Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-05-06
Letter froma gentleman IN De'o0oore e h's t''e"a y
Congress.

DrAR SIR Knowing the interest you take ~ t'e
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, must give you'
for YOUR sasnction and that OF your liiehus, soie
;pt,rmation in relation 10 the progress which has
been made towards completing this very interesting
work And, TO enable you TO understand me os,
tinctly, | must apprse yon that the Lanai IS i,iu
off in seven sections, beginning al the hi'er Ae'd-
w,ra and terminating at back Greek (Which
empcs into Elk River] Sections ], 2, and ,, ex
tend 10 the village of St. Georges tour miles, ana
may be considered ms finished; the navigation on
these sections is good for vessels drawing seven TO
eight fest water passing the lett lock az ~.
ge's Section A. commences, and extends TOUT 'hiies,
this section is finished, with the exception OF snlaii
portion of the embapkment which has yet 10 De
rails ed few feet higher. Section b, or the Deep
Cut i about three and half miles IN length ana
sections g. and T. about two and nan miles.
About one fourth Of a mile aud at the East end OF
the Section S, is completed. On THIS section IS
wharf. 50 feet in length, at which Sloops unload
stone to wall the canal the navigation Is good 10
this point. there being six and han ieet OF wafer
from ST. Georges making altogether gooa oioop nav
gation from the River Delaware TO Section ., neins
rather than eight miles; about one mne al
the West end of section is Completed leaving YET
to be finished only about two and fourth miles OF
Section 5, of which one mile will probable be done
early n June-at least so says the contractor and
the remaining mile and fourth will undoubtedly be
finished in October next, but the contractors say
they will have passage through the entire Canal
/ by the close of August. Three and half miles at
the w est end VIZ one mile Of Section 5, and Sec
tons g. and 4, are now ready for the reception OF
water but it will not be let in for some time, as tne
| Contractor drains the other parts OF ms work
through these Sections. When finished, this VIII
be magnificent work, and will reflect credit on the
enterprise of our country and as Canal 1t is GER
Jtnit III of
i United States.
4 Steam Boat runs from Philadelphia TO the Ca
nal three times week, where passengers take
Packet Boat and run up the Canal eight miles, be-
ing within three fourths of a mile of the Summit
Bridge; but the actual arrival of Shops at this
place, must completely put TO rest the Thousand idle
reports, which kept IN circulation, setting
forth the impractcaby of completing this Ca
:, nal. !.
: The following extract from the Washington cor
;. resemblance of The Commercial Advertiser, con
tans some statistical information relative to the pub
lie lands of the United States that will be accepta
Bile to those who read the Congressional reports.
For the information Of those who never see th
documents piled on the tables Of the Members 0
: Congress, have made synopsis Of the report 3
y the Commissioner of the General Land Office, an
- which accompanied the Presidents Message at III
- The quantity of land purchased by the Unite
- States is 258.s74, soy acres.
!. The quantity yet to be purchased lying within IL
I present limits Of our states and territories is 5594
- 453 acres.
= The amount ofland surveyed to lstJanuary, 1872
:; is 1873 1885, 224 acres.
i Amount Of land sold to list JAM ls &c, is 9,23
: 4l2 acres.
by Amount Of cash received to LIST Jan. 1926, S375-
998.
Amount Of land debt, is S7.e55,83.
Total Of sales of lands. is S40,35l ,880.19.
OF Amount Of land proposed to be rellnquished
ms states is 2io, 275.sOo acres.
nd The amount pail, for the public domain includi
nd the purchase of Louisiana, 8l5,000,0o0, and
ig Florida, $1,000 900, the amount paid to Georg
INT and Yazoo claim, Indian cessons and for survey
ely 900 900 acres and for expenses sale Of 49, &c
to 412 acres, is S32.9ll,6l3.
ne 1t is obvious that the charge Of the purchase
ost Louisiana aud Florida to the public lands is
MS, strictly correct, other considerations ethan
nat mere purchase Of the lands, operated in their
leu chase.
Jet The above is simple expose Of the state of
Treasury bill rejected by the Senae yeste re
lce and the bill reported to the house the 5th of
II ruary last, do in effect give to the new states
by great sum of S20o00o,000. The question of tt
his yiah has been fairly met and decided by decis
ook majority, that this bill for graduating, call
ants Tho nubc lands mr. in other words to cede the
- lie lands, had been rejected by the Senate, and
nts have refused to the language of the disngu
that ed member of Missouri MR. Barton) ito rip
ce, the goose that has laid and will lay golden ess
out
II of c,rN W. bo !. &C.. u.ol ,,tho,t
Incl - E,;sL 49, :; 49, 80.
the VIC " aau ,he aIoo.o !; az,
law ,l'', u ioney san ~ or,,;an &c 80 ,n;n.;
pos, of McDues report, it shall not be wanting
ad- eSei 'ne an'o'"l
Post OF Inns tact speaks volumes. 4 ne Or
has Agents, residing in great commercial cities
the determined to aid the projects Of Mr.. hcDuffie
from his party because they favor d'recny the neres
are Great Britain. Hence, if g money can carry