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And NortJi-Ctirolina State Gazette. HALU1UH, (N C.) FUJDAY, DKCEMWKIt 13, isifJ. Vol. Mil. 50. No ri'HLltHED WIKLT, BY THOM AS HKNI)Kll()N, JUS. tance of a Dicing; Bell in which a person m'urhti incarrin either plan into effect might be eti godown and saw them otT; or bv surrounding j mated l 3 -23,11. them with a Caison and ilischarzinj; the water From GvMlon Fall to Louishur, pursuing t.iecarbe if thv river, the distaikce i ehtinu'ed atone bundled urd twenty iinles, and hv laud at thirty c mile. Uctweeu the two points the river has m number of incensideiablc talis : but as I could only have a partial view of t .i .WnoJii mrr dollar p r annum No paper will ' within, a person might descend and cat thorn 08 , m without ai least &1 50 ii paid I" da-e.! 4t anv convenient depth. n.dno paper diaconfnued only at ihe option of iDe ( 4sCPJin the river towards Washington, unlc. all .rwar.rf. ar paid. . ' the natation is imped.M bv shoals, formed by ,71 ltf.tqi.ick .and floated do.,, Horn the To Smith ilit Ail iiu.e I" - i To render thi section of tin- nvcr ii . ies. i:e, lor k and I) imi's v i'.f the ii. iip't.jljlv . ill I necv-arv. uQi le'.l, pi' 1 POKTICAL. vour.Me Mtuatioris be -elected firequa.: tall ; otherwise tour will In- ret) . . .1 f el ! , Perrv's, am! Lookhart'- fj'U. -i . i I.) I c J . . .: I . LI. ... I I . . i .. I l . r I tuve, tne velocity subsides ami im-saiiiii niia . uiuji nnniieraoie ;m ooiaiuru me in.'i -.'iim- faxv,j be nci es-arv. ui:d 'country above bv strong current : and as the part of the rivJr, I cannot give a minute des ( ip- ner heieis much wider than anv pl.ire a- yon oc eacm 1 have however examined tin ' fu..,,i .v.; 1 foh i hk si a. .... i r .1.. ... : .. . . .i . .i retlllg place. I nese aaniis are- irt-qu-iin u- maw. if hi mi as iu uiueis. iioui Rrnoi-- ; urxev luUst lie made, belo- t n.n,Kios-T.e follow.nr line, written bv o..e w rated upon and a new channel formed by a . men in the vicinity. In a.cend uij, the nv,r , cat(:,. y in.e ,Ul1, niilv "-r-i. .hat the denature of " Me ...". counter current occasioned ny extreme high j the tail aie lound iu .uice..n0 a.n lol.ows, ' ' ... .n.rm.Mii... U viJi'iit storms .it A ) V 1 7. : These shoals are gradual! v increasing, so that at oe a 1 i e of .! fa--th l'en ell bi ! thote curate . k ... kd M.rltr 1 than ihf. .hu-IU' lit t! itnOllr' 'v,,,... . thrm".Pj,' nvn'.h ovcr which be freiide. now ask. a I'kKi's conier. StULti. ybce in )our TO AMANDA. flmnK iU drcrwt thai we must part, llirJ tli 'O 'l' l,,ti lprn fte ,,la" " ' 1H ho ca.i bound ihc i.l.e uf the lieart. Or bid tV tmoliuin of ihe soul, be sUy'd ' Xiwd to one pUcc and loom- -oil confin'd. Tin ," 1u',, wbie tleav'n oitla.n. shall stay, tut free i -ir s!u l move lli' i:r.mi)itl mind, wide ni ii. WBHfl niifr. ' vhe trck of dy " inH 'hougli ihy firm no more my view slrdl meet, Brif;i t the day streak in the Kas'.ern ky ; Jk'or slri'l I hear tliy vuff t arc nt sweet, yor" catch tine tpaitlc" of t Imie " nzure eye Still in mv mind, that witcliinp form kiiall stay, Th.t eye sh..H stirk.le, ami .hat voice shuil swell ; , ine.iit illicit probably be made by this time, in ordinary titles, a vessel drawing more than seven feet water cannot pass up llm channel, which I am informed by gentlemen who hac lonj observed the effects of these cur rent:, lorineily admitted the parage ot vessels draw 1112; eij:iit or nine teei 01 water, ooine arc of opi lion that a warc-ho'ise n"'!''1" "rerleilj on a shoal between t!ie two channels oppo-ite the town ami nearly in the middle of the river, ' has been the caue of this alteration in the depth 1 of toe water below. Others are ol a different I opinion ; however this may be, it is certain that the-e sands are a serious impediment to the na-vi-.iti iii of that river. Although an effectual remedy cannot lie applied, vet a reat improve- remov inn tne I N'or shall tlnne lmn'e or thy p.ivi-r decay 'fill life shad bid in) struct, Iihk heart fireWcll. To many a scene wh re fiif Amanda sKoiie, Its mellow blit will iv .llecuoii leu 1, And when- bright ray, . I j appearM alone, With mingled ligl.i a barker shade v iil blend. fl'hrn cheerlf s Winter blasts the sadden'd year, " A jn t r.-si-inb'ui,. e' nt niv fate it Leais, Jo fanry will a Imely form jjer, Kic'i in die graces that Auian-la wears. When Plora spreads the plain with varied flowers, And Fragrance II at upon ll.e vs-nal breeze, imantla's to -inwill rule these happy lionr.i I knew h:r ii: st in happy houiJ he t!iee. The social board, when rosy fjblets crown, I'll drink to thee, tli iui;)! incm ry s.li tne while ; sands wit 1a scooping macninr, or by huililing a dam from the ware-house which I have men tioaed to tiic western s'l ire of the rier, teiehy tuning the wiiolu w;iter tioougli the channel next to the town. This latter plan would be permanent in its operation and would certainlv remove in a great div, ee the evil that exists, by a ler deeper br forming and p.-eaervin, channel. At Washington the livCr is half a mile. in Duncan Lomnn's Fi?h Trap Fall i ear Joiner's Mill Joiner's Mill Pridgiu's Falls Lamin's do WLs" Hock CiM.kit.ki Falls Pol iu's do Fi-h Oain Mi ickland's Falls Atkins do Voi ks do Hryant's do 15iaswell's do Hen. Williams do Andrews' do Harris's do Pe t v's do Willuins's do Kli's ilj Pace's rlo VN'alnat I-land do Near tl F. 1 . T. 9 hi . ie uruu e ai .OUls but 0 J I 10 s y H c J 2j 10 8 Manv of these falls are hut small rapids, or a width, it gradually decreases to Willow Point, brisk current breaking around rocks projectin; three miles above, wnere its widtii dues not ex-; above the surface of the river ; winch rocks be eyed two hundred yards. From this point to its , .. t j .. 1 I ... 1 1 ii u ' I . 1. 1? i r In ti p 011 1 1 '. o- yjUltC H IS L1IHV.U lilt. . H I M 1 v i...a.. .1. ..' . .. . .1... 1 1 ..C in- 11 ......j- I Hie llei IO LIIC neau 01 liuc naw.i m kiicc.13 work j call be -Hilv not nnuil the water back over the 1110-? utite hinaller falls; and in that event, chnuhls may he form ed which will admit the passage d boat, when the river is na igable below. v'he sum of S 5, 0IK wilt probably lie sufficient to cover nil the eH'nce necessary to be incurred upou this 1 iver. Frum Smithfie'd to Newbern the river may , be said to luve an unin'.eirupted course of two I hundred miles. At one place onlr, Coxe'a old Mill, there is a fall of one foot in a distance of nearlv thirty rods. Although here is a channel passable for boat-, vet it is crooked, a'id t':e wa ter shoal v in the vicinity. A small exigence will j be necessary at this place, and will much im ( prove the navigation ; although, like most ri , vers ofetjual extent, at se isoiis of vi'i-r lo.v wa I ter, this river is too shoal v for boar . of heavy b'irtheii. The other obstructions arc such as are met with in the Tar river, viz. logs, trees, &c. i hut they are not so numerous. Most of them j are found in the short angles of the liver, where ; the navigation is most difficult. At one place in ' particular I observed the effect of these ohstruc ! fions in stopping t!ie passage of boats. The ri j ver bends round a tract of land belonging t'v I Win. Whitfield, Ksq. a distance of nearly a mile, so as to form an isthmus not exceeding thirty rods in width, across which the river ha9 hurst, a passage for one half of its waters. The trees being undermined, have fallen down and removed and a channel formed, the water choaked up the passage, so that boats ate com- u .rjld assume a more gentle ami even course, polled to ascend along the old channel ; and There are, however tw. 'daces where Locks will this havnto- nnlvnni half F th npnif H, ri. And should fa r hope Vr 1! ro.ip with Fortune's iwwn, ; ville. (a distance of twenty-live miles) there.are I be necessary. One at Joine. 's Mills, The other . ver, is so shallow that boata frequently cannot found many short turns ; hut experienced boat- ai me iais neat .aimus unue, wnere a Mr. pass. A verv truunii exDence would be sufn- J . .. , 1 1 n- 1 t. . . I. I . .1 : -.- II 111 I . . ' 1 oincivianu is now erecir.ig miiis. nen nis cient to clear the new passage ot obstructions, dam is completed there v. ill be a perpendicular and prevent the delavs which I am informedfre- tall at it ot seven or eight teet. 1 oe expense ot quently happen to boats at thi Again 'iwill fljuash in Amanda':, muiIc And as the hours lead or the passing days. And eirclii'K months the yeais'i wide circuit fill. Tin gentle passion which my bos iin sways, Witl grow more pure and rove unearthly stilt. Till, in the lxpse of time, desire shall cease And love sha I yield in soft devotion's tire ; IJo anxious passion will disturb my peace But thy idea a haliow'd dime inspire. As, next to Heav'n, the Hermit's breast will swi Ii For the d-ar o,.jc t f hi? early love, An'l m mv a sigh u'd leave his holv cell, . Mii'd with the vows hi-, spirit pays above . S", with a fervour ' p.-.ssionles and purj," , SmI Fancv uwell on . Ii thy n'jseiu cinriris, Aral still niv wand'rmg th uih i w: ' th in ullu'e To love's d volion, not to i v 's .iar.n-.. j Si-D'KY. ; ST.V TK Lk HiA L Ui.C. 1 Jnlaiui Navigation. NORTH-UA.tOLIN , The Coniini.-jiontM's tn whom the subjoined Report in part is addressed, beg leave to trans mit the same to the General Assembly of the state aforesaid. T. r.ROWNE, Chairman, $v. MeighyUh Die. ltKi. To John Ilmjivond, l-ter Browne, Joseph Gch'i anJ Jfi'iiatn Jiwjlun, Esijttirea, Cummiiou trsaj printed ixj tiw General .jwmbly ojW. Carolina to employ am' r- mart' Engim-frs to survey sundry rivtrs in t esuid stare, v. Gf.stlemkx In part discharge of the duties ''iiicli you have assigned me, 1 have surveyed the I a i- river from the town of Washington to twt of Louisburg ; and the Neu.-e ri)'er from tiie vicinity of Iialeih to the town of New hern. In making these surveys 1 have avail ml myself Oi the best infoj mation ! cot'.Id jirocur'.' from in telligent gentlemen, and the fads which I have to cnruiriiitncate are in part derived from them, but the most important fell under my own im mediate observation. The liitle time since these Wr-eys were completed puts it out of my pow tr t'j make to you a more dciailed Uepni t re 'I'fcting (hem ; but understanding that a general accwunt is desired, that it in a v" be l.iid before toe General Assembly now 111 session, 1 submit Jim the following Kkvort : TAH lilVER. Abotit two miles below the town of "Wasliing 1 the navigation of the river (here called the "intptico) is obstructed by roots and logs which Pr"jPct above th bed and against which vessels :rt'iuently strike As they expose vessels to ;ni!inciit danger (and as they constitute a great pediment to v!ie navigation of the river below men can pass them without much difficulty Five miles above Greensville terminates w hat are called the Turnabouts. These are a series of short acute angles, iuterlapping each other these two Locks may le estimated at 14,000 Around some of these the velocity of the current ! dollars. There are many obstructions like is increased and the navigation is difficult. I those which are found below, vi.. logs, trees, ivc. When tiie river rises a little above its usual and 111 many places the river has a rockv bed. i c-i r i 1 1 - boats can pass across some of them, and j But those inpedimeiits may be removed w ith-1 I by cutting twenty-live or thirty rods across o- j out much difficulty, and a sufficient channel I thers, a direct and sale navigation might lie oh- 1 formed lor tiie passage of boats. When this I tained along this p .i t of .ie river. From this ! shall be done, there can be no doubt, the river i point to Tai borough, a distance of twenty miles, 'the behds of the river are more gentle and uni- may be made very useful to the country .-hove ; but as the river tets small towards Louisburg, I.- I. 1 1 .1 11 1 1 1 . . 1 .1.1 i-. 1 1 1 01 in : and lroni 1 arooroiign to the tails above, auv;;iu t,e musi oe taKcn 01 the rise lor the pas ' the serpentine course of the river makes a dis- j sage oi boats at some seasons. Indeed to t en tance of sixty, miles, wherea- the distance by I tier the river navigable in drv seasons even be - iuiiiediinents land is only eighteen miles. 'The to tiie navigation along this part of the river are, the i. nineii.se iiuniner of root-, logs and trees, which live fallen in various directions ol in some places lie quite across the channel. These ob sti actions divert the usual course of the current, to the great injury of the banks, which ate row so muUi washed and undermined that a number of trees are inclining and the next Ireihct will probably bring them down. These obstructions are increased by the cutting and tailing of trees into tiie nver by the proprietors of the banks These obstructions are found most in the short angles of the river and baffle tiie skiil of the low the falls for boats of ordinary burthen, Dams and Lockj must he constructed to provide not only for the slight tails, but for the general de clivity of tiie cj.rc.it: and this would be ren dered difficult by the low ness of the banks and the qu.cksands of the channel. Added to this, these works inu.-t be constructed of wood, as tiiei e is no stone to be found within a convenient distance ; an I such works cannt.t be rendered valuable with ut much good stone. On account ot these di.iieulties 1 am of opinion thai it must be inexpe.iii. -it to attempt to make this river na vigable at a. i seasons of the year. Its naviga tion may be improved in such a way as to am most experienced boatman, l'ney are the prin-1 s.ver the common purposes ol trade without cipal cause of an almost equal nunmer of baud gict expense, and in the present condition of Shoals which are agitated by tiie different cur- tiie country, toat will be deemed quite sufficient, re. 'Uo, and the lighter parts of which eventually I NliL'SK UlVEll. arrive at the great depot at Washington. ! I did not prosecute the survey of Tar river Were the.se obstructions removed so far as to . higher than Luui-burg, as the river there is allow the channel to conform itself to the gene- small, and furnishes no object of ain aik'quale ral course of the banks, the 1 iver would assume to the. expense ot improving it further. I pto- 1 a .smooth and uniform current, which would ad- ceeded to the Neuse and commenced the survey I mil of the oassa-re of titr'it flat bottomed boat:;, at tiie honorable Dav id .Stone's Mills. Here a at th'i9 place. Respectfully submitted, by BENJ. F. BALDWIN. 5fb December. ISlfi. A Surveyor WHO is of st rong constitution and active as well as a neat draftsman, if moderate in his terms, would meet with a long job. A 3i.il wright, ALSO wanted, who understands his. busi" ness. For further particulars apply to the Printers. Private Boarding. f TTAVING tor the ensuing year rented that JL commodious two story house on New liern S.reet ihe lale residence of vYitl. H. Haywood Esqr I propose to accommodate a tew young Ceiule. men end sn.ad boys with boardingand lodging on rea sonable terms. The pleasantness of its situation, and its contiguity to 1 lie Academy make it eligible fir student-. Apply to , DAN. DL'PUE. Ualeigh 6th Dec. 1816. 49 3t- JEWELLERY. I "'lie subscriber with Cash aud considerable JL pains having selected a great vaiiety ia New-York ami Philadelphia, offers fdr sale on very modeiate terms, the following articles of the latest importations, consisting of Ladies and Gentlemen's Gobi Musical Repeating & Patent Lever Watches, Silver do ol almost every des cription, also Gold Ciiairu, Seals and Keys of i the newest fashions, some superbly elegant, Gold vest anil Cornelian buttons and Sleeve do.; 111 which an advantageous trade might be carried iiaui is erected which ponds back the water in (J0d and Pearl set Earrings, Fiii"-er lliivs and on. If the utility of the navigation above the the river almost three miles to Hinton's hi idge, j Breast Pins, Clasps and bracelet, Gold Cor falls should be thought of sufficient importance 1 also in v'rabtree creek almost four miles, to near ' nolia 11 - ('oral and Jett Necklace, Miniature ?a to justify the expence of improving it, the first ! Judge Seawell's mills, and iu Walnut creek to : sCS iOU Lockets, &.c. &.c. Also Silver Soup obstacle to be surmounted, is at Andrews" ! Lync s' ford. From the top of this dam to the Ladles, Table, Desert, and Tea Spoons, Su -ar M ills. The falls here are short and have a de- ! smooth water below the mills, there is a fall of, 'r()il,ra. and Salt Shov.d. Sr-Usnra f'hima .fni scent of nine feet. They require one Lock 1 thirteen feet, seven inches and live tenths Pro- ashintuii) they should, if possible, be reuiov- I"1) remove those obstructions various means 'Hay 1. used. The most judicious, perhaps, Vftnl-.l 1 . . . ' j"'m ne to procure two nar bottooied boats or ''Cf vessels suitable for the. purpose, so con ette I by limbers as to atlmit of a convenient 8pkf r-j", them. To these boats should be Uacle a windless, bloc" arm t'nJt!e, -n ctllCT P"Wer whirh would be prin:il to raisp. the most. "'not all of them, sufficiently high to disengage eifl. Should any of the roots or logs resist the P'ver that could be thus aonlied, I know o! no ""her vay of removing thein, than bv the assis- which may be connected with the mill dam now built. The expence of this Lock may be esti mated at S tt,000. 'From this place to th Great Falls, a distance of two miles, the river is j smooth and gentle. From the first f these falls to the dams built ny the proprietors of the milis on each side of the river, the distance of which varies from fifteen to thirty rods, and the river's having a rockey bed, there is a fall of twelve fjet. Those dams pond the water back to the foot cl'Goodson's falls, a distance of lour hun dred yards or thereabouts. Those falls consist of rapids over a rockey bed of the river, hav ing a descent of four feet in a distance of seventy or eighty rods. If the navigation be improved directly down the river, two locks will be re quired to pass the Great Falls and one to pass Goodson's Falls. If it were improved by a ca nal along the bank from the head of Goodson's Falls to the foot of the Great Falls, only two locks would be required for the whole rout. The latter would certainly be the best plan for improving the navigation at this place: but it w ould probably effect the mills which are here built. The e::per.ce necessary to be incurred Spectacles of all kinds, and suited to all ages, cecdingdouii the river to Smithheld, 1 found silver Calendar Pencil Cases,' Tooth Picks, 1,0; ioi.oni.ig ,.tns u. succession. 1 ne instances yeeve Buttons, Knitting and Netting Needles, between wind. ere not measured by me, having Bodkins, Hooks and Eyes, and Fruit Knives, been measured some time ago by Captain Scott siivcr ,nuUnted Swords, Epauletters and of llale.gh, who kindly lavoured me with l . piuhies. Packet Iis.toU, Rima and castors, Gilt, notes ' j Steal, and Silk WTatch Chains, likewise a dozen Ihe Hen exthtckensMall, distant poles, b.l. 1 , of the best kind of Eight day Clocks, warranted : to perform well, with or without nice .uahog. 1 ; ny cases, Sec. &c. &c. 0 I Watches and Clocks of the most complicated : kind, carefully repaired with promptitute and warranted tor twelve months. The above mentioned Goods having been bought almost entirely with Cash the undersign ed is enabled to sell them at reduced prices for Cash. The subscriber would do injustice to his feed ings were he not in this manner to return grcato ful acknowledgements to a generous public for past favours, and. assures them that be will use. his utmost endeavors to deserve a continuation of them. J. .SCOTT. N. B. Cash given for Old Gold aud Silver. Raleigh, Oct. 3J. 49 tf- lrom Stone's mill, Hinton's Broken Leg Pennells Penuells' Fish Dam Battle's Fish Dam Bryants' John Hinton's Fish. l)3in Win. Hinton's do. Rogers' Percys' Smiths' Watson's Fi.-ih Data Watson's small falls KiUingworths' Lockhart's Fish Dams Vincents' do do Wilkinson's do do - s OOj 3 HO 40'.) l2(')j 'J. 476 70 456 861 llti 302 5-15 110 260 ltiJ 849 1384 6 0 r O o 8 4 5 0 4 1 3 4 c"v O 4 9 1 1 2 1 .1 U I ; I 1 'r V -Ml ,l ' : 1. 1 .- - J '. 1 - . 4: U V 1
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