The British mariner's directory and guide to the trade and navigation of the Indian and China seas. Containing instructions for navigating from Europe to India and China. And from port to port in those regions, and parts adjacent: With an account of the trade, mercantile habits, manners, and customs of the natives / [Hattie Maen Elmore].

  • Elmore, Hattie Maen.
Date:
1802
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The British mariner's directory and guide to the trade and navigation of the Indian and China seas. Containing instructions for navigating from Europe to India and China. And from port to port in those regions, and parts adjacent: With an account of the trade, mercantile habits, manners, and customs of the natives / [Hattie Maen Elmore]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ( 1* ) the town, which with the hill N. by E. is the beft anchoring ground. The bank reaches from Carrang Hodjee to Carrang Bram,-which lies off the point of Banca, called Tanjong Coony; it is very Ihoal to- wards the latter reef, and dries in many places, fo that no fbip fliould attempt to pafs over the bank into Mintow-roads with Monopen-hill to weflward of north; by keeping the hill north you may crofs the bank in three fathoms and a-half; at low water fpring tides, your foundings will be hard fand,'coral, and fhells. If coming from the northward, and w^ant to go into Mlntow; to the eaftward of Carrang Hodjee: keep Monopen-hlll E.N.E. and you will pafs between Frederick Endrlck and the fhoal of Carrang Hod- jee, and‘may run up in a good channel of two miles and a-half broad, taking your foundings from the Banca fhore, and not coming nearer the fhore than eight fathoms. Towards the rocks is deep water, 30, 40, and 50 fathoms, and overfalls; borrowing on the low point where the Sultan has a fort, called Tanjong Coolian, within one-third of a cable’s length, then keeping a convenient dlflance off fhore you may anchor by the former Diretflions. Carrang Hodjee bears from Monipen-hill (or Peak) N.E. eafternly; the northern extreme of it bears from the peak N.E. three-quarters E.; and the S.E. end bears when in one with the Peak N.E. half N.; the rocks are all covered at high water, and many of them fhew tbemfelves at half tide. DIRECTIONS