aphic account of the
Chevalier's demeanour than is to be found in the usual histories of the
day.

"I hear the Pretender went this day from Glams to Dundee, and comes
to Scoon to-morrow; and I am shourly informed that your old friend
Willie Callender went to Glams on Wensday and kissed the Pretender's
hand, of whom he makes great speeches, and says he is one of the
finest gentlemen ever he saw in his life. Its weell that his landing
is keept up from the army, for he has gained so much the good will
of all ranks of people in this country that have seen him, that if
it was made publick it's thought it might have ill effects among
them. He is very affable and oblidging to all, and great crowds of
the common people flok to him. When he toke horse this morning from
Glams, there was about a thousand country people at the gate, who
they say, gave him many blessings: he has tuched several of the
ivil, as he did some this morning. He is of a very pleasant temper,
and has intirely gained the hearts of all thro' the places he has
passed. He aplyes himself very closs to business, and they say might
very weell be a Secretarie of State. He has declared Lord Marischall
one of his bedchamber. The toun of Aberdeen made him ane address, as
did all the other touns as he passed; and I hear he is, at the
request of the episcopal clergy in this country, to apoint a day of
thanksgiving for his safe arival, and likeways a proclamation, to
which will be referred his declaration, with something new, which
shall be sent to you with first ocasion. There came a battalion of
Bredalbins men to Perth on Tuesday, and ane other of Sir Donald
M^{c}Donalds this day; and they are now daily getting in more men.

"This is all the intelligence I can give you, and I hope to hear
from you again soon, and lett me know what certain number are now
come over, and what more designed. Deliver the enclosed and tell him
these papers could not be gott him just now, but shall per next. I
ame affraid poor W. Maxewell wild be dead before you get this, of a
fever and a flux: he is given over this two days. Write soon."

After the display at Dundee, the Chevalier rode to the house of Stewart
of Grandutly, in the neighbourhood, where he dined and passed the day.
On the following day he proceeded along the Carse of Gowrie to Castle
Lyon, a seat of the Earl