his
retinue as seamen. It had been the Chevalier's original intention to
have landed in the Frith of Tay; but observing a sail which he suspected
to be unfriendly, he altered his course, and landed at Peterhead, where
the property of the Earl Marischal was situated. The ship in which the
Chevalier sailed was, however, near enough to the shore to be able, by
signals, to make signs to his friends of his approach. At Perth the
intelligence was received with the utmost joy, and produced a most
favourable effect, even among the prisoners of war, which Lord Mar
describes in the following letter. Up to the twenty-eighth of the month
he had not seen the Prince:

"The 28th December.

"Yours of the twenty-second I have got just now by the Hole, and I
sent one that way to you yesterday from our friend here, in which
you have the joyfull news of the King's safe arival, which I hope in
God will effectually sement what you recomend to us. Our friend went
yesterday morning to meett his master, who I hope will be here with
us again Friday; I pray God turn the hearts of his enemies, both for
the sake of him and their poor country! It will be a monstruous
crime never to be forgiven, if they now draw their swords against
him, since he has been pleased to give them a most gratious
indemnity for all that is past, without exception. All will now soon
be dispersed in the North that opose him. Sutherland's men are
deserting him, and the Frasers are all gone home. I make no doubt
but that we are masters of Inverness, and so consequently the whole
North before this time. I make no doubt but that the King's presence
will forward everything: it has already had great effects here: and
those that were for separate measurs have reason to be ashamed, and
I hope they will make amends by their future behaveor. We have sent
over some of the declarations, and ane other paket of them is gone
this night. Now is the time for every body to bestir themselves, and
that all resort here to their master. I ame persuaded you'l not be
idle. Those that made a pretext of the King's not being landed, are
now left unexcusable; and if those kind of folks now sit still and
look any more on, they ought to be worse treated than our worst
enemies. I beg of you to send us what accounts you can learn on your
side, and what the