Lord George Murray is not yet arrived here. I am hopeful we will find in him, when he does arrive, some thing equal to the character men of best sense and greatest spirit were in the Prince's army give of him. No. III. THE TRUE INFORMATION OF THE RESPECTIVE DEPORTMENTS OF THE LAIRDS OF MAKINTOSHE AND OF EVAN CAMERON OF LOCHZEILD, IN REFERENCE TO THE LATE UNNATURAL WARRS. 1. First, As to Mackintoshe his deportment in time of the intestine warrs, (although hee was unable for the feilds by reason of his bodily infirmity, yet) hee assisted the King's cause, by his kinsmen and followers, according to his power, for three hundred or thereabouts of the specialliste of his kinsmen, vassalls, and tennants, were constantly with Montrose in most of his expeditions, and were the first family in Scotland that joyned with him in that service, and stayed constantly with him till hee departed the kingdome, and in the year 1648 Makintosche (for his loyalty) was intrusted with the Garrison of Inverlochy. Item, Evan Cameron of Lochzield, during the time aforesaid, did constantly adhere to the late Marquis of Argyle, and his tutor, kinsmen, and followers, were so far ingaged against the King's cause, that they routed the Marquis of Huntly in the braes of Glenmoristoun in the year 1647, and killed several of the Marquis his followers, and took certaine of the speciallist of them prisoners; such as the young Lairds of Newtoun, Jorden, Hairtehill, and the Lairds of Ennermarky, and divers others who thereafter were executed in Edinburgh. 2. Secondly, As concerning Makintoshe his sufferings for the King's cause, first, His lands in Brealochaber were twice burnt, and harryed by the late Marquesse of Argyle in the years 1639 and 1645, and were rendered useless to him for the space of fifteene yeares thereafter; 2dly, His tennants and lands in Badeanoch were totally harryed and wasted by the name of Fraser in the yeare 1646 for their adhering to Montros; 3dly, His lands of Glenlug and Locharkag have been violently kept from him from the very begining of the troubles by the Clan Cameron, by means of them then in authority on whom they depended. Item, Evan Cameron of Lochzield, for his adhering to the Covenanters against the King, was rewarded with the guift of the now Lord Mackdonald's forfaulture, and next was countenanced in the violent possessing of Makintoch his lands and rents in Lochaber as aforesaid. 3. Thirdly, As concerning Makintosche his deportment and sufferings in time of the usurpacon, first, He refused to take the tender; 2dly, He refused to embrace the office of a Justice of Peace under the usurpers; 3dly, He refused (being invited upon promise of repossessing him in his estate in Lochaber) to raise in arms against the King's party in anno 1655; and, 4thly, He never had any comerce or communication with the English, and for that cause was constantly crossed by the English in all his lawsuits. Item, Lochzeild (after he had closed his capitulation with the usurpers) entered into so strict a league and friendship with them, that for his cause they divided Lochaber and the places adjacent, from the Shires of Interness and Pertth, and made the said Lochzield both Sheriffe, Comissarie, Commissioner, and Justice of Peace of these places, who thereby not only enriched himself, but also did the usurpers several good offices, by helping to reduce the Highlanders under their obeidience; 2dly, He was assisted in all his lawsuits against Makintosche by the usurpers. So as Makintosche and his whole kin and friends were forced to deliver their arms to the Garrison of Inerness, but Lochzield and the whole name of Clangameron were tolerated to bear arms in any part within the kingdome, except only within the garrisons. It is confest that Lochzield's friends killed some English at yre first coming to Lochaber to plant a garrison there, but that was not done out of any loyalty, but merely to terrify the English from planting a garrison in that place, to the effect they might have the greater freedom to rob and spoile the country according to the accustomed manner. No. IV. PETITION BY SIR JOHN GRANT OF FREUQUHY TO THE SECRET COUNCIL. A. D. 1622. December 19. My Lords of Secret Counsell, unto your Lordships humelie menis and shewis, I your servitor, Sir Johnne Grant of Freuquhy, That quhair in the lait commissoun grantit be your Lordships to umquhille Sir Lauchlane M'Intosche of Dunnaughtane, and some otheres noblemen and barones mentionat thairintill, aganes Allane M'Ceanduye, the specile concurrence that was allowit thaim, was the said Sir Lauchlane his awne kin of the Clanchattane, becaus thay haveing the cheif interesse in that mater, your Lordships. wyslie thoght that thay wald be most earnest in the prosequistioun of the service. (Lyke as the said service cheiflie depends upon the concurrence.) And now, as I am informed, the Lord Gordoun, in the prosequistioun of the service commitit to him aganes the Earle of Caithnes, is to crave the concurrence of his removable tennants, of whome the Clanchattane are the principall, (and he intends to begin his service about that same very tyme that I intend to go fordwart aganis Allane,) and if he sal haif the concurrence of his tennentes of the Clanchattane, who dur not sitt his charge yf he be armed with auctoritie aganes thame, the executioun of my commissioun will prove voyd, because the Clanchattane are the specile personis upon whose assistance I rely, seeing the actioun is in a maner thair awne, quhairunto I am onlie accessorie in favour of my young sister sone, thair Cheif; thairfor I beseche your Lordschips that the concurrence of the Clanchattane be specilie reserved out of the Lord Gordoun's commissioun, and that I may haif eikit to my commissioun, the concurrence of the whole inhabitants within the bounds of Moydar, Glengarrie, Morrar, Strathgarrik, Atholl, Rannoch, and Balquhidder,* because these are the boundis most ewest and neir to Lochquhabor, quhair Allane dwellis. And that ane act of Councill be extendit to that effect, and your Lordships' answer. (On the back of the foregoing petition,) Apud Edinburgh, decimo nono December 1622, fiat ut petitur. GEO. CANCELL. No. V. EPITAPH ON DUNDEE BY DR PITCAIRN. Ultime Scotorum potuit quo sospite solo No. VI. TWO LETTERS FROM ARGYLE RELATIVE TO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS IN 1690. The two following letters, which were found among the papers belonging to the family of Campbell of Kilberry, are connected with the account given of the expedition under Major Fergusson, and the capture of Isleandstalker. "And Balquhidder" is deleted, but still legible. No. I. For Angus Campbell of Kilberry, Donald Mac Neill of Crear, Duncan Campbell of LOVEING COUSINE, Edinburgh, February 1690. We have desyred Ardkinlass, our Sheriff-Deputt, a while agoe to call a meitting of the gentlemen of the country for setling some number of men upon the braies, for securing themselves against robberies and depredations, and att the same tyme we wrott to them for that effect. Wee hope ye have found the good effect of raising these men, which was ordered to guard the country, and wee desyre ye faill not to concur to see them weill payed of what was promised them then for their service. Wee have desyred Ardkinlass againe to call a meetting of you all to meitt at Inveraray, at such tyme as he shall appoint, that ye may consider what is proper for you now to do for securing the peace of the country. It will be our advantage and yours how effectuall and speedilye ye look to this. Wee are sensible of the great trouble and expense ye are all at for the security of the country. Wee miss noe occasion to represent this to the Government, and shall endeavour all wee can to get you eased, and to save you from as much expence and trouble as possible. Wee hope to see you all shortly, and in the meantyme wee desyre you over again not to fail to concur heartily for securing the peace of the country; and in soe doeing you will oblidge Your loveing Cusing, ARGYLL. Inverary, 20th February 1690. Conform to the within written letter, I desyre ye may be at Inverary the last day of this moneth precisely, to meet with the rest of the gentlemen of the shyre, where ye shall be attended by Your humble Servant, CAMPBELL OF ARDKINLASS. LOVEING COUSEIN, No. II. For Angus Campbell of Kilberrie. Edinburgh, 4th June 1690. cause raise six hundred men That this may be the better Their Majesties' Privy Councill hes [ordered] us to to goe to Dunstaffinage, to [meet] Major Ferguson there. effectuatt, wee ordered Sir Colin Campbell of Ardkinlass to goe from this to [meet] you at Inverary, upon Thursday, the 12th day of this instant, for appoynting these men to be raised, and for other [things pertaining] to the good of the country, wee entreat you faill [not to come] there at that tyme, and give your advyse, assistance, and [concurrance] in this matter, wee expect that all of you will readily [comply] with the desyre of the Councill, both for the countrey's [good and] ours, and wee hope by your active concurrance in this [to have the] shyre exeemed from their resting public burdens, those [who] will not concurr, they may expect little favor of this nature, [and a dale of] trouble for their dissobedience, that at present they may [avoid.] There is four hundred bolls of victual ordered to be sent for maintaining these six hundred men, and what else [they will] need, Major Ferguson will see them provided in. [What] farther wee have to say in this matter, and what directions [are necessary] thereanent, shall be sent by Ardkinlass. We rest Your loveing Cousin, ARGYLL. I own I have ever found you most readie in what concerned me, I desyre you upon this occasion [to be very] active, and I have ordered you the command of the partie. The following extract from Gordon's History, printed by the Spalding Club, ought to have appeared at p. 343, but the third volume, which contains the passage, was not issued till the whole of the present work, excepting this sheet, had gone to press. "Therfor this expeditione against thoise Highlanders was prosecuted for advancement of his privatt designe, either by drawing off such as he could, and macking them for his interest. Thes wer cheefly the Clan Cameron in Lochaber, who, albeit for the most pairt Huntly's vassalls or tenents, yet ther had been stryfe betwixt Huntly and them in the former tymes, which had come the length of bloodshedd and murder upon ther part, after that they had been reduced and punished by old Huntly; but their resentment stucke still in ther stomaches, wherein they were right Highlanders, viz., uncertaine friends. for many generationes. Argylle knew that thoise feared Huntly, but loved him not; |