James Horsburgh, India directory, or, Directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope, Brazil, and the interjacent ports, comp. chiefly from original journals at the East India House, and from observations and remarks, made during twenty-one years experience navigating in those seas (London, Printed for the author, sold by Black, Parbury, and Allen, 1817, 2nd ed.).
Inspired by Dr. Otto Lam, who translated the passages about Hong-Kong Island and Tytam Habour, aka Hong-Kong Habour, into Chinese, I quote the original English texts about Hong-Kong Island below.
HONG-KONG ISLAND, the N. W. point, in lat. 22° 17' N. bears from the North 50 point of Lamma nearly North, distant 2 miles; a short distance N. W. of the point, there are 2 small islands of green appearance, the westernmost of which is highest; and 1 3/4 mile farther to the westward of this last mentioned island, there is another high green island named Cow-ee-chow, forming between them the Cow-ee Passage, having in it 10 and 12 fathoms water.
The S. W. point of Tytam Bay, in lat. 22° 12 1/4 N. and lon. 114° 12' 40" E. is the most southern point of Hong-Kong Island; between this point and the N. W. end of the island, there are several small bays, all of which are safe for small ships, but would seldom be resorted to, when there are much better places of shelter near them. About 1 mile to the E. N. E. of the N. E. point of Lamma, there is a small, but high island, of bright green appearance, between which, you will have 13 and 15 fathoms water, and 20 fathoms very close to the eastward of Lamma point: in the small bays of Hong-Kong, northward of the green island, the depth is generally 7 or 8 fathoms, and fresh water may be procured at the beaches.
About 1 mile N. E. by E. of the North point of Lemma Island, and near the western point of a deep cove on Hong-Kong, there is a cascade of very good water, convenient to be obtained: a short way to the S. E. of the cascade, directly opposite to the mouth or entrance into the cove, Lo-chow, a small rocky island, is situated, and a bed of dry rocks near it: to the S. E. of the island, the depth near it and the rocks is 12 or 13 fathoms; and the cove, in which you have 7 and 8 fathoms water, may be useful to careen in. About the southern side of Hong-Kong Island, a ship could procure very clean and good'shingle ballast; and no doubt the fishermen might be engaged to bring it off to her, so as to ballast her in l or 2 days. (p. 279)
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