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On quitting San Francisco, the direction of the wind in the 

 offing should be considered. If it blow from the S.W. there 

 would be some difficulty in getting out of the bay to the south- 

 ward of Punta de los Reyes. The residents assert that an 

 easterly wind in the harbour does not extend far beyond the 

 entrance, and that a ship would, in consequence, be becahiied 

 on the bar and perhaps exposed to a heavy swell, or she might 

 be swept back again, and be obliged to anchor in an exposed 

 situation. Northerly winds appear to be most generally ap- 

 proved, as they are more steady and of longer duration than 

 any others : they may, indeed, be said to be the trade-wind 

 on the coast. \V idi them it is advisable to keep the north 

 shore on board, as the strength of the ebb takes that side, 

 and as on the opposite shore, near the One Mile Rock, the 

 tide sets rather i(p07i the land. In case of necessity, a ship 

 can anchor to the eastward of the One Mile Rock; but to the 

 S.W. of the rock die ground is very uneven. The wind 

 o-enerally fails in the entrance, or takes a direction in or out. 

 From the fairway steer S.W.i,W. and you will carry seven 

 fathoms over the bar, ^ ebb, spring tide. This 1 judge to be 

 a irood course in and out with a fair wind. I would avoid, by 

 every endeavour, the chance of falling into the sandy bay to 

 the southward of Lobos Point, and also closing with the shore 

 to the N.W. of the Punta Bonets, 



MONTEREY. 



CALIFORNIA. 



The anchorage at Monterey is at the soudi extremity of a 

 deep bay, formed between Punta Ano Nuevo and Punta 

 Pinos, This bay is about seven leagues across, and open in 

 every part except Uiat frequented by shipping, where it is 

 shut in by Point Pinos. Ships should not enter this bay in 

 light winds in any other part than that used as an anchorage, 

 as there is generally a heavy swell from the westward, and 

 deep water close to the shore. 



It is impossible to mistake Point Pinos if the weather be at 

 all clear, as its aspect is very different to that of any part of 



