Upon the 29th January 1745/6 Mr. Grosett was
sent by Lord Justice Clarke and General Hawley
to meet the Duke and acquaint His Royal Highness
that the Troops were ready to march and that
the Guards, Coaches, and Relays of Horses were
at the proper stages for forwarding His Royal
Highness in the most expeditious manner to
Edinburgh.
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... and in getting Coach 1 4 0
[Sidenote: Jan. 1745/6]
The Duke upon his arrival into Scotland[620]
found it necessary for the Service to send two
armed Vessells and 100 of the Troops along the
Coast of Fife with Sundry Warrants which were
only to be shewn and put in execution as things
Cast up; These Troops were accordingly embarked
by Mr. Grosett, and as His Royal Highness was
upon the Recommendation of Lord Justice Clarke
pleased to direct that he should have the
conducting of this Expedition, and executing
of these warrants as occasion should require:
The following Order to Captain Coren[621] the
Commanding Officer of that Party was with
the Warrants therein referred to delivered
to Mr. Grosett, viz:--
‘You are to be assisting to Walter Grosett Esq.
one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in
executing divers Warrants which he will shew you
when proper.’[622]
In consequence thereof Mr. Grosett upon the 30th
January sailed in the evening from Leith, with
the said Vessell and Party, and proceeded to
different places on the North Coast betwixt St.
Andrews and Alloa, secured all the Magazines
of Provisions, which the Rebells had on that
Coast, returned the Provisions (being Oatmeal)
to the Persons from whom it had been taken by
the Rebells, as they were all of them well
affected to the Government, and secured nine of
the Rebells and sent them by Order of the Duke
prisoners to Sterling, His Royal Highness being
at this time there with the Army.
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Expended in this Service for Boats Freight, and
other Charges in embarking the Troops, Landing
and reimbarking them from time to time as
occasion required, subsistence to them and for
Information, Guides, etc. 28 4 0
[Sidenote: Feb. 1745/6]
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Expended in providing Boats at Leith and Horses
at Kinghorn for carrying with the utmost
Expedition a Quantity of Ammunition for the Army
at Perth by Order of Lord Justice Clarke of the
8th February 1 15 0
Upon the arrival of the Hessian Troops in the
River Forth the 8th February: The Prince
of Hesse having sent Colonel Steuart[623] to
Lord Justice Clarke to know where they were to
disembark; Mr. Grosett was thereupon directed
by His Lordship to proceed with the utmost
expedition to the Duke then at Perth to acquaint
His Royal Highness thereof,[624] and to know
his Pleasure, [whether they should disembark
at Leith, or be ordered to the North]; And Mr.
Grosett having by three in the morning received
his Royal Highness’s Directions to prepare
for disembarking them at Leith he immediately
returned to Lord Justice Clarke with these
Directions.
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Expended in this Service for Boats Freight
to and from Kinghorn, and for Horses from
that to and from Perth, and Coach Hire
betwixt Leith and Edinburgh 2 15 0
[As Aberdeen, Montrose, Inverness, and the other
Places in the North, through which the Army was
to march are supply’d with Coals for fireing
from the Ports in the River Forth, and as no
Coals were allowed to go there while the Rebells
were in Possession of these Places they were in
that Country in so great want of fireing that
the Army under the Duke could not march from
Perth till this Want was supply’d, and] As those
who were employed to provide the Army with Coals
had in vain endeavoured it, and the Duke having
directed Lord Justice Clark to be acquainted
with the difficulties they were in Mr. Grosett
together with Mr. Henry[625] were thereupon
sent by his Lordship’s Directions of the 11th
February[626] to all the Ports and Creeks
upon the River Forth, and got immediately a
considerable Number of Ships and Vessells loden
with Coals, and sent them to the different Ports
and Places in the North where the Army was to
be, and who by these means were instantly well
supply’d, and enabled to March, when and where
his Royal Highness thought proper.
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