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we were drifted by the tide down the Murray 

 Firth, or Tuum JEstuar'ium of the Romans, as 

 far as Spey Bay. Tacked and stood in for Kin- 

 naird's Head, the TaizalumPromontorium, which, 

 with the north-eastern extremity of Caithness, 

 forms this capacious bay. 



July 28d, Off Fraserburgh, to which we sent 

 letters by a fishing boat. Tacked and stood in for 

 Peterhead, the most eastern part of Scotland, and 

 famous for its medicinal waters ; it is situated about 

 thirty miles north of Aberdeen. 



25th, Fell in with a cutter off Saint Abb"s 

 Head, which we at first took for a French priva- 

 teer : to our satisfaction, however, she proved to be 

 the Try-All of London, a privateer of 14 guns, and 

 70 or 80 men. 



26th, Came in sight of Whitby. It blowing 

 very hard, we could not anchor in the roads. 

 Sailed farther to the south ; then tacked and hoist- 

 ed a flag for a pilot. In the evening a pilot came 

 off in his cobble ; but it blew so remarkably hard, 

 that he could not get any person to come along 

 with him but an intrepid lame tailor. They came 

 on board, but being heavy laden, and the tides low, 

 we could not get into Whitby. We therefore de- 

 termined to run for Hull ; but, calling at Scarbo- 



