Tales of a Grandfather: Being Stories Taken From Scottish And French History ...
Tales of a Grandfather: Being Stories Taken From Scottish And French History ...
Walter Scott
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The expedition was detained by contrary winds till the 8th of July, when the vessels set sail upon this romantic adventure. But the chances of the sea seem to have been invariably unpropitious to the line of Stew- art. The next day after they left port, tlie Lion, an English ship of war, fell in with them, and engaged the Elizabeth. The battle was desperately maintained on both sides, and the vessels separated after much mutual injury. The Elizabeth, in particular, lost her first and second cap...tains, and was compelled to bear away for Brest to refit. The Doutelle, on board of w'lich was Charles Edward ^nd his suite, had kept at a distance during the action* ARRIVAL OF PRINCE CHARLES. 29 and seeing its termination, stood away for the north-west of Scotland, so as to reach the Hebrides. Avoiding another large vessel, understood to have been an English man of war, which they met in their course, the sloop that carried the young Prince and his fortunes at lengtlr moored near the island of South Uist, one of the isles belonging to MacDonald of Clanranald and his kinsfolk.
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