The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-17 00:00:00

lATRACT FROM C AFT. NICMOLLS' RETORT.

PROPi,,:kil NAM' Al tivoceonn.—A little to the
westward U. the smell villa,;: of Stella* or Steward, in the
Bristol l'hatinel, nod directly opposite to the tail of the II ;ore Sand,
an extensive ledge of toils, called the Wick Rucks, tuns out to
low water nook.

This ledge is covered at shout ball flood, and consists of firm
ridges of lias rock of considerable elevation, and terms a shelter. On
the Real avid north-west, ton kind a, bay or patch of soft mud,
which spends out within it to the relent of nearly a mile; the
whole, however, thy r.t spring tides, out to the extreme point
of the Wick Hock. ; hut, notwithstanding this circumstance, the
place appears to Out, after repeated examinations, to afford all re-
quisite hicilities for mom entrance to the volleyd canal, and for the
construction of substantial piers for the protection of shipping re-
sorting 'Miller.
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A harbour form herr would be without all the dangers which
beset die entrance to the river Mixt, excepting only the Core
Sand. on the Outer ductility of which a buoy must be placed.
The flat of mud a ithin the Wick Hocks is now used °minimally
by small vessels, who there deliver and receive their cargoes of coal,
kelp, fie. l'esneln cooling from the tionliward may always at
about half tide nao; tht. tall of the time Sand, and by doing so
would make a straight MUM into the entrance of the proposed har-
bour; and easels from the westward would hare no dilhetdty or
danger of any kind to encounter in entering it.
I:aptain Nielioiln litre points out the various advantages of this
undertaking, and ryfurs to several localities in proof of his opinion.
The Belson then proceeds to point out the benefits of the proposed
Barbour at Beer, in the English Channel, arid answers the ob-
jections raisyd to it by the following remarks:—As an outlet from
the ship Canal, 'anal, nun:flee the proponcil !without at Deer perfertly
unexceptionable. and it pow-sifts advantages in this respect, which
it would perli4is be in vain to look for elsewhere. All the of jog.
which have ever burn mined against it, appear to hinge on the
sopposed prevalence of soutlit•rly winds, during which, it has been
conwralal, rensels will find it difficult to work nut of Seaton Bay,
and the groat Bay without it. The fact. however, is, that the wind
ran ly bluer !unite acne* the Inglish or Bristol Channels, either
front the northward or the southward, and scarcely ever tiw any long
continuance, but rather, as has been before stated, it mistimes the
direction of the resist : If, however, It shall happen to blow so strong
at south or south-east, that a vessel cannot get out of the harbour, I
am quite sure thin she will he in a Kure situation there, until it
1110‘11.111itil, than outside in the ('hand. I think that the proponent
harbour at liver, when it shall lie completed, ac:onling to the pre-
sent plan, will become a plaee of conmderablz resort, as an asylum
harbourfor co:intent and other reline!' navigating the English
Channel. Snell a harbour is much wanted, as at present there is
no place of shelter ramie the whole coast. (min Portland 10 the Start,
and vi.snels embared between these points, in strong south easterly
gale+, are exposed its hanard.
Captain Nicholls thus conelades his oletervations:—Among
the natural advantage% of Ileer Barbour inlay be reckoned a
plentiful supply of water, which issues out from under White
Point. this might be conducted along the Eastern Pier, and
would serve to supply any number of vessels with water, in the
shorty,t time, um, in the most convenient manner possible. hir-
ing war, the facility of twoettring a supply of water in such a situa-
tion would he an important accammetlation to spur fleets and
cru;.:ers ae.l as the water le peculiarly tine, and keeps remarkably
well at rya, the proeurtng a supply of it here woithl proliably eon-
day; to the health of tile crews, us well as to a saving of fiat': and
eilsetisse.
The harboor at Beer rill, I think, in its character and conse-
quences. be very %Millar to the mist", harbour at Stolford ; it
will, in shirt. lie the Isatisr to the great bay bytw,en Portland and
the :tier, that the latter will be to Ilridgewater Pay and the lids-
to: Channel. e.ttli of I;tent will Ist7TO as pitta of telligss for smock in
stormy weather, and both of these places will, in my opmum, be
lit terminations hit the profaned canal._
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Captain N.edimatoit no needier rf ten that will pa.% threnith
the canal, annually, at 1,11:iliAl7/.: and the clear income tithing
fro ti the rural, 3i31 aiiiilicable to a dividend among the Proprietors,
at 210,:: la I N. 411.
Ile calculatva that the rt ver.ne to he derived fmm the internal
tral; le int the vane. II ise...er the ra perm! of managianetit and
to:Ante:lance. after it d:::11

E./I'l7A 011 A!!:,!: I: A Nl' F.-A meeting of Vio Eqiiitalde
Asstirati:r tumpatly was held yesterday. at which the ful-
lon111.• res was c..rried tinaldneausly

•• Tlytt it he reterrt,l to the ( t Dirt-it...el to ennat•tee nnmi
rcron—triulta r It 'foul.' I, allvir3l,lru. ce:r..•
two!, the looting of the cv nag I tr-t 1 4•.' St ttlement,
wul pro ll ll rum -.1,.•r it woul3 be Livisal.le 111

form a now Icrd and wve Ite.:lll.ineati, to be m:nied am! 1.1...erve.1
by 111'W Mememrs, having due wizard to the intrrest of the prvsent
Mintier( ~..p.ret. any atilt what ii:eamin-s would 1, ad.
‘...:.!.1c to be nsloptrd, in ortkr to lwartlt tlr• pr..sent
Oilier by a ileeLiratioa of :idg!itionrl profit. Or te:: reduetion of their
Iremiumi, or by more r.,•• and addi:ioll4, or l`therXiM,
~j1;t: tile which the orumies
or flu:So.-Am c arc inrem ed. when 11;.• additions .:re !nide, and %viten
I,,,yilbk; and thAt the Direct°, do mat: in their Report the
grOUIIII,I 111.131 %hid, th:Saille 0.1:11,:.101/11‘1011‘ tOgether with nny
other crcon•stanees wI, ,h eli.:!tt be ‘l..rniell expedient by the Di.
fe,mr, to In made known to the Member..."

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wa-t sold in Onv I I>lf and 1.1!;!it. SiY.trentb Shirts.
by Richardson, I :noillitck, :tr.'. Co.. at eacir
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