N: B:

N: B: When the Prince was march-
ing his Army towards England, Dun-
can Cameron was ordered to attend
the Prince’s Baggage, &and had got a young
Horse to ride upon, that had not been
accustomed to Noise, &and therefore threw
Duncan upon hearing the Pipes &and the
Drums. Duncan was so bruised with
the Fall, that he behoved to be left
behind, &and accordingly was carried
to the House, in which Lady Orbiston
was then living, in the Neighbourhood
of Dalkeith. Soon an Information was
given, that the Highlanders had left
one behind them at such a Place, &and
he was said to be Colonel Strick-
land in his Wounds; upon which a 363 (363)
a party of Dragoons was dispatched
to take the Colonel Prisoner; but
they found only plain Duncan, whom
they brought into Edinburgh. He was
committed to the City-JaylJail, where
he was so lucky as to be overlooked,
either through Sickness or Want of
Evidence, when others were sent
off to England to stand Trial. At
last he was released, Nothing ap-
pearing against Him, some Time be-
fore the Indemnity came out, and
got a Protection for going to his
own Country in the Highlands.
However, Duncan had no Mind to
make Use of that Protection, being
resolved to return to France. He
luckily fell in with Mrs Fothringham,
who was going over to France to
her Husband, late Governor of Dun-
dee. This Lady was allowed a
Pass &and Protection for her selfherself, a
Child, a Man-servant &and a Maid-
servant, to sail for Holland.
She wanted much to have Duncan
Cameron along with her, because,
having the French-language
well, he would prove an excel-
lent Guide for her to France.
Duncan, on the other Hand, was
fond of having it in his power to oblige 364 (364)
oblige such a Lady, &and glad to go into
any Scheme, whereby he could safely
make his Way to Holland; &and therefore
he agreed to pass for Mrs Fothring-
ham’s Servant, &and accordingly he was
insert in the Pass under the Name
of Duncan Campbell, an Argyle-
shireman. They sailed from Leith-
road, on Board of one Sibbald, upon
Friday, June 19th, &and arrived in Hol-
land the 23d, 1747.

It was most lucky for Duncan Came-
ron, that it was never known to any
in the Government, that he was one
of those, who came over in the same
Frigate with the Prince. The most
distant Suspicion was never enter-
tained about this, otherwise his
Fate would have turned out in
quite another Shape.