An historical account of the settlements of Scotch highlanders in America prior to the Peace of 1783 : together with notices of highland regiments and biographical sketches . nt which had been promised. He returned to Canada, ar-riving in Quebec May 28, 1777. In 1778 he again went to Eng-land and made a personal appeal to the king in behalf of his regi-ment, which proved successful. May 1, 1779, he sailed fromSpithead and arrived at Quebec on August 16th. He becamecolonel in the army November 17, 1780, and in the winter of 1782had command from the ports at Oswegatchie to
An historical account of the settlements of Scotch highlanders in America prior to the Peace of 1783 : together with notices of highland regiments and biographical sketches . nt which had been promised. He returned to Canada, ar-riving in Quebec May 28, 1777. In 1778 he again went to Eng-land and made a personal appeal to the king in behalf of his regi-ment, which proved successful. May 1, 1779, he sailed fromSpithead and arrived at Quebec on August 16th. He becamecolonel in the army November 17, 1780, and in the winter of 1782had command from the ports at Oswegatchie to after the peace of 1783, General Maclean retired from theservice. He married Janet, daughter of Donald Maclean ofBrolass, and died without issue, in London, in March, 1797-From the contents of many letters directed to John Maclean of HIGHLANDERS WHO SERVED IN AMERICA. 391 Lochbuie, it is to be inferred that he died in comparative correspondence during his command of the Highland Emi-grants is among the Haldimand MSS. in the British Museum. General Allan Maclean of Torloisk has been confused bysome writers—notablv by General Stewart in his Sketches of the. Sir Allan Maclean, Bakt. Highlands and Dr. James Brown in his History of the High-lands and Highland Clans—with Sir Allan Maclean, twenty-second chief of his clan. Sir Allan served in different parts ofthe globe. The first notice of his military career is as a captainunder the earl of Drumlanrig in the service of Holland. July 16,1757, he became a captain in Montgomerys Highlanders, and 392 HIGHLANDERS IN AMERICA. June 25, 1762, major in the 119th foot or the Princes Own. Heobtained the rank of lieutenant-colonel May 25, 1772, and died onInch Kenneth, December 10, 1783. He married Anna, daughterof Hector Maclean of Coll. Dr. Samuel Johnson visited him dur-ing- his tour of the Hebrides, and was so delighted with thebaronet and his amiable daughters that he broke out into a Latinsonnet. GENERAL FRANCIS MACLEAN. G
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