The Wilmingtonian., 1823-10-09

Philadelphia will be DIME, ailording ad- IN
vantages so superior to the present com. y
municaton between the two cities. TheIt,'
of its being madca steamboat
navigation, also does away, partially, the
objection of wind and tide in getting to'a
1.-THE mouth of the canal.
have perused the other parts Of Waters es'
lsay, but can really find nothing but what hasbeen
lmore than once Cancelled. Iwonld theretore,b be-
fore taking my departure of him, recommend hio
Ito consult his friend CADMrs, before he write '
lagain and in the mean time, ask him if he saw
lin the Philadelphia Gazette about the last OF Au
gust, a series of severe numbers upon the sub
lject, written by a person who signs himself
|" Friend to the Stockholders" and in reply toI
a piece written by Cadmus. For fear that Vla'oi
has not seen it, will make few remarks upon
them by way of drawing his attention TO the Pc
rusaI of those numbers.
/ His essay consists of review of Cadmus' OBJ
,ljections to the ST. Georges route, with con-l
,Iplete refutation and minute detail OF the ad
vantages of the ST. Georges route, founded upon
Il facts and correct calculation.
j He has in his first essay, proved that the 5o0|
basin as proposed by Cadmus for the accommo
daton of the trade of the canal, is useless in the
leAtreme; and that Cadmus, in a proposition OIL
, the kind. has proved that he is not acquainted
with his subject. When it has been proved that
,|there cannot be water obtained on the Christians
eroute, during great part of the season, to pas,
the locks more than eight vessels, cach
,, Iway, per day and if this is the fact, OF which
There can be no doubt, would ask it half an acre
: of basin would not be sufficient to accommodate
eight vessels and those, of the small kind
eI At this rate of trade the so acre basin propos
e ed TO be made at the mouth Of the thorough cut
a Opposite the Pea-patch, would accommodate al
!. 1.-THE vessels that would pass in more than thre'
months But here is seen the advantages of TIN
u thorough cut; instead of having the canal re
io| strcted to the passage of l6 vessels, or boats
per day, (and not even that at certain times) tn
a. thorough cut affords free and uninterrupted
Id dpassage to all that enter, matter of what s'z
!, ,cor Dimensions, without the delay of locks, wan
: of water. &c. and if they were met by advers
ie winds at either end, would have safe and CON
e. modous harbour for their accommodation.
Ii He has proved in his second number, that til
Dglcrcular basin proposed by Mr.. Randel, to prt
~ iect for some distance into the river, and preseT
la convex surface to the current, will prevent a
." deposits of mud at the entrance of the harbour
~ He has also proved in his third number, thu
at quicksands, (even did they exist) would not b
n-|insurmountabl obstacles to the cutting Of tn
inIcanal, as has been stated but would be desr
I-t "a l,n.r ano,lxy
Nv bie' on account OF It's oeing more eas'y remove
than other earth. But after the most dilige
=" search, we are informed that no such thing e.
lists on the route.
esI He has conirasted in his third number, the d
difference in the proposed form of thorough cut,
he Mr.. Latrobe and Mr., Randel. Mr.. Latrobe's pr
position was for the free admission of tide, fro
one bay to the other; locating his route whe
~ there would have to have been six miles of DEF
eS cutting, and in order to excavate this, comment
wO at the top, and whee! over the sides, &C.
is Mr.. Randel's plan is to have tide lock at ca
Two end to admit or reject the water at pleasure
l., four and quarter miles of deep cutting inste
of six, and this to be excavated at each end, al
I'VE carried off in boats--which would be the mes
ore lof draining the springs without the aid of pumI
the which would certainly be required in excayati
v atrom the top.
The plan of Mr.. Randel is therefore different
u all its principles, from that OF Mr. Latrobe, a
'he the estimates which have been made for or
the will not apply to the other.
ne lie has proved in his fifth number the assertio
ust of Catlmus as it respects the Chrstiana rout
riding the cheapest, shortest and best for the can
IL : to be unfounded
VIZ IF Cadmus means that the Christiana re
'u' would be the cheapest by the least first CO
Dc without having regard to percentage OF profit
la. the stocxholders lie is certainly incorrect-a
,er. lpresume from what have heard that Mr.. RI
tba |dc will be able to prove to the company, that
=, canal can be effected on the st. Georges rout,
feeding from tide waters up to the foot OF the de
ch ;Icut on each side, and lock over the four ant
her quarter miles of elevated ground, feeding fr'
ine|the summit creeks-and in this case it will b.
,ep |cheaper canal have four and quarter miles
q, lock over instead Of eighteen more waters, a
. Undoubtedly the shortest rout BY nine or
" miles, between the two bays; and the short
n|from the mouth of the Susquehanna to Phad
oc-|phia,
hiatt And further, if the Thorough Cut plan is ado
n lied, contend it will be the cheapest canal to
nco stockholders; that is, that it will produce
~. ereatest amount of dividend upon the capital