History of the Rebellion of 17456 Author:Robert Chambers Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: his estimation, of patriotism; and with all his prepossessions, it was scarcely possible that he should fail to espouse it1 CHAPTER III. THE GATHERING. ... more »' Oh, high-minded Murray, the exiled, the dear, In the blush of the dawning the standard uprear; Wide, wide on the winds of the north let it fly, Like the sun's latest flash when the tempest 1s nigh !' Wavcrlcy. At Borodale, the Prince received a reply to the message which he had sent to Sir Alexander Macdonald and the Laird of Macleod. What Boisdale had said of these chiefs proved exactly true. Originally well affected to the Stuart family, they had recently been tampered with by Duncan Forbes, president of the Court of Session, so distinguished as a virtuous and enlightened friend of the Hanover succession, as well as by the genuine love he bore for his native country. Being now disposed to remain on good terms with the government, the two niiil.il- chiefs returned for answer, that although they had promised to support his royal highness if he came with a foreign force, they did not conceive themselves to be under any obligation since he came so ill provided. They likewise offered the advice, that he should immediately return to France. It wasnot known at the time, but has since been made manifest, that these chiefs at this crisis did active service for the government, in sending intelligence of the Prince's arrival. Their answer to Charles was so disheartening, that now even those who had come with him joined with his Highland friends in counselling him to give up the enterprise.1 The example of the two Skye chiefs would, they said, be fatal, as many others would follow it . Nevertheless, Charles adhered to his design, repeating, in reply, to all their representations, the same words he had used to Mr Hugh Macdon...« less