into Lieth Road; Thursday I received Letters
from the North, that Collonel Morgan hath
taken most Middletons horse in Caithness, and it
is believed he himself is gon.
From Sterling August 19.
We came hither yesterday, Orders are issuing
for disposing of forces to quarters for the
ensuing winter. A considerable Garrison is to
b[unr]e placed in Auguile shire.
Such of the Enemy as have any thing to live
on, or dare abide in the generall exceptions of
those who are guilty of murders, would (its
conceived) promise to be quiet at home or goe
beyond the seas. The last four or five daies one
or other of the enemy came in daily to the General
as did Col. Blackitter, Col. Kellum, Mack Grigger
and Mac Farland to Col. [unr] sleton; of them the
first craves liberty to goe [unr]yond the seas, security
is taken for the peaceable living of such
as are admitted to come in, and have Brothers
or neer relations of quality in the Country. The
burning of the Enemies Horses and Corne, and
sending such of them to the Barbadas as are taken
in Arms are doubtless, some causes that (their
spirit failing them in their scattered posture)
they thus come in. The friends of severall of
of those not yet come in are mediating for their
admission and particularly of Montross; There
are (in all probability) many among them who
have nothing whereon to subsist. It they were
permitted to bee sent to some remote forreigne
service of our friends, it would help to rid the
Nation of them; and prevent future risings or