Journal from the Retreat from Stirling to the Prince's Embarkation for France, being particular and exact, by Mr John Cameron, etc.

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Journal by Mr John Cameron, Presbyterian
Preacher, &and Chaplain at Fort-William.

The Retreat fmfrom Stirling was made with
yethe utmost Hurry &and Confusion. The Evening
before, Mr O Sullivan wrote fmfrom Ban-
nockburn to Lord John Drummond, or-
dering him to leave Stirling, &and cross yethe
Forth by Break of Day, qchwhich Order his
Lordship obeyed, &and by 5 in yethe Morning
marched. This surprizedsurprised yethe Highlanders, to
whose Officers, it appears, these Orders were
not communicatecommunicated, &and made ymthem believe yethe Ene-
my was near ymthem, qchwhich occasioned such an ûniversal Con-
sternaonConsternation , ytthat they went fmfrom Stirling, as every
Oneeveryone was ready, &and left most of yrtheir Baggage,
all yethe CloathsClothes they brought fmfrom Glasgow, &and
some of yrtheir Arms.

Lochiel, who had been wounded at Fal-
kirk, not being able to ride or walk, went
in a Chaise wtwith Mrs Murray, &and was driving
through St Ninians qnwhen yethe Church blew up.
Some of yethe Stones came very near ymthem, yethe
Horses startled, &and threw Mrs Murray on
yethe Street, qre she lay speechless, till She
was taken up by some of yethe Men. Had
yrethere been any Intention to blow up yethe Church,
doubtless, Lochiel, one of yrtheir principal Offi-
cers, &and yethe Secretary's Lady had been ap-
prizedapprised of it, &and put on yrtheir Guard to avoid Danger.

When yethe Prince join’djoined yethe Body of yethe Army,
a Council of War was held, in qchwhich it was de-
bated, whether yethe Army should march in a
Body to Inverness by Aberdeen, or take yethe
Highland-Road, by qchwhich yethe Chiefs could, with
yethe greater Ease, get such of yrtheir Men to rejoin
ymthem, as had gone home wtwith plunder after yethe
Battle of Falkirk, qchwhich would considerably in-crease156(156)
crease yrarmy Army. The Low Countrymen were
of yethe former Opinion, yethe Highlanders of the
latter. It was put to yethe Vote &and yethe Latter car-
ried it by a great Majority. However, the
Prince was positive for yethe Aberdeen-Road,
wtwith qchwhich Lochiel complied; but Cluny, going out,
met Mr Murray, &and told him, it was sur-
prizingsurprising, yethe Prince should be so positive in
a Thing contrary to Reason &and his own Inte-
rest, especially qnwhen a great Majority of yethe
Council of War were of anoyranother Opinion.
His expressing himself wtwith a little Warmth,
made Mr Murray speak to SrSir ThosThomas Sheri-
dan, who went to yethe Prince, &and prevailed
upon him to agree wtwith qtwhat had been yethe Opinion
of yethe Council of War. He marched wtwith yethe High-
landers yethe Highland-road, by Ruthven in
Badenoch, to Inverness, qrewhere it was resolv-
ed to attack Fort-Augustus &and Fort-William.
Of either I can give no distinct Account;
but ytthat yethe First was taken &and yethe Siege of yethe oyrother deserted.

Earl Cromerty &and oyrsothersothers were sent to different
Countries, to cover yethe Rising of some, &and to pre-
vent ytthat of oyrsothersothers. This weakened yethe Army, &and tho’though
many joined yethe Day before yethe Battle of Cullo-
den, a great Number did not. Earl of Cro-
merty, tho’thoughthoughthough many Expresses were sent to order
his returning to Inverness; in Place of doing
as commanded, was surprizedsurprised &and taken Pri-
soner, &and these, that did join, were much fa-
tigued. None had got Pay after they left
Tay-bridge in their March North, &and they were
straitnedstraitened in Provisions for some Days before
yethe Battle. Cumberland's Army was not op-
posed in passing the Spey, tho’thoughthoughthough a considera-
ble Force had been sent there✝ for ytthat End.
The Prince was in Danger of being taken
at MacIntosh's House &and his Safety was chiefly

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Not Fact, as Donald Roy (qowho was yrethere) told me.R: F:
157(157)
ly owing to a Mistake of Earl of Loudon’s
Men. —On Monday, April 14th, Lochiel,
in his Return from Fort-William (from
whence he had been called on Cumber-
land's passing yethe Spey) marched thro'throughthrough In-
verness. His Men were mustered at
the Bridge-end, &and being but two hours in
Town qnwhen inform’dinformed ytthat Cumberland's Army
was at Nairn, 12 Miles from Inverness,
he immediately marched to Culloden,
tho’thoughthoughthough his Men &and he were much fatigued,
having marched fmfrom Fort-William in lit-
tle more than two Days, being 50 long
Miles. He arrived in yethe Evening, &and then
his Regiment, wtwith a few of Glengarie’s,
were ordered to mount Guard upon yethe
Prince. They got a few Sacks of Meal,
of qchwhich some baked Bread. The Body of
yethe Army lay on yethe Hill above yethe House.

Next Morning yethe whole Army was
drawn up in order of Battle a little
nearer Nairn than where the Battle was
fought, much [] in yethe same Order as on
the Day following. In ysthis Situation they
continued all Day wtoutwithoutwithout Meat or Drink,
only a BiscuetBiscuit to each Man at 12 o’Clock.
About 7 at Night they encamped on a dry
Hill wtoutwithoutwithout Tents, being cold &and hungry.
Great Numbers being dispersed through the
Country, many of ymthem did not return. That Night,
betwixt 8 and 9, Orders were given for yrtheir
marching wtwith an Intention to surprizesurprise yethe Ene-
my in yrtheir Camp. The Word was King James.
The Attack was to be made wtwith Sword and
Pistol. They marched in one Column, by
qchwhich yethe Rear was near a Mile fmfrom yethe Front,
each Rank consisting of 33 Men only. Ma-ny 158 (158)
Many were so much fatigued, that they slept
on yrtheir March. Others, to a great Number, wan-
dered; and, by yethe Time they came wtinwithin 3 Miles
of Nairn, a Person✝ of Distinction, observing yethe
State of yethe Army, &and fearing all there would
be cut off, told LdLord Geo:GeorgeGeorge Murray yethe Condition
yethe Army was in, and, to prevent yethe Loss of
so many gallant Men, wished, He would
retreat in Time. LdLord Geo:GeorgeGeorge Murray was of
his Opinion; but, for Reasons he gave him,
desired He might inform yethe Prince of yrtheir
Situation, &and bring him Orders, qchwhich he under-
took; but before he could return wtwith yethe Prin-
ce’s Orders, LdLord Geo:GeorgeGeorge Murray, observing Day
coming on, began to retreat, qchwhich occasioned
some Reflections, &and confirmed severals in
yrtheir Opinion formerly of Him, though, I be-
lieve, without any just Foundation. We
came to Culloden about 9 next Morning,
being April 16th. The Provisions being all
spent, the Prince ordered each Colonel
to send some of their Officers to Inverness
wtwith Money to buy such as could be got, &and sent
Orders to yethe Inhabitants to send Provisions
to the Army, otherwise he would burn yethe Town.

Before yethe Prince left Inverness, on certain
Intelligence ytthat Cumberland had passed the
Spey, Major Kennedy went to Mr John Hay,
who, in Mr Murray's Absence, officiated as Se-
cretary, &and told him, that, as the Enemy was on
their March towards them, it was more than
probable there would be a Battle, and, as
the Event was very uncertain, it was pru-
dent to guard against the worst. They might
get yethe Better, or be defeat. In ysthis Situation,
he wish’dwished, he would propose to the Prince his
sending a large Quantity of Provisions, then
in Inverness to some Distance, that, in Case of

✝
No doubt, Lochiel. Vol. 3. p: 441. Vol: 4 p: 661.
159 (159)
of the worst, scattered Troops might join,
&and have wherewithal to subsist them, till
rejoin’drejoined by such as had not returned fmfrom
yrtheir Commands they had been out upon.
If this was not done, all must disperse,
the Cause must be given up, &and yethe Prince
behov’dbehoved to be in Danger; for yethe Neighbour-
hood of ytthat Country could not supply yethe
smallest Number of Men for one Week.
Mr Hay said nothing; nor do I believe,
he ever mentioned it to the Prince. But
to return.

The Prince intended to give yethe Army an
hearty Meal &and a Day's Rest, &and to fight
next Morning; but being inform’dinformed, ytthat Cum-
berland's Army was within Half a Mile,
he resolved to fight that Day. Lord
Geo:GeorgeGeorge Murray &and yethe Chiefs of yethe Clans, espe-
cially Lochiel, were against it. However,
they complied, though it was their Opinion
to keep yethe Ground they were on &and receive
Cumberland, if he attack’dattacked them; qchwhich they
were still in Doubt of. Our Army came
to the Height of yethe Muir before Cumber-
land came in View. The Prince ordered
yethe Men to be immediately formed in
Order of Battle; but LdLord Geo:GeorgeGeorge Murray beg-
ged to have a little Time to view yethe Ground,
&and observe yethe Motions of yethe Enemy. Cum-
berland soon appear’dappeared, &and was forming
his Men; on qchwhich Ours began to form by the
Prince’s Orders, who all yethe While stood
wtwith Lochiel &and Mr Sullivan, frequently
complaining they were long in forming.
A little after they were formed, we observ-ed160(160)
ed the Horse &and yethe Argileshiremen, on yethe left
of yethe Enemy, drawing to a Distance from yethe
main Body, &and inclining to our Right; on
qchwhich yethe Athol &and Cameron Officers were afraid
to be flanked. This made Lochiel send to
LdLord Geo:GeorgeGeorge Murray, then on yethe Left wtwith yethe Duke
of Perth, to tell him of yethe Danger. Lord
Geo:GeorgeGeorge Murray (whom I heard formerly say ytthat
yethe Park would be of great Service to pre-
vent our being flanked) on ysthis took a narrowêr,
View of it, &and sent three Gentlemen, viz,
Colonel Sullivan, John Roy Stewart and
Ker of Grydan to view it down to the
Water of Nairn. At their Return they
said, it was impossible for any Horse to
come ^by that Way. The Men still believed,
they might be flanked, &and some proposed
lining yethe Park-wall. The Duke of Perth,
qowho came fmfrom yethe Left, was of yrtheir Opinion; but
Ld Geo:George Murray, thinking otherwise, order-
ed LdLord Ogilvie’s Regiment to cover the
Flank, told there was no Danger, &and to Lord
Ogilvie said, he hoped &and doubted not, but
he would acquit himself as usual.

The Prince, qowho wtwith a Body of Horse was in the
Rear of yethe French, sent 8 or 10 times to LdLord
Geo:George Murray to begin yethe Attack on yethe Right,
but that was not obeyed. He sent SrSir John
MacDonald to yethe Duke of Perth, qowho moved
immediately wtwith yethe Left. The Right, observ-
ing this, wtoutwithoutwithout Orders fmfrom LdLord Geo:George Murray
followed yrtheir Example. LdLord George behaved
himself wtwith great Gallantry, lost his Horse,
his PerriwigPeriwig &and Bonnet, was amongst yethe last
that left yethe Field, had several Cuttscuts wtwith
Broad Swords in his Coat, &and was covered with 161 (161)
with Blood &and Dirt.

The Prince was in yethe Heat of yethe Action,
had one of his Grooms kill’dkilled close by him;
yethe Horse he rode on✝ kill’dkilled by a Musket-
bullet, qchwhich struck him wtinwithin an Inch of
yethe Prince’s Leg. Some of yethe Camerons on
yethe Right gave Way, being flanked, as they
expected, fmfm yethe Park-wall, qchwhich yethe Argyle-
shiremen had broke down. Lochiel en-
deavoured to rally them; but could not:
On which, under yethe greatest Concern, he
returned to the Action, &and was wounded
by a Flank-shot. Thus did some of his
Men desert yrtheir Chief &and yethe Cause they fought
for, who, at the Battle of Gladesmuir &and
Falkirk, behaved wtwith so much Intrepidity
&and Courage. — I more than once heard
Major Kennedy tell, that, after yethe High-
landers were broke &and yethe French engaged,
he went to yethe Prince, &and told him, they
could not hold it long, ytthat some Dragoons
had gone fmfrom yethe Right &and Left of yethe Enemy,
probably to surround yethe Hill &and prevent
his Escape; &and begged, he would retire.
In this Request he was join’djoined by others.
The Prince complied with great Reluc-
tance, retired in good Order &and in no Hurry.

As the Action was near over, as has
been told, Lochiel was wounded in both
his Legs. He was carried out of yethe Field
by 4 of his Men, qowho brought him to a little
Barn. As they were taking off his CloathsClothes
to disguise him, the Barn was surrounded
by a Party of Dragoons; but []as they were entringentering

✝
Not true. See Vol: 6. p: 1161.
162 (162)
entringentering the Barn, they were call’dcalled off; qchwhich
prevented his being taken. The Dragoons
were no sooner out of Sight, but his four
Men carried him out, put him on an Horse,
&and brought him that Night to Clunie’s House
in Badenoch, qrewhere he continued till next
Morning, &and ynthen went to Lochabar. When
he left yethe Barn; he dismistdismissed two of the four
Men, yethe oyrother two supported him on yethe Horse.

X
Vol: 7 pag: 1545.
X At a Meeting held at Murlagan, near
yethe Head of Locharkaig (present, Lord Lovat,
Lochiel, Mr Murray, Major Kennedy, Glen-
buicket, Col:Colonel John Roy-Stewart, Clanranald,
Barisdale, Lockgerrie, Mr AlexrAlexander MacLeod,
^SrSir Stewart Threpland, Keppoch’s Nephew, &and Barisdale's Son) it was agreed ytthat they should
φ
viz, Lochiel, Lochgary, Clanranald, &and Barisdale should, &cetc.

assemble yrtheir Men at Glenmallie &and cross Lo-
chie1, where Clunie &and Keppoch's Men should
join them. Lochiel got a Body of 3 or 400
Men, Barrisdale &and Lochgerrie came with a-
bout 150 Men each; but so soon as Lochgerrie
got pay for his Men, he went away, promis-
ing to return in a few Days, &and at yethe same
time to observe yethe Earl of Loudon's Moti-
ons; but neither of these was done; for yethe
Earl marched thro'throughthrough Glengary, &and had taken
Lochiel but for some of his Scouts as shall
be told. —Barisdale, before LdLord Loudon
came to Achnecarie, told Lochiel, he would
go &and bring more men, &and left his Son wtwith a few.
Early in yethe Morning a Body of Men appear’dappeared
marching over a Hill, whom Lochiel be-
lieved to be Barisdale's Men; but he was
soon undeceived by some Out-Scouts he had
placed at proper Distances, qowho told him
these Men were certainly Loudon’s; for
they saw red Crosses in their Bonnets. On ysthis
Lochiel dispersed his Men, &and crossed yethe Loch 163 (163)
Loch in a Boat, qchwhich he kept to prevent
his being surprizedsurprised. It prov’dproved, as he had been
told, &and he owed his Escape more to yethe Red Cross-
es than Barisdale’s Honesty.

Lord Lovat &and others took different Routes. Mr
Murray continued wtwith Lochiel, till they came
to Lochleven near Glencoe; and, after being
there some Time, Mr Murray went fmfrom yncethence
to Glenlion. SrSir David Murray, Dr Cameron
&and I went wtwith him. We continued there 12 or
14 Days. From that we went to Glenochie, qrewhere
he ^[Murray] was taken very ill. He desired, we should
return. SrSir David Murray went South, &and we
to Lochiel. He bid us tell Him, ytthat he would
continue about Glenlion till he recovered;
and, if he could not in Safety get South to
provide a Ship, he would return to him;
but we were soon informed, that, in 2 or 3
Days after we parted from him, he went
South. CapnCaptainCaptain MacNab went wtwith him to the
Braes of Balquhiddar, &and provided him in
an Horse &and CloathsClothes. — I return to yethe Battle.

As to the Left of our Army, I can give
no particular Account; but that yethe Officers,
Nobility &and Gentry behaved wtwith great Gallan-
try, in qchwhich all there did agree. The Duke
of Athol had been ill at yethe Time yethe Prince
was at Inverness, &and so was not in yethe Action;
but before Cumberland came there he
left it. I was told by One ytthat was wtwith him, ytthat
a little after yethe Battle he met wtwith John Hay,
&and enquired qtwhat was become of yethe Prince. To
which he replied, He was gone off, &and de-
sired none to follow him. On qchwhich yethe Duke
took yethe Road to Ruthven of Badenoch qrewhere
he met severals of yethe Unfortunate, qowho took
different Roads for yrtheir Safety.

The Prince, as I have already told, being pre-vailed164(164)
vailed on to retire after yethe Action, went to In-
vergary, Glengary's House; but ytthat Gentleman
&and his Lady were not at home. However he
continued yrethere ytthat Night, wtoutwithoutwithout Meat, Drink,
Fire or Candle, except some FirrFir-Sticks,
&and a Salmon he brought, qchwhich he ate wtwith Grid-
iron-Bannocks. He was made believe, his
Loss was much greater than it was; that
Lochiel, Keppoch, &and oyrother leading Men of yethe
Highlanders were killed, &and was advised
by Sullivan, O Neil &and John Hay to dismiss
all ytthat were ynthen wtwith him for greater Security
of his Person, as in ytthat Situation he could trust
none. Accordingly he dismissed all but the
above three; but whether SrSir ThosThomas Sheridan
was ynthen wtwith him, I have not been inform’dinformed.
Many would have followed him after the
Battle; but were forbid, as yethe D:Duke of Athol was.

From Invergary, qrewhere he was but one Night,
the Prince went, by yethe Head of Locharkeig, to
the West Coast, qrewhere he embark’dembarked for yethe Isl-
and of Uist. How long he continued there
at ytthat Time I know not; but from thence he
went in an open Boat to yethe Lewis, in order
to get a Ship to carry him off; but being in
ytthat disappointed, he returned to Uist, qrewhere he
skulked till he was informed, ytthat Major Ge-
neral Campbell, &and a Body of Argyleshiremen,
&and oyrsothersothers were come to ytthat Island. To avoid
them he went to Clanronald's House, conti-
nued yrethere no longer than to dress him selfhimself
in✝ WomensWomen's CloathsClothes, &and wtwith Miss MacDonald
went in an open Boat to yethe Isle of Sky.
In his passage he met wtwith a Boat, in which
were some of yethe Argyleshiremen, qowho, seeing
a small Boat wtwith two Men &and two Women,
took no Notice of ymthem.— On his landing in
Sky, he sent Miss MacDonald to Lady Margaret MacDonald

✝
Vol: 3 pag: 524, 525, &cetc.
165 (165)
MacDonald, SrSir Alexander’s Lady, to tell
her of his being there, &and to know if he
would be safe in her House, if but for
one Night, as he was yethe Day following
to leave yethe Island. What Reception Miss
had, or what Return was made, I cannot say
wtwith any Certainty (it being told in so many
different Ways); but certain it is, yethe Prince
went ytthat Night to Mr MacDonald’s of
Kingsburgh, qrewhere he slept very well, &and next
Day in an open Boat left yethe Island wtwith yethe
Laird of MacKinnon &and another. He lan-
ded in Moidart, went to Angus MacDonald’s
House in Boradale, returned MacKin-
non to Sky, changed his own Dress, &and
sent for Glenaladale of Clanranald's Family.

After yethe Battle of Culloden, many of yethe
Wounded, qowho were not able to leave the
Field, were that &and yethe next Day killed u-
pon yethe Spot, &and few were made Prisoners.
Cumberland came to Inverness, qrewhere such
as had been Prisoners were released. The
Clans, who were at yethe Action, dispersed, &and
such as were only coming on yrtheir March to
join yethe Prince, returned. Earl Cromerty &and
oyrsothersothers were taken Prisoners in Sutherland,
&and, sometime after, brought to Inverness.
The French surrendredsurrendered Prisoners, &and diffe-
rent Parties were sent to take up the
Stragglers. After Cumberland had been
some time in Inverness, he ordered Earl
Loudon wtwith a good Body of Men to Locha-
bar, to prevent our Coming to a Body, &and
receive such as would come &and deliver up
their Arms to him. He met wtwith no Opposition,
received a great Number of Arms, &and gave protections 166 (166)
protections. When he was encamped at Moy,
three Miles from Achnacarry (Lochiel's House)
qrewhere he ^[Lochiel] had been, &and six Miles from Fort-
William, Monroe of Culcairn was sent by
Cumberland wtwith a Body of Men to Earl
Loudon, wtwith Orders to him to burn Lochiel’s
House. On receiving these Orders, he told
Culcairn, that, as he was to march from
thence, he (Culcairn) might burn it. To
qchwhich he answered, he had done ytthat already.
The Earl, tho’thoughthoughthough as an Officer He with Ex-
actness discharged his Duty, yet behav’dbehaved
wtwith great Humanity to yethe Unfortunate;
which, I believe, made Culcairn exe-
cute qtwhat he had no Orders for.

At this Time, or soon after, a Line was
formed fmfrom Inverness to Fort-Augustus,
from thence to Fort-william, to prevent
yethe Prince or any others to escape. As al-
so a Line was formed from yethe Head of
Locharkeig, to prevent coming in, or going
out of, Lochabar.

While Cumberland was at Fort-Augustus,
great Liberties were taken by some Officers,
sent on different Commands, particularly
Colonel Cornwallis, Major Lockheart, Mon-
roe of Culcairn, CaptnCaptain Caroline Scott, &and
CapnCaptainCaptain Grant, Son to Grant of Knockando in
Strathspey. Culcairn, after he had burnt &and plun-
dered from Moy to yethe Head of Locharkeig march-
ed fmfrom thence to Kintale. Capt:Captain Grant, above-
mentioned, wtwith about 200 Men of Loudon's Regi-
ment, marched into Lochabar, stripped Men,
Women &and Children wtoutwithoutwithout Distinction of Conditi-
on or Sex. He burnt
Vol: 8 pag: 1605.
Cameron of Cluns’s House,
took a few Cows he had bought after Culcairn had
formerly plunder’dplundered him of all, striptstripped his Wife &and 167 (167)
&and some oyrsothersothers naked as they came into the
World. Thus was ysthis unfortunate Gentleman
made Partner in yethe Miseries of his Wife &and
Children, &and deprived of all Means of Sub-
sistence, except five milk Goats. From yncethence
he marched by yethe Wood of Tervalt to Loch-
arkeig. He told, he was going to carry off
Barisdale's Cattle, qowho had undertaken to
apprehend yethe Prince, but had deceived
ymthem; qchwhich was owing more to it’sits not being in
his Power, than Want of Inclination. He
burntburned &and plunder’dplundered as he marched. The Day
he left Cluns he apprehended one✝ AlexrAlexander
Cameron on yethe Side of Locharkeig, qowho had a
Gun on his Shoulder. This Man, tho’thoughthoughthough he
discover’ddiscovered yethe party at a Distance, made no
Attempt to run fmfrom ymthem; but came &and deliver-
ed his Arms. Being asked how he came
not to deliver his Arms sooner; he an-
swered, he saw those, qowho had submitted to
yethe King's Mercy, plundered as well as ysethose
qowho did not; ytthat he had gone, wtwith his Wife, &and
Children, &and Cattle, to a remote Wilderness,
qchwhich was yethe Reason he had not deliver’ddelivered
up his Arms before ytthat Time. This to any
but CapnCaptainCaptain Grant would have been a suffi-
cient Excuse; but so void was he of the
least Humanity, ytthat he ordered him im-
mediately to be tied to a Tree, &and shot
dead by yethe High-way in yethe Wood of Muick.
This Party was joined in Knoidart by Mon-
roe of Culcairn, qowho commanded 200 Men, &and
had been in Kintail. About eight Days after;
as they were returning wtwith Barisdale's Cattle
&and some belonging to oyrsothersothers,X Culcairn was shot
fmfrom a Bush not a Gun-shot-length or Dis-tance

✝X
Vol: 3. pag: 558, 559.
168(168)
tance fmfrom ytthat Spot qrewhere Cameron had been
(it may be said) murdered by CapnCaptainCaptain Grant.
Evan MacHoule or Cameron, tho’thoughthoughthough he ne-
ver had been out of yethe Country, or join’djoined
yethe Prince’s Army or any Part of it, came
to deliver his Arms to yethe first Party, ytthat
came to Lochabar, ynthen at yethe Head of Loch-
arkeig. He was desired to tell qrewhere Arms
were hid. He declared, He knew not
qrewhere any were hid, wtwith Asseverations
&and Oaths; but these did not save him, for
he was immediately shot. I do not re-
member who commanded yethe Party; but
I believe, it was CollColonel Cornwallis. ArchdArchibald
MacLauchlan, BroyrBrother to John MacLauch-
lan of Greenhall, was an Officer in ytthat
Command. WmWilliam Dow MacHoule &and his Bro-
ther, going to a SheelingShieling
Vol: 8. pag: 1684.
in Glenkengie,
were taken up on Suspicion ytthat one of the
black Horses was in yrtheir Custody, and, for
ysthis aggravating Circumstance, viz, ytthat
a Gun was found in one of yrtheir Houses,
were both immediately shot. The last, ytthat
encamped in yethe Braes of Locharkeig,
seeing what they believed to be a Boat
on yethe Side of yethe Loch, sent a Party; but it
proved to be no oyrother ynthen a large black Stone.
But ytthat they might not return wtoutwithoutwithout some
gallant Action, on meeting a poor old Man,
about sixty, begging, they shot him. Much
about yethe same Time, meeting a poor old
Woman, blind of an Eye, a Beggar for
several Years before, they desired Her
to tell qrewhere Lochiel was; and, for not tell-
ing qtwhat She did not know, she was imme-
diately shot. This is certain; but what is 169 (169)
is reported to have been done to her be-
fore she was dead, I incline not to re-
peat! things shocking to human Nature!
Colonel Cornwallis, qnwhen sent wtwith a large
Body of Men to yethe Head of Locharkeig,
in his March thro'throughthrough Grant of Glenmori-
ston's Country, spied two Men leading
Dung to yrtheir Land. They were ordered
to come to yethe Party; but, happening
to turn yrtheir Backs uon it, they were
instantly shot dead. John Cameron,
BroyrBrother to Lochiel, never join’djoined him, or
any of his ServtsServants. On yethe contrary, qnwhen
yethe Prince came to Glenfinnan, or be-
fore it, he went to his Father-in-law,
John Campbell's House, in Broadalbin,
qrewhere he continued till yethe Prince march-
ed out of Lochabar; &and so soon as he re-
turned, he waited upon CapnCaptainCaptain Camp-
bell, Deputy-GovernourGovernor of Fort-Will-
am, continued some Days wtwith him &and e-
ver behav’dbehaved himself peaceably, keep-
ing at home; but ytthat could not save his
Effects; for CapnCaptainCaptain Caroline Scott (yethe last
that plundered ytthat unfortunate Country)
took fmfrom him an hundred of his Cows
&and all his small &and young Cattle. An Or-
der being given to apprehend, on Suspi-
cion, Peter MacLauchlan, TaxmanTacksman of
a Farm, in Mull, belonging to yethe Duke
of Argyle, he came wtinwithin yethe Time limited
in Cumberland's proclamaonproclamation, at least
as soon as he was informed of it, &and surren-
dredsurrendered himself &and Arms to Major General Campbell 170 (170)
Campbell; but how soon yethe General went
to yethe Isles, CapnCaptainCaptain Millar of GuisesGuise's Regi-
ment, formerly a Prize-fighter, was
sent wtwith a Party to Mull, as is believed,
by Orders of CapnCaptainCaptain Caroline Scott, to burn
&and plunder some few Tenants in Mac-
Kinnon's Lands; qchwhich being done wtwith great
Severity, he went to Peter MacLauch-
lan's House, burnt it, plundered eve-
ry Thingeverythiing ytthat he had, Horses, Cows, &and Sheep,
except a lame Cow ytthat could not travelltravel.
CapnCaptainCaptain Caroline Scott came to Stewart of
Ardsheill's House in Appin, &and took from
his Lady a few Cows GenlGeneral Campbell
had bought fmfrom yethe Soldiers &and made a Pre-
sent of to her. All Ardsheil’s Cattle be-
ing taken by yethe Soldiers, yethe CapnCaptain desired,
She should give him her Keys; qchwhich She
did. He ynthen demanded qtwhat he called her
small Keys; qchwhich She had no sooner deliv-
ered, than he offered her his Hand, led
her out of yethe House, &and told her, She had
no more to do in it. She desired to know qrewhere
She was to go. He replied, to Appin’s House. She
ynthen told him, She could not leave her young
Children to starve, as he had taken all her
Provisions fmfrom her. On qchwhich he ordered her one Boll2
of Meal of her own to be given her. The CapnCaptain,
after he had rummaged yethe House, &and taken
every thingeverything out of it, took great Care to have
yethe Slates &and Sarking3 taken fmfrom yethe Roof. He gut-
ted yethe House &and Office-houses of all yethe Timber
in ymthem wtwith yethe least DammageDamage possible, even to yethe
Drawing of ^the Nails. He ynthen had all yethe Walls cast
down, yethe free Stone, Lintels, Rabats, &c.etc. laid by
themselves, all qchwhich he sold wtwith yethe Planting, which 171 (171)
which chiefly consisted of many ^large Ash-trees.
It was ysthis CapnCaptain Caroline, qowho hanged three
Men near Glenevis, that, when some oyrsothers
were pursued, came &and delivered yrtheir Arms,
expecting to get Protection; in Place of qchwhich,
yethe CapnCaptain told them, as oyrsothers had not done yethe
same, they were to be hang’dhanged. The poor
Men said, it would be hard to punish ymthem for
yethe Fault of oyrsothers; &and so little did they think
he intended any such Thing, but ytthat he threat-
ened to fright ymthem, they were laughing qnwhen
yethe Soldiers were putting yethe Ropes about
yrtheir Necks. But they were mistaken; for in-
stantly they were hang’dhanged, &and had not so much
Time as to beg God to have Mercy upon yrtheir
Souls. — The same CapnCaptain; qnwhen he went to yethe Isl-
and of Barra wtwith a party to search for Arms,
he apprehended a Man, being inform’dinformed ytthat he
had been in Arms, &and ordered him immediate-
ly to be hang’dhanged. The poor Man begg’dbegged, he might
delay for a few Hours, ytthat he would prove
by 50 he had never been out of yethe Country,
or under Arms in it; but ysthis was not granted,
tho’thoughthoughthough CapnCaptain Millar of Guise's Regiment beg-
ged, he might consider qtwhat he was doing;
for tho’thoughthough he (Scott) was an older CapnCaptain, yet
he had served much longer. To qchwhich yethe oyrother
replied, He knew very well qtwhat he was do-
ing, qchwhich was not wtoutwithoutwithout Orders. What made
ysthis yethe more surprizingsurprising is, ytthat tho’though in yethe Islands
belonging to Barra yrethere will be about 4 or
500 Souls, yrethere is but one Gentleman &and 7 or
8 common People ytthat are Protestants, of
qmwhom ysthis poor unfortunate Man was one.
I have hitherto confin’dconfined myself to Facts;
but in ysthis Place must observe, ytthat all those
qowho were hang’dhanged or shot, were Protestants; that
in plundering yethe Cattle, burning, &c.etc. yethe Roman CatholicksCatholic's 172 (172)
CatholicksCatholic's Countries, Braes of Lochabar, Glen-
gary, Knoidart, Moidart, Arisaig &and Morar,
suffer’dsuffered little by burning or taking of Cattle;
&and not one, ytthat I know of, was hang’dhanged or shot, qowho
was a Papist. — How loud would yethe Clamour
have been, had such Burning &and Murders,
&c.etc. been committed by yethe PrincesPrince's Army, or
yethe like Indulgence shown to popish Countries
&and Papists? — I have been told, Major
Lockheart came not short of CapnCaptain Caro-
line in many of yethe like Actions; but as I
was not ynthen in ytthat Country, I leave it to o-
thers better informed. What I have told
of yethe above Plunderings, Burnings &and killing,
may be absolutely depended on; &and have left
off, to put ymthem togeyrtogether, lest, if mention’dmentioned in yrtheir
proper Places, it might interrupt, qtwhat more
particularly concern’dconcerned yethe Prince; to qchwhich I return.

Glenaladale, as I have related, being sent
for, came; &and yethe Prince, being better inform’dinformed
as to Lochiel, Keppoch &and oyrsothers, ytthat his Loss had
not been as Sullivan &and O Neil told him, pro-
posed going to Lochabar, qrewhere he believed Lo-
chiel was; but as all yethe Passes were then
guarded, ysthis was represented to be imprac-
ticable. He continued a few Days in that
Country, &and was advised to go to yethe Braes of
Glenmoriston, &and there &and in Lord Lovat’s Coun-
try to continue till the Passes were opened.
Accordingly he went, attended by Glenaladale, his
Brother &and a Son of Angus MacDonald’s, two
young Boys. They sent for Donald Cameron
of Glenpean to be yrtheir Guide to yethe Braes of
Locharkeig. He came, &and in yethe Night conduc-
ted yethe Prince safe thro'through yethe Guards, ytthat were
on yethe Pass, so close to yrtheir Tents as to hear e-
very Word they spoke.
ⓧ See Vol: 3d Page 569, &c.etc
When they came to
Glenmoriston, they got six stout trusty Men,
but spoke not a Word of English; with whom &and 173 (173)
&and Glenaladale the Prince continued betwixt yethe
Braes of Glenmoriston &and Glenstrathferrar,
till the Guards were removed &and all yethe Pass-
es opened. About yethe Beginning of August
he Went to Lochabar, wtwith yethe above Retinue,
came to Achnasaûl on yethe Side of Locharkeig,
two Miles from Achnacarie. They had no
Provisions, but expected to be supplied in
ytthat Country, in qchwhich they were disappointed, it hav-
ing been plundered, &and all yethe People were fled
to yethe Mountains to save yrtheir Lives. In ysthis Situa-
tion yethe Prince was in Danger of being Starv-
ed, qnwhen one of yethe Glenmoriston Men discovered
a large fine Hart, &and shot him. The day fol-
lowing yethe Prince was inform’dinformed, that Lochgarie,
Cluns &and Achnasual were in yethe neighbouring
Mountains, &and sent for ymthem, &and dispatched one
to inform Lochiel, ynthen about 20 Miles distant,
of his being in ytthat Country; but Lochiel, some
Days before, hearing a Surmise of yethe Prince’s
being come to yethe Continent, had sent his
BroyrBrother (yethe Doctor) &and me by different Roads, to
get all yethe Intelligence we could of yethe Prince.
The Person, qowho was sent to Lochiel, met the
Doctor, wt inwithin a few Miles of yethe Place qrewhere
Lochiel was, who was obliged to return wtwith
two French Officers, ytthat were likewise in Quest
of yethe Prince. This faithful Person
Vol: 7 pag: 1546.
would not own
he knew any Thinganything about yethe Prince, his Orders
being only to tell Lochiel. However, he said
he had Business of yethe utmost Consequence.
The Doctor brought him &and yethe two Officers
to his BroyrBrother. The next Day Lochiel sent yethe
Doctor to yethe Prince, &and yethe Officers to yethe Care
of one of his Friends, wtwith qmwhom they were to
continue till further Orders. In yethe mean
timemeantime, after travelling &and searching several
Days to no purpose, I met yethe Doctor at Ach-
nacarie, as he was going to yethe Prince. He had
four Servants wtwith him, who, as yethe River was ^not
passable, raised a Boat Culcairn had sunk after 174 (174)
after his Searching the Isle of Locharkeig,
where, from former Experience, he expected
to get a great Deal of Plunder.

When Culcairn was in ysthis Island, he discov-
ered some new-raised Earth, &and, believing
Money or Arms to be hid there, had it dug
up, &and only found yethe Corpse of a Man wtoutwithout
a Coffin, ytthat had not been many Days bu-
ried. On yethe CorpsCorpse yrethere was a good Holland
Shirt, qchwhich made him believe it to be Lochiel,
&and sent an Express to Cumberland to tell, ytthat
he had found Lochiel's CorpsCorpse, qowho had died of
his Wounds. From this it was put in yethe News-
papers. This was the CorpsCorpse of John Cameron,
BroyrBrother to Allan Cameron of Callart, qowho was
taken at Culloden &and sent Prisoner to London.
The Shirt was taken fmfrom yethe CorpsCorpse, &and it left to
be Food for yethe Birds of Prey, &cetc.

The Prince at ysthis Time was in a small HuttHut,
built for yethe Purpose, in the Wood betwixt Ach-
nasual &and yethe End of Locharkeig. Observing
some Men in Arms by yethe Water-side, ^we sent
two of Cluns’s Children to know who they were.
We soon discovered ymthem to belong to Cluns,
sent yethe Boat for ymthem, &and dismistdismissed yethe four Ser-
vants on Pretence we were going to skulk
in yethe Wood for some Days, &and ytthat keeping
such a Number together might be dangerous.
We cross’dcrossed yethe River, &and went to yethe Hutt. The Prince
wtwith Achnasual had gone a little from it; but, be-
ing informed what we were, came immediate-
ly to us. He was then bare-footed, had an old
black-kilt Coat on, a Plaid, Philibeg &and Waistcoat,
a dirty Shirt &and a long red Beard, a Gun in his
Hand, a Pistol &and DurkDirk by his Side. He was
very chearfulcheerful &and in good Health, and, in my
Opinion, fatter than qnwhen he was at Inverness.
When we told him qtwhat we were &and from qncewhence we
came, &and ytthat Lochiel was well, &and
Vol: 7. p: 1470
recovered of
his Wounds, he thanked God thrice for it, &and 175 (175)
&and expressed an uncommon Satisfaction.
They had kill’d a Cow yethe Day before, &and yethe
ServtsServants were roasting some of it wtwith Speets.4
The Prince knew yrtheir Names, spoke in a fa-
miliar Way to ymthem, &and some Erse. He ate ve-
ry heartily of yethe roasted Beef &and some Bread
we had got fmfrom Fort-Augustus, &and no Man
could sleep sounder in yethe Night than He.
He proposed going immediately qrewhere Lochiel
was; but we knew, by the News-Papers, yethe
Government had been inform’dinformed, some time
before, ytthat he had pass’dpassed Corierag wtwith Lochi-
el &and 30 Men, qchwhich probably might occasion
a Search in those Parts. This made him
resolve to continue for sometime where
he was. Some Days after, Lochgary &and yethe
Doctor were sent to Lochiel, &and Glenaladale &and
yethe faithful Glenmoriston-men were dis-
mistdismissed. The Prince continued in yethe HuttHut wtwith
Cluns’s Children, CapnCaptain Macraw of Glen-
gary's Regiment, one or two Servants, &and
I had yethe Honour to add One to yethe Number.

The two Officers, who, I told, went to
Lochiel wtwith yethe Doctor, came from Dunkirk
in a small Vessel wtwith sixty oyrother young Gen-
tlemen, qowho had formed ymselvesthemselves in a Com-
pany of Volunteers under yethe Command
of yethe foresaid two Officers some time be-
fore they could hear of yethe Battle of Culloden.
They came in June to Polliew, in Seaforth's
Country, qrewhere four of them landed to deliver
their Dispatches, of whom two were taken,
&and the other two wandered in Seaforth's
Country, till Lochgarie, hearing they had
Letters for yethe Prince, sent CapnCaptain Macraw
&and his own Servant for them, ytthat they might be 176 (176)
be sent to Lochiel, since yethe Prince was not
to be found. This happen’dhappened about yethe Middle
of July. When they came to Lochiel, ~~they~~^^^^They[] told
him, they had left their Papers wtwith Mr
AlexrAlexander MacLeod, one of the Prince's AidAide de
Camps,^then skulking in Seaforth’s Country. Tho’Though this prov’dproved true, yet as they ym-
selvesthemselves had not told it to ~~Lochiel~~^ ^ ^Lochgary or any other made him
^[Lochiel] suspect them to be Government Spies. The
Prince wanted much to see them; but we told
him qtwhat Lochiel &and we were afraid of; which
made him resolve to act in ysthis wtwith great-
er Caution. He said, it was surprizingsurprising, that
two Men, Strangers, &and wtoutwithout one Word of
EarseErse, could escape fmfrom yethe Troops, qowho were
always in Motion in Quest of him &and his
Followers; but, to see ymthem in Safety, he wrote
a Letter to ymthem himself to ysthis Purpose; ytthat, to a-
void falling into yethe Hands of his Enemies,
he was under a Necessity to retire to a re-
mote Country, qrewhere he had none wtwith him but
one CapnCaptain Drummond &and a Servant, and, as
he could not remove fmfrom qrewhere he was wtoutwithout Dan-
ger to himself &and ymthem, he had sent CapnCaptain Drum-
mond wtwith ysthis Letter, &and, as he could repose
entire Confidence in him, desired, qteverwhatever
Message they had to him, to tell it to yethe Bear-
er, CapnCaptain Drummond, &and take his Advice as
to yrtheir Conduct. This Letter he proposed to deli-
ver to ymthem himself under yethe Name of CapnCaptain
Drummond; for both of ymthem told Lochiel,
they had never seen yethe Prince. They were
sent for, &and, qnwhen they came, were introduced
to yethe Prince under his borrowed Name.
He delivered yethe Letter to ymthem, wtwith qchwhich they
were very well pleased, &and told him every
Thingeverything they had to say, which he afterwards
said, was of no great Consequence, as his Af- 177 (177)
Affairs then stood. They continued two Days
wtwith us, asked yethe fictitious CapnCaptain Drummond
several Questions about yethe Prince's health
&and Manner of Living. His Answers they heard
wtwith yethe utmost SurprizeSurprise. The Prince, believing
yethe Pacquet left wtwith Mr AlexrAlexander MacLeod
might be of Use to him, sent for it; but as
it was Cyphers, &and directed to yethe French
Ambassador, he could make Nothing of
It.— We continued in ysthis Wood &and ytthat over agtagainst
Achnacarie (having three HuttsHuts in different
Places, to qchwhich we removed by Turns) till, I
think, about yethe 10th of AugtAugust, on qchwhich Day Cluns’s
Son/ &and I went to yethe Strath of Cluns for Intel-
ligence. We were not Half an Hour in yethe Hut,
qchwhich Cluns had built for his Family (after his
House was burnt) qnwhen a Child of six Years
old went out, returned in Haste to tell ytthat
She saw a great Body of Soldiers. This we
did not believe, as Lochgary had promised
to Lochiel to have a Guard betwixt Fort-Au-
gustus &and ysthis Place to give Intelligence. We
went out to know yethe Truth, &and it proved as the
Girl had said. Cluns skulked to observe yethe
Motions of yethe Party. His Son &and I went to in-
form yethe Prince. He was that Day in one of
yethe HuttsHuts on yethe oyrother Side of yethe Water Kiaig, a
short Mile fmfrom Cluns. Crossing yethe Ford of ytthat
Water under Cover of yethe Wood, and, com-
ing wtinwithin Pistol-shot of yethe HuttHut, I observed
yethe Party advancing. The Prince was ynthen asleep
being about 8 in yethe Morning. I wakened
him, &and desired him not to be surprizedsurprised;
for ytthat a Body of yethe Enemy were in Sight.
He, wtwith yethe utmost Composure, got up, called
for his Gun, sent for CapnCaptain MacRaw &and Sandy,
Cluns’s Son, ^who wtwith a SevtServant were doing yethe duty of Sentries about the Wood. We concluded by our having no 178 (178)
no Intelligence of yethe Party marching fmfrom Fort-
Augustus, as had been promised, there was
Treachery in it, &and ytthat we were surrounded. ^Cluns came soon up to where we were
However, tho’thoughthough but eight in Number, we were
determined rather than to yield, to be butch-
ered by our merciless Enemies, to sell our
Lives dear, and, in Defence of our Prince,
to die like Men of Honour. We left yethe Hut,
&and marched to a small Hill above yethe Wood,
fmfrom qncewhence we could see a great Way up
Glenkingie &and not be discovered. We got
there unobserved, qchwhich was owing to yethe Cover
of yethe Wood. The Prince examined all our
Guns, qchwhich were in pretty good Order, &and said,
he hoped we would do some Execution be-
fore we were killed; for his Part he was
bred a Fowler, &and could charge quick, was
a tolerable Marks-man, &and would be sure
of one at least. He said little more; but
sent Cluns, &and me to take a narrow View
of yethe Party, &and resolved that Night to go to the
Top of Mullantagart, a very high Mountain
in the Braes of Glenkengie, &and to send one
to us to know qtwhat we discover’ddiscovered or were infor-
med of. When we came to yethe Strath of Cluns,
yethe Women told us, ytthat yethe Party was of Lord
Loudon's Regiment, consisting of about 200
Men, commanded by one CapnCaptain Grant Son
to Grant of Knockando in Strathspey; ytthat
they had carried away ten Milk-Cows, qchwhich
Cluns had bought after he was plundered,
&and found out yethe HuttHut we had in yethe Wood of
Tervalt; &and that they gave it out, ytthat they were go-
ing to bring Barisdale's Cattle to yethe Camp, qowho
had promised to apprehend yethe Prince, but had
deceived them. I have told you already, how
this CapnCaptain Grant, I may say, barbarously mur- 179(179)
murdered AlexrAlexander Cameron on yethe Side of Loch-
arkeig. — In the Evening Cluns’s Son came
to us fmfrom yethe Prince, wtwith qmwhom we returned,
told him as we were informed, &and brought
some WhiskieWhisky, Bread &and Cheese. This was
about 12 at Night. He was on yethe Side of
the Mountain wtoutwithout Fire or any Covering.
We persuaded him to take a hearty Dram,
&and made a Fire, qchwhich we durst not keep a-
bove Half an hour, lest it should be seen
by yethe People in yethe Neighbourhood. By Day-
light we went to yethe Top of yethe Mountain,
qrewhere we continued till eight in yethe Evening
wtoutwithout yethe least Cover, &and durst not rise out
of our Seats. The Prince slept all yethe Fore-
noon in his Plaid &and wet Hose, altho’although it was
an excessive cold Day, made more so by se-
veral Showers of Hail. From thence we went
that Night to yethe Strath of Glenkengie, killed
a Cow, &and lived merrily for some Days. From
ytthat we went to yethe Braes of Achnacarie. The
Water of Arkeg in crossing came up to our
Haunches. The Prince in ytthat Condition lay
ytthat Night &and next Day in open Air; &and though
his CloathsClothes were wet, he did not suffer yethe
least in his Health. In a Day or two after,
Lochgary &and Dr Cameron return’dreturned fmfrom Lochiel,
(to qmwhom they had been sent,) &and told, it was Loch-
iel’s Opinion &and theirs, ytthat yethe Prince would be safe
qrewhere he ^[Lochiel] was skulking. This pleased him much;
&and yethe next Night he set out wtwith Lochgary, yethe Doctor
&and Sandy (Cluns’s Son) my selfmyself &and three ServtsServants. We
travelled in yethe Night, &and slept all Day, till we
came to Lochiel, qowho was ynthen in yethe Hills, betwixt
yethe Braes of Badenoch &and Athol. The Doctor &and I
went by anoyranother Road on a Message to Badenoch.
I return'dreturned about SeptrSeptember 13th, &and yethe next Day was
sent South. The Prince, by moving fmfrom Place
to Place &and but few wtwith him, had hitherto esca-ped180(180)
ped yethe narrow &and strict Search of yethe Troops; but,
as yethe like good Fortune might not always con-
tinue, he ordered Lochiel to send South to
have a Ship freighted, to bring him &and oyrsothers
off ^by yethe East Coast. The Ship was provided,
&and one sent to inform yethe Prince of it, qowho, wtwith Loch-
iel &and oyrsothers, was to come qrewhere yethe Ships lay; but
before ysthis Messenger came to qrewhere yethe Prince
had been, two of Lochiel's Friends, ytthat had Or-
ders to watch on yethe West Coast, came &and told,
ytthat two French Ships were arrived at Moi-
dart. Upon ysthis, yethe Night following yethe Prince
set out fmfrom qrewhere they were, &and, at yethe same time,
sent to inform oyrsothers skulking in different Pla-
ces. Some arrived in Time; but oyrsothers, by some
Accident or anoyranother, had not ytthat good Fortune.

I have told You qtwhat I was Witness to,
or informed of by such as I could absolutely
depend upon. I shall only add, ytthat yethe Prince
submitted wtwith Patience to his adverse For-
tune, was chearfulcheerful, &and frequently desired
those that were wtwith him to be so. He was
cautious qnwhen in yethe greatest Danger, never at
a Loss in resolving qtwhat to do wtwith uncommon
Fortitude. He regretedregretted more yethe Distress of those,
qowho suffered for adhering to his Interest, than
yethe Hardships &and Dangers he was hourly expo-
sed to. — To conclude, He possesses all yethe
Virtues, ytthat form yethe Character of a Hero and
great Prince.— — — — — — — —