the agitation of the sea. The writer, in particular, felt

himself almost as much fatigued and worn-out as he had been at
any period since the cement" target="_blank" title="n.开始；毕业典礼(日)">commencement of the work. The very

backward state of the weather at so advanced a period of the
season unavoidably created some alarm, lest he should be

overtaken with bad weather at a late period of the season,
with the building operations in an unfinished state. These

apprehensions were, no doubt, rather increased by the
inconveniences of his situation afloat, as the tender rolled

and pitched excessively at times. This being also his first
off-set for the season, every bone of his body felt sore with

preserving a sitting posture while he endeavoured to pass away
the time in reading; as for writing, it was wholly

impracticable. He had several times entertained thoughts of
leaving the station for a few days and going into Arbroath

with the tender till the weather should improve; but as the
artificers had been landed on the rock he was averse to this

at the cement" target="_blank" title="n.开始；毕业典礼(日)">commencement of the season, knowing also that he would
be equallyuneasy in every situation till the first cargo was

landed: and he thereforeresolved to continue at his post
until this should be effected.

[Friday, 18th May]
The wind being now N.W., the sea was considerably run

down, and this morning at five o'clock the landing-master's
crew, thirteen in number, left the tender; and having now no

detention with the landing of artificers, they proceeded to
unmoor the HEDDERWICK praam-boat, and towed her alongside of

the SMEATON: and in the course of the day twenty-three blocks
of stone, three casks of pozzolano, three of sand, three of

lime, and one of Roman cement, together with three bundles of
trenails and three of wedges, were all landed on the rock and

raised the top of the building by means of the tackle
suspended from the cross-beam on the middle of the bridge.

The stones were then moved along the bridge on the waggon to
the building within reach of the balance-crane, with which

they were laid in their respective places on the building.
The masons immediately thereafter proceeded to bore the

trenail-holes into the course below, and otherwise to complete
the one in hand. When the first stone was to be suspended by

the balance-crane, the bell on the beacon was rung, and all
the artificers and seamen were collected on the building.

Three hearty cheers were given while it was lowered into its
place, and the steward served round a glass of rum, when

success was drunk to the further progress of the building.
[Sunday, 20th May]

The wind was southerly to-day, but there was much less
sea than yesterday, and the landing-master's crew were enabled

to charge" target="_blank" title="vt.&n.卸货；释放；解雇">discharge and land twenty-three pieces of stone and other
articles for the work. The artificers had completed the

laying of the twenty-seventh or first course of the staircase
this morning, and in the evening they finished the boring,

trenailing, wedging, and grouting it with mortar. At twelve
o'clock noon the beacon-house bell was rung, and all hands

were collected on the top of the building, where prayers were
read for the first time on the lighthouse, which forcibly

struck every one, and had, upon the whole, a very impressive
effect.

From the hazardous situation of the beacon-house with
regard to fire, being composedwholly of timber, there was no

small risk from accident: and on this account one of the most
steady of the artificers was appointed to see that the fire of

the cooking-house, and the lights in general, were carefully
extinguished at stated hours.

[Monday, 4th June]
This being the birthday of our much-revered Sovereign

King George III, now in the fiftieth year of his reign, the
shipping of the Lighthouse service were this morning decorated

with colours according to the taste of their respective
captains. Flags were also hoisted upon the beacon-house and

balance-crane on the top of the building. At twelve noon a
salute was fired from the tender, when the King's health was

drunk, with all the honours, both on the rock and on board of
the shipping.

[Tuesday, 5th June]
As the lighthouseadvanced in height, the cubical

contents of the stones were less, but they had to be raised to
a greater height; and the walls, being thinner, were less

commodious for the necessary machinery and the artificers
employed, which considerably retarded the work. Inconvenience

was also occasionallyexperienced from the men dropping their
coats, hats, mallets, and other tools, at high-water, which

were carried away by the tide; and the danger to the people
themselves was now greatly increased. Had any of them fallen

from the beacon or building at high-water, while the landing-
master's crew were generally engaged with the craft at a

distance, it must have rendered the accident doublypainful to
those on the rock, who at this time had no boat, and

consequently no means of rendering immediate and prompt
assistance. In such cases it would have been too late to have

got a boat by signal from the tender. A small boat, which
could be lowered at pleasure, was therefore suspended by a

pair of davits projected from the cook-house, the keel being
about thirty feet from the rock. This boat, with its tackle

was put under the charge of James Glen, of whose exertions on
the beacon mention has already been made, and who, having in

early life been a seaman, was also very expert in the
management of a boat. A life-buoy was likewise suspended from

the bridge, to which a coil of line two hundred fathoms in
length was attached, which could be let out to a person

falling into the water, or to the people in the boat, should
they not be able to work her with the oars.

[Tuesday, 7th June]
To-day twelve stones were landed on the rock, being the

remainder of the PATRIOT'S cargo; and the artificers built the
thirty-ninth course, consisting of fourteen stones. The Bell

Rock works had now a very busy appearance, as the lighthouse
was daily getting more into form. Besides the artificers and

their cook, the writer and his servant were also lodged on the
beacon, counting in all twenty-nine; and at low-water the

landing-master's crew, consisting of from twelve to fifteen
seamen, were employed in transporting the building materials,

working the landingapparatus on the rock, and dragging the
stone waggons along the railways.

[Friday, 8th June]
In the course of this day the weather varied much. In

the morning it was calm, in the middle part of the day there
were light airs of wind from the south, and in the evening

fresh breezes from the east. The barometer in the writer's
cabin in the beacon-house oscillated from 30 inches to 30.42,

and the weather was extremely pleasant. This, in any
situation, forms one of the chief comforts of life; but, as

may easily be conceived, it was doubly so to people stuck, as
it were, upon a pinnacle in the middle of the ocean.

[Sunday, 10th June]
One of the praam-boats had been brought to the rock with

eleven stones, notwithstanding the perplexity which attended
the getting of those formerly landed taken up to the building.

Mr. Peter Logan, the foremanbuilder, interposed, and
prevented this cargo from being delivered; but the landing-