Series 1 > Jacobite attempt of 1719

APPENDIX
I am sorie to understand your healt obliges to goe to ye Bath,
but I hope and heartily wish speedie recoverie.
As to ane meeting of the Rebells in Glengarie his intrest (?)
your Losp. was justly informed, but not to ye numbers. I cane
assure ther were not above six or seaven Gentlemen (and that
of attented), with no doubt a few servants, Seaforth and Tilli-
bardine being two of the number. The place of meeting was
not within twentie milles of Glengarie’s house, but it appears
he still laboures under ye misfortune to be misrepresented, tho
I cannot omit to informe your Losp that about later end of
Jully or beginning augst Glengarie had certain accounts that
some gentlemen had gone North and were askeing after Tilli-
bardin, Seaforth, and others of the Rebells with letters and
intelligence to them, and being certainly informed they had
gone into Knodard he gave his brors orders to apprehend them
and send ym to Inverlochie to Sir Robert polloch, wh. order
his brors put to executione and sent two gentlemen prisoners,
but unluckilie were retaken by on McGriger of Downan within
six mills of the Garissone; this I had yesterday frome ane
good auther, and that Sir Robert pollock had sent his thanks,
tho ye thing miscarried inclination was good. As I took leave
by my last to acquant your Losp that these misfortunat people
wants not incouragement, I continoue to assure your Losp so,
tho I must own that its slyghtly grounded, and I take it to
be aither from a set of people that wants to have ye Gover-
ment at expenss to keep a great many troops on foot, or ye
distructione of so many people that will be deluded and so
blynded that they cannot or at least will not see. I know
notwithstanding they are endeavouring to get abroad, wch
against next post I believe I shall give your Losp. more
particullar accounts of, and shall always beg ye honor of
your Losp commands, and sincerlie continoue,
My Lord,
Your Losp. most humble, obedient,
and obliged servant,
J. Gordon.
Gordon hall, 29 augst. 1719.