The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-11-30
MISCELLANY.
FOR THE GAZETTE.


MR.. sEIRLEY-The present time seems re-
markably propitious for internal improvements.
The governments Of the United States, and OF the
several States, seem to be aware Of this circuul-
stance, and consequently, wonderful exertions
are making throughout the Union to promote
its inland navi alton. la country like ours,
whore labor is high, every project TO save that
labor, In the transportation of articles, is pecu-
LARRY ant.-Among al the means which
have been projected for giving that advantage TO
agriculture, manufactures, and internal resources,
none rank so higt, or have proved so beneficial
as the Improvement of canals. The government
of New-Hampshire has recently directed its at
tention to the improvement of the internal naTi-
CATION of that State an able report has bee in
drawn up at the request Of the government by
IcHABoD BARTLETT, Esq. on that subject, and
submitted From the great exeTtions there maxi
ing, there can he doubt, that canal Will
shortly be completed, connecting the waters 81
eWinipisiokeelsnd squam Lakes with the Me T.
rimac. There are numerous small treams and
ponds on the north an east OF those lakes, which
may, with little expense, be canaed, to commp-
nicate with them. Thus, you will see, by IN
specting the map Of New-Hampshire, that by
means of these Canals, all the trade of the Gods
country, the upper part Of Vermont, and the
whole Of the northeasterly part Of Maine, will be
turned towards Boston and Portsmouth, inste AID
of its natural channel, towards Portland. VIII
Messing such mighty efforts as have been madd,
and are now making by the States of New-YorA,
Virginia, South-Carona, Georgia, aud even the
new State Of Tennessee, it can hardly be beliesi-
ed, that the wealthy inhabitants of Maine, pa1-
ticularly those Of Cumberland county, will suffeF
the enterprising citizens Of New-IIampshire, tP
accumulate fortunes, and to give tone and Yigt
our to their agricultural, commercial, and manu-
featuring interests at our expense. " hare Hif
our polcsr and zoe are crjnsnaliy negligent II t
do mol use the means TO prseent his dip SION Of MI
northern and acesfern trade. A canal may be opent
ed with comparatively small expense, FROM
Fore river to the Presumpscut river-thence inE
TO Sebago pond, Brandy pond, Long pond. aud I'd
the numerous streams and ponds from which they
have their sources. ! he ground was surveyed
more than 20 years ago by one Of The best judged
this country ever produced and was pronounced
practicable for the purpose above mentioned
and easy to be effected. A company was incor1
porated in Ireland in 1904 the time ex1
tended to June, 1909 which time limited
to complete the canal. Thetime expired, and
nothing was done. 1t is now open TO those
individuals who Dose t. engage in it. Such
a canal would open water commune alton for
about 100 miles, and retain tie trade ofVermont,
the upper part Of New-Hampshire, md the north-
west part of Maine, who otherwiie must, and
.eiu go to Portsmouth or Boston. do hope and
believe that the present favorable moment will
not pass, unheeded, by.-That the wealthy and
enterprizing inhabitants of Cumberland county,
and Portland, especially, will improve the present,