Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-31
translation.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

HYDRoGRAPHICAL BUREAU.
In pursuance of royal order. communicated by
the Navy Department to this bureau, publication is
hereby given to the following, which has been ad-
dressed to the department aforesaid by the s,,perin-
tendent of light houses. for The purpose of recyng
in relation to the lighthouse OF the Sisarras
| islands, province OF Corunna, the establishment of
which was announced in the notice to mariners of
last April the 9th, published by the hvdrosrapica
bureau
" Most EXCELLENT SIR: a mistake having been
made in the notices sent to that department by this
superintandency of light houses for the announce
mcnt Of the lighting of the light house OF the Sisar
gas islands. inas,nuch its ap aratIls has been
stated to consist of fixed red light when it ought
to be fixed pale LITERALLY, whie] light. varied by
red scimtillations emitted every four minutes. Her
majesty the Queen (W. G. Pl has been pleased 10
direct me to make the same known to your excel
iency. in order that you may take measures to have
the announcement published by the hydrogra phic
bureau on the 9Th OF last April properly rectifed
8 BY royal order communicate the above to your
eXceilen, for your information and consequent Of
fects.''
Description ofthe light ho;tss in question: pith TIE rec
ffcHtioa mentioned la the foregoing communication
ATLANTIC OCEAN, COAST OF GALL1C1A
Light house of the Ssargas islands,
tprovlnce OF COrunna.)
From the Doth day of July next, there will be
lighted every night, from The rising To the setting of
the sun, new light house established on the second
pinnacle projecting TO the nortllward of the prncipa
island, ranging from the extreme west of the same
This light house will be situate! in
Latitude 49, 81 30, and in
Longitude 2 81 %, west of the Observatory of
San Fernando.
It's apparatus is of the fourth catadoprical class,
large model of fired pale light varied by red scintil-
laons OF every four minutes. The light is raised
above the middle surface Of the sea 3l feet of Bur
Cos 1t produces tangent OF 2l.6 miles. Blu, this
reflection OF the light not being such as corresponds
with the aforementioned class of light houses it will
only be distinguished clearly at half that distance
Mediterranean Sec.-Coasfs of .ffrica.-Li yM house
Of .3,hucehads.
The following notices. communicated by the De-
partmcnt of War TO that OF the Navy have been re-
ceived at this bureau and, the solicitation of the
latter, enlargng upon those already received in ref
erence to the light house of Alhuccmas, of which
notice was given in the Gazette of the 24th OF Sep
tcmb"r last concerning its position and other cir
cumstances the knowledge of which is necessary to
navgators and with this view that notice is repub-
lished in the following form:
From the LIST of August last, there has been lighted
every night from the rising to the setting of the sum-
upon the watchtower, in the square of Alhucemas,
the most elevated point of the fortress, signal Ian
tern, whose light is fixed--te same being formed
of two lamps with large wicks, and reflected by a
metallic glass. 80
Its height upon the level Of the is l35 feet of
Burgos its reflection extending to a distance of
nearly nine miles.
GEORGE LASS DE LA VEGA.
MADRID, June !, 1852 Aug 3l-lt