The New York herald., 1875-12-08

America coasts along the south o. England leaving
her sarboard beam the principal landmarks OF Beschy
Head Portland, the Lizard, Lands End AMI nnAly,
before bidding adieu 10 the shores Of England she
passes the well Sely Isles, on the extreme
west coast Of wales-a dangerous place, where ihe
German steamship Schiller was lately totally wrecked
Il will that the Deutschland did not reach this
Straits OF Dover but her fate little 20 the north
and eastward OF the mouth OF the Thames She there
FORE eas, twenty dve miles or her course,
to the westward the point where she struck tha
shoaL
GALLoPER.
II was at drst thought that the Deutschland ban
the Galloper which Is very dangerous shoaI,
having IN some places eight feet low water.
II lies about thirtytwo miles 70 the and only s
eight miles north from she Rentish Knock.
Il extends hvo miles In northeasterly and
southwesterly direction, and Is not than
q mile vide at the oroadest part which Is thO
middle. The depth OF water over IL is but from
and quarter TO three 6lthoms; and the
commonly marks It's situation by a broken ripple Of
the waters To reach the Kentish Knock or the Long
Sand the Deutschland must have the gauntlet Of
the outer and inner Gabbards shoals as well as the
Galoper all OF which banks ought 70 have been lefs
well to the west on her run for Dover Straits.
KENrrsH KNOCK.
! The force OF wind and tide may have moved the ~
faed vessel from the Galoper II she did at rst strike
there, and driven her the Kentsh Knock; and from
thai shoal is not improbable that she may have
| drifted, wind and beaten, TO the Long Sand,
where yesterdays ha.-past seven p. n. tele-
! grams, upon the authority OF her captain,
| stated she then was The Kentish Knock
is q dangerous and extensive shoal lying in south
westerly and northeasterly direction seven miles
! long and two miles broad its northeast end bears
from the Gallopher light vessel west three-quarters
north, distant twelve miles and from the Long Sand
Head buoy, south by west, distant four and half
miles It's southwest end bears south by from the
Galoper light vessel being about sixteen miles distant
miles in northeasterly direction from
North ForeIand Lighthouse. good part Of this sand
is laid bare water and the whole OF 1t has var-
depth generally OF from three six feet of
The Kentsh light vessel is moored the side Of
! the sand in eleven fathoms water and ex-f
| hbits white light revolving every minute at
an elevation OF thIrty-seven feet above sea level
The vessel is furnished with double ball her mast
head, by which she may with certainty be dstin-i
guished under u circumstances during the day shei
bears eleven miles a southwesterly direction from
the Galoper Lightship, and nineteen miles north.
easterly from North Foreland Lighthouse. Close to-
the side of the bank from ave nine athons
of water to be found and the ground is generally
soft and muddy. There is passage and quarter
miles wide between it and the Long Sand; but no
vessel should attempt to run through It unless
PEELED 90 do so by stress of weather.
rHR LONG SAND.
The Long Sand, where late kilograms last nght saia
the Deutschland then lying the north4
ward far 81 deg. ASH min. north, where 1t ter.
point about three-quarers Of mile broad
and Is covered by four and half fathoms OF water
This point which called the long Sand spt beard
about twelve miles northwest by west from the Gak
Iiuht oh In tha ~ af tina oanA
head Ave and six fathoms OF water cover the shoal
On her southwark course through the North Sea thS
first dangerous shoals which vessel has pass arc
the Outer and Inner Gabbards with from three nina
fathoms water the and from four TO nine the
other Then comes the Gailoper, with water depth
OF from and quarter 10 ave fathoms, and aftef
this tho Kentish Knock and the Long Sand Doth iy4
ing toward the mouth OF the Thames. The Kentish
Knock and the Long Sand are separated by three<
mile channel, which has depth Of from nine to eleven
fathoms OF All these sands and shoals ara
marked In the accompanying map v.4