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RALBldll, (N. C.) FmtiAir.JULY 25, 1817. .
VoL DC.
Xo. 30.
nV TOflMW HltKIUOS. JITS.
lrt"HtrT'f Thri.-C Dollars par mmlin-So p"?'' will he
ftrfviSMBt at least $1 SO is paid ia ad, and no paper
art! paii- .
North-Carolina,
f 1DMMMIE rOlKTt.
gaurf 0 'Equity. Robert Kyle, tv WiiUiain tie,
iT ?P,iri"3 SStisiSeuuii Ol ma kXTnn wm vrw,
i I Jit Klc K K.ine xjcimunu lu uui "us iwawca iw
litrtSntftiaiatlt.ai tlW'MMnrVWiwiMn
tared eLtts. ' It U tlieivfare erjctvd by tbk 1m
eoartth;4 tla ssM ChvUxoph Kle appear , at
.yaVfl tw tfl this ourt to fce holden on tie nru Monday
jjrtthe rt& Mosdsy la SeyW mix next at the Cort
yrtt at Aahtnlle Ue and ("acre to plead, answer or Ucauir,
all CooipUiosnt'a BiJU as fur as rtsp.-;ti bim the sail!
jOifijtopher Ky 'H he token ra cnfe40t and act for
k?n txpwt at IM next term.
1,T WILUAM U. SMITH, C. . E.
State of Nortel Carolina,
txpatAcorxTt.
(rf ffiy, fJrJ .VAiy r rA .Vfcidu
, 1117. v
JjM-ph Cttjud, Adin'r. of lUnry Irs, des'd r William
K.we, llamH f ranee, SarkCo.)y, Nathan I Seaies snd
Mirv kui u, Ix irt ol linrj Frai.oc, deccc!.-Urii
a! Bill
T T appearuic to tfie utfatartioo of the eoart 0t tltc dcfo
duKts to ( : WtUbcvKraacr, Uanuil Frmce, Sarah Ci
lev, Nathaniel 8eal aa4 Mary hi wife, do not rea4c i(h
b the limiu d this state. It b Ihrvfor arJM-cd, that publics
H6n be toads lor six wceu aueacsatrciT w ue star, ormiea
l ot ttaWrft.Vtt"Wathry anMar al U nest Coat to b
Euaiavmi tsat third Mdudrt aurr tbe loartb VtoaixYli betv
tfmbM nest, and Dlearf, saaarrr or Jiinur, the till U1 he U
4 pt aoaieaao ad Keard exroi-te anM thora. '
t prodC6 acorrftipondiDjdi3i:reoceiQ
price tl frtiiit, which la &ltar tote Uktn
Apr 3 20, U17
ax
FOK THE STAR.
Thirty Dollars Rewaitl.
nUNAW AY from th Subacribcr, on the niht of rt 7th
liiUUnt, a negro man by Oil- name of SAM, u.ime to
V oat 23 Tears ot a?e, anu about nvc teeL a or inches
1uf)i,he has a scar wider hi left car, uomioiteil by a airi,
kcrried with him the folio ing cluthing, viz : two pair oi
Anils, one of towrktii and tlte other of nankeen, a rouud
f aefcet made uf blat k clnth, and a itstcoat of mixt homi snun,
r - -i i ... i. i :ii . . i w : . -i
fjoeif lie tao avfii'i it. Tlio abC'Ve ficwanl will lie pi row Ho a
trseraon that will delirer t aid negro to me in the city of
igh et all rtrsouauu- expenee pani ; or lUdolian H taken
eoafiiiL'd in any Jail iAlhi? State to tht I ret him nrtun.
wrchased the auid negro of Mr. Elish H Ucn.d, of Oute
G'asty, who said Ue ium negro belonged to a Mr. Timothy
laltouot kaiu county, at tLe Uiot I pnrrititseri Imn.
JUMAll ULlA.LWil.
10th July, 19J7. 8-3w.
A List of Letters,
REMAINING in the Tost office at n.lisborouth, fNT.
lit July, 181 7. S
. Absolom Alston, A bner B. Bruice, AbsolOm Batler,
.Wbald I). Murphrr, (2) Alfred Horn. Alexander Fkddis.
Oileb Willson, Chesley F Fauacit. Charles Cox. Cath-
fM Bowen. Darluig AnUris, Jas-h Shaw, David Hay,
titton. lJuncan t-neron. rUwara Unvis, lid-
thi4lSerAc howeter hi toatrut with the ri-
tt fltt that the difference iu the cost of the
two
the price ol freifht,
freoi the planter. And adQiittinz thit decked
mcl could he constructed to uk Tobacco
dl)ord to advantage tnd pa the canal, it
must alwav be understood that the encre&sed
expense I freight must be bourne by the, plan
ter. A common Tar nrer boat, inch as' plies
between Tarborough and -Waahinjton, and
wttfwtAld answer for. Koiuoke, tat 41d
Citrj fifty hogJieadj of Tobacco, would ot
onhr S when a decked tfisel f qud ar-
riese vited fur the canal would cost not le.a-
than 81300. The tlitficnlt navigation betwf.cn
Roanoke and Norfolk, owing to the interven
tion of the sound, mast then from the change of
crafu, or the expensive construction of new
oues, cxpesl suited for aU purposes of the
navigation, render the transoortation expensive
Mr. Henderson I notici'd in your paper of ; ami C08tly agencies neceiaarj to the planter,
the 2rth ultimo, a piece signed GranviUe upon before he can dispose of his produce atadeired
the subject ot the iloaiicke Navigation. It is tnarket. In Peter&burg, and it has, long been a
no doubt a pleasure to your readers, to meet fojhion there, which the illibtralitv ol the mer
witli such a production, as it is well written, j c,ata of that place render necessarv, a planter
fraught with good sense, and jyourtrajs the truth ! n?t stn a boghead of tobacco to advautage, it
vith inte'.lint suggestions as to probable fo Con8Jt:rcd, though he carries it himself to
ture refcults. 1 market, but he must aive a commission of two
ri 1- a:1- rl il il.i iL. a .... '
ine last luca oi ui aumur mat hip urst
hest wish of a North-Carolina Patriot is th.1t
some means could belM-sil to divert the trade
of Albemarle and Pamptico t LenoKvilte and
Beaufort," has ptoduccd fiom me the following
remarks.
PobicsMng some ptactical knowledge of (he
sounds of lorth-Carulina. and of eomc of the
rivers which wipty into them, and knowing t lie
greit wishofthu legislature of the state in a na
tional point of view, to haveatown and outlet of
our own, as was expressed in their appoiiit:u ?it
of commissioners for that purpose, my mind na
turally dwelt a little upon the subject. That
the Roanoke is the most important river in the
old United States, except the Hudson, there
fnrd Turner, Elizabeth Waters, Edward WMtimm, Llis!v .cari be but little question. And it is cjertainly
tek&L i matter oUui-prise that her waters should have
...... . , g,. . hiuiu, utuig.: j
-ueora-e i umm. ieoriri
ififkard, Georjt Johastou, Gcoijfe Hett. Henry Good-
nw, Henry rorrest, Hubbard buns, Ileary Hunt, Hu Ax
CA;y.-J(jltn Vsithook, (5) James Webb, James WTl
Eim, (3 ) John Taylor, Josiah Turner, (4) John Umead,
iuaca bhepard, James Stewart, Jo'an M Dade, Jamts Mur
ioaU, Jcromiah Edge, Jamei L. Wortham, James Mtbane,
Jnfc Wiltuitus, (2) J. Newbaud, (2) Jno.Lindsey, Jno. Lone,,
John Utfimea, Isaac Holdcn, John GatisV John Gate, James
'CtaeeyvJoha J-fCatil, Johu Carrtngtoq, John Ctig, Jjtn
1 CriiiC
rfHHMj JcaetrV BoHn," James HJ'-t&V:
Jaba U. Vickard, JplinKalin,'John Vickars, John
fZlin, Jataes Mahcr. LuSeoby, Lewis Person, Lucy
'A Curry, Mr. Carineton, MiwAI- House, Maiy , Wayne
3ft M'Clir, Matthias Ilalacad Mark Henderson, M.-unha
,F&tt, Mary tt. AndentOo, Mark Andria, Mary Anderson
jrwu iniu, rouj uuihufkii, nvwiu viumi, itooerx ;j;ivis,
Kert 1 hOtasK, WK H V aliiar, MoDert Mebane, lirbec
M HoHen, Ueubin Day, Rich'd. 1). Ashe, Samuel WiUon
rri . . . q x r - c . i . e--
uunei i iiojiuis, oaiujnuu mwrc) ooiomnn Liea, ousRnnalt
.licksonSamuel Kerr, Sarah Hall, Samuel Edminston, The
f ophilus Thomsoo, Thomas Kerk, Thoows Flint, Thomas
.Doiimiml, Stephen CarrHl .-William Frew, sen. Willy
I Sh, William Terry, f-2) WilUa Anderson, William Pik,
tWillim Roach, WilUs Wills, William Kirkland, William
filorrow, Wm. Manner, Win. T. Backas, William H. Good-
been permitted until this day useleisly aud un
used to roll in silence to the ocean unburdened
by the nch productions of her shores. But I
imagine one sweeping expression will compre
hend the cause, the want of well directed en
terprise. The plan in contemplation and which
M .iuw in trozrest bY.trrajtoanokt ftavia
, .. - w . - - - - --- ' -
a" ii w J? - 1 1 M.
JO.
tat William Tery. Zackus Burrows.
RICHARD L GOOK P M
Hilbboroagh, July 1, 1817. r a3tspd.
: - Stafe of North Carolina,
sLj ' ''-V 'WAKE COTV.
Max Term, 1817.
Bpi-
puB foUowm persons obtejnCi pet mission to retail
I i nutosa nuors oy tne mau measure, viz :
I BreU WttWTO--V Tharp, &co. Joseph HMfield,S.
f BriEdadTansiKJoim neviaj Jcee tiill, Wil
am Andrews, 6eorge Bntsfield, Littleton 1 vey, Busbee ainl
JFeanel;, TheopWTfts Sanders, Wm. Curtis, Burwi-ll Buttle,
'SnwcUobhson nVilliaro .Wilder, enrv Hardic, Richard
Kgbert3, tt Co. 'Jatnc. H.-iors, eto. Caleb J eter, William
' Ordcifeil ia be jftijligTiedio.'tlia Suite GaicJte
' ''-'Vi.' i B. 8. KIN'fi, Cle.rk.
GjrThose hoae uamrs a is prefixed have obtained Li-
vwpst tue puer& uayo njM apple
;itafe of orth-CrraHna
Voi(tt efJPkat and Qitartkr Hendom, Junr, I sir.
saneaSobin- canai around the falls is universally approved
ot. out alter the produce from above is afloat
below lae tails speculations are numerous, as
to the best and moat convenient outlet to the
sea. The current of opinion seems to set in at
this time to Norfolk j and why should it do so r
1 will answer, for' two reasons j first, on account
of the Virginia Capital employed in the opening
ot the river, and that state pride which always
accompanies it, and secondly the want of state
pride tn the direction of the North-Carolina in
terest, associated with a modest uu?ssuminj
wish t take the supposed cheapest rout without
fully investigating the importance ot the sub
jest. The way to ;Nai folk is already partially
opened, anu jor no or. ier reason, as l conceive
the citireus ot North-Carolina, without Idoking
Sufficiently far, soem tacitly to agre,e it will-do.
Suppose then the produce of Roanoke is sent to
fNonoiK, now wm uoe sent mere, , wnat uni
culti&e will attend it ? The river boats will carry
it to rivmuuth ; it Kiust then be reshipped on
board decked vessels to cross Albemarle sound
aud to ascend Tasquotank river to Elizabeth
It may jro orp tl.ence in the canai boats to Nor
folk. This will produce the tripple necessity
ot three uiilerent sorts ol cralts to Norlolk,
order to meet the shipping for foreign markets
I I If 1 ' . I - 1 J 1. A
ana an run per ceou to a xooacco w
sell for him. And how will it be as to commis
sions and extra charges uii-!er these- increased
difficulties f I would now ask, is there no way
for the wealthy'and independant state of North
Carolina, who has always been shamefully tri
butary to Virginia in a commercial point of view,
to shake oft' the shackle of her bondage ? is
there noway within her own limits by which
she can have a god uninterrupted boat naviga
tion to where good ship navigation commences,
or must she be the last of all, and by way of cap
yuz the climax, be compelled notwithstanding
all tit attending difficulties, to send the produce
of Roanoke to Norfolk ? It mizht be said frem
the grand display xf public spirit manifested by
oar last legislature that North-Uarolina 15 wil
ling at least to surmount ordinary difficulties for
the te neat of 'k market within her limits. She
has. appointed, commissioners to Survey ourJ
A ,:i'4, il i . i ''J 1 1 ' .a 1
coast, to report me rnasi suuaoie outlet to tne
ocean, as werl"a$be. uiost eligible cite fat a
town; Even ihe. ooenihir old Ruknoks- inlet is
nnr-uiMKTirg cneabotk. ar iinpessible. As the itateas
f PV1(tIlv':!--r,ter ''Mddi-y ilefcndant. Original At-
! Jame)ttt, tcturned levied on a tract of land.
.f avtlusopfsrtj'Attaolicd, is condemned ami a judgment hy
iuuiuyaig grantcu Uic plaintiff. Onlcred that tlie (leteuri
Wt lliBirttJouxtof Weas and .uarter Scss:oi
Vf5,titaibr.aiii)iit)otNorthampt04i at the Court hou$..-
nfHJluntynvile fiit MoHda id September next, replc-
vi y-uir-enswer or JUemiu-oihemse juogment, hnal will b
wed amuiist Wirt, auA that a Copy of tUiHorder be ft-rthvt'
feet water ; of this description they are passing
and repaying daily. .There are but two aSoau
that pre-sent any dj faculty, one it off Plnej
Point, the othe off Bell's marsh, and any bor
in the neighborhood of cither, U a good pilot Iot
either.
l(avlo; the prodace of Roanoke boated to
some place to be K letted on Parnrtic it will ,
ba easy frora thence to make all shipiaeuu to '
the Weal Indies direct, and conveniently to a
ny part of the continent of N. America. 'A Euro
ropean trad is now carried on from these wa
ter', but should target tesela than caeKcros
Ocrsxock with to take id l.eids, they ean receive ' -them
at Ioxtine,iich is one way Uuiehip
ments are now mad from Newbern.- When
this plan is viewed ia Connexion with, the open
ing of Tar and Neuse rivers, it will be teen e
vidcntly that we have a fair prospect .for the
concentration of our immense trade from the
country watered by those rivers tt Lenoxyiller
which is one of the safest harbours in the south
ern states, allowing fifteen feet water out, and
an excellent chance to load deeper If desired
over the bar. I saw a ship of upwards of four
hundred tons take in her deck load over the bar. '
at Old Topsail, and during the time of - ber be
ing at anchor, it bleNv tremendously, t ut she
rode out the gale apparently with no apprehen
sion. Indeed it ia notorious to the commercial '
world, that the hodse of of Petersburg;
duringthe late war, transported from tbat place,
by Norfolk through the canal, and te sounds
of North Carolina, large quantittes of TobacQ
and Flour which were shipped out at Old Topif ; .
sail for European markets, under the supposed ;
false assumption of Russian and Swedish co
lours, thereby fatning upon the impoveriahei ' v
condition of the planter, bat at the same time
evidencing a dereliction of principle, and a to '
tal disregard of that homage and respect whick v r
they were bound to pay Uf) return for the pfQ-i
tection of the laws. This toes to show, to sair
the least of it, that some of, tneVifgihians i ,
though they find great fault with' -our water " 1 ":' 'v f
and our outlets, can use them to great advtin ;.;-'iV
tage,' when they ctf't use their own. ' 5 ,v-?:vr .
as rtortriTL;aroUna begins to teel and r-
some state pride add her citizens some interest; 1 '
tn havipg a place df trade of their own, it is oiif, .
iy, necessary as 1 nave enueavourea to snows t ' v f
connect the waters of the Roanoke and Tarm '
v..
illing i do so trnlch to further the view. end
object yf. trade withrniher 4mnts, I conceive a
nlan mavbe susses ted and it execution4 honed
for, that will disenthral U9 from the shackles of
Virginia bondage, and by which we shall at the
same tune be lur rushed with the best market and
best outlet that can be presented for the pro
duce of the state, ihe plan 1 propose is to n
mte the waters of Roanoke, with tbose of Tar
river. I am no Engineer, but I will neverthe
less suggest, that a canal might be cut to lead
the waters of Roanoke into those of Fishing
creek near Enfield ; or that a canal might be cut
frm tilt) Scotland Neck settlement to Tarbo
rough, or from VV'illiamston to Washington, or
perhaps with best e,8ect from Plyiuputh to the
head of rungo river. An Tingineer could best
select the situation for a canal, and 1 think be
more profitably employed than in viewing Croa
tan soand to daui it or old Roanoke inlet with
a viewfb. open it, both of which from the view I
took of them, though it was on a stormy day
must remain as they are, beyond the controu
of man. It. is supposed that a canal might be
cut so as effectually to unite the two rivers 0
less length and
folk ctnal. A
of msch less dosn than the Nor
nd can't N." Carolina to
effect
dJomiirJ otherwise judgment final will be
Wserfcd for threet, months v stieeessivoly in tlie M Star'" pub-
mm
. C. HARRISSON', elk.
ifTATE OF,0RTH-CAUOLLVA, V
T spjvarlitg tp (lie aatirfatOon of the. t'6'irtr'thittihe Dcfarii
dan dves notvsidiltliii' Uitf BmRs of j(Ms..!te.V jt b
pde;V4)Vthe';6ourtidit'puhUo.aion be mudifpr slje- Wei
:wva,p uu .uuejfri aar. tnai unless ineieiei(f!iui:
"Y?Uhext Odurt to ji holdea RfnlnrCpUnty oMcncfsi t
v,livo f Uie CWi ltpudc in W1, .tigrtli on the CfCh &km 1
)y constructed to ply between, the falls and
iNortijlk, the arrival. 01 winch have been an
nounced at Halifax, by way of the canal. I ad
mit crafts of this sot;t may be built to, answer to
a curtain extent, out the chief staple of trade
which the Roanoke is intended to send to mar
ket is Tobacco, which article will not store well
in a vessel of the construction of the one winch
appeared at Halifax. Her dept.li of hold was
four feet three inches only with a breadth of
beam of thirteen or fourteen feet. Such a ves
sel1 w)ulil &tuw a hogshead of Tobacco only a
long her keel, in consequence of tin flow' other
sides. This probably would enable her to carry
a load not equal to half her tannage, When
we.look'atthe cot of this vessel, this common
carrier, like which all must be that cross the
sound, and find that it was not much less than
PS.rbL tiorthfCtftpHuai'- f i-'"
nwt ABdrevr; iMUktjkarK'artus. Jo id Hicks. Junior1..
' Qrighia) A'ttashmcut, tctiui.eill levied ( tract of luuLa-V
f inintirlin ltu.iTvv Willie 1 1 .t2j fiu An.iMt1l)- ...v . v
v ...... .j v j ..n..u v. . ...m. rfjfAruiW nnu itviiw
fl VIE pefenditrvt nrf. (Living entered- hs Rprtearanot a judg'
JL "inejvy ieTanir w grnntea trie I'tiuiiHtts,' and a writ ot,
qaiiy ie a aricc thtsa to he.f0i.U(l at next ttfrm, atd It is
rileoed that tlie dnfenrfal; appojiv at tlio,.1ncxt ennit if pleas
nd (uattef sestonrtO Jnrhefd for u.' ftointy of Jfoltharoploii,
MicCoVP-bcrose' )wieoiinty''i the first Monday in Sep
embcr mxt, repfevv, blead unsw?r dr demur! otlwrwige indg-,
t tinal will be feetfered against hioi t d kh ordered that
Vcopy of (his oriei.4 forthwith insrsted fir UifeB Vuouilis
one Ciousand dollars, if any, her diminished ca
pacitv! to .'V&tryTobaoco, we necessarily set
, that the treiMvt of that article must be enhanced 1
W12 ia-D?bn(rtii to the increased difficulty' of
"l-n h p or;uti o n jf by that much less will the plan-
i e constructed with greater depth of
a,,.. 'I-sines more perpenaicaur, tuereoy
xi U.. in.- t. .17:.. i..-A . 1 1- . - '
beftesuitfd for the storaue
Vnel6?fiir.
i f VQ'trt of PLi &jJXfonrtdnSisil ffir"."' M1' : Bfakitir sr. Capacity
&l " ' T-:v - "JSl-'i-"- ''J V V V w4V.a
oittliat, tfjuttitrn will neceesarily ; draw too
mgrciw'tjw top tne canai, wnicuin dry seasons
calhhot be ferHnllVcifirntlv from its. situation, as
former experience" testiiien ; for jd propoition
a jvib i'i vsw vcasci ruic uvw ui uer bines
ao in "poppflioii .will she lose her biiSyahcjf and
incteas he- draft water. Subh a, vessel as
appeared at llal,ifa's. (and I imagine it was one
Sttitedtartrade xol eorr rowkfetajiiilMMirca ? f
j i t i - t n ii
t ca in ti ri: a a rii i nnns( ha na niun ac a ni'iri if
But it may be said decked vessels are alrea- Com an basdoue fur a es3one ? ShouU this
canal b cut, we should then have good boat na
vigation without interruption, to Sosie plade to
be selicted, a suitable stite fir a town, and
good Ship navigation afterwards, which would
conipieugij oovj;iie me immense iiiiiicuuy pre
sented a?his time by the intervention of Albe
marle sound ami 1 asquotank river in the way to
Norfolk. And if the waters of the rivers are
united any uhc,ie, it will be seen by the map
even, that a very direct rout wjll be obtained to
tiie ocean. But t0 go round by Croatan, or to go
to Norfolk, will involve in either casa a difficult
and circuitous navigation. Suppose then boat
navigation terminates somewhere upon Pampti
co, the put to Ocracock will be. direct and easy
for all vessels that can cross that bar either to
go coast-wise, or to the West Indies. It may
be objected ho wever, that vessels suited for the
European trade can't go1 out at Ocracock. I
will admit that the water upon that bar and
swasli Rear it is not as good as we could wish it,
but'that there: is a trade carried on frora New
bern and other places to Europe can't be denied.
The fine brig Superb of Newbern, oT between
two and three' hundred t6n9, cleared out from
Newbern for Bristol ori the I6th ultimo, with
the late President of the Newbern Bank and
his family on board as passengers. But to do
away ail difficulty. European shipments may be
made frdciLenoxville nearly opposite old Top
sailr '"Arid frotn the town on Pamptico the
course will be direct to lienoxVille through Core
Muiiti),' il'nd. the''distahc'Will'not be very great,
for from Welshington at the? head of the river to
LehoxVille, is only one hundred miles. But it
is generally supposed at a distance that the na-
wilt flow the immense produce of Roanoke, Tat
and Neuse rivers,' & all their tributary streams
The Grtat Western Cstnat which is to unite the waters oj
the Lakes with the Hudson, is of immense national (lupor- i
tance, and Has accordingly excited much interest Th
Celebrity of the project may have been a little Juicresiscd
by the splendid talents which have originated sod promot-
Cd tt those of Dewttt Clinton j pat its expected etTecfs np
on the trade of the Lakes, of Canada, of the Ohio and otheip
waters of tile Misiissippi, make il regarded asoueof tho
strongest ligaments that cn bind together the United States)
in the bonds of mutual interest It seems a report hail
lately been niade and published on the subject, by tne cortK
missioners ; accompanied by the plans, views and estimates
of the Engineers. This report we have not seen, fyH ait
excellent summary lias been extracted from it by the Edi
tors of the Columbia, fS. C. J Telctc ope, which wkvaij
ourselves of in order to .give to our readers a correct idc
- of thh particular Canal, and also tp diffuse some general th
formation on the subject of canalling that la mUith wantetf
by tlie public ; and in tlie hope, furthermore, that it "wil
tend to keep up and increase tliat spirit of enterprise h
"North-Carolina, whieh is now so happily and SuiceS3fu"JJr 1
ditccted to objects of internal improvement. J '
THE GREAT CANAL.
The long projectalfafcnal in the western parts)
of New-York, which hala excited every where a
considerable degree of interest, will, undoubt
edly, very soon be commenced, and we qoesy
tion not will in due time be completed. , Th
official report bf the commiasionets, with tfie,,
maps, plans, surveys, and estimate of tlie en
gineers, lias lately been published. The canal
io exienu irom tne c-uy or Ainany, on tne
"v..
answer a 1.i.'l. , ;.r nlt a .lifr-.n. tu;
IS
Hudson, to the mouth rf Buffalloe creek on
lake Er ie, a distance of 153 miles, and the ot ,
pense is estimated at little less than fife mil-.' j
lions of dollars, or not on, the average quite i
fourteen thousand dollars a milf. The dimen
sions of the canal and locks are to'be as follows, v i
viz. width of the surface, forty feet; depth of 4. 4
water, four feet ; the length or.a lock, jhinety
feot, and its width twelve feet in the clear.
Vessels of 100 tons may navigate a canal of this ;
size and lumber and spars, of any required, , '
length, may be transported uponvit. ; "s
The commissioners begin theif "survey at lak t
Erie. Buffaloe is made the point of comorunif! . . y.
cation with the lake because it has a capacious , ,
narborior boats and shipping, ltthe reader , '
while perusing -flie following :'efcposition of the ' ; v
canal, has any tolerable' map of New-York we '
fore him, he will more readily comprehend it. ' , .'',
From ButTaloe to Genesee riv.ee two route
are taken into view and each have theip parti- ;
cutar advantages and disadvantages, but, a se
lection of either had not Been decided on One
route, and apparently the favorite one, is froitt
Buffaloe along the- margin of the Niagara' tivir '
to Tonewonta creek, a distance of-1,6 miles.; " It
is then proposed, by erecting a dam', to raiser
the waters of this creek 4 i-a feet to the level ,
of lake Erie, and to form a towing path along:
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