New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-09-13

ve yere uiscaing me an ugly old woman oti'
!, * no use clayering here. The Coach must De
AVA. You can wait anither day for your near
do-well SON. At this critical moment the young
gentleman was seen running toward rs WIZ, !"
bow at his heels During this scene inc olhel
Messengers were convulsed with laughter, ana
Mrs. Currie, while taking her revenge, IN great
apparent earnestness, had much dilhcui.f " Pie-
serve the rigidity OF her own muscles II 'uiHeG
out that the youth had lnduiged d yer ,la'ula,
desire to get q sketch Of Dumbarton castle, ana
while engaged IN his drawing hao 'o'so'Veii ''17
Coach.
In our drive to Loeb Lonond, about two miles
from Dunbarton, we passed the cottage In which
DR.. SxoLLEr was born. Farther on are highly
cultivated grounds and stately mansion, owned
/ and occupied by descendant Of Smoot.
We were ioined at the foot or outlet OF Loeb
Lo.nond BY large and fashionable London
party, among whom was q D1A;A VERNON IN
/ habit, hat, manners, &c. but | doubt much 'vle-
ther Mr.. FRANCIS OssALDIsTosE would have dis
/ covered IN this counterfeit prcsentnent" much
! resemblance to the charming original. The par
ty, consisting of about sixty, was taken III large
/ Durham boat from the Balloch Suspension Bridge
! to the steamer thatlay putting off her high press
urc steam out in the Lake; and when aboard and
under way a scene opened as rich and beautiful
as painter or poet ever imagined. Loch Lo-
mond is % miles long, and wares III length rom
half mile to FIVE miles. II is studded with Isl.
ands, some Of which are half or tnrec-qugrters OF
a mile long. while others arc but few rods
g Inch Mu!vn,'' the largest Island IN the Loch'
I belongs to the Duke Of Montrosc, and hunoreos
Of Deer arc seen feeding and sporting as you
pass. When we came in sight Of Ben Lonono'
his head was hid in the mist, but as we approach
cd. the veil was rent and splendid spectacle pre-
/ scntcd itself Ben Lomond is 3,2OO feet above
the level Of the Lake, and taken IN cennexlon
with the objects that surround IT. Is emnently
bold and striking. But 1T is not to any single OBJ
iect that this tour owes its attractions. The
charm is continuous and variegated. OF the 81
Islands in Loeb Lomond, some arc rocky and pre-
cptous, others are of even surface and carpeted
with verdurc, while others are handsomely wood
ed. There is one view which reminds you
strongly of West Point though It lacks the
grandeur Of the scene. At another place you
seem as at a pass in the Massachusetts Railroad,
rllnninr into the mountain without any posslblii
ty of any opening.
This tour, it will be recoliected, takes you INTO
the country of the Mac Gregors. These hills
arc memorable for the protection and lmpunlty
they gave to RoB Roy. 1t was from these noun
tain Businesses that Rob Roy used to make has
ncursions upon the herds and hocks OF his Low
land neighhors And it was here, when pursued T
that he used to hurl destruction upon his enemies
You are pointed in passing TO shelving rock,
still called g Rob Roy's Rock, from whichltlssald
he used to suspend gentlemen who refused to pay
him black mail. Without inquiring ipto the an.
thenticty Of this tradition, sought for points oil
interest in relation TO which there is no question;
for there arc localities, you know, connected with
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ncnt and cetiiuble character and accuracy. 1t
was to this region that Rob Roy despatched Bal
lie Nicol Jarvie'' and &c Frank Osbadistone, un-
der guidance of g creature Dugald.'' The "Cla-
chan of Ahcrfoi,r where the Bailie Aourished
the hot poker with such gallantry and effect,
is situated few miles from the Loeb, and out OF
sight; but | was enabled to trace their route into
the Highlands, along the prcciplces bordering
Loeb Lon1ond And | either identified or ina
gined the marrow pass where Capt. Thornton was
hailed by Rob Roy's wife, who stood out boldly
upon an ovcrhanglng rock above, with mans
bonnet and feather, an unsheathcd sword, and +
pistol at her glrdle to s stand and tell me what
yc seek in the Mac Grcgors country And I
when assured by Captain Thornton that he
made TO war women she replied: "Ay, .
| am no stranger TO your tender mcrclcs. &C
have left nc neither honor nor lamc-my mo- +
Tiers bones will shrink from the contact when /
nine arc laid beside them IN the grave. Yc have
left me neither home nor hold, neither cattle to I
feed nor ilocks TO clothc us. Yc have taken from
us all--al-thc very name Of our ancestors, and
now VIC como for our lives
And here, after the English officer, disregard.
mo the caution Of Helen Mac Gregor, had en-
countcrcd fire from her followers, which proved
fatal to most of his men, and led to the capture
of the survivors, looked peeringly around for
Z" the projecting branch of Ragged thorn which,
catching hold Of the Bailie's riding coat, sup
portcd him in mid air, where he dangled not un-
like to the sign Of the Golden Fleece over the
door of mercer in Ludgatc Hill Andrew
Fairscryicc, with better fortune than the Bailie,
attained ioothold cl.. higher up, from
which he roared for mercy during the cncoun.
ter in Gaelic and English alternately, according
to the side on which the scale Of victory seemed
to predominant" And finally, almost saw the
bubbles issuing from that portion of the Loeb into
which Helen Mac Grcgor, while her blood WAS
up, took hasty vengeance upon one OF her hus-
bands enemies, by ordering the wretch Morris
nlanaced and weighted, least from the rock into
the waters which settled calmly over him, and
the unit Of that life for which he had pleaded so
strongly, was for ever withdrawn from the sum
Of human existence.
Returning, we left the steamer at Tarbet, where
VIC dincd, and crossed over to Loeb Long in a
Ioddy," where another steamer lay in waiting
for tic passengers from Loeb Lomond. Loeb
Lcag is an arm OF the sea, bounded by very nigh
hills dcnudcd OF wood and shrubs, but with tolera
bic grazing for the tlocks OF sheep and herds Of
black cattle that arc seen feeding upon them.
From Loeb Long we had fine view of Ben
+ Arthur bold promontory 1883 feet above the
level ofthc water. We emerged from Loeb Long
into the broadest part OF the Clyde three miles
below Greenock, and thus terminated the . sight.