The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-20
CLAN OF MACDONALD
REACHES AGREEMENT

1OTkEhIrp,
up TO that time known as Alexander
Bosville, became imbued with a de-
sire TO establish his rights to the chief
taincy OF the Macdonalds OF Sleat. and
also his rights to the baronetcy of
Sleat Legal proceedings ensued in the
scottish courts. and they were even
tually terminated last year by a com
promise. sanctioned by the court which
held that Alexander Bosyiiie had sub
United sufficient evidence to establish
his rights 20 the baronctcy OF Macdonald
OF Slent, and TO the cheftaincy OF the
seat Macdonalds, but not TO the irish
harony OF Macdonald, that is 10 say
the court held that the Gretna Green
marriage of the third Lord Macdonald
lie with him In Scotland. prior TO the
anglican ceremony. legitinized their
nrsi-born,. fl Jm n Scottish point of
view, and sufficiently to inherit his
Scottish honors. though not enough TO
legitimizc him in English law, or to
qualify him as heir TO an English or
irish peerage. So much for the Mac
donalds OF Sleat
With regard TO the Macdonalds OF
Clanranald they arc descended from a
son OF John, Lord of the Isles, by his
bearing the name of Ranald. whence
Clanranald. There has always been a
doubt as to the legitimacy OF this
founder Of the Clanranaid branch of
the Macdonaids; and whereas the right
OF It's chief TO the chieftaincy OF the
entire Clan OF the Macdonalds has al
ways been contested by the Macdon-
aids OF Silent. there are many people
in Scotland who have for hundreds OF
years favored the pretensions of Clan
ranald. The present chief Is Colonel
miral Sir Reginald Macdonald. and who.
though retaining none OF the lands
OF ms ancestors, has still a number of
relies OF those Stuart princes to whose
cause his ancestors devoted themselves
with so much chivalry Among these
relics Is the claymore of tho Young
Pr,stender.. which he wore when he
held court at Edinburgh. and which
fell into tho hands of the Duke of
Cumberland, along with the rest of the
Young Pretender's baggage. at the bat
1t hung as q trophy on the walls OF the
armory in the Tower of London. But
when George ". visited Scotland, and
held royal court at Hollywood, cou-
TO the throne. he sent for the claymore
from the tower armory. and presented
II to the Clanranald of the day, con-
graduating him on the loyalty and
honor of his house and expressing the
hope that hearts that had beaten SO
nrobly for Prince Charlie would from
house of Hanover.
II George ~. gave the claylnore to
Gianranald, II was because the latter
tual service sword which the Young
Pretender had constantly worn and
used from Falkirk until Culloden, and
HHicn ne nau presented to tho Clan
ranald of his day, when he put on the
disguise of woman's dress to escape
from the Hebr'dcs with Flora Mac
donald. Few people are aware that
after successfully conducting the fight
of the Young Pretender. without any
breath of scandal ever attaching it.
self to her name, Flora Macdonald mar
.ried son OF Macdonald OF Kings
burgh. member of the Clan of Clan
-anald, and emigrated with her husband
to North Carolina. where they made
their home for n number Of years, with
their five sons and daughter Her
husband and her boys took part in the
American War of Independence on the
British side; and after the conflict they
returned to Scotland, where Flora
died. in March. 1890 at Peinduin She
lies buried in KilmuiI Church, wrapped
in plaid that had belonged to her
prince, her grave marked by an Iona
cross of Aberdeen granite. Flora was
not the actual offspring of the Clan
ranald of her day, but his adopted
daughter. her father being a cousin of
the chieftain.
With regard to the Glengarry Mac
donalds It's chieftain spells his name
mcdonnell. He Is tho twenty-hrst
chieftain of the line. bears the Chris
tian names of Aeneas Ranald, and Is
British vice-consuI at Baku, in Rus
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