A voyage to St. Kilda. The remotest of all the Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland ... To which is added an account of Roderick, the late impostor there, pretending to be sent by St. John Baptist with new revelations and discoveries / By M. Martin, Gent.

  • Martin Martin
Date:
1753
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Credit: A voyage to St. Kilda. The remotest of all the Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland ... To which is added an account of Roderick, the late impostor there, pretending to be sent by St. John Baptist with new revelations and discoveries / By M. Martin, Gent. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [6 ] of Harries, he went to St. Hilda, and I chear- fully embraced the Occafion; and accordingly we embarked at the Me Ejay in Harries, May the 29tbj 1697, the Wind at S. E. We fet fail with a gentle Breeze, bearing to the Weft ward, and were not well got out of the Harbour when Mr. Campbell obferving the White- nefs of the Waves attended with an extraordinary Noife beating upon the Rocks, expreffed his Dif- like of it, being in thofe Parts a Prognoftic of an enfuing Storm; but the fame appearing fome- times in Summer, before exceflive Pleat, it was flighted by the Crew. But as we advanced about two Leagues further, upon the Coaft of the Me F abb ay, the former Signs appearing more confpi- cuoufly, we unanimoufly concluded a Storm ap¬ proaching, which occafioned a Motion for our Return; but the Wind and Ebb-Tide concur- / ring, determined us to purfue our Voyage, in hopes of arriving at our defired Harbour, before the Wind or Storm fhould rife, which we judged would not be fuddenly: But our fond Imagination was not feconded with a good Event, as wall ap¬ pear; for we had' fcarce failed a League further, when the Wind inclined more Southerly, and altered our Meafures; we endeavoured by the help or our Oars to reach the Haw-Jker Rocks, fome Four Leagues to the South-Coaft, wRich we were not able to effedt, tho’ we confumed the Night in this vain Expectation. By this time wre fo far ad¬ vanced in the Ocean, that after a fecond Motion for our Return, it was found impracticable, efpe- ciahy iince we could not promife to fetch any Point of Scotland; this obliged us to make the beft 01 our way for St• Hilda, though labouring under