122 a voyage to the Hebrides. May 30: 
July 29. Sailed, and with a light wind reached 
Loch Ewe, to the southward, half after six o’clock in 
the morning. 
July 30. Visited the harbour of Ardnaback, belong- 
ing to Captain Mackenzie of Green Yards; joined 
a large party of ladies walking on the beech. They 
came trom Tainnifilan, a jointure house of a lady near 
this place. It appears a good situation for a filhing 
-station. Searched the Yare for fifth. This is a part 
of the beech between high and low water mark in- 
closed with watlings. The fif get in here when the 
sea flows, and are left by the ebb tide, always afford- 
ing a plentiful supply of fifh for the use of any fa- 
mily, and often for the neighbourhood. Visited 
another station in the loch, called Tunag. Found 
the ground round it very barren, and the situation too 
far down in the loch. Held two boards in the morn- 
ing and evening, Dismifsed the tender. Requisites 
of a good fifhing station, or society’s village: rst. A 
good harbour with easy accefs to the herring and cod 
fifhery. 2d. Good land, and a sufficient quantity for 
the conveniency of the inhabitants. 3d. Means of 
improving the land in the adjacent country. 4th. Plen- 
ty of peat fuel. 5th. Good water for domestic uses 
and mills. 6th. Easy communication with the coutt- 
try. 7th. Convenient position for general commerce 
and navigation. gth. Good southern exposure. 
aoth. Countenance of the proprietor. 
On these accounts Seaforth urged strenuously a 
station in Pooleu ; where there is no doubt many of 
the above advantages are to be found. 
