Ascent and Measurement of Wha-ra-rai, 435 



indefatigable and intrepid in his search after truth, dauntless 

 and strenuous in the declaration of his matured sentiments, 

 however opposite to received opinions, and fearless of any 

 pains or penalties which the avowal of them might bring upon 

 him from persecuting bigots. But the objects nearest to his 

 heart were, to render the works of the Creator familiar to 

 youth, by dressing them in their most alluring form, and 

 thereby leading to the knowledge and admiration of their 

 great Author, and to the principles of what he believed to be 

 true religion, and what all believe to be those of sound mo- 

 rality. These were his constant aim and study, and to these 

 he considered every thing else as subordinate. The success 

 of his labours in this field he acknowledged, but was uncon- 

 scious of it till made aware by the' voluntary and unsought 

 admiration of the world. When the admired preface to his 

 Fables first appeared, letters from eminent men poured in upon 

 him, particularly from the University of Cambridge, and one 

 from the Bishop of Gloucester ; numerous letters of thanks 

 for the benefits he conferred on the rising generation, from 

 men of talent and literary eminence, who were total strangers 

 to him, except through his works, but who admired his mo- 

 desty, his genius, his benevolence, his wit, his ingenuity, and 

 his genuine religious principles. 



John F. M. Dovaston. 

 Westfelto?!, near Skrewsbwy, 

 Sept. 3. 1829. 



{To be continued.) 



Art. III. Some Account of an Ascent and Barometrical Measure^ 

 ment of Wha-ra-rai, a Mountain in the Island of Oiuhyhee ; ex- 

 tracted from the MS. Journal of Archibald Menzies, Esq. F.L.S, 

 Communicated by Mr. Menzies. 



{Concluded from Vol. I. p. 208.) 



The day being clear and serene when we arrived upon the 

 top of the mountain, the extensive and interesting prospect 

 that rushed on our sight on every side may more easily be 

 conceived than described. The whole western side of Owhy-' 

 bee lay underneath us, with its indented shore, bays, villages, 

 plantations, and forests, depicted, as it were, like a map upon 

 the vast sheet of extended ocean before us ; whilst fleecy 

 clouds, hovering at a distance, appeared to the eye like art 

 immense extent of frozen country, with towering mountains, 

 and deep valleys of the softest shades, every moment varying 



