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We had arrived in England at the beginning of October, and it was

now February. We accordingly determined to commence our journey

towards the north at the expiration of another month. In this

expedition we did not intend to follow the great road to

Edinburgh, but to visit Windsor, Oxford, Matlock, and the

Cumberland lakes, resolving to arrive at the completion of this

tour about the end of July. I packed up my chemical instruments

and the materials I had collected, resolving to finish my labours

in some obscure nook in the northern highlands of Scotland.

We quitted London on the 27th of March and remained a few days at

Windsor, rambling in its beautiful forest. This was a new scene

to us mountaineers; the majestic oaks, the quantity of game, and

the herds of stately deer were all novelties to us.