The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-15 00:00:00

NOTICE.

RAISING OF THE DANISH BLOCKADE.
Hamburgh, May 12.
Sir,—The Board of Commerce (Commercium) has this
day published the following notice, agreeably to a noti-
fication from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, of the Bth
instant, to the Foreign Embassies at Copenhagen.
It has been decreed by the Danish Government-
1. That, for the present, neither the Elbe nor Weser,
nor any other port on the North Sea, shall be blockaded.
2. That the blockade of the following ports, Pittau,
Danzig, Strabund, Rostock, and Wismar, shall be raised,
from the 16th of May ; that, consequently, only Kiel,
with the mouth of the Schleswig Canal, near Holtenan,
and Sweinemunde, shall remain under blockade, but that
the blockade shall, from that day, comprise the three
months of the order, viz., Wolisob, Swinemunde, and
Bameni Cammin.
In order to prevent misunderstandings, which,lto the
regret of the Danish Government, have occurred on the
part of the commanders of the ships of war, who, in
giving too wide an interpretation to the blockade, have

sent back neutral ships, destined to ports which were
not under blockade, a steam-boat will be dispatched this
evening from Copenhagen to convey explicit instruc-
tions in this respect.
(Signed) AGENTS TO LLOYD'S.
Captain G. IL Halstead, RN., Secretary, Lloyd's.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
PORT OF HARTLEPOOL—LIGHT ON THE

lIEUGH.
FIRST EXRIBITED ON THE IST OF OCTOBER, 1847.

Lat. 54 41 51 N., long. 1 10 19 W. of Greenwich.
The light bears by compass from Souter Point, on the
coast of Durham,
S. W., distant seventeen sea miles;
and from Staiths Old Nab, on the Yorkshire coast,
N.Y. by W., distant sixteen and a half sea miles, and is
seen at any place along the coast within these points and
seaward, in clear weather, at a distance of fifteen miles,
the light being of the first order, and at an elevation of
84 feet above the level of high-water spring tides.
There is also seen from the same tower at night,
underneath the principal light, from half flood to half
ebb, a tidal light of a red colour, which is visible to the
eye within the limits of four miles, but beyond that dis.
tance it blends with the main light, rendering it indis-
tinct. During the day, at half flood, a red ball is hoisted
to the top of the mast on the tower, where it remains
until half ebb.

The stationary red light on the pier head of the old
harbour is shown as heretofore, and there are two red
lights on the quay wall of the inner harbour, which are
seen in one from the bar, for the guidance of vessels
entering. _ _

The fixed green light on the north pier head of the
west harbour is exhibited from sunset to sunrise, and the
two red lights seen in one, bearing N.W.
N., direct the
course into the harbour.
SAILING DIRECTIONS.—Vessels bound to the port in
gales of wind from N. or N.E., when pilots cannot be
obtained, should attend strictly to the following:—
A large buoy is situated off the southern extremity of
f
the Heugh, known as the " Buoy of the Stone," moored
in twenty-two feet low water of spring tides, and which
has an iron wicker ball and staff. The Heugh light
bearing therefrom by compass N. one-third E., distant
one-third of a mile; the red light on the pier head of the
old harbour, N.W.
W., four-tenths of a mile; and the
green light on the north pier head of the west harbour.
W. by N. N., eight-tenths of a mile.
Before bearing away, let the tide be flowed to about
last quarter flood, carrying a small canvass on the vessel,
particularly (if possible) her after sails.
Pass close to the
buoy above described, leaving it on the starboard hand;
if bound for the old harbour, the course will be N.W. by
W. f W., with the pier light about one point open on the
starboard bow, when the beacon, coloured black, with a
wicker ball and vane, is visible on the same hand—nearly
right ahead is another black buoy, with:ball and staff, for
which steer till the pier light just opens to the westward
of the beacon—a mid-channel course between this and
the black buoy with the ball, will lead to where a pilot
can board the vessel. At this time the two red lights on
the quay wall will be seen in one, N. by W., which leads
to the
meonvteraabnle entrance
sotfa e innercarryinga flag, is attached to the harbour.
A
light-house on the pier, which, in cases when found
necessary, will be inclined at either hand to which it is
requisite for the vessel to be steered, and will be kept
perpendicular when the course is right. In cases of
danger a black ball (only) will be exhibited at the top of
the staff.
For ships bound to the West Harbour, the course from
the buoy of the Stone to the Fairway red buoy is west, a
little more than half a mile, leaving a chequered red and
white buoy on the starboard hand, then from the Fair-
way buoy, N.W. f N., with the two red lights in one,
leaving the black buoys on the Starboard, and the white
buoys on the port hand.
A moveable flagstaff is placed on the south pier, for
exhibiting similar signals as at the Old Harbour.
If at any time the buoy at the Stone should have gone
adrift, or is not able to be made out when rounding the
Heugh, the tall chimney of the foundry at Middleton,
bearing N.W. in a line with the pier light of the Old
Harbour, will clear the danger; and no vessel, if pos-
sible, with the wind N. or N.E., ought to pass further to
the southward than these marks describe.

. On entering the bay from the southward and eastward,
the Longscar Ridge is to be avoided by noticing off the
eastern extremity a large plain black buoy, moored in
i2n2gfteheetrleofwrowmabteyr
compass
fmpsparsins N. E., distant a little more
g tides, the Heugh light bear-
than one mile.

Seaton High or Tees Upper Light bears W. I S., open
to the north of Carr House, the pier light at the Old
Harbour N. by W. # W., and the West Harbour pier
light N. W . j N.; the buoy having:been cleared, either
harbour may be taken by the instructions that have been
given.
By order, WILLIAM 0. MOSSMAN,
Hartlepool, May 1. Haven Master.