The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-08
WILMINGTON, DEL. JULY 8, 1924.

He had previously mentioned his plan and fe
secured the connivance of a woman OF his p
own clan who served in the fort. Having n
supplied her with a quantity of Highland a
whiskey, of which the English soldery were p
very fond, she contrived, on an appointed jt
night, to intoxicate the sentinel; and while 7
he lay overcome by the potent dose, she O. Il
pcned the gate, when Rob Roy and his men, o
who were OH the watch, rushed in with t
loads of combustbles, and set the garrison
on fire in different places, and it was with l
difficulty that the inmates escaped with their
lives. Though Rob was suspected to bo the
inccndiary, there was no immediate proof,
and The damage was quietly repaired
The steady adherence of the Highlanders
to the expatriatcd house of Stuart, was so
we'll known, and so much dreaded by every
prince who succeeded them on the British
throne, that watchful eye was kept over
their motions, and they were constrained to
hold all their communngs, which related to
the affairs of the cxiles, in the most secret
and clandcstine manner.
Some time subsequent to the unsuccess-
full attempt of the Highland clans under
Dundee, at Killicrankie, a great meeting of
chieftains took place in Breadalbane, under
pretencc Of hunting the deer, but in reality
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mcnts of each other respecting the Stuart
cause. Opinions were unanimous; and a
bond Of faith and mutual support, previously
written, was signed. BY the negligence OF
a chieftain to whom this bond was intrusted,
it fell into the hands OF Captain Campbell OF
Clenlyon, then at Fort-William, who, from
his connection with many whose names were
appended, did not Immediately disclose the
contents i; but from the deserved odium
which was attached to that person, from ha-
wing commanded the party who operpetrated
the infamous massacre of Glencoe, he was
, Justly despiscd and execratcd even by his
nearest friends and when it was known that
t a man of such inhuman feelings held this
bond, those who signed it were seriously a
larmed, and various plans were suggested
/ for rccoveringit it. Rob Roy Macgrcgor, who
wasat this clan meeting, had also affixed his
, name; but on his own account he was indit-
fercnt, as he regarded neither king nor go
vcrnment. He was, however, urged by sew
cral chiefs, particularly his patron, to exert
/. himself, and ifpossible to recover the bond.
z With this view he went to Fort William in
+ disguise, not with his usual number of at
e tendants, and getting access to Capt. Camp
S bell, who was a near relation of his own, he
e discovered that, out of revenge for the con-
: temptuous manner in which the chieftains
+ now treated the captain, he had put the bono
c into the possession of the governor of thu
c garrison, who was resolved to forward it tt
b the Privy Council, and Rob learning by ac
y cidcnt the day on which it was to be sent
: took his leave, and went home. The dcs
Il patch which contained the bond was made
It up by governor Hill, and sent from Fort
C William, escorted by an cnsign's command
IS which i'll those countries always accompa
= n,a ,nf,t
6 third days march, Rob, and fifty of his men
s, met this party in Glcndochart. and orderin!
ID them to halt, demanded their dispatches
The officer refused but Rob told him, tina
> he would either have their lives and thu
le dispatches together, rthc dispatches alone
le The ferocious looks and appearance of Ro
le and his men bespoke no irresolution. Tn
;; packet was given mp and Rob having take
l. out the bond he wanted, he begged the Off
III Ger would excuse the delay he had occasion
is ed, and wishing him good journey. left TIL
lc military to proceed unmolested. By thi
ii manGuvre many chieftains kept on thci
G. heads, and the forfeiture of many estate
)b were prevented.
v The most inveteratc enemy that Rob Ro
n had to guard against, was the earl OF Athol
III who had long harrasscd his clan, and who's
n. Vaccinations were even more alarming tha
tiiN VI lhS ittN. 1NOD hest -
III doubt given cause for this enmity, for he ha
nc frequently ravagcd the district OF Athol, car
a ried away cattle, and put every man to tn
sword who attempted resistance; and a
he said, was to retaliatc the crucltics for
/. merly committed upon his ancestors. Bu
he had once nearly paid for his tcmeritl
The carl having sent Il party OF horse, the
unexpectedly came upon him, and seize
him in his own house of Monachaltuaracf
- situated in Balquhiddar. He was placed 0
~ horseback, to be conveyed to Stirling Castle
No but in going down steep defle, he leape
~ ~ off, ran up a wooded hill, where the horse
he men could not follow, and escaped. Atho, Q
~ another occasion, sent twenty men troI
~ Glenalmond, to lay hold Of Macgregor. II
II saw them approaching, and did not shu
,s. them, though he wasalonc. His uncommo
w. size and strength, the fcrccness OF h
ns countcnance, and the posture OF defence
,uJi which he placed himself, intimidated thel
'> so much, that they burst not so near hin
-, lie told them that he knew what they wan
s"s ed, but if they did not quietly depart, nor
~ ~, of them should return. He desired them
~ tell their master, that if he sent amy MOI
nh of his pigmy race to disturb him, he woul
us us hang them up to feed the eagles.
m
,c- MORILLA CALDER.
by When Macbeth the usurpcr, obtained po
,c- spssipn of the Srottish throne, tradition Sa,