| Description | Truro Augt 9th 1777
Dear Sir
We arrived here to day by noon all well-Mrs W stood the Journey very well and was much pleased with some of the countrys we passed through. This part of cornwall is sufficiently wild and may be defined a trait of hills without dales-
I have been at Chacewater & have seen Messrs wilson Dudley and Hornblower the latter seems a very pleasant sort of old presbyterian-Wheel Bussy is in considerable forwardness and what Iron work has been made there is little inferior to our own if any-All the world is a gape to see its performance
Huel Virgin is determined to be altered by an additional Engine on the old plan-which will enable them to go about 8 fathom deeper & they have bought an old Boiler of monstrous size at the Briggin which they have offered £50-to carry to place-
I have not been settled enough since I left you to reccollect all the things forgotten when I came away & must reserve them for another letter-
Tingtang Materials are exceedingly much wanted as they are uncertain how soon they may strike the water-therefore please take some effectual Measure to accelerate it-Shall write again upon Monday mean while I send Journal of my Travels-Tuesday 5 o clock left Birmm by 9 o clock at night arrived at Bristol very much in want of sleep having got little the night before-found all the places in coaches & diligences taken to Exeter for next day & day after-so took Chaise at Six in the morning & kept company with the diligence to Bridgewater where 2 places becoming empty we went in Dilly to Exeter found it full of people and all the stages to plymouth full so went on in the Chaise way-I did not call upon Messrs Baring as I found they were too considerable people to be called upon in dishabile and It was too tedious & trouble some a Job to unpack our trunk-Thursday a few hours at Exeter & a few at Plymouth Friday at Plymouth Dock,-crossed over to Saltash (which I advise you not to do) lay at Lost withiel, Saturday Truro-Adieu lett me hear from you as soon as possible and direct to Mr Wilsons care
Dear Sir
Your's most sincerely
James Watt
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