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M'Donald, with whom Charles continued some time, reflecting on the miseries and misfortunes which he had brought upon his followers, and upon those which he was likely to experience be- fore he could reach a place of safety. Several of     the Chiefs, who visited him in his concealment in Glengary Castle, struck with his melonchaly situation, began to devise some scheme for re- trieving his affairs; and for this purpose it was suggested, that the clans should continue on the hills, till they could by some trusty messenger inform the Court of Versailles of the true state of his army. This plan might in all probability have been agreed to, had they been able to pro- eure money for the subsistence of those troops but as this was impracticable, the proposal was dropped. On the 23d of April, Charles being informed that General Campbell was on his march for In- verness, with a large body of the Argyleshire militia, he, with a few of the Chiefs, his two fa- vourites Sheridan and Sullivan, and about forty others, marched to Achnacarrie, where they had an interview with Lochiel; at a fresh consulta- tion it was agreed that this Chief, with the Cam- erons and the M'Donalds, should keep in a body, and favour any landing of succour from France; while Charles, with his friends Sullivan, Sheridan