y are now to do upon this news. I hope in God we
shall now be soon ready to give them a meeting! It will be of
consequence for us to hear often from your side, and we have little
other accounts than from you. I have sent yours by ane express this
day to our friend, and I hope to hear from you soon in return to the
last that went on Munday. The K---- lay on Saturday night at the
Earl of Marischall's house; he had a very good and safe passage,
and has given them fair slip, for I supose they did never rekon on
his comeing the near way. I hear there is a great resort to him,
since he landed, of all ranks.

"The Duke of Athol[125] sent a pairty of two hundered of his men
yesterday morning, under the comand of his brother Lord Edward, and
his son Lord James, to Dunkeld to have surprised our garison there,
which consisted of about one hundred men of the clans; but it seems
the garison had notice of it some hours before they came, and gave
them such a warm reception, that they retired in great haste with
the loss of two men killed by our out-sentinels and five or sixe
wounded. I belive his Grace's men had no good will to the work, and
were brought their against their inclinations. They had nott then
gott the account there of the King's arival, els I belive they had
not atempted it. I wish our garison were now at Brunt Island, but I
hope that loss soon be made up. I hope you'll omitte no occasion in
letting us hear from you. Adieu.

"The above is writte to H. S.,[126] but it will serve you both to
forward it to him. I got the money and the cloas safe. I expect to
hear from you soon. I have yours of the twenty-third. I have sent
over a paket to be dispersed, and some ane other way. Your letters
are longer be the way than they need so order it. Fall on some
proper way to gett the enclosed delivered by some person, but be not
seen in it yourself. If ane answer can be got, send it."

The Chevalier slept in the town of Peterhead on the first night of his
landing, but on the second he was received at Newburgh, a seat of the
Earl Marischal; and the adherents who welcomed him as their Prince, had
there an opportunity of forming a judgment of one whom they had hitherto
known only by the flattering representations of those who had visited
the young adventurer, at his little Court in Lorraine.

In person, James is reported