The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-07
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
PILOT STATION OFF THE MOUTH OF THE
RIVER HOOGHLY

Notice 10 hereby given, that the same causes ex-
sting, which, during the last y. w. Monsoon rem
dercd necessary the removal of the Pilot Station from
oil FONT Palmyras to position or 8 miles S. w
o. 'he Outer Floating Light, and in from l6 to 90
iathoms water, this latter station will be continued
during the next s. w. Monsoon, viz: from 18th
March to the 18th Septe mber.
During the last 8. w. Monsoon no difficulty
would appear TO have been experienced by vessels
passing from False Point Lighthouse 10 the New sta
tion nor can any be felt ii attention be paid
70 the Lead and to tho following diec ions prepared
BY Captain Lloyd, late Officiating Marine Surveyor
General after careful survey Of the ground between
the two Joints:
Ease Point Lighthouse is in latitude 20 deg. 1914
min: NJ, and longitude 81 deg. AZ min. f., aud thai
OF inc south Channel Buoy 10 latitude 2Odeg 50 NJ,
aud longitude " deg min. E., and bears from the
former n 81 4. true. or N. E. BY f. f., by compass
distant % miles, and is laid in IL fathoms
"A bank of soundings extends from of Point Pal.
myras IN direction towards the tail of the Western
Sea Reef, and the nature Of the bottom IA, distin
guished from that OF the Hooghly deposit Which i
sand and mud with shining specks) is gravel, sub
stance composed Of sand, shells, and small pebbles
discharged from the 'Kunka' and her rivers near
FONT falmyras, The lighter material of which being
carried further out is deposited, and forms what is
called the Fiots Ridge, which, in crossing to the NJ
w., shows little less water than on either side
coming from seaward you shoal rather suddenly from
~ to 70 iathoms, upon its Eastern edge. 1t is COM
posed oil shelly sand, minute gravel of reddish
or rusty brown color
''The best guide, therefore, TO enable vessel to
direct her course from False Point to the vessels at
the New Station will be to run down the edge of
fiIos Ridge, which can readily be done by making
The lighthouse, and bringing it to bear about W. s.
:, or 3. W. by w., distant by computation from 10
to Is miles, then steering to the E. NJ E. and having
gradually increased the depth of water 10 % fathoms
upon the Eastern edge of the Ridge, regulated the
course to keep between il and 81 fathoms when, by
attention to the lead, and nature of the soundings
course and distance run from the Lighthouse it is
almost impossible TO miss the Pilot vessels (if the
above limits arc kept withn) either BY getting too
lar TO windward or falling to leeward for the sound
nYs increase rapidly to seaward from the proposed
New Station, that % fathoms will not be more than
three or four miles to the southwark of it, and % ia
thoms the same distance to the westward Of it,
"Ihe soundfngs TO seward Of the ridge are IN ee
neral greenish or olive-coored mud with OCCASION
ally lew bits of broken shells mixed with tn
Vessels approaching the Station during the doy
are required to show the usual signal for pilot and
by night TO give as early, and as much, warning as
possible, oy hiring guns, burning blue lights and by
exhibiting two lights in vertical position, where
best seen but commanders are recommended To
aSo'd, as much possible making the Station during
the night.
10 mark the Station, Of the pilot vessel. will
show during the day. large ST. Georges Jack white,
win red cross at the maintop gallant masthead and
Soou mAst-"cso ngnt during the night and will
burn blue light and maroon alternately every half
hour, and fire gun at s, p NJ, at midnight, and at
4, A. Al. Vessels approaching the Station, and
while there, as well when approaching the lights
and Buoy Station vessels are warned to be careful in
avoiding collision, by night or by day, and in commu-
ncating with either of the above vessels either al
anchor hove to, when is necessary cross her TO
pass under the stern; several instances of serious
damage having occurred during the S. w. Monsoon
| whereby the Outer Floating Light was more than
once compelled 10 leave her Station for repairs to
the great Inconvenience and risk of vessels entering
| and quitting the river.
1.-THE light vessels are directed when another YES
sci is approaching during the night, to show light
| al the Gaf end, TO mark the way they are riding
vessel will be stationed off False Point light
house, keeping II according TO circumstances w. by
g. to N. w. by ~ in from ten to fifteen fathoms wa.
| ter
She will exhibit during the day, when vessels are
in sight, large Danish jack at the main top galIan,
masthead (red 18th a white cross), and during the
night good mast head light in the same place. and
will burn blue light every half hour
| This vessel will have no pilots on board, and !.
only intended generally to furnish information touch
ing the course to the New Station but particularly io
do so TO vessels which may be in ignorance of tbs
| position Of the New Station.
JAMES C. MELvILL, secr'y.
/ EAsr-IsprA Housx,
London, 10 h January, ls43.