Donald MacLeod having been long
detained in &and about EdrEdinburgh by the Civi-
lities &and Kindness of Friends, was in
my Room, in the Citadel of Leith, a-
long with James MacDonald, Joiner,
upon Wednesday, OctrOctober 21st, 1747, qnwhen
Donald was pleased to inform me, ytthat,
upon Reflection, he found, he had
forgot some few Particulars in giving
me his Journal, &and therefore he would
now take the Opportunity of giving
me a Narrative of them. According-
ly I writ them down from his own
Mouth.

See Vol: 2d, page 301 near the Foot,
the Paragraph beginning wtwith, June 14th.

The place they put up in that
Night, is called ✝Achkirsideallich,
a Rock upon the Shore, in a Clift1
of which they took up their Quarters,
the Storm continuing for a whole
Day. At Night, the Enemy being
within less than two Miles of them,
they set Sail again, &and arrived
safely at Ciliestiella; from qncewhence
they steered their Course towards
Loch-Boisdale; but one on Board
swore, that there was a long Boat
in their Way, no doubt, full of Ma-
rines. Donald MacLeod was positive on 462 (462)
on the Contrary, &and assured them, ytthat
it was nothing else but a little Rock
in the Water, which he was for-
merly acquainted with, having the
Appearance of a Boat at some
Distance. But he could not per-
suade them to take his Opinion of
the Matter, &and therefore they steer-
ed back to Ciliestiella, &and stayed
there that Night. Next Day they
set out for Loch-Boisdale, where
they got the disagreeable Accounts
of Boisdale’s being made a Prisoner,
&c.etc. and whereabouts they made
their Abode for about eight Days.

See Page 303d of Vol: 2d, Line
8th, &cetc.

At the same Time Donald told
me, that Boisdale was once a
whole Night with the Prince upon
Coradale✝ &and was very merry with
him; &and desired me still to remark,
that if Boisdale had not been Pri-
soner, the Prince needed not to
have left the Long Isle at all.

Donald likewise told me, that, when
in London, he called for his Chif-
tainChieftain, who would not vouchsafe him
fo much as a Look, &and that, one Day,
spying him on the Street of EdrEdinburgh, he 463 (463)
he ventured to make up to him to
enquire about his Welfare; but
his Honour never minded honest
Donald, &and would take no Notice
of him at all.

When I told Donald, that I would
write down an Account of this odd
Conduct in the Laird, he said, “O
“na, lat him be!” but I positively
insisted upon it, &and would not yield
it to Donald; remarking withal,
that I looked upon him as a great
Honour to his Chiftain, &and that there-
fore he needed not have behaved
so to him, as if he had been a-
shamed of him. To which Donald
modestly replied, “Faith, Sir I
“hope, he winna2 say, I am a
“Disgrace to him.”