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LETTER XVIII. 



Londonderry, Aug. 26, 1813. 

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fJUR distance hither was thirteen miles : the 

 vale through which we passed is extensive, and 

 flat towards the coast. Lough Foyle, and its 

 cultivated shores, add much to the interest of 

 the drive, many parts of which are strikingly 

 beautiful. The village of Ballykelly is very 

 neat ; and the church, which has recently been 

 rebuilt, is a handsome edifice. On the margin 

 of Lough Foyle is Wentworth House, the seat 

 of the Hon. J. Beresford : it is surrounded by 

 extensive woods, and appears to be a sumptuous 

 residence. 



The farming buildings are more abundant 

 here than we had previously seen : the size of 

 the farms in general exceeds one hundred acres. 

 About forty shillings an acre is the rent now 

 paid; though in the year 1774, Mr. A. Young 

 states it at about one-third of that sum. On 

 each farm are settled a number of cottiers, to 

 whom small portions of the land are sub-set by 



