ea often broke over her bows with great force.

Wednesday, 8th June.

Although the motion of the tender was much less than that of the
floating light--at least, in regard to the rolling motion--yet she
_sended_, or pitched, much. Being also of a very handsome build, and
what seamen term very _clean aft_, the sea often struck her counter with
such force that the writer, who possessed the aftermost cabin, being
unaccustomed to this new vessel, could not divest himself of uneasiness;
for when her stern fell into the sea, it struck with so much violence as
to be more like the resistance of a rock than the sea. The water, at
the same time, often rushed with great force up the rudder-case, and,
forcing up the valve of the water-closet, the floor of his cabin was at
times laid under water. The gale continued to increase, and the vessel
rolled and pitched in such a manner that the hawser by which the tender
was made fast to the buoy snapped, and she went adrift. In the act of
swinging round to the wind she shipped a very heavy sea, which greatly
alarmed the artificers, who imagined that we had got upon the rock; but
this, from the direction of the wind, was impossible. The writer,
however, sprung upon deck, where he found the sailors busily employed in
rigging out the bowsprit and in setting sail. From the easterly
direction of the wind, it was considered most advisable to steer for the
Firth of Forth, and there wait a change of weather. At two p.m. we
accordingly passed the Isle of May, at six anchored in Leith Roads, and
at eight the writer landed, when he came in upon his friends, who were
not a little surprised at his unexpected appearance, which gave an
instantaneous alarm for the safety of things at the Bell Rock.

Thursday, 9th June.

The wind still continued to blow very hard at E. by N., and the _Sir
Joseph Banks_ rode heavily, and even drifted with both anchors ahead, in
Leith Roads. The artificers did not attempt to leave the ship last
night; but there being upwards of fifty people on board, and the decks
greatly lumbered with the two large boats, they were in a very crowded
and impatient state on board. But to-day they got ashore, and amused
themselves by walking about the streets of Edinburgh, some in very
humble apparel, from having only the worst of their jackets with them,
which, though quite suitable for their work, were hardly fit for public
inspection, being not only tattered, but greatly stained with