84 a- voyage to the Hebrides - March 2»,' 



ipth-, Sailed from Oban, wind fair, S. W. tutirao- 

 meter at eight o'clock A* M. at Oban ^^. Aboiit 

 two o'clock, reached the bay of Arras in the isle 

 of Mull, where they were joined by Mr Maclean of 

 Coll, in a. handsome decked vefsel, by Airds, Kin- 

 gairloch, Drimnin, and the Baillie of Tyree in their 

 respective boats ; dined that day in the sound ot Mull 

 on board Seaforth's yacht. The party were, besides ^ 

 the gentlemen from Oban, Coll, Lochbury, Drimnin, 

 Kingairloch, Lochallyn, captain Hamond Maclean, 

 captain L. Maclean isle of Muik, Kingairloch's brother, 

 ,Mr Colin Maclean, captain Wilson, Dr Hume, Mr 

 Agnew, Mr Maclean of Turloiik, hkiAs junior, both 

 the Mr Stewarts and Mr Stevensons of Oban. 



The day was fine. The boats of the Highland 

 gentlemen had colours flying, a bag-piper in the bow 

 of each, and rowers in uniform liveries,. and made a 

 fine appearance. His majesty's health, suecefs to the 

 fifheries, and many other loyal and patriotic toast* 

 were drunk, accompanied with a discharge of swivel 

 guns, with which all the vefsels, and some of the 

 boats, were provided. The company all. in great 

 spirits. A gayer scene could not be seen. 



The committee slept that night on fhore at Mr 

 Stewart's of Arras, where the sound of. Mull forms a 

 fine bay. 30th Jime, weather fine, wind fair, the 

 duke of Argill and some of the party rode along the 

 banks of the sound of Mull to Tobermory. ; the rest 

 went by water. 



A plentiful dinner was provided by the duke of 

 Argill at Tobermory, for the same company as yes, 

 tevdaji dined under a tent, founded the New Tovin 



