CRITICAL REVIEW. MAY, 1800. Obfervations on a Tour through the Highlands and Part of the Western Isles of Scotland, particularly Staffa and Icolmkill: to which are added, a Defcription of the Falls of the Clyde, of the Country round Moffat, and an Analysis of its Mineral Waters. By T. Garnett, M. D. &c. Illuftrated by a Map, and Fifty-two Plates, engraved in the Manner of Aquatinta, from Drawings taken on the Spot by W. H. Watts, Miniature and Landfcape Painter, who accompanied the Author in his Tour. 2 Vois. 4to. 2l. 12s. 6d. Boards. Cadell and Davies. 1800. THERE are few roads, however beaten, which will not furnish fome fupply to a judicious gleaner. This fecluded part of Great Britain, long known only by fame as a country wild, interefting, and picturefque, has, within about thirty years, been vifited by numerous travellers. Besides Dr. Johnson, Mr. Gilpin as a picturesque tourist, Mr. Pennant as a naturalist and antiquary, Mr. Knox as a statistical surveyor, Mr. Lettice and Capt. Newte as more general obfervers, Faujas de St. Fond as a mineralogift, have refpectively published their remarks; while the numerous inquiries of Sir John Sinclair, from each parish, have filled almost every little lacuna, which hafte, inattention, or inaccurate information, might have left unexplored, as well as fupplied minute deficiencies in points which can never be the objects of mere travellers. A gleaning can only remain; but the gleanings of an able inquirer will be always refpectable. We indeed with that Dr. Garnett had confined himself to this department. His volumes, though lefs ample, would have been more interefting: his remarks would have more frequently had the recommendation of novelty. At prefent, we meet with many obfervations copied from his predeceffors, whole pages tranfcribed from works well known; nor can the apology offered, that the tranfactions recorded render each fpot more interefting, excufe this plagiarism, fince the end might be obtained by mentioning the event, and referring to the refpective authors for the circumCRIT. REV. VOL. XXIX. May, 1800. B |