Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-03
WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS

We feel the greatest satisfaction in l1unp before
orr readers the rainabte Report Of the Board of
Public IporfS on the subject of a connsrion
bet,reen The EasferRS Ucsiern Wafersof Virginia.
made to the Legislature on the 25h ultimo This
grand enterprise nOIc demonstrated 10 be entireIy
practicable md completely Iuithin the compass Of
fhr means o. me state 're hope there wHmO longer
remain any heSitating doubts in Ike minds Of our
Legislators. Only let them behold lrhdt NeIc York
has done IN the short space of f,co years, whiIe
pTglnid With ereIy consideration TO animate and
encourage her ms been looking on ritb t0ided aims
Same persons may ask where are our means for
this stupendous undertaking. p We may eug,ire
with c7hci prOpriefy, Wherr ueie the means of Ner
York until she set about crea'iag them? Thcreport
o. ne Board, BESIDE, furnishes the most saisjactory
explanations on ties paint. Our patriotic and
public spirited G0rerHOr assures Tie LegiyLatYye
fhdt " cTpitdi 10 any amount nay be borrorpJ
wthin the state uDOH the most fdrorqble terms and
TOR the mist desraOie pcri0dS, execute trhat has
been so happily ct:ceired and so deHberate!y
pidnned-Uhiie the enterprise HscT has the yttye
advantage, Of a rercHHe at The commencement
sufficient 10 discharge tie interest up0nt regisifc
loans ana CERTAIN to tncredSeGS tie cOrk ddrdHcps"
UebPiiere tier enterprisespt Sigiiioy jp1gujlyde
ddroHt0gcoHSGnd encouraging. It's imyertance to
me StWe rim mdtuTe, as 6cyOhd Tie reach of
present. cdic"tatioR. ...Gnd 10 insure ITS happy
commencement IL oRIy remains far the Iegisfgfmre
to gre their approximation IN Hg piiH DJOyOsed bv
the BOdrd If PUbiic UorhS
we cannot dgree trith fhoSe Who affirm, that the
coRRfrioH Of tie James and KcHaICiid riUprs
Hien complete, Gun pTOre btHffcid 0niv TO the
Wdropoiis " the Suite On the cORtraig ne be}iere
hat erery part Of the StatC tciH Share IN lis
advantages, and UGt doHbie BDTtiOR triH FIJI 10
the lot Gt the tide udfer districts Pctersbuyo
especially ruth but Httie elpease ,rW be pun5led
to secure To herself pOytioH NJ Tie raiHube frade
ichtch iS tn HO,c through tie neic citaRRei There
IRE SercTdi pants OJ edsU communication bcfrcgU
me rireTS Hpp0HOttOr 6cJamcs md thr GtrOrubh
p'Stt,on ~ our torn, her capifdi aud EnrSDpo,
connections, icR beWficient to attrGct the IVestr
Merchqnts md Traitors.
me comparative uiec. lChich the Gorrrgor
ldh'SQ ms communication, md Of the routes to
Ne'r ! 0rh ind Neic OrietAs, re Jriiccp to be az
Just, as It must be pleasing to erery gTgipian.
1 -etcisDuTg lot.
~ q a singular circumstance ttat translation
~ me PrcSidcHtS Message dppeGrs in tie GOrcrH-
WeW p6prr Gt idrnHd, IN rhich lur. WOHr0e's
TtparkS respecting 0ur relations ritt his Catholic
WUesty are entirety OiRitfed.
Extract cfa letter 10 TIE Editor of thc Nor
JOH HfyaH, daicd gibraltar, Oct0bey
81. 1919
g We heard Of tie death Of PERRY
Tie 25ilI, h, Il iriniisd newspaper. when
tie very few OF u.s. (Amencdns) here a.
dDpied The following, in addition 10 the
honor, paid to !ns memory by The squad
ron anal prithe vessels 81 ne T. States
~ Ihc Garbnuc, wlo wore their colors
hall mast duru2 llIe day. Besides which, |
Commodore Slr"au, ~ General Orders |
reWesiea ~ Officers 10 wear Grape TOR |
pHc month.