NOTICES OF FUHCHAU.
Navigation of the Min.
The White Dog group will afford shelter to vessels in the northeast monsoon; but by far the best place for making the entrance to the river is from Chángchí shán and Matsú shán. On the west side of the latter, vessels will find shelter in either monsoon; and as they will have only seven miles to go to reach the bar, they will be better enabled to choose their time. These islands, viz: the White Dog group,
Matsú shán, Chánchí shán, together with the Sea Dog, form admirable leading marks for making the coast, and are thus describ- ed by capt. Kellett :-
The White Dogs.-"The White Dogs, called by the Chinese Pik-kiuen, consist of two large and one smaller islet. To the northeast one and a half mile is a rock upon which the sea breaks; anchorage for ships of any draught may be had under the western island in the northest monsoon; as the water decreases gradually towards the island, large vessels may approach as convenient, bearing in mind that there is 18 feet rise and fall.”
H. M. S. Cornwallis anchored here for five days with strong nor- theasterly winds, and rode easy. The bearings from her anchorage were as follows:
West point of northwest island N. † W. Village
Smallest island
NN E. in 8 fathoms. E. S.)
One cable off the western point of village bay, on the south side of west island, is a rock which shows at half tide. The channel be- tween the islands is safe. The southwest end of west island is in lat. 25° 58′ 1′′′′ N., and lon. 119° 57′ E. The summit of the island, which is nearly level, is 598 feet above the sea. Fresh water may be obtained in small quantities. Vessels bound for the Min should start from here with the ebb tide. Pilots may be obtained; but it must be borne in mind that the Bintang was run on shore by one of them either through ignorance or willfulness.
Mátsú shán
H.-Matsú shán lies due north of the west-
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