Crossword-Solution: ARBROATH 8 letters, 10 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 13

According to a tradition, a bell had been once hung upon this rock by an abbot of Arbroath, {91a} ‘and being taken down by a sea-pirate, a year thereafter he perished upon the same rock, with ship and goods, in the righteous judgment of God.’ From the days of the abbot and the sea-pirate no man had set foot upon the Inchcape, save fishers from the neighbouring coast, or perhaps—for a moment, before the surges swallowed them—the unfortunate victims of shipwreck.

The stock of water was now getting short, and some necessaries being also wanted for the floating light, the _Smeaton_ was despatched for Arbroath; and the writer, with the artificers at the same time shifted their quarters from her to the floating light.

The _Smeaton_ came from Arbroath this afternoon, and made fast to her moorings, having brought letters and newspapers, with parcels of clean linen, etc., for the workmen, who were also made happy by the arrival of three of their comrades from the workyard ashore.

The timeous visitor proved to be James Spink, the Bell Rock pilot, who had come express from Arbroath with letters.

The writer called them to the quarter-deck and informed them that, having been one mouth 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.