By which I conclude,
certainly, they are preparing against the landing in the
west. I entreat to hear from you as soon as possible; and
am, in the old manner, most sincerely, for all Carleton can
say, my lord, your most humble and faithful servant,
"DUNDEE."
It appears by a postscript added on the following day, that before
Dundee's messenger left Lochaber letters had arrived from Melfort. They
seem to have been again full of complaints of the hard things said about
him, and of the undeserved dislike with which all classes in Scotland
seemed to regard him. But of help there was no more than the usual
vague promises, and glowing accounts of apocryphal successes in Ireland.
Dundee congratulated the Secretary on their master's good fortune,
diplomatically fenced with the question of unpopularity, and reiterated
his appeal for succour.
"For the number" [he wrote], "I must leave [that] to the
conveniency you have. The only inconveniency of the delay
is, that the honest suffer extremely in the low country in
the time, and I dare not go down for want of horse; and, in
part, for fear of plundering all, and so making enemies,
having no pay. I wonder you send no ammunition, were it but
four or five barrels. For we have not twenty pounds.
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