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West Coast Times, Issue 188, 26 April 1866, Page 2

vessel will bo oleav of the shoal patchos westward of tho 100 fathoms line of soundings, and on tho bank. Look out now for Sir Chuvles Hardy Islands, mid when they arc plainly soon, steer for thoh 1 south oxtromo on a S.W. £ W. bearing, and when tho easternmost sandbank on the middle banks bear N. W. by W., and tho west Ashmoro bank (if seen S.S.W. 4 W., tho vessel will bo woll to tho south-west of tho Salamander patch, and a courso may then bo shaped for oithor tho north or Pollard channols. (All bearings aro maguotio. Variation Sdog. E. in 1865.) fa By command of thoh' lordships, Gteo. Henry Kiouahds, Hydrographor. Hydrographio Office, Admiralty, London, July 7, 18G5. This notice afi'octs tho followiug Admiralty charts: — Australia, north and cast coasts, shcofc 21, N. 2,354, j Coral Sea, No. 2,764 : and Australia, northern portion, No. 2,759 a ; also, Australia Directory, vol. 2, page 228. Leading Lights and Beacons ion Newcastle, New South AVai.es. ' In order to inorcaso tho facilities for navigating Nowcastlo Harbor, loading lights for cntoring, and also loading lights for taking tho north channel, will bo oxhibitcd on and after Tuosdav, tho Ist May, 1866. The two fairway lights for entering (red and bright), will bo shown from beacons 228 feet .apart, in a S.W. half S. and N.E. hnlf N. direction, erected on a clear space of ground on tho hill at tho back of tho town, botweon tho Wesloyan and Catholic churches. Those for taking tho north channel, also red bright, will bo shown from beacons erected on tho breakwater in tho vicinity of the old Bull Beacons, at a distanco of 100 foot apart, in a W. by N. and E. by S. direction. In both cases, whon tho lights aro in line, tho bright will bo tho uppermost and the red tho lowermost of tho two. In tho daytime, \ however/ tho order of colors will bo reversed, as it is intended to paint tho upper beacons red and tho lower ones whito. The lower or north-eastern of tho two obelisks at present used for tho loading mavk in, situated on Shepherd's Hill, will bo romovod, as likewise will bo tho remnant of tho Bull beacons on tho breakwater. Tho exhibition of these leading lights will not necessitate different sailing directions to thoso already published, any moro than tho lights and new beacons being substituted f<Jr tho obelisks and beacons which aro at present in uso. In entering tho port of Nowcastlo at night great caution will bo necessary, in consoquonco of tho strength of tho tide, and duo allowance willhavo to bo made for ebb or flow, on sighting tho north channel lights, and about to alter courso from S.W. $ S., with tho fairway lights in one, to W. byN., tho direction which a vossol will havo to steer to kcop tho north channel lights in lino to gain an anchorage in tho north harbor. Francis Hixsox, Suporintondent. f, NOTICE TO AfARINERS. rnHE schooner " SANG-ALIER " Imv- ! ing sailed from this port for tho JUolyiNMix on the 2ist of October last, nnd not having boon hoard of since, it is supposed that the said vessel lias been wrecked on the Coast between this and tho Molyrieux ; and ns it is probable that the crew or part of tho crew may bo living at somo part of tho Coast, coasters are urgently rcqtiested to keep a sharp LOOK-OUT for FIRES or other SIGNALS of DISTRESS, and NOTICE is HEEEBY GIVEN tluit anyone supplying any information as to tho fato of 1 tho Crow of tho " Sangalier," or rescuing any of tho said Crew will be HANDSOMELY REWARDED. Morison, Law, & Co., Agents, 1956 Wharf-streel.