ALICANTE, Spain. Lat. 38° 21' N ; long. o° 26' W. Pop. About 38,000. Tr.-I. Coal, railway materials, spirit for strengthening wine, petroleum, codfish, tobacco, staves, &c.; E. Wine, lead, almonds, liquorice root, old railway iron, &c. Accn. Vessels drawing 18ft can discharge alongside mole. Canes to lift 15 tons. Charges. On a vessel carrying 600 tons of coal about £60. Pilotage. Compulsory entering port, payment on graduated scale, according to tonnage. Vessels 301 to 400 tons 16/8. ALKMAAR, Netherlands. Lat. 52° 38′ N; long. 4° 45′ E. Pop. 15,000. Expenses of a siling vessel of 400 tons reg. are during summer about £42, inward loaded and outward ballast; and during winter about £46. ALLEPPY, India. Lat. 9° 30′ N; long 76° 20′ E. Pop. 30,000. Tr.-E. Cocoanut oil, matting, timber, turmeric, mats, flour, coffee, pepper, arrowroot, croton seed, wood, &c. Accn. The anchorage is from 3 to 4 fms, soft mud bottom. There is an iron pier 700ft long. Charges. Port dues Ild ton. Vessels entering and leaving within 7 days without discharging or loading cargo or passengers pay only half port dues; those entering in ballast pay three-fourths. ALMERIA, Spain. Lat. 36° 51′ N; long, 2° 32′ W. Pop. 45,000. Vessels arrive from all parts. Tr.−1. Coal, coke, and machinery from England, staves from America, timber from Norway, &c.; E. Minerals, esparto, and grapes packed in barrels, of which 800,000 barrels are exported annually. Accn. The mole now extends about 900 yds, making a safe port, where vessels of all sizes can enter and load. Expenses moderate. Pilotage. Inwards, when required 10/2 to 1 5s. Mooring in tier when required from 4/2 to 12/6, according to tonnage. ALTONA, Germany. Lat. 53° 33′ N; long. 9° 58′ E. Pop. About 80,000. Accn. Vessels of 14ft dft. can There is a reach the town at all times, and those of 18ft at ST. floating dry dock 138ft. in length, capable of lifting vessels of 520 tons. Altona is a free port, and enjoys most of the privileges of Hamburg. Pilotage and Towage. Same as Hamburg. AMBOINA, Molucca Islands, East Indies. Lat. 3° 41′ 10′′ S; long. 128° 10' 18" E. Pop. 9,000. Tr.Cloves. Clove harvest in November and December. Accn. A good and safe anchorage in about 20fms water, about 2 cable-lengths from the shore; and a pier with 18ft of water at the extremity. An inner harb. almost land-locked, but not considered healthy. AMOY, China. Lat. 24° 10' N; long. 118° 10' E. Pop. 300,000. Tr.-I. Cotton and woollen manufactures, metals, opium, stockfish, woods, mangrove, bark, bean cake, beans, Straits produce, &c.; E. Crockeryware, tea, sugar, sugar-candy, paper, tobacco, grass cloth, alum, gold-leaf, wheat, peas. Accn. The harb. is well sheltered, and can receive vessels of the largest dft. There are three dry docks, 310ft, 245ft, and 185ft in length respectively. Charges. Tonnage dues for vessels over 150 tons 2/ ton. No other charges on vessels. Pilotage. Licensed pilots here; no rates given. AMSTERDAM, Holland. Lat. 52° 22' 17" N; long. 4° 53' 15" E. Pop. 396,000. THW. f. and c. 3h. Tr.-I. Sugar, coffee, petroleum, spices, tobacco, cotton, tea, indigo, cochineal, liquors, wool, grain, timber, naval stores, hides, coal, manufactured goods, &c. ; E. Produce of Holland and part of her possessions in the East and West Indies. Accn. A spacious and secure harb.; the largest ships come close up to the quays and warehouses Ent. to harb by North Sea Canal from Ymuiden, the depth of canal and of larger docks being 24ft. Ample repairing facilities, there being 4 floating dry docks for vessels of 13ft dft, 1 for vessels of 17ft dft, and 2 for vessels of 18ft dft. Cranes to lift 80 tons. Charges. On a sailing ship of 1,000 reg. tons, loaded inward and ballast outward, £105 in summer, £116 in winter; steamer of 1,000 reg. tons do., £60 in summer, £66 in winter. Pilotage. On sailing vessel of 1,000 tons net reg. Inward, loaded, from Dungeness or North Sea 19ft, summer £7 125, ditto winter (October to March) £9 16s 3d. Outwards from Amsterdam to sea, 14ft, summer in ballast £1 155 78, winter loaded £2 15, ditto 19ft in ballast, summer £5 10s 8d, winter loaded £6 Is 61. Towage. On sailing vessel of 1,000 tons net reg. :- Inwards, loaded, sea to Ymuiden £5 75 8d; ditto pierhead to Ymuiden £3 Is 9d; ditto Ymuiden to Amsterdam 6 8s. Outwards :--Amsterdam Ymuiden in ballast £5 2s 31, loaded £6 8s; Ymuiden to sea ditto £3 is 9d, ditto £3 Is 9d; Ymuiden to pierhead ditto £2 9s 10d, ditto £2 9s 10d. to ANCONA, Italy. Lat. 43° 37′ 42′′ N ; long. 13° 30′ 35′′ E. Pop. About 46,000. Tr.-I. Coal, iron, sugar, petroleum, fish, and grain; E. Cereals, hides, fruit, and sulphur. Accn. A har sufficiently capacious to receive vessels of large tonnage, drawing 24ft of water. Vessels drawing 17 to 19ft of water may discharge alongside quay or projecting mole. Charges. Disburse. ments of a vessel of 213 tons, about £26. Pilotage. 70 francs for any vessel of 600 tons and upwards. Not compulsory. ANGOSTURA, Venezuela. Lat. 8° 8' 10" N; long. 63 55' 20" W. Pop. 10,000. Tr.-E. Cotton, tobacco; I. Manufactured goods. Accn. Vessels of 10ft dft. can reach the town at all times; vessels of 16ft dft. at ST. Sailing impracticable during rainy season. Vessels can come alongside quays when the river is high. Charges. Port charges about £3. No tonnage, pilot, and light dues. ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, U.S. Lat. 38° 59' N; long. 76° 29′ W. Tr.-Almost wholly confined to Chesapeake Bay. Accn. Vessels drawing 20ft of water can anchor in the river, and those of 12ft dft. can lie alongside the wharves. Annapolis is 28 miles SSE. of Baltimore. No port charges. Towage. See Baltimore. ANTOFAGASTA, Chili. Lat. 23° 41′ S; long. 70° 25′ W. Pop. About 6,000. Tr.-E. Nitrate of silver and ores. Accn. The best anchorage is in about 12 fms of water. The bottom is very uneven and rocky; the shackles of mooring anchors should therefore be well fastened by wooden keys or pins, so as to prevent unshackling by the constant knocking on the bottom Many vessels have lost their anchors at this port owing to the unshackling of the chain. Charges. Port dues are light. Pilotage. Pilotage is not compulsory, but vessels arriving with cargo generally engage a pilot. For rates see Valparaiso. Towage. For ships loaded giving them offing: 150 to 1,000 tons reg. £1 Ios to £5, over 1,000 tons reg. conventional; ships in ballast 150 to 1,000 tons reg. £1 to £4 10s, over 1,000 tons conventional; taking ships from moorings to single anchorage 150 to 1,500 tons 12 to £2 10s, over 1,000 tons conventional; towage in to moorings from 12/ to £3 10s according to tonnage. ANTWERP, Belgium. Lat. 51° 13′ N; long. 4° 24' E. Pop. 208,000. THW. 4h 25m; sp. rise 15ft. Tr.I. Cotton, sugar, coffee, hides, grain, wool, indigo, dye-woods, spices, guano, tobacco, and petroleum; E. Coal, railway, bar and other iron, arms of various kinds, glass, flax, grain, marble, and manufactured goods. Accn. Eleven floating docks, four large docks for lighters and small craft. Total water surface of the docks about 70,000 sq ft. Width of actual gates 78 ft. Vessels of 281t dft. can moor alongside the new quays. In the nine new docks about 21ft; in the two old docks about 18ft 9in. Graving docks, &c.: Six dry docks belonging to the town, and four private dry docks. Antwerp is the chief port of Belgium. Cranes to discharge 25 tons per hour. Charges. Discharging and loading from 3d to 1/ according to cargo. Port charges for steamers of 1,000 tons (Belgian measurement) about £70. Pilotage. Minimum 9ft 8in dft. : From sea to Flushing, sailing. towed From Flushing to sea, sailing. Summer. Winter. Oct. 1 to March 31. £ s. d. 285 258 I 6 11 towed I 4 3 Up to 19ft Sin dit.: From sea to Flushing, sailing towed From Flushing to sea, sailing. 12 3 84 13 O I From Flushing to Antwerp, or vice Towage. Varies from £12 for 200 tons to £50 for 2,000 tons. APENRADE, Germany. Lat. 55° 2' 57" N; long. 9° 26' 38" E. Tr.-I. Timber and coals. Accn. Vessels alongside quays. No dry dock, but drawing 16ft may safely lie wooden vessels can be repaired. of 200 tons about £12 10s. Tonnage. Vessels over 85 inwards and outwards. Charges. Port charges for ship Pilotage according to agreement. cub. metres loaded 2}d, ballast 1‡d APIA, Upolu Island, Samoan Group. Lat. 13° 49′ 44′′ S. ; long. 171° 44′ W. THW. f. and c. 6h 28m. Anchorage for vessels of largest size. Sp. rise 4ft. The harb. in which several American and German war vessels were lost March 15, 1889, and from which H.M. Calliope escaped. ARCHANGEL, Russia. Lat. 64° 33′ N; long. 40° 33′ E. Pop. 20,000. THW. 7h 28m; Sp. rise 2ft only. Tr.-I. Coal, coffee, tea, spices, lead, oil, sugar, logwood, salt, wine, furs, fish, fruit, and hardware; E. Oats, rye, linseed, deals, flax, tow, mats, oil, pitch, train oil, and tar. Accn. The channel has a depth of 14ft, and there are 16ft to 18ft of water on the bar. Charges. On a vessel of 289 tons £45 Is 6d. Pilotage. 3:7 foot. Pilotage is obligatory, and charged whether a pilot is taken or not. Towage. £13 to 16 5s from the port to the sea. ARENDAL, Norway. Lat. 58° 27′ 30′′ N ; long. 8° 47′ 29′′ E. also small quantities of copper, iron, and lobsters. Accn. The harb. has from 8 to 20 fims of water. Depth about 87ft. Charges. On vessel of 291 tons, dft. 161ft, about £46 10s. Towage. Charges moderate. ARGOSTOLI, Greece. Lat. 38° 11′ 36′′ N; long. 20° 29′ 30′′ E. Pop. About 6,000. Accn. Anchorage in 3 to 12 fms close to the town. The principal port in the island of Cephalonia. Charges. Vessels with cargo to discharge or load pay id reg. ton; load and discharge 14d; in ballast, exempt within eight days, if over. 4d ton; light dues 5d ton, all with 15% added. Quay dues id on vessels over 10 tons. AUCKLAND, New Zealand. Lat. 36° 50′ 5′′ S; long. 174° 49' 10" E. Pop. 21,000. Tr.-I. English and American manufactured goods, soft goods, groceries, oilmen's stores, ship chandlery, ironmongery, &c.; E. Gold, timber in spars and sawn, gum, flax, wool, oil, hides, tallow, rope, &c. Accn. There are two extensive wharves. Anchorage in 4 to 8 fms, 4 to 5 cable lengths off the city. The wharves have a depth alongside of from 12ft to 20ft at low water. The range of tide is from 7ft to 11ft. Two graving docks 310ft. and 500ft in length. Crane power 12 tons, steam power 50 tons. Charges. Stone ballast taken from the wharf 4/ton; sand 3/ ton; water 4/ton; lighterage about 3/ ton; wharfaged gross reg. ton per day, Sundays excepted. Pilotage. For every sailing vessel from places outside of Hauraki Gulf, and not exempted, 3d ton; for every sailing vessel to places outside of Hauraki Gulf, and not exempted, 3d ton; for every steam vessel from places outside of Hauraki Gulf, and not exempted, 2d ton; for every vessel to places outside of Hauraki Gulf, and not exempted, 2d ton. Towage. There are no proper steamtugs, the largest of vessels working in and out of harb. with the tide; but small river steamers occasionally (in calm weather) tow, according to agreement. AUGUSTA, Sicily. I at. 37° 13′ 35′′ N; long. 15° 14′ E. Pop. 10,000. Tr.-E. Salt, oil, honey, and wine. Accn. The harb. is difficult to enter and a pilot should be employed; once inside it is deep, spacious, and secure. Vessels of 15ft can anchor within 200yds of the landing-place. AUX CAYES, W. Indies. Lat 18° 6' 0" N; long. 73° 43′ 40" W. Pop. 15,000. Tr.-I. Cotton stuffs, provisions, wines, oil; E. Coffee, logwood, and cocoa. Accn. Anchorages in bay safe during fine season, but dangerous in winter. Charges. Port charges, disbursements, about £143. Pilotage. Vessels of from 50 to 100 tons, 1 os. 10d. ; 101 to 200, £1 17s. 6d. ; 201 to 300, £2 10s.; 301 to 400, £3 5s. 9d.; 400 and upwards, £4 2s. 2d. Tonnage dues. 4s 2d. per ton and 50 per cent. AVEIRO, Portugal. Lat. 40° 38′ 34′′ N; long. 8° 43′ W. Pop. About 7,500. Tr.-I. Coal, coke, iron, &c. ; E. Oil, wine, oysters, sardines, oranges, salt herrings, anchovies, and copper ore. Accn. There is on bar from 12 to 13ft of water at HST. and 1oft at HWNT. No vessel drawing more than 11ft should charter for this port. Charges. On a vessel of about 50 tons, in and out £13 8s 6d. Pilotage. On a vessel of 491ft 8in, cargo in and out:-In, with boat manned by 9 men £1 15s 6d; in river, mooring vessel 14/6; unmooring vessel and going down to bar 14/6; out, with two boats manned by 18 men £2 14s. AVOLA, Sicily. Lat. 36° 55′ N; long. 15° 8′ E. Pop. 12,300. It is an open roadstead, anchorage in 5 to 7 fms about half a mile off shore. Tr.-E. Wine, corn, cheese, almonds, oil, honey, and locust beans. BAHIA, Brazil. Lat. 13° S; long. 38° 30' W. Pop. 130,000. Tr.-I. Manufactured articles, coals, fish, flour, salt, iron, glass, wines; E. Sugar, cotton, rum, tobacco, coffee, cocoa, dyes, fancy woods, hides, cigars, rice, tapioca, diamonds, bullion, &c. Accn. The bay has a depth from 6 to 24 fms. A patent slip for small vessels. Charges. Port charges and disbursements on a vessel of 320 reg. tons £280. Pilotage. There are no pilots at this port. Towage. On barque of 320 reg. tons discharging coal and loading sugar, shifting berth twice £3 7s 6d. BAHIA BLANCA, Argentine Rep. Lat. 38° 47′ S; long. 62° 15' W. Pop. 66,000. Accn. A fine wharf, minimum depth of water at the pier from 23 to 25 ft, generally much higher. Vessels drawing 18ft can reach Napoota Grande. Charges. Port charges on vessels of 555 tons with 881 tons coal about £67. Pilotage according to dft. of water and distance, from £6 to £10. BALTIMORE, U.S. Lat. 39° 45′ N; long. 76° 25′ W. Pop. Over 417,000. Tr.-I. Coffee, tin-plates, pig. iron, iron-ore, salt, chemicals, and tropical fruits; E. Wheat, flour, maize, cotton, petroleum, tobacco, bacon, lard, coal, rosin, and ive cattle. Accn. Baltimore has channels 300ft wide and 27ft deep. Four do ks. Vessels drawing from 19 to 22ft can lie safely alongside the wharves. Vessels of 24ft dft. can reach Baltimore without lightening at LW. One dry dock, 504ft long, for large vessels, and several slips or marine railways. Shears t› lift 50 tons. Baltimore is the only port of importance in Maryland, with the exception of Annapolis. Charges. Wharfage: vessels less than 400 tons 5/2; from 400 to 600 tons 6/3; 600 to 800 tons 7/3; 800 and upwards 8/4 day. Pilotage. From Cape Henry to Baltimore, and vice versa, vessels drawing 15ft and over 21/13, 12 to 15ft. 16/11, less than 12ft, 14/9 foot. If pilots are detained on board they are allowed 12/8 day extra. Towage. From Baltimore to Annapolis and vice versa, for a vessel of 19 to 20ft dft. £8 9s 2d to £10 IIS 54d. Vessels of smaller dft. £6 6s 101d to £8 9s 2d. Masters should always contract with the tug to place them at the wharf, otherwise they are left in the stream, and it costs £I IS 1d to £2 28 3d to place them at the wharf. Vessels are sometimes towed from Cape Henry to Baltimore and vice versa; this costs from £31 148 44d to £42 5s rod, according to size of vessel. BANANA, Africa. Lat. 6° 4′ 35′′ S; long. 12° 17′ E. Tr.E. Ivory and palm oil, palm nuts, &c. Accn. At low water 17ft on bar leading to anchorage in 26ft; tides rise 6ft. |