Manuscripts in the Charter Chest at Cluny Castle Inverness-Shire

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last, in the beginning of May 1755, the Prince's
orders to come abroad, wrote by his own hand,
reach'd him ; which, tho' they mortified him in one
respect, by convincing him that the hopes of a
restoration were at a greater distance than he
wished, yet he obeyed with pleasure, in regard
that continued fatigues and hardships had greatly
impaired his health, and an advancing age made
him less quallified to suffer more. He accordingly
sett out directly, happly made his way, and arrived
in France the beginning of June. He then never
doubted but that his lieutenant-colonel's appoint-
ments would afford him and his family some
reasonable subsistence, and that the punctual
payment of the arrears which were due him upon
it wou'd put him in condition to cleer some debts
he had been obliged to contract, and provide him
and them in becoming necessaries suiting their
rank. But his surprise and mortification cannot
easily be imagined when he was inform'd that the
only regiment which had been rais'd at the Prince's
request had been referm'd immediately after the
Prince left France, a regiment which had been
granted by the king at the earnest desire of the
Prince in favours of the family of Donald Cameron,
Lord Locheil, who was the first who sett footing,
made figure, and showed example, in the Prince's