. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels and canals, in various parts of the world . having finished thecontest, remained in Scotland as holding that office, his soldiers effected the famousmilitary road through the Highlands, which tended moreto the civilization of the country than all that the sove-reigns before the reign of Georfte I. ever effected. Its ROADS OP SCOTLAND. 175 inconsiderable expense has caused no less ■wonder tlian ajust admiration of his incorruptible integrity.
. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels and canals, in various parts of the world . having finished thecontest, remained in Scotland as holding that office, his soldiers effected the famousmilitary road through the Highlands, which tended moreto the civilization of the country than all that the sove-reigns before the reign of Georfte I. ever effected. Its ROADS OP SCOTLAND. 175 inconsiderable expense has caused no less ■wonder tlian ajust admiration of his incorruptible integrity. He like-wise built the noble bridge over the Tay. It would seem that in the time of the rebellion, abouta hundred years ago, the Pretender, with most of hisHighland soldiers, escaped in consequence of the badnessof the roads on the coast of the Irish Sea, or St. GeorcresChannel, in Lancashire and Cumberland. Had the road on the western sea to Scotland beengood for the march of an army and artillery, the youngPretender had been overtaken, in spite of all his nimljle-ness. For the Highlanders, like horses bred in a stonycountry, might have stumbled on plain Higliland Euu.
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