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flongkong, March, 23rd 1842.
J. ROBT MORRISON, Acting Secretary and Treasurer.
Ar the desire of R.A. Sir Tho Cochrane, we publish for general information, the fol- lowing Addenda to the Sailing for the Coast of China, b bruaay 1844, from the Surveys o Collinson
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The anchorage under the N. W. side of Quemoy cannot be recommended as there are many half tide rocks,
The Channel between Quemoy and the main leading into Hoctow bay has only 3 feet at low water.
There is a sunken rock E b. N. of a mile from Dodds Island. (The position of which has not yet been fixed by the sur- veying vessels)
There is a reef which covers at High water 1. & 8. of mile to the westward of Lootsze. From it the N.E. Island of the bears N. 83 E. And Fort Hill on group the main opposite to Lamyet N. 10° E.
Off the SW. point of
Lamyet is a shoal extending 1 mile to avoid which do not being the Islet off the south end of Lamyet to the Eastward of S. 820, until the West point of the Island bears to the East- ward of North.
There is good shelter on the south and West Sides of Lamyet but no vessel should attempt to pass to the Northward of it with- out the chart. The sunken rocks being numerous, and the channel from hence through the Haitan Straits so attended with dangers, that any attempt to explain the courses to be steered without, a reference would be useless.
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Page 14. S. 28 W. 1, Emile, from the Sea Dog is a rock which is seen, only at low water when on it, The West end of Marsooshen bears N. 260 W, and the Breakwater at the West end of the White Dogs S.180 W.
Tinghae Bay which lays N. 420 W. 11 miles from the summit of Matsooshan is a safe anchorage in the NE. Monsoon. There is a cluster of Islets N. 51 W from Mat. sooshan 8 miles, between which and Flat Island which is 2 miles N. 55o D. from them is a Channel but sunken rocks extend half a mile from Flat and one third of a mile from the cluster. Therefore vessels had better pass south of the latter,
Tinghae Bay will be recognised by the small Islets of the South point, there are the remains of the city wall but the place appears now to he nearly deserted. The Junks frequenting, a bay further to the Eastward which affords them good shelter but cannot be recommended for larger ves sels. It is called by the Chinese Wan ke and has a rock in the centre of the Bay 0. 7 of a mile from the shore (which I suppose to be the one on which the Phlgethon struck)
To the S. Eastward of this bay are several small Istots with detached reefs between them and the main which is dis- fant 1 mile. And S. 400 W. 5 cables from the southern Islet are two patches of rock which are covered at High Water. When on them The Hill over Tinghao bears W
Nand the summit of Matsooshan S12 E
The E extremety of the main. miles from Tingtue Bay They
narrow peninsular in some plač a mile wide. Off the E. point a of mile distant is a Double Fland
cable to the East:
By order,
S. 480 E. 0 8 of a mile front the conis e another rock which shows only at Low The South end of Spider Island bears N. 850 W. from it.
water.
To the Northward of Hootowshan is u deep inlet g back 20 miles in the
Southern parts of which there is good,
anchorage but the upper end is all shoal ex- -*- cepting a narrow channel which forms the Island of Wacsing and comes out opposite to Ta Lukshan.
To the W. N. W of Spider Island are three Islets between the first Islet and Spider is a sunken rock; between the first and se cond (which has a sandy Isthmus) is a good channel. Between the second and third Page 21. All the channels among the group to the
are two half tide rocks; and between the third and the main which is 3 miles distant is a clear channel with 4 fms water. Op- posite to the third Island, on the
main 18 a cove which was pointed out as the rendez- vous for the pirates.
S. b. W. W. from the second Island 1 mile are two reefs which are covered at H. Water
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H. M. S. Vixen aw discoloured water miles to the northward of Tangyung. The Plover in this neighbourhood passed over several patches without changing, her depth of water, and a pilot denied the existence. of any rock in the neighbourhood, although there is one inserted on the Chinese Chart Page 25.
Opposite to Double Peak Island on the main is a village called Seongtin the inha- bitants of which assisted the pirates in ex- caping from the Plovers pinnace, and the merchant Junks which were boarded in search of arms, pointed this place out as the Head quarters of pirates when in this Neighbourhood.
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West of Namguan,
Faze 18.
Da pachan is
called Ta New and is too shallow for any thing, drawing, more them 9 feet.
There is a reef shewing, only at Low water three and a half miles from the shore to the nortward of this Harbor. It bears from the highest part of Namkeshan 8, 764 W.: a cleft rock at the entrance to Ta New harbor bears from it S. 4919 W and a Peak on the main to the Northward N. 239 W.
The Eastern of the two groups mention- ed in the fourth paragraph will afford se- cure shelter in the N. E. Monson.
The main land opposite is shoal to,
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main is short. and ve enter the River Ngau whe
mochan and the mtending, to cade, to Wan-
chowfoo must pass to the eastward of that sland, and betwe
Tootowshan off the South
good anchorag to the river ber will be
with a square
N80 W 6 miles and
small walled city at t depth of water vari fathoms in the
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Westward of Chichoo are shoal, none af fording shelter to vessels drawing more: than 12 feet.
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The entrange to. river leading to
the Tacchowfoo-called by the Chinese Hocmun
is West 17 miles from the Peak of Chuff- seu. The
first gate fms, after which there is
shoals gradually for the
not
than 9 feet at low water until you are within the Headlands when it deep- ens to 3 and 5 Ims.
With reference to the second paragraphi two sunken rocks have been discovered be. tween Cliff Island and the rock. The channel therefore must not be used but ves- sels should pass to the Eastward of the rock. Not borrowing too much on the Ca pe Montague side as it is shoal, www.Signed,
RICHARD COLLINSON;
Captain.
H. M. 8. Plover, River Min February, 18th, 1844.
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