The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-20
IN RUCTIONS

For entering Table Bay by night, by the plan con
| structed on the observations made by H.
M. ship Lepen November, 1926.
The bearings mentioned in these instructions all
by compass magnetic.
| LIST. To enter Table Bay from the northward
meaning to pass outside OF Robben Island, a ship
should keep the light to the eastward Of south9 de-
grees east about south and by east until she get
soundings under 20 fathoms, at little more than
mile from the Light House she may then steer east
south east, east and by south, not to come under
| 10 IL fathoms until the light bears west south
west, she may then seer for the anchorage, and MAY
anchor in from to fathoms, soon the lights
are shutting in behind the Lions Tail.-This track
leads about mile clear Of danger on Green Point;
but ship need not approach it so near, if she have,
by seeing Robben Island, ascertaned by its bearings
that she is clear of the Whale Rock in which case
she may round 1t at a greater distance from Green
Point if desirable, but the soundngs in that will
not alone be guide
ID. In coming from the southwest ship should not
get less than Az fathoms before the light bears south
east, east south east less than 20 athoms be-
fore it bears, south and by east when the preceding
| directions may be followed.
| From he NoTthward-inside of Robben Island
| the Light should be kept about Southwest and by
South, until ship have passed that Island in doing
which she may have some casts from 3 to athoms !;
and when that course the water deepens 10 or ~
tathoms, she may steer for the anchorage by the plan
| as before irected.
In beating round Green point a ship should
never shoal her water under / or II fahoms, until
she have brought the light bear southwest,
| before said.
| In beating between Robben Island and the Main
To enter Fable bay, the soundngs may be taken from
the Island 1t shoals to very regularly In standing
towards the Man, 1t appears prudent to tack at the
first cast of the lead alter the water shoalens.
In these directions ii is taken for granted that
! ship will always keep her leads gong ~,
| BY day or when the Shores surf can be seen,
indeed under any circumstances, the plan ought to be
| a sufficient guide
There are two lights at the Light House, which
in one about southwest and by west these appear
! to be OF no other than to assure the nav gator
| which is the Light House, if he should other
| lights We have seen the lights clearly off deck at
III miles distance; but they will not make clear as two
| lights until within or miles TO the westward of
them; and from the norhward one light only will be
seen.
| (SirnedO w. F. w OWEN
Captain Of H. NJ. ship Leren.
| A light having been erected on the Mouille Point
with Lentcular light OF the ia class for the better
| guidance of vessels entering Table Bay during the
night, the following instructions appended 10 the
instructions by Capt. Owen, X. ~
1 In standing in from the S. w. ship should not
pass the lights on Green Point nearer than mile
nor should the course be altered from eastward to
the southwark with the intention of steering for the
anchorage-nor should the ship be brought into less
| Green Point bear S. w by w. w. (they will then
bein one when the light on the Moulle. Point Will
instantly be en- and not before bearing nearly )
Iby w. A ship may then alter the from the
eastward and steer S S f. for the centre of the an
chorage, and anchor whenever the lights Green
Point Shut in (by sand hills the Mouille) and
the light on the Nloule Point bears n w distant
about mile, in from to lathoms water. Vessels
of light draft of water may steer > by l.. t.. Tor
the anchorage, and anchor with the Mouille light
bearing n, w. by n III from to 5 tathoms of
water.
The ships distance from the shore, when the light
on the Moue appears, may be readily, ascertaned
by the bearings Of the two light houses and the dis
| lance between Them which is l2l5 yards, the per-
pendcular height of the Mouille light above high
water mark is 40 feet.
In coming in from the northward (inside Robben
Island the lights on Green Point will appear in one
! Cor nearly So and the light on the Moue Point will
also be seen--the distance between the lignt houses
being as above mentioned. The directions by Cap
tain Owen, and the appended directions, will be a
sufficient guide to the anchorage.
| Ii is earnestly recommended to strangers not to
attempt to beat into Table Bay at night, in squally
or thick weather The strictest attention should be
paid to the soundngs, and the leads kept constantly
going. The plan Of the bay, by Capt Owen, upon
which the instructions are tounded) should also be at
hand for reference.
(Signed) J. BANCE, Port Captain.
By command Of Ills Excellency Sir GEO. T. MA
PIER, N. c. b., Governor NiceAdmiral, and
! Commander-n- Chief of the Colony of the Cape
/ of Good Hope and its Dependencies, sc. &c.
(Sisned) J, MOORE CRAIG,
Acting Secretary TO Government.
n B-The Light on the Moue Point viii be
lighted from and after the lst day Of July next
Cape Town, LIST March, 1912.
- A Plan of Table Bay may be seen at the Port
Office.