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Bha an t-Albannach, Griogair MacGriogair, anns an Fhraing. Bha e air a bhith ri foill. Chaidh m貌ran a Phoyais ann am meadhan Ameireagaidh. Bha MacGriogair a鈥� moladh Phoyais. Ach cha robh an d霉thaich ann. Chaill na daoine airgead m貌r.

Anns an Fhraing chuir Mac-Griogair sgeama air d貌igh. Bha sin airson Frangaich a th脿ladh a Phoyais. Airson muinntir na Frainge, thuirt e nach e r矛oghachd a bha ann am Poyais. Thuirt e gur e poblachd a bha innte. Agus b鈥� esan an Ceann-suidhe!

Cha deach c霉isean cho math anns an Fhraing. Chuir an riaghaltas an soitheach aige ann an gr猫im ann an Le Havre. Chuir iad MacGriogair ann an gr猫im cuideachd. Mhair a鈥� ch霉is-ch霉irte aige ceithir latha. Fhuair MacGriogair dheth leis. Bha e neoichiontach.

Thill e a Lunnainn. Bha e air a chur an gr猫im ann an Sasainn. Chuir e seachad seachdain anns a鈥� phr矛osan. Ach chaidh a shaoradh. Agus an do sguir e a bhith a鈥� reic rudan ann am Poyais? Cha do sguir! Bha e fhathast a鈥� reic sgeamaichean. Dh鈥檌nns e do na Breatannaich gun robh Poyais a-nise na poblachd. Dh鈥檌nns e dhaibh gum b鈥� esan an Ceann-suidhe.

Ach cha robh e cho furasta a-nise. Bha farpais aige. Dh鈥檉hosgail feadhainn eile oifisean ann an Lunnainn. Bha iad cuideachd a鈥� 鈥渞eic鈥� fearann ann am 鈥淧oyais鈥�. Ghluais MacGriogair a dh鈥橝lba. Ach bha e fhathast an s脿s ann an gnothaichean Phoyais.

Mu dheireadh, ann an ochd ceud deug, trithead 鈥檚 a naoi (1839), ghluais e a Bhenesu猫la. Bha e air sabaid airson neo-eisimeileachd ann am Bhenesu猫la. Bha sin bliadhnaichean roimhe. Mar sin, fhuair e peinnsean airm. Agus fhuair e taigh snog. Chaochail e ann am Bhenesu猫la ann an ochd ceud deug, ceathrad 鈥檚 a c貌ig (1845).

The Scot Gregor MacGregor was in France. He had been involved in fraud. Many people went to Poyais in Central America. MacGregor was praising Poyais. But the country didn鈥檛 exist. The people lost a lot of money.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In France MacGregor set up a scheme. That was to attract French people to Poyais. For the people of France, he said Poyais wasn鈥檛 a kingdom. He said it was a republic. And he was the President!

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Matters didn鈥檛 go so well in France. The government put his vessel in custody in Le Havre. They also put MacGregor in custody. The court case lasted four days. MacGregor got off with it. He was not guilty.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 He returned to London. He was arrested in London. He spent a week in [the] prison. But he was freed. And did he cease selling things in Poyais? No! He was still selling schemes. He told the British that Poyais was now a republic. He told them he was the President.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 But it wasn鈥檛 so easy now. He had competition. Others opened offices in London. They were also 鈥渟elling鈥� land in 鈥淧oyais鈥�. MacGregor moved to Scotland. But he was still involved in Poyaisian matters.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Finally, in 1839, he moved to Venezuela. He had fought for independence in Venezuela. That was years before. Thus, he received an army pension. And he got a nice house. He died in Venezuela in 1845.