Murray suggested to him the subjects of articles, and also requested him to beat up for a few more contributors.

He wanted an article on the Gypsies, and if Scott could not muster time to do it, he hoped that Mr.Erskine might be persuaded to favour him with an essay.
Scott, however, in the midst of pain and distress, was now busy with his "Rob Roy," which was issued towards the end of the year.
A short interruption of his correspondence with Murray occurred--Scott being busy in getting the long buried and almost forgotten "Regalia of Scotland" exposed to light; he was also busy with one of his best novels, the "Heart of Midlothian." Murray, knowing nothing of these things, again endeavoured to induce him to renew his correspondence, especially his articles for the _Review_.

In response Scott contributed articles on Kirkton's "History of the Church of Scotland," on Military Bridges, and on Lord Orford's Memoirs.
Towards the end of the year, Mr.Murray paid a visit to Edinburgh on business, and after seeing Mr.Blackwood, made his way southward, to pay his promised visit to Walter Scott at Abbotsford, an account of which has already been given in the correspondence with Lord Byron.
James Hogg, who was present at the meeting of Scott and Murray at Abbotsford, wrote to Murray as follows: _James Hogg to John Murray_.
EDINBURGH, _February_ 20, 1819.
MY DEAR SIR, I arrived here the day before yesterday for my spring campaign in literature, drinking whiskey, etc., and as I have not heard a word of you or from you since we parted on the top of the hill above Abbotsford, I dedicate my first letter from the metropolis to you.

And first of all, I was rather disappointed in getting so little cracking with you at that time.

Scott and you had so much and so many people to converse about, whom nobody knew anything of but yourselves, that you two got all to say, and some of us great men, who deem we know everything at home, found that we knew nothing.