_Brigadier-General Price to the Duke of Newcastle_
MY LORD,--I have the honour to acquaint Your Grace that I
received an Information from I think a pretty sure hand That
Corn from Northumberland and the Adjacent Countys which formerly
was brought to this Market is now carryed to that of Wooler a
Town fourteen miles from hence and immediatly bought there which
if my intelligence is right carryed westward between Stirling
and Dunbarton Castle for the use of the Rebels. Of this I last
post sent notice to Major General Blackney at Stirling how it
is carryed forward from thence My Information does not say but
I supposed to be embarked on the River Clyde and sent through
the Western Islands to Lochaber which may easily be prevented by
small arm’d boats crusing there or if sent in boats by Lockloman
and so conveyed into the hills may be prevented by the Argyle
and Breadalbine people doing their duty. I am now looking out for
a trusty person to be employed about Wooler in hopes to trace
this matter to a Certainty which as soon as I can do shall not
faile of acquainting Your Grace with it.
I should be mighty glad to receive Your Grace’s Commands how to
proceed in this affair It wou’d give me the greatest pleasure
Could I be Instrumental in bringing these Villanous Banditte to
their Condign punishment. I am etc.