bout thirty-six feet above the rock. From observations made on the
rise of the sea by this crane, the artificers were enabled to estimate
its height to be about fifty feet above the rock, while the sprays fell
with a most alarming noise upon their cabins. At low-water, in the
evening, a signal was made from the beacon, at the earnest desire of
some of the artificers, for the boats to come to the rock; and although
this could not be effected without considerable hazard, it was, however,
accomplished, when twelve of their number, being much afraid, applied to
the foreman to be relieved, and went on board of the tender. But the
remaining fourteen continued on the rock, with Mr. Peter Logan, the
foreman builder. Although this rule of allowing an option to every man
either to remain on the rock or return to the tender was strictly
adhered to, yet, as it would have been extremely inconvenient to have
had the men parcelled out in this manner, it became necessary to embrace
the first opportunity of sending those who had left the beacon to the
workyard, with as little appearance of intention as possible, lest it
should hurt their feelings, or prevent others from acting according to
their wishes, either in landing on the rock or remaining on the beacon.

Tuesday, 15th Aug.

The wind had fortunately shifted to the S.W. this morning, and though a
considerable breach was still upon the rock, yet the landing-master's
crew were enabled to get one praam-boat, lightly loaded with five
stones, brought in safety to the western creek; these stones were
immediately laid by the artificers, who gladly embraced the return of
good weather to proceed with their operations. The writer had this day
taken possession of his cabin in the beacon-house. It was small, but
commodious, and was found particularly convenient in coarse and blowing
weather, instead of being obliged to make a passage to the tender in an
open boat at all times, both during the day and the night, which was
often attended with much difficulty and danger.

Saturday, 19th Aug.

For some days past the weather had been occasionally so thick and foggy
that no small difficulty was experienced in going even between the rock
and the tender, though quite at hand. But the floating light's boat lost
her way so far in returning on board that the first land she made, after
rowing all night, was Fifeness, a distance of about fourteen miles. The
weather having cleared in the morning, the