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" fome of them faw the whole progrefs of it, 

 " others only a part. 



*' Loch-nejs is about 20 miles in length, and 

 " from I to Iy miles broad, and bears from 

 " fouth-weft to north-eafl *. There was 

 " no extraordinary muddinefs in the water, 

 " tho' .it did not appear quite fo clear as 

 " ufual. The morning was cold and gloomy, 

 " and a pretty brifk gale blowed from 

 *' weft fouth-weft. The river Oich lies on 

 " the north fide of the Fort, and on the 

 *' fouth fide, runs the river Tarff ixovn. weft 

 " fouth-weft, and difcharges itfelf into the 

 " head of the lake, which was obferved to 

 " be quite agitated at the fame time and 

 " manner as the other. But there was no 

 •" fhaking or tremor felt upon the land. 



2. Letter from Lieutenant Isaac Barre' to 

 David Ross, Efq; Sheri^- Depute of the 

 Shire of Banff, concerning the Motion 

 ef the Waters of Loch-nefs, November i . 



SIR, Fort-Augustus, January i^, ly ^6. 



" T Have been here eight days, and, by 

 *'■ the ftrideft inquiries, have at laft 



'* picked 



*■ It lies between the 57th and 58th deg. of northern latitude. 



