" them to me wherever I am. I have fent the enclosed "push your own Affair now brifkly, that the Month is “I am, "Yours for ever, "JOHN SMEATON." "To the Honourable Colonel Walter Corbet, "Major of Her Majefty's Regiment of "Guards, at Edinburgh, Scotland. "By Walter Corbet is meant Captain Macleod. "My dear Coufin, First "I received both your Letters laft Night; in this "Town Quarters I am now almost Twenty Days, being kept unluckily, by my English Bills and other Incon"veniencies, till now. One of your Letters was dated "the 11th, and the other the 13th: In the First, you give me an Account of your Receipt of a Letter from "London: In the Second, you tell me of my Friend L. "his going up Poft to London; which my Friend 2 "told me before I left London. I had a Letter from "I am in this Side. Give my moft kind Service to your દ્વંદ "I have fent you this, to affure you that my Love for you is as much this Day as the Day we parted; and "that I hope to make you and your Family, and Fa"ther's Children, happy very foon. I hear you are "married; if it is fo, I wish you much Happiness: and "if you are not, I hope to get you a good Marriage "before a Twelvemonth be over. Let no Man's Saying difcourage you; for, if we live both a Year, you that ever was; I am so already out of my Country, will, by GoD's Help, fee me the greatest Lord Lovat " and I hope to be fo in my Country very thortly. If Condition, I defire you go about with the enclosed; you think that it will not be hurtful to your prefent "if it will, fend One of your Brothers with it, that will Man's Anfwer to it will be. You may propose their 'give me a faithful Account of what every particular "that the laft Night, which gives me Hopes that theying or not figning it, I would know who is my Friend, "fending me a Letter, to try their Pulfes; for, by fign"will prevail; which I would be very glad of. You "writ to me to recommend Charles Mekeenon to my Lord "Lorn; I believe you do not know, that it is Reason enough for my Lord Lorn not to do for him, that he "ferved his Father. I can recommend you and him "effectually to my Friends 2, and L. which I will do: "but, if you and Charles reflect on what I told you, your "First and beft Preferment will be that Way; and now "I advise you, as you wish your own Rifings, you ab "stract from that till that Time, at least till I acquaint "you. I intend to go To-morrow, or next Day, up "the Country, a moft dangerous Journey; but must "be ventured. I have fettled a Correfpondence, that you may write to me wherever I am; fo that you "may direct One of TwoWays; " For Mr. John Smeaton, "to the Care of Mr. Thomas Clarke," as formerly; or, ""To the Care of Mr. Vincent Neerinx, Merchant, in "Rotterdam;" and that Mr. Vincent Neerinx will fend 66 "To the Honourable all the Gentlemen of the "Name of Frazer, of the Lord Lovat's Family. "My dear Cousins, "Since I defign not to go Home this Winter, but make a Journey up the Country, I thought fit to fend έσ you this Letter, to let you all know, that, I blefs GOD, I am in very good Health, and in extraordinary "good Expectations of my Bufinefs; fo that the next Summer I hope will fee me as my best Friends would with me; fince there is no Pleasure or Preferment, though "I have now both very confiderably, is capable to hin"der me from venturing my Life, and all that's dear to me, to make you happy, and to keep you from being difperfed and banished from the Lands of your "Fathers. I hope you will reflect on your foolish Di"vifions, and abhor them: And, as I never did revenge myfelf against the particular Perfons that appeared "against me, because I hated mortally to dip my Hand "in my own Blood; fo I do heartily and fincerely for"give all and one of them by this; fince I believe they "did not fee their Error, till they fee their Door Neigh"bours like to take their Bread from them; and as I do "pafs by and entirely forgive all by-gone Injuries, fo "I hope they will join and concur with me, to keep out "our Enemies, and to preferve my Family, and their own Name and Kindred; which if they do not, when "I come to my Country, I declare folemnly, that I will treat them as my wort Enemies, and cut them off as "monftrous Members, who are like to deftroy the Body "whence they have their Birth; and I can affure you, "I will have Power to do it, and be fit fides with all my Enemies, if I live a few Months. So, if you fhould "not hear from me till I fee you, let this Letter be a "faithful Advertisement to you, that I never refolve to "quit my Birth-right, and preferving of you, while I "live; and let it be a convincing Exhortation to you, "to be united as One Man, to keep the Poffeffions of your Fathers, and refolve to die bravely together, " rather than furvive your Honour, and the Mackenfies "domineering over you, and tranfplanting you; which "none of you is fo ignorant, but you must fee is their Design and Endeavour: But they never will do it "while I live, and I hope to turn the Chace on fome of "them before it be long. So, begging of you all to be"lieve that you never had a more affectionate Rela"tion, or a more tender-hearted Chief, 66 66 66 "I believe you are not in the Land of the Living, or John Smeaton could not be fo foon forgot by you. I "have been very unlucky; but never fo miferable as I would be by being neglected by you and your Uncle, "the only Two Friends I have in the World. I be"lieve all the Witches of my Enemies Country have "confpired to keep me here. I was kept Twelve Days by my Bills: When I got them, the Storm came to "ruin me as well as King Charles the 3d, who loft all "His Plate, Cloaths, and Equipage, many of His Men "and Officers; the Lofs is univerfal, and fo great, that The States conceal it as much as they can. For, "as unlucky as I am, I think the poor King of Spain "is yet more unlucky; for He has not only the French "that fight against Him, but the Heavens and Seas feem "to fight against Him: But we hope that a hard Be"ginning may be a good Beginning. I hear Sir John "Macleane and his Wife are come to London; pray fee "him, and conjure him to do brave juft Things to his "Creditor, and all of us. As I conjure you to do this, "fo I advertise you to tell him no more than what you "would tell for a Shilling to any body. I would have gone away Seven Days ago; but my Friends told me, ""That it was fomething impoffible to pafs without "the Paffport of The States." I fent Money for it to "The Hague, to procure it; and whether I get it or not, "I go after To-morrow to attempt this confounded "dangerous Journey. If you love me, let me hear "from you, with a full Account of every Thing, Englifh and Scotch. I have a Fever this Two Days; and "I rather be hanged in any other Country, than die "in this. I need not write to John, but fend him this; "by which I conjure him to come immediately to Lon"don: His Friend and mine, the Knight Errant Sir "David Lindfay, is at London: I hope you will find "out his new Poetic Fancy. I can get no Account of "Muravius Tulliberdinus, that betrayed the Scots to the English at the Water of Cairn (if he went not to "France by Calais). I give my kind Refpects to all the "dear Family of your Grandfather. Adieu, my moft "dear Friend. 66 "I thought fit to fend the enclofed Gazette, where you may fee the Fall of the Roman Empire; "and defire you fend both this, and the Gazette "enclosed, to John, or to Robert to be fent John. Adieu." 66 "To Mr. Ralphfon, at London. [Note, by Ralphfon is meant Fergufon.] "SIR, "I received the Honour of yours the Twenty-fixth of "November; for which, I give you my hearty Thanks; I "met with fuch Hinderances here, that I could not as yet begin my Journey, as yet to my Garrifon; and the "Roads are fo full of Parties, that it is a most dange66 rous Attempt; I refolve to venture it To-morrow or "next Day. You may be affured, that I will do you all "the Juftice imaginable with our General and Superior "Officers. I will be sure to lay your Demands before "them I "them in the most advantageous Terms I can; yet I "could wish I had fomething material from you to tell "them; for what you told me of the public Proceedings "of Parliament is in the printed Votes and Gazettes, "which they have by every Poft, for One of my Friends "here fends it punctually; fo I would be thought very "barren, if I have no more Information from you to give them than what is in the public Papers. As to "what you writ, of my taking Care of being transpor my "ted to particular Refentments, in Prejudice of Ge "neral's Intereft; I do affure you, that you need not be "afraid of it, for I always did and will prefer my Ho"nour, and my Superiors Intereft, to my own private "Concerns; but I know most certainly, that those you "call my Enemies, as well as thofe you call my Friends, "have equally a Dislike to my General, and that they "will both ferve him at the fame Time, that is, never "till they are forced to it; and as I do defign to give a "real Account to thofe that you call my Friends, that "is, that my General need expect no Favour from them; "fo I would wish that you, and all thofe that are his "good Friends, might not be deluded by the fneaking "Pretences of thofe, who have no other End or De"fign, than to make a Party in the C. Army, to force "Penfions and Places from the Government. We have "no fresh News here, but the Account we have from Germany, of the difmal Account that the Empire is "in; all Hungary under the Rebels; Augsburgh befieged "by the Duke of Bavaria; Philipsburgh and Mayance "expofed to the French, and no Appearance of any "Succour or Affiftance to recover them of their Lofs. "The Duke of Vendofme is Mafter of the best Part of "Piedmont, and the Marefchall de Theffe Mafter of all "Savoy. The Lofs of the last Storm occafions a great "Lamentation here, and has been very univerfal. Pray "let me hear from you; if you give it to the Bearer, "it will come fafe to my Hands. I give my kind "Service to all your Family; and believe that I am, "Sir, Rotterdam, 14th "Your affectionate humble Servant, Decem. 1703, "JOHN SMEATON." "Smeaton's Letter to Tho. Clarke, with One enclosed "to Colin Campbell, in which is enclosed One to "E. L. One to Mr. Keith, and One to Colonel Wal"ter Corbet. "To Mr.Tho. Clarke, Apothecary, in Watling-ftreet, "over against St. Austin's Church, near St. Paul's "Church Yard, London. "My dear Friend, "This is to let you know, that I am come alive here, "and that's all; for I am very ill with a Swelling and "Pain in my Knees and Legs: I cannot go Abroad for "a Fortnight. Every Thing will go right here. Tell my great Friend," that I will do effectually what I pro"mifed for him," I hope he will give you the Hundred "Pounds I was obliged to borrow. Let me know how "Matters goes with yourfelf; I hope Thom, will do brave Things, for I will affure him of Relief. Pray let me "know what your Brother does: I fear he will be fent "back; but if they order him, let him flip privately "down, and he will fee me before the Spring is past, if "I be in Health: I can't be full in this, because I "have not yet feen the great Folks, only heard from "them. Pray let me hear from you; and direct, "To "Mr. John Smeaton, to the Care of Mr. Vincent Neerinx, "Merchant, in Rotterdam." My Deareft, while I "breathe, "This is to let you know, that I am come fafe here, "but in bad Health: I hope to recover foon, for I am "in good Hands. I am greatly received. I hope Matters "will go right, as you would wish. Pray deliver the en"clofed Letters right; and if my Coufin Campbell be gone for Scotland, fend my Letter after him: I am fure "he has left a Direction; if not, fend it with a Cover to "Colonel Corbet. Pray let me hear from you, with a "full Account of the Parliament, and when King Charles goes away. I ever am 66 66 "I have prefumed to trouble you with this, to let you know that I am alive here, but very ill in my "Health; however, I hope to recover in a Month, for "I have an able Physician that attends me. I am greater "here than ever; fo that you may affure your Friend, "" that I will do what he asked of me very effectually." "Those People carry on Things here juft as I told him; "and that great Perfon he ferves, is much infatuated to "trust them. I hope you will not forget me, nor let your Friend forget me; fince I am most entirely, P. 3d January, 1704. "Your own, 66 "This is to let you know, that I am come alive here, "but very ill; I will be a Month in Mac Gier's Hands, "before I can be well. I hope all Things go well; for my Friends are ftill my Friends. Your Nephew is im"patiently expected; fo fend him this, by which I conjure him to make no Delay. My Dear, you have "been very unkind, not to write to me fince I left you; 'JOHN SMEATON." "pray fend me a long Letter, and let me know, when "the VOL. XVII. "the King of Spain goes from England. Direct to me, DU IE Jovis, 10° Februarii. fuerunt: "fafe to my Hands. Let John come his Way, and he Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes Epus. London. Ds. Cuftos Magni Dux Somerfet. Dux Northumberland. Ds. Bergevenny. Ds. Paget. Ds. Vaughan. Magnus Camera- Ds. Culpeper. Ds. Lucas. Comes Derby. Comes Bridgewater. Ds. Ofborne. Comes Denbigh. Viscount Townshend. PRAYER S. Ds. Offulftone. " to enable the Lord High Treasurer of England, or The Lord Lawarr reported from the Lords Com- L. Jermyn's "An Act for confirming Bill. mittees, the Bill, intituled, "and better Execution of Articles, and the Agreements "therein contained, for the Difpofition and Divifion of "the Estate of the late Lord Jermyn among his Co"heirs," as fit to pafs, without any Amendment. Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A& The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall It was Refolved in the Affirmative. Keyt's Bill. Andrews's Philipfon's Barber & al. Evelyn's Bill. Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act "to veft Part of the Estate of Sir Chriftopher Phillip"fon Knight in Trustees, to be fold, for Payment of "Debts; and for charging Part thereof with Mainte"nance for a Daughter, who is a Lunatic." It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Tempo-Caules remoral in Parliament affembled, That all the Caufes now ved. appointed for Hearing shall be removed, to come on in Course. Seamen, and Hodie 2a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act Increase of "for the more regular and speedy manning the Royalmanning the "Navy, and Increase of Seamen." ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a Then the House was adjourned during Pleasure, and After fome Time, the Houfe was refumed. And the Lord Herbert reported, "That the Com"mittee had gone through the faid Bill, and made fe"veral Amendments therein; and that he was ready to report the fame to the House." ORDERED, That the Report of the faid Bill be made Navy, Bill To return the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the houfe Bill; erecting a Work houfe in the City of Worcester, and and L. Grey "for fetting the Poor on Work there;" and to acquaint of Wark's this House, that they have agreed to their Lordships Amendments made to the faid Bill. A Meffage was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Ogle and others: To return the Bill, intituled, 66 ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Moore to at Parliament affembled, That Mr. John Moore do attend tend. Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act this Houfe To-morrow, at Ten a Clock in the Fore"for naturalizing Daniel Barber and others." Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t "to enable George Evelyn Efquire to raise Portions for "his Brothers and Sifters, according to his Father's "Will." noon, as a Witness on the Behalf of the Right Honou- Dominus Cuftos Magni Sigilli declaravit præfens Par- Adjourn |