The chiefs of Grant - Electric Scotland

1773.] ACi.'IOri'ANOE OF TlIC SKllVICKS OV TIUO CJ.AX (JUANT. 431
81r JaiiU's Cu'aiiL hail in tln^ inoantinie hccn in cuiiunuiiicatiiiu with tlu'
a.ntluiritit'.s in LdiuIoii and cls(i\vliere, ami on the IJlli Feln-uary Mr. (Jraut
was t;i'at itii'il hv rt'ccivinL;' iVom LJie Duke of CnnilK'iland, who li;al imw
assumed conmiand of t!ie troops in Soolland, instruotimis to I'oi j his el.;!i ni
arms lH- the Kihl^, and to I'nrnish al' Mite]liL;oncu in his jiowi ni' the v. ive-
menl-. of the insurgnas. lie re[u- '•
in
a letter lo Sir I'ah i ird
Fal'-^'iier,
sendiiiLi; information lie liad ohtan-d, and stating- that, il' lu> had a
j)roper stipplv ol' \\"ea})ons, he ci.iuid furnish li\"e nr si.\ hundred uu n ut
adtlition to those then undei' arms. In the intVirniidion i'oiwanled to the
])uke, ]\Ir. (Irant stated that it was not yet certain that the relu'ls would
attack the Grants, hut sucli dispositions for defence had heen maile
as the h>ad arms they possessed \\otdd permit, lie had also received
thi'eatening" orders, i-ssued by the reljels for taxes and men, some of
wliich were