SAILING DIRECTIONS, 
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fathoms ; when you are abreast of the north low sandy point, 
you have passed the sand-bank on the eastern side, the 
extremity of which bears from the point W.JN. about one 
mile ; then haul in E.b.S., and anchor at about one-third 
of a mile from the low sandy point bearing North. ' 
In hauling round this point, you must not shoalen your 
water, on the south side, to less than four fathoms, as the 
sand bank projects for a mile and a quarter from Middle 
Head. In the centre of the channel, between Sandy Point 
and Middle Head, and at about one third of a mile from the 
former, you will have seven, eight, and nine fathoms water, 
until it bears N.b.E. when it shoals to live fathoms. The 
situation of the extremity of the low sandy point upon Cap- 
tain Flinders’s chart (East Coast, sheet HI.) is in latitude 
23° 59' 45", and longitude 151° 34' 45". High water takes 
place at eight hours and a half after the moon’s transit. 
In standing into Rodd’s Bay, the water does not shoalen 
until you are in a line with the north points of Facing Island 
and Bustard Bay. 
There is a run of fresh water in the bay to the eastward 
of the low sandy point, but it was not thought to be a du- 
rable stream. Wood may be cut close to the beach, and 
embarked without impediment. 
PORT BOWEN. Captain Flinders, in his account of 
this port, has merely confined himself to the anchorage 
under Entrance Island, (lat. 22° 29', Ion. 150° 45' 30"), 
which is, at best, but an exposed roadstead. The'channel 
in, on the north side of the island, is free from danger, but, 
on the south side, between it and Cape Clinton, there is an 
extensive shoal on which the sea breaks heavily ; it was not 
ascertained whether it is ^connected with the bank oflT the 
south end of the island, but there is every probability of it. 
The inlet round Cape Clinton affords good anchorage; but. 
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Sect. II. 
Nfiast 
Coast. 
