Domestic.
From the Raleigh Star.
Occacock Navigation. Under
an act of the General Assembly,
incorporating the Occacock Na
vigation Company, books to re
ceive subscriptions for stock will
be opened at Newborn, under the
direction of John Snoed, Moses
Jarvis, Samuel Simpson, John M.
Roberts. Sylvester Brown, John
Nathan Bush, Hardy Bryan and
Risden M'Daniel; at Kinston, un
der thedirection of Blount Cole
man, John C. Washington and
Nathan G. Blount; at Waynesbo
rough, under the direction of Ri
chard Washington and Arnold
Borden; at Snow Hill, under the
direction of William Williams,
(Clerk,) Wyatt Moye and Charles
Harper; at Smithfield, under the
direction of David Thomson, Jas.
Frelick and Bytham Bryan;, at
Washington, under the direction
of John G. Blount, Richart Grist
and William Ellison; at Tarbo
rough, under the direction of
Spencer D. Cotten, David Barnes
and Joseph R. Lloyd; at Green
ville, under the direction of John
Norcott, Archibald Parker, lvey
Foreman and Benjamin Ashley
Atkinson; at Halifax, under the
direction of Elisha R. Smith, Da
vid Clark and Andrew Joyner; at
Murfreesborough, under the di
rection of James Morgan, Benja
min Wyhns, Isaac Pipkin and Jo
seph G. Rea; at Williamston, un
der the direction of William M
and above one hundred and fiftyiprise without injury 'to j J"
tons, for every such inch, twojw. 1 not . lud to come forward Kind
suuscrioe 111 jjrupuiwv
means. The act has been pub
lished, and to the act itself the
public attention is anxiously and
strongly invited.
An Intended Subscriber.
tons, for
dollars.
This short statement shows
that the profits of the stock upon
the improvement of the naviga
tion, if to be effected at any rea
sonable expenditure, cannot fail
to recompense liberally those who
may subscribe to the company.
If two or three additional feet can
be given to the depth of the chan
nel for one hundred thousand dol
lars, and can be preserved at an
annual charge of fifteen thousand
W. Guion and John F. Burrruvn:
O J I O .
at Irenton, under the direction of dollars, the stock must be among
the best that any incorporated
company m our country oilers to
the enterprising.
From a late report of the En
gineer employed to survey the
shoals by the General Govern
ment, (Captain Bache,) it appears
that a permanent removal ot the
shoals by any one specific appro
priation is not to be expected.
indeed no one at all conversant
with the nature of these obstruc
tions could have hoped that any
system of works, however expen
sive, could make a channel which
time, unopposed by skill and in
dustry, should not fill up. But
the same report shows that it is
perfectly leasible, at a cost tar
below every previous estimate or
conjecture, to deepen the channel
to ten teet: and certainly the
means used to remove the sand
accumulated in a term of years,
must he adequate, when kept in
operation, to remove it as fast as
it shall return. The following
exhibits, annexed to the report.
are submitted to the consideration
of the mi blip. lVnm tl
Clark, Simmons J. Baker and pears, that a channel, ten feet
Samuel Hyman; at Windsor, un
der the direction of Joseph B. G.
Roulhack, Elisha A. Rhodes and
James Bryan; at Plymouth, under
the direction of Thomas Cox,
John F. Bryan and Thomas B.
Haughton; at Edenton, under the
direction of Joseph B. Skinner,
George W. Barney and John Cox;
at Elizabeth City, under the di
rection of William Martin, Isaac
N. Lamb and Exum Newby, on
the 10th day of April next, and re
main open thirty days. A share
is one hundred dollars, of which
ten dollars is to be paid down,
and the remainder in such instal
ments as the directors who may
be appointed by the stockholders
shall thereafter require. The
charter lasts for fifty years, and
as soon as the company shall so
improve the navigation as to ad
mit of the free passage oTvessels
drawing seven feet two inches,
they shall be entitled to receive
tolls of vessels at the following
rates, that is to say: on vessels,
whose burthen shall not exceed
eighty-five tons, for every inch of
their ciratt above seven feet, seventy-five
cents; between eighty
five and ninety-five tons, inclusive,
for every such inch, one dollar;
between ninety-five and one hun
dred and ten tons, inclusive, for
every such inch one dollar and
thirty cents; between one hundred
and ten and one hundred and
twenty-five, inclusive, for every
such inch, one dollar and fifty
cents; between one hundred and
twenty-five and one hundred and
fifty, inclusive, for every such inch,
deep and four hundred feet widn,
may he made by one route in
.i . . . .i
unuejears ai uic gross expense
of twenty-seven thousand one
hundred and eighty-three dollars;
and by another route, in fou
years, at the gross expense of
thirty-two thousand and thirty
two dollars; that is to say, eleven
thousand one hundred and nine
dollars in the purchase of a Dred
ging Machine Engine, and recei
ving scows, and an annual ex
pense of five'thousand three hun
dred and htty-eight dollars. If
the work should cost twice the
sum estimated, and the annual
charge of removing the sand as it
may return, be twice the estima
ted annual charge of digin out
the sand, when was ever so im
portant an operation effected at
so inconsiderable an expenditure?
The benefits to one half of the
state of North-Carolina from this
operation can scarcely be estima
ted by those who have not reflect
ed upon the subject. Every four
barrels of Naval Stores will then
be as valuable to the maker as six
are now; every three thousand of
shingles, staves, timber, will bring
as much as five do now. The
stimulus and reward given to the
depressed agriculture of the State
will be felt throughout. Capital
will be attracted to and concen
trated in our ports. Markets will
be opened for articles that are
now regarded as worthless, and
enhanced prices olfered and an
increased demand created for all
which
arc now sold. Tr
vi
nestlv honor! thnt
and seventy-five cents; can take a share in this enter-
No. 1.
Estimate showing the first cost
of a dredging machine, with steam
engine, scows, &c. and the cur
mnt pytvntisRs of the same for one
year, required for the removal of
tin nhstnif.-
tions to the navigation near Occa
cock Inlet, N. C.
Purchase of a dredgingma
chine, complete, - 86,000
Steam engine, 8 horse pow
er, for the same,
4 Receiving scows, at $450
each,
350 cords of wood for en
gine for one vear. esti-
mated at 200
days, at $o per cord,
Pay of a superintendent, at
So per month, tor one
year, ...
Steam engineer, at 830
per month,
4 hands, at $15 per month,
C ditto at $12 ditto,
Subsistence of 12 men, at
$6 each per month,
Repairs of engine, contingencies,
working
cr than the ; tide to which the
umgs on me map are reduced.
For the Swash shoal, the'
channel as marked in
Forred'the Bu"lk He'ad3'848'03
shoal, the . channels
marked in red, - 30
Total excavation for )
10 feet, cub. ft. 4,17Gj93l
To excavate which, eatiJ
the working days in a year at Qo
of 10 hours each, and that a dred'
ging machine will lift 25 cubic
yards or G75 cubic feet in an h0Ir
will require 3 years and l9jaJ
It will be seen, by examination of
the map, that a part of the channel
as marked over the swash, is coa.
mon to both, that by way of tfo
Bulk Head and Flounder Slur.
II. Bache, Capt.l'op.Eii,
No. III.
Table shewing the quantity of
soil, in cubic feet, necessary to be
removed from the Swash and
Flounder Slur shoals, forming the
obstructions to the navigation
near Occacock Inlet, N.C.tojmp
I a depth of 10 feet in a channel of
360:400 feet wide, at the average!
720 water, which is 1 foot 4 inches
864 greater than the tide to which the
! soundings on the map are reduced.
864 Cubic fid.
! For the Swash shoal, the
600 1 channel as marked in
red, . - - 1,593,600
2,800
1,800
1,050
900
II. Bache, Capt.Top.En.
this place received a letter on Tuesy
last from the General Post-Office, static
that the northern mail via Halifax wi
continue to arrive here three time?l
week; of course, the contempt
change will not take place.
y en1 flint inn Wo Inst week
shown ? cipuvU.. kj : 4I1 trnrde3
attached to the store of Messrs. K. &:
1J. Cotten, in this place, which was Jfl
full hloom, and on which were a num
ber of strawberries nearly ripe ffe
were informed, that the week previo"'
there were several ripe strawberries o
the vines, which had been plucked ot
Peas are also blossoming in several gar
dens, and should Ihe weather continue
favorable, th PV will ir,Vi he fit
ucptii ot iu teet, in a channel 400 uvo or thrce wecK
ieei wiuc nt the avernjxe hith wa-
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1828.
Amount for the first year, 15,958 por tnc Flounder Slur,
By taking the estimate of the the channel as mark
time as given in ihe 'case of each ed in red, - 3,803,333
channel, and the current expen- j Total excavation for
ses, which arc 5,353 dollars for 10 feet, cub. ft. J 5,401,933
each year, we will (hid there will' To excavate which, estimation
be required for No. 2, 11,225 dol- the working days in aycarat200,
lars in addition to the above esti- of 10 hours each, and that a dred
mate, and for No. 3, 1G,074 dol- ging machine will lift 25 cubic
lars. Incase it should be tho't yards or 675 cubic feet in an hour,
uoiiuuiu iu niuruuse ine numocr , will require 4 years.
oi ureciging maclnnes, and the im
portance of the navigation would
seem to urge such a measure, ns-
liniates, based upon the above,
may be made.
The increased amount of the
estimate over some of the items
in that for the Cape Fear river,
is in consequence of the exposed
situation in which the operations
"in uu uurnuu on, requiring a
more substantial vessel, and a
more permanent engine, with
greater means for mooring, &,c.
The number of hands is also in
creased from the same cause, and
from the necessity of carrying the
deposite to a greater distance,
which circumstance gives employ
ment to an additional scow. It
will be seen that the working days
of the dredging machine for the
year, are put down at 200, beino
50 less than fl
.iuhiuui UjJUtJ
which that for the same operation
in the Cape Fear river was minifi
ed. Thisdnd lip.f inn
-. .luo uouiaau-
ry because of the more boisterous
character of the sound.
H. Baciiis, Capt.Top. Eng.
No. II.
Table showing the quantity of
uu, in uuuic icet, necessary to be
removed from the Swash and
Bulk Head Shoals, forming the
obstructionsto the navigation near
ccucock inlet, i. U. to u ve a
AA new Post-OfTice has recently
bepn nnfnprl iii Holifv onunfr. fin tlie
road leading from ihe town of Halt
fax to Warrenton, under the named
"Forlimc's Fork'1 Willis A. Vl11
cox, Postmaster it is situated between
Hyde Park and Littleton post-office
tcr, which is 1 foot 4 inches rcmt-
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