His Royal Highness supposes that since the receipt of his letter to the provost and magistrates no arms or ammunition have been suffered to be carried off or concealed, and will expect a particular account of all things of that nature. Lastly, he expects a positive answer to this before 2 o'clock in the morning, otherwise he will find himself obliged to take measures conform. By his Highness's command, (Sign'd) JOHN MURRAY. _At Gray's Mill, 16 September 1745._ * * * * * [Sidenote: 17 Sept. 1745] After this a second deputation was sent to the Prince, viz., Provost Coutts and Baillie Robert Baillie, who brought the following answer. His Royal Highness has already given all the assurances he can that he intends to exact nothing of the city in general, nor [Sidenote: _fol._ 421.] of any in particular, but what his character of Regent entitles him to. This he repeats, and renews his summons to the magistrates to receive him as such. By His Highness's command, (Sign'd) JOHN MURRAY. _Gray's Mill 3 o'clock in the Morning, Tuesday, 17 September 1745._ A NARRATIVE[190] given me by Mr. ALEXANDER MURRAY, Printer, in Burnet's Close, Edinburgh. [190] See ff. 375, 707, 1087, 1323, 1376. [Sidenote: July.] About the beginning of July 1746 one Garnet, a dragoon in Lord Mark Ker's regiment, and son of one Garnet, a printer at Sheffield, came to the printing house of William Sands and Company at Edinburgh, and having been asked several questions in relation to the battle of Culloden, said: That he himself was engaged there; that the orders they received were _To make no prisoners_: That the reason of this severity was that the Duke had got notice before the armies were engaged that the rebels had given orders--To kill men, women, and children of their enemies, without distinction, for eight days [Sidenote: _fol._ 422.] after the battle, in case victory should declare for them; that he himself went to the field of battle the day after the engagement in the forenoon; that on coming near it, he heard a doleful noise; that on coming to the place he found that the noise he had heard was several of the wounded rebels who had crawled together were bemoaning one another's condition; that in a short while after he saw some small parties of the king's troops with officers on their head go through the field and shoot the wounded rebels; that six or eight of the soldiers fired together at different rebels, but did not receive the word of command from their officers, though they stood by and saw the service performed; that they went thro' the field thus; that some of the rebels seemed pleased to be relieved of their pain by death, while others begged of the soldiers to spare them, which, however, was no ways regarded; that the soldiers employed in this service were foot, so that he himself