The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-21 00:00:00

THE COAST OF TEXAS.

The annexation of Texas extends our maritime
frontier about three hundred and fifty miles south
west from the mouth of the Sabine. The pass over
the Sabine Bar is nine feet deep; but, about fifty-
five miles south-westerly from this bar is the entrance
to Galveston bay, over the bar of which twelve feet
can be carried. There is another entrance to this
bay about thirty miles further, at the south-western
end.of Galveston islaad, called the San Luis or west-
ern pass, over which ten feet of water can ba carried.
These passes constitute the connexion with the gulf
of several small rivers, the largest of vi hich is the
Trinity, which enters int.- the upper end of Galveston
hay, at a place called Anahuac. The next bar of
consequence upon this coast is the pass of Caballo, over
which eleven feet of water can be carried. This
pass opens a communication between the gulf and
Espiritu Santa and Matagorda bays. Into these bays
many rivers enter from the interior of the country,
-the principal of which are the Colorado, the Guada-
loupe, and the San Antonio. The Nueces enters the
gulf at the south-western extremity of Espiritu Santa
bay ; but its connexion with the gulf is obstructed by
a bar, over which not more than. four feet of water
can be carried. Should, however, future investigations
exhibit a good connexion, inlang, between the Nueces
and Espiritu Santa Bay, then the trade of that river can
avail itself of the deeper water of the Caballo pass.
From the mouth of.the-Nueees, called Corpus Christi
pass, there is a long bay parallel to the coast, extending
due south about one hundred miles, approaching, at its
southern extremity, to within ten miles of the mouth of
the Rio del Norte. The Rio del Norte is the great rirer
of Texas, forming its western boundary, and extending
•through 14 dog. of latitude. Its course is north-westerly
from its mouth, making the longitude of its head waters
about 12 degrees we, t of that of its connexion with he
gulf of Mexico. Its total length is about 1,200
miles, and it has been air( ady navigated by veatn
boats as high as Loredo. It connects itself with the gulf
by a bold current, and without the intervention of a bay ;
but the connexion is not deep. The bay, however,
which we have just described as approaching within ten
miles of the mouth of the Rio del Norte, is spoken of
as having a deep bar at its southern extremity, called
the Bravos Santiago. Should this be the case, there
would probably be no great difficulty in turning the
Rio del Nolte into this bay, and thus, by the aid of.
its waters, ibrmieg one of the best entrances from the
gull' upon that coast, through the pass of Brasos San
Tlreo views.of the:ceast of Texas present three
important points—the Galveston pass, the Caballo pas:.4,
land the pass of Brasos Santiago, which will probably
have to be fortified.— Washitipton f)nion::

NEGLECT of fiVAL.UABLE ENDOW-

MENT.
A correspondent of the Perthshire Adverti,er gives the
following curious history regarding an endowaient left
for the maintenance of a school and library at Inner-
paffay, near Crieff, and which has now been alienated
from its original dt-stination :—" This ancient mortifica-

lion was founded by
David, Lord Madderiy, sometime
prior to 1680. Ilis°Lordship, who died in 1681, left a
testament, whereby he morti fit d the sum of five thousand
merks, owing to him on heritable bones by John Haldane,
of Gleneagles, to maintain and support an institution
for the benefit and encouragement of young students,
and the education of youth, in all time to come.
His Lordship was succeeded in the Barony of Inner-
paffray by his nephew, William, Viscount o: Strathal'an,
who most generously fulfilled his intention of mortify ing
the 5,000 inerks for the maintenance of the library and
school for ever. The trustees then appointed for the
mortification were-Ist, Lord Strathallan and his
heirs ; 2d, Lord John Carmichael and his heirs ; and
3d, John Ha!dane and his heirs. Lord Strathallen
died in 1748, and was succeeded in his lands and
Barony of Inn erpatfray by his great- grandsen,
Robert Henry Drummond, Arabishop of York. 111
1787 his son succeech d to the said lands and leareey,
and to the tide and estates of the Earldom of Kin-
noul. He died in 1804, and was succeeded by his sen,_
the present Earl, who is thus sole patron, and one of
the trustees of the mortification. The other trustees are
Sir Wyndham Carmichael Anstruther, Baronet, the
descendant of John Lord Carmichael ; and the Earl of
Camperdown, the representative of John Haldane, of
Gleneagles. During the lifetime of the arch-
bishop, it is understood that the affairs of the in-
stitution were administered with much care ; he
made largo donations of books in the library,
and he and his co-trustees interpreted and re-
corded their meaning of the term country,'
in the deed of mortification, to be the dis-
trict comprehended by the Presbytery of Auchterar-
der, and the library was accordingly thrown open to all
persons, irrespective of rank, age, or sex, living within
the bounds of that territory. It is from the period of
his death, in 1789, that the decadence of the institution
may be reckoned. About this time a subscription was
set on foot for purposes connected with the library, with
the precise object and result of which we are unacquainted.
Shortly afterwards a sum Of 2221.45. sd. sterling appears
at credit in the hands of the patron beyond the amount
of the money secured by the heritable bond. But this
sum, which arose in the course of the management,
was not applied to the ordinary purposes of the mor-
tification. It was lent to Lord Kinnoul, who granted his
bill for the amount, bearing interest from December,
1789. It is on the accumulations of this sum and that
originally mortified that 8,000/, now at the credit of the
institution, has arisen. At the present time, and for
many years back, the institution has rot been in a state
to answer any of the purposes Of its noble founder.
The interest—nay,' the right—of the inhabitants, and
the interest and honour of the noble patron, combine
not m. rely to bring back the institution to its ancient
give
ietashed means will afferd. Howe
at
grettay.enlarged scope ot
uffiefilicey;s,
whichitsincreased
this is to be accomplished it is not for us to say. • That
the noble patron is the debtor in the sum mortified, and
the balder of the accumulated produce of the en-
dowment, can make no difference in his views
on this important matter. Were we to advise,
therefore, we should say to the inhabitants,
wait on his lordship, raeall to his memory the insti-
tution, and respectfully solicit his cc-operation in reviving
and improving it.' We have no doubt that the result
will be everything that the people can wish. If his
lordship may desire to divide the responsibility attend-
ant on his patronage and trusteeship, mixed up, as these
certainly: ere with :he possession of the funds, Sir Wynd-
ham Carmichael Anstruther arid Lord Camperdown may
-I. he, induceil that litapt?nsibility by sharing it
Y with him."
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Brentwood fair, on Wednesday, was well supplied
with cat:le, and a large number were sold at rather high
prices. Scotch beasts were not s 9 numerous as usual, nor was
the horse fair o largely supplied as in farmer years.—Ciebas-
ford Chronicle.