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July 31. Mr Brown and Mr Dempster took leave 
of the committee in order to return by land. The 
other gentlemen sailed back to the isle of Sky, and 
visited several other stations. They spent some 
days on the isle of Isla with Shawfield, an account of 
whose extensive improvements, in that island, would 
afford much satisfaction to the public, and do great 
credit to that gentleman. owed down the loch to 
Lochend, the seat of Alexander Mackenzie, esq. of 
Lochend. A great deal of improved, and improve- 
able ground here. Seaforth fifhed for salmon in the 
rivet Ewe, and caught two in a fhort time. 
August 1st. Attempted to sail up the river Ewe, 
two miles into Loch Maree, but a violent storm from 
the east prevented it. 
. August 2d. After an hospitable residence of two 
days with Lochend, sailed up the river and down 
Loch Maree, a frefh water lake, eighteen miles long. 
The land on the north side of Loch Ewe belongs to 
Lochend, and to Mr Roderick Mackenzie of Cair- 
sarrie. Has a fine beech and terras. ‘Fhe opposite 
side of the river of Ewe is the glebe of the clergyman, 
_ who has suffered people to settle on it. - It is beauti- 
fully improved, and well inhabited, although the ex- 
posure is to the north, and though the clergyman 
can only give these settlers security during his in- 
cumbency. The opposite banks are equally culti- 
vable, and 2 finer exposure; yet are in a state of na- 
ture. The few instances of this kind that have oc- 
curred, leave little room to doubt, that long leases and 
— secure pofsefsion would soon improve the Highlands. 
Sensible people at Lochend afserted that, take it all 
