He said, LdLord George Sackville, with a
Command of 400 Men, was ordered
from ^Fort Augustus to gather up the Glean-
[i]ngs of the Cattle, that might happen
[t]o be left in the Countries, that had
[b]een plundered &and pillaged. When
[h]e was at Locharkaig, the Prince
&and his small Retinue had been
thirty or forty Hours without any
Meat. One Evening they spied LdLord
George &and his Command driving a-
way the Cattle they had pick’dpicked up
here &and there. They were then
[c]onsulting with one another what
[w]as fittest to be done to procure them-
selves some Provisions in this ex-
[t]remity; &and it was proposed, that they
should go to a Place at the Distance
of sixteen Miles from them. The Prince
objected against this Measure, alleg-
[i]ng, that the Journey was too long for
[th]em in their present distressed Condi-
tion, &and that perhaps they might be dis-
[a]ppointed of their Intention, when they
should come to the Place spoken of. “What 220 (220)
“What would ye think, Gentlemen (said
"he) of lifting some of the Cattle we
“spied under a Command this Even-
“ing. They are not far from us, and,
“I hope, we will succeed in the Design;
“for the Gloom of the Night will fa-
“vour us in the Attempt.” — His Com-
panions looked upon the EnterprizeEnterprise
as too hazardous, &and could not think
at all of running such a RisqueRisk:
But the Prince still insisted upon it
as the best Expedient they could pitch
upon in the present Difficulty, &and said,
“If the Dangers attending this Expe-
“riment be all that can be said agtagainst
"it, I my selfmyself will be one of the Num-
ber, that will make the Attempt” —
Upon this four of the Company de-
clared, they would gladly go along
with him &and try what they could do.
Away they went, and (as the Prince
had suggested) by the Favour of yethe
dark Night, they brought off six
Cows without being in the least dis-
covered; a most lucky &and plentiful
Supply in such necessitous Circumstance.