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4 ' v V v - ' - Own r the plan, of fair, celightfnl Ptere, ; . ; , 1 , .' '. 7 " ,1
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Litters from . GmsWashihgton'. -;
Yc need not solicit the atteri tion
four readers to the,following letters.
The r.itte of Washington is sufficient
to met it. The subject i One which
vss near to the heart t)f the writer.
Theer letters shew what minute- in
vestigation he made of the capacities
Vf the country for Internal improve.
' ment,' and how highly important he
considered the pbject now proposed
to be effected br the means of the Po-
tcmac Canal ; r.. ; :
Mount Vernon Jan. 11, 1788.
Dear Sir When I had the pleasure
to see vou in Philadelphia last summer, I
think (if my memory. serves me) that you
lrcntioned. ir. the course of conversation.
1 vcur havine lately been in that part of
the western couniry no utiween
the sources of the CVyahoga, Muskingum
and Bic: Feaver. As I ara'desirous of
learniiifr some particulars relative to that
part of the country, as well to gratify tny
own curiosity, as to satisfy several gentle
men of distinction in other countries, who
have applied to me for; information upon
the ubject, I shall take it as a particular
faror, if you will resolve the following
queries, viz :
1. What is the face of the country be
tween the sources, or canoe navigation,
ofCayaboga, which discharges itself in
to Lake Erie, and the Big Beaver ; and
between the Cayahogaiand Muskingum ?
2. The distance between the waters of
the Cayahoga, snd each of the two rivers
above mentioned ? r
3. Would it be practicable, and not ex
pensive, to cut a canal between -the Cay
aboga and either of the above rivers, so
as to open a communication between the
waters of Lake Erie and the-Ohio ?
Whether there is any more direct,
practicable, and easy communication be
tween the waters of Lake Erie and those
of the Ohio, by, which the fur and peltry
of the upper country can be transported
than these ?
Any infprmation you can give me rela
tive to the. above queries, from your oyn
knowledge, will be most agreeable; but
if that is not sufficiently accurate for you
to depend upon, the best and most au
thentic accounts of others, will 6e very
atceptable. . . . .
As a'determination of the. points here
referred to, may4 tehd to promote the
commerce; population, and welfare of
the country, 1 know it will, to you; my
. clear sir, be a sufficient apology for any
trouble which this letter may give.
With great esteem, I am, dear sir, your
trost obedient humble servant,
GEO. WASHINGTON.
' The Hon. Gen.'lRviNE.
Xfmrit reman, Feb. i78S.
Dear Sir I have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt of your favor of
the 2Mb ultimo,' and to thank yorf-forthe
information contained fn it.'
As a communication between the wa
ters of Lake Erie and those of the .Ohio
s a matter which promises great utility,
& as every step towards the investigation
cf it may be considered as promoting the
general interest of our (country, 1 need
net make an apology to you for any trou
ble I have given on the subject.
I am folly sensible that no account can
be' sufficiently accurate to hazard any
eperations upon, -wunoui an actual sur
Mv obiect in wishing a -solution-of
the queries proposed to you," was that I
might be enabled to return answers," in
some degree satisfactory to several men
f distinction in foreign countries, who
have applied to me for information on the
subject in behalf of others, who wish to
npage in the fur trade ; aod at the same
time to gratify my own curiosity andas
.'1st me in forming a judgment of the prac
ticability of npenng:"a communication,
should it ever be seriously mconxerapia-
.Could a channel once.be opened to
rtrv&rJfrfim the lakes
W"i 'l lilt IU1 , pvtlkj " -
into the waters of the Ohio, and from
fherce into the Atlantic States, its adva0-
tapr would be so obvious as to induce an
pinjon that it wmld'irj a short time, be
come the channel of conveyance for much
the greater pait of the commodities bnt
from thence. The trade between New
Vork and that quarter is subject to great
inconveniences from the fength xf the
communication, number of portages, and
at seasons, from ice. : Yet it has, not with-
sriMlinn U . . xnT.n mith cnrrcc
I shall feel myself much obliged by any.
fnrther information that -you may fiud
te.and 'incjiuation to Communicate to
B eon this head. ' '.. :' -i
. And am, with regard and esteem, dear
'r your cbedirnt servant; ' ' .
J GEOUGE WASHINGTON.
TbeHon. Gen. Irtink. r
-' : Mount Vernon, PcU31, 1 738.
karSir The.letterwitb wbich you
jsvcrtd me, dated tbe 6th instant, enclos
es a sketch of the waters nar the lines
Mch separate your sxate frofti I hat "of
' cw-York. came duly to hand : and for
,.ur politeness in sending. them, I offer
y7 acknowledgmenu and thanks.
AGHICULTTJTIAL,
Svitri his own hand, the guardian of the bees
Tor slips; of pines may search the mountain
f trees; :i. ' ' ". '
And with wild thyme and sav'rvv plant the
plain, . . r -T11.1
his hard horny fingers sche'wjtb pami
And deck with fruitful trees the fie'ds around,
And with refreshing waters drench the
( ' , ground. . : " :,-. . . - v; :
, Every station pflife has duties which
are proper to it.. J hose who are de.
f ermine?! by choice fo anr particular
Icind of business, are indeed more hap
py than, those who are determined Jbv
necessity; nut both are under an eaual
snblipafinn of fixing on employments,
which niay be either useful to them
selves, or beneficial to others : no one
rf the sons of Adam ought to think
himself exempt from that labour and
industry which were denounced fo
our first parent, and in him to all pos
terity. (
X Th ose to whom.birth or fortune ma y
seem to make such an application un
necessary,' ought to find out some call
ing or profession-for themselves, that
they may not lie as a burden on the
species, and be the useless parts oft
ine creation.
i Many of our country antJemen. io
their busy hours applv themselves
wholly to the chase, or to, some other
tliversion which thev find in the fields
and woods. Th? ;ive - occasion to
one of our most eminent English wri
ters to represent every one of them as
lying under a kind of curse pronounc
ed to them in the words of Goliath.
I will give thee to the fowls of the
air and to the beasts of the field."
jr. Though exercises of this kind, when
indulged with moderation, may have
a good influence both on the mind and
body, the country affords many other
amusements of a'more noble kind.
1 Among these I know none more de
lightful in itself, and beneficial to the
public, than that of planting. I conld
mention a nobleman whose fortune
has placed him in several parts of Eng
land, and who. has always . left tho?e
visible marks behind him, which' shew
he has been there:. he never hired a
houv in his life, without leaving all
about it the seeds of wealth, and be
stowing' legacies on the posterity of
the owner. Had all the gentlemen of
Kngland made the same improvements
upon their estates, our whole country
would have been at this time, as one
great garden. Nor ought such an em
ployment fo be looked upon as too
inglorious for men of the highest rank.
There have, been heroes in this art as
well as in others. VWeare told in par
ticular of CyrUR the Great, that he
planted all the Lesser Asia. There
is, indeed, something truly magnifi
cent in this kind of amusement : it!
gives a nobler air to several parts of
nature: it fills the earth with a varies
ty of beautiful scenes, and has some
thing in it like creation. For this
reason the pleasure of one who plants
-is something like that of a poet, who,
as Aristotle observes, is more delight
ed with his productions than any other
writer or artist whatsoever.
Plantations have one advantage in
them which is not to be found in most
other works, as they give a pleasure
of a more lasting date, and contioual
ly improve in the eye of the planter.
When you, have finished a building or
any other undertaking of the like na
ture, it immediately tfecay9 upon your
hands, you see it brought to the utmost
'point: of perfection, and from that time
hastening toits ruin.' ;
On the contrary, when yon have
;finished your plantations, they are still
arriving at greater degrees of perfec
tion as long as yoa live, and appear
more delightful in every succeeding
lyear than they did jn the foregoing,
t - But I do not only recommend this
'art to men .of estates as a pleasing
musemenf, but as it is a kind of virtu- j
;Ous employ ment, and may therefore
"be inculcated by moral motives ; par
'ticolarly from the love" which we ought
to have for our country, and the re
gard which iweougbt to bear for our
posterity. As for the first, I need
only mention ; what " frequently-observed
by others, that the incftase of
forest trees does by no' means bear a
proportion 'to the destruction of thjeni
ihsojnuch; that in a few ages the na
il ion may be at a joss to supply itself
with timber sufficient for the fleets of
Ehland.v l'kuuw ihea'a ra an talks,
of posterity in matters of thmlnature,1
he is looked upon with an eye of ridi
cule by fhe cunning and selfish part of
manino. 3iost pcopieareoi me nu
mor of ah old fellow of a college, who; j
when he .. was pressed by the Society j
to come into sometning inai mignc re
dound to the good of their successors,
grew very peevisn ; we are ai ways
.t t m " il r" . j .
ioing (says nei sometmng lor posien-
iy, uui i wouiu rain, see posterity uo
something for us." " ' h
cut l think men are mexcusanie i
who fail in a duty of this nature, siqce
it is so easily disregarded : When a
man considers the putting of a few
twigs into the ground is doing good to
one who will make his appearance in
the yorld about fifty years hence, or j
mm, ne is Dernans raaKiuir oue i ui uis
own-descendants easy or richi by soi
inconsiderable an expense ; if he finds
himself averse to it, he must conclude
that he has a poof and a base (heart,
vuui or an generous principles anu
love to mankind. s j
There is one consideration which
may very much enforce What I have
sain. Many honest minds .that are
naturally disposed to do .good. in the
world, and become beneficial to; man
kind, complain within themselves that
I rney nave uoc tajenis ior it. jxui.
therefore is a good office, vhci is
which may be performed bv multitudes
who have not abilities sufficient tode-
I serve well of their country, and to re
commend themselves, to their posteri
ty, by any other method. It i the
phrase of a friend of njie, whenany
useful country nelghbofHes, thai you
may trace him 5 which look upon as
a good funeral oration, at the death of
an honest husbandman, who hath left
the impressions of his industry behind
him in the place where he has lived.
Upon the foregoing considerations I
can scarce forbear presenting thesub
ject of that paper as a kind of moral
virtue, which I have already shown,
recommends itself likewise by I the
pleasures that attends it. ti must be
confessed, that this is none of those
turbulent pleasures which is ! apt to
gratify a man in the heat of youth ;
but if it be not more turoultirous jit is
more lasting. Nothing can be more
delightful than to entertain ourselves
with prosper ts of our own makingjariif
to walk a'nder those shades which our
own industry has raised. Amuse
ments of this "nature compose the dind,
and lay at rest all those passions
which are uneasy to Jthe soul of manjj
vriucs inoi. H'C'j' any. cugouuer
good thoughts and dispose us to lau
dable contemplations. Many of 'the
6IJ Philosophers passed away j the
greatest part of their lives among their
gardens. Epicurus himsslf could not
think sensual pleasure attainable in
any other scene. Every reader., who
is icquainted with Homer, Virgil, and
Horace, the greatest geniuses of all
anfiquity,' knows very well with how
muth rapture they have spoken on this
subject: and that Virgil in particular
has wrUten a whole book on the art of
planting. V ;
This art seems to have been more
specially adopted to the nature of man
i n hi s'pri meva 1 state, when he had I i fe
enougi to-see his productions flourish
in ther utmost beauty, and gradually
decay With him. One who Jited be
fore thi flood might have seen a wood
of the til I est oaks inxthe acorn : But
I only Mention this particular, in or
der to 'introduce in my next paper, a
history ihich I have found among the
accou ntjiof China," and which' myr be
looked u ton as an pntideluvian novel.
lE MAIL RUBBERS
In fepli to the censures expressed
bv f everal papers against the Presi
dent for having pardoned the two mail
robbers who had been: confined four
years in Trtiiton Ja'dHhe editor of the
Trne Amerxan says that an acqoaih- j
tance withlalf'the circumstances! of i
the case, so f ar from causing censure,
would occasbn aujapproyal of the' act
of the Fxectiive. Ile adds:--r 1
i:Their sicerej penitence and sub
dued temper giving' full : assurafjee
that they coull never again be tempts
ed fOwdo an ui just or 4im proper actr
their Revere liffering o f , j b od y an d
mind for more than four years, which
had sd far redjiced their health nd
spirits as to reiderjit alrijost certain
that they;cou!dhot live out the sum
mer in cxnfihenWdttheir anxiety to
see tneir rnenos ana ramiies, 1 ana
their promise to leave this jBotintryas
soon as they could get out of it rrthese
and many 'other circumstances, niade
such an impression in their favor on
the minds of all who saw anI conver
sed with them, a9 to produce stf strong
an appeal to the President, that he
could scarcely have resisted with pro
priety. We have neither time of room
to e n 1 arge a t presen t , but we ha v e
not the slightest j doubt of being able
to convince every upright Wind that
no blame whatever can attach, to - the
President on this occasion : but that
He has acted with his accustomed de
liberation and circumspection." .
WAKE AGRICULTUKAL SOCIETY.
A meeting of this Society will be held .at
Mrs Jeters Lone Room, on the Monday of
August County Court, at 11 p 'clock in ithe
forenoon, when It is hoped a general attend
ance will be given. . ' '
.;...:.. J. gales, secy.
July 14 11 ..-
A NEGRO MAN WANTED.
A NY person having a Negro Man for sale,
J a. vtirt nas bean used to wort -aoout a
House, can take caVe of a Hofse; work in a j
Garden, Sec; and who is of good character, I
may near oi a rurcnaserjia iair price, on
application to the Printers.. - ' .
July 30. , 1 43 3t
DR. W. T. JOHNSON.
TTAVING located himself in Raleigh, of:
IX.fers his professional services to the in
habitants of the city and adjacent country.
His shop is on Wilmington Street, adjoining
the store ot Mr. Wmv Wilhams.
Raleigh, !25th July, 1823 . , 443t
PROPOSALS 'Y:-.;f:;
For carrying the Mails of the United
States on the following Post Roads
will be received at the Genefat Post
Office until the 16th day of October
next, inclusive: '.
From Baltimore to Norfolk, Ta. once
week, by water." v,' : : : -'i '):;.
Leave Baltimore everv SatnrdaV at 6 ai rn'.
and arrive at Norfolk the next Monday by 9
a. m. : s . . .. !
. Leave Norfolk every Monday by 3! p. m.
ana arrive at Baltimore tne nejcx- vveanesaay.
by '4 p. in. : r. ",,' ,f ' '
i
j
From Norfolk, bv Sunolk. Summerton.
Manfiasferry.iMahaninBriJgej Blurfreesboro,
Northampton c. h. Roanoke Ferry, Halifax, j
SfQMrir.n"f.nriT. 1Vcw i R.vr F. Wflvneshurf.
1 . .... -hi ' " j ' : -
, and Cape Fear R. to Fayetteville, and then'ce
the same route to Nonolk,once a Week, X?
miles.
Leave Norfolk every Monday at 2 pj
m. i
and. arrive at Waynesburg the next 'Tburs-
Ulay by 8 p. m. .4 , , -
LeaVe Waynesburg every . Friday at b a.
m and arrive at Norfolk the next Monday hy
10 a. m. . :- : ' -'. " i ..
Leave Fayetteville every, Thursday at 3 a.
m. and arrive at Waynesburg same day by 8
p. m. .- '. . ; ' ;' 'I
. Leave Waynesburg every , "Friday at 3 a,
m; and arrive at Fayetteville the same day
by 8 p. m. i .: ... , - ' i .
NOTES. ;v ' 1 1
tv The Postmaster General may expedite f
ti ll
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2 'Ten minutes shall be allowed for open
ing and closing the mail, at all offices where
no parbcuiar time, specihed. ; 1 I ;
3. For every thirjty, minutes delay . (una
voidable? accidents excepted) in arriving af
ter the 'times prescribed in anv contract, the
contractor shall forfeit' five dollars and f if
.. 1 . ' - T , f il- Vjf
ine ae lay connnue uniu uie acparmre oi tny
depending mail, whereby the mails destined
for such depending mails lose a trip, a for
feiture of double the amount allowed for car
rying the mail one trip shall be incurred, un
less it shall be made to appear that the delay
Was occasioned by unavoidable accident; in
which case the amount of -pay for i trip, -vfill,
in all cases be forfeited. . 4 il i , i ,1,
4. Persons; making proposals are; desired
to state their prices by the year. - Those Who
I contract wui receive tneir pay ouaneny, in
4 he months ct Jt ebruary, May, August and
November, one month . after the expiration
of each quarter. ' ' - ; - ' 'i ' " ' ' V; ,
. 5. No other than a free white person shall
be employed to carry the -mail. '
v6. vvbere the proposer intends to convey
the mail in the body of astage- carnage, he
s desired to state it m his proposals ; and
the" stage must b'e of sufiicient sizc to conve
niently convey seven passengers'- t- r j ;
7.. The proposer should in- all cases, men
tion the number of the post-roUteVorv post
routes that he wishes td undertake,- ; . . j-
i 8. The Post-master: General .'reserves to
himself the right of declaring ahy contract at
an end whenever one failure happens, which
amounts to the loss i of a 'tn';'-.lfJ, 1
i 9:The distances stated are such as have
beeifceommuhicated to this office; and some
OLipem are oououess incorrect j on inis suo
jectthe contractor must infornl himself. - " r
lO. l The contracts are to b'e iu operation
on 'the first day of Janiarynt?an4'arle'to
continue :.Tceyears t - r"? ; "
' 1 7 JOliKrLEAN,-, . r .
- ' .- " I'cst-tnastcr General. ' '
' General Post-Office, r ' ' -
Wasliington Gity,gury 16 1B23 ' ;
- FpR SALE QR RENT;":
" Convenient UriDwel ling-House, con0''--:
taihing sjx Rooms,' with a (Kltcbehv r v
Suioakbouse,' a welt-fenped Garden, and
other conyentences,;at the corner ofD4 If ,
vie and iMDpwlStreets; within i 150 :
yards of one of , the .best Springs in 'the
city; -S' -rtt is . -:
; -i; . )g.':?jyfco J. GJLKS. r fty;
August 1. ;.:.:'- V
RAGS.
BEALF.R6 in'Rkgsvare hereby 1 notified
that the Prdririetor bt' the Raleigh: - J
tance at the PaperiMill only '.irhith.1 fa' si? , f '
tuatelon1 CraMree Creek, three mils . v
riorth of the City, m
TItft STJRSCRIBER V
YNFORMS the Ciizensf Raleigh, -tliat ;
V she is fitting up an EsUbirshment, where ;'V , j
can be! had Warm, Tfepid and Cold BATlrS ;
and that she will on Monday nexV; the 21st
Instant, and every following day, during the
piesent, season, be ready, for the, reception-;
of customers. As such an ; establishrnent '
must be very dfesiralile, and as Bathinglal
considered very healthy in so warm 'a climate
as this, the subscriber" hopes ta tneet jthi
some encouragerhenti ... A single warm 'bath ;
will be furnished ? for forty,' and a fold onte
fortwentyive cnt-or tickets can be had, V
three for one, and twenty fbr fire dollars--aach
ticket demanding a bath. .'V ; v;::
No admittance can be had, without a tic2.
et, or the money pai4 firsts -v ?. 'fi ': . p?
sirsAxiisuiiAujs.'
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Jiily 18.
sTAfE of Koaf n-cAROLrNA. ' :,. -
RowaniCounty. .
Superior Court of JLaw, April Tenty
Jane Weaver,' - r.v.-v
ve; ' ;jPetitlon fordiforctl
William Weaver. Jj - ,x-.
rr appearing to the. satisfaction of the
Cncrt, th at the defendant ia.not an in
habitant of this. Stated i it is therefore or-dered,-that
publication be made for thred
months in the Register printed in Raleigh
thathe defendant appear at the next Su-V
perior Court, of Law . to be held: for, thg
county bf , Rowani atjUhe Courthouse inlj
Salisbury,: on Kestbnd( Mon4ay after ,
the 4;th Monday in -September nrxt, theui p
and there to plead, "answer or demur. Of
be petition Will be heard ex parte. .
39 : 1. T : HYilGlLEbi'tC.SCJ
100 DOLLARS REWARD.
TIAN AWAY.ifront';the subscriber .
Plantation in Chesterfield District; i
South -Carolina; early last autumn, twt
Negro Men, CHARLES and BILL. ; ?
Charles is of of dinary size, - well made,
yellow complectioft,V;'remarkably-. iritellt-;. '
gen, speaks quick,' is abotiu 25 years of
age He was purchased in Beaufort couh- .
ty. Bill absconded with htm, is about 20 v
or 25 years of age, Is low, and has a scar,. (
I believe .on one of his cheeks, perhaps a;
scar on his head ;he -..isalsttj incjin'edto r.
yellow complefetion. and beats on the dnum A
tolerably well. Bill vwas puf chased in the ;
nejgbborhpnd of Snowhill. ; Pi
. Charles may perhapsattampt to' pass t -himself
as a free man. .4.1 j: I .. K
The above reward wilj be given to any ;r
person whb wilVVeturnlthem
tatioii : or half tbe abbve reward will hft
riven to anv rersonWhn will sriir hm "
taJl. or in nfonortmn fft- mithf tht
i r . t w. , wMm
i."m o" y ,M,v "" '"iviit, . i . . v '
ui.M ir mp ininrmniinn , .
, 07 The Editors of the Raleigh StaV , ? ; T 7
and Newberri Centinel,- are reouested ftf ' ' !
a "
insert the above until otherwise j ordered i -.
and, inr the mean time forward their pz " v
pers to me at Statesburg,-S. C'.X-":- i'j :i fi
M Proclamation: '-,:fU ' . S S
cjnn iiiii .i .ft u wwwAnn ,
HEItEAS It has beenimatle appear Li
me, that a certain THOMAS CURTIS:
of Anson county stands charged by a bill of r
indictment of the Grand Jury, with the Mur.
der of oneiThomas-'Casli, of said county f ;
and that," he the saidThomas Curtis, did off '
the night of the 7th of February last, xnakt -his
escape from the Jail of the aforesaid comV
.ty- of Anson": V 7 " -:;; - .v - '"v-,,
. -Notv therefore, to the end that he the saij
Ctraxrs,?m5y be broughtojuiee, the abova
Reward will be given, to any person or perl
sons, who will vaporehend and eonfini ihti
iaid fugitive in any jail in this'State, -so that ' f
-uftuj c urouio lusqee.-: And I ddv
moreover .hereby enjoin and commandyalf "'(."-'
officers,' citU and military wi thin this Stotv
to use their besendeavors to apprehend tbet ! -said
ThomasCuitU and brjrjg him to justioe '
, - CURTIS is between twenty-fia and thirty' '
years of age;b6ut five7 feet nine -or te,n joM f;
ches high, spare inMe'dark (
long sharp pose, trather tlarkfskin tthin:V'
sage, slow speech and down look, has akrnot; " 1 .
on one or his fingers, idiich; Causes if t6.be .'.:'; -a
little' crooked and stiff," supposed to tit' osiis '
theleft hind.;;C4.;;: r j V.
In testimony whereof J have caused thfc ( ;
l j ' . Great Seal ot the State to bo
sxjuu thereunto affixed," and sttrntl , r
V - ' the same t the. City oi'Oa ; ,
' , leigh, oVthe 29th day of A .
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By tli Governor, ' ' ; x - ' - '
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