little nearer in, haul up a little to the eastward of south for the low rooky
peak which will he just visible over the sloping ridge to the southward and
eastward of the town. A vessel of moderate draught may approach within
a quarter of a mile of Tsuki Point, where there is a building yard for
junks. This portion of the harbor is generally crowded with native vessels,
and unless the want of repairs, or some other cause, renders a close berth
necessary, it is better to remain further out.
I f the peak or saddle should be obscured by clouds or fog after doubling
the promontory, it will be necessary to steer N. by E £ E., until the sand
hills are brought upon the bearing previously given, when it will be proper
to proceed as there directed. A short distance from the tail of the spit is
a detached sand bank, with three-and-a-half fathoms of water upon it, the
outer edge of which was marked by the officers of the expedition with a
white spar buoy. Between this and the spit there is a narrow channel, with
five or six fathoms’ depth of water. Vessels may pass on either side of the
buoy, but it is more prudent to go to the northward of it. Should' the
wind fail before reaching the harbor, there will be found a good anchorage
in the outer roads, with a depth of from ten to twenty-five fathoms.
Camida Crook, Bay of Ilakodadi.