SHORT TOUR OF SCOTLAND. 



\CT branches lately eftabliflied, for the fupply of 

 the kingdom, as well as America and the Weft 

 Indies ; in which branches, the inhabitants are greatly 

 favoured by tl and the ex- 



ception from injudicious cxcifes impofed in Britain, 

 on foap, (v.iullcs, coals, fait, leather; articles on 

 which the labouring man expends a principal part of 

 his ha: d pittance. 



The ports in the North of Ireland are numerous; 

 all of them are engaged more or Jefs in the herring 

 filheries, and mod of them, as Belfaft, N :nd 



Londonderry, have a brifk trade beyond the At- 

 lantic. The coaft, from Belfaft loch northward, 

 is precipitous, lofty, and when leeward, extremely 

 dangerous to (hipping, on account of the violent 

 winds and counter tides of the Atlantic and the 

 channels which communicate with it* 



Having arrived at Lame, a fmall commodious 

 It within 30 miles of the mull of Cantire, from 

 whence the Scots are fupplied with excellent lime- 

 Aone, I began to make inquiries respecting the 

 voyage acrofs the channel, and had the good for- 

 tune to meet with a genteel family, who were to fail 

 .t morning for Cantire, in a light Hoop, properly 

 1 and equipped for the pafTage. The idea 

 lie fcenery which the voyage would afford, was a 

 luxury of the imagination, too great to be realized, 

 xt morning, Wcdnefday, September 15, though 

 , proved hazy. The coailof Galloway, Cantire, 

 the craig of Ailfa, and the Hebride ifles, which I 

 diftin&ly fcen in clear weather, were now wrapped 

 up in impenetrable obfcurity. 



The fame mift deprived us of a fight equally 

 fingular and diftreffingj a large (hip, with 300 emi- 

 grants from the North of Scotland, had been that 

 morning driven upon Rathlin ifland, which we patted 

 at a fhort diftance. A frefh breeze afforded reafon 

 to hope that the vapour would vanifh, and gradu- 

 ally open the grand views on every fide 3 but great 



was 



