The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-03-01

folk l.eeger fcen IN extras ola letter from b.;
dysiiie, on Cumberland river, Kentucky, ,!atec
juiy III, 1901, which appeared in iomc OF our
public prints
Yeherday the barge Experiment with fiizAt, H.
quors &c. belonging 70 Mr.. I. lyon, arrived her.
from N Orleans after pailase of SO DAYS. Th,
barge carries TONS and is manned belioes captain
aud uPercargo, with 10 oaTmen This is the firth AZ
tempt 10 carry commerce from N Orleans into THE
Cumberland river iince the accefion of Louiana 10
the u States, and the reut is highly Favourable IN
the enterpre, which has proved that the expence Of
tra1poT;aon from n. Orleans to Cumberland river is
Out one D'da much as the experce Of tranCporraon
from Philadelphia by the way of Pittfhurp. TO Cum
berland river. Ii is believed that goods 70 the n
mount OF 100000 dolls have annually been carried
9o"n rom the Atlantic cities over land to Pittsburgh
Wv" u'e oIio' ana up the Cumberland 1t an expence
OF 10 cents for every pound weight it follows thar IL
tons OF goods brought up the river have the advap,,
by dolls 6SS fved III the expence of reht over ,bp
qhantiry brought from PHILADELPHIA &c Thief.
aeS ead TO aconc non very comfortable change
IN the mercantile relations of this weiern country
approaching, and that the commercial nportance al
~ Orleans multi be eoniiderably elevated thereby
stu however 1t may be objected, that even
II TINS commercia! revolution hould be r6ec-
Cd, IT VIII not make any addition TO the imnoffe
OF Tie ". states, becaute it will merely change
,he port AZ which they are received if will
ihift the cuitom-houies of the wcaern country
, ,, fhiiaueiphla or Baltimore, to N. Orleans
rs ie'hdrh' tnough true in part, would vet
De incorrect, tccanie, III. il makes no alIov,.
ance for the increafe which would take ,,Iace IN
, the importation of goods from the drcreaGs ~
tne exPence OF transportation nor 2dly. for
the much greater Certainty of receiving the i'm.
| poit on al thote goods, which even nov Oh ~,
the MhEippi, if it be paid A. n. OFF,
which is nozv the great depot of foreign Goods
than at the cuftom hoGfe of Natchez. ,yh;cb ,,,,
formerly the weftern port of delivery (Grn,,
g"ng belnG 10 much more practicable in Attend
ing tue river IN Hats or boats, than N it's mou,b
ms lncrea'c OF the imports relates only to tboCt
w. Inhabitants, which belonged 10 The Uni,ed
"'"'e" oe'ore the acqmlition of Louifana. Bui
'"T s,oos winch viii DC entered at N. Orleans
VIII iuppiy amorc extenGve population. g. viii
contribute in greater degree to the aIo,nert.
non OF our duties. They will fuppIv the de-.
TnaFd OF the city and iGand of n. Or,eane' ~
Louliiana to the w. of the river, and of tbs
S[eateN part or that country living RI tb. e,t
OF 1t, which we have already claimed. g. ,vh;,h
we may at laft acquire. The FOLLOWING G,atct
which has already appeared in The Defenr.
OF the prefent administration will nov A. an.
Po'ht or view, that the increaie of our ravar,,.
ron the impoitS, will be completely adeono.(
10 the payment of the principal and intrrea ~
the Pnrchafe money. - o
"oi theie hfteenmlons, s.75o,o0od dollars ar. - !
pad t" our own citissns for debts due bv rho 80,
Government, and ll,25oooO dollars are to b. M ;,
france at the expiration Of fifteen years allov;ng i
the mean time an inereit of fix per cent. i
Supporting that the whole FUN will afTnrn. rho No..
OF loan at fix per cent. the United States viii 49,
to pay thereon the following fums FOR fifteen fuccec
HveYe'rs' being the amount of ntereft paid on the
principal calculated IN aeompouId ratio; viz.