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clear the nortk tongue of Blossom Rock ; but unless the Table 

 Hill be open to the eastward of Wood Hill, you must not 

 stand to the southward, but tack directly the water shoals to 

 less than twelve fathoms, and endeavour to enter with the 

 marks on. Having passed to the N. E. of Blossom Rock, 

 which you will know by Wood Hill being seen to the right of 

 Table Hill, stand towards Abbey Point as close as you please; 

 then tack, and on nearing Oar Reef take care of a tongue 

 which extends to the eastward of it, and be careful to tack 

 immediately the outer trees of Wood Point open with Abbey 

 Point. In entering at either of the western channels, remem- 

 ber that the flood-tide sets to the northward over Blossom's 

 Rock, and the ebb to the southward. 



The best anchorage is in Barnpool, at the N. E. part of the 

 bay, in seven fathoms water, where a vessel may ride in per- 

 fect security. The outer anchorage, I should think, would be 

 dangerous with a hard westerly gale. The Blossom anchored 

 there in fourteen flithoms muddy bottom : Abbey Bluff, 

 8. 430 20' W. ; Capstan Rock, S. 75o 40' E. ; (mag.) ; varia- 

 tion 53' 59" E. 



The entrance to Barnpool lies between Barnhead and the 

 reef off Capstan Rock. In entering, you are not to appi-oach 

 Barnhead nearer than to bring the north tangent of Hole 

 Rock (to the northward of Capstan Rock) in one with the 

 before-mentioned flat clump of trees on the hill south of 

 Sheudi, until the point of the burying ground (Cemetery 

 Point) is seen just clear of Capstan Head. You may anchor 

 in any part of Barnpool. 



As the northern channel into Napakiang is very dangerous, 

 I shall not tempt any person to sail through it, by giving 

 directions for it. 



It is high water at Napakiang at 6 h. 28 m., full and 

 change ; rise from five to seven and a half feet, but this was 

 very irregular during our stay at the place. 



