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A24268 An Account from Scotland and London-derry of the proceedings against the Duke of Gordon in the castle of Edinburgh, Friday June the 7th 1689 (1689) Wing A174A; ESTC P2707 4,094 2

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Numb 1 An ACCOUNT From Scotland and London-derry Of the Proceedings against the Duke of Gordon In the CASTLE of EDINBVRGH Friday June the 7 th Edinburgh May 20. THere was an Express from the North That one Captain Young that Commanded a Party of the new Levied Forces had Rancountred with a Par●y of the M'clans and several other Clans whom he Defeated and put them all to Flight and hath taken about 40 of them Prisoners And this day it is confirmed by an Express that came to Duke Hamilton We have an Account from the West of Scotland That my Lord Balgany who Commands one of the new Regiments there hath taken several Men and Horses that were comeing over from Ireland and the Prisoners are ordered to be sent in here At Milton some 10 Miles from Inverness a Son of the Viscount of Tarbat was taken from thence by General Major M'kay whom he keeps in his own Custody and will not let him go from him he being a Papist but are still Surveying all the North with all the Vigour that he can make against Clovers On Tuesday the 21st there were a great many Bombs thrown from the South Battery seven of which fell into the Castle one fell at the Guard hall another on the Half-Moon a third dismounted a Canon all the rest fell within the Castle but as yet we cannot give any account what loss they had by them All this was done betwixt 10 and 12 at Night The same Night the Castle hath shot very many Shots against the Batteries and they against them Wednesday 22. The Castle about three a Clock in the Morning put out two Flaggs and a little after that Fired three Canon two of which were towards the South Battery one of which broke through a House that is next to the Battery and a Centinel that was standing near to that House had only his Hands a little hurt by the broken Glass that came from the Windows The other was shot toward the North-East Battery which did no harm The same day in the Forenoon the Castle Fired many small Shot down to the Town which only Killed one Woman two Men two Horses and a Dogg upon which the Citizens were very much Irritat and in the Night-time ●hey did make up a Battery of Wool-packs Dung and many other things necessary for that use and it was from one side of the Street to the other above a Man's sight in one Nights time which being seen by the Duke next Morning he caused two Parley 's to be Beat at the second the Lieutenant Colonel Mackay and one of the Magistrates went to know his meaning which was that they should remove that Battery that was made in the Street and he would not shoot any more down upon the Town so they asked him Why he Shot Yesterday He Answered that as he had got no Sleep this two Nights before he being Sleepy went to Rest and it was unknown and without Order of him that any Shot should have been sent down upon the Town Upon which the Magistrate and the Colonel took his word of Honour and so pull'd down the Battery Yesterday there were several Bombs thrown against the Castle five of which went into the Castle one of them fell into the top of the big House which sunk down through three Storys another fell into their Well If it had not been for the greatness of the Rains and Snow I could have given you a greater account for there can be no Canon placed near to the Batteries by reason of the Sappiness of the Ground This day we have Intelligence from Major General Mackay that he intends to come towards Edinburgh from the North in respect that he hath got the Bonds of most part of the Clans there that they oblige themselves to keep that Country in Peace so far as they are concerned Thursday 23. At 12 a Clock at Night the South Battery went in agitation against the Castle which was performed extraordinary well to wit the Battery sent in seven Bombs within the Wall five of which fell upon the Principal House some of them are asserted to have fallen into the Crown Chamber the Fire being seen to come plainly out of the Windows but what Damage at that time was more done we cannot give an exact Account of They continued playing Yester night till 12 a Clock which mightily Allarms the Besieged and it is confidently reported That there has one made his Escape out of the Castle who says since the first Night of their casting their Bombs there are 15 or 16 Killed and there are several of their Houses Demolished that they were forced to retire to their Vaults This day about Three a Clock in the Morning the Bombs fell a playing again and after they had done some damage by breaking down their Balcony with the Stance of the Centry they gave over and soon after that the Great Guns that are upon the North Battery fell a Playing upon the Castle and the Castle back upon them which continued for the space of four Hours no hurt being all this time to the Battery but they disabled several of the Guns in the Castle Friday 24. the Convention Sat where the King's Letter was read for turning them into a Parliament and according to the Tenour of the said Letter they Adjourned to the 5th of June then they fell upon the Answer of His Majesties Letter which they have agreed upon and the Persons that are ordered by the Convention to come up with the said Answer if the King thinks fit are Duke Hamilton Lord Ross Sir Patrick Home of Polwart and Mr. William Hamilton The Names of the Privy-Council are as follow viz. Duke Hamilton Marq. of Douglas Mar. of Athol E. of Dramlaning E. of Argyle E. of Crauford E. of Errol E. Marshal E. of Sutherland E. of Glencairn E. of Eglington E. of Castes E. of Lothian E. of Annandale E. of Levin E. of Dundonnald E. of Kintore Lord Ross L. Carmichael L. Rothvian Mast of Forbes Mast of Melvin Sr. Jo. Maitland Sr. Hugh Campbel of Calder Sr. Patrick Hume of Polwart L. of Grant Sr. Arch. Murray of Blackbarrendry Sr. Jo. Maxwell of Pologue Sr. Rob. Sinclare of Stevinson L. of Ormiston L. of B●odie M. G. Mackay The Provost of Edinburgh Argyle Melvil Staire Skelmorly Sr. Jo. Dalrymple Yester On Sunday 26. the Batteries play'd upon the Castle the whole day and hath done a great deal of Damage by their Battering of the Walls but more particularly by the Bombs there being a great many shot and many of them fell into the Principal House and Dismounted several of their Guns but they Fired little out of the Castle which makes us believe that he hath spent most part of his Ammunition There are several of his Men come out and amongst them there are one Dumbar a pretended Gunner and Mr. Charles Foster their Minister who did as much Execution as any of them and their report is that the most