The chiefs of Grant - Electric Scotland

301 UiaCiAliIKU-UKNECAl. ALEXANDKK CliANT OF tJIIAKT. [171C-
tlie Eosses, and ]\Iniir()es of rvoss-sliive, and, liv wliat I can understand,
there vas none of those, no not tlie Eaile tliat oanu^ owr tlie Fen-y for
several days after yon were In possession of Ixilli. So what ] want is alio
i)iipar(iall account of i'acts, •\\itli tlio ]ienph'. who were li re, and those yon
jiad ready to sustain in case nl' opposiiion. Lett it ho -..rit in a lair hamh
and siy-n'd hy the Dojinty-Liruteiiants, antl 1 will tiaiisniitt it to Court,
that otiier people may not run away with tlie L,dorv of your actions. It
may be done by way- of letter to nie ; and send it as soon as possible. 1
asliuro people at London are surprised this is so loni^' nei^'lected, especiallv
when I tell tlieni that had it not been for tlie apjiearance niade in Tnver-
ness-shii-e by Lord Lnvat and others, that the Ivirl of Sutherland nor an}-
of the others would liave ventui-ed to cross the Mickle Ferrev." '
Brigadier Grant went from London to Sheerne.ss to occujiy his im-
portant ofllce at the latter place. ( )n the atli of .hily ] 7 I G, he recei\ed
advice fron; Whitehall " of sonic design of an attempt from sea, in
concert with some on land, upon Sheerness," and he was instructed,
without loss of time, and as little stir as possilde, to take the necessary
precautions for tlie security of tlie place.
Although Brigadier Grant was detained in the south by his duties,
he maintained communications with his deputy-lieutenants in the nortli.
Li his capacity as Lord-Lieutenant, he was, on [id July 17 IG, com-
manded to issue warrants by liimself, oi' two of his deputies, to search
for arms and all warlike stores kept or used contrary to the Act of Par-
liament for securing the peace of the Highlands. Proclamation of the
terms of the Act was to be made at market crosses and parish churches,
and places ajjpointed at which to receive the arms brought in. Those
who were faithful during the rebellion were to receive a "satisfaction"
for the arms given up. In terms of this order, Brigadier Grant forwarded
the necessary instructions to his deputy-lieutenants in the north,-* who, it
may be noted in passing, executed their duty with so much fidelity, that,
in the reljellion of 1745, the loyal Grants, wlien desired to muster for the
Government, found themselves miserably e(pn]i])ed with weapons.
' Original Lettnr .it P..iIliDil.iIl