Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-10

"ore fsn any etehi whsh has red
ion Bat ninsieen,~-ntiehs Of the inhabitants cannot III
,''dr believe H. When they fairly beai.a I.y fac,
md arrumens the they will admit is .on. benes
10 the,r poseriw Whilst tir s..s ;sas. I. .r., .,sr
ns the sarioss products Of the West the Lakes into
New York like torrent they to think
is I" roll ou in spendid majesty from food to ,ooms
day. ony to he ga.ed upon.
will take the liberty >ugg people of yrp
MIA Hnd North Carolina bordering the River some OF
the difficulties they and the lie mode
il my judgment, of their eG.cng IL, The first erea, df
fsu,iy excepting their noons want of couc.,,
and understanding all parties Concerned Wills,
the people Of some districts willing their pro.
uuce down the River, they have no B,ueanx IL
and the carriers ignorant that ,.v can
good and profitable business in those districts and
even If both these should coacur where the n,rke or
the means Of getting speedily good and Ger tin mar
keia viii it he at the Basin weldon sr, IL not are
their vessels always there in sufficient numbers to take
the produce, in time, Ia Norfolk Richmond
or elsewhere THESE are serious questions time
re'naps 10 clear up these, Will occupy as much time
dare claim of the public attention. when there are such
huye and appalling publishing of the riy
candidates for the IRE Sidney hope shall not encounter
these on 'his OCCASION they have missed or have
missed them all othersrere are perhaps Dot more
than dozen aiteaux the whole River, mostly belong
ing To Milton and Danvie. The too far adj
vanced TO get boat builders and timber for this winter nd
spnS demands but we should be active in preparing for
the next In the time, is very practicable to pro-
cure Boats from James River from Lynchburg,hry
may he hauled wagons, taking or the dy and
coupling the wheels sufficient apar, II has
one and only wants enter prise again. In two .r
three DAYS you may have ahoat ON S,aun,on tia,
was before bu>iiy PLYING in lanes River. In this wav
suhc'ent number of Bteaux might he procured 10 TAX
TINS season. several thousand hogheads of Toac
COZ and from the source and Appomat-x NIGH, had
ooatmen il nav be Objected that they want skill or cha
racer As To the 6r little necessary for /, is
aet aestsd by all who could Judge have Seem that
he navigation OF Roanoke is better in its native STATE
than either James River or Appomsos are with all tb r
Improvement, especially since Eatons Falls hnv. be-
locked We are assured that the River will be- cleared and
suiced by next fall forks lad then common field
hands viii answer As TO the character Of the boatne
they must be taken they are better for r,r,.-B, hay
M doubt that liberal wages viii Command better MAZE.
riais for there who made good fortunes nm
ooh James River aud Apponaiox by boating alone IL
would be no greater hardship what is encountered In
roog fobacco nor as ba for gentlemen to 90 with their
own crops or seHd agent an whom they eoui depend
One thing Is certain, that the mus, I've 6
encountered by the grower OF the produce; for 1, il, fact
almost axiom that all the vcissturs of s,ec,i,,
ne loses al and pa' for au Such an association or e,
P'ny OF genemen as understand has been formed in
neek'enburg Va would enable them always 10 have rus
~ agent or supercargo with their produce Ind.edI az
u'e as'onshed seeing there is such close connexop
anu powerful combination among ali specializing and COM
people, tat planters do not more frequently
into companies, il not make bead against these at s
TOR their own easement and convenience Great benefit,
would result from them, such saving Of expense
and one active efficient OF character in nsbbor
hood would he able TO conduct the Whole nGair
AS II regards make-ihere can lie 70 ,ieub nm, ,i, ,
be ultimately on the river-I say for all the peopl
from the Junction TO the basin The latter place Ii will
never answer for the planter 70 gr, distance 10 mar
ke' His place at home attending raising the ro
duee' and he should be there every day. Instant in
ana our 81 season. lie does understand the
eh' OF circu'tous voyages, shipments and resbrmens
tolls, rsigbs, &c.these lie left 20 the sn.c,.,o IL
ms business by IL he lives, and his profit ar las,
Al ieas' wherever tue produce is transpped the grower
N' 1e'e 'aAe MS leave oft With that must he nj
weldon; there the cargo inspected and o,erba,
'hen and there it will he whether any in,rv has
sustained on the first shipment; and IL will he then
anu mere an easy matter 10 detect the deuer aner
That the whole matter must he left IN The pur.h,.
II would be idle to upon this mar, of the sb;
e" 10 he practice elsewhere aud such the nature of
'nhgs'ha u tue navigation Is answer any
1 grower must havea near aud convenient mar
ket and that must be where the purchaser can moe,
ana get from thence TO any part the world lie MA,
ror this we have expended all our labor and NANCY Th
place is Weldon Now IL all this admitted fand ,hi.L
mus9 the question is solved our m,rke,nac. i; wi
DON have no interest in that place as IN, own.r
IN any other Iown-no IO But there no capital there
Purchasers That is dificuy easily renewed there
aP'ai ana purchasers wherever article prices
that viii warrant speculation be Does no, money
60 ts the western country from the Atlantic towns for the
very staple OF our neghborhood Ii is much
matter to carry money to distant markets for speculation
than bulky articles in quest OF money The fac, l. ,,,
not believed IN Richmond Petersburg that our ,o,..
~"gS 10 weldon, or thar there will shortly he epeupb
"e " MAKE u an Object to go there fer So long as we
- " ' '"ey stay "here they are. have no oll-
Jecnon 10 either OF those places suchhe more
tue peeri us-bu want not so distant and cos,lx IN
get 70. 30 soon as shall be asceraiped thar ,bore n
large quantities OF good tobacco inspected and sold NJ Wei
don there will be plenty of capita ,pd pur,I,.rs H.,
Also Now this object effected by the o,an,a-
s nkeu determination to send crops there and
nv "" eSe' ana selling there Perhaps, it tH cut deem
10 make the experiment FIRST; but we can or mus, bs,
we ever expect to profit by the navigation am willing
10 send my crop there and sell il by samples in Rich
mona OF petersburg, and take dollar per c,yt less
WI" sell Tor IN either Of those places have made this
proposition 10 great many of my ac1uaiptsnce aud
one mas answered as have done Ibave no doub, h =,
Tue general nay universal sentiment this part OF the
ouy' mention TO shew that the planters would he
willing to make great iacoes for copvenien, make, 90
which they could chenpy get their produce The osuor
price OF the carriage Of bogshead OF tobacco from the
""" a"u oHuh'o" by land TO Petersburg, 100
eS' IS from i5to 20 dollars; from same point y
yer 10 Weldon 4dolars, sixty miles thence 10 Norfolk
thence to Richmond Petersburg one dollar
no doubt but back loading would reduce the urices
OF and one-half and every man would be glad 10
get bis groceries by this route
finally upon the subject Of vessels at weldon-Tbcre
are tns time from FIVE to vessels plying OCCASION
ally from Weldon to Norfolk, carrying from 50 to 10 hd
sacb and II there were need any number that might he
wanted could be easily supplied there are always about
NorIoIk numbers Of small which cnnn he rrlsh %