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
told you [Sidenote: _fol._ 179.] already how this Captain Grant,
I may say, barbarously murdered Alexander Cameron on the side of
Locharkeig. In the evening Cluns' son came to us from the Prince,
with whom we returned, told him as we were informed, and brought some
whiskie, bread, and cheese. This was about 12 at night. He was on
the side of the mountain without fire or any covering. We persuaded
him to take a hearty dram and made a fire, which we durst not keep
above half an hour lest it should be seen by the people in the
neighbourhood. By daylight we went to the top of the mountain, where
we continued till eight in the evening without the least cover, and
durst not rise out of our seats. The Prince slept all the forenoon
in his plaid and wet hose, altho' it was an excessive cold day, made
more so by several showers of hail. From thence we went that night
to the Strath of Glenkengie, killed a cow and lived merrily for
some days. From that we went to the Braes of Achnacarie. The Water
of Arkeg in crossing came up to our haunches. The Prince in that
condition lay that night and next day in open air, and though his
cloaths were wet he did not suffer the least in his health.
[Sidenote: 30 Aug.]
[Sidenote: 13 Sept.]
In a day or two after Lochgary and Dr. Cameron return'd from Lochiel
(to whom they had been sent) and told it was Lochiel's opinion and
theirs that the Prince would be safe where he (Lochiel) was skulking.
This pleased him much and the next night he set out with Lochgary,
the Doctor and Sandy (Cluns's son), myself and three servants. We
travell'd in the night and slept all day, till we came to Lochiel,
who was then in the hills betwixt the Braes of Badenoch and Athol.
The Doctor and I went by another road on a message to Badenoch.
I return'd about September 13th and the next day was sent south.
The Prince by moving from place to place and but few with him had
hitherto escaped the narrow and strict search of [Sidenote: _fol._
180.] the troops. But as the like good fortune might not always
continue he ordered Lochiel to send south to have a ship freighted to
bring him and others off by the East Coast. The ship was provided,
and one sent to inform the Prince of it, who with Lochiel and others
was to come where the ship lay. But before this messenger came to
where the Prince had been, two of Lochiel's friends that had orders
to watch on the West Coast came and told that two French ships were
arrived at Moidart. Upon this, the night following, the Prince set
out from where they were, and at the same time sent to inform others
skulking in different places. Some arrived in time; but others by
some accident or other had not that good fortune.
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