at night will anchor an<! show a light, 
which may be seen by vessels making for the 
river. 
(Not. to mar No. 20. 11th February 1870.) 
tO. China Sea. 
Kork oT f-rrnt Vtliiiia Island. 
Information has been received of the loss 
of the British ship Devonport, by striking 
on an unknown sunken rock of the east 
coast of Great Natuna island, during her 
passage from London to Shanghai in Septem 
ber. 1869 
(All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 
1° SO' Easterlg in 1870.) 
Devonport Rock. This danger is about 
10 miles distant from the east coast of the 
Great Natuna island, and in the neighbour 
hood of deep water, 34 fathoms. It has about 
17 feet water on the part where the Devon 
port struck. From the ship the following 
bearings were taken; Senoang island N.W., 
and Kamodi island S. W. by W., which places 
it in about lat. 3 54' N. and long. 108 
30' E. 
Ct)inrfifd)f6 Rif fr. 
»liitbc Jtlivpr bei ber >(Y1 OJrofr 
9?atmta. 
Ta« Schiff .Tepcnpert' ift auf einer Hinten 
Klippe, „Teeenpert tKert" genannt, im September 
p. 3 auf Per Steife Pen l'enben na* Sbangai 
perleren gegangen. Tiefe Klippe liegt ungefähr 
ln Seemeilen pen Per Cfffüfte Per @rofj. 
91atima unb ift utn .'14 gaben JPaffer umgeben. 
Tie ¿teile, auf melcbe bae ¿duff ftief, trar nur 
17' unter ffiaffer. gelgcnbe 'Teilungen tvurben 
genommen: 
3enoang ,4aInnP NW, Kamebi OAanbSWzW- 
Teinnaib ift bie tHreite3’ 54’ 91 erb, Pie Hänge 
108 3(1 T|t Don Wreemci*. 
(Hydrographie Notice. N<». 4. London, 1st February 1870.) 
71. Japan — Nlpou. East Coast. 
Fiietl llfflit on Kork Maud. 
The Japanese Government has given No 
tice, that a temporary light is now exhibited 
from a lighthouse recently erected on Rock 
island, of Simoda harbour, Nipon. 
The light is a fixed white light, elevated 
80 feet above high water, and in clear weather 
should be seen from a distance of 14 miles. 
The tower is in lat. 34 : 34 20 N.. long. 
138 57' 10" East from Greenwich. 
(Not. to Mar. No. 22. 15th February 1870.) 
Stiller Oetan — 3apan. — Ctthiiftr con (lipon. 
JVcftco Vriicbtfcucr auf tHorf 
Jalanb. 
Stuf Pem fiirjli* ju 9iotf ¿telanP ber 5imeP« 
auf 91ipen erbauten Seuibttburmt brtnnt einfttreilen 
ein fefte« ¡reifee geuer 80 be* über .<>e*iraifer 
unb in flarem №etter 14 ¿eemeilen ireit ii*tbar. 
ilreite 34'34’3u 9ierP. ränge 13s 57 10" 
Cft Pen fi'reemri*