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tress Of the house in which hot, al.
'us'uVe prince and herself had beer
once entertained by the father of no
husband. she put the great living pa,
march OF English letters i'm the San,
ped IN which the unfortunate n-;nr,
had ON that occasion slept. I'm the Ton,
10 the Hebridcs, it is related tina, Kin.
burg Macdonald was embarrassed IN b.,
private affairs, and contemplated a mi.
grafton 10 America. "'
THINK IT was in l775, when she ~.
rl'ed IN North Carolina and settled =,
cross Creek, the seat of the prc son,
town OF Fayetteville. TWAS a storm
period OF our history, and those VIII
came among us at that time IN sccy
peace and contentmcnt were disap,,;n,.
ed Tor they met AT their LANDING civil anil
intestine war. The policy of the roval
o,cfnor, TOO, was 10 carry along with
nm the Highlandcrs, whom he rcnrc-
schted as still liable to confisca,ion ~
estate Tor their former rebellion Tbc
prudent cmIgrants were too rccen,I,.
RON The bloody field of c ulloden to RIM
heediesly into another war of extcrn;-
. nation. They measured the strcny,h y,
Tue Ehsiish Government by their own
experience, and seeing around them no
prince OF their own blood 10 lead them
on TO battle, they, nearly TO man. ioin-
cd the royal standard.
The truth is, the countrymcn of Flor,
Macdonald were incapable of anprec;a-
mng the nature of our Revolution.-
ihey had come To North Carol;r, :,
quest OF fortune and undisturbcd peace.
ana chung TO the government from ,
double sense of interest and fear. The
sublime idea of an American cmn;rc
was not IN the range of their homes or
anhciPtionS; but Scotland was ac,in ,o
be their home when King George should
nave forgotten their rebellion. and for
tune should again have re stored them 70
wealth and importance.
kingSburg Macdonald entered with
much zeal into the royal government
ana assisted his kinsman, General Don.
aid Mcdonald, in his extensive prena-
rations for the famous battle of Nioora,s
Creek.-Flora, too, is said to have em-
braced with much enthusiasm. the same
cause, and TO have exhorted her coun-
trymcn To adhere to their k;ng. Tho
settlement of Cross Creek was the me-
tITopoils OF the Highlanders, and there
they congregatcd to listen To the conn
sells oil their aged chiefs. The Nacdon-
aids. the AlcLeods, the Camcrops IN.
McNeillS, and the Campbells. were all
represented there, in the person of some
beloved and hereditary chicftain.
On the first of February. I776.-'
Donald Macdonald issued proclama-
hon, Calling upon all loyal Highlander,
TO JON ms standard at Cross Greek and
on ina; day fifteen hundred men mus
tered under his command. The entbu-
siastlc spirit of Flora forgot that il was
not for cher Charlie" she was worr;ng
and tradition says she was seen anon
me ranks, encouraging and exhortin9
thcm to battle. Loyalty seems TO have
been strange principle in the bosom
Of Inc iiighlandcrs. Thirty years be-
iorc thiS period they had fought the bat
tie of Culloden against the bou,c NJ
Hanover; and now they are on the eve
oil similar engagement 10 its support :
ghnSt the cause Of freedom.
kingsburg Macdonald was n cant,;p
m the army of Donald Macdonald. and
ms wife followed the fortunes of the
camp. She proceeded with the army
towards t'tc Camp Of Gen. Moore. ON
kock yiislpriver, and was with her hns-
band on the morning Of the 26th of Feb
ruary, on the banks of Moorc'S Creek =
small stream IN the county of Hanover.
The wing army, under the command ~
Co'. Iillington, was cncampcd on the
other side of this stream. and on the
morning Of the nth, tie celebrated
battle of MOore's Creek was fought
Inc liighlanders signally routed. Colo-
nels Mcleod and Campbell both slain 4
kingsbury Macdonald taken prisoner
and Flora once more a fugitive aud
indeed an outlaw. The Highlandcr~
~crc n brave and loyal race. but poor
eilo~s, they had their CuIloden in /
North Carolina as well as in Scotland. /
Flora Macdonald returned to Gross
Greek, without her husband. and thc-c
'lIe found the wing banner triumphant
under The command OF Colonel Alex.
'ndcr Martin. aftcrward, tn" Governor
u The State. The sad reverse of her
ortunc seemed 30 have began. Tr,di.
ION says her house va, pillarcd. and
ier plantation ravagrd by tho cruelty
u the wings, and there is too much
eason To believe il true. The Ifigb-
and population was for many vears
conquered, and kept in subsection bv
he remembrance OF this defeat. and i
Fa5 only during the latter part Of tho
var, when the contest became more
doubtful, that they again joined IN the
leat Of battle.
The llighlandors. and with them the
husband Of Flora Macdonald, there j.
90 much reason % fear, shared the
ate Of the unfortunate rebellionists Of
30 Their estates were ravaged by
orce' and As soon a. a state government
vas established, the ravaecs Of tho
Wigs were lcgalized nv an a., - -.