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warning of the approach of winds, as indicated by the barometer ; 
and long and careful observations and experience have left no 
room to doubt the correctness of these observations. ■ 
Though these regulations, in a commercial point of view, 
cannot be of much moment to us, yet they are interesting ; and 
as our vessels are in all seas and climes, chance may render them 
valuable to our own flag. 
While in Table Bay, all vessels are strongly enjoined to observe 
the following signals from the postoffice, founded on unerring 
barometrical observations ; — 
" Union Jack, over white pierced blue, — Veer to a whole cable, 
" Union Jack, over blue white, blue, — Strike lower yards and 
topmasts, and rig in jihhoom." 
Through the same office, it is arranged, that vessels can make 
their wants known in rough and stormy weather ; when any as- 
sisiance required will be strictly attended to, so far as is practica- 
ble. A vessel not supplied with Maryott's code of signals, may 
communicate in the following manner with her ensign : — 
" 1st. Ensign in the foretopmast rigging,-— J am in loant of 
a cable, 
" 2d. Ensign in the maintopmast rigging, — I am in loant of an 
anchor. 
"3d. Ensign in fore rigging,-— J have parted a bower cable. 
" 4th. Ensign in main rigging,— J am in luant of cable and 
anchor. 
" 5th. White, where best seen, — I am in loant of a boat." 
To enter Table Bay at night, from the north, and meaning to 
pass north of Robben Island, a ship should keep the light east- 
ward of south nine degrees east, or about south-by- east, until she 
gets soundings under twenty fathoms, at a little more than a mile 
from the lighthouse. She may then steer E. S. E., or E. by S.j 
not to come under ten fathoms, until the light bears W. S. W. 
She may then steer for the anchorage, and anchor as soon as the 
lights are shutting in behind the Lion's Tail. This track leads 
almost a mile clear of danger, on Green Point ; but a ship need not 
approach so near, if she have, by seeing Robben Island, ascer-^ 
tained by its bearings that she is clear of rocks, in which case 
she may round it at a greater distance from Green Point if desira-- 
ble, but the soundings in that case will not be a safe guide. 
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