s not, being deteaned by
forceing Earl Sutherland to submitt before he left that country,
which he has done by this time, and will be with us soon. I make
his not being come up the reason of our lying still here, but that
of our expecting the King or one from him, is the true one; and I
think we must do, until that happen, so as long as we loose no
credit by it. I thought it was necessary to let you know this, the
better to advise our friends in the South what meassurs to take;
which they had best determine by the success of our detachment
getting over to them,--what expectation they have of friends in
England joining them, and what is to be expexted about Edinburgh. If
they should be prest in England, which I hope will not be the case,
and could do nothing at Edinbrugh, they can march throw the south
and west of Scotland to Dumbartonshire, where before they can be,
Generall Gordon's armie or a considerable detachment of it, will be
before they can reach it, which they will aply join and be saif til
we meet them. Glengarry is actually marcht from Auchalator that way
alreddy. I have taken care to have detachments at all the places on
the coasts, where I judge the King can land, so I hope all is safe
for him when he comes on it; and so many of the cruisers being in
the Frith make the coast pretty clear, which is one good our
detachment in Fife has done, should they do no more. We have this
day sent two gentelmen to France (I hope) a safe way with a letter
to the Regent from the noblemen and gentelmen here, which we had
resolved on before Boin arrived; but should the King be come off
before it arrives in France it can do no hurt and may do good.

"I have wrote to Lord Bolingbroke (who is to remain in France to
negotiate the King's affairs there during his absence,) a full
account of things here; and if the King be come off, which I hope in
God he is, he is to lay it before the Queen, to whom I have likewise
wrote. I'm exceeding sorry for the loss of honest Keith's son, but
these gentelmen will have it yet payd home to them.

"As to your going to the South, or staying at Edinbrugh, I scarce
know what to say. I wish you could be in both places; but since that
cannot be, I leave it to yourself to do which you think will be of
most use to the service. If you go South I beg you may settle a