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COLONEL. A.. R. AiACIAN6I; OF
CLANRANALb ARD GLENGARRY.

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Several of our Contemporaries have already innoiin-
W the de ith of this Celebrated Chief, accompanied
;,ith not•ces mire or 1 as accurate of the melancholy arid
deplorable circumstances order which it took place.—
the facts, as far ps we have been able to collect them
front a variety of le.ters we have received, are shoals
these:—Orr Wednesday the 16th, Glengarry, and his
two eldest d .ughters, embarked on board the Stirling,
steam boat, at Invergarry House, with the view of
procee ii g to Glasgow, on their way to this city, where
it was intended the youn - Ladies should spend the re.
minder of the winter; but, owing to the state of the
heather or some other cause, the boat stopped for the
night at Banavie Locks, near Fort William. Next morning
it blew a perfect hurricane, notwithstanding which the
vessel cleared the locks; and as the wind, though vio-
lent, was favourable for the voyage, she unhappily
pursued her course for Oban. This place, however,
she was not destined to reach. Opposite Inverscatidel,
about six miles west of Fort William upon the Ardgour
side, part of the machinery gave way, in consequence
of which the engine became unworkable, and the
vessel was soon &flied ashore on the rocks. In this
perilous situation, Glengarry's attention was naturally
direved to the s 'fel y of his daughters; and a boat
basin., been procured, one of them was conveyed to
the be sch, the rest of the passengers and the crew
endeavoto ing in the mean while to escape as they best
c ,uld. Bur, unfortunately, while the second Miss
Macdonell was bring c tined ashore, Glengarry, alarmed
by her danger, I! a,,ed from the steam boat on a rock;
and his foot slipping, he was precipitated into the wa
ter, his head striking with great violence against a
ledge of the rock. After being a few seconds in the
water, h wever, he so tar recovered from the immediate
effects of the coatusinas as' to be able to swim ashore,
whore he joined the young ladies; and, having rested
a little on the beach, he proceeded on foot with his
daughters to Mr. Macdougall's house, at Inverscaddel,
a mile distan:, which he reached about three o'clock in
the ;Otero ion. Whether from a bcliet that the injury
he had received was not serious, or with the kindle
view of allaying the affectiotate alarms of his daughters,'
Glengarry at first treated the accident lightly, and ea,
pressed his conviction that he would soon recover, and
be able to proceed with them to Edinburgh. But, alas!
the bow proved fatal. The brain had teceived a mortal
injury trom the violence of the shock ; and in a few
short hours the chief of Clanranald and Glengarsy was
no muse. The only other sufferer was a servant of
Madan's, an Englishman, who, we understand, war
drowned in attemptin4 to reach the shore. The vessel
soon became a total wreck.
Early on Friday, a Mr. Stewart proceeded from Fort
William to Invergarry to announce the mournful intel-
ligence to Mrs. Macdonell and the rest of the family
but on his arrival there he found that the disastrous
tidings had outrun him, and that Mrs. Macdonell (who
is eacerate) having been previously apprised of the loss
of the steam boat, was in a condition scarcely to be ima-
gined, far less described; so that he was obliged to re-
turn without accomplishing his object. In the course of
the same day, however, the unhappy Lady was made
acquaintedwith the full extentof the calamity which had
befallen herself and her family ; and by those who know
as we do the enthusiastic affection with which G;en-
garry doted on his wife, and which she ardently re-
ciprocated, some faint idea may be formed of the
impression which such an overwhelming communication
was likely to produce ; though we are assured that no
language can pourtray the scene of agonising and heart
rending distress which succeeded the withering intima-
eon of her bereavement. On Sa urday, Glengarry's.
remains were brought to Invergarry House. They were
received on board his own barge at Banavie Locks, and
from thence conveyed along the course of the Caledonian
Canal to his family residence, wise e the young Ladies
at:teed in the course of the same day, No arrangements
for the funeral will be made till the arrival of Lord
- Medwyn, Colonel James Macdonell of the Coldstream
Guards, and Mr. &fleas, Glengarry's only son and heir„
which was hourly expected. These, however, is ill pro-
bably he on a scale of magnificence worthy the de-
scendant of a long line of Chi, fs, and the proptietor of
such extensive and even princely domains.
Thus peridied in the prime of life, and by an un-
worthy fate, a man of whose character the public at
large, and those who had the happiness to enjoy- his
fiietidship, have long formed, and will probably con•
tinue to form, the most opposite opinions. At the
hazard, however, of being discredited by the former,
we shall endeavour to describe that character, as it
displayed itself to our observation during the lt.). or 15
'ears that we have had the honour of enjoying his ac-
quaintance, and, we may, perhaps, be per mitted to add,
his friendship, Endowed by nature with an ardent tern-
perament, strong passions, and a mind that was an utter
stranger to fear, Glengarry was naturally bold, daring,
andvcsolute, and, under certain impulses, it must be con-
fessed, headstrong, violent, and impetuous. Hs was easily
excited by any manifestation of insolence or defiance
on the part of others ; and, sometimes, in a moment
of passion, was betrayed into acts of rashness and un-
prudence, which he afterwards had c arse to tegtet. andwhich,
which, indeed, were most alien trothe general and pre•
dominant feelings of his nature. But these gusts were
accidental and transitory, and were soon succeeded by
and calm; the''
deep shadows of his character
sunshine
being relieved and contrasted with very brilliant and
sti Otitis lights. Like all men of warm tempers, he was
generous, open, frank, and undisguised ; equally Inca.
pable of concealing his own sentiments, or of enduring
those %ha practised the arts of evasion and dissimulation,
which extensive commerce with the world is too apt to
teach. In kindliness of disposition no man ever surpassed
him; and though he has been described as variable and
unsteadfast in his attachments, we have known few who
could boast of older, firmer, or more devoted friends. As
a hcsband and father he was allowed, even by his enc.
;ru es, of whom he bad many, to be most exemplary.—
Indeed his devotion to his family was with him an all-
engrossing passion in that little circlehe had " garnered
t,"
pp his heatand he had not a thought or a wish ex-
cept for their comfort and prosperity, to promote which
he would ban accounted no sacrifice, even that of
fife itself, too costly, To them he was the gentlest of
the gentle, the kindness of the kind : not a frown was
ever seen to sit on his brow, Of a cloud to flit actors
his countenance while surrounded by them; and we
have often watched with inexpressible pleasure the de,
light which beamed from his large and full blue eye, as
he regarded them with silent rapture. He was !hos-
pitable and liberal io no ordinary degree; indulgent to
hs tenants pa dependents, and passionately attached
40 his country and his elan. On the subject of chief
tainship he was sometimes a little extravagant, and
could oot easily endoie any ;me to. dispute his preten-
lions as not merely the head of his own Sept (which
indeed was never questioned), but as the Chief of the
a link race who lo by his same, bat then, be wit such a

nolue represearative Of the gri it feudal Baron; of other
times, and, in his princely bearing and chivalrous spirit,
seemed .o admirably fitted to sustain the character
're assumed, that no one could look at him and dispute
his claim-, or feel any other regret, whew these claim•
were ma 'e ennd, erre t that he was born a century
trio late. Ilad he lived in the Fif een or tfe Forty•
five, he would, like his brave ancestors, have been found
on the losing side, doer ring his claymore and his el in
to the service of an unfortunate Prince, and doing all
that the most heroic gallantry could achieve, to cut a
way for him to the British throne. In these more
civilized and less romantic times, he was accordingly
somewhat out of place; and he felt keenly the sneers
which were sometimes levelled by under-bred witlings,
at the rank and state he assumed. But his feel-
ings and conduct were at least natural in the descendant
of a long line of Chiefs and feudal Barons; and it will
scarcely be denied, now he is gone, that he was the
ullimus Romanorunt of a class which the stern hand of
the law has at last succeeded in extinguishing. In
his manners, Glengarry was a polished and high-bred
Gentleman. lie had at different periods mixed in the
most refined society of the principal capitals of Eu•
rope, and had been no inattentive observer of its
modes; in his own country he frequently found his
way within the precincts of the Court ; and what was
of more importance than all, nature had stamped him a
Gentleman. .But the faithful husband, the affectionate
lather, the steadfast mend, the proud Chief, and the
accomplished Gentleman is no more; the grave will
soon close for ever on his mortal remains ; and it ma)
be permitted to the friendly. hand that has traced this
honest tribute to his memory to express a feeling of deep
and sincere sorrow for his untimely fate. May his ashes
rest in peace ! They v. ill not be unhallowed by a few
.se.ontatreous, unbought tears.