Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-11-15

Chesapeake and Ohio CGnaL.-Mr.
Roberts and Judge Geddes, at the head
Of Corps of civil engineers, in the en-
ploy ofthe general government, are now
on the route of the Chesapeake and o.
hio Canal, in this county. they left
this place on Tuesday for the purpose
Of examining the waters OF the Conoc-
colleague, with a view to the ascertain
ment of the extent Of use that may be
made Of them as feeders to the Canal;
and, we understand, descended that
stream yesterday 30 Williams Port, from
whence they pursued their examinations
down the river. They commenced their
work a few weeks since at Cumberland,
and intend prosecuting il to the head
of tide water.
The surveys and estimates which
these gentlemen are e~ngagedin making,
we understand, have been commenced
with a view to the settlement Of the
conflicting opinions that have grown out
of the examinations and estimates here
tofore made-those ofthe United States
Engineers being considered much too
high, whilst those of the Canal Conven-
ton are deemed considerably too low.
That this great work must go on, and
that too without much delay, there now
remains but little doubt. The Corpora
ton of Washington City has subscribed
one million of dollars, the Corporation Of
Georgetown a quarter OF a million, and
il we mistake not, that of Alexandria
has subscribed the like sum, making one
million and a half independent of private
subscriptions to the amount of many
thousands in the District, as well as a.
bout ten or fifteen thousand in Lees
burg, five thousand in Shepb erds town,
ten thousand in Union-town, several
thousand in Allsgany county, and ff-
teen thousand in this county, with a
reasonable prospect of large addition
al private subscription. To all of which
may be added the appropriation of half
a million by the State Of Maryland, con.
tiugent upon an appropriation of one
million by Congress. so that in the e.
vent of the required appropriation being
made by Congress, the following will
be the probable available means for the
commencement OF the work.
Congressional appropriation 100000
Maryland appropriation 10000
Dist. Corporations appropriations 1,500,0 900
Individual subscriptions 10000
$500, 600
Commencing with this sum, no doubt can be
entertained ofthe completion of the undertsk
ing. -[Torch Light.
Snelson, the Bank Robber "A few
days since we copied an article from
the Richmond Enquirer, giving an az
count Of the robbery Of the Bank of
Virginia, to the amount of forty thousand
dollars, by one Snelson. alias Maxwell,
who was employed as the teller Of the
Bark. 1t was pretty we'll understood
that this person passed through New
York on Wednesday the Gath of Octo-
Der. We now learn, by means of a let
ter just received in this city from Mon
tire al, that Snelson arrived al that place
on Sunday the 2sth uit. and departed in
the steam boat Chambly on Monday
evening On the Wednesday afternoon
following, a person arrived in pursuit
of him, and the same evening took the
steam boat Hercules, for Quebec. where
he arrived on Thursday night. Twen-
ty-four hours previous to his arrival, a
vessel had sailed for Live rpool, in which
Snelson was a passenger.--On Friday
morning, at S O'Clock, the steam boat
Hercules was despatched in pursuit, and
proceeded nearly TO Kamouraska, nine
ty miles down the St Lawrence, below
Quebec, when it returned, having been
unable to overtake the ship, or even to
come in sight of berthe wind was
blowing fresh from the westward.
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