It was a strange and pleasant life for me all this summer, sailing entirely alone by sea and river fifteen hundred miles, and with its toils, perils, and adventures heartily enjoyed.” Thus opens Captain MacGregor’s account of his third summer voyage in the Rob Roy. The two earlier voyages — one through Central Europe and the other over Norway and Sweden — have already been described in the pages of this Magazine; and it may certainly be presumed that this third voyage, more interesting than the former two, will command the attention of our readers.

The previous voyages were made in…