The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-08 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 4.

The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have receive'l,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Stockholm,
inclosing a translation of a Proclamation issued by the
Swedish Ministry of Marine (copy of which is subjoined),
notifying the " Flagmarks" which have been set up on cer-
tain shoals in the Gulf of Bothnia.
(Copy.) (Translation.)
The Royal Administration of Marine announces, forth°
information and guidance of Mariners, that according to
his Majesty's gracious command, a great flagmark has been
set up on the east side of each of the two Fuingrunds, and on
Grundkallegrund, situated in the South Qrarken, east of
" Grason," viz.:—

EAST FIIINGRUND,
the shallowest portion of which is hardly 2 fathoms deep,
with an extent of about 700 fathoms in length, from
W,.S.W. to E.N.E., in an average of 4 fathoms of water.
East of the shallowest spot, at a distance of about 500
fathoms, 5 fathoms deep, a large mark is moored, the iron
cone of which bears an iron pole 12 feet long, painted
white, and furnished at the top with a large red ball, which
is visible at a distance of 4 geographical mile. This shoal
can be sounded up to from the north.

WEST FUINGRUND
has its shallowest spot only from sto 7 feet water. The
shoal, which is of a triangular form, has its longest sides
4 and 703 fathoms in length in the respective directions of
N.W. and S.E. About 330 fathoms from the shallo west
point, and east of the same, in 6i fathoms water, a mark
is set up of similar size and form to that on the east shoal,
but its pole is painted red and its ball white ' • it also is
visible at a distance of A geographical mile. This shoal
cannot be sounded up to from the north side with any
security.

GRUNDKALLEGRUND.
At this extensive shoal, the limits of whichare not fixed,
are found alternately, deep water up to 10 fathoms and
more, great pieces of rock, and isolated stones, one of
which is visible above the water. East of one of these
shallow points, which has however no stone above the
water, a large mark,iB moored, which has a pole 15 feet
long, the upper end of which furnished with a red streamer.
The mark stands in a depth of 9 fathoms, and about 330
fathoms from the Shaliows itself. This mark is visible
about a geographical mile off in favourable weather. So
far as is known, this shoal, the extent of which from N. to
S. is about a geographical mile, cannot be sounded up to.
To avoid it, one must keep eastward till Uudersten' or
some other known spot comes in sight, by which the
course can be shaped. All the directions here given are
reckoned by well-regulated compasses.
Stockholm, August 18, 1854.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Our. 5.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul-General at
Christiania, modifying 'the regulations respecting quaran-
tine for cholera on the south coast of Norway, of which
the following is a copy.
(Copy.) (Translation.)
By the highest authority it has been graciously re-
solved :
First—That along the whole coast from the Swedish
frontiers to Bergen, that town and harbour, with channels
leading to it, all restrictions with respect to cholera on
vessels arriving from an infected or uninfected port in the
country or abroad, aro annulled, unless during the voyage
they have had, or on arrival they have, any one on board
sick of, or dead from, malignant cholera ; in which case
qurrantine will have to be observed in conformity with the
1 § of the Royal Resolution of the 25th June, 1849.
Second—That with respect to the quarantine in the
ports of the kingdom, the same rule is to be observed as
regards vessels arriving from a national port, but conform.
able to the existing regulations for vessels arriving from
foreign ports.
Third—That all quarantine against cholera in infected
places is abrogated.

(Signed) PETERSEN.
RCEDER.

The Royal Norwegian Marine Department,
Sept. 21, 1854.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 5.
The Right HOn. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de-
spatch from her Majesty's Consular Agent, at Batavia,
transmitting a proclamation of the 23d June, 1854, by
which the Government of Netherlands India have declared
the ports of Amboyna, Banda, Teraatte, and Rajalie free
ports ; and in the closed or smaller ports of the Moluccas,
goods shipped by native crafts from the above ports,
and vice versd, are to be exempt from import and export
duties.
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BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 6.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received.
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy
of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Rotterdam,
inclosing a Notice to Mariners, issued by the Netherlands
Minister of Marine (a translation of which is subjoined),
relative to the lighting of the Coast Lights on the Island
of Schiermonnikoog.
(Copy.) (Translation)
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The Minister of Marine gives further notice that the
lights on the two newly-erected lighthouses on the Island
of Schiermonnikoog have been lighted on the evening of
Ist of September for the first time, and since that day
burn every night from' sunset to sunrise ; that the two
fixed lenticular lamp lights aforesaid, being of the third
size, are each placed on a round tower of steno, .on the
sandhills, standing N.W: by N. and S.E. by S., at a dis-
tance of 1008 Netherland ells (3211 Rhineland feet) from
each other.
The most southerly and highest light stands 44.9 ells
(143 Rhineland feet) above ordinary high water, in 53 deg.
28 m. 56 s. northern latitude, and 6 deg. 9 m. 49 s. longi-
tude east of Greenwich ; illumines a bow of the horizon of
245 deg., namely, from E.N.E. through the north and
west, to the south.
Tho most northerly light stands 42.30 ells (135 Rhine-
land feet) above ordinary high water, in 53 deg. 29m. 14 s.
northern latitude, and 6 deg. 9 in. 3 s. longitude east of
Greenwich ; illumines a bow of the horizon of 135 deg.,
and likewise from E.N.E. through the north, to W.N.W.
According to observations taken from the deck of a pilot
boat, with the eye 3i Netherland ells (11 Rhineland feet)
above the surface of the water, it appears—
That the Lights of Schiermonnikoog, bearing W S.W.
(rather west), and at the same time the Light of Borkum,
bearing S.E. S. at the depth of fully a 8 fathoms, are
lost sight of or declined (and the most northerly first) at a
distance of fully 3 German sea miles (14 English miles).
These lights, bearing S.E. by S. to S.E., With the eye at
the same elevation above the surface of the water, then at
14 fathoms' depth, with fine greyish sand bottom and with
the lights level with the ho, izon to the eye, steering S.W.
by S. and S.S.W. to wards the coast, the most northerly
light disappears in the E.S.E. (rather east), being there at
54 and nearly 6 fathoms' depth, close against the Ameland
shore, the steeple of Nes on Ameland bearing S.W., which
cross-bearing accordingly gives a distance there of fully 3.1
miles (13 English miles) from the most northerly light of
Schiermonnikoog.
It has likewise been found that coming round the east
from sea, and getting both these lights in view in W.S.W.,
and steering for them, one runs along and free of the west
point of the Borkum Reef and the Geldzak Shoal, at 4i a
5 fathoms' depth.
By keeping these lights together in one and the same
line, bearing S.E. by S., this direction is very useful for
observation above the Friesland Sea Gat.
Inside, towards the west and south side, the most south-
erly light remains visible to between Oostreahorn and the
Zoutkainp, in the passage the Slenk, somewhat S.E. of
the buoy called the Babbelaar, near the Vlakken or Sehel-
phoek, where the light then diminishes and disappears in
the N. f W.
It has also been observed that the Lights of Schiermon-
nikoog, at ordinary view and with the eyo, 4 ells (12:4
Rhineland feet) above water, aro quite visible at a distance
of fully 4 miles (16 English miles), more or less, according
to the state of the atmosphere, and in proportion as the eye
is raised above the surface of the water.
These lights retain a bright brilliancy until they are et.-
tinguished ; they likewise rise brightly above the horizon,
and only there, where according to the above-described lines
of compass, illumination commences or terminates ; they
neither increase nor decrease suddenly, but gradually : at
two miles' distance from these Lighthouses, both Lights
are visible at equal heights above the horizon.
The above bearings are according to non-adjusted com-
pass, the non-adjustment calculated at 21 deg. 42 m. N.W.,
and the depth as at ordinary low water..
The Hague, 21st September.
The Minister aforesaid,
(Signed) J. ENSUE.