was bread and cheefe, with an onion, all which he carried in his pocket, and a dram of whisky at each of the great ftages on the road, as Falkland, the half-way houfe between Edinburgh, by the way of Kinghorn and Perth; the town of Perth, (where he did not fail to call on Mary Forbes, to whom he made a prefent, and his former mafter, James Macdonald); Dunkeld, Blair, Dalwhinnie, Ruthven of Badenoch, Avemore in Strathfpey, and, perhaps, one or two other places. It is to be understood, that what is here called a dram of whisky was juft half a pint [English]; which, it may be farther mentioned, he took pure and unmixed. He never went to bed during the whole of this journey; though he flept, once or twice, for an hour or two together, in the open air, on the road-fide.

By the time he arrived at Lord Lovat's park, the fun had rifen upwards of an hour, and fhone pleasantly, according to the remark of our hero, well pleafed to find himself on this fpot, on the walls of Caftle Downie, and thofe of the ancient abbey of Beaulieu in the near neighbour. hood. Between the hours of five and fix, Lord Lovat appeared, walking about in his hall, in a morning-drefs; and at the fame time a fervant flung open the great folding-doors, and all the outer doors and windows of the house. It is about this time that many of the great families in London, of the present day, go to bed.

As Macleod walked up and down on the lawn before the house, he was foon obferved by Lord Lovat, who immediately went out, and, bowing to the ferjeant with great courtefey, invited him to come in. Lovat was a fine-looking tall man, and had fomething very infinuating in his manners and addrefs. He lived in all the fulness and dignity of the ancient hospitality, being more folicitous, according to the genius of feudal times, to retain and multiply adherents, than to accumulate wealth by the improvement of his eftate. As fcarcely any fortune, and certainly not his fortune, was adequate to the extent of his views, he was obliged to regulate his unbounded hofpitality by rules of prudent œconomy. As his fpacious hall was crowded by kindred vifitors, neighbours, vaffals, and tenants of all ranks, the table, that extended from one end of it nearly to the other, was covered, at different places, with different kinds of meat and drink; tho'

of each kind there was always great a bundance. At the head of the table, the Lords and Lairds pledged his Lordship in claret, and fometimes in champagne; the tack smen, or duni wafsals, drank port, or whisky panch; tenants, or common husbandmen, refreshed themselves with ftrong beer; and below the utmoft extent of the table, at the door, and fometimes without the door of the hall, you might fee a multitude of Frafers, with out fhoes or bonnets, regaling themselves with bread and onions, with a little cheese perhaps, and small beer. Yet, amidst the whole of this ariftocratical inequality, Lord Lovat had the addrefs to keep all his guests in perfectly good humour. "Coufin," he would fay to fuch and fuch a tacksman, or duniwaffal, "I told my pantry-lads to hand you fome claret ; but they tell me ye like port and punch best." In like manner, to the beer-drinkers he would fay, "Gentlemen, there is what ye please at your fervice; but I send you ale, because I understand ye like ale beft." Every body was thus well plea. fed; and none were fo ill bred as to gain. fax what had been reported to his Lordfhip.

Donald Macleod made his compliments to Lovat in a military air and manner, which confirmed and heightened that prepoffeffion in his favour which he had conceived from his appearance. “I know," faid he, without your telling me, that you have come to enlift in the Highland Watch. For a thousand fuch men as you, I would give my eftate." Macleod acknowledged the juftice of his Lord. fhip's presentiment; and, at his request, briefly related his pedigree and hiftory. Lovat clasped him in his arms, and kiff. ed him; and, holding him by the hand, led him into an adjoining bed-chamber, in which Lady Lovat, a daughter of the family of Macleod, lay. He faid to his Lady," My dear, here is a gentleman of your own name and blood, who has gi ven up a commiffion in Lord Orkney's regiment, in order to ferve under me.” Lady Lovat raised herself on her bed, congratulated his Lordship on so valuable an acquifition, called for a bottle of brandy, and drank profperity to Lord Lovat, the Highland Watch, and Donald Macleod. It is fuperfluous to fay, that in this toast the lady was pledged by the gentlemen. Such were the customs and manners of the Highlands of Scotland in thofe times.

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By the time they returned to the hall, they found the Laird of Clanranald, who, having heard Macleod's hiftory, faid, "Lovat, if you do not take care of this man, you ought to be d. His Lordship immediately beftowed on him the fame rank, with somewhat more pay, than he had received in the Royal Scots; and, after a few days, fent him on the bulinefs of recruiting. Macleod, from the time that he went to the thires of Inverness and Rofs, to recruit, passed under the name of the man that was loft and found.

The time that he ferved in the Highland, now called the 42d regiment, fo long as it was ftationed in the mountains of Scotland, a period of about twenty years, was filled up in a manner very agreeable to the taste of our hero, in training up new foldiers, (for he was now employed in the lucrative department of a drill-ferjeant), in the ufe of the broad fword, hunting after incorrigible robbers, thooting, hawking, fishing, drinking, dan cing, and toying, as heroes of all times and countries are apt to do, with the

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The following fingular letter was addressed to the Editors of the Journal de Paris, at the time when the Rage for BALLOONS broke out in France, by the Marquis de VILLETTE, fo well known by bis intimacy with VOLTAIRE. GENTLEMEN,

AM fix thousand years old, though you would certainly fuppofe from my appearance that I was scarcely more than two thoufand. You will not be surprised to learn, that I am indebted for my extreme longevity to the Grand Specific. I have educated in my time pupils that do me honour: Hermes, in Egypt; Nicholas Flamel, at Paris; and, lately, the celebrated Count Caglioftro. Í had lived fo long, and feen fo much, that the human fpecies was become totally indifferent to me. Nothing short of the occurrence of

the prefent day could have roufed me from my apathy and induced me to speak.

I cannot then diffemble the pain I have felt at the enthusiasm which has feized the public for aeroftatic experiments. As much as you are fmitten with the love of novelty, as much am I its enemy. I have read a great deal, have ftudied thoroughly your Jean Jacques, and when he declaims against human fciences, against acquired knowledge, he has certainly great right on his fide.

The Firft Age of which you have any remembrance is the Golden Age. Then, abandoned to honest Nature, men relied on the various aids with which the furnished them; they walked upon all fours, they were happy.

A thousand years after, I was witness to a furprising revolution. An innovator thought proper to acquaint the public that it was his intention to walk upon two feet only; that he would take no other precaution than that of furrounding his head with a roll, and of being fupported by leading strings; that the leading-strings should afterward be cut, and he would then run boldly on. As may be fuppofed, he had every body against him; they exclaimed, "This man is an impoftor, he will never attempt what he promises; or if he does, he will infallibly break his nofe."

A day was fixed for the experiment. The concourfe of fpectators was immenfe. We feated ourselves upon our haunches, with our eyes elevated. The innovator prefented himfelf with the confidence of a man fure of fuccefs. The event anfwered but too well to his temerity. The confequence is well known: he was every where imitated; men have traverfed the globe; and the Silver Age commenced.

A thousand years after, I was witness to another revolution. A fecond innovator conceived that he could travel on the water, imply by placing himself in a tub which was to be fastened by cords to the bank; the cords were at length to be loofened, and he was to truft himself in the tub to the mercy of the current. The astonishment, the infatuation of his fellow-citizens were inconceivable. Every one exclaimed, "He will not dare to venture; or if he does, he will certainly be drowned."

To enjoy this fplendid fight, we ran in crowds to the banks of a large river. The rafh philofopher kept his word. He departed amidst the shouts of a prodigious multitude, and permitted himself, undauntedly, to be drifted by the current to a distance of more than ten fathom. The intoxication was univerfal; he was crowned with laurels, and borne in triumph to his habitation. This unfortunate experiment was a ray of light to the rest of mankind; they foon learned

to overcome this element; they found new enjoyments; and thus arrived at the Brazen Age.

A thoufand years after, came what you call the Heroic Times of Greece. Hercules in a boat dared penetrate to the very bounds of the Mediterranean; and there, elated with his voyage, and wishing to perpetuate the remembrance of fo furprising an act, he erected, in the midst of the beautiful garden of the Hefperides, two pillars with this infcription, Nec plus ultra: I defy the power of man to go farther! A new fermentation in the minds of the people. Commerce creates a fleet, men traffic with each other in the Sweets of life, in the illufions of luxury, they are covered with gold and purple; and behold the Iron Age.

Three thousand years after, a Genevan, afhamed that we had as yet done nothing more than cruize round the known world, undertook to crofs the vaft ocean. Surprife, incredulity, a gencral murmur arofe. The cry was, "He will not dare to fail; or if he does, he will affuredly never return."

Heaven but too justly punished his prefumption. He had the glory to difcover, to create, if I may fo fay, a new univerfe. From that moment a fhip became the box of Pandora, from which iffued the fugar of the islands, the mocha of Arabia, the muflins of India, the pearls of the Eaft, the diamonds of Golconda, the treasures of Peru. What name can be given to an Age To prolific of evils?

Thus far, Gentlemen, you will acknow ledge that things have evidently been growing worfe and worfe. It is with terror, therefore, that I perceive a new career opened for genius. In one experiment you have fo far fucceeded as to convey yourselves two leagues, and in a fecond ten leagues. Presently you will render the air as navigable as the water: prefently you will traverfe the whole atmophere. More fortunate and not lefs daring than Cook, the barriers of eternal ice, which oppofed him in the Southern Seas, will not impede your progrefs; you will fly to the Terra Außralis. What do you hope for in a world more extensive than your Europe? Not content with having found topazes, emeralds, fapphires, rubies in condenfed water, do you expect to fee light itself crystalized in thefe new regions?

Ah, believe me! deftroy your balloons; climb not with your inflammable air beyond the fphere to which God hath limited it; burn your journals; annihilate every trace of this rare fecret; renounce the project of raifing yourselves above the thunder; and if you would not fill up the measure of your folly, throw down thofe electric fpires which over top your palaces, and let the lightning take

its courfe.

On the use of PULVERISED BONES as a Ma

NURE.

[By an American Farmer.] I Have been exceedingly, entertained with

the refult of an experiment I instituted laft fpring, whilst I directed my attention to the fubject of manures. As I was one day walking in the field, I faw the bones of a cow that had died with a diftemper, and which had acquired, by long expofure to the air and rain, a degree of whiteness, and had loft their original firmnefs. I ignorantly imagined from their colour, that they might by calcination or burning be reduced to lime. As it was winter-time, and I had but little to do, I had them all hauled up to my houfe, where I made a large fire, and put the bones into it: they remained there red-hot_nearly three hours; they were now very white, and easily pulverable, but had scarce any of the properties of lime. However, that I might hot have all my labour in vain, I reduced as many of them to powder as would fill a halfpeck, refolving to try their efficacy as ma nures. I measured off three equal parcels of ground. On the first I fowed a mixture of grafs-feed and the powdered bones, (in the proportion of one bushel and a half to an a cre); on the fecond I fowed the fame, with an equal mixture of plaster of Paris, and the bones in the fame proportion; and as the third I only varied the experiment by ufing a little of the plafter of Paris without addition; all the reft of the meadow was fown with the fame feed, without any ma

nure.

After it had grown on all three to fuch height as to make any difference difco verable, I took two farmers, who had long been used to mow good grafs, 'to view my patches. They thought that there was a manifest difference between the middle patch and the two others having, as they faid, produced far the beft grafs. For my part, I confefs I could not decifively conclude upon the fuperiority of either; but I have scarce any doubt, but that powdered bones, or at leaft when mixed with plafter of Paris, would be found an excellent manure for mea. dow, and I fancy much cheaper than plafter of Paris. Before it can come into general ufe, it will require that its virtues be con firmed by future experiments, and on a lar ger fcale; I therefore would be pleased, that you would endeavour to inform fuch of your friends of this experiment as are fond of agricultural enquiries. I have been told by a gen tleman lately from Europe, that the earth-of bones is not looked upon now to be of the nature of lime-ftones, but that it really hasa greater refemblance to plafter of París than was before imagined: to understand the proof of it, he faid, required a knowledge of chemistry; but as I have never studied that feience, I did not rèquest-it-of him.

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