Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-20

day passed the bill authorizing the erection
Of Bridge ever the Potomac.
Yesterday the vice. president Of the u.
States having Withdrawn from the chair Of
the senate, the senate made choice Of Sa.
mucl Smith, Of the state Of Maryland, pre-
sldent pro tempore.
[Nat. MteLl
For the.Alesanaria Daily Aauertiis er.
The Commissioners under an act Of the
last Virginia Legislature, appointed to
mark out the most proper route for road
from ThorntoR's Gap to Fauauier Court.
House, and thence to the Little River
turnpike road leading to Alexandria, will,
without doubt, receive with pleasure an
give the attention they merit TO any re-
marks which. have for their obiec, the pub
lie benefit. With this view il is proposed
TO suggest that Fairfax court house will be
the proper point TO iniersectJhe southern
fork Of the said turnpike road, and then
TO sketch out the different points to be
made IN order to adapt the road 70 the face
AMI position Of the couotry. IL is pretty
certain that the Turnpike Company viii
during the present year cosnpIete their
road as far as Fairfax courthouse. The
expence they have incurred in going abaat
AZ 3:A miles, viz. $1,000 dollars, must
evince the difficulty OF making good
road in the uneven, country sdiacent to
Alexandria. and as the beuefit OF The above
capital may be enjoyed by making said
court house the point of entry for The
southern road, it ough, 30 merit great at.
ten,ion, if the distance shall not, thereby
appear to be Increased above 8 or i miles
more than, the shortest'possible route from
Fauquier courthouse to Alexandria. Ii
is worthy of notice that direc, road leads
from Fairfax courthouse to Georgetown,
which gives TO the farmer and planter a,
that point the choice OF markets for his
tobacco and -four. .But it will be object.
ed that toll Of about 40 cents will be
to be paid for FIVE horse wagon; bat
that will be more than balanced by the
advantages of paved way it will ena-
bic the ,eams to pull much greater bur-
then. Whoever lives wi,hin 20 or 80 miles
OF the pavement NAV with prudence load
heavily, since by setting out when the roads
arc good and the weather favorable he can,
in all likelihood, reach the pavement be-
fore change can operate 10 de- pen the
roads: when on it his trip is secure and bis
team is greatly relieved from fatigue.
There are two roads which have engag.
ed the attention of the community who are
to bs bene6fed. TIE one over Yates's
Ford of Bull Run. BY survey, is, un-
ders,apd, 38 IL miles, to go a straight
course fror, Fauquier court-hodse to Alex
andrla. It must be evident TO those &C.
qaainsed with the billy ground and the bad
tords it must encounter, that great dlfticnl-
ties viii exist and great funds be requisite
to surmount theme The other from Pau.
quier to Fairfax cuurt-houses, though not
quite so direct, is known to pass good fords
aud over an even country, which requires
a less ex2euce 10 make good and keep IN
repair a road than over dangerous lords
and hills approaching to mountains. Be-
sides, the first satned route will be 10 open
nearly all the way, the Other being IN most
parts the route at present used, will only
require crooks 10 be Strengthened,
will noW point Out she route I ieel con-
6deut will be approved ct by the commits.
,ioners, If they examine and give it fair
chance with any Other. and will annex
the distances they will and nearly accurate
ON measurement, viz.
miles. mills.
From Fauquier courthouse
straight TO Buekland mills
&, is from - IL TO
Thence to Hopwood's ford
of North Fork, about 1
rnile south of Haymarket 2 IL to 2 So
Thence. TO Balls ford OF
Roll RuD 5 LIZ TO D S-3