The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-20
INLAND NAVIGATION.


pamphlet lately pu5liihed in Phla,.l, hia, with III,
title of" Facts AVID Argunvn:s rrfpr 4;ug the grea,
utility OF an sNtcniiVe rian % INLAND NAViGA.
IICN in A'ierica,' a,,riba;ei to the pen of Nix
Carlaque Thedyli vp~ o! The tide viii be f,ii,ient
20 flow the GreI' Importance O! the uhjeet OF which
1t treats.
HAVING given general view CT the efforts made
by fone Of the States for promoting their internal
communication, the auihor ,reien;s With ex-
ample 'rorthy ri imitation in she Catcwha company
Of South Carolina He diem dleS5s the attention
of the Penntylvoniars to view % thoie improve
men;s which are 10 much wanted IL! May &c 70
eaiiiy e"ectcd ia their own Rate. He enquiries into
the po!.l5iity o. opening communication. he,weer
the Sn.1pehar; II and the Delaware, and hctweem
1t and the EuGiun. He enters into detai,.j tate
nient Of the aud eSpeoce of opening ,h- eit
intcrcoure between Philadelphia and Pt,;uury.
Having uaced out the otlcr Il s0s Of unica-
ton which ex;h in different p.ris O! Pelr! yivana
he goes expa,ia,e upon the particular advan-
tages which world tiult FROM thief. in ,.:Uvenerlts
he then preiens as with more abaracl theory Of
the different Geps which are iucceisely made in the
fyem OF inteIai communication, AND the tilinyitll-
Ell benefits which are from the general ehaoit1-
n,cnt of Roads and Canals II is from Iris part of
the pamphlet, thar we have made the following fe-
leetions The author concludes with ione details
the all,irs OF Peuufylvania
Believing that part Of political economy is Of 70
much importance in any country, and particularly
IN our own, al the !yitc:n of Inland Navigation, we
do not heiitate,o recommend the following extras
and the whole pamphlet c TO the attention. of our
readers:
OF the ;neess inverted for tranfpcrting COM
rlcdties, there are four different kinds each
fucceeding one more perfect than the foregoing,
and corresponding r. the different degrees of
civilization at which mankind gradually arrive.
Thoie favage tribes, that fublih by b,rtipc and
Ctl iuy 4 Ill
tbeir backs, all the few moveahles they pofcfs.
When they advance into rho pGfor0! nate by
the acQuidton of tame animals, iorne of tbeis
are converted into b.GfS Of btv-th-,, and the
po!itilion OF much greater wealth than could he
accumulated or transported, in tie earief and
rndeit ttage OF tociety, is thus rendered poE
hbie cafe, and accordingly realized. When the
fate Of agriculture is introduced, and private
property in lard becomes thoroughly effsblijb
ed, iecond Improvement in the mode oftr,ni
porting commodities, the invention of eyb,sL
carriages. generally follows at fome diffapce of
time; and along with it, the neceifity of COW.
ftru6ting public roads and bridges, upon which
the'e carriages may run. Coeval with theEe i'm
Provcmen's, however, and preparatory TO the
RateoF commerce, the lat and mott perfect fitua
tior TO which mankind haze attained. the d;c.
coyery ard perfection of navigation. and eyot.r-
carriage, take place Ivy degrees, and prelent
nrsnlt'rd Nth the laft, and mott advantageous
rnesi ID otsronveying their redundant commo-
di l.. 70 each other, by which the r1oR tihant
r7t. IS OF the earth formed into one great
mt antile community. The flreriorty of
watcr-c2rriaCe, over every other kind of con-
veYance, is f. very great, that thoi- countries
only VIII; enjoy its advantages moft extenfiye.
", have been enabled TO reach the hipbeGf finn
NIT Of civilization and Improvement and have
always been the trtt to rub away the ruff of bar
b1ri!n, and TO tet example of high ACQUIRE
meEts TO the reft of the world The greater
relative extent of fea.coah a country potIefTes.
particularly If II abound in navipable rivers
reaching tar INTO the interior in the fame pro-
portion is 1t capable of undertaking its neigh
bours, by the cheapneis of water-carr;ase. in
the fame proportion is its ndufry called forth,
by the pre-occnpation ofthe market. The hir-
tory ct trade and commerce, in every ace and
nation of the world, is one continued rlucids
ton of theie principles; and 70 far from the
intular htnatlop, the indcnted coaft and nayi
gable rivers of Great Britain being amons TIL.
leat, that tney are ohvori'y the principal con
current cauics OF its Drelent nm yamnIrd proc
pery. But human ingenuity has gone much
farther than merely to avail iielf OF thofe inIrts
70 navigation. with which country is fInnl;ed
BY nature Art has proceeded f. far in fome
countries. fuch as China and Holland, "a TO diff
fuie the benefits OF water-carriage over \ preat
part of their inrfdce by means of canal uaq,;oo-
t'on and though England, by her rivers, poi
feffcS great nationa! advantages, in the carriage
OF al! bulky and heavy commodities, vet theIe
Are exceedingly encreaied, oflatc wears by nnl-
ttndes of navigabIe canals, by which the re-
moteh towns communicate with each other in
much more perfect manner than thofe of anv
other country Of Europe, except the Neither
lHnds.-The PROPERTY of England has riCen
much more rapidly, iince thefe communications
were etsbDheti, thar it ever did before, in an
equal fHace OF time, notwithstanding the heavy
tolls with which its canal navcations are b,,r-
thened, the gain arfng from which, was fbe
principal inducement to their being accomplifh
ed at all. There is probably no other example
TO be met with in the entire court, Of biAorv
Of nation being furnifhed with an alnoft corr.
pletc ct Of navigable canals, by the enternrize
ard adventurous tpirit OF individuals, 2; works
of this nature have, in all other countries. been
carried or Chiefly at the public exoence. Tbe
previous exifsence of great internal trade. inf
fcient TO refund with profit the ezpence OF con.
ftruction, was no doubt, the caufc of tbofe fin
gular eTertions in Great Britain and if ever
the rate of the finances of that country Gall
enable Il to wipe away entirely the nnmcrons
tolls, with Which its canals are loaded. il NAV
eadly he forefren, that fuch a rcelflre wonld
be attended With cOnfcquences nil more b,ne.