Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-06-27

!, soo,her Msfagc, il was expected,
.ld loen tx the buanels."
ss Tes her letter obierves, !" II was ex-
.a.d that on the 9th Of May, minifry
Nd make the long looked for commu-
v 's,,oo Is Parliament and Mr.. Adding
~ having declared in the houfe, on the
u y hat tie feelings 9tbs Natioa quoald
|, + + 1sxsly mtfy.a<a IN The fsid conmunica-
s.o. ADD from all circumstances taken to-
Is,,ler, / am far from thinking il isttled
b., we are no! to have war. =
IDulgiiaas fsy vs0fis fo2nd 70 Trinidad.
h the rainy isafon thar commences
o0nonly the end Of June beginning Of
hjy, frong current fets out OF the Boo
- del Drago, or Dragons mouths, oc-
,tned by the rivers, and branches Of
ne river Orsnoco that empty themfelyess
aro the Gaiph Of Paria. This with a
s,oue lee current and fourherly wind that
c,nsfally prevails at the fame leafon, oc-
ISsGosed many veisls TO fall very unex-
nasdly to lecward an accident ire
iui.sable by the fafeR failing vcasl, par
leulsIly in light winds. 1t is therefore
,ssihbIe fer veiTels bound in that ieaioo
fr Trinidad from the coat of the United
States, to 60 TO the windward Of Barba-
dos and make Tobago. From thence
eets S. S. w. or as high as he wind
willpermit TO geshold Of the land Of Tri-
ridad diaans 8 OF 7 leagues. The courtc
sIong the NJ ihore Of Trinidad Is w. S.
W.it'een leagues from tie point Of Gale a
or N. E. poin: Of The Iaand to The Bocca 5.
Ii you have moderate breeze you
may enter the fscond Boccas (beiag the
fafeA excepr TIE grand Boccss further 10
Lceward) keeping the Ice CT weaward
ihore 90 board by which you will carry
in the breeze add leave an eddy current
when the Rseana is running Out in the mid
die and on tke esa ward fhore. IF the
wind 10 hght, and the tide on ebb. we
would adsiie lhe Bocca's or Drsgoons
mouth, where you may come TOO, in good
holding gsouni with light kedge the
breeze or current iavors.
When you are within the Bocca's and
gulph Of P ria a fhprt difance, you will
open ST. Dayid's tower, above the town
OF Port Of Spain clear Of the foutil part os
.Gsipar Grands, aaont E. by N. dieant
i Or s leagues. St. Dsvid's Towcr or
Citadel is of white aene, very conlpi-
euaus mark, in the interior of tie forsih-
sssions built by gov. PigsOn or Aber-
stomose heighfs. In falling Up, yor
will Zee she forts 90 Gafper Gands, snd
Point &c Goufd, for prosee.ioa Of the
cafrsnage and Chagasseous and further
Up, rhe ihifping "a anchor off the town.
Heavy laden seiIels not calculated for
bearing, we would advile to run down IN
lat. 10, 10, N. make the S. &. Point
o. the iiia5d, run down the Jsatb fds,
snd enter the gulph of Pasia by the Ser
fsafs n5Es5. There are no dangers in
iuOning down this channel and you will
have IL 70 5 tathom through keeping the
land OF Trinidad peasef on board. In
entering the galpb, keep as clafc 10 Point
DC les Sale, or Cocks poinf, ITO avoid
me Soldier keys. When in, iuiT up.
Port Of Spain town lays N. E. diiant
twelve leagues. In running for the S.
{. point and foulh iide, you will have
ionndinss before you make the land
mould night conc on you may anchor il
the channel.
On the north 6de of the illand of Tfi-
ridad is narrow ridge Of high noun
tains, running the whole length from eaA
to wsR; the other parts are moderately
low except on the touth fde where there
are levefal hills. ALFRED.
New York, June 20, 1905.