The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-05-28

Tine, bail and wstef, Oh too 'nsfs"' spfeaos
wide and shsiiow in proportion TO tho slug
pisbness of is course but quicken ns mo
ton, and il immediately contacts its surface
Ly dee ming us bed, which 10 necessary
coo,eouence on Tho increase oi Fiction -
Therefore, the sddi,ionai discharge Ion St.
John's river, through ST. hugusune's bar,
would b.a itself course IN part OF the great
svsce that now forms tho iolet, and that,
Jom tho sc: OF nor,h river, aud the pressure
1fthe north.eas, winds, would be close under
ST Aosstssia's island which passage IL would
keep open while the hesye Of the see, on parts
that had lost or lessensd their resisting cur
rents, viii press the banks in; and the allu-
vial deposit coming down 10 yrea' quantities
will increase their eievsiop, iofmIng nks ell
good bars along his COAST deep, narrow, anu
close in.
10 the first place, this will have the elect
of greatly improving The bar OF ST. Auyos'
tine at the expeo.e of 81. johns bar, to 6e
sure, but not 10 Tho injury ot any other part oi
that river indeed Il Will be vIri usily exchang-
ing the one bar Tor the other, to the gfeat ed
vantage Of the ci'y of ST. hugusiae, as that
must become fine sea po't, and market ior
vast quantitles of produce that muN other.
wise go into Georgia. Secondly, We will
Rave TO cary the city Of 81. Augustine 10 ST.
John's liver, that Is, u viii 80 the'e piece.
meals, or we must 5riDg at once 81. Jphn's
iivo' 10 81. Augustine; and which i, The
mos, eligible needs bu, little inquiry. Third.
iy, by thus carrying the operations OF hooc aud
tbb tlde SO much isrther up the Ii,e,, about
seventy miles, extensive bodies cf river aod
tide swamp along its margins aud some large
bodies Of inlsrd swamps which coold be eas,.
ly drained into that canal, would become high.
" valuable, and which as they are, are worth
hut little. I conceive that Tho dIGctcpce IN
vsiuc in those lands would much m,re than
indemnify the whole cost Of that canal.
Fourhly, independent OF The many other sd.
van,ages ari,ng from The loca,,ly OF S.. Au-
CUISINE, on what part OF ST. Johns tiset, or
elsewhere, has nature so we'll formed o cite
for ciy OF strength, and of course, a mart Of
deposit Tor The whole province The monias
that would build another such fort would
more than pay Tor half d zen such canals.
There 10 city near the confluence oi two riy.
c's; biest with health, climate, p'oximi,y TO
the seq, the trade winds in their putiy, ior,i
Ged by natore aud art, and wants bat 10 have
,ebuiii the ioi mer British lDe, which the 4pis.
dgm of Sponish engineer has had ,h,own
down, 10 make il nearly imp'egns6e. lis
fort, well covered on nank. and rear by broad
Snd lotdless rivcls, and bomb proof 10 all lis
parts, and with a level plain in 'on, holds su.
pe,ioriiy over bo,pbar ding and breochicg bat.
teries; and should u be preached, II mast be
in pats too high for escalsde and from the
pearoess Of wa,ct TO Tho suf,stc Of the earth
mining is out Of the quesiton. Fithly, open.
ine thi, canal, and ST. Augustine becoming, },
ssn would in that event, depo, al The con.
merce and s,rcngth Of the province, it would
~. md 10
land navigation, between tho Atlantic States
and the great western valley, without circ,ing
the coast, and keys OF Florida. The balance
will take its departure from some part Of ST
johns liver; I am not prepared o, hi. no.
nIent 30 say which is the most eligible spot,
but it stakes me that the head Of Back eek
must te,m inmate near the head OF ST. TaH'y or
Ssn,s Fee liver, an arm OF The Sawsrney
winch discharge into the bay Of Appachy
There can, however, DO 10 doubt that zone
ol The g,os, arms Of ST, Joho's liver (cslled
creeks because they let inio tha, immense
tlver, 81. John, but in Other situations would
be called rve,s) will be found spproac hing
near to the ,iyers running into tho Mexicsn
b,son, whereby II communication cou'd br
opened with comparatively small expense.
These are but par, OF tho arguments that
tha' canal.
There can be 90 measure that will please
every body some few having interests oppo.
ste 70 this project will oppose it, o., at least.
tty to disc,edit 1t, but they viii be 10 the ni.
norty ono 10 ten, ] nigh, say one 10 q
hundred. They VIII probably at,empt to ob.
scure it by proposing another from ST. Pablo,
creek TO NORTH river, which leads 10 St. Az.
custinc. ur cling ss q Recommendation that IN is
was contemplated hy the Bri,ish governme mt
But DO it seme mbc ed that this course would
do but little for ST, Augustine, snd nothing
for il. bar for ST P.bIos creek laying north
of ST Augustine, and os low dowo St. Joha',
river as tina, city on the MstAnzi river, thi,
communicstion would lie parallel with the
SEA coast consequently, only become 90 in
land passage tor boats, Tor, ss there must be
dividing Of tide Ia the middle, q sand bank
will gather there as often as il is removed
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