The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-04 00:00:00

LtGHt-HOUSE AT OSTEND.

This Light-house is situated to the north of the
town; fifteen toises from the bottom of the dyke,
and z io from the extremity of, the mole, east of the
port. Its elevasipn above' the level of the sea is
8o feet,

It consists of three rever:,erators inclosed in a lan-
tern of a hexagonal form, five feet in diameter. The
three faces of which, towards the sea, are furnished
with glass, and those towards the land with tin plate
painted black.

rrom July 4., 1202, it will be kept constantly
lighted, from day-fall to sun-rise, and in clear
weather may be observed by vessels at sea at the
distance of three leagues.
This Light-house, which is of great importance,
a! it is the only point of dire Lion in the night-
time between the island of Walcheren and the Pas-
de-Calais, will enable vessels coming from the
north to avoid the coast, by affording them the
means of appreciating the distance,, and will guide
them in the manoeuvres to be made during the night
to get to the windward of the Port of Ostend.
- Between the N. E. five degrees N. and the N.
W. W. of the Light-house, and about three leagues
distance, ships are absolntely clear of the shoals,
which .in the night-tithe render the approach to. this
port so dangerous.
On the-most eastern of these shoals, there are no
more than io feet of water at the lowest tides ; its
Most western point is situated N. E. five degrees N.
_of the Lighthouse, at the distance of I one-third
league ; and at the distance of- a league from the
coast, to the north of Klemsquerque ; it extends
E. N. E. for the space.. of one-third league.
The second shoal, which is in the west, and on
'Which there remains only io feet water at the lowest
tides, has its eastern point W. N. W. of the Light-
house, at the distance of z one-third leagues, and
N.. N., W. of Middelkerque, at the distance of xi
league; its dir.tion is W. S. W. it is a. league-
in extent, and:its distance from the coAt is z one.
third league.
The third bank, called the Stroom, is distant from
the coast about one-third league; its east point, on
which there are seven or eight feet of water, is N.
E. N. of the Light-house, at the distance of x
league.

Between this east point and the N. W. of the
Light house there' are several points of the shoal,
on which there remain 01114 three feet of water ; 'and
from the N. W. of the Light.house, to the N. of
W'erthende, the direCtion of the western extremity
of the shoal, there are six or seven feet of water;
however.; N. and S. of Middelkerque, vessels may
Cross it in tr, rz, and 13 feet of water. The
western point of the Stroom is about two.thirds of a
league distant fro% die coast.
It is between the land and the StroorWthat the
small Harbour of Ostend is situated. This Har.
hour is narrow. The anchorage is bad in from r 8
to 20 feet of water.

Large from the Stroom, and at the distance of
of a league from the Coast, lies the great Harbour
of Ostend, in 30 or 35 feet. water : the anchor-
age here ought at all times to be preferred to that
of the lesser Harbour.

There are to the North of Ostend two deep both
toms, of from Is to 20 feet water. That most at
large is two leagues distant from the land. The
nearest is distant .t one-thir4, league. Between the
latter and the Stroom is the great Harbour of
Ostend.

Every vessel destined for this Port, and which
approaches it in the night-time, must therefore
steer large on descrying theelight-housey which can
alone be a proper guide to enable .it to get into
,port. - .
Should a perfea knowledge
jor localities,, or im-
perious circumstancei. influce Navigators to ma-
nceuvre, in order to enter Ostend in the night-
time, they ought not to attempt to enter till the,
two lights are lighted; they must, then keep, them
near each other till they observe the extremity of
the western mole.

:The two lights "will not remain lighted but two
hours before and two hours after high:water,.
One of them is situated at, the salient angle of the
bastion; the other opposite to the gunpowder rip-
raadory ; they are not visible but from the great
harbour, being only 4o feet above the level of the
sea at high water, and. having only a beak of re-
verberated light inclosed, in 'a Jansern a foot and a
haif in diameter, to prevent. them from being con-
founded with the Lighthouse.

N.B. The distances are expressed in leagues of
20 to a degree: The soundings are for the lowest
tides, and the bearings are by the compass. The.
declination being from a i to 22 W.