post to town,(1097) not having been able to raise a man.  The young Duke of Gordon(1098) sent for his uncle and told him that he must arm their clan.  “They are in arms.”—­“They must march against the rebels.”—­“They will wait on the Prince of Wales.”  The Duke flew in a passion; his uncle pulled out a pistol, and told him it was in vain to dispute.  Lord Loudon,(1099) Lord Fortrose(1100) and Lord Panmure,(1101) have been very zealous, and have raised some men; but I look upon Scotland as gone!  I think of what King William said to the Duke of Hamilton, when he was extolling Scotland:  “My Lord, I only wish it was a hundred thousand miles off, and that you was king of it!”

There are two manifestos published signed Charles Prince, Regent for his father, King of Scotland, England, France, and Ireland.  By One, he promises to preserve every body in their just rights; and orders all persons who have public moneys in their hands to bring it to him; and by the other dissolves the union between England and Scotland.  But all this is not the worst!  Notice came yesterday, that there are ten thousand men, thirty transports, and ten men-of-war at Dunkirk.  Against this force we have—­I don’t know what—­ scarce fears!  Three thousand Dutch -we hope are by this time landed In Scotland; three more are coming hither.  We have sent for ten regiments from Flanders, which may be here in a week, and we have fifteen men-of-war in the Downs.  I am grieved to tell you all this; but when it is so, how can I avoid telling you?  Your brother is just come in, who says he has written to you-I have not time to expatiate.

My Lady O. is arrived; I hear she says, only to endeavour to get a certain allowance.  Her mother has sent to offer her the use of her house.  She is a poor weak woman.  I can say nothing to Marquis Riccardi, nor think of him; only tell him, that I will when I have time.  My sister(1102) has married herself, that is, declared she will, to young Churchill.  It is a foolish match; but I have nothing to do with it.  Adieu! my dear Sir; excuse my haste, but you must imagine that one is not much at leisure to write long letters—­hope if you can!

(1094) The ’Pretender had landed, with a few followers, in the Highlands Of Scotland, on the 25th of July.  His appearance at this time is thus described by Mr. Eneas Macdonald, one of his attendants:  “There entered the tent a tall youth, of a most agreeable aspect, in a plain black coat, with a plain shirt not very clean, and a cambric stock, fixed with a plain silver buckle, a plain hat with a canvass string, having one end fixed to one of his coat buttons. he had black stockings and brass buckles in his shoes.  At his first appearance I found my heart swell to my very throat, but we were immediately told, that this youth was an English clergyman, who had long been possessed with a desire to see and converse with Highlanders.”  “It is remarkable,” observes Lord Mahon, " that among the foremost to join Charles, was the father of Marshal Macdonald, Duke de Tarento, long after raised to these honours by his merit in the French revolutionary wars, and not more distinguished for courage and capacity than for integrity and honour.”  Hist. vol. iii. p. 344.-E.