The gazette., 1799-02-04


u'e1 coTdag- de Of hemp CT foreign Growth and i'm.
ported canvas and thel arrces Coltitute IF wear spd
tear a. nt.udrd- third uf te e1Dt1Fe 1F buldnr
tqsiPPHS dnl renting oar vclis VT war.. But manu-
factories oI canvas nave been heretofore eaabiCsd IN
me EaittTn States and with proper public encourage
ment. may he revived and made IN lra1,v III eaR tb-
PIDic demand and H j. mott certain that anv GUAM
uty Of hemp be rl;lrd. on the Ohio ana MlTii2Di
| Inc Sulqaeh 2nnah' the Potomac, lanes River, and
other parts If the United S.ates IL the growers of
aured ot ready market, and prise Isls than tAzt
gwen tor imported hemp tho If ;he prices of cord.g.
and canvas, The ent growth ana manufacture of i-
country lhoud be found fT little de4rer than the
imported, th= od policy of paving the difference %
IN. own citizens 10 render ourelves independent uf
lore8n oountne ior articles 10 clen.al toOur def=nce
cannot for moment be doubted
lmbcr can at Prelen; be bad il alal0R every part
nj he OnHtd States, but ia the y c4el a5uudance and
VI the heit quality O1 Jhe Chcapcak Bay and The wa
ters winch empty nto it-ani IN ihe Southern i1te-
rs i've OAK O. Georgia thou5ht 10 be an5n indf-
Penoie IL tine CeEiru6fion Of cur argeR hi9s III be
ued n ;hole parts me1 uhio9 u decay but he white
YAK " fhe Ohe4pel- grszilviuf- 0r u u how
ever ghy deTabe 70 le the live oak Of Georgia :
ong as II san he obtained, tipec4lv in tire hps
oui Gait ward Ot the Chef leak-zla h 1rCr-r mix
NY nis timber uth th4 of th- Growth or tbe r.un
ry good veIeLs nay -e butia every p@g u our ooua
The if4n1s the caal or G5or.iI. IN which tbe
iTe PIX n .nult ar1 lupP0e ha more healthy thsn
I a a.lL -tl II
oc vry nPortts Tor rms pro ,uclun cl cotion-h,n5s
this valuable u.rnrr j. becoming fo4rce every rhe e.
convenient to water IRAN purtttiJl Two methods
iuB4ot ,h1m.e-vrs Ter obtain ng uppIes, beyond te
immediate demand TO buy two 0f lie molt
valuable % ends aud cauic the timber a b- Dreret -
-he luture u=s O :he navy Cd ra7lhae the tim er
as the f-als cleared hy The owners alI have NJ
tran ported 10 the places fixed for bui ding our Aims.
and docNed un,iir be wanted. VIZ re[,ef toa our
c@s the lands are held at prices grlaty bcyoad what
"4s the iuPP,ld veu- of them. t-w wears azr and
AZ boieFod they have become l1 ,a.l1j.= ft pubic
Purp0les id CoHlequcnce of the e which have been
made, < are daily making to clear them for cn.iyaten
On the iuhjr3t At othlr kinds Of timber, puIHb.v
wien itls ten byth1 citizens hd- IL worth Drl1rv 1
y may b5 uAcent to truG i'll great d--ree ~ their
attention 10 private interea (or the pref r. ZION Of :
quantity &c ql4l TO tbs public demand L would however
6e Iut proWdent to eKPcnd one EllI cd houtaud dol
iar n way to lrcurl enough w M VIII te ak znI vll-
low pine both NJ which inIilpculab'a iu tae con
',ruSton Of good veles, 10 l4d lh- p43Hc In aid Of
lupph@2 f-ol ivduaI-, FIR apes 10000 Lluars
co-I ba i3 a.1 Cut o believe tlt expenditure oud
-c lL.C.yus.
no extraordinary mean, are neceI-y o be u'ed ror
procuring naval AID military Cores o1l.0 the articles
oi A5mp canvas ana copper uu.n ,an L1 made IN
many ot the it4tes a4lI to any -ha -Oud ba Obtained
from tdIOi5l ooEnras, a'll .lu-ts and 5Jyal 1s p-
o. i"ords- boarding pike, an ..-lla, every other
ar.cIe ncoeGagy for lh.ps Of var.
Athoush copper nes found I'LL u7-v par.s 1F
The cOuuryr yel he mUG certain means Cf rIUcl-n7
p e.enl fuPPHl5 viii Be ny importation me enter
pTzng l2.rt ut the reIchlu;s his heeioore flrnilsI
enough tr he Pu.Ic dtU.aul and may III truGcd f5r
i4ture llrrhes O tar may he neccI4ry fir The ips
contemplated to be added to our navy Il il III be
preluned that before lhps are wanted, and pof-
bly before any a-. may be authorized in tate to
require the luPPlr- may bc de,ed fOr obtainn-
ltin the UnHl- States.
Docks j be highly neceG1ry IN repairing our lhps,
70 avoid the tedious ex7euGye < i5metnes dangerous
oP-ra.ion VI heaving down. They can undoubtedly BE-
made in tle Ealcrn itaes, where th1 tides rife very
conhder~bty pr. badly iu New Hamplhre NIaha-
chuietts or Rhode IAand. Whether they can be made
with equal advantage. 10 anGwer valuable puTpofcs,
~ the uthward " Hand, Ur New-Ynrk I cannot
form any accurate judgment from any information
po.ftls-thougn Woud uuquetuonabiy be grca, pub
he advantage, u have dock the entrance in5o
the OheaPeak Bay and snO.her fuIl further lOuh if
circumstances wII admit. do Ks fur epairiug llps
ouERtt0 be convenient 70 the les, and vet 10. eaGY
accctI5le to enemy. Yards for building ;he fhips
wheIe large quantities Of materials wOuld be depofted
(the deructiJn ol which would always b1 an onsR
with eucmv) lhUuld be a-COr-ing IN tile opinion VI
Mr. Humphreys, a gentleman OF colidorabls i-Ience
and e1P-Ucnce ~ naval architecture, " in the vi>inT
"a commercial city, for the convenience of pr0cul-
(" ing able workmen-Tihn the reach of good kitG
OAK tmhcr-in relh water, WkcTe timber may de de-
PohJed without dan er from he worm on a river
4 running Ear & Wet or nearly TO- with hiph bank
I" and wheIe The harbour Is ecure from fFelhtts ana
itormy weather OUT Of the reach ~ a cnrmv-aui
near good cream Of water 8or 20 fest higher than
. the f4rfaoe OF The river, fer The conveuicn OF max
" ing lock do-b- l4wing tiubaT, aad yf many 0,Ler
!" valu b.e ulrs.'
Perhap. th- noG eSreltous mode of building llps
Immediately wanted Ns,u be let ,hem lp m r gera
different places, and oy 81 avail ourl1vas Of
the r-(ourees WI dElrcu, paris of the country am by
means certain thar th- mehpd viii alo bc The
mot econ nlca under pgclnt circumstances and Bish
itte fe4loned tinber 10 TIE country a4d il ul cer
tAinly dGnbut~ w-re equally mong ai the 5 ate lie
advanrages which E.-y aTie iron upplin the may-i-
ais and the lahcur. But the lu.J Il being l-v Iii
poGeiI o. iufi,eG, inor- on, 70 lte ,gi,h pre-
odon where .hde places ought % b-. 81 future
time when The PreGure may b- les cuI experience
great r three places uniting tAe fr,ateR nam