after the event here commemorated, often received small remittances, though it was never ascertained from whence.

No. 28.

While thee, blest Youth! thy country's Genius mourns. P.81.

CAPTAIN MACKENZIE, whose Christian name and family have escaped the Author's memory, was a citizen of Edinburgh. His character was amiable, his manners uncommonly gentle, and his appearance prepossessing. He was just about the PRINCE's age, and had a strong but handsome resemblance to him; he was greatly attached to the PRINCE, and the only one of his Scots adherents, it is said, with whom he indulged a familiar intimacy; for his cheerfulness covered a great degree of reserve, probably occasioned by his having been bred in the habit of suspecting and avoiding so many. Captain MACKENZIE had been so active, and was so well known, that he was conscious he had little chance for his life, if taken. When the PRINCE dwelt safely with the thieves, this unhappy youth was wandering about near Fort Augustus, with a small party of the defeated army. The whole country in that vicinity had parties of royalists dispersed through it, breathing rapine and slaughter; but their eagerness to apprehend the PRINCE, for whom so high a reward was offered, afforded the means of escape to several of the lower class. Captain MACKENZIE and his followers, however, were overtaken by a larg er party of enemies; some of them fled at first sight of their pursuers, while others threw down their arms, in hopes of mercy. The Captain, by their eagerness to

take him alive, understood they mistook him for his master; he stood on the defensive with all the obstinacy of despair This confirmed their conjectures, and they shot him, to make sure of the reward for his head. He cried out, expiring, "Villains, you have kill'd your "PRINCE!" hoping, no doubt, to slacken their pursuit after him whom he personated. His head was cut off and brought in triumph to the camp, where there were great rejoicings on the occasion, till some prisoners who knew Captain MACKENZIE, recognised his head.

No 29.

And to their Royal Guest unwonted dainties brought.-P. 82. One of these brothers went every day into the English camp to procure wheaten bread, and had the address to get the newspapers from the officers servants. Considering gingerbread as the greatest possible dainty, he always brought abundance of it to his Royal Guest. He made a pretence of selling fish in the camp, and regularly heard proclaimed on the drum-head, in English and Gaelic, the reward of 30,000l. offered by Government for the head of the Ad

venturer.

No. 30.

Thy worth and wisdom, FORBES, plead in vain!-P. 83. FORBES of CULLODEN, then President of the Court of Session; a man so rever'd for his wisdom, and beloved for his virtue, that his personal influence was beyond belief in such times as these; by dint of that influence, he prevented

the northern tribes from rising en masse, as they were much inclined to do. He wrote circular letters, with great judgment and address, to all the heads of families on the PRINCE'S landing, pointing out to those who could neither comprehend, nor attend to sound political argument, the inefficacy of their force and preparation, and the certain failure of an enterprize so rash and ill conducted. These, joined to his succeeding efforts broke the force of the confederacy, and divided its councils. His liberality in supporting the royal cause injur'd his fortune; and the contemptuous coolness with which he was treated by the Young Conqueror, who could not brook the idea of sharing his merit with any one, broke his spirit ;--and what completed his disgust was, that his lenient counsels, in the hour of success, were despised and neglected; many being put to death for whom he interceded. He might be justly included in the number of those patriots, who

"Clos'd their long glories with a sigh, to find "Th' unwilling gratitude of base mankind.”

No. 31.

Till the mild evening star arose in calmer skies.-P. 87. When they left the main land, they durst not steer immediately for Sky, where they knew there was a ship-ofwar at anchor, and that every landing-place was guarded by armed boats. During their wanderings on the sea that day, they were overtaken by a storm; the rowers being quite worn out, the PRINCE relieved them by turns ; and when the storm subsided, sung and amused them,

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In his wanderby endeavouring to learn Gaelic songs. ings subsequent to this period, he made a surprising progress in that language, and, except on some occasions, when he was overcome by accounts of the violent deaths of his most faithful followers, he was not only patient, but cheerful.

No. 32.

And near high Rasay's rocky border drew.-P. 87.

On this day of imminent danger and severe labour, their little store of food and liquor was destroyed by sea-water ; they hoped for a safe retreat the ensuing night in Rasay; but the laird or his brother, on perceiving their approach by moonlight, warned them from the landing-place, and carried them some bread, wine, and brandy, through the surf at the risk of his life, informing them at the same time that Rasay, as well as Sky, was entirely occupied by the royal forces. They were thus obliged to set out again, and in the morning were chaced by one of the king's cutters into South Uist, an island belonging to the Clanronald family: they' were so closely followed, that the Royal Fugitive found it necessary, where a rocky point intercepted the view of his pursuers, to spring on shore, and conceal himself in a cavity among the rocks. The boatmen pretended ignorance of the English language, and were dismissed as wandering fishermen. One of them found means, the next day, to convey information of the PRINCE's landing to the lady of the place, who, though she wished not to intermeddle, shrunk from the idea of his being apprehended on her

domain. In this dilemma she was relieved by the calin re solution of Miss FLORA MACDONALD, then her guest, who undertook, of herself, and by herself, to supply him with food, and convey him off the island, which was done precisely as narrated in the poem. She, to elude the curiosity of the soldiers, took a maid with her, and at the ebbing of the tide wandered on the shore in search of shells, &c. When the maid, who was ignorant of her intention, was busied at some distance, she stole into the cavern with food and wine to the PRINCE, and appeared again without being missed. She attired him in a female dress, and with great deliberation requested a pass for herself and an Irish maid, whom she feigned to have brought over for her mother, to teach the spinning of fine yarn. This artifice was necessary to account for the uncouth, outlandish appearance of the PRINCE, whose size and figure very ill suited his assumed character. On their arrival at Sky on the Sunday afternoon, they were met by Miss FLORA's stepfather, MACDONALD of Kingsburgh, a man of singular. worth and integrity, who, when let into the secret by his daughter, set earnestly about co-operating with her; and not thinking it safe, on a day when so many people were abroad, to march such a strange figure on the public road, he went to an adjoining seat belonging to the Chieftain, then occupied by his widow, Lady MARGARET MACDONALD, and two sons, minors, and begged a night's refuge for his guest, merely on principles of humanity. The Lady burst into a passionate lamentation, representing howdreadful it would be to her to have him seized while un