Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-10-14
BALTIMORE.
From the National Ga,ejh

From the National Gazette.
During late visit to Baltimore, we were struck with
the Increase, solid and ornamental of that beautiful
city Ii seemed to us, that the number of substantial
and neat brick dwellings either about TO be comnletcd
or recently built there, could not he much less proper
uonaby TO the population, than ii is, either in Pha
deipha New York.An activity prev lis in this kind
OF Improvement, which bespcaks a dirsive capital
among the classes of mechanics and merchants, who
are chiefly engaged in H. and which eyinces the mpor-
lance of the inland trade The higher parts of Balti
more, to the west are unryae MS sites for town resi-
dence. Here the best houses are erected and hand
some streets formed, which open the country air
u Io''nanu, from the upper stories, fine prospects,
equaiiy extensive aud diversified.
The body OF ashington monument is connie
eu he Ootfte monument, structure which would adorn
any metropolis is nearly executed in all its parts we
admire particularly the spirit which has been displayed
IN the erection OF spacious and splendid stone eIic,
as an dutene, 1t is placed in one of the halsopest
Streets and VIII soon be ready for all the useful purpo
SEES 10 which It rs to be applied. We have not room Tor
particular account ofis plan Dimensions and appear
ance; but they deserve to be described in detail as well
as those OF tie new Hotel, larger than any other in the
United States, which in rapid progress near Ia the Bat
tie Monument This establishment will be conducted
by Mr. Barnum, and is likely afford accommodations
10 travellers not inferior to of the in the coun-
try Added 10 these fabrics, the Churches the IJosni
tails, The new lntrnary, the Exchange the Fountains
NC, attract and reward the attention of :; STRANGER
HE stores appear 10 be repencd with goods of eycrv
descriptions they are III fact very richly supplied ana
satisfactorily requencd aud near the arycs of the
town,--the mart OF the bay and ing vcsses-there
is no little hustle and hum of business which we sppoc
TO be lucrative. We could have wished 10 see more
stir at fells Point formerly the OF so much com
mercial movement; and where many tall rsasts at
tested an extraordinary intercourse with foreign poIts
out II The oreign trade has dwinded, from accidental
causes, may be restored by the enterprise which
created 1t in great part and is in degree ccmpensa
ted by the enlargement of other sources of wealth and
Intelligence On the whole, observed, almost on
every side, indications of greater prosperity than we
expected to find, and confirmation OF the sentiment
which we have often expressed that Baltimore would
certainly flourish in The end whatever might be the eff
feet Tor time, .! the peculiar reverses Which she ex
perenced.
me plymouth Bredkctoater.--Ths astonishing work
"hich has enabled man TO say unto the waves of the
sea- thus TAR shall We and farther is situated
abont four miles from the town of Plymouth and ex
tends across the to the length of $50 wears lila
not however, finished and therefore ill be when com
pleteo much longer. Many of the stones of which il s
composed weigh from SIX to eight TONS and the founda
ton OF was laid by means of diving BELL at the bot
tom OF the sea, at the depth of or eight athoms
There Is no mortar used in it, but is said
mat VIII De altered SO as to present regular form of
masonary TO the waves. There are several breaches
in it, that made by the tremendous gale of wind
which blew into Plymouth last March. To prevent
repetition of an occurrence like his workmen are now
employed TO extend the southern side as well as to re-
Pair the breaches and widen the parts where those
breaches were effected In the opinion of the oldest in
haoitans here the town would have been washed into
The sea 10 March last if had been protected by the
Breakwater 1t is said that Government are about Il,
employ 1000 convics in the completion of this rreat
national undertaking.