The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-01 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTI.:4I,IGENCIi.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING TABLE BAY
NIGHT.
From the Agents to Lloyd's at the Cape of Good llope, e 4,„
21st November, lIVIVI* :
" Leven, Table Bay, llth Nov.
" Loan,—ln obedience to orders front Commodore t
than, I'have the honour to transmit a copy of our surrey of Tab.,
Bay, with such directions as result front it ; and take leave IU uh.
serve, that it appears to me the Light-house could not be bent:r
situated than it is for the purposes intended.
" I have the honour to be, slite.
(Signed) "W. Fe tr. OWEN, Capt.
" To his Excellency Lord C. Somerset. &c. de."
Instructions for entering Table Boy by night, by the plan eor..
Novemb
structed oer 1826 n the observations made by Its Majesty's ship Let",
The bearings mentioned in these instructions are all by corr.
pass or magnetic—
•• Ist. To enter Table flay front the northward, meaning to pars
outside of Robin Island, a ship should keep the tight to theme.
ward of south 9 deg. cast, or about south and by east, until silent
soundings under 20 fathoms at a little more than a mile from the
light-house; she may then steer E.S.E. or K by S. rot to come
under 10 or 12 fathoms, until the light bears 11 .5.11', she may
then steer fur the anchorage, and may anchor in from seven to six
fathoms us soon as the lights are shutting In behind tie Lion's
Tail. This track leads about a mile clear Of danger in Green
Point, but a ship need not approach it so near if she have, by seeing
Robin Island, ascertained by its bearings that she is clear of the
Whale Rock, in which case she may round It at a greater distance
from Green Point, if desirable, but the soundings in that ease mil
not alone be a sure guide.
• " 2d. In coming front the S.W. a ship should not get less than
forty fathoms before the light bears S.E. or E.S.E., nor less ti.a%
twenty fathoms before it bears S. by E., while the preceding d:.
melons may be followed. Prom the northward, inside of Bobbin
Island, the light should be kept about S.)V. by S. until a ship has
passed that island ; in doing which she may have some casts from
eight to six fathoms; and when on that course the water deems
to eleven or twelve fathoms, she may steer for the anchorage by
the plan as before directed. In beating round Green Point a ship
should never shoal her water tinder eleven or twelve fathoms until she has brought the light ri bear W.S.W., u before said. In beat.
ing between Robbin Island and the Main to enter Table Bay, the
soundings may be taken front the island, as it shoals to very raga.
larly. In standing towards the Main, it appears prudent to tack at
the first cast of the lead after the water shoaiens.
6` In these directions it is.taken for granted that a ship will al.
ways keep her leads going.
" By day, or when the shores or surf may be seen, or indeed
under any circumstances, the plan ought to ba_a sufficient guide.
" There are two lights on the light-house, which are in e
about S.V. by S. These appear to be of no other use than toon as-
snre the navigator which is the light-house, if he should see other
lights. We hare seen the lights clearly off' clerk at sixteen man
distance; but they will not make clearly as:two lights until within
six or seven milsa to the westward of them ; and from the northward
one light only will appear.
(Signed) " Ir. F. W. OWEN,
" Captain of Majesty's ship Leven.
" N.B. A copy of the plan tuay baseen on application ton the
Deputy Port Captain."