The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1817-02-03
''OfIVEE, Jan. u.
INLAND NAVIGATION.

''''gyths JuU. ~.
INLAND NAVIGATION. g..
IT has Gecn suggested by some, that
The estimate oi a vantages 10 be d.riv.
cd from The Roanoke canal, is greatly
oVerraied. Such persons canno, con-
conceive thitIt would offer any profit
70 the aSricui,uraiis,s aud traders, TO
9snd their produce or me- Fchandizs
.hfouSn IL ~ aucn quantities as the
boats caNabic OF navigating canal must
necessarily carry. 10 s,iisfy all aoua:s
on this scOrEe we viii stare "A tact Isno
we feel iminrte sst'siac,iGa il doing snj
which has recently come within ou,
'wn knowledge. The we.c, N til,
Ulatnal swamp Canal, is by. no means OF
~ eXirao"dinary depth, ,yri, 1t rs fact,
mat vessel Il GPwar.fs of thirty tons
hurlhsD. ard CALCULATED TO carry two
nu.d"- & and fii,y barrels IF -four pas
ed mr. Ugh II 11anight since, WI >
fuii CARGO o! European and u es indio
zoos, from Cans port bound TO inc Fall
81 koanpehc.
his 'vGSsel was lately cons,,uci o,
ME- Francis Grice OF th;s town. upon
rioael' "c:ch gives her at oncy h
an'ahia<se oil Fliding viii eAse III ough
me LismaI SaaBp canal and the SCI
clprsly OF safe payigalioa through the
sound "a the toughest weather. She
Is rugged as schooner, Gu ieet IN len l.
on detS and thirteen leet beam fla
'esse', such as this, cah naviga.e ca
na' Oh merely ordinary depth the OBJ
)achoh a 10 the eXpence OF trans sorta.
ION Ia S'DaH parcels, Is merely imagi-
nary, Tor planter, ii b. chooses NAV
may embark whole years. produce at
MS f.rra, 10 a single boSi ci this dps-
cfipuon, al no greater expence han he
Fou'd DC at IN sen4ing IL 10y piece meal
I'D such ooa's as are usually employ I'd H.
canal navigation
II the Roanoske canal Is ever 10 be
cut, therefore, it canrot be liable to tn
dlihculty here suggested. But Leaving
ii 10 Its tate, we trust that the avenue
already opened TO The fertile borders OF
that river will realize every anticips
ton. Hitherto II has been apprehepd
cd that tDe ;raGe between THIS Diac.
aud the Roanoke, through the iJisma'
fwamp Canal, would be upon very Il
ni:ed scale, because, vessels of So Il!
Client magnitude to navigate The SCUM
In satety must necessarily draw TOO
much water for the canal Tha, diff
Guilty however, Is now surm1unted, anu
we have practical demonstration In
he instance of the vessel we were jus,
now speaking OF, that the intercour : (
may DC maintained upon as large a
scale IS can be reasonably wished,
without the smallest risk. All that re-
mains then 20 reader mis- communica
'ion extensively benefi iai, IS, to !emov /.
the obs ructioDs 10 Bav.g cation which ex
st IN the Upper Roan1ake, and in the
tails, tor the accomplishment of which
We are encou ged 20 hope that the lie
glslatAres Of North Caroline anI Virel.
h'a VIII 90 the needIui. Heratd.
Yesterday morning arrived acre, the
schooner opecdweil, homes, oi Snaw
Hill, with sevcn passene Srs ,akcn from
Smiths island, Opposite the Rappa-
| Hann"ck) where ihsy had landed irom
| the baltimore packet Stephen Decatur.
capt. Campbell. The stephen Deca-
.rr ie!t Baltimore on Saturday the 9Th
mss Tor this place, and about o'clocl,
tse next mCrning got aground, 1.-THE
wI"d then blowing a heavy gale from
W. W, aud tho weather so cold, tina,
he hInds (who were negro9s) had all
9Kuitsd below, and could not be driven
20 give aoy assistance ~ the manage
| ment Of til; vessel, which devolycd
solely on capt. &. and his mate; sbs
unfortunately grounded on Smiths is
'And shoai, and almost Immediately fit
I'D with wa.er.
hapD''y no lives were lost, but the
p'51e gers and crew suffered exec.
sivs hardship, being % the wreck to
! upwards Of 80 hours, exposed to the
! hcicmsncY Of freezing atmosphere
! On Monday morning Inc wind and col,
naW1G considerably absted, they ha,
ne good fortune TO reach Smiths islam.
IN safety. who're lhsy found a snclle
and remained Until Tuesjay moraipg