Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-02-03

Theacotamistee Ne 81 opinion, that tn,
work Designed to be accomplished by tn,
Chesapeake aad Delaware canal company
is one Of great in,erest and importance
rot only re- the three states, whose law.
have Incorporated the company, bur gehe,
rally 10 the U. S. BY opening the pro
posed communication between the two
bays. the safe Inland naylga,isa Of twenty
Que miles, supplies The place OF circuit.
Gus and exposed navigation Of Ave hun
bred. The large traces OF country In Wiz
ginia. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
and New Jersey, connected with the wa.
tiers ct The bays, viii be furnished with a
safe water cammunicaacn, and will ina
mediately feel The greal hepei. of the
work. In The event of war. the facility,
relerity. ssfefy and cheapsess. Ia the traus.
pefts.ion Of troops, aud ordnance, and
military s.ores, from remote parts OF the
u. s. present an object atonce OF srifisient
magnitude to interest," the general gov err
men. IN the undertaking. The import
ance, however. Of The proposed canal, tho
great in itself, is no, jasdy appreciated by
considering il as a separate work /; itmust
be viewed as The basis Of vast sche me Of
interior navigation, connecting the waters
Of the lakes with those OF the mos,sou,h
ern states, plan certainly within the
compass OF industry and art, and if be
You'd the present means, unqucsrionsbly
within the growing resources Of the coan
try.
The following statement and illustration
'of tbe plan, the commst,ee have ex,racied.
from the memorial, furnishing corree:
view OF the subject, well deserving The sc.
irious consideration Of the senate.
Il IS easy, however, to seq, by exa.
mining any map Of the y. S. sha, this tx.
tent may be carried much further. Tethe
eeuthward, the caaal shrough the Dismal
swamp, now ia execu.ion, will open The
communication to the watsrs OF Abs masIe
sound, and from thence through the ,nle,s
20 Soush Carolina and Georgia. TO the
nosthwayd, a communication is DOW near!y
e7ensa from Albany, up the Mohawk ri-
yer, Is lake Ontario, ADD all the upper
lakes; II a sinl,lsr one be made from The
Hudson river to LAKE Chanplain, it will
extend The navigation TO Quebec. And to
the eastward, il The pass from Buzzsrd's
TO Boston bay be opened, which has been
coutemplsted,- III will 10 like manner ex,~eti
II to Boston aud all the coast otMassacnu
sets. Thus, with opening oaly few
snort passes, OF which the Chesapeake <
Desawsre canal is he gfeat and pfeliaina.
rs one, commune a,i~n may be made
nearly tree fsom all he dangers OF the o
cean, along the whole coas! Of the Unised
States Z"
The committee are Of opinion, tina. i,
is among the first duties of a govern
men, TO promote public Improvements Of
general nature. No works deserve the
character Of public improvements more
than canals. The enc proposed by the
me % oriaiists is OF The hrsesnag pisude aud
Importance h, thettiose we'll deserves
Doth ;hs assistance and encouragement OF
The government. Considering tina. alargc
capital has been subscribed that an eS
pensive part Of the work IS nearly CEN.
pleted shat probably without tie counse.
nance abd aid of The government. the work
will cease, to the loss Of number of pub
lie spirited individuals and The destruction
of a great public Improvement; It is the
opinion of the committee, that aid ought
to be granted 20 the memorialisss. :,
| 1t il be ineonyeaient atthls moAent, TO
/ s,s meaey from the treasury, the On'ted
!! the have it inthe'rpower to contribute
,..a stance prayed for, bya grant OF
~ ,.s = grant may be either grassi.sus
aad ~ sasny enjelnsd to dispose OF 1t,
Sc .Io ~ y wv United States With shares
~. '1 hna ''o.A ,,tsqual to the proceeds OF
for each share.
| The committee, .s,refors, subrai. the
followino resolution