Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-20

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a '.s19 wise wise and great General
r,1s occupying Fort Wayne, The com ON
D! . OG between Lake Eric and the
@s;o through the channels ot the Aia az.
UA,0 md the Wabash, (which IS the
me . '.S and mast direct water-rotte
shol' p,saloe to tho Mississippi RIver)
from III p' off or completely commanded.
vas .s,ta - wabash River. which rises in
i~' rn,s north past Fort Recovery,
Valo, Indiana about 0 miles from that
snle' - continuing its course north
Ps.' aud "~,llv. approaches Fort Wayne
Ne 's;'1 e miles, when it turns more to
WIN "a,Swsst, running diagonally a
H ss he state of indiana, andreceiyins
floss 49, numerous important tribu-
u y leans. until it reaches the lihe
TAR! anarstcs Indiana from Illinois, in
il& = F,f then, smeandering into Illinois
"a, ~ mex into lndiana in southeriy
S sia. S discharges its waters into the
Ol nv III ,ittIe Wabash rises in an eleva-
-" ~omp prairie, 6 miles south of Fort
, leu s"a and Joins the Wabash ls miles
""s ., t,hence~thus in high stages OF the
irO,n aa w : nortago of only six miles, car
w"S aarhandize from the head of the
Ter, into the navigable waters OF
~. Ma' Wabash, and vice versa; from
,,.seuce floating with the current It may
s;tser supply the interior wants OF the
e'' ,~tyy. ar proceed to ew-OrleanS,
" through a part Of tic above men
mod swamp, which is very extensive,
sp canal might very easily be cut, six
aaS long. uniting the Wabash to the
:, Mary's. a little above its junction;
~. S fyrm what / saw and learned from
aEers. it is NY opinion that the swamp
sigbt afford water sufficient Tor purpo-
81 of canal navigation.
gy the Ireaiiesof 1917 and'lS (men-
taosd in a. former letter. lands in the
site f Indiana. to the amount OF from
snr 10 six millions of acres y ing prin-
,paIIy on the left hank of the Wabash
and cx'ending rom the new line n. +.
dWayne, and South and Wet to lor-
ner pnrchases) we're coded TO the I'M
ted States.
These lands are cllarmingly situated
IN mint of climate their soil is mostly
he very first quality-thc countr!
IS well watered and well timbered, anu
l,ips on and near the Wabash. enjoys
Immense advantages. Emisrants from
tie Northern and Eastern states, to
this section of the country, as we'll as
Che new purchase in Ohio, will find il
10 Be their interest and their comfort
loo, 10 go 20 Bafalo, and up the lake to
fFort Meigs. as miles within the Man
nee Bay, and from thence mp that RI
rr to Inc mouth Of the Aagla;zc or
TDrt Wayne, aud SO Oh to their place OF
estimation. Early in the spring OF
Ae year is the hest time for emigration
that way. as The streams are then full
aaa they will lind an easy and sure MA
,igation, event in its present unimpalred
state.
The country about Fort Wayne is
very fertile; the situation is command
ing and healthy, and here will arise q
4 ieSneof srca! Importance which must
become an immense depot.
The Fort is now only small stock
y AIDE; no troops are stationed here. and
less than so dwelling houses. occupied
BY Freuch and American families. forms
the whole settlement; but as soon as
4 The land Shall be surveyed and offered
for sale, inhabitants will pour frsn all
quarters into t:,is future thorOughtare,
hetwr@n New York aud the MISSISSIPPI
M, Missouri. &c. &r.
/ The Hn!op%ed for progress OF that
slapeulpns work. the Atro FORK Grand
Canal, work of the must momcntous
consequences To Tic people oftne west
Ta country, and tt the Union OF the
eei'ed States, W hereby the countries
%fdcFmg on the Lakes are TO be bound
y he strongest of al! ties. 'intercst;
Y the Atlantic states, eleCtrisies the
gflarns Of this country whn now behold
trmsclres transported, as il we're,
W' their rich possessions near the o.
''an snd already bless its proprietors
aai supporters.
Tom 'rrrnw marning it is my inten.
uqalo start Tor Furt Defiance, in COM
laNy with B. T. StiCkney, Esq. late In