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it a good passage 11 feet shoalest Casfr.-I think it first rate for all vessels not over 9 feet draft of water.-We touched slightly on two bars but got off without difficulty-beat up to Redfish bar on Thurs- day morning-good Channel about 10 feefr-from Thursday to Sun- day evening "\Ve were watching the bar John and myself sounded it nil over-We found it staked out but as the water was low hoped to find a deeper place however We were disappointed-and on Sunday night and monda.y morning pressed and worried her over in 4 1/2 feet water she drawing 51/2. twon't do except at full, and change tides, except for vessels of an easy draft. About the same water at Righters point bar,-Harris has gone up to Harrisburg and I expect the Eclipse will be discharged at the poinfr.-The freight for her was sent on in the Alert and the Eclipse will have to go in without freighfr-"\Vhile we were lying at the ba.r,Doctors Woodbury a.nd Cameron 1 Ca.me on board us I had some conversation with the former, he expressed much anxiety to receive a letter from you-he told me he had received the sanction of the Superioridad for the 10 litorales adjoining you Ea.stwardly and extending six leagues in the limitrofe-Our friend hatchet faced Davy 2 is too late-further he !':aid this. a branch in Mexico.he expected to interest a very wealthy House in Philn. and flatters himself with doing much for Texas-said much about the Hacienda Nacional, no money-no prospect except from Gran Bretana, for which he thinks the southern territory wi.11 go-he says we shall soon be left to take care of ourselves-he ex- pressed very much anxiety to have your letter Contain, a sentence respecting the Nagu1·s about the security for introduction etc. had understood at S. f. de A and at other places on the road this side of Bexar, that they could be introduced, and would be secure-this opinion Came from you-he asked me many questions on the subject and said on account of yr known standing etc much weight would be ~iven to any thing V-said on the subject and wished you to be full on that point, alth 0 he did not wish you to enter into Compromisos- I enclose you his note,-Cameron also wished to hear from you- I expect Mr. Scott will go over about the first of next month to bring Sarah and the_Children over here, and as it is probable that Gorge may be anxious to come likewise, and that you may not wish to use all the time about Town I wish you to get Mr. Ingram to stay there, and give Aunt mary instructions how to track. 1 John Luclus Woodbury was granted a contract to settle 200 families, Nov. 14, 1826, nnd John Cameron, on l'rlay 21, 1827, received a contract to settle 100 famllles in Texas. Decree No. 46 of the legislature of Coahulla. and Texas, on l?eb. 2u, 1828, granted Wood· bury nnd Cameron for 23 years the exclush·e prlvllcge to exploit il'On ancl coal mines lo the State. 2 commodore David Porter. See his letter to Austin, April 10, 1820.
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