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enlarges into the long and narrow lake, called Bassenthwaite, at the 

 termination of which is a remarkable water-fall, named Lozvdore. 

 The Derwentwater estate was not long since restored to its noble 

 family, subject to a large fee farm rent, for the use of Greenwich 

 hospital. 



ULS-WATER is a long and narrow lake, with its southern part 

 in Westmorland, while all the rest is equally divided between the 

 two counties. If a swivel. gun, or even a fowling-piece, be dis. 

 charged from a boat on this lake, in certain parts of it, the report 

 will reverberate from rock to rock, promontory, cavern, and hill, 

 with an astonishing variation of sound, now dying away upon the 

 ear, and again returning like peals of thunder. This re-echo may 

 be distinctly heard seven times in succession. 



Among mountains where eagles build their nests, in the western 

 part of Westmorland, and on the borders of Lancashire, is WiN 7 - 

 ANDER.MERE, the longest and most beautiful lake in England, 

 aid to be so called by the Saxons, from its winding banks. Jt is 

 about ten miles in length from north to south, but in no part is 

 broader than a mile. It is paved us it were at bottom with one 

 continued rotk. In some parts it is of a vast depth, and is well 

 stored with a fine fish called char'*, which is rarely found elsewhere, 

 except among the Alps, and in some of the lakes of America. 

 The Uls-water, already mentioned, has likewise some char ; but 

 not in such plenty as here. In the forest of Marthulale, to the 

 south of Uls-water, the breed of red deer still exists, in a wild 

 state. 



In WALES, the BELA lake, of Merionethshire, deserves to be 

 spoken of. This country is watered by several rivers, the most of 

 which are connected with lakes, and the principal of which are the 

 Dee, the Avon^ and the Drurydh. The Dee has two spring-heads 

 in the eastern part of the county, after the union of which it is sup. 

 posed to run through the lake Bala, or Pimble^meer, without 

 mixing its waters with those of the lake ; at least the different tribes 

 of fishes seem not to mingle ; for it is said, that though the Dee 

 abounds with salmon, none are ever taken in the lake out of the 

 stream of the river ; nor does the Dee carry off any guiniads, a fish 



* Salmo Carjpio and g. Acinus of IA mi e us . -Editor, 



