470 HISTORY OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES. 



Neil MacEachain was one of those who embarked with 

 the Prince on board the privateer L'Heureux at Borradale 

 the company consisting of twenty-three gentlemen, with 

 a hundred and seven followers. On his arrival in France, 

 Neil joined Ogilvy's Scots regiment. He died in 1788, and 

 his son, the famous Marshal Macdonald, became one of the 

 most trusted generals of Napoleon Bonaparte, who created 

 him Duke of Tarentum. Marshal Macdonald visited, in 

 1826, his father's old home at Coradale, in South Uist. 



The later career of Flora Macdonald may be told in a 

 few words. She was taken prisoner in Skye, and put on 

 board Captain Ferguson's sloop, being afterwards trans- 

 ferred to the Eltham, whose commander, Commodore 

 Smith, treated her with great courtesy. She was sent to 

 London, where she remained in confinement until July, 

 1747, when she was released without a trial. She became a 

 popular heroine, arid the feeling of admiration for her 

 conduct was not confined to the Jacobites. She married 

 young Macdonald of Kingsburgh, and emigrated with him 

 to North Carolina. At the close of the American War of 

 Independence, in which her husband fought for the Mother 

 Country, they both returned to Scotland. On the voyage 

 home, their ship was attacked by a French privateer. 

 During the fight, Flora remained on deck encouraging the 

 sailors, and while so engaged, she was thrown down and 

 her arm was broken. Kingsburgh and his wife settled 

 down in Skye for the remainder of their lives. Previous to 

 their emigration to America, they entertained Dr. Johnson 

 and Boswell at their house during the memorable journey 

 of the sage to the Hebrides in 1773, and the heroine of 

 1746 made a favourable impression upon both. She died 

 in 1790, aged 68, and was buried in the churchyard of 

 Kilmuir, where a monument marks her grave. In Inver- 

 ness, also, a monument has been erected to her memory. 



NOTE. The foregoing account has been compiled from the narratives of 

 the Prince's companions, and from other contemporary sources. Mr. Blaikie's 

 Itinerary has been a valuable help. 



