The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1: or a collection of speeches, letters, journals, etc. relative to the affairs of Prince Charles Edward StuartForbes, Robert
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The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1: or a collection of speeches, letters, journals, etc. relative to the affairs of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
Forbes, Robert
Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788; Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746 -- Sources
From the foot of the mountain of Coradale they set sail in Campbell's
boat still, and landed in the Island Ouia, at Benbicula, where they
stayed four nights. From thence the Prince and O'Neil, with a guide,
went to Rushness, where Lady Clanranald was. Donald and O'Sullivan
were left at Ouia, where they abode two nights after the Prince
had gone off to Rushness by land. The third night after the Prince
had [Sidenote: _fol._ 461.] been at Rushness, he got information
that it was advisable he should go back again to the place from
whence he had come; but he knew not well what to do, as the boats
of the militia had been all the time in the course between Ouia and
Rushness. Donald and O'Sullivan, hearing of the Prince's situation,
set sail under favour of the night, and brought the Prince off from
Rushness, steering their course from thence south again back towards
Coradale hill. But meeting with a violent storm, and a very heavy
rain, they were forced to put into Uishness Point, two miles and
an half north of Coradale. The place they put up at in that night
is called Achkirsideallich,[203] a rock upon the shore, in a clift
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
whence 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 [Sidenote: _fol._ 462.] marines. Donald MacLeod was positive on
the contrary, and assured them that it was nothing else but a little
rock in the water, which he was formerly acquainted with, having the
appearance of a boat at some distance. But he could not persuade them
to take his opinion of the matter, and therefore they steered 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, etc., and whereabouts they made their abode
for about eight days.[204]
[203] See f. 336.
[204] See f. 303.
At the same time Donald told me that Boisdale was once a whole night
with the Prince upon Coradale,[205] and was very merry with him; and
desired me still to remark that if Boisdale had not been prisoner,
the Prince needed not to have left the Long Isle at all.
[205] See f. 589.
Donald likewise told me that when in London he called for his
chiftain, who would not vouchsafe him so much as a look; [Sidenote:
_fol._ 463.] and that one day spying him on the street of Edinburgh,
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.
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