410 CANAL BETWEEN THE 



/amine, and favcd the lives of thoufands in that po- 

 pulous country. By this communication alfo, the 

 trade between Glalgmv and London, at all times 

 confiderable, is carried on with great cafe and fa- 

 cility, much to the fatisfacYion of the parties con- 

 cerned, in thofe commercial cities. 



The fame benefits will extend to the populous 

 towns of Paifly, Grcenock, Port Glafgow, and the 

 whole Weftern divifion of Scotland, when this work 

 fhall be completed. The inhabitants of both fides 

 of the kingdom, hitherto eftranged to one another, 

 will drop their local prejudices, and become as they 

 ought to be, one people, trafficking and bartering 

 with each other, for their mutual advantage. 



2. Navigation between the Atlantic and Locbfne. 



TO render the fouthern navigation dill more com- 

 plete, it will beneceffary to fhorten the pafiage from 

 the Atlantic to the Clyde ; or, in other words, from 

 the Hebrides and Weft Highlands, to Glafgow, 

 Greenock, and other trading towns on that cele- 

 brated river. The navigation of the Highlands be- 

 ing greatly lengthened by head lands and other ob- 

 ftacles, which muft be carefully avoided, we can- 

 not eftimate the voyage from Cape Wrath to Glaf- 

 gow at lefs than 400 miles, or 800 miles outward 

 and homeward. This is a bold undertaking for 

 little open boats, badly conftrucled, and dill worfe 

 provided; and if, to the great diftance, we confider 

 the almolt inceffant gales, the numerous iflands, lee- 

 fhores, rocks, fands, and currents, attending tjiefe- 

 voyages, we may pronounce them not only long and 

 tedious, but extremely hazardous to the poor natives, 

 whofc necefiities compel them to fuch defpcrate at- 

 tempts. Nor are thefe the only difficulties which 

 they have to encounter in their pafiage to Glafgow. 

 The wind which favoured their voyage to the Mull 

 of Cantire, becomes, confequemly, adverfe after hav- 

 ing 



