of

3. The number of people in the vicinity any loch or harbour.

4. The communications with the inland

country.

5. Rivers, or fresh water.

6. Fuel, lime-ftone, free-ftone, &c. The places recommended above may be arranged into three divifions. The first class, to comprehend the moft eminent ftations, which I have printed in fimall capitals. The fecond clafs, to compofe the next ftations in point of importance; and the third clafs, which requires no farther explanation.

In fome instances, the principal merit of a proposed station confifts in its fisheries, as Great Loch Broom. In other cafes, it confifts in the conveniencies to general navigation, as Tobirmory, Canay, Loch Laxford or Loch Inchard. Again, where the harbours are indifferent, and without fifheries, the merit of fuch places depends on the number of people, the fertility of the foil, the communications with the interior country, and other favourable circumstances, as Bernera in Glenelg, where the public are alfo poffeffed of forty acres of ground.

STATIONS

Names of Stations.

1. Weft Loch Tarbat,

2. At CRINAN or LOCH GILP-HEAD,

3, OBAN,

7. Loch Carron, or the Bay of Plock in

Loch Elih,

8. Loch Torridon,

9. Loch Gareioch,

10. LOCH EWE,

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Proprietors.

Duke of Argyle, Donald Campbell, Efq.
of Dunftaffnage.

John Macdonald, Efq. of Clanronald.
General Macleod.

F. H. Mackenzie, Efq. of Seaforth.
Thomas Mackenzie, Efq. of Applecrofs;
F. H. Mackenzie, Efq. of Seaforth.
Kenneth Mackenzie, Efq. of Torridon.
Sir H. Mackenzie, Bart. of Gareloch.
John Mackenzie, Efq. of Gruinord; Mr.
Alex. Mackenzie of Pluckart.
Ken. Mackenzie, Efq. of Dundonald.
Col. Mackenzie of Coul; Kenneth
Mackenzie, Efq. of Dundonald; Lord
Macleod.

Countefs of Sutherland.

14. LOCH LAXFORD, OF LOCH INCHARD, Sutherland-Shire, Lord Rae.

4. Loch Lye,

8. Loch BRACKADALE,

APPENDIX.

Defcription of ICOLMKILL, one of the Hebride Islands, by DR. JOHNSON.

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T laft we came to IcoLMKILL, but found no convenience for landing. Our boat could not be forced very near the dry ground, and our Highlanders carried us over the water.

We were now treading that illuftrious Ifland, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence favage Clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the bleffings of religion. To abftract the mind from all local emotion would be impoffible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were poffible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our V fenses; whatever makes the paft, the diftant, or the future predominate over the prefent, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends, be fuch frigid philofophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whofe piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of Iona.

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We came too late to vifit monuments: fome care was neceffary for ourselves. Whatever was in the Island Sir Allan could demand, for the inhabitants were Macleans; but having little they could not give us much. He went to the headman of the Island, whom Fame, but Fame delights in amplifying, reprefents as worth no less than fifty pounds. He was perhaps proud enough of his guests, but ill prepared for our entertainment; however, he foon produced more provision than men not luxurious require. Our lodging was next to be provided. We found a barn well stocked with hay, and made our beds as foft as we could.

In the morning we rofe and furveyed the place. The churches of the two convents are both ftanding, though unroofed. They were built of unhewn ftone, but folid, and not inelegant. I brought away rude measures of the buildings, fuch as I cannot much trust myself, inaccurately taken, and obfcurely noted. Mr. Pennant's delineations, which are doubtlefs exact, have made my unfkilful description lefs necessary.

The epifcopal church confifts of two parts, feparated by the belfry, and built at different times. The original church had, like others, the altar at one end, and tower at the other; but as it grew too fmall, another building of equal dimenfion was added, and the tower then was neceffarily in the middle.

That thefe edifices are of different ages feems evident. The arch of the first church is Roman, being part of a circle; that of the additional building is pointed, and therefore Gothick, or Saracenical; the tower is firm, and wants only to be floored and covered.

Of the chambers or cells belonging to the monks,

there