Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-05-26

ai . mlcu lower Stage OF the water, than
they can from Brownsville; yet there are
periods, and these generally happen from
abOu, the middle Of July until the begin.
nmg of October, when embarkatlon at e.
Their place would be attended with cOnsid
cra5e detention. WHEELING. therefore.
Is the safest point to strike for in low sta
ges Of water; and from thence boats may
go at all seasons ofte gear"
The doctrine on this subject has under
gone a great change at Pittsburgh, since
the days Of honest Zadok Cramer. The
Pittsburgh Statesman Of the 18th instant,
says they have several steamers Of light
draft that are intended to run, and can, and
do run, at the very Io1cest stages of water,
between Pittsburgh and Wheelng;" and
that "ihe river is always nawgable for
STEAMBOATS, to Pittsburgh, when it is navi-
gabIeto Wheeling" Z he editor concludes
his article by asking when a Pittsburgh
boat with freight and passengers for that
place, was obliged to stop at Wheeling.
From the confidence with which these
assertions are made, we are led to suppose
that the Editor Of the Statesman is not well
informed as TO the condition oft naviga-
ton in the ''lowest stages Of water" If
he win allow us to give him a word on the
subject, we beg leave to refer hun to the
Aforesaid book called The Navigator"
and also for more recent information on the
subject Of the said navigahoa to the Rev.
WILLIAM LAmDlN, a gentleman we'll
known 10 Pittsburgh In the month OF Ju-
ly last, Mr. Lambdin, a member Of the
Pittsburgh Conference. was DESTROYS Of
coming from Pittsburgh to attend the ~es-
sion of that body. which commenced here
on the 18Th of that month There were.
no steamers" then passing from Pitts
burgh TO Wheeling, because they could not
come, and Mr.. l. came by land, because
he had no opportunity Of a steamboat pas
sage. About the middle of August, Mr..
Lsmbdin removed his family from Pitts.
burgb TO Wheeling; and his removal was
necessarily made by the tedious mode ola
keel boat voyage. The steamers of light
dra00 did not, and could not run between
Pittsburgh and Wheeling, although they
could and did come to Wheeling from be-
low. We mention Mr. Lambdin's case,
because he Is well known IN Pittsburgh
To the question, when Pittsburgh boat
was obliged to stop at Wheelng7 we an
swer. that the fact occurred 10 July last.
The Pittsburgh boats Huntsman, Bolivar,
Shamrock and Messenger, with loading
orPusburgh, waited for weeks at Wheel
ing for arise of water. The Off ofthe
Pittsburgh boats car inform tb- Edtor of
the Statesman, that the same low stage Of
water which viii carry them up % Wheel
inc, VIII not serve to take them past
Browns Island. Beaver Shoals. Whites
ripple, and other difficult passages be
low Pittsburgh
We do not mean to say, that there has
been any interruption IN the passage of
Fg5t boats during this season. For few
days 10 April. the heavier boats declined
proceeding to Pittsburgh; but the light
boats 'could and did" pass at any time
since the breaking up of the winter Since
the frstot May. the river has been IN good
boating condition for the large boats TO
Pittsburgh How long this NAV continue,
is of course uncertain; but t IS not doubt
fll atthey can navigate below Wheeling
for some weeks after they are obliged to
give mp Pittsburgh The stubborn facts
which were admitted 10 former days, and
which re faithfully noted 10 " The Navl-
gator" quoted above, have not yet been
conquered by the force Of Pittsburgh logic.
When ,caler and steam fail ink and riaG
are very inadequate substitutes, and We
presume that business, in the low water
season. win continue to run in its acoustic.
med, practicable channel.
STORAGE, sc.