American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-04-06
Baltimore, April Q.


BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL ROAD
COMPANY.-The subscription books Of the COM
pany we're closed Saturday the list ult on which
day alone were taken thirteen thousand three hun
dred and eighty -seven shares, making, with those
previously taken, forty-one thousand seren hundred
and eighty eight shares, ofthe five thousand
allotted to and taken by the corporation OF Balti-
more. The amount OF money, therefore, subscribed
by this city alone, four millions one hundred and
sepenty- eight thousand dollars, divided amongst
trenty tUo thousand names. 1t will be remember
ed that only fifteen thousand shares allotted to
individuals, so that each name will be entitled but
to 7-1Oths Of share, shares tor every ten
names-whch will be further reduced by the sub
scriptons in Frederick and Hagerstown, which are
not yet ascertained but are supposed to amount to
| two thousand shares.
| Some of our neighbors regard the scheme as
bubble, and others look ON it as impractcabe. As
to the first we only say, that the deluson, if it
be one, is sincere, and peryades all classes as to
the last that the expected results are sufficiently
vast at least to set about inqulrng into the pos
sibility of their accomplishment. We hope In the
course of the ensuing summer and autumn, to
be better informed of the details of the pan as mea
sures to that effect will be taken Immediately
Meanwhile the scheme in its general aspect, seems
to US very reasonable and promising. With an
enterprising city on the one hand, peopled by up
wards of seventy thousand persons, and vast and
invaluable object on the other, it would not indeed
be abandoned for any light obstacle. But view
| ing it with our present information, and compar-
ing it with the project of a canal especially, its
practicability in the first instance, and its results
in the end, recommend themselves with great force
to our minds. The distance fob traversed is cer-
tainly less, the cost of construction and repair is
equally so. The difficulty of calculating on f.
nal supply of water, and the objection OF insalu-
briousness, are avoided at the same time. OF the
saving in time, and cost of transportation, there
| is no doubt, and the advantage OF continuing the
last through the winter, is itself mighty one
These are some Of the advantages which present
themselves on first view and should they event.
ually be confirmed by the investigations which are
about to be set on foot, we may congratulate our
fellow citizens on the most important and beneh-
cia enterprise that they have ever been engaged in,
and which will probably raise their city to the rank
| of the first lnarts of the world. american.
numerous meeting the citizens of Boston, friendly
the National and State Administrations, held in Bos
ton, on Sunday evening.
The Albany Daily Advertiser states that Hen
nv Wheaton, Esq. has accepted the appointment
Of Charge DIES Affairs Of the United States at the
| court Of Denmark.
From the N. Y. Mercantile Advertiser, .4prl2
We have been favored with extract of letter from
Tampco of March IL, which states that in consequence
of the representations Of MIR. PoINssrr, our Minister
the Mexican Congress were reconslderng their late
acts laying prohbitory duty our cotton fabrics
A bill to repeal those exorbitant duties, had passed
the House Of Representatives, aud was believed would
also pass the Senate.
The Mexican government about to despatch body
of troops to quell the late disturbances in Texas
Philadelphia, April Our umbrella manufac-
turers supply nearly the whole demand OF the do
mestc market, and export great quantities OF rea-
dy made umbrellas to the West Indies and South
America One house in this city receives, OCCASION
ally, orders for ten thousand umbrellas a. time,