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London, England, 1825-05-25 00:00:00

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CORFU.

Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at
Corfu, dated April 23,1825 :—" I beg to transmit an
authentic copy of 'Directions for vessels navigating the
Channels of Corfu,' which will be found to contain im-
portant information tor ship-masters.
" The lonian Government, desirous of affording
every possible security and facility to vessels navigating
the channels leading to Corfu, has caused to be erected
four light-houses, which are kept constantly lighted,
every night, from sun-set to sun-rise.
" The first is on the Old Citadel of Corfu ; it is a
single light, 240 feet high, and can be seen from the
entrance of the North Channel, and some distance to
the southward of Point Lefchimo, in the South Chan.
nel : it is particularly useful to guide ships to the har-
bour of Corfu.
" The second is a single floating light, moored off
Point Lefchimo, in the South Channel. The vessel lies
in five fathoms water, one cable's length N.W. by W.
* W. from the N.E. point of Lefchimo Shoal, and
bears, from the Windmill to the southward of Point
Lefchimo, N. by W. *W. ; from the S.E. extremity of
the island of Corfu, N.N.W. * W.; from Black Island,
N. 62 deg. W. or N.W. by W. 1} W. distant eight
miles; and from Corfu Light-house, S. 35 deg. 30 man.
E. ot,S.E. I S. nearly, distance 101 miles.
" The third is also a single light at the east side of
the island of Payo, upon a small island at the entrance
of Port Gayo. The light is upon a Tower, which
bears from the south end of Payo Shoal W. 5 deg.
or W. it S. nearly; from the north end of ditto, W. 11
deg. S. or W. by S. nearly. The centre of the shoal is
1( miles distant hom the light, and the S.E. point of
Corfu bears from it N. by W. I W. ; S.E. extremity of
Anti Payo, S.E. E.; Black Island, N. a little easterly;
N.B. end of Payo, N.W. a little westerly. This light
is particularly useful to the small coasting vessels run-
Wog far Port Gayo (or what is more commonly called
Payo llarbout) in bad weather, as also to all vessels
passing through the Saudi Channel.
" The fourth is a single light on the Rock Tignoso,
in the entrance of the North Channel. It is a most
valuable light to vessels passing through this Channel,
to guide them clear of the Boat and Sarpe Rocks. The
N.E. point of Corfu Island bears from it S. one-third W.
nearly; Corfu Light shut in behind this point; the
Sarpe Rock bears from it S. ' • S.W. point of Albanian
Coast, S. by E.; Boat Rock, E. nearly half a mile dis-
tant, with 16 and 20 faCtiems water between them.
S.W. extremity of the land about Cape Linguetta
N.W. i N. and the nnrth point of the island Melue, W.
by N. N. Just open to the northwaid of the north
paint of Corfu."
DIRECTIONS FOR THE NORTH CHANNEL ET NIGHT.
" In coming for this channel, when you make out the
'Hat/ steer straight for it; and I would recommend all
ships with a leading wind, to pass between the light
and island of Corfu, to avoid the B.,at Rock, which is
not larger (above water) than a small.boat, bottom up,
and has a shelving tel stretching off from it, N.W.
N. about 120 fathoms, with from two to seven fathoms
water upon it. This channel, between the light and
Corfu, as six-tenths of a mile broad, with 30 fathoms
water in the middle, and steep too on both sides. After
passing the light, steer S.E. by E. or EaS.E. bring the
light to bear N.W. N. and keeping it on that bearing
wall lead you clear of the Sarpe Rock, which lies just
to the southward of the N.E. point of Corfu. This is
a very dangerous shoal by night, it being nearly level
with the w ater, and so steep, too, that the lead as of no
use. When 100 get sight of Corfu light, bring it to
bear S. by N. and by keeping it so, it will lead you

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clear of all danger, and sight up to the east end of the
island of Vido, pass mils to the eastward of that
island, then steer in, and ancbor anywhere between the

island and town of Corfu.
" Ships passing through the • North Channel with
variable or a beating wiad, will find it better to pass to
the northward of the light, and then it must not h
brought to the westward of S.W. by W. W. until yeti
are a good mile to the eastward of it (to avoii the Boat
Rock), or until Corfu light bears S. by W. When the
North Channel light bears W. a little sowbelly, it is
on with the Boat Rock; and when the light bears W.
N. you are well to the southward of the Boat Rock In
beating through this channel, keep on the Albanian
shore, it being all bold ; and stand very little more than
hell
tbw
lfscohuannead of h
channel over
ttoerpe Rock.
the westward until you are well to
the
north,

•6 Vessels going to the ...award will have no dielculty in ob-
serving these directions in a contrary order."

DIRECTIONS FOR NAVIGATING THE SOUTH CHANNEL.
"In coming from the southward of Pay°, t. r time
South Channel, with southerly or south-westerly wind.,
you may pass between Payo Shoal and light, or to the
eastward of the shoal, at pleasure. To pass between
the shoal and light, give Anti-Payo a good birth. and
as soon as you open the lightobring it to bear N W. or
N.W. * W. then steer for it, and keeping it on ether (,f
these bearings will lead you to the westward of time
Shoal; pass half a mile to the eastward of the light,
and when it bears W. by S. I S. you are to the north-
ward of the Shoal, and may keep away N. by W. * W.
or N. by W. When Payo light beats S. E. keep it
on that bearing, and it will lead you well to the eist-
ward of the buoy on the S. W. extremity of Cape
Bianco Shoal. When the Cape bears W. by S. S. or
Black Island N.E. by E. you will be to the northward
of the buoy, and may then steer N.W. or N.W. by N.
accordino the wind. You will then very soon get
sight of Lefchimo light, which must not be brought to
-the northward of N.W. *W. To keep you clear of
Lefchimo Shoal, which is a continuation of the one off
Cape Bianco, and runs along the east side at Corfu as
far, as the light vessel, pass half a mile to the eastward
of the light, and generally by this time you will see
Corfu light ; bring it to bear N.W. *N. or N.W. N.
then steer for it; pass half a mile to the eastward of it,
to clear Old Citadel Point, then steer in and anchor
as before.
" Ships coming from the westward for the South
Channel, between the island of Payo and Cape Bianco,
should keep in midchannel or nearer to the former
than the latter; steer in N.E. * N. or N.B. * E. and
after opening Payo light, continue on the same course
until the light bears S E. then proceed as above.
" In coming from the southward, it will most gene•
rally be advisable to pass to the eastward of Payo
Shoal ; then keep in midchannelor rather tie Albanian
coast on board, it being all bold, and may be ap-
proached within half a mile. When Payo light bears
W. by S. * S. you are to the northward of the shoal.
When working through the South Channel, skhile well
to the southward of Letchinto light, you may stand to
the westward until the light bears N.W. but when within
a mile of it, it must not be brought to the northward
of N.W. by W. W. to avoid the N.E. elbow of the
shoal. The Albanian coast is all clear and bold to the
southward of the light vessel ; but after getting abreast
of her, you must not stand within two miles of it, to
keep clear of the Bacchante Shoal. The Corfu side is
then all clear, and you may stand well over towards it.
"MI the above are to the nearest quarter of a point to the tine
bearings, or according to the poles of the world.
" The bearings and distances contained in the preceding directions
were taken by W.Smith,Req. blaster of hisNajesty's ship Naiad.
(Signed) " W. ROBINSON,
" Inspector-Gtneral of lonian Ports and Coasts.
" Corfu, April 1, 1525."

A VOYA(IE ROUND THE WORLD.

NEW YORK, APRIL 12.
The ship Jupiter, Captain David Leslie, which ar-
rived on Sunday from Manilla, sailed from this port in
June, 1822, on a voyage round the world.
She first iisited several of the principal ports on the
East side of South Americ.r, then doubled Cape Horn,
and coasted along the Western shores of the American •
Continent, stopping at a number of ports and places;
after which she• proceeded up the Gulf of California,
as far as civilization or trade extended. She afterwards
'Crossed the Pacific Ocean several times between Ame-
rica and Asia, each time by a different 'route, and re-
turned home by the Cape of Good Hope, thus circum-
navigating the earth. Captain Leslie has, during the
cruise, determined the situation of several Wands not
delineated in any 'of our charts; corrected the position
of some, and ascertained the non.existence of others.
Whilst the Jupiter was lying at Manilla, in October
last, that city was dreadfully convulsed by earthquakes
for a number of days. Mmy storehouses, together
with a large church and the great stone bridge, were
destroyed, and nearly all the storehouses were more or
less injured ; the motion was fr N.N.E. to. S.S.W.
On feeling the first shocks, which were eery light,
every person fled from the storehouses, and sl pt in
tents, bamboo-houses, and boats on the river, so that
few lives were lo:t. But, on the nigh of 0 sober 30,
a most violent tifoon was experienced, which destroyed
the bamboo-houses and tents; six square-rigged vessels,
and a number of coasters, were driven ashore high and
dry, and a passage-boat, with about 20 passengers, lost
at the mouth of the river. Almost every vessel in the
harbour was driven from her anchorage. The Jupiter,
however, did not drag any, owing Os Captain Leslie
thinks) to her being provided with the excellent chain
cables from the manufactory of Messrs. Tuck •r and
Carter, of this city, of American iron. A Fr. nch brig
drifted foul of the Jupiter, and lay athwart her hawse
during the height of the gale, which gave her chains a
very severe proof.
The Colombian ship of war, General St. Andero (for-
merly the Kensington. of Philadelphia), arrived at Ma-
nilla in November lmt, and was given up to the Seaniar ds
by her crew, who had mutinied. After the nullity,
John Green, of Salem, assumed the command ; but the
crew finding that he was neither seaman nor navigator,
and having nothing to recommend him except! is -15 t mg
chief mutineer, put him in irons, and gave the-commaud
to Frederick Bergmin (formerly an apprentice to Capt..

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Charles Wooster. in• New York), who had been a mid-
Airman on board beforithe mutiny, in which, however,
be did not join. The -ship was condemned as unsea-
worthy, and her crew, like those of the 'Hagan° (which
went Owe ilte year before under similar circumstances)
intwothiatfor their disaffection.
It may aot be amiss to' add, that the Jupiter, although
she bad been absent nearly three 'years, has not lost a
spar or sail, and has gone over all the ground traversed
by Lord Anton, and %Web forms but* small part of
her route. Captain Leslie scarcely has had a man sick
during the voyage; lust but one man, Henry Stewart,
of Aberdeen, who was killed by wild beasts, in the
Gulf of California, having imprudently wandered a short
distance from the ship. His mangled body and clothes
ue c found a few days afterwards.
At the commencement of the gale the barometer fell
m. re than an inch, one half of which, in the short space
of ten minutes, a circumstance, it is thought, unprece-
dented in tropical climates.
Captain Leslie left at Manilla a French ft igate and
corvette, on a voyage of science and discovery, under
command of Commodore Bougainville, son of the cele-
brated circumnavigator of that name. As usual in
French National Discovery Ships, they were well pro-
vided with Oflicets proficient in the various branches of
science. Whilst at Manilla, some of the Officers were
engaged in surveying the adjacent coasts, and others
w ere ex plot ing the mountains of the Philippines for rare
animals, minerals, and plants, and drawing or painting
the most interesting subjects in nature and att. The
Commander himself was employed in mak;ng astrono-
mic 1 and philosophical observations. The time of their
departure from Manilla was retarded in consequence of
the corvette losing her mainmast in the gale of October
30. They were first bound to Cochin China. where the
French have lately formed a commercial establishment;
thence they intended to touch at Canton, and after-
wards traverse the Pacific.

EXTRACT 01 A LETTER, DATED RANGOON, DECEMBER 23.
" Since my last of the 13th, gi'ing the statement of
the Staff and the troops employed here, and particularly
of the events between the 30th ultimo and the 9th'
in'tant, we have had another alert. On the 15th, S r
Archibald took out 1,303 men, in two columns, under
Brigadier-General Cotton and Colonel Miles; the for-
mer composed of his Majesty's 13th Light Infantry,
the 34th Native.L:ght Infantry, and the 18th Regi-
ment Native Infantry; the later consisted of details
also of his Majesty's 38th, 41st, and 89:h Regiments,
Ist Madras European Regiment, 12th, 28th, and 30th,
Native Infantry. The enemy was found in a very
.ornrclatile entrenched position ; so strong, indeed, that
many of the most experienced Officers are surprised
how we got into it; and their admiration of the gal-
lantry of the troops is most unequivocally expressed.
Cotton's column was sent some distance round to take
the enemy in the rear, and came so suddenly on his
work!, that the signal gun for the other column to
attack was fired just as we corn Isenced operations; we
had, therefore, about a quarter of an hour to work away
before the no er division commenced, and it is supposed
vast numbers of the enemy rushed towards this point to
repel us, as his loss here was great, and the 13th
(King's) suffered considerably'-3 Subalterns killed,
3 Majors, and four other Officers wounded; and be.
tween 50 and 60 men kil!ed and wounded. The 18th
Regiment behaved with their usual steadiness and
gallantry; and after the affair was over, Brigadier
Cotton came in front of them, and spoke in the hand-
somest terms of their conduct, saying, he never wished
to serve with better troops than the Coat Sepoys. The
Native Officers and men are in the highest spirits; and
it is even more gratifyi g to see the cordiality between
the soldiers of the 13 h and the 18th Native Infantry.
We are anxiously looking for some of the Bengal Sepoys
to give us a little relief ro our duty. You will perceive
th it lots of Staff are here waiting for their men. About
130 of the Body Guard were out on the 15th, and the
half of them had full employment among the fugitives."
FROM THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE MADRAS GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE 01 JANUARY 15.
By this time the force under Brigadier-General Mor-
rison, will, we trust, have made some progress towards
the enemy's country ; and the very efficient state in
which it will have taken the field, can leave little to
fear as to its rapid and ultimate success. We have rca
son to hope that the next accounts from Rangoon will
inform us of Sir A. Campbell having left the Lines he
has occupied since his disembarkation, and advanced
al.ng the banks of the Irrawaddy. The season, which
bas hitherto tought against us, is now as filvourable
as can be desired, and the effect of the late encounter
with the enemy, must have inspired him with a more
correct wion of cur power than he seems hitherto to
have entertained. It remains to be seen how far the
barbarous policy of the Court of Ave, by which a pe
pie, willing to receive a victorious enemy, and to supply
their wants, are yet restrained from doing so, can be
acted upon. It may be inferred, that, io proportion as
this policy has hitherto been pursued with cruel and
unrelenting rigour, the re-action on the Government
adopting it will be the more terrible, when the day of
retribution arrives, as we trust it is near at hand. It is
said, that in the late attack on our Lines, the half-
armed, and less than half-armed population, were
pushed forward by the Invincible: to bear us down by
the weight of their numbers; and the barbarous al
terpative afforded them, of dying either by the Lands
of. the English, or those of their own countrymen,
who fired upon them, when driven back. Of all
the cruel refinements of war, this is certainly, if true,'
the most truly barbarous of which we ever read; and
it requires no great insight into human nature to see,
t hat an invading force must, on the first decisive success
of their arms find a population ready and willing to
;assist them. -The barbarous power which the Burmese
seta n over their helpless hostages, cannot, from its na-
r?, endure beyond one or two conflicts; with the enemy;
a .1 so far from being a resource against a disciplined
• nervy, it is, in fact, one of the enemy's powerful aux'.
liaties. In estimating its value to the Government of
Ava, see are too apt to overlook its real nature, and ne-
cessariiy short duration ; but, while it is not remarkable
that, during the short period of its operation, the inva-
ders should be totally deserted, it would be altogether
surprising if it 4141 not ultimately recoil upon those Who
have recourse to it. Its very necessity and adoption
indicates that the subjects yield anything but a willing
obedience, and no empire ever rested its permanente ors
a. sine unstable foundation.
TROM THU SESPIPLIMENT TOTH'S GOVERNMENT GAERTTIto
SAMMY 28.
"WU ban SOW Valiktida, tbat Brigadier-Gaffs"