atigued and worn-out as he had
been at any period since the 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 commencement of the
season, knowing also that he would be equally uneasy in every situation
till the first cargo was landed: and he therefore resolved 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 to
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