was walking with Macdonald; and Miss Flora, being under great apprehensions for the effects of farther travelling together, urged her company to mend their pace, upon pretence that they would be benighted: this artifice succeeded, and the riders soon left the two travellers on foot out of sight.

They arrived at Kingsborrow, Macdonald's seat, about eleven at night, having walked seven miles of their journey in constant rain; and Miss Macdonald having given her company the slip, arrived nearly at the same time by a way farther about.

The wife of Macdonald, called lady Kingsborrow, who was going to bed, immediately dressed herself again, and ordered a supper. Betty Bourk eat heartily, smoaked a pipe, and went to bed.

When lady Kingsborrow was alone with Miss Flora, and had heard Betty Bourk's adventures, she expressed great regret at finding that the boatmen had been dismissed; and observed, very justly, that they ought to have been detained at least till the fugitive had got farther from his pur

As it was thought probable that these boatmen might discover the secret of his disguise, he was advised next morning to lay it by; he readily consented; but as it was necessary for the servants, who took him for a woman, to see him depart in his woman's dress, a suit of man's apparel was carried to the top of a hill in a neighbouring wood, whither he repaired to put it on.

The female dress was concealed in a bush, and afterwards, upon the alarm of a search, burnt. Betty having now again changed her sex, proceeded with Mackechan, and Macdonald's cow-boy, about eleven years old, named Macquen, who was to be guide, to Portsey, distant seven long Scotch miles, where he arrived safe, but very wet.

- It was fortunate for him that he performed this journey without detection; yet it would have been more fortunate if he had continued hidden where he parted with his faithful friend O'Neille; for O'Neille, repairing to South Vist, met with O'Sullivan there, and two days after a French cutter, with 120 armed men, arrived to carry off the adventurer to France. O'Sullivan immediately went on board, but O'Neille, with a noble and generous friendship, preferring the interest of him, whom he considered as his prince, to his own, went immediately in quest of him. After some search, he learnt that he had left the place two days before; and in the mean time, the cutter being discovered and pursued, took the benefit of a fair wind to sail for

France. Poor O'Neille, being thus left behind, was soon after taken prisoner, and contined in Edinburgh Castle, tilk he was released on the cartel as a French officer..

At Portsey the adventurer met with Miss Flora and Roy Macdonald, who had been dispatched to apprise the old laird of Rasay of his guest. Rasay is an island at a little distance from Portsey; and though the laird was absent, a boat had been procured to carry the adventurer thither; and John and Murdoch, Macleod of Rasay's eldest and third sons, and one Malcolm Macleod, who had been in the rebellion, were come to Portsey to attend him. Here then he took leave of his friend Roy Macdonald, who could not conveniently travel, as the wound in his foot was not cured; and of Miss Flora Macdonald, whose sex would not permit her to accompany him farther without suspicion, and early on the first of July arrived at Glam, in Rasay.

This place, however, they found in a condition very dif ferent from what they expected; for a party of the king's troops had burnt all the houses, to the number of several hundred, so that the wanderer had no better asylum than a miserable hut, in which he lay upon the bare ground, with only a whisp of heath for his pillow; nor had he any other provision than such as one of the gentlemen who could appear without danger, fetched him from time to time in the corner of his plaid.

After continuing here two days, he sailed, on the third of July, for Trotternish, in Sky, in the same small boat, which could not contain more than seven persons; he met with a storm, but he diverted the crew from their intention of putting back, by singing them an Highland song; and about eleven at night they landed at a place in Sky called Nicholson's Great Rock; the precipice was very steep, yet they made shift to clamber up, and after wandering about some time, at length took up their abode in a byre, or cowhouse.

At seven o'clock the next morning, July 4th, he set out with only Malcolin Macleod, upon a new progress, as it was dangerous to continue long in a place, though he had yet no prospect of escaping to another country. It was now agreed that he should travel as Macleod's servant, and, the better to support the character, he carried the baggage, which consisted of two shirts, one pair of stockings, one pair of brogues, a bottle of brandy, some mouldy scraps of bread and cheese, and a three pint stone bottle of water.

In this manner they marched, till they came near Strath, in Mackinnon's country: here a new circumstance of danger.

arose; for Mackinnon's men having been out in the adventurer's service, there was the greater risk of his being known. As a farther disguise, therefore, having exchanged his waistcoat for that of his supposed master, which was not so fine, he took off his wig, and putting it into his pocket, tied a dirty handkerchief about his head, and pulled his bonnet over it.

This was no sooner done, than it appeared to have been done in vain; for meeting three of Mackinnon's men, they instantly knew their late master, and burst into tears.

This mark of their affection prevented any apprehensions of treachery; and the travellers, pursuing their way through the worst roads in Scotland, after a stretch of four and twenty Highland miles, arrived at the house of John Mackinnon, Macleod's brother-in-law. The adventurer was in a miserable condition, having slipped up to the middle in a bog; he therefore stood greatly in need of refreshment. Mackinnon not being at home, he was introduced to his wife, Macleod's sister, as one Lewis Crew, his servant; and after he had been well washed and fed, he lay down to sleep.

Macleod, in the mean time, went in quest of Mackinnon, whom he soon found; and telling him whom he had got for a guest, dispatched him to hire a boat for the Continent. Mackinnon applied to the old laird of Mackinnon, who undertook to bring his boat immediately.

The boat soon after arrived, with the laird and his lady, who brought what wine and provisions they could furnish. They all dined together in a cave; and it was thought proper that no person should proceed with the wanderer, but the old laird and John Mackinnon, Macleod's brother-inlaw; these three therefore went on board the boat, manned with four rowers, in the evening of the same 4th of July; having made this progress, slept, dined, and procured a boat, in little more than thirteen hours.

They landed safely about four o'clock the next morning, after a tempestuous voyage, on the south side of Loch Ne vis, near Little Malloch, where they lay three nights in the open fields. On the morning of the fourth day, the old Jaird and one of the boatmen went in search of a cave, that might afford them better lodging; and in the mean time the adventurer, with John Mackinnon and the three other boatmen, took the boat, and rowed up Loch Nevis, along the coast, upon the same errand; but upon doubling the point, they were surprized and alarmed by the appearance of another boat, with five of the Highland militia on board,

whom they knew by the red crosses in their bonnets: the militia called to them to come up, but this was only a signal for them to stand away with all the speed they could make: the militia immediately pursued them; but the three rowers exerted themselves with such strength and dexterity, that they out went them, and by turning another point, got out of sight. They thought it safest, however, to go on shore; and the adventurer, with John Mackinnon, and one of the boatmen, being safely landed, they ran to the top of a hill, where they saw the boat that had pursued them rowing back again: on this hill the poor hunted fugitive slept three hours, and then re-embarking, crossed the Loch to a little island about a mile from Scotus's house; from thence soon after they again passed the Loch, and landed at Malloch, where they met again with the old laird and the boatman that had been with him; and having refreshed themselves, they set out for Macdonald's of Morar, which was distant about eight miles.

They had not gone far before they discovered some people at a distance, who were coming towards the road; upon this the adventurer, with the assistance of John Mackinnon, took off his plaid, and folding it up, laid it upon his shoulders, with a knapsack upon it; and then tying a handkerchief about his head, walked behind his associates as a servant in this disguise he passed unquestioned, and coming up to a shealing, or cow-house, they were refreshed with a draught of milk by Archibald Macdonald, grandson to Macdonald of Scotus; they then pursued their journey, and at another shealing procured a guide to Morar. When they came thither, they found Macdonald in a bothy, or hut, his house having been burnt: he received his guests as well as his situation would permit, and having conducted them to a cave, they slept ten hours. In the mean time, he went in quest of young Clanranald; but not finding him, it was resolved that the adventurer should set forward for Borodale's of Glen Biasdale, with only John Mackinnon, and a boy, a son of Macdonald's, their host, for a guide. At Glen Biasdale they arrived before day, but found their friend's house burnt, and himself at a hut hard by. To this gentleman John resigned his charge, saying, "I have done my duty, do you do yours."

To this hut Glenaladale, a Macdonald of Clanranald's family, was sent for, who arrived about the 15th of June, and brought intelligence of Lochiel and others of the party. The adventurer proposed to go to Lochabar, where Lochiel was supposed to be; but as all the passes were closely

guarded, this was deemed impracticable. Upon more particular inquiry, they found that the king's troops formed one entire line from Inverness to Fort Augustus, and from Fort Augustus to Fort William; and another from the head of Loch Arkaig cross all the avenues to Lochabar. The adventurer, therefore, determined to continue some time at Glen Biasdale; but in a few days he was alarmed by an account, that some intelligence having been obtained of his retreat, general Campbell was arrived with 400 men on one side of him, and captain Caroline Scot with 500 on the other; and that they were forming a circle round him at about two miles distant.

In this situation he was advised to attempt an escape to the braes of Glenmoriston immediately, and to sculk there, and in Lovat's country, till the passes should be opened;' but as he was utterly unacquainted with the country, Donald Cameron, of Glenpean, was sent for to be his guide. Cameron returned with the messenger, and conducted his charge, accompanied by Glenaladale, in safety through the guards that were in the pass, though they were obliged to creep upon all fours, passing so close to the tents, that they heard the soldiers talking to each other, and could see them walking between them and the fires.

At a little distance from these tents they were obliged to pass over a mountain, and a small rivulet that issued from the precipice, which in gliding downward spread over its side, and rendered the steep and pathless route which they took to descend it extremely slippery, it being a mixture of grass and heath. The night was now shut in, and the guide going foremost, his charge came next, and Glenaladale crept along at some distance behind. In this situation it happened that the adventurer's foot slipped, and rolling down the declivity, he would inevitably have been dashed to pieces, if Cameron, who was a little before him, had not catched hold of his arm with one hand, and with the other laid fast hold of the heath. In this situation, however, he found it impossible to continue long, for he that fell not being able to recover his legs, and he that held him, being unable long to sustain his weight, he would soon have been obliged either to quit his hold of the heath, and fall with him, or to let him fall by himself. Glenaladale was still behind, and knew nothing of what had happened; and Cameron feared, that, if he called out, his voice might be heard by some who were in search after him. In this dilemma, however, he at last resolved to call, as their only chance; and Glenaladale, alarmed by the cry, ran to their assistance, just in