The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-10

shpyard Of Messrs Pine Davis ereenpont She Is in
tended for the coaswse trade and is OF the following di
mcnsons:-Length of keel li9 feet; breadth of beam 2
feet depth OF hold from upper deck, feet; from lowe
deck, 10 feet
QUICK PAss4ss-The brig sarnian Gen CBr) Capt Ashey
sailed on the evening Of Jan n from New York. and arrived
at Cadiz morning. Of Feb liza little over Is days.
; Cutler Me 50 INST from ahe yard Of tn
Cutler MIL Dam Company. fine bark OF about 400 tons
Notice to Mariners.
ATLANTIC ooH1Es-SunRrSrs sr ny sME EQUATOR.
1OA0'"ArAi Io SDoS1 FEB Ao 3 1855
Donbts having recently az 10 the pub
lsned staemciis relative the prevail in
immediate neghborhood OF the Rocca dangerous shoal IN
Rogue sn which lies in the track or vessels taking an es
ss ss q S ps. e %;
the OF mariners the following facts bearing
statements hitherto received by seameI, may unjusly
The latest Admiralty nsydrOgrsphis work embracing the
ton Of these rocks the following statement Is
and the strong westward miles west
ward Of the latter has been found 70 run s miles an hour
acnt to the msrlner the necessity Of caution when
Vicinity Of s. aus rscks should
be Frequently taken allowances made fot the current, and
westward Of Fernanao Norona the same precautions are
stream which the westward past this reef as
just decr6ed IS wen known 70 senmen as the Equatorial
late Mao Renne whose well known invesngaons of the
all the psof and ndiamen which had traversed those
seas for ~ Or 40 years % his death II iS1rm
which been published for the Of This
s Us eos @ sSs ses q
slant supplies from the DRIFT current Of Tie south Atant
the two continents Il has asgrea during the Of he
niles per nSa Al he middle point bet%een the two con-
iinents precisely the equator the stream ncw
ss e ms aSsy
romon.ory Of Cape - ROGUE and when tha
many avgators have in practice adopted
Ss tho
the general correctness OF the foregoing description
rent. Il che Vicinity Of tho Rocess and Cape & Roaus should
be to s s0 q Of e S RnS
following estimonyt the generally admitted strong west
The East India ship Britannia and the King George
transport were wrecked on the Rocsas a AN Noy ls
ward. "-BaAxIL PILor, 1873. p 81;
Dolphin" employed "A days IN March 1881 sounding
Ing ne q and their vicinity BE
Sc ~ bv at the Of from sloths 70 knots
Ss
ohs knots per hour AZ our anchorage under the lee
Ssa; ss.sias $sE nd y ;sxsss: ~
Roeea. and the Main ssnsrsy from the soush~srd
eastward from m. % X knots, .o,r,
tenant CommandeI Perish anehorsd the Roesas and
the suggestion OF the British Consul At plant
"we found the current to set wNw, true between and
The I'm Of November 1885, in the afternoon. the ship
sroo" passing the Roccss and oSserng signals
render BY boat but from hs Of the cur
so On
s sp e Ina last x aqT nS been s to the The
ship has been set to the westward 81 miles during the last
sren visited the Roccas and erected temporary beacon
swell i from Ne 70 and FROM s situation IN
and y11e
lighthouse would be most valuable the mariner means
ssnSs
reysnS near this reef WI DC found in PassSsd wsIks
been deposited with the Meteorological Department of
the board q Trade between 1856 and 1855 WILL doubtless be
9s.s 80 ss Ns y e The A.
o. the Roccas at varou: seasons Of the year on these
DO not Ss s
and driven back The remaining q found currents
Eleven vessel. were set VI of these from IS to u miles,
's s ss were e 2 s these fsx 81 . 50 miles.
Five VESSELS were set wsw Of these from IS to 80 miles,
and from 20 to 10 miles a day.
Owe vessel vessel, was .sr Sc: sw = ss day
The strongest OF these "a recorded currents found In
Msconcspos has also relative to the Eastery
deg 70 deg speoiai and striking example q which Is
b sI%s '
from Cayenne TO Paranahibs In July and August 1867
months of the from the meridian of 81 deg or 30 deg
that OF about rs deg W. and thus joining or forming part
Of the well known Guinea current Is seldom experienced
the southwark OF deg N aud there very few records
OF its being found on or 10 the southward OF tie equator
therefore, be conounded with the equatorial cur
rent before described for n the meridian Of the Rocca
Its southern edge generally be expected TO be found
about $50 miles TO the northward The western limits OF this
occasional Eastery Current have been asccraned from
observations of French visiting Cayenne
and the neghborng ports and discussed by the able French
seamen Lartrieue aud Moutrave s7 and lS5l and may
be generally stated existing between the meridan OF %
deg and ~ deg and the parallels OF deg and deg N,
where has been found running at the rate OF CO nles
day IN July August and september Within these limits
this Counter Current does not to be constant or GER
tain IN direction westerly current more generally pre-
valng.
To the eastward OF 20 deg Of this Eastery Current
approaches the equator TO about " aud de-
ereases considerably in strength unt joining the Guinea
current where increases agan In velocity nears the
African shores Within these eastern limits appears to run
the strongest In the summer and autumn nonths and est
Of 80 deg TO be generally constant during the year Be-
mertans Of - deg and 20 deg and tine PARALLELS
OF deg deg ~ has been found 10 from 30 to ID
miles day
the best meridian for crossing the equator BY outward
navgaors and s connected with the subject OF the
append the following tabular statement show
CROSSINGS being observed that all these ships bound
round Cape Horn Of south America south
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