Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-05-05
VARIETY.

follow, and obtained from the proper
authority the Information annexed TO
each, viz.
J. What is the first route TO be sur
veyed for the contemplated National
Road from Washington to New Orleansi
.inswsr. The metropolis Route--that
which passes through the capitals of
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carroll
ma, and Georgia, in the SURVEY or re-
connoisance of which the Board of En-
gineers i, now engaged.
Q. DO the Engineers 60 in q body
examining one route at a time, or do
they go in attachments, examining diff
ferent routes at the am time! .9asrsr.
In a body, examining II route at a
time.
8. Win they certainly examine the
Wafern or Upper route, being the pre-
sent post.road from Washington to
New Orieansl and, if so, whep3 .Ansseer.
II viii be examined, but hot Mt the pre-
sent season. The Board ~ili, on its re-
turn to Washington, examine the Md
die route; which examination, with that
on which they are o engaged, will,
ii is supposed, be completed before the
winter sets in; and the third, or Western
route. will be examined next season.
4. Is il supposed the Board will re-
port in time for Congress TO act upon
the next session-or whenf .fnsieer. 1t
is presumed not, because the survey or
examination, viii not have been COM
pletcd. Vhen Congress will act upon
The subject. will Of course depend upon
what may be the disposition of Congress
in reference TO Internal Improvements
g~ensrally, and to this Road in parti-
cular.
Itmay be proper to add, that the ar.
engagements for the survey OF this road
were made by the late Administration,
and have not been changed by the
present.-tGt. Int
A letter to the Editors from q gentle
man at Uniontown, ia Pennsylvania, da-
ted the 18th instant, states, that some
Of the Engineers bad already arrived
there, and were making arrangements
to be in the field bv the goth instant,
the time fixed by the War Department
for the commencement of operations
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
r~oute.-ibid.
The corner stone ofthe.TariG Wool
len Factory in Tarifyille, in the town
of Simsbury, Conn. was laid on the 18th
inst. in the presence Of above a hum
dred spectators, and an elegant address
was delivered by VIM, II. Knight, Esq.
one of tie founders conte mplated esia-
blishmsnt. The building is to be OF
stone, IS by as, and four stories high.
tits intended for the manufacture OF
superfine broadcloth, and will turn out
100 yards per day. This place Is beau
tifulIy situated on the Granville turn
pike, II miles from this city, and with
in $50 rods Of the surveyed route Of
the Pennington Canal.
Hartford Mirror.
RoBEnr TRrrLErr, Esq.sat present
Of Frankfort, Kentucky, has been APP
pointed by the Executive to succeed
Mr.. HERRINo, as Virginia Military Land
Agent for the state of Kentucky, aud
has accepted the office.
The Harrisburg (Pa) Intelligencer
of Friday last states, that at the court
which commenced it's sessions on Mon
day last, the Grand Jury found q Atrua
billn against twelve black men, with
others, concerned in q riot and attempt
10 rescue a slave from his master, a
few days ago. The trial lasted till
Wednesday, and on Thursday the Jury
rendered a verdict Of guilty against
of the rioters, and an acquittai
for four. One of them bad escaped.
The paper adds, that the Grand Jury
appropriated $500 for the erection of a
mill to give them employ ment.
This conviction was necessary to let
dsluded persons understand that
the laws are made to be respected.
Wiss Provincial Lsgislaturs.-Hali-
fax papers to the 9Th inst. give informa-
ton that heLegislature Of Nova Scotia
has refused to. chafter a bank in thatpro-
They hays voted a grant of25o
pounds per annum. for three years, in
addition to the 500 pounds per annum
granted by the Legislature Of Lower
Canada, in aid Of steam navigation be-
tween Halifax and Quebec. They have
also voted the sum OF $500 pounds TO
the three frat vessels in the province, |
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