Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-05-12
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RICHMOND, MAY -, 1870.
COMMUNICATIONS.

~ u 6OS nIPHlCdL ORSERD 3yTDN.
- looking ovPr the map of North America
and observing the Nicaragua lake, living be-
tween Tue Pacific and Atlantic il caused me
to consider whether or not those two great
corrections of water might not he parity united
ny cntting canal from Nicaraynaiake To the
Pacilc Ocean. Ga distance l understand of
about thirty mileS) through tolerablv level
country and which, BY the dashiu,s of the
i.acuic, would open. Ia time. passage sufii-
cient tor the largest ships, which mi rht pdss
from the Pacific. down the canal INTO and
through the lake, down ~. Juan river. and into
tile Atlantic ard which would Supersedc the
necessity OF that circuitons route around
Care Horn, of about ten thousand miles
Now the query is, Whether il can he effect
ed IL II cas-. II would be of niiuiie service
both TO Europeans aud Americans and IN fac I
10 all nations who trade with North and South
America apd with the East Indies Du, if
my specnlations are only ideal, on account of
mountains racks aud other distinctions. mot
Having had an ocular view Ofihe country } VIC
remain as we were befhre
buckingham, April 81. 1920. O.
cJ' Or correspondent hvs forchrd a reyv into.
re"ns S"tiect, ahich has atrcaar attracted much
r"W"tg coming. "hen rr0ficaL statesmen ,rili
"tr'h 70 fhiHk seriously Of cH~rgne the Scre iRtn
Greet HHch is said npov IL ia Humbot,f,'S Essav
"pom Ns~ Spo'n' fdrionS Dimensions Of IL are
scattered Through NE Edinburgh Hevi,,o ore No
u.s. me RsUiew states. taSt PIaeeI rs Aem
Spain is 6etwesn Europe amt lfsia IN rcoaiy,y onIy
nee mceHs 10 hare communication Nth the former.
ana SIR 'reeks min thc iattSr Nthe Chj,a dnd Eu
trade wcie dircrfed through this ~haHucL II ,no.id
saVe 2"oo tcysncs tn me transport OF cOvoffcs "a
EnrOpe" Their is "a diiirMsfy ADurysy oy,j,a t,.o,
me deficiency Of h0r6n,s mt ne ,,j,I,nt SIor.,s
uhtrh bfo~ on fhe OF Mem yigiY n gregS ,,1rt
ofthe gear.-StiL. By iDrproping IN, Ac1 b0rb.urS
tHHs may Ds fo"rf ant aVatiag ones SER Of ths hes,
seasons Wfhc vcar the kq6our that ,ny D., S1,eJ by
thtsdirTct rowfc nromtd be 'mmeDse- Furious points
~ cn""ecfto" def"sen The TIRE seas hare been ,ro-
posed. ...on ne no'M port orthr CnIf The rjysr
& IS represented ~ Prrhops the best har.
tSe ,i., a.. er"n"tN. one 0dDd"t0ce attending
tne St'Tctin" o. rms 'irer fer the drnot IF commerce
tr"hta De rs stimuli ~ in me narrocSI ,srI OF me
LWhmnS Of Araerfc" that fats uithin the Kingdom Q;
NswSPN!n Teh""Hfepca. ia the pr1Uiace Of G00tG.
meta, rs the corresponding harJoH on me y0th ys0
Idhng ddrontdse Of the rirers TTuaSacUOico ana
fegdre RaUigabie the cnRrk rroftlf
not require 10 be more thar az le0rcS in ycsrtb
Lower dc'n on The coaSt me CRTef Nirar0gu1 has
oeer proposed 6Ht, thoRrh II sEnnId bc fonUJ
Prpctica"ke wbcn acc4raieky surrcyey h, ,rotj
be n'd'tg useless ter the pmrpOSes Of commerce nc
me coast ~ Njcuracuq is jDgcccssi55e pn sbi,;
=" me months Of august, epfeIa5e~ and October on
account ~ MHRder storms ana dyrgdC,y ,1,.x oy5
." Jan"arvdnd Fe5rmorV Gcconnt ~ Uioirmt ,inds
from He NORTH Tile CHffOf Panama is another
point bW IL Inns Herer beeR surreved for mat mn
P"sf yet u Is oPPrchc"dcd he inftrmediafe noun
DcSSe1S ~ SHMcieHt bn'tken-Hr. Hamboldt pre-
IerS POiW sfHt purifier south TO ,yf me han n,
IHP'c" CI"Picd, 6ctreem capes So DHswsk ami
CoFTie"teS. ne StafeS. that " bef,Cecs Cwpicu ana
me rUer NGipi ukG~e becomes U09cobls Is n lis
rance Of > or leagues thro, 81 a f"t IeueI com.
Try. PeDectty dd67ted for canal Naj,i is a
branch Of The riper HrQt0 which faiIs into the CuI
e. O0fien " Befmeeu TIE bav Of Cipica ana fhS
rircr AtrGto, is the onIv poivf Of yout6 1,yer;"o
utere The cha'" Of The AHdcs is inferyNpfcd III Is
stgtcd as singular fact, that there is raUine in
this quarter, iU 1rirh u parish ,yjeSt has d,,o .
small canal 86Uigable in thfrainy season Inn ,"EjcS
canccs latter NTH cacao haze passed rom one sea
ThOugh South <fnerfc1 hath poured toyt5 her mil
ho"S ''Fo The tap of Spain yet the iirpoyfaut ram
""nicdfton 6ettoefn the fpo ocedus mas ,,eper nan
ono doHdr spent upon il. The Gigantic ,eyoEusjou
,rHich rs NOE GdO6"ciWF both In Oid aDd h.u y,0iy
ororH immense consequences in its Wo,nb. The spirit
81 enterprise t"tH produce mar in itStHra ceperof
great Improvements. PERHAPS a conm,fn;rG,jo1
RffttMeen thc t,..e ocedaS, is likely 20 be one Of