Orkney. Seafort is doing what he can to secure Ellendella, a house
of his in Kintaile over against the Lewis, but few of the people
come into him, and I hope our Forces will reduce that before
Col Cobbets return.
The Lord Lorne and Kenmore are besie about the West of Sterling
shire, and were with about 260 Horse and Foot, within Seven
miles of the Garison, fired at some of ours, and killed a horse
out of an Ambuseado. Col. Read is matched out against them
with 3 Companies of own Regimen; and 3 Troops of horse.
Glenearne is gone to Mula Island, but to what purpose is not
known.
The Assembly at Aberdene was lately disturbed by Col. Margin;
which drew a Protestation from Mr Andrew Kant and the rest
against him.
Sir James Mac Donald, who is the great man in the Hebrides-Island,
sent hither the other day to Colonell Lilburne, for Protections
for himself and some Friends, and Expressed much Resolution
to preserve the peace & c.
I conceive the Lord Lorne's case being desperate, by reason of
his Father turning him off, makes him joyne with that wretched
Fellow Kinmore, and other Vagabond people, to live upon the
spoile; but all they can dee, will nor signifie any thing to speak
of, nor will those wilde people be able (I conceive) to make any
considerable disturbance.
Vpon Col Lilburnes going to Sterling and St Johnstons he found
those parts very peaceable, and met some Commissioners from
the Western Counties, to give him assurance of their peaceable
Intentions, to prevent any jealousies of their Actings, together
with their utter if like of any of those proceedings that have bin,
or are among the Highlanders.
From Paris, September 14. stilo novo.
Things are here statu quo, as in my last. The Protestants being
up in the Province of Languedoc, grow very numerous, and appear
to be in very good earnest, having set out a publike Manifesto;
wherein they declare the grounds of their taking Arms; and they
have chosen themselves a Generall, not of the ranks of Nobility,
because they are so apt (upon all occasions) to close in with the
Court, but a Gentleman, one Monsieur Cassagne, an old Souldier,
and a great follower of that famous Prince, able Polititian, and
gallant Swordman, the quondam Duke of Rohan; so that the Court
here are in extreme agony about it, and offer all the Le[unr]ives in
the world to allay their Resolution. But by all signes and tokens
there will as yet be no Accommodation, The Court at Present