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Appendix I. 277
still lies on the sand bank where the ship stranded. They
think at the spring tide which is Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, it may be dry and so recoverd. Ld. Rothes was
advertised of the ships being stranded by the dissaffected
thereabouts and Desired to send a party so I'm apt to belive
that the party we heard of today at Faukland, have been
going there.
" The King thinks it is best for us to appear to give the
ship and all that was in her for gone and so to neglect her
by recalling the party that was sent to Couper (Cupar) todaj 7
and letting it be as much known as can be (tho it is not fitt
to mention there having been any considerable sum in her
in case of that making the enimie look the more narrowly
after it)."
Paper CIV.
Earl of Mar to Marquess of Huntly.
%* Lord Mar evinces great anxiety regarding the Chevalier's prospects.
It is due to Lord Mar to record that he was adverse to any retrograde
movement until such action became absolutely necessary.
"Scone, Jan. 15, 1716.
" By what Lord Seafort is now to do I am persuaded
Ldship will find y r work at Inverness much easier than you
expected when you wrote the two last to me and it is of the
utmost consequence to the King's service to have it soon
over and all joind here with the King, were that once done
and before the enimie make any attempt against us I should
not be much afraid of them and e'er long by the succours we
have good reason to expect from abroad, I believe they will
be more affraid of us than we will be of them. The great
point is to be able to maintain ourselves as we are til that
time, and y r Lsp finish the affair of the North.
" It was impossible for the King to spare any mon from
here, and I hope y r Lsp will have no occasion for them (sic)
Lord Seafort being to act his parte. We have much more
need of men to join us than to send any away. I wish y r
Ldship could spare y r horse, there being I presum not much
occasion for them of the affair of Inverness."