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===== Some private Letters from Paris of the 8th say, that in answer to the Earl of Stairs’s Memorial to the Regent, His Highness was pleased to declare, that France was fully resolved to observe 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 suffer any Officers, Arms, or Ammunition to be carried to him, and has likewise given orders to seize all the Arms and Ammunition that was with the late Duke of Ormond at Morlaix, besides a stop that was made to a considerable number of Officers who were ready to sail for Scotland. =====

This Day Mr. Lechmere moved the Commons for a Bill of general Indemnity, but it came to nothing; only the House ordered an Address to His Majesty to issue out a Proclamation offering a Reward for taking Mar, Tullibardine, Linlithgow and Drummond, attainted of High Treason.

===== Letters from Liverpool say, that at the trial of the Rebels there, on the 23d, James Mackintosh, Thomas Shaw, William Black, Donald Mackdonald, and Rorie Kennady, were all found guilty. That on January the 24th were tried James Pleasington, James Burn, John Orde, Thomas Jackson, John Rowbotham, Joseph Wadsworth, Thomas Cacknell, Henry Rowbotham, and Edmund Skyes; the seven first were found guilty, but the two last were acquitted. =====

On the 25th of January were tried John Mackmillan, Alexander Binnie, Andrew Davidson, Patrick Smith, Andrew Dall, alias Dugal, and John Mackgillivery, all Scotchmen; and they were every one brought in guilty.

On the 26th of January James Blundel, Churchwarden of Standish, William Harris, who rose with Mr. Townly, and James Blackwood, a Dancing Master from Edinburgh, were tried, and all found guilty.

I shall give a constant list of their names who are acquitted, condemned, or executed there; but shall conclude at present with this in general, which is advised by Letters from Liverpool of the 29th of January, that 46 of the Rebels have been tried there, of which 41 are convicted, and 37 of them condemned, the other four being sick; and that five of the condemned have been executed at Preston on Saturday the 28th of January; and that there were indictments against about 200 more.

Last Friday night a great number of Oxen and Hogs were brought up to Smithfield for His Majesty’s Service, to victual the Navy which is fitting out with all diligence.

The same Day the Lord Lansdown, Sir William Wyndham, and other Protestant Gentlemen confined in the Tower, had an excellent Sermon preached to them by the Reverend Mr. Hawkins, who had the honour of dining with the Lord Lansdown, and has since attended twice a day on those unfortunate Gentlemen to read Prayers.

The Earl of Oxford having petitioned the House of Lords for hastening his Trial, it is said the same will come on by the latter end of next week.

They are fitting up more Lodgings in the Tower for Prisoners, who are expected there.

There are private Letters from France which advise, that the Lord Middleton, Father to the Lord Clermont (a Prisoner in the Tower of London), Captain Middleton, and several other Lords and Gentlemen of Note have left France, as is said, to join the Rebels in Scotland.

Private Letters from Scotland say, that some of the Duke of Argyle’s Forces having proceeded a day’s march towards the Rebels, halted at night at a little village; that next morning Major-General Foley was sent with a great body to take a pass which the Rebels had abandoned; and having secured it, three Regiments were sent to surprise the Earl of Mar, who having notice of it prevented their design.

Francis Jephson, Esq; is made a Sergeant at Arms to His Majesty, in the room of Charles Stone, Esq;

On Thursday night last several Letters were stopped at the Post-House, designed for the Country, in which were enclosed the Declarations of the Pretender.

The same Evening an Express arrived here from Edinburgh, from whence he came about twelve o’clock last Monday night; he brought advice that the whole Army and the Artillery marched from Stirling on Saturday, and proposed to be before Perth as last Tuesday; so that there has been an action before now, if the Rebels stand their ground.

They write from Dover, that a great many clean Vessels are lately sailed from the Harbours of France that lie nearest that Coast, but on what design they are not yet able to comprehend.

Some days ago, a Ship was seen hovering off Southampton, since which five Gentlemen in rich embroidered clothing came to an Inn at Whitchurch; and being suspected to have landed from the said Ship, the Magistrates sent a Guard to secure them; but the Gentlemen having notice thereof, four of them got to their horses and escaped; but the other being at the Bog-House was taken; his horse had very good furniture, and in a box concealed in the pommel of the saddle, between the holsters of the pistols, were found 300 guineas.

They write from Ghent, that the Forces which the Duke of Lorrain is raising in France, &c. are near completed, and are to consist of 15 Regiments, five of which are to be clothed in Green, as many in Yellow, and the rest in Red.

===== Edinburgh, Jan. 31. =====
The Rebels being in great consternation and terror at the news of the great preparations made by the Duke of Argyle to attack them, have besides burning the Towns mentioned in my former, destroyed and burnt the Corn Stacks they could not carry off; they have likewise called in all their Garrisons to Perth, and I hear among the rest, Robert Roy is marched from Falkland thither.

On Sunday the Duke of Argyle, General Cadogan, and other Officers joined the Army at Dunblane, where there was a general Rendezvous. Yesterday they were to march to Auchterarder, about ten miles from Stirling, and about twelve from Perth. I hear they are this day to pass the Water of Earn about Crieff, which is about seven or eight miles from Perth, where they propose to be tomorrow or Thursday at furthest. They have a great quantity of Provisions along with them, both for Men and Horses, Tents, and all sorts of Necessaries fit for an Army.

I hear a party of men is left at Stirling to guard the heavy Artillery, &c. to the Camp.

Several persons have been taken at Leith, Musselburgh, 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 submission of the Earl of Seaforth and of the Marquis of Huntly is at last come confirmed by the Post from Inverness and other parts in the North; but ’tis reported that this happened before they had any knowledge of the Pretender’s being landed, and when they despaired of his coming; and ’tis feared now that he is here, they may slight that mercy from the Government, which otherwise they would be glad to have sustained.

===== Whitehall, Feb. 6. =====
Yesterday arrived Mr. Stuart, Aide-de-Camp to the Duke of Argyle, and Mr. Morton, Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Cadogan, with the following account:

From the Camp at Tullibardine, Jan. 31, four o’clock in the afternoon.
The Duke of Argyle has just now received intelligence, that between ten and eleven this morning the Rebels abandoned Perth. Hereupon His Grace has ordered out a detachment of 400 Dragoons and 1000 Foot, with which His Grace will march this evening; the whole Army is to follow at four tomorrow 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 from their consternation.

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* align this with the Liverpool indictment lists
* identify which passages were editorial stitching
* or reconstruct the original newspaper page order as it would have appeared in print

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