Tous les états de l'Ouest et Territoires . commerciale Capital of Texas, est située à l'est-ern fin de Galveston Island, Lat. 29^ 1814 N., Long. 8-4° ^4634 C.,environ 300 milles à l'ouest de La Nouvelle-Orléans, et plus de 250 d'Austin, la capitale de l'état. L'île sur laquelle la ville est construite est très niveau, légèrement élevé au-dessus du niveau de la mer, à environ 28 milles de long, et de1^^ à 3 kilomètres de large. Il y a 12 l'eau par l'ieet bar à marée basse. Ves-sels de 800 tuns peut traverser avec 1 200 balles de coton, et de recevoir, par la lumière-ering, 800 balles plus au bar extérieur. Le Texas. 661 lorsque la

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All the western states and territories . mmercial capital of Texas, is situated at the east-ern end of Galveston Island, Lat. 29^ 18 14 N., Long. 8-4° 46 34 ^V., about 300 miles westward of New Orleans, and upward of 250 from Austin, the capital of the state. The island on which the city is built is very level, slightly elevated above the level of the sea, about 28 miles long, and from1^ to 3^ miles broad. There is 12 ieet water over the bar at low tide. Ves-sels of 800 tuns can cross it with 1, 200 bales of cotton, and receive, by light-ering, 800 bales more at the outer bar. TEXAS. 661 When the island was first discovered by La Salle, in 1686. it was called SanLouis, but alterward it was named Galveston, from (Talvez, a Spanish nobleman.Tlie first settlement was aboiit tiie year lS3t), by persons wlio. diirinj: the TexasRevolution, fled Croin the interior. At the period of the war of 1S12, Lafitte, thepirate, liad a pOrt iiere. His vessels lay wbere tlie wharf is represented in theforeground of the picture. Population, 7, 000.. North eastern vleic of Galveston. The view shows the appearance of the most compact part of Galveston, as seen from Kuhn or HcndleyaTv-harf, which, like the others, extends a considerable distance from the shore. The towers of the CatholicChurch, the Market cupola, and the Movable Light are seen on the left, and the tower of the EpiscopalChurch on the right. Tlin Ilailroad, extending over the bridge from Virginia Poiut to the island, is in thaextreme distance on the right. S.v. Antonio stands on Vioth sides of the San .tonio, and is about 70 milesS. W. of Austin, and 1, 476 from San Diego, California, and bas about 8, 000 in-habitants. It was for years tbe headquarters of the United States army in Texas:tlie great starting point for military expeditions across the plains, between hereand the Pacific. A very large proportion of the population are of the Mexicanrace, and Mexican habits, manners, and customs are largely prevalent. TheAl.oio, so cel

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