33. In WIGTOWN, the chief towns are, Wigtown, on the sea; and Port Patrick, which is the nearest port to Ireland.

SECTION XVIII.

OF SCOTLAND.

THE principal Rivers of Scotland are,

The Forth, which rises in Perthshire, and empties itself into the German Ocean;

The Tay, between the Highlands and the Lowlands;

The Tweed, between Scotland and England;

The Dee, and the Don, both in Aberdeenshire; The Spey, which rises in Inverness, and divides the counties of Elgin and Bamff;

The Clyde and the Nithe, which fall into the Irish sea.

There are many beautiful Lakes in Scotland.

Loch Lomond may be reckoned among the first; it is seven leagues long, and three broad; and contains several little islands s;

Loch Tay, Loch Fine, Loch Awe, and many others, present us with many picturesque scenes *. The principal Mountains are, the Grampian Hills, which run in a westward course, from Aberdeenshire into Argyleshire.

* It may not be improper here to observe, that both the Scotch and Irish sometimes give the name of Loch to an arm of the sea.

The

The Pentland Hills, which run through Lothian and join those of Tweedale;

The Lammer Muir, in Berwick;

And the Cheviot Hills, on the borders of England between Roxburgh and Northumberland.

The chief commodities of Scotland are various sorts of fish, in great abundance; great numbers of cattle, hides, honey, tallow, lead-ore, iron, fir, coals, barley, rye, hemp, flax, and various sorts of cloth and linen, particularly their table linen, which is remarkably fine and beautiful.

The religion by law established is Presbyte. rianism.

The Government is the same as in England ever since the union of the two crowns: except in a few customs and laws of their own.

The language spoken in the Highlands is called Erse, and is much the same as that used among the common Irish.

The Scotch are generally esteemed very temperate in their diet, of a robust, hale constitution, able to endure fatigue; they are accounted proud, but brave, and lovers of learning.

A kind of characteristical feature, that of high cheek bones, is common among them.

The Islands of Scotland are, the Hebrides, or Western isles; the Orkney isles; the Shetland isles, and those of Arran and Bute, already mentioned.

The Western Isles are very numerous; Harris, or Lewis, is the largest, about 60 miles long, and 25 broad; and belongs to Ross-shire.

The

The isles of Sky, Uist, and some other of the Western isles, are included in Inverness-shire..

Ilay, Jura, Mull, Tiery, Col, aud the rest of the Hebrides, belong to Argyleshire.

The little island of Iona, or St. Columb Kill, is celebrated for having been the burying-place of many of the ancient Scotch, Irish, and Norwegian. Kings.

There are many other curious remains of antiquity on some of these islands; and Staffa is thought a great natural curiosity.

As it is of the utmost consequence for young people to be well acquainted with the history of their own country, they may be greatly assisted and amused by a set of Chronological Tables of English History, which are upon the same plan as the dissected Maps. After these, let them read the History of England, by the Rev. John Adams, and when they are of a proper age, Hume's History may be put into their hands, with Smollett's Continuation.

SECTION XIX.

OF IRELAND.

IRELAND, called also HIBERNIA, lies on the

West of England, in the Atlantic Ocean; and has the Scottish Seas on the North.

It is divided into four large provinces, containing together 32 counties; they are as follow:

Ulster,

Ulster, on the North, containing 9 counties;

Ireland is about 280 miles from North to South, and about 160 miles from East to West.

It lies between 50° and 55° North latitude.

SECTION

SECTION XX.

OF IRELAND."

1. IN DONEGAL and TYRCONNEL, the chief towns are, Donegal, Ballyshannon, and Kellybegs, all on the sea: St. John's Town, and Lifford, both on the river Derg; and Raphoe.

In Lough Derg, on a small island, is St. Patrick's Purgatory, much resorted to by the Roman Catholics.

2. In FERMANAGH, the chief town is Inniskilling, a town and fort, in an island made by Lough Earn. 3. In TYRONE, the chief towns are, Dungannon, Strathbane, Angher, and Clogher.

4. In LONDONDERRY, or DERRY, the chief towns are, Londonderry, on the river Derg; Colerain, noted for its manufacture of Linen; and Newton Limavaddy, on Lough Foyle.

5. In ANTRIM, the chief towns are Antrim, on Lough Neagh; Belfast, and Carrickfergus, both on the sea; Randalstown, Lisburn, and Conner. The islands of Magee and Rathlin belong to this county. Carrickfergus is the nearest port to Port Patrick in Scotland.

Belfast is the largest town in Ulster.

6. In Down, the chief towns are, Down, or Downpatrick, and Newton, both on Lough Strangford; Bangor, on the sea, Newry, Dromore, and Hillsborough.

7. In ARMAGH, the chief towns are, Armagh, and Charlemont.

Armagh is the Archbishop's See of the province of Ulster.