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toll
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li to.
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T h e flood first strikes over from tk e L im e Ho ck « , and passing th e Island o f Alcatrasses
wke re . t d.verges one p a r t goes q n ie tly to S an ta C la r a : ti.e otker sweeping over the s u n k e l
rook, and ronnd th e east end o f An g e l Island, unites with a rapid streato tlrom d . the narrow
E s tre c h o d e San Pablo to re store th e equilibrium o f the basin beyond, tl.e small r!c k s of
P ed ro Blanco an d th e Alcatrasses Island ly in g in th e s tren g th o f the stream.
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T h e tide a t th e springs rises
Ne ap . . . .
A ve rage ra te o f ebb a t sp rin g tide
Flood
Du ra tio n o f flood . . .
A t Sausalito th e mean o f seventeen observations gave
th e time o f high w a te r (full and change)
Rise (full and change)
Neap
D u ra tio n o f flood
lOh
7ft.
1
g k .
1
5h.
9
6ft.
2 4h.
52m.
lo in , sometimes 8ft. 3iii.
10
Of. a t n eap . Ik . Of.
0 . 0 6
51
Oin.
6
53m.
1 blow from the S. W . th ere would be some difliculty iu g e ttin g out o f th e bay to the
southward o f P u n ta de los R ey e s. T h e residents asse rt th a t au ea ste rly wind in th e har
hour does n o t ex te n d fa r beyond the en tran ce , an d th a t a ship would, L eousequence b1
becalmed on th e b ar au d perhaps exposed to a heavy swell, or she mig h t be swept bach
again, an d be obliged to anclior in an exposed situaUou. No rth e rly winds appe ar to be most
g en e ra lly approved as tb e y are more steady and o f lo n g er duration than an y others ■ th ey
may, indeed, be said to be th e trade-wind on th e coast. W ith them it is advisable to k l Z
th e n o rth shore on board, as th e s tren g th of th e ebb takes tb a t t, A m •
s h o re ,n e a r th eO n cM il e Rock, th e t i d e % . s r a t h e r t o r i r e : : : : , . t ; a s e o ^ ^ ^
«m anchor to th e eastward o f th e One Mile Ro o k ; b u t to th e S. W . o f th e rock the ground
IS v e ry nneven. T h e w ind g en e ra lly fails in th e entrance , or take s a direction tot o u t r i r o m
tide r i l L t l r d g e t b " “F in g
tide. T h is I j a d g e to be a good course in and out w ith a fair wind. I would avoid by every
endeavour, th e chance of failing into th e sandy bay to th e southward o f Lobos P o to t a n t
also closing with th e shore to the N. W . of the P n n ta Boneta.
* See the Chart.
M O N T E R E Y .
CALIFORNIA.
T h e anchorage a t M o n te re y is a t th e south e x trem ity o f a deep bay, formed between
P u n ta Ano Nuevo and P u n ta Pinos. T h is bay is ab o u t seven leagues across, and open in
ev e ry p a rt ex c ep t th a t freq u en ted b y shipping, whe re it is sh u t in by P o in t Pinos. Ships
should n o t en te r this bay in lig h t winds in an y other p a rt th an th a t used as an anchorage,
as th ere is gene rally a heavy swell from he westward, an d deep wa te r close to th e shore.
I t is impossible to mistake P o in t P in o s i f the weather be a t all clear, as its aspect is
very different to that o f an y p a rt o f th e bay to th e northward. I t is a long sloping rocky
p rojection, surmounted by p in e-trees, from which it takes its name ; whereas th e coast line
o f th e bay is all sandy beach. T h e r e is no d an g e r in approaching P o in t Pinos, except
th a t which may ensue from a h eavy swell almost always se ttin g upon the P o in t, and from
lig h t winds n ea r the shore, as th e wa te r is too deep for anchorage. W i th a bre eze from
th e southward, P o in t P in o s should be passed as closely as possible; a q u a rte r o f a mile will
n o t be too n e a r; and th a t shore should be h u g g ed in order to fetch th e anchorage. I n case
o f ha^'ing to make a tack, take care of a shoal a t the S. E. angle o f th e bay, which may be
known by a g re a t q u an tity of sea-weed upon i t : th e re is no other danger. This shoal
has th ree and a h a lf and four fathoms upon its outer edge, and seven fathoms n ea r it. W ith
wind s te e r boldly towards th e sandy beach a t th e head of th e bay, and anchor about one-sixth
o f a mile off shore in nine fathoms, th e fort upon the hill n ea r th e beach bea rin g W . S. AV.
and moor with tlie best bower to the E. N. E.
T h is anchorage, though ap p a ren tly unsafe, is said to be very secure, and th a t th e only
dange r is from violent gusts o f w ind from the S. E. T h e north-westerly winds, though they
prevail upon the coast, and send a heavy swell into the bay, do not blow home upon the
shore : and when th ey are a t all fresh th ey occasion a s tro n g off-set in th e bay. T h is , I
believe, is also the case a t Callao and a t Valparaiso, to which this anchorage bears a g re a t
resemblance.
T h e re is no good w a te r to be had a t Mo n terey , and ships in want o f th a t necessary
supply must either proceed to San Francisco, or procure a pe rm it from the governor, and
obtain it a t Santa Cruz, or some of th e missions to th e southward.
B y the mean of many observations on the tides a t this place, it is
H ig h wa te r (full and change) a t . 9 li. 42 m.
Rise is about . . . 6 ft. 0 in. a t spring-tide,
And . . . . , 1 2 a t the i
T h e re is very little cu rren t a t the anchorage.
; neaps.
HONORURU.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
T h e harbour of Honoruru has a bar, with only twen ty fe et wa te r upon it a t low
water, and tlie channel is so narrow and intricate that no stran g e r should a ttem p t it. T h e
natives understand the signal for a pilot, and will come off if th e weather is n o t too boisterous.
In consequence of this difficulty ships anchor outside, in ab o u t sixte en fathoms w a te r; the