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 his father who lay in a room contiguous to that they were in. Tho' what the younger ſon alledged made no great impreſſion on his father, yet he allowed his ſons to try what they could diſcover. They well knowing all skulking places there, went and hid themselves near to a centinel's poſt, where inſtead of one, they diſcovered eight or ten men, this made them more inquiſitive, ſo they crept as near as they could without being diſcovered, ſo near that they could hear one ſay to his fellows, that he liked not this work, and that had he known of it, he would have been very unwilling to have come there; but that none except their commanders knew of it till within a quarter of an hour. The soldier added, that he was willing to fight against the men of the Glen, but it was baſe to murder them. But to all this was anſwered, All the blame be on ſuch as give the orders; we are free, being bound to obey our officers. Upon hearing of theſe words the young gentlemen retired as quickly and as quietly as they could towards the houſe to inform their father of what they had heard; but as they came nigh to it they perceived it surrounded, and heard guns discharged, and the people ſhrieking; whereupon being unarmed and totally unable to reſcue their father, they preſerved their own lives in hopes yet to ſerve their king and country, and to ſee justice done upon those hell hounds, treacherous murderers, the ſhame of their country, and disgrace to mankind.

I must not forget to tell you, That there were two of theſe Officers who had given their Parole of honour to Macklan, who refuſed to be concerned in that brutal tragedy, for which they were ſent priſoners to Glaſgow, where, if they remain not ſtill, I am ſure they were ſome weeks ago, but as yet I have not learned their fate.


 * SIR,

Your humble Servant, &c.