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Horodada Rocks^ which are in the Bay of Chor- 

 rillas, easily known by the largest having an arch 

 through it. These rocks and a sandy beach^ or 

 gap inside of the point of the Morro Solar in 

 one^ will lead a ship through the fair channel 

 between the island of St. Lorenzo and Callao 

 Point ; the course is about N.W. ^ W. by com- 

 pass^ and in the shallowest part there is three 

 fathoms water. Don't haul in to the eastward 

 until the Martello Towers bear E. f N. ; several 

 accidents have happened by not paying proper 

 attention to this. 



To enter to the northward of the island^ no- 

 thing more is requisite than to haul close round 

 and steer direct for the shipping, which lie about 

 E. by N. by compass ; only don't approach too 

 close to the west side of the island, as a heavy 

 swell sets in against it, and it is very apt to fall 

 calm. 



The Boqueron passage was little frequented 

 until Lord Cochrane took a frigate through it, the 

 largest vessel that ever passed. On landing at 



