494 OF THE EAST COAST FROM THE 



of the kingdom immediately difappears. We now 

 enter what is called the eaft coaft, comprehending a 

 line of 110 miles; ti. :imce, and 



indefatigable indullry. Thi < OH the 



towns are numero ie of them large and CO 



mercial, trading with Norway, Denmark, Sweden, 

 Ruffia, Dant? nnburg, the Pruflian domini- 



ons, } ! ice, Spain, Portugal, and England, 



to a confide! able extent, and which will be greatly in- 

 ert >lete fyftem of fifhery laws 

 (hall be citabliihcd, the duties on coals and 

 lal: aboliflied, and the navigations opened to the 



The inhabitants of the weft I 



pert in the herring fifheries, but mere dabblers in 

 the white fifheries ; here the habits and genius of" the. 

 people have rendered them expert in the white 

 fifheries, while thofe of the herrings have been, for 

 a feries of years, carried on by open boats, and lit- 

 tle understood. But the inhabitants of this coaft 

 chiefly excel in manufactures, particularly lit 

 yarn, thread and ftockings, in all their varieties; 

 upon which, however, the working people earn with 

 difficulty a mere fubfittence. Many thoufands know 

 not the luxury of butchers meat, wheaten bread, or 

 even fmall beer. The weekly earnings of the men 

 in fpinning or knitting, are from 4 to 6s. of the 

 women, is. 6d. fometimes is. 8d. a few, a very t\ 

 have cleared, by uncommon application, ^s. 



The firft town of any note on this coalt is Peter- 

 head, which (lands on the mofteafterly point in Scot- 

 land, and from thence, due weft, we have the greateft 

 breadth of that kingdom, viz. 



Miles. 

 From Peterhead to the point of Ardnamur- ) g 



chan, in Argylefhire $ 



But if we include the Hebride ides, the ) 



breadth will be S J 



Peterhead is the neareft land to the northern conti- 

 nent of Europe, and lies within 300 miles of the cape 

 4 called 



