The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-12-11

uon 10 the public expenditure. Df the mon.
eys d'swo ffom the Treasury sinee he fourth
oi Mafeb, one thousand eight huod cd and
seventeen, the sum remaining unsceouoted
TO-, oc the thir,is,h Of Sc piember last, is mole
than . million and half Of dollars less than
on The :histieth Of September preceding aud
during the same period . reduction Of nearly
million OF dollars has been made in the ..
noun, Of tho unsettled accounts Tor moneys
advanced previously 10 ibs fourth OF Mach,
one thousand eight huod,ed and sevtntsen.
It will bs obvious that, in proportion s> the
nsss OF sccounts Of the isuer description is
diminished, by settle emeni, the difficulty oi
settling the residue is increased from the con.
sids's,ioD, that, in many instances, IL can be
ob,sined only BY legal p'ocess. For more
precise deisils on this subject, 'eier 10 10.
port from The First ComplIolles oi The Treas.
uIy.
The sum which wss sppropris,ed st the
last session, Tor the repair Of the Cumberland
road, has been applied with good eject TO
The, object. n fn.I report has no, ysi been
received from the sgsnt who was appointed 10
superiDtend Il. A soon ss il is received, II
shall DO comm uuicsted TO Congress.
Many patriotic and enIigb ensd citizens,
who have made the tubject an object oi pat
,icoIsr insestis stiOn, have suggesIed so TN.
provsDen of sill gfesier impoi lance. They
ore Of opinion lhsi ibo usiets of The Cbssa.
pe.ke sDd Ohio tnsy be connected tOgctbes,
by one continued canal, and si an expense tar
sho'I oi the v.iue and importance OF The OBJ
iect to be Obtained. IL ibis could be accom-.
pli shed. IL 10 impossible TO cslcoiaie The bene-
6ciai consequences which would resol fom
il. A cat portion Ct the produce Of the ve,y
FERTILE county through which Il would pass,
would find a ma ket tn ough tbst channel.
T,oop, might be moved ~,th greet ioc,li y 10
wsr, wi,h cannon, end every kind oi nun, lou,
and in either drec,ion. Connecting The AZ.
laniIc with The wesietn county, in line pes
sing III ough The sest OF tho national govern.
mem, il would cont'ibu'e essentially 10
strengthen he bond nj Union itself. BeIiev.
Ing, a. l do, the, Congress possess the 'ish,
10 sppfoPtjsie money io' sucb national 90.
ysc,, hs Ju isdiction remaining TO the states
through which the canal would psss,) sub.
nit IL to Jour eonsIder alton whe ther u may
mol be advisable TO auihorise, by an adequate
app, ,ops,aiion, the employment of suitable
number OF Tho officers OF the corps Of eng'n.
GERS, 10 examine the unexplored ground dus-
ing the mex, season, md TO report ,hei' opio
ion thereon. <, vii! likewise be proper 10
extend their examination 10 the seye 81, routes
,b, oush which the wsie's OF ,be Ohio may be
connected, by canals, with those Of lake L.
rio.
A. the Cumberland road will require snnu.
sl repsiss, end Congress have not thought II
expsd,e0, 10 recommend 10 the stsIes on a.
mc0dmeDt TO the constitution, iof the pur.
pose Of ves,ing in the Uni,ed States . power
to adopt end execute system oi in,e,nal i'm.
piovemsnt, it 10 ssso submitted 10 you' con.
side' alton, whether il tnsy no, be expedtn, to
avtho'i3. The executive 10 enter INTO an AZ.
'snge ment with the several states through
which The road passes, TO estsb!l.h tolls, each
wnhn i,s Iinlils, for the purpose Of defrsying
the eSpes.s ut fo,v-e ,epans, snd OF providing
also, by suitable penalties, tor lie protection O.
gsins, future INJURIES.
The act OF Congress Of the seventh Of May,
one ihoossnd eight hUnd'ed and twenty.two,
appropriated the sUn OF iweniy. two thousand
seven hundred dollars for the pur pose OF Q.
tecting two pie's ss a sheites 10: vessels from
ice, near Cape HenIopen, Delaware Bay. To
eject the object OF the act, the officers Of the
board OF engineers, win Commodore Balm.
bridge, we'e directed TO prepare plans end e.-
'inste. OF piers sufficient 10 answer the pur.
po'e iu,snded by tho act. l,sppeans by their
'cpo't, which accompanies The documents
from the WM Department., tbst The srp' opii.
alton is MOI adequate 80 the purpose intended
and, as tho Piers would be Of erea, service,
both TO the navigation Of the Delaware Bsy,
and The protection Of vessels on the sdiscen,
pstIs Of The coasts, ] submit for tho conside.
ration ot Congress whether additional and sui.
fclen, appropriations shoeid not be nsde.
The Board Of Engineers were slso directed
TO examine end survey lhe en,ts6cs Of tho
h''bor cf the por, of Presqoisle IN PennsyI.
vsnis, IN order 10 mske On estimate Of tho ex.
p-nse Of removing 'se cb.''vc'icns 70 The en-.
trance, with pIso OF the best mode Of effect.
ing the same under the appropriation Tor that
purpose, BY &C, OF Congress passed Sd March
last. The report Of she board accompanies
the papets from the War Department, end 10
submilted fos the ccnsidetstion Of Congress.
A strong hope has been long eo,erts,ned,
founded on the heroic ,,rogg,s Of the Greeks,
tina, they would succeed In their c. ntes,, and
'esuwe their equal station among the ns,ioos
oI the earth. IL is believed that the whole
civilized world tskes q deep interest in their