Lachlan Campbell--Donald Campbell's Memorial--Motives Controlling Royal Governors--Governor Clarke to Duke of Newcastle--Same to Lords of Trade--Efforts of Captain Campbell--Memorial Rejected--Redress Obtained--Grand Scheme--List of Grantees--A Desperado--Township of Argyle--Records of--Change of Name of County--Highland Soldiers Occupy Lands--How Allotted--Selling Land Warrants--New Hampshire Grants--Ethan Allan--Revolution--An Incident--Indian Raid--Massacre of Jane McCrea--Religious Sentiment 176 CHAPTER VIII. HIGHLAND SETTLEMENT ON THE MOHAWK. Sir William Johnson--Highlanders Preferred--Manner of Life--Changed State of Affairs--Sir John Johnson--Highlanders not Civic Officers--Sir John Johnson's Movements Inimical--Tryon County Committee to Provincial Congress--Action of Continental Congress--Sir John to Governor Tryon--Action of General Schuyler--Sir John's Parole--Highlanders Disarmed--Arms Retained--Highland Hostages--Instructions for Seizing Sir John--Sir John on Removal of Highlanders--Flight of Highlanders to Canada--Great Sufferings--Lady Johnson a Hostage--Highland Settlement a Nest of Treason--Exodus of Highland Women--Some Families Detained--Letter of Helen McDonell--Regiment Organized--Butler's Rangers--Cruel Warfare--Fort Schuyler Besieged--Battle of Oriskany--Heroism of Captain Gardenier--Parole of Angus McDonald--Massacre of Wyoming--Bloodthirsty Character of Alexander McDonald--Indian Country Laid Waste--Battle of Chemung--Sir John Ravages Johnstown--Visits Schoharie with Fire and Sword--Flight from Johnstown--Exploit of Donald McDonald--Shell's Defence--List of Officers of Sir John Johnson's Regiment--Settlement in Glengarry--Allotment of Lands--Story of Donald Grant--Religious Services Established 196 CHAPTER IX. GLENALADALE HIGHLANDERS OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. Highlanders in Canada--John Macdonald--Educated in Germany--Religious Oppression--Religion of the Yellow-Stick--Glenaladale Becomes Protector--Emigration--Company Raised Against Americans--Capture of American Vessel--Estimate of Glenaladale--Offered Governorship of Prince Edward Island 231 CHAPTER X. HIGHLAND SETTLEMENT IN PICTOU, NOVA SCOTIA. Emigration to Nova Scotia--Ship Hector--Sails from Lochbroom--Great Sufferings and Pestilence--Landing of Highlanders--Frightening of Indians--Bitter Disappointment--Danger of Starvation--False Reports--Action of Captain Archibald--Truro Migration--Hardships--Incidents of Suffering--Conditions of Grants of Land--Hector's Passengers--Interesting Facts Relative to Emigrants--Industries--Plague of Mice--American Revolution--Divided Sentiment--Persecution of American Sympathizers Highlanders Loyal to Great Britain--Americans Capture a Vessel--Privateers--Wreck of the Malignant Man-of-War--Indian Alarm--Itinerant Preachers--Arrival of Reverend James McGregor 235 CHAPTER XI.