The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-05-16

o. the Saone and Of the Tonne, that which
will unite the Rhone to the Rhine that
which, by the Blavet is to carry navigation
to the centre of ANCIENT Brittany, are ali be-
gun, and alfwill be finiihed in time pro-
portionate to the works they require.
The canal which is to jointhe Scheldt, the
Meuie and the Rhine, is no longer only in
the Imagination of government /; the ground
has been reconnoitered (; the money is al
ready provided for All enterprife which will
open Germany to us, and will reftore to
our commerce and induftry, parts of our
own territory,whic by their iituation were
abandoned to the induitry and the COM
merce of foreigners,
The junction of the Rance to the Vilaine
will unite the channel to the Atlantic, will
carry PROPERTY and civilization into coun-
tries where agriculture and the arts Ian
lguiih, where agreftick manners are fill
itrangers to our morals. From this year
comfortable flms have been appropriated
to this operation.
| The draining Of the marines of Roche
fort, often attempted and often abandoned,
is carrying on with copfancy. A million
will this year be defined to carry faubrity
to that port, which devoured our feamen &
Its inhabitants. Cultivation and men will
lextend themielves over lands fince long de-
voted to difeafes and depopulation.
In the heart of Cotentin, a no ltfs impor-
tant drawing, the plan of which is laid, and
the expenie of which, calculated at the ut
mott, will neceflarily be reimburfed by the
retuit OF the operation, will transform into
rich patures, marines of vaft extent,
winch at this time are but the habitation OF
never-ending contagious,
! The fund necei1ary to this enterprife is
comprted in the budget Of the 10Th year.
AT the fame time a bridge upon the Wire
Will JON the department of la A1ancbe to
the department CT CafpadoS, will fupprefs
! pailage always dangerous and often fatal,
and will abridge by fome myriasuetzes the
road leading from Paris to Cherbourg.
Upon another point of the department
or Ia lHnnebe, a canal is projected, which
will carry the fands of the fea and fruitful
nets to barren country, and will give to
houfeS and to the navy, timber which Pc
rithes without employment at few ,1yri-
nmefyes, from the thore.
Upon ali the canals, upon ali the coats
OF Belgium, the dikeS undermined by the
hand of time, attacked by the fea, are re-
10 N-NeSHei'tS3 oittA
| The Lock and the Baton of Offend are
iecursd againlf the progrefs of ruin, a
bridge will open an important commune
catlaR to the town, and agriculture will be
enriched by precious piece of ground,
recovered from the inroads of the fea.
Antwerp has all on fldden been de-
creed military port, an arfenal, and fhips
OF war upon the ftocks. Two millions al
hgned upon the iale of national domains,
iltuated in the department of PEEaat and
OF les l3ens-NetbeJ, are. put aide for the
reftoEation and enlargeraentS of its ancient
port. Upon the faith OF this pledge,
commerce advances money! the yvoT,sN are
begun, and nesSe,5S.ar they will be led to
I their perfection.
AT Beulogne, at Havre, upon all that
coat which our enemies have now begun
to eaalAn iron coz,f, great works are exc.
cutting or completing.
The Dixie of Cher6oag long abandoned.
long the object of incertitude and doubt,
emerges.at length from the bofom of the
waters; and IL is already a rock for OH
enemies, and protection for our naviga-
tors. Under the fhelter of this dixie, at
the end of AN immenfe road, port is dig
| ging, where in ioms wears, the republic
will have ar1enals and fleets.
At La Rochelle, at Cette, at Marfeilles,
at Nice, they are repairing with fecured
funds, the ravages of heedleflnefs and of
ttlme. 1t is more Especially in our mari
time towns, where the fagnation of COM
merce has multiplied misfortunes& wants,
that the forefght of the government has
attached itfelf to creating pcfources in ufe-
ful OF nscsfary -wortSs.
\ Inisnd navigation was perilhing through
fosgetfulnefs of principles and of rules :;
1t is henceforth fubmitted to tutelar and
confervatiye regulation. A toll is eftablifb-
cd fori its maintenance, for the worksit re-
quires, for the improvements which the
public interen calls for: placed under the
infpection of the protects, it farther enjoys
in the board of commerce, ufefli suardi-
ans, w;fnef'es aud comptrollers of the
funds it produces; in fine, enlightened
men VINO difcnfs the projects formed to
IPreierve OF, extend it.
| The right of filing in nayigable rivers, is
again become, what it fhould always have
been, IA public property. They are confid-
ed to the care of the administration of the
foreft aud .trienial adjudgnents give to
them, in farmers, prefervers fiji more ae.
tive, as .oeiug more interefted.
| LAT year was prosperous year for our
finances the management of them has
happily deceived the calculation which had
at frf determined their produce. The
direct contributions have been collected
with more facility. The operations which
are to eifabliG the balance of the landed
contributions betweenshe departments adj
vance with rapidity. Their aHehment
| will heroine invasiabIes yue IN AL ,c, ,,,ors
behold that ftrife of different interefts which