The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-28
OFFICIAL,
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Change Of Pilot Station from the rirer Hooghly.
Notice is hereby given, that, referring to the inn
practicablity during the last s. W. monsoon, owing
to the increasing resort of shipping to the port of Cal
cutta to supply Pilots at the distant station off Point
Palmyras, the following arrangements will be adopt
ed for the next S. w. monsoon.
l. A Pilot vessel will be stationed off False Point
during the next s. W. monsoon, say from the 18th
March to the 18th September 1912, bearing accord
ing to circumstances E. by N. to S. f. by s. from
the lighthouse, and in from 10 to Is fathoms depth
of water.
g. This vessel will exhibit by day when any othe rs
are in sight, besides the usual Company's ensign at
her peak large Danish Jack (ed and white cross) at
her in-top-galant-m head and at night, good
light in the same situation, besides burning blue
light every hour; and beating gong frequently, in
calm thick weather, to warn vessels coming from the
Southwark of her near neighborhood She will not
however, have any pilots board, the main object
of her intended station off False Point being to guard
all inward bound vessels from proceeding to the old
station of Point Pamyras during the next season. and
directing them to new in the south channel be-
tween the tails of the Eastern and Western reefs,
where Pilot vessels will then be found in from l6 10
20 fathoms water, and from to 8 miles southwest
of the present South channel buoy, that buoy lying
in latitude 90 deg So min. 80 sec n longitude 50 deg
min east Of Greenwich, and in l2 fathoms water.
For the purpose of more distinctly marking the
New Station, the commanding officers vessel there
will always wear by day, when other vessels are in
sight, large ST. Georges Jack (whte with red cross
at her main-topgallant masthead, besides the usual
Companys colors at her peak; and at night be disn-
guished by constant good masthead light, by blue
lights and maroons, used alternately every haf-hour
and also by guns fired every four hours say at M
midnight, and A. NJ, with good rockets discharged
at the same time.
4. All vessels recommended to be most careful
in coming over from False Point to the New Station,
by constant attention to the lead and thereby cor
recting their Storage tides or currents may or
may not set them of their proper course and they
are also advised not to come under l6 fathoms, at
night especially till they reach the Pilots Station
and get their proper Pilots on board,
5. Lastly. All vessels are directed not to approach
the Pilot Station at night without giving due warming
and not only by the exhibition Of lights, say two
teal, where best seen, but also by the discharge Of
gum if they have any on board, they descry
the first Pilot vessel them They further
recommended to be most careful not to come into col
sion with any of the Pilot vessels at the Station on
their account no less than that of the public,
they will be held responsible for all damages and
called upon afterwards to pay for all that may have
arisen from bad lookout, inatention to duty
essness Of any kind whatever.
JAMES c. MELVILL,
Secretary