The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-20
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
TO THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
LETTER 8.

| ON r OF DS-No. IV.
1t has been already urged that public road ou,t,
to be made t:a: ;he City Of Richmond to tine Fails OF
the Great Kanawha, and the louth ide of lanes River
ought TO be preferred. now propofe not only TO
iuPPort that recommendation, but to fhew that ano
ther cooperating road ought TO be made from Rich
mond TO Petersburg, and from thence TO Norfolk If
THIS grand degn hould DC perfected The fate of Vr
gina, by the means of teie roads and the inland
CATION OF James, Grcenbrcr and Kanawha rivers will
become the commcrciai thoroughfare between the
Eaitsrn and Weitern Hemlpheres. And the town;
OF Richmond, Manchetter Petersburg, Suffolk, Ports
mouth and Norfolk, will form bond of commercial
tren.th, which will be able refh the capitals and
intrigues OF northern competitors.
from Norfolk Portlnouth the paGaye will he
made on bridges croiIng the Eaitern and Southern
branches of Elizabeth RIVER. One of thefe BRIDGES is
now complete and the other will be very foon eSecp
ted. From Portimouth to Suffolk in direct line the
dtsFce IS about 60 miles, here ALTO road may be
made with very few obitrudon, From Pe,er11ur1
TO Richmond the ground is more uneven, and the dif
eulties viii be greater but the benefit. will be in the
lame proportion. This road in dre4 line will NOT
exceed twenty miles; 70 that the whole route from
Richmond by the way Of Petersburg to Norfolk will
not exceed DC or 81 miles. IL is the fame dinaDce
from Richmond 20 Hampton. SO that with equal
trouble, the diiagreeabe and dangerous paage of IL
miles from Hampton Norfolk will be avoided. be-
tides the Inconvenience Of delays, proceeding from adj
vere wnis tenP.ts ard Gains, OF the offence of the
boats.
From Richmond to Lynchburg the computed DIFF
lance, according the preent road is 100 miles, and
it is believed direct line the diitaucc does NOT ex
coed 90 miles; this fnal alIui..c as fact The Gn-
alton Of the ground for 70 great dHancc, is the be
which can be found in any part of the United States
the only difficulty will be the bridge aerofs lame, Ri
yer.
From Lynchburg to Crows Ferry the road will h.
shout 80 miles, with no important obfruclon and
from thence to the Sweet Springs, on direct line is
about ~ or % mes-the preieut way by Fnicaitle is
about 81 miies-and another by Crsgs Creek is about
40 The route now recommended will be much bet
ter than the fri, and IL miles nearer than the Ian
there are mountains in the way, but they do uot afford
important difficulties.
From the Sweet Springs feTers routes have been re-
commended the firR is By the Cove to ford on
GreenOrier River called St. Lawrence thence tn the
public road at Lewifburg the computed ditspee TO
che river is miles, and to Lewifburg more ma
king Ia miles--the next is to the mouth of MUDDY
Greek, and from thence to the fame road--aud IN.
third is TO New River, or Kanhawa, above the mouth
o Greenbrer River, and from thence on the Ionth nd,
of the Kanhaws 20 the falls; this lat route appears to
be the mott proper but as iny opinion upon part Of
the way is derived from the information Of Others
HAL not enforce IL with too much zeal the oon1pu
eG Stanee from the Sweet Springs this way i, about
20 aides, and the only important difficulty is the RI
yer which is equal to the Inconvenience Of croing
p'ysDbTicT, Meadow and Gau'cy river. 0n the other
roureS
FROM tbele details it appears ths me Falls Of Kan.