The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-21

UNITED STATES vrg CONSULATE
Adruy Dec. 7, ls5S.
DEAR sR: beg to forward you the following communication
viii observe the subject referred
though Of interest 70 all vessels entering the strait az C5rar * M
especial interest shipping states which gene
rally Of greater burden and requires depth than
smaller vessels ofssn France, and Italy, which navigate principal
B the Mediterranean while the American captains sup,
posed possess intimate kno~ioage tins those Of the
Rauons, who continually passing IT,
future time have the pleasure sending you
tailed report the within tins CONSULATE, aud,
greater extent require labor
revisit all The localities with Che above object and acquire the
able such cases now proceed TO the urgent and mme
During gales prevailed be
ginning the present month has to knowledge that
English totally Seunas
within the vice consulate u Aa the saving themselves
ships boats and proceeding the nrighborng Ame
that another vessel believed 10 be Ehgsh got aground the
part Of the coast but OF without from the
aud, Is believed without serious damage
uara yd Pun de I sentnos Pmia de los Perehss
f ~ Er,h ,sseis ,Eitl5r lie yc cg.p, ~ ,ir .ast5
my duty you following regards dangers
question and the mode in which they be avoided greatly
The coast sentnas"
leagues east and west forms sort q cape projecting several miles
south Into the Mediterranean and forming the western boundary u
the bay nf Anr IN the manner the lofty premontory
the "Cubo de 6aA' bounds il the side Eastward
within the above point affords u front o. kogustos shelter and
anchorage shipping during the prevalence Of strong westerly
all vessels coming from the straits Of Gibraltar any
spanish port straits ing reasons:
The road prcc 81 the land before mentioned Of rtc
long the Mediterranean,
places rocky g tas vessels approaching within nile Or two q ts
very strike the later With almost certainty
OF
"a There singular optical deception onast which, com
with tho depth water has given many isas
great elevation
which
height this range
slip low nearly h country, which
may vary breadth three TO miles and
t0sIlig fu ~
founded Consequently deceived this appearance,
inexteuoed often believes himself many from
the coast when be SIN reality close in upon the shore and in very
shallow a
Torre Dc Sentnas, a the
trcrne southern point II the Cape has ten been mistaken especially
night ioggy weather, sui and crrdiby informed
disasters
the captains cndeayurnE they mnagnei rtH the
pressed sail aud thus running The shp directly upon thc rocks
THEREFORE the
American ot ppng entering the Med
officially known clearly marked
Keeping close shore
customary ug md Ny the optical deception have just
captains should the danger and that II
dent 70 kerp-say lrast four tive lsagueSout al
The spanish possession places tbs foiut and tower
deg and longitude, Of
Madrid deg 52 mu That the Mediterranean
Gataa important difference IN The navigation q Tins cohst oi
shown older maps
many charts the Msditsr
many years circumstance disaster
particularly 70 vessels
entering the bog, thererrr q add for
the further Information q Aurnn Shipping he following data The
present ID thu very nearly - deg
IL Almrrs 10 mir and u 1fsu7ching
yasg ports the pecaarinc q the
here noticed particularly required from captains Of vessels
entering the STRAITS q Gbr especially those bound 10 any port
the spanish
AN aaar -ir, respectfully, your obosaen sgryAnt
FREDERICK BURR,
AclnF States Consular Agent
Joas soEERs sum Rec,
United ssat-s consul, lialaen
Jan 7e-am