Alaster MacDonald, one of MacIan's sons,
had married a niece of Glenlyon's, so that the soldiers were
cordially received and treated with every possible hospitality by
MacIan and his Clan, with whom they remained for about a fortnight.
Then Glenlyon received a letter from Duncanson, his commanding
officer, informing him that all the MacDonalds under seventy years of
age must be killed, and that the Government was not to be troubled
with prisoners. Glenlyon lost no time in carrying out his orders. He
took his morning's draught as usual at the house of MacIan's son, who
had married his niece, and he and two of his officers accepted an
invitation to dinner from MacIan, whom, as well as the whole clan, he
was about to slaughter. At four o'clock the next morning, February
13, 1692, the massacre was begun by a party of soldiers, who knocked
at MacIan's door and were at once admitted. Lindsay, who was one of
the officers who had accepted his invitation to dinner, commanded the
party, and shot MacIan dead at his own bedside while he was dressing
himself and giving orders for refreshments to be provided for his
visitors.
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