pursued his master all the time. Passing in his flight nearly opposite Beinn-mheadhan, a heathercock, crowing and flying, started up before the exhausted hunter. In the twinkling of an eye all was dead silence. He threw himself down upon his knees, returned thanks for his safety, and stretched himself there and then on the heather till morning. His dog came up as if afraid his master was dead, but on finding that he could speak, the faithful brute lay down beside him, and deliberately placed his forefeet over the breast of his master, as much as to say "take your rest and I will protect you." In this position the unfortunate hunter remained till daylight. About sunrise he began to wring his plaid, drenched with the rain, but could scarcely stand up. He soon discovered that he was close to a small hill lake called Lochan-a-chlaidheamh, the pond of the sword. Le ceum trom 's le cridhe briste, with heavy step and broken heart, he ascended an adjacent hillock called Carn-lochan-achlaidheamh, from the top of which he bade a sorrowful and final farewell to Glen-Affaric. Bha intinn mar fhuathos a gheamhraidh, his mind was like the winter hurricane. Fully believing in the prediction of the fairy, and conscious that he would never again see the bens and glens he was now leaving behind him, he began to wend his weary way towards his home in Strathglass. He was soon, however, suddenly startled by the distant howling of a dog, and, turning round, he saw that his faithful staghound, Bran, was no longer with him. Returning as best he could to the spot which he had left at break of day he found his recent bed full of marshy water, and poor Bran shivering, quite unable to move. He pulled the animal to dry ground, but the brute was still unable to walk or even stand on its legs, and he affectionately addressed it thus :-“You preserved my life last night, I shall endeavour to save yours to-day. If I do not succeed I shall perish in the attempt." He then managed to get poor Bran on his shoulders, and carried it in this way for some distance until they both fell over a steep precipiece. The dog succeeded in getting up, but its master lay half unconscious on the grass below. He could, however, hear his dog howling piteously, near him. In this helpless state he was discovered by a Buachaille Seasgaich on his way with a herd of young cattle, which he was driving up to Doirecarnach. The herdsman at once gave all his attention to the distressed hunter, and succeeded in reaching Wester Knockfin with him in the dusk of the evening, where he left him in the affectionate hands of his own mother and sisters. He was so much bruised that he was unable to move out of bed for a week, and shortly after his faithful Bran died of the wounds he had received in the nocturnal battle he had so gallantly fought with the powers of darkness on the shady side of Glen Affaric. The poor dog was by him placed in a long wooden box, with the half of the plaid of the hunter, who divided it into two, wrapped round the battered and lacerated body of his faithful staghound. He buried him on the sunny side of a hillock above Wester Knockfin, and from that time until now this spot is called TorranBhrain, or Bran's hillock.

With deep sorrow the hunter announced his intention of leaving all his friends, his kindred, his country, and all that was dear to him. He made no secret of the prophecies revealed to him by the Bean-Shith at Athnamuileach, in which he firmly believed.

He was afterwards killed, bravely fighting the battles of his country.

Genealogical Notes and Queries.

ANSWER TO QUERY.

THE MURDERED CHIEF OF GLENCOE (VOL. 5, p. 452).

In the Commission granted to the Chief of Mackintosh, by Act of Privy Council on 22d Feby. 1698, "for raising fire and sword against Coll Macdonald and others," the long list of persons to be pursued as outlaws for their complicity with Keppoch, includes "Angus Macdonald alias M'Alister roye vic Ean, sometyme in Glenco, now in Glenehuncle, son to the deceast Macdonald of Glenco."

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QUERIES.

TO THE CLAN MACDONALD.-The Editor of the Celtic Magazine, and author of "The History of the Macdonalds and Lords of the Isles" (now passing through the Magazine, and shortly to be published in volume form), will esteem it a great favour if ladies and gentlemen connected with any branch of the Clan Macdonald will communicate with him, and so enable him to bring each family genealogy down to date, and include all those entitled to it in their proper position in the work. The following families, with their several branches, will be treated separately in the work :-Sleat, Glengarry, Clanranald, Keppoch, Glencoe, Isla, Ardnamurchan, Sanda, Largie, Antrim, and others. Members of these families now living will have themselves to blame if their names should be unwittingly omitted. Any information, from whatever source, bearing in any way upon any of these families, or individuals connected with them, will be gratefully received by THE EDITOR.

THE GLENNEVIS CAMERONS.-Could any of your numerous readers inform me who is the Representative or Ceann-Tighe of the Glennevis Camerons, and what are their coat of arms and motto? D. CAMERON.

Kinloch-Rannoch.

MUNRO OF POYNTZFIELD.-Is there any authenticated pedigree of this family, or can any of your correspondents give me any particulars of the past History of the Family and of their connection with the Munros of Fowlis? E. E. W.

Port Villa, Paddington.

ALEXANDER MACKENZIE left his native place (I believe Ross-shire) when a young man, to travel with Captain Chalmers of Auldbar, near Brechia, as his servant; came home with him, became his house steward, and died in his service at Auldbar, in the winter of 1840. His father was a Scot, his mother a German. After his death, his wife, Betsy Watson, visited his people at their request. She travelled by coach to Inverness, crossed a ferry, and on landing was met by her husband's father, who took her to his home. She spoke of having met several brothers of her husband, but she thought there were no sisters. From a fragment of a letter I got from a fellow-servant of his, I think that previously to his entering the service of Captain Chalmers, he must have been engaged in some capacity about the Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, but he was only sixteen years of age when he left the country and went to Germany. There he met two uncles (Watson by name), brothers of his mother, who possessed an extensive tobacco manufactory, and who wished him to stay with them, but he would not. This is all the information I possess. I shall be glad if any of your correspondents can help me to trace the family of Alexander Mackenzie, who to all appearance belonged to the Black Isle, where possibly some of his relations still reside. If so, I shall esteem it a great favour if they will communicate with you, as also any who knew anything of himself, or of his family. ENQUIRER.

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CELTIC MAGAZINE.

Conducted by ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, F.S.A. Scot.

XIX. SIR DONALD MACDONALD, tenth Baron and third Baronet of Sleat. He joined Viscount Dundee, but was taken seriously ill and obliged to return home. His eldest son, however, who accompanied him, took his place, and fought bravely at the head of his men, who formed part of the left wing at the battle of Killiecrankie, on the 27th of July 1689. In addition to a great many more of his followers, five of his cousins-german fell on that sanguinary field, but he himself escaped and returned, with the remnant of his followers to the Isles. He appears to have joined Dundee early; for in a letter addressed to "the Laird of Macleod," dated 23d of June 1689, from his head-quarters at Moy, in Lochaber, Dundee mentions Sir Donald among other leading Highland chiefs whom he immediately expects to join him.

After joining Macdonald of Keppoch at Inverness, who had laid siege to the town, Dundee retired to Lochaber, where he remained with Keppoch for six weeks, and "from thence marched with one thousand five hundred foot and two hundred horse to Badenoch, against General Mackay and the laird of Grant, who had about six thousand men, and chased them day and night till they passed Strathbogie, where he encamped three days at Edinglassy. On the fourth day he received intelligence that Sir John Lancer's regiment of horse and other dragoons, Ramsay's regiment, and other two regiments of foot, had joined General Mackay, which obliged him to return to Keppoch, where he remained six weeks, till he was joined by the Honourable Sir Donald of the Isles with five hundred men, who, by reason of indisposition, was obliged to return home, but left his young son, Sir Donald, with my Lord Dundee. Then his Lordship appointed all the clans, with their friends and followers, to meet him at the Blair of Athole the next Tuesday, and that himself, the Honourable Sir Alexander Macdonald of Glengary, Sir John Maclean, young Sir Donald of the Isles, the Captain of Clanranald, and Sir Hugh

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Cameron of Lochiel, would go and raise the Badenoch and Athole men against that day." The same authority, after describing the engagement, goes on to say-"In the battle the Highlanders, besides their unparalleled general, Dundee, lost the brave Pitcur, who, like a moving castle in the shape of a man, threw fire and sword on all sides against his enemy; Colonel Gilbert Ramsay, Macdonald of Largie, his tutor and all his family; Glengary's brother, and many of his relations, and five cousins-german of Sir Donald of the Isles, with many private Highlanders.”

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In the following winter Major-General Buchan, Lord Seaforth, Colonel Brown, and other officers, "came from King James in Ireland to Sir Donald of the Isles; and Buchan, by his commission, being eldest MajorGeneral, commanded the army, and desired each clan to give him one hundred men, promising with them to raise the low countries. The Clans gave him one thousand five hundred men, with whom he marched from Keppoch to Kilwhuimin (Fort-Augustus), at the end of Loch-Ness." Some time after Major-Generals Buchan and Cannin marched north, first to Lochaber and then to Badenoch, where, in a few days, they dispersed their forces. Major-General Buchan and his officers went to the Honourable Sir Alexander Macdonald of Glengary; and General Cannin and his officers went to the Honourable Sir Donald Macdonald of the Isles, where they stayed about nine months, till the Earl of Breadalbane came with a commission from King William to treat with the Clans, by offering them £20,000 to own his government and live peaceably. But his Majesty knew not that the loyalty and honour of the Scots Highlanders was not to be overcome by force, or debauched by treasure. For they generously scorned the offer as base, and unworthy of noble thoughts; and only desired the liberty to send two of their officers to France to acquaint King James with the state of their affairs, and when they received his orders they would act accordingly. This favour, with some difficulty, was granted them." These officers informed King James of "the dreadful miseries and extremities his Clans suffered and were reduced to, and humbly desired to know his will and pleasure." He received their message "with grief and concern," and thanked the Highlanders for their loyalty and support. He desired the commissioners on their return, to inform the chiefs "that if ever it pleased God to restore him, he would not be unmindful of their loyalty, who in past ages had always been faithful to his ancestors; and that if it pleased God to call for him, he had a son, the young Prince, who, he doubted not, by God's grace, if he lived, would be in a condition fully to reward their fidelity." The King then gave the Highland Chiefs full authority to make the best terms they could with the existing Government, and to live peaceably and quietly, but he desired the principal officers to join him at St Germains.* Soon after terms were agreed to at Achallander, in Argyll shire, and such fair promises were made as induced many of the Highlanders to place faith in King William and his Government. The manner in which these promises were implemented and the inhuman proceedings soon after at the Massacre of Glencoe are too well known to require any detailed notice here. Sir Donald seems to have secured favourable terms, and does not appear to have taken any active part in public affairs during the remainder of his life.

* Pamphlet "by an Officer of the Army, printed for Jonas Brown, at the Black Swan, London, 1714.”

He married on the 24th of July 1662, at Perth, Lady Mary Douglas, second daughter of Robert, third Earl of Morton, with issue1. Donald, his heir and successor.

2. James of Oronsay, who afterwards succeeded his nephew, Sir Donald, who died unmarried in 1720, as Sir James Macdonald, thirteenth Baron of Sleat.

3. William, known as Tutor of Macdonald,* from whom the late Macdonalds of Vallay, of whom Mrs Alex. Gregory, Westwood, Inverness. He married Catherine, daughter of the famous Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel, by his second wife, a daughter of Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart. By this lady the Tutor "had a numerous issue."

4. Elizabeth, who married Sir Alexander Bannerman of Elsick, Baronet, with issue.

5. Barbara, who married Coll Macdonald of Keppoch.

6. Mary, who died unmarried.

He died 5th of February 1695, and was succeeded by his eldest son, XX. SIR DONALD MACDONALD, eleventh Baron and fourth Baronet of Sleat, known among his own countrymen from the part he took during the lifetime of his father under Dundee at Killiecrankie, and afterwards under the Earl of Mar in 1715, as "Domhnull a Chogaidh," or Donald of the Wars. A pretty full account of the proceedings which led up to the Battle of Sheriffmuir has already appeared in the Celtic Magazine, vol. IV., pp. 441-3. It is therefore unnecessary to go into any lengthy details on this occasion beyond stating the particular share taken in the rebellion by Sir Donald and his followers. He attended the great gathering of the chiefs at Braemar, and was soon after entrapped by the Government with a few others of the leading Jacobites, including Seaforth, who was confined to his own Castle of Brahan, while the Chief of Sleat was sent to the Castle of Edinburgh. Patten informs us that upon the news of the Earl of Mar's being in arms, and of the progress he was making, reaching the Government, "orders were despatched immediately to Edinburgh to secure such suspected persons as were thought to be capable of mischief," and among the list of such, given by him, we find Seaforth, Sir Donald Macdonald, Sir John Maclean, the Laird of Mackinnon, Rob Roy, alias Macgregor, John Cameron of Lochiel, the Laird of Clanranald, the Laird of Glenghairy, the Laird of Keppoch, Mackintosh, younger of Borlum, and fifty-four others, including Mar himself. It was, no doubt, on this occasion that Sir Donald of Sleat was captured and imprisoned in Edinburgh. We, however, soon meet with him again. in the North at the head of a body of his followers, variously stated at from six to eight hundred. Colonel Sir Hector Munro, an old soldier, raised his followers to the number of about 600, and with these he encamped at Alness, in October 1715, where, on the 6th of November, he was joined by the Earl of Sutherland and his son, Lord Strathnaver, and Lord Reay, with 600 of their followers, in the interest of the Government. The Earl of Seaforth had meanwhile collected his vassals, and having being joined by Sir Donald and his followers from the Isles, and a few from other Jacobite Chiefs in the Northern Counties, Seaforth found himself at the head of a force of 3000 men. With these he attacked the Whig Camp at Alness, which he soon dispersed, the Earl of Sutherland

* Douglas calls him Alexander,