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 After marching across the country to Moy the seat of the McIntoshes, he rested a few days, enthralled by the hospitable Lady McIntosh. Here President Forbes thought to take him by surprise. In order to which, the Earl of Louden, McLeod and he marched under night with 1300 men from Inverness on the 16th, and advanced within 2 or 3 miles of Moy ; but McIntosh's smith (called Fraser). who was out with 4 men only scout watch observing a body of men marching towards him in the dark, fired on them, and killed McLeods piper. The enemy supposing that their plot was discovered, and that a considerable party was at hand to engage them, turned back immediately to Inverness. Besides, the Prince was apprised of the design against him by an express from Inverness, which alarmed the whole of the household before day-light ; and because his Royal Highness had but a small number to guard him, he was obliged to go off abruptly, and half-dressed to the other end of the Loch, where the main did meet him. The smith, for his vigilance and bravery was rewarded wit a captain's commission'

The 15th of April being the birthday of the Duke of Cumberland; and the Prince conceiving that the English would be intoxicated, formed the project of attacking them in the night-time For this purpose, he immediately ordered the army to set out at 8 o'clock in the evening, marching in two columns, This march across the country, in a dark night, was extremely fatiguing, and accompanied with disorder and confusion. When Lord George Murray, at the head of the first column, was at the distance of about a mile from the English he halted his column, and acquainted the Prince that it was absolutely necessary to wait a little, to form the Highlanders in order of as they