I happened to be two weeks ago in
Strathglass at the young Chisholm’s house,
&and on the 25th ultultimo mense. as I was walking a-
lone by the River’s Side, I met an aged
Man, who saluted me, as is ordinary in
the Highlands, &and asked, if I had Snuff;
which I answered by giving him my Box,
which introduced a Parley. I enquired
whence &and who he was. He answered,
from Glenmorison, &and that his Name
is John MaColivee Eandue, or, if I pleas-
ed, John MackDonell. I enquired, if
he knew Pat.Patrick Grant. He said, very
well, &and that he shared in the Cause
of Patrick’s Reputation; that he fre-
quently attended summâfide summâ fide his
R——[oya]l Master, ministering sometimes
to his Relief, &and that the P ——[rince] called
him often by the Name of OS Ean.
I told him, if he could find good
Credentials for what he advanced,
his Fidelity at the critical Juncture
might yet avail him. He declared, ytthat
PatkPatrick Grant &and others of Repute could
vouch what he asserted, that ^he his now
reduced to great Want. He had one of
his Sons, a pretty Boy, with him, seeking
Service for him, having kept him a little
time at a Charity School. After giving him 1885 (1885)
him a Mite to buy his Supper, we badbade
Good Night. He [] told me, he was prison-
er at Inverness, but got off on the Indem-
nity. Being two days thereafter in Com-
pany with the Romish Clergyman of
that Country, I enquired, if he knew
such a poor Fellow. He said, he
did, &and that he was the Person al-
ready specified, whom the P.Prince often
called Os Ean.