The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-09-20

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has been for these ten years the object of
an annual expence OF three millions of
francs.
They are working in the kingdom of Italy
with the same ardor in the Notifications If
Palma Nova and Osopp, as also to increase
the works of Ancona, Venice and Man
TIA.
. AT seeing the activity that has pervaded
Ter eight years the works upon our from
tiers, one would think that France is nena-
,ced with an approaching Invasion. snail
mot have occasion to lay before you, to con-
trust with that idea, th| situation Of all our
ntighbors who are our allies and whr are
re united 70 QUE system, and the rfepcide-
rance that the last campaigns have given
us but l shalt only remark taat when in
the like circumstances more man one hun
Ss;eed millions have been sacrificed in few
years sar defence which interests only the
future, We must give thanks to the go
vernment which, not content with securing
The happiness of the present generation.
wishes also To guarantee the tranquility of
posterity and controls thus even the most re-
mote chances of fortune.
HARBOURS.
The same activity is displayed in tbs works
of our harbors At Antwerp the dam of
the basin was taken away about the end of
last year. Eighteen ships of the line even
lythree. dcckers, may be received and depart
from it entirely armed. In the beginning
6f this year, two go gun ships have been
coppered and fitted there. The improve.
ments are continued with ardor. Before the
end of September next, the basin will be
bic to contain so ships
The ships of the line could only enter the
basin OF Flushing when d,sarmed. Its sluice
has been dried up and insu.ated---People
are employed to lower its road, so that 20
ships may enter this basin entirely armed.
The keys that the Engfsh had overthrown
are re. established. Much are at work to
rebuild the general Magazine. and are
placed out of the reach of the bombs.
he first funds have been provided for
the basin of Terneuse; its Foundation is lay
ing. Twenty ships of the line, entirely
armed, will be able to depart from this ba-
Sin in one single time. Il will be capable of
containing more than forty.
The tide sluice OF Ostend is terminated,
II has done the greatest good to the harbour;
That OF Dunkirk will be in play at the end
-pfathe year; great advantages are expec-
ted from it tor the digging the pass. The
iSuice OF Havre is Completed; it has hap
Ty effects -
:, AtCherbourg the expences of the road arg
ut two kinds The object is first % raise
the dixie above the level of low tides this
End will be attained this year; I'd, to ,estab-
Ksh forts at the extremitics OF the bikes so
as to defend the road. The fort Of the cen
TER has just been completed. The road ne
ing thus secured, there remained a har-
Dor to be dug this great undertaking is al
most completed !; thirty ships of the line
will be safely accommodated in the basin
And outer harbor. Already one ship which
bad been damaged by sea accident has
been able to enter the basin, and has refit-
rod in ha hot hNr tha
will be finished IN 1919: the sbip-yard and
frames exist already The works of Cher
Sourg alone require more than millions a
year. ,,..
All the ports of the second and third or
der arc the object of more or less work Q
all are improved with great rapidly.
CANALS.
The canal of St. Quentin is completed :
from the beginning of this year, it has been
envened with much navigation !; it already
Influences the price of fuel and coal in the
capital.
yThr canal of the north which unites the
Rhine and the Scheldt was one third exc
coted, but the re union of Holland having
rendered it useless, that work has been sus-
pended.
The canal Napoleon which joins the Rhine
60 the Saone. will be finished in four years.
Three millions a year are appropriated to
81. The canal of Burgundy. which joins
the Saone to the Seine is Progre ssing brisk
~: One million and five hundred thousand
francs will be spent on it this year. The
senal of Aries, which is to connect the
Rhone with the port of Couc, is one third
executed that which cats the peninsula
sot Britanny by joining the Rance to the Vi
Eaine is executing; the canal of Blaret,
which joins Napoleonyile to L Orient, and
which will one day stretch from Napoleon :
vile to Brest, is almost completed. Seve-
raj other canals OF less importance are Ell
Ther terminated or iD great forwardncss.
ROADS.
BY improving the roads, distances are
shortened. 1t is estimated that Turin has
been approximated to Paris BY IS hours
travel to wit % hours for the passage of
Mount Gents, and - hours for the new road
of Maurienne. His M4Jesty has decreed
the establishment of n new road from Paris
20 Chamberg through TourDus. That road,
avoiding the mountains, will be shorter by
eight hours thus Turin will have been APP
vroxmated to Paris by ~ hours, which
makes almost half the distance.
Milan is brought nearer to Paris, by the
road of SimploD, oy more than SO hours
march, in comparing the actual road to
what existed ten years ago.
BayonDe and Spain have been brought
nearer to Paris by IL hours, through The
causeway made on the sands of the heaths
uo.daauy .nd Ravcnpa