He now offers services unconditionally[65]—‘but is sorry to be prevented in his Design of going to London as he entended to throw himself in his R. Highness the Duke of Cumberland’s Hands, hoping, as he still does, for his Highness’ Protection and Friendship, as promised to him by Sir Alexander MacDonald in his R.H’s. Name at their first Conference, when he delivered to him the protection, in the obtaining of which Barisdale will be capable, as he is most willing, of doing essential Services to his R. Highness and the Government in the North of Scotland:—and says ‘it may appear most reasonable, however, for the Family he is descended from, or the Clan he is of, have been attach’d to the Pretender’s Family, that his cruel, uncommon, and severe usage from that Family will not only make him most faithfull to the Government, but as stiff an Enemy as that Family have upon Earth. For it is well known the Pretender’s Son exprest at Paris to some of the Scots, who were sorry for Barisdale’s treatment, that while it was in his power, Barisdale woud never recover his Liberty, at least while he was in France, for that he was well assured, if ever he return’d to Scotland, being well assured B. being both resolute and Revengefull, he woud prove a very destructible Instrument to his Interest.’ Here are the Jacobite charges against Barisdale:— _Copy of George Kelly, the P.’son’s Secretary’s Letter_ ‘Paris, May 3rd, 1747. ‘... Did you not own publickly, that upon his R.H’s. Approach to Inverness, you advertised the Lord President and the Lord Loudoun of the same, and advised them for their further Safety to retire from thence?... Did you not, without asking their Advice or Approbation, Surrender yourself to the Enemy, and enter into certain Articles with them?... ‘Whether, after receiving a Protection from the Enemy, you did not engage and promise to apprehend the Person of H.R.H. and deliver him up to them within a limited time?... ‘Whether or not you did not impose on several Gentlemen of Glengary’s Family, by asserting that he had promised to deliver them up to the Enemy, and that he was to receive 30_l._ sterling Premium for Each Gentleman he should put into their Hands? Did these gentlemen sign an information against Glengary? And were his letters ordering them to take up arms delivered up to Lord Albemarle, upon which your Cousine, Glengary, was apprehended?’ And now the whole truth is out, as concerns Col, third of Barisdale. His cruelties, his thefts, his swaggerings, have ended in deliberate treachery, and this worthy chieftain is found endeavouring to do what the humblest peasant disdained even to contemplate, to deliver up the fugitive Prince.