The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-06-27

fide of Cape Ann haI bour high land, Whereby
EaRern point fhu,s in under it, 10 that IT IS
very difficult for veAels TO find the harbour.
Velels often run into Brate's CeVe 10 calico
and think il is the mouth ofthe harbour or
oyer.run the harbour, and get aihoTe on
Nrman's Wse, IA name given to fmall
iland or ledge of rocks on the Welt iide OF
the harbour, from one Capt. Norman, who
loft his life there as did Capt. Paikman after
him, on account of the difficulties here com
planned of.)-- Many lives and much fub-
fance have been !of by theie INTAKES
And near thirty years ago there wassa petit
ton drawn and Ggned, if not preferred to the
General Court, tor Light Houle to be built
on the top Of Eaffern point, which petition
was Ggned BY numbers at Salem, and Mar
blehead, as well as at Cape Ann. Not a
word vas faid about ThatCher's lAand, but
the top of Eafern point was thought The
beR or only place. Ard there is no reaion
Can be given, why il will not ierve The pub
lie as much, or more, now, than it would
then. If it hould be laid, a Light Eoufe
on Eahern Point ferves thole who want TO 90
into Cape Ann Harbour, the fame may be
faid as to tho(e who want TO 60 to Man
cheRer, Beverly, Salem, Marbehead OF
Cotton. And,
4. As a Light HouGe on the top of Eaiiern
point will belt anfwer the important purpofes
of a Light Houle at Cape Ann, 70 this may
be done with much lels expence to the pub
lie. 1t is thought that it will colt four times
as much to build and maintain a Light
Houie on Teachers lland as it will on
Eaifern Point, as Ihatcher's Hand is aimolt
league from the main land ;--as a family
mutt be confantly kept there ;.-.as all The
necelarcs of life, as we! as P:oy:!l;;c:' :sor The
Light Houfe muf be conveyed there by
water ;---as a mole or dock mutt be built,
at great expence, to iecure Light Hcuie
boat in and as it will be difficult to 60 70 OF
ca:.:s from the ilanG in the winter feafou.
All thele diincplnes ceaie il the Light. Houie
is bulk on EaRern poir.. The public muf
Judge, whether Eaifern point is moi the bef,
or mott iuitabe place, if the mott valuable
ends are anlwcred with 70 much lefs expence.
If it hould be objected aganif what is faid,
and urged, that Light Houie on ] hatcher's
inand will bef ferVe navigation, as it will
thew veiIels, who are comingin Newbury-
Port, Ipiwich, or Squam, where they are,
in which bay they are in; this may be an
fwered by this plain queftion, What direc
ton can any veilel have in form, or at
any time, about avoiding the bars at the en-
trance of each Ct theie harbours, from a
Light. HouIe on Thatcher's Iland ? IL is
true they may get clear Of the Salvages, but
then they have no other profpc6 but OF run
ing afhore on the back of Plumb Hand.
It is well known, that veiies belonging to
each of thefe places iirive to make Cape Ann
harbour in form: And Light Houie n
Eaaern point will befriend them in this cafe;
for if built to proper height, it will be ieen
down along on the back of Eafern point.
Veiels who fall to the northward may re-
ceve fome advantage from the | light Houfe
at. Porflnouth. And veAels, who fall in with
Light Houie on Eaftern point, will have
good directions how to &c, into good har
bour. And We fhalI ever be mott obliged
to tboCe, who not only thew US our danger,
but a!fo point out to US the way of fafety.