Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-04-03
INTERNAL LfPR0YE.HENT.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

Much he's been said upon the subject of Internal Improve
tuSh-iceei anu convinced orr Legislature deserve the
suo<S winch have been haPed upon them during their
session. for eSerOns IN this way am happy 10 find that
the spirit ofenqury has heen carried far and thai t, is
Aiar prospect Tor success IN several important nDroye
Pei calculated N do honor TO the age in which we live
eoice osee the Editor fthe Enquirer giving invitations
10 intelligent PERSONS TO bring forward plans for the pro
motoH OF ths audable Undertaking, thus happily reyi
WIS 10 aber heads; but TO make feeble effort TO stimulate
those whose duty 10 pay attention in pcrcting an
improvement o' which Il Is so susceptible. and which per-
maps interests the good people OF this Commonwealth at
least rs much any IN which their pecunary advantages
Know that great noise has been made about this business
and tat much praise has descedly been loowc upon the
promote tue public goni by c tatng the carriage Of our
produce TO market No one highly appreciates tie
motive the success &c &c. than myself But let attend
ioahuss for they extremely apt creep into the most
valuable insutuuoh Do the pablo know az they do not
1T hugh time they soqdJ that there has been for some
yetrs P,cnnlphaV!Jy litte Or 10 attention paid 10 in
sutgtQN whose members receive money fsm their
capital han received from any other capital Of The same
size in Virginia have ben told that between 5 and 20
per cent annually diydedamong the Shareholders and m
what urt Of conditions the river from Richmond 10 90 or 10
from thai part of on the NORTHEAST of the Island mention
Cd being naviga leleye il has becn explored hy
we company ana to my knowidge there have been shipped
from ie~iss mill on said River IN favorable year. 5c-
TWEEN Is and 10000 bushels ef wheat hcsdes tobacco and
corn t9S considerable amount In what way this produce
shipped answer IF COOL tides take place, isdoneif
not, the Planters and Farmers compelled carry IL 10
taers Ferry, ten miles below by land, making miles Of
iandcarrag against them Gf consider eir returning
uig ana all tins cNprIlCe AMI
incurred merely for tie Of the labor Of OF twenty
hands for about ten days by the James River Compau,-
The Legislature too, hnye established public iatidni, at
LEWIS Mill AM why that part Of the River dDud b. neg.
Icctcd, 70 me Is wOnd rful indeed fewiss mill y
bOeheads Of tOhaec1 can b. carrd whilst from The lover
point OF Ek-lsadJ four miles below, may be carried
with
i viii b observed thai e1ke notice Of the River abovc
Ells.Isdnd b Gauss although sloud be fond 90 See the
iheresi u tyy Farmer and Planter Sac River attended
g., still avn taking into consideration particularly Tie
inc0nvcpience well the loss ained by single igh.
Oorhood, ~ winch igy own interest IS also involved. But
need not eoiine my rcnarts tony neighborhu1d in
orlr 10 show aluse5 LIST the inhabitants OF Richmond k.
W9lk " Tue upper end Of thc canal. aud IL thcy consider
Town and Country recprocay dependent upon elch 9th
e. Ninthl suppose none presume doubt. they VIII fud
Ncmlcive3 most cgr gO'ry npOsed upon. have Tor
ny yars iep ~ tc hant Of fing produce Richmond
AZ myoRh lo,ts last winter accompanied them when
arrived 81 ne loekgates, WIS tod by e keT OF hen,
70 my gfeat hs,91ishm Ht, h1 nothing common
tan to~e b9at'in olrabo tides grounded hundred yards
Or prapI less, from nc gates That hc had frequently SEEN
harris n coaOas throwing their coal cahle them W
81 car; al Which hc hal often rcpreauti 60 persons ia
Hchmpd uthod 10 attend tOthcse matters. u no ind
Of notice Wis tnkenol isW hei g SydnDfs pn found
tbeva VIII % coues tlu boats particular bicr broken
doe two w re winters ago b. the ic and tad not been
repaired ,indee i his since, ny Vaiesnen very espt
fiencct hands. lost l0ai for which phi s. round sum
Ell OWLS 70 the rcreei fflc James River Company -
o"ing 10 e thirst for an &c part NJ DE James Ri
yer Company, (which app Co ~ ne prtd0nlDat
Surplus pfcdue Of 90 Country ii e. c0nndanc. that
such np0sons 0csur2 LEI tn p1Jr NJ be city Oct S. ca
tslor' 'icimond, LEI the James River Company,
ghs question.
hay ra,ei truths which none can pretend TO oontro-
Tfi surely ey call sissd isr roreWe arc al ANXIOUS