Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-04
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

" The spirit OF Improvement is abroad upon
the face OF the Earth. why should it display it.
self with greater activity in Maryland, Pennsyl-
wanna, New York, Ohio Massac husetts and South
carolina than in Observation-Disclosures every mail
brings US tidings Of the great advances which are
making III our Sister States. Within a few DAYS
we collect the following items:
On Saturday the 29th March, the books of the
H0HiRoFe and SusqifehGHHa Raj Road were
ciosed-thc number of shares taken during that
Jay alone, was upwards. OF - 600; making more
than $1,000 taken ia Baltimore-the stock subject
70 Individual subscription, only Il, 0o0-tii,,s
leaving TO each subscriber not more than one share
Tor every Three names-erciuSive too OF the sub.
scripuons to be taken in at York. Pa-lt is expect
cd, that this work, and the Baltimore and Ohio
hdI Road will be speedily commenced and vi
gorously prosecutcd-thus raising Baltimore to an
elevated station in the Middle States
oh Friday, the waters of the SusQuehanna min
gied with those of the Schuylkill ana Philadelphia
Two boats arrived by the Union Canal, laden
WIN cargocs OF between 30 and 50 tons The
onion Canal connects the Susquehanua and
Sciuylkl and opens to Philadelphia an extensive
and valuable trade with the back country
On IN lCuI March, new era was celebrated
/ IN the State OF Ohio. The waters of the Great
Miami mingled with those OF the Ohio a, Cincir.
NAH. On The lTth fleet of canal boats six in
number, arrived by the Miami Canal For a
mile and upwards lis banks We're lined with thou
saGs Of anxious spectators, who received the Eats
! WIN acclaHatlons, and with salute of % gums
| Capt Finton with his Artillery company partook
oil cold collation., at which many appropriate
toasts were given.-On the following day. an ex-
CuFslon was made 10 the Locks in two boats with
the Governor, the Chief Engineer. Officers Canal
contractors, large party, and band of Nu,ici-
ans, on board On Tuesday the 18th boats
arrived and departed. On the l0th there arri-
we'd more boats and departed The tolls re-
Ge1'eu at the Office ~ Cincinnati, on these two
days, was 500 p. There are also offices for the
collection OF tolls at Hamilton and AZ AiildIeio,yn
vi the boats which came i'm osI the ITtll one had
on board $50 bbls. flour, number of KEGS Of
laIH, &c-a scow arrived on tle same night with
oVS ousheis o! corn in the ear--Two boats cleared
on Tue 2Oth, which carried about II tons freirht
/ anu pad tolls 10 the amount of SIS We vi sb
| 10 lay these animating details before our rea-
uetS as wen Tor the honor OF the enterprisng state
OF ONO, twho IS pressing upon the footsteps of n
ork with gigantic strides) as for the purpose of
rouSlng up the sumbering citizens of the Ola Do
minion.
The people OF Charleston are pushing their Rail.
ROAD TO Augusta and Hamburg, with great spirit
10 bring the advantages of that mode of cn,n,n,,
nic'uon directly before their eyes, railway car
mas Deen set IN motion, Of the results of which
the charleston Courier presents the following, sirk
ing circumstance: . The car weighs upwards Of
one Ion and Is now loaded with 81 bales OF Cot
! soii' average In weight upwards OF 300 lbs each
The road commencing on .Wentiyortt-sIret.t-- .s-
cends during the first so feet, in the PROPORTION o;
y IL feet per mile. The remainder is on a le
vel IL required 10 horses, 10 dIays and I6 hands
! ''AN SS'tul' " tiic spot. YET one car, one
hoFse' ana one hand, in addition 20 the weight of
me car Is sufficient 10 move it with facility The
| Total weight, including the car is between Is
ana io,OcO weight; Notwithstanding single hore
draws IT with apparently less cxeron and fatig,ie
than either OF the 10 horses employed to bring il
! up, underwent"
! The citizens OF Tennessee have also been greet
! ed with the arrival of steamboat at Knoxville
which has astonished and animated every obser.
yer. 1t assembled the Tennessee river over the
Muscle Shoals-and having passed them, it then
went up the Hoiston 10 Knoxville. Not 4 single
steamboat has ever ascended the james River a.
bove Richmond-Why, do we suffer almost c,,ary
other state thus to outstrp us i'll the career Of
Improvement