The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-11-06

the feat of active iabs,s, which ial. on. 70
tina Mediterranean, and complex : union oi iigu.
ria with France, The falasary regulations which
proportions the breadth the wheels 70 che weight of
tn. carriog-, sin activity, ami it's good els are al
ready .elt.
The weigh bridges neeefary FOR the execution Of
this regulation III arrived tAer dstnation and
their iervise begins in few days
Eighteen principal rivers have had ;heir navigation
improved or heightened even by fuces; their tow
loads retored or their oourie confined by dikes
ted npon the Loire and the Charente.
The navigation Of the Pc is freed from, all incu.,-
brance. The Rhine is become the ebjeet ofparscular
attention The charter OF navigation pu, in force up
on every point, isoures the of delivering that
hne river from the oblac!es which impede les ooa-le
Four bridges have been inilhed during this lal
campaign, the point of being 70. Ten Others
are IN great lorwaraneis among this number .hoe
OF Roanne and of Tours. That from Stratburg to
Nehl is beginning upon ingenious plan, which viii
admit OF its being taken down and fes up again plea
ure with fpeed and economy. The Pen. Saint EIor;i
which could no, afford pa,ge any loaded carri-
age, has recovered ,he full utility o its Cevce by the
widening 1t has received The Poni Saint Nie5sLas
near Belfort, and that Of Auberve upon the Vacare
are neatly fniihed. That of Aviguon has been con-
TRACKED Tor; government has rIrchafed that of la NTu-
atiere, at the confluence of the Rhine and the Sa-
one.
The canals, almoa all begun under this reign are
digging without interruption. Among this number
that ct the Oureq is already carried three fourths or
four hiths of its length The of that of ST.
Quentin, which joins the Seine the Scheld, Pari,
TO Belgium and Holiaud--are made they will be
finilhed in 8 months and the problem of that iub.
terraneous navigation is r.folved All the works Of
art OF thar canal may be looked upon fnhed that
OF the north, which join. the Seheld TO the Rhine
without paiEug through Holland, is begun in the port
which extends from the Scheld to the Meufe it will
unite Belgium TO tie departments Of the Rhine one
eonqueG of France another con41el and thefe two
countries aonilhed perhaps at finding themieive5
der the fame dominion will not be les 70 at com.
| rrun;aton which their former poGefIors never would
have executed and which will be the Leaf bene-
ut ct their union to The empire The works of the
| Canal Napoleon defined to Join the North Sea to
the Mediterranean by communication; which EN-
bracng the Courts Of the Rhone, the Saone and the
Rhine, runs through France in her greatef length
theie works, fay, undertaken and already in
great forwardneis along the whole line. The canals
from Mort to la Rochelle; FROM Lie to Ia Rame are
IN great forwardneis; Riavet advances rapidly thar
from Aguemnrtes Beaucaire has iuit been fnilhed
the part Of me canal Of Bourgone from Dion "a
the Saone, will be navigable this year. Several o.
theirs have been returned or repaired all of them will
be continued until they entirely fnjfbed.
| The maritime ports have alo wi'nehed new crea
tons. Antwerp bnais of dock Yards built as If by
enehantment npo1 foil become itranger all ma
r'sime contribution Antwerp, which in the days OF
its glory was but acon'nercial port, afterwards hut
by very blind or very tmorous policy, AntwerE
which was reduced I" nothag, Garts up centre Of
military marine For the fri time hipe of "a and
soguns are feen upon that part OF the scheld, ara
upon the Cocks, fevera have been launched, and al
ter difficult pa!f!ge laelN and without exampl,
arrived at F!uihng. The focks-of thofe that wer,
launched were inAantly occupied hynew contribution.
People hocked from all parts of Belgium, from Iio
land, from the borders of the Rhine of the Meute
OF the Scheid view this magnificent fight to eIo,
this conquea made in favor OF the ocean. How pr0uc
mrif Antwerp be of her denny Other ihip
will be launched within few month";, replaced by :
like lumber, and whole fquadrons will fail from tia,
port which had forgotten that it belonged to tbs
ocean.
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