Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1817-06-04
COMMUNICATIONS.
Mr.. MILLER,

President proposes, within a short
time, to commence tour through a
part Of ahe United States," Accord
ing to the " impressions" of these
confidential editors, the object Of this
journey is personally to inspect the
state 9th public zcorks. Of the mill
tary and naval posts and depots, and
all the establishments contested with
the national defence.
4. He will inspect TIE bsts, nav,
yards. and other public institutions,
and view their positions.
9. He will investigate the economy,
system. and relative utility,
S. He will enquire into the expendi- !
lures Of public money that have been
made on particular objects.
4. lie will ascertain what further
works may be proper, and appropria.
tons necessary for their completion.
4" To aid him in these enquiries the
President will be attended by the
chief of the corps Of Engineers
General Swiftly the general off,
Ger commanding at each station andI
by naval officer, when their respec-
live services shall be necessary"
This tour will commence NORTH
ward, along The aohOle atlantic border
and extend to the remotest public
post.
II the President shall fill up this
outline, faithfully and impsrtially, heI
will have performed service worthy
of Peter the Great. But if he shall
sanction and confirm abuses-ii he
shall see waste and extravaganza with
out correction--if he shall find that
the services performed have, by no
''A""ns. beeu proportionate to the ex-
penditures OF rn~.- Al.
wrong to pass with impunity-iI' lis ms
shall ascertain that further works and
appropriations are necessary, and shall
not secure their perfect completion.
with frugality, and with view TO thc
interest of the United States, wifhou,
making the emolument of contractors
the chief end of such undertakings,
his Journey will be worse than use
less.
The following route will be most
pleasant to the President, and useful
to the people, in travelling to the
north. Let him cross from Baltimore
to Georgetown or Sassafras River.
and pass from thence, through Kent.
Queen Anne's, Talbot, Dorset, Somer-
set. Worcester, and AecOmack, toI
Cape Charles; and then return nearly
on the same course reversed, to Lew
istown /; and through Delaware to-
New Castle. At Lewist0wn he should
take walk to the fort, celebrated for
The defeat of Bercstord. He will
there see cannon of the United States
with their carriages, exposed to wind
and weather, in rapid state to des-
truction. The Light House on CapeI
Heniopen merits his attention. AtNew
Castle he will certainly take peep|
at the Arsenal or Magazine, standing
IN the centre Of the town; site
wisely and generously yielded by the
good people Of that place, to familiar
'ss themselves to TIE danger of an ex-
Nosion, u case Of an attack by AM
enemy. Here be will Of course visit
Fort Caanas, for the amusement
(for this State paid the piper therc)
Of settling a very conference.-the cues
tioD ; that is, whether in case of the
sppeaSopse q - enemy on the river,
v'Ab 9nHshot of the fort, the town
aIae heiss within gun-shot of the enc
my, i would be prudent, or soldierly,
TO fire a such enemy. The solution
81 this important question would de-
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