Life of Flora Macdonald and her adventures with Prince Charles

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simple act of humanity should produce so much excitement,
or confer upon her, what she considered, such unmerited
celebrity.
When her liberation was announced, and when made
aware that she was freely privileged to return to her native
Highlands, she respectfully solicited as a special favour, that
her fellow-prisoners from the Western Isles should receive
the same liberty as herself. She particularly interested her-
self in behalf of Old Kingsburgh, a State prisoner in Edin-
burgh, for sheltering the Prince in his house. This hospit-
able gentleman acted all along, as he thought himself, in a
very cautious manner, in reference to the Royal fugitive.
He was not personally much inclined to interfere in the
dangerous enterprise, but being at the time Sir Alexander
Macdonald's Chamberlain, Lady Margaret, who had a warm
feeling for the Prince, brought her influence to bear upon
him, and did all in her power to induce him to do his best
under the trying emergency. Flora, however, succeeded in
procuring his freedom, as also that of Donald Macleod of
Galtrigal, Calum Mac Iain Mhic Iain, who went in the
capacity of guide to the Prince from the Island of Rasaay
to Kilmorie, in Strathaird, and also of Niel Macdonald, her
servant, commonly called Nial Mac Eachainn Mhic Sheumais
(Neil the son of Hector, the son of James), who subse-
quently followed the Prince to France, and, as already stated,
became the father of Field-Marshal Macdonald, Duke of
Tarentum, one of Napoleon's ablest generals. All these,
and others, were liberated through Flora's solicitations at
head-quarters. When matters were fully and finally ar-
ranged, our heroine, with her faithful Nial Mac Eachainn,
left London in a coach and four for the Scottish Metropolis.
During this journey of several days, the exuberance of
Niel's spirits could hardly be restrained within proper