When the Prince sent for
Donald Cameron of Glenpean, the said
Donald went along with the Messeng-
er to the Place the Prince had
appointed, and, according to the
Prince’s Orders, took along with him
all the Provisions he had, which
was no more than two or three
HandfullsHandfuls of Oat-meal &and about
a Pound of Butter. And when the
Messenger had conducted the said
Donald Cameron to the Place ap-
pointed for meeting the Prince, by
some Accident or other the Prince
had left that Place, &and they miss'dmissed
him: Upon which they were very
uneasy, &and resolved to go different Ways 570 (570)
Ways to see to find him out; &and there
happening a great Fog or Mist to
come on at that Time, they wan-
dered a considerable While in the
Hill. At last the said Donald
Cameron by mere Accident met yethe
Prince, who being in great Want
of Provisions, the said Donald gave
him the Oat-meal &and Butter he
had, of which he ate very heartily,
&and which subsisted the Prince &and other
three Persons, who were with him,
for four Days. As the Lines of the
regular Troops were then all for-
med, with a Design to surround yethe
Prince, he advised with the said Do-
nald Cameron, if there was any
Possibility of getting through yethe Lines,
&and in what Manner. Upon this the
said Donald Cameron replied, ytthat
it was a most hazardous Attempt,
&and next to an Impossibility, as the
Sentries were all placed so close,
that they were each of them within
Speech of the other. But the Prince
being determined to penetrate through
the Lines at all Hazards, having no-thing571(571)
thing else left for his Escape, the
said Donald told him, that there
was one Pass. with a Hollow, to go
down over a very high Rock, which
was exceeding hazardous, but was the
only Place he could advise yethe Prince
to attempt. Upon this they went
to the said Precipice, being then
dark Night, &and Donald Cameron
went first over the Pass, &and the
Prince followed; but as he was
coming down the Hill to the Top
of the Rock, where the Pass was, his
Foot slipped, &and the Hill being so
steep, he tumbled to the very Top
of the Rock, &and would certainly
have fallen one hundred Fathoms
perpendicular over the Rock, had not
he catched Hold of a Tree, on the
very Top of the Rock, with one of
his Legs, after his Body passed the
same, &and which he kept hold of be-
twint His Leg &and his Thigh, till the
next Person, that was following
him, catched Hold of Him by the
Breast, &and held Him, till the said Donald 572 (572)
Donald Cameron returned back, and
came to them, &and recovered both. At
last they got over this so dangerous
Pass, by which they pass’dpassed the first
Line of the Troops, &and different Nights
after this they passed the other four
Lines of the Troops, creeping on yrtheir
Hands &and Feet betwixt the Sentries.