ervice, that he should instantly
make his appearance on deck while the _Smeaton's_ boat was alongside.
But those below having expressed themselves satisfied with their
situation--viz., William Brown, George Gibb, Alexander Scott, John Dick,
Robert Couper, Alexander Shephard, James Grieve, David Carey, William
Pearson, Stuart Eaton, Alexander Lawrence, and John Spink--were
accordingly considered as having returned to their duty. This
disposition to mutiny, which had so strongly manifested itself, being
now happily suppressed, Captain Pool got orders to proceed for Arbroath
Bay, and land the two men he had on board, and to deliver the following
letter at the office of the workyard:--

"_On board of the Tender off the Bell Rock_,
22_nd June_ 1810, _eight o'clock p.m._

"DEAR SIR,--A discontented and mutinous spirit having manifested
itself of late among the landing-master's crew, they struck work
to-day and demanded an additional allowance of beer, and I have found
it necessary to dismiss D----d and M----e, who are now sent on shore
with the _Smeaton_. You will therefore be so good as to pay them
their wages, including this day only. Nothing can be more
unreasonable than the conduct of the seamen on this occasion, as the
landing-master's crew not only had their allowance on board of the
tender, but, in the course of this day, they had drawn no fewer than
twenty-four quart pots of beer from the stock of the _Patriot_ while
unloading her.--I remain, yours truly,

"ROBERT STEVENSON.

"To Mr. LACHLAN KENNEDY,
Bell Rock Office, Arbroath."

On despatching this letter to Mr. Kennedy, the writer returned to the
beacon about nine o'clock, where this afternoon's business had produced
many conjectures, especially when the _Smeaton_ got under weigh, instead
of proceeding to land her cargo. The bell on the beacon being rung, the
artificers were assembled on the bridge, when the affair was explained
to them. He, at the same time, congratulated them upon the first
appearance of mutiny being happily set at rest by the dismissal of its
two principal abettors.

Sunday, 24th June.

At the rock, the landing of the materials and the building operations of
the light-room store went on successfully, and in a way similar to those
of the provision store. To-day it blew fresh breezes; but the seamen
nevertheless landed twenty-eight stones, and the artificers built the
fifty-eight