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General Mouc/Ss Canipaii^u. 89
further leavies. Col. Brayne was with mee (with y^ Marquesse
of Argile) on Thursday last at the foot of Lough
Loughee, 6 miles from Inner Loughee, where hee hath
entrencht those forces hee brought from Ireland.
I remain yr. Lordshippe's most humble servt.,
Caiiipe at cnenmoniston, 25 June 1654.
II.~M()XCK TO CROMWELL.
Gfc;oRGE MoNXK.
Ma\' itt please your Highnesse,
Wee are now returned back thus farre after the
Enem)' under Middleton, who by a teadious march have
both Highlanders and
harras't out their horse very much ;
Lowlanders begin to quitt them. They are now about
Dunkell, butt wee heare they intend to march towards the
Head of Lough-Lomond, wee shall doe our best to overtake
them in the Reare, or putt them to a very teadious
march, the which wee hope will utterlie breake them. I
desire your Highnesse will be pleased to give order That
care may bee taken that the Irish forces that are att
Loughaber may continue there, for a yeare : I finde they
are very unwilling, being they were promist (as they say)
to returne within 3 or 4 Monthes, but being that providence
hath ordered That that partie should come into those parts
itt will bee a great deale of trouble to shippe them away,
& to shippe other men to Releive them in that place ; and
truly the place is of that Consequence for the keeping of a
garrison there for the destroying of the stubbornest enemy
wee have in the Hills, that of the Clan Cameron's and
Glengaries, and the Earle of Seafort's people, that wee shall
not bee able to doe our worke unlesse wee continue a
in case we should with-
For Garrison there for one yeare ;
draw that Garrison towards the winter from thence these 3
clans doe soe over awe the rest of the clans of the Country
that they would bee able to inforce them to rise, in case
wee should withdraw our garrisons, and nott find them
imployment att home the next Summer before there will
bee any grasse for us to subsist in the Hills : In case we
should putt in some of our owne forces there and return
the others into Ireland wee shall not have shipping to doe
both, besides the unsetling of one and setling the other will
be a great inconvenience to us :
This
I thought fitt
humbly to offer to your Highnesse, concerning which I
shall humbly desire to have your Highnesse speedy Answer