The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-03-27
INTERIOR NAVIGATION.

Better practical evidence perhaps cannot be nj
ven OF the vast national Importance of the intcr-
or navigation of our country. and the facility of
intercourse which already exists between the i'm
mense stream rivers OF the West, and the tide
waters OF the Eastern side Of the continent, tha
a recital OF the following circumstances which
we have great pleasure in giving to the public.
On Monday, the 9TH INST. arrived at the Office
OF the Superintendent of Indian trade in George
towr. large quantity Of Beaver and other valu.
able Furrs collected at the United States facto-
RES at Fort Usage, on the Missouri and Fort Ma
olson, on the Upper Mississippi. Of the 5000
miles which this valuable cargo has been thus
transported, it was water-borne the whole dis.
lance, except about $50 miles, to wit down the
Missouri and Upper Mississippi to st. Louis,
thence down the Mississippi and up the Ohio to
wheeler in boats from this place across to Cum
berland in Wagons, and again in boats from
Cumberland down the Potomac, to tide water in
the district of Columbia
So much has nature done toward facilitating
| this most important and extensive connection
! between the two sides of the continent
that of the whole rout Just described, no exerti-
| on OF art has yet been made to aid the transpor.
tation, but on the river Petomac-on which, from
Fort Cumberland to tide water, distance of a
bout 22O miles, large sums have been expended
IN constructing numerous locks and considerable
canals round the falls and other works to remove
distractions, which we understand have been
completely overcome by the perseverance and
spirit of the company engaged in that enterprise,
az relates to the seasons when the waters are up
and that compared with what has been done,
but little remains to be executed to render this
river navigabe at all seasons when this shall
have been done, and the United States road from
Cumberland westwardly, be finished, portage
from Brownsville to Cumberland, only will dis.
connectthe communication between the Eastern
and Western waters, but seventy miles of land
carriage will interrupt continued navigation
from the falls of the Mis- souri, to the capes of the
Chesapeakem.Nat.I Int.
WINCHESTER, Macrh 16.
Extract Of letter from Doctor Barton of Phiia-
delphid, {. a gentleman of Frederick county, Yir-
8inia, safsd March Is, 1870
" The remains of four vast cities have been
discovered in the Spanish province of Campea-
chy," and Tie vicinity. They are of Stone bean
tifully constructed and adorned with admirable
sculptures, of which I have Just seen manu-
script engravings. The figures plainly shew
that these cities were not constructed by any
nation OF Europe; the phisiognomy bespeaks
plainly civilized race of American Indians,
certainly more improved than the Mexicans or
Peruvians. This discovery, strongly confirms
my idea OF the sreat antiquity of America of
the ancient state of improvement, of its inhabi-
tants, &c. But perhaps, / shall be able at no
very distant period, to give you much more sa
refractory information on the subject
F. THE province Of Canbeacby lies upon the south.
ern coast of the Guleh Of Mexico. or more frsbe,
~, upon tie Bay Of CdDiseachy, in lantnue about
90, deg. M and 800 miles Il. Of La Vera
Cruz.