ry direction. It is, however,
remarkable that not a single article was ultimately lost.

This being the night on which the floating light was advertised to be
lighted, it was accordingly exhibited, to the great joy of every one.

Wednesday, 16th Sept.

The writer was made happy to-day by the return of the Lighthouse yacht
from a voyage to the Northern Lighthouses. Having immediately removed on
board of this fine vessel of eighty-one tons register, the artificers
gladly followed; for, though they found themselves more pinched for
accommodation on board of the yacht, and still more so in the _Smeaton_,
yet they greatly preferred either of these to the _Pharos_, or floating
light, on account of her rolling motion, though in all respects fitted
up for their conveniency.

The writer called them to the quarter-deck and informed them that,
having been one month afloat, in terms of their agreement they were now
at liberty to return to the workyard at Arbroath if they preferred this
to continuing at the Bell Rock. But they replied that, in the prospect
of soon getting the beacon erected upon the rock, and having made a
change from the floating light, they were now perfectly reconciled to
their situation, and would remain afloat till the end of the working
season.

Thursday, 17th Sept.

The wind was at N.E. this morning, and though there were only light
airs, yet there was a pretty heavy swell coming ashore upon the rock.
The boats landed at half-past seven o'clock a.m., at the creek on the
southern side of the rock, marked Port Hamilton. But as one of the boats
was in the act of entering this creek, the seaman at the bow-oar, who
had just entered the service, having inadvertently expressed some fear
from a heavy sea which came rolling towards the boat, and one of the
artificers having at the same time looked round and missed a stroke with
his oar, such a preponderance was thus given to the rowers upon the
opposite side that when the wave struck the boat it threw her upon a
ledge of shelving rocks, where the water left her, and she having
_kanted_ to seaward, the next wave completely filled her with water.
After making considerable efforts the boat was again got afloat in the
proper track of the creek, so that we landed without any other accident
than a complete ducking. There being no possibility of getting a shift
of clothes, the artificers began with all speed to work, so as to bring
themselves into heat, while the