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Bu en ys, Jan. 20. Sir,-With reference to ur leer of the inst., enosing opy of one we received from Captain Willes, of his 3Xajcstys ship Bra- zen, respecting the situation of the buoys lately placed upon the banks in the river Plate, we beg to enclose a memorandam of the instructions recomnmended to be observed by vessels coming up the river. We are, &c. (Signed) BROWN, BUCHANAN, and Co., Agents to Lloyd's. ToJohn Bennett, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's. SITUATION OF T1E BUOYS PLACED ON THE CHICO AND ORTHES BAN KS, SPIT OF ENSENADA, AND BA-1Y or PUNTA LA5tA:-. On the Chico, there are four red buoys, as follows:-At the S. E. extremity of the bank in three fathoms, muddy bottom, the Alagda- I-ena.church bearing S. 13. W. by the compass. One on the N. IV. extremity, point Atalaya bearing S. 24. W., muddy bottomn. The third is laid WV. N. W. from the one on the S. B. end, at the distance of 4 miles, in 2A fatlhoms. The fourth, three miles to the N., 15. W.of thethird, in li fathom. On the Orthes four black buovs are placed:-The first bears N.E. from the one on the S. E. end ef the Chico, in three fathoms* the second N. I N. E. from the one on the N. W. of the Chico, in three fathoms; the third, to the N. N. E. of the one in the centre of the Chico, in three fathoms. These with the buovs on the Chico, form the large channel between the banks, of 4, 51, and sometimes 6 fathoms, according to the state of the river * the fourth at the S. E. extremity of the Orthes, 54 miles E. S. E. of the old wreck called the AgufL Volante-Pofnt Indio hearing S. S. WV. POINT SANTIAGO, OR ENSENADA SrPT.-A black buoy is laid onithe Spit, Point Santiago bearing from it S. 28. E., and Point liara S. 53 IV., in three fathoms water. On the Bank of Lara, or part of the Spit Ensenada, a black buoy is placed,Point bara bearing S. E. j S., and Point Santiago S. 63. E., in three fatboms. COURSE FROM( AIONTE.VIDEO TO BuENOS-ATItEs.-On leaving illonte-Video steer S. W. for 30 miles; then keep her head W. S. WV. tiU Point indio is seen. When this roint bears S. S W. about 8mailes off. keep a N. V. course. At this distance you will find 31 to 3P fatloms, and go on deepening to 44 and 6, and con- tinue this courseuatil you get into 3, vwhen you vviU find yourself near the Orthes. Here change the course to W. N. IV., until, ar- riving at the outer roads, from five fathoms you may perceive the buoys. The inside passage of the Clhico being about seven miles from Point Indio, as above stated, keep the vessel's head W. N. W. until you see the farm-houses of the Magdalena,and when thesecond. fanml- house bears S. S.WV., you will then see the buoy on the S. B. end of' Chico, and by keeping on will perceive the second four miles dis- tant from the first, NV. N. W., on the southernmost part of Chico; and on reaching the second, you may continueyour course with con- fidence, as the bank stretches to the N. NV., and the third buoy is at N. N. W. After passing the Atalaya, the wood of Santiago will be seen ; and after it immediately the point of this name: then the buoys offiEnsenada. On no account ought a vessel come to within sixi miles of the land aterpssing Point Atalaya, on account of Ensenada Spit running so far out, as will be seen by the buey, which, with a smooth river, is perceptible at five miles' distance. T'he Atalay may be easily distinguished by two smaU clumps of trees on the bank of the river, and some farm-houses witlh amber After seeiRg Ensenada, the amber on Punta-Lara is the next point; afterwards the steeples in Buenos-Ayres; then the vessels in the outer roads. NAVIGATION OF TIVE RIVTER PLATE.