The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-15
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MONDAY MoRN1Na.......oCT'R IS, ieet

as..,sc settleme nj in North Carolina.
Ia a tier which the Inverness Courier has
received from friend in North Carolina, are
the following interesting particulars:
ltmay be interesting TO some Of our read.
era to learn that the Scotch Highlander were
among the frat settlera Of the STATE 9, sen,,,
Carolina. The majority OF them YER I CNs,
1he Hebrides, from Isiay, Jurs. M sni,s, s "a
ard SKYE and not few from the masasa.u
of Argyll The precise date OF tne iE ssa y.
tho first Scotch euaigrants In the OSronnss
canaas no we'll sscertained. 1t appears that
S,..,ch families were settled on the Cape Fear
r,vsr rrevious to the division Of the province
int North aud Sonth CArolina IA uu.y, Some
named Mel Macneil, from Argyiisnire, visat-
- He returned 20 Scotland in i7as. and in the
following year landed ia WILLIAMSON; M N ssnaa
grants (some say 60o) from me district OF
kintyre, Argyllshire. It IL said tnat upon tue
arrival Of 90 unusual an importation AZ VII.
mingson, The authoriues. struck WIN .ns uiess
and Language Of the new corners, required
Macueil TO enter into = bond for their peace
fui and good behavior. Perhaps the Warilke
shirt of the Celtic race struck the winning.
toataas with such terror as LED TO the demand
Of ,ie houd. Our intrepid country nnen man.
ayefi 10 eyade the demand and ascended the
Cane Fsar with this band OF his conntrSmen.
From this period the emigration was yearly
MT. Macdonald, Of Kingsburgh, and his lady,
tho far.famet Flora Macdonald. famous for
her sdherenee to the unfortunate Pretender,
Prince Charles, in his forlcrn condition after
his defeat 81 Call0den. emigrated with mum
her OF Others from the Isle Of Skye; SO that
every year added to the number OF the Scotch
Highland emigrants until they soon formed
tue majority of the population and controlled
Ihecivii and ecclesiastical Interests OF NO less
tnan seven counties, viz, Cumberland, Bla.
den, Robinson, Richmond, Montgomery
Moore and Harnet.
The taaeiic language is spoken in its purity
by fnauy In these counties, and IN both my
churches ] preach in 1t every Sabbath OI
LAST Sabbath assisted at the dispensation o.
-he Lords Supper in q congregation 20 miles
distance from my homei And preached ane
served a table at which upward OF $50 hac
mon In the Language OF their childhood FOR thu
last ten years. Many tear was shed during
the service, many warm shake OF the baud
such as Highlander can give, was given ant
correspondent. at parting with the warm
hearted people. The Rev. Collin Maciyer,
native of Stornoway, Lewis, was the las
preacher who uid preach in Gaelic I'll CAM
town in 1850, much respected and regretted b,
his countrymen in North Carolina. l vii
state an instance Of the preponderance OF INT
Scotch Highianders in this State.
The North Carolina Presby terrain, religious
paper, and the organ Of our Synod, published
in the town OF Fayetteville, has upward OF SO
Macs on its list of subscribers, besides thos
who claim the honor OF pertaining as much Il
Inc Celtic race as those who bear that anclen
p1tTonymie.
The Presby terry of Fayetteville, of which
and one of my sons are members, has l3 Mac
among its clerical members, and seven other
who Will not yield the palm TO their brethrei
of the Mac families in tracing their Celtic orr
gin; and thence our Presbyte terry has the cogno
men of tbs Scotch Presby terry given TO US b.
our brethren OF the Synod of North Carolina.