Life of Flora Macdonald and her adventures with Prince Charles

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At the time of this visit of Johnson and his friend to the
Hebrides, it could no longer be concealed that Kingsburgh,
in the face of all his endeavours to the contrary, had become
greatly embarrassed in his pecuniary matters. This arose
from no mismanagement or extravagance on his part, or on
that of his prudent wife, but from heavy losses which his
father, Kingsburgh, sustained in means and property, in
consequence of the part he took in the Prince's cause, and
to his removal from the personal management of his affairs
by a year's seclusion in Edinburgh. The old gentleman's
losses and liabilities were very great, and he was much dis-
heartened ; and, to add to his misfortunes, he was deprived
of the remunerative management, as factor, of his chiefs
extensive estates. In these distressing matters, Allan became
naturally entangled, as his father's representative.
burgh, as well as Johnson's visit to that quarter. That "Journal" is
rendered doubly interesting, by a great variety of learned and valuable notes
appended to it, by the powerful, graphic pen of our late worthy and learned
townsman, Dr. Carruthers.