the ocean. Before the fall in
the middle of the river, is a rocky island on which is a curing house,
instead of the turret of a ruined castle for which it seems formed. The
town prettily situated on the rising ground on each side of the river.
To Sir James Caldwell's. Crossing the bridge, stopped for a view of the
river, which is a very fine one, and was delighted to see the salmon
jump, to me an unusual sight; the water was perfectly alive with them.
Rising the hill, look back on the town; the situation beautiful, the
river presents a noble view. Come to Belleek, a little village with one
of the finest water-falls I remember anywhere to have seen; viewed it
from the bridge. The river in a very broad sheet comes from behind some
wood, and breaks over a bed of rocks, not perpendicular, but shelving in
various directions, and foams away under the arches, after which it grows
more silent and gives a beautiful bend under a rock crowned by a fine
bank of wood. Reached Castle Caldwell at night, where Sir James Caldwell
received me with a politeness and cordiality that will make me long
remember it with pleasure.

August 15. To Belleisle, the charming seat of the Earl of Ross. It is
an island in Loch Earne, of two hundred Irish acres, every part of it
hill, dale, and gentle declivities; it has a great deal of wood, much of
which is old, and forms both deep shades and open, cheerful groves. The
trees hang on the slopes, and consequently show themselves to the best
advantage. All this is exceedingly pretty, but it is rendered trebly so
by the situation. A reach of the lake passes before the house, which is
situated near the banks among some fine woods, which give both beauty and
shelter. This sheet of water, which is three miles over, is bounded in
front by an island of thick wood, and by a bold circular hill which is
his lordship's deer park; this hill is backed by a considerable mountain.
To the right are four or five fine clumps of dark wood--so many islands
which rise boldly from the lake; the water breaks in straits between
them, and forms a scene extremely picturesque. On the other side the
lake stretches behind wood in a strait which forms Belleisle. Lord Ross
has made walks round the island, from which there is a considerable
variety of prospect. A temple is built on a gentle hill, commanding the
view of the wooded islands above-mentioned, but the most pleasing
prospect of them is coming out from the grotto