The Sun.
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REPORT UPON THE PRESENT
CONDITION AND RELATIVE MERITS OF
THE HARBOURS OF LARNE, LOCH RYAN,
PORTPATRICK, DONAGHADEE, AND BEL-
FAST. *
(Surveyed by order of the Lords CoMmissioners of the
. Admiralty, by •Captain George Evans. R N.)
TO CAPT. W. A. B. *HAMILTON, R.N., SECRETARY TO THE
ADMIRALTY. &c., &C., &e.
Gwydrr House, Whitehall, 31st Jan., 1846.
Str,—ln compliance with the orders contained in your
letter of the 25th•of November, 1845, desiring that I
should proceed to examine, and report. upon the present
condition of the harbours of Larne. Locbryan, Port-
patrick. Donaghad,,e, and B-Ifast; after a careful exami-
nation of them, I have the honour to submit the followivg
report :--

LARNE.
This port is the safest and the easiest of access of any
on the N.E coast of Ireland. Since my last report on
Larne, in 1836, a very correct chart 414 by Commander
Mudge, R.N.. has been published by the Adiniralty. A
lighthouse has been erected, and lit up, by the Irish
Ballast Office, on the eastern side of the entranc. ; and
a quay of two hundred teat long.-with jetties, projecting
on piles, having sixteen feet water alongside them, at
low springs, have been constructed inside the entrance,
by Mr. Agnew, the proprietor of the port, at an expense
of only 1,3501. These itnpr,vements have rendered
Larne, the most eligible port of communication with
Scotland, of any on the N.E. coast of Ireland. If a rail-
road, tending to create a mercantile traffic, were con-
structed From Larne, either to Belfast, or the north Of
Ireland, the port of Larne contains the most eligible
sites for docks, quays, and warehouses ; which, from the
abundance of materials at hand, and cheapness of labour,
might be constructed, as Mr. Agnew's works prove, at
a very moderate expense.
While sounding and examining Larne. I bad an ex-
cellent opportunity of observing the effects of a heavy
gale, from the northward right into the harbour on the
11th of December last. I watched the entrance during
the continuance of the gale, and at all heights of the
tide very little swell entered ; the regular trading
steamer, from Portsmouth, came in after dark, dis-
charged part of her cargo, took in another, and departed
for. Liverpool, in the height of the gale. During her
stay in the port, which was only one hour and a half, she
laid perfectly tranquil alongside Mr. Agnew's jetty.
The old rubble walls and' cottages on the beach, just in-
side.the entrance.of the port ()flame, distinctly prove;
that, for ages, no sea of any violence could have entered
the• harbour, or,- situated as they are, barely clear of
high water mark, they would have been washed away,
. LOCHRYAN.

This port, which; in winter, frequently affords shelter
to three or four hundred sail, riding in perfect security,
is safe of approach, and easy of access, day or night, in
any weather. .
Since I reported on Lochryan, in 1836,,a tower has
been built on Cairn Point, and I am informed, that a
lantern is to be placed on it thiasummer. When this is
lit, the Cairn Point, which . has seven fathoms' water
close to it, can be approached on the darkest night,
without hesitation ; and nothing will ha required to
make it the most eligible port of communication with
the North-East coast of Ireland, but a pier or jetty, for
the accommodation of passengers and goods.
There are three places in Lochryan which have been
spoken of as eligible for embarking mails, passengers,
and goods, viz. Finnert Bay, Cairnryan, and Stranraer.
Having had a very good opportunity of observing the
effects of the heavy gates of last month (December,
1845) on the different localities of this loch, I have no
hesit Lion in declaring my opinion, that Cairnryan is
the best place, either for a packet station, or the ter-
minus of a railroad for goods or passengers. Finnert
Bay. which is two miles nearer the entrance of the loch
than Cairnryan, is too exposed, and would require a very
extensive and solid breakwater, the expense of whit h
would far outweigh any advantage the two miles might
afford; independent of which, from the nature of the
present bay, it would, in all probability, be soon filled
up with shingle. Stranraer has certainly very good
anchorage; but the present pier is dry at low water,
and mould require to be considerably extended. The
Scala- shoal is very much in the way of ves-els going up
ro Stra-raer. in thiek weather or dark nights. and pa-
sengers coin;; to Inland, from Glasgow and the North,
would have to pass Cairnryan on their way to Stranraer;
thus adding five miles by land, and the same distance
back again by water, to their journey.
I therefore feel justifit d in giving the preference to
Cairnryan, where a very eligible site for a pier or jetty
presents itself at the Claddy-house point. A pier might
be constructed in a r.w. direction from the Claddy
point, extending about half a cable's length, which
would have from 14 to 18 ieet alongside of it. at low
springs, for neatly its a hole length, as the Claddy point
is ste,p t 0,,. This pier might be constructed of wood or
qtnne. there being no presoire of sea to injure it. The
Claddy point has also the advantage of a rivulet of fresh
water, which might be conveyed in pipes along the pier,
for the use of the vessals. filling the b.,tilers, &c., &c., and
the level gr and about the Claddy point offers a most
desirable site for the tee minus of a railroad.