 | Alexander Dalrymple - 1807 - 58 pages
...water to run out on the North shoar the strongest. Fine weather and NW wind make the lowest water. It is usual in Monte Video Harbour to have an anchor...in by the Southerly wind sometimes rushes out with an astonishing rapidity ; when the anchor to the North is of the greatest service. If you have occasion... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1822 - 1008 pages
...southerly winds cause the water to run out on the north shore strongest: fine weather, and a N. W- wind, make the water lowest. It is usual, in Monte...with astonishing rapidity ; when the anchor to the north is of the greatest service." The Mount Video is in lat. 34° 53' S., long. 56° 03' W. of Greenwich... | |
 | John Purdy - 1838 - 420 pages
...north shore strongest. Fine weather, and a NW wind, make the water lowest. It is usual in Monte-Video harbour, to have an anchor to the SE, and another...sometimes rushes out with astonishing rapidity ; when the anchorage to the north is of the greatest service." The MOUNT-VIDEO is in latitude 34° 53' S., longitude... | |
 | John William Norie - 1841 - 32 pages
...north shore strongest. Fine weather, and a NW wind, make the water lowest. It is usual, in Montevideo harbour, to have an anchor to the SE, and another...with astonishing rapidity, when the anchor to the north is of the greatest service." The Mount Video is in latitude 34° 53' S., and longitude 1° 24'... | |
 | John Purdy - 1844 - 534 pages
...winds from the southward cause the water to run out on the North shore strongest. Fine weather, and a NW wind, make the water lowest. It is usual, in Monte...sometimes rushes out with astonishing rapidity ; when the anchorage to the North is of the greatest service. " The MONTE VIDEO is in latitude 34° 53' S., longitude... | |
 | 1854 - 644 pages
...winds from the southward cause the water to run out, on the north shore, strongest. Fine weather, and a NW wind, make the water lowest It is usual, in Monte Video harbour, to have an anchor in the SE, and another to the SW, and to take one in abaft from the northward, for the water, forced... | |
 | John Purdy - 1855 - 634 pages
...a NW wind make the water lowest. It is usual in Monle Video harbour to have an anchor to the SE,and another to the SW, and to take one in abaft from the...sometimes rushes out with astonishing rapidity ; when the anchorage to the North is of the greatest service." The MOUNT VIDEO is in lat. 34° 03' S., Ion. 1°... | |
 | William Henry Rosser - 1862 - 322 pages
...the depths range from 13 to 16 feet, vessels choosing a berth at about 3 cables' lengths from shore. It is usual, in Monte Video harbour, to have an anchor...with astonishing rapidity, when the anchor to the north is of greac service. At the base of Monte Video are several runs of excellent water, particularly... | |
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In a long continuance of fine weather, the tides sometimes assume the appearance of regularity ; but this is not often the case. They are governed entirely by the winds. The winds from the southward cause the water to run out on the North shore strongest.... 