Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-22
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JNIEHNdi. IHPRO PE.IE.t~T,
The spirit advances in various States so as 10
outstrIp all calculation. The most august of these
recent enterprises is, the Grand Canal destined to
connect the Ohio with Lake Eric. No circumstance
was wanting 10 lend interest to the scene of lis
commencement at Lancaster, O. on the 4tlr Julv
Inc crowd was immense: The Canal Commission
ers attended, and delivered two spades 10 Gov
Morrow of Ohio, and Governor Clinton of n. Y.
who stood opposite 10 each other, and tbrev, the
first shoveliulls OF earth amidst the splaudIt. OF
thousands and the roar Of artillery Mr. linton
addressed The meeting, amid the acciamaions of the
people. On the same day was also celcbra, ed at
~ Clarsville, o. the breaking of the ground for
the continuation OF the Cumberland road, west of
ONO The hrst excavation made by the
! Superintendent; of the Road Every thing served
to add attractions 10 the scene the Declaration AZ
independence, the Grafton, the concourse of ladies
and the of artillery. same day was dedi-
Gated to the ceremony of commencing The excaya-
| ton OF the Pennington Canal, 10 be cut from
New Haven, through Pennington, to Northampton.
HE scene was Southwick, the boundary town on
| the route OF the canal between Connecticut and
| Massachusetts The crowd exceeded 5000; adj
dresses were delivered by Gov Wolcott and Mr.
Lyman Contracts on favorable terms have been
made for eXcavating upwards OF 90 sections the
Morris canal, destined TO connect the waters OF the
DeIGcdre d P0SSaic rireTS. A committee has been
appoine ed by meeting ofcizens of Monroe. Lii
vingston, and other counties to dev clone the ad
vantases of canal from tennessee river TO the AL
leshany river.-Ihe Pilot Lire Gone of the lines
Tor transportation on the Erie Canal) TRANSPORT
goods from ~ York to Buffalo, upwards of 500
mics, at 81 " l-2 per cwt.!-Anoiher evidence
OF the advantages OF the n. Y. Canal a new
steam boat, 225 tons burthen, has been launched at
Cleaveland. This is the 4th steam boat launched
this season upon the waters of the Erie!
The President of the U S. has appointed Benja-
l.-,r a y q
as Board of Commissioners 10 run the road from
the state Of Missouri 10 the confines of Mexico
very valuable trade is expected 10 be rarried on
with the Mexcans, by the citizens of Missouri SC
| IL is said that Mr.. jonathan Knight, who was in
sruc ed 70 reconnoitre the proposed route for the
National Road through gainesville in Ohio has
reported uniavorably oil it. This report has been
approved; and he is now instructed 10 repair TO
GAINESVILLE to make the survey west of that place
through the capitals of Ohio Indiana, Illinois and
Missouri
A new Profession is thus struck out, which Will
vie with the Bar, the Pulpet, the Lancet and the
Press: that OF CiUH Engineering A great School
for teaching it's principles is great desideratum
| The Boston Punsters made out some weeks aoo
that Mr.. J. q. Adams great Cobinet-m1LC1
but we did not dream that ne was likewise an .4y
chitect of taste. The Nat Int, however, seems Ia
have made the discovery; for, though none of the
artists could succeed in design for the T'vulpn-
mum Of the Capitol, yet the moment the Presi-
den; himself takes the problem in hand and suggest
IS its chief features" the N. j. " hercf0ye pre-
sumos, that it is appropriate and ia gcod taste -
We confess, we have such knsok at drawing
conclusions-and we cannot, for the life ofus infer
because Mr. A. is President, that he is therefore an
dTiist Of taste. There is no ROYAL road (in this
country at leasi) 20 the Mathematics"
Weconess too, we have some little curiosity "a
know what pen it was, that dictated the very
queer paragraph, both for the National InteiIi
geHcer, and the National JburnaI stating that or
the 9Th inst. the Charge DIES Affaires from Brazil
was presented TO the President by the Secretary al
War " upon the occasion Of his having been re.
Gently appointed by his Sovereign, Officer Of the
Imperial Order Of The Crosier"! We do moi
envy the Secretary or the President the honor OF
this great occGsionj (would that such silly cere-
monies could be at once arrested but should like
to know, who it was that thought it worth his
while to Gazette the ceremony Not the Editors
surely; for, both Editors could scarcely have bit
upon the very same phraseology:-or, is there any
laureat paragraphist at Washington, whose duty il
is to bulletin these very important articles OF
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