In the _Inverness Courier_ for 11th October, 1837, appears the
following:--
A large body of emigrants sailed from Tobermory, on the 27th September,
for New South Wales. The vessel was the “Brilliant,” and its size and
splendid fittings were greatly admired. “The people to be conveyed
by this vessel are decidedly the most valuable that have ever left
the shores of Great Britain. They are of excellent moral character,
and, from their knowledge of agriculture, and management of sheep
and cattle, must prove a most valuable acquisition to a colony like
New South Wales.” The Rev. Mr. Macpherson, of Tobermory, preached a
farewell sermon before the party sailed. The total number of emigrants
was 322, made up as follows:--From Ardnamurchan and Strontian, 105;
from Coll and Tiree, 104; from Mull and Iona, 56; from Morven, 25;
and from Dunoon, 28. There were two teachers and two surgeons. A
visitor from New South Wales presented as many of the party as he met
with letters of introduction, and expressed himself highly gratified
with the prospect of having so valuable an addition to the colony. A
Government agent superintended the embarkation.
_Jamieson & Munro, Ltd., Printers, Stirling._
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Transcriber's note:
The following apparent errors have been corrected:
p. 50 "d minution" changed to "diminution"
p. 63 "ineviably" changed to "inevitably"
p. 64 "Pontyzfield" changed to "Poyntzfield"
p. 69 (note) "1820)" changed to "1820"
p. 86 "hour" changed to "four"
p. 87 the line beginning "paper, I can" was originally printed at the
end of another paragraph on the same page
p. 105 "“I am" changed to "‘I am"
p. 106 "thanmen" changed to "than men"
p. 106 "n this county" changed to "in this county"
p. 106 "y2ur" changed to "your"
p. 119 "assitants" changed to "assistants"
p. 126 "he character" changed to "the character"
p. 128 "and and of" changed to "and of"
p. 134 "Hibbs’" changed to "Hibbs"
p. 136 "“The affair" changed to "“‘The affair"
p. 136 "tha the" changed to "that they"
p. 145 "apect" changed to "aspect"
p. 152 "instructive" changed to "instructive,"
p. 152 "regimé" changed to "régime"
p. 153 "Now this" changed to "“"Now this"
p. 166 "frmo" changed to "from"
p. 166 "Makenzie" changed to "Mackenzie"
p. 169 (note) "pp" changed to "pp."
p. 171 "number bering" changed to "numbering"
p. 172 "disposed" changed to "be disposed"
p. 179 "sad" changed to "said"
p. 182 "desstroyed" changed to "destroyed"
p. 185 "unmarried; aand" changed to "unmarried; and"
p. 188 "marraige" changed to "marriage"
p. 190 "offpsring" changed to "offspring"
p. 193 "trade than" changed to "trade then"
p. 197 "MACKENKIE" changed to "MACKENZIE"
p. 197 "enchanced" changed to "enhanced"
p. 199 "desscribes" changed to "describes"
p. 209 "right loyally" changed to "right royally"
p. 215 "species?”" changed to "species?’"
p. 218 "opprsseing" changed to "oppressing"
p. 228 "souls" changed to "souls."
p. 236 "stored" changed to "stoved"
p. 242 "pennilness" changed to "penniless"
p. 246 "uneviable" changed to "unenviable"
p. 250 "months’" changed to "months,"
p. 260 "In his" changed to "“In his"
p. 261 "It is credible, that in the 19th" changed to "Is it credible,
that in the 18th"
p. 261 "fretile" changed to "fertile"
p. 266 "wood cut" changed to "wood out"
p. 267 "refused, bu" changed to "refused, but"
p. 278 "the in" changed to "the parishes in"
p. 280 "Ardersier," changed to "Ardersier"
The following are used inconsistently in the text:
bedridden and bed-ridden
coadjutors and co-adjutors
fireplace and fire-place
fourscore and four-score
handcuffed and hand-cuffed
heartrending and heart-rending
hillside and hill-side
mantelpiece and mantel-piece
mountainside and mountain-side
outhouses and out-houses
overcrowded and overcrowded
sheepwalk and sheep-walk
shellfish and shell-fish
p. 204 "“When the evicting" has no corresponding closing quotation mark
p. 256 "“By the" has no corresponding closing quotation mark