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From Millers Letter, Feb. 4.
Some private Letters from Paries of the 8th ſay, that in anſwer to the Earl of Stairs's Memorial to the Regent, His Highnefs was pleas'd to Declare, that France was fully re-folyed to obferve the Treaty made with the King of Great Britain; and as in Relation to the Pretender, he had given Orders to all the Ports of France not to fuffer any Officers Arms, or Ammunition to be carryed to him, and has like-wife given Orders to feize all the Arms and Ammunition that was with the late Duke of Ormond at Morlaix, beſides a ſtop that was made to a Confiderable Number of Officers who were ready to Sail for Scotland.
This Day Mr. Lechmer moved the Commons for a Bill of general Indemnity but it came to nothing; only the Houſe ordered an Addreſs to His Majefty to iſſue out a Proclama-tion offring a Reward for taking Mar, Tullibardine, Lin-lithgow and Drummond, attainted of High Treaíon.

London, Feb 4.
Letters frem Liverpool ſay, that at the Tryal of the Rebels there, on the 23d, James Mackintosh, Thomas Shaw, VVilliam Black, Donald Mackdonald, and Rorie Kennady, were all found guilty that on January the 24th were try'd James Pleaſington, James Burn, John Orde, Thomas Jackſon, Jolin Rowbotham, Jof-Wadsworth, Thomas Cachnell, Henry Rowbotham, and Edm. Skyes; the feven firit were found guilty, but the two laſt were acquitted. On the 25th of January weretry'd John Macknillanı, Alexander Binnie, Andrew Davidfon, Patrick Smith, Andrew Dall, alias Dugal, John Mackgillivery, all Scotchmen; and they were every one brought in guilty. On the 26th of January james Blundel, Church-warden of standifh, William Harris, who rofe with Mr. Townly, James Blackwead, a Dancing Mafler from E-dinburgh, were try'd, and all found guilty. I shall give a con-ſtant Lift of their Names who are acquitted, condemn'd, or execn tid there; but ſhall conclude at present with this in general, which is adviſed by Letters fiom Leverpool of the 29th of January, that 46 of the Rebels have been try'd there, of which 41 are con-victed, and 37 of them condemn'd, the other four being fick; and that 5 of the condemn'd have been executed at Preſton on Satur-day the 28th of January, and that there were Indictments against about 200 more,

Laſt Friday 7 Night a great Number of Oren and Hogs were brought up to Smithfield for his Majeſties Service, to Victual the Navy which is fitting out with all Dilligence.
The fame Day the Lord Lansdown, Sir William Wyndham,. and other Proteſtant Gentlemen confiu'd in the Tower, had an Excellent Sermon Preach'd to them by the Reverend Mr. Haw kius, who had the Honour of Dining with the Lord Lansdown,. and has since attended twice a Day on thoſe Unfortunate Gentle-. men to read Prayers.
The Earl of Oxford having Petitioned the House of Lords-for halteming his Tryal, it is faid, the fame will come on by the lat-ter end of next Week.
They are fitting up more Lodgings in the Tower for Prifoners, who are expected there.
here are private Letters from France, which Adviſe, That the Lord Middleton, Father to the Lord Clerimont (a Prifoner in the Tower of London) Captain Middleton, and feveral other Lords and Gentlemen of Note have left France, as is faid, to join the Rebels in Scotland..
Private Letters from Scotland ſay, That ſome of the Duke of Argyle'sForces having proceded a Day's March towards the Rebels, halted at Night, at a little Village, that next Morning Major General Foley was fent with a great Body to take a pafs which the Rebels had abondoned, and having fecur'd it, 3 Regiments. were fent to furpaize the Earl of Mar, who having Notice of it prevented their Deſign.

Francis Jephion, Elq; is made a Sergeant at Arms to his Ma-jefty, in the Room of Charles Stone, Efq;
On Thuriday Night laft feveral Letters were ſtopt at the Poft-Houſe, deſign'd for the Country; in which were incloſed the De--clarations of the Fictender.
The fame Evening an Expreſs arrived here from Edinburg, from. whence he came about 12 a Clock laft Monday Night; he brought Advice that the whole Army and the Artillery, Marched from Stirling on Saturday, and propoied to be before Perth as laft Tuesday, fo that there has been an Action before now, if the Re-bels ſtand their Ground.
They write from Dover, that a great many clean Veffels are lately fail'd from the Harb irs of France that lie nearest that
Coaft, but on what Deſign they are not yet able to comprehend. Some Days ago, a. Ship was feen Hovering off Southampton, fince which, five Gentlemen in Rich Embroidered Cloathing, came to
an Inn at Witchurch; and being fufpected to have Landed from the faid Ship, the Magiſtrates fent a Guard to fecure them; but the Gentlemen having Notice thereof, 4 of them got to their Horſes, and Eſcaped; but the other being at the Bog-Honfe was takeu; his Horfe had very good Furnitue, and in a Box conceal'd in the Pumel of the faddle, between the Holsters of the Piftols were found 300 Guineas.
They Write from Ghent, that the Forces which the Duke of Lorrain is Raifing in France, &c. are near Compleated, and are to confift of 15 Regiments, five of which are to be Cloathed in Green, as many in Yellow and the reft in Red.
From the Evening Poft, Feb. 7.
Edinburgh, Jan. 31. The Rebels being in great Coſternation and Terror at the News of the great Preparations made by the Duke of Argyle to attack them, have belides burning the Towns mention'd in my former, deftroy'd and burut the Corn Stacks they could not carry off, they have likewife call'd in all their Garrifons to Perth, and I hear among the reft, Robert Roy is march'd from Faikland thither.

On Sunday the Duke of Argyle, General Cadogan and other Officers join'd the Army at Duimblain, where there was a gene-ral Rendezvous. Yesterday they were to march to Auchterarder, about ten Miles from Stirling, and about 12 from Perth 1 hear they are this Day to paſs the Water of Ern about Creiff, which is about 7 or 8 Miles from Perth, where they propoſe to be to Morrow or Thursday at furtheft. They have a great Quantity of Proviſions along with them, both for Men and Horſes, Tents and all forts of Neceffaries fit for an Army.
I hear a Party of Men is left at Stiling to guard the heavy Ar-tillery, &c. to the Camp..
Several Perfons have been taken at Leith, Muffelburgh, and other Places along the Coast, as they were endeavouring to go over the Forth to join the Rebels.
The Account of the Offers and Submiffion of the Earl of Seaforth and of the Marquis of Huntley is at laft come confirm'd by the Poft from inverness and other Parts in the North; but 'tis reported that this happen'd before they had. any Knowledge of the Pretender's being landeu, and when th Jefpair'd of his coming, and 'tis fear'd now that he iste, they may flight that Merev from the Government, which otherwife they won'd be gid to have
fuftunt, when We have an Account from Aberdeen, taraay the the laft Poft came away. Ship priv tie Dom rare, baving on 6. Gentlemen and Officers, with the ents, who immedistly come fhore and went to the Provons, where they were entertain'd; that tiet pre alivery richly cloath'd; that the Du..c. of Melford and the Earl of hiiddiew:

were faid to be among them, and that they were going from thence to Perth as faft as they could get hirfes to carry them: The fame Poft adds, as he came thro Stonehive, he faw a Ship with French Colours ftanding in to that Port; that at Montroſe a Laird was alfo arriv'd, having on Board feveral more Gentlemen and Officers, among whem Sir Thomas Higgins the Preten-der's Secretary, and Dr. Lelley his Chaplain, were faid to be, and that it was reported at all thoſe Places, that belides there three Ships then come, feven more vvere fuddenly expected, and that the Duke of Bervvick vvas on board one of them.

From the Gazette, February 7.
Whitehall, Feb. 6. Yesterday arrived Mr. Stuart Aide-du Camp to the Duke of Argyle, and Mr. Morton Aide du Camp to Lieutenant-General Cadogan, with the following Account.
From the Camp at Tullibardine, Jan. 31. Four a Clock in the Afternoon. The Duke of Argyle has just now received In-telligence, that between 10 and 11 this Morning the Rebels abandoned Perth. Hereupon his Grace has ordered out a De-tatchment of 400 Dragoons 1000 Foot, with which bis Grace will march this Evening; the whole Army is to foliow at 4 to Μοννου Morning, and the artillery is to come after with all Expedition. The Rebels are retired towards Dundee, and the Pretender with them. They will be pursued with the utmost Diligence, and no Time will be given them to recover froms their Confternation.

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