The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-01

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
PILOT STATION OFF THE MOUTH
OF THE RIVER HOOGHLY.
The experience of second seasons trial OF
the new pilot station of the South Channel hav-
ing established that il can be made by vessels
from False Point with the greatest facility and
that Pilots can also be readily supplied, and The
same cause existing which during last South
west Monsoon rendered necessary The removal
of the Pilot Station from of Point Pamyras to
a position about Is miles s. w. by w. OF The
outer floating Light in Latitude 20 deg. DO min.
NJ, Longitude 80 deg. 03 min. E., and in from
II 10 20 fathoms water, NOTICE is hereby
given, that this latter Station will in future be
continued during the S.W. Monsoon r'1:
from 18th March to the 18th September.
No difficulty can possibly be felt in passing
from False Point TO the New Station, II com
mon attention be paid 10 the lead, and to The
following directions, prepared by Capt Lloyd,
late Officiating Marine Surveyor Of the ground
between the two points;
False Point Light-Hosse is in Latitude ~
deg. 49, min, and Long. sc deg. AZ MN. e.
and the Sou,h-Channel Buoy in Latitude 70
deg. SO min. n, and Longitude SO deg. mn
E., and bears from the Lighthouse N. 81 Il.
true, or NE. by E. (. E. by compass, distant 90
miles, and is laid in IL fathoms.
IA Bank of soundings extends from oil
Point Pamyras in a direction towards the tail
of the Western Sea Reef, and the nature oil
the bottom Gas distinguished from that OF The
Hooghly deposit which is sand and mud win
shining specks) is gravelly substance com
posed of sand, shells, and small pebbles, dis
charged from the Kunka and other rivers near
Point Palmyras, the lighter material OF when
being carried further out, is deposited, and form.
what is called the Pilots Ridge, which In cross
ing to the n. W., shows liluc less water lhah
on either side in coming from Seaward you
Shoal rather suddenly from % TO % Fathoms
upon its Eastern edge: it is composed OF
shelly sand, or minute gravel, of reddish or
rusty brown colour.
"The best guide, therefore, 10 enable yes
sci to direct her course from False Point to the
Vessel at the New Station will be TO run down
the Edge of the Pilots Ridge, which can be
readily done by making the Light House, and
bringing it to bear about w. S. w. or 5. w. by
W., distant by computation 10 TO 10 miles,
then Steering to the l.. N. E., and having grad
ually increased the depth of water TO % fathoms
upon the Eastern edge of the Ridge, regulate
the course TO keep between it and q fathoms,
when by attention to the Lead, and nature OF
the Soundngs, Course, and Distance run from
the Lighthouse, it is almost impossible TO miss
the Pilot Vessels Of the above limits are kept
wiIhin) either by getting too far to Windward
or falling TO Leeward, for the Soundings in
crease so rapidly to Seaward from the proposed
New Stations, that % Fathoms will not be
more than 3 or miles to the Southwark of II.
"The Soundings 10 Seaward of the Ridge
are in general greenish or olive-coloured mud,
with occasionally a few bits of broken shells
mixed with it,"
Vessels approaching the Station during the
day are required to show the usual signal for
pilot, and by night 10 give as early and as much
warning as possible. by firing guns, burning
blue lights. and by exhibiting two lights in
vertical position where best seen; bot com
manders are strictly enjoined to avoid, as much
as possible, making the station during the
night.
To mark the Station (until proper Light
vessel is built of which due notice will be
given), one of the Pilot vessels will show, du-
ring the day, large ST. Georges Jack White
with Red Crosse at the main top gallant mast
head and good masthead light during the
night and will burn a blue light and a maroon
alternately every half hour, and fire gun at
D. m, at midnight, and at a. m. Vessels ap-
preaching the Station, and while there as well
as when approaching the Light and Buoy Sta
ton Vessels, are warned TO be careful in avoid
ing collision by night or by day and in commu-
nicatng with either Of the above vessels, either
at anchor or hove-to when il is necessary TO
cross her, to pass under the stern, several in
stances Of serious damage having occurred du-
ring the Southwest Monsoon, whereby the
Outer Floating Light was more than once com
PEELED to leave her Station for repairs, TO the
great inconvenience and risk Of vessels enter
ing and quitting the river.
The Light-vessels directed, when another ves-
sci is approaching during the night to show light at
the Gaf, and mark the way they are riding
JAMES c. MELvILL,
Secretary.
EAST INDIA HoUsE,
London, 20lh February, 1914.