 | John Murray Graham - 1875 - 462 pàgines
...depend upon the king's mercy." The 4th and last article of the Instructions was — " If M'lan of Glenco and that tribe can be well separated from the rest,...vindication of the public justice to extirpate that sept of thieves." Of the same date the secretary wrote to Sir T. Livingstone — " The king does not... | |
 | John Murray Graham - 1875 - 454 pàgines
...depend upon the king's mercy." The 4th and last article of the Instructions was — " If M'lan of Glenco and that tribe can be well separated from the rest,...vindication of the public justice to extirpate that sept of thieves." Of the same date the secretary wrote to Sir T. Livingstone — " The king does not... | |
 | James Birchall - 1876 - 970 pàgines
...the following paragraph from the royal warrant, as a proof of his guilt : — " If M'Kean of Glencoe and that tribe can be well separated from the rest,...vindication of the public justice to extirpate that sect of thieves." But it should be observed that this is only the concluding paraThc Kiug graph of... | |
 | Epochs - 1882 - 794 pàgines
...rock-perched castle by Loch Oich ; other rebels were to surrender "upon mercy;" but " if McKean of Glencoe and that tribe can be well separated from the rest,...vindication of the public justice to extirpate that sept of thieves. If we turn from these public documents to the correspondence of Dalrymple with Livingston,... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1882 - 674 pàgines
...cruelty, but they contain one unfortunate sentence: *' If Maclean [sic] of Glencoe, and that tribe ciiii be well separated from the rest, it will be a proper...vindication of the public justice to extirpate that seat of thieves." This was written, it is to be remembered, while they were exposed to the penalties... | |
 | James Cromb - 1883 - 296 pàgines
...But it concluded with the following remarkable passage — " 4. If M'Kean (Maclan) of Glencoe and the tribe can be well separated from the rest, it will be a proper vindication of the public justice to extripate that sept of thieves." This letter was signed by the King, but it is significant that the... | |
 | Ward, Lock and co, ltd - 1885 - 810 pàgines
...rock-perched castle by Loch Oich ; other rebels were to surrender "upon mercy ;" but "if McKean of Glencoe and that tribe can be well separated from the rest,...vindication of the public justice to extirpate that sept of thieves." If we turn from these public documents to the correspondence of Dalrymple with Livingston,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1885 - 426 pàgines
...offered to Glengarry, whose house was strong enough to give trouble, 'but adding : ' If M'lan of Glencoe and that tribe can be well separated from the rest,...vindication of the public justice to extirpate that sect of thieves.' On the same day, Dalrymple himself wrote to Colonel Hill, governor of Inverlochy... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1885 - 670 pàgines
...one unfortunate sentence : " If Maclean [sic] of Glencoe, and that tribe can be well separated froui the rest, it will be a proper vindication of the public justice to extirpate that seat of thieved.'1 This was written, it is to be remembered, while they were exposed to the penalties... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1890 - 848 pàgines
...However, on 16m January, King William signed an order, ending : ' If M'Ean of Glencoe and that trybe can be well separated from the rest, it will be a...vindication of the public justice to extirpate that sect of thieves.' So on 1st February 120 soldiers — Campbells mostly, and commanded by Captain Campbell... | |
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... and then it is added, if Mackean of Glenco, and that tribe, can be well separated from the rest, it will be a proper vindication of the public justice to extirpate that sect of thieves... 
