1 PART OF NEW ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE. Vesstis THAT part of the c ty of Aberdeen which » sirnate, Peut the mouth cl the Dee, i, ented Now Don, or w Aberdeen. The two rivers, Dee and D n. at into the sea, are distant about a mile the intervenir, spice is mosily occure streets and buildings, which, alt war. Abdeen, old and new. The Dec, w. excellent salmon and trout, is nay the hathour of Aberdeen, into which sh burden, if properly constricted, may "onte of ten feet draught may proceed, at high water, as far as they pper quay, but this convenience has existed only since building the north pier, for before that ime She river was not only much shrill wer at the mouth at present, but, after a storm from the east or nortn-e-sf, was, liable to be blown up with sand, which formed a bar, at the depth of little n. re than three feet from the surface, and proved a great obstraction to the entrance of large vessels. The water is, by means of the north pier, not only confined and deepened to eighteen feat and upwards, but the harbour is sheltered, in a great measure, from the storm. Below the Town Quay are PART OF NEW ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE. THAT part of the city of Aberdeen which is situated near the mouth of the Dee, is called New Town, or New Aberdeen. The two rivers, Dee and Don, at their influx into the sea, are distant about a mile and a quarter; the intervening space is mostly occupied by regular streets and buildings, which, altogether, form the city of Aberdeen, old and new. The Dee, which abounds with excellent salmon and trout, is navigable so far up as the harbour of Aberdeen, into which ships of 200 tons burden, if properly constructed, may come. Vessels of ten feet draught may proceed, at high water, as far as the upper quay, but this convenience has existed only since building the north pier, for before that time the river was not only much shallower at the mouth than at present, but, after a storm from the east or north-east, was liable to be blown up with sand, which formed a bar, at the depth of little more than three feet from the surface, and proved a great obstruction to the entrance of large vessels. The water is, by means of the north pier, not only confined and deepened to eighteen feet and upwards, but the harbour is sheltered, in a great measure, from the storm. Below the Town Quay are PART OF NEW ABERDEEN. two harbours, one on the north and the other on the south side of the river, to both of which ships of much larger burden than those already mentioned have access. The present bridge of Dee was built by the magistrates and town-council of Aberdeen, in the year 1724, and is esteemed one of the neatest in Scotland. The principal objects seen in the annexed View are the Castle Hall, the Barracks, Toll-both, and the Custom-house. The infirmary of Aberdeen was in part completed in the year 1742, by the townsmen : an addition was made to the house in 1745, by which they were able to admit a greater number of patients, and afterwards, from the increased number of applicants for admission, they were under the necessity of adding another wing: this was done in 1757, and in 1772 they obtained from the crown a charter of incorporation, |