A True RELATION OF THE DAILY PROCEED AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE Army in Scotland Under his Excellency The Lord Gen. CROMWELL.  
Certified by Letters from the Headquarters at Stonehill in Scotland, Aug. 23.  
And published by Authority.  
LONDON, Printed by E. G. in the Old-baily. Aug: 30th 1650.   

SIR,  
IN my last I told you of our marching bacl to Musleborough, where we stayed Thursday night, Friday, and Saturday, taking in provisions; and on Sunday the 17 marched bacl to our old Quarters on Pencland hills.  
Whilst we stayed at Musleborough Fields Orders were given for the possessing and fortifying of two Houses, one belonging to Mr. Hamilton, who with his man were guides to that party that fell so desperately into our quarters in Musleborough, and both killed on each side the House. The other was a Frontier to Dalketh, and another Garrison formerly kept by our Dragoons near Edinburgh (but quitted.) The former (being near the Waterside) is intended as a Magazine for provisions for the Army, in it there are 140 Foot commanded by Cap. Hughes, one of Col. Fenwickes' Captains, and forty Horse under Lieut. Wilkinson of Col lilburn's Regiment, and twenty Dragoons: and the latter to secure the passages between the Garrison and the Army, it being in the midway between both: in it there is a party commanded by Cap. Webb of Col Malliveres Regiment. We had intelligence of the killing two of our Foot soldiers that went to seek provisions in the Country, besides one of Col. daniel's that was killed by some of the enemy's Horse adventring too far into their quarters towards Edinburgh when the Army was encamped on Pencland Hils.  
In the Armies march from about Musleborough to Pencland Hills the Enemy drew out several bodies of Horse which faced us in the way, but came to no engagement; they also fired at our men out of several Houses which they had Garisond in the way. At his Excellencies coming up on the hills he sent two Troops of Dragoons to possess Collinton house, which is a very strong House within half a mile of Redhouse (a Garrison of the enemies) which annoyed our men upon their former march thither.  
A Sergeant of Col. Coxes Regiment was executed on a Gallows on Pencland hills, though there was no Tree to hang him on, for being present with some Soldiers of that Regiment when they plundered a House, and himself took away a Cloak: and so tender is his Lordship of any injury to be done to the Country, that he renders good for evil: there were three Soldiers condemned with him, but his Excellency's mercy was extended towards them, and a pardon brought them immediately after the execution of the other.  
In the mean time several great bodies of the enemy's Horse, to the number of 2 or 3000 were drawn out on the West side of Edinburgh between the River Lieth and the Sea, and having an advantage of a pass over the River (which they supposed our design was to take) several parties of theirs came and pickeerd in the sight of our Army, but upon the drawing up of our parties, retreated back. His Excellency in person drew out a forlorn and went before them; when he came near them one of them fired a Carbine, upon which his Excellency called to him, and said, if he had been one of his Soldiers he would have cashiered him for firing at such a distance, whereupon he that fired having formerly served L.G. Lesly, coming up told him he was Cromwell himself, and that he had seen him in Yorkshire with his Master.  
There are 39 of the Runaways that went from the army brought prisoners by Sea from Barwick, where they were apprehended by Col. Fenwick the Governor, more are coming, & some of them will be made exemplary, 27 of those already brought were Monday Aug. 19 condemned at a Court-martial.  
Divers women and others get away by night from Lieth by Land and water, and steal back into the Country: by which we perceive they are in some straits for want of provision: We wonder to see such a false relation printed as goes under the name of one Mr. Brooks at the Angel in Cornhill, Numb. 3. wherein he relates the taking of Leith, which if it were done our work were soon at an end, it being the most considerable place, and the only considerable Port town in Scotland: certainly none in the Army would mention such a fiction, when we see the Enemy in it every day. Tuesday Aug. 20. there was a parley between Maj. Gen. Lambert and other Officers of ours, and Col. Straughan and others of the enemy's Army: much was said to convince each other, but it amounted to nothing.  
Lieut. Gen. Lesleys Trumpeter came with a Letter, and Declaration of their Kings (as they call it) which He hath now subscribed, but was drawn up by the Kirk; the effect was in confessing his Fathers and his own guilt in the late War, and promising for the future to do nothing but by the advice of the Kirke and State. There is also a sheet of paper, entitled, A Supplication of the Officers of the Army to the Committee of Estates, to purge the Army and Court of Malignants, without respect of persons: & the Committees thanks to them, and promise to do it.  
This day the Enemy drew their whole Army Horse and Foot out of Leith, they gave them out to be 30000. they left a Regiment of horse and 1000 commanded Foot in it. The King was then at Dumferling with a Lifeguard of Horse, and two or three Companies of Foot: But when we expected an Engagement they retreated back to Leith: Our Army is begun to entrench on Pencland Hils.  
Wednesday August 21. a Counsel was called of all the Field-officers & Captains: the business was to relate what transactions had been, and how the Scots having combined with their King, and scornfully sent his Declaration before any thing could be offered farther in an amicable way to prevent the misery of what must follow by force, or that we should do our utmost endeavours to reduce them, using all means which an envading Enemy will do one against another; and as they were speaking every Man his heart, whereby there might be a knowledge how it was with them, There came an Alarm that the Enemy was drawn out several ways towards Sterling, towards the provisions: There was pickering near Collington house with the Dragoones, and the Enemy had a Captain of theirs slain and two prisoners: The Enemy are reduced to such extremity for want of provisions that they must move one way or other, and I doubt not but God will fill this hippocriticall Generation with whom we have to deal with their own ways.  
This night a party of Horse and Foot are drawn out upon a considerable design, of which more by the next.  
Stonehill Garrison, Aug. 23 1650.