Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-21

is so totally inadequate to the demands of the
non Sts,e &c. tmvgis II i rue, there are some
distinguished priv te Engineer IN our country, but
the, are her insuth,ientl' known or too limited
j. Lelr numbers for their alenis snd services be
made il.ble in the greater par OE the coniem-
PLACED projects of canal Consiruc ION. The advan-
ages OF having that part OF or Engineer torps,
which may be detailed for surve in counexion
wi.h The .uheci OF Iuternsl Improvement increas-
ed 70 the rising eXigencies OF the country, re-
quire 10 elucd to-. They 100 OBVIOUS to he
either concealed ar misunderstood. II Is well known
that the Department Of War is unable 10 comply
with al he acquisitions made for the Servi e. o!
scientific engineers for the pa rose OF State sur
veys. Either the spirit o. ,his sreat sys'eu IN 81
I've checked for wait OF men of science qualified for
these emIoyuents or superficial md incorrect sur
veys mus, be made, he effect of which ru-t be
lavish expenditure without the accomplishing OF
the objects for which hey made: We believe
that at this moment, the whole Of our Topographic
cll Corps is in active operations; and Nei there Is
scarcely week which passes over us in hich ONE
scheme OF internal intercourse IL no prescu Ell
10 us, from some quarter of the Union, rud In the
accomplishment of which the aid of Civil Engineers
viii 0e indispensable.
With vie to show the present disposition of
thi- valuable corps, we have taken some pains 10
obtain inform ton of the stations and employ
OF The different officers and we present to our rea
ders the follow ing result one which may be re-
cd on.
The Board of Engineers for Internal Improve
ment consists of General Bernard and Col. 1otten,
for canals; and the Board for Roads, of General
Bernard and Nr. David Shrver, assisted by Cap
ain poussn O: he Topogr phical Engineers. The
attention of he former has been occupied in the
system of Qualifications FOR the defence OF the
and thar OF he latter, in the examination of the
for lie great n'iiana road bets cen tile seat
If gov e.nmeut. and the city oil New Orleans The
eNaf na''on Of the routes east of The mountaGS
has been completed, and the western route will be
Inv cdia'oy recon. oired and examined
Ljcite ant Colonel Anderson is Stationed at
Nan,ucse,, making :, aad 'akirg soundngs,
with view 10 ascertain the pracic'l'iy of form
Ing harbour for lie protection OF shipping
Iieit. Col. Albert i employed on The banks o! he
POI mec, betN Cumberland (Ohio) and Georse-
town O.. - in making surveys relative to the
Ohio nd thesape'le Canal.
VI or * arney Is cagoSed in making surveys OF
he Corncaut Lake and is commune. ions with
ire Chcnango, Ere ch Cree', md Like E.ic, be
ing par, OF he line OF anal from Ohio Lake E,ie.
Major Pe-raui Is occupied Ia m sins swveis o
ascertain he fr1,ticahil;ty OF opening lanai be
tween Buzkards and b unstable Bays.
Captain y che il on tie coast of South Carolina,
making surveys aud taking s"lmdngs He II g.
bout to commence eys q, the hafbors o Marble
mead and Holmes, 10 ascertain the prtCuCaDil-S OF
improving them by The erection piles
Cap.aln M'Neil has just compile ed The surveys
commenced las, year, on the summit lie 81 o. he
Allegheny, and surveyed new rou.e from Wis
Greek to tastem7n's River, co nect,d with the
route OF the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal. lie l.
also engaged in -urve 5 IN the Champo S mp,
in Ohio, and lis COMMUNICATIONS with Big Bea, e.
and Lake Erie, on the Canal lac OF tAe ONO aud
Lake Erie
Mr. ]. Shriver, assistant civil engineer, i, en-
gagged in surveys on the summit level o. tie Al
| leghany, on the Bear Creek OF the ,iiIo and
Chesapeake Canal, Pittsburgh.
| MIR. De Wit Clinton, Jr. assistant civil engineer.
is employ ed in examination and survey TO a-,e.-
tain the pracricabilit OF opening commune non
between the water. OF The Connecticut and L.ee
! Memphremasog, also, between the onnecticut and
| Merrimac.
! Major Long is experimenting an experiment fof
the removal of sand bar Henderson, on the
Ohio
Major Babcocs is employed in the superirten-
dence o! The for the removal OF saags, saw
yers, aud planters, in the Ohio and Mississippi,
Nth view to the improvement OF the navigation
OF those ri. erS.