Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1827-12-15

hH,' ENcCHleo survey - ascertain the practi
cabiity aud utility of removing Inc distractions
the nayiyation of the Piscataqua River. Maine.
I I'd. Surveyed the bar at the mouth of the Mer-
Irimack River, in the state Of Massachusetts 10
ascertain the practicabIlity of deepening the chan
mel over the same.
81. Surveyed Sad3atuck River and ITarbor
IN Tor the purpose OF asce,taining the expcdcn-
jcy aud expense OF removing o5structi,ms IN tb,
navigation thereof
| 18th. Surveyed the Harbor of Mill River. Con.
with view to ascertain the cxpediency and ex-
jPensc OF removing distractions in the nay;y,tion
OF that lIarbor
9TH. Surveyed the lIarbor of Black Rock. in
the town of Fairfield. Con. with a view to asccr-
tam the cypcdicncy and expense of crcctur :,
beacon on ledge OF rocks about one mile hom
tho town.
Oh. Surveyed the lIarbor of Little Compton
IL. L. with view to ascertain the cxpetliency and
expense OF constructing piers toinprovc said iIar-
Dor.
9TH. Surveyed the Shore and Point at the North
Ell oil Coat Island, III the llarbor OF Newport H. L.
TO ascertain the practicability, cxpedicncy, and
expense, OF hnil my wall to the extremity of
SAID shoal to improve the navigation
Ca Surveyed the River and Harbor of War
rem, IN tho state of Rhode Island to ascertain the
cNPct icncy and expense otcrcctinr pier in War
rem klver. near the entrance into Warren uarbor
oih Surveyed the Harbor of Stonngton, Con
~ inc cNPcuiency and expense Of erect
ing pier in the same.
The same brigade was also employed in the cy-
animation and survey of the different routes for a
lanai from Taunton Weymouth. in the state of
MASSACHUSETTS, but IT found impossible TO
completes the operations during the present sea-
son.
third brigade, under the direction of Topo-
SiaPhicai Engineer, has been employed in the con-
iinuatlon OF the surveys and examinations ucces-
he ura tiro of
connect the waters OF Lake Erie with those of the
ONO at Pittsburg, and has
ts'' Surveyed y route from the head of the
''iaih feeder OF tins Concaut Reservoir aIono tho
Sa"ey OF French Creek, to Miles branch. I'M lie
n'huii crceA, and across the Tamarack swamp and
n,'o, lam submits, to the port of Erie
"a. feeder from the junction OF Miles branch
and French creek, to both of these submits
',u' An experimental line for the cmbrauchment
ol thc Nonncaut and Elk Creek route. from the
'"'!ey OF tue latter creek to the town OF Eric
ith. The route from Pittsburgh to Conncant
creek
9th: The position of Canal from the Akron
summit OF the Ohio State Canal TO the Eastern
side OF tic ridge OF land which divides the waters
OF the Nahoning from those of the Cavahoga. with
TIC INES OF feeders for CONDUCTING the NECESSARY
supplies of water to the same.
OH completed the examination of the ground
cast oi inc shenango river, and examined the val
icy OF the Alahoning to Ravanna.
- iour. III brigade was employed, under the or
ueFs OF Typographical Engineer. and CONNECTED
the surveys oil canal routes from Lake Mumphra-
ihago5 to Lake Champaign, by way of La Noble
4, oitck !" atcr Rivers, and from Lake Cham
pam 10 inc Connecticut river, by the valley of
oniou riscr.
q typographical Engineer, with one assistant,
'"S 'iso examined, during the last year. route for
a nuI fr l.. I,
and also route for National Road from Zanes-
WIG -. TO Florence III the state Of Alabama
ohc brigade under the direction of an assistant
typographical Engineer, has continued tile sur
'cys OF route for canal to connect the waters
OF the James and Great Kcnahawa ,ivers, and has
furnished to the Board of Intcrna! Improvement
inc information necessary to the determination of
the practicability of the communication
In the month of April last an application was
made by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Com
paiy, Tor assistance III the prosecution OF the re-
4uistc examinations and SURVEYS preparatory to
the location Of the road and, as tho work was
considered By the Executive of great national inn
Poftancc, orders were given by the War Depart
mcnt TO detach for that service as many Military
ana Civil Engineers, could be withdrawn from
OBJECTS OF less pressing necessity. In consequence
detachment, consisting of two Nj ilitary and one
CIVIL Bngadcs, was directed to cooperate with
the Cnmpany, and has since been engaged in
making the preliminary examinations
brigade under the direction of an Assistant
Typographical Engineer has completed the sur
vey OF the swash in PamIlco Sound, for the pur,
pose OF asccrtaining whether the channel through
the same can be dccpcncd, well as that of Cape
rear river below the town of Wilmington. This
brigade will shortly be employed in tho excel. ion
OF the survey ofRoanokc Inlet and Sound
The same brigade executed, in part, a survey
OF inc proposed canal route between the Neusc
and the North rivers, III the State of North Caro-
| lima.
| The examination and survey of the Muscle
Shoals, III the Tennessee river has also been
completed by Typographical party, as well as
! that of the contemplated communication between
the lliwassec and Coosa rivers
| There has been, also, survey ola route for a
| C"nHt bcf"ccn Battimme and the IropoSed Ohio
! ami Chesapeake Canal, and one to connect this
route with Annapolis; and for Canal between
the Maunee ofLake Erie, and the Wabash The
Report has been made on the road to be marked
out between the western frontier of Missouri and
the confines Of licyco A a. ,,. l. 49,