Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-02-13
Details Of the Town Of Trcspliacios
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This growing town viii owe Its prosperity, as all
other seaports to the facility with which ships be
brough: to the quay, to the number of small rivers
which empty in its and the neighboring bays, 10 the
coast trade and to the depth of water in the centre of
its bay, and the salubriy of its situation When in
coming from the Gulf of Mexico, you have passed the
PassoCabao, after twenty miles of direct interior
navigation, the town of Trespalacios Is seen upon
circumference in form of half moon. the middle of
which forms its bay with the appearance of dock,
scooped by nature for shelering the ships of all
nations. In the middle of this dock there twenty
feet of water.
Generally, the Gulf of Mexico attacks the inhabt-
ants Immediately upon its banks with two terrible
scourges foundations and the yellow fever. The north
part Is exposed to iIundatons and the island of Gal
weston often furnishes with sad examples. The
last inundation Of 1912 carried off beasts merchan-
disc and houses-hat of 1896 was still more terrible
and the celebrated Champ d'Asile was forced to dis
appear from this island, in consequence of the over
flow rapid and unsupported which carried off all that
the unhappy colonists possessed in 1918. The yell
low fever prevails at the west and south of the coast
and Vera Cruz furnishes constant proof
The town OF Trespalacios, well as all the inte-
rOr coast of the continent is refuge from these two
terrible scouges, thanks to the avant-guard protec
ton of the islands and peninsulas which nature has
| given 1t es rampant against the waters and mi
aSmas.
The Peninsula of Matagorda, sixty miles long and
three miles broad and the island Of St Joseph of the
same dimensions, protect the bay and town of Tres
| palaclos, leaving between them but small opening
for entrance which Is the Passo Cabao. Trespa-
acos is SO healthy that the planters Of the interior
have built upon different points of the bay, houses
In which they come to pass the summer and take the
baths.
The bay of ArraDssaSso, Corpus Christi, and also
of Laguna de Ia Aladre, equally favored by this
kind of boulevard, which the long and narrow islands
and from which form the island Of ST. Joseph, and
which called the islands Of Mustaig, del Padre
| ,r,l pox pofr,- e.
the continent, there are bays less large and
| deep.
/ From Crany Creek, which is not long, from the
river Brazos up the mouth Of the Rio Grande which
is the conine of Mexico, over a distance Of three
hundred miles, there ought be formed a commerce
Of interior navigation very active. There you will
see rise and prosper number of coasting vessels,
which without adventuring into the gulf of Mex
leo, will make navigation regular and without dam
ger, upon a placed between lands over a space
hitherto unknown in other countries.
Notwithstanding the Passo Caballo is the deepest
passage on the whole coast of Texas nevertheless
vessels carrying much water, overcome it at
this time, because at low water there but feet
and at high water thirteen to fourteen feet water but
but this Pass is Git is not but one hundred
and forty feet w.de,) with moderate expense, the
sand upon the bar be dug out and carried off and
this point lowered to the level of the interior
bed, the current Will constantly protect it from OBJ
sructons, and every large vessel will be able to pass
This advantage does not exist at Galveston, whose
bar is several miles wide. Its moving sands render
any work upon it impossible. Some ships which were
this year at Galveston unable to take on board
but half their cargo of cotton bales in the harbor
they were obliged in consequence, TO 90 out, and
take board the other half outside tie bar and at
great distance
This method of lading is poor one, not only be-
cause of enormous expenses but of the danger of tax
ing out the cotton upon fat boats to the Gulf Of
Mexico. There Is great danger to the ship, which Il
gale OF wind should come will Lave safety bat
in its anchors, which are almost always broken BY
the winds of the Gulf.
After having demonstrated the evils and qualities
of the two principal seaports of Texas, Galveston
and Trespalacios, let cast glance upon the guam
titles and qualities of the lands which and tie
other of the above named ports ought to be of service
Galveston will have receive the products of the
sun, from the river Sabine to that of Brasos, vas
territory and generally cultivated by slav S, the low
bottom of San Jacinto and Trinity render this part
the country sickly, but after numerous population
shall have been collected there, with some kinds
work and improvement of the lands the country vii
become sufficiently healthy.
Trespalacious should receive the products of cul
ture from the rivers ST. Bernard and Colorado to tina
of the RIO Grande, territory four times more vas
than the preceding and generally cultivated by white:
and Europeans. The rivers Guadalupe and San An
tonic take their In the mountainous reg ions
and their course is very clear. This part of the
try is known to be very healthy The Spaniards prov
to us by the missions which they have established up
those points which precisely those upon which
the emigration is directed by the great German com
pany. San Antonio de Bexar town built in ston
r by the Spaniards, has delicious climate, and tn
purity of the water upon the river is proverbial-
this town, like the rest Of the country, has need of
e seaport 4frt
Austin, the father Of the Texan republic, has mark
i ed by his name the point at this day called Trespaa
Clos considering it the only seaport capable Of an
i swering to the wants of the interior but the NAM
of this celebrated founder was due to the capital
this country, Austin; this capital is built at dis
), lance of 25G miles north of Trespalacios, upon th
e river Colorado In transferring the of govern
ment to this place, numerous population had aread
been attracted hither already houses of brick the hes
n of which constructed by the Charge d'Afares
IT France, bore testimony to the rapid growth of it
riches, when personal and mistaken ealouses carrie
back to Houston the seat of government-but the
Il chiyes still remai at Austin according to the wish
the Inhabitants and soon the legal capital will
e sumo her rights.
Austin the capital and centre of the country, wi
attract all the products of the NORTH which wi
be transported to Trespalacos by the navgabe rive
il of the Colorado, which would unite, by proecte
d canal of three miles long, with Willow Creek tr
D. butary of the river Trespalacios. The Colorado
% not navigable Matagorda, on account Of RATS
e or trunks of trees, which obstruct its course fe'
miles above Matagorda. II will require a great ez
pense to these distractions, but it will probs
W bly, be done in time.
n The town of Matagorda was founded in the hope
of meeting tie needs Of the planters and the navgs
lie ton Already lots in this town sold for $500 to CLIO
ne eac-aready there population of $500 Inhai
re itantsbut the want Of water the bay embarasst
: cororno-ro Ch,rc couninr from Now Orleans wo,