Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

1693] FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD 115
were convicted of high treason^ but were included in the indemnity
granted at the surrender. Four and not three names are given in
the Memoirs of Dundee, viz. : Captain Alexander Haliburton,
Captain William Fraser, Mr. William Witham, and Mr. William
Nicolson.
For SIR JAMES OGILVIE
Edr., Qth August 1693.
Right Honll,—Receave the inclosed newes. I ame
making readie the indytment agt the three men that
came out of the Basse, who are to be tryed befor nixt
Councill day. My Lord Advocat hes all the papers anent
Seaforth 1 under his hands to be considered, in order to
a proces agt him. Ther is no Scotts newes here. I ame.
Your Lo. m[ost humble servant], Jo. A[nderson].
ffor SR JAMES OGILVIE OF CHURCHHILL
To THE CARE OF THE POST MASTER IN BaMFF
Edr., 11 Aug. 1693.
Sr,—I have yours of the i Aug. The Smirna fleet had
certainly a bad rencontre ; and tho the worst of it fell
on the Duch, yet the Inglish do complain much. Our
last letters say that Admiral Rook and his men of war,
and a great number of the Smirna fleet are come to
Kingssale in Ireland. The engagement in Flanders was
a verie severe one. By the Secretaries ace* and a line from
Mr. Carstaires out of the camp, I am assured that the
King lost only the point of honour, that the Frensh have
lost 2 or 3 to one, that our loss is not above 5000 men.
Lord Geo. Hamilton is safe, but there are several prettie
felloues of our captains killed, as Ava,2 capt. Arch. Hamilton,
capt James Denham and others. The Secretaries uill
not agrie; but Secretarie Jonstoun hath bloun off all the
dust was cast on our actings in Parliat, and I am told
that they are by all approven except Nottingham, who
belives only what another sayes ; but in a word I con-
ceave Secretarie Jonstoun to be verie well at court. The
1 The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, vol. ix. p. 323.
8 Sir James Erskine of Alva.