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Guvcrnmcnt would be satisfied w'ltli their care and diligence. Tliey
be'>-i''ed tlint the measures to he taken a'j'ainst certain tifeiitlenien, in-
cludin'" Sir James Dunbar ot" Durn, and .lames (Gordon of Lett-erfuurie,
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wlio had recently surrendered themselves, should be leni 'nt. The J)eputy-
],ieutenants at the same time sent a list of gentlemen ..iiom tla.y projiose
slmuld lie made .lustier- of Peace, and tliey ro([uest dc'tnite insiructions as
to the limits of their own authority.'
The Brigadier also continued in the command of his regiment, which
was quartered at Fort-William and elsewhere. He i-eceived from Whitehall
an intimation, dated 'Jth .liuie 1710, referring to disorders commitlod by
the troops in their quarters iVir want of a, sidheient nund)ei' of oflicers to
preserve discipline, and di'sii'ing the Brigadier to dii-ect that one field
oflicer, with two-thirds of tlie officers of all grades, shall repair to quarters
and continue with the regiment, any officer desiiing leave of absence
receiving it only when relieved by another of the same raidv.'"'
Towards the end of the year he received a letter i'rom Colonel (V'cil,
the officer in actual command of the regiment, who refers to certain former
causes of complaint at Fort-William wliicli liad been removed, and then
adds, " I ha\'e thou"ht it for the advantaQ-e of your reu'iment and good of
the service, to discharge all such men as were much tnider size, or other-
wise unlitt to serve, in (n-der to recruit bette)', by which the coare (corps)
may be much mended whenever you think it convenient to send your
commands and instructions al)Otit it." ^
Shortly afterwards, lirigadier Grant receivwl official intimation that
his regi)nent was to be transferred to the Irish establishment on l2-tth June
1717, u\> to which date he would receive the full pay of the regiment, pro-
vided he embarked the complete number of men. He was also instructed
to make a return of the effective strength of his regiment, that ai-range-
ments might be made for their transport to Ireland.''
The Brig;ulier, on I7th July, was curtly informed that the King
had no further occasion for his services.' an event whicli was not uu-
• Original Lrttcr, dated 12tli December ITKJ, at ^ Letter, dated '2.jtli May 1717, at Castle Grant.
Castle Grant. * Original Letters, il>i,l.
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