Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-22

raise two days previous 10 his sailing" I
THE CANAL.
Ertrcet Of a letter from a gentleman trare'iing
tmouSh ne western part Of Nt,c YORK., to his
friend ie Troy '-i'
"UTIcA, August 80, 1920.
was much Interested and delighted with
this part OF our route. Our boat was about so
feet long AMI Is wide, with every convenience
we could wish. We were drawn along The
Canal by two horses, at the rate, upon an ave
rage. ct four aud a half miles AN hour. We
arrived at Weeds Basin, six miles this side OF
Montezuma, at two o'clock next day. Here
we found carriages waiting TO convey us on,
and the roads and carriages being better froai
I'M, point than from Montezuma, we accord
in.ly concluded to leave the boat here. Moth
ing can be more interesting to an American
who feels lively interest in the welfare and
prosperity OF his country, than contemplating
the progress OF this meritorious and stupeB-
dous undertaking, aud the certain benefits re-
snl;ing from II. Already he ceases TO ask the
theorist TO furnish statements of probabilities
when lie has hourly exhibited to his view,
boats OF 40 tons burihen loaded with the pro-
unce OF ms own country, meeting aud weicom-
ing others loaded with The pr odnce of foreign
countries, each gliding rapidly on their destin.
ed course. drawn by two horses his mind is
al rest. Within the short space Of five years,
he may see the productions OF Asia and Eu-
rope embarked at New York aud from the
same matches few days after, safely discharg.
ed on the shores OF Erie. ldrn,iiied with the
glory OF our couHtry, il will form at once
Channel 10 natioual prosperity aud wealth,
and All everlasting monument of praise to lis
projectors. The distance from Utica to Mons
teznma is about 96 miles-this az vet is the
whole extent OF The Canal, that is navigable aud
finished.
" After leaving the boat, our ronte by land
lay through Auburn, Cayuga, Geneva, Canaan
daisua, BATAVIA aud Buffalo. We stoppe,! at
Geneva the evening OF the same day we LETT
tue Canal. From this town to Buffalo there
are opposition Post Coaches. The distance S
lO5 miles, aud they drive through ia one day
starting early in the morning aud arriving a
Dont SIX III the evening, and the fare through
Only TIN ee dollars. will make bold TO saw
there does not exis, la the world. more expedi
! tious, safe aud cheap :onveyances than on the
| rdute from Albany 10 Buffalo.
From Albany to Utica, % iniles-li hours
for So
to SioS ny 1"S 1a"a &c miles-2i hours
Monlsznn'a TO Ge' 30 miles $ hour, %
Geneva to Buffalo. i66 miles-lj hours
81 81 $40 SO
TEe charge of four dollars on the Canal,
includes every expense. and we had our caring
and sleeping departments as comfortable as on
board the steam D1rts."
The following extracts from an Engii:hJ paper sbew
mat foTsgntri are III utary ingesuy iu ,nine
Tue aIis however they may Affect 10 und.ia,e our
general proficiency.
NEW MECNANICAL INVENTIONS.
From The great Efforts which have been made for
many ages past, TO bring The two following most I'm
paf,ailt nachinest to perfection, ii might have been
teas"iHoy concluded, that II was ffmess for any one
TO attempt further improvement in them but the sc-
enic reader will lear with sai,sfactiom that from the
successful result of the mechanical skill of AIR Georpe
Chiner an American gentleman, lately arrived from
Philadelphia, II is evident there much LET, for
improvement: aud we have doubt bun The Irst viii
prove 10 he the Of proiongn- aud The second
saving, the lives OF numerous human beings.
The CokVai6idA Printing PrcSs"is in H., appear
i'm Ter
es any other printing pres. in use. Ne have pr-
f9sed variety at Testimonials, from printers of tie
higaesi respectdbJ which clearly prove It's supeIlu
fny and, although we have had but short trial Of
lis merits We cannot withhold coroborang sen,i
men's iespecingh- This press is remarkable for the
simplicity of Its construction the ease Of tabor which
~ administers TO The ncrkmrn, hitherto excessively
aborIons at all other presses particularly working OF
I1iee ioihs te amazing power aud SIMPLE me,hod of
regulating that power, 10 wUk the heaviest ts light
est forms, by The only true and inIatGie mode of
ehechs the inesi Topographic specimens between two
Hat surfaces. technically termed the table and patin-
a tend To prove 1t the acme Of perfection
Tie" CDlasaGidn Ships Pump and ErtIngMishiuc
E"sfHe Is an hydraulic machine, which strikes snl
profound astonishmrnt. We have visited Mr. CT, mrr
at his mandatory No. 1, Finsbury Square, for tue
express purpose Of SEEING this engine in
Its appearance rs truly ROavele "a a sh,us pnmn A.
raises and discharge with perfect ease from $50 TO
5e0 gallons OF water minute and With The
water II raises and dispnrges ai .ub,tances vrh 40
moi exceed the diameter Of Is aud 20 ID. shols we
have seen this engine raise and discharge aud 20 H.
shots IN rapid succession, which sufficiently proves The
impossblty OF Choking or Tetarding il in opera
lions. All other ships pump. are liable 10 became
coked and thus rendered usetsss ny ballast or other
substances uIavoidahly mixing with the water but
his binary engine bids defiance ANY sustan
ces impeding its operations, putting Oh, Of work.
ing order and heing composed almost OF one solid
mass OF metal, aud remarkably simple IN It's C0nstruc
iion any person possessing UNDERSTANDING can
always keep II IN order. Asa Fire Engine which n
may be converted into in few seconds II Possesses
p"wers very far beyond engine nov IN use ana NAV
be worked with considerable less labor.
London paper.
BY the Packet schf. Cterub, Capt Aiheasn,
which arrived yesterday, we received Halifax
papers 10 the LIST inst. inclusive fBostou Pal
HALIFAX. Septe mberi. We mentioned some
time aso, that serious Observation-Disclosures
had unhappily occurred between the Governor
and the people OF Barbados Lord Comber-
m'Te has AT length left tIlat Island in disgust:
and has been followed by a most vio!eut chill
lppic, I'm form of an address from tho Hoase
OF Assembly which the agent IN London has
been instTncled 90 cnnYeY in his a...I