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& Dond. Mcdonald of Lochgarrie and
Donald McDonald of Lochgarie were sent with 100 men to surprise
the Barracks barracks of Riven but having
haveing nothing but their small Arms arms
they were repulsed with the loss only of
two men killed & and 2 wounded. ;However however they
fell upon a method a method
to take Mcpherson McPharson of Cluny prisoner (who
commanded a Company company in the Government’s
Governments
Service service) and brought him
prisoner
to the Camp camp at Dalwhiny [marginal
note Dalchrainy C. M.] from whence he was dismist upon his
promising to raise his men as soon as possible for the Prince’s
P’s Service. Nixt Next day being 21 our
our army marched as far as Dailnaceardoch Dalnaccardoch
in Athol, &
and the Day day
following we reached the Castle of Blair, a seat of the D.
of Athole Duke of Athole, where we were well received
& and stayed 3 three days here
on the 23 Here
we were join’d joined by Ld Lord Nairn
his Brother brother, and several severall
other Gentlemen gentlemen from Perthshire.
From Blair we marched on the 26 for Dunkeld Dunkelld and
nixt next day came to Perth whither Lochiel Ld
Lord Nairns Brother brother &c. were
sent two 2 days befor before to proclaim
the P. Regent R., and Keppoch was depatched
dispatched at the same time to Dundee in order to seize
sease some Arms arms,
amunition, and
publick money &c. there.
(Para break in Lockhart)
After our arrival arrivall at Perth
the Army was reviewed, and Clanronald with 150 men was sent
to second Keppoch’s Keppochs interprise
enterprise at Dundee, who by wrong information had been told
bysome by some
Gentlemen gentlemen from Dundee that toun town
yt that he could not effectuate effectuat
any thing there without agreater a greater
force. We set sett
out from Perth about midnight abt one in morning and marched
so quick yt that we reached Dundee about by
daybreak, being . Being were soon masters of
Comments
Lochart omits the "on the 26th", which is underlined,
(but not crossed out) in the Journal
'Dalwhiny' is underlined in the Journal. 'About midnight'
also.
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