Next morning broke bright and beautiful, with a fine northerly breeze, which raised our spirits; and sailing out of the harbour, we stood towards Buchan Ness, on the summit of which stands a stone tower, with a light flashing from it at night, to show the approach to Peterhead.  We sighted Slaines Castle, from which we steered a direct course for Aberdeen.  About ten o'clock, the distance run being about thirty miles, we sighted the Girdlestone Lighthouse, on the southern side of the river Don, on which Aberdeen stands.  Crossing the bar, we found ourselves in a wide bay.  Several vessels and a number of boats were standing towards the spacious quays, backed by the fine granite-built houses of New Aberdeen.