five hundred pounds of money, which had fallen
into the King's hands. It was, indeed, some time before all this could
be accomplished, as the correspondence between Lord Lovat and his
friend Duncan Forbes sufficiently shows.

"Inverness, the 5th March, 1716.

"My Dearest General,[208]

"I send you the inclosed letter from the name of Macleod, which I
hope you will make good use of; for it's most certain, I keep'd the
M'Leods at home, which was considerable service done to the
Government. The Earle went off from Cullodin to Cromarty last night;
and tho' he got a kind letter from Marlbrugh, congratulating him on
his glorious actions, yet he was obliged to own to General Wightman,
that his Lordship would have got nothing done in the North without
my dear General and me. I wish he may do us the same justice at
Court: if not, I am sure, if I live, I will inform the King in
person of all that passed here since the Rebellion. The Earle's
creatures openly speak of the Duke of Argyle's being recalled. I
could not bear it. You know my too great vivacity on that head. I
was really sick with it, and could not sleep well since. I expect
impatiently a letter from you to determinal my going to London, or
my stay here, where I am very well with General Wightman, but always
much mortified to see myself the servant of all, without a post or
character. I go to-morrow to Castle Grant to take my leave of my
dear Alister Dow. Your brother is to follow and to go with Alister
to London this week. I find the Duke was gone before you could be at
London. I hope, my dear General, you will take a start to London to
serve his Grace, and do something for your poor old corporal; and,
if you suffer Glengarry, Frazerdale, or the Chisholm, to be
pardoned, I will never carry a musquet any more under your command,
though I should be obliged to go to Affrick. However, you know how
obedient I am to my General's orders. You forgot to give the order,
signed by you and the other depicts, to meddle with Frazerdale's
estate for the King's service. I intreat you send it me, for ---- is
afraid to meddle without authority. Adieu, mon aimable General; vous
savez que je vous aime tendrement; et que je suis mille fois plus a
vous qu'a moy-meme pour la vie.