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was an opportunity for John Morison to implement his 

 agreement with Torquil Conanach and his friends. With 

 a show of cordial hospitality, he invited Torquil on board 

 of the prize, and requested him and his party which 

 included the redoubtable Donald Cam Macaulay to 

 sample the wine. The wine was good, and the guests were 

 enjoying themselves. Presently, Donald Cam, who had 

 kept his head tolerably clear, became conscious of the fact 

 that the ship was moving, and was beginning to roll. He 

 immediately hastened on deck and discovered that they 

 were in the open sea. With a warning cry to Torquil 

 Dubh that they were betrayed, he rushed for his arms, 

 only to find that they had been removed. Then the plot 

 was revealed in all its perfidy. The ship's cable had been 

 secretly cut ; the weapons of Torquil Dubh's party had 

 been taken away ; and a band of selected and well-armed 

 warriors, who had been carefully concealed by the Brieve, 

 now came upon the scene. A gigantic follower of John 

 Morison, named John Roy Mackay of Bragar, seized 

 Donald Cam and lashed him to the mast, a number of 

 bravos meanwhile standing with their swords at his breast. 

 Another party seized Torquil Dubh and bound him ; and 

 his fate was sealed. The wine of the Dutchman proved 

 his ruin, and the strategy of the treacherous Brieve was 

 crowned with complete success. The ship was steered for 

 Ullapool, where the prisoners were handed over to Torquil 

 Conanach. Donald Cam and his son-in-law were fettered 

 together by a heavy chain, attached to a large block like an 

 anvil. They were, however, not too closely watched, and 

 managed to make their escape to Applecross, whence they 

 reached Skye. From Skye they crossed to Harris, and at 

 length reached their Uig home in safety. The return of 

 Donald Cam alarmed his enemies, for they knew the 

 character of the man. John Mor Mackay fortified Dun 

 Bragar, and built himself a hut close by as a dwelling- 

 place. Donald Cam mustered the Uig men, captured 

 Mackay in bed, and afterwards despatched him without 

 mercy. A number of Morisons took refuge in Dun 



