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194 WEST COAST OP StTMATIlA. [chap. iir.
approaching Bongas bay, the north point of entrance kept bearing East, or
the middle of a small hill at the bottom of the bay, in line with a high hill
inland, leads clear southward of Marlbro' rock- when in the entrance,
borrow towards the northern side to avoid the shoals oflf Pulo Cassie,
and anchor between it and the island, where there is good shelter. At
the south-east angle of the bay there is anchorage in 6 to 12 fathoms water,
secured from nearly all winds ; shoal water extends off the point and island
that form the north-east side of this anchorage, and there is also a shoal
nearlj' in the middle of the entrance. There are several villages in this
bay, and towards Padang.*
Brandytvine bay is shallow, and lies between Padang road and
Bongas bay. It affords shelter froin North and West winds near its head
to light-draught vessels, northward of a 2f -fathoms bank, where depths of
3 to 4 fathoms, mud, will be obtained.
Shoal water extends about half a mil6 southward of Ujong Batu Pileh
the western point of the bay, and the depth 'is but 4 fathoms between
it and Pulo Telur.
Marlbro' rock, in the southern approach to Brandywine bay,
lies W. by N". f N. 1^ miles from the north point of Bongas bay, and three-
quarters of a mile S. by W. ^ W. from Pulo Teliir, with 15 and 16
fathoms close-to. Between Marlbro' rock and Pulo Teliir there is a
safe passage.
Simgi Fisang bay lying close southward of Bongas bay, is about
one mile across, and open to westerly winds. Two rocks He in the
entrance, with depths of 1 J and 2 fathoms ; abreast the rocks, close to the
northern shore, there is narrow passage with 15 and 17 fathoms, decreasing
inside to 8 and 9 fathoms; there is also a narrow passage between Pulo
Kuah off its entrance, and the southern point of the bay.
Sungi Fiuang bay lies southward of Sungi Pisang bay, and
north-eastward of Pulo Merak. It is free from outlying dangers. In this
bay vessels are sheltered from almost every wind, it being only open
to S.S.W., and the depths are from 26 fathoms in the middle, decreasing to
11 and 6 fathoms at its head.
TRUSSAN HARBOUR, formed eastward of the large island
Pulo Tyabeda or Sabadda, is about 5 miles in extent, and safe, with
general depths of from 8 to 16 fathoms, soft bottom. It is a place with
considerable trade. There are two passages into the harbour, on either
side of Pulo Tyabeda ; the northern one, about one-third of a mile wide,
b ears East from the north end of Pulo Merak, and lies close to the southward
of Sungi Pinang ba,y.
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Entering by this channel, the northern shore must
* See Admiralty chart:—Friaman to Ujong Indrapnra,ITo. 709 ; scale, i»-=0-28 of an
inch.