France-West  Coast.
Alteration  of  IlfflitH  Passe  flu
lord,  (iironde  river.
The  French  Government  has  given  Notice,
that  in  consequence  of  considerable  changes
having  taken  place  in  the  banks  of  the  Passe
du  Nord,  (¡ironde  river,  whereby  the  leading ­
  marks  indicated  by  the  lights  of  Pontaillac
and  Terre-Negre  lead  over  the  edge  of  La
Mauvaist  bank  and  near  the  margin  of  the
bank  off  Point  de  la  Coubre.  the  following
alterations  will  be  made  in  the  lights:—
1.  Palmy  re  light.  A  lighthouse  erected
on  the  dunes  of  Point  de  la  Palmyre,
from  which  an  alternating  red  and  green
light  will  be  exhibited,  visible  from  12
to  15  miles.  This  light  will  bear  S  E  by
E  ^  &  about  4$  miles  from  the  lighthouse
on  Point  de  la  Coubre.
2.  Point  de  la  Coubre  light-vessel.—
A  light-vessel  exhibiting  two  fixed  white
lights  visible  8  to  10  miles,  moored  south
of  the  lighthouse  of  Point  de  la  Coubre,
about  (>  miles  N  N  W  \  W  from  Cordouan
light
3.  St  George  and  Sulzac  lights.  —  Increase ­
  of  brilliancy.
4.  Falaise  and  Pontaillac  lights.—-Discontinued. ­

5.  Terre-Negre  light  —  From  a  fixed
white  light  to  a  fixed  green  light  of  feeble
strength,  obscured  in  the  direction  of  the
sea  from  a  line  drawn  through  the  N  E
buoy  of  the  Mourevel  bank,  northward.
D  irections.—When  the  above  alterations
have  taken  place,  vessels  entering  the  Gironde
by  the  Passe  du  N'ord  should  approach  by
keeping  the  lights  on  Point  de  la  Coubre  and
Palmyre  in  a  line,  and  then  steer  with  the
light-vessel  and  the  revolving  light  of  Cordouan ­
  in  one,  opening  the  floating  light  a

frankreid).  —  tOffthiiftr.  —  (firoubr
'lun-ii  ntern  lift  ter  Metier  im  '?lort=Hanoi.

¡Die  gtanjofifcfye  SHe^ierung  maebt  befannt,  bag
in  goige  betraebtlitbev  Petanbetungen  bet  Pattfe
im  notblidjen  jfanal  bet  (fiironbe,  roobutcb  bie
SHicbtungbmarfen,  bunt)  bie  geuet  von  pontaillac
unb  Sfrre.Sli  gte  gebilbet,  ubet  bab  (¡tube  bet
Sanf  i'iauvaifc  unb  nabe  an  bfn  91anb  bet  Pant
Vot  bet  Spige  la  Eoubre  fufnen,  folgenbe  geuet.
veriinberungen  ootgenommen  reerben  follen.
1)  Palmpte-geuer.  —  Stbauung  einea  ieud)t.
tburmeb  mit  abwecbfelnb  totb  unb  grunem
geuet  non  12  bib  15  Seetneilen  Sicbtbatfeit
auf  bm  D  linen  vonPalmvre,  SOzO.J  O,  ea.
4J  Seetneilen  oom  Point  be  la  (Soubte  ■  geuettbunn.

2)  Point  be  la  Eoubte.geuetfd)iff.  —  Stublegung
  eineb  geuerfebiffeb  mit  twei  feflen  wei-Sen
  geuem  von  8  bib  10  Seemeilen  Sidnbatfeit,
  fubliip  vorn  Point  be  la  Eoubre.geuer,
ca.  6  Seemeilen  X  N  W  \  YV  vom  Eotbuangeuet.

3)  @1.  ©eorge-  unb  Suljac.geuet.  Pen
flarfung  bet  Veiubtfiait.
4)  galaife-  unb  Poniaillae.geuer.  21ub.
lofebung.
5)  lette  •  9Ugte-geuet.  llmtvanblung  beb
feflen  »eigen  geuetb  in  ein  gtiineb  von  ge.
ringetet  ileud)tftaft,  vetbunfelt  narf)  See  ju
in  bet  Cinie,  bie  burefc  bie  notbofllidje  Poje
auf  bet  Ptoutevel-Sanf  nacb  9totben  gejogen
»itb.
Setnetfung.  Jlatbbembiefeilenbetungen  flat!«
gefunben  baben  »etben,  muffen  Sebiffe,  »eltbe  in
bie  (Ritonbe  butcb  ben  iiotb  •  ftanal  einlaufen,  bei
bet  Slnnaberung  bit  geuet  auf  Point  be  la  (Soubte
unb  Paltttvte  in  Untie  ^nlten,  battn  baben  fie  in
biefet  Cinie  auf  ban  Dtebfeuet  von  Sotbouan  ju
»eitet  ju  fleuent,  jebocb  fo,  bag  bab  geuetft^iff
is