accident; others by the defperate refolution o f a Scotchman. Several
attempts were made to recover the funk treafure. One in
1688, by William Sacheverel Efq; who fitted up diving bells; and
tried them' with fuccefs at the depth o f ten fathom: and report
fays, he got up much treafure. A piece of the wreck was mven
me by an old inhabitant of the place; to be preferved in memory
o f this fignal providence, fo beautifully acknowleged by Queen
Elizabeth in the motto o f the medal ftruck on the occafion:
Affidavit D e u s , et dijjtpantur.
In this bay alfo the unfortunate Earl of Argyle may be faid to
have wrecked both life and fortune, in the year 1686: for in this
place he made the firft landing with a few friends, in his fatal in-
vafion in concert with the unhappy Duke of Monmouth. The moft
inhuman medal I ever faw (next to that in memory of the mafia-
cre o f Paris, by Charles IX.) is one in my pofiefiion, ftruck by
James II. on occafion o f the fad cataftrophe o f thefe two noblemen.
Their heads are placed on two altars, at whofe bafe are
their bleeding corpfes: the motto,
Amhitio male/uada ruit.
A little north is Bloody bay, fo called from a fea-fight between
a Mac-donald of the ifles, and his fon. The former was fupported
by Hellor Obhar Macleane, the fame, who died glorioully at the
battle of Floddon, covering his monarch, James IV. from the arrows
o f the Englijh archers.
On the oppolite lhore o f Morvern is Dun-an-gal, a ruined caftle
o f the Macleanesj, In this the rebels o f 1719 put a fmall garrifon;
rifon v which foon furrendered to one o f our men o f war that
attacked it.
L eave Lober Moire at eight o’ clock in the mo rning; and about Aug. 9.
half an hour p a f t ten, anchor oppofite to Aros caftle, feated on a A r o s .
rock above the fea,. and once a feat o f Mac-donald o f the ifles.
At the foot o f the rock is the ruin of an oval pier, where he
fecured his boats.
Breakfaft with Mr. Campbel, of Aros, and colled: a few par-
culars of this rough ifland: that it is twenty-four Scotch miles long,
and about the fame in breadth; that it is divided into threegreat Mvll,
pariihes, viz. Loracy, Rofs, and Kilmore, or Kil-ninian, containing sows a c c o u n t
in all near four thoufand catechifable perfons; that it is in'general
rocky and: barren, and does not yield corn' enough for its inhabitants
; that it fends out annually about eighteen hundred head of
cattle, fold from thirty, to fifty (hillings a-piece; that there are
but few iheep ; that the graziers have fuffered greatly this year
by. the lofs o f cattle.; but that none of the people have as yet
migrated. That the ufual manure is (hell fand, which the farmers
procure from Tir-ey. That there is coal in the ifland nearly
inaccefiible by the badnefs of the roads ! and that this moft important
article, which alone would bring wealth and comfort to the
ifles, is unaccountably negleded!.
The ifland originally was part o f the dominions o f the Lords of
the Ifles; but in after-times became the poflelfion of the antient
and valiant family of the Macleanes, who (till retain half. The
other moiety is the litigated property of the duke of Argyle ; whole
anceftor poffefied himfelf of it in 1674, on account o f a debt: and
afte r