The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-07-21

on 4cssd.n. Tho ihdetsp0enee xss iL.ee
dsys coniog sre a. Hankssn, tul only . 100
ming tosss. She has been sbsept from ST..
proud event in the t,ssory Of nlissoUti; Mis-
souri, has bibestc resisted almost cff cluaIly
all attempts st nsvigsiico She has cpposee
every sbA,aele che &C uld to The tide OF en.igsa.
siop, which wss rolling up hes bsGks and dis
possessing her dear red aebiIdren; but be
white chiIdrtn, although children by adopiicn'
have become so numerous, aud asc incress.
iOg 80 rapidly, that she is II last obliged io
yield then her favor The FIRST sueMpt &c
ascend her BY steam has succeeded, and We
sn'icipa,o The day as speedily, When tho Mas
souri, will he as familiar 10 slean, boats, as the
Mississippi or Ohio. Captain Nelson merits
aud will receive deserved credit for his en-
,eIprize and public spiiii 10 This undertaking
On Sunday ard Monday las, passed this.
place On their WY to Belle Fonls me, bsr
ges, with The 9th regiment u. :, lnianuy,
commanded by Colonel Atkinson. Light oi.
The boats came up toge,her 10 front oi ID.
own ol Monday, and made very hendson.e
sIs searance. The 5th ,esimen, OF inlaDt.y y
has left Detroit and proceeded by the way OF
Prairie du Chen 10 the mouth ct ST. Peters
river, near The Fails OF ST. AntbcDy.
Al tie March sales Of public lands IN this
district, iOr 900 acres were Disposed OF, at
The average price Of s 3 cents per acre.
Gazette.
FROM the Washington City Gazette.
The expediticn tor exploring The Nilsson
~ &c. il Is now reported by letters from ST.
Louis, will not set Gut iIom lhence before
,be 2o,h II June 10 doubts we're ebler,ain-
ed OF tho ultimate success oil this grand un-
drrtakiAg, though ii wssDot CT ftain, il is said,
by those acquaip,ed with The navigation o:
the s,rcom of The Missouri, ube,he, ii coulo
be asccnded BY the sgency OF steam but ss
The contrary has been proved in every IN.
silence where the experiment, has been fairly
ifcd, this opinion seems rather singular,
without il cen bs ptcounted tor in the idea,
that The weight OF The machinery, fdtl, &c
necessary 10 be Il snsccrttd along with the
enyins, would be .oo great TO enhblc the boats
70 get over any shoals that may be met IN the
navigation But such a sopposi'ion is con-
,tary 10 every fac, already ascertaned 90 this
.ubjeo,. The navigation Of thc Missouii is
asserted IN Lewis apd Cls'ke's I,aye.s, 10
be pIaciicsbe, to the mouth f yellow Stone
river, io keel boats, o distance ct near 5000
miles shove St. Louis and beyond thar poin,
100 miles fulthet. 10 the Great Falls, where
the on y interruption 10 the navigation of The
whole dis,eoce ptessnss nself--,o that the
navigation t'om The Nlississppi to the Grcai
Falls is perfectly prac'icabIe. The 'irer de-
sceDds ss these tals, in the "sCece OF ls
miles, 3s7 feet. The greatest coscpds is 81
feet perpendicular, and sxhIbi,s q view oi
singular beauty end grhtdcuf.--I here is
ano,hci pitch of ST feet. The place where
tho river makes its escape i,on, the noun
,ains, caiieo shs - Gates CT tie Rocky Moon
tains," presents an object of extraordinary
curiosity. For the distsnce Of 81 miles the
rocks rise perpendicuia'ly from the waters
edge, nearly to The heis b, OF 800 feet. The
river IS here rompressed 10 the width oi so
yards, end for ihc frat three miles, iheIe -
but one spot, and tia, only Of few yards, on
Which nsn could stand between The wete,
and the pcrpeadiculsr uscett Of the noun
TAIN" %.
The following table Of distances is taken
from Lewis snd CIark's Travels.
Froso the extreme point of navigation, in
lot, III, -, w. lat. -, 81, NJ. TO