1»5 
for a distance of 13’ miles, with an average 
breadth of about 5 miles. 
Depths varying from 100 to 15*» fathoms, 
occupy an extent of 8;J miles in a North and 
South direction, with a width of 4’ miles. 
The least water obtained, 90 fathoms, is 
in lat. 30 42 .V, long. 14 7 W., and about 
3 miles from the southern extremity: this 
portion of the hank consisting of pieces of 
lava covered with coral, whilst towards the 
north the bottom is compose ! .if yellow sand, 
intermixed with broken shells. During the 
examination stones were brought up, the 
largest weighing as much as 57 lb*». 
This extensive bank of soundings is si 
tuated at a distance of 175 miles, N. 43 E. 
(true) of the assigned position of the Eight 
istones, a danger searched for in vain by 
several of H. M. ships, said to he three leagues 
in extent from East to West, and even with 
the surface of the water, and which, from 
the date of its alleged discovery in 1 < 32, 
had until lately retained a place in the Charts. 
Officers commanding ships are requested 
to obtain soundings, when passing the vici 
nity of the bank. 
(Not. to Mar No. 5s. i \ Aug'.':.) 
rie ^eiTii.VK erhabene äitotiertieff Den yii 
teil i*t in .'IC 42 ■¡Ucrbbrcite, 14 7' 'XHcftldn^e 
ton Wreemvfd) ungefähr 3 Seemeilen Dem fiiblubeit 
iRanbe; biefcv .¿heil Dev 'Tauf beftebt au* Vaoa 
flihfen mit (Sorallen, irabrenb nach Serben bin 
ber (Srunb au? gelbem ¿anb mit terbrecbeiten 
'Ih'uicbelicbalcn unammen^eicKt ifr. i‘3äbtmb ber 
Unrerfudntna mürben ¿teilte berauftfebradn, bereit 
cjri'kter 57 i'funb trivp 
T>ieie au&iebebntr 'Banf liecjt 175 Seemeilen 
N43 <> (rcduti'.i Den bem angeblichen Crte ber 
tiu]bt ¿tone«, einer Untiefe, treldm fid) (3 h-agues) 
!i ¿eemeilen Den Clt noeb i»3eft critrecfcn unb mit 
bem &*aiierfbiec,el ¿\Ieid' fein feil; biefelbe ifl feit 
ihrer im v Vtbre 1732 flathiebabten £ntbecfun$ auf 
beit Karten ocmierft, feitbem jebecb Den mehreren 
Krte^ficbiffen reraeblid' aefuebt werben. 
Brazil — Nortli Coast. 
Position of liirlit vessel, en 
trance of Para river. 
With reference to Notice to Mariners. 
No. 49, dated 5th August 1809. the position 
of the light-vessel at the entrance-of Para 
river, which is moored in 15 fathoms, about 
Ц miles to the northward of the Braganza 
shoal, is in Latitude 0 25 25 is.. Longitude 
47 55 о West of Greenwich. 
Craftltcn — Uortiktißr. 
Vaflc ics Vcncbtfcfoiffco in &cr 
"Vorn = Wiiti i’iuifl. 
Tic siaiic tcr Vtuci'tid'iffs in Set Siüntuini 
ter i'a>M . (iluifei auf 15 «atm ca. 11 ¿etmeiien 
nörblid' Den tcr üruaunja ■ linncrc ilt o '.’5 
SübbveUe uni 4? 55,u' ilttitlänge Don №reentrid> 
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