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M'Donald, with whom Charles continued some
time, reflecting on the miseries and misfortunes
which he had brought upon his followers, and
upon those which he was likely to experience be-
fore he could reach a place of safety. Several of
the Chiefs, who visited him in his concealment
in Glengary Castle, struck with his melonchaly
situation, began to devise some scheme for re-
trieving his affairs; and for this purpose it was
suggested, that the clans should continue on the
hills, till they could by some trusty messenger
inform the Court of Versailles of the true state
of his army. This plan might in all probability
have been agreed to, had they been able to pro-
eure money for the subsistence of those troops
but as this was impracticable, the proposal was
dropped.
On the 23d of April, Charles being informed
that General Campbell was on his march for In-
verness, with a large body of the Argyleshire
militia, he, with a few of the Chiefs, his two fa-
vourites Sheridan and Sullivan, and about forty
others, marched to Achnacarrie, where they had
an interview with Lochiel; at a fresh consulta-
tion it was agreed that this Chief, with the Cam-
erons and the M'Donalds, should keep in a body,
and favour any landing of succour from France;
while Charles, with his friends Sullivan, Sheridan
