Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-24


IN ior tie imne;s. quantities. of lnrr,k,n.
"iLe that are annually purchased an the
eastern and ktlt0tic citirs. for the oro,y;n,,
,,opn'atinn of the Nest. The pecru;,ry
advantages that will be acquired bv the
ce;ople,'en ct the rational road, VII h
iin sorry 20 see SO ssawiy progressing, must
aud wisi iniiaence merchants from tie west
to make their purchases ia Baltimore. or If
they make them in pGlsdelp.;a, 10 shi
tnsm IL Baltimore. the satia way i'm wbirI,
they now frequently do. and thence trans.
port them to the alonouaahe.as riycr. that
: orens passage to .'.r immense territory
west oil her. Il has been stated tilat goods
&C. ss'i anw be bronset from PHILADELPHIA
T. bio"is,lile, nr cvc,i to Pittshurg by way
toi BAIT. al less exrence than ti;ey can be
| transported rom philadelphia to pittsDurg.
rs an evidence oIii, lean state, frum info,
! nation derived from an accurate soutce.
fhat Wagons, ladc;' from B,.tinme ia
/ pittsbuE :, bring their latling 10 Hrownsyille
and at ,er paying the psicenf freight, which
is very reasonable to the place of delivery.
save something considerable by it. In
consequence et tbs, teams have ircreased
on tins route tepiold, which is easily ascer-
ltheed ny The aumher that daily arrive At
Brownsville; AID when the uafional road
! i comnieted the whole distance. iDs;ead-hf
ten sifti li'tfcn. the averaged number that
daily ar wed during the spripg, the citi-
zeaS may expect to see twenty or thirty.
/ l5ut excuse me for the depression INIT
1 was naturally led into. aud Eli proceed TO
the performances of the thing promise,--,
prescription OF the place aud the Improve
iments.
Tne town is regularity laid out. with
streets rupnipg par'alseiwith cacl, ether. Il
those crossed al right angles by Others
They arc all. except Market street. which
is Fee and wide, liable tn the same ohie, q.
Oh that must be made by strangers f1 al.
most every town ia the western country
tlaid out an carly settlement of the country
that og contraction. The houses co est
principally of wood, samt. al stone. ana a
number of spacious brick, particularly
such as have been built for one or tw. wears
iback and have been Informed that fins
latter material IS greatly preferred, and
| weui'l be entirely used could il he procur-
ed IN sufficient quantities for the increas-
! Tag demand OF the place The citizens are
ioiite ard h sptable TO strangers, AID are
remai Sabls fer their industry and enter
| pr'ze ;by which they have acquired veal h
that enables them 20 carry on whatever
business they embark IN, with alacrrty b 10
| eX'ent ihOug!i most OF them are enaae
Ell 40 some business or employment, they
are moi iorgettul d the duhes they owe To
taer God, Far the drfiusinno OF his word.
three houses hdye been erected aud sci a.
! part by Diff rent denominations of ch.isi
4 h. f-f1 - 4
stands the PreapyterIan Church Ii IS
neat brick bGliing, completely f. ishe,i
w7filin, possessing neat pulpit, erected. |
vas Informed at the expense IT the latlles
u tue place, having been bult entIreiy ~
the contributions OF that sex. How iaada.
bic aHd praise worthy to the pr, iectors =
In the eastern put stand two othei $, one
fbeiotgiag To the Methodist society, he Sc
conh TO the u ,iscopalian, & is very lafs,
awd elegant building of hewn free stones
presenting handsome appearance. This
last IS no. yet aAished, though designed to
he during the course Of the year. There
are TWO market houses, one in Front street
| the other In Market street the ST. how
ever, ~ not at present attended by vendors
and consequently not by purchasers, though
| IS the largest anu best situated one. A
bank was established here about three or
hour years ago, when the bill creating
lorty-two banks, called in the state q!
Pennsylvania, the g Mammoth bill" mas
sed, received achartcr, and is at present
Oh respectable footing.
Jnfy. This day; by the solicitation of a
young gentleman with whom became ac
quainted SINCE my arrival, visited the
different, and ] may add, the numerous
manufactures Of the place. When / cor
-ider that thirty or forty years ago. the
country west of the Allegheny mountain
was almost a wilderness, where wild beasts
Of the forest roS,med at large, without mo-
iestaton, ond new behold it, present flour
lshiRg condition, feel grateful to the Su
Preme Being for raising US from sfa 2 of
dependency, bestowing to us that form OF
government winch we nov enjoy, and thus
rapidly advancing Us to a ATE Of real IN
depende &c. We first visited very
large sFIst nall and saw mill, b tn driven
! ny the water Ut the river, and display some
usepu on 'heir construction. The wa
ter wheels ore q some distatce u the riy- /
Ter from the beach, and by means OF shafts
or large pieces 81 timber, extending to The !
mill wheels, cUnmni!icate the rotund mo
ton. The mill houses stand ON tie bank |
OF the river, secure from the spring ireshets |
ard winters ice. Tie dam that is throw |
agr"s the riyef 20 direct the water to the |
wheels IN tlne ofiow water. eau es beau
.ilu ana pleasing cascade. Progressing,
"e CROSSED Duulap's creek by means q |
IAN elegant chain bridge (the inventor and |
patentee of HIGH resides in this country = !
and visited the green glass factory, belong |
ing 70 company carried on with consije