb'
my
attention than I
'
should
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should have had, if the Rebells had permitted me to go throw the course of the Session att Ed' when I came ilrst into this Country, tho' I was not iust treading in the
The prospect was very nanering, & the errand I came on
path of a Chief Juftice.
had no appearance of difficult}" but the Rebells' successes at Ed" & Prestonpans soon
changed die scene. All Jacobites, how prudent soever, became mad : all doubtfull
people became Jacobites ; & all Bankrupts became heroes, & talk'd nothing but
hereditarv rights ^- ^-ictorv- : &, what was more grievoos to men of gallantry, i if vou
will believe me much more mischievous to the pubhck, all the line Ladys, if you will
except one or two, became passionately fond of the yoimg Adventurer, ic used all
Under these circumtheir Arcs & Industrs* for him in the most intemperate manner.
stances, I found myself almost alone, without Troops, without Arms, without money
or credite ; pro\-ided with no means to prevait extream folly, except pen 6c ink, a
& if you will except Mac Lecd, whom I sent ior trom
tongue, & some reputarion
Had Arms &
the Isle of Skv, supported bv nobody of common sense or courage.
money come when thev were first call'd for, befor these vmexpected successes blew up
folly to madness, I could have answered it with mv head, that no Man from the North
and even as it
should have join'd the original fiock of Rebells diat pass'd the Forth
that,
Macpherson,
of
Clunie, whose
is
small
consolation
to
me,
except
happen'd,
it
no
has
have
reach'd
them
in
time
to march
none
from
the
North
exceed
force does not
30c,
than
of
the
Clanchattan
that
no
more
2co
South^\-ards
from
Ed':
alongst with them
have march'd, who had got as last Saturday no further than Perth : & that, notwithstanding the restless endeavours of the E. of Ciomertie, the Master of Lo\-at, & others,
no more than 150 or 100 of the Mackenzies have been debauched, &: that even those
have not as yet pass'd the Coriyarrig ; no more than the Erasers, who, to the number
of 5 or 60Q, have flock'd to Arms, & who possibly may think bener, if the weather
permitt the force which we. hoorlv expect from the Isle of Sky to join us quickly, beBy this diversion, his Majestie's Army will have
for thev leave their Country exposed.
a much smaller bodv of Highlanders to deal with to the Southward, than otherwise
if a small number of Troops could be spared from it, to
they should have had :
take possession of Ed", & secure the foords on the Forth ; as on the one hand, the
small number of Highlanders that are marching towards Ed' could not join their
Brethren ; so on the other, the retreat of those who march'd towards England would
;
&
As to
off; but this, if practicable, has doubtless been done befor this time.
the Indepen' Comp"^, I have diqxjsed of such of them as are hitherto given with the
grsit^t discretion I was master of ; following this rule, to bestow them on such as
could be trusted, & could most quickly bring their Men together for the service. I
be cut
&
cers of these
packet, will
come probably
safe.
I
am,
my Dear Andrew,
No.CCXCV.
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No.
Lord Lovat
My
CCXCV.
to the
Lord
President.
Deai- Lord,
RECEnilD
your Lop's most kind letter, of the ii'" of this Month, by the
Bearer ; and mv heart is as full of thanks and gratitude as any Man's can be.
I beg
your Lop a thousand pardons for not dispatching the Bearer sooner ; but the truth is,
I had taken, the
that I had almost died the night before I received your Lop's letter.
night of the lo'", mv vomit as usual ; but I no sooner was in Bed, then I was seized
I could not speak nor draw my breath,
with a most terrible sdtch in my left side.
I continued so all y'
but upon the least movement I was tormented most horridly.
night, and am very little better ever since; so that I am in a very bad way.
I caused
rub some warm Brandy to my side before dav-light this Morning, which has given me
some Ease or then 1 would not be able to dictate this letter ; but my Stitch still continues ; and if it does not go off, it will soon make an end of me ; and then I'll be
no further troublesome to mv dear Lord President, or to any other of my friends ;
and the mad Youth will be then Lord Lovat, as well as Colonel of his Rebellious
Regiment. I do assure vou, my dear Lord, that I will not regret dying at this time,
that 1 may not see the Evils that threatens my family, which was always regarded as
arie honest brave family in this Country.
I am very easy about my obstreperous and
unnatural Son, and the mad people that feed him in his false ambition but the thoughts
and fears of seeing the honest Family of Lovat demolish'd and extinguish'd in our days,
pierces my heart and soul with the most melancholy thoughts ; which would be enough
to kill me, tho' I had no stitch nor pains in my Body, considering what I have done
and suffered to restore it, and bring it out of the hands of the Mackenzies.
I give your Lop a thousand thanks for speaking to the Earl of Loudon in my
Favours.
1 would expect civility and friendship from his Father's Son, who was my
good and intimate friend. It is certain, my dear Lord, that while vou please, and
the Earl of Loudon, I vAW be safe and unmolested in this Uttle Hut for the Ministry
will never give a Warrant against me, or against any Man in this Country, but on
your Lop's representation, or the Earl of Loudon's. So that, as long as I have the
honor and good fortune of having you two my Friends, I'll fear no molestations in
this troublesome and dangerous Conjuncture.
As to mv Clan, I wish with all my
heart that the \'illains and rascals of them that were guilty of any illegal, base, and
barbarous Actions were seized and severely chastized and punish'd
but I believe
they are marched South, in the Regiment of that unhappy Youth, to screen themselves from Justice
and I would be very glad that the fifth Man of them were hanged.
But, my dear Lord, as to the honest Gentlemen and Tenants that have stay'd at home
for love of me, and for love of Peace and Quietness, it would be the hardest case in
the world, that those honest people should be molested in their persons or effects,
since they have done no harm, and that they are fully resolved to live peaceably &
quietly vnth me in my Country, and be as obedient and submissive to the King &
Government as any people in the North of Scotland which I will answer for, or renounce any Protection to myself or to my people from the Government. I therefcfre
most humbly beg, my dear Lord, you may save those poor people that staid at home
for love of me, notwithstanding of the Threats and Menaces that was used against
them.
As to what the Earl of Loudon sa) s, of dragging Men out of their Beds, to force
them to the Rebellion, it's what I never heard of, till I had the honour of his [your]
K K 2
Lop's
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I truly think it was not done in this Countn-, other\\-ise I would have
Lop's letter.
heard of it ; and I was told every day, that the Fellows was madly inclined themselves
to go, without any Force.
I was likewise told, that several voung fellows from other
Countrys came and offered themselves as volunteers to mv Son, that he never sawbefore.
As to the news that the Gentlemen of the Highland Army endeavoured to
spread, they are so very foolish, ignorant, and ridiculous, that no man in his senses
or judgement can believe them, or take notice of them.
Your faithful Servant, and my honest Relation, Tho' of Gortuleg, has been my
Companion in Affliction ; for he has been since Wednesday last lying in the next room
to me at death's door, vvith bis old cruel horrid distemper, zn Inflamation in the KidHe was let blood, which I beheve saved his Life ; for mv friend Doctor Clark
neys.
told me (who is much subject to that terrible Distemper), that letting much blood,
wlien he was attack'd with it, was the only thing that saved his Life.
Gortuleg and I, sick as we are, offer our most afiectionate and dutiful respects to
your Lop ; and I am, while I have any remains of Life, %\-ith imalterable Zeal &
Gratitude,
My
Beaufort,
Nov'
Dear Lord,
14'",
affectionat Cousin,
&
1745.
most
faithful Slave,
LOVAT.
Xo.
The
My
CCXCVI.
Dear Lord,
HA\TE
not heard from you since your letter of the ii"^ of October, which
the Sloop.
Since that time, many things have happened on this
Side, of Vvhich I should have ben verv glad, from time to time, to have talk'd to your
Lordship ; because I am very well assured, that your end and mine is the same ; nz.
the Greatness and Happiness of this Nation in general, and of otur Country in particular
free from the hrtle Views of Partv, which have unluckily prevailed too much.
Till within these few days, I had not heard that the Sloops with Money and Arms
were arrived at Inverness. Till they came, and till it was a little plain how the Young
Pretender's Affairs vv-ere like to go at Edin', I suppose several Leaders of the Highland
Clans would endeavour to keep themselves in a manner unengaged, that they might be
the more at Liberty to follow whatever Party they should find most advantageous to
themselves. At present, when the Nation of Scotland sees that the Young Pretender
is unable, in the first place, to support himself at Edinbiu-gh, and in the next place
unable to force himself into England with any appearance of Success, I do not at all
doubt but that you will find plent)- of Highlanders, both to accept, and to fill up your
Comm.issions j but you v.ill soon foresee that vou are to meet with Difficulties of
another kind.
As long as the whole was in great danger, there was no body found
to say, that they were not very glad that your Lordship was in the Way, to struggle
and to hinder the whole Highlands from falling into the Hands of the Pretender, and
so, by consequence, their whole united strength to be brought to lldinburgh, in the
Way to England, where the appearance of such an united Strength might probably
have encouraged France and Spain to send rery considerable Supplys of Money,
Arms, and Men, to their Friends in Britain and Ireland, both by Diversion and otherwise.
At present, when Things seem to be taking a different turn, much less dangerous to the Public, as to the overturning the whole Machine of our Goveniment,
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vou
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you
STAIR
I camiot send my Letter without telling you, that it is impossible to speak of you
with more Esteem, Value, and even Friendship, than his Majesty has done of you fre-
quently.
No. CCXCVII.
Sii'
My
Andrew
to the
iVIitchell
Lord,
SINCE
Lord
President.
Whitehall,
9"^
Nov
745.
had the honour of yours of the 10"' October, I have with the greatest
impatience expected the return of one of the Sloops that sailed with Arms, k^ for Inverness on the 7'" October.
Soon after I had the pleasure of your letter, a report was
6"* and
y'^ Oc"
spread here, that you had been atacked in the night between the
by about two hundred of the Erasers, and that your Lop was actually a Prisoner in
their hands.
I need not tell you what concern this gave me m particular, because,
in
general, every body that wished well to the present establishment appeared affected with
the news, and the loss of you was considered as the loss of the Northern part of Scotland.
We were in a few days relieved from this anxiety, by the accounts of the defence
you made from your house, & of the Rebels failing in their attempt. I will not pretend to guess who was at the bottom of this infamous scheme, because I am morally
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another quarter
to write them.
would be
am ashamed
people now begin to see that they have gone too far, and been
too severe ; for, after all, considering the unexpected and great success of the Rebels,
it begins to be matter of surprise that they marched from Scotland only joco or 8000
strong, St being joined bv almost nobodv of note, is likewise a proof of the Jacobite
I will not trouble
interest being by no means so formidable as it was represented.
vour Lop with accounts of any thing that has happened in Scotland, as you will probablv be informed of them before this can reach vou.
for, the bravery of
Last Saturdav, it was said, there was an end of the Rebellion
the Mavor of Carlisle had obliged the Highlanders to retreat to Brampton, 7 miles
N. E. of that town ; .S: that thev wou'd cerrainlv disperse immediately. This gave
great spirits, even to some in high rank ; but all this brave defence happened to be
no more than the firing a few cannon from the Walls on an advanced parr\ that came
to reconnoitre ; for they returned the dav after, and the lovra oi Carlisle capitulated
on the 15", to pay i^soco to avoid being plundered. The 2 Companies or Invalids,
and some of the ]\Iilitia, have retired into the Citadel, under Colonel Durand. On
the news of the Rebels investing Carlisle, ^l. Wade proposed to march from Newcastle
on Saturdav the 16"- to B^-well, on Sundav to Hexham, Mondav 10 Grindon, and on
Tuesday to Haltsw esel, which is about 9 miles from Brampton. He has with him i o
English and 8 Dutch batalions of foot, and 2 Reg" of Horse, and one of Dragoons ; but
I hardly believe the Highlanders will stay for him, unless they should think fit to attack
Some
him on
his
march.
John Ligonier sets out to tomorrow the Rendezvous of his troops to be at Litchfield on the 25"". He has with him 9 old Batalions, 2 Reg"' of Dragoons, &: part of his
own Reg" of Horse. I send vour Lop a paper enclosed, with the names of the Cor{>s.
I am sorr\- I cannot at present give an exact list of the staffs, as there has been
chopping & changing among them.
The raising of 1 3 new Reg" of toot, and 2 of Horse, has occasioned great debates
and division in the H. ot Commons, and some severe reflections against some of the
noble Lords who are to command them tho' it is certain, that no Job was intended
bv those who made the first proposal but vour Lop knowes this Coi3ntr)' too well to
believe, that in the time of public danger anv man would attend to his own pri^-ate adWhat gave most disgust was, the insisting for rank to the Officers of the
^*antage,
which
is certainly a hardship to the Officers in the Army
but that too was carCorps,
For the mmibers
ried, with great difficulty, and some Art, in the House of Commons.
questions
that have
in the Di^^sion, I refer vou to an inclosed copy of the most material
yet been moved in Parliament.
Your Lop will likewise observe in the same Paper, that an enquirj- into the Causes of
the progress of the Rebellion in Scotland has been moved for ; and tho' every Man in
the House agreed as to the reasonableness & necessitv of it, vet it was thought improper
but I hope the
to begin it while the Rebels were actually in possession of Edinburgh
The Advocate, I hear, spoke well on
time will soon come to have that matter cleared.
S'
this occasion.
Mr. H. Campbell has lately moved for a Bill to indemnify the Judges for the Court
of Sesaon for not meeting on the i"' of Nov', &:c. 1 can find no Act of ParHament
but he seems to have taken Scotland under his prothat subjects them to Penalties
;
o days, and surely never can pass in the shape it now is.
Afiairs in the House of Commons are not now carried on in the manner they were
when your Lop sate in Parliament ; their proceedings now are like the operations of
an Army composed of different nations, where all the leaders must be satisfied ; and
tection.
It is
delayed for
where
CULLODKN PAPERS.
properly no
Commander
255
where there
yet in
many
is
points they
must
in
)ield to their
;
AND-. MITCHELL.
had not lived long enough in England to know the natural braver)' of the
I should, from their behaviour of late, have had
a very false opinion of them ; for the least scrap of good news exalts them most absurdly ; and the smallest reverse of fortune depresses them meanly.
P. S. If
No. CCXCVIII.
The Lord
My
President to
Lord Lovat.
Lord,
HAD
I
the honor of your Lop's letter of the 1 9"", with an account of your Son's
proceedings in Urquhart, according to the Information you had received.
That account gave me no small surprise ; and I must confess to your Lop it would have given
me no small satisfaction if I could have depended on its being true ; because it would
have been evidence of the Master's giving up the desperate cause into which he had been
unhappily seduced ; and so early a change, before any considerable mischief was done,
would, I should hope, in a reign so clement as what we have at present the happiness
to live under, obliterate the past errors of a youth, whose want of years and experience
might make him an easy prey to designing men. But then, my Lord, before I can
permit myself to receive ahy real pleasure from this prospect, or to depart from the resolutions with which I acquainted your Lop in my last, I must be thoroughly satisfied that
the Information your Lordship received is true ; that the Master has return'd to his
duty ; and that all the men who had been brought together are return'd to their habi-
Of the
time
and
certaint)'
cording
CULLODEX TAPERS.
ae6
sible,
is
what
Inverness,
earnestly \iish
because
am,
&:c.
22 Nov. 1745.
Xo.
CCXCIX.
Lord Loudon
to
Lord Lovat.
[Nov.
i;45-J
which you did me the honour to -RTite to m.e the 22%
acquaintino- me that all vour people had retum'd to their homes from L^rquhart, where
thev had been alongst with vour Son, protecting the tenants of his Cousin the Laird of
Grant from the IMacdonell's, who are in Arms against the Government, gave me much
pleasure : because I expected, before I had done, to have read that, to so good a
step, the Master had added one more, the abandoning that ruinous Enterprise into
which his youth had suffer'd him to be dragg'd, and the giving all reasonable satisfaction that the Government should meet with no further disturbance from your Lop's
But I must confess, my Lord, I was somewhat surprised, that a letter which
Clan.
hopefullv, should conclude with apprehensions that your Son may still persist
so
be<nm
project, and draw numbers of your kinsmen, with whom he has twenty
m.ad
in his
and notwithstanding all this,
to^ sav than yoiu- Lop, allongst with him
more
times
hopino- that I will not blame your Lop, nor harrass your poor Coimtry, or begin what
your Lop calls the cruel part of the war in it.
That even to vour Lordship there appears to be danger tliat this unhappy yovmg man
(for whom I have all the compassionate concern possible) may draw the greatest part
of vour clan after him into the rebellion, lays m.e under an absolute necessity- of trying
for I cannot answer the suffering a body of men, who
to prevent it, coufe quil coute
Gentleman, whose avowed piu^ose it is to lead
voimg
a
attending
arms
in
have been
My durv", and the
again in the like manner.
assemble
to
Majesty-,
ac^inst
his
them
inward approbayour
Lordship's
of
confident
am
and
I
forbid
it
under,
am
oaths I
oaths.
same
the
vou
under
are
tion, as
As to what vour Lop writes, of begiiming a cruel war in your Country-, it is the
The people have no more to do, to
thin<T in the world the furthest from my thoughts.
satisfaction that they will
reasonable
give
me
and
to
to
quiet,
but
be
safe,
absolutely
be
MvLord,
THE
first
be^
'
your Lordship has so warm an aitecrion, I am persuaded you would no more relish it
than I do ; and tho' it be vour own, when yoiu- Lordship recollects how barbarously
thev use vou, in siding with yoiu- Son against you, to the imminent ruin of your
faniilv, and even to the danger of your person ; should the Government entertain
suspicion, and give orders on account of their conduct, I should hope your Lop will
not feel for their sufferings, should that, because of their obstinacy, be the case, so
But what I fiatter myself w' ', because I earnestly wish it,
suuch as you do at present.
is.
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257
may be
P. S.
open to
The Lord
My Lord,
I H AMi
No. CCC.
President to Lord Lovat.
Nov.
the honour of your Lop's letter of the
4'^ inst.
and
am
1 745.
sorry to be
obliged to say, it has not given me the satisfaction I expected ; the protection, however,
given to your Lop and to your Family shall be exactly maintain'd, unless express orders
to the contrary come from the Government ; which may come by a Sloop of War
which I look for soon from the River. I have learned with no small concern, that
numbers of your Lordship's kindred have at last left their homes, and are
way Southward, tho' they have not yet marched many miles off; and I have
received certain information, that violence & severe threats have been used with some
considerable
in their
CCLLODrK PAPERS.
258
No. CCCI.
To Simon
My
dear Master,
I
AM not
By H. F.
certain that
is
it
safe for
me
to
reall friend.
No.
Lord Lovat
My
CCCIL
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
had many prooffs of vour Lop's sincere friendship for my person and
but there was never a period of my Life that made me fo much the object of
Compassion as I am at writing this letter. ?^Iy very Enemies, if they knew the ujisupportable Grieis of my Soul this Morning, must svmpathize with a Man so disconsolate
and void of Comfort. I dare not descend to particulars. My Son has left me under
I
HAVE
familv
contrary to
my
advice,
Perhaps
contrar)- to
Hugh
my
expectations,
and
to
my
Forbej.
earnest
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259
earnest request;
expression ;
Lives of my
tho',
rough usage,
declare,
him
at
to detain
home.
rnd
This is a subject so melancholy, that I can neither write nor talk upon it
Lop,
known
to
your
honor
to
be
to
the
who
has
Bearer,
therefore I have sent the
matter
and
hope
in
this
I
my
Conduct
of
uprightness
the
make a faithful report of
your Lop will give credit to what he says. I pray God, your Lop may meet with no
Event in Life so disastrous and afflicting as this is to me ; and that you may live long in
perfect health, as the honour of your Country, the support of your friends, and the
Comforter of the afflicted ; and, whatever happens to me in Life, I shall always continue with unalterable Zeal, Gratitude, & Respect,
;
My
Beaufort,
")
Dec'
1,
LOVAT..
745. }
J
No. CCCIII.
The Lord
My
President to
Lord Lovat.
Culloden, 2"
Lord,
YOUR
me
Dec
1745.
me
concern, as
(but in
my
&
merite of dispersing
some of
his
Companys,
&
remain
at
home.
that,
who may
look upon himself as duped by the security into which the hopes flung
out by your Lop drew him, &: may apprehend the severest reprimand, for haveing
suffered himself to be luU'd asleep by the fair words given by your Lop, whilest he
had 1300 Highlanders at Ins. & 200 not far from it, ready to prevent the March of any
numbers to join the Rebells. I will not say to your Lop what service my advice may
have been of for your Lop's protection hitherto ; but I should not act the part of ane
honest man, if I did not tell you, that, however strong the inclinauon may condnue to
be, the power may fail, if the Master, with any number of the kindred, pursue the
course which you mention ; & should the Master, for a whim, prove so unnaturall, the
kindred that dare presume to follow him, leaveing your Lop exposed to misfortunes
inevitable in so advanced ane age, will be of all monsters the most ungratetull, considering what you have done & suiier'd for them. I wish I could prophecie ; & I would
do,
upon
that subject,
mislead
CTXXODEX PAPERS.
26o
indulged to his years, if he carry the matter no further than hitherto he has done
tho' if matters go further, & he should stand in the class with those that are now at
Perth, I cannot ansvrer for what may happen, not only to him, but to the Estate to
vfhich he is the presumpdve heir, tho' your Lop was inrirely out of the question.
I have menticn'd severail things to the bearer, which he will relate to your Lop.
All
is, that I doubt whether your Lop wishes safety to vourself &
that I shall sav
than does
TOUT farnilv mc:^ .^
Tours, 5cc.
No. CCCIV.
Lord Lovat
Jilv
good
to the Earl of
Loudon.
Earl,
YESTERDAY I
had the honor of vour Lop's letter of the 2** of this month ;
re march tou then intended, and have
wherein you are so good to ace
-3 had suspended your march to the
L
ance made to Fort Augustus ; ^.^
jatherick under no hardship in your
Aird, and was r^olved to put m^
war through that Coimrry. This instance oi vour Lop's moderation lays me under
fresh cbligaiior:- '^ ^ :. which I would as gladlv repav had I ane opportunity, as at
Iv acknowledge them; and till that opportunitv fall in my way,
all times Ishal
-St, to look upon me as a man attached to your Lop by aU the
I hope vou
"^---ect.
I hope vour Lop met with nothing in Stratherick to
ties of c~
.:.:::
: vcur friendly purpose with respect to that country;
and,
u
provok;
It's true,
with v: ::: cation, I know vour Lop has too much goodness to do it.
the?;; i-c ^^^:::e Rascalls belorr'nr "' at place, who deserve the worst of treatment
:_ .;
but, as
for their misconduct; and
::e of that stamp even in this Coimtry
ii to your Lop, I hope vou will never think that misfortune a sutEcient
I have
reason - ^.;_: essing the rest, and rr^ .:ch Irfs to fix anv load of blame on me, who had
no more accession to their faults z:.-:. \r Child imbom ; but, on the contrary, have
ieavours to keep them and all the other
used, and shall continue to use, mv ur::
people upon my estate within the bound? i i.cir duty. I must acknowledge, indeed,
but srill, mv Lord, the
that I have not had that influence with them that I expected
The
greatest and better part of them have listened to me, and I hope will allways do.
information of my Son's having left this house came, it seems, to your Lop's ears
sooner than it did to mine ; for, I declare to you, with unfeigned sincerity-, that I
neither suspected such a thing, nor had the least whisper of it, till the forenoon of the
day next after that ia which I had the honour to write last to vour Lordship and when
it was told me, I declare, before God, I was thunderstruck with the dismal! report.
I have not yet been able to learn what influenced him to take that step, nor the views
hemav have form'd to himself from it '"i' 'his 1 dare affirm with truth, that not a
man of the Companies I dispersed have
^ ?ne to him, or expressed j]an intention]
of doing it ; so that in this last particular vour Lop's informers are injurious to me and
^What he or they may do, my Lord, 1 cannot take upon me to answer
to these people.
for ; as I will never report to your Lop anv more than the bare truth, nor undertake
for any thing but what I am sure to accomplish ; but this I still affirm as a truth, that
" :he promises of their leaders in the manner
I dispersed t\% o or three companies, r" ' I intbrm'd you in my last. Thus v
i? sees, that vou have no reason to accuse
me of any mask or design in this matter and I am extremely sorr%" that you should
,-,., .'-^^ jj^^- gp-.-^j^-^
listen to any c?i ^-:hrve hatch'd, to make vou think so
Ul of me,
_
o much p.;..::--;oa and knowledge to be blinded by
any
:
:-
.;
r^
'..
^I
CULLODEN PAPERS.
aiiy
man
my
Lord,
am
26
my
that
upright towards
Beaufort,
4""
Dec'
745.
No.
Sir
Andrew
CCCV.
Mitchell to the
Lord
President.
My
&
M. Wade
is
at
Doncaster.
from you.
As soon
will
as the present
be sent to
hurry
&
alarm
is
I
over (which
is
A. M.
now
Who
has happened
made
as
No. CCCVI.
Professor Maclaurin to the
My
Lord
President.
Lord,
I
TAKE
He
has
years
and
hope
CCLLODEK PAPERS.
2'62
his
believe
have curiosity to know my histor>' these last three months, take it briefly as
As soon as the Danger from the Rebells seem'd imminent, I left the Countr)& continued in To^^"n, endeavouring to promote the spirit that began to appear amongst
the Gentlemen, in hopes it would have been raised likewise amongst the burghers &
trades.
I was amongst the first Volunteers, Sc signed for a Dozen of the Town's RegiThe Care of the Walls was recommended to me, in which I laboured night ic
ment.
When I was promised himday, under infinite discouragements from superior powers.
dreds of Workmen, I could hardly get as many dozens ; this was daily complained of;
redress was promised ; but till the last two davs no redress was made ; and then it was
However, the Town was in a Condition to have stood out two or three days against
late.
Men improvided with Artillery, unskilful, & then ill armed ; and there was a double
On the fatal Mondav I
expedarion ofreUef; viz. from the Dutch, & Sir John Cope.
was loading the Cannon at the west port, & pressing the finishing of some works there,
when, in a pack'd Meeting (400 Volunteers, mostly substantial burghers, being under
Arms elsewhere), it carried to capitulate. When I heard of this, I called for the
P t for orders what I should do with the Cannon. The answer was, he had not time
to speak to me.
The case [which] had been often put to the Pr t actually happened ;
The Monday
for. Cope was off Dunbar, and could have been up on the Wednesday.
Night, neither were the Towns' Arms carried to the Castle, nor did the To-rni stand
on its defence till terms were granted ; and therefore they had none, tfto' by ***** 's
Message it had been offered, that no Highlander should enter the Town ; but there w^as
If vou
follows.
a plain collusion.
After the Rebells were masters of the Town, I Hved retired till they issued a Proclamation, offering an indemnirv- to such Volunteers as should make Submissions in 20
days.
Resolved to make no submissions, I crossed the EngUsh border before the Davs
&
* Professor Mackurin never did recover from the effeSs of this cold.
His Son, Lord Dr-ghom, ereded a Monument to this eminent Man, upon the South Wall of the
Grcvfners Church in Edinburgh, the Inscription on which hzs been much adrnired.
No.
CCC\TL
CULLODEN PAPERS.
No. CCCVII.
M' Rob' Dundas,
.263
'
Lord
President.
My Lord,
their faith.
The
sealed
is
-within
if
your Lordship
printed papers, & then send them forward, they may be opened.
As a Boat is to sail tomorrow uith an Express to my Lord Findlater from the Admiralrv', ordering an Embargo to be laid on all Ships laden with provisions, I would
not omit this opportunit}^ of writing from this Country, especially as I do not know if
your Lordship is anv how acquainted with what is passing here.
The Duke of Cumberland having advanced to Newcastle under Line, the Rebels
turned off to the left, k got the length of Derby ; upon which, His R. Highness, by
a forced march, got to Loughborrough, to prevent their going Southwards, which it
was given out they intended. They then began to retreat with astonishing rapidity, &
the D. pursued them wuth his Horse & Dragoons, & 1,000 foot mounted on Coimtry
The particulars of this Retreat are not worth mentioning, further than that
Horses.
the D. came near them at Lancaster, & drew up his small Army in expectation that
Between Kendal
but in the night time they went off.
they would have attacked him
& Penrith, near to a small Village called Clifton, an advanced party of 60 Dragoons
came up with them. The main body of the Rebels marched forward, leaving about
1,000 Macphersons, Camerons, & Macdonalds, who under the Command oi L. G.
Murray posted themselves along the sides of the Enclosures. Soon after, the D. himself came forward with about 400 of Bland & L. M. Ker's Dragoons, & part of Ligonier's Horse, &, dismounting some of his Dragoons, attacked them, & put them fairly
;
A good number of them was killed, wounded, & taken. The D. lost 9
Dragoons, and about 20 or 30 wounded. The Highlanders got forward to CarUsle,
where they left most of their Baggage, all their Cannon except three, & about 4 or 500
men, in Garrison. On Friday the 20" they passed tiie River Esk very deep, the Foot
They (hen marched in
being to the neck in water, & several of them were drowned.
two Divisions the one under Command of L. G. Murray, by Moffat, Lesmahago,
Douglas, &c. to Hamilton, & thence to Glassfow. The other under Command of their
P. &: the D. of Perth, by Dumfries, Drumlanrig, Douglas, &c. bemg one riay's march
behind the others : The last of them entered Glasgow on Friday Afternoon, & continued
there last night when our latest accounts came away. They have done a great deal more
At Dumfiies, they
mischief in their retreat, than when they marched up to England.
demanded
st. 2,000., of which they got 1,100., & carried off Hostages for the remainder ; which is since sent to them. They likewise demanded 1,00c pair of Shoes;
but, as there was not such a number in the town, they provided themselves by taking
them off the feet of the Inhabitants in the Streets. They burnt and pillaged some houses
at Lesmahago and Douglas, because the Country people had been active in laying hold
are
of some of them going towards E.igland, & particularly at Kenlochmoydart.
have with
here in great uncertainty, whether or not they intend us another visit.
us the two Battalions which came from Stirling on the Highlanders passing the Esk,
with about 800 Miiitia trum Glasgow & Paisley, above 500 raised in Edenburgh ; &
our Commanders have declared, that they are to defend the town, & ordered every
to flight.
We
We
family to take in
some
8
days' provision.
The
CULLODEX PAPERS.
264
is
greatly diminished
by the
As to our Troops
to command here
&
in Englai d,
;
& we
&
&
&
after them.
I
this
Carlisle) that
Army who
The
blockading
thev were allowed to march out Drums beating, 5cc- ; wnich w^as refused. But the D.
havino' got up some Cannon from Whitehaven, the Batteries were near finished, & it was
thou<^ht that the Cannon would begin to phy upon the Castle yesterday or this day.
This is a short accoimt of our situation here ; which will, 1 hi^pe, daily uim better,
once a few more troops come into this Country- ; 8c the news we have tins day, of the
Peace being concluded between the K. of Prussia 6c Empress -nith the K. of Poland,
will likewise contribute to prevent foreign Invasions.
As I wrote in my last letter to your Lordship, that I only writ facts without any remarks, I shall trouble vou no more on pubhck maners. With regard to my private
concerns, nothing has for some time given me gi eater pleasure, than hearing from a
Gentleman
you on the
2 a'', that
you was
in
good
health.
I sincerely
it
mav
RO
DL^'DAS.
P. S. Just as I was sealing this Letter, there is a person come in from Kirkintedsal,
6 Miles from Glasgow, with intelligence, that last night at 1 2 the D. of Perth passed
Calder Bridge with ico horse & ico foot, which is the Road towards the heads of Forth.
Highlander (he says) ha^^ng lost his way came into Kirkintulloch this morning, &
said the whole were to leave Glasgow to-day the same Route.
Xo. CCCVIIl.
The Duke
My
Lord.
THE
Mv
'
Tour Lordship will have heard, that his Majesey has been pleased to appoint Lieu"
General Hawley, an OiEcer of great Abiiit)- and Experience, to be Commander in Chief
of
CUM,onE\ PAPERS.
26
was arrived
at
Sense.
I shall be always glad to receive your Lordship's Commands, and to shew myself,
with the greatest Truth and Regard,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient hum'''" Serv',
:
HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
'
-,
No. CCCIX.
Gen' Hawley
My
Lord,
to the
Lord
,;:, -^
.'.
..:,-...
President.
Ed'
';
12'"
Jan'M745-6.
HAVE
the favour of your Letter from Inverness ; the others were forwarded by
I am a stranger to all occurrences with you, as well as to those parts.
Express.
Were
I not, I should not, nor don't now, pretend to give any Advice.
I can only inform
you how matters are here. I have been here five days ; have brought up ten weak
I
I found two as weak, & much worse, here ; two more will be up in
two
Reg' of Drag' (Cobham's) who can hardly crawle.
There is no Cannon yet come from Newcastle the Train at Berwick, & that here,
can neither of them move for want of ev'ry thing.
Coll" Campbell is at Dunbarton
I am going to push a post forward to Lithgow of 4,000 Men,
with 700 Men,
& have
order'd Coll. Campbell to come from Glasgow nearer towards Kilsyth.
This will at
least give us ane oppurtunity to drive Lord Kilmarnock from Falldrk ; & then see what
countenance they will have at Stirline ; where they are, as I guess you'll have heard,
ever since last Tuesday, preparing to attack the Castle, the Condition of which I can no
ways as yet learn for certain ; & all depends upon that. They are drawing all tlieir
People from the North, there, to make as large a body as they can.
If we were in a
Condition but to march, we should not mind their numbers *.
Whether this motion
of theirs will give you more Liberty, I am no Judge ; but I know that Montrose is the
most easy purchase that can be imagined, could you get there ; but that I am no Judge
'Tis a favorite scheme of mine ; but Stirline has deferr'd all that from hence.
of.
The six Battalions of the Hessians are to come without the Horse to Leith j but are
not yet conie, nor no news of them.
Battalions
&
days,
* Gen'
Hawley had
reason very soon to be convinced of his mistake in thus appreciating the Kig-h(and the Dragoons at the very firll onfet) was thrown into complete confusion and
retreat by them at Falkirk
tho' he had often boasted, tliat 2 Regiments of Dragoons were sufficient to
tide over the whole Highland Army,
fenders
as his
Army
MM
We
'
rULLODEN PAPERS.
266
We have had
a small brush ^th them yesterday at Airth, up the Firth, with 300 men
Boats ; killed Sc wounded about fifiy, w-ith their Chief French Insiineer ; cripled
two of their Guns, burnt all their Boats, & hindered their transporting their great
Cannon from Allowav for some days. The Marquis of Tweeddale has resigned. This
is all the News I have to tell your Lop, 6c am, My Lord, your most ob' humble
Serv', &c.
In
No. CCCX.
Gen' Wightman
My
to the
Lord
President.
L: P:
the J
Am
Jam
eULLODEN PAPERS.
26y
My
dear Friend,
R.
W.
1'" under little apprehension of Stirlin Castle's being taken, if the Governor
Garrison
do their Duty ; and tho they get itt, they must quitt it on our Army's
&
Approach. The Hessians are hourly expecled, the thaw having sett the Transports
Let me begg of you to
at liberty, and the Wind &c Weather being favourable.
come hither as soon as you can 5 your coming will do an infinite Service at this
Juncture. Adieu.
P. S.
N. B.
critically,
tell
in
Men when
engaged
in Battle,
arose
and
none
to spare.
No.
Sir
My Lord,
1 THINK
Harry
CCCXL
Lord
President.
my
&
Obsdale were slain The last, your Lop knows, had no particular business to go to the
Action
but, out of a most tender love & concern for his Brother, cou'd not be dissuaded from attending him, to give assistance if need required.
My father, after being
deserted, was attacked by six of Locheal's Reg', & for some time defended himself
w' his half Pike.
Two of the six, I'm inform'd, he kill'd j a seventh, coming up,.
:
MM
fired
CL'LLODEN' PAPERS.
26S
'
y' advice
&
assistance.
I
Edin''
Serv',
HARRY ML^XRO.
Xo CCCXII.
From the Lord President
to
THIS
day
had
letters
well.
269
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the troops.
He says, the
Veil; and suffered a little, and that they retired alongst wth
in
Oueeusierr)and
quartered
Edinburgh,
loft
when
he
Arirylcshire Highlanders were,
have
received
a
troops,
who
with
the
back
to
march
the* neighbouring Farms, ready
reinforcement of n\o Regiments of foot, and one of Dragoons ; and he says, it was reported and believed, that Lord John Drummond, the Duke of Perth, & Lochiel, were
wounded ; the first dangerously, the last two slightly. He asserts, that tiie Preston
prisoners, who were detained at Glamis, were rescued by a Gang of Maltmen and other
tradesmen from Dundee, mixed with a multitude of Seceders, who pressed Boats to
ferry
says,
them over the Water and that he actually saw some of them at Edin', w^here, he
the Duke of Cumberland, as well as the Hessians, were daily expected.
;
i:
No. CCCXIII.
Mr. Corse
My
to the
Lord
President.
::,.!':...
.;
Lord,
HAVE
'>
when at
last
oc
we
were
CULLODES' PAPERS.
iJO
of Dec'
&
were
have gone
Benvick, if
Ed' for
less than 24 hours ; but, luckily for us, thev took the Road
That place \t"as in no small consternation ; the Militia was gathered into
to Glasgow.
the Town; thev had about 1,200 stand of Government Arms, & Blakeney had promised to come to their Assistance. But upon the Troops 8c their own Regiment marchThe Rebells
ing to Ed', they sent their Arms to Dunbartcn Castle, and submitted.
entered the town on Xmas day, lived at free quarter, & new cloath'd their Men at the
Town's espence, which amounted to about ^"8, coo excluding the ^5,500 they had
They staved there only ten days, & then mov'd to Stirling, for fear the
paid before.
Troops, which had then begun to arrive at Ed', should get bet\veen them and their
friends ; and hkewise to lay siege to the Castle of Stirling, where they made a verv poor
\rere
all
We
were
2i-"'
in
to
to
Stirling &c
figuce.
The Troops were march'd to Ed' by Detachments of Two Regiments at a Time ; &
with one of the last arriv'd M' Hawlev, who, upon his coming, enquir'd for the Provost
and v^ Judge Advocate, & caus'd immediately two pair of Gallows to be set up ; one
This was his first Exploit.
in v^ Grass Market, ^ the other between Leith and Edin'.
His Army was to have consisted of 1 4 BattaHons, Cobham, &: Mark Ker's, Hamilton,
& Gardner's Dragoons, besides the Glasgow &: Argyleshire Men. But so soon as he
had got 1 2 Battahons together, w'out anv other Dragoons than Hamilton and Gardner's,
he sent five Regiments of foot & the Dragoons on to Lithco, &: the Glasgow Regiment
to the Oueensferr%- ; whose approach was so sudden &c unexpected, that they had very
near surprized i,^oo of the Rebels at Lithco, who retir'd immediately to Falkirk.
This motion, made upon the Monday before the Battle, was generally disapproved of,
because we then knew if all the Highlanders were ioin'd ; & it was thought to be exposing almost y* one half of the Armv to the Enemy's whole force, who might have
surprised them by a night march, when they were at too great a Distance to be supHowever, nothing happen'd and next day three more Regiments
ported from Ed'.
Vere sent to suppon them ; &: on the Wednesday three more, with whom, M. Gen"
Husk march'd on the Thursday to Falkirk, 8c encamp'd on the North side of the Town,
the front of the Camp towards Srirb'ng ; 8c the same Evening he was join'd by another
Regiment of foot, with ten pieces of Cannon, from Six pounders to a pound and half.
The same Evening M' Hawley arriv'd at Callendar House about 8 o' Clock at night, Sc
tum'd me and some more of us out of our Beds. He left that place, & went to the
Camp about 5 o'Clock of the Morning ; about 9 o'Clock we were join'd by about 8co
Argvleshire Alen & Cobham's Dragoons, who had march'd from Lithco that Morning j
then the whole was together ; viz. 1 2 Battahons of foot, w"^*", to the best of my comThree
putation, might show in the field, one with another, about 400 Men a-piece.
which
were
Argvleshire
Men
in
of
Dragoons
about
;
piece*
Regiments
200 a
8oo
the
Glasgow
besides
of
L"*
Loudoun's,
John
Murray's
Companvs
8c
one
of
L**
three
;
people, who then were about 700 strong, 5c tolerably disciplin'd.
The Highlanders lay behind the Torwood, having left about 800 Men before Stirling,
;
&
Army
Torwood
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27
Torwood where I heard some of the Officers say, they saw them moving on this Side
of the Torwood Southwards. This proved true though I saw nothing, neither did
M' Hawley. However, about eleven o'clock we got the alarm, & in a very short
Then we found out
space were all under Arms, & remain'd so a quarter of an hour.
it was a false Alarm, & we all turn'd in again, & went to look out for Dinner, which
& after it was found we got no time to eat it for a little
"was not easy to be found
before two the last Alarm came, when the Enemy was within a Mile & a half of us.
but I was surpriz'd to see in how little time y" regular
I never was used to these things
troops were form'd (I think in less than half an hour) on y" left of y" Camp, in two
;
flanks ; all fronting the South, & just along the side
of the high road leading to Stirling ; the Road in their front, & Falkirk on their left.
all thought that there we were to wait for the Enemy, who was now plainly in
M' Hawley, it seems, had another
view, coming along the hills from the South-west.
notion ; for no sooner was the Army form'd, than he marched them straight up a steep
in order, I suppose, to
Hill w'^'' lyes to tL.; South-west of Falkirk, in two Columns
gain a large Moor which they say is on the top of that Hill, & w'' may be so for me,
& I believe for His Excellency too ; for neither of us saw it, at least before the action.
All the Dragoons were sent on before, & form'd upon the top of the Hill ; and there
the Action began.
The Argyleshire Men, who had been quartered out in y" neighbouring Villages, Sc
could not be got so soon together, were posted, or posted themselves, on the right of
the Army at y^ bottom of y' Hill ; our post was behind the two Lines of foot, & to the
left ; Si we had got something more than two thirds up the Hill when y' firing began j
upon w""" we form'd there, but not in very good order. Our Cannon, that was to have
been in the front, stuck fast somewhere about the bottom of the Hill ; &: indeed no
force could have drawn it up to the top.
The Highlanders' first Line (as I was told,
for I could see nothing almost y' was done on the top of the Hill) outstretch'd our Left
considerably; their right, I saw, did not pass the Centre of our Line of foot.
The
Dragoons being all on our left, helped to lengthen our first Line, and there the affair
Certainly, while the foot was marching up the Hill in Columns, & the heads
began.
of the Columns had just reach'd the top of the hill, & the rest marching up as hard as
they could, running & quite out of breath w'' the fatigue, the Dragoons charg'd very
briskly ; but upon receiving a very sharp popping kind of a fire, they went oft.
I
believe they suft"er'd a good deal ; for in one part of them nearest us I saw day light
through them in several places. When the Dragoons were beat, y' right of the Higlilanders chasing them (as they took straight down the Hill among the foot) appear'd
upon our flanks. The flanks of both Lines gave way, down to the Centre; and then
the whole first Line went oft", all running down the Hill, except Ligoniej-'s Regiuient
of foot, which was quite on the right, and near the bottom of the Hill.
L' Col Stanhope, a fine lively young lad, a brother of Lord Stanhope's, fac'd that Regiment (w''
was not quite 300 Men) to the Hill, &; stood alone for near 5 INIinutes, nil Barrell's
Regiment, of about 400 Men, came out of the 2'^ Line & join'd them, and there the
first stop was made.
The enemy, instead of following in where the Troops gave way,
w' they might have done, took it into their heads to stretch their left down to the bottom
of the Hill ; in doing of which, it was so warmly received by these two Regiments,
that they all scampered up the Hill again.
Gen' Husk formed a pretty strong Line of
foot by rallying the runaways at the bottom of the Hill
5c then they all march'd into
the Camp, not in very good order.
The great storm of Rain & Wind w'' began about ten minutes before the action had
rendered their arms useless, & wet all the Soldiers Cartridges; so the Bagga^^e Horses
Dragoons on
y""
We
were
'
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272
were order'd
pieces of
on the top of the Hill which was out of sight, we seem'd a little too attentive to it Sc
when some of the fleetest of the Dragoons came down among us, we did not at all like it.
In a little, about 60 Dragoons of Hamilton's came do^^-n the Hill in a body at the Galamong whom I was, & would then
lop, & carr}-'d off" about a Company of our people
have given my life for a shilling. Some of us they rode over, and some of us ran and
rode so well that we got quit of them in about 5 or 6oo yards, w^ the utmost difncult}'.
I tum'd up the Hill again, after being disengaged, but saw the Glasgow Regiment no
more. Those whom I could most trust told me, that they got a fire from about 70
Highlanders, who immediately retired up the Hill a little, and then came do-wn again
upon which they remm'd a few scatvdth about 200 more, & gave them another fire
;
then
fell
into confusion,
&
finally
\\ith
what
but
saw.
It
&
why
opportunity.
The
faults
on our
side
seem
to
but there
may be
&
We
We
&
they might have been Masters of London, had all these joined them soon
enough ; the failing of which they place to your Lordship's account. However, we
'^
hope for the best. One thing we are all agreed in ; that if you escape the Dangers of
War, your health will not be worse for the want of a Whiter Session. Lord Elchies
the want of a Summer Session upon y' back of this hiatus 'calde
becnns to languish
What is become of poor Rattray God knows.
deflenJus would certainly finish him.
& Frazers,
I tr^-'d
CULLODEN' PAPERS.
27:
&
consulting
\v''
&
My
Lord,
15"'
obliged obed'-
humb. Servant,
WILLLV^I CORSE.
Feb^ 1746.
'
'
No.
The Young
.
CCCXIV.
House of Culloden.
CHARLES
Ireland,
Civil or Militarv.
These are requiring you to protect and defend the House of Colloden and furniture
from any insults or violence that may be done by any person or persons, except such
Given at Inverness, 28'' Feb. 1746.
Orders as are issued by us.
By
His Highness's
Command,
JO.
No.
MURRAY.
CCCXV.
By
GEORGE
These are requiring all Officers of His Royall Highnesses Army, and all others
v.home it concerns, to allow all S: sundry the Heritors, Tenants, Sc Possessors of the
Shire of Ross that are employ'd in carr)-ing their farm Meal, to pass to & return from
Inverness to their respective homes, Avithout any molestation to theirselves. Servants,
Horses, &" ; hereby certif) ing that such as coimtervene these, or give them disturbiince of any kind, shall be highly culpable, & punish'd accordingly.
Given at Dingwell,
tliis
7""
of March 1746.
CROMERTIE.
Xo.
Lord Reav
My
'
CCCXVI.
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
I
WISH
this
may
find
N N
left
274
CULLODEN" PAPERS.
"
left it
Prisoner, and that the Rebelis in Caithness hindered our getting seed
much afraid of Ley Land on my estate : and should ray
as usual!, I'm
Company be
difficult in
called out
my absence
till
sincere Respect,
jNIv
Lord,
Servant,
RLAY.
No.CCCXVII.
The Lord President
to
Mr. Pelham.
liis,
13 May 1746.
Adventures for Nine Months past, which,
so far as they may have been of service to the pub lick, you have probablv heard of; and
so far as thev have been entertaining, may possibly hear of, one time or another, from
myself: I come direftlv to apply to you as ane old friend, for whom you have often
show'd more reguard than he had a just title to, on a particular occasion, which I shall
When I first flung mvself into this Country, to
in as few words as possible explain.
stop bv all possible means the progress of the Rebellion, his Majesty's pleasure was
signiiy'd to me, bj' the Marquis ot Tweeddale, then Secretary of State, that I might
supply mvself with monev, for extraordinar\- Services, by Draughts on you or on the
Paymaster Gen". That expedient faijed by the totall interruption of correspondence.
I made use of my o^-n money, so far as I could come at it ; &; when that fkil'd, I foimd
people, who, tho' thev did not choose to take Bills, lent me small sum.s on my own
notes, which I employ'd for the publick ser\ice. The same necessit)^ obliged E. Loudoun
to take up monev in the same way, & compell'd us both to employ the money that was
Dear
Sir,
"WITHOUT
sent
&
down
my
Comp", promiscuously,
for
can only be
set to rights
by an accoimt which
it is
impossible to
tlieir
This,
support,
you
see,
L. Loudoun
present imployed in
settle, unrill
which
my
&
CULLODEX PAPERS.
275
Ross, the Agent for those Compos & have, by his R. H. the Duke's advice,
reported the dates of the deliveiy of the respective Commissions, which was not done
It was his oppinion, that, on a fair representatill after those Comp*' were conipleat.
made
to commence from an earlier period ; to
tion of that case, their pay would be
of
expence that attended the raiseing those
the
indemnify them, I mean the Officers,
delivered
to them ; & I doubt not (his will appear
Comp"' before tlieir Commissions were
both
those
subjects in a letter of this date to his
I have touch'd
reasonable to you also.
will
good
I have had many proofs ; & I have
Grace the Duke of Newcastle, of whose
done in them, because you know
proper
to
be
full confidence that you will do what is
M' Geo.
me
dear
Sir,
&
most humble
Serv'.
No. CCCXVIII.
The Lord
Inverness
Dear George,
1 3"'
May
746'.
MY
publick
is
very great
&
My
I hope the Certificate will be sufficient to put them upon the establishsooner made.
ment, & to procure the issueing of money for them. The returns of the several Companys in the military way, E. Loudoun will take care of. What distressed iis most in
this Country, & was the reall cause why the Rebells came to a head after their flight
from Stirling, was the want of arms & money ; which, God knows, had been long
enough called for and expected had these come in due time, we could have arm'd a
The
force sufficient to have prevented their looking at us on this side Drumuachter.
men were prepared ; severall hundreds assembled in their own Gountrys, & some hunBut, unluckyly, the Ship that brought the few arms
dreds actually on their march.
that were sent, ik the sum of Money that came, did not arrive in our road sooner than
the very day on which the Rebells made themselves Masters of the Barrack of Ruthven.
It was then too late to fetch unarm'd men from distances ; it was even unsafe to land
:
Arms &
the
&
on Loudoun's credit
we were obliged
;
Services
to
make
&
N N
CL'LLODEX P.IPERS.
276
If any one will reflect on the situation I was in, & consider what I had to do, he v.Hi
soon be con-\-inced, that the expence I lay'd out could not be small. So far as I could
command ^loney of mv own, you will easyly believe it was emplov'd %vithout anv hesitation ; & of that I say nothing at present ; but when the expedient proposed bv the
Marquis of Tweedale, of taking up Bills to be drawn on M' Pelham, fail'd, I had no
resource but to take up monev where I could find it, from well disposed persons, on
my own proper notes. That Aloney so pick'd up was at the time of great ser\'ice ; &
now that peace is restored, the Gentlemen, -ttith great reason, expect to be repay'd.
You can guess how ill I like a dun ; & I should hope, now the confusions are over, there
can be no great difficult^- in procureing me a remittance, or leave to draw on M' Pelham,
or some other proper person, to the extent of the sum thus borrowed, which does not
exceed .6^1,500. I have on this subject wrote to the D. of Newcastle, M' Pelham, &
M" Scroope, whose letters yoti will forthwith deliver to the Duke & M' Pelham I have
wrote also on the subject of the Indep' Companvs, & mention'd you as their Agent
if the ^1,500 is advanced me, it must be to account ; & I shall find it a very troublesome matter to make up that account, particularly, without great loss ; tho' I can, to
the meerest trifle, what in gross I expended for the service.
So soon as the Duke leaves
this place, which will be in a dav or two, I shall move Southw^ards ; so that your Letters for me must be directed to Edin' ; whether I shall remain there, or go further, I do
not at present know. I am heartA ly tired of the erratick course I have been in ; but as
the prevention of any future disturbance is a matter of great moment, & which requires
much deliberation & some skill ; if those on whom it lies to frame the scheme for that
purpose imagine I can, with mv knowledge of the Country, be of any use to them, J
should not grudge the additionall fatigue of a journey ; but it is not impoffible their resolutions may be already taken.
You may speak on this subject to my good freind the
Soil' Gen", & shew him this paragraph ; & shall be glad to knew how he does, cc if
poilible to hear from him.
I doubt not you will look after the money article.
I am, Dear George,
Yours, Sec,
:
LIST
Captaic!.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
277
Dates of completeing
the
Companys.
")
William
Mac Leod
William
IMacintosh 1
Esq'
Nov'
Keneth Mathisom
William
George Monro
John Mathison
Alex' Campbell
John Mackcrae
Baillie
Esq'
Mac Donald
Jauies
Ensigns.
Lieutenants.
Captains.
Esq'
Allan
Hugh Mackay
John Mackay
Charles Ross
Donald Mackattlay
Inverness
1746.
Esq''
2"'
Mac Donald
Nov' 28
Dec' 10
Angus Mackay
1745-6 Janry
David Ross
Kenneth
Mac-
6'"
Jaury
8'"
Febry
2^
kenzie
May 1
D'
D''
;
_
hereby certify, that, pursuant to the trust reposed in me by His Majesty, Commissions were by me delivered to the Officers of the Independant Companys above mentioned, on the days also mentioned ; and that these Commissions were not delivered
I
DUN. FORBES,
(Signed)
No.
Sir
My
CCCXIX.
John Cope
to the
'
':
Lord President,
Lord,
AM
afraid of intruding
'
'.
crxLODrx papess.
a.y$
an honest man, that f neglected no part of my dun-, and cannot reproach myfelf vr'nh.
any thing that ought to reject en mv CharaQ:er. This has enabled me to stand the
reproaches of others.
I have been hardly and unjustly used by som.e of your Countr.',
who I did not desen-e if from., if truth only had been theix guide {^they being incensed
I should not have wondered at their making
at mv ha?^ the Command in Scotland).
cowardly, when made behind a man's
and
use of truth but false insiHuaaons axe base
Subject.
The friendship your Lordp
this
back. I aik pardon ; I will have done upon
continuance
of it, since I know
claim
a
honoured me with in Scotland intitles me to
not an Action of mine which should forfeit it.
Four BatiaEoris from hence, three from Penh, are ordered to prepare for Flanders,
imder the Command of Sir J"' Ligenier, M. G. Howard, Brigad' Mcrdaunt, 5: Douglas.
y''
15 new-raised RegiS' Clair's troops are embarked ready to sail on the expedition
ments are to be forthwith disbanded. The destination of the Brest Squadron not yet
known. Putting all these Circumstances together, people are amazed and Lord Lons;
summoned
Town, and
siu-e.
Fr-nce
is
will
so
subdued
My
Your most
Lord,
P COPE.
"rirS
by
obsolete theorie?.
No.
CCCXX.
My Dearest F.
HAVE
to Afr-
John Forbes.
Stradishall,
14'^
June 1746.
for
the pleasure, the long-looked-for pleasure of yours
this'
I
is
that
he
venday,
me
this
writes
M'B.
presener.
gracious
oiuwhich I thank God,
spared:
may
be
attendance
my
where
Month
or
so,
Holland
for
a
to
only to make a jaunt
so when you return to England you may nnd me snug in my hnle closet as formerly.
If you have time to call in, you know you are to quit the great road at Cxxton, and the
moment
not be above nventy miles ; but, my dear, I beg you may not hurry
yourself on this account, or let your impatience to see me interfere 'with your a5airs.
You seein to have a good claim to preferment, if you had anv body to suppon it ; and
I think
tiifference will
CULLODEN TAPERS.
279
We
but
his character
Your's,
My
Love
to
all
friends, particularly
M' W.
Forbes,
P.M.
Hugo, G. Hamilton,
&
John
Steil.
No.
The
My
CCCXXI.
MY
Your most
My Lord,
obedient and most humble Servant,
DUNMORE.
Xo.CCCXXII.
The Lord
SHOULD
W"
no
CCILODZK PAPERS.
a8o
no concern for him but I confess to you, I feel very smartly for his brother Lord
Dunmore, "who must be brought under the most painfull uneasiness by the frenzy of
As none of the Brothers have issue, excepting this William,
this unhappy man.
Dunmore locked upon his Children as his own, <ic destined the eldest for his successor
little dreaming that the
in his fortune, as in time he must succeed him in his honoures
Knight-errantrv" of his Brother, who by the bye shone in the Character of a dvil officer
only (never haveing been once t>"ed to a sword, or any other warlike weapon), would
;
risk the corruption of his blood, 5c thereby intercept the descent of his (Duinmore's)
honours to his nephews. New as poor Dunmore, who detests his brother's treason,
& must be infinitely provoked at his ungratefulness to him, as well as his undutifullness
to the Crown, cannot submit to become an intercessor for so criminal a Brother ; & as
at the same time it must give him ver\- great uneasi ness to see that his fomilv, 6; the
honours in it, must be sunk, should his brother meet with the punishment he deserves
I, who am connected with him by the t\-es of friendship only, cannot abstain from beseeching you to lay his case before his Roval Highness, who, in it, will find (if I am
not mistaken) a proper instance, m which compassion is to be exercised ; not compassion to an offender, but to an innocent & very deserving man, who, by the folly of a
brother, is like to become the last man of his own family, if good nature does
I know the Duke has on former occasions distinguished Dunmore by
not interpose.
marks of his good will ; & that no man Uveing is more sensible of the honour he has by
Now should he owe deliverance from his present Distress
his Roval Highness's favour.
to the Duke, which may easily be compassed by delaying the tr\"all of his Brother, I
leave it with you to consider how sensible the obhgation, how deep the imprellion must
Had I had the honour to see his Royal Highness, after this view of the case prebe.
sented itseU to me, I should have presumed to have laid it before him ; but as it may be
uncertain when I may have that honour, ^: as this case may require a speedy resolution
to be taken upon it, I take the Uberty to intreat of vou that you nill lay the matter before him, trusting that he will forgive me for suggesting this hint ; as my doing so proceeds from no other motive than what his nobleness of mind must approve of, and that
weak
you will also pardon the trouble I give you on the same score.
Tho' I pity you on Acco' of the many hardships which I am sure you suffer in the
villanous Situation in which you find yourself, vet as I obsers'e with pleasure that the
Duke is in the way of doing effectually his business, & as you all seem to keep yoiu:
health, & keep up your spirits, your condition is the less to be lamented.
You will,
I hope, soon get out of it, and then "O/Zm meminisse jirjabit."
I insist upon it, that you
believe
me
Your
faithfull
&
D. F.
No. CCCXXIII.
The Lord
D-G.
HA\T!
17%
of the
iS"*,
&
still
'
CULLODEM PAPERS.
28
Still
gladly hear from S' Everard before I send it ; because if S' Everard's Answer is favourable, I should rather have my Lord write a proper letter of thanks than a petition ; if S'
Everard's Ans' is not satisfactory, or if it do not speedily come, I shall by a safe con-
veyance put the Earl's Letter in his R. Highness's hand, unless he come soon hither.
But as you have given me hopes that the tryal will not be speedy, I have chosen not to
dispatch what came to me by express to the Duke, for the reasons I have assign'd,
which I flatter myself my worthy and much esteem'd friend will approve of, as it is
The Express reached Sunday Morning ; so I have let no
intended for his Service.
owning
the
receipt of it, Sc acquainting you with what I have done.
slip
without
Post
I
am
in haste Yours,
D.
No.
D'
The Lord
F.
CCCXXIV.
S',
HAVE
of the 12"'
Sc
many criticks ; but as I am conscious I have done, according to the several exigencies,
the best that appeared to me to be in my power, I remain quiet, and despise the Objectors, as I laugh at the Objections ; which cannot possibly be judged of, but by such
these are very few.
as know the situation in which I was ;
&
We
have been truely informed about Lord Loudon and your humble Serv'.
have never varied our style, because Truth is stubborn ; it will not vary, and those
who have a true respect for it dare not attempt to violate it. What impressions may
have been given of your Conduct in the North, I, who was at a distance, caimot guess
at ; but it is to be hoped, that the Duke, who has had experience of the nature of
Marches through the Highlands, and whose eyes must show him what sort of Ground the
Corryarrick is, must have a more perfect knowledge of the difficulties you had to grapple
with, than he had w hen he left London ; & I should think that his OfBcers who
were present at Falkirk would hardly venture to make observations on what happened
You
so that it's highly probable, the stile may change, if ever this matter comes
;
be the subject of consideration. The Duke is at present where he has been for
sometime employed, at Fort Augustus, in receiving the arms and the submission of
the Rebels ; his patience, w hich surprises in such Years, is equal to his fire, k in all
probability will do very great service to the public.
The young Pretender is, I think, still in the Country ; and the probability is great,
;hat he will not get out of it
the spirit of the Rebells is quite broke ; and it requires
at
Preston
to
00
no
V
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no more than some skill to contrive Regulations \^-ith Judgement, which under a proper
Execution would secure the future tranquillit)' of this Country. I wilh our Resolutions
With resped
with respect to the Continent may be directed by temper and discretion.
to these matters, as
DUN. FORBES.
^* The view which in this letter is taken of the conduct of Sir John Cope is very characteristick of
the President, who was among the few that did not prefs his misfortunes upon him as faults. The triumphs
of the Rebels, and the disappointment of the well-affected, had equally contributed to throw that unfortunate commander into contempt ; and ridicule was kept alive by every art of song and anecdote.
No.
Opinion
CCCXXV.
relative to Attainders.
746.3
CULLODrX PAPERS.
28;
tlemen ; and the matter to be weighed Is, whether, as tliis class is not near so dangerous to the publick peace as the other, a totall and undistinguisliing execution of the
law might not sour the minds of their innocent Relations and Friends, who are numerous,
and create a generall commisseration, which might with time have more dangerous
eitects than those that could result from the ingratitude of such of them as should be
pardoned.
But to the attainders of such of them as shall be judged necessary to be
pimished, it would appear proper the same guards should be added as to those of the
Highlanders.
But, whatever Resolution shall be taken touching the Acceptance of the Surrenders
already mentioned, and on the Conditions already hinted, or others, a law ought to be
made, without loss of time, making it Felony, v.-ithout benefite of Clergv, to wear, or
have ia the Custody of any persons inhabiting the rebellious Districts, Arms of any kind,
Some Exceptions and Provisions, to qualifv' this generall
after a day to be limited.
regulation, may be necessary, and may be hereafter more deliberately proposed.
The Security of the Government may also require the disarming that part of the
Highlands which has of late she\vn a very commendable and useful Zeal.
But that
measure, one would think, ought not to be taken, untill the Rebells and the rebellious
Districts are effectually disarmed, and untill all apprehensions of immediate efforts to
be made by France or Spain, in the course of the present "\Var, are over.
In the course of the Rebellion, numberless excesses were committed by the Rebells,
by which innocent Subjects suffered ; and those were of 2 kinds. In some Cases, generall taxations were forcibly levied, by certain Rules of proportion fixed by them ; in
their fidelity
be
liable to
and
as, in
make good
the
damage was
damage
sustained
by
whom
would
the force
either
by
directed,
act of Parliament or
by the
Estates.
As numbers of Persons in this neighbourhood, who say they are innocent, and (as
they have Certificates) have probably been guilt)- of no overt act, are Suitors for protection, apprehending ravage from the march or neighbourhood of the Troops, it would
seem protections ought to be ordered for them ; because these will prevent the immediate ruin of Men who may be innocent, and will not prevent their punishment if
sulKcient information shall make them objects of tr)-all.
In hke manner, where any person may have been committed on suspicion without
sufficient Evidence, such person may be dismissed for the present, to avoid Complaints
of imnecessary severits", and the Compassion thence arising.
In some Districts, particularly amongst the IVIackenzies, where Lord Fortrose zealously
exerted all his power to keep ills kindred In order, severall Gentlemen whose principles
were dubious keeped themselves within the law ; but some of their tennents, and the
idlest poor of the young fellows in their Estates, were said to be forced out by the
E. of Cromartie, Barisdale, & others.
Their Masters are now soliciting protections.
May they not be told, they shall have them, on condition that they give exact Lists of
003
their
'
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and other Inhabitants on their Estates, who have been in arras ; and
and deliver up, their amis and their persons so far as xhex can come at
their tennents,
search for,
them
and that the gross of those Mountaineers will, shifting their Garb, disperse
;
themselves over the Countrvs adjacent to the Hills, where a mixture of Irish is spoken,
and where the Inhabitants are friendly to them, and there lurk imdiscovered, whilst the
hunting them is contiimed ; ready to join in Rebellion, should any fresh Standard be
set up, or to resort to any Gangs of Banditti that may take a ftincy to try to live
sistance
upon prey.
No.
CCCXXVI.
[The
briefly
NO
severit}-
that
is
necessarj-
ought
to
be dispensed
v.'ith.
The
omitting such
Kingdom.
Unnecessary severirs's create pity. Pity from imnecessary severitjs the most danAnd therfor it is
gerous ; nurse to disaffection, especially if continued for any time.
of the outmost consequence, on this Occasion, to weigh well what is necessary to be
done in the way of just punishment ; to the end it may be speedily done ; and to consider whether, and how far, it is consistent with the future tranquility of the Kingdom
to restrain merited pxmishment, and to extend immerited mercy.
reasonable person can think the punishment of the Leaders of this fierce & desperate Rebellion severe, since the abuse of the lenirj- shewn in the prosecution of the
last Rebellion aggravates their Gmlt, and shows it to be unsafe for the PubKck to trust
No
It is to be doubted, whether affecting the Crowd of the common people with the
punishment legally and justly due to their Crimes might not be construed an imnethe rather,
cessary severity, and therefore do more harm than good, by raising Pity
that it is most certainlv true, that great numbers of them were compelled to join the
active Rebells, by threats which were justly terrible to them.
:
On
this head,
it
may
who were
in
arms
that their
and
all
numbers
that they
\\ill,
much
greater than
probably, be disposed to
propagate
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285
propagate such Sentiments amongst the lukewarm, or even amongst the weaker part
of the well affected, as niav be most mischievous to the Government.
Government.
But
common
who
Man
if
the
people
If any method can be fallen upon, at the expence of pardoning the least mischievous
of the Commons of the Plighland Clans, to transport the most active and dangerous to
America*, where they might be of use to the Crown and to the King-dom, it would
probablv be to the taste of all that part of Scotland that borders with them, could be
complained of by nobody, and would in some degree yield the securitj' proposed.
And
upon a
it
is
probable, that
fair
But such hopes of mercy ought only to be given upon the Clan or Districts giving
an exact List of all who in such Clan or District carried Arms upon a fair registering the names of all such as shall surrender, and entering also the names of
such as may stand out
and upon a Consent by such as shall surrender to forfeit the
indulgence expected, if ever they shall be found wearing arms on any occasion, or
harbouring any of their Clan or District who shall not have surrendered.
;
No.
CCCXXVII.
My
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
THE
latter
end of
Lop
last
that I
This suggestion of the Lord President's would appear to have been acted upon ; for, about the beginning of Ju'.y 1746, a special free pardon passed the Great Seal to upwards of 100 rebels ; provided they
would transport themselvet to His Majesties plantations abroad.
lasj
CULLODEX PAPERS.
^i^
the D. of Newcastle took it from me, to show to the Chancellor ; and I am told,
they do not propose to bring in any Bills relative to Scotland this Session, except
the Meeting-house bill, and that for discharging the Highland dress ; which, I am just
last
now
told,
would be brought
am
into
yet, in
my
My
Lord,
Your's most
Xo.
The Lord
faithfully,
ALEX'^ BRODEE.
CCCXXVIII.
D^ G.
THO'
No.
CCCXXIX.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
287
No.CCCXXIX.
Copy of
My Lord,
AS
the bag was opened under his Royal Highness's Tent, I laid before him the
your Lop did me the honour to write to me of the 21'', before I had read it.
Since, his R. Highness has been pleased to tell me, I might send your Lop's Letter
to the D. of Newcastle ; but how far he may think fit to interfere by application to
Your Lop's Letter sets poor Lord
his ISIajestv, I cannot take upon myself to say.
Dunmore's distress in a very strong light, &: I feel for him sensibly but there is a
wildness in the conduct of those people that one does not know how to account for,
I suppose the late very
but from the blind dependance they are all in upon France.
extraordinary Letter we have seen will make them quite mad, &c.
letter
Xp.
cccxxx.
My
the
Lord
President.
Lord,
I
HAVE
Balmerino.
Your Lordship, I believe, is acquainted with his Majesty's intention to
nominate M' Craigie, late Lord Advocate of Scotland, to supply that vacancy ; and I
conclude it will not be long before that Promotion is made. In the mean time, I hope
the Judges of the Court of Seffion, who have been indisposed, will be so far recovered
as to be able to attend the dut}^ of their Oiiice ; and that the delay there has been in
supplying the present Vacancy will not have been attended with any Inconvenience to
the public Service.
I take this opportunit)- of returning your Lordship my thanks for your Letter of May
The several points therein mentioned (relating chiefly to the
the 19"' from Inverness.
Commissions which were sent to your Lordship in September last, for Twenty
Independent Companies, and to the pav of these Companies) will not fail to be duly
considered, and settled as soon as possible.
Your Lordship will give me leave to congratulate you most heartily (as I think I may
now do) upon the total suppression of the late wicked Rebellion. His Royal Highness
the Duke has upon all occasions done ample Jusdce to the active and unwearied Zeal
your Lordship has shewTifor promoting His Majesty's Service, & for defeating & disappointing the views and designs of the Rebels.
I have already, by the King's Order,
expressed to his Royal Highness His Majest\''s entire satisfaction in your Lordship's
Conduct ; and it is with great pleasure I take this opportunity of assuring you, that the
King has the truest sense of the great and useful Services your Lordship has performed
in this critical Conjuncture.
I
am
HOLLES NEWCASTLE.
No. CCCXXXL
CULLODEX PAPEES.
a88
Xo.
The Duke
CCCXXXI.
of Cumberland's Commiffion to
I\Ir.
(His Royal
Highness's Seal.)
WHEREAS Simon
Lord
No.
The Lord
My ven" good
CCCXXXII.
President to the
Lord Lyon.
Lord Lyon,
fect without
i''
Ins'.
am not
satisfied that
jurisdictions could
infinite
CULLODEN PAPERS.
of
infinite
semce
as
it
must
in
time
State,
make
289
as their
Edinburgh,
Note.
S"*
July 1746.
am your
DUN. FORBES.
President
Forbes's ideas regarding that part of the bill affefting the Highland dress seem very
Readers, and most of the Scotch, will be surprised to understand that the Kilt or
Pheliebeg was not the antient Highland garb, but was introduced into the Highlands about 1 720 by one
Thomas Rawlinson, an Englishman, who was overseer to a Company carrying on iron works in Glengarr)-'$
Country. The convenience of the dress soon caused it to be universally adopted in the Highlands
This
circumstance is fully explained in a letter from Evan Baillie Esq. of Aberiachan, a gentleman of undoubted
veracity, dated 1769, and inserted in the Edinburgh Magazine for 1785.
just.
The Enghsh
-No.
The Earl
My
of
CCCXXXIII.
Dunmore
to the
Lord President.
Lord,
BEING in
r P
Fawkener
CULLODEX PAPERS.
290
DLTs^MORE.
No.
"
My
The Lord
CCCXXXIV.
Dunmore.
Ed'
22
July 1746.
has been long expected, he did not arrive till late last night
& his stay was no longer than between nine that night, & 3 this morning. I waited
on his R. H. & thought it was proper to dehver to him your Lop's Letter which, I
told him, confoimded for your Broyr's offences, you would not have taken the libert)'
I said what appeared to me to be fit
of writeing unless I had sollicited you to do it.
Lord.
THO'
the
"i
Duke
that occasion ; &: H. R. H. said, he was concerned for what you must feel, & that
he would speak to vou so soon as he saw you. I take hold of the quickest conveyance I can meet with, to let you know what happened on this occasion. As the Duke
exprest himself with sentiments of great kindness to your Lop, I doubt not you will
feel the effects of it in relation to what you have so much at heart, ;?c with so great
Your Lop will not doubt, that on this
reason.
I delivered yours also to S' Everard.
occasion I have done what you had reason to expect from
Your most faithful! ^ most humble Ser',
on
D.R
No.
CCCXXXY.
to the
Lord
President.
3*Iy Lord,-
YOUR
Lordship can't yet be a Stranger to the trouble which has been lately
Ijrought upon this Island by the indiscretion of a foolish Girl, with whom the unhappy
disturber of this Kingdom landed at this place
tho' I cannot but look on myself and
favoured
family as peculiarly
by Heaven, in drawing that unlucky Visitant so quickly
away from the place of his landing, that there was no room for considering Him as a
Person in Disguise ; far less my knowing any thing of it. I must, at the same time,
not onlv lo> k upon myself, but the whole Countrv, as greatly suffermg from the hurt
it is likely he has done to the Man into whose House he intruded himself that night
I mean Kingsborrow ; a Man well known for his singular honestv, integritv and prudence, in all occurrencies of Life, before that unhappy night ; a man of such con;
sequence.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
291
sequence, and so well lik'd in this Country, tliat if the Pretender's Son had done no
other hurt to it but the ruining this single Man, it could not but render him odious to
This is, my Lord, what occasions giving you this trouble.
their posterity.
I'm very
sensible of my own insufficiency, and what a bad cause 1 have to plead for ; but when
I reflect what esteem your Lop has for worthy Men, and how much of your Life has
been employed
to serve
them
distress,
regard your Lordship has always shewn to Sir Alex' and his family, without ceremony
beg your Lordship to contribute your good Offices in behalf of this Man, whose crime
I won't venture to extenuate ; but yet I am certain it was accidental, and proceeded
rather from an Excess of Good-nature, and Compassion upon a miserable person, who
threw himself into his Mercy, then from any disloyalty or rebellious principles. I am
not mistress of Eloquence enough to flatter myself with being able to persuade your
Lop to do any thing in favours of this unfortunate Gentleman, who indeed I have much
at heart to serve, both on account of his own personal Merit, and the use he is of in
Sir Alex" Affairs.
I must once more beg your Lordship will undertake his Cause, and
I shall not be afraid of any Enemies he may have drawn upon himself, as it is much in
your power to give this affair quite a different turn from the Light it has been represented in to the Duke. His Majesty's Clemency and Mercy will certainly extend to many
of the unhappy Transgressors ; and as several of the worst of the people may chance
to escape punishment, it would be great Pity one of the best should suffer, for a Crime
he never intended against the State.
Your Lordship will do me the Justice to believe I'm not ungrateful for the least of
your favours ; and if I am at this time so happy as to procure your friendship to ICingsborrow, I shall reckon it among the luckiest Articles of my Life, and the greatest
obligation you can put upon,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's
Most obd' humble Serv'
Sky, July 24'", 1746.
MAR.
.
MACDONALD.
Note
Lady of
accomplishments.
No.
Sir Alex'
My
Lord,
CCCXXXVI.
Macdonald
to the
Lord
President.
AS my
CULLOBEN' P.VPERS.
igz
my
house, in the
way
to his
own.
He
(the Pretender) accosted him with telling him that his life was now in his hands, which
he might dispose of ; that he was in the utmost distress, ha\Tng had no meat or sleep
for two days and two nights, sitting on a Rock beat upon by the rains ; and when they
up bv flvs conjured him to shew compassion but for one night, and he
'This moving speech prevailed, and the visible distress, for he was
be
gone.
should
so thev went to Kingsborrow's house,
maiofre, ill coloured, and overrun with the scab
furnished
him
horse to carry him seven miles next
night
he
a
that
and
lay
where he
small Rasay boat, into which he put
accidentally,
a
There
he
found,
Portree.
day to
few
davs
after.
Gen' Campbell came to my house,
all
once.
A
disappeared
at
and
foot
searched.
Kingsborrow
was called upon to assist
already
Captain
Ferguson
had
which
far
imdertook
to
do
as
as
he could, and told the
the
Pretender,
which
he
tracting
in
such
misery
that
he
could
not lay hands on him
him,
but
in
that
he
had
seen
General,
had
done.
Kingsborrow
was active
promised
discover
what
he
General
not
to
and the
flown,
got
to
the
main
land.
Bird
was
and
had
General's
satisfaction
but
the
;
to the
discovered
the
house,
being
examined,
Pretender
Kingsborrow's
The Women about
had been there. When I went to wait of General Campbell, he told me he could not
be answerable not to secure him, on the e\idence of the women ; but that he should
have his choice either to remain a prisoner with him, or go with me to the Duke, and
Kingsborrow chose to come
that he would write to His Ro\^ Highness in his favours.
he
read
to us and sealed.
On arto this place, and got the General's letter, which
examine
him
and
since,
Everard
Fawkener
to
he
rrvine here, the Duke ordered Sir
;
Rhetoric
with
the
my
little
Duke
I used
has been confined, and now sent to Edin".
but he stopt my mouth, by sa\Tng, that this man had neglected the greatest piece of
and if he was to be pardoned, you have too much
Service that could have been done
good sense to think this the proper time ; as it would encourage others to follow his
example.
I need not tell vour Lordship how much I am concerned for the man's misfortime ;
nor need I beo- vour assistance in a thing I have so much at heart as the Safetv of this
man, because I have alwavs found you friendly in every thing that concerned me. I
ceased, ate
am
Mv
ALEX\ ^LVCDONALD.
Along with
this
is
a scrawl
from
my
Xo.
CCCXXXVII.
Wife,
who
does not
know
that her
name has
been mentioned.
^Ir.
to the
Lord
President.
'My Lord,
I BELIE\T1 ere this leter shall come to your hands, you shall hear of the
death of S^ Alexander Macdonald, who died at Bemera, in Glenelg, on Sunday the
23^ of last month. He arrived at that place on Wednesday the 19'\ was that night
Your Lordship's intimacy
taken ill of a pkuresv, which carried him off in four days.
with this Gentleman for many years made you thoroughly acquaint his character ; and
Only allow me to say,
therefore I sh^ll not ventvtre to speak much cf it in this leter.
By his
that he was a downright honest Man, true to his friend, & firm to his word.
Lady Margaret bears
death we of his Clan lost a father, and the King a good subject.
her afiliction with chat patience and resignation which become a Christian and a Woman
of
CULLODEN
1APEKS.
293
and there is nothing wherein his friends can show a greater regard for
than
by doing all the good offices in their power to his Lady & Infant
his Memory,
is,
my Lord, one particular in which she has ordered me to solicite
There
Children.
time
she is not in a condition to write to you ; and that is, in behalf
at
a
your interest,
now a Prisoner in the Castle of Edinborough.
Kingsborrow,
of
M'Donald,
of Mr.
manager
of the affairs of the family of Macdonald
principal
has
been
a
That Gentleman
his trust with faithfullness and dilialways
discharge
did
and
for twenty-eight years,
acquainted with the affairs of the
is
best
management,
he
long
And, as by his
gence.
present
done her and her Children,
service
at
greater
family, so there cannot be no
of prudence
than that he should be sett at libert)', and reinstated in his former Office. Your
Lordship also knows how serviceable Sir Alex' Macdonald also was in suppressing the
and, tho' he has not lived to receive any favors suitable to his services,
late Rebelhon
yet it is hoped they are not so forgott, but that they shall be remembered to his Lady
and Children ; and they would take the liberation of the Gentleman in the Castle as
d'A earnest of the regard of the Government for them ; but how or in what manner
this favour can be procured Lady Margaret leaves entirely to your Lordship's JudgeI am, as I ought to be, with the greatest esteem.
ment.
'My Lord,
:
Your most
Armldale,
Dec's'', i74'5.
DONALD MACDONALD,
CCCXXXVIII.
No.
My
to the
Lord
President.
'
THE
enclos'd
& stayed w' the Men constantlie till they were sent home ; & preached
sound Doctrine, & really w"as both zealous & serviceable. The Duke agrees, that
anie one you recommend have his interest
& as M' Clark is gone to Hornwa, I
hope you will recommend M"^ Neil
k -wTiteing to M' Gordon, the Curator, will be
sufficient, & what the Duke desires.
The Curator likewise told me, he would be very
willing to serve him on my Ace'.
I saw unhappy Lovat to-day.
Except for the feebleness of his Limbs, his looks are
said he
good. He asked me several general questions, & particularlie about you
was resigned & ready to meet his fate, since it was God's will asked after his Children, &c.
I- did not stay till he was dismissed from the Bar of the
house of Peers j
nor if a day
so I know not what they have done w'' the Petition he w-as to present
is apointed for his Tryal.
Express
is yet
Mail
or
We continue to gape for news, as no
eastward,
come
over.
Yours,
NORIVLAND
No.
MAC LEOD^
CCCXXXIX.
Cl'LLODES PAPERS.
a94
Xo.
CCCXXXIX.
The same
to
the
same.
My
dear Lord,
I dare say, all your
I \^'A3 verv glad to find vou safe att Stonyhill the 13".
the
first
th-ng
required
on
loss
of
our
friend.
The
was
occurs to rae, w'
philosophy
his
children
Kingsborrovr's
family,
Lberation.
udlity
to
and
is
He is the
respect to
onlv ]Man of his family fitt or able to manadge the afiairs of his Estate, & the
W' regard to anie- thing else, vou vdll be
only one of that Ccuntrv kno^y^ to them.
John
^PKenzie
Dehin
talk
to you ; as he was his doer, &: pritty
allow
so good as
will
Probablie,
he
know
if
he
has
made anie SettlementSj & what they
much trusted.
then
judge
what
done.
I only obser\-e to you w' regard
vou
can
is
to
be
net
are ; Sc
made
no
you, ^- that vou act & direct
have
applicadon
till
hear
from
I
,
I
to K
me
as
vou
see cause.
Lovatt behaved well at the Barr of the House of Peers, &: they say w^ spirit.
Gr?.^'.:".'^ i: Bach spoke verv strongly w- regard to the seizure of his Estate & Effects ;
r is ordered to be rectified, except in as far as pri\-ate Creditors come in
:\ ':.:.: .. .:
Some sav, the Austrians &: Piedmonrese are moving towards Toulon, &
the way.
It's certain, BelLLlle retires before them, Sc that the
others towards Aix 5c Marseils.
joined
had ane odd Story firom Court to-day, that the
him.
Spaniards had not
France
had
made their escape: some say to Holland; &
iS.oco Dutch Prisoners in
Austrians
in
Provence.
good many Austrian Omcers
others sav, have joined the
was
reported, the K
said veshave been kiil'd in the Insurrection att Genoa. It
had
brought that misfortune on themselves. Many
terdav, att his Levee, that they
of vour friends 6: acquaintances here enquire after you. S' Arthur is at Bath, w* I
We
believe I told
you
before.
Tours,
N. M. L.
my
Militant
Xo.
Sir
My
Dear Lord,
THIS
will
Andrew
CCCXL.
December 1746.
you by our friend M' Dmnimond, who will give you
own transacdcns, & of what he has seen and obser\ed here. The
London,
be delivered
::6''^
to
an account of his
and, as his friend, I
part he h;s engaged to act appears to me extremely diScuit
have charged him to have often recourse to yo'or Lordship's judgment and opinion.
I had the honour of your's of the 1 6th, which gave me sincere pleastrre: as I cou'd not
avoid ha\ing a great anxiety about vou, for attempting so long a journey in an untryed
machine, and at so rude a Season of the Year : but I thank heaven, that you are got
safe home, and have had spirits to bear the severe shock which the loss of so
Believe me, my Lord,
valuable a friend as Sir A. Macdonald must justly occasion.
and I am enthusiast on this point, that, firom what I have observed of your manner of
bearing the cruellest losses and disappointments, I am persuaded, that pro\-idence inand as an earnest of it, I consider
tends you shou'd once more save vour Coimtry
your decree in the case of Capu Hamilton } the hoEour of which is ascribed to vou,
;
tho'
CULLODEN PAPERS.
295
Loid
is
o,
and
find
for, to
he
is
so
'
cessful!.
I will not trouble you wich the foreign news, as that will reach you by the Gazettes
before this can.
The Duke is expected over soon and it is given out, that the Dutch
hava agreed to every thing. However, some people talk of secret stipulations as to
certain articles of expence.
One thing I must mention to you, as it is still in your
power to retrieve it. You have done an injury to Hercules, without intending it. Your
Take this for an Exmotives of action are, to Rlinisters of State, incomprehensible.
;
was well assured, that you had signified so much to the Ministers. He told me, I
was mistaken that his Authority was too good to be doubted, and alluded to something that had passed between the P. of Wales and your Lordship.
As he spoke
with an air of mystery, I seemed not to understand him, but insisted that he was the
dupe of his own jealousy and anxiety, &c. I find likewise, that all the nonsense and
stuff that G. R. has talked is very unjustly imputed to your Lordship
and I make no
doubt, a certain Brother of youis has had hints of this
which at the same time will
serve (if he succeeds; to magnify the talents, interest, and industry of my neighbour.
Amidst your greater occupations, I should not have troubled [youj with these httle
matters ; but thai I cannot bear that you, or yours, should suffer unjustly.
M' Stanho^
;
eULLODEN PAPERS.
2q6
hope sends you
has been ill by a
his
Marriage
his
Compliments, and
but is now in
have not seen him
I ever am,
surfeit,
but
My
Xo CCCXLI.
The
Earl of
Dimmore
to the
Lord
President.
My
Lord,
]\r
ROSS
DUNMORE.
Xo.cccxLii.
':
The Lord
27Dec^i746.
D'Sir,
THE
who
Young
donald's Steward,
contributed to the
'
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207
His Majesty's just Government ; and he h'ad interest enough with liis numerous Kindred, whose turn had formerly been malevolent, to bring them to act in conjunction
This Gentleman, and at this juncture, is now dead, leaving
with him totis viribiis.
his Children Infants, his Widow a stranger to the Country where his Estate lies, and
no relation of any Consideration to take care of his Fortune or Family ; and, what
aggravates their misfortune, M' M' Donald of Kijigsburrow, who had been Sir i\lex'''
Steward for many Years, & who alone is acquainted with the state & management
of his aifairs, a prisoner for the Crime which 1 have mentioned in the Castle of Edin'.
In these Circumstances, that his assistance is very much wished for & wanted, you
will readily agree
is
Government, His Majesty's gracious acceptance of the services of Sir Alex', who now
is no more, could not be more amply testified to that Kindred, than by making them
a present of a Man so necessary for the taking care of the private affairs of the
Family.
I am sensible it may be suggested, that it is not fit to trust a Man (who,
during Sir Alex'' Life, took so wide a step) with the care of the family, now Jie is
dead ; but the other side of the Question is also to be attended to ; what may be the
consequence, if a Kindred lately recovered from Disaffection shall see a person so
management of S"^ Alex''' private Fortune, after a long Imprisonment, tryed, &, if convicted, put to Death ? I would not put the Case of his being
tryed and not found Guilty, because the consequence of that would be worse in every
view ; & to tell you, without Disguise, my opinion, I should feaj-, that if the Law is
carried to its full Extent, there will be great danger of alienating a Kindred, of which
His Majesty at present has and may keep possession, and of making them a prey to
any Attempt to be made by France & the Pretender. Whereas, if this Man's Dismission was made a present of, to the Memory of Sir Alex', I cannot think of any thinothat would be m.ore beneficial to the Family, or agreeable to the Kindred.
Ai^d I so
little think that he would make a bad use of his Liberty, that I am ready to become
Bail for his appearance when called, & for his good behaviour, & I believe M' M-Leod
will be willing to join with me in the Securit)'.
You see, D' Sir, that I write with
necessary for the
this subject ; & when you are informed, that I have not the
relauon to Sir Alex"^" Family, nor any Connection with his Kindred but what
grew from the Service they were of to the Government, I hope you will be satisfied,
that Affection and Concern for the Government is what guides my pen on this
Occasion, as it has determined my Actions since I could first reason.
It" what I have
suggested affects you in any Degree as it does me, you will, I knov/, take a proper Opportunity of laying it before the Duke on his arrival ; or make such other use of it as
you judge proper. I shall inclose this within one to M' M'^Leod, to be by him sent
or delivered to you.
some Earnestness on
least
hope
Your most
faithful
am
heartily,
Dear Sir,
& most obedient humble Servant,
DUN. FORBES.
No. CCCXLIII.
Some Thoughts concerning
[In the
WHAT
is
Lord
President's handwriting.
properly called
the Highlands
Perhaps 1746.3
of Scotland,
is
that
large tract of
mountainous Ground to the Northward of the Forth and the Tay, where the natives
speak the Irish language.
The
298
The
CULLODEN PAPERS.
the
j.
The power of this Chief has no foundation in the Laws of the Country. Some chiefs
there are that have neither propert}" nor jurisdiction, and the cutting off the present
Chief does no more than make way for another.
Those C!ans or Kindreds affect to herd for the most part together, not choosing (if
they can help it) to mix with other kindreds ; tho' sometimes accidents oblige them to
take up their habitations in the districts of other Clans ; but still they retain their allegiance to their proper Chief.
As those Clans or Kindreds live by themselves, and possess different Straths, Glens,
or districts, without any considerable mixture of Strangers, it has been for a great many
years impracticable (and hardly thought safe to try it) to give the Law its course amongst
the mountains.
It required no small degree of Courage, and a greater degree of power
men
are
than
generally possessed of, to arrest an offender or a debtor in the midst of
And
Clan.
for this reason it was, that the Crown, in former times, was obliged to
his
Sheriffships,
put
and other Jurisdictions, in the hands of powerful families in the Highlands,
CULLODEV PAPERS.
who by their
lands,
witiiin
their
299
ot"
Laws
considerable
bloodshed.
late
as the notions of
years over
all
protected by Laws.
Arms in the hands of men accustomed to the use of them, brought up so hardily as
the Highlanders are, obedient to the Will of their Chiefs, who as well as themselves have
generally little or nothing to lose, and who entertain strong notions of their o\\-n military
prowess, are dangerous to the public peace, and must therefore be taken from them.
Tho' all the Arms now in the possession of Highlanders were taken from them, the Government would not be absolutely secure, so long as the present race, acquainted with
the use of Weapons, exists
because France or Spain, by supplying them with arms,
might make them hurtful. But if the Highlanders can be eifectuully debarred from the
;
use of Arms uniill the present generation die out, their Successors, unacquainted with
the use of Gun, Sword, or Durk, must be as harmless as the commonality of the adjacent Low Countries ; and when they can no longer hve by Rapine, must think of
by Industry.
be no difficult matter
living
to
will
It will
affected Highlanders
some
years, to disarm,
Highlanders.
but
it
and
Arms amongst
the rebellious
For, as the Districts in which they reside, because of the asperity of the
common Conveniencys of
with which his Majestie's other Subjects are accustomed, are seldom if ever
visited by Strangers ; the Clan or Kindred may continue to do amongst themselves what
they think fit. Offences against the disarming Act may be committed without discovery ;
Surface, and the total want of accommodation, and of the
living,
and when discovered, it will be no easy matter to bring the Offenders to justice not
to mention the possibility of attainted persons, or other emissaries from France, coming
amongst them, without the danger of being heard of, far less of being seized* by the
Government.
To obviate these difficulties, it seems absolutely necessary, that some force more or
less be placed in the several Straths, Glens, or districts, where those lawless Highlanders reside ; to keep a constant Communication with each other, to observe whjft passes,
and give notice to the next Com.manding Officer, and to execute such orders as they
;
shall receive.
To
be attended with a
Way
train of other
or six different stations in the body of the Highlands be pitched upon ; in each of which
12 Companies may be placed ; and from which small parties may be detached
.10 or
Q a
to
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300
to the several Straths or Glens, &c. in the neighbourhood of such Stations, to prevent
the weariag arms, and all intercourse between the Inhabitants and attainted persons,
and to assist in the execution of all Warrants by Civil Officers ; that each Station be
secured bv some slight fortification, in the most unexpensive Way, as they are to be
made use of no longer than till the disarming Scheme is sufficiently executed.
That at ever^- such Station a parcel of ground be set off to be built on, bv Sutlers,
Butchers, Bakers, Maltsters, and all other tradesmen and dealers who may find their
^\ccount in carr}-ing on their business at those Stations for the Accommodation of the
Troops. That power be given to some proper person at each Station to set off the
ground that may be fit for anv Undertaker to build on, and that a Properrv in the
ground be given to the Undertaker.
That at the several Stations, Spinning-schools be set up, to draw the idle females of
and that Weavers be stationed there as soon as
those Countries into that Manufacture
to
them
work.
Spinning
sufficient
set
to
there is
any
of
industrious
people is thus brought together, his
as
Collection
soon
That so
Village,
further
Lands
as he shall judge convenient, into
the
with
such
erect
Maiest^-do
Crown
immediately
of
the
and do appoint the ordinary
Baronv,
to
be
held
of
a Burgh
hjs
all
Warrants
in
INIajestie's
Baillie,
issue
name in the execution
Baron
to
Judo-e the
untill
that
Country
Troops,
v,-ill
assisted
the
shall
be
by
be brought to revewhereof he
those
That
in
such
of
Stations
of
the
Law.
as
mav
Authoritv
be fijxed on the
rence the
Fishery
given
introduce
not
only
encouragement
to
for
be
the
Convenience
Sea Coast,
the
Nation.
promoting
the
trade
oi
but
for
of the Troops,
If such a Project, as it may with attention be improved, were followed, these effecls
would probably ensue
1'' The Highlanders would be effectually disarmed, and keeped from using arms.
2*^'-'
The Communication with attainted persons would be rendered difficult, if at all
;
practicable.
3'^'-'^
it,
early
&,
4^"'-, Upon such adnce, the troops at the several Stations might draw themselves
together, or dispose themselves in the best manner to defeat the design.
^tL-.y
^j processes of Law would be executed securely Criminals might be brought
to justice before the Judges of Affize, or other Courts; and Witnesses might effectually
be subpcsnaed.
6''''^'
So scon as the Boroughs intended to be created can ^ield convement Accommodation, the Judges, if it shall be thought proper, may in their Circuits hold Courts for
;
any mines or improveable grounds shall be found to be amongst the mounmen mav be disposed to take leases of them, by the Security to their persons and
\Yheh
CULLODEN PAPERS,
When
g"''y
which
is
hunting,
e.
i.
3OI
is
cut
that diversion
it is
-^ft,
to
be hoped
the advantages which they must, see in their neighbourhood acrueingh.^mindusiiy, may
naturally lead them to it, or, at least, may induce them to send their c'^lujon 10 the
nearest
stations,
to
arts
that
It is
memory
distridts
accustomed
to
make
Irish
ing
where within
and were
dress,
Weapons
by
Low
Country neighbours.
If the hints now flung out are deemed worthy of being carried into execution, the
particular manner of establishing those Stations, and the Boroughs consequent on them,
and ofeifeduaily disarming and establishing Posts for that purpose, may be considered in
detail ; as also the manner of givmg a free course to the Laws in that wild Country.
as
tame
as their
No.
CCCXLIV.
My
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
THIS
day Lord Lovat was brought to the Bar of the house of Peers, to give in
the Articles of Impeachment exhibit against him
which he did ; his
answers were a denial, but seemed to be well drawn up, and properly worded.
He
then presented two petitions to the Lords
the first set furth, that the Factor apointed
on his Estate had not complied with the Orders of the House ; nor had Capt" Ferguson
restored his strong box with his money, tho' ordered so to do by a Warrant from the
D" of Newcastle by His Majesty's Command ; saying, he was in the same Condition as
before, destitute of money to support himself, or to provide for his defence ; prayed for
rehef, &c.
The Chancellor spoke first, and shewed with great eloquence the fittness of all that
had been done in Scotland to suppress the most unnatural and unprovoked Rebellion
that ever was raised ; shewed its conformity to the Laws of England, the laws of Nations,
and of Common Sense ; mentioned precedents of things done in the Irish Rebellion,
after the Revolution, and cited opinions of some English Lawj'ers.
The D. of Newcastle made a very proper encomium on what the C
r had said, and told the
steps that had been taken, by order of his Majesty, with regard to the money Ferguson
had, and with regard to his Estate ; and read a part of the Advocate's letter, shewing
he had comply'd with the first Order from the Crown, as well as with that from the
house of Peers: he then said, as to the money Ferguson had, he had b.en ordered to
deliver it up
but on his representing that he looked on it as fair prize, belonging
to himself and the Seamen with him, it would be hard to rob him of it, till it was
knovi^a whether it was so or not ; which could not be certainly ascertained, till the
event of Lord Lovat's Trial ; so that matter was to rest there.
In the end, he moved
Answers
to
for
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Q2
the Petition. Lord Granville spoke nest, agreed entirely with the
of the Law, and said he would even go further, and cited 3
exposition
r's
C
Lawyer of our Countr)-, M' Craigie, who had lately, in the
eminent
very learned and
a very fine paper on that Subject ; and made an encomium
-nTOte
Case of Hamilton,
for
rejecting
on him
in
much finer words than I can pretend to remember but said, that they were
own order and dignir\-, and do justice, without shewing favour or reThat the Prisoner had made a legal Demand, and that it must have a legal
;
to support their
sentment.
it,
and referred to the Advocate's letter. The D. of Argyle then said, that the
have been much shortened, as it was only Allegation, and r.o proof ottered
might
debate
which the house ought not to notice ; said, that something more was
it
;
support
to
petition than appeared openly, and meant, if possible, to throw dust in
in
the
couched
that
if it was real want of Support to defend himself, that the petitioner
eves
their
;
nothing could be got out of his Estate, or any other Highland one,
little
or
well
knew
by
the unhappy situation those parts had been in for some time past.
purpose,
for that
that Petition ; on which the prisoner desired to be brought to
reject
carried,
to
So it
Lords he had heard that it had been thrown our [becausej he
and
told
the
;
the Bar
he said, he came prepared with full
in his petition
Allegations
proof
of
the
had no
or
protest
in has hand, taken against the Factor,
instrument
an
proof,
and
had
legal
and
house
Orders
of
the
but that paper was refused. He said
with
the
comphong
for not
;
some strong things with regard to his unhappy situation, and read some strong epithets
with regard to Ferguson and the Factor, and seemed to be very much moved on the
order for his withdrawing the second time. There was a ver\' full house ; and his Royal
Highness the Uuke attended, as did almost all the members of our house in Town,
you may be sure. His second petition was, desiring leave for his Agent, Will'" Fraser,
to have access to him ; which was granted, with the proviso of an OtEcer of the Tower
which pro\aso was proposed by the Duke of Arg\ie, and agreed to.
being present
Several of your acquaintance enquire frequently for you.
moved
London,
Jan-'
13%
ever
am
Xo.
From
Sir
yours,
N.
i747.
]M. L.
CCCXLV.
Arthur Forbes
to the
Lord
President.
the
Day
the
Tower was
Yours, &c.
A. F.
The' Macleod could write you many more thJngs (at least as I suppose), he desires
Lovat said, he dyed as a Chrisdar, and as a Highland
to be excused till Saturday.
.
No.
CCCXL\T
CULLODEX PAPERS.
No.
303
CCCXLVL
My
No.
.
My
The
CCCXLVII.
dear Lord,
GIVE
STAIR.
No. CCCXLVIII.
Mr. Fox
to the
My Lord,
I
AM commanded by H. M.
War
to write to you,
&
Office,
to desire that
* He indeed died nobly, repeating several quotations in Latin, especially the Duke et decorum est pro
p^tria mori of Horace.
He ate heartily during his whole confinement, even the morning of his execution,
and went to the scaffold in cheerful and easy conversation with those about him. He gave the executioner
same instructions and ten guineas. The purse brought to him for holding the money was not so handsome
as his Lordship wished ; but he said, few people such as the executioner would refuse it with ten
guineas,
of
CLXLODEX
0^
P.VPER3.
of August next ; where thev will find Arms, Accoutrements, i: Cloathing : and it is
H. M'" particular direction to me, that I desire you not to be nice as to the principles
of those you enlist ; but, on the contrary, rather to chuse those whose lopJLT has of
They are desig*^ for foreign & not European service. Your
late been most suspicious.
to,
by order of i\r Pelham ; but there is not time to wait-for
wiote
been
has
Nephew
are much sought, because it is thought they are to go
Companys
These
answer.
his
The
I vnll to you own. tliat I beheve they are.
confidence,
in
and,
Indies
to the E.
;
2'
your
two
are
good
Officer,
cc
the
L'"
left
for
Scot,
a
5c
a
Ensign,
i-pay
an
i" L' is
recommendation of such as are most serviceable to you in raising Men. Should y"^
Nephew decline this Command, you will, I hope however, employ two 2** L* to be
recommended by you in raising the Company in the Manner above prescrib'd, & let
me know
it.
Mv
Lord,
obedient
humble
Serv',
H. FOX.
IVIr. Adair, who is Agent to these Companys, will send you this Letter by Express ;
together with the beating-order, & Commission to y' Nephew ; v.hose Commission in
Fowkes's, vou may be assur'd, will not be vacated nil I hear he accepts of this.
Xo.
CCCXLIX.
to the
Lord
Arg)-le Street.
Lord,
President.
November
y*
lo* [1747.]
NOTHING
could give me more pleasure than any Occasion of shewing the sense
I had of your Lordship's great merit, and endeavouring to deserve the honour of your
friendship, in the onlv way I can hope to deserve it, by sincerely and cordially giving,
you mine. But had I not had the happiness ot being personally known to your Lordship, I should, meerly as a firiend to my Country, have w-ish'd that some proper returns
might be made to the eminent Services vou have done it, at a rime when thev were so
necessary, and when a Zeal of that kind was so rare and unfashionable in your part of
Nor can I persuade myself, but that M' Forbes wdil feel the effects of his
the world.
Father's Merit, in a manner more fitt for him than what I askt would have been ; and I
am confirmed in this way of thinking, by M' Pelham's assurances that he had ver)^
strongly recommended his promotion to the Duke, and did not doubt qf success.
and let him
I shall, however, take the first opportunitv to remind him of it again
know how grearly I think the honour of the Government will be concern' d, not to
suffer your Son to have any reason to quitt the service, unless it should be more agreable
to him, and to you, to have him rewarded by a ci\il Emplcraent.
I am proud that your Lordship approves the manner in wiiich I delivered my senAs I was thoroughly sensible of the dehcacy of the
timents on the Jurisdiction bilL
subject, it was not without some apprehension that I communicated my Speech to your
Lordship, and am verv happy in its hr.ving received the Sanction of your Judgement.
Nor am I less pleased with vour approbation of the little work that I sent you in print*.
"When I venttired to publish it, I was well aware that I should draw on myself the
censure and ridicule of the Fashionable World, and of manv of those who are esteem'd
;
of St. Paul.
the
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305
me on the contrary, I
of
the
truth
of
the Christian ReHgion,
thought it
and
not
torrent
that
runs
strongly
against
it,
to
be ashamed of proso
to resist the
profession
when
openly,
or
giving
my
reasons
for
that
it is almost taken for
fessing it
has
that
whoever
thinks
with
any
freedom
given
it
up.
I have tlie satisfacgranted,
the wisest
among
the
us
but,
more my
duty, convinced as
am
my having done this has made some people consider it with more
and
candour
than they would have otherwise done ; which alone is more than
attention
enough to overpay me for any Contempt that I may sufler from others on this account.
tion to hear, that
hope, as in this, so in all other instances, that I shall always preserve as much disregard to unjust censure or scorn, as desire of meriting a well-founded esteem ; and
prefer the good opinion of one such Man as you, to that of thousands whom fashion
Allow me, dear-Sir, to return you my warmest and
or prejudice may bias against me.
most gratefuU thanks for the friendship you offer me, which I accept with the greatest
I have not yet had conjoy, and shall be ever ambitious to deserve and improve.
versation enough on the subject of Scotland with the friends you refer me to for an
account of the state of that Country, to be able to say more to your Lordship concerning it, than that I heartily wish rewards to those who have merit, there, may not
be too long forgot or delay'd. Certain I am, this is a time when the utmost attention
is due from the Government both to its friends and its enemies in that part of the
I
Kingdoui.
I
G.LYTTELTON.
No. CCCL.
M'
Will. Forbes to
M' John
Forbes, of Culloden.
'
D'Sir,
I
RECEIVED
know how
& expences which your Uncle the late Culloden, and his Lordship, susby the two late Rebellions in Annis 1 7 1 5 & 1 745 ; you'll please mind, that I
told you, the second day after his Lordship's interment, that he had, upon the first
day of December last, sent for me, and enjoyn'd me, how soon you came to Scotland, to communicate to you several particulars which he then told me; and all
which particulars, immediately after I parted with his Lop, I took down into wryteing, in way of memorandum ; which memorandum I read over to you.
But, as his
Lordship told the same things to M' Forbes, Writer to the Signet, which he says he also
took down in wryteing, and that you was so lucky as to come in time to hear the same
things from his Lop's own mouth, a very short time before he dyed, you must certauily know the whole as well as I do.
However, to satisfy you, I do sincerly
declare, upon the word of an honest man, that amongst the many expressions and instructions he told me to be communicated to you, the following was one
" You will also tell my Son John, that his Uncle had been a great looser, as he
" himself was, by their outlays during the Rebellion 17 15. That his Lordship was
" a vast looser by the Rebellion 1 745 ; for that his factor Thom. Steuart had ex-
dammages,
tain'd
ft
'
pended
CULLODEN PAPERS.
2o6
pended about three vears rent of his Estate of Culloden on it, and putt hiin in
which he never discovered untill he returned from
debt otherwise considerably
" London, nor until the death of Stew-art ; that he himself had thrown out and spent
" great sums of Money otherwise, whilst the late Rebellion subsisted which he had not
*' adverted to, nor demanded Pa\Tnent of, and for which he thought himself highly
*'
*'
*'
blameable."
What
is
above,
this Article
D^
Sir,
Your
affectionate Cousin,
Serv',
WILL. FORBES.
No. CCCLI.
From
My
Dear
Andrew
Richmond,
P.
OUR
short
Sir
dear friend
illness.
Thomson
in Surrv, Saturday,
in a continued fever.
w'
27 August.
am
Your's,
affect'',
A. M.
No. CCCLII.
D' Armstrong
Dear
to
the Rev-
M' Murdock.
YOU must
They
CULLODEN PAPERS.
307
They
Your
affectionate
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
No. CCCLIII.
The
My Dearest
Murdock
Rev.. ]\r
to
M' John
Forbes.
you
J.
will
My first concern, dear F. after I was able to refrom the shock, was the pain and misery it must give your affectionate
Yet remember, dearest J. there
heart, and which nothing but time can alleviate.
remain a few still, that love you as he did and all we have to do is, to unite closer,
and cherish his memory, and each other, till we are called where he is gone. I beg
to have if it were but two lines, immediately on receipt of this ; and altho' your
friends in TowTi will have wrote you particularly on this melancholy occasion, I have
thought fit to enclose the two Letters I received, v.hich you will keep till we meet,
which I hope may be in two or three months. I beg my kind remembrance to the D'
& J. Steel, and ever am.
Dearest F.
tU we
life,
collect myself
Your
P.
M.
Xo. CCCLIV.
D' Armstrong
My
to
M' John
Forbes, of CuUoden.
Dear John,
GOD
more shocking,
vous
fever, that
greatly to be emied, to have got fairly rid of this rascally world, and to have left it
so universally regretted.
are to be pitied that ai'e left behind ; and if it was not
We
live as
long as
I,
whom
life
have
still
remaining, and
who
CLLI-ODEX PAPERS.
,ao8
I hzve often been tempted to -wish, that nature had made me a little more
but then we should lose sensations too that give perhaps the most exquisite
pleasures : there is even a luxury in melancholy ; and I do not kno%v, whether it is
not best to indulge it, at first, and give it a full vent, that it may exhaust itself,
and leave the mind restored to its natural serenity, after those heavy clouds have
ported.
callous
fallen.
I
tell
you, that
all
Mitchell, Millar,
all
well.
had
Mv
dearest Friend,
Your most
affectionate
JOHN ARMSTRONG.
My
The
Rev'*
''
Xo.CCCLV.
M' Murdock
to
ALTHOUGH
We
CULLODEX PAPERS.
excesj? of grief in those
whom
he loved.
thmk
309
hear him kindly chide us, and
my
me
to take care
am
health
myself.
Dearest F. Yrs.
P.M..
No.
CCCLVL
M'' Millar to
Dear
Sir,
'
THANK
Sept. 1748.
to-
"
"
"
"
by
is this,
"
'
.
'
"
"
"
"
life
Why
That
fair,
scourge
whv
'
licens'd pain,
embosom'd foe,
Ye good distrcss'd
did
SjQ
CVLLODEX PAPERS.
did not know him ; but I can add nothing to y' inclosed, afid therefore shall leave that
melancholly subject to us, tho' to him full of joy ; on w" Ace'"- we ought to submit.
M" Millar and ]Miss Johnston not only like but admire Scotland : the Country was
all in its beaurv', and the people all ^^ed w' one another to make us happy ; and indeed
\re vreie compleatlv so ; so much y'" we are quite in love w' it, and think we shall be
are extreamly obHdged to you for y' kind entertainment at Beltonsoon there again.
Honest Mr. Baxter dined w^ us there ; but was sent for, so y"- he could not
ford.
remembered you w'^ great affection. M"^ Millar and her sister,
spend v" evening.
vr^ my litde boy, join w'"^ me in remembering you w* great affection ; and I ever am.
We
We
Dear Sir,
Y' most
Note.
that he
How xrcU
all
the Letters
hum. Serp",
AND'' MILLAR.
affectionate
No. CCCLVII.
From
the Rev.
M' Murdock
M' John
to
Forbes.
Dearest F.
I
RECEHTD
difficulties
At
occurred as to both.
and exercises
after
to relieve the
last,
him
which
to
am
him
in
fairly
this
entered
emupon
&;c.
Your
Mess" Lyttelton
deceased friend's *
&
afiairs.
The
Rev"^
No. CCCLVIII.
M' Murdock to M' John Forbes.
My Dearest F.
I
P. :\L
16
May
1754.
received yours of the 20'^ April, in which you complain that I owe you
but you %vill have received one of mine since ; and I nted not repeat the
HA\"E
rwo Letters
the Poet,
Sir
4,
named
Lis Executors,
and
CULLODEN' PAPEns.
oil
In deep concern for the last sickness of poor Warrender, who died at his house
day s'ennight) ; but what I can gather from Millar's Letters is, that the Minister
desired him not to go down, and gave him hopes of another seat.
So that he is, one
would think, in honour bound to take care of him ; and if he does, it will be a saving
of the great charge and fatigue which that Journey must have cost him. For in all
pohtical matters, it ought to be one's chief care to preserve his own private fortune
You ought therefore, my dearest F,
free and independent, however small it may be.
not to indulge either grief or resentment on what has happened ; and keep your mind
bears all with the greatest composure ; and for my own part, I
to yourself.
can foresee, \\athout being a prophet, that this will in all probability end to his Advantage and Satisfaction. Did you ever read or hear of an eminently good man, that
had not the envy and artifice, and lies, of bad men to struggle with ? It is impossible
it should be otherwise ; because his virtues are a continual reproach to them ; and it
happens often, that their Machinations fall upon their own heads, and cover them -s^ith
But in whatever manner the great folks behave to him, I defy them to
eternal shame.
him
unhappy,
as long as Virtue, and Conscience, and Chai'acter can support a
make
which
I
believe
Man
they can do, were he wedged down to a galley.
His honest)',
and superior talents for business, are acknowledged and adinired ; and what he is
in private life you and I best know.
Has he not been as a father to us both ? the same
to M'Laurin's family, to Thomson, and of late to Warrender ; and to many others
that we never heard of? and all with a narrow fortune, and moving in an inferior
sphere.
In a word, I can find no one to compare with him, but Sir Charles, in
Richardson's last book. I beheve our friend would in most cases act just like that ideal
Baronet, whose Character you should be acquainted with, if you are not already ; and.
then tell me if you do not think the same.
There are, no doubt, many Gentlemen of
great worth in that house, both from ,this side of the Tweed, and from yours ; but none
his superior in all the essential qualifications of a senator : and it will do no honour to
and
this
the Politicians concerned, to see him sacrificed to the mean resentments of a man whom
nobody loves, and who visibly derives his importance from the weakness and indolence
of others.
But enough of this since our friend himself is easy, we have nothing to
do but to be quiet, and wait the issue. There is nothing new in my own affairs ; whenever there is, you shall be the first informed. I enjoy good health and spirits ; to which
your Letter, and the Acco" you give me of M'' F. and Dunkie's welfare not a little
contribute.
My hearty prayers for continual happiness to all of you ; and I am ever,
;
Dearest F.
Your own,
Mall
-r -RTites
your
afi'airs
me he
in perfect
good
HAVE
hope you
will very
to
M' John
moment
'-
Forbes.
Stradishall,
this
CCCLIX.
&c.
order.
No.
Deareft F.
and
Sec.
26'"
'
May
1757.
you
as
fast as I can.
" Convent
CL'LLODEN I'APERS.
-jj
" -Convent of
"DearPattie,
" Tiiis Dav the K. of Prussia has gained a most glorious and compleat Victory
" over his Enemies, upwards of 100,000 men. His Army, that fought, consisted of
" 70 or 8o,coo. He and all the Princes are w-ell. We have lost the brave and
*'
worthy Marechal Schwerin. All your friends are well.
" Yours affectionatelv,
"'a. ]\nTCHELL."
_
The
"
"
*'
"
""
*'
*'
"
"
*'
is
(24''' I\Iay).
"
other
Mitchell's Valet de
letters to the
Upon
attack.
this,
" of an Ensign's hand, and, calling to his men, marched in upon the enemy. The
" Enemy then gave way but unhappily the ]\I. dropt. By all we can learn of the
" Battle, it appears to have been one of the greatest Victories that have been
*' obtained since that of Blenheim.
ISP Mitchell (as his sers'ant tells me) saw it
'
from an eminence, in company with Mareschal Keith, and the two Princes."
Forbes's,
vou know with what affection,
I have time onlv to add, that I am,
Dunkie's, and
;
Your
faithful
humble
serv',
P.
Communicate
this
M.
with Kemnay.
Xo.
M' John
CCCLX.
Hampstead, June s'\ 1764dear kind friend Doctor John Armstrong, who is takeing a jaunt through
Scotland for his health and amusem-ent, will deliver you this. Let him want for
nothing that the Sea, the River, or the Hill, can produce. Be as kind to him as you
Sanders,
OUR
would be
to
DUNCAN
FORBES.
WILLIAM FORBES.
P.
MURDOCH.
Poor
Little
ARTHUR FORBES.
JOHN FORBES.
.
P. S.
Ycu
CULLODEy PAPERS.
313
P. S. You must go allongst with him, and show him Bunchrew ; my father did so
to those he lov'd.
I desire that Bell Fraser, Dunkie's nurse, may sing M'Gill Tou Kerou to him.
Take good
am
your sincere
To Alexander Rose,
Factor of Ferrintosh,
at
friend,
JOIiN FORBES.
CuUoden,
'
No.
The Lord
'
CCCLXI.
[No
M' W. H.
date.]
R.S.
HAVE
with no small Entertainment to myself penned M' H.'s papers, which yotr
you desire to have my opinion of his undertaking, you pay by much
too great a Compliment to my Learning, which is but poor, in what relates to his
To judge of his Design, a thorough knowledge (so far as such a thing can
subject.
be come at) of the Hebrew Language is necessary ; and my Lot in Life has been so
chalked out for me, that the duties of the station I have gone through have never left
me leisure sufficient to gratify an IiKlination, which was very strong, to enquire accuI know enough to be entertained with what is curious, and
rately into that matter.
wish to know more ; but I do not know enough to qualify me to decide.
hi this situation, tho' I cannot take upon me to pronounce, that M' Holloway's
System will answer the Expectations he has conceived of it ; yet I must confess, I uish
he may meet with due Encouragement to go on with his design ; that the world may
see what Industry & Ingenuity such as his seems to be, guided and prompted by a zeal
Were the true sense, & proper Idea, intended
for Truth and Religion, may produce.
to be conveyed by all or the greatest part of what are called Roots in the Hebrew
Language, settled so as to be acquiesced in by the learned, M' H.'s undertaking might
seem unnecessary ; but as, confessedly, nothing that has given universal satisfaction
hitherto has been hit on ; and as the obtaining such satisfaction seems of the highest
consequence, I think a man of Learning, Industry, and Invention, cannot better employ
his leisure, than in trying to discover what so many ingenious Men have labour'd to
For, tho' he may perhaps fall short of his main aim, some thingsfind out in vain.
useful, and many things curious & ingenious, may be the result of his labours ; whereof
there are several Instances in the Papers which I have perused. Some of these Instances
are very flattering ; & if the principle he goes on is just, the gross of the language
must have been found in the same manner one cannot, however, give an absolute
assent to what even one wishes were true in the particulars proposed, without examining
how far the same sort of analysis, applied generally, will answer because tho?
accidentally some words may be so formed, that a fruitful imagination may (using
Industry) discover Roots from the combination whereof they might have been composed ; yet if the bulk of the language does not comply with such rules, the conclusion,
that the Account given of those particulars is just, will not follow.
And therefore it
is, that I wish M' Holloway may meet with encouragement to enable him to go on^
and exhibit to the public his further Meditations on this Subject.
I foresee, however, that he must meet with several difficulties to grapple with ; one
whereof is, that as we have not one Line of Hebrew now extant, but what is contained
I
sent me.
When
s s
ia
CL-LLODEV PAPERS,
"^14
in the
ably
Old Testament,
lost
number of Roots, & Words, must necessarily be irrecovermany books been possessed in that language as have been in
a vast
which, had as
Greek & Latin, would still be forthcoming. Now from this it may, &: indeed must
happen, that tho' ISP Hoiloway's Rule were absolutely true, it may not be in his power
to assign the several Roots irom whence many important words may be supposed
to have been taken.; and yet if he fail in many particulars, his principle vnU be
supported.
Another diiBcultv is, that the inquisitive part of Mankind are not agreed as to the
now, as he is -willing to derive
ic manner of the production of physical ettects
words that signify the actions & perceptions of the Alind, from Roots expressive of the
causes
in
Commands.
I
5c
S. Yotir
most obedient
8c
most humble
Ser\'',
DUN. FORBES.
No. CCCLXII.
M' James Thomson
[No
to
M' John
Forbes.
date.]
Dear Forbes,
EXCUSE me
forbids
me
Yours, &c.
JAIVIES
THOMSON.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
315
No. CCCLXIII.
^i''
[No
date.]
SENT
about seven of the Clock to the Rainbow ; but they told you was
and would return after it. If you please to come hither, I shall be
I am at the Bedford Arms, in the Piazza of Covent
very glad of your Company.
I
gone
to the Play,
Garden.
Tours
Near
ever,
J.
9.
No.
M' James Thomson
to
THOMSON.
CCCLXIV.
[No
Sc
Gray.
date.]
Chers Messieurs,
I DID not get Millar's Note till after three ; so cannot pretend to be at Brentford
time enough to dine with you.
Besides, my own Dinner will be ready at four.
So soon as I have dined, I will walk down the Lane, either to find you at the three
Pidgeons, or meet you by the way, and so conduct you hither.
I wish you had given
me a Line by Yesternight's Post.
Yours, &c.
J.
THOMSON.
No.CCCLXV.
D' Armstrong
to
[No
My
dear F.
AS the T)
1,
Gentleman
for
my
Forbes.
date.]
in the Lottery
if I
M' John
am
ever yoors,
J.
s s 2
i.-.::
"
'"^"
Vf^-:z4
-)
317
ADDENDA.
*
No.CCCLXVI.
'
'
-
State OF Things IN
1696^,
[This Statement is by M' Duncan Forbes, of Culloden, who was Member in the
Scotch Parliament at the period of which he treats and was alleged to have contributed to the Protestant Succession, and to have supported it as ably as anj
Person of his time he is repeatedly mentioned in Carstares' State Papers.]
j
rpHE Providence
God
of
2l8
CULLODEN' PAPERS.
[aDDEXDA.
It is to be observed, that those who were against the declareing of the vacancie were
no sooner overcome in that, but they were all (excepting one man) for giveing of the
Crown to King William without any condition or reserve.
It is next to be observed, that when they were overcome in that, and a Committee was named for declareing the rights and prinledges of the natione, and what
was grievous in the last Government, to the end it might be redressed then these
Opposers brought in the proposalls anent ane Union \\ith England, to take oft' the necessity of distinguishing any rights or priviledges that belonged to us as a people ;
having this befor their eyes, that if we gott the union quickly, it behoved to be -with the
loss of the freedom of the Church, and the want of reparatione for all the oppressions
we had formerly lyen under in the State ; or else, if it came to a longsome treaty with
England, then ther was a tyme of respite for those of their partie in Scotland to gather
strength in behalf of King James, who was then in Ireland.
It is also to be remarked, that amongst those who were most pressing for ane union,
8' John Dalr\Tnple appeared, as one who till then had said but Htle, and at his comeing
His election
into the Esteats had promised fair enough to the presbiterrane interest.
from the Burgh of Stranraer being questionable. Sir William Hamiltown, who had
great authorirv in the Committee of Electiones, put the question to the presbiteriane
;
CULLODKN PAPERS.
ADDENDA.^
^ig
leave
him
offices to
free to
whom
make
and
'
helyked.
...
To which it was replyed by Pohvart, that ther was nothing sought now but what
former Kings had granted, and that had been practised, and was the Law of the Land,
Nay further, what if the King, through -u-ant of knowledge, being a Stranger, or by
bad advise, should imploy any of those iji public trust now who had been grievous in
To which it was answered by the Duke & several oyrs, that that
the late Govern'.
was impossible, and it savor'd too much of distrust to think that the King will doe any
and that he himself had so great confidence in the King, that, bad 'his
such thing
advice being taken from the beginning, our matters had been referred wholie to the
King himself. To which it was replyed by a Member t that they had trust and confidence great enough in the King ; but it was certain that the King could not live for
ever ; and who knew what maner of Man might succeed him ? and that the proposall
was not made to abridge the power of any good King, but to have the marches ready in
To which it was also added by S' James Montgomrie, that tho' the
case of a bad one.
King were never so good, yea though he were als good as King Josiah, ther were some
things that he wold not reffer to him (meaning, as was supposed, the Government of
The Duke being insensed at S' James, and my Lord Cardross haveing
the Church).
taken the Debeat off of S' James's hand, the Duke and my Lord fell so foule that the
Motion was laid asyd at that tyme, and never after revived in the Committee. S' William Hamilto\\Ti being challenged t why he did not assist, his answer was, because he
knew the Duke wold goe madd ; and also he found it would scarce carrie on the Comand
mittee ; and that ther was no remedy now, but to have the King rightly informed
when he knew the interest of the natione, certainly he wold condescend to any thing
that might secure them ag' the invasione of futur Princes, or els he did not ans' the
termes of his own declaration, viz' of stleing the Government upon lasting found*
;
ations.
Within
2 or 3
in full Conventione,
provyd honest men, three of a State, to goe with the offer of the Crown ; and who
might tell y' King what o^r Men, with themselves, were fittest to be trusted with the
Rule of the Natione, This design was not well sett on foot when it was broke by S'
to
f Cullodcn.
himself.
,^-
J
*
By
Culloden.
James
[aDDEN'DA.
CCLLODEN' PAPERS.
20
James ^lontgomrie, who either persuaded the Duke, or at least gave It out so, that If
anv more went up but one of a State, the Duke wold leave the Conventione, and goe
Thi.s had weight amongst the IMembers, who were studious to stop him upon
himself.
two considerationes ist. Because the Countrev could not well want his presence, being
of oreat authority in that interraign of afi'airs ; 2d, They dreaded he would be no good
either as to the freedom of the Natione, or as to the persons to
ad^'iser with the King
be employed in trust but that he wold enhance all to himself and family, which in
so that when they found
that case behooved to become too weightie for the natione
the nameing of one only of a State to be the wav to keep him at home, it was pu:t to
the vote, whether one or more of a State should be sent up and it carried, one this L
:
^^Tong step.
The Estates haveing resolved to send up but one of a State, making in all three, then
ihe questione came, who these should be. The far greater part of the House judged
take to be the
2'^
the Earle of Aigyle, as a Peer (to honour him for his father's sufferings) ; S' James
MontCTomerie, as a Barron (because of his distinct wit and forwardness in the convenand S' William Hamikoim, as a Borrow (because of his known integrit}- and
tione")
knowledf^e of the lawes), to be the three fittest persones could be imployed, since there
;
were none
Dalrymple.
This proposall took impresslone upon very many honest men ; in so farr, that when
the benches were separated for making the Electione, the votes were goeing very fast,
which made
especially amongst the borrowes, for Arg}-le, Skellmorly, and S' John
John Dalthat
Barrons
Peers,
telling
them
S'
the
and
borrowes
come
to
the
of
some
him j
vrith
compeet
to
imless
William
Hamiltoun
came
the
vote
S'
carry
wold
rymple
in a
House
the
This
put
was
imdergoe
the
travell.
W"->
content
to
now
S'
that
and
Morrow.
the
untill
was
necesside
of
adjoming
of
that
vote
that
ther
a
so
;
confusione
That night was a night of insessant solicitations ; some implcreing the Members in
Hamiltoune, & oy'' in behalf of S' John Dalrymple ; and these tvro far
behalf of S'
the members that they wold not pass from ther votes alreadie
beseeching
dilligent
more
would remember, S' WiUiam Hamiltoun was also addicted
that
they
John
given to S''
;
parricullar prejudice againest S' John and bis family, which
he
had
and
that
Duke,
to the
malicisusly
medled in his game.
he
reasone
so
great
Tvas the
of Estates S' William Hamiltoim had brought
in
the
Committee
that
true,
is
indeed
It
Advocats
in ATiXio 1 6
under ccgnisence, as being
the
dealing
with
Stairs
his
Lord
mv
,
W^
contrane
CULLODEN PAPERS.
ADDEKKA.]
32
and was vehemently opposed by S' John Dalrymple, upon his suppo;
William designed to re; ch his father. The Debeat continued warme
betwixt them for tvvo dayes, without the interpositione of anv one persone of the Committee ; and ended in a vote, that the practice in general should be narrated in the clame
of right as contrarie to law, only to prevent the lyke for the futur, but without comeing
any nearer my Lord Stair.
However, upon the occasione now in hand th'S was made use of as ane argument of
It was suggested againest S' John
Sir W^'s medling in S' John's game out of pique.
Dalrvmple, that he had favoured the Presbiterian interest in nothing ; that he had stuck
with the Jacobites upon the Unione, and so had retarded the giveing of the Crown
that he had appeared rather for scrimping than enlarging the clame of right ; and that
he had been shey in owning the proposall of turning the estates into a Parliat all which
weigh'd much with serious people to make them believe him to be ane unfitt persone
Yet, so blinde were
for redressing of the oversight that was in the clame of right.
some of the honestest men in thenatione, such as the Lairds of Grant, Brodie, Ormistoun, & some oy", upon whom these had influence, that by the next daye's vote S'
John Dalrymple carried it over S' William Hamiltoun by 5 or 6 votes ; which I take to
be the third wronge step.
These Commissioners, with the offer of the Crown, no sooner arryved at London,
but they fell in a jangle amongest themselves. S' James Montgomrie, who found himself feeble against the oppositione he mett with (from his Colligue S' John his father,
my Lord Stairs, who had been constantly there, and my Lord Melvill, who was newly
come up, and supposed to be much advised by my Lord Stairs), did write down several letters to my Lord Ross, who was President of the Committee of Estates in the
Duke's absence ; complaining that, if the Committee did not assist him, by informatione
from them to the King anent the inclinations of the Natione as to persones to be put in
upon which the Committee
trust, he could not answer for the success of any thing
wTote, and in generall termes acquainted the king that he might beware of employing
persones in publick trust who had been obnoxious in the late Government, and presumed that His MaSe would doe that thing with advice of Parliat.
When the estates mett, the Corrunittee gave ane accompt to the full House what they
had done, had the House's approbation y'upon ; and a new Letter was sent from the
full meitting, asserting what was WTote befor by the Committee, and furder desyring
that his Matie would be pleased to delay the sitting of the Parliat for some dayes, and
allow the Duke of Hamiltoun, the Laird of Polwart, and some oyrs, to come up to
London, that his Matie might have clear and plaine informatione anent what was to be
This was done to retry ve the tvvo last errors, in sending up
treated of in the Parliat.
three,
but
and Sir John Dalrymple one of them.
The return this had was ane absolute Command to the Parliat to sitt. Within a very
few days after ther sitting, they receive the King's nominatione of a Privie Counsell
mixt with severals of those that had most appeared against him, and a Sessione wherin
my Lord Stairs was President ; and several named who would not daine to own him
alledgance ; and a Commissione to S' John Dalrymple as Lord Advocat, all docked by
contrarie to law
sitione that S'
the
Lord
This
is
as Grant, Brodie,
Or-
S'"
It is also to
against, for
named upon
Men, such
CULLODEN P.^ERS.
2a
[.iDDEKDA.
of Parliat.
However, now
until Skellmorly, by putting it oit Ipnself, had laid it upon oyrs.
beo-ane every ]\Ian to see that the Esteates of Scotland were wise behind the hand, and
they had not made their Bed as they wished to ly down. Instead of remedy, the first
expressions were but mere annimosities againest S' John Dalr^-mple and his fay', \%ith
some resentment ag' the Lord Melvill ; but, upon soberer thoughts, it was projected to
di%7d my Lord MelvilL, who was ane honest well principled suffering man, from the
interests'of my Lord Stair, who had been in ane e^^ll Government so long, and had
left his Sone behind him in it untill the last ; so that the grudge begane to cease againest
Melvill, allowing of
gott,
and
by some
persones to himself, inviteing him to jo)Tie with such as were for a Countrey interest.
Endeavours also are used with his Sone the E. of Levine to bring him off S' John Dalr)Tnple's interest here at home ; and, generally, Men were satisfied how much ]Mel\-ill
had of the King's Ear, provyding that he himself were free from the Councills of my
Lord
Stair.
here also to be remarked, from the Circumstances following, that the generall
my Lord Stair was not personal ; for Mr. David Feame, who had formerly
been a Servant to that Lord, did upon seall occasiones insinuate vrkh. some of the Members of Parliat, and pleaded in behalf of Stair, that he had no hand in the abbruptness
of the King's late nominationes. In testimonie whi^of. Stair himself had refused to the
Kino- to accept of his President's place, unless he could be there -with the concurrence
of men of knowledge and integritie ; and y'for besought the King that he wold sist any
furder nominatione, whill he gained the favour of honest and worthie Men, with whom
To make out something of what he said,
he was as yet under a misconstrue tione, &c.
to some of my Lord's sons, be
he letts some of my Lord Stair's Letters to himself,
seen, regrating that he should be so ill interpret : upon which some of these Members
wrote to him, and had returns, ^indicating himself, Sec. in generall termes as to the
rest ; which, being taken in the best sense, was made known to sealls of the honestest
Members in the House, nay to those who were judged most averse to him, such as
S' W^" Hamilto-n-n, RickertowTi, my Lord Ross, &c. ; from all of whom there was
this return, that pro\7deing he mean'ed faithfidly, and wold promot the common mterest
by getting a bench of honest Men upon the Sessione, they wold doe y' endeavours in
Parliat to get the thing aproven, and would very -vnllingly allow of all die respect, proIt is
prejudice agst
&
feit,
and honour,
it
One particular
instance
is
that of
him formerly as I did the Devill, yet now I not only forgive him, but I
and to lett see how acceptable the Lord Stair might have
in my bosome
well as mv Lord Mehill, had- he imployed his favour nith the King for the
tho' I hated
will putt
him
become, as
common
interest,
the same
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to London, by Pohvart and some oy", 'with conditending to the common good ; and the mynd of the Parliat
turned quyt off him, and sett itself then merely upon debaring of such from trust
as had really been persecutors in the last Government, such as Queensberry, Tarbat,
S' George M'Kenzie, Athole, Aberdeen, Perth, Melford, Ballcarras, Dundee; perhaps not soe many, and I am sure not one more.
tions of friendship,
It's
some
true,
all
them
the request for tumeing the Estates to a Parliat waved until the acceptance of the Crown
were over and debeated that it ought not to come in pari pjssu with the offer of the
Crown ; which points were thought too nice by most of the Parliitt, and y'for waved ;
and so was all oy' animosities so that many good people begane to hope that if they
could gett Melvill & Stair right, they might easily retryve what was amiss in Privie
Counsell or Bench of Sessione, and gett a law made to prevent the intrusione of wicked
persecuteing Men upon the Government.
The first thing that became difficult to the Parliat about this t^'me was, the matters
of the Articles ; the King, in seall instructions to his Commissioner *, giveing some
concessions, but never comeing up to the height of satisfieing the grievances, because
he stuck close to his Officers of State ; whereupon ther past a vote debarring them from
being supernumerary.
During the continuance of this Debeat, the Parliat were ready
to have ill thoughts of D. Hamiltoun, because of his vehemencie in marring their designe anent the articles.
S' John Dalrymple had also been verie ill thought of for his
obstinacie in the same matter.
But when he was challenged for it, he excused himself with the necessities of his office t, which oblidged him to say something ; and
lest the Duke might delate him as remiss, he said so much
but he bade us observe,
that he should never be found to speake t\v^xe upon one head.
These insinuations of S' John's helped well to irritate people ag' the Duke, and lay
more of the load upon him than either upon Stair or Melvill; tho' many judicious suspected vehemently them to be the only obstructers, because none but they were by the
King at that t^-^me.
Two arguments more were under debeat In the House ; one anent the Lords of
Sessione, and anoy' anent the quahties that might render men incapable of Trust.
To
divert the House from proceeding upon these, the Government of the Church was
brought in head, by the Duke telling that he had particular instructions to setle that
before any thing els were done.
Many well-meaning Men were satisfied in that point ; so y* they were uilling to see
the Draughts of some ads brought in in refference yrto ; and serdls indeed were
brought in by the D. himself, by S' Thomas Burnet, and ovrs which were so ridicu;
Duke
lost twice as
much
favour
y^ sight
f King's Adrocate,
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and that the only thing which keept it together was, a necessitie on the King,
by some words in the act abolishing episcopacie ; whereby he bound himself to setle
Presbitrv bv the advice and consent of this present Parliat ; and Lf that were once
done, the Parliat would dissolve, lest it should become uneasie upon the incapacitating
act. Lords of Sessione, and oy' grievances.
This is no sooner suggested, but is als soon by very many believed ; Stair and IMelas ane honest man.
However,
^ili given to looo'' Devills, and the Duke commended
solved
surmise received not imiversall Credit ; for it being put to the Vote, w-hether the
Church Government should be first expeded, or if any oy thing should be preferred
And so
to it, it carried, by two Votes only, that ov' things should be preferred to it.
wherein
S'
John
Dalrymple
votes,
ther
had
rest
of
the
to work the house goes with
favour.
all
of
The
himself
out
Duke
and
debeat
often
pairts,
occasione to show all his
t)'me calmly beholding fair play, yet stopeing the votes often with unseasonable adjournments however, in end, a vote is obtained upon both these points ; but in that
obtained anent the incapacity, Skellmorly, Polwart, and the rest of y", were outwitted
by S- John Dalr)-mple. They had putt in a great many instancies in the generall qualiticationes, with a resolutione to pass from some, when contended for, upon conditione
But S' John, finding the act to be such, in the termes
they could obtain the rest.
in
a manner reach all men, he very wittily lett it pass in
they conceived it, as might
give the easier ground to cast it ; as indeed it aftermight
these termes, because it
this
wards happened, the very contrp-ers ymselves passing from it, and conf)-ning it a great
dale more narrow in ther Address then they had voted it.
In the mean t)Tne, the Duke had brought in ane Bill for money to pay the army.
Enquyrie is made into the Thesaury, and into the Conditione of the Army and it being
found ther was a Stock to pay them whill November, the Parliat delayed imposing of
;Money while some of the grievances were redressed, which might encourage the
people to pay y' taxes the more pleasantly ; and immediatly upon recept of this an;
is
S'^
whole House.
Now it was that honest I\Ien begane to examine themselves and y' conditione, and
They had
to put the question, whether past oversights should be rectified or not.
that
to
for
but
have
good
remedy
men
made y' own conditions loose, and found no
conditione
of
affairs.
They
of
the
once
about the king, who would inform him trew ly
had some expectatione of jNIelvill & Stair, both professing ane honest principall ; of
whom now
they were
become
uterly diffident
the
Duke
upon ; so that now they found themselves so difficulted that they knew not what hand
They see that whoever should goe to Court, in a private Capacity, to inform
to turn.
the King, behoved to be of far less Credit than those who already swayed him ; and,
the Parliat being up, they could not informe as from a House ; but judging generally
one thing to be true, viz' That the King acted meerly upon misiiiformatione, they
thought a general applicatione by the most of the Members, the' extra-judicial, could
not choose but weigh with him.
And y^or they entered upon that soe-much-spoke-of Address, consisting of fyve
Articles already voted, and proffering Money to maintaine the Army upon the passing
of these Articles into acts; which were, i. the reponing of the ministers; 2. the
repealing the act anent the supremacy ; 3. abolishing the Articles ; 4. the incapacitating of some for publick trust ; and, 5. the nameing a Bench of Sessione in this
tyme of a
total
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the grounds and inferences radonall ; and the persone employed to delyvcr it * pretty
intelligent, and supposed favourable enough with the King ; so that this Address was
But the King
subscribed and dispatched away under hopes of a very good answer.
had taken such bad impressiones of it before it came up, that when it came, the
Bearer could receive no admittance.
It is to be remarked, that Duke Hamiltoun had vindicat himself from it to the
King ; and the better to plead himself free, had deciphered those Noblemen and
Gentlemen of the Parliat who, from subscribing the Address, were called the Club,
to be a hot-headed precipitant people, of a wicked temper, and unsatisfiable ; upon
whom also he laid the blame of his abrupt adjournment, because they could neither
setle the Government, of the Church, nor provyd for the Army, undl they had satisfied their old caprices and privat piques ; so that he could proceed no further in a
Parhat with them, until he knew from his Made how far it w^as his pleasur he should
give them way.
Howbeit, whatever the Duke said, perhaps he was but little believed ; Stair and
Mehill haveing before hand borne in upon the King, that the Duke complyed with
the Club, in so far as he suflered them to bring any of y^ proposalls to a vote, especially those three, of the Articles, Incapacide, and Sessiones ; by the first of which he
derogated from the prerogative ; and by the last two, meant to destroy Melvill and
Stair, at least one of them.
About this tvme the Earl of Amiandale, my Lord Ross, and S' James INIontgomrv,.
came to Hampton Court, with some other Members of the Scots Parliat ; all which
.was improven by those who were Enemies of the Address to the disadvantage of it ;.
they representing the reflectione that the noise brought upon the King's justice ;
which, as ane Insolence, behoved to receive some Check, and vfor Annandale, Ross,
and Skellmorly, are debarred the King's presence, as being Counsellors come up sine
This aSront done to these persons was very ill taken by many, and was inter'venia.
pret as a bad omen to the success of y' Address.
It is true, it was quickly removed, and the King allowed my Lord Portland to
examine the desyres of y' Address ; but desyred it might not be presented to himself.
It was told, y' it behoved to be presented, or els the trust were not answered which
was reposed in them by y' neighbours
which ansrs the King took ill ; and this
brought such as were there of us, that haunted in Court, to deliberat what was best
to be done.
It was now we saw the absolute necessitie of .having the King out of evill hands,
-because he stuck so close to his impressiones, in so far as he had scroupled to accept
of the address, haveing once thought ill of it, altho' Mv Lord Portland had told him
y' was nothing of difficulty in it ; and in- this our consultatione we splite amongest our-selves ; for S' Ja. Montgomry and some ovrs with him, were of opinion, that asolemn presenting of the Address wold compell the King to hear Debeat upon it,
and give it a good answer. S' Patrick Home \^ as of the contrary opinion ; and thought
that if the King's own Conseiit were not obtained to the presenteing of it, it might doe
at least this prejudice, of Icseing the King's favour to all such as did present it ; and.
since ther designe at bottome was to carry the King out of evill hands, to ii-ritat hiin
would never be the w'ay to carry him. S' Patrick had some ground for what he s-" ;_
for the King a day y'after, haveing called for him, discoursed wdth him upon the
;
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termes of that Address : some things in it he was free to grant ; oy''' he made mor
of ; but, however, he said he -vras goeing to NewTnercat at that tyme ; and
at his returne he would receive the Address in his closet, without noise, wold reason
upon it, and give such returns to it as was suitable. This Accompt being brought
back to y^ rest of our number, pleased them well enough, all to one thing ; which
was, that it looked Ivke a postponeing of t}'me ; since the Parhat was to git the eighth
of Octo' ; w-hich difEcult)- being represented to y^ King, the Parhat is adjourned to the
difficultie
ao"" of Decer.
and dureing the Interval whill the King's returne from NewTnercat,
made for bringing of parties to ane understanding ; and then
certainlv, if Stair and IMelvill had run the same wav w' those of the Clube, evill men
might have been debared from the Government, a good bench of Lords named, and
the most forward of the Club put in some imployments, which had imdoubtedly made
the nation peaceable ; but one thing at that t}Tne became apparent ; A'iz. however my
Lord Stair might profess that he desyred pretr\- men to sire with him upon the Bench,
yet revera he shuimed anv who he thought would debeat with him, and took in (in
so far as he could) none but such as he knew woold comply wdth him.
At
this r\-me,
The
is
as followes
&
the
to
could not choose but break squairs, since the Parhat did not sitt befor y" to
Then, sayes S' John, you had best guard the Secretary of it befor he goe
to Newmercat.
According to his ad^^ce, S' Patrick & y' ov' member were at y*
Secretary by daj^-Hght the next day and guarded him anent the thing ; to which he
replved shyly, that he knew of noe such designe as to make the Session sitt the first
of Nov% and that he wold make no such overture himself ; but if the King were
positive in it, he knew not how to gett it hindered, &' ; which ans^ giveing great
STound of distrust, mv Lord Annandale and mv Lord Ross are advised bv the rest of
the members to goe forthwith to Newmercat, and ob^^iat any thing they saw passing
anent the fors'* motione.
Accordinglv, thev w^ent thither, tarried dureing the King's
aboad, and came back with him, without smelling any thing ; and yet the thing was
done under hand, and nothing of it known in England ; while the report of y^ sitting came up from Scotland ; which clandestine precipitation was interpret generally
to be best.
If parties should agree, my Lord Stair might be obhdged to take in some
upon the Bench that would not stoop to him. However, thus it was done, and the
Sessione at y' downsitting in Scotland, when the address was presented in England j
plyed,
it
admit
y"".
after this
manner
The
King, being returned to Hampton Court, had some discourse with S' James
Montgomrie, which Ivked hini ill. He lett him know that he thought ill of him and
whatever trust he had formerh" meaned to put upon him, he would now doe it but
according to his good beha\iour.
S^ James, finding himself at a loss, explained the
matter to us as if the King dealt so to terifie him from presenting the Address, which
went verie ill doun with most of us : only S" Pat. Home said, that of a certain tliat came
not of himself ; and yrfor to deal briskly with him, were to lock him in, in the
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hands that had him, rather then take him out of them. Therefor, since the King had
promised that he wold receive that Address in private, he besought they wold not preThree or four days wer
cipitat the delivery of it while he had first spoke to y" King.
S' James (who had carried my Lords Anniindale &
spent in Arguments of this natur.
Ross) still persuading y' was no wayes to doe y" bussines but to put it home, and
particrly that the Duke of Hamiltoun wondered why we were so long adoeing of it
S' Patrick, Upon y" oy hand, perswading that to be abrupt in it was the way to marr it,
unless the King would goe back of his word, and refuse to accept it in privat ; beseiching they might have but Patience for a Week ; and if in that time he did not gett
the King perswaded to receive it privatly and give it a good answer, he wold yralter
joyn with them, and prosecute the matter in what termes they pleased.
These Arguments, being often reiterated, could in end procure no more delay ; for
day of November was S"^ Pat. Home taken sick out of his Bed at
upon the
Ditton by Annandale, Ross, and Skellmorly, to present that Address himself, or elsbut had .this Condition in it, that
to suffer them to doe it : he acquiesed unwillingly
they should present nothing until he had the returne of a note which he instantly gave
In the mean tyme,.
in to the King, desyreing that liis Matie might speake to him.
befor y arryvall in the Bed-Chamber the King had called in one of the Members* tothe Closet, with whom he spoke prettie fully of all that had past in Scotland ; made
show as if he had been satisfied to receive and answer all that Address, excepting that
Article anent the Sessione, upon which pointe also he wold reasone ; and as to the
Capacity, there should be no need of ought publick to that purpose ; for lett us condescend against whom we excepted, and he should assure us that none of those should.
ever be named to any place of trust by him, &^
That Member was newly come out
of the Closet, and found all the Gentlemen there in the Bed-Chamber who were concerned in the Address ; with whom he retired to the outter roome, and was giveing
them ane accompt of what had past betwixt the King and him ; and whilst he was
about the Close of his discourse, the King haveing come out and passing over theroome, my Lord Annandale put knee to the ground, and gave him the paper. TheKing asked what it was ; my Lord told him it was ane Address from the Members oE'
the Parliat of Scotland ; to which the King made no reply.
Whatever speed S' Pat. Home might have come with his calme courses, is uncertaine ; but one thing now we have found certaine, that, by abrupt presenting the Address, we came just no speed at all
all we gained by that was, to put ourselves quiteout of doors ; so that whatever outward shew of Civility some of us had formerly, wehad then lost it all, and in plaine termes saw we had no more to doe at Court, and
every Man imployed himself as his Humour led him.
S' William Hamiltoun and S''
James Ogilvie went home; the Duke of Hamiltoun, divested of his Commissione, followed within a litle yrafter ; Skellmorley, Annandale, Ross, &', stayed at London, and.conversed with the English Statesmen ; Polwart and CoUodin \\ ent out to Kingsintoun
with their families, and passed y tyme there ; and if at any tyme they happened to.
mett y friends, all ther conversation was upon the general! confusione that all things.
were lyk to turne into in Scotland, England, and Ireland.
It was remarked, that Skellmorly and-those oy Gentlemen frequented all maner of.
Companies, whether Jacobits or oyrs ; they advised much among the Parliiit men in
England, that no money might be given the King
and amongest the Cittizens, thaL
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all which discourses, and perhaps much more then ever they spoke, was brought to
The Address also came to
the King's Eares, which irritat him mightily against them.
oe %"indicat in print at that t)'me, and seall ov' passadges fell out, which displeased the
King verie much vdth these Gentlemen.
There was onlv one matter of Import which seemed to take its rise from them ; viz'.
Some of the English Oiiicers of State and Bishops had been with the King desyreing
:
him
to put a stop to presbitrie in Scotland ; assureing him, that the Parliat of that
natione was not so much inchTied to Presbitrie as was imagined ; that they were informed, Episcopacie had not been abolished, had it not been to gratitSe him ; and if
His Matie pleased to call that Parliat together presently, and giye y" freedome to setle
the Ci^ill rights of the Natione, thev wold stop any fiirder advancement of Presbitrie
that this might be very confidently asserted ; for these very Men, to witt, the
and
who were the abolishers of Episcopacie to pleasur the King, wold be the hinderers of the advance of Presbitery to obtaine y' civill rights, Sc^.
Clube,
iMy Lord IMehill spok of this to S' Patrick Home with a great dale of regrate ; by
he was not beleived, but in a maner laughed at ; however, w ithin some few
daves y-' is a 2^ onsett made upon the King by the same persons to the same purpose,
without receiveing any possitive answer from him, who, within ane hour after they
were gone, called for Sir Pat. Home, upon whom he had looked but very shyly since
the presenting of the Address.
It's true S' Pat. had contribut to keep himself out of favour by seall memorialls he
gave in to the King from t}"me to rj'me, wherein he missed not to vindicat still all
those of our Clube which was then become unwelcome to his Watie. But he inclyned
to distinguish betwixt such persones as advised the Parliat men of England to
give money for the comon defence, and those oy" who made it y-" worke to
diswade them.
This was it which at y' tyme inclyned the King to call for Sir Pat. Home but S'
Pat. hapening not to be about the Court, CoUodin ^vas brought to him, who happened to be there. With him he had seall questions anent the conditione of Scotland
and the Parliat ; particularly, if the Presbiterian Partie wer the stronger and if the
peace of the Coimtrey could be secured, without setleing the Government of the
Church ; and if SkeUmorly's interest with his Adherents were such in the Parliat as
could oblidge the natione to lay as)-de v Church Government. To all which y' were
plain and positive ans" given, with reasons to inforce what %vas s^, wherwith the K. appeared satisfied
after which he broke out in ane expostulatione of the notorious injuries he received from S' James Montgomry and some ov"*, in creating him all the
troubles and mischiefs imaginable ; reackoning y' as one amongest the rest, that they
had put the Church of England upon him, either to break with them, or break with
the Presbiterian interest in Scotland ; adding, that those persones who had last gon out
from him were soHcitars in that affair. This was no small occasione of admiration to
CoUodin, who could doe no other thing but call the verit)" of the matter in questione :
whereupon the King gave him libert\^ to inquire for his own satisfactione, which within
a day he did, and found S' James ^Iontgom^y own y" the Presbiterian part)* were the
least, and least considerable in the Parhai of Scotland ; that the interest of the Natione
behoved not to be lost for our Presbitrv and that Queensberry, Atholl, &;^ were very
honest men. This pass'd at the Blue Posts in Hay-marcat, in presence of Annandale,
Ross, Ricartoun, & S' W'^ Scott, after a full accompt had been given by CoUodin of
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Home
was spoke to by the King to the same purpose, who believed It als
and judged, as he did at first, that the Englishmen had said more to
however, sundry passages
the King then ever these oyrs had given them ground for
occurred yrafter, which made Sir Pat. Home and Collodin see that yr friends were fallene in too great ane intimasie with thofe of the Jacobit Partie ; and y' to y' great regrate, because it put ym still more and more out of the King's favour.
Of ym they
gott many advertisments, ansi-ed with as many excuses and appollogies
but it appears,
that this haveing missed, which was last in hand with the King, it helped S' James
Montgomry forward to make his acquantance in plain termes with K. James, and thenceS' Pat.
litle
as Collodin
since the
King knew
theasury of England, to be subsistance money for the forces in Scotland for a while ;
to break some of the most useless Regiments, and gett the rest by degrees brought on
upon English pay ; and so keep off with long weapons, while the Parliat cooled and
came
to its self.
y' Secreetarie, which S' Patrick Home conand y'for, the King haveing called him, he
utterly diswaded it, and brought the King to beheve that Scotland was able to maintain its own army, and wold willingly do it, whenever the King did these things which
he found him satisfied to doe
upon this, the King called for Collodin, who spoke in
the same termes with Polwart, and then enquired for the last Memorandum given in
by Collodin, and made the Secreetary and Polwart deliberat upon the Articles of it
satisfied himself fully anent it, keept one double of it, gave ane oy' to the Secreetary,
and the 3'' to Polwart and Collodin, whom he immediately appointed to goe for Scotland, and try how these proposalls relished with the people ; and, according as encouradgements were given by ym, the Parliat should either sitt or stop.
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The proposalls -were, (i.) To take off the articles ; which was acquiesced to, provyding
the Kintr had some of his Oiiicers of State present in the Committie, to speak, but not to
vote (2) To enlarge the Barrens' Bench; (3") To take away the supremacy, and repone
the outtedjMinisters; (4") To settle presbitr)' according to act ofParhat 169^ : (5") To take
away the patronadges; (6") To secure the peace of the couatrey by garrisons at Inverlochie,
and other hio-hland places ; (7'') To reduce all f)-nes and forfeitures by act of parliat y'
passed in the late reigne, and that he should acquiese in whatever the ParUat proposed
,
for reparatione of losses sustained in the late gover' ; all which articles were acquiesced
into in term'mis as they were proposed ; (8) as to the Sessione, the King desyred the
Parliat mi^ht leave it tree ; but as to the constant President, he was clear ane act should
pass abolishing it fro futuro ; and, in tlie mean tyme, my Lord Stair will be brought to
demit presentlv ; he was verv free for it, and will give him incouradgment to doe it
but if v' would not doe, he was unwilling to put ane afront upon him by retracting what
he had already given. (9) As to the incapacitating, he had supphed the oiEces of
by commissiones already in w^hich he had been cautious to put non ag"" whom he
had ever heard anv objections ; and as to the sutEciencie and msufEciencie of such as
he had now named, he cannot answer for it, because he knows them not ; but the
thino- being only ad tempia, if there be anv error found in that, it may be easily rectified
And this is the substance of that paper which Sir James Ogih'y was
thereafter, &a
first pleased to nickname compromissione, and which some fools since were pleased in
trust
upon y'
good men,
imediatelv
arrivall,
3c his
Comerade
However,
it
Men
ofsatis-
to believe
them
things.
on the INIoney.
These two Gentlemen's first endeavours were w* Sir Ja. Montgomry, and the rest of
designeing to have carried their assent with them, that yrby the
there own Comerades
convinced,
as they were most for him from the beginning, so
been
have
might
King
him not
to
the
end
for
him
most
be
wold
; which was the plainest way to comince
they
only of yr good \^ill, bot of the weight they did bear in the natione, and consequently
might bring him to make amends for any shght he had done them, and put them in such
places of trust as they deserved, and slight y' enemies, whose interest he wold find but
be remembered, that Polwart, when he parted with the King, told him
was by means of these Men that he meaned to prosecute his undertakeing ;
he succeeded in it, would not his Matie deal kjTidly with him ? The King told
also to
expressly,
and
if
it
him.
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CCLLODEV
PArER.*:.
^jT
him, he was too good a friend, and was m\-ndful of those whom he believed would
be very litle so of him ; but if these men turned frendly, and changed ther way, he
could be als ready to doe them kyndneeses as thev would be to merit them.
This particular passadge thev were informed of, as also of ane other lyke it which
passed betwixt My Lord Portland and Collodin ; but no argument, reasone, or temptatione of favour, could prevail with them to trust the King, or condescend to give any
money, until he had granted them the outmost of there desyres ; particularly until he
had subjected this bench of Session to the pleasure of the Parliat. It was told, that then
the Parliament would breake if they continued so obstinat ; to which it was answered, let
in a word, ther was first ane indifferancie shown whither it brok or not,
it break
which within a very few days improved itself to ane apparent desyre in sealls to hare
it broken.
However, the soberer part of the Parli?it, finding that if it came to break they
should lose the prospeft of their Church Government, restranratione of forfeitries,
abolishing of the articles, and inlarging the Barrons' Bench ; nay not only lose the expectatione of these, but perhaps fall into (God knows what) greater mischeiffs ; either
by the want of the Parliat, or by getting ane ill one ; they positively conclude with
PoKvart and Collodin to accept of the King's offer at present, provyd for the army in
the mean tyme, and hope for better things in tvme to come ; which gave Polwart and
Collodin ground, from tyme to t\'me, to acquaint the King, and assure hjm that he
might safely suffer the Parliat to sitt.
In confidence of what they assured the King of, my Lord Secretarie MelvLll, who
was sent down with a commissione to hold the Parhat, how much he demurred upon
it through diffidence of the strenth of y' partie that was to be for him, was visibly seen ; he
had mens promises and assurances to act according to the proposalls made by Polwart
and Collodin ; bot the boisterous noyese of a contrar partie, who had brought in all
the Jacobits to be ther abettors, did so discouradge him, that he wold not adventur
upon a Parliat without furder assurances, and therefore adjorned it once and againe for
a tyme.
It was this diffiddence of my Lord Melville that induced the Members to write and
signe conjunctly a declaratione of ther mind, how they meaned to proceed in the House j
which paper, in a mock, was termed the clearing. However, when that clearing had
made a considerable progress, so as to assure the Commissioner, in termes which could
not afterwards be denyed, as verball promisses might be, he adventured to lett the
Parliat sitt ; and as he adventured to lett it sitt, had he also but adventured to tell that
he meant and was free to doe the things which really thereafter he did, he had brok
the neck of oppositione the very first day ; but his diffident tugging in smaller matters
keept life in a contrary partie, w'hich had no force but what it borrowed from jealousies
that good men had, \\hether the Commissioner wold doe these things that were promised
:
With what difficultie did the articles goe off"! yet in the end they went. How long
stuck the supremacy upon a needles notion yet it passed ; and every thing that was
brought in agitatione was besett with difficulties as, particularly, the Government of
the Church.
But, blessed be the Lord
that is so setled, that the Ministers are pleased ;
the patronadges are taken oft', to the satisfactione of both Ministers and people ; forfculturs and fjTics reduced, to the comfort of the oppressed ; the Barons' bensh inlarged,
to the satisfacuon of the freeholders ; the Parliat vindicat from the bondage of constant
Committies ; and seall oy' things done, which if the Parliat had not sitten perhaps had
never been done. So that it is a wonder how men, who have been ye-\\'itnesses to what
!
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can say that h had been better the Parliat had not sitten ; whereas it is so evihad it not sitten we had lost what we now have (perhaps for ever), and
and, indeed, it was ten to one that it did sit
for if Polwart
fallen in inevitable misen^
had not been at London to inform the King right, it had not sitten; or if, after he
came down to Scotland, he had jo^-ned with Skellmorly, and those oy' Gentlemen, in
ther wavs of pressing affairs, which is the great objection in some mens mouths (withIf the Commissioner, after
out considering Skellmorly's meaning), it had never sitten.
he came doun, had not found himself assured that the Parliat members wold be satisfied vnih the King's offers, it had never sitten ; so that, as it is e^adent that all the good
we have is by the sitdng of that ParliSt, it is also evident, that it had never sitten if it had
not been for Polwart's endeavours. And in so far as Skelmorly was oy^ ways engadged,
and did notjc^n in the same course with Pohvart, I reckon that, both in him, and all
thatw^ent his way, a step verie far wTong ; and had they known all that was at bottom
with him, I have the charitie to think that few or none of them had gone his way.
Ther is nothing that this ParUatt is disappointed of from the King, but in that of the
constant President ; nor is ther any thing the King is disappointed of from the Parliat
And
but. that the money is paid in four years which ought to have been paid in two.
I ame confident, neither King nor Parliat are to be blamed for either of these two wrong
steps ; for they are both my Lord iNlelviU's, and are indeed two m.aster-pieces of needless mishapp to him, for each of which I am svire he is doeing peimance this day.
To radicat the King as ro the constant President, it is well known how- he made Stair
He also gave way to the
z Viscoimt with no other designe but to in\ite him to demitt.
Parhat's proposal, toent no nobleman's being ane ordinary Lord of Session. He thought
the ParHat had voted that act, and woundered since why they did it not
but it stood at
my Lord Mehill, who, had he given way to that, then perhaps he had not had the
master of Stairs to be his conjunct Secretary now.
As to the di\-)ding cf the Cess in so many termes, the Parliat was not to blame for
that ; for i ' att granting of the 2 y months, they offered to pay it in two years ; but
my Lord Melvill stopt that, and took a retentione money ; delating the Cess for four
years ; (2") the error of his retentione money being quickly seen, and the Parliat called
xk novo to rectifie it, they offered yet to pay the cess in two years, and give four months
more payable at that Martimass, in lieu of the retentione money, which was not worth
six pence in the terms it was granted.
But my Lord MeUill had the mishapp to
marr that also, by rejecting the proposall, and taking the chimney money in place of
it ; which, being ineffectual as to the maintaineing of his forces, brought him to be
highly misconstructed by the Inghsh statesmen, who fotmd that he had slighted the
tymous payment of the Scotts supplv meirly (as he had cnce ingadged so) to keep the
Scotch forces upon Inglish pav, which rendered those Inglish statesmen active in procuring him a conjunct : and in the mean time he's left Scotland to lett its own po^Tits hold
up its own hose which can never be well done till the Parliat accellerat the termes of
the cess ; and which the Parhat wold doe with the better will, that the constant President were taken aw-av, which is ver\- easv for the Kin? : and therefor let honest men
hope that, when the King letts the ParUat meitt, both ther interests so much requiring
it, they will doubtlessly please ane another : to which I am sure every honest man will
is past,
dent, that
Amen.
Our present condition being such now as it is, by what is said any man may satisfie
himself how and by whose means it comes to be so.
i^ Our first wrong step was, the refuseing to clame it as our right, that the King
should not name the persons to publick trust but with the consent of Parliat.
The
say
occasione
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333
S'
3^ The
3**
Crown
the
first
who
in
it.
wrong
for
step was, the sending up of only one of a state, with the offer of
which the Duke and Skellmourly, or rather Skellmorly alone, was
to blame.
4.
or
els
some
to us
now.
For
want of
this,
is
to
be taxed,
which
their
also
my Lord
hands for
more
Melvill
rectifieing
No.
Memorandum
'
CCCLXVIL
[1701.]
1". The Viscount of Tarbat, in the yeare 1663, fell in disgrace with the King and
Court, for contriveing of the Act of Billeting ; and did run a risque of being declared
incapable of publick trust.
2''.
After haveing confined himself severall yeares at home, he changed his side,
and solicite earnestly for Lawderdail's favore ; whoes answer was, that there was nether
grace, mercy, nor peace for him
yet when the House of Hamiltoune became heavie
upon Lauderdaile, he passed from his prejudice agst Tarbat, received him into favor,
:
The
men
4"'.
for
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334
Eanguinarie laws)
dodng
his
[aDDEXDA.
vras
the
power by
c'-. By these things he had become so odious to the nation, that upon the revolution
he was possessed w' terrour, and stood up in Parliamt confessing his sins, and that he
had been ane ill man ; crjing out, was there no mercy for a penitent siner ? and proffering to confine himself at home for the rest of his davs, prov\-ding the Parliat would
but spare his life and fonune, which he acknowledged he merited to lose because of
Yea, so strong were his com-icthe many ill things that he had had a hand in, &".
tions, that, notwithstanding of all the comfortable promises he had from the D. of
Hamiltoim, he disguised himself and fled to England upon the night.
6^. What ser\-ices Tarbat hes done to King William we know not ; but he was
and then reponed to the office of
Terie quick) V made of his CounciU and Exchequer
Register, which in anno 1696 he made offer to demit, because it was in\idious in his
suposeing by such a
person, whom the countrie partie look'd upon with so ill an eve
But the King, not underpiece of self-deniall to engage the King the more to him.
standing him fully at first, took him at his word, which made him go to court, and
show all his shapes,- whereby he 's obtained from the King as follows
Item, having got a gift of recognition of the estate of Cromertv, which estate had
ane heritable jurisdiction of Shirefship over two parishes, the Viscount of Tarbat
obtains from the King a patent for adding his Lop's other estate within the shire of Ross
upon which ground the Viscount has
to the said heritable jurisdiction of Cromerr\'
taken in a great pairt of the shyre of Ross, even fi-om the East Sea Bank to the West,
under a pretence of property, superiority, reversion, or other tvTle ; so that its hard to
know what belongs to the Royalty-, or what to his Lop, which spoills the administration of justice there, for non in Ross knowes when to execute ane inhibidon.
2^, He has got from King William a ratification and possession of the 3^400. sterling out of the croun rents of Ross ; which was given him by King Charles as a
re'Hard of prosecution ; and of that fund he 's already received ^24,000. Scots.
3*. He is just now, by means of the D. of Queensberrie, to obtain a discharge of his
own few duety, amoimtingto 15 chalders A-ictuall, and 700 merks of money ; and this
by and all over the 40olb. sterling pension.
4''^.
The D. of Queensberrie has also imdertaken to get him a gift of the Chamlanrie of Ross, which hes a thousand pounds Scots of seljar)- anexed to it
and he to
count to the Excheq' for the superplus, &'.
5"". In or dinar)- yeares the croun rents of Ross, according to the exchequer fiers,
will be htle (if any at all) bevond joocl. which vill not compleat all the Viscoimt's
pretences ; so that he will have nothing to count for, unless it be in time of great
prices, which the King and his thesaurie mav probably forget to crave.
:
The Viscount hes also obtained a gift of his Majesrie of all that pairt of the
bishop's rents of Ross which were paved out of his Lop's interest, either in possession
or reversion ; which, I ame told, amounts vearly to 300 bolls of beare, or thereby ;
6'^.
nor doe
at
question, if the
to give,
but his
Lop wold be
it.
If the Viscoxmt get the Chamlanrv^, it mav be easily believed that he will not readilie
count for any superplus ; for if his own few duetv be discharged, there will be nothing to count upon ; in which case he -will imdoubtedly cause the fewers pay the bolls,
without regard to the exchequer ners, as the former chamerlans did ; and then his emoluments may be as follows
Item,
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J44,
2130
ten merks per
Item,
bolls victuall
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No. CCCLXVIII.
The
CANNOT
express, dear Sir, the surprize and sorrow that the account of your
At the same
gave me.
men and
his
Dear
Your
Sir,
affectionate cousin
&
humble Servant,
SUTHERLAND.
My
hearty respects to
my Lady
&
all
other friends.
No.
Copy of
CCCLXIX.
[Supposed,
The Manner
THE
1714.2
Depute & his Clerk came to the Cross when all *:he honest people in
church att the weekly sermon. The Shirriff caused his Clerk read the
proclamation ; and one of his officers repeated the words after him.
Some of the
magistrates were present, mocking the Shirriff ; and when the Clerk ended the reading, and cryed God save the King, the magistrates, and some they had present for
that purpose, cryed, God damne them and their King.
When the Whiggs came from
church, and heard the news, they came to the magistrates and expostulate w' them,
for not having the usual solemnity on this occasion.
Att which the magistrates were
town were
}8iaA
Shirriff
at
'
much
CL-LLODEN P.U>ERS.
^3^
[ADDENDA.
offended, and bid some of them goe hang themselves ; but, norn-ithstanding of
the WhiggS; in the afteraoon, put on their booniyres, illuminate their wuidows,
caused ring the bells, in spight of what the magistrates could doe to the contrary, and
were solerrmizing the occasion with all possible joy, till about nyne at nigh:, that the
magistrates thought fitt to stirre up a mob and rable them, by breaking their windows, scatering their boonilres, and allmost burning their houses ; and further, when
much
this,
youno- Castlehill and some others went to complain of this abuse to the magistrates,
And as ^iFj this
they thought fitting, by way of redress, to send him to prison.
were not enough, thev themselves went with some of the custom house officers, such
surs-eyors, and dnmk avowedly King James's health ; and, as some
as collector
&
say, confusion to
given
y-
King George
&
all
his Adherents.
This
is
true
coppy of
y'
account
Regents.
ROBERT MUyRO.
Xo.
CCCLXX.
'
Lord Lovat.
See Lord Lorat's Letter, No. XLIT.]
.-
under subscribing,
who have
always endeavoiured to distingtiish ourselves bv oiu: zeal for the protestant succession
your Majestie's Roval Faroily, which has now taken place, to the happiness of these
and the disappointment of all the enemies to Hbern- and the protestant religion ;do humbly implore vour royal mercy for one of your subjects, who, though
banished and a prisoner *, has now latelv, when the greatest dangers did seem to surroimd us, by the influence he has over a numerous clan, supported Avith us that cause,
which, in defence of your Majestie's undoubted title to the crown, wee have to the
utmost of our power endeavoured to maintain. This unhappy Nobleman, my Lord
Lovat, for whom in all hiuniiit\- we offer this petition, would not be so presumptuous
as himself to make any request to your Maiestie; but has appealed to those who are
known to have openly and iirmly devoted themselves to your Majestie's ser-sice. And
his relations desireing us to be witnesses of the truth in his behalf, we could much
less in justice then in compassion, refuse to bear this evidence to youi Majest)' ; that
by the assistance and power of those by the name of Fraser, who are almost all imder
his direction, we have strengthened ourselves in the defence of the present happy conThese are the motives which have compelled us in the
stim'tion in church and state.
most humble manner to lay my Lord Lovat's case before your Majesty- ; and we are
so sensible not only cf his power, but of his sincere intentioris to io\-n with us, in the
supporting in\-iolably the au:horit\- ci your Majestie's Government in the North ot
Scotland, that if we can be so happy as to obtain the royall favour for him, we humbly
make offer to become boimd for his loyal, faithful, and dutifull beha\iour to your
Majesr\-, in whatever sum your Maiest)- shall be graciously pleased to appoint.
nations,
He
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ADDENDA.]
CULLODEN PAPERS.
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List of the considerable Persons of Inverness, Morray, and Nairne, who sign'd
Adress to his Majesty in favours of the Lord Lovat ; and who are known to be
zealously affected to the present constitution, and the most landed men in those
this
shires.
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Thomas Tullock, of Fanochie.
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John Brodie, of Windie Hills,
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James Brodie, of White Hills.
James Dunbar, of Cleves.
John Roy, Baillie of Forress,
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List of the considerable Persons of the Shires of Ross and Sutherland, that sign'd
this Adress to his Majestv', in favotirs of the Lord Lovat ; and who are known to be
zealously affected to the present constitution, and the most landed men in those
Shires.
Earle of Sutherland.
Strath Naver.
Lord
Parll'.
Hugh
^Munro, of Killcairne.
Alex' Gordon, of Wnehper.
Hugh
'
Ross, of Folly.
Xo.
The
Laird of
Dear Brother,
CCCLXXL
CuUoden to
.
Duncan
Forbes.
London,
14"'
May
17 15.
The
Yesterday
in the
stuffed
Ct'LLODEX PAPER*,
ADDENDA.]
^jg
with a deal of scurrilous reflections from both parties, and that lasted from
noes 138, yeas 244.
twelve at noon to eight at night, the Tories lost it
Ther's no oyr newes but what vou have in the print sent with the votes as fully as I
can write.
By it you may perseave that tho' Jacobitism be decaying with you, as you
think, yett it is prevailing here ; and indeed I most own it is so, much more than ever
I cannot express the endeavours that are used to allienat
I thought it would have done.
the hearts of the people from his Majestie, and to create a disUke of his person and
government in them. But I hope God \vill disappoint our just fears, and overthrow
the \\icked desyres of his enemies.
,
Stuffed
Mind me
to our mother, to
Ahnagarn, and
to Tibie.
I
am
yours,
No.
CCCLXXII.
Copy of Lord
JO FORBES.
Lovat's Grant.
Kingdom.
George P. C. R.
Let a grant be passed under His
efl'ect
INIa'"
following
Our Souvereigne Lord, with the advice and consent of the Lord Cheif Baron, and
the rest of the Barons of his Ma"' Court of Exchequer in Scotland, for the many brave
and loyal services done and performed to his Ma'-' by Simon Lord Lovat, parucularly
for the zeal and actinty he showed in suppressing the late unnatural rebellion in the
north of Scotland, and for his known affection to his Ma'- '* person and government,
ordains a letter of gift to be made and passed under his Ma"' Privy Seal of Scotland, in
due and competent form ; giving, granting, and disponing, like as his Ma'*', -with advice
and consent forsaid, gives, grants, & dispones, to and in favours of Simon Lord Lovat,
and his heirs and assigneys, the escheat of all goods, gear, debts, and sums of money,
Jewells, gold, silver, coined and uncoyned, utensills and domicills, horse, nolt, sheep,
cornes, cattle, bonds, obligations, contracts, decreets, sentences, compromitts, and
all othep good?, gear, escheatable whatsome\er, as well not named as named, which
pertained of before to Alex' M'Kenzie, of Fraserdale, the time of the sentence given
and pronounced ag" him by the Lord Justice Clerk and Comm'''' of Justiciary, for the
causes after mentioned ; or which have accressed, pertained, or belonged to him at any
time since ; or which shall happen to fall, accress, pertayn, or belong to him in any
time coming ; together with the said Alex' M'Kenzie his life-rent, escheat of all lands,
heretages, tenem", annual rents, tacks, steedings, roomes, possessions, and others
whatsoever, pertaining and belonging to him, with the whole mails, ferms, kaines,
customes, casualtys, profits, and dutys of the same ; and that of all years and termes
bygone since the pronouncing of the aforesaid sentence, and of all years and terms in
time coming during his life-lime, now fallen and become in his Ma'" hands, and at his
gift and disposition, by the sentence given and pronounced by the Lord Justice Clerk and
Com" of Justiciary in North Britain ag" the said Alex' MXeji^ie, of Fraserdale, upon
X X 2
the
CULLODEN' P.iPERS.
340
[aDDEKDA.
the
making void all fraudulent entail, tailzies, &: coavevances, made there for barring
or excluding the effect of forfeitures that mav have been or shall be incurred there on
any such account-; as also for calling any suspected person or persons, v^-hose estates or
principal residence are in Scotland, to appear at Edinburgh, or where it shall be judged
expedient, to find bail for their good behaA^iour ; and for the bener disarming disailected
persons in Scotland.
As also his Ma'^, with advice and consent foresaid, hath given,
granted, and disponed, and hereby gives, grants, dispones to and in favours of the
said Simon Lord Lovat, and his foresaids, the sum of ^500. sterline monev, fallen
and become in his Ma"^" hands, and at his Highnesse's gift and disposicon, bv the foresaid sentence given and pronounced upon the said day and year, by the Lord Justice
Clerk and Comm'* of Justiciani- in Scotland, against the said Alex' M'Kenzie ; whJch
said sentence is now remaining on record in his ^Nla"^'" said Court of Excheq' ; whereby
it appears, the said Lords, for the causes and upon the acco"^ forsaid, did fine him in
the said sum of ^jco. sterhng, and declare his single and life-rent and escheat to be
for
Ire
Given
of
his
Ma"
5-ear
reign.
By His Royal
Highness's command,
R. WALPOLE.
W-^i ST OUENTIN.
R.
EDGCUMBE.
No.
CCCLXXm.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
ADDEKDA.J
341
No. CCCLXXIII.
Memorial
for
THAT
the Memorialist's ancestors, the people of his name, and vassalls, have at all
times been faithful servants to the Crown and their country, and have constantly adhered to the pairty of the reformation in Scotland, and have been ahvays reckoned a
Government.
manner y Memorialist
& friends, vassalls, & tennants, were exposed to the fury & resentment of the Mackdonalds, who have within these eight
or nine & twenty years invaded, pillaged, & plundered, that part of the country which
belongs to him, be had the boldness to attack his father &: a body of Mackintoshes,
supported by two companies of regular forces, and, after a considerable slaughter of
That
in a pardcular
make
his
s''
father prisoner.
That the Memorialist's father haveing, at the revolution, refus'd to jovn those who
took up arms against King William, did of new incurr the envy of his neighbours &
the same McDonalds did again burn & waste his country ; of which he nor his friends,
vassalls, & tennants, were never able to recover reparation.
That your Memorialist was never concerned in the money that was distributed in the
;
the Clans, nor indeed gave any evidence of disafiection, till the late fatal
time of his being engaged in this rebellion.
That when the S't unfortunate & unjustifiable rebellion broke out, the Memorialist,
his friends, vassalls, & tennants, being surrounded with enemies, and he having too
great a facility and reliance upon some of his neighbours & relations, was engaged,
partly out of desire to preserve his country, where he could not remain in safety
neutral, partly out of weak compliance to those friends & neighbours, manifestly
against his duty, & against the intreaties &: councils of some of his best & nearest
late reign to
friends
&
relations.
That, being thus unhappily engaged, he & too great a number of his friends &: followers, that were in the rebellion, did behave themselves with all possible moderation j
and at home his wife did assemble to the amount of 400 men to defend the country
a body cross
ag'' the Rebells that remained In those parts, & who were marchuig
the country.
That about that time S^ John M' Kenzle, of Coul, who was governor for the Rebella
in Inverness, finding his garrison weak, did much solicit the Memorialist's wife to assist
with 200 of these men ; but she refused, & stood upon her own defence ; to which
refusal may be ascribed. In some part, the bloodless surrender of that important place
to the Lord Lovat, Capt. George Grant, brother to brigadier Grant, the Lairds of Kilraik, Culloden, and others.
That the said Ivlemorialist's wife, so soon as my Lord Lovat
those with him were
masters of Inverness, came to that place, & made offer of what men she had to joyii
the L'' Lovat, &". But his Lop & the other gentlemen with him, being jealous of that
part of the Memorulist's followers, on account of the ill conduct of your Memorialist
&
&his
CCLLODEN PAPERS.
342
[^ADDENDA*
Other friends in the rebellion, refus'd to admitt them to joyn, & desired they might
up such arms as thev had to which the Memorialist's wife gave ready comphance,
& those arms were brought in Sc delivered accordingly.
That this transaction, of oflering to jo^-n, &: disarming of the men, happened before
any treaty with the Earl of Seafort or Marq' Huntly, & when the Rebells were in great
&; his
give
expectation of foreign assistance, &: the aryval of the Pretender, who did arvve accordingly in a very short time thereafter.
That the garrison of Inverness, under the Earl of Sutherland & the Lord Lovat,
&". being in extream want of provisions, Sc desiring relief from the s"* Memorialist's
wite, she sent in an hundred cows for the service of the Government, & took bills for
them, chiefly that it might appear that what assistance she gave was of choice & not by
compulsion ; & in fact the s" garrison of Inverness was so satisfied w' the sincerity of
the ^lemorialist's wife Sc friends, that they allow'd her to possess her house, v.hilst
garrisons were put in the houses of other Rebells.
All which facts the jMemorialist presumes \\ill be attested bv persons of undoubted
credite Si afFecdon to the Government, to whom the Memorialist's person, 5c the circumstances of his familv, friends, & followers, are known.
That from thence \o' Memorialist humbly presumes to plead the merit of the long
service of his familv, tideUty of friends, name, 6c followers, to the Crown, Countrev, Re-
formation & Revoludon ; as well as the just Sc fair proceedings of the Memorialist's
uife 6c his reladoas &; followers in his absence, as a leviation and abatement to the guilt
of his being concerned in this most unnatural & most unjustifiable rebellion ; into which
he hath been drawn chiefly out of fear for the wasting of his estate, & abuses to be committed on himself, friends, 6c followers ; 6c out of too great simplicirv Sc reliance on
some of his friends 6c neighbours.
No.
The
CCCLXXIV.
M' Duncan
Dear Brother,
Forbes.
Lond.
know
25""
June 1717.
that the
yesterday at
to
CULLODEX PAPERS.
ADDENDA.]
343
we both parted, and mett again litis day att ten a clock. In the interim,
prepaird ther answer ; and att twelve a'clock we had a messadge from
had
the Managers
showeing
that ther Lops were in Westminster Hall, rady to goe on with
the Lords,
and
Oxfoord
that
was at the barr. To which the Commons, in answer,
the tryall,
sent a messadge to the Lords by M' Cartright, that the resolution ther Lops had come
to last night was of such a nature, and might be of such dangerous consequencies to
the hbertys of the Commons, that they nmst have some tyme allowed them to look
out for precedents ; and after some debate in the House, ther Lops allowed till Thursday next at eleven a clock. Niu\', d' Brother of myne, this is all has passed since Oxfoord came on the stadge at Westminster. The bill impowering the Commissioners of
but I am tolld,
Inquirie to play the Devill and all with mankynd is past our House
by a very good hand, that it will not pass the Lords, att least not so easily. Tho' I
am now wearie, and has writ a good deall, I know you'll think it all tryfling, and not
I own it ; but by G
d I cannot help it ; for I tell you
so good as the tale of a tub.
all I know ; and if your oyr correspondents are as ttyfleing as I, lett them answer for
to resort
so
themselves.
'
,
JO.
FORBES.
The generall oppinion is, that the Commons will not agree with the resolution of
the Lords; so Oxfoord will get offscott free, and the Pai-liat will be up very soon.
No.CCCLXXV.
OUESTIONS
Was
V' Question.
not reported, and did
it
-\
{Did
The Provost
{Did
access to survey
B. Mitchell
D. of Guild
Stark
D. Convener
ferior people.
ferior people.
in-
of his belief,
the
the officers
came
to
B. Mitche
D.
<
tliat
complain to him.
f
Knew nothing of the matter, having teen
\out of town.
Believed on the said 24"" of June that the
r
B. Sterline
B. Joi'inson
of Guild, 8c
D. Convener,
officers
gentries by the
llircats
of die
mob.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
S44
Did you not hear,
or believe, 1
The Provost
the 24'
-,
down
till
JOS.
{ malt
B. Johnson
B. Mitchell
GUEST.
i
I
D. of Guild
D. Convener
tax.
Knew
GEORGE WADE.
A. SPOTbWOOD.
.
B. Sterline
the Evening,
[addenda.
>
said.
r Saw no such mobbish assemblies as menWere there not such Mobbish >.
Assemblies on the Streets in I The Provost
-s tioned in the question in that year ; but has
Anno 171 , when first the K
^ heard and believed there were such.
JSIalt tax was by Law to have
Sterline
Knows nothing of the matter.
B.
j
taken place in Scotland ?
J B. Johnson &
Answer the same as the Provost.
B. IMitchell
}
Knows nothing of the matter.
D. of Guild
Answers the same with the Provost.
D.Conveener
5*.
The
their Office
Provost
-law.
Sterline
Knew
Johnson
Knew
B. Mitchell
D. of Guild
D. Conveener
6^.
Was
Door
to be broken
open
ADDENDA.^
CULLODKX
PAl'ERl-
Knew
B. Mitchell
r
- )
D. Guild
"j
V^
D.Conveener
345
Knows
quarters.
Knows
hav-
-<
1th
Was
there not
ger of a
Mob
tlie
same
dan-"'
The
I'rovost
danger of
B. Sterline
B. Johnson
'
Knew
Knows
D. Conveener
Did you, ever since the Re-"
know that the Town
of Glasgow was one night with-
GEORGE WADE.
A. SPOTS WOOD.
The
Provost,
B. Sterline,
B. Johnson,
B. Mitchell,
D. of Guild,
D. Conveener,
town
in order
as the Provost.
^were
lyable to
be fined.
dered the
night,
Town
Town
Clerk to order
Officers to attend
to the
The
Provost
y T
all
the
he with the
or 5 other Burgesses,
rioters,
doing
all
Income
D. Conveener
that
^ came
.''
B. Sterline
B. Johnson
B. Mitchell
D. of Guild
-,
Officers
the
his
bell's
Town
left
-,
of the 13
having
JOS. GUEST.
many
rules
volution,
nothing
B. Mitchell
D. of Guild
mob.
to their duty.
Know
Was
'
^ADDENDA.
CULLODEN' PAPB.S.
Why
tlon
The ProTOJt
-<(
from the
Wob?
force to support
D. cf Guild
"
"
f
r
-<
Knew
On
Pean
CoSeehousetOietlethatmatterj
it not proposed by one of
was
-p
^f Guild
'
<
that
A. SPOTSWOOD.
JOS. GUEST.
Ceteri
it
was contrary
when the
James Falconer,
and Henry Luke,
mount guard
...
resolution
was
carried to the
not
,'
.1.
to
arms
that
GEORGE WADE.
Was
it
maltman,
saw
Ceteri
besides that, he
above.
Tlie Provost
Riar.deJ the
what reason
him
(.tin-e.
\_
er for
Kaew
no:
ADDENDA.]
CULLODEN' rAPERS.
347
Says, that
when
the
out of
I4'\
By whose
was the
Burgher guard mounted that
Friday's night ? and was not
the said Henry Luke one of
that guard ? and was there any
who pursued
other of those
souldiers
rice
good
orders
employed
number of
guard with as
well-afTected citizens as
j)
^f Qy^jj
the
in that ser-
informed that
mob
had a personall
the guard to
Dec. Conveener's care, and went out of
the way. He saw not Luke, nor any other
person who had followed the troops on
the
he
left
^that guard.
I).
Cunveener
>i
Knew
Ceteri
'
When
leave the
he
to leave
it
Did he not
Advocate
Bailly
did
Town
Sterline'
How
.''
at that
at
news of
& how
way
was
his foot
stirrup to return
he return
he
he
he
he
Edinburgh, on Fri-
going to put
the
in
just
the
B. Sterline
<
Glasgow,
GEORGE WADE
A. SPOTSWOOD.
GUEST.
to
to put
further sayeth,
Knew
Ceteri
'
liis
that he
went
to
Borand
nothing.
Is present
&
maltman
16"-.
night's
roustoness,
JOS.
first
was going
was going
was going
home on the
mob ? Did
directly to
first
came
juncture
nothing.
day's forenoon ;
day and the night following
B. Mitchell
*\
I
y y 2
till
5 o'clocl*
no mob; and
tho' his sou-in-law came in to him as
above, and the servants were frequently
going in and I'.ut, they told him no tidings
of any such thing; so went to bed that
in the
)>
morning;
hea,rd of
CCLLODEX PAPERS,
did not Stay in town till the
next day ; and \vhether he did
not then leave it in the forenoon, c for what reason ? Is
he not present Trades Bailly
and a maltinan ?
[addenda.
to take
the place,
_riage.
Knew
Ceteri
17*.
Whether did not the Deacon'
Conveener absent himself from
the Provost on Thursday's night
before the mob invaded Shawfield's
house
How
;.
D. Conveener
-<(
and
in
what company
he
did
nothing.
Ceteri
severall injurious
the printed account ; and
accordingly, in presence of Biillv Sterline,
B. Johnson, and the Dean of Guild, several
Burgesses of credite gave declarations of
what they saw and heard ; from which the
account was drawn that was signed by
reflections
in
_into
B. Johnson Sc
D. of Guild
The
Agree.
Knew
rest
nothing.
19^.
Whether
B. Sterline
"1
Si
J original signed
B. Joluiaon
.'
GEORGE WADE.
A. SPOTSWOOD.
JOS. GUEST.
:.
-'<
is
the
CULLODEN PAPERS.
ADDENDA.]
549
20"
Magistrates
over
The
Provo;t
any of
stolen goods
tlie
mob,
Ceteri
steps
against
J
j
21".
therefor, thougli
Lnot
safe lo
'
came
up, to re-
bien
that
Sterlrne,
Johnson,
and
rheD.Conveener
damages sustained
B
B
.the rains.
Declares,
The Dean
of
Guild
Sterline,
Advocat'
acquain.
B. Sterline
proper evi-
Did not
Bailley
immediately on
'?
that the
The Provost
the Advocate's
(^instant.
Say,
that
that the
^Majji-
"
u upon
ai'.d
the
&
an.i did
Did
th
)>
strates
list
coming
anivall at Gla?gbw,
ri.r,
{Acknowledges,
to
v-Magi.-:rates.
f charge
other.
{Re
Reform.s
B. Sterline
at'
who were
offenders
All
CCLLODEN PAPERS.
35<?
24^=
Why
did
Magistrates'
to^m
the
came
The Provost
>
into the
[.VDDENDA.
make
that
that inquisition
B. Sterline
covery.
B. Johnson
f
B. MitcheU
-<
L timation
{^lade
D.
of
Gudd
ways
afraid.
^lade no enquiry, because the Magistrates never acquainted him they had
L directions to that purpose.
How
came
Saturdav,
it
after
Conveener
<;
Tho'
'
night,
yet
morning
they were
and
it
dismissed
was not
safe to
in
the
meddle
This and the six preceding papers, on each of which we have signed our names,
contain the original examination taken of the Magistrates of Glasgow, by His Majest}'s
Advocate, on Thursday the 15" instant, before us. General ^Vade, Col' Spotswood,
and Col Guest, In witness whereof, we have signed this and every other page of this
examination ; and have also signed our names to the originall letter, and to the list of
offenders said to be produced in this examination.
GEORGE WXDZ.
'
A. SPOTSWOOD.
JOS. GUEST.
No.
CCCLXXVI.
M' Delafaye
My
Lord Advocate.
Lord,
I
HA\T
"Whitehall, July
laid
&
to the
by which
yo"^
Lop's
29" 17^5.
care you have taken in the execution of their orders to you, with relation to the late
tumults at Glasgow.
Their Ex-7s have commanded me to signif)- to yo' Lop their further directions, that
you prosecute with \-igour, not only the persons concerned in those tumults, but also the
IMagistrates of that town, who, by the examinations you have taken, appear to have
been guilrv- of gross malversation, in not taking due care (to say no worse) to prevent or suppress the riot ; and as you mention, that you have proofs against some of
the
CrLLODEN PAPERS.
ADDENDA.]
351
the criminals, as having been in pursuit of the King's troops, which involves them in
the guilt of high treason, their Ex"=." have thought fit, that, notwithstanding their former directions, if yo' Lop find it proper to prosecute any of them for tliat crime, you
should do
it
cannot conclude, without mentioning, that nothing could be more clear & satisfactory than the method in which your narrative is drawn, and supported by the several
And indeed the abilitys you have show n, in all your propapers to which it referrs.
ceedings in this affair, & your manner of writing upon it, give all possible reason to
expect that, thro' your care and good management, the success of it will be such, as
must redound to your own honour, and to the ease and securin' of His Maj'>'^ Government, and the preservation of the peace and good order in your parts ; in which I
heartily wish you success, and am, with great truth and respect,
My Lord,
Yo' Lop's most obedient humble Servant
I
CH: DELAFAYE.
No.
CCCLXXVII.
to
M' Delafaye.
Edinburgh,
Sir,
I
HAVE
3''
August 1725.
com-
mand
to prosecute with vigour, not only the persons concerned in the late tumults
Glasgow, but also the Magistrates of that town ; with this further direction, that
such persons as can be proved to have been in arms in pursuit of the King's forces
should be prosecuted for high treason, if I should think it proper to prosecute any of
them for that crime ; and that the names of fit persons be transmitted to their Excellencies, towards making out a commission of over and terminer.
As to this last matter, tho' the crime of the otfenders may in a verv proper construction amount to high treason, and tho' the present conjuncture undoubtedly demands
the most exemplary punishment ; yet there are so manv difficulties that lye in the
way of making that punishment effectual, that I must humbly submitt it to their Excellencies, whether it is not more expedient to carr)' on a prosecution which will be
attended with abundance of terrour, and probably mav end in a severe punishment,
than to attempt a tryall which, as matters presently stand, would certainly be fruitless.
In the disposition in which the country now is, it would be utterly impossible to pick
up a grand juTv, for example, that would find bills against these rioters, or that could
be convinced that their offence is within the construction of law- high treason ; and
this the Lords Justices may thorowly be convmced of, when they reflect upon the
success of commissioners of oyer and terminer sent into this Country five or six
at
years ago.
Another
bills
difficult)'
is
is,
such, that
or presentments
we could
the
indictment
CULLODEX PAPERS.
9<2
^ADDENDA.
and in the next place, by the law of Scotland no such thing is knowii
as a peremptcr challenge ; so that if e can find 15 honest men for the jun-, which
is the number of jurors in criminal tryalls in Scotland, we may have just hopes oi
Besides that in tnalls for felony, &c. v\-hen the prosecution is carrved on
success.
before the Court of Justiciar)- at Edinburgh, we are not confined to a jury of the
county where the ofience v.-as committed.
~ These are the considerations that determine me to tliink, that it is more expedient to
carry on these prcsecurions according ro the first directions which I had the honour
to receive, than to attempt a tryall for high treason, which imdoubtedly must pro\ e
successless ; and therefore if it should prove agreeable to the Lords Justices, I purpose,
v;ithout loss of time, to proceed against the rioters as guilty of felony, by the act of
and as guilt)' of taking up arms, and invading in a
the first of the King against riots
forces,
that were posted in the toToi for the presers^acion
hostile m.anner His Majesn-'s
assisting
the ci\-ill Magisuate in the execuc" _n of the laws,
cf the publick peace, and for
founding on
granted
to his Majestie by act of Parhament
and in levving the duties
83**
Parliament
c^-^ of
particuUarly
on
the
act
and
certain Scotch acts of Parliament,
burghs,
liwithin
without
convocations
of
men
in
arms
Oueen Mar^-, which makes
indictment
whereof may be deprivation &: incapacity but even that punishment, I am confident,
will by its example do a great deail of sernce to the pubhck, in comincing Magistrates
every where that it is not safe for them to be passive.
If this course of proceeding shall be agreeable to the Lords Justices, I shall take
care to have matters so prepared, that, upon the very first notice from their Excellencies, the prosecutions shall -without lo^ of time be commenced.
I have nothing to add to my last, concerning the state of the Maltsters in this lovrti,
who continue in the same obstinacy as formerly, but that endeavours are used to conand that a very strict eye is keept over them, to prevent ail
vince them, if possible
disorders, imtill I shall have received the Lords Justices commands concerning them.
I am. Sir, with great respect.
Your most humble
Sc most obedient Serv'.
;
No.
CCCLXXVill.
M' Delafaye
'
My Lord,
UPON my
ceive
to the
Lord Advocate.
5* August 1 725.
had the honour to reof which relates to the
Whitehall,
laying before the Lords Justices the letters
27'
and
month, the
last
"
confederacy
CULLODEN PAPERS.
ADHENDA.]
353
confederacy among the brewers at Edinburgh, and the proceedings of the Lords of
Session thereupon ; their Exc>' commanded me to signify their approbation & thanks to
their Lordships, which I have accordingly done in a letter to my Lord President.
I am also commanded to acquaint your Lordship with their Ex'" intire approbation of
your conduct upon this occasion ; of whose vigilance, care, and wisdom, they have such
signal proofs, that their Ex'" judged the best direction they could give for your further proceedings in this matter was, to leave them entirely to your own discretion ;
who from its circumstances, which as you observe are subject to much variation, arebest able to judge what is most fit to be done. Their Ex'*' have, therefore, thought
it most proper that, according to what I have formerly signify'd to you by their order,
you should continue to act in these affairs according to your own judgement, on
which they have a very well grounded r^lyance ; and will not enter into particulars,
but approve of all your sentiments ; in which you will continue, or not, as the state
of affairs for the time being shall suggest to you to be most adviseable.
The Lords Justices greatly commended your care and diligence in the affair of the
imprisonment of the soldiers at Elgin; and were extremely well pleased with the Magistrates' ready compliance with what you recommended to them ; and as their Ex'^* intention in that respect is answered, yoa will please to return me the letter I had been
ordered to write to those Magistrates, in the stopping of which you acted with your usual
prudence.
I heartily wish you success, and am, with great truth and esteem,
My Lord,
Your Lord'" most obedient humble Servant,
CH. DELAFAYE.
No.
CCCLXXIX.
M' Delafaye
to the
Lord Advocate.
My Lord,
I RECEIVED
restraint
of the
Glasgow
rioters at
but,
CULLODEU PAPERS.
"354
[ADDEyOA*
will have under his Grace's own hand ; but as the letter came to me in his absence,
could
not forbear taking the first opportunity of acquainting vou \vith it
I
as what, I
doubt not, will give vou very- great satisfaction, and contribute very much to support
you, under the labour and trouble, which the present urJiappy conjuncture has brought
upon you.
What your Lordship proposes in relation to the prosecutions to be carried on, both
of the Rioters and Magistrates of Glasgow, is so agreable to the directions already sent
you, and to -what I apprehend to be the intention of the Lords Justices, and is so "well
concerted in every respect, that I am persuaded vou need make no manner of difficultr
of going on, in that method, even before you receive their Ex*^' particular orders for
it ; which I doubt not but I shall be com.manded to send vou next Thursday ; services
of this nature being sometimes hurt by delays. But of this your Lordship is the best
judge ; and therefore I hope you will forgive my freedom, in troubling you with my
own poor thoughts, which I beg you will believe is entirely owing to the zeal and respect with which I have the honour to be.
My Lord,
Your Lord"" most obedient humble servant,
you
CH. DELAFAYE.
No.
cecLxxx.
Mr. Delafaye
My
to the
Lord Advocate.
Whitehall, June 3o'^ 1726.
Lord,
I
RECEIVED
the honour of your Lop's letter of the 21'' ins' and gave
it
to
my
Lord Duke of Newcastle, who laid it before the King, & has ordered me to acquaint
you that his Ma'-' was extreemly pleased with the accounts you give of the state of
Scotland ; the quiet and peaceable situation of which is in verv great measure
imputed to your care and pains to bring people into a reasonable way of thinking.
We have no domestick news ; matters abroad have a very fair prospect ; the chicanes
in Holland are over, and we shall now very soon have their accession in y' manner we
desired, and that of Sweden.
I send Mr. Campbell, by this post, the instrument for Baron Lant to be Chief Baron.
in a post or two, to send you the commission for a clerk of the peace ;
I shall not fail,
do what they
it has been prepared long since ; but my masters can hardly be got to
Indeed, I must do them justice, this has been a time of hurrv ; I
think will wayt.
jnvself went to bed this morning by broad daylight at i ho. past 3.
1 am, with y' most sincere & hearty respect.
My Lord,
Your Lop's most obedient & most humble servTint,
affairs in
CH. DEL.\FAYE.
I
No.
Lord Lovat
My
dear General,
CCCLXXXI.
to the
Lord Advocate.
London,
y' 7'"
of July 1726.
DO
I
not often trouble you w' my letters ; but I canot forbear soUciting of you,
in favours of my near relation Ranald ISlc Doiiald of Binbekula, now the true
righteous
&
CULLODEK PAPERS.
JLbDENDA.i
355
&
Grace promised
his
to
LOVATl".
CCCLlCXXn.
No.
M' Scrope
My
to the
Lord Advocate.
Lord,
HAVE
y'
My Lord,
& most
faithfull
humble
serv*,
J.
No.
SCROPE.
CCCLXXXIII.
My
obedient
24=" 1726.
to the
Duke of Newcastle.
Lord,
THIS coimtry continues in the same tem.per and tranquility as when I had the
honour to write last to your Grace.
,
M' Gordon, of AchintouU, who has a small estate in the county of Banff, who was
a Major General in the Muscovite service till the year 17 11, and in the late rebell'on
was employed by the Pretender, is lately come to Scotland. It was, I believe, intended
to attaint him ; but in the act of parliament, the i"' of the late Kong, he happens to be
described by a false Christian name ; and the misnomer is so considerable, that in a
contest between him and the late commissioners of forfeitures, who seized the estate as
forfeited, it was, after taking the opinion of all the Judges of England, adjudged in the
'
z z 3
House
'
"
CULLODEM PAPERSi
2j
[^ADDENDA.
House of Lords,
affirmed.
This Gentleman came to me this morning, and told rne, that, tho' eve- since the date
of that judgement, which vr^s in the year 1 720, he looked upon himseli as at libertv to
return with safety- to Scotland ; yet he chose rather to withdraw from those persons with
whom he had been formerly confederat^ed, and tn live retired at Buloigne, in France,
whilst any jealousy or suspicion might be entertained in respect to his coming over ; but
now, perceiving a general prospect of universal peace and tranquility-, and obser\Tng the
Kino- placed upon the throne with the unanimous consent and approbation of his people,
he apprehended his return to his native country would give no manner of umbrage, and
therefore he had chosen the purtx of coming over, with an intention to pass the remaining part of his life at home in quiet and obscurin". He said, it was his design, in
talkino- to me, that I might, if I thought fit, lav his case before his Majesty ; protestIn<T that, hov.ever secure he thought himself in the protection of the laws, yet if it was
his Majest}^'s pleasure that he should \\ithdraw from his dominions, he would readily
give
I
Ed% August
8^^
if
vou
1727.
D. Newcastle.
No.
CCCLXXXIY.
General "Wade
to the
Lord Advocate.
Sir,
I
WAS
in hopes,
by delaying
to answer
hope
to
meet you
at S'
GEORGE WADE.
I
spok
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now
spoke
to the
in the Castle.
it.
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No.
London,
i)ear Brother,
I
357
AM just
now going
out to
the
19"" Aprill
1728.
Duke
The
ill
chief mtent of
it is,
to
here,
We
No.
CCCLXXXVI.
M' Hamilton
to the
Lord Advocate.
My Lord,
AS
trouble, so
entitled to.
It is alwise usual, upon the coming in of a new Chancellor, for him to appoint
about fifty or sixty gentlemen, some of them counsel and some of them solhcitors, to
be commissioners in matters of bankruptcy ; which is not only an advantage to each of
them of near one hundred pounds p' ann. but is also an introduction and increase to
The favour therefore I would humbly beg of your Lordship is, to let me have a
Letter from you to M' Talbot (the Chancellor that is to be); wherein you will be so
good as to recommend me to his favour, to be one of such Commissioners of bankruptcy, or in any other station he should think proper.
I have no reason to doubt, but
such a recommendation from your Lordship, with some others I shall he able to procure.
y
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Avill,
together with
To
Success.
M'
prevent your
letter
letter
Mv
post.
Please to beHeve
am,
Lord,
Servant,
^L HA:^iILTON.
Lincoln's Inn Fields,
2o'*Oc. 1733.
My
No.
The Lord
Dear
to you.
CCCLXXXMI.
Advocate's Letter to
Sir,
IT
this,
semce
is
that
you
learn
from
M'
Talbot.
W Hamilton,
fill
who
you
had the happimake the whole nation
some years
will deliver
Bv the change, I mav lose the familiarity of conversation I enjoyed ; I hope I shall
not lose vour friendship ; and I am sm-e no change of fortune can make you lose in
me
a ver\" sincere
humble
Ser\"ant.
brings vou this trouble is an opinion of M' Hamilton's, that I have some
He is desirous to be appointed by you one of the Commissioners
interest with vou.
in matters of Bankruptcy ; and beheves that mv intercession for him inay add some
If you did not know him personally, I should trouble you
"weio^ht to his own merit.
with his character ; but as he has had the honour often to have waited on you, I need
sav nothing on that subject ; but content mvself with recommending him to your favor
What
ias
a friend of mine, to
will
Dear
Yeur most
Xo.
very
much obhge.
Sir,
faithfull
&
Ser'.
CCCLXXXVIII.
to the
Lord
President.
My Lord,
had the honour to see vour lop at your own house, you was so good
as to promise me some private advice, which I -was resolved to claim as soon as yoiuand the rather, that I had no conjecture touching the subject of
leisure shou'd permit
h, but I was sure it must be well worth my hearing.
Since that time, the incidents of Friday & Sat\irday last, in the case of Brechin, have
probably given your lop more to say to me, & have given me a fresh occasion to wish
for an audience, which I rather choose than any message ; th^' Lo. Elches told me, he
had a kind one from your lop to be deHver'd to me.
I am one of the sincere admirers of your lop's virtues, proud cf the kindness you are
pleased to express towards me, & ambitious to deserve it ; &:, that I may do this, ready
The
last
time
to
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&
docility.
apology, where
strive to
As
35^
any have
am
&
tliank^
to get audience of
convinced,
my
will confess,
&
amend.
to the
Brechin
the grounds of
my
affair,
suffer
me
to anticipate,
so far as to say a
little
before
hear
charg-e.
Against a s"* diligence craved by petition, & that intimated on purpose that the
respondent might show cause viva voce, I was entitled to be heard.
1 intended to have set forth briefly the very matters in the petition from my side,
signed by three of us, only to show that we all thought the matter thereof pertinent
competent to be urged
of the merits you were to judge.
On the 27"', I was not heard out; & onceSc again moved, or pressed, that I might
be heard. So far I apprehended I was using my right, &c that of the subject, to be
heard out, at an occasion when to be at all heard was surely competent.
This, I thought,
the meanest or youngest of my brethren might crave or insist for.
I do not know or
remember that I did more than this, or used any improper terms. If I did, I apprehend it to be so contrary to r.iv temper & practice, that I should hardly forgive myself
for being so indecent, or undutiful towards the Court; but if there was nothing of this
sort, is it not pardonable in any man at the bar to be upon occasion somewhat earnest
for audience in it ?
My spirit, God knows, is none of the most keen or violent ; nor
am I conscious, that it is incident to me to be often or much heated and whenever I
am at all warmed, it is excited by nothing but the apprehension of some wrong done, or
I may surely be much mistaken, & doubtless often am so ; as every counsel has
a doing.
a side, or a party, which naturally & almost necessarily gives some bias to his judgment.
But sometimes mistakes will fall out in the most knowing & upright judges, who are
but men ; and what must the bar become if some scope be not allowed, even to genius,
& at all times a just hberty, & a calm & patient audience till the thing be understood,
& providing we do not trespass by prolixity or repetition. But I fear I am now trespassing one of these ways, & writing too much for a letter, which was intended singly
to beg the favour of your lop's sending me word when you will have a leisure hour to
be attended by.
My Lord,
:
&
&
WILLIAM GRANT..
Ed^Feb^
3^ 1741.
No.
General
[No Date
My
CCCLXXXIX.
Wade
to the
Lord
President.
latter
end of
742.3
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agreement between them from the time he first entered upon his office ; & told me, he
had been often solicited both by Gordon's & Price's friends, whom he had absolutely
that, as tliere wzs an express paragraph in his instructions against the buying
refused
or selling any offices or employments in the Ordnance, he would never give his consent
to estabUsh a president so pernicious to the sendee, and directly repugnant to his
Maiest)''s orders ; and as I had nothing to alledge on the other side of the question, I
was fors'd to give up the cause however, if it happens at any time that I can be of
Service to him, it will be a sufficient inducement to me, when I remember he was
recommended bv my good friend Colloden ; ror whose former civilitvs, & present
kind remembrance, I shall ever retain the utmost sence of gratitude & respect.
As
to Caulhcld's affair, I can hardly think of it with patience
I had obtained the Royal
Consent, Sc the commission was drawn & at the closet door in order to be sign'd ;
:
when
a malicious gent",
to put a stop to
it
Gov' was not dead. This I had heard, but took no nonce of it, since I knew the
next post would clear up that matter but fresh objections was raised ever)' dav, & the
nation raised, to support the most malicious & ill-natured act ever was done bv one
gentleman to another & was very near determining me to turn countrv gentleman j
which when it was apprehended, to palliate matters, I had my new emplovment given
me, without asking. The L' Governm' is not yet given to any bodv, &: the commission remains unsign'd in the Secretary's bagg.
There are some other circumstances not
L''
as
it
will,
I shall
Your most
faithfull 8c
GEORGE WADE.
Xo.
The Lord
*
Dear
CCCXC.
Sir,
WHEN
'B'ards,
them
I first heard of tlie orders given to the Highland regiment to march southgave me no sort of concern, because I supposed the intention was only to see
but as I have lately been assured, that they are destined for forreign servdce, I
it
I am to suggest has not been already under consideration, it's possible the resoludon may be departed from ; and if those, who see clearer <5: farther into such matters
than I in my situation possibly can, are not moved with the apprehensions that alarm
me, and shall think proper to persist in the measure, their doing so A^ith their eyes
open will go far to remove my fears ; and I am confident the liberty I am now takeing,
pretty much out of my sphere, cannot be misconstrued to proceed from any oy^ cause
tiian my imalterable regard for his Majesde k the peace of his kingdoms,
W^hat
^vhat
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^S^l
&
&
&
&
my zeal.
ray ignorance
I suppose, then, that the generous efforts his Majestie is makeing to preserve the
libertvs of Europe -will provoke the invader of those libertys, and may produce a war
with the Crown of France ; and I suppose in the next place, in case such a war happen,
France may espouse the interest of the Pretender, and attempt, if not seriously to sett
him on the throne, at least to make a very important diversion, at the expence of
If there is no probability of such a rupture, or no
risquing a very few battaHons.
danger that in such an event France may think of playmg the game I have mentioned,
what follows is useless ; and you may throw iiside this letter without reading any more
of it ; but then if there is any liklyhood that France may enterprize w hat I dread, to
me it wou'd seem in common prudence highly necessary not to faciUtate that enterprize ;
but, on the contrary, to do every thing that might render it dificult, or rather
impracticable.
I take it for granted, that if there is any liklyhood of a rupture, due care is and will
be taken of England, by keeping such a body of troops in readiness as must be superior to any force that can be landed there
which will prevent the attempt as the
sending over a small body wou'd be, in eflect, sending them to certain destruction
since there cou'd be no hopes of their being joyned by any force in England to support
them. But I beg that you may consider, whether the case is the same in Scotland ; and
if it is not, what is then fittest to be done?
The case of Scotland, so far as I understand it, is, that Jacobitism is at a very low pass, compared with, what it was ^o a ears
ago that the Pretender is very much out of men's thoughts that his antient adherents,
who suffered for him, and who find themselves now tollerably at their ease, will consider well before they risque a second time ; and that, in all appearance, upon his own
bottom he never will be able to cause the least disturbance in this countrey. But tho'
this is (I verily believe) the case, yet I will not be so sanguine as to say, that the fire
is totally extinguished ; that there is none of it lurking under the embers, or even that
what lurks may not possibly be blown up into a flame, if France, besides ivords, which
she has always ready, will give some money, and the countenance of force ; 1 say, the
countenance of force, because I fear a small one, seconded with money & pronuses,
might spirit up unthinking people, who caraiot perfectly judge what force mav be sufficient to secure the execution of the design.
If I am in the right in what I have suggested, put the case, that France, in alliance
with the Pretender, shou'd, by his missionaries, back promises with money, and treat
for ane insurrection upon their actual landing of troops
and suppose, that, as she has
of late been sparing of neither money nor troops, she shou'd fling half a dozen or half
a score of battalions into the Highlands, a fond perdue, and that these shou'd be joyned
by 3 or 4,000 banditti what sort of confusion must that make on the island what
diversion to his Majestie's troops, what interruption to his designs
The enterprise, I
verily believe, wou'd at last be baffled, and the invaders wou'd be lost to France
but
{^till ane infinite deal of raischeifl^ wou'd be wrought,
at a small expence to that Crown
and
3
;
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this is what distinguishes ane attempt in the Highlands of Scotland, trom one in any
In the last, the invaders wou'd be swallowed up in a moment,
place to the southward.
if thev did not come in numbers more than can v^ell be conveyed at once -ttithout discoverv ; in the first case, a small number wou'd suiiice to raise, with those that might
a very dangerous confusion.
be brought to join them, a lasting
Having thus stated to you the danger I dread, I m.ust, in the next place, put }ou in
and
&
mind, that the present system for securing the peace of the Highlands, which is the
best I ever heard of, is by regular troops stationed from Inverness to Fort William,
alono-st the chain of lakes which in a maimer divydes the Highlands, to command the
obedience of the inhabitants of both sides, and by a body of disciplined Highlanders,
speaking the language of the countrey, to execute such orders as
wearing the dress
require expedition, and for which neither the dress nor the manner of the other troops
These Highlanders, now regimentc\l, were at first independent companys;
are proper.
and tho' their dress, language, & manners, qualyfied them for secureing the low
countrey against depredations, vet that was not the sole use of them ; the same qualirys
&
fitted them for everv^ expedition that required secrecy & dispatch ; they served for all
purposes of hussars, or light horse, in a country where mountainss ik bogs render
cavalrv useless ; and if properly disposed over the Highlands, nothing that was commonlv reported &: believed bv the Highlanders cou'd be a secret to their cormnanders,
because of their intimacv with the people, and the sameness of the language.
Now, Sir, lett me slrppose, that France was to attempt ane insurrection in the
Highlands, which must be prepared by emissarys sent to cajole, to cabale, to promise, to pay, to concert, &c. and by arms & ammunition imported ^- dispersed ; and
lett me suppose this Highland regiment properly disposed, and properly commanded,
is it not obvious, that the operations of such emisarys must be discovered, if not transacted with the outmost secreq- ; that the Highlanders who suttered themselves to be
tampered with bv them, m.ust do so under the strongest apprehensions of being taken
bv the neck by detachments of that regiment, if their treason were heard of; and
that, of course, thev must be shy of meeting or transacting with the agent of the Pretender, or of caballing, m.ustering their followers, or receiveing or distributemg arms.
Now, on the other hand, lett me suppose the same attempt to be made, and the
Highland regiment in Flanders ; lett me "beg to know, what chance cou'd you have
Cou'd any
of discovering or preventing the effect of anv tampering in the Highlands.
moimtains
with
go
through
the
officer, or other person trusted by the Government,
emisthe
Pretender's
?
Wou'd
ane intention to discover such intrigues with safety
sarys, or the Highlanders who might favour them, be in any apprehension from the
Cou'd you propose, with any probability of success, to seize arms
regular troops ?
or attainted persons ? Nav, suppose the Government had direct intelligence of the
projeas carried on, where, and by whom, cou'd they hope to surprise, or lay hold of,
anv one person ? These questions, I dare say, you can easily answer, and, with me,^
can see, that if France shou'd stumble upon such a design as I have been supposing,
remove but that regiment, and there is nothing to hinder the Agents of that Crown
to have their full swing, and to tam.per with the poor unthinking people of the High-
say more
were no Government
manv
v.-eeks
before the
As, therefore,
principall
&
be
in
if
some
certain notice of
I \*ill
sort disciplined,
for
it.
speak
open
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open rupture with France,
36 J
of bringing
liberty
my
thoughts on that
&
laying them before you, to the end you may make such use of
subject together,
If you think of this matter as I do, and
them, as to you shall seem most proper.
find it necessary, you may mention it to the King as a suggestion of mine ; he may
find fault with my umidity, or want of judgment in things of this nature ; but he
will remember so much of me as to believe, that the hint I presume to give proceeds
me
to
that only.
to read
my wretched
My
other.
hand writeing
No.CCCXCI.
-^
From
My
the
Lord President
to the
Lord Lyon.
Lord Lyon,
THE
me
post brought
our countrymen
and
for so
good
in
as the
Earle of
growing
Murray was, can slacken in his aplication when the evil
the
effect
of
rather
daylie more dangerous.
I am hopefull his Lop's deferring is
the
first
attended
judgment, as thinking it more adviseable to wait till the hurry which
to be prevented
is
part of the Session was over, than to importune Ministers, overloaded, with what they
won'd be apt to think a trifle, compared with their other much more interfeering af-
fairs.
Session.
As
to
question
one
will
what you mention touching the disarming Act, without entering into the
far it was expedient to have enacted that law at the time, I believe no
think this a fitt season for repeating it
and I am confident, that to the effect
how
Had the
owing, in a great measure, the disorder we now so sensibly teel.
host of thieves who now plunder us been thorrowly disarmed, and keeped from the
use of arms since the date of the first act, we shou'd have had no complaints at
present ; or if that act hade never past, and if the Highlanders adjacent to the thieveing countrys hade remained armed as formerly, those robbers durst never have
ventured to prey upon them, and must even make their inroads on the lowest countries with much more precaution
but at present, as the bandittie are armed, whilst
their neighbours are disarmed, they roam about in troops in broad day-light, without
any aprehension from the country which is disarmed, or from the troops who cannot
of
it is
follow so as to
and
creates the
this is
what
most
This,
just of all
by disarming them,
protection, and ought in justice to
their defence,
-;
and
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and that is, the danger of pennitaiig a gang of ruffians disaffected, if any in the vvhole
Highlands are so, to his Majesrs", to range and lord it over the whole country without
any restraint. If any enemy to our happy establishment -were now to attempt to seduce
the inhabitants of the mountains into treasonable measures, v> hat could prevent their
tampering at least ? How could any orders from the Government be executed amongst
the hills? and who can answer at this day whether there arc, or are not, emissaries
from bevond seas trving to corrupt the minds of those poor Highlanders who not long
agoe vrere favourable to them ? For m.y ov%en part, I never think on this subject
without concern ; and I am satisfied, that if our great men saw this matter in the
same light with me, they vvould not be at rest one moment untill they hade a force in
the Highlands of Scotland sufficient to keep those bandittie, and all other low people,
in order, sufficient to execute the King's lawfull commands in that countrv', as sufficient to prevent the easy access of the emissar].-s of the King's enemys to unthinking
people, who do not look upon themselves to be favourites to the Government ; at
least, doe not feel, so much as they with reason might expect, the fruits of its protection.
These preferences, with many more of the same kind, which will naturally occur,
faill, when laid before our great men, to rouse their attention, and produce the
I should gladly, for my owti part, contribute every thing in my power
desired eit'ect.
towards the design ; but, as I am left out of the play, I doubt it would not be thought
any part of my province to meddle in such matters, or to give any advice before it is
If the application to be made by all of you, which will be concurred with by
asked.
the Duke ci Acholl, who by this time is with you, have the effect to more any of
the IMinisters to call for my poor opinion, they shall have it readily ; in the mean time,
the further delay of a very few
I hope no time will be lost in making the application
It will cost you, I doubt, some
days may render the whole design impracticable.
trouble to read this scrawl ; but you know I never w as a good scribe.
cannot
Stoney
Hill,
am
yours,
5:c.
31 Dec' 1743.
Xo. CCCXCII.
The Marquis
My
Feb-M 743.4.
Lordship's zeal and affection for his ^Majesty, and your extended interest
and acquaintance in the Highlands, m.ake it necessary to give your Lordship the present
have certain intelligence, that a squadron of :o ships of war sailed from
trouble.
1"
Whitehall,
Lord,
YOUR
We
Brest on the 26'^ Jan-, and were seen last Saturday morning steering Northw ards.
There are no certain accounts of any troops being on board but it is said they have
15,000 niusq" with them ; and as we know that the Pretender's Son left Rome some
time ago, and landed at Antibes the 1 1*^ of Jan*', there is reason to suspect an attempt
may be intended to be made on some part of Britain. I have wTote to the Justice
Clerk, the Solicitor, & General Guest ; since it is necessary that his Majesty's servants
should, on this occasion, be duely informed of what pardculars are come to our
;
knowledge here.
am, with great truth and esteem.
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient and most humble
I
Lord
President.
Ser^-ant,
TWEEDDALE.
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The Lord
My
Edim,
Lord,
Feb. 1744.
Lordship's of the i" by express.
You judge exceedingly right of my affection to his Majesty's person and government, but too favourably
At the s;une dme, whatever
of m\ abihties to be of service to him in the Highlands.
is within my abihties he has vcy good reason to depend on, because it is my inclination
as well as it is my duty.
I am very hopcfull the destination of the French fleet will not be found to be for
5'"
Scotland,
I shall be greatly deceived if ane attempt of that nature meet with any
encouragement from the Highlanders. Their turn, a very few months ago, I am
very confident, was very adversary to views of this nature
and the' for some time I
have been out of the way of conversing with them, or having their sentiments, yet I
cannot suffer myself to believe that they can have been so far debauched as to give
encouragement to any invader that did not bring alongst with him force sufficient to
;
make the party equal. Besides, the season of the year does not leave it possible for
a debarkation ihade amongst them to make any progress, or for them to subsist in
bodies amongst the mountains ; and a small number of foreign regular troops landed
in the low country, though in their neighbourhood, must fall a sacrifice before they
in all human probabilit)' could be reinforced.
However, as your Lop has thought the
intelHgence worth communicating, I have wrote to a friend of mine in the neighbourhood of the Highlands to exainine ; a person whoni I confide in, and who 1 am sure
will let me know what he has observed
and if I learn any thing by this inquiry, I
'shall do myself the honour to let your Lop know it by M' Solicitor Gen', who gives
himself the trouble to dispatch my letter to the North Country by express.
May I
beg (as you see this letter is wrote in haste) to put your Lop in mind of a letter
which I wrote above twelve months ago to Gen' Clayton *, and which he sent to your
Lop, about the Highland Regiments and to ask you whether you are not now convinced that the reflecdons therein made were just, and whether the King's service does
not absolutely require (to say nothing of the doubtful subjects) that a force of that
kind should remain estabhshed in the Highlands ? Your Lordship, I know, will forgive the imperfection of this scrawl, and behave me to be, with perfect esteem.
My Lord, your's,
The Marquis of Tweeddale.
D. F.
;
No.
CCCXCIV.
My
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
HAD
This day the King sent a Message to both Houses of Parliament, of wliich
v%rith the Address thereupon.
I ani, with great truth and respect, My Lord,
send
Servant,
TWEEDPALE,
.:.:
* See No.
CCCXC.
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No.
The Lord
^ADDENDA.'
CCCXCV.
My Lord,
AM
very glad that the various enquiries and observations I have made since;, you
I
acquainted me vith the advices his Majesty had of the impudent undertaking of
France, have not hitherto furnished me any thing worth troubling your Lordship with.
All the accounts I have from the Highlands agree, that there is no appearance of stirring
there, nor any such caballing as used tormerly to be, upon the least rumour of anv
,
first
attempt from abroad ; and it fells within my own observation, as well as within thar
of all those whom I converse with here, that those who formerly were counted very
zealous Jacobites (and, I am afraid, wish that way still) shew not in their countenance
or conversation the least symptom of expectation, from what is now going forwards ;
which is a behaviour so very difterent from that of former times, that it disposes me to
believe they really know nothing ; and yet this is perfectly consistent with the reality
of the undertaking of France ; since preparing a Part}- here before-hand might have
contributed to a discovery, which would have prevented the intended surprise ; and
France may have depended on the zeal of the Jacobites for an immediate insurrection
To give an opinion whether
so soon as any considerable force from abroad appeared.
as it would be of
this expectation is well or ill-founded, is a matter of some delicacv
very dangerous consequence to neglect to provide against what France may expect,
whatever Government's opinion may be of the probabilit)- of that expectation.
Bur
I must confess to your Lordship, it is my poor opinion, that France will be in a great
measure disappointed if this is her expectation ; for the condition of the Highlands of
Scotland Is at present very different from what it was when the last great push was
made for the Pretender. 'At that time, the Clans, who for some years had been Usted
by the Queen's minisrrv in Scotland for the service of the Pretender, were bv much the
majorit)' of the Highlands
in so much, that it was dangerous for any of their neigh;
bours
who were
impunit}-,
and the
who had
as their
to their countr}'
made
it
besides that,
confusion ; for this reason, besides that in my apprehension several of the families
supposed disaffected, that have had no immediate favours iirom the Crown, have
severely smarted under the folly of their ancestors, and have been sensible of the
indulgence of the present clement Governm.ent ; I feirly confess I think, and the
opu;ioa gives me much satisfaction, that his Majesty is not to expect any uimatural
disturbance from this corner of the countrv, unless a superior force appear, and unless
there
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367.
there is an unreasonable remissness in those who espouse his Majesty's interest in exerting themselves ; which I cannot so much as suspect will be the case.
Yesterday I had the honour to see the Duke of Gordon, who tcld me he had heard
from your Lordship, and that when the business that brought him hither was over, or
the King's occasions required it, he would (departing from his purpose when
return to his countr)', and exert the utmost of his power, if the malice
of the King's enemies gave him occasion, to maintain his rights and the peace of the
sooner
if
he
home)
left
country.
me when
I tell
you, that
am
commended
little
his
purpose
is
manner than it seems to be. Ths influence of that family, whilst Popish and disaffected,
was smartly felt. It is now happily otherwise and the young Duke has rather courted
Nevertheless, and though his genius disoccasions to shew his zeal for his Majesty.
poses him for the army, he has had no mark of his Majesty's favour, that should make
hiin approve of the step he has taken, or dispose him to risque every thing in defence
of the just sentiments he has entered into
neither is he enabled, by any encouragement given him, to invite other people, who are generally guided by expectation, to
follow his example, or to depend on him.
This (if it is not wrong) I am sure your
Lordship \^all think is unfortunate, and that it ought as soon as possible to be set to
rights.
It is of infinite consequence to the strength of the United Kingdom, as well as
to the security of his Majest)'s Government, that the enemies to both should have no
and I am conexpectation from assistance in the Highlands of this part of the island
little time all
Mill
banish
with
a
now
are,
fident, cherishing the good dispositions that
;
apprehensions.
am
not certain, that by entering into an argument of this kind I do not go somewhat beyond my line ; but if I do, the King knows my presumption on former occasions
has led me to do so with himself and therefore I am confident he, should he hear of
it, will forgive me.
And as my hand is in, I will venture to say more, by way of
asking a question or two.
What can the Duke of Gordon, who is not so much as a
I
Lord or Deputy
on the
side of the
1"
March 1744.5
.1
faithful
DUN. FORBES.
P. S. Tho' the consideration with which I have hitherto troubled your Lordship is
uppermost, yet I must confess I cannot be quiet untill I hear somewhat from your Lop
about the project concerning our revenues on which our maiiufactures depend.
No.
CCCXCVL
eriLODEM
65
No.
CCCXCVI.
My
[addenda.
p.iPEuS.
to the
Lord
President.
"Whitehall, 20*^
Lord,
March
743-4.
HAME
been favoured with your Lordship's of the first current ; the receipt of
which I would have acknowledged sooner, but took it for granted that the contents of
the Letters I have lately wrote to the Justice Clerk & Solicitor were communicated to
I
vour Lordship.
I had the honour to read to His iMaiesr\- your Lordship's Letter ; who was very well
pleased with the account vou gave of the present state of the Highlands, and which I
had the sadsfactiou to find was perfectly agreeable to what I had before represented to
the King" as
my
o\ni opinion.
what vou mention about the Duke of Gordon, I entirely agree with you ; and
As
shall not be wanting to procure him soon some mark of His Majesty's
endeavours
mv
of the things your Lordship points at are not so easily to be accomsome
tho'
favor ;
to
appointments, thev are resolved to make a second and a more vigorous attempt ; but
since the Dutch troops are landed, I rather beUeve that they will thank no more of this,
whate\er they may think proper to attempt elsewhere.
I have transmined to Scotland by this post the Warrant from the Treasur}- to the
Barons of Exchequer for pacing the sum of ^2,770 4 : 35, the surplus of the malt
dutv to Midsummer 1738, to the trustees of the fisheries and manufectures ; which
:
hope will be of more real service for their encouragement, than some schemes
have been latelv pushed with more zeal than knowledge.
I am, ^\^th great truth and regard.
My
that
Lord,
obedient
humble
servant,
TVTEEDDALE.
Xo.
The Lord
My
CCCXCVIL
OL^GHl'
uutryed that
may
support them.
I
am
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am
glad the opinion I presumed to give, of the present situation and disposition of
is agreeable to your Lop's, and has been confirmed by all the observations that I have hitherto been able to make on the behaviour of the persons most liable
to suspicion, on ace' of their own fornicr, and of their ancestors' sentiments ; and 1
I
the Highlands,
31
March 1744..}
No. CCCXCVIII.
Sir
My
John Cope
to the
HAVE
President.
Clarges Street,
Lord,
I
Lord
is
universally beheved to be
22'' Sept'.
owing
The
inactivity of
to the contrivances of
Duke d'Aremburg.
raised difficulties
We
a precedent.
it likely that another attempt may be made in the spring, towards an alarm at
which they may think will cause our sending for some troops home from Flanders ;
I have great reason to
probably I shall see your Lordship sooner than I did last year.
speak of Scotland with satisfaction and gratitude.
And, from the civilities I met with, I
think
least,
11
flatter
--0
rAbbiNbA*
ctxtotiEy ^Ajpers.
mrself thatmy behaviour hitherto has given no offence ; it vrill "be my study to
If your
conduct mvself so as not to deserve an alteration to the kindness shewed me.
favour
to
have
shall
take
it
as
an
opportunity
I
a
for
me,
of
Lordp has any commands
pa^^n'^, bv degrees, tliat debt I owe of ci^dlities, by my utmost endeavours for your
flatter
ser\'ice.
ser\-ant,
jxo. COPE.
.-:
Xo.
Sir
CCCXCIX.
John Cope
to the
Lord
President.
HAD
last
ing thither.
Stirling^
The
troops
Bread and
we can
biscuit will
The
juncture.
intelligence received
tallies
pretty
from Inverness
much
v,ith
it ;
y'
so that,
am ready to join the troops myself at an hour's warning but -wish much to see the
Duke of Argyll before I set out, who I think by this time must be upon the road hither.
I
will
hope you will be able to form a body from Lord Loudo"Ti's recruiters, which you
employ as the emergency requires.
1 am, my Lord,
Your most obed' humble ser\-',
JXO. COPE.
P. S.
Grief in disguise
&; that
tells,
Aberkarny
is
Duke
that the
last
near
No. CCCC.
The Lord
President to the
Duke
of Gordon.
My Lord,
YESTERDAY
came
August 1 74 j,
Lord Lyon, who
rumors stirring with you
Culloden,
I
Son on
ciie
--
&
severall
14'''
my
as
west coast.
1
Si.
that
your Grace
is
justly
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know what we in this country have learn'd on the subject, to the end
take the most proper measures for the preservation ot the peace of the counhave presumed to send you this note, to let you know, from the various-reports
justly desirous to
you may
try
No. CCCCI.
The Lord
Dear
Sir,
AFTER what I wrote to you from Airdmore, of the 12"" at night, I should not
have given you the trouble of another letter so soon, were it not for the note I had from
Caulfield to-day by your orders, inclosing a copy of the Governor of Fort "Williams's
B 2
letter
3,
cvlloden: papers.
3/2
[addekda.
letter of the 7'^ which talks of the arrival of several transports with a number of
troops on the west coast.
It was his dutj- to give you notice of any intelligence that he
believed to be true ; & his ad\ace possibly mav be so.
But it is my duty to acquaint
rumors of that kind, I could not meet -nith any reasonthem on the contran-, all the credible pieces of information I have
been able to pick up from the neighbourhood of the coast, where these troops are
supposed to be landed, of later date than the j", take no notice of any ship but one ;
or of any persons landing, but the few that came with that ship.
Had there been
any such second landing, it is hx from being probable that it would not have made
noise enough amongst the well-wishers of that cause in this neighbourhood
and I
think I could not well have fail'd to be inform'd of it, by such as I have already sent
for, &; conversed with, who are not a few.
But as what I can say on the subject
amounts to little more than negative evidence, I dare not desire you to rely absolutely
on it.
When the return of the expresses which I have dispatched shall come to hand, I
you,
that,
be able to say with greater certainty. In the mean time, I thought it proper to let
you know that our apprehensions are not such as they were at Fort William on the y'*".
Tho' my present belief is, that there has been no second landing, yet I give ear to other
reports, which say that there is reason to fear that several of the ^lacdonalds of Clanranald, & G lengarrj-, are convocating in arms
& that the Camerons are also assembling
& that between them they are endeavouring, by threats, to force their neighbours, the Grants of Glenmoristone & Urquart, to join them in arms.
That Lochiell
should play the madman in this manner surprises me
&: I have still some faint hopes it
is not true, tho' I have been by some well-wshers erf his informed that he has absconded
for some time, upon hearing that a warrant was out against him.
I wish no such warrant had ever been granted.
Yesterday my Lord Lyon, who came hither irpon hearing the night before that I came home, acquainted me with the Duke of Gordon's great
desire of knowing what truth was in the various reports that were flving about, to the
end he might take the proper measures for shoviing his zeal for the Government & I
by express acquainted him with the attempt upon the western coast, together with your
intended march vAih. the troops, & the resolutions which the Duke of Athole had taken^
which I hope his grace will follow.
This day the Lord Lovat came to dine with me. He said, be had heard with uneasiness the reports that were scattered abroad
but that he look'd on the attempt as very
shall
desperate
that tho'
still
lately,
in taking
his
that he had lain absolutely still, & quiet, lest his stirring in
might have been misrepresented or misconstructed ; & he said, his business vnxh
me was, to be advised what w as proper to be done on this occasion. I approved greatly
of his disposition, & ad\-ised him, untill the scene should open a little, to lay htmself
out to gain the most certain intelhgence he could come at, which the situation of his
clan will enable him to execute, & to prevent his kinsmen from being seduced by
their mad neighbours ; which he readily promised to do.
If what 1 have before mentioned is true, that the Highlanders, who have joined the
Adventurer from France are beginning to use threats to compel their neighbours to
join them, it will naturally occur to you that the immediate presence of the troops is
necessary.
I am. Sir, ^c.
any
sort
DLTN. FOEBES.
Ctificden,
15:'"
Aug.
1745..
>
'
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moment
^73
P. S. This
leiter
I left
Edin'.
It is
'
first.
No. CCCCII.
The Lord
Dear
August 1 745.
have nothing v.-orth troubling you with since my last, which was from
hence the 15"" at night; yet, as the post goes from Inverness this day, I drop you this
note, that you may know I have not learned any thing with certainty since that time ;
except that Lord Fortrose has sent me a letter, which he had from Glenelg, dated the
2""
by which it appears, that there was no second debarkation, such as you heard of
1
from Fort William.
Upon the rumor that those who had got together in arms were resolved to compel!
their neighbours, by threats and force, to join them ; the Lord Lovat has dispatched
orders to such of his kindred as are nearest to those that are said to be in arms, to put
them on their guard against any such attempt.
You see. Sir, tho' I mention those precautions, I treat the thing, intended to be
obviated, only as a rumor ; because I have not hitherto had any certain information ;
the Messenger whom I dispatched to gain natelligence not having hitherto returned ;
and it is for that reason that I cannot at present, with any certainty, tell you what truth
there is in another report, that the Highlanders, w hom I mentioned in my last as
assembling inarms, are, on Monday next the 19''', to meet their young chief on the
west coast, near Arisaig ; and there and then to set up his standard, as they call it.
This report comes to me from several quarters ; and tho' I cannot assert it to be true,
yet I believe you will not think it improper to quicken your march, as if it were.
The
sloop is arrived, and the arms are lodged in the Castle.
I wish some more may without loss of time be sent ; since, without them. Gentlemen, however zealous, can do
no more than talk for the Government, and not even that with confidence. I wish all
the letters I have wrote to you, which are three in number before this, may have come
Sir,
THO'
Culloden,
safe to hand.
last
No.
D. of Athol.
ccccm.
Mv
to the
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
AM
inclination,
sorrie to acquaint
it is
bridge, who, as
now beyond
am
told,
your Lop
all
CULLODEK PAPEHS.
^74-
[aDDZXDA.
"VVilliam side of the bridge, turn'd directly back, in order to make Fort Augustus,
and were pursued by the rebells ; and ia their re-passing thorrow Achedroum, the
men shew'd
Glemrarrie
themselves in their
way
to Fort
is said ; who ail this while kept at such a distance, that the
the mihtary continued in that way, till they were run out
and
fire did them no
which,
the rebells fired upon them, and wounded one of their
Upon
of armnunition.
private
men ; in consequence of which, the troops surthe
of
officers, and kill'd three
Achnicarr}-.
This is all I have to say that is
prisoners
to
carried
rendered, and were
of
rain
here
these few days past, and the
such
deludges
had
worth notice. TVe have
it
greatly
stopt our connnunicaimpetuous,
that
were
so
rivers and small bums
tion.
generally believed, that the Highland annie will come in a body, in, upon the
I
braes of this country, tho' at the same time I have no good authority for this.
leave it to your Lcp to judge what condition this coimtry will be in if that happens, as
It is
you may believe there are severall amongst them that are not quite well affected
here, on accoimt of their not being allow'd these two years past to run on in
ordinary practices.
I read your Lop's
own
way to
to Killihuntly in his
letter
to us
their
being seen and convers'd by severall of the countrymen in> his march that day ; and
Peter Gordon, some time the Duke of Gordon's baiiie and factor in this countn,', went
along vrith him,^ and he is not yet rettim'd. He commonly acted here as Bailie Deput
but we have at this time neither priiicipall or deput ; which is of very great loss to us,
Not a man by authority we have ia
especially just now when the troops are passing.
Badenoch that can regulate carriages, &c. ; so that your Lop sees we are ill off in
Breakachie is not yet returned, which makes me believe he did not
different respects.
find Lochiel at home ; but upon his arrival shall inform your Lop what further I am
acquainted
of.
I
My
Your Lop's most
Lord,
obliged
S:
most obedient
J.
Cluny,
S'^
Serv*,
jMTHERSON.
August 1745.
have it just now connrm'd, that to-morrow is the dav that the pretended
P. S.
King's standard is to be display'd, and he himself proclaimed, at Gleainveh.
^I
No. CCCCIY.
M'
AT
Land
is,
to
show you
is,
that
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Gentleman (I mean the Pretender's Son) is this day in a place they call
Gleninven, not far from Fort William ; 1 believe w'in much less than a day's march of
it ; where he displays that which he calls the Royall Standard ; that most of all the
Highland Chieftains are there ; that they propose forthwith to niarch southward, imd
burn and slay in all such countries as will not immediately join them. If the forces
do not march towards them before they have time to become more formidable, it will
goe very hard with such as lie in their way, and particularly with this country of Badenoch, against which the greatest threatenings are already.
All I have to say is, that I thought it incumbent on me to give your Excellency this
information, of which you'll make the use you shall judge most proper for his MaI presume your Excellency has been already inform'd how a partie of
jcstie's interest.
about an hundred men of the King's forces, that were to reinforce the garrison of Fort
William, were seized by a body of the Rebells on the sixteenth of this month, w" the
loss of three men of the forces, and one of the officers v/ounded.
that this
-'
'^-
'
"
'
M' M'Pherson
My
No.
CCCCV.
Lord,
BREAKACHIE
have from
man
my
friend.
is
just
As
now
he's
return'd,
now
prints
is all
the answer I
am, Sic.
my
but, to save
Government did
them from
a necessity that
may be
fatall,
ours, look to
our
and
CriLODES' PAPERS.
-6
LADDE?:DA.
Cluny,
19*^
r MTHERSON.
August 1745,
in the afternoon.
'
The Lord
My
Xo. CCCCYI.
"
1""
*.
'
TaKjker, a place
in
Skye.
resolution
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ADDENDA.]
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my
friend Coll.
The kindred will by his advice, I am confident, remain
be apt to consider their Chief, now at London, as an hostage for their
good behaviour. Of news from the South I can tell you little more than Willie Muir
can inform you of a regiment of foot lay encamped at Perth on Thursday.
The dragoons, with a small field train, were going about by Stirling ; and Sir John
If the
Cope had set out from Edinburgh on Wednesday to lead them Northwards.
post, which is expected to-day, fetches any thing to me worth your knowing, I shall
send it in a note to the Laird ; if not, he must be contented with this ; since writing to
My compliments to Lady Margaret.
one, is the same thing as writing to both of you.
I am, my dear Knight,
resolution of
quiet
and
will
Most
X.:
'
,.:
^'
,;..
-v
faithfully your's,
DUNCAN
..-.
FORBES.
Ko. CCCCVII.
Lord President
to Sir
John Cope.
Dear
Sir,
HAVE
country, that Sinclair's two additional companies were made prisoners in their
Fort William, which puts me in pain for Inverraw and his company, lest they
may have had the same fate. It is now past a doubt, that all the Highlanders whom
I mentioned in mine of the 1 5"" are in arms, attending their Chief in the Highlands.
The most credible report I have heard is, what I wrote you in my last, that they were to
assemble as yesterday upon the confines of Suinard, and march from thence towards Fort
William.
What success they are to expect there I cannot imagine ; but as they now
have drawn the sword, it is likely that they will fling away the scabbard, and that they
will not be long idle.
What their force may be I cannot tell. The force of the Clans
that are said to have joined is above 2,000, if they are compleatly assembled ; and from
all the accounts I have had, I believe no other Chief has joined them ; though it is
possible they may have picked up here & there some zealous individuals, to what number one cannot guess.
It is impossible with any certainty to conjecture what course they
and
are next to steer. It must, however, be either towards you or towards this country
in
strength
their
addition
to
if they go southward, their view must be to pick up some
yourself
to
occur
will
easily
it
Athol, Breadalbane, and the skirts of Argyleshire ; and
and to the Duke of Argyle, if he is with you, of what consequence it is to prevent that
design ; and I should think it no difficult matter for those noble Lords, supported by
the troops, to effect it.
If they come this way, their intent must be, by threats, to
give countenance to the defection of some of the followers of those Chiefs who are
disposed to support the Government.
Should that be the case, Lord Lovat, Fortrose,
and others, weil disposed in this neighbourhood, will be under considerable difficulties,
as their men are not armed ; and after resernng m hat is sufficient to arm that part of
the Earl of Loudon's regiment which is to be formed at Inverness, the remainder to be
divided will make an inconsiderable figure ; and the occasion for sending more arms
here is obvious.
Lord Portrose was \vith me Saturday last ; he has sent orders for all
all this
way
to
-xc
Ms
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defensible.
As numbers of loose Highlanders have infested the road from Badenoch to Athol,
and have almost entirely blockaded up the road from Fort Augustus southwards, I have
adnsed Captain Macpherson, of Clunie, to remain, with as many of his company as he
has listed, in Badenoch, to keep, if possible, the commuaicauon with Blair open from
those freebooters ; and to escort the passengers and expresses that may be sent, as well
Last Fridav morning the Duke of Gordon set out for Edinas to gain intelligence.
burgh ; I presume, to receive directions ; and I am told that Sir James Grant was to
have set out yesterdav for Edinburgh in his way to London, leaA-ing his son, the young
Laird of Grant, to take care of the countrv.
It would have been good for the service
that the Laird of Mackintosh had been in the country, could he have been spared from
where he is. Whenever the gentlemen in arms draw nigher either to you or to us, the
conveyance and intelligence will become the more difficult : perhaps even this may not
reach you.
I
am,
?cc.
DL^'. FORBES.
Xo. CCCCVllI.
The Lord
President to the
Duke
of Atholl.
THE
&
CULLODEN PAPERS,
ADDENDA.3
& Menigay,
379
Cluny
to escort this,
to have
carries this.
I
No.
The Lord
am,
Sec.
CCCCIX.
President to Clunie.
Dear
Sir,
yours of the
mischief to the effects of their friends & relations that are left behind ; & if they should,
that will raise a just claim for making good of damages.
I intreat that you will let me
know, day by day, what your people observe, however small consequence it may be of.
I am prodigiously concerji'd for the folly of our friend Lochiell ; and I am, &c.
No.
The Lord
CCCCX.
President to John
Mac Pherson.
Honest John,
HAD
c 2
who
CULLODEX PAPERS.
*So
[ADDENDA.
f^tiard,
shall think
me
to this bearer, as
am,
See.
No. CCCCXI.
The Lord
Same
My
date.
Lord,
UPON
the receiveing the Commissi* for the Independent Comp-" the ij"" in',
wrote to the jSIsu-. of Tweeddale a letter of the same size with this, which I hope is
come safe to hand, because I know it reach'd x\bd^, &; was dispatch'd by sea after
I did not then write to vour Lop, trusting you would see mine to my
Sir J. Cope.
L^ Marq. &: avoided carefully the multiplying letters, which run a considerable risque
for since Sir J. Cope left us, Glenbucket, vnth a
of being seiz'd, even as this does
few Highlanders, takeing the advantage of the D. of Gordon's state of health, which is at
present bad, is in the neighbourhood of Strathbogie, & alongst Divemside, busy trjing
to lene men for the Pretender's service, 8c prowling about to intercept all intelliHis success, according to the best of my information, is but indifferent, as to
gence.
his recruiting. No gentleman of any consideration has as yet join'd him ; & his money
has nm so scarce, that he is leviein^ a guinea upon the plough of land ; but the
I mention this as
diiligence of his adherents is such, that most letters are intercepted.
the cause why I wrote not formerly, 8c why I write in this small volume, & with a
further intent, that vour Lop mav press what I have of this date Sc formerly recommended to mv L ^lar. that some small clever slocp be sent to keep the correspondence
I
open.
I cannot as vet take upon me to acquaint your Lop, with any certaint}-, what effect
tho' I am sanguine enough to hope tor good
the Commissions sent to me will have
ones.
Yoiur Lcp may be very sure I will make use of ail the discretion I am master of,
in the disposition of them ; & it is mv present expectation, I shall get a considerable
body of people that may be trusted together, under the favour of them, so soon as
arms,
money, or credit, come ; without which they cannot be made use of. But,
for want of room, I refer your Lop for this to what I have now & formerly wrote to the
Mar. Each Comp-', so far as I find it necessary to give out Commis% I propose shall
;
&
at present consist
of i oo.
The Commiss'^ to be
together immeuia*^ely.
As
to the state
of
Mac
Leod, L'' Fortrose, L'* Cromert}-, L'^ Sutherland, L"^ Reay, Grant, L"* Lovat,
I need not mention the Monro's, whose signall
Macintosh, or Chisholm, to join them.
That drawback
service Sir J. C-ope has doubtless acquainted the Administration with.
has doubtless been ane important disappointment of the expectations that were entertained by the rebells ; and if in this conjuncturej when the most restless zeal on the
side
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side of the Jacobites exerts itself, things can be kept in this part of the world in the same
condition in which they are, I flatter myself your Lop will not think the Commis'", at
least so many of them as I shall dispose of, ill bestow'd ; but I am hopefidl they may
have still better elfects, provided our correspondence can be kept open in the manner I
Your Lop
have mention'd, & that we can speedily be supply'd with arms & money.
easily will perceive, that literally I have not room for particulars, & therfor I shall only
add, thai 1 am most faithfully yours, &c.
'
No. CCCCXII.
The Lord
D'
President to Sir
J.
Cope.
'
;- -ri
Same
Date.
Sir,
HOPE this will find you safe in the latitude of Ed' ; & that mine of the 1 2"' &
which foUow'd you by sea, have been deliver'd you. What I now write goes in
company with one of the same size to the Mar. of Tv\ eedale, & ane other to L"" Stair,,
pressing the establishing a correspondence betwixt you & this country by sea, &: furnishing money & crediie to make the independant comp'' efFectuall, as I hope you will
As to our state, it is the same in this neighbourhood as wh^^n you
dispatch arms to us.
left it
& to keep it even, costs me no small trouble. Glenbucket is levieing, but
I
13"',
without the desired success, troops in the shire of Bamf & skirts of Aberdeenshire.
His force is not as yet said to exceed 300
& money is become so scarce, that he levys
He pretended to stop Culcairn & the Munro's at Bamf; & gave it out,
it by force.
but upon the Munro's advancing to that town, he thought
that he was to disarm them
proper to leave it three hours before their arrivall
& they pass'd by this house to-day,
;
in their
way homewards
&:
am,
I)' Sir,
P. S. Since writeing what is above, I have received a letter from Sconsar, in the Isle oF
Sky, dated the 1 7"' 2 o'clock afternoon, in answer to one of mine sent by express.
It
is from the same gentleman whose letters I show'd you att Ed' without allowing- you to
name him & bears in substance, that there was att that time no other ship^arived besides the first
that the young Invader had not with him above 25 persons, mostly Irish,
or descended of Irish ; that none of these ever was above the rank of a Lieut. CoH"
that there was no Scotsman of figure, except the D. of Atholl's brother ;, that they had
alongst with th.em 1600 stands of arms, which were said to be bad; that the ship,
which was of 18 guns, is gone north about ; that, by the care of Sir Alex' Mac Donald
& Mac Leod, no man has join'd them from that island ; that they both are ready to
arm their kinsmen to the number of 1500 or aooo, as the Gov shall require, for the
defence of it
that they have between them hardly 200 guns & swords, &: these in very
bad order that, so arm'd, they at present cannot defend themselves if attack'd ; &
that if arms were sent them, which may easiely be done by sea, they will, on the first
authority from the Gov', make use of them.
The letter adds, that the Invaders talk
confidently of ane invasion on the south-west part of England from Ferroll, & boast of
30,000 stand of arms, which are to be distributed to persons ready to receive them in
England ; but this the writer looks upon to be gasconadeing. Now, D' Sir, as tliis
;
Letter.
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382
[ADDENDA.
is of the highest authority, with respect to the disposition of the two gentlemen
from whose iland it comes, & as I have reason to be perfectly satisfv'M they are in
If the D. of Argyle is with you, vou
earnest, you will not fail to give it due attentioru
may show him what I write, 6c name to him the person from whom the letter comei
to me.
ktier
Xo. CCCCXIII.
The Lord
President to Climie.
20"-^
D'
Sir,
RECEIVED
you, which
hope
copy of
The
hand
but
lest
it
my
should
by the way,
loiter
paper bullets
{such as the printed Declaration, for the transmitting of which I thank you) do generally but small execution ; & I should hope prudence, as well as humanity, -v^-ill prevent
those necessary severities, v hich will tend, with men of resolution, only to exasperate.
Should steadvness to their duty bring any country under hardships, I trust, as in my
former letter I have mention'd, that ane indemnification for losses \\ill ensue. Tour
letter to the Gen" (whefof you sent me the copy) is exceeding right ; there is only one
thing which I wish vou had not express'd so strong ; & that is, when you say, that
most of all the Highland chiftains are with the young Invader. For, contrarj- to what
vou have been informed of concerning Sir Alex' M' Donald & Mac Leod, I do assure
that thev have absoyou, that they are both in the same disposition that you & I are
lutelv refused to join, & have prevented the stirring of ev'ry man of their dependants ;
& mv authoritv for saving so is no less than letters under the hands of both ; the last
of which 1 received this day about one o'clock ; it is dated the 17'- instant, 2 o'clock
afternoon, & written by M'^ Leod in answer to one that I sent him by express from this
place after mv arivall.
I mention this to you for your private satisfaction, that you may
not be imposed on by reports which \rill be purposely raised to intimidate some &:
delude others ; but I would not have their correspondence with me spoken of, except
If they had any expectato friends, because it is unnecessary it should vet be publick.
tions of your freind Lovat, they are vastly mistaken ; & Seafort acquaints me, he has
Corrununication is open by a sloop, & there must be
order'd a randivous of his people.
some coin to begin with. As to Sir J. Cope's conduct, I think in my conscience he
acled wisely, Sc for his Majestie's service, in not attempting the Corrsarig, where want
of success might have such terrible consequences to the publick ; 8c without knowing
the state of his orders, & the state of his provisions, I cannot say he ought to remain
in Dalwhiny.
The appointing L' Lieuts. I think would, as things now are, be too
laje.
This is a strange scrawl, to be justify'd only by necessitv-.
inclose a
it-
advice
there
give
is
sincere opinion
No.
CCCCXIV.
CULLODEN PArERS.
ADDEN'DA.J
No.
The Lord
D'
383
CCCCXIV.
2 1 August, 7 at night.
goes by William Chisholm, a surgeon's mate to Coll" Lee's reg', who has
been in this country for st^me time by leave ; & is now, by Coll" Halket's order, to
His father is a good freind of mine
join the reg'.
& as the young man is deserveing,
I shall take the liberty, on a proper occasion, to recommend him to your favour.
In
mine of yesterday's date, I acquainted you that the D. of Gordon had set out for Ed'
last Thursday.
I have since learn'd that he went no further than Haddo-house, & has
I have heard nothing from him
when I do, you shall
return'd to Gordon Castle.
know. By a letter from Mr. Mac Donald, of Lochgerry, of yesterday's date, which
I saw to-day, it is assured, that Glengarry, who had not at all join'd the gentlemen in
arms, was to set out as that day for Blair, to put himself into the hands of the D. of
Atholl ; & by a letter just now received, I am inform'd, that the Duke of Atholl, dispairing of support from the troops, who he was inform'd had orders to retire from Perth
to Stirhne, had set out for Ed' to meet you &: the D. of Argyll.
If this shall prove to"
When it is known here, it
be so, the fruit of fetching G'.engary to Blair may be lost.
will be attended with considerable discouragement ; & the communication by Blair,
should the Highlanders advance that way, will be entirely cut off.
In this situation,
I will be much at a loss what to advise the people of this country to do
& the more so,
as I have heard nothing from you since the i ^'^.
If my dispatch to you, of yesterday's
date, come safe to hand, as I trust it will, I hope you will consult with the Dukes of
Argyll & Atholl about the contents of it, 6i contrive some mean to let me know what
we are to expect. Once more I presume to mention the necessity there is of sending
more arms, if you would have any thing done in this country.
Sir,
THIS
No.
John Cope
Sir
My
am, &c.
CCCCXV.
to the
Lord President.
Lord,
Trinifuir,
your
of the
great quantity of provision, ammunition,
letter
20'*'
24""
Aug' 1745.
August.
The
made
it
impossible for
me
to
make
&c artillerv,
COLL0DEN PAPERS.
"Si.
TaDDEXDA.
&
of
vr3.r
canip,
&
&
2;^
& am more
surpriz'd to find
you think
me
still
at Edin".
our friends in the north will think themselves safe under the protection of
I saw Glengary the father at Crief with the Duke of Athoi : 'tis said, none
our
are yet out, tho' there is some doubt of his youngest son ; the eldest
followers
of his
told
me) is in France. Letters from your Lordp will find me upon my
Glengary
(as
write
to you when I can have time.
shall
march. I
I am, my Lord,
Your most obed' humble Serv'
hope
all
troops.
JNo COPE.
I march from hence to-morrow.
Xo.
The Lord
CCCCXVI.
24 August, 1 2 o'clock.
of the 18'" was deliver'd me last Thursday. I doubt the Duke & Earl
will find it more easy for them to bring their men to serve in the shape of militia, under
their own masters as officers, than by being incorporated -with the troops ; & somewhat
of that kind ought, undoubtedly, to be done. I hear that Cap^ Switenham, and the
officers of the two comp"^' of the Royall Reg% who were taken, have been treated with
D'
Sir,
YOUR'S
abundance of dviUty.
was
wounded
Cap"^"
in the shoulder,
am told also, that the Highlanders assembled receive regular pay : it is ridiculous, that
those in this neighbourhood who are disposed to ser^-e the King cannot be supply'd in
I am
I need say no more about arms than vvhat I said in my last.
the same manner.
confident you will be inform'd, by the time this reaches you, of their numbers, as they
They talk confidently
stood three days ago, by a person who knows it better than I do.
of their being soon to be join' d by greater numbers ; but as to that, I continue ane infidel
However scanty
their destination I can as little guess at, as formerly w hen I wrote you.
I
our uitelligence
back
&om
is,
theirs
is
Perth to Sterline,
&
respondence by Blair & Ruthven may be unsai'e, why may not messengers be sent by the
coastwav? This moment I have letters from the Isle of Sky, dated the 20"" 12 at
night. The tvvo chiefs of that countrj- have effectually prevented any junction from thence
they are dayly threaten'd : it's pit)' some sloop is not order'd to carry them arms.
I am, d"^ Sir, Sec.
CULLODEN TAPERS.
ADDENDA.^
385
No.CCCCXVII.
The Lord
My
letter
Lord Provost,
YOUR
..
24 August 1745.
of the 21", desircing to be inform'd toutchhig the msurection in the
West Highlands, was this day deliver'd to me. What you say you have been inform'd
The eldest son of the Pretender landed about 3 weeks ago on
in relation to it is true.
the coast of Arisaig, with a few gentlemen, not exceeding 30 in number, & some hundreds of stands of arms, but wtout any troops : the Mac Donalds of Clanranald's
family, & Keppoch, & some of Glengarry's, together with the Camerons, have flock'd
him but I do not hear of any other kindred that have, or are disposed to join
Some of their loose people surprised the two new-rais'd comp'' of the Royalls,
him.
were marching from Fort Augustus to Fort William ; &, as I presume, encouthey
as
pretty much on tliat score, tho' the atcheivement is not of so great
themselves
rage
consequence, as the cop'' which had been lately draughted were not half completed,
& as they were composed mostly of raw lads. I l-oiow nothing of the destination of this
body that is now in the fields, which are not as yet at all in a condition to deal with the
troops whom they will soon meet if they march to the southward, & who must be, I
should think, discouraged, because none of the clans to the northward will dip in their
As this disturbance is now
folly, but are, on the contrary, disposed to oppose them.
hope
will
soon
quell'd,
the
which
be
town
of
Aberdeen
I
is surely much in the
on foot,
guard,
to
take
care
all
upon
their
by
proper
means
be
that
the peace be preright to
possible
fools
discourage
as
much
as
running
to
from
upon
served, &
certain ruin
the
means, you & the magistrates are much better able to judge of than I am at such a
I am, my Lord Provost, to you & the town of Aberdeen a sincere well
distance.
wisher <?c most humble serv', &c.
in to
No. CCCCXVIIT.
The
Lord
President.
My Lord,
my
last to
pieces of intelligence so very extraordinary, that they did not gain the least credit with
me ;
and yesterday I received a letter from Sir John Cope, with a copy of one from you
from Colloden, the 1 q"', late at night, which confirms what little credit
ought to have beengi\'en to the various reports he had heard before that date. If Sir
John Cope shews your Lordship the letters I have wrote to him, since the first of this
alarm, you will, I hope, see that they all tend to one point ; viz' his marching immediately with a body ot troops towards Fort Augustus, as the most effectual means to
deter the disaffected from assembling, and to prevent a set of loose and disorderly people from threatening with ruin and destruction those of their neighbours who will not
concur with them in such desperate mad measures.
I am glad to find that Sir John Cope has at last begun his march
for I must own in
confidence to your Lordship, that there appears to me to have been some unnecessary
delay in this matter.
In my own opinion, 1 can have no notion but that Sir John, even
with the lew forces he has, keeping them iit a bcdy, and going directlv to the place
\
pointed
3 D
to him, dated
:'
[ADDENDA.
CL'LLODEX PAPERS.
9tf
pointed
at,
be able to quell verj' soon any insurrections that have or may happen
we have no reason as yet to think that they are Hke to be supported by any
will
especially as
My
Lord,
servant,
TWEEDDALE.
No.
^r
CCCCXIX.
T. Mulloy to
Dear
Sir,
SHOL^LD
'
clans.
...
Lalt
CULLODEy PAPERS.
ADDENDA.]
3*7
Monday the
a man above
Last
Prince's standard
this
lett'.
recommend you and your family to God's care ; and I make no doubt of your accustomed goodness towards my people. I thank God I enjoy good health, and am in good
There is no way of sending my wife relief of money as yet. I have lost most
heart.
My sincere respects to your fire-side. D' S be pleased to
of my things at Aberdeen.
D'Anvers, to Alder" Rogers and M'' Rogers, to
make my complem" to M' &
Alder" Re\'ins j and be pleased to accept of the like from your most sincere humble
I
'
TER. MULLOY.
servant,
No.
CCCCXX.
My
dear Lord,
THIS goes by Tho' M'' Alister, or William, one of the Chelsea pensioners ; he
I am sure nobody needs recommend
begs your Loj3's good offices uith Gen' Guest.
him
to you.
here, endeavouring to keep your Lop's people in order I am afraid the conike to spread more than 1 at first imagined. The people from the wes tthreaten
Menaces of this kind,
all their neighbourhood with destruction, if they do not join.
and other circumstances that I shall not trouble your Lop with at present, gives me my
handfuls ado to keep the people in order. 1 have seen Capt Thomson, Lieut' Ferguson
and Rose, and five Serj" and two or three men of the Comp- tiken prisoners last week.
They talk a good deal of the civilities they met with from the young Pretender ; they
were liberate upon their parole of honour, to return when summoned thereto. They
are discharged from touching at any fort or garrison, or conversing with any officers
And while here,
belonging to the enemy, as they call them, untill they are at Edin".
they reiigicusly observed their engagement ; for they would not go near the fort, or
converse with any of the officers in it.
They call the Highland camp upwards of 2,000
strong.
I go this day to Strathherick if I can, to take care of some idle people there j
but a great deal will depend upon the civilities of the Highlanders, as we are left at
1 D 2
thek
I
am still
tagion
',-
"
"
[aDDE.VDA.
CL'LLODEN* PAPERS. ;
g3
What the devil keeps Sir John Cope ? I shall have the hon' to write your
mercy.
Lop how soon I have any thing to say ; and I expect to hear from your Lop how soon
vou receive your post letters ; and it is very necessary that your Lop write very strong
people.
things, that I shall communicate to your Lop's
their
26'"
Aug* 1745-
Xo.
'
The Lord
My
&"
ever am,
d'
CCCCXXI.
=6 Aug', 6 at night.
afternoon by Cap'" Stewart's man, from 8'
George,
BY
a dispatch,
which
received
tlais
John Cope, dated at Trinifuir the 24"^ at night from his camp, he was to march next
morning in quest of the adventurers, who, I should hope, will not think fit to wait
from Urquhart is
I am willing to believe, that the intelligence you sent me
for him.
but
I flatter myself their
join'd
I doubt not
might
have
fools
That
true.
precisely
not
numbers are small ; & yet I shall give notice to Sir John of tlie rumor. In my opinion
you ought forthwith to acquaint your nephew with the lurivall of Sir John amongst us,
him, & to
that he mav give the proper directions to hold his people in readiness to join
occasion.
shall
be
if
there
directions,
his
act by
I am, &c.
;
,,
Xo.CCCCXXIL
The Lord
D'
26 August.
Sir,
YOUR dispatch
I
from
was
you wrote any other
8*
so that
if
me at
letters,
2 afternoon.
Upon
receipt of vours, I
bogg}'
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CL'LLODEN' PAtERS.
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'
389
boggy ground, where cavalry cannot act but if the bushes are weell beat, there can be
no surprise in day -light, 8c I have no notion that they will look the troops with artillery
I shall look for your further commands with impatience.
in the face.
L^ Loudoun's
compan' here were yesterday hardly 150. The distance of the places, where Mac
Leod's, Mac Kay's, & Sutherland's company* are rais'd, in the cause.
;
am,
d' Sir,
heartily yours.
ask your pardon for the impertinence of suggesting to you, what will most
certainly occur to yourself, that the Highlanders caii at pleasure mar the made roads,
& thereby prevent the carriage of heavy artillery over steep or boggy grounds.
P. S.
No. CCCCXXIII.
Sir
My Lord,
THE reason
John Cope
to
the
Lord
President.
my
of
coming here
shall
very uncertain; but I am hopeful their followers, when they are apprehensive that all
their dwellings may be destroyed if they venture southward, may leave them ; and
our troops being here, may raise the spirits of our friends. I have ordered more arms,
&'. to Inverness, as likewise biscuit and other provisions.
5000 arms are coming
from London ; and some, if not all the garrison that came out of Ostend, being 5 good
be true
possible.
the last
am your
<f.
COPE.
-05
'
eULLODEN' PAPERSf
No.
The Lord
[ADDENDA.
CCCCXXIV.
President to
Lord Fortrose.
M7 Lord,
28 August, 6 at night.
have a letter from Sir J. Cope, from Ruthven. He has not
pass'd the Corr%-v"arig ; not from anv notion of opposition, but from ane apprehension
the enemY mav give him the slip, and march southwards by the skirts of Argyleshire.
If thev did so,' they must be unhappv, because they must meet with 5 banaUons of the
Sir John,
late cr^rison of Ostend, who were order'd for Leith, & ship'd many days ago.
is desireous, from the countenance which the Gov' expects from it's freinds, to crush
this insurrection as speedily and with as httle loss as possible ; and is therefore solicitous to have, from the well-intentioned, as many men together as may easily be comWhat I therefor humbly suggest to your Lop is, that, without loss of time,
press'd.
vou -would order as many men as you can arm quickly, to be immediately brought together as near this country- as possible, arms for the rest being hourly expected ; & that
you would be so good as to give me notice what's to be done in this way.
I am, with perfect good "nill, &".
THIS moment
No.
The Lord
CCCCXXV.
President to Sir
J.
Cope.
Dear
Sir,
SO
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ADDENDA.]
JiJlT
such way as that the advice cannot come into the enemy's hands, what course you
to the end, any thing that can
propose to take ; &, as nearly as can be guess'd, when
be done in this corner may answer it. In my last I acquainted you that I had a letter
from MacLeod of the 22' from Sky, giveing ane account that Clanranald's men from
Uist were not sail'd from thence : in that letter, he is extremely pressing to have armssent to him & Sir Alex' Mac Donald by sea ; as they have render'd themselves obnoxious to the CL 'js in arms by opposeing them ; & if that may not be, he proposes,
if he may have but 200 staiid of arms att lii' for his immediate protection, he will
I could not take upon me to dispose of so
send down so many men to fetch them.
many of the small store "^hat is here, not knowing but you might have more immediate
use for them ; bll^ I detain'd his messenger untill I have your orders ; & if you think
it proper that I should pi oiiiisc him those arms, I shall direct him to send the men for
them : in the mci.n time you will think, how far it is proper, or possible, to supply
those two Gentlemen, who have been of vast service to the cause, by sea vidth arms ;.
& you \nll give immediate directions with respect to this last proposall of delivering 200
I expect to hear from you as soon as possible ; and am most faithfully,
at Inverness.
in
D'
No.
CCCCXXVI.
Lady Cluny
My
Sir your's.
Lord
to the
President.
Lord,
I
HOPE
you
me so much
in this
in disorder, as not to
have the
presence of mind your Lop may judge might be necessary, by letting you sooner know
of the unhappy transaction happened here last night ; which was, that Cluny was
seized in this house, 'twixt ten and eleven o'clock, by a party of about a hundred and
twenty men from the Highland camp, which arrived yesterday evening at Garva ; when
we were but just then assured they had taken the Strathherick road. The party that
came here guarded him, & surrounded the house all night ; and this morning there
came two hundred men more ; they brought him then away ; & my sister with me followed, to beg of the Gentlemen who had the principal! command of the army to allov/
him return home on parole ; but, after all our intercessions, it was not in our power
to prevail with them to part with him one minute.
They marched towards Dallchimy
this afternoon, and have brought him allong.
How far they propose to bring him,.
God knows. The case being thus, and as your Lordship will judge of what is proper
much better than I can think of, I beg you advise what you see necessary to be done
for Cluny's interest.
family
beg you
will
be so good as forgive
this trouble,
My
Your Lop's most
&
believe that
am.
Lord,
affectionate
obliged
humble
Servt,
JANET MTHERSON..
Cluny, 29"' August 1745.
No.
CCCCXX\TI.
CULLODEN PAPERS.
9gt
CCCCXXVII.
No.
Lord Reav
J
INIy
fADDENDA.
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
is
in the
North
at this time,
when your
advise
and
West Highlands as I
When
could give credit to, I wrote immediately to S' Jn^ Cope, that I and my clan were ready
to do all in our power for the support of the present Government ; but that we
wanted arms & ammunition which is so far the case, that vdchout a supply of these
we could scarcely defend the passes of our own properties, in case of attempts to carry
I believe my letter did not overtake S' Jn Cope ere he left
off our cattle or so.
Edin' ; nor mav he, as he is a stranger in Scotland, know or advert to the necessity' of
our having- arms, &". Therefore, as your Lop is well acquainted with him, and as,
no doubt, he'l have the greater regard to your judgment, I beg leave to give your
Lop the trouble of this, that vou mav be so good as to take your owTi method to lay
our situation before him. Your Lop knows that in the vear 17 15 what effect the
junction of the people of this country with the well-affected in Ross & Inverness
shires had ; so far as it helped to divide our enemies ; and perhaps it may be necessary
I was lately
to plav the same game over again ; of which your Lop is best judge.
informed, that some people in Caithness, who were never looked on to be well affected
to the Government, have entered into a resolution to raise their militia as for the Government ; and that, with that view, one of most note amongst them was soon to be
d S r, A\ho was lately in that countrv, to inxdte him to be their comsent to L
mander. If their intentions in this are sincere, I shall be glad of it ; tho' I can't help
suspecting the reverse.
I hope your Lop \nll not name me as your informer in this.
As these are my neighbours, I want to live with them as well as I reasonably can ; but
should the case be as I suspect, the necessitv of our getting arms &; ammunition is still
This your Loj5 can easily see bv the situation of the country ; therefore I
the greater.
need not explain it.
The Earl of Sutherland and I have concerted to joine all our men for the service of
the Government, as liis father & I did in 17 15.
I wrote of this date to S'' Jn
Cope under Governor Grant's cover, calling for 400 stand of arms. I reckon Earl
Sutherland acquaints the number he'l need.
As I have not the honor of Sir Jn Cope's acquaintance, I did not mention the
Caithness story to him; but leaves it to your. Lop to conununicate it, or not, and in
what m.amier you see proper ; but in any event, I beg leave to think that their militia
should get no arms. As I said aireadv", I know vour Lop's advice and opinion will
have more weight & effect with respect to all I have represented to you, than anything I can w^rite ; particularly as I am in manner a stranger to him.
As I had allwise
the greatest regard for your Lop, and that I know none has a more sincere zeal and
affection for his Majesty's person & Government ; so I make no doubt but you'l forgive
this trouble from him who has the honor to be, with great truth and esteem.
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
"
most
Tongue, 30 Aug.
745.
affectionate
humble
Ser\-ant,
REAY.
'
CULLODEN PAPERS.
ADDENDA.]
No.
CCCCXXVIII.
My
393
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
RETURN
your Loj3 the town of Aberdeen's most hearty thanks for the
merchant
letter in relation to the troubles in the Highlands.
your
Lop's
of
favour
Sunday,
from
dated
Montrose,
about
privat
business
ane
express
haveing
place
of this
indispensable
paragraph,
I
thought
it
my
the
following
vi'hich
is
afternoon,
in
one a'clock
duty to lett you know the same by express, lest the enemy may have shutt up any
communication by the Highland road and, in caise of intercepting, thought it more
prudent to send it under cover of the Earle of Findlater. The paragraph is as follows
" The Provost of Perth has sent ane express to the Provost of Brichen, adviseing that
' he hade just then a letter from the Duke of Athol, telling that the Highlanders were
" within six miles of Blair, and on Saturday night was to be in Perth, and that they
" were fj've to six thousand strong. Sir John Cope having retired to Inverness, this
express from Perth was going for Sir John at Inverness.
But six Highland Gentle" men, comeing into Brichen when he came there, went out a little from that before
*' the express, and turned back the guide that was sent along, and carried oft the ex*' press."
This is all I know, and give you the information in the very words of the
letter, which I believe not altogether fictitious, but desire it may have no further influence on the Government's management, than the stress your Lop may lay upon such
information.
I hope you have more certain advice ere this comes to hand, but Ould
not excuse myself without acquainting your Lop with what's above, and have the hoI
-"
nour
My Lord,
obedient and most humble servant,
JAMES MORRISON,
Aberdeen,
2''
Septe'
Provost.
745,
2 a'clock, morning.
No.
Lord
My
Findlater
&
CCCCXXIX.
Seafield to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
BEG
North with
his
success.
In the situation in which I am, in a corner where tho' far the greatest number of
tenants are really well affected, yet they have no arms, and have never been ac
customed to use them ; and there are many popish and disafi'ected persons in the neigh-
my
.,.^^.....
3^
bourhoodj
.
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bourhood you may be sure I am under ven^ great uneasiness and my anxiety must
be very great, especially as we are dayly alb.rmed and entertained with various storys
I hope therefore, however unwilling I may be to
totally differing from one another.
take up anv part of your Lop's time, which I know is so well employed, you will excuse my begging to have such truth from you as you think tit to communicate, and
what advice and direction you think proper, I have in various ways been most faithand to demonfuUv using rav endeavours to keep up the spirits of the well affected
strate to those, whom I suspected not to be so, the folly and rashness of this very
and I imagine I have had some success. Among others, I
extraordinary enterprize
have had a pretty frequent correspondence with the Magistrates of Aberdeen, who have
indeed always expressed the greatest zeal and most firm attachment to His Majesty's
This correspondence has, I suppose, occaservice, and the Ubert}'s of their country.
sioned their sending the enclosed letter open to me ; and I shall take care to forward
v.ithout delay whatever answer your Lordsliip may think fit to give.
There is an incident happened near this place last night, which, altho' it may perhaps be but trifling, I chuse to mention. A boat came about one a clock in the mornThere were
ing to Portknocky, a fisher-tov.n of nn'ne a long mile from this house.
Only one gentleman
in it ten or melve people, as they say, in tolerable good habit.
came ashore, and lay in a httle ale-house. He paid liberally for his entertainment, and
went off at five a clock in the morning with his servant, pressing a cupple of horses
and a hirer from a countryman. He said in the ale-house, that he was an ofEcer belonging to General Cope, and intended to breakfast TS-ith me, and that he would only
take the horses the length of Cullen ; but when he had. proceeded a little, he altered his
resolution and went eastward closs by the coas^, shunning this little town and the high
The hirer he took with him is not yet returned. The boat likewise proceeded
road.
eastward, and by the enclosed letter appears to have landed another man at Bardt.
Our suspicion is, that they are people intended to be taken up at Inverness, who have
;
their escape.
can.
am
join them.
As I have not the honour of being acquainted with General Cope, I hope your
Lordship will pardon my using the freedom to intreat you will be so good as to make
my compliments to him in the most respectful manner ; and to assure him, tha
nobody in Great Bi-ittain can more sincerely and heartily wish his good success.
I must aho beg you will excuse my using a servant's hand, because, having been
these two days a good deal indisposed, I could not easily write myself.
I have the
honour to be, with the greatest respect and esteem,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble
Servant,
[^
No.CCCCXXX.
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No.
The Lord
My
395
CCCCXXX.
President to
Lord Harrington.
Lord,
IT is the difficulty of the situation in which I find myself that obliges me to give
trouble of this letter.
About 3 weeks ago I flung myself into this country to
the
you
try how far any share of credit which I had with people could preserve them in their
dutv
&
what
wish'd.
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do what, according to circumstances, shall appear to be best for His Majestie's ser\ice.
I ask vonr Lop pardon for the great freedom I use, & am hopefuil you \vill
excuse it, because you know my zeal for His Majtie's service ; & you know that I am
perfectly your Lop's faithful! & most ob'
to
Serv'.
Ins,
3 Sept' i74-5'
Xo.
The Lord
My
CCCCXXXI.
President to
Lord Reay.
Lord,
A^I
mendable
upon the
in
first
'
Ser\', &:c.
No.
The Lord
CCCCXXXII.
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397
Sir John Cope has, with the troops under his command,
they be call'd Highlanders.
march'd this morning from Inverness for your town. I should hope this march v ill
cool the zeal of a good many unthinking people in your neighbourhood, who might be
mad enough, from false reports agreeing with their inclinadons, to run over a precipice.
It was the necessity I was under to ride out, to talk a little with Sir John on his march,
In this country, tho' the
that prevented my giveing ane answer some hours sooner.
as tlie chieftains round us are distroops have left us, we are under no apprehensions
posed to serve the Gov' 5c the unarm'd have prevented the junction of any other freir.ds
I am, my Lord Provost,
or followers with the unlucky men who have taken up arms.
your most ob' & most hum"' Serv'.
;
No.
The Lord
CCCCXXXIII.
Same
My
date.
Lord,
me
THIS morning
that
No.
The Lord
D'
CCCCXXXIV.
Culloden, 5 Sepf
Sir,
745,
2 o'clock.
THIS morning the Ins foot post, that ought to have come on last Mondav at noon,
arrived.
He was seised by the rebells at Blair his packet, which he used great industry
;
to conceal, taken
he detained
till
Tuesda}- afternoon.
for-
w ard
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298
you, that you mav examine him ; & I give you now the heads of what I could
make out of him, to save you as much trouble as possible. He says, that what they
call their armv march'd from Blair Tuesday morning, & no sooner, in their way to
vrard to
Dunkeld
No.
The Marquis
My
Lord,
I
King.
CCCCXXXV.
of Tweeddale to the
Lord
President.
Whitehall,
lo""
Septem' 1745.
HA\'E received your Lordship's of the i" instant, which I have laid before the
You may believe we have not been a little surprised at the several accounts we
have received from Sir John Cope and others of His ^Iajest)'s servants at Edinburgh ;
and tho' military men here are of opinion, that it might not have been fit for His
Majesty's service for Sir John Cope to attack the rebells when they were posted on
the
,
Q
.
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399
the Carryarick, or that it was even practicable for him to have marched that way to
Fort Augustus after they were possessed of that pass ; yet they think that he ought t<j
have staid somewhere about Dalwhimiy ; and in that case, it would not have been easy
for the rebells to have made such a progress into the south before him.
But as this
matter is now over, it is needless to enter into a discus<^ion on the point.
By his last letter of the 31" of August, he acquaints us, that in conformity to your
.
Lordship's, and
at
Edinburgh
Lord Loudon's
round by sea, in
and this idea is
j
it
way
after the
rcbcUs
,
tiie
Government's receiving,
of opinion, that
it is
a real assistance
greatly
owing
to
TWEEDDALE.
Xo.
Sir
My
CCCCXXXVI.
John Cope
to the
Lord,
BY
Lord
President.
Terra,
10"' Sep'
174 5-.
at
Ail
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All die boats in the Firth are on the south side. It is reported, the rebels are gone towards
Stirlin<^ ; but many are the reports, and few to be reUed upon ; Glenbucket has not
above 300 men out of these parts. The King is landed. Dutch troops are at sea
some
for Eno^land,
some
for Leith.
have no
letters
from London
since I
saw your
I hope we shall get the enemy between two fires ; by what I hear, they are
Lordship.
The troops with me are in good heart.
disappointed in the numbers they expected.
his Grace came to meet me ; he was
Banff,
where
Gordon
at
Duke
of
the
on
waited
I
more
than common discourse with him ;
Uttle
health,
that
I
had
his
so
in
well
very
not
zealously
for His Majest>'s service.
himself
I have
expressing
was
did
say
he
what
but
this
minute
rec''
letters I writ
from Dalwhinny.
Dutch
march
I find 5
are in great pain lest I should have attempted the Coriarick.
battaHons are embarked from Holland, and more are to follow. I did design to
Thev
this
6.
It is
now past
6,
in to carry
O'JT provisions,
am,
Mj Lord,
Your most
ob*
humble
serv',
JN=
COPE.
bearer is the man that ^r Grant the Barrack Master sent out : his information
is so little worth, that I question whether he was where he pretended to have been :
however, be pleased to tell M' Grant to pay the man, and place it to my account,
The
Sir
Xo.
CCCCXXXVII.
John Cope
to the
Lord
President.
My Lord,
WE
embark
The
the troops this dav, tho' the tides to serve us fall out very cross.
ii"^ inst. the Highland army marched into Perth 10 o'clock forenoon
they
informations
they
intend
to
take
Edui'
but
all
my
;
by
gave out that thev designed for
had
from
two
sensible
information
I
Lordship
an
I send your
the way of Monteith.
persons, most part of which has been confirmed by other hands I have employ' d, but
cannot learn anv certainty of their numbers. I have just now had an account from
are not yet joined by the Marquis of
Faulkland, that the rebells are about 3000,
Strouen
some
others which they expect.
&
TelUbarden, Lord Early, Glenbucket,
yesterday)
was-wTit
Faulkland
(which
30c.
with
This
letter
from
Robinson join'd them
I am extremely imeas}- at my present
says, that the Dutch are in the road of Leith.
satisfaction
that I cannot reproach myself with
;
that
k,
situation.
I have but one
doing for the best ; which all those
left
Stirlino:,
in
since
I
having delav'd a minute,
not used to march with armys, nor
distance,
those
at
a
with me seem sensible of, tho'
will certainly blame me 5 but
thro',
have
march'd
all
we
at
knowing of the coimtrys
:
&
I flatter
am
Your Lordship's most obed'
serv*,
JN-
COPE.
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No.
The
My
CCCCXXXVIII.
Lord,
FROM
40!
Of this
Cope came
to Inverness,
and
also,
that I
would
him
join
My
Lord,,
;
obliged
humble
SUTHERLAND.
<
;
P. S.
am
moment
this
servant,
inform'd, that
how am
deal
I to
with them ?
No.
,r
'..'
The Lord
CCCCXXXIX.
My Lord,
LAST
'
"Z
defend it. Your Lop's reflection, that nothmg can be done for that end to purpose
without arms, is very just ; & it is to supply that want, that 6000 stand of arms are sent
from the Tower. These arms are actually arrived at Leith ; & a good number of them
would have been here before this time, had Sir J. Cope been at Edin'. So soon as he
arrives there, he has promised to send them ; and the moment that happens, your Lop
shall
have notice.
rebells are
We
gone southward
how
3 F
keep
MiX
keep
&
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their
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men in readiness to act on the shortest warning, for the security of the Got',
own protection, imtiii the expected arms arrive, &; a proper occasion otier
for their
He has found shipping enough in that port for transporting his troops
that be his choice ; but whether that will be his course, or if he -n-ill
should
southward,
Highlanders, or if he vrill follow them by land, must depend very
the
wat at Ab'^= for
Sc situation, w*' I at present know nothing particular about.
numbers
their
much on
contrary to expectation-;, put hunself at the head of the
much
Georcre
Murray
has,
L'l
which probably %\ill aicress theh numbers, but ^^ill
rebells
the
join'd
;
AthoU raen, &
Cap' Macky, hearing of Glenbucket's being in
men.
fighting
their
not add much to
oif from Elgine to the Brugh, & from thence
struck
men,
arm'd
his wav with 2 or 303
as last night.
foUow'd
John Cope by
Sir
sea.
My
No.
The Lord
serv'. Sec.
CCCCXL.
jy Sb,
HAVE
comp^
Capt. Sutherland, with 54 men, & Tuesday night Capt. MacLeod Asithhis
was
proit
them
to
&:
out
deliver'd
arms
;
cbmpleat, arrived at Inverness : they had
Loudon's
of
L.
men
other
the
with
together
morning,
posed they should march tomorrow
who are here, with the same precautions v,hich were to be observed by Mackay ; but
observing, by your letter of the Io'^ that every thing was to be ready for you at Abd^
took
that whether the rebells turn'd 'their whole force against you, or
k concludemg'
the
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the party of marching strcight Southward, you probably would make use of the shipping that was at your hand before they could arrive ; & on the other hand, weighing
the inconvenience of looseing at this juncture so many raw men, who may be made
usefull if Glenbucket should surprise thenn with the numbers you mention, & which
reports aggravate, it was thought adviseablc to suspend their march till orders from
more
to-night, or to-morrow, in
numbers
&
M'D.
has
made him
a present of 13 very
handsome men
No.
The Lord
CCCCXLI.
President to Sir
i'
^
J.
Cope.
D'
Sir,
'
^04
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&
yet so sif^nall notice taken of them, when the number of commissions to be given out
will not permitt of the bestowing in any thing like proportion on other kindreds more
powerful!, may create a kind of jealousy, & provoke Highland vanity In such sort as
to produce indifferent consequences. Besides that, I imagine that if you v\-ere to consult
vdth Capt Munro, of Culc;um, they would be contented with less. However, Sir, if
you, upon weighing what I have represented, shall think otherwise, they shall have
their commissions ; & I shall save commissions for 3 cap"", 3 lieutenants,
3 ensigns,
They should be sent in blanks as they are, but that the
'till I receive your directions.
volume would endanger the conveyance.
,^
Now we have the comm"" it will occurr natureally to you, that mthout arms &
money thev can be of no use. I think of makeing the comp" hundreds for the present
& bank notes have at present no
exigence ; but they must be fed as well as arm'd
The arms you can supply us with when you come to Leith, but money
credit here.
I therefore hope, when you can safely do it, you
credite must come from London.
will let them know at London the necessity there is of remitting some money hither,
if they would have any good done ; Sc of employing some clever arm'd vessell, of
whatever size, to keep the correspondence open ; in which case money could be had
note in this volume
for bills, 2c a smaller quantity of cash %vill answer the purpose.
Beg of
for the Marq' of Tweeddale will be deliver'd to you, which you will forward.
Loudon to vrrke to Lord Stair, to tell him I have got his letter ; that I will do what
lies in me to answer his intentions ; & that he shall hear from me by the first safe coaBe so good also as to tell the Advocate, I have received his.
veyance.
&
&
P. S.
you.
am
you are embark'd before this reach Abd". it will, I hope, be sent after
news since I wrote last night. I have a letter from Glengary, since he left
If
No
No. CCCCXLII.
The Lord Advocate
My
Marq' of Tweddale.
to the
Above
date.
Lord,
DESIRE
have this note safely conve)"'d must be the excuse for the minuteness
This morning your Lop's packett came safely to my hands, throw seve'nJl hazards, with com' for 20 independent comp-'^.
The trust reposed in me by hfs
Maj-'' & his Min" does me great honour ; but then the burden is so great, that I certainly would decline it, if the exigency left time to remonstrate ; but as somewhat mast
immediately be done, I have no choise left, but to act according to the best of my
judgment ; 8c if I should happen to err, I hope the blame will be laid on that, Sc not
upon my heart, "which I will venture to assert is well disposed it is my present purpose
to distribute such of these coium'' as I shall give out among those clans who, on occato
of the volume.
sion
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405
sion of the last rebellion, show'd their adherence to the protestant interest ; without
neglecting such other clans, as, tho' adversary at that time, have on this occasion behav'd
themselves well beyond the expectation of most people, & thereby very much provock'd the rebclls, from whom they withhold two thirds of the force which they
flatter'd themselves they could have carry'd from the North Highlands.
The comp*'
I propose to make up to a hundred each for the present juncture ; &, that they may be
quickly raised, I propose to take the recommendadon of the Officers from the Chiefs
of the clans that are to raise the men. It is possible I may make some mistakes
as
;
we have
miserably scarce.
Besides that, the little that is, is lock'd up, because, the communication being stopt, trade is at a stand, & no one will part with the little money he is
possest of for a bill.
In these circumstances, some cash must be sent ; & if, with that,
there was a clever arm'd vessell order'd to attend,
to carry dispatches between this
Leith, or London, the cr<;dit which might be order'd would become more effectuall,
and orders might readily be received, & intelligence given. Your Lop, it is true, in
your's of the 17''' of August, mentioned that if I laid out any money for intelligence, or
otherwise, M' Pelham would repay it ; & I accordingly laid out small sums without
hesitation ; but when the question is to feed such a body of troops in the present condition of the country, I really cannot find the money.
When the pay of these compcomes to be put on any regular foot, George Ross, a person known to your Lop, who
formerly attended me, will be a proper person through whose hands it may come.
Every thing is at present quiet in this part of the country. All we can do is, to prevent debauching men into the rebells' service.
I am, with perfect respect, your Lop's Serv', &c.
&
&
-'
'A
':3x;:';OV
:-
No. CCCCXLIII.
The Lord
President to Glengarry.
;'-!
r-
".
1.
Sir,
C. 14 Sept' 1745.
the honour to write me of the 1 2"', from F.
Augustus, was deliver'd to me. It gave me much satisfacdon when I first heard of
your prudent resolution of waidng on the D. of Atholl, in whose comp''' S' J. Cope
told me he saw you ; & on the other hand, I do assure you, it gave me no small pain
to learn, that your frcinds, many of whom I know, & had a great regard for, chose
LAST
me
&
have had
'
.
&
tho'
it
would add
to
my
satisfaction, to
.
"
CtTLLODEN PAPERS.
4o6
this place,
as
.{^ADDENDA.
my
compliments to
mv
Ladv,
&
believe
me
Be
so
it
good
might be
as to
make
to be,
Your most
ob'
&
D^Sir,
most humble
Serv'. See.
Xo. CCCCXLIV.
The Lord President to Inverchasly.
7'-^
Culloden,
Sept'
conmiissions,
to such
Sir,
AM intrusted by his
Majestie to dispose of
some
745.
as are
able & willing to raise independent comp-""' for the service of the Gov' at this critical
juncture ; & I have some hints, that the Master of Ross is sent for (pursuant to a suggestion of your's) to come over, to make the figure he ought to make at the head of
I have, therefor, thought of reser^'ing a Captain's
his namesakes of this country.
of filling up the commissions to his subalterns \^ith the names
commission for him,
of a son of your's, who I am told you are desireous to have in the armv, & with that
The Gentleman last
of Da^id Ross, Shandwick's brother, if you approve of it.
named, who is latelv come from Ed', carrss you this ; & it is my wish to know your
sentiments on the subject as soon as possible ; Sc that, if it may be, I may see you.
here without loss of time. In the meantime, I trust you will not take notice of this to
any body ; and that if you approve of what I mention, you mav turn it in your
thoughts how to get 100 clever fellows together for the present ser%'ice, as soon as
arms can be had to put in their hands. The bearer, who left Ed' lately, -will relate to
you what he has heard of the Rebells ; which, according to the best of my informaI am in heast, & therefor shall only add, that I am,
tion, is not very formidable.
&
D'
No.
The Lord
My
Sir,
CCCCXLV.
Lord,
YOUR zeal
Culloden,
for his JMajestie's service,
&
your
abilit\'
to act
up
17"
Sept^ 1745.
me
no room to doubt, that I shall act agreeably to his Majestie's intentions, if IreceiAe
your Lop's directions with respect to the choice of Officers for ane independant compy
now to be raised. The nature of the sen-ice requires, that such a compy of your
Lop's men be innnediately set on foot
& as vou are the most proper judge which of
your freinds are the fittest to be trusted, & the likelyest to be followed by your people,
I beg that, after considering maturely, you will let me have the names of the persons
whom you would have imploy'd as Capt", Lieut. & Ensign, tliat their commissions
may be filled up accordingly. This comp' ought to consist for the present of 100
men ; & as there may be immediate use for them, I hope your Lop will cause pitch
upon proper men to fill it up without delay, that they may be brought together as soon
as arms (which are dayly expected) arrive.
The troops under Sir John Cope were
embark'd at Abd last Fr)-day, & have probably landed at Leith before this. The Highlanders decamped from Perth last Wednesday ; but not in, such numbers as they
;
wish'd.
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wish'd, or
me, it
mans,
is
we apprehended.
beHevM by our
at Frankfort,
the
If
407
inst.
O. S.
am,
my
Lord,
With
is
&
a similar Letter to
No.
The Lord
perfect respect,
ob'
most humble
&c.
Serv*,
Lord Reay.]]
CCCCXLVI.
CuUoden,
Gentlemen,
18"'
Sepf 1745.
As there is no certainty of the time of his comeing to you, supposeing he should ever
come, the generall service does not permit, at this nick of time, the sending these
compys to ly with you ; but I hope in a very few days we will be able to part with the
force you speak of, & with a much greater, to protect his Majestie's dutifull subjects. In
the mean time, I flatter myself you are not realy in the danger you apprehended ; for,
besides that Glenbucket must in all appearance quickly follow his freinds, who are
gone from Perth,without amuseing himself with marches which can be of no real service,
I should imagine that common prudence would hinder him, whom I know to be a goodnatured man, from committing any outrages, & prevent any excess of zeal in his
friends ; since these things could only tend to justify severitys by way of reprisal],
which in a very few days it wll be in our power, hovv'ever little in our inclination, to
As the insurrection now on foot has had countenance fi'om so few persons of
exercise.
rank, property or consideration, I should hope it will require very small reflection in
your neighbours, however otherwise disposed, to preserve them in their duty, & consequently in security. I need not imploy many words to assure you of my perfect good
will to your town.
^;,
I am. Gentlemen,
Your most ob' 8c most humble Serv', SiC
:
No.
The Lord
My
CCCCXLVIL
Lord,
20 Sept', i o at night.
day I had the honour of your Lop's of the 12"*, referring to one of the lo"*,
in which your Lop gave me more particular directions.
The letter referred to, is not
yet come to hand ; & it was by the greatest accident that the other, which was in a
packet not to be concealed had it met with any body to look after it, came safe.
The
cause of this difficulty, & the cause why I write in this minute form of concealment, is,
that after Sir J. Cope left this country, M' Gordon of Glenbucket, whom your Lop has
often heard of, with some Highlanders & some zealots of the shire of Banf, have gone
a recruiting to reinforce the posse tliat are gone southward j & tho' they meet with
THIS
small
4c8
CVLLODE!^ PAPEITS.
[aDDEN'D.A.
&
small success, yet they infest the roads, & render commumcation 'twist this
Ed'
unsafe, if not unpracticable ; which is one of the reasons why I have so earnestly press'd
I hope your Lop has
for some ship or arm'd vessell, to keep the communication open.
was forreceived my note of the 13", 10 at night, because it came safe to Abd^
&
warded by
sea,
after Sir J.
Cope had
sail'd.
In
it
commissions sent me, & acquainted your Lop with my purpose of disposeing of so many
of them, as I should judge necessary, to such persons as were most likely to bring a
body of men immediately together for His Majestie's ser\-ice. I am now working on
that plan, Sc am in hopes of haveing such a body in readiness, by the time that arms,
&
&
&
&
&
fully
my
leave, &c.
o"" has,
to
my
hands.
Xo. CCCCXLVIII.
Sir John
Gordon
to the
Lord President.
My
21 Sept. 1745.
Lord,
IN obedience to your Lop's commands, I was at Tarbat House on Wednesday
morning ; and missing of Lord Cromertie, who was gone up the country tor some
days,
acquainted
in comraission
my sister
on Monday
last
by
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by
Lord Macleod
409
is
Lop
for
The accounts brought us by last post, of the intention to raise forthwith ten independent companies, has produced an application to me from my uncle Ardock & his
son, which leads me to suggest him to your Lop as one whom I flatter myself you w"*
not think improper to be emplov'd in this new corps ; provided the persons who are
Your Lordship knows
to receive commissions in it are not already determin'd upon.
the steadv attachment to this Government of those he is come of upon bcith sides.
He
himself is a brisk voung iellow, and I'm confident quite zealous for the cause of liberty
and could in a verv little time raise I believe the best part of a company from among
the Highlnnders upon their own estate in Sutherhmd, and of wh,ose deserting him I
be little apprehension. For these reasons, as much as on ace' of my
sh** imagine there
relation to him, have I ventur'd to mention this matter of my cousen's to your Lop,
which I hope you'll pardon and impute, as you may, the varietv of trouble given
you this season to your Lordship's known zeal for the publick service, and acknowiedg'd judgm' in discerning how 'tis to be best promoted.
continue here to be pester'd with a number of lies dispers'd in order to keep up
and with this view, to balance the good news last post brought
the spirits of the party
that there is a large landing in the mouth of
us, are we, I conclude, now told,
Clyde and that the express which brought the news thereof to Inverness on Thursdav, likewise brought intelligence of there loeing to be a rising by severrJs of consequence in the shires of Argyle, Dunbarton, & Clydsdale, in favors of the Highlanders
whenever they had cross'd the Forth none of ail which can I believe, or think posbut look upon them in the same light as the stories of Glenbuckitt's
sible to be true
great success, w^hich it is needless to trouble your Lop with.
In this countr)-, no
symptoms of the contagion have vet broke out, and I flatter myself none will, but
that the whole body must be by y' time dispersing.
In Sutherland, I hear, the Caithness post says there are parties in the hills of thieves,
and a guard every night at Dunrobin ; but no enemy has appear'd, that I can learn.
Next week I propose being in that country ; and if there, or any where else, I can
obey the commands of your Lop, I shall be fond of every opportunity of approving
myself
We
Your
Newhall,
1745.
JOHN GORDON.
No.
Lord Lovat
My
Lordship's
21'' Sept'
CCCCXLIX.
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
I RECEIVED just now, it being very late in the evening, the honor of your letter
of this day's date ; for which I give your Lordship my most sincere thanks.
I am
very glad, my Lord, that your health is good, in spite of your vast fatigue
long may
it be so ; and I presume to assure your Lordship of my affectionate respects, and my
son's ; in which Inveralachy, who came here just before dinner, and Gortuleg
:
join us.
I
it
in
& good
service to
30
my
me
family.
in
I shall
ful
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4IO
remembrance of it and your Lordship cannot but remember that these 30 years
I had as strong an attachment for vour Lordship's person 8c family as any man in
Scotland
and never swerved from that, till I was iinhappily deceived, ^: engaged to
act against my zealous worthy friend your brother Culloden in the affair of his election
which I did and vnW repent of all my life and I have been very sufficiently
punished and chastised for it. But these unhappy jars being over, I am fully cominced
that vour Lordship bears good will and has very good wishes for the prosperity of my
and this makes me still look on your Lordship as one of my best friends.
familv
fill
past
am
much
mv
ver)'
Lordship
my
cousin
I live.
If I did not
know that
Lyon
takes
pleasure sometimes in telling and retailing clatters and stor\-s, I would be ven," angr\- at
him for wxiting to vour Lordship such a ridiculous, silly, foolish lie, of me, which has no
more foundation than if he had said that I was going to jom KuliKhan for Glenbucket
and I had a quarrel ever since Glenbucket went to Stratherick with Fraserdale, and
threatened the Stratherick people to bring down the force of Badenoch upon them, if
As to my cousin Inveralachy, the characthey did not pay their rents to Fraserdale.
letter is very just ; for I do assure you,
your
gives
of
him
in
ter that your Lordship
understanding, and far from being a
sense
and
very
good
that he is a gentleman of
proceedings
his
& ordinary' transactions as
prudent
in
fool, and was as cautious and
he
knows
his birth too well to go
Besides,
anv that Hves
the shire that he is in.
whatever
so that the part of the
consideration
under Glenbucket's command on any
j
which I am sure he
part
of
the
story
as
my
story attributed to him is as grossly false
;
to
wait
upon
you.
And I sincerely
will tell yotir Lordship when he has the honour
for
him
is,
that
I
resolve
sent
to put my
declare to your Lordship, that the reason I
and
determined
Leod"s
being
as
;
estate in trust into his hands, my Lord Strichen's,
south,
and
from
England,
go
that
to
soon as I can, as I have been all this season, to
and from that to France (if I get leave), for the benefit of my health and I sent for
Inveralachy to be wimess to Evan Bailhe's drawing up the papers concerning my estate;
because it's ten to one if ever I come back to this countr)- after going out of it. This
;
is
My
Your Lordship's most
Beaufort, 20*"
745-
dear Lord,
obedient and most affectionate Slave,
LOVAT.
SeptO
)
No.
CCCCL.
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No.
Lord Reay
My
4II
CCCCL.
to the
Lord President.
Lord,
I HAVE the honour of your Lop's most kind letter, and am very glad to know,
by it, that his Majesty has pitched on your Lop to dispose of the independent companys
you mention ; as I know none more zealous for his Majesty's interest, or more capable
The trust you're pleased to put in me,
to choose the fittest persons, than your Lop.
in giving me the nomination of the officers of one company, is extreamly obliging: I
shall be proud to execute it to the outmost of my power for his Majesty's service, your
Lop's honour, & my own.
The properest person that occurs to me for the company, amongst my friends, Is my
son George, providing he chooses to accept, after advising with your Lop and knowing
As for the subalterns, I refer to George,
the footing these companys are to be on.
who will deliver you this only I wish with all my heart my grandchild, Bighouse's
;
son, could be allowed of for the ensigncy, notwithstanding of his being only past thirThis, in all other respects, will be of very considerable advantage to the
teen years.
company, as George will tell your Lop. I'm glad our enemies are beginning to cool.
I hope they'l have dayly more & more reason to be so ; and that matters will be therafter so managed by the Government, as will prevent any further attempts of this kind.
I have the honour to be, with sincere respect.
My
Your Lop's most
Tongue,
23''
humble
serv*
REAY.
|^
No.
The Lord
My
Lord,
CCCCLI.
Lord,
HIS
me
to
be
rais'd,
Sir
3 G 2
No.
CCCCLn.
eULLODEX PAPFKS.
4^2
^ADDENDA,
No. CCCCLII.
Mr. Alexander Robertson
My
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
AFTER
home
come
made me come
Majestic
hapened to
had acted,
********
of Glenlie and ^^
against the Gordons.Clunie took all kindly, and at once told me his history ; by which I find, he's still in
possession of his commission, and did not wodte or give it up to Sir John Cope, as was
I find the loss of him, from being heartily engaged for the Government,
reported.
was oving to Sir John Cope, which shows he's no good judge of m.ankind.
Killvhuntly went south to wait on the Duke of Argyle, to offer Clunie's ser\ace and
their haill clan, to be employed to crush the rebellion in the manner his Grace should
Sir Jo. Cope made Killyhuntly prisoner at Lithgow, where they mett, and
dii'ect.
w^ould not allow him to goe or write to Argyle, or to Clunie ; but made him march
back with the Earl of Loudoun's recruits ; and by this means Clunie and all his people
were quite bewildered, till Sir John came to Dalcharrie there Clunie mett him, and
asked leave to goe home & bring up his recruits, because he had before trysted them,
to be next dav at his house ; and the gentlemen of the name were to be there also, in
order to pick and choose as many of their best men to march with Clunie, as would
make his company compleet, till he had time to recruitt others. But good Sir John
show'd manifest traitsof a jelousie of him ; refus'd to let him goe, and used him as an
never once asking his advice, or using him as a friend ; which was too low
Informer
a way of treating a gentleman of his spiritt, who in a private capacity was abler to serve
Clunie was not lett home for his men till the night after Sir
the King than Sir John.
John left Ruthven, when he was apprehended without his knowledge, I'm perswaded,
from what I heard him say. He now owns, an angel could not resist the soothing close
aplications of the rebels ; yet he's sensible their designs tend to the total subversion of
Church and State. He has a dread that he's allready gone too farr ; but I promised
at the batles
vour Lordship would bring all to rights bet\\ixt the King and him ; which soften'd him
and when I offered to write your Lordship at his own sight anent it, he said he
;
would not give me that trouble, but w ould take his own way ; and he promised, that
unless he see the rebells leik to carry all, and England suporting them, he'll keep free
and not jo}-n. He told me, he feared the loss of nothing but his commission ; because,
1
tho' in his marriage contract his father dispones all to him, yet he's never infeft.
showed the folly of that, w hich surprized him not a litle.
I send this express, because I find, from him, that the Marquis of Tullybardine waits
his coming at Blair ; and on his ingaging depends the rising, or not, of some of the
much
Killyhuntly has
more
influence
on
mankind for he's been allways led by him. Clunie also complains, that Major
M'Kenzie's behaviour to Killyhuntly has disgusted him much, and must be uneasie to
Killyhuntly ; for the Major huffs him leik a footman ; gi^-es him no regular pay, but
;
subsistence
some
confines
him
recruits Killyhuntly
he had
treat
his doublett,
him
so,
as a suspected
had
attested,
or doe worse.
humbly
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humbly think your Lordship may invite the Major and Kilyhuntly to dinner ; put
if a man of sense, on his guard to own his fault
and that it was Killyhuntly's
own fault, that took not a proper method to let him have his just character and your
I
the Major,
Lodship can
when
sation
together.
The
use of this
is,
know
Killyhuntly
is
it
in conver-
a stench revoiutioner
and I propose, that once his grievances are removed, your Lordship
send to Clunie, and that they meet in as secrett a manner and where
Clunie pleases for his own safty.
He's just now at a \ ast uncertaintv ; but if any
alive doe it, Killyhuntly will determine him with the arguments your Lordship can
afford him.
The 6,000 Dutch forces landed at Berwick Friday last and tho' Cope was a fool
to engage when he knew it ; yett, as all England are for the Protestant int^erest, their
religion, and liberties, all \\"ill quickly be put to rights again, if Killyhuntly get Clunie's
compauv, and Clunie one of the independant companies, when the troubles are over.
hint of this kind
settle their passions much; for if Clunie could have an independant company to guard us from thieves, its what I know he desires above all
from
his infancy
desire
him
to
wU
things.
I
till
land.
From
this,
over to the King's interest, because so many others wait his motion.
For that reason,
I presume to trouble your Lodship with this long narrative.
Lord Ogilvie is now march'd with 400 men, and Glenbuckitt, I hear, with 300 men,
hardly the third of what they promised.
Sir John Cope's defeat is nothing leik the romantick accounts the other side give of
it
it's plain he's a weak man, neither of weight, conduct, or courage fitt for such a
charge.
The only efiect it can have is, to put the Government now on their mettle,
to poure in forces from all hands to crush the Highland rebells the quicker ; and it
may also mine many an unthinking man, by joining the readyer with the rebells. I
think now the Protestants, & our King's friends, should arm on all hands for his Majesde ; Sc I wish your Lordship would write the Duke of Argyle and others on that
subject; and if commissions, pay, & arms, be given, the martiall spiritt of our friends
will soon change the face of affairs for the King.
No cost should be sav'd when all's
at stake.
Its now easier to find out who are friends, and who are not.
The bearer is a poor honest man. If your Lordship has any commands for the
King's friends in the south, he will carry them carefully
and as he has a private way
of travelling from this to Inverness without being seen, thro' the hills, and a correspondence may be thus carry'd on by their writeing from the south here, and I shall answer
for conveying it sure to your Lordship, I have given him money to bear his charges.
If
he be to go south, your Lordship may write them to pay him, or I shall doe it.
I am, with great esteem, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most affectionate
:
Si
Inerchraskie,
23^ Sept'
ALEX' ROBERTSON.
")
1745./
No. CCCCLIII.
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414
[ADDENDA.
No. CCCCLIII.
Sir Alex.
My
Macdonald
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
BY
a vessel
me know what I07 money the Captains are to have. I refer to the
being
in the state your Lordship is, not very well, but resolved to
Laird's epistle ;
mend, as I hope you have already done.
I am, with the usual attachment.
My d' Lord, yours,
Lordship
Mugstot,
let
v.i.11
Sept\
24''
No.
The Lord
My Lord,
I HAVE
nor
my Lord
ALEX' MACDONALD.
CCCCLIV.
25 Sept' 1745.
the honour of your Lop's of yesterday's date*.
Mac Leod dislike the commission that is proposed,
As
I
neither your
must confess
it
Lop
gives
very great uneasiness to find that the circumstance your Lop mentions occasions any
Your Lop \nll readily agree with me, that in the execution of the trust
committed to me, my chief regard must be to the service ; & if what that requires, in
circumstantiall matters only, should give your Lop offence, or create in you a diffidence of my respect for your Lop, it would to me be a very great mortification. I
hope your Lop will not think so harshly of me ; & that, upon considerations such as
me
deliberation.
v,il\ not suffer ane opurtunit)' to slip of introduceing the yoimg Lord
which he seems desireous to pursue ; especially at a conjuncture
where the nature of the service seems to require that men so well disposed as your
Lop should not stand upon ceremonie. Let me therefor beg of your Lop to consider
well what is to be done, & to give your consent to your son's accepting the commission ;
& I dare assure you, that you and he will find that I am very sincerely, my Lord, your
Lop's most ob' & most humble serv', Sec.
life
Collection.
No.
CCCCLV.
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ADDENDA.]
CCCCLV.
No.
The
My
4I5
Lord,
I
HAVE
cumstances
in
is it
in his
own
cannot help thinking that the cirson are so singular, that I cannot
my
inchnation, to accept of it
would wish
&
on these terms, as
it
disables
him
if
he
is
thought
less
CROMERTIE.
Tarbat house,
\
26'" Sep' 1 745.
J
No.
CCCCLVI.
My
to the
Lord President,
Whitehall,
Lord,
HAD
1''
Octo' 1745.
me from
John Cope ; and 1 have the satisfaction to acquaint you, that his Majesty approves the plan you propose to follow in the distribution of the commissions,
which will undoubtedly facilitate the raising of the men in the North Highlands.
The Earl of Stair has, by his Majesty's order, signified to the Earl of Loudoun, that
he should forthwith repair to Inverness, to take upon him the command of the troops
and garrisons from Inverlochy to Inverness, of the twenty independant companies to be
raised, and of all such bodies of men as are or shall be raised for his Majesty's service j
and his Lordship is desired to act in every thing with your advice and consent.
It is left to your Lordship and the Earl of Loudoun to concert proper measures for
distressing the Highlanders, and for preventing their being joined by others, and in
general to do what you shall think most for his Majesty's service, according as occasions may offer, or circumstances may require, either in or out of the countrys where
they have been raised.
There are 1,500 stand of arms, with ammunition and proper accoutrements, to be
put on board the Saltash sloop of war, which is ordered to sail forthwith to Inverness,
and the Captain will take directions from you. Two months subsistence for the troops
to be raised has likewise been imprested into George Ross's hands, which he proposes
to send in specie by the sloop to Inverness.
The late unhappy defeat of Sir John Cope, as it must occasion the utmost distress
in our country, so it gives a very great alarm here ; but a very considerable body of
troops, with artillery, &c. has already begun to march northward, to be commanded
by Marshall Wade j and more of our troops are ordered from Flanders.
I am, with great regard,
I
Berwick by
3ih
Sep" transmitted to
Sir
Your
My Lord,
Lordship's most obedient humble servant,
TWEEDDALE.
No.
CCCCLVn.
.X
41
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[ADDENDA.
Xo. CCCCLVII.
The Lord
My
Lord,
3* Oct' 1745.
ALL
command a
is,
shilling
is
lock'd 'up
that bills
so that the
man
ments
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ments are made at Ed' & partly, as there is no secure method of correspondence with
phces k this matter is now gone so far, that the bills which the Ma'or
of L""' Loudoii's Reg' has dravvn on Ed' for the subsistence of some of the new comp-'
of that reg' now at liis, have return'd protested; so that these comp'' are in imminent
danger of being obliged to disband for want of pay, whicii they have at present on the
;
either of the
& how many days that resource may last I cannot say,
;
have ofter'd to support the private credit of these officers with the additional seAnd now, my Lord, give me leave to express my very great concern,
curit)' of mine.
that so fine a game as hd3 been in our hands should be in danger of being lost, for lack
of the supply I have so often mention'd, which might have been very easily sent,
which may still be of very great service, if it come befor it is too late. To me, it
seem'd to be of vast consequence, to keep out of the rebellion a greater bodv of men
than those who are hitherto engaged in it ; & that I think would certainly have happened, had the supply expected come in due time.
It is at present doubtfuU whether
numbers may not play the fool but I am still confident, that if this arrives quickly
to your Loi5's hands, &c the necessary orders are without loss of time given upon it, we
shdl be able still to do good, by preventing a great deal of the mischief that is to be
apprehended. It is almost unnecessary to mention to vour Lop, what uill naturally
occurr to yourself, that we can now have no supply of arms from the castle of Ed", so
long as the town is in the possession of the Highlanders ; & that arms therefor, if we
have any quickly, must come from the Tower. The necessity of sending us arms I have
mentioned often, because without them the well-affected, who have none, can make no
figure.
I am hopefull they will be speedily sent us ; but the vessel vrith monev & credit,
if any such is to be sent, ought not to wait ane hour for that which may carry the arms,
because if we had the money we could bring our troops together to receive arms, which
might arrive some days later. Besides that, we have seven or eight hundred stand of
arms at Fort George, which might be put in the hands of our comp''' as they mi'^ht
Your Lop will, I hope, overlook any oversight that may be in this
successively arrive.
long tho' hastily writt letter.
You will observe in it a strong concern for his Maj.
service.
The detail of what I have been doing, or rather endeavouring to do, would be
rather troublesome than usefull.
All I shall say is, to assure you, in generall, I have
left nothing undone that in my judgement might contribute to it
& tha;t I am with
perfect respect, my Lord, your Lop's most ob; & most humble serv", Sec.
private credit of their otHcers
tho'
&
-n
Xo. CCCCLVIII.
The Lord
President to the
Commanding
Officer at Berwick.
Sir,
THE
enclosed
Majestie's service.
by the
Ocf
1745.
letter,
As
usuall mediod,
I have ventured it from hence in ane open boat to Berhave presumed to direct it to you, in hopes you will take care it be transmitted
in the safest & most expedidous manner to London.
By the direction, you will perceive
I know n t the person to whom I am writeing ; & it's very possible you may not, by
safety
wick
&
know
I
;
find myseli".
tiio' I
am at
present
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am
[ADDENDA.
am,
Be
so good,
if this
come
safe to
your hand,
can,
Sir,
serv',
&c.
& if you will, by him, let me know what is doing to the southward,
of which I am at present lock'd out, it will be very obligeing.
knowledge
from the
ing to the bearer
No.
]\r
George Ross
CCCCLIX.
to the Laird of
Macleod.
Dear
Sir,
The
last letter
country.
Tho' the parliament be to meet the 1 7"" of this month, I should, with great submission, think that it would give more satisfaction to the friends of the Goverimient if
you stayed with Lord President, and helpt the completing of the 20 companies, and
even marching with them southwards, perhaps to the relief of Edin', than coming up
here.
Besides, a few weeks must in all human probabilit)- make an end of this affair ;
and then indeed there will be occasion for you in parliament when there will be a very
I suppose you know that all our
strict inquir)- into the whole of this unhappy affair.
troops are ordered home.
Advice is arrived from Admiral Martin-, that he had look"d into Brest, but found no
force there
and all the coast is so well guarded, that there can be no danger from a
;
foreign landing.
I
am, dear
Sir,
yours,
GEO. ROSS.
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The Lord
415
CCCCLX.
No.
My
'
Lord,
THE
8'"
Oct' 1745.
ins' I
hazarded a
letter to
greatest danger of their playing the fool ; that the totall stop to the commuiiication
betwixt this country & London put ane end absolutely to all credite ; so that it was
impossible to find money, to bring the gentlemen who are determined to support the
Gov" to act, without some clever arm'd vessell is sent down with some money & credite,
which may be enlarged by means of such a vessell, because by her the bills that may be
given for money here, may be sent to London that the credite which your Lop acquainted me 1 had on Mr. Pelham, & on the paymaster gen" was of no sort of use without such a vessell ; & that as the arms intended tor this part of the country were now
lock'd up in the castle of Ed', if the Goverm' expect any service from the numbers who
ai-e disposed to stand by it in this country, arms for that end must be now sent from the
Tower ; but that the sloop with the money & credite must not wait for the arms, because
we have about 800 stand in F' George to begin with, if we had cash ; & that, when
that sloop arrives, we shall call the men together to meet the arms that are expected.
Whether that dispatch -nill reach your Lop 1 cannot tell but as Sir John Gordon, who
will deliver you this, is takeing the occasion of a Dutch ship from Cromerty, to
transport himself to some part of England, I have thought it necessary to send by hun
this notice to your Lop ; & to say, that it would be very melancholy if such a force as
has been ready in this country for some time should be render'd useless for want of such
a vessell as I have so often mention'd, & some money & credite by her ; & if to the
same accident it should be oweing, that, notwithstanding of all care possible taken, the
Highlanders should be able to force numbers from this part of the world to serve them.
Hitherto they have had no accession of any consequence trom the north since their
boasted victory.
If we continue neglected, I do not know what may happen.
The
obstruction of the correspondence, ik consequently of credite, is such, that the comp"
of L"* Loudon's new reg" now at Ins must have disbanded for lack of pay, had I not
subsisted some of them out of my pocket, which is at present very light ; & the regular
troops in garison at Fort George & Fort Augustus will in two weeks be in the like condition ; but for a few weeks I will try to subsist them also, in hopes of a speedy relief.
The importance of the matter will excuse my importunity; & the bearer's heast will
excuse my abruptness, when I add only, that I am, with perfect respect, &c.
;
No.
From Mr. Morison
My
CCCCLXI.
Lord
President.
Lord,
THE
place you hold under his present Majestie, & the so faithful! pairt your Lop
has acted in vour high station for the interest of his sacred person, & all that's dear &
valuable to Great Brittain at this juncture, makes me presume to trouble you with what
follows.
^^-"-
lam
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at some distance from Aberd" & from myiamiely, not thinking myself
be in the way of those who had used me in so vmreasonable odd a m.anner, as
was mv fate the 25"' past when, being seized upon by an armed party of Highland-men,
was violently forced do\\na to the Cross ; and there, with some broad-swords over my
head, was obliged to stand till their Proclamation was read ; &; because I refused to
drink a health they proposed, I had a glass of vnne spilt down my breast ; which was,
I acknowledge, making me sufi'er in a way, next to taking my life, that non could
have affected me more. In so farr they gott what they aim'd at : but sure it was no
It is my great support, that what I under^vent on this occaadvantage to their cause.
sion was for endeaA'ouring to be faithfull in the discharge of my duty in my station, under
the present happy establishment, and w"*" I hope I shall ever esteem it my greatest
honour to doe, as Providence shall give me opporrunitie. I will take a more convenient time to inform your Lop of a message being sent them, to qualifie otherways
In the forenoon they thought fitt to disperse ; for my part, I had
then we had done.
gone out of town, & almost ever scence have scarce seen my own house.
Your Lop observes our new councell is chose, but no oince-bearers & we want
much to know if that councell will stand ; and if it ik the old councell can at a conveI hope
nient time choose the office-bearers, without any new powers from the Crown.
your Lop will give me your thoughts of this matter. There is no news but that it's
said the castle of Ed' are now allow'd to get what provisions they 'ant ; w'^*', no doubt,
you'll have sooner acco" of then we. Depending on an answer from your Lop, I remain,
I
am just now
safe to
My
Lord,
JAMES MORIS ON
Jun^
Octob' 1745- 5
No. CCCCLXII.
The Lord
My
Oct' 1745.
herewith enclosed was \\Titten, I rely'd upon it that it
would have been convey'd to Berwick bv the master of ane open boat, with whom I
had contracted ; but the weather haveing all of a sudden become boisterous, neither he,
nor any other master of such a vessell, vv-ould undertake the voyage, which obliged
me to hire a ship from Inverness, whereof one Hugh Inglis, a very honest man
Lord,
WHEN
is
& dutyfull subject, is master, to carry this packet to Berwick or Newcastle, whichever
of those parts he can most conveniently reach ; there to be delivered to the commandSince the date of the enclosed,
ing officer, to be forwarded to your Lop by land.
nothing remarkable has happen'd in this neighbourhood ; a thousand rumours are
fijTng abroad, & many giddy people are busy endeavouring to raise men, &: to perswade them to march 5c join the rebells ; but hitherto nobody of any consequence has
moved ; nor will they, in all probability', if the arm'd vessell with money and credite
come in time. One thing indeed has hapen'd, w'" shows the absolute necessit)' of a
speedy supply in the manner propos'd. Bills drawn on Ed' for the subsistence of the
officers & the small number of soldiers of L"* Loudon's new levied reg' now at Ins, have
returned protested ; so that the men are in immediate danger of being obliged to
disband for lack of pay j ;jc the regular troops in garrison at Fort George & Fort
Augustus
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Augustus have acquainted me, that in 2 or 3 weeks they must be in the same condition ;
the consequence whereof, should the thing happen, is too obvious. To prevent which,
I have subsisted, out of my own pocket, such of L'* Loudon's reg" whose officers could
& I have acquainted all of them, as well as
not upon their private credite find money
the officers of the troops in garrison, that I shall make shift to supply them in like
manner for some weeks more ; but unless what is wanted & expected, I mean the
arm'd vessel!, come, that relief cannot be long usefull. By Sir John'<Jordon, of
;
Inver Gordon,
& to
be
laid
My L.
Y. L. m.
P. S.
o.
&
m.
h. s.
My Lord,
Since writeing the above, the arrivall of the E. of Loudon, in His Majestv's ship
the Glasgow, makes the dispatching the Ins ship (whose dammage & expence I shall
make good) unnecessary ; as the King's ship will convey the dispatches quicker, & with
He has brought down some cash with him ^; I have been scrapeing
could some together to prevent the distress, which might have been fatall
had no relief come. As we now are possess'd of some coin, we shall as soon as possible
begin tj draw the Independant Companys together, so far as we have arms for them ;
greater certaint)\
as well as
&
&
shall
it,
that arms will be sent to us from the Tower without loss of time,
have the sloop of war, so often mentioned by me, with some more
money. I have not projected at present to dispose of more than o or 1 1 of the
Independant Comp>', according to exigencies ; &, as experience shall direct, 1 shall
dispose of the remainder, or of some of them. I may err ; but I shall be able to give a
reason satisf)-ing to myself at the time, for what I mav happen to do
&: I hope it wiH
be so to His Majesty. I have writt a note to M' Pelham, referring to what I have said
to your Lop.
we
shall trust to
th''.t
we
Ko. CCCCLXIII.
The Lord
President to
Lord
Fortrose.
My Lord,
THE
given.
"
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Lord Loudon brings no news besides the arrivall of the 6ooc Dutch, & the
except that S batt. 5c 9 squad, more Brittish were enibark"d at ^V^ Stat
before he left Newcastle for the north of England, where be believes thev are already
landed ; that 20C0 men are landed at Chester from Ireland rhat a gTeat body of troops
eiven.
C--
lo
bat. Brittish,
marchino- northwards, under the command of Mar. Wade ; that many Dukes &
Peers are raiseine troops & reg" at their own expence for the service of the Gov' ; ^
1 beg to know the
that all the^orth of England is arming against the Highlanders.
is
first
mentioned.
My
compl"^ to
I
Lady
am> most
Seafort.
faithfully,
Your
CCCCLXR^
Xo.
The Lord
Lop's, &c.
President to
RF Baillie.
Oct' II, 1745.
Sir,
AM at
is
men
even when
if
&
England, ai-e in full march northward to be comwhich is the case, you will see what a hard
wall these fools are rapping their heads ag'' : and yet their diligence, you see, is great
Therefor, d" Will, let us be busey, Sc never doubt of success.
in proportion.
horse
&: foot,
that
were formerlv
Bv
in
this sketch,
Xo.
The Lord
am
sincerely yoiu-s,
ice.
CCCCLXV.
D'Sir,
THE pen was at the paper yesterday to have writt you, when my L' Deskford's arriWhat I then would
it was unnecessars- to send vou ane express.
have said is, that as my L*^ Loudon is come to this countn.^, to command the troops,
with means to subsist them, it is necessary that Rothemarchus's comp* be forthwith
brought together, in order to be ready to march to have arms given to the men, &
their commissions to the officers, on the first warning ; that you take care to have a
hundred clever fellows for this service. I do not doubt, neither have I any apprehension, that they will be backward, when they are told that they are not to be obliged
to serve longer than the present exigence continues ; when, if they think fit, they may
be dispens'd with, k the comp-^ made up in the ordinary way by listing & attesting.
So soon as the men are brought together, upon notice to L" Loudon, or me, they shall
have direcdons where to come to, to receive their arms, &:c. and to be put on the regular
establishment for pay ; & any expence that may be incurred in the mean time for subAs folly occasions
sisting them, after they are brought together, shall be made good.
great fluctuation in this neighbourhood, tho' it is my present sentiment that the thing
vall
made me conclude
will
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blow over without much harm, it is my opinion, that you should have your eye
as many oi your people as you can arm, to be ready on any emergence.
If they
are call'd out, ways & means shall be fain on for their subsistence.
I
am sorry for
the behaviour which is reported of your Urquhart people, so unlike the hearty commands you gave them. I doubt they must be corrected. I should give you the trouble
to read our news, but that L'' Deskford will entertain you with them better.
My compliments to Lady Marg', & to all your good company.
The paper will allow me
will
upon
room only
to say,
that
am
Yours, &c.
9m.
12 Oct' 1745,
'
-I
1':.
No.CCCCLXVI.
Lord Fortrose
to the
'
Lord President.
'*'
>^
My Lord,
THE
my name haveing
men for the Highlanders at Edin' prevented my answering your Lordsp's letter
sooner.
Upon my factor's return I sent expresses to the suspected parts, with orders
raising
No.
The Lord
President to
CCCCLXVII.
M' Morisou,
late
Provost of Aberdeen.
Sir,
19'" Oct',
1745.
yours of the lo"' inst. was sent to me from Cromertie.
The
useless, insolent usage you met with at your Cross, Sc your resolute behaviour, I
had formerly heard, & was sufficiently approved of
nor need vou doubt that it
shall be properly represented in due time.
The discontinuance of your election is
what you could not help, under the then circumstances ; h tho' it is a misfortune to
the town, it must be endured, as well as they can, untill a legall remedy can be
apply'd ; which is no otherwise to be done, but by a warrant from the Crown, either
to continue the former Magistrates & Councellors in office, or for a new election.
But the remedy, in either of the ways, appears at present unseasonable. The good
people must therefor at pres' live in the most neighbourly way they can ; as no one,
I believe, would choose (tho' the community should by one consent think fit to authorise him) to act.
I cannot blame you for keeping yourself as private as you can
untill this storm blow over ; which I pray may soon happen, with as little loss to
this poor country as possible.
1 am, Sir, sincerely.
Your most oV & most humble serv', &c.
THIS morning
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Xo.
CCCCLXVIII.
Lord Fortrose
Mv
{[ADDENDA.
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
AS
all
travelling
pleastire of waiting
Tou
seems
on you
now
to
be
at a
This
as I proposed.
vou
is
how
me
a faithful!
The attempt upon your house surprized me extremely (the particulars whereot
from John Rorv's son this morning 1, and is as dirtv a trick as ever I heard ot,
and did not think any gentlem-an wou'd be capable of doing. As I understand your
cattle are taken av%'ay, I beg vou'l order Tom Srerat to -nTite to Colin, or any body
I am preparing
else here, for pro\-isions, as I can be supplied from the Highlands.
to act upon the defensive, and I suppose will soon be provoked to act upon the
offensive.
I have sent for a strong partv of men to defend my house and overawe
None of my Kintail men -n-ill be down before Tuesday ; but as the
the coxmtrv.
river is high, and that I have parties at aU the boats, nothing can be attempted.
I have order d m.v servant to get at
Besides, I shall get reinforcements ever}- dav
If
Inverness twelve or twenrv pd of powder, with a proportionable quantity- of shot.
that cannot be bought at Inverness, I must beg vou'll write a line to Governor Grant,
Sanders Campbell, my
to erive mv serv" the powder, as I can doe without the shot.
who told Campbell's servant, his
factor, mett an express of Lo\'at's going to Macleod
However,
business was, to put Macleod in mind of his engagements with his master.
I do not beUeve one man will stir from Sky ; tho' I am cominced, that some people
Barrisdale is come down
that are quiet were concerned, and authors of these troubles.
from Assint, and was collar"d by one of the Machlauchlans there for offering to torce
people to rise, and has met with no success there. I had a message from the Mackenzies
the
Thirt\- are gone irom Lochiel
in Arg-vleshire, to know what they should doe.
I advized them to stay at home and mind their
rest, being about sixt\", are at home.
own business. The Arg)leshire man says, there are fom- men of war on the west
coalt, who threaten the Macleans and neighbourhood with fire and sword if they stir.
I am, with great sincerit)- and regard,
friend.
I got
My
-"
Blaan Castle,
Ocf ig%
dear Lord,
affectionatelv
'
humble
K.
servant,
IMACKENZIE.
7-5. J
Xo.
Lord Reav
CCCCLXIX.
to the
Lord
President.
My Lord,
HAVE
been in so bad a state of health since I had the honour of your Lordship's
I
1
of the 1 "", that I could not attempt to conveen my people, as I v.as not in case to
act the needful on that occasion ; but as I am some better, and have now George
to assist me, I have ordered them to be here next Friday, when the company will
be m?iie up, and they ordered to march forward with all possible dispatch. Your
Lordship's compliance as to the subalterns, is very obliging, and some arms for the
rest of my people will be acceptable.
I'm persuaded we'll all be happy under Earl
Loudon's command.
I
know
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know
ship,
that
am
and
sincerity,
My
Lord,
Your Lordship's most obliged, most humble servant.
RE AY.
")
Tongue,
I9'^0ct^ i/AS'S
'
No.
The Lord
My
CCCCLXX.
20*" Oct'
1745.
Lord,
LAST
'
had the
letter
We
^i_..
31
No.
CCCCLXXL
CCLLODEK PAPERS.
^zS
Xo.
CCCCLXXL
Letter
My
[aDDESDA.
to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
IT
is
you
easier for
me
agitations of
soul
The behaviour
&
so he passed safe.
I
friendship,
Yours,
Dunvegan,
Oc"-^
2^%
NOR>L\XD MACIXOD.
1: o'clock.
Xo.
Sir
My
Andrew
CCCCLXXII.
Mitchell to the
Lord
President.
dear Lord,
THE
freedom
^'
.
.
-ftith
which
If.
to
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mention his brother Harry to your Lop, in case there is still room to give him a
commission in the indepen' companies. He tells me he can get men. The young
gentleman has a good character, and has made a campaign. If it does not interfere
with your Lop's views, the serving this gentleman will much oblige
Your most afiectionate
to
ANDREW
M' Gordon
MITCHFXL.
THanders.
No.
The Lord
My
CCCCLXXIII.
Oct' 1745.
hardly tell you, that the receipt of your letters & of the knight's were
very comfortable to me ; partly as they satisfy'd my mind about your health, for which
I was under great apprehensions ; & partly as the messenger, who came alongst with
them, gave evidence to some of my neighbours, that the knight & you had not run
stark mad, & that my guess was better than theirs; which, if they have not lost ail
dear Laird,
I
NEED
message
may
to L.
in
Lt
& most
convinceing manner, expressing the highest detestation ; & in that I have agreed
with him, & declared my opinion that it has given his Lop much more concern than it
has me ; the other, the present situatien of his family, which gives him the greatest
agony ; & that is, the mad resolution of his eldest son, who, in spite of all that he has
Gortuleg have
been able to say to him, & in spite of all the good advice which you
zealously bestow'd upon him, has put himself at the head of the Clan, who are passionately fond of following him, 6c cannot possibly be restrained by my Lord's authority from follo'wdng the fortunes of the adventureing Prince ; which not only may
destroy the master and the family, but bring his own gray hairs \\"ith sorrow to the
grave.
When my Lord wrote this letter, the master had made a sort of muster of the
&
of the Aird
he had by detachments from them bully'd the Urquhart men, who
were on their way marching by the Laird's orders to Strathspey, 8c forced them to
return home.
He had pass'd over to Stratherrick, where he was reviewing the posse,
men
&
in conjunction
w' Coll'
Angus
M'Donell k Barisdale, he is said to have persuaded the Urq' men to do what ***
& some other of these Gentlemen wish'd. On this subject, I wrote to my Lord a
very serious S: at the same time a very friendly letter
laying open the unavoidable consequences of the suspition which the M"' inconsiderate conduct might create, not only
to my Lord's family, but to his person, & hopeing that if what I suggested were properly represented to the young man, natural! affection to so indulgent a parent, &: filiall
reverence, would get the better of his politicall zeal.
My Lord has return'd me many
;
312
"
thanks
"
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thanks for mv good advice : says, he sent my letter to his son to Stratherrick, to be
inform'd by Gortuleg ; but doubts it vrill not answer his & my wish : k, indeed, after
the master should have received it, he made his trip to cross the Lock to Urq' ; but
then this happened, in point of time, before my Lord received your message, & when
his common answer to the diiEculty suggested, firom the danger of his person if the
clan march'd, was, that he would be carried to Dunvegan, ?c be shelter'd where his
Whether your message may make any alteration in the Master's meafather iv'd.
sures, 1 cannot take upon me to say. Barisdale was the day before yesterday with him,
& I believe mav not be far from him still. He made but ane improsperous recruiteing
in xlssint & Lochbroom, tho' they say some men have followed him from Cogach.
I had last Saturday a letter from the E. of Cromert}-, contradicting the many lies
assureing me that all the steps taken by him were only to provide
made of him,
men for the service of the Gov^ pursuant to his declaration made to me at Culloden
several! weeks ago ; which, I told him, I was very glad to hear ; & yet I am assured,
the Ld Mac Leod w as the day before yesterday at Castledownie. Fairburn came straight
to Culloden from Carlile Tuesday at noon, without touching at Ins, in the same disposition in which he parted with us. I sent him that night to Brahan, w'out stoping by the
wav, & hinted to him what I had the day before heard from Sky. Caber stood in great
need of him ; his Kintail men will soon be dowTi. The Saltash sloop with some arms
[arrived J three days ago in Cromertie ; but for lack of wind has not as yet reach'd our
have not vet so many as we shall have occasion for, but I shall write for
road.
more. L^pon Martin's shewing me a note from you, I have advanced Sant}' 20 gui-
&
We
be applv'd as you hinted. If the carriage to Sky were safe, which it is not,
Tou might have what you v."ant. The independant comp-'^* must immediately be put in
march, as the rest are assembling &: drawing to liis. Culcairne's is already there one
of vou two must necessarily come with them, and manage them, whilest the other remains to take care of the island ; but of that more in my note of the same size to the
neas, to
Knight, for
whom
Xo.
am
you.
hearty ly the
K"^'-
&
yours, &c.
CCCCLXXIY.
to Sir
Alex'
Mac Donald.
My
D^ Knight,
QUALE
was the
effect
of yoiu-'s
&
South gave them som^e reason to doubt of that success, which their indiscreet zea!
had made them for some time past look upon as certain. The desertion from the Highland armv at Ed' they know to be great, & such as they can hardly repair, not^'standing
the most dilligent endeavours which probably is the reason why the camp at Dudiston
is broke up, & the people lodged in the subiu-bs, & the neighboimng tillages, to preThey see that sort of zea! & imavent observations on the thiimess of their numbers.
nimity in defence of the Gov' prevail in England, which, I confess, exceeds my expectation, 8c shuts out all expectation of any insurrection there in favours of their un& unless they are resolved absolutely to shut their eyes, they must be condertakeing
;
vinced
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vinced that a very great body of troops is by this time on the border ; not composed of
such troops as wheel'd without hardly fireing a shot, but of veterans from Flanders,
whereof the 2'' imbarkation of 8 batt"' is arrived at Newcastle, as all the rest of the
British troops are ordered home, the French having gone into winter quarters in Flanders
& they may easyly guess, by the temper of the English part of this islar.d, that
I hope it will be, in the
lenity is not to be expected at this time.
I pray God it may,
power of such of us, as have upon this occasion shown a favourable disposition to the
Gov', to prevent angry resolutions, that might, if the flame were universall, bear hard
:
&
on the whole of this unhappy country. Fairburne, who left Stirline last Friday, asGen" Bleakney told him that day he had advice that Mar. Wade had
& he also told me, that even upon the road, as he came North,
reach'd Berwick
& particuthere was desertion from the deserters that they were carrying back to Ed'
larly that Cluny, who had got no further than Atholl, had lost 50 or 60 men out of
his body.
I have said to the Laird,
in the counterpart of this, that it was necessary
& that one of you
the comp-' should forthwith be put in march for this country
should come alongst
the reason is, that we are now bringing the rest of them to Iiis,
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
&
am
intirely your's,
&c.
No.
CCCCLXXV.
CULLODEX
4JO
CCCCLXXV.
Xo.
The Lord
Dear
aDDBKDA.
P.\PEES.
Sir,
I
astonish'd,
in
25' Ocr*
my
life,
1745.
than I
was when
&
vnil
do
all that is in
your power.
I
Xo.
hum.
Serv'.
CCCCLXXVI.
Lord Deskfoord
My
& most
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
GRANT
having been informed, thai the Erasers were to set out upon their
march on Wednesday last, ;k to take this road south, had assembled on Thursday a
good number of his clan near Inverleyden, in order to guard the passes through this
When he was there, he received your Lordship's letter, desireing him to send
countr)-.
down the company to Inverness ; but tho' he had been at a good deal of pains in
M'
speaking to severals of his men in this countrv before, the company was by no means
compleat ; they being unwilling to engage ki that manner for fear of beiag retained
afterwards, contrary to their inclinitions ; and likewise inclining not to be out of their
countrv, except with their Chief, at this rime, when they apprehended there might be
use for them for the defence of their familys and effects. To-day I went up to Auchterblair, to see the men that M" Grant had brought together ; when he begged me, as
soon as I should return to Castle Grant this night, to write to your Lordship to offer his
most humble respects to you and my Lord Loudon ; & to inform you, that as he had
not been able to compleat his company intirely
of volunteers, as he proposed, 6c that
'
.he
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he did not incline to use any force at this time, for fear of disgusting his people, he had
taken the resolution which all the people with him approved of, of marching down himself to-morrow to Inverness, and carrying along with him those he had then assembled
together, in order to offer all their services to the Government, in such manner as your
Lordship and my Lord Loudon should there concert with him. As far as I could judge
by my eye, the number of people with
Grant were between four and five hundred j
and I know he can, out of his own estates, & those of his friends in this country, command some hundreds more, if the Government should have use for them. He proposes, likewise, before he returns to Strathspey, to go with a party of his people to
Urquhart, in order to prevent any more of the people of that country being forced
out upon the other side, contrary to their inclinations
their duty to him.
He desires me likewise to beg, in his name, the favour of your Lordship to communicate
this resolution of his to my Lord Loudon and the Major ; & to beg that you would be
so good as to give such directions as you shall think proper for billeting &c quartering
his men in the town, when they come there to-morrow night.
My Lord Findlater
begs leave to offer his respects to your Lordship & my Lord Loudon.
I am, with the most sincere respect.
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obed' & most humble Ser*,
Castle Grant,
DESKFOORD.
&
'
Ocf
25th,
1745.
No.
The Lord
My
Lord,
CCCCLXXVII.
President to
Lord Deskfoord.
Ocf
BY ten this
26, 1745.
No.
Myd'
'
CCCCLXXVIII.
to the
Lord President.
Lord,
Inverhiiden,
all
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the men, and to keep In a bodie in the braes of the countrie, where I have
been since Wednesday. This dar I proposed to have marched to relieve the poor
tenants of Urquhart, who have been most scandalloushe used ; but just now I have ane
express from that countrie, informing me that the Macdonells & Frasers have left
This day Rother's
the countrie, after cam-ing about forae of the men with them.
companie shsU be compleated, and will be at Inverness Tuesday or Wednesday at
farthest : for the men, who have been all here since Wednesday, will require a day or
two at home to gett readie. I beg my compliments to the Earl of Loudown ; and I
ever am, mv d' Lord, most faithfullie your Lordship's while
all
LUD. GR-\XT.
Xo.
The Lord
CCCCLXXIX.
My
Lord,
YOUR
crusty serv'
Xo.
here.
It
is
CCCCLXXX.
Lord Sutherland
to the
Lord
President.
My Lord,
THE
will
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hope this, my Lord, since what I propose is so manifestly expedient for the service
of our King and Country in the present conjuncture, and will be an effectuall measure
for keeping the North Highlands in better order for the future.
The bearer, M' James Gilchrist, Minister of Thurso, has made some discoveries
relating to this rebellion, both before and after it broke out.
Your Lop may entirely
rely on his veracity in answering any questions he is ask'd, either on that or any other
subject.
It would be absolutely unsafe for him to return any more to Caithness.
I
shall hope your Lop will interpose your good offices, that something may be got done
since it were extream hard he should meet with nothing but ruin to himself
for him
and numerous family, for doing his duty to his King & Country. Will your l,op recommend him to the Captain of the Saltash sloop, by which I want he should take his
will
passage
-'
\
'
SUTHERLAND,
1745-
No.
The Lord
CCCCLXXXI.
Sir,
UPON
;,
L**
,_
No.
Sir,
obt
&
most humble
Serv', Sec,
CCCCLXXXII.
Lord Fortrose
My
D^
Your most
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
I
HAVE
from
obey'd your directions about the Sky post ; he will be safely conveyed
If I had heard any thing worth notice, your Lordship would have heard
me sooner.
3 K
you wrot
to Farrintosh
however, as the
men
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[[aDDxNDjU
hare just now here are ann'd, I fancy none wiil offer to attack mv house, the*
prudence requires one to be on the guard. Lord Cromertie, his son, Macculloch of
It was as unexpected a visitt as I
Glestulich, and Ardloch's B", came here Fryday.
I
did
like
As
not
to
turn
him out of m.y house, he stav'd
time.
have receiv'd for some
dull.
pensive
and
However,
if
I had known then what I doe
here, but seem'd very
of
micivill
to
some
the
corapanv
bv makeing them prisoners ;
now, I would have been
Lochbroom
yesterday
to
to
endeavour
to get men, and I suppose
for L Macleod went
Lordship
your
has
a
list
of
the
officers' names belonging
Inclos'd
will eo to Assint.
ottered
them
to
Goul
and
Redcastle, but nether of them
I
to the two companies.
gave
it
to one I will answer for.
It was from
could be prevailed on to accept ; so I
Coul's house Lord IVIacleod went to Lochbroom, which vexed me. However^ I shall
remember all these things when the troubles are over. If I had been Sheriff of the
coimtv, I fancy it would have authorized me to doe several things which I have not a,
pretence to doe at present.
I am, vrith ereat regard.
\
My D^ Lord,
Your Lordship's most affectionate humble Servant,
")
K. MACKENZIE.
Braan Castle,
men
My
mtelligence
is
No.
Mr.
CCCCLXXXIII.
Baillie to the
Lord President.
MvLord,
-^
WAS
&
of delivering.
^
u v.
Hee seems to me to be in the deepest sorrow & concern on acco' or his son s behahim back to
viour ; Sc eneaged in the strongest manner to use all endeavours to get
in case he
promises
Lordp
your
which
his duty, & accept of that pardon & forgiveness
it to find
with
friend
a
sent
and
sight,
repent immediatlie. He wrote him a letter at my
your
Peer
young
if
the
but
his son, & brins: him back wherever he found him ;
together
go
will
both
afraid
they
nybourhood do not also repent and stay at home, I am
and that, I think, is the only chance against IVIr. R^oss his retummgto his duty.
or three sillie fellows
I do not find that any of our people foUow'd him, except two
Sc
make the other people
chiitanry,
& diat must bring down the poor bov's spirits as to
they will put little
that
see they m.aQeno great gaine by this ' proseUte, & consequently
man himselt, &:
young
the
to
value upon him ; which consideration will, I hope, occurr
together
I thought to bring the people
help to 'open his tender eyes 8c understanding.
further
a
now
have
they
a^^e this week, but cannot attempt it at this time ; because
number
great
a
that
foundation,
preience than formerly ; being mfonned, & not without
countr)-,
of men from Inverness-shire are on their road, first to Assint, & then to this
are
here
down
and
order to raise men, & distress us every other wav ; and all up
design
d
is
that
intelligence
400
I have
terrible constematioa, & know not what to do.
some
gne
to
able
be
shall
for this expedition; and if rfiere is no more, I hope wee
But as
account of them, even tho' wee are but ill-appointed for arms & amumtion.
m
ma
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wee are better acquaint in the countric, we may have the benefit of some passes throu'
wch they must go, k distress them that way.
They are greatly ahirmecl in Sutherland but I have pretty sure accotts they are not
and if they shou'd attempt it, I really believe there is no man of them
to go that way
;
will ever return to tell his friends the fate of the rest.
sifcle
^Vhenever
Lop
the trouble of ane other leter ; and if it was postime to give us some guns, they wou'd do great service in case those
mean
Your
>
Oct^ 1745. >
^VILL. BAILLIE.
No.
The Lord
My
CCCCLXXXIV.
President to
Lord
Fortrose.
dear Lord,
28
HAVE
Oct'-
1745.
by the way
it to tliat care, which is
-of
at least as inuch concern'd about you as it is about myself.
The notice I had was the
effect of a deliberation which was said for half a day to have been concluded on
tho'
I have since heard, upon better adviseing, it was given up.
As you are prepared,
nothing probably will disturb you. What you write of the young Lord's march to the
northward surprises me, considering what I can show you when I have the honour to
I hope, however, your Lop will give the
but we live in a strange world.
see you
proper directions, that no man, who may be forced from the northward, will find their
passage to the southward to affront you & encourage your- foes: in a very Httle time,
we shall be able to speak to the unhappy people who would disturb us, in another stile ;
but I hope we shall do it gently. I am obliged to your Lop for the escort you was so
good as to give to the Sky post at my request & I hope you will give such another to
him who is to go off to-morrow or next day for I depend upon it, that the two lairds
of that country will conform to our views in ev'ry particular, which will make us very
easy.
I have the note you sent me for the officers of the 2 Independant Comp^', which
shall be fill'd up in the commissions accordingly, without any further consideration but
The sooner* they can be sent hither to be arm'd, & to receive
that you judge it right.
their commissions, it is so much the better.
I am perswaded it would terribly stagger
the resolutions of some of your neighbours.
As it is not fit for me, as things now arc,
to go to Brahan, nor for your Lop to come hither, I very much wish you would send me
over Sandy of Fairburn for ane hour to-morrow, if it may be, or next day, or in short
as soon as possible
because by him a plan may be proposed to your Lop for your
approbation of our operation, better than can be concerted in this pen & ink way. The
advance of the troops towards .d' discourages some of our neighbours
& now is the
time to do that service that will be attended with the least mischief, because it may
prevent it.
They were a little while ago cock-a-hoop with the news of the landing of
much treasure & of E. Marishall at Montrose ; but now that they are told the cash was
but a trifle, & that the other story was a flat lye, as indeed there never was any reason
I
have
My Lord,
Lordship's most obed' and most faithful serv'
Ardmore,
28''>
sent you,
to
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[aDBENDA,
to beKeve
men
No.
The Lord
My
&
CCCCLXXXV.
President to
Lord Lovat.
Lord,
AS
place
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place or pension from the public, and was, no doubt, drawn in by the influence of the
Marquis of Tullibardin ; perhaps, touch'd with pity and commiseration for his eldest
brother, who has spent the best part of his life in exile, and undoubtedly upon an
These, and such like apologies, may be ofFer'd
allowance much inferior to his dignity.
in defence of most of the leading men in the present rebellion ; but what shall I say in
favour of you, my lord ? You, who have flourish'd under the present happy establishment You, who, in the beginning of your days, forfeited both your life and fortune,
and yet, by the benignity of the Government, was not only indulg'd the liberty of living
at home, but even restor'd to all you could lay claim to: nay, his majesty's goodness
went so far as to employ your lordship in his service, and was pleased to honour you
with the command of one of the independent companies that were raised some years ago
in the Highlands, which you enjoy'd for a very long time : so that both duty and gratitude ought to have influenced your lordship's conduct, at this critical juncture, and
disposed you to have acted a part quite different from what you have done.
But there
and, I'm afraid, if
are some men whom no duty can bind, nor no favour can oblige
a timely repentance don't prevent it, your lordship will, not unjustly, be rank'd among"
You now see, my lord, how unanimous the people of England are
that number*.
The king
against the Pretender, and what forces they are mustering up to oppose him.
has ordered home his troops ; several noblemen have raised regiments at their own
expences ; and every county and corporation throughout the kingdom are entering into
associations in defence of the present establishment : so that these few unhappy gentlemen
who are engaged in this rebellion, \dll have armies alter armies to encounter ; and if
your lordship entertains any hopes of their success, you'll find your mistake, when 'tis
What I would therefore propose to your lordship, as the only
too late to amend it.
expedient left to rescue you from the hazard of a rigorous prosecution, is, to recall your
This step, I'm persuaded, would produce several good
son and his men immediately.
consequences ; for, on the one hand, it would prevent numbers from joining the rebels,
who now hang in suspence, and, on the other, occasion a great many of those already
engaged to desert and retire to their respective habitations, and, perhaps, may be the
means, of crushing the rebellion without further bloodshed, which would do your lordship a great deal of honour ; and such a remarkable piece of service would be amply
rewarded by the Government. If you shall judge it proper, my loixi, to loUow this
i*
* What the Lord President here alhidcs to, are, doubtless, some particulars in the earlier part of the life
of Lord Lovat which are related (certainly by some writer not friendly to this unfortunate Nobleman) iiT
" Memoires de la Vie du Lord Lovat," &c. printed at Amsterdam, 12"' 1747 and of wiiich the following"
is a brief abstract:
In the year 1692 he had the title of Captain Fraserin Lord Tullibardine's regiment;
L-at resigned, to prosecute his claim to be chief of the Frasers; and in order to it, laid a scheme to get the
heiress of Lovat who in 1 694, being about to marry Lord Salton's son, he by his armed clan seized him and
But not being
his company, and, erecting a gibbet, induced father and son to relinquish the contract.
able to corr.e at the young lady, in 1695 he seized lady dowager Lovat, in her house, caused a person to
marry them against her consent, and, cutting her staj-s open with his dirk, his Highlana lads t-.re off her
cloaths, put her to bed, and were witnesses to the consummation.
Soon after, he was, though absent,
tried and condemned for a rape on this lady, and for treason in opposing the laws with an armed force, and.
out.la'.ved.
But though tliis latter K. William was prevailed on to pardon, he thought proper to fly to
France for the former where, ingratiating himself with K. James, and turning papist, he got a commission ; and in 1702, some money from the French king to raise a party in Scotland.
But not having credit
to do it, and having had a meeting with a minister of state in London, on his return to France, he was
put in the Bastile. There he lay several years, and, to get out, took priest's orders he acted afterwards
as a Jesuit priest at St.Omer's, till about 17 15 ; when coming over, and taking a contrary part, he assisted'
in seizing Inverness from the rebels, and at last got the title of Lovat, a Highland company, and many
great favours conferred on him.i 5. /.
advice.
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advice,
will give
[^ADDENDA.
It
of an unhappy
civil
when the rebellion is once quelled. Now, my lord, I have told your lordship
sentiments pretty freely, and no less out of friendship to your lordship than duty to
I might have advanc'd many other arguments, to induce vour lordship .to
the public.
follow my ad\ice ; but, methinks, what I have already said is suincient ; and so I shall
chiefs,
my
My
am.
Lord,
Yours, Sec*
No.
The Lord
My dear
CCCCLXXXVI.
Mac Leod.
29"" Oct"^ 1745-
Laird,
HA\11
&
your
of the 23^. The efiFect ofthe
I doubt the lad did not tell me as it reallv was,
by some things which I have learnt since &: in his return he stav'd two full days at
CastledowTiie, where were Barisdale, Kinlochmoidart, who came north from the
P. as he said, for Lovat & you, &c. Co' Mac Donald, that is, Glengarj's second
son, & severall oy"
& doubtless, he can & will tell you all he knows, tho' he was
resented to me ; wherefor to him I must refer you for all intelligence from that
quarter, &; particularly for the history cf Pitcahiy's son, my grand nephew, for whom
I lately procured a comm in L- Loudon's Reg', but whom thev seem to have debauch'd
into the Yoimg Gentleman's service, in hopes that, being the male heir of the Balnagowan family, he will be follow'd by theRosses, & so recover the estate as L*^ Lovat
did formerly, by espouseing the cause of the Royal family now reigning.
He most
certainly knows what they said about this operation, & will doubtless open it to you,
from whom I expect to hear of it. In Lovat's correspondence 8c mine, which began after
the attack made upon me, he blames, as I told vou in my last, his son's obstinacy ; & I
have heartily given him a great deal of good advice. I in particular, after he had- received your message, wrote him a strong letter, which he took three davs to ansvver.
He still says his son is infiexible, but is to make further trvalls to divert him from his
madness. He tells me, he has prev-ail'd upon him to deny assistance of men to Barisdale, to revenge himself of some affronts he met with in Assint, of vvhich Balmanach
can give you a more perfect aco' ; &; he presses me still earnestly to give him further
advice ; saying, that his son will not move for this week.
I have return'd him the
best advice I possibly could, still in the supposall that the fault is in hjs son ; but suggesting the consequence to himself, which I really dread, if his son shall be permitted
to play the fool.
What answer I shall have I know not, neither do I know what he
has said to Kinlochmioidart, &c. of which vou will be imdoubtedly satisf\-'d in the way
I have already suggested
but it is my own opinion, that he will not be hastv- to declare finally either way, which in certain events may be attended with consequences
for which I shall be sorry.
With respect to our friend Macintosh, I am really under
I
declaration by Balraanach,
lesser Epistle
on Lovat,
found in p. 238.
great
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great concern
Macintosh,
the zeal of
& some
&
Farewell.
No.
The Lord
CCCCLXXXVII.
President to M' W" Baillie.
30 Ocf 1745.
Sir,
THIS morning
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[[aDDEKDA,
you &^ punish Assint, should give your people the alarm ; but now, that
apprehensions from that project is over, my friend L
t haveing, as he assures me,
resisted it, I should hope there can be no difficulty of bringing the conip''' together.
For let them hare what hankering they think fit after what they may look upon as the
heir male of their kindred, if they are not themselves jacobits, which I have been
assured thev are not, I should think it would be easie to create in them ane aversion to
the courses of this young man, &; to lead them to oppose rather than forward them ;
considering especially, that it is impossible that their present master can look with indifference on their conduct at this jimcture, or abstain from rewarding & punishing accordingly ; & if I guess right in this I hope you Asill lose no time, but furthwidt set
about getting the men, that they may be at liis as soon as possible ; & what encresses
mv earnestness on this article is, the desire I have to signifs^ the read\-ness of the Rosses
in the tirst letters I write to London, which will be by the vessell that brought doun
the arms ; &: she will probably sail by the end of this, or beginning of next week. The
cnlv trouble vou can now meet with to the northward, is from a vounsr man who is
said to have lately gone to Coigach, & for whose course I am heart)ly grieved.
I hope,
it is obvihowever, he will not on his own bottom be able to do you much harm ;
ous enough, &: may be made so to your people, who may entertain any apprehension
of invasion from this shire, that the haveing a sufficient force at Inverness, which we
are soon hkely to have, is the easyest & most natural! way of rendering them secure.
\rere to \Tsit
all
&
Jvlake
pre\encs
stirr'd
as quickly as
is
not
possible,
Xo.
Badenoch
am,
d-^
as the
hurry in which
am,
Monday.
I desire to
hear
CCCCLXXXVIII.
Lord Fortrose
INIy
left
&
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
AS Ferbum is the bearer of this, he will inform your Lordship of all I know,
which is very Uttle. I wish you wou'd give him his commission (tor a certain reason),
and tell him you expect his company will he compleat at Inverness this week, and that
i promised you to have them both there before that time.
In my little sphere I have
as great reason as most people to cr}" out O Tempora, O Mores
Some want resolution,
othecs honour, and some free of both.
I am, vdrh perfect esteem,
jMy d' Lord,
Your Lordship's most affectionate humble servantt,
Braan Castle, 7
K. MACKENZIE.
!
Oct^3o-- 1745. 5
No.
CCCCLXXXIX.
The Lord
D'Sir,
President to Genzies.
Nov'
2d, 1745.
THE
Doctor shew'd meyour's of the 31" Oct', & this evening your serv brought
me your's of this day's date. I write this answer this night, that your serv' may get
away so soon as the gates are open in the morning. I begin with assureing you, that I
am sensible of your good v%ill towards me, 8c that the Gover' is very much obliged to you
for
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The intelligence which you have had has reach'd Inverchasly & M' BaiUie,
or direct.
k prevented the bringing together the M' of Ross's comp''. I hope they will fall about
I doubt not you will be as
it when they discover the falsehood of these rumors
helpfull to them as you can, as I dare say they will give you all the assistance in their
power to protect or favour the retreat of the Assint men, should either be necessary.
I had this day a letter from Inverchasly by the Tain's post ; but as he does not return
;
&
Tuesday, I presume to send under this cover ane answer to Inverchasly, which you
be so good as to forward to him immediately, if your occasion don't lead you to
see him.
I am, D' Sir,
aflV^ yours, &c.
till
will
No.
The Lord
_
D'
CCCCXC.
President to Inverchasly.
2'^
Sir,
HAD
Nov^ 1 745.
day your's of the i'' by the Tain post; but as he does not return
I
Tuesday,
I have taken the liberty to return you this answer under Genzie's
sooner than
of
servant
his, who goes from hence to-morrow morning early. You mencover, by a
mine
of the 25"' Oct'; but take no notice of one of the 30"' to
tion the haveing
wrote
for you both, & desired him to show you. I dare say it must
M' BaiUie, which I
lazieness
of his serv', or to his haveing been out of the wd\, that it
be oweing to the
your
hand.
In that letter I acquainted him, that the design of a body
did not come to
Assint,
of men's marching toward
& the Braes of Ross, was laid aside ; that L'' Mac
that the
gone
Leod only was
into Lockbroom & Coigach, to try what he could do
those
of
prevent
any
Assint men, &
your country ihat are well intention'd, could
bad
design ; & that it appear'd to me of the last consequence, to be able to say by the first
dispatches that go from hence to London, that the Rosses are doing what was expected
from them. I then hinted that the vessel 1 might sail the end of this, or begining of
next
3 L
this
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CILLODEN PAPERS.
4^2
k I now acquaint you, that if I may have any good news to give against
next vceek
next Thursdav, it may go by that conveyance. I am \erv much surprised a; concern'd
at what you write concerning the disposition of some of the gentlemen in your neighbourhood. If the commons are debauch'd in the same manner, I do not know what is
You may
to be look'd for from them, even if the Master of Ross was in this country.
be sure, however, I shall write for him ; but when he comes, & when this affair blows
over, as I hope it soon will, the gentlemen who are now so indifferent must make a
It would be of use to have Sir Rob' Monro here ; but at preverv indifferent figure.
I had this week a letter from Aldie, recomsent I doubt he must be with his Reg'.
mending a young man, one Donald Ross, who he says is his near relation, &c. this
vou will show to M' Baillie. Let me hear from you as soon as possible, &: believe me
;
my
to be,
d' Davie,
P. S. Nine at night.
By a letter I just now received from M' Baillie, dated at Inchfure the i", I perceive
Ke
he has been out of tlie way ; so that he could not show you mine of the 3o"^
speaks of the difEculties, of which he will acquaint you, and proposes to improve Martinmas, towards bringing the comp'' together ; but tliat term you see will be evidently
too late to answer the purpose I have in view ; & I should hope every one who dreams
of joining the highland host will be gone from this countr)- before that period; as a
very strong army, marching northwards, is now not far from them ; Sc it is our busiThis M' Baillie will look upon as ane answer to his.
ness to keep the'm at home.
Xo.CCCCXCL
The
Mv
d^Lord,
ROTHEMURCHUS,
quarters.
ijicline,
at the
LUD. GRANT.
Xo.
The Lord
CCCCXCII.
President to
yoimg
Pitcalnie.
NovU,
Sir,
1745^.
your's of the 3"*, expressmg your distrust of the messages sent to you
you
by Don. Ross ; together with vour apprehensions, that if you came to see me
Thehand.
would be detaiu'd, unless vou had assurances to the contrary under my
I
HAVE
'
messages
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messages he deliver'd you \vere from me ; as I was excccJingly affected with severall
reports that were current about you ; nor need you wonder, that what concern'd you
so nearly, &, if you will but reflect, me also, should give me abundance of uneasiIt was, however, never in my thoughts to entrap you, or to make you in the
ness.
I wish you may have the same regard for it that I have
least forfeit your honour.
;
and as I doubt not you have pledged your honour to return to those gentlemen whose
prisoner you was, I should be the last man in the world, either to advise you not to
make that engagement good, or by any indirect means to hinder it ; & to make your
mind easy in that particular, I hereby promise, if you come hither to see me, that you
shall be permitted to return whenever you shall think fit, and shall have a safe conduct, to go to the place from whence you came, or to any other to which my authoThis letter, shew'd in your way hither, if any questions are ask'd, will
rity reaches.
be to you a sufficient passport. I need not tell you that I wish you well, & that I shall
be extremely grieved if any thing in your conduct shall make me be less than I have
been,
Your
Uncle, &c.
affte
'
No. CCCCXCIII.
The Lord
D^Slr,
5"Nov^ 1745.
Sunday night Rothie's comp'' came in to Ins, & a very fine one it is, as
Loudon assures me. I know you can well afford another of the same kind ; & you
remember I promised, that if any more Independant Comp" were to be raised, you
should have the nomination of the officers of one of them.
It is now, in my Lord
Loudon's opinion cc mine, necessary to add some to those already raised. You will,
therefore, think of proper officers to command another comp' of your people, to be
raised in the same way as the last, Sc look out for the men to be employed on the same
conditions.
This will enable you to gratify some deserving young gentlemen of your
kindred
at the same time that it will do the Gov' that service which you intend.
I have no apprehension from L'* Lewis Gordon's recruiting, which I am told goes but
heavily on.
If I am rightly inform'd, he was to have been at Aberdeen as last Fryday,
I have no notion that such men as he
to influence the gathering the publick money.
can collect in the shire of Banf or Aberdeenshire durst look Strathspey in the face, tho*
half it's men were march'd out of it
but should any attempt, contrary to expectation,
be made, you may depend on speedy assistance from hence. We must make the defence
of each other's cause common.
My compliments to Lady Marg' & all your good
company.
^
LAST
am,
Sir,
Your most
P. S. Rothie assures me, that
to his son
the
moment you
you are
signify to
ob'
willing the
me your
3 L 2
&
most humble
Comm"
consent,
it
serv',
intended for
shall
&c,
him be given
be done.
No.
CCCCXCIV,
CCCCXCIV.
No.
The Lord
My
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President to
Lord Fortrose.
d^
I
Lord,
WROTE,
you
?3 I told
in
my
to Fairburn,
last,
&
We
My
humble duty
to
Lady
Seafort.
I
No.
2cc.
CCCCXCV.
My
to the
Lord
President.
when
it's
sending
George
enemies over
men
all
to Inverness
will tell
We
move me. I
You know the great
refer
trouble
in
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in
knowes
for our
for
which
had not
yet as long as
happy
as a friend
have
as
my
as thanks,
owing
present judgment,
your Lordship
most chearfully
to the reasons
my
shall risk
establishment.-
tuUy
much
445
all
will represent
my
case,
trust.
I
RExVy.
'
No.
The Lord
ccccxcvi.
'
is,
me
to adress so
>'' ^
of Ross.
Culloden,
Gentlemen,
IT
Name
:_;
7""
Nov. 1745.
each well deserve a separate application, by one letter ; but the hurry I am keept in
is so great, 8c the occasion is so pressing, that I hope you will forgive me.
Ui)on the unexpected heighth to which the Rebellion now on foot blazed, His
Majestic was pleased to trust me with the disposidon of Comissions for raiseing some
Independant Comp-' amongst those kindreds in the north whose disposition it was to
support the Gov'; & it did not cost me one minute to resolve, that no kindred could
be better trusted than yours ; wherefore, without loss of time, I acquainted M' Baillie,
who has the charge of the Jvlaster of Rosse's attairs, that the Master was to have one of
the Comp'' ; & that I hoped that zeal in the kindred tor Revolution principles, & for
the support of our religion & hbertys, which had appear'd on every proper occasion,
would now show itself, 6: compleat that Comp^ as quickly as any other could be shewn ;
but, to my f^reat mordhcadon, I have been inform'd, that the men who were assembled
for that purpose were prevail'd upon to disperse, upon the interposition of ane unhappy
youth, a near relation of mine, whose conduct you may be sure gives me intinite pain ;
& this is not the single thing that disturbs me ; for you may believe me, I am concern'd
for, the slur that this mihappy accident will, unless it is speedily repair'd, bring upon
& for the inconthe character of zeal & loyalty which the kindred has so long possest
venience it may be attended with to the publick, as well as to the individualls by whose
hat 1 therefore most earnestly entreat
fault it may be supposed to have happen'd.
of you, whose affection to the Gov', as well as concern for the honour of the kindred,
is, that you would, without looseing time, concert the proper
'I am fully satisf\''d of,
measures for haveing this Comp-' instantly made up of men, who shall not be understood to serve any longer than till these troubles are over
which I am hopefull will be
when the Comp- may be recruited by attesting men in the useuall
the case very soon
way. I have beg'd the favour of Capt" Munro, of Culcairo, to wait upon you
deliver you this, who can explain to you at greater length what I would say, than can
be done in the compass of a letter
& who can help you with his adAace. I hope you
will excuse the freedom which I use ; which has no other object than the good of the
publick, & the honour of your kindred.
;
&
am. Gentlemen,
Sincerely your well wisher,
and most ob' humble humble
No.
serv',
&c.
CCCCXCVIL
44^
[addenda.
<;uij.OD>i PAPERS.
No.
The Lord
CCCCXC\TI.
President to Pitcalnie.
7 Novr 1 745.
not tell you what concern Malcom's folly has given me.
I sent him
J
repeated messages to come & see me ; which produced no other effect, but a letter
from him promising to do so, if I would give him under my hand that he should be at
libert)- to return to Perth, whither he said he was, by his parole of honour, bound to
I, without looseing a moment, wrote him to that effect a letter in the strongest
return.
terms last Monday, which was that dav dehver'd to him, but to no purpose ; either his
own apprehensions, or evil counsellors, have got the better of him ; & I confess my conThe only thing, however, Uke ane ouvert act, he has done,
cern for him is very great.
is the disperseing the men that were assembled in order to form the Independant Comp-'.
Ifow if none of these should acuially follow him, I should hope that discouragement
vnil be so great, that he will choose not to venture further than he has done
but
rather to return to where he was confined, than to make such a figure, as in that case
he must make, should he follow the opinion of his present advisers. It is for this
reason, d" Sir, that I give you the trouble of this line, to entreat that you will lend
your assistance to the other gentlemen of the name to whom I have wrote, not only to
prevent the debauching of anv of the men, but also to prevail x^ith them to form the
Independant Comp'' now forming ; that all the world may see, that the unhappy
youth's folly had no encouragement from you.
I need to make use of httle argument
with vou to enforce ane ad\ice so agreeable to what I dare sav are vour own inclinanor need I spend time in assureing you, that I am, with great sympathy, as weH
tions
T)"" Sir,
NEED
as
sincerity,
Your most
Xo.
^ear
ob'
&
most hum.
CCCCXCVIII.
The Lord
President to Inverchasly.
your
think
Nov'
Sir,
I
RETURN
kc.
serv^,
you
all
letters.
M'
Baillie
much
7,
1745.
in
-not
who would do
their duty,
if
menaces of
that kind
were
to
Crown
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imagine
which
*
I
am
that
we should
My
thoroughly
Comp^
to
whom I would
have
'
&
writt,
but that
'
most hum.
Serv',
&c.
"
.
No.
'
CCCCXCIX.
Lord Fortrose
My
Baillie
of scribleing.
I am, my dear David,
Most certainly your most ob*
tired
M'
service to
am
desirous
44/
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
HAD
the honour of yours of y" 6"', which I had been expecting for a day or
I
two before. Last Wednesday L"* Cromertie passed the river at Contin, with about
a hundred men, in his way to Beulie, without my knowledge (owing to the neglect of
my
spies,
Macleod came from the Highlands die same day, and tollow'd his
father to the rendevous ; but after traversing all Assint and Lochbroom, did not get
one man, tho' he expected to get the Macleods there. I have tliis satisfaction, that
not a man has stir'd from Ross-shire, except William Kilcoy's brother with seven men,
and a tenant of Redcastle's with a few more ; and if Lentron & Terradon did goe off
I took a ride yesterday
last night, they did not carry between them a score of men.
to the westward with two hundred men, hut find the bounds so rugged, that's imposHbwever, I threatened
sible to prevent a single man from going by, if he has a mind.
and I turn'd one house
to burn their corn-yards if any body was from home this day
Its hard the Government gives
into the river for not finding its master at home.
nobody in the north power to keep people in order. I don't chuse to send a Company
I took,
to Inverness till I hear what they are determined to doe at Lord Lovat's.
care of y" Sky post, and shall doe the same of every thing else you recommend.
I am, my dear Lord,
T
Braan Castle,
Your Lordship's most affectionate humble servant,
Nov. y^ 8'", 1795. J
K. MACKENZIE^
bered them.
L"*
where he
is
gone
know
not.
No.D.
The Gentlemen of
My
the
name of Ross
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
WE
had the honor of receiving your letter by our fri^d Captain Munro of
CulcaJDi
and beg leave to assure your Lop of our attachment ik regard to the
present happy establishment, under which we enjoy so many valuable privileges
advantages.
And with respect to your letter, my Lord, we take the libertie to say,
;
&
that
we doe
the
more
readily take part in the present affair because your Lordship has
interested yourself so
offices to
much
We
to-
'
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j^$
come
"[^^^^^'A'
in order to
tc,
make up
the
men
is
people have necessary bussyness to doe, in order to enable them to pay their rents &
other demands, -nee are assured they vi-ill not \dllingly goe till that mercatt is over.
But the week thereafter, we hope the men will be at Inverness, and make such an
appearance there as will be agreeable to your Lojj, and as much as possible atone for
jNI" Baillie, who is here also, and who concurstheir beiiif^ so long of coming up.
with
us,
hopes your Lordship -w-ill see or hear firom the
resolution
tlie
same
in
heartilv
that himself will in a few days ; that any
Ross,
or
Lord
or
mv
Ross,
of
Master
of Balnago\\n may make on that account,
the
estate
people
cf
the
which
objection,
may be
avoided.
And as we understand this to be your birth-day, wee concur in heart)- prayers, that
vou may live for manie years more to doe ser\-ice to our king and country and in
;
testimonie of our sincerit)^ we will conclude vtith ane irmocent botde, as use is on the
like occasion ; assuring your Lordship with how much honour, regard, and attachment,
\3ree shall
be on
all
occasions,
My
Lord,
ROBERT
ROSS.
SIMON ROSS.
DLT^CAN ROSS.
THOMAS
Tain,
ROSS,
DAVID ROSS.
DAVID ROSS.
>
ARIHUR
io*Novemb' i;45-)
1:45. >
lb'
ROSS.
No. DI.
The Lord
President to
M'
Scrope.
D'Sir,'
AM
& seal,
that I
am
still
&
&
entertain
No.DD.
'
ADDENDA.
CULLODEX PAPERS.
4!^
No. DII.
The Lord
My
your Lop
will see,
From
repeat.
Nov
14
HAVE
as
Lord,
it,
1745.
which
as well
good guess at
you ^ith very Httle, except a circumstance which, I doubt, Loudon will
& that is, that he came to this country exceeding seasonably to my relief, when
omitt
I had the most occasion for him, & when I do not know what I should have done with& that to his vigilance, application, & temper, the crown & the country owe
out him
pretty
shall trouble
;
&
in all
difficulties
am
very faithfully,
Your Lop's,
S:c.
No. Dili.
The Lord
Sir,
Nov.
THE
strong boxes have been received out of the Saltash sloop, are dehvered to
Baillie James Eraser, & by him lodged for security in Fort George.
They contain, I
presume, the cash you mention, tho' they have not as yet been open'd ; & that money
shall be disposed of for the subsistence of the Indepen' Comp- ', of which no more than
It is verv likely that there will be
5 are actually at Inver' ; more are dayly expected.
necessary occasion for money for incident expences, befor a fresh supply arrives from
London & in that case we shall be obliged to borrow from the sum remitted by you ;
made good afterwards, by money proper for such expences & I have written to
my Lord Marquis of Tweeddale, intreating that a further sum of money may be sent
;
to be
down
to us, to
him
in
The
directions
am,
Sir,
Serv',
&Ci
[addenda.
ci:llod-v rAPERs,
450
No. DIV.
The Lord
Same
date.
Dear George,
BY another letter of this date, I have acknowledged the receipt of the strong
boxes & by oiie to ^I- iVIitchell, besides what I have wTote to the Mar. of Tweeddale,
I have so far explain'd the state of this country, that he will be able to sadsfv your
What I write this additional letter for is, to let vou kno\\-, that voux name*
curiosity.
sakes have not, whether from knaverj- or folly, or a mixture of both, behaved themselves as I expected, or as they ought to have done.
So soon as I received the com;
missions for the indepen' comp'^-', I sent for ISV Baillie & Inverchaslv, & acquainted
them with my intenuons of giveing one to the Master of Ross, vith the Lieut. 6c En-
&
which could be no sooner than we could have arms 6c monev when these
came, they had nonce S: brought loo men together but, upon some difficulty's raised
by PilcaLny's mad son, they dispers'd ; & tho' I have vrrote to them, as a kindred, a
letter, 8c sent Culcaim to Tain, where he had meetings with them, all I have got from
them is a promise, that in a fortnight the comp-'' will be brought together. I do not
choose to conjecture at the cause of this backwardness in the people ; it is surelv not
disaffection.
Some of the gentlemen question, whether the Master of Ross would accept, and others pretend he will not because he is not already here.
If I knew where
to write him, I would ; ;ic as you do, I desire that you mav let him know how the
to the end, if he cannot come, he mav write to his friends in the strongest
matter stands
nonce
is, I am confident,
suiEcientlv zealous.
I am so monstrously tired
writeing, that the only other thing I can submitt to the trouble of writeing about, is
poor John Innes, who writes me word from London, that his misfortunes this campaign
terms. Inverchaslv
w ith
have not
is prett)'
him a groat
well drain'd ;
left
Sc
&
let
Xo.
From
the E. of
Loudon
the
DV.
Lord President
in
to Marishall
Wade,
or the
Commander
Nov.
Sir,
6,
AS we
judged
it
1745.
we
you
know
the present situation of this coimtry ; which is in substance, that, except ISIac
Pherson of Clunie, with about 300 men from Badenoch, no body of highlandersof any
consequence have, from the country to the northward of Athole, join'd those who
originally took possession oi Edin', or added to their numbers in their march towards
England ; that about 200 of the tribes dependant on the Clanchattan, with some men
from Breumar, & some other small partv-s, had got together at Perth last Saturday
;
^here, they
said,
150 or
i 60 Mac
that
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60 Mac Kenzics, seduced by the E. of Cromarty, march'd the beginning of this week
up the north side of Lochness, & depended upon being follow'd by 5 or 600 Erasers,
under the conduct of the Master of Lovat but these MacKenzies have not as yet pass'd
neither have the Erasers yet march'd out of their own country
the mountains
&
1
have some hopes they will not, as we have nov/ 70P highlanders in pay at Inverness, & look hourly for some hundreds more, with which we shall endeavour to perthat we hope immediately to open the conmiunication
swade them to stay at home
with Fort Augustus & Eort William, & thereafter to march some indepen' companys
we
into
Banf
&
Gordon for
when this is
Aberdeen
shires, to
on but heavily
of Lord Lewis
at present
and
that,
We
good
success,
&
are,
Sir,
Your most
Postscript.
up hopes
is
a great
1
Last Fryday,
that
we
fall
march of the
ob'
most humble
serv",
&c.
Erasers,
7 Nov'.
No. DVI.
The Lord
No
President [perhaps to
date
Dear Tom,
I
RECEIVED
see
my
27'''*.
What
grieved
me
that
in tlie collection.
solved.
[addenda.
Cl'llodex papers.
^ej
solved, whilst
to
know
but I am sure, in
;
the precise of his intention is, I
forbid
that
God
this should be
certain cases, he has authority to burn and destrov.
him,
and
stop
to
perswade him
shall
to
try
I
the fate of vour poor unhappy country.
What
from hence.
do not
may
not
come
too
which
will
be the
last
my heart I wish
and from
that repentance
late.
No.
D\ II.
Duke
of Gordon.
Culloden, 9 Dec^ 1745.
My Lord,
Augustus
from a sort of
relieving
Fort
from
return'd
is
Loudon
of
THE Earl
in prepareing
busy
just
now,
he
is
very
&
as
straiten'd
was
it
with
which
;
blockade
people,
w^hose conbring
some
westward,
to
the
expedition
to
short
for
a
every thing
acquaint
your
Grace that,
me
to
he
has
charged
order,
with,
to
pleased
not
duct' he is
march tobetween
600
men
to
of
order'd
a
body
&
has
he
desire,
vour
mindful of
5
quickly
that
is
very
the
third
day
he
will
arrive
&
w
here
they
Elgin,
;
towards
morrow
same
way, if
troops
to
march
the
order
more
to
&
number,
Hke
the
with
follow
to
This he thought it was highly fittimg to acquaint
circmnstances make it necessary.
your Grace with, that your people might know they are n6 longer to be oppress'd ;
&: that vour Grace may ha\e time to consider & advise him, when he arrives, what
is fittest to be done for his Majestie's service, which he knows you have so n.uch at
heart.
I very readily comply with my Lord's desire, because it gives me ane opportunitj- of assureing your Grace that I am, with perfect respect,
The Lord
President to the
My
Lord Duke,
ob' .k
No. DVIII.
The Lord
My
Lord,
THIS
9'"
was, pursueant to
Loudon, who
is
this
ro Dec' 1745.
your dnections,
siderable body of men to the westw^ard, to obtain the best security he can, that L.
Lovat's kindred, who have been long in ane uncertain state, norwithstanding the
many endeavours that his Lordship assures us he has used to keep them dutifuU, will
I observe with concern the method
give no disturbance to the Gov'.
remain quiet,
used by the rebells in Banfshire, which are the same that are made use of in Aberdeenshire, to induce his Majesties subjects to raise money & men toward the subversion of
&
Gov^ Your Lordship has surely return'd to those who have consulted with you a
very solid advice ; & have, no doubt, given the proper directions to those that take
care of your affairs, on the subject of the letter that wras written to yourself; and if
these advices & directions can prevent men's subjecting themselves to the penalties of
high treason for a very few days, they will be deliver'd from all apprehensions of such,
usage ; for before any notice came from your Lop, a body of between 5 & 600 men
was this day march'd from Inverness for Aberdeen by Elgin, to be foUow'd by my
the
quickly, with as
many more
if
needfull
if it shall
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resist
453
become
as, on
when
immagine the
reprisealls can
'
serv' haveing gone into town last night about some bye business he had
not haveing as yet return'd, I have struck up the seal of my letter, to let
your Lop know, that E. Loudon has prevail'd with Lord Lovat to come in with him
to toun, to reside at liberty there till the present confusions are over ; to deliver up
Your
P. S.
to do,
&
what arms he
brings
him
has,
in with
&
to sign all
him
Loudon
to-day.
Wed.
ii"",
9 in y' morning.
'
No. DIX.
Mr. Robert Dundas,
My
Lord,
Lord
President.
Edin', Dec.
1""
As
[aDDEKDA.
ClT-LODEy PAPER5.
45-1
As to our Home ASairs, the vwo Battalions of Foot n-hich came from Berwick are
marched to Stirling, and the Dragoons are marching to L nlithgov 6c Falkirk. About
600 of the Regiment levied at Glasgow, bv His Majest)'^s warrant, are this day march$c I believe some himdreds, hired bv
inor to Stirling, to assist the Regular Forces
private Subscription in ditferent Counties, 'will soon toUow, and dispute the passage
i
of the Forth
if
it.
The situation
Command
of
tlie
Drum
to Gen. Blackney
which he had to Gen,
Guest & Marshall Wade. The purport of the first letter was, that he Lo. Jo. was
come over at the head of some French Troops, with instructions from the King of
France to meet and give Battle to the Troof>s of the King of England, Elector of
Hanover ; & that he proposed the Generals should agree to the Cartel fixed in
Copies of the Letter to
Flanders last vear, which mav be of ad\-antage to both sides.
Guest were dispatch'd to London, and the Drum is sent forward to Mr. Wade. By the
best Accounts, the Number of the French landed is between 5 & 600 ; and your Jlordship will have heard, that one Transport was taken by die iSIilford Man of War, vdxh
162 private Men, 9 Scots, 14 Engliih, i German, ^j French, & all the rest, with 17
This, my Lord, is a Ihort sketch of our
Officers, Irish, who are now in the Castle.
situation in this coimtrv : & you may well believe we are in Confufion by these troublesome Times, and should be glad we were delivered from them. However, we aU keep
up our hearts ; & I must say, the Commonality in the Coimtry are well affected, &
readv to support the Goveriunent as far as they can. The good accoimts we have
of the peaceable dispositions of several of your Friends & Neighbours gives great Joy, ^c
nothing has more contributed to the keeping up a true Spirit here.
Tho' I send this letter by the Marquis's directions, yet I expect no other answer than
vour Lordfhip may think proper ; for I should be in the wrong not fairly to tell you,
that we ought to know nothing but what you think necessary on accoimt of the Ser\ice.
Tour Lordship knovv-s some of us, better than we know ourselves ; &: we still continue
the same you took us to be, & we never communicate any thing of Importance to above
However, if you let me know that it is any ways agreeI o or 1 2 of our intimate friends.
able to you & Lord Loudoim to hear from us, I'll send frequently by Sea, and fhaU
like\\is forward anv paquet comes from London.
You would greatly blame me in these times, when all good IMen ought only to be
concerned for their Coimtr)-, &: to be using their endeavours for the support of our
Constitution, if I writ about any other Matters ; nor wiU I do it ; only when you
have time to pity a Poor Mortal, pity me in my unlucky situation ; as I am here placed
in far too conspicuous a light, left entirely to mv own guiding, without any person in
In obedience, however, to several
the Earth to give the least assistance or Counsels.
^ood Lessons I have got from your Lordfliip, I will so far try to imitate you, as that I
am resolved to do my Duty as far as in me lies ; & nothing pri\-ate that can be done
the
of Lo. Jo.
Ihall
make me
Rebellion
is
stirly,
sent a
or neglect the
Duty of my
letters
Office,
till
we can
say that
this
over.
vou, that Lord x\miston, who was forced to leave hJs House when
he was taking severe remedies, turned so bad again, that his Physicians insisted he
I
am
sorry to
tell
should
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should be confined for some time ; & as that could not be ventured here, lest of a new
alarm at this season of the Year, he is gone to England ; but to what place I do not yet
know ; I am in greater fear for him than ever 1 was before. I spoke to Willie Forbes,
who has sent all the Newspapers & Pamphlets he could get. It gives me great satisfaction
I heartily pray God it may continue,
to hear from him that you are well.
botli for your
Country and friends' sake ; & when I shall have the pleasure of meeting again with you,
many and various Anecdotes will we talk of. In the mean time, I beg leave to afTure you,
that I am with the greatest Sincerity,
My Dear Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,
RO, DUNDAS.
P. S.
Allow me
to offer
my
No.
The Duke of Gordon
My
Lord,
Lop
for acquainting
to
Lord Loudoun.
DX.
to the
Lord President.
that
beg you
will
shall think
therefore
wou'd
it
detain
him no longer.
I
am,
My
Lord,
Castle,
DeC"
past 5 afternoon.
ii'"
1745.
obed'
& most
humble servant,
GORDON.
No. DXI.
Part of a Letter from the
Lord President
to
Mac Leod,
at Elgin.
MY
last
W"
on
failure
Duke
Loudon, you
of Gordon, 84
detains
of.
Whilest the negociation necessarily
see the absolute necessity of performing our engagements to the
to Banfshire, if practicable ; for which end these two additional
Comp''
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[ADDENDA*
Comp'^ are
to be sent to you.
Gordon can be
delt
Lord Le^ds
Strathbogie
before that
will not be
force still should
neio-hbourhocd you may rest till further orders ; sending out part}"S to dissipate any
assembly of Rebells vou mav be informed of, if any such should be. If this shall be
your resolution, you will on Sunday evening, march a Comp, or what you shall judge
be a sufficient detachment, to Spey side, to secure the Boats for the passage next day,
& to remain at the ferry on this side, and in the neighbourhood, that night, & to be ane
escorte for a messenger, whom you will send with the inclosed letter, which you will
shut and send to the D. cf Gordon, together with another of your own to the same
The securing the Boats ill facilitate your march to Keith ; and the message
purpose.
to the Duke, as it is respectfull, will be taken kindly ; & will procvue his coxmtenance.
What the people about him say, vou will receive ci\ily ; at the same time that you will
suspect their former way of thinking lays them under a byass.
it you are strong enough for Lord Lewis, you had better march by yourself ^plonday
mommg, even tho' the other 2 Comp" should arrive Sunday's night, because of the
difficulty of accomodation i but if there is any apprehension of opposition which you
cannot easily master, you will not only wait for them, but, as the case may be, for L.
Loudon also. I need not tell you, that as I have obtain'd Culcaim to be sent to you
because of his knowledge, vou wiU consult with, Sc use him well. If you judge the
force now with vou sufficient to go to, & remain with you at Strathbogie, vou may
direct the 2 Comp"^' that follow to remain at Elgin, to come forward to Fochabers or
Keith, or to march to Banf, or anv other pan of that shire that the service may require.
LIr. Bartlet, who came from Abd% was directed to send you accounts from thence by
word of mouth, on which vou was to form opinions until L. Loudon come up, & to
act accordingly ; & Mr. Thomson -n-as to remain at Elgin with you. to explain to you
L^pon the inclosed, which you
the charaaers of the messengers that might be sent.
will dehver to him, I presume ^Ir. Thomson will accompany you ; Sc, as he knows
the country better than you do, give vou the best ad\-ice and information.
to
frequent commimication
is
necessary
you
H. Innes
am
yours.
No.
Dxn.
ADDENDA.]
Ct'LLODEN PAPERS.
,.^tj
No. DXII.
The Lord
President to the
Duke
of Gordon.
My Lord,
13 Dec' 1745.
obliged to stay a day or two longer than he expected at
to see the execution of his agreement with L'' Lovat, who is now there ; and as the
AS
liis
the E. of
Loudon
is
speedy execution of
is
now
at Elgin,
&
his
will
ob'
No. DXIII.
The Lord
Mac Leod.
Same Date.
Sir,
AS zeal
His Majeftie's service, and for the support of our happy conflitution, is
many of your Kinsmen, to a Country so distant
from your own ; I presume you will not scruple to take directions from me, who, tho'
I have no Military Commission, or Authority, am actuated by the same principles that
direct you.
I need not tell you, because you know it. that the first intent of your expedition is, to deliver the Duke of Gordon's Vaflalls and Tennants, and their neighbours, in Banfshire, from the oppression of the Rebells, in the illegall and treasonable
levys of men & money which they presume by force to make.
To accomplish this
design, you will receive due information from his Grace, & from such as he shall order
You will treat such as will presume to persist in these treasonable practo inform you.
tices, & to resist, as traitors ; & to the outmost of your power, you will protect
againft their oppressions such as are dissposed to remain dutiful! to his Majestie ; and
because, according to undoubted information, many persons have been compell'd
by force & threats to enlist in the service of the Pretender, whilst there was no
force sufficient to protect them, if any such should resort to you, & deliver up their
Arms, you will not scruple to give them a fignification of that dutifull behaviour ; to
the end it may be a motive to obtain their pardon from his Majestie's grace.
If, after your arriveall at Stratlibogie, you shall be informed of any number of men
in Arms, in support of the Rebellion, or of Arms any where lodged within your reach,
it will be doing good service, to send out detachments to dissipate the one, or seize the
other, at all adventures.
I am confident E. Loudon will approve of the Advice I now
give ; & his further directions you shall take when he comes up with you, which will
be soon.
for
am.
Sir,
Your most
Si
ob'.
most humble
Serv'.
&c.
CrLLODEN PAPER*.
458
Xo.
Sir
[^ADDENDA.
DXIV.
Mathew Ridlev
to the
Lord
President.
Mt Lord,
I TAKE
the opportunitr of Mr. Inglis's return to Inverness, to thank vour LordI hope yours & my Lord
ship for the honour of your Letter of the 10''' October.
have
had
the
desired
and
that we may soon see the
success,
Loudon's good endeavours
Highlands return to
We were in great
their dut)\
when the Duke was only at iVIacclesfield. They are pushing to get back into Scotland
by wav of Carhsle, and will certainly effect it. Marshall Wade is -with the Army
under his Command this night at Wetherby, on his return to thus place, where they
vpill remain till proper provision can be made for the march of the Army into Scotland,
whJch I underftand is to be done as soon as possible. I \vish they may get there in
tine to flop the progress of the Rebels now in Arms about Penh, and to prevent their
I know not what is intended as to the Duke's
2.<r3in being in possession of Edinburgh.
Armv ; but it is conjectured, that His R. Highness will scarce come farther North than
where he now is, as it is too probable there vdll be occasion for a large body of troops
in the South of England ; certain InteUigence being come, of a great embarkation at
Dunkerque. The Admiralrv have taken up 40 ships, and stationed them as Cruizers,
Amidif all these gloomy appearances,
to be aiding to the Men of War upon the Coaft.
it mull give great satisfaction, and grounds to hope a good iffue, when we see all ranks
God
of people in England united in dutv and affection to his JNLijeily and his faimly.
grant us a speedv end of these troubles
I beg leave to pay my Compliments to my Lord Loudon, and am, with the utmoft
regard,
My
Lord,
MATT. RIDLET.
The
|_
Xo.
Lord Fortrose
My
DXV.
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
came home, I have been looking into my affuirs, and clearing Accompt^
ones ; and find I have expended upon Guards and Garrisons sometiiing
more than four hundred pounds most of it in Specie ; and it is not to be wondered at,
considering I was obliged to defray my Men's expeaces going and coming trom the
Highlands, and that I have had them above two months.
I should not give you the
trouble of this, but that I have a verv melancholy appearance of ge:dng my Mart
Rent ; as the people are glad of anv excuse to prevent Payment ; and tae ialt severe
Wijitei, with their absence in coming here, affords but too good a one.
SINCE
as I like short
Tour
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Your Lordship is seriv'iible I will do any thing you desire me ; and that I am likewise
ready to sacrifice my person and estate for his Majeftie's service ; but thank God, as
the Government's Credit is extremely good, I see no reason why my Disbursements
be not refunded me, as I do not grudge the trouble I have been at, nor any Readvance,
to put my troops in motion, nor haveing weakened my Parliamentary interest.
Private
credit may perhaps move me to write this Letter ; however, yt's not to the purpose.
I am, with regard.
My d' Lord,
your Lordship's mofi: affectionate humble Servant,
Braan Castle,
Decy-
16'"
1745-
K.
")
P. S. If this overtake
No.
Part of a Letter from the
My
duty.
DXVI.
Lord President
to L'' Fortrose.
Lord,
YOUR
MACKENZIE.
me
in
Town
went
dentally,
to him.
We
No. DXVII.
The Lord
President to
Mac Leod.
THE
&
& the protection of his Majestie's subjects, you will follow the same directions that
were given with respect to Bamfshire. I know, tho' I have no authority over you, you
will not be unwilling to take my advice in what relates to the defence of the Gov', to
vhich we both mean equally well.
I am, Sir,
With
Tour most
3N
ob'
great respect,
Serv'.
[^ADDENDA.
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No. DXVIIl.
From
Culloden,
5*jj.
17 Dee"' 1745.
TOUR
one
&
14*'
The L. of Mac Leod goes a Voluntier at the head of a considerable body of his
own kindred, to deliver you from harm. I doubt not that all the regard will be sho-mi
him, and all the conveniencys readyly furnish'd to the men that he brings alongst,
that the nature of the service require ; and that every freind to the Gov' \rill exert
I am, in particular, Sir,
himself to procure him the best inteUigence that can be had.
pubUc
welfare, and am,
Majestie
the
for
his
-wishes
of
your
very much satisfy'd
&
ob'
hum.
Serv'.
Xo.
The Lord President
My
DXIX.
to the
Marquis of Tweeddale.
***
Lord,
of the
gives
Hound
the Sloop which he sent to me ; to the end he mav transmitt it to your Lop from Ed"^,
case anv accident Ihould happen to the Ship of War.
What has happen'd in this Countrj- since my last, worth troubleing your Lop with,
is, shortly, that the arrival of L*^ John Drummond with some Troops from Dunkirk,
the numbers whereof were greatly magnified, the Highlanders vmexpected success at
&
their rapid
Town
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^Cl
I'he force
&
with them, in the severest frost I ever remember to have seen, march'd
L** Lovat's Estate on the South side of Lochness, to the
He met with no opposition, supply'd the place with what was
r^elief of Fort Augustus.
return'd to Ins the 8'' inst. ; after letting the inhabitants of Strathherick
wanting,
know what they were to expect to meet with, if they should leave their houses to join
600
&
the Rebells.
This detachment haveing been allow'd one Day's rest, a disposition was made for
Banf & Aberdeen Shires & at the same time for keeping the Erasers quiet,
For this end, the 2 Comp" of Mackenzies, who had been posted near
if possible.
Brahan, as I mention'd in my last, were call'd in to Ins, on Munday the 9"' ; & on
Tuesday the 10''' L"^ Loudoun, with 800 men, marched out to Lord Lovat's house of
Castle Douiiie, to obtain the best satisfaction that he could for the peaceable behaviour
of the Frasers; and at the same time the Laird of Mac Leod was detached with 500^
composed of 400 of his own Kindred, & 100 of the Mac Leods of Assint befor mentioned, towards Elgin, in their way to Bamf & Aberdeenshire, to prevent the Rebells
recruiting there ; and they were to be follow'd by as many as could be spared from
Lis after settleing matters with my Lord Lovat, <Scc. by Lord Loudoun.
E. Loudoun prevail'd with Lord Lovat on Wednesday the 11''' to come into Ins
alongst with him, & to live there under his eye, untill he should bring in all the Arms
which the Clan were possest of ; which he promised to do against Saturday's Night,
excuseing himself from answering for his Son, & some of the mad young men of his
name, who he said he could not govern ; & some of which, he inform'd us, had already gone to Perth ; which we kiiew to be true, to the number of between 2 & 300,
The surrender of the Ai-ms was all that could well be exin different small parties.
As there was no direct evidence of his accession to his Son's
pected from him.
treason, of which he was perpetually complaining ; k as committing, on suspition, a
man so aged, & seemingly so infirm, would have had the appearance of cruelty, therefor Lord Loudoun determined to await the delivery of the Axm?,
&; in the mean time,
onFryday the 13''% detach'd 200 men more, under Cap'" Munro of Culcairn, to
follow Mac Leod to Elgin & Aberdeen ; & these were to be followed successively by
other small bodys, & by Loudoun himself, when the matter with Lovat was finished.
But instead of delivering the Arms at the time prefixed, excuses were made, & fresh
promises; which continued from day to day till last Thursday; when Lord Loudoun,
finding himself deluded, clap'd sentries on the gate of the house where he resided,
resolveing to committ him next morning to the Castle ; but in the night time Lovat
found means to get out at a back passage, which was not suspected (as, indeed, his
attempting ane escape, in his state of health, was what no one dream'd of) & to be
conveyed away, probably on Men's shoulders ; but whither, we have not as yet
relieveing
learn'd.
This unforseen accident has made it improper for Loudoun to detach any more
after those that have march'd towards Aberdeen, or to follow them hnnself, untill
Men
we
see
at liberty,
or until
some more
force,
which
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which we expect, join us at Inverness. In the mean time, the Laird of Mac Leod
march'd towards Elgin & from thence, hearing that 2cc Rebells had taken possession
of the boats of Spey at Fochabers, & pretended to dispute the passage with him, he on
Sunday the 15'^ advanced to the banks of that river, which the Rebells on his
6*
approach quitted, lea^ing him a quiet passage. From thence he advanced on the 1
Si 17"^ to Cullen & Bamf; whilst Capr" Munro of Calcaim, with his 200, on the
17'*' & iS'-^ advanced by Keith to Strathbogie ; & the Rebells who were in pos^\'hat ven,- much facilitated
session of these places retired towards Aberdeen.
of the oppression of
hearing
of
Grant,
Culcaim's march was, that Mr. Grant,
of
his Clan, 6: march'd
about
brought
together
500
the Shire of Bamf by the Rebells,
with ane intention
Strathbogie,
Culcairn
to
alongst
with
them to Keith, & from thence
which place the
Aberdeen
to
Munro
to
&
Capt""
to proceed alongst with Mac Leod
information,
our
latest
& talk'd of
Men,
by
Rebelb had drawn together about 500
Dundee.
biinging more from Perth &
On die 19"^ it was resolved, by Mac Leod & Capt" Munro, to march forward the
next morning the first from Bamf to Old Meldrum., v^ hich is -within 1 2 miles of Aberdeen ; & the last from Strathbogie to Inverar\', which is at the like distance from
Aberdeen ; & it was part of the plan, that M' Grant should march alongst with Capt.
Mom-o : but we have had just now information, that Mr. Grant has alter'd his intentions, upon a surmise that some of the Highlanders, returning from Perth, were likely
to harafs his Country ; but whether this information is true or not, k whether Mac
Leod & Capt Munro have advanced without him, is more than I at present know with
anv certainty. If I learn more before the Packet is shut up, or before the Sloop sail,
I shall acquaint your Lop.
The reinforcements we look for at Inverness are 2 Comp" of Mac Donalds from the
Isle of Skv, which have been posted there ever since my last, but were sent for 1
days ago another Comp-" from the M'Kenzies from the Lewis Island another Comp^
of the Jklackavs, in their way from Strathnavem & a Company of Rosses, now assemblinff under the Master of Ross, who was landed at Ins from the Hound Sloop of
;
VTax.
When
the
Comp", which
&
to
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of threatning
&
46^
letter
from him
as he sent to
Stirling.
By
severall persons
directions of
they do
it
by direction of
their
Commander
in
England,
cannot
tell.
from
Derby, must necessarily affect our resolutions in this Country ; & their fate and purShould they meet with any considerable blow
poses must influence our measures.
befor they get back to Scotland, I imagine they will think of Uttle, but to get cross
the Forth as quick as they can ; & if they are warmly pursued I should immagine their
leaders will find it dillicult to keep them all together
in which case we shall be at greater
freedom to act, & to march whithersoever the service may require but if they shall
escape out of England without being overtaken, as it would seem to be the most extream folly to shut themselves up at Fd', even if they could get into it, on the supposall of their being closely follovv'd, I immagine they will press forward to Perth,
where probably they will attempt to make some stand ; of which designs the beginning
;
some appearance.
be their plan, we may be of some service, not only by preventing
their recruiting from the North, but by straitning them towards the East ; whilst the
Army advances to them from the South but if they shall be so press'd at Perth by
^his Majestie's Army, as not to find it practicable to make a stand there, & they at the
same time shall be determined to keep together, in order either to give occupation to
his Majesde's forces, & wait for invasions from abroad, or to facilitate the escape of
their principall men, I doubt their course will be, to come directly through Atholl to
this country ; & if they march in a body, & bring any Artillery, we in our present
condition, without Arms and without Money, shall not be able to withstand them ;
they will be able to make themselves Masters of the 3 Forts in a trifle of time ; as the
regular troops cannot possibly follow them Northwards through the Mountains at this
season of the year for lack of forage and provisions j which will give them time sufficient, not only to possess themselves of these forts, but to distress those in this part of
the world who have opposed them
Sc to gather to their assistance all those that wish
well to their cause, but who have by our neighbourhood been kept at home.
This,
my Lord, is a circumstance that well deserves attention. I have frequently acquainted
your Lop, that if we had Arms to put in the hands of such of the Clans as have on
this occasion show'd their fidelity, & thereby infinitly provoked the Rebells, and Money
to subsist them, we could bring great numbers to the field on any emergence, with
their Chiefs at their head
& pardcularly in my last, by the Saltash, I earnestly press'd
your Lop for a speedy remittance of money, which now is very low with us, as well
as a supply of Arms.
I am hopefull both are directed before this time, or at least
will be sent immediately after the receit of this.
If they come in due time, we shall
be able to put Arms into the hands of 2 or 3000 Highlanders, to resist ane impression
which otherwise may be not only fatall to Gentlemen who have at this juncture deserved signally well of his Majestic, but may tend to lengthen out our confusions till
the spring, &, by weakening the hands of Brittain, give infinite advantage to France
& Spain, to the very great danger of the libertys of Europe. I ask your Lop pardon
for the earnestness of this expostulation, which I do assure you proceeds, not so much
from concern for my person or fortune, as it does from a warm regard for the Interest
of his Majesty & the publick.
to fortify that place carrys
Should
this
&
The
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The
Lop
-^-ill
I will tire
"
Xo.
Part of a Letter from the
DXX.
Lord President
to the E. of Stair.
>IyLord,
_
The
Lop was by
the Saltash, of
doubt
not you have
the 1
Marquis
of
same
convevance,
to
the
Tweedale, to
mine,
by
the
seen & considered
War,
which
brought
This
Hound
Sloop
of
me yours of
goes
the
by
which it referred.
the
^\^th
Master
of
Ross,
arrived ten
with
Son,
who,
in
Company
my
the iS'" Nov"
particular
letter
wrote
a
very
to
the
Marquis of
this
conveyance,
I
have
By
davs ago.
we
have
been
doing
what
we
in
what
we intend
the
condition
are
stateing
Tweedale,
;
;
will
what
we
apprehend.
I
not
give
we
want,
your
provisionally
what
&
Lop
;
to do,
^rill
it
if
I
am
not
much
.mistaken,
will
repeteing
because
vou
see
;
of
it,
&:,
trouble
the
last letter I
4^^ of Nov' ;
think
give
it
It is
as I
me
little
discourageing,
leave to say
it,
my
&
if
you
will
the security of
England, as ours have been, should be treated with such neglect. And though there
might be some excuse for not minding us wliilst an enemy was so near London ; yet if,
w"hen that danger is happily removed, care is not taken to supply our wants, when without such supply we shall be in no condition to defend ourselves from the warm resentments of the Rebels, or to do anv further service to the Gov' ; the danger, dishonour,
& expence, that may ensue, on the continuation of a Rebellion in this comer of the
Countrv till the Spring, cannot be chargeable on us ; nor can any honest man, who
lyes at such a distance, be blamed for the future, if they sit still -with their arms across,
should any other disturbance emerge, which I pray God may forbid.
You see, my Lord, I write with some emotion ; & it is no wonder ; for I must look
upon myself as the cause of all the sufferings of those who I have prevail'd with to risk
every thing in defence of the Gov', should the Rebells prevail! over them ; & that
for the want of those supplvs which I perswaded them they should have, &: which had
Your
they received, or if they yet shall receive in time, exery thing must be safe.
Lop, I am persuaded, will feel the Justice of my complaint ; and I am confident there
is never a man in England but must, if the case is fairly stated to him.
As to the dispositions of the Commissions for the Independant Comp'', & the
caution which your Lop has been so good as to give me, in yours of the 1 8"" of Nov',
against giveing them, when the danger seems to be over, to such as might not be willing
to take them whilst it subsisted, it is impossible, in the hurry which I at present groan
under, to give you the particulars in detail, which one time or another you shall have,
not a Uttle to your entertainment.
What I shall trouble vour Lop briefly with is, that there are 1 8 Comp" of too each
actually a-foot ; whereof seven with ]\Iac Leod, endeavouring to support the Gov' in
Bamf Sc Aberdeen shires ; six with E. Loudoim at Inver', Sc five more in their way to
it.
The Mac Donalds, raised by Sir Alex', which compose 2 of these 5 Comp>% I
look
7
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look for
Companys
or
25''',
&
And
the most desperate.
uay.
given in the same
know, my Lord,
King h their Country)
if
46?
the remaining
Comp*'
shall
& there
when
in this
have enemys (I hope not many amongst those that love their
& I doubt not I shall meet with severall criticks of my Conduct
but the censures of such as durst have put themselves in my place will be few, & the
faults flowing from my heart will be none ; for such as may have been oweing to my
head, I have no other excuse, but that I acted according to the best of mv understanding ; & as to who shall have the thanks or the merite of what may have been done hi
support of the Gov', I am very indifferent. I have done what I think every honest Man
ought to have done ; & upon this single principle, that I thought it was my duty. If
anv man will take to himself the merite of mv endeavours to serve the King, or, to
raise the value of his own, he will depreciate mine, let him ; I scorn to contend for
such trifles, & can with great tranquillity despise the creature that has them for the
But these reflections have carried me out of my way.
object of his pursuite.
From Loudon's letter you will be informed of any thing that may be omitted in mine
to the Marquis, or in this.
I
No.
The Lord
President to Sir
DXXI.
Andrew
Mitchell.
Same
Date.
D'Sir,
HAVE
&
when men are exposeing themselves, as we are doing in this Country, &
thereby doing what we know to be very essentiall service to the Gov', our safety, if no
more were in the question, is so slightly treated, & this country left unguarded, to be
possibly the seat, for some Months, of a War, that may cost Brittain immense sums &
very great danger when small attention, & the timely supply of a few thousand stand of
arms and a few thousand pounds, would in all human appearance prevent such fatal conmortifying, that
sequences.
It
surprised me,
tho' there
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prevented their takeing time to come to resolutions, & give directions on the demand I
made. The nearness of the danger, which w-as at that time approaching London, mayhave been the cause whv they overlooked one that was more remote ; but as that
allarm must have worn oii" in a dav or two at farthest after the date of your last, I am
hopefull they have before this time thought in good earnell of our case, & sent us the
supply desired. If thev have not, the consequences I am aiiraid will be severely felt.
Belides the x^-ant of Arms, our Money is almost spent ; but if this have a quick paflage,
Sc if upon the receipt of it the supplys are immediately dispatched, thev mav happen to
come before it is too late ; especially if the Rebells choose to make a Hand for any time
at Perth.
To unierftand
distinctly
what
I write,
so,
you must
confider my Letter to my Lord IMarquis of this date, which I presume you wili see ; Sl
mv reason for writeing to you so urgently on this subject, in terms which might possibly
be not altogether so proper to put in a letter to his Lop, which may be seen by other
eves, is, that IMy Lord may know, and be able to express to the Mini tiers who must
cooperate with him, the sense I have, and what 1 fear all those who act alongst with me
generously in this countr\-, nill soon have, of the neglect with which we are treated, if
what I complain of is not speedily remedied. I have nothing fiirther to say, My Dear
Andrew, but that in this rude season, 8c under nu small fadgue, I hold out wonderfully
The only thing I can ascribe it to is, good providence ; 8c the
v/ell for ane old feUow.
anrient observation. Si natura negat, dabit Indignatio.
am
'
sincerely
Yours,
'\
Xo. DXXII.
Lord
Le\\is
Gordon
Sec*
to the Laird of
'
Mac Leod.
RECEIV'D your
Letter
by express
last night,
deal of bad advice to a certain great Man who shall be nameless, it is neither consistent
I shall take care to
with my honour or inclination to treat them as Prisoners of War.
order supplvs to be given to all the Prisoners who want them, Sc the wounded men are
as well taken care of as our own.
I shall send you a lift of the Prisoners 8c wounded, with any useless papers & letters,
soon
as poffible ; and anv other thing y' we can reasonably agree to, shall be done with
as
"i ou
pleasure.
I think I have now answered the most material parts of your Letter,
vnll much oblige me in offering my Compliments to L" Charles Gordon ; 8c I am.
Sir,
Servant,
LEWIS
As
Duncan
you,
GORDON
Castlehill.
is
to
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No.DXXIII.
The
My
Lord,
AFTER
when
lately here.
My
I believe I have, by
Lord, I offered to join Sir John Cope with 6 or 700 men.
and messages, let your Lop understand that all the men I had were at his Majestie's service, if wanted ; but lest 1 should have been hitherto misunderstood, I do
letters
tell your Lop that my person, my estate, and all the men I have a right to command, and such as I may or can have any influence with, will be at his Majesty's service
when called for. The number your Lordship called for from me were sent you in
less time after notice came to my hands, than any other men at the distance from you
More would [have^ gon had it been asked ; yet objections have been
that I am.
I will expect from your Lordship's known canmr.de at the number and at the men.
dour, that you will put a stop, as occasion offers, to such malicious suggestions and
especially when they come from such, whose greatest merit consists in
insinuations
finding fault with those that are more capable to serve his Majestic than themselves, and
always have been willing.
I am, my dear Lord,
Your Lop's most oblidg'd humble servant,
hereby
'
SUTHERLAND.
No.
DXXIV.
My Lord,
CuUoden,
THIS morning
Lop
did
2" Jan"^
me the honour
746.
to write to
me of the 3i"Decem' and with it no small surprise, to learn that any body fhould
be so foolish, as to disparage yo' Lop's zeal, or service, on this important occasion ; or
so wicked as to suggest, that any hint of that kind came from any one who knows
what the support of his Majestie's government requir'd, and how contributary your Lop
I am hopeful that either your Lop misunderstood the Lord Lyon, or
has been to it.
that the reflections he mentioned to you came from some very low, ill meaning person,
who was not acquainted with the truth which is, that your Lop, from the very beginning of those unhappie confusions, have shown the most becoming zeal and forwardness for the maintenance of his Majestie's just right, and of the religion and liberty of
this country ; that you furnished the troops called for, with an exemplary promptitude
and alacrity and that you over and over again offered to march with your whole posse,
an offer which nothing prevented your making good, or our
if occasion required
of,
want
of arms and subsistence, which most certainly was none of
but
the
accepting
''
your
302
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fault,
I hope, therefore, yo' Lop will not suffer yourself to be under any
uneasiness from so foolish a falsehood ; nor fancy it can make any impression else.
where, against the concurrent reports of the E. of Loudoun, &c of
your Lop's
Your most
humble
ser'
DUN. FORBES.
I beg yo' Lop may make my compliments to my Lady
do yo' Lop, a happy year, and a great many more such.
as I
DXXV.
Xo.
I^Iy
&
to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
take the opportunity of the sloop which the government sends, to assure you of
<x to congratulate you upon the figure you make in this part of the
world ; w^ho are surprised to find a man, without views, standing up for the rights
hbertvs of his country, just upon the brink of falling into eternal miserv and confusion.
I
mv best wishes,
&
me
here,
would be presumption
who
in
to pretend to
We
to invade France.
Lord
all
Stair,
in his letter to
low
so
capacit)',
I
am
very
London,
January
9""
1745-6.
much your
devoted slave,
serv'.
JO.
FORBES.
ADDENDA.]
CULLODE>r PAPERS,
No.
The Duke
My
469
DXXVI.
of Argyll to the
Lord
President.
Lord,
IMMEDIATELY
upon the
receipt of
your Lordship's
letter,
recommended
M' Corse
ARGYLL.
DXXVII.
No.
General Wighnnan
My
to the
Lord President.
WROTE
We
to be.
One of
vouring:
47
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CULLODEV PAPERS.
[ADDENDA.
vouring to promote the measure of a new sett ; I hope with some success ; and were
you here to give life to the well affected inhabitants, I should hope it might in due time
be brought about. The zeal which the inhabitants have shewed in accommodating the
troops will help to ridd us of the suspicion of jacobitism; but we have a pack of vermin \vitl:in cur walls, who take imaccountable libert^^s, of whom I hope we shall be
for ever ridd ere long.
the
D ke and
the J
ce,
Your's, &c.
ROBERT WIGHTMAN.
No.
DXXVill.
My
to the
Duke
of Newcastle.
Lord,
26 Jan'^ 1746.
which your Grace did me the honour to write to me, of the 1 1'"' inst.*
wzs brought hither by a small Vessel! from Leiih on the 21''. I am very sensible of the
obligeing expressions of your good will
and the more so, that the kind Countenance
which your Grace has been pleased to shew me at all times, since I first had the honour
to be known to you, con\inces me of their reahrj-.
I shall therefore \\ith pleasure obey
his Majest)''s Command, in giveing your Grace the trouble of a Letter, when 1 have
any thing to say that may be for the service of the publick.
My last to the Marquis of Tweedale, which I presume has been laid before his Majest)', was of the 29'"' Dec' by the Saltash,
Since that period no alteration of any consequence has hapen'd in this part of the coimtr)\ The want of Arms to put in their
hands, and of money to subsist them, made it impossible to call in a further force from
the well affected Clans to Inverness (which is in some sort the key of this Countr\) for
its securitin^ ; whilst, with the troops already on foot, we might have proceeded South-
The
letter
* No.'joS,
in p. 264.
wards
ADDENDA.^
CULLODEN' PAPERS.
47
&
call'd for.
From this anxiety your Grace's Letter has in a good measure relieved us, by giveing
us notice that orders have been issued for providing forthw ith a Sloop, to convey to us
Immedia 1 000 stand of arms, with a sum of money for the payment of the troops.
diatelv after receiveing this intimation from your Grace, we took the necessary measures
to have in readiness as manv of the well affected Clans as, upon the arrivall of the Sloop,
we can arm ; and with those, soon after the arrivall of tlie Sloop, we are in hopes of
But I must take the liberty to suggest to
being able to perform some useful service.
your Grace, that the number of arms sent is too small ; double the num.ber might
be profitably employ'd ; & if there should be no occasion for employing them, they
might be lock'd up in Fort George, or return'd to the Tower. "What money the Sloop
carrvs we cannot know, as your Grace has not mention'd it ; but be it ever so small,
I must, however, also on this subject,
it will be welcome, as our cash is run very low.
presume humbly to suggest to your Grace, that the contingent expences run pretty high
with us
that they must run still higher, when we call in a posse, which we must subthat, as there is neither Coins nor course for Credit in this Country, we have no
sist
fund to put our hand to for defraying those extraordinary expences, but the money intended for the pay of the troops ; and therefor that it is absolutely necessary to make
such a remittance in money, to be accounted for, as fliall answer these occasions,
enable us to make use of the power that is in our hands for putting ane end, as speedily
as it is possible, to this destructive Rebellion ; the continuance whereof for weeks, at
this season of the year, & in the present situation of tlie aff'airs of Europe, may be of
the worst consequence.
;
&
E.
By the same conveyance which carry' J my last letters to the Marquis of Tweedale,
Loudon & I wrote a letter to the officer commanding in Chief 2iis Maj''^'' forces then
marching into Scotland, acquainting him with our condition, and desireing to receive
from him directions, or such information of his force & views, as he might judge proper
to communicate, 5: should enable us to resolve in what manner it was most fitting for
us to endeavour to co-operate with him.
The same Vessell that brought your Lojj's
from Leith brought us an Answer from Gen' Hawley, of the 2"' Curr, acquainting us
with his force, & wich his intentions of marching to dislodge the Rebells who had invested Stirling ; and leaveing us to act as we should judge most conduceive to his
This intimation, together with the signification from your Grace that
Maj"-'" Service.
we were speedily to have a supply of arms & money, made us come to the resolution
already mention'd, of provideing men from the w^ell affected Clans
and we wait at
1
present with the outmost impatience for the arrivall of the Sloop, that
we may be
condition, as soon as possible, to extend ourselves along the sea coast to the
in
Southward
a
;
which now appears to us to be more necessary than ever as the Rebells, who are
Masters of all the Country between this & the Forth, have industriously publish'd, &
;
gain credite to a report, that they have gain'd a considerable advantage over the King's
Troops near Falkirk ; under the favour of which, all their friends & emissarys are att
work.
[aDDEKDA.
CLLLODEV PAPERS.
^-2
We
work, endeavouring
is false,
to recruit
serN-e
him better.
Your most
Xo.
From
&
the
ob'
Your Grace
will,
am
confident, be-
Sec.
DXXIX.
Lord President
to
Gen" Hawley.
Same
date.
Sir,
We
received, bv ane open Boat from Leith, the Letter you did us the honour to
write to us, of the 1 2'" inst, acquainting us of your mtentions to march againfl the
Rebells, in'order to dislodge them from the neighbourhood ofSterline:& suggesting
The same Vessell brought us letrers
the proprien- of getting possession of Montrose.
from the D. of Newcastle, of the 11% giveing notice that a Sloop -with 1000 Stand of
Arms some monev to pav the Troops, was fiirth-with to be sent us from the Tower.
&
This Sloop, which is exceedingly long'd for, not only on account of the Arms, but
on account of the monev, as our cash is very near out, has not as yet appear'd ; but
in expectation that she \n\l soon, we have sent Messengers into the Highlands, to have
in readiness as many of the well affected Clans as we fhall be able to arm and subsist
when the Vessell arrives. With those we propose to secure Inverness & with the
agree with
Troops now on foot, to march whithersoever the service may require.
you perfectly in opinion, that possession of Montrose, with a force able to keep it, would
very much straiten the Rebells, & be a mean of dislodgeing them from Perth, should
thev come to make their stand there ; and when the arrivall of more troops, or the weakeniao- of the Rebells by any Action, makes it proper for you to spare any force, to support
anv impression that may be made that way, we shall be able to march 10 or 1200 Men,
perhaps more, as our assistance expected from the Highlands may arrive, to lay hold
but then, as these are open defenceless places, we cannot
of Aberdeen & Montrose
propose to keep them without considerable assistance of regular Troops, should the
Rebells be able & disposed to bend their whole, or the greatest part of their force that
wav; k at the same time, if we shall weaken ourselves too much here, we may tempt
them to direct thdr course to liis ; of which should they make themselves Masters, it
will become still more troublesome to dislodge them ; not only as the march of the
troops alon.^ the coast must take up much time ; but as, if they should get possession
of this Countr}', they will be able to incress their force, by the junction of numbers of
order.
It is on the^s
disaffected perfons whom we have hitherto been able to keep
considerations, that we cannot think of altering our present disposition until the arrivall
of the Arms expected put us in a condition to augment our force, & until we receive
further directions from vou, upon your knowing the state of our case, & the \-iews that
govern us. It will, perhaps, let you into the necessits- for our being wary, that we tell
you what effect a story, told tv*o days ago, w'"^ we believe & partly know to be a lye,
;
We
f.as
CULLODEN PAPERS.
ADDENDA.]
&
473
gUdy
disaffected
their
we
that
are,
.;.'
Your most
No.
ob'
&
Dear Sir,
most humble Serv", &c.
DXXX.
My
Lord,
I AM very much in hopes that your Lop may have received certain Intelligence,
by the Battle of Culloden, under the conduct of His Royal Highness the Duke of
Cumberland, and the favour of Almighty God, the Rebellion, to humane appearance,
is intirely overthrown.
The engagement, I say, on Wednesday last, about one o'Clock,
was very warm. The Duke's Army behaved well, as if they fought for the liberty of
their Country ; and, indeed, one wing of the Rebells fought as if they meant to win or
dye many f them are killed, wounded, and made Prisoners and believe between
3 & 4000.
The French Ambassador delivered himself a Prisoner, as all the French officers have.^
Lord Kilmarnock is a wounded Prisoner. It's said F>ail Cromcrty, Lord Mackleod^
&c. are made Prisoners, after a sharp engagement, by the Earle Sutherland, & L"*
that
The
of the Chiefs of the Rebellion are killed ; also taken.
I
have
not exceed 50 killed, including 4 Officers.
only said so much as gives your Lop evidence of the glorious victory, and the subduing
of Rebellion.
It's doubted if the Prince Pretender has any even in the name of Guard
for the protection of his person.
1000 Men are now encampt in the Aird, 500 were
in Strathearn ; & returned prisoners are daily taken up.
The Chief loss among the
Reaye's people.
loss
Rebels
the
Many
is
part does
among
sljkin,
^p
Ships.
CCtLODZK PAPERS.
47*4
[ADDENDA.
and store ships attended the Duke along the Coast from Aberdeen.
His Army now here is well provided, there being twixt 30 and 43 in our Road
and Harbours.
I presume to think there is no body of the Rebells in the way your Lop has to pass;
though the dispersion will turn many loose, and make travelling dangerous. It's of the
utmost consequence for your Lop now to leave a Country which was not provided w^
Bread for it's native people. This Argument 1 do not insist on, nor on others yet more
for My
but begg your Lop would w^ the necessary defence proceed
imponant
Lord Loudown's and Macleod's motions \nll require to be more leisurely.
Immediately after the Action, Capt Hugh Forbes ipply'd [to] his Royal Highness ;
& he ordered 50 Men v,'" Officers to protect the House, Pc!!cey, and Lands of Culloden,
The Troops are numerous, and the Country pillaged by the Rebells ; the Troops
Tho' Steuart sent
therefore are more irregular than otherways could be toUerated.
I'pray God your Lop, & all his
off a Mess' for your Lop immediately after the Battle.
Majestie's friends with you, may get here soon in safety ; & I am,
Ships of
War
My
Lord,
19'" April
No.
The Lord
Dear
faithful Servant.
1746.
Dxxxr.
13
Sir,
May
1746.
should.
Rebellion, without
8c I
I
was forced
could come
at in this
The Rebellion is now happily over & the persons who lent me this
money
now justly dem.anding Payment & I, who cannot coin, c who
was
never hitherto
dunned, tind mvselt uneasy. The whole of the small sums does not
exceed ^'i.joo. Now, if INIr. Pelham would either impress that Money into the hands
of Geo. Ross, or any other person, to be remitted to me to account
or if he would
authorize me to draw upon him, or upon any other person whom he may direct for that
sum, in like manner to account, it would tend much to the quiet of my mind.
I have
of this date wrote to Mr. Pelham on this subject
6: now I give you the trouble without
blushing,^because I am hardened to ask favours, by the many I have received. As I hzve
as I
could hear
of.
at a pinch, are
executed tlie trust the King reoosed in me, as to the raiseing Indep' Comp"' in the North,
with great fidelity, & I hooe with success, I look upon them as Children of my own ; & I
imagine you will therefore consider them as remote relations at least of yours.
They
have not yet been put upon any regular establishment for lack of the names of the
ofBcerSj
CULLODEX PAPERS.
ADDENDA.]
473
and of the date of their Commissions, occasioned by the interruption of cor& by my various peregrinations. I have at last made a return of those
But I trust you will, as far as possible,
particulars which possiblv may be untonnall.
supply defects, & direct that their establishment may be as beneficial to them as
officers,
respondence,
reason requires.
Now, dear Sir, I come to the last,
with ;
that is, to ask your advice
&
&
have
you
have a
sort of right by prescription. Here have I been for above nine months playing the Knight
Errant ; at least acdng with a perfect heart, however sound my head may have been,
out of my profession. The publick danger is now, thanks be to Providence happyly over;
& I do not see what I have to do, but to return again to the plough, which I have for
so long deserted.
Whether Men with you will think that I have been mad or sober,
well or ill employ'd, whether they believe that I have, or that I have not done any service,
whether it is likely or unlikely that, by advice, or otherwise, I m?.y be of any use to
put a finall end to this desperate rebellion, or to prevent dangers from such attempts for
can hardly expect light in from
the future, are matters that I am utterly ignorant of,
any body but yourself. You have opportunitys to know what conllrucdon my conduct
bears ; & you are so thorowly acquainted with me, & my disposition, as well as with
the disposidon of our Rulers, that you can ea^yly judge, whether it is fit for me, in
hopes of doing some more good, to give myself any further trouble ; or whether it is
not more expedient to ly sdll and be quiet
leaving to those of my Country who knownothing of the matter, & who have chose to take no part of the risque, to direct as they
fhall think fit.
If you deny me your advice, I shall be altogether at a loss ;
if you
do not give me your opinion of my conduct, I shall be apt to conclude you disapprove of
it, which will very much mordf}'.
&
to the
to trouble
instructions, to
&
&
&
Dear
Your
No.
From
My
Sir
Andrew
affecdonate friend
Mitchell to the
Lord
President.
London,
serves to
&c,
DXXXII.
Dear Lord,
THIS
Sir,
Sir
A. F.
6'^
April 1747.
It.
It
came endrely of
views.
As
own rriy desires formerly were stronger than they are now ; and I
of the management of parties, and known too many members, to
think of the H. of Com. as I once did ; yet sdll I find my wishes of this kind are not
exdnguished.
3 p *
to the
have seen so
first,
much
[ADDENDA.
CULLODEN' PAPERS,
4j6
from
cutt
sav
need
I
ofl"
and
my
fear there
profession,
ic
Is
in
no
eminent personage, who does not chuse that his Coimtrymen fliou'd be known to,
or connected -with, any body besides himself.
Mv views, I confess to you, are neither so honest nor so disinterested as they have been.
I devire, nav I am resolved, to act a fair .k honourable part, if ever I shall be in Parliament;
but I do propose a reward for myself, that of being employed, either at home or abroad,
in a station aoreeable to me, .k in which I may be usefuU ; for my ambition at present
tain
is
stronger than
It is
my
avarice.
since Sir
A.
first
mentioned
this affair to
me.
As
it is
neces-
sarv' to come to a resolution soon, not only what is to be done, but how it must be
done, I beg vou will think for me ; as I depend on your judgment more than oh my
own. If you approve of the hint in the Letter, no time should be lost in putting it in
perhaps
my
Sir' A. talks
him, I send it under M'' [Nlaclaurin's cover, and hope it will come safe.
of setting out next week ; though I doubt he will not get leave, as there is a call of
the House.
As Macleod has wrote to you by last post, I need not be particular. I hear the
Ministrv are verv angry with the D. of A. with whom they had concerted every Clause
in the Bill, and,' as the Chancellor said, depended on his assistance, &c. to carry it
thro' ; that he has left them in the lurch, all his friends being either absent, or voting ag'"
This, his Grace says, they did without his knowledge ;
the bill at the first reading.
but if he can persuade them of this, I think Le has gained a great point, and may afterwards do what he pleases. Had he opposed in due time, and openly, perhaps the ^linistry might not have th9ught proper to push a point of this sort against the Majority
of a national representative ; but they depended on his assistance ; they had it in the
drawino- and correcting of the Bill
his
Advocate
but
all
vs'ould
not do
nay, they
;
for,
their
CULLODEN' PAPERS.
ADDENDA.]
their cue,
Lord Lovat,
a Scaffold.
died well
hear,
is
^^^
coup de maltre
1
Your's of the 3 " March
and
if
the * succeeds>
hfe.
fall
of
ever
am your
affectionate
A.M.t
* Sic
in Orig.
f Sir Andrew Mitchel, of Thainston, in Aberdeenshire, was a man of the greatest respect ibility ; andsc*
much a favourite with the Great Frederic, as to have slept in his Tent geoerally during t!ie Seven Years' War.
M. Thiebault, in his " Anecdotes of Frederic," gives the following acccAint of Sir A.'s Embassy to Ber" Sir Andfew Mitchel had been for several years the English ambassador to Berlin when I lirst arrived
lin
:
some time, however, elapsed from this time before I had the least acquaintance with hini ; not only
;
because it was little to be expected that Englishmen should be desirous of the society of Frenchmen, but
also because Sir Andrew Mitchel was of the number of those meritorious characters who stand in no need
of perpetual society to his existence, and have the philosophy to prefer being occasionally alone. When
he first arrived at Berlin, he had caused the persons who necessarily invited him to their houses considerable
perplexity ; for he played at no game of cards, so that his hosts constantly said to each otlier, " What
shall we do with this Englishman who never plays at cards >.'
In a few days, however, the contest was,
who should withhold himself from the card-table, and have the advantage of conversing with a man i;i
whom they had discovered every requisite to afford the highest pleasure in colloquial intercourse. In
reality, his understanding was bo less admirable than the virtues of his character.
Of this I cannot give a
more substantial proof than by observing, he was united by the strictest bonds of friendship with the
author of L,^ Eiprit ihs Lois.
variety of bons-mots of his have been repeated; but those which do him the greatest honour have
been overlooked ; those, for example, that eifplained rather his principles than his understanding. On one
occasion, that the English mail had three times following failed of arriving, the king said to him, in one
" No, Sire,
-of his levees, " Have you not the spleen, M. Mitchel, when the mail is thus delayed :"
.
not when it is delayed, but often enough when it arrives duly." During the Seven Years' War, in which
Sir Andrew constantly served immediately under Frederic, the English had promised the latter to send a
fleet to the Baltic, for the protecfion of commerce and to keep off the Swedes and Russians : this fleet
never made its appearance, and in consequence the Swedes transported their army without jiitcrruptioa to
there
,.
fail
"
ly
We
he
CULLODEX PAPERS.
47^
Xo.
From
My
gratulate
wth
DXXXIII.
Lord,
TAKE
^ADDENDA-
the Libertie
you, and
all
may
say) flourishing state of our Countn,-, in comparison with the miserable condition
(I
under, ^\ith blood, rapine, and devastation, when y' Lop last left
laboured
it
house.
And
what
it
is,
that so
y'
my humble
and valuable
opinion, that
it
would be
a gross
if
services.
My
Lord,
am
att
and sincere sence of gratitude I have (and will allwavs retain) for
the uncomon friendship and countenance y' Lop has allways honoured my Daughter,
the Lady Mackintosh, with
but mor particularly in the tyme of her great distress,
which ocasioned others also to regaird her, and proved a great mean of her haveing
better uswadge then otherwavs she could expect.
I am far from aproveing of her
imprudent deportment, although out of naturall afection I think myself bound in duty
to return my most heartie acknowledgements to her benefactors.
indicateing the true
persons they might appoint to succeed him ; that he knew perwhat was of a nature to be injurious, and what was merely indifferent
that if any change should happen in the dispositions of his Prussian majesty, this he could not fail
to be informed of, and would have lost not a moment in his communications to the court of London ; but
he begged them to consider that all the circumstances they had particularized in their letter, and with which he
was perfectly acquainted at the time, were noihing more than the first impulses of a man possessed of no
less irritability of temper and sensibility than of genius ; that thev might even have been nothing more
than simple pleasantries, brought forward either with the intention of deceiving some of his hearers, or to
put them off their guard as to what they might themselves have to conceal ; that, in a word, it was his
duty to remind them, that to judge accurately respecting a man so extraordinary, or even of what he says,
it was doing little indeed to collect the mere words he uttered, if to these were not added a knowledge of
" Well,"
the time in which they were pronounced, under what circimstances, and with what views.
added he, " my remonstrance produced the effect I desired. I never was ignorant of all the bitter sarcasms
and little epigrammic raillery that issued from the king agamst whoever fell in his way
but 1 carefully
avoided menti .ning them in my official dispatches
I was never afterward solicited on this point, and I kept
my post. I should blush for the vocation I till, if I were compelled to descend to such disgraceful meddlmg." I am much mistaken, or this trait proves the minister to have possessed an elevated soul, and that
he ennobled the vocation he held.
* Sic in Orig.
he was
less
fectly well
how
thar^ the
to distinguish between
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It is not in the power of on in my pri-'it Station ever to make the least suitable rebut such exalted virtue and humanitie to a
turns to your Lop's so much goodness
poor distressed Lady is a suficient reward to itself ; and I shall ever pray for y' Lop's
And yee may believe, that in great truth and
long lyfe, happiness, and prosperit)-.
:
sinceritie I in dut)-,
My
Lord,
faithfull,
most Obedient,
and much oblidged humble servant,
P. S.
y'
My Wyfe &
Son beg
Lop.
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