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Full text: 1869 (1869)

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the Gull Stream; and that fears are enter 
tained that more have foundered, the masts 
of which are not visible. 
Mariners are hereby warned to use extreme 
camion in navigating these channels. 
Wreck buoys will be placed to mark the 
sunken vessels as promptly as possible, and 
such other measures taken as may be expe 
dient tor the safety of navigation. 
(Not. to Mar. No. 14.) 
©racfbojm werben fobalb all möglich aul« 
gelegt unb weitete ÜJlafcregeln gut fieberen 9taoi» 
girung ic. getroffen werten. 
Brazil. 
Revolving; light nt entriiiife of 
Pur« river. 
The Provincial Government of Para. Bra 
zil. has given Notice, that since the 24th No 
vember 18b8 a vessel has been placed near 
the bend of the Brnganza bank, entrance of 
the river Para, from which a light is exhi 
bited. 
The light is a revolving white light, ele 
vated 30 feet above the sea, and in clear 
weather should be seen from a distance of 
8 miles. 
The illuminating apparatus is catoptric, 
or by reflectors. 
The light vessel has one mast, and is 
moored in 16 fathoms water; from her, the 
point of the island of Tajoea bears ¡8 S E, 
and Curaza point S E \ E Position. as given, 
lat. 0" 26' IP' S. long. 47 54' 3" West from 
Greenwich. 
Directions. — A vessel making for the 
entrance of the river Para must, after sight 
ing the light, keep her on the port hand, 
and pass half a mile from her, steering SW 
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'parti. Sliiffco. 
Bit 'iSroi'initiil.SRigierutig uon *p<ua, ©rafilien, 
macht befannt, bah **m 24. November 1868 bei 
ber Krümmung ber Braganja Banf in ber $tün* 
bung bee 'JJara* Ruffes ein Veuchtfchiff aufgelegt 
iff. (£0 führt ein weifcee Drebfeuer ©on 30 ^>ö^e 
über ber ©affer fläche, bei flarer Vuft auf 8 0ee* 
meilen fichtbar. 
Der üeuchtapparat ifl fatoptrifd) ober mit flie- 
flectoren. 
Dal i*euchtfchiff bat einen ÜÄafl unb liegt auf 
16 #aben ©affer, oon bemfelben peilt man bie 
3nfel Xajoca SSO unb bie (Suraja ©pi|e SO \ 0. 
(Gegebene ßage: 0 26' 9" 0üb 'Breite, 47 
54' 3' ©eft V'änge oon ($reenwicb. 
Beme rfungen. Beim (¿inlaufen in ben 
Barüfluh müffen -Schiffe, fobalb ft« bad Veuditfchiff 
in 0id)t befonunen, baffelbe an Badborb halten 
unb auf \ -Seemeile (¿ntfemung paffiren, Kure
	        
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