4 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



of spirits a-day. Mr. Dumbreck 

 having caused liie utensils to be 

 overturned and emptied, lodged 

 the most valuable in a neighbour- 

 ing malt barn. It is certain that 

 the landlord on whose property 

 this work was discovered knew 

 nothing of its existence. He pos- 

 sesses great influence in the coun- 

 try, which he lately strenuously 

 exerted for the suppression of il- 

 licit distillation. 



Paris, Jan. 5. On the 29th 

 ult. a deputation from the High- 

 land Society of London, consist- 

 ing of the Right Hon. Loril Sal- 

 toun, lieutenant colonel of the 

 Grenadier Guards, C. B. K. M. T. 

 and St. G. ; lieutenant colonel 

 James Macdonnel, of the Cold- 

 stream Guards, C. B. K. M. T. and 

 St. W. ; lieutenant colonel Daniel 

 Mackinnon of the Coldstream 

 Guards ; and James Hamilton, 

 esq. the secretary, had the honour 

 of presenting, at the palace of the 

 Tuilleries, to his majesty Louis 

 XVI I r., a copy of the Poems of 

 Ossian, in the original Gaelic. 



The preliminary arrangements 

 hav.'ng been made by the British 

 AmbO'Ssador, his Excellency the 

 Right Hon. Sir Charles Stuart, 

 G. C. K., the depiitation, after 

 passing through the iiall of the 

 Marshals, and the supei-b suit of 

 apartments on that side, were in- 

 troduced by the Duke de Duras, 

 First Gentleman of the Chamber, 

 and received in the private closet 

 by his Majesty, in the most gra- 

 cious manner. Lord Saltoun, one 

 of the Presidents of the Society, 

 addressed the King in French as 

 follows :— 



" Sire, — Pursuant to a resolu- 

 tion of tlie Highland Society of 

 London, we have the honour to 



present to your Majesty a copy of 

 the Poems of the immortal Ossian, 

 in the original Gaelic. We con- 

 sider it liardly necessary to recall 

 to your Majesty's remembrance 

 the ancient friendship which ex- 

 isted for so many ages betwixt 

 Scotland and your Majesty's illus- 

 trious ancestors J but, in the name 

 of the Society, we beg to offer to 

 your Majesty our sincere congra- 

 tulations on the happy termination 

 of the late contest, which, in re- 

 storing to France her legitimate 

 Sovereign, will, we doubt not, 

 unite her to Great Britain in the 

 strongest bonds of amity. 



" In presenting, Sire, to your 

 Majesty the Poems of our illus- 

 trious bard, we request your Ma- 

 jesty's accejjtance of a work, 

 every sentiment of which is found- 

 ed on the exalted principles of the 

 most fervent patriotism and of the 

 most devoted loyalty to tiie So- 

 vereign: principles which, we are 

 proud to say, have ever been pre- 

 dominant in the breast of the 

 Highlander." 



To this Address, his Majesty 

 was pleased to reply in the fol- 

 lowing terms : — 



" My Lord and Gentlemen, — 

 It is with infinite pleasure I ac- 

 cept from tlie Highland Society 

 of London a copy of the poems of 

 the immortal Celtic bard, not 

 more inteiesting to me from the 

 sublime sentiments expressed in 

 e\'cry page, tiian from their being 

 in the original tongue, the ancient 

 language of my native land. 



" 1 have ever entertained the 

 highest esteem and respect for the 

 Scottish character, from the nu- 

 merous memorable feats achieved 

 by the natives of thgtt coimtry, 

 and the many important services 



rendered 



