The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-12

aid MAGICIAN viii unfurl Its BANNER
once more from the tower of Quart
Castle The old fortress was lost 20
the family on account OF tho loyInty
of the nfih baronet. Sir Hector Mac
lean. TO tine cause OF the YOUNG Pre-
tender IN lii5. amd has only recently
been rc-pu.caased and restored by tho
present ana tenth baronct. Six ili1-
roy Il occupies a projecting rock on
+ The northeast coast Of tho Isle OF Null.
commanding tho entrance 10 thc sound
OF Mull from the cast
Butt IN the thirteenth eontlr. its
most distinctive feature is the great
/ oblong keep. which is 90 feet lous and
/ 80 feet wide. with high massive walls
OF from 10 TO 10 feet In thickness
/ last of this is the courtyard. enclosed
on the south and cast by a great cren-
cllated wall. ten feet thick ana forty
rect high. inc entrance gate OF ins
court opens in the centre OF tine south
Wall is defended los q portcul'is am
draworldge over "a deep dry Toss. and
is surmountcd BY stone shield Of tho
Maciean arms. rne north stie IS closed
ny the mansion. dating apparently
from tic early seventeenth century.
heavy walled. and with windows set la
deep arched emorasuro-. havine stone
seats within on tine upper doors sew
cral intercstinr chambers are followed
out this wall SO thick j. it, The
castle wolf Is situated. not in tho ccu-
tire Of tho courtyard. as ono might cN-
poet but in the cellar 1oor of tile keep.
and is crt deep down through solid
/ rock to supply oi water. as good and
as plentiful to-day as in medieval times
when 1t rendered this central portion Of
tile defcnces practically impregnahlc
And iinpreEnabie m4ny enemies
found it, in both earlier and
later ages the tokens ~ assault stin
remaining IN the scars Of cannon shot.
some few OF wh!ch may sti!l be seen
embedded in the masonry.
The view from the windows in the
direction Of Lismore includes at low
tide the Lady's Rock. cras 10 which
chief tachian Maclean Of Quart bound
MS wife, born Lady Catherine Camp
pel. daughter OF the second Duke of
Argyll. expecting that the rising tide
would drown her. but she was fortu-
nately rescued just ~ the nick of time
10y some OF hey fathers retainors who
( CHANGED TO be passing n a boat. The
T i. cue was Kept Secret. her husband
was permitted to hold the funeral cere-
mony with which he expected to bin!
the public eye the coffin being weight
cd with baulk or wood. and the fol-
owing year hc was slain In Edinburgh
by the lady's brother Sir John Camp
neh- she thoreupon married klns-
man, Donald Campbell OF Auchinbreck
With whom She lived happily for many
years after.
Tho founder of tho clan Maclean.
ana the first OF the name to nguro In
historic record. was Chilean OF the Bat
t.e Axe Who fQurlshed in the rcign
of Alexander Ill. and was one of hts
principal commanders at the battle or
i.args against the Norseinen. His de-
scendants were the sons of Chilean"
Mac Gillcans on AiacIoans They
fought with Bruce at Bannookburn:
and al Flodi.n Field the then Ch,cf OF
tho clan fell beside his King in that
circle OF Scottish spears that resisted
lish chivalry- The Maclean of Quart
was prominent in the movement un-
successfully promoted ny Henry VIII.
10 marry his only son. afterwards Ed
w7rd VI. to Mary queen OF scots la
tho great Civil War the Macleaas took
arms for the royal cause under Mont
rose and the then chief I.achlan. was
made baronet by the King. At the
battle OF lnverkeithing sir Lachlan's
son and successor sir Hector Maclean
was slain but not before many OF his
ciansmen had fallen. who sought to
ward him with their bodies. shouting
as each defender dropped. Fear ellie
son Eachin' Another for Hector"
when another man would step
forward. crying BIAS air son
Eachin." Death for Hector 1t
is this instance of the heroic dcvo-
ton OF ciansmem for their chief. that
sir Walter Scott makes use OF in TIE
Fair Maid of Perth" when he describes
t combat between the champions OF
the rival clans Chattan and Quhele, in
, the presene of the king-a combat
that took place. however several cen
turtles earlier.
sir Hector the NTH baronet who lost
possession &c Castle Quart for his 10y
atty /" the Stuarts. was out in the ris-
nps of both l7l5 and l745. and fought
at Cullodeu at the head OF 500 clans
men. Taken prisoner on the field he
passed several years o. captivity in
the Tower Of London. To be eventually
liberated hy the Act of Grace" ana
die i'm exile at Rome.
The present chief OF tho Clan Sir
rltzroy Donald Macloan. is ike his
iornears. a gallant soldier a veteran
cavalry oincer of the Crimean War.
While his eldest son Hector. is Lieu
tenant Colonel commanding e battalion
Of the scots Guard Another son. John,
fell IN battle in tho South African War.
and tho third son is "a Commands OF
;hc ROYAL Navy. sin Iitzroy's sisters
are TN widowed Lady Hood of Avalon.
ana lady LiausatocE whose son. the
lion. Charles Rose. the wcll-known
aviator lost his life through an acct
dent TO his machine two years ago
y numhcr of the Mnclcans after the
last stuart rising sought fortune and
iame in foreign clinics. ono attained
the rank of field marshal In Portugal
and WAS Governor of Lisbon IN lI15.
while his brother was at the Same
time Governor OF the Portuguese pro-
vince OF Estrcinadura. In moro recent
times VIC have Sir Harry Maclean. the
Naid or commandments chief OF the
Moorish army for many years. ana as
such responsible for what little civil-
zation Morocco can boast lie was
formerly Captain Of the 6eth Regiment
of infantry in the British army. served
as n member of the Red River expedi-
ton in Canada under Lord Nolscley.