Lord Justice Clarke having received an Express
from his Grace the Duke of Newcastle with a
letter from General Price at Berwick dated
16th March[629] acquainting His Grace that
he had received Information from a sure hand
that Corn from Northumberland and the adjacent
Counties were carried to Wooler a Town 14 Miles
from Berwick, and from thence Westward between
Stirling and Dumbarton Castle, and privately
embarked on the River Clyde, and sent thro’
the Western Islands to Lochaber for the use of
the Rebells; Mr. Grosett was thereupon desired
by Lord Justice Clarke to go to Sterling and
from thence across the Country to Dumbarton
Castle, and along the coast to all the Ports and
Creeks on the River Clyde as well to enquire
particularly into the Truth of this Information
as to leave proper Orders and Directions at the
Places above mentioned to prevent Provisions
of any sort being carried from thence to the
Rebells and which Mr. Grosett did accordingly,
but did not find that any provisions had gone
that way.
[Sidenote: No. 34]
Expended in this Service having rode about Two
hundred miles therein. 11 18 0
[Sidenote: April, 1746]
Lord Justice Clarke having upon the 4th of April
received an Express from Brigadier Genl. Price
Governor of Berwick giving an Account that three
large and one smaller Men of War had appeared
off Holy Island and as they made no Return to
the proper Signals that were made them from
that place, and King’s Sloops and Boats that
were cruizing there they believed them to be
French Men of War come to the Assistance of the
Rebells and as this Account was confirmed by an
Express from Mr. Castlelaw, Collector at Dunbar,
and Mr. Fall one of the Magistrates there; and
that these ships were come within the Mouth of
the Forth Mr. Grosett at the Desire of the Lord
Justice Clarke went thereupon in the Night and
acquainted the Commanders of the Men of War then
lying in the Road of Leith thereof. But as they
were of no Force to make head against them,
these with the other Ships in the Road prepared
to slip their Cables, and proceed farther up
the Firth, upon the approach of the Men of War
above mentioned; After this Mr. Grosett with
the assistance of the Custom House and several
fishing Boats, which he forced out from Newhaven
in the night went in quest of these Men of War,
to know certainly what they were, and next day
found them to be Dutch Men of War to whom the
proper Signals had not been given upon their
leaving Holland.
[Sidenote: No. 35]