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strength with a force of Macdonalds, on the same errand. 

 Their plan was to search Barra thoroughly, and then go to 

 South Uist, where they were to stay guarding the fords 

 until reinforcements arrived. Captain Ferguson of the 

 Furnace, who was desperately anxious to get the Prince 

 into his cruel clutches, was ordered to Lewis to keep an 

 eye upon that island. Captain Mackenzie was sent to 

 Harris, and the Baltimore was ordered to cruise on the 

 coast of Uist. Every avenue of escape seemed likely to 

 be closed, and the Prince was dejected by the outlook. 

 Boisdale tried to re-assure him, and promised to find him a 

 hiding-place where he would be safe until he found a ship ; 

 but soon afterwards, he, himself, was captured by the 

 Baltimore, Coradale was now getting obviously unsafe ; 

 the danger of the Prince being hemmed in was daily 

 becoming more imminent. On 6th June, he left Coradale 

 at night, and sailed to Wiay, an island off the south-east 

 coast of Benbecula. To guard against a surprise, Charles 

 deemed it prudent to select a suitable cave on the sea-shore 

 in which to hide, should his enemies land. His fears proved 

 to be only too well-grounded. A party of Macleods came 

 to Wiay, and Charles and his attendants were once more 

 forced to move. During their stay at Wiay, Lady Clan- 

 ranald came from Rossinish with provisions; and to Rossi- 

 nish, Charles, attended only by O'Neil, who rejoined him 

 at Wiay, fled for refuge on the loth. But the militia had 

 now arrived at Benbecula, and their boats were patrolling 

 the coast. Hearing of this, Donald Macleod and Sullivan 

 got a boat and took the Prince and O'Neil off Rossinish ; 

 and they sailed for Coradale on the I2th. A storm arose, 

 which compelled them to put in for shelter at Usinish 

 Point, on the east coast of South Uist ; and they spent the 

 night in a cleft of the rock at Acarseid Falaich * (between 

 Loch Skiport and Usinish), reaching Coradale on the after- 

 noon of the 1 3th. From Coradale, they sailed the same 

 night to the mouth of Loch Eynort, where they arrived at 



i.e., the anchorage of concealment. 





