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utralized by careful surveys as to free it comparatively from dangers, and an exceptional state of affairs imperilling the life of the Government and emasculating its exchequer—I proceed to notice what has been done, and what it is proposed to do, for the convenience of seafaring men, and to facilitate the movements of ships on the harbors.

In the rivers and in Newchwang entering this port, the only danger is the Bar at the mouth of the river, a danger aggravated, firstly by the storms which often keep pilots on shore, and secondly, by the want of a proper survey.

The survey, thanks to Captain Townsend of the U. S. Sloop Wachusetts has now been made, and the question of lights has been seriously considered. The river is frozen every year, for four or five months, and although shipmasters would like to have a lightship constantly at the Bar, its expensiveness, the ice would expose it to, and the dangers and inconveniences it would be subject to, will probably prove a sufficiently strong objection to its adoption, and a permanent light beacon, to be erected on the inner end of the spit, will perhaps be found more feasible, if not fully as useful. Buoys have been placed on the bar, and a lightship (if procurable) will be anchored near it during the trading season of 1867. The necessary measures will be at once taken for the selection of a site and the erection...

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204 utralized by careful surveys as to free it comparatively from dangers, and an exceptional state of affairs imperilling the life of the Government and emasculating its exchequer—I proceed to notice what has been done, and what it is proposed to do, for the convenience of seafaring men, and to facilitate the movements of ships on the harbors. In the rivers and in Newchwang entering this port, the only danger is the Bar at the mouth of the river, a danger aggravated, firstly by the storms which often keep pilots on shore, and secondly, by the want of a proper survey. The survey, thanks to Captain Townsend of the U. S. Sloop Wachusetts has now been made, and the question of lights has been seriously considered. The river is frozen every year, for four or five months, and although shipmasters would like to have a lightship constantly at the Bar, its expensiveness, the ice would expose it to, and the dangers and inconveniences it would be subject to, will probably prove a sufficiently strong objection to its adoption, and a permanent light beacon, to be erected on the inner end of the spit, will perhaps be found more feasible, if not fully as useful. Buoys have been placed on the bar, and a lightship (if procurable) will be anchored near it during the trading season of 1867. The necessary measures will be at once taken for the selection of a site and the erection...
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204 utralized by careful surveys as to free it comparatively from dangers, and an exceptional state of affairs imperilling the life of the Government and S emasculating its exchequer- I proceed to notice what has been done, and what it is proposed to do, for the convenience of seafaring men, and to facilitate the movements of ships ..on the harbors. In the rivers and in Newchwang entering this port, the only danger is the Bar at the mouth of the river, a danger aggravated, firstly by the storms # which often keep pilets on shore, and + Secondly, by the want of a proper survey. The survey, thanks to Captain Townsend of the U. S. Sloop Wachusetts has mow been made, and the question of lights has been seriously considered. The for four or five months river it frozen. every year, aud although shipmasters would light to have lightship constantly at the Bar, it's expensivenes the ice would and the dangers expose a and inconverriences it to, will probably prove a sufficiently strong objection to its on a more adoption, and a permanent light beacon, to be erected on the inner end of the spit, will perhaps be found. feasible, is not fully as useful. Brays have been placed #- on the bar, and a # lightship (if prouinatile) will be anchored near it during the trading the necesary trading season of 1867 measures will be at once taken for the selection of a site and the eristion,
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204

utralized by careful surveys as to free it

comparatively from dangers,

and an

exceptional

state of affairs imperilling the life of the Government and

S

emasculating

its

exchequer-

I proceed to notice what has been done, and

what it is

proposed

to do, for the convenience

of seafaring men, and to facilitate the

movements of ships

..on

the harbors.

In

the rivers and in

Newchwang

entering this port, the only danger is the Bar at the mouth of the river, a danger aggravated, firstly by the storms # which often keep pilets on shore, and + Secondly, by the want of a proper survey.

The

survey, thanks to

Captain

Townsend

of the U. S. Sloop Wachusetts has

mow

been made, and the question of lights has

been

seriously considered. The

for four or five months

river

it

frozen.

every year,

aud

although shipmasters would light to have

lightship constantly at the Bar, it's

expensivenes

the ice would

and the dangers

expose

a

and inconverriences

it to, will probably

prove a sufficiently strong objection to its

on

a

more

adoption, and a permanent light beacon, to be erected on the inner end of the spit, will perhaps be found. feasible, is not fully as useful. Brays have been placed

#-

on the bar, and a #

lightship (if prouinatile) will be anchored near it during the trading

the necesary

trading season of 1867

measures will be at once taken

for the selection of a site and the eristion,

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