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mon breadth, and where it will, in the o
pinion of the commissioners, be neces
sary by digging, to give the proper form
to thirty feet, at least in the breadth of
the road, to afford suitable security in
passing on away to be frequently croud
ed with waggons moving in opposite
directions, with transports of emigrant
families, and droves of cattle, hogs, vkc.
on the way to market.
Considering therefore that a road on
those grounds must have sufficient
breadth to afford wavs Sc water courses,
and satisfied that nothing short of well
constructed and completely finished
conduits can secure it against injury
which must otherwise render it impas
sible at every change of the season, by
heavy falls of rain or the melting of the
beds of snow with which the country is
frequently covered ; the commissioners
beg leave to say, that in a former report
they estimated the expense of a road on
these grounds, when properly shaped,
made and finished in the style of a stone
covered turnpike, at six thousand dol
lars per mile, exclusive of bridges over
the principal streams on the way ; and
that with all the information they have
since been able to collect, they have no
reason to make any alteration in that es
timate.
The contracts authorized nnd which
have been tak£n under the superinten
dance of the commissioner, Thomas
Moore, (duplicates of which accompany
this report) will shew what has been
undertaken relative to clearing the
timber and brush from part of the
breadth of the road. The performance
of these contracts was in such forward
ness on the first instant, as leaves no
doubt of their being completely fulfilled
by the first of March.
The commissioners further state,
that to aid them in the extension of the
route, they run, and marked a straight
line, from the crossing place on the
Monongahcla to Wheeling and had
progressed twenty miles with their vi
sual and necessary lines of experiment
in ascertaining the shortest and lust
connection of practicable grounds, when
the approach of winter and the short
ness of the days afforded no expectation
that they could complete the location
without needless exposure in the most
inclement season of the year ; and pre
suming that the postponement of the re
maining part till the ensuing spring
would produce no delay in the business
of making the road, they were induced
to retire from it for the present.
The great length of time already em
ployed in this business makes it proper
for the commissioners to observe, that
in order to connect the best grounds
with that circumspection which the
importance of the duties confided to
them demanded, it became indispensa
bly necessary to run l nes of experiment
and references in various directions,
which exceed an average of four times
the distance located for the route, that
through a country so irregularly broken,
and croudcd with very thick under
wood in many places, the work has been
found so incalculably tedious, that with
out an adequate idea of the difficulty it
is not easy to reconcile the delay
It is proper to mention that an impe
rious call front the private concerns of
commissioner Joseph Kerr, compelled
him to return home on the twenty
ninth of November, which will account
lor the want of his signature to this re
port.
All which is, with due deference,
submitted, this fifteenth day of January,
one thousand eight hundred and eight.
Ei.if. WiLI 1 AMS,
Tiiomas Moore.
XV II E E LI A7 Gy
Thursday, 31st March, 1808.
Extract of a letter to the Editor, front
a gentleman at Augusta, Kentucky,
dated the 21st February, 1808.
4‘ The Orlean traders in this country
arc in a very precarious situation at pre
sent. Many of them have on hand f rom
one to ten and fifteen thousand dollars
worth of property, all perishable, and do
not think worth while starting it to that
market. Some have went from this
port, and from all accounts, they wish
themselves hack with their propertv.—
Money was ru ver known to be so scarce
as it now is.”
A Marietta paper of the 7th inst. has
the following ii^t ol the shipping lately
built at that place, and lying there on
the 20th u!t.
Ship Frances, - - 350 tons.
Ship Robert Hale, - 294
Brig Rufus Putnam, • 105
Brigantine Goelet, - 2(X)
Brig Enterprise, . 140
Two vessels, 70 tons each, 140
A friend of Mr. Doddridge’s is
thorised to state, that he will give satis
factory explanations of his conduct and
views with respect to the Court-house,
at the polls on the day of election.
The following circular letter has been
received in this place.
Sir,
We take the liberty to inform you,
that Mr. James Pindall, of Harrison
county, is a candidate, at our ensuing
election, for a Senator. Mr. Pindall
possesses not a classical education, but
by the dint of application he has made
himse lf a sound lawyer, and appears to
us to have a just view of the political
interest of the republic. As respects
his mental faculties, nature perhaps has
not done more for many ; and in the
counties of Monongalia, Harrison, Ran
dolph and Wood, where he is known,
the republicans, we believe, will gene
rally support him. It is believed he
will have considerable majorities ia
those counties.
We understand here that Mr. M‘Kinly
is not a candidate; and Mr. I.aldlev,
who had some time ago declared him
selt, had promised his friends, that if
they should fix on any other character
more likely to succeed ih m himself, he
would decline ; and the friends of Mr.
J.nidley here, have written to him.ad
vising him to decline. Wc submit Mr.
Pin lall to your consideration.
John Prunty,
11. Reeder,
Wm. G. Payne.
Morgantown, 8th March, 1808.
/fawet's old place, March 19, 1808.
At a respectable meeting of the De
mocratic Republicans of Ohio county,
convened by appointment, for the pur
pose of putting in nomination two suit
ble persons to represent the county in
the House of Delegates of this com
monwealth :—
After consultation, it was agreed to
nominate and recommend
WILLIAM IRWIN and
JOSEPH MARI'IN,
to be supported lor that purpose at the
ensuing election.
Isaac. Kf.li.y, Chairman.
For the Wheeling Repository.
T*Ty thanks art* particularly due to "
MlKinley, for the information h< has
given us respecting David Chambers.