The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-26


waters am told Mr.. Mercer is a ysung man, Of
superior mind and talents he seems to have tsker,
up the SUI ject recommended with much torce by
the athers ot their eountry rs early 1888 Gene.
ra! Washington atcip sted the essity appi, ing
tn cement to the union, and he and MIR. jefferson,
influenced, doubt by natural attach IN cnt to TIL.
interest OF their native state, We. patriotie
gard to the interest al the union at large, they
then suenuously recommended union of Efforts,
to open canal con'r upicaton between the rivers
of Virginia and Ohipa and the lakes. Since 1885, the
very greatimprovementin agriculture and natural
resources oil the much increased, bv the
discovery OF many aud valuable beds of iron and coal
which are very extensive in transportation by land.
which can be transported by water ,nuch cheaper, X
be great source ct to the canal the uen-
etra;ing mind ct Mr.. Mercer has Dissolve red, that
since the period above stated, the OF the
country Increased o,t,, and the abty oil the
community To carry ON this n"ses .ariy expensive
work, which knows, il carried into effect, will
e the surest and most increasing source of reve-
~ 10 The ST lie IS we'd asa cheaper mode at trans-
ror,st'un ri 'r'd"ets; and IN order facilitate The
c' II p.tion ot so vaufble aud interesting work.
Mr. Mercer has n,men,le. the apple atien Of the
ST. ok hsd by the state it., its lal banks and other
public CONF anies to constitute the above fund Mr..
Mercer has, IN this case gone further and more ell
ctu"liy INFO this great and interesting Improvements
4 an even the f'ther of our countryside has pointed
out the ways and ms which the most essen
tial in such great undertaking ,-w oud that such y
disposition could teach the members of the present
legislature OF this opulent and patriotic common
wealth, anil that they would appropriate such
added II Dniv1uusl entefufiNe, RS would enable the
present mansgeis OF the Union Canal Company 20
commence the great au, beneficial work, BY appIo
printing part Of tue surplus fund of the commor-
wealth, which. find by your paper of the 18th inst:
to be very abundant, say clear gain of SS0o,0oo
per annum, which is 4 capital stock of Ave millions
nd ed tn VIII CHI is an estimate of two mi lions of
rearages due for lands: making in the whole, cap
ital of seven millions of ioars-with such capt.
tn, and liberal ant beneficial policy in the ,egsla-
ture, the natural streams OF the state may be con.
nected from the eastern to the western extremity
at the commonwealth and from north south in
Ike manner deem h unnecessary TO 90 into q
detailed account OF the great advantages that will
result to the commonwealth at large. 1t is acknoS-
edged by all countries where canals established
that their advantages, in few years, change the
face of that part of the country through which they
pass, and are general advantage to the nation.
have for several years past published my opinion
on the advantages that will result the people AS
large from completion of this work. Those adj
vantages particularly detailed in pamphlet
written by VIM. ]. Duane, and signed by him----to
this publication, crave reference, it is we'll worth
TIE perusat oil the members of the Legislature, as
well as the citizens who wish to know the advanta
ses that viii result to the people at large from the
completion OF such work. cannot eli sc this with
out observing that the annual eSpence in keeping
canal in repair, when once made. is not one per
cent of the tolls, whereas turnpikes require 2s
per cent OF tolls, to keep them repair therefore
that the Legislature will apply all their
plus funds 10 this object, and by which they, in
the course OF time, may possess themselves of
immense resource, and at the same time be a gene
'.asoLDIER OF 177s
- -"."i NEw-YoRK, January 10.
abandonment of Madrid by che French.
From Captain Duplex, of the ship Maria.
we have received Lisbon Gazettes of the
10th, 18th, 18th and 10Th Nov. The pa
pers state, that Lord Wellington. was at
Salamanca, On the 18th Nov. The Span
ish Generals Elio and Viruas, catered Mad
rid on the 8th, with $1,000 men. 1t was
evacuated by the French at g in the morn
ing. King Joseph entered Madrid on the
Cd, and as he did net find the city as he
left it, he published a decree, depriving
Madrid Of the privileges of the capital, &
transferred the same to Valladolid, for
which place he had set out.
The band of adventurers who entered the
province of Texes, under VIM. Magee, we
learn, has been cut to pieces in the neigh
borhood of Nacogdcches. aurora.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 12.-hrr. Ship "a
thens, Rindge, New-York 18 days. On
Tuesday last, the Frying Pan, spoke the
Spanish ship Victoria, 70 days from Mala-
ga, with wine and fruit, bound to New
York.-On the 14th Dec. the Victoria was
boarded by the British ship of war 1arfa-
rus. Capt. PAsCoE, from Bermuda, bound
off the Chesapeake, Tin company with ano-
ther sloop of war, to join AID. WARREN
who was expected to be off the Chesa-
peake) who put on board the Victoria.
Capt. Vibbet8 of the ship James, of Ports
mouth, sent into Bermuda on her passage
from Bonayista for Portsmouth and Capt.
Bozvditch, of the ship Eliza, of Bos,o cap
tured and sent into Bermuda, with Cargo
of pepper, on her passage from Sumatra for
Boston. Mr.. dayton, passenger on board
the James, was also put on board the Veto
ria, and from her he got on board the A
theps, and arrived here last evening The
gentlemen above mentioned left Bermuda
in the Iartarus, OH the 9TH Dec. with pro-
mise that they should be put on board the
first vessel they fell m with going INTO the
y. S-The privateer schr. Snahfer, of
Philadelphia, had been sent in there. The
brig Isabella, of New York, from Porto Rico,
had also been sent in there, besides several
other vessels, names not rccollected--on
of them ship from Philadelphia.
Extract Of q letter.
"CoPENHAGEN, Nov. 2:
" We have nothing certain. but it is ge-
morally believed, that Russia is negotiating
tiisi,0,,U soio peace aul li,at the, p,e-
sent is the last year of British trade with
that country"
NORFOLK, Jan. IS.
Arrived Swedish brig Stockholm, Owens,
81 days from st. Bartholomew, bound to
Alexandria mt in on account of head winds