Numb: 168.
Mercurius Politicus.
Comprising the sum of. all Intelligence,
with the Affairs and Designs
now on foot in the three Nations
OF
ENGLAND, IRELAND, & SCOTLAND:
In defence of the Commonwealth,
and for Information of the People.
--------- Ità vertere Seria. {Horat. de
Ar. Poet.
From Thursday, August 25. to Thursday August 31. 1653.
From Edenburgh, August 20.
UPon Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the
12, 13, & 14 instant, the Highlanders
lay on a Wood about 3, miles from
Ruthven-castle, a Garison of ours, the
nearest side to those mountains. We
expected they would advance farther; for, they
gave out great words to that purpose; but on
Sunday night, a brother of the Lard Ogilby's
came to them, and made a relation of the conflict
at sea, how that the Dutch were routed and
run home. This so surprised them, that immediately
after they dispersed themselves, some
going one way, and some another.
The Lord Lorne, the Marquis of Argile's son,