American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-07-22

and not only on shore, but driven quite over the
bank into the marsh A number of vessels were
also driven on shore, g high and dry" between the
Pea Patch and the mouth Of Christiana, some OF
which dragged their anchors quite across from the
Jersey shore. Now fancy for one moment THAI at
the time of this storm the canal had been compile
ted and large number Of canal vessels near its en-
trance awaiting the tide. Any one who has wines
sed the alarm occasioned by single vessel getting
loose from her moorings in Philadelphia, in time OF
storm, may be able to portray some faint outlines
of the dreadful scene that would have been exhibit
| ed here. 8" In the bleak bite OF New Castle," under
such circumstances, not only the loss OF property
would have been immense, but there is 10 be added
to this the destruction of human life, for many a
poor fellow would have found watry grave.
In the navigation OF the Delaware the north eastery
storms are the most dangerous if then the canal
enter it, any vessels or boats caught 6etolc the
christina have no port oil safety in their rear but
ii ii enter the Christina, that creek presents com
modious and perfectly secure harbor--and after
leaving il the storm should make shelter necessary
again, it is only to up helm and return, and you al
ways find place OF safety.
| The FIRST consideration in the location OF canal
is, to FIX the route where it will most conduce to
public good and the profit of the stockholders
Distance and expense, though weighty subjects,
of secondary importance-and in relation to the
Christlana route, confidently assert that it will not
only be the cheapest, but from the Chesapeake to
philadelphia is the shortest OF any of the routes pro-
posed, and the only one which can insure 10 that
city the direct trade of the Susquehanna, without
which good dividends public benefit cannot be
anticipated.
II is the part Of wisdom, especially in new enter
Iprises to avail ourselves OF every natural adyan-
taee, and not lightly 10 pass them by and attempt
to create artificial ones. The Chrisana has been
kaown for an hundred years, as of The best and
safest haroors on the Delaware, with depth of wa
'er OF from to "a feet al oW tide and being al
READY made by nature, it viii cost nothing: The
cost OF the basin art fetal harbor. as already sta
sed. will be from 100 to 100000 dollars = if indeed
llt can be made, to resist he immense bodies
Office that will urousy sssai it. To this cost must
be added the annual expense Of keeping the entrance
of the canal open, which is variously stated from
4 20 to 10000 dollars-and even with all this vast
expense il is considered extremely probenatica if
at all possible, to keep its entrance open the
bouchments be at the sand fats below New Cas-
tie while ct the same time the city OF Philadelphia
will lose hall The advantages it ought to receive and
which it will receive il the canal be properly loca-
tied.
| A passing tap at A. Z. and have done. He
asks" what is canal without water" | would
answer il is dry joke he farther says" IF it'll
is thought best to lock the miles it is evident that
not one third OF the water would be required from
the feeder, that would be on the upper route."-l
Here again lack unusual attention y for if the
height be the on both routes to which the locks
10 raise the vessels in the canal, il will appear
that as many locks required on the one as the
Other, and an equal quantity Of water will be requ
red for each lock, SO that there will be saving oil
water on the lower route according to this. But i
take the liberty to assert that ii the canal be made
on the upper route and entered miles upon lev
lei between the locks each end 1t itself
reservoir to the locks and economses the water and
hence water VIII be always in reserve for exgences
lot the navigation, and in all human probability mol
lack will be experienced; but very Different
Will be the the ST Georges route, hayingI
10 reservoir, and being entirely dependent on the
feeder Tor every emergency, in times Of drought il !
must experience want. But this writer tells us
again-"if it be thought better 10 lock over the
ground in preference to making the deep cut, there
will be but four locks required" This can only be |
the tact IN case they dig half way down in the high
ground and lock the other half-and fancy have |
already said enough about digging so or 40 feet
deep to dispel every delusion on that subject.
Will not allow myself to comment on the illibe-
raj motives assigned for the subscriptions in this
neghbnrhood neither is it worth while to notice the |
sly inslnuation OF our aim to nure Philadelphia -
We understand here too we'll our dependence ont
thai cry TO wish in any degree to paralyze her ef
forts to regain The commercal standing she once |
had. Blu, while finding fault with our motives, why
did not my s.. Georges friend assign the motives
that influenced the subscriptions Of that neighbor-
h2od They are very wiling from his account to
part with so much of their old fields as may be |
wanted and no doubt would gladly see their stag
hant mill pO1d converted into canal but then
KIND souls! 1t must be at other peoples expense 4
This IS kind CT public spiri; and patriotism we do
not coyet in our borders. CADMUS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 49,
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. we under.
stand that The Engineers Of the United States 81.
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