Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

58 HISTORICAL NOTICES.
subject, let loose his vengeance upon the only-
Maclean now in his power, and John of Morvern
was executed within an hour after the report
had reached the blood-thirsty Angus. Lachlan
Mor in the meantime made all haste to restore
the captive Macdonalds, who reached their homes
the day after the murder of Maclean of Morvern
took place. A son of John Dubh (Allan of Ard-
tornish), a stripling of the age of sixteen years,
upon learning that Macdonald of Ardnamurchan
was instrumental in the death of his father, im-
mediately mustered his followers, and entering
that chieftain's possessions, seized upon such
portions of his estate as lay nearest his own ; and
with such severity did the young warrior pursue
his vindictive course, that Ardnamurchan was at
last glad to purchase peace with him at the ex-
pense of a considerable part of his estates ; and
in the hope to render the reconciliation lasting
gave young Allan his daughter Una in marriage.
The result of the murder of Lachlan Mor's
uncle by Macdonald of Isla was such as might be
expected. No sooner did the intelligence reach
Mull than the chief of Maclean called together
all his clan vassals, and with the assistance of the
chiefs of Macleod and Clan- Cameron, he pro-
ceeded to Isla, attacked and routed all the force
Macdonald was able to oppose to him, laying
waste the whole island in his progress from north
to south, and putting to death between five and
six hundred persons ; in fact, as the account