Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-10-17

Delascare Brsokwater.-Mr Degrand, in his
Boston Weekly Report, in an article on the ne
cessity and Importance of having places of shell
ter for vessels, on every part of our coast,
speaking of the Mouth Of the Delaware, says
San artificial harbor, there, would afford shelter
for the navigation of city, containing 5o,o 900
inhabitants of this Free Republic; Of a city, for
whose peculiar benefit but little has been done
by the General Governments Of "a city possess
ed Of grea, capital, and of course great means
Of commercial enterprise; of city, in which
will centre an inexhauslible supply Of coal and
iron, great sources of national wealth, prosperl-
ty and power, with which il is destined to fur
nish the whole Union and perhaps a considera
BILE portion of the rest OF the world; Of city,
having paid no nconsiderable part of the reve-
nue. of the Union, ever since the first organiza-
ton Of its Government.
But, great as these claims are, they sink into
insigni6cance, when compared to other consid-
eralions, which are exclusively national.
AS safe shelter for vessels of war; as a point
Of departure for fleet or for private armed yes
sells, an artificial harbor at the mouth OF the
Delaware will, believe, appear indispensable,
on due examination. As shelter, il is impor-
tant; nay, it will, frequently, be found of vital
Importance, for vessels bound to New-York and
some other places, as well as for those bound
to Philadelphia. But it is not for these vessels,
alone, that il is claimed. 1t is position, by
which pass all vessels bound from the North TO
the South of the u States, and vice versa. 1t is
a position, by which pass most OF the vessels
bound from the Eastern States, to Cuba and the
Gulf Of Mexico.
To avoid getting into the Gulf stream and
outside Of it, is considered great saving OF
time, for vessels bound from the North to the
South of the United States, and to Cuba. Is
not safe shelter, easy Of access, such one as
could be formed at the mouth OF the Delaware,
of vas, consequence, for this purpose?-and it,
on an average, it were TO save, as believe 1t
will. as much as two days in tn ir passage,
would it not, as "a mere saving OF money, be full
ly suficientato pay ten times its cost"
The Boston Advertiser gives the following
interesting particulars of the opening, as well
as the construction Of the first rail way which
has been completed in our country:
Quincy Rail Road This Rail Road, the first
we believe in this country, was opened on Sa-
turday, in presence of number OF gentlemen
who take an interest in the experiment a
quantity Of stone weighing sixteen tons, taken
from the ledge belonging to the Bunker Hill
Association, and loaded on three wagons, which
together weigh five tons, making load OF
twenty-one tons, was moved, with ease, by
single horse, from the quarry to the landing "a
bove Neponsel bridge, distance of more than
three miles.--The road declines gradually, the
whole way, from the quarry to the landing, but
so slightly that the horse conveyed back the
empty wagons, making load Of five tons. After
the starting of the load, which required some
exertion, the horse moved with ease in a fast
walk I, may therefore be easily conceived how
greatly the transportation Of heavy loads is ia
cali,a,ed by means ofthis road. large quaa-
tity of beautiful stone, already prepared for the
Bunker Hill Monument, will now be rapidly
and cheaply transported to the wharf at the ter
mination of the rail road, whence it will be con-
veyed by lighters to Charlestown.
This road is constructed in the most sub.
stantial manner 1t rest on foundation OF
stone laid SO deep in the ground as to be be-.