fc , u n w i llin g to v e n tu r e in th e fe r o c k y fe a s , p r e v e n t e d m y fa r ther
fearch o f th is w o n d r o u s i f l e : I c o u ld d o n o m o r e th a n c a u fe
I accura te v ie w t o b e t a k e n o f it s E a f t e r n f id e , an d o f th o fe o f
the other p i f tu r e fq u e ifla n d s th e n in f ig h t . B u t i t is a g r e a t c o n -
¡folation to m e , th a t I am a b le to la y b e fo r e th e p u b l i c a m o f t a c curate
a c c o u n t c om m u n ic a t e d to m e th r o u g h th e f r ie n d ih ip o f M r .
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“ In th e fo u n d o f M u ll w e c am e to a n c h o r , o n th e M o rv ern f id e ,
oppoiite to a g e n t lem a n ’ s h o u fe , c a lle d D rum n en : th e o w n e r o f i t ,
Mr. M acleane, h a v in g fo u n d o u t w h o w e w e r e , v e r y c o r d ia l l y
aiked us a i h o r e : w e a c c e p te d h is in v i ta t io n , an d a r r iv e d a t h is
houfe; w h e r e w e m e t a n E n g lijh g e n t lem a n , M r . L e a c h * , w h o n o
iooner faw u s th a n h e to ld u s , th a t a b o u t n in e le a g u e s f r om u s
was an iflan d w h e r e h e b e l ie v e d n o o n e e v e n in th e h ig h la n d s h a d
been f , o n w h i c h w e r e p illa r s l ik e th o fe o f th e G ia n t’ s-C au few a y :
* I cannot but exprefs the obligations I have to this gentleman for his very kind
intentions of informing me of this matchlefs curiofity ; for I am informed that he
purfued me in a boat for two miles, to acquaint me with what he had obferved:
hat, unfortunately for me, we out-failed his liberal intention.
t When I lay in the found of Jona, two gentlemen, from the ifle o f Mull, and
whofe fettlements were there, feemed to know nothing o f this place j at left they
never mentioned it as any thing wonderful.
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A u g u s t 1 2 .