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5oo £ African Memoranda. [jpp. no. 17. I uesday the 5th June. Nautical time.—Remarkable fine weather. At four p.m- abreast of the east point of Jatt’s Island, a mile and a half from the shore, water seven fathoms; between Jatt’s and Bassis island ten fathoms. Half past five^he S.W. end of Bassis Island N.E. four miles, at this time a strong flood tide. At seven an chored in seven fathoms ; the S.W. end of Bissao island bearing E. one-half, N. two and a half miles. A.m. at six weighed, and at eight anchored again in ten fathoms. Bow (Areas) island, S.E. three or four miles. The long boat went to discover and sound the channel leading to the island of Bulama. Thursday the 7th June. Common or civil time.—At six in the morning weighed, to work up to Bissao, but a heavy tornado obliged us to anchor again at eight o’clock, in eight fathoms. Friday the 8th of June.—At noon a light westerly wind sprung up, weighed and run up to Bissao, where we anchored in the evening, having gone between that island and the islet of Bourbon. Thursday the 21st of June.—At eleven a.m. weighed with a light southerly air, and worked down towards Bulama. At six p.m. anchored in the Bulama channel, in seven fathoms at low water, the west end of Bulama bearing south, and Bow (Areas) island E. by S. , Friday the 22d June,—At noon weighed, and at half past five anchored in a bay at the west end of the island of Bulama in sixteen fathoms. Saturday the 2gd June.—At one p.m. weighed, with light airs, and at five run upon a spit of sand that extends three or four miles to the southward of the west end of the Island of Bulama. At nine hove oft and am-iiorcd ; n fathoms. Sunday the 24th June.—At eight a.m. weighed, run up, and anchored off the mouth of the Rio Grande, and the east channel of Bulama, in fifteen fathoms. Wednesday the 27th June.—At ten a.m. weighed and worked up the east channel of Bulama, in which we anchored at four p.m. in fifteen fathoms. From the foregoing extracts it will be seen that we had never less than six fathoms in the Bijuga channel, except for three or four casts of the lead, when we had bor rowed too closely upon the western edge of the Cacheo bank. As to the ship’s run ning upon the bank that runs south about four miles from the S.W. point of Bulama, I had pointed it out to Moore, who had undertaken to be our pilot, but he said that the rippling was occasioned by deep, instead of shoal, water, till the moment that we struck, there was six fathoms close to its edge. Till this channel is better known, caution certainly is required in going up or down it, but there is abundance of water in it for the largest ships in the world. C. And A. Baldwin, Printtrt, Hew Ltndon, THE END.