The Highland monthly - National Library of Scotland

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^-^^ HigJiland Monthly
the prisoners report that Middleton had the States Marke.
Wee are now come hither where wee shall stay some fewdays
for refreshment. Some small parties of the Enemy
are abroad in the country, and on Munday and Tuesday
nights last burn't Castle Campbell, an House belonging to
the Marquesse of Argyll, and Dunblain a Garrison kept b\'
us last Winter, and say they have orders from Middleton
to burne all the stronge Houses neere the Hills. On Tuesday
I intend to march hence towards Lough Lomond neere
which place Glencairne hath layne all this while with about
200 Horse, and I heare that Forrester Mac-naughton and
others are joyned with him about Abrifoyle and make him
uppe 500 Horse and Foote, whome I shall also indeavour to
disperse.
I shall only add that Monck's expedition into the
Loch Lomond district was attended with complete success,
and that he was able to return to his headquarters at
Dalkeith by the end of August. As Governor of Scotland
he did much good ; and he became so popular with the
Highlanders that when, after the death of Cromwell, he
marched into England to bring about the Restoration of
Charles the Second, Lochiel, for \\-hom he had an intense
admiration, was able to attach himself to his staff, and ride
with him to London.