212 ST. HELENA. [1846. 



Bay, one stands upon Green Point, having two lanthorns, 

 the other upon Monille Point, having one, of the fourth- 

 class lenticular. As lighthouses, they may be useful, but 

 when an expense of three lanthorns has been incurred, I 

 should have been glad to have seen them so placed as to 

 embrace every useful adaptation connected with pilotage. 

 This has not been sufficiently studied, either in their 

 positions or adaptation. 



On the 21st of October, H.M.S. ' President ' arrived at 

 Simon's Bay, and having taken my leave of, and received 

 the Despatches from, the Admiral, we quitted Table Bay 

 on the 24th, for St. Helena. Immediately preceding our 

 departure, the new Governor of St. Helena, Sir Patrick 

 Stuart, appointed to succeed Colonel Trelawny, deceased, 

 arrived in one of the Indian ships, and remained at the 

 Cape awaiting the first convenient vessel that would touch 

 at that island. After a favourable passage of sixteen days 

 we sighted the island during the night of the 8th Nov., 

 and about 5 A.M. on the 9th, dropped our anchor off 

 James' Town. Here we found H. M. Brig ' Heroine ', 

 the French Troop Ship ' Oise ', and several prizes cap- 

 tured by our African cruizers. Having completed water, 

 we took our departure on the evening of the 10th, for 

 Ascension. 



Since calling in 1842 the Island had been visited by 

 one of those dreadful scourges which are experienced 

 generally in intertropical positions, but which have 

 occurred as far south as Tristan d'Acunha. This is the 

 Roller, which in a dead calm sets in upon the shore 

 with incredible violence, swamping even vessels of war 

 which may happen to be within its range. It has 



