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bay by two piers, which terminate the one in a small fort and 

 the other in a light-house. During the stormy weather of the 

 southwest monsoon this anchorage off the city is not considered 

 very safe, but there is good shelter for ships at Cavite, which lies 

 about eight miles southwest of Manila in a direct line by water 

 or fourteen by land. Here the Spaniards have a naval estab- 

 lishment, with a marine railroad capable of taking from the 

 water vessels of 2,000 tons displacement; a dock for gunboats 

 and small vessels, and shops containing machinery and appli- 

 ances for repairs; also an arsenal and hospital. 



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CHART OF MANILA BAY 



Iloilo, the second port in importance, is on the island of Panay, 

 near its southeastern extremity, distant about 250 miles in a di- 

 rect line from Manila. The approach to the harbor is by a 

 channel between a sand bank and the island of Guimaras, which 

 lies about two and a half miles from the shore. The anchorage 

 for large vessels, which is well protected and naturally good, is 

 outside the mouth of the Iloilo river, but small vessels enter it 

 and discharge their cargoes at the wharves of the town which 

 faces both on the sea and on a bend of the river. 



