Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-03-04
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
Norfolk, February 10.
THE MAIN POINT

The following letter, politely furnished bv
Mercantile friend will, we are confident be read
with infinite satisfaction by every friend to Nor
fOlk--lf all of our citizens possessed as much
acting zeal in this great and rational cause as
the writer of this letter, the Canal would long
since have been cut, our docks filed with ship :
ping from the interior, our warehouses groa-
ming under the weight of valuable produce
ana instead of the gorgon head of poverty
petriiylng all classes with its deadly influence,
the smile OF content and the cheering hum of
industry would now animate every heart and
give to NOrfolk that character for Commercial
enterprise and wealth, which its local advanta-
gcs point to as its certain destiny, under pro.
per Development offs natural and abundant
resources.
Men of capital, influence and intelligencel
why do ye siumber, when the blast of prospe-
rity sounds IN your ears, and invites Won to
consider your own interest and that of hun
dreds who are now pensioners on your boun-
ty'
County, Va. 10 his friend Ia this Borough, dated
on the 2d inst.
| should have made voyage down the Ron.
noke before this, could | have obtained bat
tenux, but as soon as they can be got in readi-
ness, shall bring cargo of the produce of our
part ofthe country, To Norfolk, with view of
purchasing there return cargo of rum, molas-
seS, sugars, &c.
The Directors of the Roanoke Navigation
Company, met last Friday at Halifax Town
(N. c. the object of this meeting is TO hire &
purchase fifty hands, to go 10 work forthwith
ia opening turnpike Road round the falls,
for the carriage of Produce round the worst
part of the falls, seven miles in length, duriug
the time that will be taken up i'll cutting the
Canal round them, and as soon as that road is
complete, we shall have navigation from this to
Norfolk.
] wish to he informed whether or not, there
ism Norfolk, gentlemen who are purchasers of
Tobacco to some considerable extent, for ex-
portatlon. With this view, the present legisla-
ture has established an inspection ofTobacco,
in the town of Marseies OF my land. I intend
10 purchase Tobacco that's inspected there,
and wish TO know something of your markets
as data. by Which to be governed in purchasing
i wish also to he informed whether or nor,
vessels can readily be got to bring groceries
from Norfolk, through the Canal to Halifax
Tewn, with the price of freight for each
hogshead of Rum, Molasses. &c. and The pri-
ces current of Antigua Rum, Nothern do. w
lndiado. Brown Sugar, OF good quality, Moias-
ses, Salt, liverpool filled Sc. with any other
information that may occur to you. / intend
getting all my heavy and nlky articles at Nor
folk, provided can get them brought TO Ha-
lifax, in your river crafts the distance alone IS
an objection to our baitcauX going to Norfolk,
their burthen is too small, for so long a voyage.
We propose meeting your vessels of superior
size, that can weather the sound, at Halifax
falls, there discharge our cargOes and return to
the interior of the country for other loads.
Can you at any giveR time, agree to deliver
10 me AT l1aliIaX Ialls. any artIcIes pur-
chased at Norfolk, and take from thence
the produce brought TO the falls my batteaux,
and purchase for me such articles as 1 NAV
want!
The town ofMarseilles is in the heart of tile
best Tobacco country in the state Of Virginia,
and surrounded by lands OF the first quality ;
tllc healthincss Of the place and its command
of such All extensive rich Tobacco country,
makes it in my opinion very eligible place
for Town, and one worthy the attention of
enterprize-the sales ottic lots will take place
this spring, or early in the summer; purcha-
sers from Norfolk would be very desirable, in
order with more facility and certainty to bring
to completion tlc navigation of our waters to
Norfolk, and to ensure that place to be the
grand depot" Beacon.